Upon Returning Home As A Military Major General, I Was Told To Attend School, Even Though It's Quite Late Now-Chapter 87: In An Unknown Forest

“I’m not being emotional!”

[You’ve been speaking aloud to me since a while ago. And stop fidgeting.]

“Oh...”

I hadn’t realized it until Kon pointed it out.

Feeling embarrassed, I took a deep breath to steady myself.

[Given Master’s state, I’ll explain the current situation concisely. First, the teleportation was executed imperfectly. Hayami-san likely tried to teleport us to the General Staff Headquarters in Ichigaya, but lacked the power.]

[Where are we now?]

[Judging by the vegetation, we are still in the same forest area. We haven’t strayed far from the original target location.]

[Where’s Hayami-san? Could she be in a completely different part of the forest, or did she leave me here and return to Ichigaya?]

As I calmed down a bit, I joked about the optimistic scenarios.

[No. Lieutenant Hayami remains in her original position.]

[...How can you be so sure, Kon?]

Hoping for the optimistic case, I questioned Kon’s certainty.

[It’s simple. From the start, the teleportation spell was only targeted at Master.]

[...How do you know that, Kon?]

[I’ve traveled with Master many times using Lieutenant {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} Hayami’s teleportation ability. Normally, during teleportation, Hayami synchronizes with her contracted spirit and me, allowing us to move together. It’s like two people holding hands and jumping together.]

[You didn’t feel that this time?]

[Correct. This time, it felt like I was forcefully grabbed and thrown by an unfamiliar spirit. Quite rude.]

[So, from the beginning...]

[Under the influence of the interference spell, she judged it impossible to teleport with herself, so she gambled on sending only Master.]

“Damn it!”

I punched the ground in frustration.

Reflecting on Hayami’s words at that moment, I regretted not realizing it sooner.

But it was already too late.

[Incidentally, the reason she can only teleport one person besides herself is that she can only fully perceive one other person at a time. She believes she can’t extend her senses to anyone beyond that. Honestly, her spirit’s abilities shouldn’t have such limitations; it’s an issue with the practitioner.]

[That’s not important now! What matters is how to save Hayami!]

[...Her chances of survival are low. She has no direct means of attack, and if the interference spell prevents her from using her teleportation to escape, then...]

[But it’s not zero, right?!]

[...Indeed. Her chances depend on how she uses her remaining spirit energy.]

Grasping at straws, Kon’s response offered a glimmer of hope.

“Then, let’s bet on that! Okay! First, I need to figure out our current location. Let’s see, the manual for being isolated on the battlefield should be...”

I rummaged through my backpack, searching for the tattered emergency manual I always kept at the bottom, looking for the relevant page.

[Alright, I’ll help...]

Kon sighed but agreed to follow my lead, for which I was internally grateful.

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[It may not compare to the shock of your parents’ death, but losing someone close could bring you to that state again...]

Kon’s muttered words didn’t register as I frantically searched the manual.