Became a Strategist With an Intelligence of 100 and an Accuracy Rate of 100%

26 – Episode 26. Entrust yourself to the Brans Army (1)

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I left the capital and joined the ranks of the Brans army.

The streets of Zeeland, where I walked every day, felt somehow unfamiliar.

If you suddenly turn your head and look above the royal castle…… The bright sky blue flag symbolizing Brans County was waving vigorously.

Yes.

Seeland Castle and the surrounding territory were now owned by the Brans County.

If you look around on the way, there is a market that is just starting to come alive, including Tifa’s new building.

If you go a little further and look to the side, you will see the golden wheat field that you and Luna watched.

And, if you walk a little further, the small square of her village, where she danced with you, appears.

Due to the soldiers coming, all the residents of the territory were inside their houses, so the current scene was quite grim-

It was inevitable that the marks she had walked with for several months would appear like afterimages here and there in the city.

‘…… Lunarien.’

I put down the things about Runarien that remained in a corner of my mind.

In order to survive, I had to not let anyone know that I was planning to return to Lunarien County.

The light green flag that fluttered at Zeeland Castle.

Someday, that flag will fly again.

Until then, I am Swen of Lynn Brans.

No.

He was going to be anyone’s Swen.

Even if it was under the tyrant Serpina, I was confident that I would work like a dog.

So survive-

I will definitely fall under Luna, who will build a unified nation.

At least as long as she continues to hold her fate in her hands.

In that way, I emptied her heart that had held her, filled it with her sky-blue new sun, and followed her procession out of Zeeland Castle.

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The first thing Lin did after arriving at the royal castle of Annell Castle was to deploy her 80,000-strong large unit back to the various front lines where it was originally guarded.

“Brother. I will ask you a favor about the south? If anything happens, we can talk to you anytime.”

“Yes! I understand.”

Chell nodded her head and quickly left the castle.

As most of the troops came from the South, the person who had to move the fastest was Chell.

In the southern continent, several countries were competing.

Among them, there were a total of four major countries, excluding weak countries with only a few territories.

Roland County is the closest border to Brans County, and Hesna County is relatively adjacent.

And the Karelia County and Ohana County that exist in the non-adjacent places below.

It was convenient to think that these four countries maintained a similar power structure.

They are divided, but if the national power of these four countries were combined, it would far surpass the national power of Brans County.

Of course, we will not form a coalition or anything – but in order to conquer the South, it was necessary that the front line not be as wide as it is now.

Serpina in the North Even so, the numerous weak countries scattered in the central region and the nations that are a bit of a concern, including the Aethus Army in the east, must first be sorted out before you can move your troops to the south with peace of mind.

So, until the situation is somewhat resolved, Brans’ best sword, Chell, will be placed in the southern part.

In the meantime, quickly conquer the central and western part of the continent, and if possible, the eastern part.

This was the grand strategy of the Brans army established by Lin.

‘The location is not good. Here.’

It may sound like we are full as we own the most fertile land in the central part of the continent, but-

It was certainly in a position where battle could not be avoided.

“Master. Would you mind assisting Chell of the South this time?”

Lin shook her head at Farfalle’s words.

“No. Stay here for the time being. It looks like something is going to happen in the south… But they won’t touch our side right now.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. Intelligence has come in. I think there will be a lot of commotion.”

“Are the Hesna forces moving?”

“Oh my.”

Lin looked at Farfalle with an amused expression.

“Do you have any guesses?”

“I guess it’s because I was in the south until recently.”

Border line between Hesna County and Ohana County.

I heard that troops are concentrating there.

There was a high possibility that war would not break out, but what if war broke out?

Rather than paying attention to us, Roland will try to mess with Hesna next to us.

Then, you can move according to the situation at that time.

Whether we were going to rob Roland County, which was empty, or conversely, we were going to rob Hesna County first – the flower party was in our hands.

“That’s right. So, let’s take some time and watch. Why not bring Swen over instead?”

“By Swen… Do you mean the man who was abandoned by Lunarien?”

“Yes!”

Farfalle said with a puzzled expression.

“He doesn’t seem like such a great person…”

“No, I’m completely drunk. Of course, it could have been because I didn’t have you by my side… But I’m sure you’re an unusual friend! Now that we’re part of the family, shouldn’t I tell you about this and that? hehehehe♡”

“…….”

After listening to Rin smiling happily, Farfalle fell into deep thought.

Was she a true monarch who truly cared about her subjects and was she the kind of person who cared about each and every one of them like this?

When viewed objectively, it was not.

All she took care of were S-class generals who were obviously useful. The rest of the generals were simply used to handle the castle’s internal affairs or to fill in numbers in places that needed to be assigned but were not that important.

When she thought about it, her master Lin’s Seonguan, whom she served, was not bad overall, even if he was a bit strangely stubborn.

Is this man named Swen really a hottie? Farfalle was also curious about that.

“Please wait a moment.”

“Yes, yes! Tell them not to be nervous and to come in comfortably!”

“Yes.”

After nodding his head, Farfalle left the castle.

Exactly 10 minutes later – Swen, now free, walked here with Farfalle.

Then, after kneeling on one knee and showing courtesy, she uttered a sentence that was extremely sweet to Lin.

“Did you call me, my lord?”

“Yes! Welcome! It’s nice to see you here again, isn’t it?”

The man who had come as an envoy and teased me by saying, ‘I have come to tell you a story from our lord Runarien,’ was now calling me ‘lord’ in front of me.

This exhilarating feeling!

Nothing excited her more than having her worthy men serve her, and hearing her address herself as her ‘master’.

