After my conversation with Eiwel at the hospital, I was dropped back to training for a year before getting thrown into enemy territory under my real name, but with a 'Lewynar', so basically, I'm now 'Meyraqyrofy Lewynar' in this mission.
...The endless sounds of people chattering and horses running were the only things I could've heard under the roads of Afer Wealtenrel—the city responsible for producing more than 31% of the resources for the Toqian military—this city is twice the size of Yu'uia, and roughly 1.4 times the population too!
I don't want to sound like a fan but this place was really glorified by my allies. They made me expect something huge and dangerous, but I can't even sense much danger...
From my training, I've gained 3 powerful skills and spells:
[Invertible Ark] - A complex spell that, in short, crushes bones and twists flesh into something abstruse.
[Incandescence Torpedo] - A spell that's basically what it sounds like—an invisible torpedo that will melt everything in its way before exploding when I decide to.
[Diamond Rain] - A spell that rains diamonds at the target. It was able to pierce through tank armour and other hard materials during my training.
[Vortex Claw] - A skill that allows me to lunge forward at a target with enough strength to pierce them with my bare hand.
[Card Reversal] - A skill that I personally named. It allows me to convert magic into physical strength.
[Achsc uWefhzœgghra Seqqarmit] - A skill that the elite professional Straukan Magicians told me to only use in the worst case scenario when all my other forms of attacking and escaping fails.
There were many other basic skills and spells too but they weren't as powerful as those ones.
For detecting humanoid life forms, I can use [Detect III], which is also what helped me get here so quickly. Other spells aided me as well, as the Straukans couldn't get me over to enemy territory without getting found.
As an apology, they gave me a lot of food and water for my trip!
...My mission here was to destroy the industrial producers, factories, and whatnots with an end goal of starving Toqian soldiers and lowering their resources for military purposes.
This city is pretty nice though. Everyone is friendly, the crime rate is near 0, and it's just a good city overall. I'd actually live here if there wasn't a war going on right now.
I sent my reports to Strauk, and they came back with a message to complete my objectives while lowering civilian involvement as much as possible.
They not only align with my preference of not wanting to destroy this city, but they also seem to have laws in war too! Not bad, Straukans... Not bad.
At the 5th night of my stay here, I decided to strike one of the factories with [Incandescence Torpedo].
*Boom!*
The explosion wiped 30% of the entire industrial area off the map, but I still have more mana, so I fired off 3 more of the same spell.
...After an hour of destroying the resource production area, I went back to my little underground base that I set up using wooden boards and steel pipes in the sewers.
I reported to the Straukans that my job here was done.
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Over 31% of Toqian military resources is now cut off, which will allow Straukan forces to have an advantage in the battlefield not too long after this.
"Good job, Sergeant Meyraqyrofy, you've been promoted to Staff Sergeant!" I could hear clapping from the other side as they said that.
Looks like old people really are praising a 7 year old for destroying industrial facilities. What a strange world this is.
"It's your great debut, Sergeant, but something about it seems fishy..." A voice from the other side states. "The lack of Toqian struggle and military deployment in Wealtenrel makes me think that there's something else's going on..."
"Huh? What do you mean, Commander? Are you implying that they anticipated this and already have something in mind for when this happens?"
"Not much clues we have right now, Sergeant, but we'll do our best to resettle things when a problem occurs. Rest assured, you won't suffer any consequences." Saying that won't make me feel safer, though... "We shall await your return, Sergeant Meyraqyrofy. Over."
There was static in the radio, and I could no longer hear my allies.
Well, I guess it's time for me to go home- or go back to my allies. Maybe the path back to my real home, earth, won't be so long after all..! Hehehe..! I'd like it if I was able to carry my magic over to earth, but then again, standing out can be too troublesome sometimes.
...I spent 2 more days before finally packing my stuff up and leave.
The sewer systems were destroyed because of my recklessness so I decided to head back to Strauk on the surface. There was another tunnel system relative to the ones in Wealtenrel, but it's pretty far away when you're above ground.
...I stopped by a lake to rest, putting down all of the military equipment Strauk gave me. It was tiring carrying all these heavy items all day long, even with physical enhancement spells. After all, I'm still just a child.
"Hah..." I sighed, sitting down a tree stump, eating canned food whilst looking at the foggy lake before me. It was in the middle of the night, right before I had to sleep after making sure that there were no enemies within 40km of this lake.
As I threw away the now empty can of food, a voice yells in pain along the sound of metal hitting something.
"Ow!" The feminine voice was faint, but I could still hear it.
"Who's there?!" I immediately pulled out my handgun and activated [Detection V], which detects non-human life forms as well.
I could sense many bugs and insects, and among them was a slippery insect-sized humanoid creature. I picked it up from near the water, and it seems like I actually wasn't dreaming.
"Ow..! Ow..! Put me down..!!"
What was this weird creature? It spoke in Stekk, the same language both Straukans and Toqians use.
"...Are you one of them military folks?! I see... Judging by your uniform and your rabbit ears, I can tell you're from Ecaven! Am I right?!"
Ecaven is one of Strauks neighbors, I can guess why it thinks I'm from that place when strange beasts roam about in there. It's friendly at the moment and we even share resources, but there's no way we have the same military uniform as them...
"Who might you foul insect be? Speak thy name or thou shalt feel the wrath of lead." I exclaimed, rubbing the barrel of my handgun on the winged humanoid.
"Hehehe..! No need to be so formal! And- ow..! Stop rubbing that thing on me! It smells like gunpowder! Crap..! A- Achoo!" It sneezes, making me put away my handgun. "...Yer gonna pay for that, ya hear me?! What makes you think you're superior to me, wicked beast!"
It babbled on and on until I finally put it down.
"You..! Oh. Ah, sorry for my childish behaviour..!" It laughed awkwardly. "Perhaps it's because I haven't introduced myself yet... I'm an Asrai, you can call me whatever you want. And you?"
Asrais? I haven't heard of them before. Not even the fantasy books mentioned them...
"Asrai..? Well then, I'll call you Ashtray. My name is Meyraqyrofy Lewynar... I'm just a Str- I mean... Ecavenian soldier... about to go home with a... message from the Toqians..." I nervously spoke.
"Why so slow? Feeling ill? No will? Haven't grilled... a fish?"
"Fish? Are you stupid? It's the midnight and I'm in a lake! There's no considering grilling a fish at this moment!"
"I thought you came here to fish, which is what most people do... I'm a water spirit, and I occasionally help people fish here..! So what's your deal then?!"
I sighed then went over to my tent. I tried to dismiss this encounter as a dream, but then the Asrai appeared inside my tent.
"Hey! I'm not done with you yet! If you're going over to Ecaven, then take me with you! I also need to go there!"
As I was extremely sleepy, I decided to agree, unable to think about the consequences. "Alright... Now shoo... Shoo..."
I immediately fell asleep. It's been a long day, and I haven't slept out on the surface for a few weeks now. It was too refreshing to breathe fresh air again, even when there's an unfamiliar insect flying around me. But there were some people back on earth who dealt with deadly unknown bugs to post it on the internet, so if they can survive, then I probably can too.