Dum spiro, spero

**Dum spiro, spero** is the 13th volume of the Youjo Senki light novel series.

## Short Summary:

The Federation's strategic offensive the "Dawn"! The Federation is steadily building up its preparations for this launch. The Empire, which will be the one to intercept them, is still unaware of this. The time left for the Imperial Army is too short.

In this predicament, there is only one person in the Imperial Army. Only Tanya is aware of this 'upcoming' predicament. Therefore, the world will see: 'Where there is a dawn, there is a dawn.'

The beginning of the system called 'Zettour's deceiving the world' has finally begun. The trigger is pulled by the monster-in-the-skin of a little girl.

## Summary

### Chapter 0: Prologue

Lieutenant Grants came to General Zetua with a report from Tanya.

Zetua started laughing when he received the report.

He is overjoyed and says, ``I can see a way out. Oh my god, it's wonderful!''

It is clear that the war situation is dire, so Granz becomes worried that Zetua is acting strange.

He cheerfully replies to Granz, who looks worried when he sees him laughing, that Zetua is not worried.

Tanya and her friends occupied the Federation Forces' supply base on Zetua's orders.

The Federation forces began shelling their base to eliminate the enemy.

Tanya and her friends barricade themselves in a trench built by the Federation Army and endure enemy fire.

Since I was in a magician unit, I was able to withstand it because I had a Bokku.

Although his movements have been stopped, it seems that the possibility of him being killed in action has been reduced.

There were carbonated drinks lying around that were aid supplies from the United States, so I was having a toast with Lieutenant Serebryakov.

I am thinking that the bombardment will end soon.

Isn't there a surprising amount of leeway?

### Chapter 1: End of the Beginning

Zetur will be participating in the empire's New Year's party.

He feels the foolishness of holding flashy and glittering parties during difficult wartime times.

Even though he honestly thinks he doesn't have time for such useless things, he has to attend as the head of the General Staff.

When the war first started, there was a trend to refrain from having fancy parties because it was a wartime situation.

However, now that the situation has worsened, the trend has changed to the point that we need to hold big parties to stimulate the economy.

Zetua is smiling self-mockingly at the change.

As the leader of the imperial army, he must appear calm and relaxed to the aristocrats.

He comes to the party with determination and a smile on his face.

It's amazing that he doesn't seem shady.

Zetua smiles and chats with his influential people, giving him the impression that there is no problem with the Imperial Army.

Seeing his relaxed behavior, the powerful people feel that everything is fine and that the Empire can win.

Counselor Konrad, who was attending the party, was aware of Zetur's intentions.

I took on the role of driving away allied diplomats who were trying to extract information about the Empire from around Zetua.

I feel sorry for Zetua, who is smiling and responding.

Seetur also understood this and expressed his gratitude for Konrad's work.

At this time, Zetur gave Konrad a note written on a napkin.

It said, "The dawn is near. However, there will be dawn."

This memo was discovered later and gives one direction to the interpretation of Zetua's existence.

After the pleasant chat, Konrad parted ways with Zetur, and Honorary Consul Torum spoke to him.

It seems that Honorary Consul Torum is in charge of a friendly country, not a citizen of the Empire.

Although he seems to have refused to become a vassal of the imperial family when he founded the empire, he seems to have entered into a valid relationship.

Since he is related to the imperial family, he is given a private room in the royal palace.

He invited Konrad to his private room and asked him about Zetur's existence.

What's next for Honorary Consul Torum after Zetua? I asked.

He realizes that Konrad was asked about Zetur's successor in case something happened to him.

He replies that Zetua is an outstanding and great man, but the General Staff will decide who will replace him.

Konrad, who is inside the Empire, recognizes the General Staff as part of the Empire system.

That's why I could only answer that.

But that was not what Consul Torum wanted to ask.

When he looks at it from outside the empire, doesn't Zetua become the system itself? I asked.

It seems like they want to know what will happen to the empire if the Zetua system dies.

