224─Inflection Point
After returning to his hut, Fersen quietly fell down on the cot and closed his eyes.
For someone who insists on being a villain, this war will probably be the last mountain to overcome.
I knew this better than anyone else, so I had a hunch that it would be difficult and difficult.
Who knew that it would be so suffocating not because of external issues, but because of internal issues.
‘I am…’ … ‘
Should I have been stubborn at that time?
Should she have killed the woman named Lizzie Paul Liana Claudia, whom Er and César had barely saved, at all costs?
“…… “
Now it was a meaningless regret.
In conclusion, the choice I made at the time was not the right one.
No, to be honest, looking at it from that point in time, there probably wasn’t a problem with his choice itself.
What was needed to destroy the arrangement made by Roer and Cesar was undoubtedly his own sacrifice.
I thought there was no need to invest in forcibly killing a woman named Lizzie, even while exposing her accumulated reputation and hidden stains.
Unsurprisingly, the main character, Ciel Midford, who was supposed to be the focal point, died by his own hands.
Loer and Cesar, who harbored unwavering hostility, also passed away, and the Claudia family, which was the starting point of the evil relationship, was exterminated.
What can she do, left alone in her world and subdued by her own being?
If only a little time is given, and in that time, if only a little push is given.
I believed that everything would end without paying any price or accumulating any more guilt or sin.
She had made a firm judgment, at least as far as the picture of her not being able to endure the reality she was given and committing suicide.
In the end, even though it may be wrong in the end.
How can you clearly conclude that your judgment was wrong in the circumstances at that time?
「 Fersen. 」
「Please be a good husband not only to my child, but also to me…… 」
“…… “
「 Fersen. 」
「No matter what ugly things you have done. Do something ugly again…… I won’t turn away from it and will be by your side. 」
“…… “
「 Fersen. 」
「My dear younger brother. As your older brother and only family, I will be the wall that protects you from all the storms of the world. 」
“…… “
「Count. 」
「Isn’t it time for us to learn how to get up and walk on our own? 」
「I will stand as your companion on the battlefield, not as a child to be looked after, but as a worthy military subject. 」
「I will never try to depend on you for everything, not even this war. 」
「Will you be by our side, overcome the coming winter and welcome spring together? 」
“…… “
Not here.
Ferzen opened her closed eyes as she remembered the voices of her precious people standing in what could now be her home, or on another battlefield.
‘Okay…… ‘
I was complacent.
Again, he was greedy.
What do you mean it was a struggle to not want to lose even more of what he had?
What was guilt and karma that did not need to be accumulated?
In fact, those were only superficial reasons.
‘I just…’ … ‘
He just wanted to be a good husband to Euphemia and Yuriel.
He just wanted to be an honorable younger brother to his family, Jeremiah.
She simply wanted to become a proud pillar of the imperial family as a member of the royal family.
And trying to seize it without putting a complete end to the villain’s cycle would have been excessive.
“Do you mind if I come in for a moment?”
“…… “
Astel’s voice is heard leaving behind a crude tent.
Then Fersen raised her upper body, sat down on the cot, and allowed her to come in.
“Did His Royal Highness call you?”
“No. However, Lizzy, a member of the first group, said she was moving her residence, so after consulting with her unit members, I came to report.”
“Did she say she would come back here and stay with her unit?”
“Yes? Yes! That’s right.”
Without hearing the whole story in detail, Ferzen immediately guessed where Lizzy was moving to, so he laughed to himself and shook her hand.
“I understand. “It wouldn’t matter if you, the commander of the unit, discussed it with the members of her unit and got their consent.”
“Yes. “Then I’ll just leave.”
Seeing Astel bend down and disappear beyond the tent again, Fersen was exhausted and lifted her heavy body completely from the bed.
The reason she came back here and tried to live as close to her unit as possible was because her intentions were so clear that there was no need to reason.
‘To kill you…… ‘
Did you mean to pay a price?
Unlike last night, the blade she was holding to her own neck was relatively flimsy, and Fersen’s laughter ended up spilling out of her mouth.
‘Lizzy. ‘Do you know?’
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Because this world is no longer a world where only black letters fill a pure white screen.
Of course, only the main character loses something.
There is no law that says you will get everything.
‘I must make a suggestion to His Highness the Prince.’
If you organize a separate unit and go out, the number of people watching will decrease.
Even the means by which she can resist herself will converge to zero.
‘If the problem is that one is carelessly greedy…… ‘
For the finale of this soggy score, she is willing to go back and play again.
The end of evil is evil.
Anything more suitable than that will no longer exist.
* * * * *
“…… “
Perhaps because it was after the rain had stopped, the wind against my skin was very cold.
Jeobbuk.
And while getting some fresh air, Fersen, who was moving to the barracks for a meeting following Prince Raymond’s call, quietly fell into her thoughts.
It is not difficult to make a suggestion regarding the formation of a separate unit.
However, it was true that the basis and purpose for accepting that arrangement were insufficient.
She cannot put into words the pressure placed on her battlefield just by her absence.
From the beginning, this world was structured so that no strategy could be developed that surpasses tactics.
But if you look into that, it won’t be difficult to form a separate unit.
