It is now two in the afternoon. Ryu had crippled and smudged several sheets of paper as he tried to form an order of his next source of action. As he was working out these, a though occurred to him that his level should have increased from the last battle. He quickly orders AI to produce improvements in his stats.

The results were.

Name: Chen Ryu | Level: Level 18 (Beginner)

Race: Human | Age: 16 yrs.

Gender: Male | Height: 190cm

Disposition: Calm, Shounen, Closet Pervert, Gentlemanly, Confused, Naïve, Scared

Titles: Demon Slayer, Monster Slayer, Commander, Other Worlder, Scavenger

Stats:

Strength [120 pts] (Increase of 100 pts)

Agility [170 pts] (Increase of 120 pts | +200 from equipment)

Motor Skill [130 pts] (Increase of 30 pts)

Mental Strength [230 pts] (Increase of 80 pts)

Wits [750 pts] (Increase of 250 pts | +3600 from powers & skills)

Magic [2000 pts] (Increase of 1300 pts)

Magic: All Elementary Magic

Innate Magic: N/A

Unique:

Ability to summon weapons and soldiers.

Weapons:

- Technology (Other World): Any discovered until 1939 (start of WW2)

- Technology (This World): Any discovered and understood.

Users:

- Summoning Limit (Each limit counts separately)

Infantry: 1600 units (2 battalions)

Vehicles: 1000 units

Artillery: 300 units

Air forces: 60 units

Naval Forces: 100 units

Ability to summon necessary support.

Personnel Ratio: 15 per summon / 45,900 support cap

Building Technology: Any discovered until 1939

Resources discovered resource can supplement as support. Consumption of magic based on scale, rarity and uniqueness.

Ability to Cultivate Powers.

No powers learnt yet.

Skills: All Language Comprehension (Human only)

Summoner

Powers:

Disassemble (Passive) – power to break apart any loot or kill for maximum gain. This gives him the ability to get maximum loot from kills. Not limiting to meat rations, it also includes blood essence, magic and knowledge. The limitation is that he must have killed the prey himself. The ability is passive.

Comprehension (Passive) – Ability to learn, decipher, understand and react will be faster. This skill has become consumed by AI and integrated into it. Therefore, became redundant. This improves AI capability in responses and calculation.

Ryu is shocked from the changes in his stats.

Was his first thought. He felt that his level was lower than expected as his challenge included enemies reaching level 25 intermediary. However, the direct personal statistics proved a little bit satisfactory. Additionally, the increased in technology was much welcomed as it increased his ability to respond and maneuver.

Ryu quickly thought up and drew up a few plans. He also had the assistance of AI in his planning.

After half an hour, at half past two, Tolle and Kuroz returned to the command room.

Upon their entry, Ryu discussed his suggestions with them.

Ryu solemnly says this as has both Tolle and Kuroz nod their affirmation first before detailing his proposal.

Ryu offers them 05 directives.

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Fresh troops will be summoned to reinforce the forces. Ryu mentions that he can now summon 02 battalions’ worth of soldiers and additional vehicles and artillery. He also mentions that at present he would not create any air forces. He also adds that he can now prepare technology from period start of world war 02. These forces will be divided into first sword and first shield battalions.

Their current location will be made into a temporary but fortified stronghold for operations. The area 2 km in diameter will be transformed into a heavy fortress and up to 8 kilometers around will be regularly surveilled. The fortress defenses will be maintained by the first shield battalion.

Assault platoons will move out to recon the surveillance zone. The forces will be from the first sword. The primary focus is assured security of the zone. Additionally, capture of creatures and plants for research and information gathering.

During all recons and other movements, unless or otherwise commanded forces will stay out of mystery zones and supernatural creatures. They are to avoid agitating the natural creatures as much as possible.

Ryu will shortly prepare to leave towards the Eleven kingdom of Ishbaala. One defense and sword platoons will join him in the expedition. The focus is to integrate into the city as foreign travelers to learn and explore more information on the world, the area and other relevant aspects. It is known so far that this world as existences called adventurers and thus the attempt will be to join their guild and work around from there. Everyone is to avoid become too outstanding or famous. Being secretive will secure freedom of movement and forces.

