I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.285

Count Manstein’s residence.

Matthias von Manstein, the head of the Manstein family and former lieutenant general, is very uncomfortable with his leisure time after a long time.

For him, who worked nearly 12 hours a day at the Chief of Staff almost every day, the time he doesn’t have to worry about or do anything is just so awkward.

The other guys who were discharged after slipping in the promotion race before him seemed to be comfortably accepting their retirement and living well, but was it because they were suddenly forced to be discharged one day when they were not prepared?

Even though I tried hard to give up everything and live like those guys, hatred, resentment, and even a desire for revenge surged up in my heart from time to time, and I couldn’t feel at ease even for a moment after my forced discharge.

He was humiliated by Captain Peter Jaeger, who tore off his rank insignia with a knife in front of everyone.

Soon after, he was dragged out by his subordinates and suffered the humiliation of being expelled from the Chief of Staff Headquarters.

I don’t want to think about this scene, but ironically, my mind takes me back to that time, place, and situation so vividly.

Every time, his fists clenched and he trembled with burning anger.

“I only devoted myself to the Empire, to the Empire, and to the Count Manstein family. Why on earth do I have to go through this! “Holy shit!”

After saying that, I looked at the place where the medals, plaques, commendations, and sergeant major documents were located, symbolizing the achievements he had made since he was commissioned 35 years ago.

In the past, no matter how difficult things were, sometimes I was anxious about falling behind in competition, but looking at those things, I lived with the confidence that my choices were always right.

Lastly, a week ago to be exact, Captain Peter Jaeger, that bastard, negated all of my achievements so far.

I don’t know where the eldest son, second son, granddaughter, and grandson who always said they respected him, as well as his subordinates who always stood by him and flattered him in all kinds of ways, are gone… I don’t know.

‘Now that my honor is gone, does that mean there’s nothing good to be gained from being by my side? okay. I know that much. But how can there be no one left so quickly?’

This kind of alienation was incomprehensible to Manstein, who had always been expected, respected, and received applause and applause for 53 years.

“Why on earth do I have to go through something so horrible!”

After screaming and wailing for over 30 minutes, Manstein got a little tired and just curled up in a corner of the room and tried to take a nap.

I heard someone knocking on my door.

“Someone came to visit you, matriarch, and asked you to tell him that he would like to see you. What would you like to do?”

“Just fucking go. Who else would visit a fool who has nothing left but the title of Count Manstein but the priest of the church? I’m sure they’ll keep telling me to pay that damn donation or donation. “I don’t have any money, so tell me to go away.”

It’s funny to say that a person who can manage personal living expenses of about 1,300 gold a year due to the territory he has as a count of the empire and military pension does not have money.

Manstein thought that the only way to get rid of the anger and depression he felt was by drinking good wine and hanging out with pretty women, and to do so, he decided to cut down on other expenses.

“If you at least drink some alcohol, you’ll feel better. In the past, when I was promoted, I got motivated to work again after massaging a woman’s breasts. “Maybe this depression can be alleviated a little, or what else can I do?”

After a while, as if he didn’t know how his master felt, the butler knocked on the door again and said,

“The person who is here now is Baron Pietro. He said he would like to meet and talk with Lieutenant General Manstein. Shall I ask you to come back later?”

In the past, if a baron came to visit without a reservation, he would have immediately kicked them out, but now that he has become a stranger, everyone who wants to meet him has disappeared.

He suddenly became curious about who the person who came to see the old man in the corner of the room who had no one to visit and what he would say was thinking.

‘If they say nonsense, you can throw salt on them and kick them out. If they say something worth listening to, just listen to them and that’s it.’

“Just bring her here.”

And not long after, a man dressed in a black suit cautiously came in.

As soon as he saw the count, he bowed according to etiquette, and Manstein developed a liking for this man who treated him so politely even though he was left alone.

“This is Baron Anton von Pietro. I apologize for being rude by visiting the Count without making an appointment. It’s really nothing special here, but please accept it. “Leipzig bourbon whiskey 16 years old.”

The count accepted the gift with a sour expression.

“Huh, thank you. “I received something very precious, a 16 year old Leipzig product.”

If you were to judge whether it was valuable or not, it was a valuable item.

However, it is a product that even merchants who can barely make a living can buy if they want to, so anyone with enough money can buy it.

Even Manstein could have achieved that much, so he reacted indifferently.

‘Seeing as the things I brought are so poor, I guess I’ll just talk nonsense and leave. ‘It’s not even worth saying hello to.’

“Speak quickly about your business. “I’m so tired that I want to take a nap.”

The Baron said with a meaningful smile, as if he was aiming for this.

“Let me ask you very bluntly. “Are you satisfied with the current situation?”