“Are you here?”
As he entered her barracks, the nobles sitting in her throne looked at him, and when Prince Raymond, who was sitting at her head of the table, opened his mouth, Fersen bowed before her and went to his seat and sat down.
“Then…” … “I need to hear from you about the current front line.”
“I think Count Ruerg’s possessions are more important than our opinions.”
“Okay. “That wouldn’t be wrong either.”
At least no one would go here, so he seemed to be speaking with confidence.
Fersen responded without hiding anything when Prince Raymond looked at her.
“There are about three more left. Majesty.”
“Three times…… “
“Hmm.”
“Huh…… “
At the same time, Prince Raymond and the nobles who heard this let out a faint sigh and began to adopt the habits they each show in anxious situations.
It is possible to procure simple goods, especially gold coins.
However, when a warlock made a deal with a monster from the underworld, the goods he paid for were “Goods” Themselves that were priced at a high value in this world.
Even if there is an item called A, if it has never been traded, it is impossible to use it when trading with the underworld.
In particular, since the number of purchases had to be accumulated over a long period of time, it was meaningless to intentionally purchase worthless items for a large amount of money.
Ferzen’s purpose in opening the gate to her underworld was to defeat her when her own magic power was exhausted faster than that of the Gremory Empress.
In other words, if three more battles take place, it will be impossible for even Ferzen to deal with Empress Gremory.
No, it would be possible to deal with it, but since we are dealing with multiple corpses—and the previous head of the Brutein family—the limit will come quickly.
Of course, Empress Gremory’s body was quite damaged due to the battle so far……
The more an Auror Knight eats away at the individual, the more power the individual can produce.
Because of this, Empress Gremory is her monster and weapon of death, and if Fersen is unable to hold her at her highest point, her terrible and miserable end will come.
Gulp!
The nobles sitting in the audience gulped down cold water at that breathtaking imagination.
And after Fersen caught her mood, she hinted and opened her mouth.
“It is a war in which no strategy can surpass tactics…… However, there is no such thing as an ineffective strategy.”
“Do you have any thoughts? Count?”
“Basically, the reason why there is an uneven exchange of equivalent value between the goods I own and Empress Gremory is simply because there is a way out.”
Even if you open the gate to the underworld and summon the monsters that live on the third floor.
Empress Gremory had the option of retreating rather than fighting back.
No matter how many of her soldiers and her vassals die in the process.
In the end, she will benefit, so there is no need for her to do it.
“If retreat is the problem…… Ah! Are you perhaps thinking of the large river flowing upstream beyond? There was heavy rain for two days…… “
“Yes.”
This is a canyon that was formed when the river that originally flowed dried up.
Even if the surrounding terrain had collapsed, it was not difficult to block the escape route by reversing the flow of the massively swollen river upstream.
There is no more honest all-out war than when two sides attack each other with all their might.
If you even change direction, you will be the first to hit the exit of the canyon, so most of the elemental wizards belonging to the Elmark Empire will have to fall to the back and block the river’s current.
“But it will overlap with the route taken by the Elmark Empire’s supply troops. “They must be preparing in their own way.”
Prince Raymond shook his head, saying that the sketch was good, but that there was no way to color it.
“So, we will have to organize a separate unit.”
“I’m sorry for interrupting you, but…… Count Ruerg. “It wouldn’t be difficult to organize and send a special force, but considering the earl’s possessions, that special force must succeed.”
“I guess so.”
“You must be able to carry out the operation even in the worst situation where you are discovered in the middle of the process…… For that to happen, the Count must participate. But that…… “
When the dissenting noble trailed off, Fersen smiled slightly.
“I will not go all the way up the river upstream of El Alta Canyon.”
“…… “
“Rather, I plan to fall out in the middle and attract attention. In the meantime, I’ll send the detachment up and I’ll have to come back.”
“The moment Empress Gremory realizes that you are nearby with a small number of people, she will no doubt pursue you tenaciously. It’s good to attract attention in order to send a special unit, but there is no guarantee that you will come back…… Isn’t it too low? “I’m sorry for what I said, but I hope you at least know that I’m not pretentious.”
“I have no intention of criticizing you. That’s why I plan to open the gate to the underworld.”
“Didn’t you say that you only get three, three chances?”
“Have you forgotten some simple common sense? A warlock also risks his life…… “
“Count──!”
Rat!
Prince Raymond, who cuts off his words and slams the table, looks at himself while exhaling sharply.
But he couldn’t say anything more and just bit his lip and clenched his fist.
As Princess Elizabeth said to herself, the current imperial family does not want to build a history stained by Brutein’s sacrifice.
But how can I say that here?
The other nobles here are also subjects of the Ernes Empire.
“Your Highness.”
In response, Fersen told him the same things she said to Princess Elizabeth in the Kingdom of Lobelium.
“Please do not consider our loyalty a debt to be repaid.”
What bothers me differently than before is the fact that this operation is trying to take on the risk in the first place.
Is it because personal greed is held more deeply than loyalty to the imperial family?
‘I am…’ … ‘
Feeling that so much had changed, Fersen smiled bitterly as she looked at Prince Raymond who lowered his head.