episode_0306

Serpina listened to me and thought for a moment.

There’s no need to deny it now. I sometimes liked the very elegant side profile she showed when she was lost in thought.

Even just by lightly biting her fingernails and frowning a little, it was easy to read a strange beauty that was different from usual.

“Using the perspectives of others… …create miracles… … ”

“And, self-destructing by showing miracles… … ”

After muttering to himself for a while, something occurred to him and his pupils shrank slightly.

She quickly turned her head and looked into my eyes.

“Surely… …Are you claiming that you will personally shine a light on them with your own hands to give them the ‘results’ they deserve?”

“You are so quick-witted, I can tell you are indeed my lord.”

What I’m going to do from now on.

It was something that gave ‘meaning’ to Yuuri’s useless act of ‘building an altar and praying to the god’.

I don’t know what on earth she was thinking when she did something like that, but I was the only one who could be sure that it was a pointless, meaningless act.

But everyone else, except me, was wondering and wondering if there was any meaning to it. They were trying their best to deduce the true meaning hidden within it.

Yes. Everyone except me takes it for granted that something will come out of all these actions!

Rather, it was more surprising that no results were coming out here, so there was no need to prepare any ‘plausible evidence’ for this.

“Serpina also said naturally, ‘There must be some other reason.’”

“Because I knew about your inner foresight.”

“Even if it wasn’t necessarily a prediction from the depths of the mind, now that the existence of magicians has appeared on the continent, there are fewer people who claim that supernatural powers do not exist. Most people will definitely think that there is some reason for Yuuri and Aishus’ actions.”

Only Nana Serpina knew that Yuuri had committed an act that was ‘absolutely unacceptable for a monarch’.

There were rumors going around that he had sold his subordinate general to the enemy country, but rumors were just rumors. Furthermore, since the person being rumored was the infamous Serpina, it was obvious that most people would have doubted the truth of the rumor rather than taking it at face value.

At times like this, I feel like I’m getting some help from Serpina’s notoriety.

“But what if that action had consequences? At least few people would doubt the causal relationship. Perhaps even they themselves would be fooled. What about Serpina? Even without my inner foresight, assuming that something like that had happened – what judgment would you have made?”

“… … !”

“Do you think you know what I mean now?”

At my words, Serpina nodded slowly.

“Yeah. Swen, I think I know what you were thinking. But even if you could make a miracle happen, what would you do?”

I spoke with more confidence than ever since I met Serpina.

“My lord, from now on, please hand over all authority to me. And, please keep all our conversations today a secret.”

* * *

“Are you saying that… …the fortress will fall, sir?”

“Yes.”

Irian was surprised by Swen’s words and asked back.

“I’m really sorry, but I don’t quite understand. We were about to send a full-scale advance party to the castle of Valharat… … .”

at that time.

Swen closed his eyes and slowly extended his finger, pointing it towards the sky.

“A few days ago, I was observing the movement of the sky as usual.”

Observed the movement of the sky.

To someone hearing it for the first time, it might sound like nonsense, but to Irian, a general in the Serpina military, at least if those words came out of Swen’s mouth, it was credible enough.

That’s right, when the northern fortress of Kehlstein Castle collapsed due to a boulder falling from the sky – it was none other than Swen, a member of the Bran’s army, who performed a ritual to the sky and created a miracle.

He still vividly remembered that when he first came here, some of his subordinates had opinions such as, ‘Is it right to have someone who did such a thing as a subordinate?’

If anything, Irian was the type who valued practicality.

It was the side that argued that there was no need to discriminate against Swen, who had that much power, coming to this side.

Looking back now, that decision was absolutely brilliant. After all, it was Swen, and no one else, who saved his family and his life.

“And I found out. Three red stars symbolizing evil are pointing towards this place. There will definitely be a big accident.”

“That… is that so?”

Irian immediately asked with a very serious expression.

“Then what would be best to do? First, report to the commander-in-chief-”

“Don’t worry about that, Irian.”

As if on cue, Irene came walking towards me from over there.

“Are you here, Commander-in-Chief?”

“Swen never talks nonsense. And, I, of all people, will vouch for his ability to communicate with the heavens.”

Irian also knew that the commander of the Bran’s forces at the scene was Irene.

In fact, given the assurances of the strongest witnesses and Swen’s uncanny abilities, there would be nothing more meaningless than questioning Swen’s opinion.

“I’ve already heard the story briefly. I hope you’ll start preparing to withdraw your troops right away.”

“Yes! I understand! Then, sir, excuse me. Don’t worry about this side, and prepare for evacuation!”

At the same time, Irian was moving further and further away from the two people-

* * *

‘ha.’

I let out a short sigh.

Of course, it was a lie to say that he had observed the sky.

‘I was wondering what I should say if asked for a specific reason, but it seems to have been resolved well.’

“Swen.”

Irene came closer to me as I let out a sigh of relief.

“Please speak.”

“I don’t mean to scold you, but… …wasn’t communicating with heaven a difficult task for you?”

Crowd, right?

