episode_0078

Albrecht lost his strength. It was unusual to lose power without ever fighting a proper battle. Leona did not fight, but stubbornly confined herself to the temporary fortress that was Saturn, and Albrecht did not have the courage to enter Leona first.

That’s right, Johannes von Albrecht is an expert on war. This was because he was well aware of the difference between a battle to lose and a battle to be won, and he was well aware of the fact that the soldiers of the Albrecht family, whose main force was cavalry, were literally doomed if they fought against the fortress.

As a result, Albrecht lost all of his territory west of Johannesburg, the capital, leaving only two cities. Dark clouds were setting over the fate of the world’s greatest war genius.

“Losing without even a proper battle… ”

If we had lost the war, we would have had nothing to say. However, without a proper war, the enemy continued to build fortresses and lock themselves in. It was unfair to lose just because of that strategy.

However, even if it rots, it is okay. Starting from Johannesburg, the enemy’s main base, it was not easy to break through as the enemy also fought a desperate battle with only a small number of troops.

Therefore, Leona left once and, following Maier’s advice, sent Clemens to the northeastern front once again to keep Albrecht in check.

However, since the Wolf family in the southeast had already collapsed, it seemed that it would not be long before Albrecht would also fall.

Next is the West.

They were the Carter and Becker families.

—–

Then one day.

“Your Majesty, a guest has arrived.”

“Guest?”

“Please tell me it’s Edward.”

Edward. There was only one Edward I knew. His name was Edward Carter, the father of the head of the Carter family.

‘Oh, I guess not.’

I said that even though I thought so.

“Bring it into the reception room.”

And then, the moment I entered the reception room with Asilia.

I couldn’t help but be astonished.

Because Edward Carter was sipping tea alone in the reception room.

“Edward… Carter.”

Edward Carter.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is the one who raised the Carter family to this point. He is a powerful monarch and a dark power who indirectly participates in the politics of the Carter family even after retirement.

He appears to be retired, but in reality he still controls the Carter family.

There was such a person in front of me.

“Why are you in this enemy camp?”

“Because I have something important to say to Lord Myer.”

“If I kill you, it will be a huge blow to the Carter family, right?”

“It will be a big blow to the Mayer family. For killing customers.”

“… ”

It was true. There is no better.

If I kill Edward Carter, it will be a huge loss to the Carter family, but the number of people who will trust the Myer family in the future will be greatly reduced.

‘However, the criminal’s idea is not to say that you can do it just because you know.’

Even if there is a safety device underneath, you can’t jump from the 20th floor apartment, right? It was something similar to that. This man’s courage was certainly at an extraordinary level.

“So, what is something important that needs to be said in person rather than through a letter?”

“Franz Mayer. I envy you.”

“What are you so jealous of?”

“The defeat of world unification is just around the corner. As a result of this incident, the Wolf and Albrecht families were completely destroyed and the territory was taken over by Kruzenstein. In terms of the area of the territory, it is still far from halfway, but in terms of the productivity of the territory, it took the most fertile central part and part of the east, making it half the world. The ideal has been achieved. Even if you fight against the whole world, Krusenstein has the advantage.”

“What… That’s right.”

“In a little while, the world will fall into the hands of Krusenstein. I became jealous.”

I nodded. That kind of envy was understandable.

“But I don’t think you came here to say that?”

He grinned and laughed.

“Look at this.”

What he spread out on the table was a map.

“In this power map, Krusenstein took all of the center and part of the east. In addition, Aldheim, the westernmost point, has already been taken over by Kruzenstein, so Kruzenstein’s final victory is certain.”

I nodded.

“But that’s not where you need to look.”

“Then where is it?”

Edward Carter circled the center. Central part of the world. It was Krusenstein’s territory.

“Central!”

Only then did I realize what Edward Carter wanted to say.

“Sir Edward wants to talk about who will be in real power after taking control of the world, let alone Krusenstein taking control of the world.”

“Yes.”

“… ”

Now I finally understand the whole story.

In the original history, the army in Carter’s area was led by Adelheit von Ignati, not Franz Mayer. And Adelheid von Ignati rebelled and killed Leona.

Edward Carter also played a part in that…

I’m angry.

