The Leader of the NTR Knights Decided To Escape chapter 24

24 – I can’t lose you who I love!

Early in the morning, the rebel camp was busier than usual.

There, Jane, who serves as the temporary captain of the militia, was preparing something with the people.

“Everyone, please do your best, we have to finish the job as much as we can before tonight.”

“All right.”

The militiamen are busy cutting down trees nearby.

Although their combat power is low, they are more outstanding than professional warriors when it comes to making something with their hands.

“By the way, Jane. I heard that the battle is right around the corner, but what are you trying to use by making a lot of these small barriers?”

“It seems to be lacking in many ways to block the enemies, and the shape is a little cocky… Is it okay to make it like this?”

“Yes, enough. Please make it meticulously like this.”

Although they had doubts, the militiamen proceeded with the work at the words of Jane, who was full of confidence.

Watching the little wooden fences being made in their hands.

Jane’s heart began to feel more anticipation and excitement than when people responded to her speech.

‘That is amazing… How the hell did Cromwell come up with all these thoughts?’

*

“Clara, how are you here… ?”

A lover who suddenly appeared.

General Neto was surprised by this and asked her a question.

And to his question, Clara answered in an extremely calm voice.

“I had a private meeting with General Bagoin. In order to somehow save the general.”

Clara sat down with those words.

Seeing her like this, General Neto sat down as well after quelling his surprise.

“No. What were you talking about?”

“I said this. It was General Neto that I had loved from the beginning, and that Cromwell forcibly took me as his fiancée, using his position and reputation. In the eyes of those who do not know the situation, the general’s actions may seem wrong, but in reality, he said that what we did was simply to win true love.”

In other words, Clara turned the story around by saying that it was all Cromwell’s fault.

Of course, her claim was far from reality.

In the first place, Clara was the first to approach Cromwell, and there was no threat or coercion between them.

In addition, the reason why she chose General Neto over Cromwell. It was because, belatedly, he came to the conclusion that it would be difficult for Cromwell, who came from a humble background, to rise above this level.

Clara, who drove the story to the point where Cromwell, who was not here, was again blamed for everything, apart from the truth.

Regarding this, General Neto asked her a question with a rather unexpected look on his face.

“The story… Did General Bagoin trust me? Still, it wouldn’t have been easy to fool him with such a clumsy story.”

“It certainly was… Above all, apart from my work, it is true that the General framed the Knight Commander Cromwell, so although I was kept in confinement, he allowed me to come and go here on a limited basis.”

“Sigh… Yes?… I mean… ”

In the end, nothing has changed except for allowing Clara to come here.

But,

Regarding this, General Neto was disappointed, but at the same time, he came to think that there was a chance of revival, albeit a small one.

‘I’m glad though… It’s small, but there’s a gap like this.’

It was much better to be able to exercise even a little influence while grasping the surrounding situation as it is, rather than being locked up completely cut off from the outside world.

If you do well, you may have a chance to escape this crisis.

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Making such a judgment, General Neto, for the time being, a little bit out of his hopeless mood,

Together with Clara, I began to sort out the current situation step by step.

“No matter how meticulous General Bagoin was, it was unreasonable for him to even notice the relationship between you and me, Clara. Still, he knew everything… It must mean that someone has an informer.”

“I think so too. Otherwise, it would not have been possible to imprison the general as soon as he arrived here. He’s probably one of the guys who decided to drive out Cromwell with us.”

A traitor who slashed the back of the head with such splendour.

Excluding minor people, there were a total of 3 people with potential.

William and Richard, who came from Cromwell’s deputy and rose to the rank of general, and at the recommendation of General Neto, joined the Yi tribe for a higher career.

And, even though he was an aide-de-camp who had served Cromwell for a long time, Olivier, who was greedy for the position of knight commander and actively participated in driving out Cromwell.

As all three of them were traitors who sold out their superiors and benefactors for their own gain, at this point right after the defeat, in fact, there were plenty of reasons to strike the back again.

“Personally, I am suspicious of William. As you know, he was the one who lost the most troops in the last war and was hit the hardest in terms of location. I think it may have been concocted to cover up his mistakes.”