Although I collapsed that time simply because I was too tense and overworked, Irene believed that I had somehow exhausted myself by connecting with the sky.

There was no need to go that far – but it wouldn’t hurt to be somewhat honest about it so she wouldn’t worry.

I casually confided in Irene about my plans.

“Really? You’re saying you’re going to destroy the fortress yourself… … ?”

“Yes. As I said, Yuuri is using all of his national power to build an altar and appease the spirits of his fallen comrades. If you give him a plausible result, the Aishus Army will think that it is the real path and destroy itself. ”

“I see… … It is widely known that magic exists, and with you as an entity, it seems quite plausible that something can be accomplished through communication with the heavens. But then, why didn’t you tell Irian honestly?”

“That’s a simple problem too.”

The reason why I told Irian a plausible lie.

That was because, unless they deceived even their own forces, there was a very high chance that this plan would have failed from the start.

The worst outcome for me would have been if Yuuri had noticed something fishy along the way and backed out.

‘The prediction of 100 intelligence gave the answer, [It depends on the heavens.] This means that the result will vary depending on what I do.’

So, now I needed to thoroughly eliminate the minimum number of variables from my line.

Even so, it was none other than Irene. It didn’t take much thought to figure out that it would be more efficient to quickly win her over to my side rather than fool her in a clumsy way.

“Okay, I understand. I was wondering if there’s anything else I can help you with.”

“Just give me the troops quickly.”

“Okay, I understand. If there’s anything else you want to say, just tell me.”

I had planned to keep building the front line and then retreating, but I thought it was fortunate that the commander-in-chief was Irene.

By the way, Airen, who came to the Serpina Army with me, has also become the commander-in-chief.

With the thought that so much time had passed… … I briefly recalled the face of my real lord that I had forgotten.

‘……no.’

For now, let’s deal with what’s right in front of us.

I quickly escaped the fortress with Irene.

* * *

After all troops withdrew from the fortress.

“Ms. Reika… … ?”

“Ah, hello… … ! Hehe.”

I could barely make out Reika, who was disguised as someone else.

“Wow… …Who did this for you?”

“I did it myself as Zenith told me. Rice, it’s good to do it like this when disguising yourself… … She told me a lot. ”

Both Iolin and Zenith have truly unique special abilities.

Maybe both of them have their ‘Spy’ skill turned on?

I quickly got to the point.

“Ms. Reika, I’m going to destroy this fortress from now on, but you don’t need to use enough magic power to destroy it yourself.”

As I said that, I pulled out the rapier at my waist.

In order to properly use this item that instantly amplifies the magical power I received from Reika, I had already meditated for about 24 hours in advance.

Reika’s magic was close to being omnipotent, but it was ultimately a forbidden power that was eating away at her lifespan.

If possible, it would be much better to use the magical power stored in the rapier.

“Just throw the small fireballs here like before. Got it?”

“Oh, I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“If your goal is to destroy the fortress, there’s something a little better than a fireball… … .”

“Is it good?”

As far as I know, the only magic that Reika can use is healing magic, magic that makes ice pillars rise, and fireballs?

At my puzzled expression, she smiled for a moment, then slowly knelt down and slowly placed her hands on the floor.

and-

“… … !!”

“Did you feel it?”

I definitely felt it. A very faint vibration.

Just then, clearly, the ground shook very slightly.

“How is it?”

“Uh… …When did you learn that?!”

“I was just meditating and a new formula suddenly came to me. I thought, if I do this, I might be able to move the earth.”

You’re saying you can learn magic to cause earthquakes just by meditating??

I had forgotten, but Reika was the first and greatest magician on the continent. In fact, she was a monster who suddenly realized one day that she could use fireballs, ice magic, and healing magic without any problems.

“Okay, this is enough! But… …How can I amplify this magic with a rapier?”

“Oh, that! I thought about that too… … .”

huh?

Suddenly, Reika started to hesitate and seemed at a loss.

Then, he said, slightly covering his mouth with only his fingers touching.

“That, that… … I was a little, a little, I was worried that it might be rude… … .”

“I’m okay.”

“… … Is that so?”

I was wondering what on earth was going on and why they had to do this, but-

Soon, you will come to know why she hesitated, even if you don’t want to.

Reika gently placed both of her hands on my hand holding the rapier.

It was warm. Her blood-filled hands were warmly caressing mine.

“Hehehe. Swen’s hands are warm… … .”

… … At that moment, I couldn’t help but laugh as I realized that I wasn’t the only one who thought that way.

“Like this… … Would you like to lightly strike the rapier on the floor… … ?”

I slowly lowered my rapier into the ground as she said.

And then, shortly after-

――Kugugugugugugu!!

The earth shook, and the sound of various birds flying.

As various ‘sounds of disaster’ passed by – the fortress where the soldiers had been staying began to crumble.

Reika and I waited from a distance for the fortress to completely collapse.

Soon the earth’s echoes diminished… … and I had a gut feeling as I looked at the ruined and devastated fortress.

It’s a success.

It was a brilliant moment to take the first step toward a fraud that would fool even our own forces.