Jerk, jerk, jerk.
The family head, Daid Yorgil, moved quickly with a stiff face.
Behind him was the family guard.
The atmosphere they gave off was very bloody.
In time, they reached the center of the Neutral Zone.
It’s now a place where Lien and the kingdom can’t enter, but… … .
There, like Daid, there were the heads of Solstad and Romberg, who were accompanied by the guards.
“I will avenge my brother, Brood.”
Daid, who sat down, opened his mouth immediately.
There was an indescribable anger on his face.
“Rien and the Kingdom of Grandets, these two places will never forgive me until the end of my life.”
It was Daid who spoke as calmly as possible, barely holding back his life.
In response, Schwein Solstad spoke as if to soothe him.
“Of course it should. But you need to cool down a little.”
“… … What do you mean? Schwein Solstad.”
“If you put your emotions first, you can be beaten again.”
coo coo coo… … .
The air around Dyde shuddered.
It was that the life he was scattering was that thick.
clap.
In response, Solstad’s guards put their hands on the hilt of the sword, but Daid continued talking without paying attention to it.
“You’ll have to keep your mouth shut, Schwein Solstad.”
“I understand the outrage at the loss of a blood relative, but the fact that the brood Yorgil has been defeated must be taken with a cool mind.”
Deid’s eyes narrowed at the calm Schwein’s appearance.
I feel quite upset, but I feel the need to listen to him.
“Brood Yorgil was an excellent soldier and commander. Even the troops he led couldn’t escape annihilation, so do you still think of looking down on the kingdom?”
“… … .”
“If you look at the circumstances, you can see that the 2nd Prince’s bodyguards were fighting against the allied forces.”
This was something that could easily be inferred.
Rien betrayed Henrik and destroyed him, but it took a considerable amount of time for him to join the battlefield.
In other words, it was said that the kingdom had to tie up the allied forces in order to attack with pincers.
“… … Yes, it is. Damn, I didn’t expect to come back like this… … .”
“It’s something we all reflect on.”
Although they paid attention to the movement of the kingdom in their own way, they had to admit that it was not enough.
Since most of the family’s espionage capabilities were concentrated inside the Feyer continent… … .
Not only spying on each other’s information, but also focusing on searching for Lien and the western warriors.
“By the way, Carl Ronberg, I want to ask you something.”
It was a question of sudden death.
His tone was quieter than before, but there was a sense of hostility to it.
“You did not participate in this coalition.”
“It did.”
“Perhaps, didn’t you already know about the kingdom’s scheme?”
Heavy gazes were fixed on the knife.
Unlike Yorgil and Solstad, Ronberg has been constantly interacting with the kingdom.
It’s to the extent that we went to each other’s bases… … .
Besides, Ronberg handed over the technology, of course, and he did not even participate in the allied forces.
“You must be suspicious of us.”
“I will not deny it.”
“It’s embarrassing, but I really didn’t know. You couldn’t have kept your mouth shut even though you knew that?”
“… … .”
“At this point, let’s make it official. I have a chronic illness.”
“… … what?”
Tsutsutsutsutsu.
Carl calmly revealed his magical power.
And then I showed you how to operate it.
It was clear that the magic power of the sword was faintly trembling or breaking.
“You guys would know my condition just by looking at this.”
“… … Weren’t you fine when you played Rien before?”
“Actually, it was like this then. However, it wasn’t that severe.”
“… … .”
“I’m having this problem periodically, but it’s gotten a little worse lately.”
Daid didn’t think Carl’s words were a lie.
But even so, I didn’t raise my doubts.
Schwein opened his mouth to mediate this.
“I understand the situation. Certainly, in such a state, it would have been burdensome to participate in the war.”
“Thank you for understanding.”
“But you must make a promise. From now on, I will join the war.”
“I think that will be difficult, too, because I am in a much worse condition than I thought.”
damn
Things around me cracked.
The dark Dade’s life was scattered.
As a result, considerable tension lingered between the guards of the three families, but Carl’s face was very calm.
“When fighting an enemy on the outside, the most lethal thing is the traitor on the inside.”
“That’s a pretty harsh statement, Daid Yorgil.”
“Are you saying that we should trust Ronberg, who said he would not fight even in this situation?”
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t fight, I didn’t say I wouldn’t fight.”
“… … What are you talking about?”
“I will support the material.”
“… … .”
“And I will relinquish ownership of the loot. Is this okay?”
The eyes of the two heads of families twinkled.
It was said that they would not take any advantage in exchange for not taking full-scale participation and providing only a little support.
“It’s true that the kingdom is stronger than expected, but it’s not to the point that the two families can’t win, right?”
“That’s right.”
“Moreover, this is the Feyer Continent. So I just don’t bother.”
“Okay, Solstad accepts the Ronberg family’s offer.”
“… … I will accept Yorgil.”
“Then let’s discuss how many troops we will mobilize.”
* * *
After Rien’s joining, the allied forces did not escape annihilation.
It was quite difficult to deal with those who were ready to die, but it was impossible for them to withstand the pincers from the front and rear.
With that sorted out, let’s go back to the base.
chuck.
Rien’s soldiers all bowed in unison.
Everyone couldn’t help but be surprised by this.
The head of household, Shardan Rien, opened his mouth without hesitation.
“I would like to formally express my gratitude to Your Highness.”
“It’s a little sudden, what’s the reason for this?”
