I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

Chapter 284

EP.284

As the saying goes, when a person is too angry, he cannot say anything. Lieutenant General Manstein’s face was as red as a boiled octopus, but he could not say anything.

His eyes were full of death, threatening to kill me right now, and his hands were clenched so tightly that his fingernails were digging into them, and even a few drops of blood were falling.

One would think that a person who has never killed someone on the battlefield would be scared when they see Lieutenant General Manstein’s eyes and anger.

It’s not that I don’t understand why it’s like that.

In addition to being denied his entire life as a lieutenant general who dedicated decades in the imperial army and as the head of the Count Manstein family.

The humiliation of having his rank insignia ripped off will follow him until he dies, and the disgrace of Count Manstein’s family will extend to his children and grandchildren, making his future military life difficult.

In addition, it is strange that the generals and officers who were close to that nobleman were not angry at receiving a social penalty that could have stigmatized them.

However, I don’t feel guilty at all because it is indeed an appropriate punishment for a bastard who almost ruined the empire by talking bullshit.

“Anyway, is it okay to do that to a lieutenant general who has devoted himself to the empire for over 30 years? It would be better to issue a dishonorable discharge notice. “You’re going to rip off your rank insignia in front of everyone else?”

“After hearing what Captain Jaeger said, doesn’t it seem like he would do something like that? This was a problem that could be seen just by looking at the strategic map currently placed at the Chief of Staff Headquarters. If an empire is defeated just once, it loses everything. A person as high as a lieutenant general did not know this and tried to mass-produce countless rumors by spreading nonsense about it being an active expansion policy. “If the imperial army had followed that strategy, we would be doomed.”

“... If I hadn’t known that, I would have gone back right away and filed a petition to impeach Captain Yeager. “No matter how much you are the commander or your majesty, I would not subject you to such a dishonorable and shameful act without a proper reason.”

To a soldier, rank and honor are more important than one’s life.

That’s because people who have been educated like that since childhood and have lost their class and honor are looked down upon in society to a level comparable to that of a serious criminal.

And of course, that yoke also falls on family members.

Representative examples are the five majors, including Matthias, who brought His Majesty Michael, who was the Crown Prince at the time, to the brink of death during the Battle of the Duchy of Switzerland.

I heard that no matter where they went in the empire, they used to be ridiculed for drinking by poor people who did not even dare to look at them.

Some of the guys who did it too badly were caught by the imperial guards and suffered harsh punishments, but they said that it was not a crime to ridicule and insult those who had been stripped of their honor, and they only served one year in prison for ‘assault’ and got out.

If they had any honor, they would have been beheaded within a few weeks by the executioner’s sharp ax for insulting nobility.

Well, Lieutenant General Manstein was nothing more than ‘bullshit’, so he should be treated better than that, but I ended his social life... I

However, in this world, there is no grave without excuses, and if you become a staff officer in the Imperial Army and commit a crime that could destroy the Empire by talking nonsense, you should just shut up and spend your whole life reflecting on yourself.

His Majesty will at least grant you a ‘pardon’ later, but the more you beg from me here and now, the more you throw away whatever little bit of honor you have left.

So, taking into account his dedication in the military so far, I decided to show him the bare minimum of mercy.

“No one other than a major or higher can be allowed into the Chief of Staff except for His Majesty! “Take Lieutenant General Manstein outside politely!”

At those words, two young majors grabbed Manstein and prepared to drag him away.

I spoke carefully into his ear as he was about to be dragged away.

“It is not a dishonorable discharge, so you will be provided with an officer’s pension and other special benefits after you are discharged. So, continue to reflect and reflect on yourself from now on, Count.”

I was sick of his face, which had become a lieutenant general, or even just Count Manstein, to the point where I thought it was blue instead of white.

I motioned to the majors and Manstein was dragged out.

As he was dragged away, he received no sympathy from those present, and my father-in-law came up next to me and asked in a worried voice.

“I know very well how you felt. However, it would be dangerous to kick out an active-duty lieutenant general like this, no matter how much His Majesty’s approval was received. “Are you prepared?”

I appreciate my father-in-law’s concern, but I just did what I had to do.

So there is no hesitation or fear, just keep moving forward.

“I just did what I had to do. And I will continue to do what needs to be done.”

“If you step down from your position because of this, I will never forgive you. So, protect yourself from the impeachment of the idiots in the Noble Assembly. “There are about three and a half years left in my term, and once my term is over, you will be the next one.”

“How do I beat other prominent people?”

At those words, my father-in-law must have thought there was no need to joke in this situation, so he shrugged his shoulders, ordered the place to be cleaned up, and left.

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