[Haruna doesn’t know everything. Even if you see the future, you cannot see all the futures. Haruna cannot control the future at will. She can see the future, not the one who can control it. But now, everything is going according to her plan.]
“… … .”
I stared at the letter.
Professor Robert’s last message.
These words were written in a letter that could be called a suicide note, so I just tilted my head.
“I thought it had something to do with Haruna, but… … .”
Why did Professor Robert write this letter?
Just reading the contents, it feels like Haruna’s plan is to be stopped.
So, are you saying that Haruna’s plan is damaging to everyone?
“no… … .”
Robert is a straightforward person.
If Haruna was someone who would harm us, he would definitely have written the words to be careful.
Just writing that content means that it has meaning as it is.
If there is such a meaningful content… … .
“Hmm… … .”
I rubbed my chin and read the letter over and over again.
***
Ian sat in the Imperial Army’s office and rubbed his chin.
‘Catch the rebel’s tail.’
He was looking for traces of the rebels to build up his achievements.
The problem I had been having since the last time has not been resolved.
Still, there’s no point in thinking about it.
Time will solve the troubles, and Ian was only doing what Ian was supposed to do.
Ian is the commander of the Imperial Army.
The Imperial Army was created to stop the rebels, so it was originally his job to investigate the rebels.
Instead, it is his achievement to stop the rebels.
He investigated and stopped the rebels based on the information he obtained.
He would share his achievements with some of the Imperial Army, but it was clear that the greatest achievement would go to Ian.
‘Now, don’t worry about strange things, and focus on what you need to do now.’
Rather than thinking about what to do after receiving the position of Gaju, Ian decided to take over and think about it.
Ian slowly read the document in front of him.
“Commander.”
Then a man came into his room.
It was Astina.
Astina entered his room with her red hair neatly tied and dressed in a uniform.
“Have you come?”
“Yes, I have the materials.”
Astina handed the documents she was holding in her arms to Ian.
Handing over these documents was originally the job of a low-ranking person, but the documents he had were so important that Astina moved them directly.
Ian looked through the documents Astina handed over.
“There is no other movement on the rebel side.”
“Then the last move was just to kill Perian?”
“It must have been to kill Rudy.”
Rudy is Aryandor’s only weakness.
It was only natural for the rebels to aim.
“Is that just that?”
Aim for Rudy and Perian.
In a way, it could be overlooked, but Ian had another question here.
“Killing Rudy will certainly open up great possibilities for them. But that’s why the leadership was sent.”
When Rudy was killed, that is, when their plan succeeded, it was definitely a huge gain.
However, one cannot help but consider the risk of failure.
“If you really want to kill Rudy, there are many other ways. The reason they don’t do it is because it takes too much damage when it fails.”
They have something they want to get, even at the risk.
A way not only to kill Rudy, but to seize the victory on their own.
“Is it Mana Stone?”
At Astina’s words, Ian nodded.
That mana stone that Perian had.
They didn’t think they were trying to get it.
According to Rudy, they pretended to cooperate with Perian and fought him.
Killing Rudy was the number one priority.
There was no objection to this.
Nevertheless, it is said that the mana stone that killed Rudy and had similar importance at the same time was the mana stone.
As soon as Rudy’s stamina was almost completely drained, they betrayed him, aiming for a careless situation.
If his importance had been low, he might have taken a chance after killing Rudy.
Nevertheless, they moved first.
“What would have happened if they had killed Rudy and tried to break through.”
“Perian must have worked with mana stones and amplifiers.”
“For them, it would have been a hindrance for Perian to do it. If you drain the mana and vitality of the people in the capital with Life Drain, their victory formula is practically no different.”
Rudy was a hindrance to their victory, but Perian was also a hindrance.
The mana stones he had there were of great help to them.
“Didn’t you interrogate the spirit wizards who surrendered this time?”
“Yeah, I put the documents about him there too.”
“The mana stones made by the necromancers were used a lot by Perian himself, but some of them went to the rebels.”
After saying that, Ian pointed to the document he had seen before.
“Then where did all the mana stones go?”
They are preparing for something using mana stones.
Some of those mana stones were used in Damon’s command corps, but that wasn’t all.
According to the statements of the spirit wizards, about 5,000 mana stones went into the rebels.
It was the total amount of mana stones received over the years.
It was a small amount compared to the amount of mana stones used in the empire itself, but it was too much for all of them to be used for combat purposes.
Because the Empire had a lot of mana stones that were used for various facilities.
“Have you not seen the commander corps that attacked the Persian territory last time?”
“It didn’t look like a legion made with at least 5,000 mana stones.”
“I also attacked the rebels when you were attacked, but it didn’t feel like they used 5,000 mana stones with their magic tools.”
