Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

The proposal of a joint exercise against Yamata No Orochi that I brought up was approved during the class meeting.

We decided to take a one-day break to prepare and rest our bodies and departed the next morning.

Normally, I would straddle on Alpha, driving her until the goal, but I was walking with everyone today. We walked for two hours, passing by a valley and wasteland.

No gargoyle bothered us along the way, thus we arrived at our destination without any fight.

「Thi-This is…」

「Your another big construction project eh, Momokawa-kun?」

Upon arriving at Yamata no Orochi’s nest, everybody—from Souma-kun and Class Rep, looked really perplexed.

「Yup, it's the result of Randou-san and my hard work.」

We arrived at a bunker that was constructed over a trench dug in the mortar-shaped nest.

Well, since it was literally a huge field, digging a trench in one full circle wasn't an easy job. I don't think I would have been able to finish it in my entire life without Randou-san's cheat-like earth spell. Honestly, I had no idea how much money would be needed to finish this large-scale construction job if it was done manually.

「Let's enter the base first.」

Once we left the ravine, we arrived at the biggest bunker of all that was big enough for everybody, providing an overview of the entire nest.

Appearance-wise, it looked like a brown, one-floor bungalow-like structure. It was a new construction that would be hailed as a tofu building in a sandbox game.

Though Randou-san had a good sense of fashion, the same couldn't be said for her sense of architecture.

「Oi Momokawa, what kind of national flag is this?」

「As you can see, it's Japan's navy flag.」

Yes, our national flag, Japan's national flag, was good and simple. The soul of the empire of Japan would burn your soul erected on top of the pole that stood on top of the bunker.

「C'mon, that's over the top.」

「Haah, so it's just a piece of art.」

Said Souma-kun as he heaved a sigh.

Thus, in the unartistic, tofu-shaped building which was only decorated with our national flag, I told everyone, in accordance with my observation until now, that the breath attack wouldn't be able to reach this place. This place would also provide us with a much-needed, solid barricade when avoiding the rush from the gargoyle.

Naturally, since this place was a frontline base, it also served as a vault for food and spare weapons, it was also a temporary shelter for the injured members.

Since the exploration team secured an empty treasure box, medical supplies such as lite potion that had been made beforehand could be stored in the treasure box for an extended period of time.

In addition, this place could also be used for briefings before the battle. I had prepared a blackboard and chair for that beforehand.

「Well then, I'll explain today’s operation.」

The detailed content of today's operation would be explained in this place. They might forget if I explain during the class meeting. The reason I used this chance was to get the maximum attention from everyone.

「Firstly, without the three aces, a formation composed of vanguard and rear guard has to deal with one head.」

The 『Hero』 Souma Yuuto, the 『King』 Tendou Ryuuichi, the 『Berserker』 Futaba Meiko, we would confirm just how far our strongest trio could handle one head. If we suddenly challenged them with those three, we would be in trouble if Yamata no Orochi suddenly turned the table against us.

「The vanguard will be assigned to the three parties, each responsible for protecting the rear guard.」

1st Party:

『Twin Swordsman』Kenzaki Asuna

『Magic Swordsman』Nakajima Haruma

『Saint』 Souma Sakura

2nd Party

『Thief』Natsukawa Minami

『Swordsman』Ueda Youhei

『Warrior』Nakai Shouta

『Aquamancer』Shimokawa Junnosuke

3rd Party

『Knight』Nonomiya Julia

『Warrior』Yoshizaki Maria

『Heavy Warrior』Yamada Genki

『Cyromancer』Kisaragi Ryouko

That was the party composition.

The first party only had two vanguards, Kenzaki whose strength was almost comparable to our ace, and Nakajima who showed growth by leap and bound during training. After that, there's the problematic Sakura-chan, but her skill was top-notch. She was Kenzaki’s friend, and since she regarded Nakajima as a serious student, that girl would surely protect him properly.

The Second party had the trusted member of Totem Pole Trio, paired with Natsukawa-san who got along with them during the hunting and exploration.

The third party had JuryMary combi. Although Yamada looked a bit strange in this party, his combat potential was top-notch. As a tank, Yamada, who was suitable for every party composition, had more value as a vanguard than Kenzaki. With Class Rep working as the rear guard, this party could easily become the best party.

「The first party takes the front, the second takes the right wing, and the third the left wing. It's a formation under the assumption that we always surround the head.」

I mean, our opponent might have a huge size, but it didn't change the fact that it was only one head. It would be left in a defenseless state if it tried to attack us by biting or butting its head.

The problem was how much the party could handle the head's attack. In that regard, the 『Heavy Warrior』 Yamada could handle the attack much better. That was the one thing that we had to be wary of the most in this operation.

「Retreat to the trench as soon as things go south.」

The trench was built right outside the reaction line of Yamata no Orochi and gargoyle. The trench was dug full circle around the nest. From there, it was divided equally by eight trenches in different directions that headed straight to the center of the nest.

The rear line expanded, making this base a better choice for the starting line of the operation. That's why I had built it in a way that everyone would eventually reach this base point just by jumping into the trench.

「By the way, the depth of the trench is 2 metres. That's why it'll be safe from Yamata no Orochi’s head butt and mowing down attacks. And as long as it's not a direct hit from its breath attack, the trench is way safer than above the ground.」

However, since there was no roof along the trench, it was vulnerable to the gargoyle attack from the air. That's why it wasn't completely safe from the enemy's attack. And yet, the trench offered a much better protection than the open field.

「The spellcaster will act as rear guard and release their spell from the trench.」

Since the depth of the trench was around 2 meters, I had prepared solid scaffolding too. It was around 1.2 meters tall. The scaffolding used for the SDF firing squad was around that height. We used firing spells instead of rifles though.

「After that, as you can see, I've prepared bunkers at various locations.」

I built this bunker smaller than the one at the base, halfway through the eight-directional trench that connected the rear line from the front line.

「I've prepared medical supplies and spare weapons in those bunkers. Return to the bunker in case you need to resupply.」

Naturally, in case they couldn't run until the base, they could stay temporarily in the bunker. In that way, they had to wait for the rescue team to come and save them.

Anyhow, this was the limit of the construction within the nest.

Later on, I would use the result of today's operation to upgrade the functions of the trench and bunker.

「Any questions?」

「O~i Momokawa, you ain't gonna use Rem?」

Shimokawa asked while raising his hand.

Well, it makes sense since normally, I would assign one Rem to each team.

「Rem has another job today, that's why she won't participate in this operation.」

「What kind of job?」

「Don't worry about it for now, I'll explain it when we reach the third phase of Yamata no Orochi's subjugation plan.」

No one would understand even if I told them at this point.

I mean, knowing that our opponent wouldn't move from its place, we could return to this place which functioned as a frontline base. We had a lot of things to do.

「Hey, what should we do if things get dangerous?」

「You either run towards Souma-kun and Co or retreat. Remember, this is just testing the waters, that's why don't act recklessly.」

Everyone was listening attentively, even Natsukawa-san asked fairly logical questions. She originally didn't really care about such trivial matters, but it seemed her intuition as a thief was working this time.

「U~hm, What about me? What should I do?」

「I also have nothing to do~」

Said Himeno-san and Randou-san who were not included in any party.

「Randou-san will act as rear guard for the second party. Randou-san for the third.」

Speaking of Randou-san, she would play a big role in the third phase, that's why she wouldn't play a big role in today's operation. As for Himeno-san, well it wouldn't change the situation no matter where I put her. Officially, I appointed her as the rear guard of the second party though.

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