Jobless Reincarnation: Live Seriously Even Without Transfer Events

After spending a month together, I really can't figure out what makes James better than Philip.

He's just an ordinary, sleazy old man.

"Rudeus, we're having a battle simulation today. Would you like to go check it out?"

Philip suddenly asked.

"Huh?"

"I want to go! I want to go!"

Alice seemed very interested; half of the bread fell right out of her mouth. Then, with the other half of the bread in her mouth, she turned to me like a hamster, cheeks puffed out:

"Rudius, come along too!"

"Oh well."

When I saw that James's son hadn't come, I thought there was no hope of seeing what the battle simulation would look like.

"But who is working with whom on the deduction?"

“Of course it’s me and my brother,” Philip said.

……

Philip, James, Alice, and I stood in front of the huge sand table in the war room. After a while, Sauros came in.

"Father."

Sauros waved to us, indicating that we should dispense with formalities.

"It's been many years since I've seen your combat simulations. I really miss them. The last time I saw one was five years ago."

This is so unlike Sauros, that he would say something like that.

"Alright, let's begin!"

Philip and James stood on either side of the sand table and infused magic into the magic stones on the sides.

Is it a virtual barrier?

The whole room felt like a virtual battlefield.

……

"Take a detour to the left."

"No, it's a feint attack from the right flank."

Philip may have come prepared, with the main force of his army attacking from left to right at different times, seemingly in disarray, but successfully diverting James's attention.

"When was the magic circle behind you placed?"

"I'm sorry, elder brother, I won."

Just as James was fighting a fierce battle against Philip's main force at the front, Philip suddenly launched a magical storm from the rear, which dampened the morale of the front and allowed the army to strike directly at the heart of the enemy.

"I'll definitely beat you in the second match, let's go again."

……

"This is really intense, brother. You should admit defeat."

The second battle took place on a vast plain, separated only by a shallow river. James's headquarters were situated at the foot of the mountains on the edge of the plain.

Philip abandoned conventional troop selection and used a large number of cavalry and magicians.

The magician provided long-range magical support from the rear using a magic circle, spraying holy-level magic directly onto James's main position. Combined with the cavalry's mopping-up operations, nearly half of James's soldiers died on the front lines.

The remaining soldiers retreated back into the city.

Conversely, due to the continued use of the grand magic, Philip's magicians had exhausted their magic power, but James's remaining forces would certainly not be able to withstand the next wave of Philip's cavalry charge.

"Brother, you've lost."

Chapter Seventeen: Two Years (Part Six)

Chapter Seventeen: Two Years (Part Six)

"Brother, you have already lost."

Philip smiled, his eyes narrowed, as was his usual expression. The victory already won, and the impending one, seemed entirely expected to him.

"Philip, don't worry."

James said with a serious expression.

So cool! In anime, someone who says something so witty at a moment like this will either turn the tables on their opponent in the next instant or be instantly killed by them.

Judging from this sleazy-looking old man, it's definitely the latter.

Is there any other way for James? He was trembling and looked very nervous.

Is it to save face in front of your brothers? Trying to be quick-witted will only make you look foolish.

This is a war he is destined to lose. Does he really want to use the remaining three hundred magicians and two hundred infantrymen to fight against a cavalry force of nearly a thousand men with almost no casualties?

Philip's cavalry combined their forces, formed a diamond-shaped charge, and charged toward James's main force with shouts of battle.

I could almost see Philip, clad in a crimson battle robe, holding a short fan and wearing a demon mask, as thousands of cavalrymen with the four characters "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" written on their backs charged toward James, shouting and killing.

Can the tide of battle be turned?

That's... a barricade?

Even if the remaining three hundred magicians unleashed powerful spells, the cavalry could easily escape their range. Fighting from behind the barricades would require using mid-level magic capable of penetrating cavalry armor for straight-line attacks. This would ensure sufficient damage without consuming excessive magic power.

However, there aren't many mid-level spells that can penetrate cavalry armor, and the Rock Cannonball is one of them. But the casting process is lengthy, and it will probably go silent after a volley.

During the Sengoku period, the Takeda cavalry under the command of Takeda Shingen was known as invincible, and even his successor, Takeda Katsuyori, still instilled fear in the daimyo.

James is doomed; no one can defeat the Takeda clan's cavalry.

"O God of the Unknown! Answer my call and shatter the enemy! —Stone Cannon!"

This is!

Oda Nobunaga!

Three hundred magicians stood in three rows. After the first row finished shooting, they moved to the third row, and the original third row immediately began chanting.

In this way, after the first row finishes firing, the second row can continue firing, and as long as the magician still has magic power, he can fire continuously.

Even I, who know this history, didn't realize this tactic was wrong, and I thought James was doomed to lose.

James might be a figure like Oda Nobunaga in this era.

No wonder James defeated Philip in the power struggle.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

After a dozen or so volleys, all of Philip's cavalrymen fell in front of the position.

"I lost."

Philip's smile remained unchanged, but his fists were clenched tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.

Immediately afterwards, his smile began to freeze.

Was she defeated by her unremarkable older brother? Or was it in a situation where victory was practically guaranteed?

If it were someone else, they would probably have lost for sure.

"Mr. Philip?"

I reached out and tugged at Philip's sleeve.

Philip's expression gradually softened, and then he lifted his hand from the magic stone, and the virtual battlefield disappeared.

The room returned to its normal state.

……

"Hey……"

Shoros sighed, gave his two sons his usual sharp look, and then pushed open the door and left.

Why is he sighing? I don't understand.

I suddenly remembered a red-haired girl once said, "[Grandpa doesn't like him very much.]"

Did the son you don't particularly like win over the son you love more?

No, that's not right. Philip didn't lose.

To be precise, they were evenly matched.

I really don't understand.

……

The atmosphere at lunchtime was quite unusual.

James and Philip sat on either side of the table with cold expressions.

Philip's fists were clenched tightly, veins bulging.

Hilda placed her hand on Philip's fist, pursed her lips, barely daring to breathe, and stared intently at Philip.

James, on the other hand, had his hands on his knees, and unlike Philip, who was always smiling, his face looked very serious.

His wife also looked at him in a panic.

The atmosphere was very serious. Alice gripped my hand tightly, and her legs were shaking violently.

The only one unaffected by this atmosphere was Lord Sauros.

No, he was also affected and didn't eat much.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, he slammed his hand, which was gripping the fork, onto the table.

Everyone was stunned.

"sorry."

Philip and James both apologized at the same time.

The two people stood up and bowed their heads to each other.

"Bastard!"

With a roar from Shaoluos, the two men were simultaneously sent flying from the dining table behind the sofa.

Alice is about to crush my hand too.

"Is this how you brothers act?!"

"Snapped!"

Shoros kicked the chair behind him, breaking it in two, and then turned and left.

……

Is it because of discord between the brothers that Sauros is so angry?

It suddenly occurred to me.

As parents, seeing brothers not getting along must be the most heartbreaking thing.

But I think Philip and James were still on good terms, at least in terms of their affection for each other, even if it meant going to brothels behind their wives' backs.

……

Hilda's perspective:

My husband has returned to this terrible state.

I think the last time was before Alice was born.

I married my husband after he failed in his bid for the throne.