The Difference Is Like Between a Dog and a Cow

38 – One Strike (2)

To be honest, the current situation was like a checkmate for Guard Captain Ramour.

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The magic officer who was dispatched to the city under direct orders from the military police chief never returned?

It is almost certain that the report will go to the battalion commander immediately, and the battalion commander will realize the seriousness of the situation and contact Major Lannister of the National Military Police.

But if you succeed in conciliating me in any way, the whole incident will be buried lightly.

That’s why I’m trying to catch it with foam at the mouth like that.

“What are you doing! You bastards!!”

Among the guards, a guy who looked like an executive level shouted loudly.

“Arrest me now!!”

“Ha, but Captain… ….”

It is important to be a person by nature. It’s obvious that the guards only follow orders and don’t know the internal situation.

But suddenly the officer in front of me is arrested. And the officer is rebelling by using magic.

From the point of view of the guards, it was like an order to arrest an innocent officer.

It must be quite confusing.

Then what if I give you more scares?

I lightly waved my hand and threw a fireball in front of the guards.

Puer!!

“Hee-ik-!!”

Black dust rose with a powerful explosion. The guards, who were creeping up on them, freaked out and retreated.

“If these bastards are needlessly timid…… !!”

Unable to see the sight of the ship being overpowered at once, the guards officer pulled his gun from his side and lifted it.

“If you don’t surrender, I will shoot you!”

“Shoot it.”

I wasn’t afraid of the thieves who were ready to kill me, and the spies of the Soviet Empire.

A handgun waving as a threat by a cadre of guards guarding a provincial town is not something to be afraid of.

I can’t even open fire in the first place.

Just as I can’t hastily wipe out the guards with magic, they can’t really shoot.

Shooting a decent officer in a situation where the suspect is not specified?

If it’s purely for the purpose of intimidation, it could be court-martialed, and if it’s a real aimed shot, it’s possible to hang everyone involved.

It’s definitely fragging, no matter who sees it.

Besides, he’s shaking this sh*t in the middle of the city, so it won’t be easy to cover up because there are a lot of eyes.

Anyway, I’m holding the initiative.

‘Or should I just show the gendarmerie insignia?’

I could have sorted out this situation at once, but the problem was the guard commander, Lamour.

Originally, it is not easy to exterminate these offspring like cockroaches the moment they miss the moment.

If I reveal that I am from the National Military Police, this news will 100% reach Lamour’s ears.

There was a very high probability of both fleeing at the same time.

Even in modern times, when cell phones and other communication devices are commercialized, it is difficult to punish crimes related to local communities.

How much more so now, when there is no proper means of communication.

Now, when Lamour still thinks he has a chance to win, it was an opportunity to strike him once and for all.

Flame!

As I deployed the fireball again, the guy who had been threatening me with a pistol swallowed dryly.

You don’t want to get hit by a blazing fire, do you?

“What are you doing right now!!”

At that time, a voice filled with anger resounded through the streets. At the sound, the executive who was controlling the scene jumped up.

“Sorry, sorry, Captain! Because this person is refusing to be arrested until the end…… !!”

“That’s an excuse now!!”

Bah-! The executive, beaten with all his iron gloves, falls to the floor.

A man wearing flashing armor and boasting a large body.

Guard Captain Lamour.

He let out a long sigh, Winnie the Pooh, and looked me straight in the eye.

“Did you say Lieutenant Enoch Levandel?”

When I don’t answer, Lamour tries to smile and starts coaxing me.

“Let’s not do this, let’s go inside and talk. If we confront each other like this, won’t it be good for each other?”

“Isn’t it the guards who posed the threat first? I accompanied you to the barracks some time ago, but there is no reason to go back.”

Ramour’s expression distorted at my words, when I firmly drew a line.

“No, why is someone who knows? If it keeps coming out like this, will our guards have no choice but to use force?”

“Try it sometime. I will do my best to deal with you.”

In the end, Lamour, who judged that appeasement did not work, chose a joke, including threats.

“No matter how outside the magic officer, this is over the line. I am the captain of the guard. As a major, he is higher than you in terms of rank!”

…… What are you talking about?

Of course, the army is a strict class society, but the concept of the city guard is a bit different from that of the general army.

It feels like the fact that Lamour was given the rank of major was nothing more than a ceremonial procedure.

Even with the rank of major, there was no authority to actually project into the army. Rather, even in the game system, it is treated as a sub-organization of the Army.

This situation is tantamount to the commander of the riot police battalion telling me, an active second lieutenant, to treat me properly as a rank.

You also pack bullsh*t really well.

“The City Guard only borrows ranks from the Army, but they are not actually affiliated with us.”

Perhaps caught off guard, Lamour couldn’t answer any more and just shook his body.

I don’t know. If not, would you rush in and arrest them by force?

“What are you doing huddled here?”

While the confrontation continued, another man who looked frighteningly similar to Lamour appeared.

It was almost safe to say that I copied and pasted it.

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Still, it was the exact opposite of Lamour, who had the feel of a guard captain, and had an atmosphere close to an outlaw or gangster.

A crocodile tattoo on his thick forearm.

