episode_0003

“Even if you were a lord, there would be nothing you would have to do. The administrators will take care of the internal affairs, and the knights will take care of maintaining public order. You just have to keep an eye on them.”

In fact, you won’t have to do anything, including surveillance. Because there is no way I, who woke up from a vegetative state, would be entrusted with my duties.

“However, if there is a very low probability that bandits attack, you should lead your soldiers and fight.”

“Me?”

“Yes. Since you are the eldest son of the Mayer family and have learned the art of war, shouldn’t you do the same?”

No, I was a modern person until 6 months ago. Although the army has been fully discharged, are soldiers and generals the same?

I wanted to shoot him, but I said it from my mouth. The only thing that came out was. I bowed my head and my father left with a satisfied smile.

Regarding the title of earldom.

Well, the probability is so low that nothing will happen.

—–

I want to give the person who thought this a slap in the face.

Why didn’t I realize that this was a game world?

There is a very low probability of that happening. What does that mean?

‘It will definitely happen!’

okay! Unfortunately, my father threw away the rice cake and left!

That’s right, a week after my father left…

“Messenger! messenger! Krusenstein’s army has appeared from the front!”

“What? Of course he would have appeared since there was a war going on at the front.”

“That’s not it! Krusenstein’s army crossed the mountain, ignored the fortifications on the front, and entered the interior! The soldiers at the front were bait!”

“What kind of bullshit is that?”

“What we don’t know… It looks like there was a side road.”

Fuck? Isn’t this something that doesn’t even appear in the game?

Actually, it’s not strange that I don’t know. The starting point of the game is 550 years. The year 545 is before the start of the game, and the story of this period is not covered in detail.

“How many people?”

“Number of enemies, total 3,000.”

“Who is the enemy’s commander?”

“Clemence de Balboa.”

Damn it, A+ level weapon with 91 leadership and 96 military power.

“What is the total number of our soldiers?”

“Even if you scrape together conscripts, it is less than 500.”

and…

It really sucks.

It might be a convenient world where you can surround and annihilate 3000 with 500, but there is no way to win in this situation.

I bit my nails. If this continues, you may really fall behind.

“Brother.”

My younger sister appeared at that moment.

Lucille Meyer, who will become the strongest strategist in the future.

For a moment, I thought, ‘What if it’s him?’ However, I soon felt ashamed of myself for expecting a trick from an 11-year-old.

“Lucille, are you awake? There’s no need to be scared. Because we will protect you.”

Yes. No matter what the future holds, right now he is just a kid who needs to be protected.

“Thank you. But I want to ask one question.”

“What is it?”

“This is a situation where the enemy used the main unit as bait and created a separate unit, right?”

You were listening…

“Right?”

“Then what is the destination of the special unit?”

“Where. They are trying to take advantage of the opportunity when all the troops are gathered at the front to attack the castle in the rear.”

“Then is the castle we are in the destination?”

“Huh? Is that so?”

It’s difficult to ask that question.

what? Now that I think about it, where is the enemy’s real destination?

“Asilia, are you there?”

Asilia is the only striker of the Mayer family who is nothing but a tactician and a general who leads the army on the front lines. The abilities are somewhat unbalanced, but if you don’t have them, you can use them without them.

“Yes.”

“Attach scouts for a while to determine the enemy’s destination.”

“Yes!”

—–

3 days after that.

Asilia returned with soldiers.

“What are the results of the reconnaissance?”

I felt sorry for rushing into the results as soon as I got back, but it was so urgent that I just asked.

“Well, the enemy appeared to be preparing to go a long distance.”

“Why did you judge it that way?”

“There was looting from surrounding villages, and the amount was quite large.”

“Going further inward than now?”

“Yes. If my prediction is correct.”

This is shocking. Where on earth is the enemy aiming? no way…

“Is it Torgenberg Castle?”

Torgenberg was the residence of the Setia family and the stronghold of the area.

“There is a possibility.”

It was also where the ruler of this area, Duke Setia, and his family lived.

Duke Setia is at the front line, so he may not be there.

When the place is attacked, the duke’s family is captured.

“Ah… ”

The enemy ignored our fort and entered it through a side road. What was the reason for doing so? Just to take down a few castles in the rear?

In that case, I overprepared for something too small. Castle is about eating and being eaten every day. But the duke’s family was different.

“Are you planning on taking hostages? ”

When the duke’s family is taken hostage, it becomes difficult for the duke to fight freely. The same goes for the duke’s vassal father.

“But there’s nothing we can do at this point… ”

Even if we knew the enemy’s strategy, there was nothing we could do. That’s because there were 500 of us and the enemy was 3,000.

