episode_0229

Preparing for Aishous County is the right way.

In other words, it was a well-known fact that the Aishus military was targeting our military.

But, at the same time-

Are you saying it’s not right to deploy troops on the border?

For a moment, I was dazed by two pieces of contradictory advice.

“Hehehe.”

Before I could say anything, I heard Serpina laughing.

“It looks like the result is putting you in trouble again?”

“Ah… … .”

Serpina was someone who knew that only by asking questions could I deduce the right results.

I naturally nodded.

“I think so.”

” I guess, considering this situation, it seems that deploying troops on the border is not a very wise idea.”

I felt this every time, but she couldn’t have been a very perceptive woman.

“… … I really can’t lie to my lord about anything.”

I looked at Serpina’s face and remembered it.

Is she in danger again?

If we deploy troops to the border, will rebels rise up again at an absurd time and our military will be in trouble?

That thought crossed my mind for a moment, but if I thought about it a little more seriously, I could easily see that it wasn’t true.

‘If Serpina is in danger… … ‘There is no way the answer is, ‘It’s not efficient.’

therefore.

If a rebellion breaks out and Serpina becomes dangerous by deploying troops to the border… … Perhaps a prediction was made that the fate of the unified empire would be over.

In any case, my prediction was not about an individual named Serpina, but about Serpina-kun – this country.

The only reason why Serpina County could not become a unified empire was because Serpina was in the position of monarch. Therefore, there was no way that the result of getting rid of Serpina would be inefficient from the country’s perspective.

So what does it mean?

As I was lost in thought for a moment, I heard Serpina’s voice.

“Why are you worrying so much alone, Swen?”

“Ah… … My lord.”

As soon as I look up at Serpina, she smiles again as if she is having fun.

And then, where the throne is –

It approaches where I am standing.

When I came to my senses, I suddenly realized that she was right in front of my nose.

Because our bodies were so close, not only the citron scent emanating from her body, but also her soft body was stimulating me to the point where I couldn’t help but feel my body.

At the same time my head feels dizzy… … The feeling of trying to prove with my whole body that my lord is of a different gender than me – clearly a woman.

This distance… … If that was intentional, it was honestly scary.

and.

She spits out from those beautiful lips a sentence that can sound, once again, very vulgar.

“Wouldn’t it be okay to use this body?”

“… … Yes?”

“You are free to use it however you want. This body… … As you wish… … Anything, everything, will be tailored to you… … ♥”

My face almost flushed for a moment, but I easily realized her true intentions.

“In other words, you are asking me to ask you a question?

“Hehehe.”

She nodded her head slowly.

“Wouldn’t it be possible to find the ‘true answer’ by repeating the question several times? Just as Yeo uses you as a strategist, wouldn’t it be good if you also used Yeo for ‘perfect answers’?”

“Then I think it would have been better if you had said that from the beginning… … .”

“I don’t know what you mean. Hehehe… … .”

I thought about what to say, but decided to just move on.

To be honest, I wasn’t confident that I could beat Serpina in an argument.

Anyway – I don’t know if she doesn’t know my abilities, but since she knows, if I keep answering Zen questions, it will be resolved.

Because it was an overwhelmingly convenient way to use my abilities.

but… … So the important thing is, what questions should you ask?

“Then, from now on, I will ask you a few questions.”

“Come back anytime, Swen. Because you can accept anything.”

Once again, I see you using a tone that can be misunderstood, so it’s 100% intentional.

Without getting caught up, I started asking her questions.

“Please ask whether recruiting troops directly from territories located on the border is the most efficient method.”

“Do you think it is efficient to directly recruit troops from territories located on the border?”

Enter your question.

The replies came rolling in right away.

[Not like that.]

In this way, several questions were asked in a ping-pong manner.

From ‘Is it efficient for Serpina herself to take charge of the commander-in-chief and go on the field?’ to the question of whether it would be efficient to make all the generals who are capable of taking on the role of commander-in-chief, including Iren, as captains one by one.

Of course, the answer to all questions was [No.]

I asked a variety of other questions, but I couldn’t come up with a clear answer. It just kept flowing, ‘It’s not like that.’

In other words – no matter what I did, the only answer that came out was ‘That’s not true.’

In this situation, it was close to impossible to deduce a plausible conclusion.

Well, we have to give them materials to make inferences or not, but how much more can our military do in a situation where nothing comes out?

‘Umm… … .’

Just when I was having a hard time understanding something, this time she spoke to me first.

“Swen. Can I ask you one question this time?”

“Is this what you are saying, my lord?”

“Yes.”

In a situation where I ran out of questions, I was grateful that she was willing to step forward, and there was no reason to refuse.

“Please tell me.”

“Do you think it is most efficient to do nothing at all?”

“… … Yes?”

“In other words, we are asking whether it is most efficient to prepare for battle or to do nothing. The reason I keep asking questions from before is because I don’t think I’m getting a proper answer. Am I wrong?”

“Ah… … .”

Should I say it was Serpina? It seemed like she had noticed that I was not finding any particular answer.

