Of course, he had never explained the situation to Tony.
But that did not stop John from pinning the blame on the major general who had been forced onto medical leave.
In any case, under his arrangements, the major general would most likely be unable to send any message to the outside world before the Fauken Campaign ended.
So no matter how John shifted the blame, the other man would have a hard time proving his innocence.
And once everyone kept winning under his command until they had completely taken Fauken Bay, no matter how Tony tried to defend himself then—
Before all the soldiers of the 1st Division, who had already been completely molded into John's shape, Tony being a major general too cowardly to fight would become an unshakable fact.
John did not feel guilty about this, because he knew perfectly well that even if he informed Tony and Tony intended to fight the Seventh Legion, the battle would only end in defeat.
And defeat was what he needed least of all!
"May I ask, Major John, how do you intend to deal with the enemy?"
After an unknown amount of time, seemingly unable to endure the oppressive atmosphere any longer, Eli Mositon, commander of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, finally gathered his courage and asked John.
But when he saw John look his way, afraid that John might mistake him for being dissatisfied, he hurriedly added with an awkward laugh:
"Of course, I'm not questioning your decision. It's just... the Allied Forces' Seventh Legion is, after all, a corps-level unit. They have at least the equivalent of four of our divisions."
"No matter how much confidence I have in the Mage Corps under your command, with such a huge disparity in troop numbers, I can't help but feel