chapter 56
56 – Episode 56. Your actions are clearly visible
“Cleaning up Aishous-kun? Suddenly?”
“Yes.”
I closed my eyes.
Then, he slowly put on the ‘very serious-looking trickster’s expression’ that he had practiced several times and spoke.
“After the plan between Alefel County and Charam County and the countries on both sides failed, the atmosphere within the Aicious Army is unusual. Yuuri Baranga is a subordinate who has doubts about Aicious’s leadership. There seem to be some generals. With the overall state of disarray, Yuuri seems to be planning to clean up the weak countries behind him in order to make up for his mistakes.”
“Really? How do you know that?”
“I sent you some intelligence a while ago.”
Of course, everything I said was a lie.
However, I could feel that my background, that all the nonsense speculations up until now were true, was strongly shaking her heart.
“Now is the time. Build a small fortress that can be built as quickly as possible right near Balharat Castle, use it as a forward base, and then advance. You must build a fortress. A good place is right next to the mountain range. It seems like this is an opportunity as the Aethus Army has not yet cleared out the Charam Army and the Alefel Army. As for the troops… The same number of troops currently deployed in the east will be sufficient.”
“Why the fortress?”
“We need to build a fortress there so that favorable energy will gather for our army.
She listened to my nonsense very seriously and was lost in her thoughts with her hand resting on her chin.
About 40,000 people.
It was a bit low to hit Balharat Castle, but…… It will be difficult to completely ignore my words now, not just anyone else’s.
Nevertheless, I did not rule out the possibility that she would not listen to me.
When she came to Brans County and worked under her, she gave him her advice for a few days, and there was a fact that she felt vividly.
Lin basically does not trust others. So, no matter how much it is my own words, it would be difficult to easily believe nonsense such as ‘a favorable atmosphere is gathering for our military.’
Yes.
What I’m trying to say is, this wasn’t everything.
Something like Balharat Castle was just a fake to hide the ‘real demands’.
Let’s throw some bait here.
A bait that would definitely catch her.
“The vanguard… Yes, I think General Chell would be good.”
“Chell? In the South?”
“That’s right. Otherwise, it might be a good idea to give General Kalinz, who is on probation, a chance. The momentum is completely on our side.”
“It’s a bit awkward to take out Chell, and Kalinz is not trustworthy at all. Who else?”
Right now.
I made a lump of rice cake with my tongue and spit it out of my mouth.
“Actually, I think it doesn’t matter who comes… As long as it’s not General Irene.”
* * *
“…Huh?”
Lin accurately caught Swen’s name out of her mouth.
What if it’s not Irene?
Rin tilted her head and asked a curious question.
“Iren? Why her?”
“Ah… That.”
At her words, Swen broke into a cold sweat and spoke as if she didn’t know what to do.
“I don’t know exactly, but… I feel a bad vibe.”
“Bad energy?”
“That’s right. I’ve never said it before, but I often try to communicate with heaven. When I need to pray to heaven like last time, it’s essential to communicate every day in order to respond in the right place.”
Rin was able to understand what she said right away.
In fact, when he wasn’t working, he went to a strange cave and meditated with a soldier standing in front of him.
If the lord himself wanted to force him out, he could have taken him out, but he didn’t seem to be doing anything dangerous, so I just left him alone.
‘In that cave, is there communication with the sky or something?’
It was a completely nonsensical story.
I thought it was very true because he said that and it wasn’t anyone else.
Because she also now recognized his abilities.
She still had no intention of trusting him unconditionally, but the thought that he might not be such a big deal, as he seemed to attach so much importance to self-reliance that he would just laugh off even being insulted, was making her relax her guard. .
As Swen said this, she made an exaggerated gesture and looked up at the sky with her eyes closed.
“Like this… I am speaking to the sky with all my heart. What should we do in the future? What is the most efficient way for us to decide?”
“…Really?”
Of course.
There wouldn’t have been any bullsh*t.
If the teller of this story had not been Swen, who called down her meteorite from the sky.
He actually performed a miracle.
He read the international situation like a ghost and kept saying only the right things.
Swen’s history packaged this madman’s bullsh*t in a way that made it look very believable.
“For this operation, it’s not that I didn’t think about General Irene, the ‘siege specialist’… But strangely enough, she doesn’t have a good chemistry with this operation. It’s too dangerous. That’s why…”
Swen slowly opened her eyes and spoke in a slightly trembling voice.
He looked like a weak person who was afraid of something.
“It looks like General Irene’s life will be in danger.”
“……!!!”
“So, I think it would be better to hire someone other than General Irene. General Irene is the backbone of our army. It doesn’t mean that we can’t win if we send her, but if it’s okay to send another general, why don’t we hire her? Risking your life is inefficient.”
“…I see.”
After Rin said that, she immediately fell into her thoughts.
Re-invasion of Aishus County.
It is said that Swen personally sent intelligence, but it was true that she was uneasy as she had not heard it with her own ears.
No matter how much he truly shows miracles, and for some reason, everything he says is true-
If you move your soldiers again and incur losses, there is a high possibility that you will be in a truly dangerous situation.
Carlinz had already used up all the surplus troops except for the soldiers who would guard the border.
