I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.426

I think my ears have gone bad.

Otherwise, there is no way I would have heard that I, who had already contributed enough to the situation and was retiring for the sake of the empire, would be entrusted with the same important responsibility as a marshal with ‘as many as six stars’.

‘I must have heard something wrong. ‘Not just an honorary position with a name like the crown prince’s teacher, but a grand marshal.’

“Haha, Your Majesty, you are joking. The Grand Marshal. “There is no such position in imperial law, is there?”

After hearing those words, His Majesty clapped and smiled meaningfully.

“Your achievements are unprecedented in the history of the empire, so what’s the problem with the law? All you have to do is get the consent of the imperial nobles to fix it.”

I even made plans to go on vacation with Laura Anya Louise Charlotte Friedrich and my children… but what is this?

And if they create a high position called ‘Grand Marshal’ that has never existed before and I take charge of it, I will definitely not be able to retire until I turn 60, or at least 100 years old, and I will be working in the field.

To be honest, I love this empire, and I have family and property to protect, but… I can’t serve as Grand Marshal until I’m 100 years old.

In that case, there is a risk that I will become a corrupt person who blocks the advancement of my juniors, and even if I give up everything else, I have the right to rest happily in my later years like my father-in-law, who lives comfortably in a villa.

‘Does the world hate me?’

His Majesty smiled meaningfully at me and clapped his hands.

Then, an attendant came out from behind me and handed His Majesty the commandant (a baton symbolizing authority) that His Majesty personally uses at official military events and a signet ring symbolizing military authority.

Just looking at it makes my eyes dizzy.

It’s great that you trust me this much, but entrusting me with an object that symbolizes military power, which is the basis of imperial power…

‘Your Majesty is trying to beat me to the brink of death.’

“Hehe, what is this between us? Your position as Grand Marshal and his authority have already been specified as a ‘special exception’ in imperial law. And wouldn’t it be right to entrust this level of authority to the position of Grand Marshal?”

No, now that I have raised the empire to the position of hegemony, I touch Laura’s breasts in the morning and eat the cookies Charlotte feeds me for lunch.

In the evenings, I want to have fierce field trips with my lovely wives, and when I’m bored, I want to go fishing or hunting with Friedrich and my children.

However, I was so shocked that my mouth did not open at all.

“Oh, and they also made a new military uniform that symbolizes the Grand Marshal. To distinguish it from other military uniforms, it wore a purple cape symbolizing nobility on a white background. The purple used here is the same one that only the royal family of the imperial family can use. “Clothing does not reveal a person’s dignity, but wouldn’t it be clear just by looking at the clothes you wear, how precious and noble the empire regards you?”

Money and fame are the most effective ways to enlist soldiers, but I have already received the title of duke and am not obsessed with playing with women, which costs endless amounts of money.

I think His Majesty wants to put the shackles of honor on me and prevent me from retiring for the rest of my life.

If you don’t have that intention, when you give that cloak, there’s no way you’ll say that it’s a noble color that can only be used in the ‘royal family’.

I am very grateful, but why do they all look like chains and shackles made of gold to my eyes?

“In addition, I will grant you limited privileges that the royal family receives. “You will stand in the same position as them at various court ceremonies.”

If things turn out like this, I won’t be able to say anything about retiring unless I’m in so much pain that I’m on the verge of death.

If I were to retire, the Imperial Council and nobles would rise up and oppose me, asking how I could think of retiring from the military when I was receiving so much undeserved honor and treatment as a mere subject.

“This is the trust I show you. So don’t worry, you can stay in the military. From now on, don’t think about retiring just because you care about me.”

I wanted to shout, ‘No, this is an emperor like King Sejong!’, but the past years of living as a loyal subject made me keep my mouth shut.

At the same time, I suddenly regretted the past when I praised the wisdom of King Sejong, who abused people like Hwang Hee, Maeng Sa-seong, and Jang Yeong-sil when I lived in Korea.

As I begin my life-long service, I can understand their suffering.

His Majesty smiled and put my resignation letter in the brazier.

“So let’s pretend I never received this resignation letter. “It is impossible for you, who should be the Grand Marshal of our empire, to resign.”

… This isn’t really what I thought.

