episode_0155

“Ugh… … .”

Sophia Bianchi thought for a few seconds and then sighed deeply.

“It wasn’t me who was caught, it seems like you knew from the beginning.”

Although that was true, he probably said it out of confidence that he would never be caught.

I didn’t bother to argue with that. I thought it would only be a waste of time to interrupt.

“Then, let’s exchange only the necessary information without hiding it.”

I was a little surprised as I watched Sophia Bianchi continue her speech. Well, if I think about it again, maybe it wasn’t that surprising.

In the original, whenever the main character asked him something, he would not answer in an overbearing manner and instead would say only what he wanted to say. However, that was an attitude he was able to take because he was so confident in his own abilities.

Since I won the fight once, you probably know there’s no point in showing me that kind of attitude.

“Yes, I am a citizen of the Dharma Kingdom, as Your Highness the Princess has guessed.”

The title ‘Sylvia’ was also changed to ‘Princess’.

“The reason I came here was… …because of the royal order to gather information about the princess.”

“What is the information?”

“I guess you want to know a little more about the ability to change the battlefield situation with just one force. Actually, I don’t know the details either. Cardinals are famous for not sharing details when giving orders. ”

“Are you prepared for when your identity is discovered and you are detained?”

“Yes, what… … .”

At my question, Sophia Bianchi made a displeased expression for a moment. She must have thought that since she was confident in her abilities, she would not be caught and detained.

“Because there’s also Eliza’s work.”

Judging from the mention of Verati’s baptismal name, it seems that the vigilance of the court has become more intense since Verati was captured by the empire. This was also mentioned in the original work.

“Any other reasons?”

Sofia Bianchi shrugged.

“The rest is information that cannot be known unless you meet His Majesty the Emperor directly, rather than the Princess. Basically, my job is to find out more about the Princess. The rest is something that would be good to know more about, but if not, then don’t worry… … That kind of stuff.”

Sophia Bianchi’s attitude wasn’t completely the same. It was a bit lighter than the attitude she showed in front of others. This was especially true of her gestures.

“Why are you spying on me? I’m not the only prince or princess.”

“Because the princess alone has many unique features.”

Sophia Bianchi responded to my question as if it were a given.

“Usually, guns are something that people without the talent for swordsmanship grab to get into battle as quickly as possible. If you’re truly talented, you can see the muzzle return and not even enter the gun’s trajectory… …Besides, guns don’t really give off the feeling of honing your talent. Oh, I’m not trying to disparage the princess. ”

Sophia, who had added those words in a hurry at the end, quickly continued the story.

“But after seeing the princess’s record, my mind changed. Not all troops can be like the princess, but on the contrary, if troops can be trained to catch up to 10% of the princess’s strength… … That’s right. No matter how strong a soldier is, he can’t be on two battlefields at the same time. Even if you can block one battlefield, if you lose the other places, you’ll lose the war, right? It’s not like there aren’t any skilled swordsmen in the empire. ”

“So, you’re saying that you were trying to recruit me?”

“Rather than incorporating, I was told to somehow learn the princess’s movements.”

Sophia Bianchi spoke in a voice that sounded like it was losing steam somewhere.

So, to put it simply… … it means that I was ordered to copy my fighting style that has not yet been made into a textbook.

And after hearing the story up to that point, I felt like I understood something.

My fighting style is basically a combination of my superficial knowledge and my actual combat experience. Normally, it would be difficult to perfect a fighting style in such a short period of time, but I have been in so many battles that it is difficult to compare myself to others. In fact, I have been shot by bullets and shrapnel many times.

Since I fought for my own survival, I can say that this fighting method has its own value.

her.

I was a little taken aback because it was an unexpected answer.

I never thought that someone would approach me because I had some value to myself.

“What, and… ….”

Sofia Bianchi shrugged her shoulders again and said.

“Considering His Majesty the Emperor, who is a power-hungry person, if things go well, the princess might be able to ascend to the throne. He might have thought it would be good to plant a friend of similar age in advance. Although I don’t know that far ahead.”

Oh, I see.

Verati was still imprisoned in the Empire. Even now, she was in a coma and could not even communicate properly.

Even with magic, long-distance communication was impossible, and it was a world where wireless communication equipment had not yet been properly developed.

What did the original developers say?

Originally, radio technology should have been introduced at the start of the game, but since the technology using electricity itself had not been properly developed, radio technology using radio waves had not yet developed. There were fighters, but rather than communicating via radio, they could only express their intentions through the assistant gunner’s handwriting or the light of the built-in magic stone.

The information that Verratti obtained was not relayed to the court. So, they probably wanted to somehow introduce a new person in a safer way.

“… … .”

I feel a little strange.

“So, Princess, won’t you be my friend? If necessary, we can make a deal with the Empire. In fact, even if we raise so many soldiers, there’s no way we can win a fight against the Empire.”

I quietly looked at Sophia Bianchi, who was trying to tease me a little, and then opened the subscription.

“Do you know what happened in the palace recently?”

“… … Right?”

At my words, Sophia Bianchi’s eyes widened slightly.

“This is the incident where Lucas invaded. Quite a few knights and soldiers were killed and injured. ”

“Uh… ….”

“Lucas was wearing a robe and holding Jericho’s sword in his hand. It seems he must have done something in the court. What do you think? What happened in the court?”

At my question, Sophia Bianchi opened her mouth and stared at me blankly.

“Uh, if you suddenly give me such advanced information, I don’t know what to say… … .”

“… … .”

When I glared at Sophia Bianchi without saying anything, Sophia looked a little embarrassed.

“The leadership of the Law Nation is a very secretive group. They never give out information that they think the person receiving the order does not need to know. I heard something happened in the Law Nation, but I don’t know more than that. I just found out that the person who infiltrated was the prince. ”

her.

“I am from the Law Nation, but I have lived in Lutetia since I was young in order to create this status. I am confident in my abilities, and the Law Nation trusts me, but… … I have never received any knowledge other than what I needed to come here. I am sorry. ”

I stared at Sophia Bianchi quietly. When my gaze met hers, she squirmed uncomfortably.

The atmosphere was completely different from just a moment ago when he was looking straight at me and making me feel uncomfortable.

I also thought that Sophia Bianchi might be hiding the truth from me… Well, in the original, she was a character who had confidence in her own abilities and showed a relaxed expression the whole time, but after one encounter, she was so shocked that she was speechless, and she had no talent for hiding her feelings.

He had been hiding his attitude for a while, but he showed his true self during our conversation a little while ago. In fact, he acted as if he had let his guard down a little, but nothing much had changed.

Yeah, no matter how much of a character he is, he’s only fifteen now. Even next year, when the second part of the main story is set, he’ll only be sixteen.

An age where the ego is still bloated and one thinks one is special.

Perhaps his confident attitude in the main story was the result of his having clearly confirmed his own abilities.

……ah.

I took a deep breath.

Thinking like that, I had a flashback.

No matter what they say, a rolling stone comes along, in the end, he’s no different from a kid who just transferred to another school. Even the law firm that gave him the mission seems to know that.

Was I the only one who was too serious?

I felt my hands and feet shrivel up for no reason, and I thought to myself.

again.