Konrad is in great shock.

I did not show my understanding of Honorary Consul Torum's opinion on the spot.

It seems like he was able to articulate it well.

When Konrad returned to his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he realized that Honorary Consul Tollum's opinion was correct.

He somehow tries to convince Zetua that he is human.

For that reason, Tanya is considered a monstrous being and is used as a comparison target.

I conclude that he can barely understand Tanya...he seems to think that he just barely falls into the human category.

This is a fact that would make Tanya furious if she found out.

However, Zetua could not be placed in the category of humans.

I have come to the conclusion that I can only think that he is replacing the system called Empire.

Zetua also returned to the General Staff Headquarters.

He looks extremely tired.

He took out a cigar and took a puff before resuming his activities, but was unable to get up from his chair.

Zetua realized that he had become an alternative system to the imperial system.

He will settle things with military force alone.

He laughs at himself that he was wrong in thinking that victory was a panacea.

Zetua has managed to get up from his chair and is encouraging himself.

If he can stand up, he can walk.

He encourages himself by thinking that if he can walk, he can aim for the future.

She realizes that he has become an alternative system to the Empire, so he reaffirms that he will become the enemy of the world.

Zetua seems to be trying to become the enemy of the world in order to end the war.

### Chapter 2: Castillo De Naipes

A later documentary mentions that Zetua knew about the Federation's operations.

This is because a note written on a napkin that Zetur gave to Konrad at the New Year's party was discovered.

The show concludes that Zetua foresaw the Federation's operations.

Even in the reenactment footage, it was predicted that the Federal Army would attack without waiting until spring.

In reality, it was the exact opposite.

Zetur gathers Lergen, Uga, and Tanya in his office and says that there should be no Federation winter offensive.

He expected them to attack in the summer after a muddy period in the spring, and said they would prepare their defense line by then.

Tanya felt that Zetua's behavior was normal, but Lergen and Uga had a different perception.

Really worried, Lergen invites Tanya to smoke...

Tanya is underage, so smoking is prohibited by law.

It's the same in the military, so if Tanya smokes with them, all three of them will be reprimanded.

Tanya, who recognized Lergen as a common sense person, was shocked.

He must have been exhausted by the war...

just as he was thinking that it would be unpleasant to argue with his superiors, his friend Uga intervened.

I thought Tanya would be advising common sense, but Uga's rebuttal is completely off topic.

He tells Tanya, the magician, that inviting her to smoke will affect her respiratory system, so it won't taste good.

He laments that Tanya is going crazy, even Uga.

He ended up telling her that he wasn't old enough to smoke himself.

When I tell them this, Lergen and Uga look surprised.

It seems that both of them had forgotten that Tanya was a minor girl.

Uga and others say that Tanya is so dependable these days that it feels like he has a big back.

Tanya told him about his problem, saying that he was not growing taller.

He's sure he has something to talk about, so Lergen invites him to tea.

He ended up talking while drinking some delicious tea.

What Lergen and Uga wanted to talk about was that Zetur's condition had changed.

Both of them say that the fear they used to have is gone.

Tanya, who had few opportunities to meet him in person, was unaware of Zetua's changes.

Isn't Tanya suffering from fatigue? he asks.

She feels that Zetua is doing too much work by himself.

Lergen and Uga look suspicious.

Lergen solves the discrepancy in his perception.

I was taught that the General Staff of the Imperial Army was a small household.

When thinking about strategies, he always thinks only about winning, and doesn't plan for what to do if he loses! !

What's more, I only think about the big goal of the strategy and leave everything else to the next level.

Those at the bottom are expected to interpret the strategies that have been passed down to them in their own way and take the actions they think are best.

Tanya understands this and thinks it's a great way to run an organization.

She was satisfied that Weiss and Serebryakov understood her intentions and acted accordingly.

That's why Zetua came to the front lines to command the battle.

In order to issue detailed instructions, the commander has no choice but to go to the front lines.