“Therefore, I, Michael von Reich, bestow upon you the title of duke and grant you four duchies, including the Appelheim Fishplus Househunt, and 400,000 gold. “I will appoint you as Grand Marshal.”

Wow, 4 duchies! I’m going crazy and crazy.

Managing this would be no joke.

“Furthermore, I will entrust you with the position of head of the nobles throughout the North. The nobles of the North trust you next to me, so you should put in some effort. A suitable title would be ‘Khan’, and the title of Khan will be a title that your descendants cannot inherit. “The status is the same as that of a duke.”

If this happens, the guys in the north will come riding to the imperial palace on horseback and make a fuss if I tell them I am resigning.

That’s because the person they respect the most is me, and if I say I’m retiring, they’ll make an uproar, saying that the only one who can protect the North is Generalissimo Peter Yeager.

As the retirement that was right in front of me suddenly disappeared, a headache came to my otherwise normal head.

“Of course, I am not unaware of your hard work. I’m going to take half a year off. Rest in peace. generalissimo. Oh, and on the way out, there’s someone desperately looking for you, so you’ll meet them soon. “Let’s go out.”

**

As soon as I left the door, I felt as if I was in a dream, unable to come to my senses from the rapidly changing situation, and I sighed and muttered.

“Is this a true story about retirement failure?”

Carol, who was waiting for me, asked those words.

“Retirement failure? “Aren’t you retiring?”

“The Imperial Diet enacted a special law and appointed him as the Grand Marshal. So now it has 6 stars. “I feel like I’m going crazy and crazy.”

When Carol heard this, she smiled meaningfully.

“Doesn’t this mean that the empire needs your Excellency that much?”

“… I really wanted to rest. But the good news is that I got a half-year vacation, so I can spend 5 months with my family and make room for the remaining month to have a company dinner with the guys from the Bastion division…”

As I was saying that, from far away, the Minister of Military Affairs, Kaitel, came to me with a big smile on his face. He walked quickly towards me.

‘That guy isn’t the kind of guy who smiles like that, so what is it?’

Normally, whenever he sees me, he has an almost expressionless expression or scolds me for asking me why I’m spending so much on my budget. Why is he smiling like that?

While I was immersed in such doubts, His Excellency the Minister of Military Affairs looked at me and gave me a very polite bow.

“It is truly an honor to meet your Excellency the Marshal.”

“Haha, just say it comfortably.”

“No, unlike me, who is merely a Minister of Military Affairs, how can I speak comfortably to His Excellency, the Generalissimo, who stands in a higher rank than the Prime Minister of the Empire?”

Then, Kaitel smiled and handed over a bag full of gifts.

“This is a small gift prepared by our family to celebrate His Excellency’s inauguration as Grand Marshal and victory. “I sincerely congratulate you.”

A quick glance at the inside of the bag revealed that it was full of medicines that were good for stamina and health.

“It’s full of good things for your health.”

At those words, His Excellency Kaitel looked at me and laughed.

“Your Excellency the Generalissimo, like me, you will now serve your entire life, so shouldn’t you live and work until you are 120 or 140 years old?”

“…….”

“So, instead of the military service, Kaitel came with a small gift to give to Your Excellency. Please live long and work for a long time. “You have to resolve the civil war in Francois’ land, and you will have to serve for another 100 years to make the empire the strongest nation on the continent.”

…… This is the first time in my life that I have ever seen Minister of Military Affairs Kaitel laughing so brightly and happily.

As I was thinking about leaving, Kaitel whispered in my ear and said,

“No matter how much it was for the empire, it should have paved the way for me to retire by the end of this war. Think of it as self-employment. Let’s dedicate ourselves until we die for this empire. “If I were to serve for life on my own, it would be lonely and difficult, but it would be really fun to be dragged along by His Excellency the Generalissimo.”

….. Fuck, this isn’t even Joseon.

But what can I do? There are problems that haven’t been solved yet and there’s a lot of work to do, so I have no choice but to work hard.

A word from the author (author’s review)

Today’s episode marks the end of Academy Genius Commander.

However, I am not going to end it half-heartedly here, but rather I will cover the episode about the occupation of Francois, which is a piece of cake I have been laying down for a long time, in part 2.

This episode will be serialized once a day starting in the next week.

So, even if the word ‘complete’ is thrown around, please don’t feel bad that the author finished it half-heartedly.

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