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

47 – Episode 47. Northern Fortress Defense (6)

As I was frozen and embarrassed after seeing Kalinz, Irene spoke to me in a friendly voice.

“Ah, Swen. You were losing your mind… So I don’t know.”

I turned her head and looked at Irene.

And – she was able to tell her what happened while I was losing her mind.

* * *

Turn the clock forward.

Carlinz, who had succeeded in escaping from the prison of Cherien Castle, stole the soldier’s horse and quickly ran toward the fortress.

From what she heard, it seemed that Serpina’s army was leading about 50,000 soldiers and was advancing on this place, Cherien Castle, which had lowered its defenses and taken out its troops by trapping its own soldiers.

It’s good that you managed to escape by taking advantage of the inevitably chaotic atmosphere…… The problem was next.

‘I was foolish.’

As she thought about it in her cold, imprisoned mind, she realized how foolish she had been.

First of all, the morale of the soldiers at Cherien Castle was not low at all.

Serpina conquered the north, but wasn’t Kalinz clearly aware that many unrest occurred because she did not completely win the public support throughout the north?

If he thought about it, he could have deduced that the rebels might be surprisingly loyal to Ian.

Anyway, the results of his battle were disastrous.

A general from an enemy country who took care of the supplies that Serpina’s army should have brought in!

Perhaps Kalinz, thanks to himself and no one else, the Serpina army will be able to easily suppress the rebellion.

He had established the military establishment he so desperately wanted to establish.

However, he was not a military official of the Brans army, but a military official of the enemy country, Serpina.

‘Damn it!’

How humiliating is this?

After everything had passed, I realized my arrogance and foolishness.

Furthermore, since everything was ruined like this, it was clear that the fortress he had built on his own initiative would inevitably be taken away.

In the first place, this fortress was built at the strong insistence of Kalinz himself.

He suffered a disgrace in the battle against the small country of Runarien and failed to achieve any significant results in the north, so he had to do something and show something.

He was not just a general, but was a blood relative of Lin Brans, the monarch of Brans County.

Even though his life was always compared to his older and younger siblings, I didn’t want to hear that ‘an incompetent guy got into that position because of blood ties.’

Although objectively speaking, he was a very outstanding general, he became impatient because he was always relatively undervalued compared to his brothers and sisters.

In such a situation, a fortress whose strategicity was questionable from the construction stage is recaptured not even long after it was built?

Is that also the result of fighting unreasonably and only doing good things for others?

When I was building this fortress, I received advice several times that it would be better not to build it as there is a high possibility that if it is taken over, it will result in an advantageous outcome for the enemy.

At the time, my vision was blurry, so I just ignored it and moved on – but now I can see it.

They were right.

Looking back, I realized that I was only doing useless things.

‘Damn it!’

Carlinz thought.

Now that he has become this ugly, I don’t think I should beg for his life.

I would rather die fighting in the fortress.

For the honor of the Brans family, he had to die on the battlefield.

If he did such a stupid thing, wouldn’t he have to take responsibility himself?

Otherwise, he would not have been able to see the faces of his younger brother, his master, and his older brother, the best sword of Brans’ army.

But.

No matter how much she thought about it, she was uneasy at the thought that her own younger brother, Lin, might have ordered her to retreat.

Because it was her nature not to fight a battle she could not win.

When she arrived at the fortress, she realized that the flag hanging was not light blue, but a bright yellow flag symbolizing Serpina County.

Kalinz even had the extreme idea of fighting the fortress alone.

‘Please…… Just hold on a little longer…… !’

Has Kalinz’s wish been reached?

Fortunately, the flag hanging on the fortress was light blue, proving that it belonged to the Brans Army.

But.

The atmosphere was strange.

‘…… What is that?’

On top of the castle wall, a man was doing something strange.

It seems like I’m screaming between two drums.

When I got a little closer, I saw that it was a white-haired man.

I think there was definitely one young man with white hair in the fortress…… ?

However, he is not given any more time to think.

“…Huh?”

When he raised his head and looked at the sky.

In that place——

* * *

After hearing the situation from Iren, I was able to understand the current situation.

‘I see. Is it a prison break?’

Generals with high ability scores were not often captured as prisoners, but even if they were captured, they often escaped from prison.

That’s why he was quick to appoint people, or quickly use them as material for diplomacy.

As the situation was dire, it seemed that Ian was unable to react wisely.

Well, I understand. How can you manage prisoners when the rebels who just raised their army are engaged in battle?

There is a high probability that Serpina’s army was dispatched.

Kalinz nodded his head as if he was overwhelmed and spoke to the horse.

For some reason, the way he looked at me was unusual.

“Swen! Your name is Swen, right?”

“Yes.”

“Yes! Your name… I, Kalinz Brans, definitely remembered it. I will make sure I never forget it in the future.”

?

I wonder why he’s acting like that all of a sudden, but since he’s already thrown cold water on me, let’s deal with him in moderation.

“Thank you.”

“Thank you, I am grateful. From what I heard, you were the only one in the fortress that everyone had abandoned, even protesting even though no orders were given to you, and saying that you would fight in person…?”

I don’t know when I last heard that story again.

First of all, it’s true, so let’s just say so.

“Yes.”

