episode_0051

The next day, Franz Mayer visited Garcia Granada.

When Franz entered Garcia’s barracks, Garcia froze. Franz asked Garcia straight away.

“Mr. Garcia.”

“Yes, yep!”

“I would like to contact Gamo Frost, how can I do so?”

“Yes?”

Garcia gave a puzzled look.

“Lord Myer and the matriarch? Why?”

“I thought I would try a trick.”

“Well, you’d better stop. That person is like a monster. It would be impossible to fool him.”

“I have no intention of deceiving you. but… ”

“Just?”

“The idea is to gain some benefit from each other. Through transactions.”

“Ah… ”

Garcia realized for a moment. He was only used by the matriarch for his own good, but Franz Mayer was not someone who could be exploited unilaterally, even if the opponent was the devilish matriarch. If it were Franz Mayer, he might have a deal equal to or even better than that of the matriarch. but…

“Unfortunately, contacting you is a bit difficult.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Previously, the deal was made in such a way that when a messenger from your side brought a telegram, you would write a reply to the telegram and send it away, but was this the time when I was caught by Lord Myer? From that time on, messengers stopped coming.”

Franz nodded. It was understandable that the messenger did not come. Franz had previously bluffed as if Garcia was Franz’s henchman, and his bluff worked, so the matriarch would have no doubt that Garcia and Franz were on the same side. So, Jeon Seo-gu was no longer sent.

However, Franz is a person who read the story carefully. I know very well what the characters are like. That’s why Franz could rest assured. Because I knew the matriarch’s personality well.

And the next day. Garcia came to Franz’s barracks first.

“Franz, Franz… !”

Garcia hushed his voice and called Franz, who was sleeping. Franz was startled by the voice coming from just outside the barracks, but soon opened his eyes with difficulty and got up. When I put on my coat and went out of the barracks, I saw Garcia desperately calling out to Franz and Asilia holding him back. Franz immediately grabbed Garcia and brought him into the barracks.

“Have you received a call from the matriarch?”

“Huh, how did you know?”

“Because the matriarch is not the type to sit down and die. He must have been looking for a way to survive somehow. And that way of living… ”

Among all the crowded armed forces, there are two people who can communicate well. Garcia Granada and Franz Mayer.

“You probably thought you had no choice but to depend on us. Even if I hold on to the leg of my pants.”

“Indeed… That’s why you came to see me.”

“Yes. Because I thought I would contact Garcia, whom I have already contacted.”

Garcia handed Franz a letter. Franz immediately took out the letter and opened it.

[Mr. Garcia! Long time no see. This is Gamo Frost. As you know, Garcia, didn’t the Krusenstein family invade the Ambrosia family this time? Because of this, I am actually in danger of dying. If the family is destroyed like this, Lord Kruzenstein will eliminate all the lords of the Ambrosia family in order to avoid any repercussions, and I will also become one of them and disappear into the dew of execution. Oh, Garcia! Even though we haven’t been friends for a long time, weren’t we on the same page at one time? Please help me by remembering the feelings I felt at that time. I will not place any unreasonable demands on Garcia. All you have to do is give this letter to Sir Franz Mayer. From here on, I am sending this message to Sir Franz Mayer. I will secretly open the east gate of the castle at 3 a.m. on the 1st, so please bring your entire army and enter. It’s not unreasonable to think this is an obvious trap, but I want to let you know that I’m not an idiot either. I know very well which one has the future: Ambrosia or Kruzenstein. I would like to say goodbye to the owner, who is so unmotivated that he gave up the castle and confined himself to his home base. Please help me!]

Franz thought. I think it’s really interesting that the matriarch’s personality is clearly revealed in a letter that is only one page long. It was probably the matriarch’s ploy to confine herself to her home base. Nevertheless, he was cursing his master as if it had nothing to do with him. In addition, he is trying to use Garcia to drive a wedge between his allies and is talking about his relationship with Garcia. What a shameless guy.

But because of this, Franz actually trusted the matriarch. Gamo was someone who could not be called a loyal subject even with empty words. In the original story, he betrayed Ambrosia and joined Kruzenstein, and even after joining Kruzenstein, he was a crazy psychopath who tried to alienate Leona and other characters and kill the team without mercy.

That is why the matriarch never remains faithful to Ambrosia. Krusenstein is the rising sun and Ambrosia is the setting sun. The matriarch will definitely try to take the advantageous side.

‘I really want to kill you.’

Franz thought. Considering the harm this bastard will cause in the future, I definitely want to kill him in this battle.

However, if you cause tens of thousands of elite soldiers to die while trying to catch this one guy, it is an unconditional loss. This means that while trying to catch one bedbug, you burn it all the way down.

So there is nothing we can do. Save the matriarch and the elite soldiers. There is no choice but to prevent the evil deeds that the matriarch will commit in the future with her own hands.

Thinking like that, Franz made up his mind and immediately sat down and took out a piece of paper.

-Sigh!

The paper unfolded and Franz took out some ink and applied it to his quill. Then he started writing down the letter.

[Gamo Frost. I received your letter well. As the matriarch pointed out, there is a rift between our Torgenberg faction and Leona von Krusenstein. In fact, we in the Torgenberg faction felt uncomfortable with Leona’s way of always overdoing everything, and we pointed this out several times. But Leona actually hated us. The argument between Adelheit and Leona that happened last time was also an extension of that. I somehow intervened, but Leona clearly criticized Adelheidt, who was my comrade at the time. We cannot help but feel a sense of crisis. Has he now deviated from the path to success, or has he become the target of purge?]

Garcia, who had been reading the letter from behind Franz, asked in surprise.

