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“When exactly do you think you will move out?”

“I think it will be out in about 3-4 days.”

“Okay.”

After setting a rough date for moving out of the accommodation, I left a short note in the room.

‘Senior Zenith. I’ve been doing well so far. thanked… … That should be enough.’

Although his life was spared, he will never do anything useless again since he is in prison once.

That would be a relief.

It wouldn’t be a very pleasant thing to see someone with whom I had a certain connection die.

This morning.

I woke up next to Serpina.

Not only did he not perform a military service, but he spent the night with her.

She said that I was the first stranger to come into her bedroom.

The feeling of being the first person to invade someone’s territory… … It aroused a very subtle emotion that was difficult to explain in words.

‘What was the dream I had this morning?’

Isn’t it said that dreams are a manifestation of the unconscious?

Serpina begging me not to leave, Luna begging me to come.

There was a possibility that I might be a bit overly self-conscious, but assuming this reflects my psychological state-

‘It probably means that my heart is shaking.’

After leaving Lunarien County.

Even when I was in Brans County and even when I was in Aceers County.

I never once wondered who I should take with me.

It may have been because the empty gaps in the monarchs I served were too visible to the eye, or it may have been due to the influence of my friendships with people other than the monarchs, such as Irene and Reika, but in any case, it was the first conflict I had experienced.

According to my prediction, the monarch who would unify the continent was Luna, as long as Serpina was sitting there.

If so, this wasn’t a problem to worry about. Because I had to serve the unified monarch.

But why… … Does she keep getting noticed?

Why on earth did she appear in my dream?

Why do I sometimes feel an inexplicable sense of comfort and warmth just because the other person is her, even though it would be unpleasant or uncomfortable for anyone else?

I remembered her smiling bitterly while looking at the glass of wine in front of me.

It’s very lonely, and it looks like it’s going to collapse if you touch it wrong… … It kept flashing before my eyes.

The unification of the Lunarien army on the continent would mean the destruction of the Serphina army.

This was close to a constant. Because two suns could not rise under the sky.

If Serpina’s army is destroyed… … What will happen to Serpina?

It was not easy to imagine a person who inherited Eingart’s blood falling under someone else.

Even when playing the game, she never surrendered as long as the country was not destroyed, and she did not surrender unconditionally even if the country was destroyed.

then… … Is she going to be killed?

Will Serpina close her eyes in Luna’s hands?

Luna was a very generous monarch, but she had a past in which she lost her only biological sister, her older sister, to Serpina. I probably won’t be able to forgive Serpina easily.

Then I… … What should I do?

By helping Luna… … Is ending Serpina’s life the right answer?

‘ha.’

I thought I would never do something like this.

To be honest – at the point when I was possessed by the game, I didn’t immediately realize 100% that this was reality.

As the game system, various rules are vividly applied, including the rule that ‘what a general with 100 intelligence says is always correct’, so it would not be an exaggeration to say that it felt like half a game.

but.

Ever since I met James, a soldier who had said that he would cherish the Lunarian army’s flag, my thoughts began to gradually change.

Meeting Irene.

Facing the soldiers following her.

Rin and Yuuri, who are driven by emotions rather than profit, and people who each have their own circumstances.

Reika, who longs for freedom, and Serpina, who feels the burden of her throne at this moment.

This world was as vivid as reality.

therefore… … It becomes difficult to choose the ‘unconditionally beneficial choice’.

Can I easily make the decision, ‘I know Luna is the answer, so I’m cutting off Serpina’?

If that decision had been easy to make – I would have let Serpina die in the first place, served the new monarch who succeeded her, and just sat there and enjoyed myself without having to wait for Luna to raise an army.

At that moment, just as I could not abandon Luna and chose to go back a long way –

Now, I couldn’t easily abandon Serpina, who chose to trust me even though she was repeatedly betrayed by her faith.

‘It’s difficult.’

Since Luna hasn’t raised an army yet, there’s no need to worry about it yet-

Rather than facing it without even thinking about it, you can make a much better choice if you think about what to do in the future.

Thinking like that, I roughly threw myself on the bed.

Right now, I just wanted to see Irene.

