A Frontline Soldier Awakened as a Gamer In The War!

Two days had passed since Kaiyan had been traveling with Linda and her group when the forest ended, revealing vast fields. Even though the size of these fields might be smaller than Gami-an, they were still vast, perhaps on the scale of the Louis Plains.

Balon, who was driving the temporarily repaired carriage at the front, pointed towards the fields and smiled with delight.

“Haha! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen this place. It seems like nothing has changed here at all.”

“Balon seems to be enjoying his time here. There’s a constant smile on his face.”

“Yes! After passing through this place, it’s no longer the Menislan Kingdom!”

As Balon spoke, now that they were passing through these vast fields, their destination, the Mareon Empire, would be just ahead.

The border zone was a boundary line that divided the kingdoms centered around the Menislan Kingdom on the Gami-an side and the Mareon Empire on the Panielun side. Perhaps without this boundary, the relationship between the Mareon Empire and the Menislan Kingdom would not have been as peaceful as it is now.

“Now, let’s enter the border zone!”

“Balon, be careful! Drive the carriage slowly!”

“Yes, yes!”

As Balon, who was excited, started moving the carriage, the rest of the group followed. As they continued to pass through the border zone for a while, they began to see the checkpoint in the distance.

The checkpoint had several hundred soldiers stationed, and to pass through, dozens of people were waiting in line.

A bit unusual was that according to what Uncle Jeff had told them, this checkpoint was jointly operated by the Mareon and Menislan. In other words, soldiers from both countries worked together in one place.

“Checkpoint… Is this going to be okay?”

Looking at Anton, Kaiyan asked, and he nodded confidently.

“Of course. The Menislan Kingdom and the Mareon Empire have had a lot of interaction from ancient times, so it shouldn’t be a problem. Besides, Lady Linda has a token that symbolizes the nobility of the Mareon Empire.”

“…That’s a relief.”

No matter how lenient the inspection was for the sake of smooth trade, it crossed Kaiyan’s mind that they might easily send away those who weren’t merchants or mercenaries. However, seeing Anton’s confident expression, he started to look forward to the nobility token.

“I wonder if the Mareon Empire also uses rings like the Menislan Kingdom.”

The symbol most commonly used by nobles in the Menislan Kingdom was a ring. Most nobles included their family crest instead of a gem in the center of the elegant ring. Of course, not all nobles did that. For example, Barvan or Tarien didn’t wear rings.

When the carriage had been running for a while and arrived at the checkpoint, four soldiers in brown half-armor blocked the path at the entrance.

“Halt. Oh!”

“What’s going on? Isn’t the inspection supposed to be over there?”

Kaiyan asked, getting off the slowly stopping carriage, and the soldier who seemed momentarily surprised opened his mouth with a stern face.

“Until yesterday, it was like that, but not anymore starting today.”

“Yes?”

“We received a communication that a criminal is coming this way to pass through the checkpoint. So, starting today, you’ll need to undergo a more detailed inspection to pass through the checkpoint. Please cooperate.”

“Criminal? What kind of crime did that person commit to warrant such an action?”

“Well… I can’t tell you that. Ahem!”

For some reason, the soldier’s expression as he spoke concealed something from them.

“So, did they also undergo the same inspection as us?”

Pointing towards the merchants who were standing some distance ahead, the soldier’s expression shifted from confusion to anger.

“We can handle this ourselves! If you don’t cooperate, there could be problems!”

“No, but…”

As Kaiyan was about to get angry at the soldier’s inexplicable behavior, Anton grabbed his arm.

“Kaiyan, how about we cooperate for now? Since Lady Linda is with us, we should be able to pass through quickly.”

“Sigh… Alright.”

“Okay, we are prepared for inspection. What do we need to do?”

Perhaps due to the sudden display of authority, the soldier, who had looked frightened, regained his composure when Kaiyan stepped back and then spoke up again.

“Umm… First, you should tell us your destination and the number of people. If you have any means of proving your identity, you can provide that as well.”

“Our destination is the Markain Territory of the Mareon Empire, and there are six of us riding in this carriage.”

Anton seemed not to have noticed, but as soon as the destination was mentioned as Markain, the soldier’s eyes sparkled. He was suspicious from the beginning, and now he was even more so.

“Do you have any means of proving your identity?”

“Well… please wait a moment.”

While Kaiyan had no problem with his Mercenary Badge, Anton and the other soldiers seemed to have no way to prove their identity. So, Linda, who was in the carriage, approached the inspection point.

“Linda, they are requesting proof of identity at the checkpoint.”

“Is that so? Then I should step forward.”

[Hmm! Kaiyan, what’s happening?]

Linda came out of the carriage with Rieka sitting on her shoulder, and one of the soldiers, who had been watching her intently, suddenly smiled.

“There’s something going on.”

A nagging feeling in his mind, a sensation he had felt when Salmos had appeared and struck down Barvan from behind.

As a precaution for any unforeseen circumstances, Kaiyan moved closer to Linda. If the soldiers tried anything tricky, he could swing his sword immediately.

Linda, who knew nothing, approached the soldier and took a necklace from around her neck.

“Well, is this enough?”

“Wow… that’s a symbol commonly used by nobles in the Mareon Empire! That should be sufficient!”

“Then please proceed…”

“Wait! There’s an imposter among the nobles here!”

“What?”

The soldier, who had been smiling with fake friendliness while looking at Linda, suddenly changed his stance and shouted loudly. Some of the hundreds of soldiers waiting behind him quickly approached, brandishing their spears.

First, protecting the startled Linda and pushing Anton back, Kaiyan stared at the soldier, who seemed to have expected this reaction, with a sinister look in his eyes.

“Kukuk, I knew it from the moment you dressed as soldiers. They are criminals! We must kill them before they escape!”

“…Impostors? What are you talking about? Lady Linda is a true noble of the Markain family.”

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