I Was Mistaken as a Genius Mage in a Game

“Heh heh.”

The laughter never stopped. I couldn’t tell if I was laughing because I was happy, because I was sad, or because I was dumbfounded.

Anyway, isn’t it a good thing that I’m laughing all the time? They say that laughing makes you healthy.

Even this kind of laughter would be helpful to me, who already has a ruinous physical spec of 1 stamina, 1 strength, and 1 agility.

Hmm.

Let’s think about it that way.

“The land belonging to the former Count Gwiner’s family is about 20 square kilometers, with about 134 buildings permitted for commercial use and about 122 buildings permitted for residential use. The land for farming is separate, and there is a mansion and villa where members of the Count Gwiner’s family lived... ... .”

Right now, a middle-aged servant holding a thick wad of paper is giving a brief briefing on the estate in my room.

It was a property of such a scale that it was hard to even laugh out loud. There are nearly 300 buildings, and there is also land for farming, a mansion, and a villa... ... .

I don’t know how this fell into my hands.

I was still dumbfounded, lying on my bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

“I will organize most of the documents myself. There are many contracts that contain illegal or unfair terms, so it will take quite some time to organize them. Is it okay if I resolve them on my own? I will organize them in a way that is as beneficial to you as possible.”

Heh heh, what do I know? Just figure it out yourself.

I answered with a friendly smile.

... ... Of course, I was still staring at the ceiling.

If I don’t turn my head to the person speaking, then there is no point in forcing a friendly smile, right?

Sorry, but I didn’t have the time to worry about such trivial things right now.

“Um... ... Even if you keep talking, I don’t really understand. Just manage it so that people can eat and live moderately. I will delegate full authority over the management of the territory.”

I barely turned my head to the servant who was diligently briefing while turning each page of the many pieces of paper.

“... ... Well, you must be overwhelmed with the immediate tasks at hand. You don’t have to worry about managing the territory. I will take responsibility for making it a beautiful place where you can spend the rest of your life in comfort when the war is over.”

Hehe, I am truly grateful for that.

... ... This time, I didn’t say anything out loud and just thought about it in my head.

Why don’t you just say it out loud later?

I’m sorry, but I didn’t have the presence of mind to do that right now.

What is this really about?

I really don’t know.

“Lastly, please check the list on the table and choose the unit you will take with you on this expedition. The sooner the better. Each and every one of those on the list are key figures in our army, so I can’t just leave them waiting forever... ... .”

“... ... Of course.”

There was no answer.

When I turned my head, feeling strange, there was no one standing there.

... ... I don’t even know when they left.

“I’m going crazy.”

I lay on the bed like that for a while, staring blankly at the pure white ceiling.

After five or ten minutes of meditating, emptying my mind and taking deep breaths, I started to feel my hands and feet again.

Slowly, the sensation in my hands and feet began to return, and soon my brain began to acknowledge that all of this was real.

‘It’s certainly a good thing that a huge amount of money has suddenly rolled in, but it /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ doesn’t make me stronger. Right now, I need to prepare for the expedition to the Achilliptus Forest and get ready to communicate with the spirits.’

As expected, [Calmness]’s performance was amazing.

Suddenly earning the same amount of money as winning the lottery 30 times in a row, my anxious mind was soothed so quickly.

‘Let’s sort out where to spend the money. I could use it to find the location of the dungeon that appears randomly by releasing people... ... I could also use it to purchase rare materials like dragon hearts and process them into equipment.’

At this point, I was starting to get scared of myself.

I really wanted to go see a psychiatrist to see if I was crazy, but unfortunately, there was no such word as ‘psychiatry’ in the Middle Ages.

In this case, a child with ADHD was just a distracted child, and a person with depression was just a gloomy person.

Don’t underestimate the ‘dark age’... ... !

“Sigh... ... .”

I quickly gathered my thoughts and started looking through the list on the desk that the servant had left behind.

The barbarian-born captain and his unit were listed first.

Under the name of the barbarian captain, who commanded a powerful unit consisting of six infantry platoons, three archer platoons, and eleven magicians, his history and personality traits were written in detail.