I wanted to get up right now, cut off Edward Carter’s head, attack the Carter family, and kill everyone named Carter. I wanted to make the name Carter disappear from the world.

But, that wasn’t possible. Even if I kill Edward Carter here and now, it will only benefit the Carter family, and even if I invade the Carter family and succeed in wiping out the Carter family, it will not be revealed who was responsible for the internal shooting.

I have a lot of work to do. I couldn’t just focus on the occasional mess.

so that…

“What is Sir Edward’s proposal?”

I pretended to be calm. Pretend nothing is wrong. Pretending to be interested in what Edward said.

Was Edward really taken by my acting? Would I have been able to fool a 95-level intelligence agent?

“What I want to say is… ”

Edward studied my expression for a moment and spoke slowly.

“Mayer will be able to conquer the world.”

I see

This is how Adelheit felt.

He was frustrated by Leona’s repeated massacres, and in that situation, all kinds of people intervened and provoked Adelheit, so he had no choice but to revolt.

I deeply sympathized with Adelheidt of the original history.

However, I had no intention of following in Adelheit’s footsteps.

Just make the other person believe in me.

The real me acts in direct contrast to the other person’s beliefs. That was my strategy.

But it’s still too early to take the bait.

If you take the bait from the beginning, you may arouse the other person’s suspicion.

I pretended to think about it for a moment, but after about 5 seconds, I belatedly got up.

“Sounds like a big problem!”

“Mayer?”

“Don’t talk nonsense! What kind of world am I taking on! I am Leona’s utmost loyalist! If you want to talk nonsense like that, go away! I will never treat you as a guest again!”

“… If you really want to.”

Edward Carter got up, saluted, and started to walk out the door.

I swore at him and kicked him out, but thought about it for five seconds before doing so. Those five seconds would have been enough to hide my true feelings.

In other words, it would have been enough to make people think I was greedy for power.

Moreover, it would not have been strange even if Edward had been killed since he originally encouraged the rebellion.

Although he was angry, the fact that he didn’t kill him and just kicked him out was an act that gave him room to act.

Edward will try to get impulsive again.

I meant my rebellion.

When things are going well, a lot of flies are attracted.

In this situation, it would not be easy for no one to have any rebellious feelings and for everyone to unite as one to prevent a rebellion.

Perhaps it was inevitable that Leona would die.

An inevitability that cannot be prevented by individual power.

But she is essential to my goals.

I will save Leona. Even if I had to do some dirty work in the process.

—–

I called Adelheit to the Carter District Army.

It was originally impossible for a general from the same area to call a general from another area, but Adelheit was from the same faction as me and was close to me, and since I was much higher in rank, she came to see me on her own.

In the original history, Adelheit succeeds in killing Leona.

Since he was such a person, I first asked Adelheidt.

“Have you had any problems recently?”

“Problem? Not at all.”

“Then, have you ever had a conflict with anyone?”

“Nothing like that has happened at all. I’m busy preparing for war, but other than that, it’s just peaceful.”

Adelheit is a traitor, but he is not a coward. She is the administrator type, not the tactful type who is good at lying. If she is, then it must be so.

maybe… The attention must have been focused on me. Krusenstein’s overwhelming second-in-command. Moreover, he is a person who has recently been in danger of being removed from office. Because he was such a person, the flies were attracted only to me, and conversely, Adelheit may be living a peaceful day.

‘Know that it’s thanks to me.’

Even though I was thinking that, I didn’t show it.

“Adelheit. Do you remember when you went to defeat Clozel?”

“Clogel… Something like that happened. It’s already been 10 years.”

“Yes. Do you remember what I said back then?”

“It was when we first met. I think it would be a bad idea for the two of us to become successful.”

She chuckled and laughed.

“Even though we said that, we eventually succeeded. He came to rule over a vast territory that was incomparable to the Duchy of Setia.”

“Yes. A lot of time has passed… ”

“I am saying this in that sense.”

I held Adelheit’s hand. Her face turned red.

“If you have any difficulties, please do not embrace it alone and consult with me at any time. Don’t forget that we are always on the same side.”

In other words, don’t rush out on your own and start a rebellion, but if you want to do something, tell me before you do that.

Adelheit blushed at those words.

“I have always believed in Lord Mayer.”

what… I was glad that was the case.