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These were the plans Ryu put forward. He additionally added that Tolle will be going with him to Ishbaala, were as Kuroz will remain at fort. Ryu also mentions that Kuroz will be promoted to rank of Lieutenant Colonel as head of logistics and engineers. Tolle was also promoted to rank of Colonel and head of combat groups with the additional title of chief of staff.

Tolle & Kuroz, both accepted their promotion gratefully. They also confirmed Ryu’s directives. The only concern they raised was the composition of forces and support to which Ryu proposed his suggested composition.

The forces were segmented into 06 classifications including the support groups. These were 02 combat groups, engineer regiments, logistics regiments, experimental battalion and special command & communique. The compositions were:

SOLDIERS (1,600 total soldiers)

All soldiers were to be provided with full combat kits, Panzerfausts, Shin Guntō swords, MG81 machine guns and several amenities kits. The personalities of the soldiers were set at mild temperament, brave, disciplined, observant, calm and cautious. Additionally, a balance ratio of gender was set as a parameter. The division in composition were:

Swords Battalion (800 soldiers)

Personalities of the group are set at mild, disciplined and brave.

- 600 armed with Fedrov Avtomat and Pattern 1914 rifles.

- 50 armed with ROKS 2 flamethrowers.

- 100 armed with Bren light machine gun.

- 50 armed with Type-97 and M1 Garand sniper rifles.

Shields Battalion (800 soldiers)

Personalities of the group are set as observant, calm, mild, disciplined and brave.

- 600 armed with Fedrov Avtomat and Pattern 1914 rifles.

- 40 armed with Flamethrowers with ROKS 2.

- 120 armed with M2 machine gun.

- 40 armed with Type-97 and M1 Garand sniper rifles.

VEHICLES (1,000 total vehicles)

Vehicles ranged from tanks to ambulances, trucks to tractors. The division in composition were:

Combat (720 vehicles)

- Panzer I and Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks. (200)

- Panzer III and T-28 medium tanks. (100)

- KV-1 heavy tanks. (80)

- Sturmgeschütz III assault guns. (80)

- BA-20 armored car and T7 Half-Track car. (100)

- Matilda and BA-20 armored car. (160)

Logistical (280 vehicles)

- Mercedes-Benz L3000 and AEC Matador trucks. (100)

- Kübelwagen. (40)

- T7 Half-Track car. (80)

- Austin K2/Y ambulance. (20)

- Bulldozers and cranes. (40)

ARTILLERY (300 total units)

Flak-30 Anti-air and anti-tank. (150)

SU-14-1 heavy artillery. (90)

Katyusha rocket launchers. (60)

OTHER

Forces that are non-combat and non-combat support were also organized for base operations. These include:

01 - 03 Logistical Regiments (6,000 personnel and staff)

Personnel dedicated for the maintenance of armaments, provision of support, maintenance of support lines and medial assistance. These included engineers, mechanics, technicians, doctors, nurses, surgeons, com-relay coders and tacticians. Also included were the kitchen and cafeteria staff.

First & Second Engineer Regiments (4,000 personnel)

These were personnel dedicated for defensive build, encampments, structural developments and construction as well as the development of trenches and hidden facilities. Excluding the swords combat group and logistics division, they were the next most important group in the combined forces.

Special Experimental Battalion (800 personnel & staff)

Personnel dedicated to researching items of the new world, improvement of current armaments and other innovations. The division is comprised of researcher scientists, mechanics, technicians, engineers, innovators, architects and administrative staff.

Special Command & Communique (1,000 personnel & staff)

These were personnel dedicated for defensive build, encampments, structural developments and construction as well as the development of trenches and hidden facilities. Excluding the swords combat group and logistics division, they were the next most important group in the combined forces.

Ryu proposal was including the roughly little over four hundred personnel on base, the new force count would exceed 17,000 on total. This was a substantial army compared to the starting force he had summoned at the beginning.

