episode_0064

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The road to the main castle of Balharat Castle was not that different from Arnel Castle.

One thing that was different was that for some reason, there were a lot of familiar faces.

This is because while playing [Garland Inertini Saga], which continues to use only the characters I use, the owners of the faces I have seen over and over again caught my eye.

‘As expected, it feels like Aceus is a treasure trove of talent.’

The keyword for ATHERS is ‘outstanding talent.’

Although the base is extremely weak, they somehow cover it with talent and aim to unify the continent.

It takes a bit of work, but it’s not that difficult. It’s comfortable to think of it as a monarch for intermediate level players.

So, we arrived in front of the castle.

A guard stopped us.

“Please identify yourself.”

“Irene Juliette. It hasn’t been long since I came in.”

“Which one?”

It’s called “Swen. Just like Irene next to me, it hasn’t been long since I joined Acious County.”

“Irene Juliet, Swen… … Please wait a moment.”

The guard went into a small room next to him.

Soon, as if he had checked something, he came out of the room and saluted us.

“There were a lot of Siles. Welcome.”

“Um.”

We gave a quick nod to the guard and entered the palace where the meeting was being held.

And soon, we were able to arrive at the throne room where the meeting was presumed to be held.

Irene and I sat down in a place where people were gathered.

After settling in, I slowly looked at the people participating.

‘and.’

Since they were almost all familiar faces, I almost let out an exclamation without realizing it.

The one that stands out the most is Epinel Rosencross, the second-in-command of the Atious Army.

Featuring a turquoise ponytail and very revealing armor, she appeared to be waiting for a meeting to open with her eyes closed and her arms crossed.

The woman across from her.

Long, wavy hair with dark blue hair.

It was clearly Emma Adlen, a general who, like Irene, possessed one of the few ‘siege’ specialties.

The figure standing in place wearing solid armor gave off a similar feeling to Iren.

If there is a difference, would it be the size of the breasts?

Unlike Emma, who had an ordinary body, Irene was wearing armor that did not seem to be custom-made.

And next to him, a very large man.

Black messy hair, tall stature, muscular body, and eyes that seem to be somewhat wet with rain.

I don’t really remember the male character’s face, so I’m not sure, but there’s a high probability that it’s Hernandov Arisian.

In terms of simple force, he is the strongest in the Aishous Army.

A friend like soup who will do his part in a 1:1 duel.

Her personality was less aggressive than that of Chell in Brans County, so it was quite easy to control, but unfortunately, I remembered that her intelligence was low and she was easily caught by schemes.

Epinel. Emma. And Hernandov.

The three of them were grouped together like that and called the Acious Samgeol.

I didn’t just make this up, it was actually written that way in the in-game character introduction.

Most of the other generals were familiar.

Looking at it this way, I began to realize that there were not many outstanding generals in the Brans army where I had previously served.

There were a lot of people there, but most of them didn’t have faces I could remember.

So, some time passed.

“Yuuri is entering!”

With a soldier’s voice.

Yuuri was walking towards the empty throne.

“Huh?”

wait for a sec.

That old man following behind Yuuri… … ?

The long white beard worn with a tightly pressed hat is very characteristic… … That person… … .

[Is 99 intelligence enough?]

‘… … ah!’

okay. I remembered.

That old man… … It was Jinor.

In fact, he is an old man with an intelligence of 99, which can be said to be the maximum in-game level.

Jinor is the one who put me into this world, so how could I forget!

Of course, I don’t know if Jinor of this world line knows that.

So the name is… … Was it Jinor Nighthardt?

huh?

Nighthart?

‘ah! ah! ah!’

that’s right.

Nighthart… … Since it was Jinor’s castle, it was bound to be memorable.

But obviously Reika’s last name was Nighthart.

What is it then? Zinor’s daughter? Granddaughter?

no… … But Reika is from Goa?

This is certain. Having played as various monarchs and used Reika several times, I was confident.

‘What happened?’

Apparently, while I was in Brans County, there was a story going on here.

In the first place, I never thought Jinor would be here in Aishous County.

However, Jinor’s existence clearly resolved one of the questions that had arisen so far.

When I was in Brans County.

Based on Charam suddenly offering tribute, I was able to figure out that he was planning a ‘betrayal’.

However, the plan of betrayal was only possible if you had an intelligence level of 95 or higher and the [Betrayal] specialty.

To the question, “Is there such a level of treachery in Aishous County?”

Jinor could not have been the optimal answer.

With his intelligence of 99 and his versatility, he would have been able to come up with such a plan.

Yuuri slowly sat down on the throne, looked at us, and said.

“Now. Thank you all for coming together despite your busy schedule. Well then, I’ll start the meeting right now. Before I go in, I’m going to spend some time talking about last month’s work, is that okay?”

“”Yes!””

Well, it wasn’t that important.

What particularly stands out is the performance of Samgeol, including Epinel.

As expected, they seemed to be doing the best in their respective positions in this world line.

“Well, it’s about the policy of the last meeting. Everyone worked so hard. Although we failed to attack Brans County, we still achieved remarkable results in other areas. I expect you to continue to do things this way.”

Although I felt a little embarrassed as I contributed greatly to the failure to advance to the center of the continent.

Anyway, this was my home now.

“Now. I’ll first gather opinions on what should be done this time. Anyone with a good opinion?”

“Master.”

Jinor was the first to raise his hand after hearing Yuuri’s words.

“Huh?”

“Auspicious energy can be felt in the territory of Balharat. I don’t think it would be a bad idea to explore the inside of the castle and territory.”

“Exploration… … .”

huh?

In most cases, the wizard does not recommend exploring the territory.