It was clear that public sentiment would fall if conscription was attempted unreasonably.
If she were her usual self, she would have thought a little more carefully.
‘Iren’s life…… ‘She could be in danger?’
It was just that the prerequisites were met, but Rin’s thinking circuit was easily distorted.
The Swen she had observed so far was, in any case, a very capable tactician, even though his desire for her success was so great that he just laughed off her humiliating remarks.
His advice was absolutely correct. At first he thought he had magical powers, but recent advice had its own basis.
Of course, he is making the absurd claim that he is ‘communicating with the sky’…… He has already shown results. That he is a man who can communicate with something huge.
There was news going around that she was a wizard, but in her opinion, there was no such thing as magic in the world-
The being called a ‘wizard’, whom she learned by reading her ancient documents, did not perform actions such as holding ancestral rites to communicate with heaven.
That means.
Iren…… Doesn’t that mean it can be removed without any risk?
Honestly.
She hated Irene.
She was the daughter of a guard knight, and I didn’t like her from the moment I first met her.
There was no special reason. Now that I think about it, I was right that there was no reason. At first, she thought it was because she was better than him in every way, but in the end, she was the monarch and she was only a subject.
But, just because you don’t like it, you take Irene and execute her?
Honestly, if you wanted to do that, you could do it with an appropriate reason – but this was definitely a big risk.
If you become known as a tyrant like Serpina, you will face many difficulties in the future.
The current Brans army was not at the level of Serpina’s army, even though they were building an overwhelmingly powerful force just like her.
She was clever, but not stupid. Dealing with Irene had to be done in a battlefield, if possible. Because the picture of her fighting and being killed is the most natural.
To be honest, she later thought that she had made a serious mistake in deciding to remain in the fortress and fight. Anyone could see that she had been sent out to die.
Luckily, Swen blocked it well so it wasn’t noticeable.
And now.
One of her subordinate generals ‘seems to always say the right things.’
She was saying that Irene’s life might be in danger.
Rin looked around her.
There was no farfalle here.
Only the two soldiers standing guard heard the conversation between me and Swen.
This is enough.
We were able to sort her out without any rumors about her.
The person involved, Swen, was closer to a small person than expected. He was confident that if you gave him only what he wanted, he would somehow manipulate it.
She thought.
Finally, a real opportunity has come.
The moment has come when we can clean up the ‘real thorn in our eyes’ in a slightly different way!
Moreover, if this is true, wouldn’t it mean that Irene might die as a result of the fight – at the same time as her castle is recaptured?
Of course, she may not die, but if she stays with Swen, there is a high possibility that she will seek another opportunity through ‘communication with the sky’ again.
Normally she would have thought a little more carefully, but……
In front of the extremely appetizing rice cake, I was quickly turning on my happiness circuit like an ordinary human being.
“…Okay, Swen. Since it’s your opinion and not someone else’s, I’ll review it positively. Of course, the content may be a little different in the end, but it doesn’t matter, right?”
* * *
I looked at Rin who was lost in her thoughts after listening to me.
Think, think again.
Think about it several times and decide for yourself.
About ‘how will I use my strategy?’
Please think and think again.
A chance has come to use my advice, right?
Balharat Castle probably doesn’t matter, right?
Isn’t that what you want?
Do you want to kill Irene Juliet?
Don’t you want to get rid of her without any risk?
Act like you’re being generous.
It won’t be long before you call her and tell her with her benevolent smile that you want to give her a chance.
Build a small fortress in the front yard of Balharat Castle and attack from there as a base.
You may need to follow my advice. If even one thing went wrong, there was a chance that the fate I seemed to have predicted could be twisted.
At the end, with a clear smile on her face, I will tell her that I ‘look forward to seeing her meritorious work’.
In conclusion, after building her fortress, we will hand over full power to her.
You sure do, Lynn Brans.
Your actions are clearly visible…… !!
“…Okay, Swen. Since it’s your opinion and not someone else’s, I’ll review it positively. Of course, the content may be a little different in the end, but it doesn’t matter, right?”
‘That’s enough!’
With her confidence, I bowed down and spoke to her.
“I understand. However, if there is a little delay, everything may go wrong again, so please move as quickly as possible.”
“Yes. If we really achieve Balharat Castle with this… I will appoint you as our military’s new national officer.”
“……!!!”
I made the most surprised expression I could.
Then he lowered his voice slightly and spoke.
“Well… If you do that, I promise that I will continue to be loyal to you, Rin.”
“Yes. But don’t expect too much. Changing the national strategy is not as simple as you think.”
I also knew that arrangement.
That must be his way of trying to catch me.
In her eyes, I am someone who is crazy about her reputation and just laughs off her own insults.
But.
That’s why I felt grateful to her.
Thank you, my lord. Thank you for remaining dark and humid until the end.
Thank you for following my thoughts to this extent.
“Then, let’s go.”
“Okay. Anyway, you’ve had a hard time so far. It’s okay to rest from tomorrow until you are given a separate mission.”
“I’ll be waiting for the day you call me.”
I slowly left the castle.
Of course, I had no intention of seeing her again.
Because this was her last time alone with her.
‘Then should I prepare too?’
I walked briskly home.