This is the reason why we have such a wonderful and powerful military, but it is fraught with problems.

Lergen and Uga explain in unison that the Imperial military's operational plans are based on civil war strategy.

The imperial army was thinking of strategies only to protect its own garden.

He says that when thinking about strategies in enemy territory, you can only think about it as an extension of that.

Tanya was able to understand the essence of the problem.

She realizes that the Imperial Army's chain of command has become too personal.

He understood that more detailed instructions were needed to produce decent results no matter who was in charge.

Although she understands this, it seems difficult to change the essence of the organization now.

The Eastern Front, where you fight against the Federation, is not Empire territory, so the Civil War strategy won't work.

It would be nice if Zetua was in the east, but he is now back in the center.

Lergen told Zetua that he would send Tanya's unit to get real information on the scene.

He says that Lergen and Uga will work together to accommodate Tanya's actions.

Lergen lent his name to Tanya, giving him more freedom of action.

It looks like we will be able to survive a critical situation by making on-site decisions.

The Federation is planning a strategy to destroy the Imperial Army.

The planner was an honest man named General Kutuz.

He had prepared a plan that could not fail and a strategy that could end the war.

We are considering which option to adopt at a meeting of senior officials, including the general secretary.

Both operations are large-scale operations that require many soldiers.

Unbeknownst to the Empire, they had been accumulating supplies little by little since the summer and making preparations.

The General Secretary is interested in a plan to end the war.

He said with a worried look that Kutuz was not certain to succeed.

He is worried that Qutuz doesn't know what Zetua will do.

Loriya will disclose the results of the intelligence activities and explain that there is nothing to worry about.

Looks like Lolya is still determined to capture Tanya.

She was doing perverted trend research.

She knows that Tanya's troops are returning to their home country from Ildoa.

It looks like they've placed a spy near Tanya's unit.

It seems like Loriya is expecting Tanya and the others to come out to intercept them.

She praises Zetua for returning her to her homeland.

Kutuz is afraid of Tanya's troops, but he seems to be relieved when Lolya tells him that the troops are not at full strength.

Loriya had earlier reported the results of her hearing to her general secretary.

The General Secretary appears to have adopted a strategy to end the war.

The Federation began preparations.

It seems that the federation is divided into specialized organizations.

The system appears to be healthy.

After finishing her secret meeting with Lergen and Uga, Tanya returned to the dormitory.

Weiss, who was in charge of her while she was away, reports that a new weapon has been developed.

Tanya sighs after checking the contents.

None of them looked like they could be used in the field.

The Imperial Army was obsessed with pursuing performance in weapon development.

We are paying the price for developing weapons that ignored mass production.

The calculation jewel included in the new weapon was a terrible thing.

As a result of improving its defense power, it lost its ease of handling.

Tanya realizes that even if they develop new weapons, there is no way they will be able to overturn their inferiority at the strategic level.

He seems to be seriously considering a career change from the Imperial Army, where he can't figure out a career plan no matter how hard he tries.

Weiss comes up with an interesting plan using a new type of computational orb that she can't do.

Tanya thinks that wizards fly, but he suggests going back to his earlier ideas.

He asks you to consider him as a powerful infantryman.

He points out the problem, saying that Tanya will be detected by the enemy due to her magic leakage problem.

Still, Weiss doesn't back down.

He suggested that it could be used as a blinder, assuming that it would be detected.

Tanya finds this amusing.

He decided to try an experiment right away.

His poor subordinates had to give up their vacation and get together.

He conducted a mock battle and found that it can be used to blind people when they see it for the first time.

The results will be summarized and reported.

Tanya says that she has no intention of stealing credit from his subordinate and decides to have Weiss write a report.

Officers from the 203rd Aviation Magic Battalion will also be writing reports.

As a resourceful Serebryakov, he is allowed to submit a report with notes he took during training.

When Tanya inspected the contents, she was amazed at the quality of the work.