Reincarnated into a Werewolf, Instructor Vaito's Introduction to the Study of Humans
Chapter 72
Gomoviroa, the new Demon Lord, ordered the complete withdrawal of soldiers from the Northern battlefront as soon as she ascended the throne. She had a plan to deploy all of their fighting force to the South and to strengthen diplomacy and defenses in the meantime.
This was something that had already been decided in a previous meeting, and now it was immediately executed.
Glenstadt Castle, which housed the body of the late king, would be used as a training facility for new officers and soldiers.
The place had been used for this purpose previously, so it was fully equipped.
The magical races that have gathered from far and wide would learn how to stand and march, handle weapons and all the general knowledge required of a new soldier. It was a type of production base for new units.
I stayed at Glenstadt Castle until I recovered my strength, and it was decided that I should re-educate the soldiers of the Demon Lord army as an instructor.
Mainly, the second division.
The plan was to dissolve the second division and integrate them with the third division.
They too would eventually come to the south of Miraldia. As they had not done anything in the South yet, relations with the humans would still be possible.
But their current brutish way of carrying themselves would not do.
My job was now to teach them how to interact with humans.
The first thing that needed to be done was to remove their animalistic view that 'the strong are superior.'
"You have all experienced a hellish battlefield in the northern regions of Miraldia."
One of the halls in Glenstadt Castle was used as our classroom. I looked at the lines of giants and ogres. It was quite the spectacle to see them all sitting with their desks in front of them.
The second division had been dealt such a destructive blow, but the ones that had survived were not the strongest of their race.
If anything, most of them appeared quite weak.
They were either the cowardly or the wise.
"You are not the elite of the second division. Indeed, those who died in battle are the true elite. And you understand that more than anyone."
They all dropped their heads at his words. They were that weak. Part of it was from the shock of experiencing defeat after defeat, but most of them were weak of will to begin with.
And so I offered them encouragement.
“But you did not fear to run. You understood the horrors humans are capable, and so you ran. And you survived. From here on, you must learn even more about these humans.”
The giants had expressions of hesitation, they looked at each other's faces.
"What does he mean?"
"I don't know. Instructor Vaito's talks are hard to understand."
"But the humans were frightening. They were stronger than I thought."
"Aye, they were terrifying…"
It was as if they both understood, but did not at the same time, questionable…
“Humans are frightening due to their stubbornness. Even if their leader falls, they quickly appoint a new leader and continue to fight. They are not like us.”
Because the leaders of humans are not chosen by their physical strength.
And so they can generously send out their strongest warriors into the frontlines.
"And one more thing. Humans try to protect their weaker members."
It did seem that they would also fight amongst their own, but even so, the militia and guards would fight to the death in order to protect defenseless citizens.
They were newly dubbed the ' Royal Division' and were in charge of protecting the Demon Lord and other important persons.
The division commander was Bartz of the Blue Knights. The deputy division commander was Shure, of the Red Knights.
They were a bit small in numbers to be called a division, but Master's skeleton soldiers were there as well.
I, along with the werewolf squad, were directly assigned to the Demon Lord, we were to be the eyes, mouth, and hands of Demon Lord Gomoviroa.
I was also given the authority to command the Royal Division. On behalf of the Demon Lord.
If I think of it that way, maybe I am 'the Demon Lord’s substitute’…