There are two recommended cases. There was either hidden talent or treasure.

at that time.

“Yuuri. I also have something to say.”

Emma raised her hand, calling the name ‘Yuuri’ instead of ‘Master’.

Moreover, it was spoken informally, not politely.

Of course, it wasn’t my first time seeing this sight. That’s what Tifa said in Lunarien County back in the day.

However, it wasn’t the Lunarien Army, which was essentially a small club of 4 people, and I wondered if it was okay for a subordinate general to talk like that in the somewhat large Aishous County, no matter how trustworthy he was.

Yuuri, who was actually involved, nodded and said as if nothing had happened.

“What is it?”

“I think it would be better to sort out Charam-gun and Alefel-gun. I feel like it has no use anymore if I keep it alive. From the beginning, the invasion was postponed as a ploy or something, right? Sooner or later, I will have a big conflict with Brans-gun, so I want to prepare for the aftermath.”

“Umm.”

Yuuri nodded and said.

“Is there anyone you want to talk more about?”

A moment of silence passes.

With nothing said, the meeting continued.

“Okay. First of all, who thinks it would be a good idea to ‘explore the surroundings of Balharat Castle’? Please raise your hand lightly.”

‘It’s a territory search.’

After a long time, it was time to show off my power.

‘Is exploring Balharat County’s territory the most efficient option?’

As always, the brain with 100 intelligence spit out the results immediately.

[Yes.]

‘oh.’

This was the cleanest answer I’ve heard in a long time.

In fact, I thought that would be the case since the speaker was Jinor and not someone else.

His intelligence was 99.

In this world, intelligence of 99 meant that what he said had a 99% chance of being correct.

Unless the probability is 1%, it is of course correct to do as he says.

I slowly raised my hand.

Including Irene next to me, more than half of the people raised their hands.

It seemed that there were quite a few people within the military who trusted Jinor.

Yuuri took a quick look, then opened his mouth.

“Next. Does anyone think it would be a good idea to sort out Charam County and Alefel County?”

The result has been decided, but I should still ask.

‘Is it the most efficient choice to conquer the Charam and Alepel counties first?’

[Not like that.]

When I got the answer I expected, I felt a strange sense of relief.

Regardless of my prediction, this time too an even number of people raised their hands.

However, if you count the number of people raising their hands right now… … It seemed like there were one or two people less than the previous opinion.

So, is Jinor’s agenda adopted by a majority vote here?

but.

“Umm… … .”

Instead of saying, ‘I will adopt Jinor’s agenda based on majority rule,’ Yuuri began to ponder, lost in thought.

Is this a problem worth worrying about?

Basically, in ‘meetings’, the majority vote was always chosen.

Otherwise, the loyalty of the generals would be diminished or the relationship would be strained, so it was advantageous for the monarch to simply adopt majority rule.

From the generals’ perspective, there was an opportunity to somehow persuade them even if they lost the majority vote by using things like 1:1 discussions.

but.

“Zinor. I think I’ll have to make some concessions this time. It’s not anyone else’s story, it’s Emma’s story. It doesn’t matter, right?”

“Is there any question, my lord? I will follow your will.”

After hearing Jinor’s words, Yuuri nodded and opened his mouth towards us.

“I’ll adopt Emma’s opinion this time. To recapture the territories of Charam County and Alefel County. To achieve our goal, we ask that each of you work hard in your position. Got it?”

“”Yes! Okay!””

‘… … ?’

Without anyone raising any objections, she just made her own decision and it was over.

If it was going to be like this anyway, is there any need to collect people’s opinions?

Moreover, the wording of ‘Emma, not anyone else’ was like that.

If it wasn’t Emma but another third person, does that mean there’s no need to make concessions?

For some reason, I feel like I sense something similar to the fundamental problem of Acious-kun… …

It was difficult to draw any conclusions due to the lack of information I still had.

Anyway, the meeting continued.

What is worth remembering is that at the request of the fortress commander, Epinel, an additional 10,000 soldiers from Balharat Castle were deployed to the fortress where Epinel was located.

There were about 53,000 troops currently in Balharat Castle, so sending them off in itself would not have been that much of a burden… …

I was a little nervous about saying that I knew right away.

It occurred to me that the influence of Acious Samgeol was stronger here than I thought.

And just like that, the meeting ended.

Yuuri stood up and spoke to us.

“I have organized the duties for each person, so I think you can check them when you leave. Then, I will end the meeting with this. Oh, and.”

Then, he looked towards where I was and said.

“Swen. Please stay here for a while.”

“… … ?”

At one word of her words, the eyes of all the generals here were focused on me.

I was a little embarrassed by the sudden attention, but isn’t it the fate of a general to be criticized by his lord?

“Okay.”

“Okay. It’s okay if everyone disperses.”

“”Okay!””

With those last words, the gathered generals gave their final greetings and left the throne room one by one.

I told Irene, ‘I’ll be leaving soon, so you can go first,’ and then I stayed until the end and waited for everyone to leave.

The throne room became so quiet.

There were a total of three people left here, including me, Jinor, and Yuuri.

I naturally walked closer to her throne.

“What’s going on?”

“Swen. I have something I want to ask you.”

“What… … ?”

“It’s more about this side than me, though.”

Yuuri turned his head slightly and looked at Jinor next to him.

what?

Jinor has something to say to me?

At that moment, the line about why 99 intelligence was so easy passed through my mind again.

Jinor gave me a light nod and slowly walked towards me.

“Are you really Swen?”

“That’s right.”

“… … .”

why… … why?

What?

Jinor looked at me and asked in a very cautious tone.