episode_0043

With one swing of Bernardis’s Halbert, dozens of knights flew into the sky at once.

Seeing dozens of knights flying at once, the knights in the second row standing behind them were just embarrassed.

‘How do I get through this?’

The knights looked at Bernardis with astonished expressions. Bernardis was still glaring at the knights from the castle wall.

“What are you doing? Come!”

Bernardis shouted, but the knights only backed away. Bernardis’s superpower, which could blow away dozens of people at once, was not human.

However, if other areas were more advantageous, that was not the case. Since Bernardis was standing in the middle of the wall, our knights were unable to occupy the wall. Bernardis continued to move around on the wall, blowing the knights away from the wall, and the wall never fell.

‘Was that what Lu Bu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms felt like?’

How should we deal with that enormous force? It was clearly a situation where our troops had an overwhelming advantage, but the situation was flowing strangely due to the power of that one person.

“Franz Mayer.”

“Yes, my lord.”

“Is there any way to deal with the author?”

“… ”

After thinking for a moment, I called Asilia.

“Lord Asilia.”

“Yes.”

“If you just make up your mind and endure against that friend, how long can you last?”

“30… ”

“30 minutes?”

“30 seconds.”

“… ”

I didn’t think it would be possible to send Asilia away.

Of course, it is true that she called a little less due to Asilia’s nature as a conservative, but even taking that into account, it would not be a lie to say that she couldn’t win.

“If that person becomes my vanguard, I will be able to travel around the world… ”

Leona muttered. It was absurd for Leona to be so greedy even though she had Clemens, an A+ class leader with a leadership 91 and a strength 96, but it was not incomprehensible. Bernardis is the world’s strongest warrior, not even A+ level can compete with him.

“Is there no way…? ”

As long as Bernardis was guarding the walls, there seemed to be no way to breach them.

“All troops! Retreat first! Have messengers send orders to retreat to other generals as well!”

“Yes!”

If we fought like this, the damage to our allies would only increase. In that case, it seemed like a good idea to take it out for now.

—–

In the end, it ended with only damage. Of course, the allies also caused damage to the enemy, but the damage suffered by the allies was much greater than the damage suffered by the enemies.

What was more important was that they abandoned their siege weapons and retreated. It would take two weeks to rebuild the siege weapons.

I had to rest and do nothing for two weeks. It was unclear whether victory would be possible after that.

‘In the original story, you lose here.’

In the original story, you lose here. Letlis succeeds in blocking it. However, Letlis, who guessed that he would not be able to stop the next invasion, submitted to Leona von Krusenstein in exchange for maintenance of territory and autonomy. It is a half-surrender and a half-victory.

But isn’t complete success more appealing than half-success? It would be nice to subjugate the Letless family and use them as subordinates, but subordinates with autonomy are like a large dog let off a leash. In some cases, it could break out of the control of the central government and cause a rebellion. Therefore, it is more advantageous to win this time and completely take away autonomy.

‘The Krusenstein family is much stronger than its original history. So it wouldn’t be surprising if I won.’

However, the problem was that there was nothing surprising even if they lost.

Meanwhile, Leona felt anxious as she kept walking back and forth to the same spot.

“What should I do? Is there really no way to defeat him?”

Bernardis Gray. As of now, I can’t think of a way to defeat him. That is why I remonstrated.

“Your Majesty, even if we accept their request for subjugation, it will not be a loss for us.”

“I know that. If they weren’t so excellent, I might have accepted the request for subjugation. But what do you think will happen if you leave such talented people alone?”

“Noble… Isn’t it true?”

“Yes. Noble family. It will become another force within a force and plan to swallow Krusenstein whole. Of course, I can prevent it while I’m alive, but I can’t guarantee that our children will be as capable as us.”

That is correct. I don’t know what my children will be like, but in the original story, Leona dies before getting married and has no children.

“Franz Mayer. I don’t see any strongmen forming within the Krusenstein family. So come up with a plan. The only one I trust is you.”

“Even if you say that… ”

“Have a way to win by the time the next siege begins. I believe in you.”