“The Lien family has been attacked by the giant family for a long time.”
A long time ago, before the great family alliance was formed, the northern power was dominant in the Feyer continent.
The leader was Rien, but after the establishment of the great families, the situation changed.
The fact that the families belonging to the north perished one by one and were subjugated has continued until now.
“That’s why the destruction of the great family was also Rien’s long-cherished wish.”
They have achieved with their own hands what they have always held in their hearts and regarded only as a dream.
With the help of the kingdom, Henrik was destroyed by means of betrayal.
Nevertheless, the members of Lien expressed their feelings that they felt an indescribable thrill.
“I’m not here for the sole purpose of helping you, I’m for the kingdom.”
“I know. Even so, I thought I should convey my thanks.”
“As the family head said, the Rien family will never forget today.”
At this, the kingdom troops all took on strange expressions.
Although they also went through a history of aggression, they did not dare to compare themselves to Rien.
So I can understand their anger, but I guess I’m feeling complex emotions that I can’t fathom.
“Then can I ask for some more of those honey cookies~? That was delicious.”
… … However, as if the atmosphere didn’t matter at all, Inari calmly asked for snacks.
“Of course, Inari-dono.”
“Then I’ll ask you generously! Your Highness likes sweets too!”
“Did you? If you had told me earlier, I would have brought it to you… … .”
“No, nothing like that… … .”
“That’s right, Her Highness likes it enough to go out with me to eat dessert.”
[Why are you refusing to give it to me? Come to think of it, I haven’t been eating well lately.]
… … Can this be revealed now?
Actually, I don’t really like sweet things, but Skadi likes it.
“… … First of all, let’s start with the internal cleanup. Discuss it later.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
So, the internal army was organized again.
With the destruction of Henrik, their territories became divided between Rien and the kingdom.
Some of Henrik’s subordinate families protested against this, but they were easily subdued with those who had previously kissed.
Although it was conditional on their neutrality and acknowledgment of Henrik’s interests.
With the war with Yorgil and Solstad right around the corner, he couldn’t afford to argue with them.
“Yorgil and Solstad are not showing signs of moving yet.”
“Rather than a quick attack, you plan to attack after making sure it’s well maintained.”
“What does Your Highness think of this?”
“I don’t think it’s a good trend for us, because from now on the enemy will be vigilant.”
“You think the same as me. The question is how much troops they pour out… … .”
Two days after Henrik was destroyed.
Shardan, Rien, and the main figures of the kingdom were gathering and discussing.
I considered the number of times the enemy invaded while I was cleaning the inside, but they didn’t move.
“According to intelligence, the allied forces are likely to begin their advance in a week.”
“Hmm, it’s a little tight. If you give me two more weeks, I’ll be able to breathe more.”
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think it can be helped. From their point of view, there is no need to waste any more time.”
“It’s a necessity… … .”
“There is good news though, Ronberg has been confirmed not to participate.”
“… … Right.”
This made me sure that Ronberg’s goals were different from those of the great family.
I decided to put it aside for now as I had to focus on the fight right in front of me.
“Then let’s organize the power first.”
“Yes, Your Highness. Currently, Rien can mobilize a total of 40,000 troops, including Henrik’s remaining forces.”
“Then, excluding the National Guard, the limit would be about 30,000 people.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Reinforcements and supplies are expected to arrive tomorrow. 2,000 Blue Lions and 8,000 Royal Knights, a total of 10,000 troops will be added.”
“And the captain also told me that he was coming.”
“Your maternal grandfather made the decision.”
“Yes, he said that support was possible thanks to the success of His Majesty and His Highness’ plans.”
One of the captains of the blue lion, Lucas Nervik, said the plan was to improve the kingdom’s defense capabilities.
The queen’s reforms that increased the mobility of troops by increasing roads and communication performance.
Here, my plan to increase the power of the kingdom by developing and mass-producing weapons was to increase the kingdom’s defense capability.
“Also, it is said that His Highness’s instructions are being faithfully carried out.”
“Then, Solstad’s forces will be suppressed quite a bit.”
You can’t win if the giant families go all-out.
That’s why I had to disperse their forces to use them for defense.
To this end, they planned to press Solstad with the kingdom’s fleet.
Solstad, which occupies half of the southern and eastern coasts of the Feyer continent, has no choice but to be conscious of the sea.
“Yorgil also has western warriors, so an all-out war would be impossible.”
“Yes, I think so too.”
Here, Yorgil was the only one facing the border with the western warriors.
So, given the circumstances, it would be difficult for the giant families to engage in all-out war, but… … .
It didn’t change that I was in a situation where I had to keep an eye on the opponent because I didn’t know what would happen.
“Then, to finish preparations for the start of the war within a week… … .”
“I have a plan for that.”
The consciousness around me was focused on my words.
“Before that, Lord Shardan, I want to confirm one thing.”
“Yes, Your Highness. Please speak.”
“Did you make sure not to mutilate the corpses of allied soldiers?”
“… … Yes, everyone didn’t get emotional as His Highness had firmly instructed.”
“Then you’re ready, Leah.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Prepare to send a letter to the allies.”
“What should I write?”
“Write down that you want to meet Yorgil and Solstad, the two families.”
drooling.
After speaking, I got up from my seat and straightened my clothes.
“If everything goes as expected, we will be able to postpone the start of the war.”