Manstein was so dissatisfied with his current situation that he was on the verge of exploding, but he didn’t want to tell the truth by holding on to a man with whom he had had no interaction until now.

“… I came up with a plan like an idiot, and it ended up like this. Are you planning to come to me and torment me by bringing up painful memories? “In consideration of the sincerity with which I brought you the whiskey, I won’t break your head, so get out of there.”

Baron Pietro waved his hands and spoke even more cautiously.

“You don’t have to hide it from me. “Aren’t you very dissatisfied?”

“……”

“So do i. “I also suffered an injustice because of that damn Jaeger.”

At those words, Manstein’s psychological resistance dropped significantly, and he lowered his hand that was about to throw the whiskey bottle.

“Keep talking.”

“I was dishonorably discharged from the field. No, since it is a human job, isn’t it possible that the supply deadline may not be met in about 2 days? But that bastard told me that he would be referred to a court-martial and that I would be subject to more severe disciplinary action. So I asked them to look into the situation, and they dragged me to the barracks where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was.”

As Pietro thought about that incident, tears began to flow from his eyes as if he was filled with unfair feelings.

“He dragged me to the barracks and said this. ‘Your Majesty, since ancient times, if you fail to meet the supply deadline, it has been written in the military law that you should be put to death no matter what excuse you have. In this case, it is not that he had malicious intent or was negligent in delaying supply. So, let’s reduce the crime and have him resign from the military.’ Then, the next day, I was advised to be discharged. “Isn’t this honestly too much?”

From Manstein’s perspective, he thought that although Baron Pietro had done something wrong, it was not a problem that warranted a ‘dishonorable discharge’.

I greatly sympathized with the Baron’s anger as he was dragged in front of the crown prince and the future emperor and made to suffer such a dishonorable act.

Before I knew it, the Count was nodding his head.

“And I was convinced after seeing what that Jaeger captain did to the Count this time. Captain Peter Yeager clearly wants to become a treacherous bastard who takes control of the Empire with his own hands! “That son of a bitch has already been promoted to general, so even if he is fully capable of winning the war as Lieutenant General Manstein thinks, isn’t he trying to prevent the war so that there will be no more competitors?”

If other captains heard it, they would say, ‘Why is Captain Jaeger competing for a bowl? If that bastard had been targeting the food bowl so badly, he could have pushed his father-in-law, the Marquis Vener, to become Minister of Military Affairs and made himself his enemy.’ That was bullshit to question.

Manstein, who had been severely injured by Captain Jaeger, had already lost half of his rational thinking, so he sympathized with the Baron’s words and nodded automatically.

‘The plan I had in mind was to extend the service period of imperial soldiers by one year and increase the conscription rate of active-duty soldiers from the current 60% to 80%, with the goal of maintaining 650,000 troops.’

If this happens, the number of soldiers will increase by 150,000, and the number of generals with stars will also increase.

Captain positions 1 to 3, Lieutenant general positions 8 to 12, Major General positions 25 to 40… Furthermore, Manstein said that the more wars were won, the larger the empire’s territory, the territory the nobles would receive, and the stronger the empire’s national power, making everyone happy. was considered

So he was truly angry.

“Damn it! The intention is to kick down the ladder that other lower-ranking nobles and commoners can climb to reach a similar level as themselves! Bastard! Because of that, our empire will miss the opportunity to increase its power!”

Pietro approached the Count, who agreed with his words, and spoke carefully.

“Currently, there are many people in the Empire with ‘just intentions’ who want to impeach the treacherous Peter Yeager who blindsides His Majesty. “I have a meeting tonight. Would you like to come with me?”

Strictly speaking, the plan was to impeach Captain Jaeger first and then assassinate him based on the mood.

Because the added power of Count Manstein’s family would be invaluable in killing Captain Jaeger, the Baron did not tell the Count their full plan.

‘The way I see it, this person will definitely join our true ‘impeachment first, then assassination’ plan.’

And as the Baron expected, Manstein regained his vitality as when he was an active lieutenant general, stood up immediately, prepared to go out, and followed him to attend the ‘Justice’ meeting.

There, when he first heard of the plan to assassinate Peter Jaeger, he felt repulsed, but Baron Pietro put it in his ear and said:

‘Didn’t even the lowly, exclusive maid, who had been involved with her countless times because of Peter Yeager, quit right away without serving the retired lieutenant general? Your position has fallen to that extent. Do you really have no intention of getting revenge on Jaeger, the culprit behind all of this?’

At those words, Manstein became extremely angry at the thought that even his personal maid had abandoned him because of Peter Yeager.

Finally, he pledged to participate in the assassination plan.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Captain Jaeger was voluntarily walking towards the imperial palace.

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