Liberl News (Sky FC)/Issue 5

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 * [Featured Story] We Interview Colonel Richard!


 * ◆A Close-Up Look at the Man Behind the Plan◆

The Linde incident halted the nation's aerial transportation and struck fear in our hearts, but thanks to the Royal Army's Intelligence Division (hereafter 'I.D.'), all of that's behind us now, and no hostages were harmed. We're pleased to welcome the I.D. founder today for an exclusive one-on-one interview, and we'd like to thank him for taking time from his busy schedule to meet with us.

Alan Richard, Founder of I.D. Born S.C. 1168 (Age 34), Single War College Graduate, Rank: Colonel

Liberl News (hereafter LN): Congratulations on your success with the Linde incident! Col. Alan Richard (hereafter AR): Thanks, but I'm not sure I'm the right person to congratulate. We officers just sit in front of a desk all day. It's the men and women on the field who deserve all the praise here!

LN: And we are thankful, truly. Tell me, Col., what was your role in the Hundred Days War? AR: Easier to say what my role wasn't! I planned strategies, I fought, I handled communications and intelligence, and I procured goods for the troops, to name just a few of my tasks.

LN: And were the lessons you learned in the war contributive to the founding of the I.D.? AR: Actually, no. We now live in an information age, and as orbal technology advances, life becomes faster-paced. And if the Royal Army can't keep up...well, then that's it for us!

LN: How do you see the Royal Army now, and in what ways do you believe it could be improved? AR: As an officer, I really can't officially answer that. If you're asking for my own personal opinion, though, then I'd have to say we need to become a more robust organization.

LN: As in, more arms proliferation? AR: No, no, quite the opposite! Not an expansion of force, but of quality. We need significant improvements in our organization, our equipment, our command structure...

LN: I'm afraid that's all the time we have, but Colonel Alan Richard, I sincerely thank you for granting us this wonderful opportunity.


 * ◆This Reporter's Impression◆

Unpretentious, unrestrained and bold, Col. Alan Richard is nothing at all like the elite, haughty image people seem to have of him. And given his accomplishments, it's clear he's not only a brilliant man, but a politically savvy one as well. He truly is the Royal Army's rising star, and his time is only just beginning!


 * [Culture] Festival at the Jenis Royal Academy

The lychee is back in season, and as always, the Jenis Royal Academy is ready to celebrate! Come for the fruit, but stay for the booths, the exhibits, and of course, the annual class play!

Clear lake water flows over the edge of an aqueduct, forming cascading falls of unmatchable beauty. Such is Air-Letten-- a place of natural splendor and boundless wonder. Scholars and archaeologists alike are baffled as to how such grand medieval aqueducts were built in an age before orbal technology.
 * [Culture] 'Site'-Seeing&#58; Ruan & Air-Letten

At present, the ruins of Air-Letten are used as a checkpoint between Ruan and Zeiss, but quality accommodations are also available for curious travelers with a taste for the ancient and mysterious. If that's you, then Letten the Air out of your boring life, and get going!
 * [Breaking Story] Mercia Orphanage Burnt to Ashes

Before dawn yesterday, a fire broke out at the Mercia Orphanage. No injuries were reported, but the building has been completely leveled. The Bracer Guild is presently investigating.
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 * 【特集】リシャール大佐　独占インタビュー


 * ◆王国軍の新星、その実像に迫る◆

国中を騒がせた《リンデ号》事件. 世紀の大犯罪を解決へと導いたのは、王国軍の新設部署である情報部の的確な判断だった――今号は読者のご要望に応え、情報部の創設者であるリシャール大佐への直撃インタビューを掲載する. 多忙な日程にも関わらず質問に答えて下さった大佐に感謝したい.

アラン・リシャール大佐プロフィール： 1168年生まれ（34歳）、独身. 士官学校卒、大佐. 王国軍情報部司令.


 * ◆情報部の設立は「時代の必然」◆

本誌：《リンデ号》事件ではお疲れ様でした. リシャール大佐（以下、大佐）：私たち士官は机の前に座っていただけですよ. 本当の功労者は現場で捜索にあたった兵士たちだと思いますが？

本誌：ご説ごもっとも――では、さっそく最初の質問です. 《百日戦役》ではどのような任務を？ 大佐：作戦立案から実際の戦闘、通信連絡、物資調達に至るまで、あらゆることをやりました.

本誌：その時の戦訓が情報部新設の動機ですか？ 大佐：いえ、部の設立は時代の必然なのです. 導力技術が発展し物事の動きは速くなった. 我々もそれに呼応し変化しただけです.


 * ◆王国軍には「質的な転換が必要」◆

本誌：将来、王国軍はどうあるべきでしょうか？ 大佐：士官が語るべき内容ではありませんが、個人的な意見を述べるなら―――王国軍はより強固な組織に生まれ変わる必要があると思います.

本誌：軍備増強の必要があるということですか？ 大佐：いえ、そうではありません. 量の拡充でなく、質の転換が必要なのです. 組織、装備、すべての面における質的な転換が―――.

本誌：（ここで時間）ありがとうございました.


 * ◆記者の印象◆

率直で気さくな人柄―――リシャール大佐の人物像は、世間に流布する「エリート」のイメージとは似ても似つかない. 情報部設立の手際を見て分かる通り、ただ頭が切れるだけの人物ではなく、政治的な手腕にも長けている. 王国軍に現れた新星、その動向は今後ますます世間の注目を集めそうだ.


 * 【文化】学園祭迫る　ジェニス王立学園

学び舎のにぎわう季節がやってきた. 今年もまもなくジェニス王立学園で学園祭が開催される. 展示発表や各種の模擬店のほか、恒例の生徒たちによる演劇も予定されている. 熱演を期待しよう.

断崖に突き出た水道橋から、流れ下ってきた湖水が滝となってほとばしる――――エア＝レッテンの奇観には見る者を圧する迫力がある. 中世の遺跡とされる水道橋だが、導力器もない時代にどうやって建設したのだろうか. 興味は尽きることがない. 現在、遺跡の内部は関所として利用されている. 旅行者用の宿泊施設もあるので、ルーアン観光のついでに古代のロマンに触れてみるのはいかがだ ろうか.
 * 【文化】遺跡探訪　〜ルーアン地方エア＝レッテン〜


 * 【速報】孤児院が全焼

昨日未明、ルーアン地方にあるマーシア孤児院から出火、同施設は全焼した. 院長をはじめ施設で生活していた子供たちに怪我はなかった. 遊撃士協会現地支部が出火原因の調査にあたっている.