Ian got up from his seat.
“Then it’s decided.”
“Do you track mana stones?”
Ian nodded his head.
“I’ll take a few people to search, so make sure you move too.”
“All right. I will move right away.”
Astina nodded and tried to go outside.
“Astina.”
At Ian’s call, Astina turned her head.
“Move properly. Don’t think of it as a hindrance for Rudy.”
Then Astina grinned.
“I don’t do that. At least I know how to distinguish between public and private. And we have something before Rudy takes over the duchy.”
Prior to the peacock seat.
It was an arrogant word.
Besides the emperor, he was the duke who could be said to be the highest position in the empire.
There was no wealth, no honor, like this.
But is there anything first?
It was difficult for Ian to understand.
What’s greater than that… … .
“Then I will leave.”
Astina greeted Ian and went outside.
“Before the duke… … .”
Ian, who was left alone, quietly spoke to himself.
***
“Uh, Rudy, are you here?”
Lee greeted me with a smile.
Rie was wearing a white dress with her hair braided to the side.
taken from noblemtl.com
Maybe it was because of the outfit, or maybe it was because she didn’t have a uni, so she looked softer than the last time.
“Shall we walk outside and talk?”
“I’m fine.”
I walked through the gardens of Lie and the Imperial Palace.
The garden was filled with bright flowers as if to signal that it was spring.
Rie slowly opened her mouth as she walked through the garden.
“Have you thought about Haruna?”
“Oh, I’ve been thinking about this and that.”
“So how do you do it?”
“I made a rough plan, but I’m still debating whether to implement it.”
“What do you have to worry about? If you tell me, I will take care of it.”
“I’m not worried about this because it’s difficult to implement.”
Lee tilted her head.
“what is that?”
“I’ll tell you later. if implemented. By the way, I’m not here to do this now.”
“okay. Come on out.”
“… … Mooyoung?”
I’ve heard this name before.
A man walked in from behind and knew who he was.
“ah… … . The other day… … .”
“Hello, Rudy Astria.”
He was the man who helped me the last time I was looking for Uncle Yurik.
“Why is this person here?”
“Well? Have you two ever met?”
“There is. But why here… … .”
As I spoke with bewildered eyes, Mooyoung slightly lowered her head.
“Last time, I couldn’t introduce myself properly. My name is Moo-yeong, the head of the Imperial Chamber.”
“Is it imperial darkbu?”
I remembered something I had forgotten.
Rie knew that she went to the ball with Luna.
That’s what this person was talking about.
“How did you think I found out?”
“Hmm… … .”
The source of the information Lie got was the dark buoy.
In the academy, using spirits to listen to these and other sounds, I knew how to use that method to obtain other information.
Actually, it was weird.
If Liie really listens to all sounds and gets information, then she has to listen to the sounds every day.
Rie, who does many things, can’t be so leisurely.
“Anyway, let’s talk.”
“Yes, take this paper. This is the information you asked for.”
“Ah yes… … .”
I took the paper that Moo-young handed over and read it.
On that paper, the contents related to mana stones were written.
What I decided to investigate in order to accumulate achievements was the content related to mana stones.
Among them, the main content was related to magic engineering.
One of the questions that no one has asked so far.
When McDowell and Arjandor fought, McDowell lost an arm and Aryandor lost a leg.
Still, Aryandor had legs.
A prosthetic leg made by magic engineering.
I didn’t have any doubts about it at first, but when I saw the mana stones made by the necromancers, a thought occurred to me.
The rebels have experts in magic engineering.
He has received a large amount of mana stones, and is preparing something.
Until now, in the rebels, nothing related to magic engineering existed except for Aryandor’s prosthetic leg.
Even if it was one big battle, obviously.
“I made a question about the magic engineer in the tower, and in the document I wrote down where he might be. Check it out.”
“Thank you so much, Lee.”
Rie wiggled the corners of her lips in a sincere expression of gratitude.
“How are you going to live without me?”
“I can’t do it without you.”
“Can’t you live without me?”
“uh. I can’t live.”
“… … uh?”
“How can I live without you?”
When I spoke calmly, Lee opened her eyes wide.
“What are you talking about.”
“What do you mean literally?”
“Tell me more. the meaning of what you said.”
I smiled and grabbed the papers.
“Lee, thank you. Then I will go now.”
“Oh, no. Tell me the meaning of what you said.”
I immediately moved my mana and approached Rie.
“ah?”
As he approached, he kissed Rie’s head.
“ah???????”
Lie looked at me without saying anything as if it had suddenly broken down.
“Then see you next time.”
I moved to the place with space magic while appreciating Lie’s sullen expression.