Looks like the Gavial that Rex and Bell were talking about, a member of a criminal organization, and the younger brother of Lamour, whom we heard about earlier in the guard barracks.

“Ah~ All of them are guards who are nothing but idiots.

He grins and puts his hand on Lamour’s shoulder. Lamour threw away his hand with a very displeased expression.

“Don’t worry about it, you bastard… …. Because we can’t get involved from now on. Treat it your way.”

“Huh, can I live in fear of this hyung?”

As he giggles, one by one, big guys dressed like thugs jump out from among the guards.

“Don’t be intrusive and go away!”

“Surplus bastards who have nothing to do…….”

Still, even though it was a decent security force, the guards only looked at the tongue even after being cursed in the face.

Isn’t it true that our platoon wasn’t discontinued?

In a situation where the canes of the people who are supposed to protect the citizens are being treated like this, it is truly amazing that the city’s security has been maintained in good shape even on the outside.

“Hey, but is this guy right?”

La Mour’s brother ran over my face and asked his subordinate who was bandaging his arm.

Ah, that bastard.

That’s the guy I broke my arm.

“Ah…… ! No, that’s right! Except for the hair color, they look exactly the same!”

The guy nodded vigorously with a confident look in his eyes.

“Did you even dye your hair because you were scared of the look? Ha ha ha!”

The bullies burst into laughter in unison.

Actually, it’s not because I’m scared, it’s because I don’t want to be criticized, but…… I’m getting a little spoiled.

“I can’t help it if I’m scared. Is not it? When was the last time you robbed our kids, and now you’re running late because you have a lot of heads?”

I didn’t answer.

“Don’t worry, officer. Because my brother asked me to be as ‘moderate’ as possible. It won’t hurt too much.”

Duduk, thuduk.

Gavial’s gang members break bones and approach menacingly.

Is there no choice but to do this in the end?

“Ha.”

I let out a sigh and changed the color of the mana expressed in the magic core.

From red to blue. From fire to water.

As expected, the water attribute is the best to minimize killing power.

What comes to mind is a water cannon. After concentrating the rapidly gathering moisture to the extreme, I poured mana towards the head of the one approaching from the front.

Quaaa!!

The guy who was hit by the stream of water spewing out with such a force that it would destroy quite a few wooden buildings fell backwards.

“aaah!!”

It rolls across the floor and lands in front of Lamour’s brother’s feet.

“…… What, what!?”

“f*ck, shoot real magic? Guys, run at once!”

“Wow!!”

Quaaa!!

I just wielded the spouting stream of water, but there was nothing I could do about the torrent that was compressed to the limit and spewed out.

Ah…… This is what is called a ‘sprinkler’.

It is a tool praised as a synonym for suppression tool in modern civilization.

Peacemaker at the site of armed demonstration and violence with various metal pipes and Molotov cocktails flying around.

Try to bear the weight of it, kids.

***

Lauro was stunned.

Whether it was a distraction in size or wearing thick clothes, the physical differences didn’t matter.

Because the moment you brushed against the water rushing like a waterfall, a person was thrown off like a piece of paper.

The sight of 20 of his subordinates rolling on the floor moaning in just a few minutes.

It was a level that I couldn’t understand no matter how much I thought the opponent was a mage.

“What!? f*ck!”

It wasn’t once or twice that Lauro took care of the magic officers and noncommissioned officers.

Mages are basically born with arrogance, so they always look down on people.

Annoying, intrusive pups who always think they are above everyone else.

So, whenever Lauro happened to get into a fight at a bar or met mages who were doing the truth in an entertainment district, he would beat them up even with burns all over his body.

A magic that is all about blowing a small ball of fire or a sharp wind.

As long as you ran up without fear and punched him in the face, the sergeant, second lieutenant, lieutenant, and even the captain would take care of themselves.

They were embarrassed by the fact that the mage was beaten by civilians, and they didn’t even report it back to the unit.

Anyway, using magic on ordinary people means that each other is normal.

However, the magic implemented by the mage in front of him was on a different level from the magic he had seen so far.

It’s not just about blowing a few fireballs or water streams.

It was the first time I saw a scene where a person was thrown into the air after being hit by a stream of water. He even seemed to have no qualms about shooting such powerful magic.

“Turn off, turn off…… Big, boss. The ribs are out…….”

“You, you f*cking useless bastards!”

Lauro kicked his subordinate in pain as his body trembled.

It was a pitiful act, but to be honest, Lauro himself couldn’t guarantee a chance against an opponent who randomly fired magic like that.

In that case, this has no choice but to come out like this.

“Brother! Gun fast! Give me the gun!!”

Lauro hurriedly turned around with the image of making a hole in his head right away.

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“…… ???”

The guards were already running far away. So was his older brother Lamour.

“Mr…. Foot…… !!”

He’s like an older brother to the guards like a bastard, so when he tells himself to deal with it, when he’s pushed back, he runs away?

“Sir baaar!! I am Lauro of Gavial!!!”

Still, it was Lauro who did not give up until the very end.

“It’s over.”

He got hit right in the middle of his face by a water cannon, and fell down with his head on the floor.