We were the remnants, so to speak. The current situation was that all the main troops had moved to the front lines and only those who were reluctant to fight were gathered together. Even if the number of people is 500, the actual combat power may be 300. I’m sure the situation is the same for other believers…

“Huh? Wait.”

A different last name? The situation is the same in other castles, right?

Yes! There was another castle. We, the Mayer family, were not the only ones in the rear. Numerous families remained, including Endia, Ost, and Giselle!

“Asilia.”

“Yes.”

“I will write a letter to the families behind me. Send messengers to tell each family.”

“Yes!”

The contents of the letter were as follows.

[The enemy’s detachment ignored the front line and entered deep inside. At first glance, it appears to be a crisis, but the enemy’s supply has been cut off and they have entered deep into the friendly forces’ base. If our vassals take out the castle’s defenders and gather them together, they will be able to easily raise about 5,000, and then they will be overwhelming in numbers and will be able to defeat the enemy’s detachment. Please give your strength.]

In other words, the idea was to gather together the garrison that was locked in the castle and intercept the invading enemy.

A vassal of the Setia family. To be honest, I don’t really like the starting. Not only was Setia not a main character family, but the lords were generally incompetent except for the first lord.

But it is too early to perish. Without the Setia family, there is no Mayer family. Even if I leave the Setia family one day, it is not now. We need the Setia family right now. As an umbrella to shelter from the rain amid the dark clouds of difficult times.

I decided to raise soldiers to protect the Setia family.

And 3 days later.

[Surprisingly, no one paid any attention.]

At my request to remove the garrison and intercept the enemy, only 200 soldiers gathered.

Each family only sent a few people as a formal greeting and did not send a proper defense force.

“Wow, fuck… ”

When I saw the gathered soldiers, I couldn’t help but curse. The soldiers looked anxious.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t swear when I saw you guys.”

I apologized to the soldiers, turned around, and continued swearing on the way back to the military camp.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck. How can there not be a single decent person?”

The lord’s family is in danger of being captured, so why aren’t any of his subjects making any moves? If you look at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you see that he went through a million soldiers to save his master’s son.

“Wait.”

At that moment, something flashed through my mind.

“Did you say that Eastern-style loyalty and Western-style loyalty are different?”

Western-style military-lord relations are feudal. In other words, it is a relationship formed by contract. A subject lends strength to his lord, and the lord protects his subjects. Because it is a contractual relationship in Western-style feudalism, there is no further loyalty. It is a strictly business relationship.

On the other hand, the Eastern-style military-subject relationship is one in which the subject gives everything to the monarch. The monarch sacrifices everything to the world. Therefore, Eastern loyalty and Western loyalty are bound to be different.

“I forgot that their loyalty is like this.”

Since I only learned about history from books and never experienced it myself, I only had knowledge but did not acquire it.

So what should we do from now on? How can we defeat that special force?

As I was thinking and thinking about it…

“Do I have to stop it?”

“Huh?”

It was my younger sister Lucille who suddenly appeared. She sat down next to me, who was flopping down on the floor.

“The most important thing in difficult times is your family. Even if your lord’s family is destroyed, if your family survives, won’t you be able to find another lord?”

“… ”

At that moment, I couldn’t help but be surprised. This child, Lucille, was saying to abandon the master and join Kruzenstein’s side.

“Were you thinking like that?”

I picked her up and sat her on my lap.

“Lucille, you insisted on following me so I agreed, but don’t think about the war and enjoy your childhood now.”

“Brother, although I am young, I am a member of the Mayer family. I received enough education.”

Honestly, I couldn’t help but be surprised. Because I had no idea that this child, who had always been obedient, would become so assertive.

“Think about it. His Royal Highness, Duke of Setia, has lived a life filled with betrayal and intrigue, but now please join his great family. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to follow that example and abandon His Majesty the Duke of Setia and stick to Kruzenstein? If we provide supplies, Kruzenstein will easily take control of the Setia family’s stronghold.”

“What… That could be possible.”

That may be so. Lucille’s words had their own logic.

“Or are you talking about morality? That you should not betray chivalrously… ?”

“No, I think betrayal is a necessary virtue in difficult times.”

“Then why… ”

“Betrayal is a thing. The more unpredictable it is, the greater the damage. The betrayal of someone with whom you have built up trust is more effective than the betrayal of someone who makes betrayal a habit.”

“… !”

“Aren’t you and I just entered the world now? So now is not the time to betray, it is the time to build trust.”

Lucille nodded at those words. He seemed to understand.

“Then… ”

Lucille said.

“There is one way to block enemies and build trust.”

“… !”

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