episode_0011

Around the time when Kael returned as a rising divinity and was making a name for himself in the system.

“A meteor that fell so far rises again! Our army missed a golden opportunity to win! This is all because you stupid, weak moderates are in power!”

“Assholes only talk about it! These are all sub-par commanders and staff put in by you hardliners, so even Anbar, who committed suicide, shook his head!”

“Cowards!”

“On the subject of warmongering idiots!”

The Demon Alliance and Novogord were throwing double insults at each other.

First of all, the moderates dominated the council. The hardliners were forced into retirement.

However, this does not mean that all hardliners in Novogord have been castrated.

Hardliners can never disappear. This is impossible unless the empire disappears.

Even if the empire disappears, it will be launched again, targeting another country.

For that reason, when the army that had advanced to the border retreated and returned to the capital, Beogran.

“Have all commanders attend the council immediately!”

“Losing even in small battles. Even when he returns, he suffers an even greater humiliation than that defeat! You will have to testify to every detail!”

The moderates are the moderates. Hardliners tried to bite each other like hardliners.

The method, of course, was to blame the military’s failures on each other.

“Why didn’t you start a night attack on the day the meteor fell?”

“Commander, answer immediately! Why didn’t you rush in when the momentum was good?!”

“Do you think night raids are cowardly? yes? Quickly open your mouth!”

First, the moderates peed like crazy at the commander who belonged to the hardliners.

This means that those in the highest position must take responsibility when a problem arises.

Even if they are from the same faction, it cannot be tolerated, and the opponent is from the other faction?

Like hounds biting a bleeding deer, the demonic lawmakers poured out their sharp tongues.

“That, that.”

“I am. I did my best. The reason we didn’t conduct a night raid at that time was because—”

“The imperial army recovered too quickly. It was impossible to deal with it.”

“Honestly! yes!? Who would have thought that a shooting star would rise again!”

“It’s unfair! This was force majeure!!”

No matter how experienced a commander is in the battlefield, the political world is another battlefield.

They are even political monsters who have been trained in the council.

At best, a commander with little political sense could not endure.

“It would be absurd to simply blame this situation on the commander!”

Of course, the hardliners did not sit idly by and watch the attacks of the moderates.

Although it has lost a number of seats on the council, its power still remains.

In addition, because it was an unprecedented incident, the field commanders also had to be reprimanded.

Most of the commanders at the scene were moderates, so they must have been hardliners! It is a natural step to do so.

“If you look at the situation at the time, the field commanders continued to protest the commander’s orders! There may have been a delay in the command’s decision because everything was holding on to my ankles!”

“The biggest cause of this defeat was that the commanders who were directly interacting with the soldiers continued to resent the will of their superiors. This is almost like the apocalypse. Isn’t that right?!”

The tedious battle between the two factions continued for more than a week after the military returned.

The council became a battlefield full of shouting and swearing.

The solemn members of the demon tribe barked like dogs, slandering and belittling each other.

“… Haha.”

And Charleroi, who was quietly watching all of this, couldn’t help but sigh.

In any case, this time it was a decision loss for Novogord. This must be acknowledged.

They say we need to determine who is responsible, but it is right to do it in moderation and quickly prepare for the next step.

But how come those lawmakers have been fighting and growling all week?

Not all hardliners are abnormal, and not all moderates are good.

It’s just that each person’s interests are intertwined. There is no such thing as who is right and who is wrong.

When the other person says the correct answer, it is common to reflexively say that it is wrong.

“I guess this is why my father can’t quit smoking cigars… .”

… No. Anyway, wouldn’t it be right to quit smoking cigars?

I heard the other day that strong cigars are a major cause of poor health.

Of course, it was said that the more serious cause was extreme stress.

‘… It can’t go on like this. If it lasts longer than this, Novogord’s national power will be greatly exhausted.’

Originally, I had no intention of going forward. And it didn’t work that way.

Now the hardliners are targeting Kaland, the council president and the leader of the moderates.

Please note that this does not mean that they are trying to assassinate you.

This means that they are planning to launch a large-scale attack by finding fault with the fact that his daughter, Charleroi, was in the military this time.

However, because she is the chairman’s daughter, there is a lot of political burden.

Also, since he had no real power, it was difficult to hold him accountable, so he was being cautious.

However, if Charleroi took the lead there, there was a strong possibility that the situation would turn around.

“It would be much better to just remain silent.”

Kaland also tried to stop his daughter at first. He emphasized that there was no benefit.