Ryu was under no illusion, that equipment played a large role in his pyrrhic victory and from his previous limitation, he hopes that the addition of more technology is to his benefit.

The select of this composition was possible for Ryu because of AI’s reformatting of his knowledge and memory. The military nerd knowledge of thousands of arms, vehicles and weapons, that he had built-up on earth was now more easily accessible as it had become organized and with AI’s assistance comparison and analysis was made possible.

After providing these details, he had Tolle confirm the final distributions and command structure. The three of them spent roughly two hours working out every detail and element considerable to operation and deployment based off what they had experienced. During this time Ryu updated the topography from the compiled reported and new knowledge he has received from the crow demon.

It was almost five in the evening when they completed their discussion and moved out towards the plaza.

This was the first time since the battle that Ryu had stepped out of the tower. He could see the still pretty ruined state of the fortress. Though the carcasses, most of the debris and craters have been cleaned, the total state was still very ruined.

Removing his focus from the surrounding, Ryu faces the remaining troops. He commands Tolle to give a run down for the current survivors.

After Tolle finishes his summary of structural changes, Ryu calls out the summoning. With Ai’s help, Ryu calls out the intended summons and with a massive pillar of light more intense that the first, thousands of troops in formation are assembled before him.

From the planned foces Ryu did not summon all of the groups because of the limitations on his magic power which had been depleted to single digits following the large scale summoning. At this time, he summoned the combat groups, first logistics, both the engineering regiments and the the special command and communique forces. If not for AI’s assistance it was highly likely he would have crossed is limit and suffered unknown consequences. The drain of his magic was felt with physical fatigue and stinging headache as almost all of his magic had run out in a single stretch.

Due to feeling the fatigue, Ryu had Tolle conduct the introduction and basics and asked to summon the combat group leaders – majors and lieutenants for a briefing back in the tower’s command room before he excused himself and walked back in, as to not to show his fatigue. He also orders Kuroz to begin separate introduction and primary assessment and basics for the logistics, engineering and command teams, leading them to a separate briefing. He also ordered Kuroz to begin the planning of operations discussed. A meeting for review was planned for after the respective team meetings later that night.

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Back inside, Ryu is waiting in the command room as he organizes the litter of documents and maps on the conference table. Almost 30 minutes after Ryu returned to the command room, a knock is heard at the door and Tolle enters the room. Behind him 02 lieutenant colonels and 30 majors enter the room. The group quickly organize themselves into files on either side of the room.

It is noticeable that all troops are in Japanese style military garbs. Disregarding the irrelevant thought Ryu nods to Tolle to begin the meeting. Tolle introduces Ryu as “Honorable Commander” causing Ryu to passed a bewildered look at Tolle who flashes a refreshing smile to Ryu, passing over the incident. He then orders each person to give a brief introduction for Ryu.

During the round of introductions, Ryu makes specific notes of the 02 lieutenants. Leader of the swords battalion was Isuzu Hitomi a female Japanese. She had bishoujo looks but was 22 years old. She introduced herself as a swords master and average marksman with the rifle. Ryu mentally comments on her bombshell of a figure, outlined from a form fitting uniforms. Ryu felt slightly hot under the collar as the ravings of a teenager had not been lost in him yet.

After Hitomi was Seo-In Hans. He was a South Korean, male and 23 years old. He was the leader of the shields battalion. He introduced himself as more of a tactician and excelling as a sniper. He also added that he had fair skill in some martial arts disciplines. As for Ryu, he mentally noted Hans as having more of a moderate of impression and appearance, but gave him a feeling of security and obscurity. This felt puzzling to him.

Both of the lieutenants introduced themselves with smiles and modest gesture. Other than the two, the rest of the majors were distributed 3:2 with more men.

After the introductions, Ryu instructed Tolle to briefly outline the directives previously finalized. And after Tolle summarized, Ryu asked around for any questions or concerns and also for suggestion from the group. To this, they simply replied – “honorable commander’s orders are absolute and profound”. Ryu was troubled with their words, but did not force the topic further.