Ksat’s son, Obelian, and his unit were elites among the elites who had subdued high-ranking demons twice. They included eleven rare 5th circle or higher magicians, including one high-ranking 7th circle magician.

‘This is useless.’

Currently, the Achilliptus Forest area was practically an uninhabited area, with all the demons and mutants gone. Deploying such a unit with such outstanding combat power to this uninhabited area, rather than a battlefield, was a huge waste of manpower.

‘If possible, it would be better to have a unit with a large number of dwarves. The more dexterous the unit, the shorter the time it will take to clear the road and organize the barracks.’

I quickly flipped through the list and started looking for places where many dwarves were stationed.

‘Oh.’

It was only when I reached the end of the list that I was finally able to find a unit that met my criteria.

It was a unit led by a dwarf woman named ‘Black Hammer Belua’, and most of the infantry were made up of dwarves.

It was quite small compared to other units, and most of the unit members did not have much experience, but judging from the list, they seemed to be very skilled.

‘Blue-Eyebrowed Victor’

‘Red Moru Moss’

‘Green Blade Vania’

As I was smiling with satisfaction at the many dwarf names written down, a familiar name caught my eye.

‘Rex Belzarc.’

“... ... .”

My gaze could not help but stop in front of the name of the orc listed as the platoon leader.

The conversation I had with him at the funeral of the 6th Platoon passed by my ears.

He said he would receive a prosthetic hand from the dwarves and become a stronger warrior... ... and he’s already returned.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

The dwarves were lined up in large numbers, which suited the purpose of the operation of ‘building an outpost,’ and there were also reliable warriors whose courage and ability I had already confirmed with my own eyes.

There was no better option, so I rang the golden bell to call the servant.

“I see you’ve made a decision.”

Unlike before, this time a young servant in a perfectly neat outfit opened my door and appeared.

“I’d like to see Black Hammer Belua.”

He said he would let me into his room within 30 minutes, closed the door, and disappeared.

“Nice to meet you, General! My name is Black Hammer Belua.”

With a loud greeting that broke the silence, a woman with voluptuous muscles opened the door and came in.

She was only about 1 meter 20 centimeters tall, but the muscles attached to her arms and legs were strong and large.

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After shaking hands with her thick hands that seemed like they would crush my entire body into dough in less than a second if we fought seriously, I gave her a light greeting and offered her some green tea.

“I’m sorry, it’s not beer or wine. I heard that dwarves really like alcohol... ... .”

“Haha! It’s true that our dwarves like alcohol, but they’re not so shameless as to touch it during work, so don’t say that!”

I clearly saw the dwarf king sipping his wine glass while listening to the report of the sword master... ... .

Then, is Belua trying to call the Dwarf King a shameless man... ... ?

I really don’t know... ... !

“... ... Well, that’s fortunate. Have you heard about the operation?”

I asked her, still looking at her with suspicion.

“The demons and mutants who were currently conquering the Achilliptus Forest have all retreated, and the area is practically an uninhabited area. Our mission is to occupy that uninhabited area and establish an outpost!”

“Good. Please prepare your troops as soon as the detailed operation is decided. Since it’s a simple task, it would be best to finish it as quickly as possible.”

I spoke with a satisfied smile, holding a cup of green tea to my lips.

But then.

“I know it’s presumptuous of you to say this! I don’t think we should take this operation lightly!”

Belua gulped down the hot green tea and answered in a loud voice.

“... ... Why?”

I asked, not hiding my surprise at the unexpected answer.

“The exact content of the contract that General Nae-nim signed with the high-ranking demons on the Enker Plateau is ‘withdrawal of demons and mutants from the Achilliptus region’!”

“Yes, so as you said, the area is practically a no-man’s land. It would be more correct to assume that there will be no fighting. Isn’t this an easy operation?”

“The content of the contract is simply the ‘withdrawal’ of troops. It’s not a complete ‘abandonment’ of the region.”