“Yes! Swen… I risked my life to fight to protect this fortress, even resisting! It’s for me, Kalinz Brands!”

???

What on earth is he talking about?

Why do I fight for you?

But.

Carlinz, who had no way of knowing that I was thinking that way, spoke with great tension about what was so overwhelming.

“Swen! I, too, witnessed the miracle you performed with my own eyes! I saw it on the way to the fortress on horseback!”

‘Ah.’

When I heard that story, I suddenly felt like my mind became clearer.

When making inferences – I thought that I might be able to explain the fact that Carlinz became my ally and rebelled against me.

That’s not it, it was like he saw me putting on a live show with his own eyes.

That means-

Kalinz Brands meant that I became confident beyond recognizing myself as an ‘extremely great person.’

‘…… That’s scary.

Prediction of intelligence of 100.

Even though I did it, there were times when it was scary enough to give me goosebumps.

“I guess it’s true that he built an altar, barely survived each day with minimal food to communicate with heaven… And kept knocking on heaven’s door by playing the drum!”

It seems like the story has been fleshed out a bit.

It looks interesting, so let’s just stay still.

“Ha! You look like you’re asking how I knew.”

Carlinz talked excitedly to himself without even listening to my answer.

“The soldiers who fought together in the fortress! I was able to hear the details from them! Swen! I am truly proud of you! It is amazing to see such a talented person like you joining our army. As expected, my lord’s eye for people is great. “It looks like you’re not wrong!”

“Thank you.”

“Hmm! That’s right!”

Kalintz said with a grin.

His confident tone seemed confident that I would be moved by what he said right now.

“I will never forget that you risked your life for me in this battle! As long as you are in Branth’s army, no one will look down on you! I will make a promise in Branth’s name!”

“…….”

It was true that I felt like it was annoying, but-

But anyway, it would be easier to just let people praise me like that rather than criticize me.

After making a fuss, Kalinz left the room.

Once again, only Iren and I were left in this room.

I turned her head and looked at Irene.

She was looking at me with worried eyes, wondering what was so unsettling.

“…Swen. I hope you can calm down for a while.”

“I’m fine because I slept for about a day.”

“Please listen to me. Please.”

“…….”

I think I can get up now, but……

Well, let’s just accept the favor here.

I thought it would be okay to think of it as making up for my already low stamina.

“Okay, but if anything happens, please call me.”

“Hmm. Sure.”

And then, silence came again.

I then felt strange and asked a question.

“I… Irene.”

“What is it?”

“Are you still going to stay here?”

“Yes.”

Iren nodded her head and answered immediately.

“Swen, it’s my job to take care of you. As for the fortress, General Kalinz has returned, so he’ll take care of it.”

“…Are you okay? Don’t you still have work to do?”

“No. For me now… Taking care of you, Swen, is the most important thing than anything else.”

She spoke in a very firm tone.

However, when she said that, her eyes were warm rather than cold.

For some reason, my attitude seemed to have changed a bit compared to before I lost my mind……

Honestly, I didn’t dislike her attitude that much.

“Then, please ask.”

“Yes.”

She smiled at me.

I was able to protect that smile-

At this moment, for the first time, I felt grateful that my intelligence was at 100.

*

After about a few days at the fortress.

News came that all of Ian’s castles, including Cherien Castle and Mati Castle, had been taken over by Serpina’s army, Ian’s army had been destroyed, and Ian Rashpalt, who had rebelled, had disappeared as the dew of his brother-in-law.

It is said that the heads of not only Ian but all of the rebel generals, including Solana Rashpalt and others who joined him in the rebellion, were cut off.

It was a really short rebellion.

I probably wouldn’t have lasted long anyway, but what was the reason for the rebellion even though I knew it would happen?

I became curious about such things once again, but there was no way to find out anymore.

Because Ian passed away.

‘What will happen to the North in the future?’

The suppression of the rebels and the execution of all of them sent a big message.

A message that everyone who rebels against Serpina will be killed.

Serpina’s prestige in the North will increase even further.

If the North is completely stabilized…… Of course, the place where the tip of the sword was aimed was Brans County.

‘The lord must prepare well.’

Well, why not take care of it yourself?

All I had to do was catch the escape point with Iren at the right time.

And another few days passed.

Reinforcements sent from Annell Castle have just arrived at the fortress.

Irene and I greeted the people who had arrived as reinforcements in the conference room where Kalinz was located.

“I, Taltin, have just arrived by order from my lord, General Kalinz.”

“Umm, okay.”

“I was really relieved to hear that General Kalinz escaped prison safely. My lord would have been happy to hear the news too.”

“…….”

Kalinz did not respond in particular and changed the topic.

“Yes. Volunteer troops can be used in this fortress from now on, right?”

“Well, I don’t think that will happen.”

“What?”

In response to Kalinz’s question, the general who called himself Taltin spoke in a stern tone.

“This is an order from the lord. He has ordered all the generals under his command, including Lord Calinz Brans, to return to Annel Castle.”

“What? Return? Then who will remain in this fortress?”

“…….”

Taltin hesitated slightly, but then carefully opened his mouth.

“And secondly, after taking all the supplies that could be taken… He ordered us to destroy the fortress.”