Next, Ryu ordered the transfer of 06 personnel from each battalion to be under Tolle’s direct command. They were to serve as assistants and Tolle’s personal group in any task, operation and movement. The composition was to be 01 sniper, 01 flamethrower, 01 machine gunner and 03 riflemen from each battalion. In total 12 soldiers were to work under Tolle.

Additionally, Ryu declared that that Hitomi and Hans will be Tolle deputies and subsequently Tolle would be a deputy to Ryu along with Kuroz. In his short speech, Ryu stressed the importance of maintaining discipline and structure, but also mentioned that need for flexibility and progressive criticism.

After making the clarifications and transfers, Ryu dismissed the group and had Tolle lead the deployments until the next meeting.

After everyone had left, Ryu relaxed o his chair as he started to go through the information guide he had been provided before coming to this world. He wanted to learn through it as much as possible to notice if he missed anything or value and importance as he waited for the next meeting.

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Hours later, at ten at night, Kuroz and Tolle return to the meeting room to debrief Ryu on the completed actions.

Tolle summarized his report by stating, that the new troops had well accepted the structure and deployment details had finalized. He also reported satisfaction in the team he had handpicked from each of the battalions to form his core unit. He then submitted the documents on new personnel information, list of deceased from the previous battle and the supplementary hierarchies within the battalions.

Next, Kuroz also summarized his report as having great talent and that the personnel had easily setup up complimentary inner structures for operation. He then submitted a proposal for the new base layout and a list of required supplies for immediate use.

Receiving the reports and documents, Ryu has them seated at the conference table. They furthered their discussion various elements and points of the plans and documents.

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After what had seemed to be hours in discussion, Ryu takes a look at the time.

Almost two hours were again spent on plans and layouts. Ending the current rounds of discussion, Ryu decides to move out to summon the necessary defenses and supplies. This was inevitable as the force could not maintain position or deploy properly without sufficient facilities.

Ryu had AI confirm the recovery of his magic. Within seven hours’ time period, Ryu had recovered 90% of his magic powers. He could not determine if this was fast or slow by common sense of the world, but he felt that this was too long considering the intensity of the battle yesterday.

After stepping outside, Ryu rolls out the new proposed layout by the engineering and logistical divisions. The base was drawn up to take 1.5 square kilometer area and takes the shape of an eight pointed star with two defensive rims. This required for tress with the edges of the meadow be removed, which Kuroz had the engineering and logistical divisions perform since earlier. The remnant debris and standing structures had already been disassembled and removed as well.

The first rim is a line of defense made of mesh fences, barbed wires, trenches and pits. The second layer is a heavily fortified defense wall, almost 10 meters deep and 8 meters high. The wall was to be become banks for elevation of the forts interior. The walls also had several positions for turrets, a vehicle drive on and bunkers and pill box posts. Ryu commented that this seemed too much, however, Kuroz had convinced him of the necessity following the collapse of the defense and comments of inadequacy walls last time from the survivors.

Other than the walls and fences, the inner base was divided into nine different areas, woth one for each regiment, battalion and force. The central area was as expected the area for the core facilities like the command and communications center, main research center, special storage units, special accommodations and a single large plaza for assembly of troops. And the surrounding eight regions were set as areas for the divisions, and the correlating training facilities, accommodation, armory, storages and supplementary buildings. As at this time no special area had been designated for secondary buildings, such as plants for food processing, garbage and recycling and for manufacture and smelting. This was considered to be un-important for now.

In the entire layout of the base there are 04 primary gates installed, additionally each area is internally divided into easily defendable zones with enough open space making the entirety of the base a labyrinth like defensive structure.

How could Ryu know that in future this base was to enter the ranks legends and folklore of this world. A myth accredited to him and his endeavors, though this will be a story to tell another time in the future.

After reconfirming the plans from the design, Ryu starts the summoning of facilities and components in equal measure for each of the zones. He was only able to summon the walls and primary military buildings for station, storage, command and accommodation for each area. Additionally, Ryu summoned the supplies marked necessary for the outer rim and defensive walls.

