Saga of Tanya the Evil (幼女戦記)

Major! Are you all right?

Who the hell was that guy?

Well done, Colonel Mikel.

It is thanks to the excellent training the party gave me.

Why are we letting the enemy escape?

We need to shoot them, and everyone else commanded by the Devil of the Rhine!

The party ordered us to surround them.

You're ignoring the opportunity that's right in front of you?

Orders are orders.

Are you saying our party is wrong?

Are you saying you can win by just following orders?

Lieutenant Sue, that's enough.

He's a commander in an allied army.

Show respect.

Understood.

The Devil of the Rhine...

This story is a work of fiction. People, organizations, locations, laws, names, etc. have no relation to any real-life counterparts.

How could you let someone from that volunteer army shoot you down?

It was the Federation. A Federation mage...

What?

The Federation purged them as a symbol of the old order a long time ago...

I'm... sure of it.

The Federation has mages?

They brought them back from the camps?

The damn Commies are that obsessed with us?

Episode Six Decoy

Unified Year 1927, Morning of June 18th

Men, why are we not sending a relief force?

We're going to save our surrounded allies.

This should be a very simple matter.

If we can destroy the enemy field army that's surrounded the Rerugen Combat Team,

it will help A Group, our main unit.

It's a heroic first step

towards the completion of Project Andromeda...

General, the order given to B Group is to defend the line.

Think about the state of the Empire right now!

A single failure could doom us!

Then we just won't fail.

Resolve. That's what a commander needs!

Use your heart not to hesitate, but to make decisions!

Any more discussion is just a waste of time.

I understand your concerns.

And so...

You may follow your own hearts.

Oh, you.

Would you please call Lieutenant Grantz for me?

Very well. I make this request using the authority granted to me by Strategic HQ.

I'm counting on you.

Lieutenant Grantz has arrived!

Lieutenant, do you enjoy going for walks?

I've already spoken to Division Commander Krum,

who is in charge of our strategic reserves.

The other division commanders will be joining us as well.

I'm afraid I don't understand...

Soldim 528.

You're aware that the Rerugen Combat Team has been surrounded, yes?

Leave it to me!

I'll meet up with Division Commander Krum and go rescue them!

Oh, wait.

General, you don't need to see us off...

Please get back, General!

Impossible.

Since the Imperial Army's founding, officers have always stood at the front!

Now men, let's leap into the mud!

Let's begin a war together!

Soldim 528

Stay sharp! Watch for ambushes!

Don't shoot yet.

Use a sniping spell to make sure you take them down.

Good news.

The rescue army is on the move.

Finally?

And Lieutenant General Zettour is heading here as well.

What? He's coming himself?

"From Zettour to Rerugen Combat Team Take action immediately"

"Take action immediately."

Does he mean to take strategic action... to make the best choice for what to do?

What is General Zettour thinking?

Enemy tank at two o'clock!

Prepare for combat!

Get back, General! Please!

Don't worry. We have a mage as an escort.

Sir, I can't just...

Well done, Lieutenant!

I'm honored, but please fall back!

I'm well aware that we're in the presence of the enemy.

I expect you all to deal with them.

Same Night, Federation Soldim Encirclement Command HQ

An enemy relief force?

Yes, Lieutenant Colonel.

Our allies' patrols have sighted new enemy forces.

What we believe to be an enemy relief force has crossed a warning line of ours.

Our forces are in combat now.

And we're sure the enemy commander is Hans von Zettour?

According to intercepted enemy communications,

we believe it's quite likely.

If it's really him...

Kill him. At all costs.

He's too valuable a target to lose.

We'll go take him out on our own if we have to.

Lieutenant Colonel Drake,

I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to reconsider.

The goal of this operation is...

Our unit has the authority to make its own decisions.

We should go with you, then.

Comrade Colonel!

Comrade Political Officer,

we are fighting against the Empire, the enemy of the whole world,

alongside our allies on behalf of the party.

And we are expected to press on, come what may.

Under these conditions,

we cannot let the unit that our party has instructed us to work with

take a risk like this alone.

Very well.

You are correct.

I shall sign the order as well.

So we'll be going together, then?

This is ridiculous.

They need a fancy story just to discuss their own operations?

Dawn of the Next Day

New enemies! Eleven o'clock!

New guests?

General, we can't break through!

If the enemy's left their hole to come after us,

then I'll be the decoy.

General!

Stop the car.

A pincer attack?

Yes.

This is the current situation.

The enemy was kind enough to meet us before we arrived at our destination.

The Rerugen Combat Team will be here too.

We'll hit the enemy from both sides.

I see.

So you've worked this out with Lt. Colonel Degurechaff in advance.

If that's the case, I would've liked to know ahead of time.

No, I came up with the idea just now.

I know Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff well.

This sort of thing is well within her capabilities.

She's preparing right now, I'm sure.

Sir, even the Lieutenant Colonel...

Lieutenant!

I'm told you all call Lieutenant Colonel Degurechaff a monster.

But if you ask me...

That's what a strategy officer should be.

Lieutenant Colonel!

New traffic on Federation comms!

Translate for me!

They've intercepted the relief force!

What's our allies' situation!

The battle is chaotic.

No, they're talking about a major target?

Command functionality?

The enemy's hitting hard because our allied command has exposed themselves.

Wait.