“William… Certainly not going to be seen that way. But… Personally, it’s hard to think that that simple guy would have done this. Crucially, if he had any dissatisfaction with his personality, it was highly likely that he would have shown it early.”

“If not… Who is General Neto thinking of?”

Clara asks a question in a calm voice.

Regarding this, General Neto cautiously shared his thoughts.

“In this situation, the correct answer would be to choose the guy who had the lowest possibility of betrayal from the beginning. The one closest to Cromwell.”

“… no way… ”

The person who immediately comes to mind as soon as the story is told.

In response, Clara carefully named the man.

“… Olivier… You mean?”

“Right now, it would be hard to think of anyone but him. Richard’s side is also suspicious, but Olivier’s chances of sticking a knife in our backs are much higher.”

“Um… exactly… ”

“In that respect, for now, take a close look at his dynamics. There’s nothing we can do right now, but he’ll probably be the first to get in the way when things turn around.”

“Yes, I understand, sir. If not, we will report her situation periodically. And… stay strong. I cannot lose you, whom I love in this way.”

“Yes, thank you, Clara.”

Clara talks about General Neto’s words with earnestness.

Seeing her still unchanging in the current situation like this, General Neto felt a sense of relief inside.

‘It’s fortunate. I was worried about what would happen if this woman betrayed me in the current situation, but she still thinks of me this way.’

She was a woman who had even abandoned her fiancé, whom she had insisted she loved for the sake of success.

As such, General Neto was deeply concerned that she might stab him in the back, but judging from the circumstances so far, there seemed to be no sign of that.

If I had intended to abandon him in the first place, I wouldn’t have come here to meet him, who was no different from a tether.

So, feeling the small joy of having someone who would stand by his side even in the midst of difficult times, General Neto began to roll his head as much as possible in order to somehow overcome this predicament.

*

Clara left the barracks after talking with General Neto when it was dark.

immediately after that,

A deep feeling of annoyance, which had not been seen in the barracks before, began to appear on her face.

‘damn! How did things get so annoying? I thought I had caught a good rope, but I couldn’t believe it was such a rotten rope… ‘

Although he is a bit old, General Neto is from a prestigious aristocratic family and is one of the famous generals in the empire.

To Clara, who has always lived for personal success and film, a man named Neto has been considered a worthless being who can lightly throw away Cromwell, who has only a high reputation and no substance.

But,

To Clara now, General Neto is nothing more than a pesky parasite that needs to be rid of as soon as possible.

Neto, a criminal who has already lost all his status and power as a general, and is waiting for the moment to be executed.

There was nothing good about clinging to such a person anymore, and it was just an annoying hindrance to her bright future.

However, in spite of this circumstance

Clara could not easily leave General Neto for a while.

It was Clara who had already been attached to him and had done so many things.

Not just Cromwell’s work. Clara, who was involved in dirty work such as the embezzlement of military supplies and sale of goods.

If this was known, it was clear that she would also be punished along with General Neto.

Even if she loses her life, her dream of success, which she has always wanted, is inevitably shattered.

In that respect,

Now, Clara needed to coax General Neto, who shares the same crime, as much as possible to stop him from talking about her.

It was to prevent this man from desperation and dragging her down like a water ghost.

‘In order to do that, I’ll have to reassure Lee until the end. Somehow, it made me think that I was the last hope to save myself… I have to do my best to protect myself until the last moment and then make it die.’

In addition, in the process, if this situation, which has deteriorated in many ways, can be overcome even a little by using the corpse of Lee as a stepping stone, hurray.

In many ways, while cursing at his own situation for getting caught up in trouble.

Clara headed for her barracks with the slightest expectation that she might be able to aim for a twist in the upcoming battle.

By the way.

“… ?! what… what the hell is that… ”

The next moment, something suddenly caught her eye.

Clearly even in pitch-black darkness…

No, I was astonished at the scene that seemed even clearer because it was in the dark.

Clara immediately started to move as quickly as possible to the place where Olivier, who was her boss, was to report the situation.