Doing nothing is efficient… … This was definitely a question worth entering.

‘Is it most efficient to do nothing before battle?’

And the answer comes as quickly as ever.

[Not like that.]

‘Umm… … .’

If yes, it would have been just as difficult, but doing nothing didn’t seem to be the right answer.

As I was lost in thought for a moment, I heard Serpina’s voice nearby.

“I guess that’s not the right answer.”

“What… … it’s okay. If you erase them one by one in this way, you will eventually be able to reach the correct answer.”

“Okay. I will hang out with you forever, Swen.”

Serpina says that and then looks at me and smiles.

I was inadvertently overcome with the urge to lean into that smile, but I quickly brushed it off and thought of another question.

‘But, if doing nothing is not the right answer, then what is the right answer?’

I thought we had already entered almost everything we could.

It was true that we were preparing for war, but no matter what we did, it was not efficient, and even doing nothing was not the right answer.

So what are you going to do? Are you saying that the right answer is to just fight or run away?

‘… … uh?’

wait for a sec.

At that moment, cold sweat ran down my spine.

If nothing, not even staying still, is the answer… …

“It seems like something has come to mind, Swen.”

“Ah… … .”

I nodded slowly and carefully asked the question.

“Serpina.”

“Tell me.”

“Could you ask me the question, ‘Is it most efficient to move all the troops remaining on the border to a castle on the northern continent?’”

“… … !”

That moment.

Serpina, who had always answered me calmly no matter what question I asked, for the first time, her pupils slightly contracted as if she was surprised.

Let’s summarize the questions raised so far.

It is clear that the target of the ATHERS military is our military. We had to prepare for a ‘war’ against them.

Going deeper, you can’t do this or that under the premise of preparing for a ‘battle’ on the border.

It is not even okay to do nothing and stand still without preparing for battle.

There is one thing we can find out from these questions.

Something must be done, but acting as if preparing for battle is not effective for our military.

then… … My thought was that maybe I should avoid battle completely this time.

It means withdrawing all troops and giving up the battle.

Giving up a battle was an act of dedicating one’s territory to the opponent. It may be that our military is in a difficult situation, but no matter how prepared the Aicious military is, it does not change the fact that it is a small to medium-sized country that is one level lower than our Serpina military, so it is understandable to run away without fighting. How many characters are there?

but.

In the end, everything was left behind and this was all that was left.

Serpina looked at me with a surprised expression without saying anything-

Not long after, he slowly asked me a question.

“Do you think it would be most efficient to move all troops remaining on the border to territories on the northern continent?”

And, the answer came out as casually as ever.

[Yes.]

When I saw the answer, I sighed deeply.

We… … They had to give up their territory along the border.

“… … My lord.”

I spoke to her in a more serious tone than ever.

“Would you please do whatever I say?”

“Swen, from what you say, it is very likely, but… … I don’t want to make an irresponsible promise.”

I easily read the nuance of letting him in for now and spoke in a calm tone without changing my expression.

“Please move all troops on the border upward.”

“… … ?”

“So… … I am asking you to move all troops to the northern continent.”

“Hoo.”

Serpina licks her lips with a white finger as if having fun.

“Are you claiming that it is the most efficient method?”

“Yes.”

” By withdrawing troops from the border line, you are saying to withdraw all troops from Hispil Castle, which is the result of our army barely advancing into the central continent?”

“Yes. Yes.”

If the Aishous army invades our army, Hispil Castle will be the front line. Other routes are extremely ineffective.

“That is no different from essentially giving up the battle and essentially dedicating the territory?”

“I know very well.”

“I see… … .”

Serpina was lost in thought after listening to me.

She already knew to some extent that what I said was absolutely correct.

Rather than asking for evidence from me like before, he seemed to be lost in thought, setting a standard for reaching an unconditionally correct conclusion.

From my perspective, I don’t have to worry about what to say, so it’s not a bad thing to do this or that.

anyway.

Looking at her like that, I also tried to come to my own conclusion.

Actually, I don’t know why this is the correct answer.

They just say that’s the most correct thing. I don’t know what’s going on, but I think the right answer is for us to withdraw our troops.

“… … .”

for a moment.

What did Serpina say just now?

This is no different from giving up the battle and essentially dedicating the territory.

And because it is the most efficient way… …

‘At Hispil Castle… … Is something happening?’

If our possession of Hispil Castle itself becomes a problem, the only conceivable conclusion is –

There’s only one, right?

“Swen.”

“Ah… … .”

As I was concentrating on my thoughts, I heard Serpina’s voice.

“Do we have to withdraw only our troops?”

“Yes?”

“What she is saying is that she is asking whether that is the end of it.”

for a moment.

What that means is that Serpina just asked me that question-

“Perhaps… … Serpina, are you thinking about that too?”

“Swen, if you think your ‘mind’s eye’ ability is absolutely right, isn’t that the only thing that can come out of that situation?”

“That means—”

–plague.

Serpina’s and mine’s voices overlap as one.