“Franz! Is this real?”

“Are you sure it’s true?”

“No!”

This was actually Franz’s plan. The matriarch who received this letter might at first feel like she was talking nonsense out of nowhere, but I believed that she would soon read Franz’s intentions and act according to Franz’s intentions. What Franz believed in was the matriarch’s intelligence of 98.

[Therefore, we, the Torgenberg faction and several generals, including Mr. Garcia, plan to eliminate our lord Leona von Krusenstein in this battle. So, please create an opportunity for the matriarch to eliminate her master.]

When García first read this letter, he wondered if Franz was trying to betray him. But after about the fourth time I read it, it finally started to make sense. Garcia’s intelligence was 87. It was by no means low.

‘This is a truly meticulous operation. Since when did you plan this plan? Who the hell is this person… ‘

Franz Mayer. He may be a scarier person than you think. That’s what I thought.

—–

That night, Gamo received a letter delivered through Jeonseo-gu.

Gamo, who read the letter for the first time, was puzzled.

‘What does this mean? I pointed out the rift between the Torgenberg faction and Leona von Krusenstein? I’ve never said anything like that before? ‘Did the letter go to the wrong place?’

At first, I thought so, but as the letter continued, I was able to read Franz Mayer’s intentions.

“Uh, uh… ? This bastard… ”

Gamo felt it intuitively. This letter was not sent to me.

Although it is said to be a ‘letter to the mother-in-law’, the content is completely different. This letter was not sent to him, but to Godwin.

‘This bastard is threatening me.’

Why did Franz write such nonsense? This was all done to deceive Gamo’s lord, Godwin.

‘It means that you will not accept my offer to open the door and defect. This means rejection. It also means bringing bigger prey instead of alumni.’

Of the three lines of defense, you cannot be satisfied with just one wall, the outermost wall, so bring bigger prey. That’s what this letter meant.

‘But what if I didn’t understand this letter properly… ?’

After pondering for a while, the matriarch soon realized.

‘Ah, Franz Mayer believed in me from the beginning. Even the fact that I can understand the hidden meaning of his letter, and that I will follow his intentions.’

The matriarch thought. Maybe the person who believes in you the most is not your friend, but your enemy.

As intended in this letter, Gamo decided to take bigger prey. The prey’s name was Godwin.

The matriarch headed to Godwin’s room before dawn. Originally, it would have been right to kick out any subjects who visited the lord while he was resting at night, but Godwin was fond of the matriarch, so he immediately allowed the matriarch to enter.

And the matriarch handed Godwin the letter she had received from Franz Mayer. Godwin, the original owner of the letter, accepted the letter and began to read it. And before long, Godwin, who had read the whole thing, put the letter down on the desk and spoke to the matriarch.

“Madam.”

“Yep!”

“Were you planning a plan to attract Franz Mayer to your side?”

Is that possible? Gamo was thinking of going over to the enemy. but…

“Yep!”

The matriarch answered vigorously. That’s because Franz Mayer wrote the letter as if he was a traitor, so he felt he had to follow suit.

“Madam.”

“Yep?”

Godwin pondered for a while and continued.

“Well done.”

At this, the matriarch laughed as if her mouth would split open and answered vigorously.

“Yep!”

“Tomorrow, our army will lead the entire army and camp on the hill to greet the enemy! First, if you induce it to spin, Franz Mayer and his subordinates will betray and help their allies! After that, if you negotiate with the Carter family and the Albrecht family, the Ambrosia family can survive! Isn’t that right?”

“Of course!”

Gamo felt that all the pieces of the puzzle fit together. Why did Franz mention the rift between Leona and the Torgenberg faction when the matriarch never mentioned it?

The secret was simple. This letter itself was part of Franz Mayer’s plan.

Gamo analyzed Franz’s plan. It is true that Gamo and Franz exchanged letters. However, from here on, the scenario drawn by Gamo and the scenario drawn by Franz change.

The scenario that Gamo drew was that she would secretly open the castle gate at 3 a.m., and at this time, Krusenstein’s soldiers would break in and attack the castle.

But there are two problems in this case. The first was that if the matriarch betrayed herself and rejoined Ambrosia’s side, she could create a trap and attack the Kruzenstein family’s troops in reverse.

The second problem is that even if you succeed in opening one of the gates, Asos Castle has double and triple defensive walls. Just opening the outermost gate will not solve everything.

So Franz came up with a better scenario. It is a scenario called ‘The matriarch cajoled Franz Mayer into joining the same side.’

If Franz Mayer and the officers who follow Franz Mayer betray all at once, the number would easily be 25,000 to 30,000 soldiers.

Even worse, if he betrayed during the battle, Krusenstein’s battle line would collapse and the victory would suddenly decline.

Lord Godwin, who found out about this, would leave the castle and try to compete outside, and if there was no betrayal by the Mayer family as promised, Kruzenstein would easily win, creating a story where Kruzenstein would win without any risk.

Above all, the biggest reason why Lord Godwin has no choice but to be deceived is because there is no hope other than this method.

Just as even a weak light appears bright in the dark depths of the sea, even a small hope appears big in despair. That is why Godwin had no choice but to be deceived. Even if you are not fooled, there is no other answer.

Franz Mayer, who predicted all of this, created a scenario in which the matriarch persuaded Franz to betray him, and Franz complied, and sent a letter.

‘He’s a meticulous guy… ‘

This meticulous personality does not want to take even the slightest risk. The matriarch also just wanted to imitate Franz.

And a few days later. When Kruzenstein arrived near Assos Castle. Krusenstein led his entire army and was able to encounter the Ambrosian army camped on a hill.