My lord may trust me, but I don’t trust myself. I am so overrated right now. The combination of future knowledge and luck somehow worked out well, and I was being evaluated as if I were my own skill.

“Hmm… ”

I guess there is no way to win. I thought hard, but my brain couldn’t come up with a proper idea.

—–

“You can win.”

I was taken aback by Lucille’s sudden words.

“What, what?”

“There is a strategy to win.”

okay. I forgot. Lucille not only had high intelligence, but her leadership stats were also quite high. High intelligence and high leadership. It was a typical hindrance.

“What method is it?”

“Before I teach you, let me ask you one thing.”

“Okay.”

“Brother, if me and Leona fall into the water together, which one will you save?”

“… ?”

What question is this again? I answered right away without even a second of hesitation.

“Of course it’s you.”

“Really?”

“Of course. My lord is a very good swimmer. In our entire military, there are few people who are as good at swimming as you, right? You are a beer bottle.”

“… ”

It is said that when the lord was young, he ran around the mountains and rivers with his people to understand the topography of Krusenstein. Based on that experience, I will be amazingly good at swimming.

But after she finished answering, her expression felt pouty for some reason. What did I do wrong?

“Then, if Leona and I are taken prisoner, who will we save first?”

“… ”

that… It’s definitely a difficult problem. Of course, as a person, I would choose Lucille. Because he is my only younger brother. However, as a noble, it is still right to choose a lord. So in the end, which responsibility will I take first, human or noble?

“I… ”

I thought about it for a while.

“I will save them both.”

“Yes?”

“I will save them both.”

“But… What if the enemy only lets one person live?”

“I will come up with some plan to save them both. Definitely.”

That was my resolution. The lord cannot give up, and neither can his younger brother. Then Lucille came towards me.

“Brother.”

“Huh?”

She took both my hands. I thought she would be weak because she had the same blood as me, but her grip was surprisingly as strong as my master’s.

“If you have to choose between my lord and me, choose me.”

“Uh, uh… ?”

“If you promise to choose me between you and me, I will come up with a plan right now. A strategy to win.”

“… ”

scary. her voice. Her eyes. Her vibe.

‘but… ‘A strategy that can win?’

What she said was definitely not bluff or a lie.

If Bernardis is the only military officer in the world with 100 strength, Lucille is the only tactician with 100 intelligence. Because Lucille is just as much of a monster as Bernardis.

“Lucille.”

“Yes.”

“Are you sure you can win?”

“I can guarantee it. This operation is simple, but it precisely hits the enemy’s weak point.”

“… ”

This is an operation that precisely hits the enemy’s weak points. Lucille’s words will be true, and Lucille’s strategy will bring victory. Just like 100 strength, 100 intelligence is also a monstrous stat. but…

‘I don’t know what you think.’

Why on earth do you put your master and yourself on the same scale? You are my master and Lucille is my younger sister. Why are you asking me to choose one of the two? Where are Lucille’s eyes looking?

No, that’s not a problem. What on earth do I want to do?

‘I don’t know.’

The lord is precious. Because I killed Adele with my own hands, my new second lord is even more precious. I don’t want to lose Leona.

So, do you want to lose Lucille? Absolutely not. Lucille is my family. A new family that is as precious as the family I came from in Korea.

Choose one of the two? I can’t do that. Both are so precious to me. but…

‘I need a strategy. An overwhelming strategy of 100 intellect to counter the overwhelming power of 100 brute force.’

I have two options. There is the option of promising to save Lucille first and accepting the trick, or the option of not giving any answer and not receiving the trick.

What if you get a trick from Lucille and lead your allies to victory? That will be the path for Leona.

But what if you don’t make the promise and don’t get the trick? That is not the path for Lucille or Leona. No one benefits.

So I had no choice but to choose. No, I had no choice but to be guided to choose. It was said through the clever speech of an intellect of 100.

“Lucille.”

“Yes.”

“I swear. I will always think and act with you as my top priority. I will save you before my master. therefore… ”

Her face turned red. It seemed like he was embarrassed to have spoken first.

“So, tell me the plan. A plan to win.”

I decided to solve the problem at hand first. No matter what effect this promise would have in the future.