“Now that we have become a new family member, wouldn’t it be nice to formally say hello?”

Rin immediately smiled and spoke with high tension.

“I am Lin Brans! As you know, I am the monarch of Brans County. I am the one who will unify this continent. Swen, what do you think? Do you think so too?”

Farfalle, who was standing next to her on the throne, felt sympathy for the man named Swen.

I don’t know what kind of ability he had to fool his master to get so much attention…… The Lynn she knew was a performance supremacist who valued her performance more than anyone else.

If you don’t make any notable achievements, you will quickly fall out of favor and have to spend your time contented with a lowly position.

If you were someone who just wanted to make a living and didn’t have a lot of money, it would probably be okay – but if you were ambitious, it was a treatment that you couldn’t endure.

Besides, it wasn’t the first time Lin had made such a fuss over a new talent.

And, there wasn’t a single person who met her ridiculously high expectations.

“…….”

After hearing Lin’s words, Swen lowered her head, and then she cautiously opened her mouth.

“I will do my best to assist you in achieving your goals, Lin.”

“Good! I like your attitude! Yes! I hope you’ll use that ability for me in the future, right?”

“Is there any question?”

Lin looked at Swen with satisfaction-

Soon she remembered something and opened her mouth.

“That’s right. Come to think of it, you don’t have a place to stay here, do you?”

“Nothing in particular… I don’t mind using the inn.”

“What do you mean, an inn? Of course, the inn at Castle Annel is fine, but we can’t treat such a precious subordinate of our military. Wait a minute. Farfalle, do you have any free rooms?”

“Yes, there is none…”

Of course, she did not directly offer rooms to all of her subordinates.

She was definitely giving special treatment to a man named Swen.

“Hmm – Is there a good place…?”

Rin pondered for a moment, then she tapped the armrest of her chair as if she had thought of a good idea and said,

“Ah. That’s right. No. 32 East Arnell, to the right of the royal castle. There’s a general who lives in a large room over there. Let’s go there and live together.”

“Are we staying together?”

“Yes! It’s like a roommate. All the buildings in that area are managed by the government, so you can just go and stay there! The person who lives there is also my subordinate, so I think it’s okay to ask him various questions.”

Swen said, lowering her head.

“Yes, I understand. I will stay there as ordered.”

“Good!”

Rin said, smiling again as if she was satisfied.

“It’s okay to go now! This regular meeting is in three days, so you can come to the castle and attend then. Your roommate will tell you the details. See you then?”

“Yes.”

After Swen said that, she stood up, showed courtesy to the end, and slowly left the royal castle.

As soon as Swen went outside, Lin turned her head and looked at Farfalle and asked.

“How do you feel? What do you think?”

“Yes, well…”

Farfalle couldn’t choose the right sentence to answer.

Well, her first impression of a man named Swen was that he was a worthless general who had a nice face but looked very frail.

It’s not like ripping off one’s face to make a living, but shouldn’t a man be able to use it if he has talent?

I couldn’t understand what happened to make me so obsessed with that man.

However, there is no need to make her feel bad in times like this.

Farfalle finally came up with an appropriate answer.

“There is definitely an unusual energy.”

“Really? What I said is right.”

‘Is this enough?’

Farfalle breathed an inward sigh of relief.

Nothing would be worse for her than to make her moody.

At that time.

‘…… For a moment.’

Lynn said she definitely told me to go to East Arnell 32nd Street.

She added that the person who lives there should be her roommate.

Farfalle was also familiar with that neighborhood.

She herself was living in East Arnell.

To that extent, she also knew who lived on 32nd Street.

‘It’s definitely there…’ … !’

Spooky!

Farfalle looked at his master, Rin.

She was sitting on the throne, smiling brightly, organizing the documents on the nightstand.

…… It’s like that on purpose.

She sent a ‘man’ named Swen there on purpose.

‘…… ‘A person who is disliked by his lord must suffer a lot.’

How to survive safely in Brans County.

That was something that could never escape Lin Brans’ eyes.

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Outside of Anel Castle, inside the estate.

“I am Lin Brans! As you know, I am the monarch of Brans County. I am the one who will unify this continent. What do you think, Swen? Do you think so too?”

At that moment, I was able to type clearly.

The question ‘Can Lin Brans unify the continent?’

And as expected, the results were printed out ridiculously quickly.

[No.]

‘They say so, new lord.’

The result is no different from when I first met Luna.

She is not destined to become a unified monarch.

But there is no need to say this out loud.

In any case, she had to be helpful and gain his trust in order to avoid unnecessary suspicion.

After checking the map of the village square, I headed to East Arnell Street.

That place definitely had a different feel from Zeeland Castle, which had only dilapidated buildings.

Even though it was evening time, there were quite a lot of people walking around, and unlike Zeeland, which was full of old wooden houses, the only buildings were beautiful two-story brick houses with a medieval feel.

How many minutes did he walk like that?

I was finally able to arrive at 32 East Arnell.

‘Are we here?’

An ordinary brick house with beautiful trees around it.

Still, it was much better than the place I stayed in Zeeland, which had only one bed and was hardly even worth mentioning.

If it were normal, I would have felt like I had achieved success, but…… Somehow it wasn’t all that enjoyable.

Where is Runarien right now?

Is it somewhere on the road to the south?

Are Kane and Tifa following her without much trouble?

‘…… It’s okay.’

When I think about her now, nothing in particular can be resolved.

With that thought in mind, I slowly knocked on the door.

And.

A voice came from beyond the door.

“Who are you?”

‘Huh?’

…… It was a woman’s voice.