At Belua’s words, my head felt as if I had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

“The demons are sinister and cunning! There is a possibility that they will launch another airstrike to reclaim the region while we are building our outpost! Also, since they only withdrew troops, I am concerned that there will also be traps like ‘magic mines’ left all over the forest area!”

Belua's voice was dull and thunderous like a giant hammer, but the content it contained was sharp like a blade.

"... ... Certainly, that makes sense."

I felt pure admiration as I watched Belua pointing out something I had never thought of.

.

Upon hearing my admiration, Red Hammer Belua burst into hearty laughter and slammed the table.

... ... I think I heard the sound of wood splitting.

“I’m a little embarrassed because I never thought about it, this... ... If I had used the word ‘give up’ instead of ‘withdrawal’, things would have gone much easier... ... .”

“Just having the troops retreat is a great achievement. Normally, we would have had to risk our lives and charge into the place where the enemies were encamped, but thanks to you, Bin, we can set up camp and face the enemies instead. Don’t worry about it!”

Belua gave me comforting words with a refreshing smile.

“... ... Well, yes.”

It was a great achievement, even if I say it myself.

In a situation where he had to suddenly confront a high-ranking demon with only one platoon, he didn’t cause any casualties or injuries, but instead forced the enemy to retreat from a strategically important location.

“Still, it’s a shame. If he had just changed one word, it would have been much safer.”

“You don’t have to feel sorry! The general has made the situation more favorable! I don’t think you need to blame yourself for not creating a perfect situation!”

No matter what Belua said to console him, his regret didn’t go away. After all, it was just a change to one word.

For a moment, I felt the smell of the corpse cart pass by my nose once again.

The thought that maybe a battle that didn’t have to happen because of my small mistake would have caused a battle that didn’t have to happen, and that there might have been casualties in that battle made me feel a little dizzy.

Didn’t someone say that a first-class commander is someone who gets what he wants without fighting?

Of course, I wasn’t even a first-class commander, let alone a second-class one.

‘If I had known this would happen, I should have read a book on military strategy instead of making music with MIDI.’

... ... No, thinking about it again, that doesn’t seem right.

Who would read The Art of War in preparation for the future where they’d be sucked into a game world while composing music and become a general of the Allied Forces after being mistaken for a ‘genius magician of all time’?

Even a psychiatrist wouldn’t do something like that unless they were crazy enough to think, ‘Oh, this is... ... .’

“And in my personal opinion, the demons are so cunning that if you had said the word ‘give up,’ there’s a high probability that they wouldn’t have signed the contract in that situation! If that had happened, there would have been a battle, and a huge amount of wheat would have been burned!”

“I know. I know too... ... Now, let’s talk about the strategy. I don’t want to waste my energy unnecessarily.”

She smiled faintly at me as I asked her about the operation, and soon began to speak loudly, resonating throughout the room.

“First, I will divide the reconnaissance team into two groups and dispatch them! One group will identify traps within the forest area, and the other group will identify any ambush by demons or mutants in the outskirts of the forest area!”

Unlike me, who had been given the rank of general by a special parachute called Geomseong, Belua was a real soldier and a proper expert who had built up his achievements from the bottom.

“The safest and most certain way would be for the main force to establish a strategy based on the information gathered by the reconnaissance team and move!”

I couldn’t help but let out a soft exclamation of admiration at her words, which were perfectly correct.

“If there are demons ambushing around the forest area, we will first... ... .”

In these times of war, the position of company commander in the elite army was definitely not given for free.

She had planned out all possible scenarios in advance, and even prepared a backup plan in case those plans went awry.

“However, this is only my opinion, and the final decision maker is Bin! If Bin wants, we can lead the troops and send out the main force right away... ... .”

“No, I think it would be better to do it according to the company commander’s plan.”

There was no reason to reject the detailed plan drawn up by an expert who had been in the military for a long time and had been leading operations in the field.

“Then I will send the reconnaissance team as soon as the sun rises. I will share the information with you through my servant as soon as it comes in, so please wait a little longer!”

“Thank you. Please take care of me.”

She left the room with a cheerful smile, just like when she first came in.

She was quite loud and it was painful to the ears, but there was no doubt that she was a good adjutant and commander.