However, due to Charleroi’s strong request, he eventually said, ‘Do it yourself.’ He actually gave permission.

And a day later. Charleroi attended the council in person.

“Dear members of the Council. First of all, I am not the daughter of Council President Karland Estania. I would like to inform you that I stand here as a member of the military that briefly clashed swords with the Imperial Army.”

He said that he did not come out for the benefit or loss of either the moderate or the hardliners.

The moderates tilted their heads in response, while the hardliners decided to take a step back and monitor the situation.

“If I were to tell you about the situation at the time, yes. It is true that there was friction between the commander and the field commander. But it wasn’t to the point where there would be a problem with the chain of command. Rather, it was something that could be seen in a healthy superior-subordinate relationship.”

“Miss Charleroi. It is a healthy superior-subordinate relationship, but can there be friction in that relationship?”

“It sounds like superiors must make only the right decisions and subordinates must listen to any foolish orders. Rep.”

Then, hard-line lawmakers try to raise their voices, calling it rude.

However, when the moderates growled, they kept their mouths shut even though they were complaining.

“A subordinate must follow the orders of a superior. However, if there is a problem with the order, you should at least be able to say that. And of course, superiors must always make the right decisions. But that can’t happen every time. So you have to listen to what your subordinates say. That is a healthy superior-subordinate relationship.”

“That means it went well this time.”

“Yes. Yes.”

The moderate nobleman, who was watching Calland for a moment, continued to ask questions.

“If not. Even though we had such a healthy relationship, why did things end up like this? Listening to Ms. Charleroi, it sounds like there were no problems in our military.”

“That’s it. Rep. There really was no problem in our military.”

Charleroi’s confirmation causes a murmur among the lawmakers.

Before it got too loud, she quickly finished speaking.

“Not our Novogord, but the Empire. We need to focus on the empire.”

“What does it mean to focus on the empire?”

“The imperial army’s strategy far exceeded our expectations. I knew clearly what decisions our military would make and what actions they would take, as if I were looking down at the palm of my hand.”

I still get an eerie feeling when I think about that moment.

How long and how many times did he change the composition while preparing such a strategy?

In order not to show even the slightest gap. In order not to give any foothold for a counterattack.

“Special environment called battlefield. Sudden fog. Morale has fallen to rock bottom. As a result, I was even convinced that there was no reason to choose an all-out war. I sorted everything out and made a plan. Even if it wasn’t this commander but someone else. Even if there were other field commanders. At that moment, everyone would have made the same judgment and made the same mistake.”

“But I heard that field commanders raised doubts.”

“I didn’t make a strong request. There, field commanders were also unsure and relied on the commander’s decision. Rep.”

Any more faction fights are meaningless. This parliament must end here.

If national power is exhausted like this, there is a possibility that Novogord’s weaknesses will be revealed.

What if the empire rejects the agreement or neighboring countries gradually provoke it?

Naturally, the moderate faction that was in power will lose its ground and the hardliners will gain power again.

“… Could it be that internal information was leaked?”

In the meantime, the moderate lawmaker, who has no clue, continues to hold his tongue until the end.

Can’t you see yourself trying to tie the knot somehow?

For a moment, swear words lingered around his lips, but Charleroi endured them with superhuman patience.

“If that were the case, do you think the imperial army would have let us go? It would be much more profitable to take down the entire main army of Novogord.”

Even though his eyes gave off a look that seemed like he was going to tear him to death at any moment.

Charleroi spoke as politely as possible, and the councilor said, ‘I see!’ and step back.

‘Whoa.’

I can’t help but sigh. It seems like it’s finally been sorted out.

What on earth have you been doing for over a week?

‘Perhaps the imperial military strategist was aiming for this as well.’

okay. With very high probability. No, it will definitely happen.

It is clear that the letter mocking them was written with this in mind.

After leaving parliament. Charleroi visited the War Department.

“Could you say that again?”

“I would like to know the order of command of the imperial army that participated in the war this time. Is it possible?”

“This part takes a bit of time.”

“I can wait as long as I want.”

I thought that if I looked into the seniority of command, I would be able to find out who came up with the plan.

And a few days later, Charleroi received the desired information and checked it thoroughly.

“For the commander of the corps… With the staff below… Each field commander… .”

Until then, I was only looking through people who were a bit older.

Of course, I thought that it would take that level to come up with a strategy like that.

Meanwhile, new news arrived from spies planted in the empire.

The story goes that the identity of the trickster is none other than the son of a young noble family.

Charleroi was shocked when he heard the news.