As he was reaching the limit of his summoning ability, Ryu informed Tolle and Kuroz that further resource would have to be the absolutely required minimum elements for the night and that further items can be summon the next morning. Both of them quickly selected and finished off marking the requirements to be summoned and immediately had the facilities occupied and resources manned by the personnel in order to occupy and begin to settle down. Finishing off, Ryu made his way to the central command building with Tolle and Kuroz in tow.

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After arriving Ryu, seperated from Tolle and Kuroz, ordering them to perform minimum necessary tasks for tonight as required for tomorrow’s duties and plans and to be fresh for tomorrow. Ryu plans to take couple of more days for the setup of base and prepare for the journey to the eleven kingdom.

After arriving at the top floor of the four story command building, Ryu entered what was his designated living space. It was a complete apartment fit for a dignitary, with all required furniture and decoration. It was unlike a teenager’s bedroom, and far from his bedroom on earth. Still, the room comforted him as it was better than his first day’s experiences.

As he shrugged the thought, he decided to laying down for a test on the bed. The comfort of a soft bed easily removed the first layers of tension and tiredness he had accumulated from a long day. Immediately, not to fall asleep as is, Ryu plans to freshen-up before hitting the hay for good, however, he gets interrupted.

{ Knock . Knock }

An unexpected visitor knocks at the door to his apartment. Ryu sluggishly arrives at the door and opens it.

To his surprise, lieutenant Hitomi stands infront of him.

Ryu is startled by his unexpected visitor. He had been anticipating Tolle or Kuroz as they were the ones who had arrived with him to the central command building. Not intending to keep on silently pondering, Ryu inquires of her.

[Yes Lieutenant Hitomi, anything the matter?]

Ryu tried to sound like a commander.

However, Hitomi lightly smiles and replies to him.

[Evening Commander. I apologize for coming to you this late, however, I have a proposal for you.]

Hitomi’s tone was casual and lacking the military discipline that Tolle and others carried around him. Slightly furrowing his brows, Ryu responds.

[Is that so? Care to tell me?]

[Could I come in to speak to you?]

To Ryu’s change in mood and expression, Hitomi continued unchanged as she requested to enter his apartment.

[No. You may not. Make your proposal briefly. If it needs further discussion, we will continue in the morning. I intend to take a good rest tonight as many matters are still pending in the morning]

Ryu spoke, unhurriedly but slightly irritated. He felt a lack of proprietary and respect from Hitomi.

[Understood. Then commander, I would like to propose to become your direct aide and secretary to help you in your functions, duties and office]

Turning her tone to sound acutely cute and appealing, Hitomi exaggeratedly proposes with gestures.

Ryu is immediately turned-off by what Hitomi puts forward. Her attempt to usurp and create discord greatly annoys and angers Ryu who had made a specific comment on keeping structure and discipline. Controlling himself he replies curtly.

[Lieutenant Hitomi, I have not heard any request from you tonight. Return to you barracks and duties immediately. That will be all]

Ryu felt as if he was brushed the wrong way as he narrowly stares at the flabbergasted Hitomi and enters back into his apartment, slamming the door in her face. Further disregarding the talk, Ryu decide to enter the shower and quickly prepare to sleep off the bad feeling.

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Outside, Hitomi is left startled and shocked. She had not expected Ryu to become brisk at her words and rather had been hoping on his acceptance to the idea.

Does he perhaps dislike females? Or… is it just me?

However, I will not give in, Commander. I am more suited to be your support and possibly… >

Hitomi who is silently contemplating and scheming, is brought out of her thoughts as she hears footsteps coming along from around the corner of the hallway.

She immediately turns arounds and make haste to leave.

Just as she takes a corner, a person arrives infront of the door to Ryu’s apartment.

Standing there is Tolle. A ferocious glint is in his eyes as he stares at the back of the rushing off Hitomi and alternates to Ryu’s door. Keeping a calm yet stern face he turns around and leaves. The aura around him turning solemnly dark as he walks off.

Meanwhile Ryu quietly slept, completely oblivious to silent exchange and thoughts outside his apartment and enters dreamland as he slept comfortably after ending his second day in another world.