When I’m with her, I’m obsessed with the idea that I won’t have to worry about complicated thoughts like this and that I’ll be fine just by being with her.

Perhaps the reason I was able to reject Serpina’s aggressive advances was partly because I feared my life would be in danger if I became involved with her, but-

There must have been a feeling that he couldn’t do something with another woman first, leaving Irene behind.

‘… … Let’s get some rest first.’

I didn’t need to sleep because I just woke up…

Nevertheless, I just closed my eyes and went to sleep.

If I could, I wanted to take out my brain and wash it.

* * *

“Thank you for your hard work, Lord Rem.”

“Are you here?”

This is Zeeland Castle.

It is a small territory that can be reached by passing several castles towards the west from Annell Castle, and is currently under the control of Brans County.

Starting from Annell Castle, the center of the Central Continent, it was not unreasonable to recognize it as the ‘Western Continent’ roughly from this area.

Castle lord Anneka Rem bowed her head towards Farfalle and said.

“My lord… … ?”

“… … You are currently resting in an annex.”

“Is that so… … .”

“I think I’ll be staying here for a while longer. I’m just taking a break, so please continue your duties as the lord of the castle.”

“Okay.”

After briefly exchanging greetings with Rem, Farfalle left the main castle of Zeeland Castle.

After signing an alliance with the Serpina army.

As Farfalle expected, by pulling all the troops guarding the northern continent and concentrating them in the central and southern regions, he was able to easily block the Hesna army’s offensive.

It seemed that the Roland Army, located next to the Hesna Army, had also originally planned an invasion, but seeing that there was no news, it seemed that they decided to slow down the offensive after confirming that the situation was going well.

Anyway, if you look at the conclusion, the result was worth the humiliation.

The problem was Lin.

From that day on, Lin didn’t give any orders, as if she were a wax doll.

Originally, from the time she started going on a rampage, the strategist Farfalle was taking care of the government, so it wasn’t like the national system was immediately paralyzed, but Rin at that time seemed to be coming to her senses little by little by listening to Farfalle’s advice. If so, what Rin is now-

‘… … .’

After finishing the story, Farfalle headed to an outbuilding on the outskirts of Zeeland Castle.

Originally used as a warehouse, it was converted into a villa for Rin to stay.

In the first place, Zeeland Castle was not a territory developed enough to build a separate villa, and it was just a worthless piece of land, no more or less than a road leading to the western continent, so there was no reason to build a separate villa.

Instead of returning to Annel Castle, Lin was spending most of her time here.

Upon arriving at the annex, a priest greeted Farfalle.

In a world where religion was a joke, an old man dressed as a priest was something of an anomaly.

“You’re here, Mr. Farfalle.”

“How are you, my lord?”

“I am calming down… … .”

The priest closed his eyes in silence and shook his head.

Farfalle did not reply in particular, but nodded and slowly knocked on the door of the room she was in.

“… … My lord. This is farfalle. I’ll go in.”

Although Lin’s voice was not particularly heard beyond the door, Farfalle carefully opened the door and entered.

Inside, Lin sat at the desk and greeted her with a smile.

“Huh? Farfalle, are you here?”

“Yes. My lord.”

“You know. No contact from the search party?”

“Search team… … That’s what you’re saying.”

“Yes! search party! how is it? Is there any news?”

Seeing Rin talking like a child, Farfalle bit her lip and answered in a hushed voice.

“Yes, not yet… … .”

“Really? I’m sorry, but I wish you would pay a little more attention. I’ll bet! Swen is still hiding in this city! There was not enough time to run away, and our soldiers were surrounding us, so it would have been impossible to run away. Did I tell you? You once said something very blunt in front of me. Don’t you remember?”

“… … Yes.”

“Okay. So, please talk to the search party again carefully. He’s a very young and pretty guy with white hair. Farfalle, wouldn’t you be surprised if you met me too? You must be wondering why on earth a man like this was dating such a worthless woman!”

Rin said that and smiled brightly like a child.

Farfalle is… … Looking at that, I just slowly lowered my head and couldn’t reply.

A few minutes passed like that.

Rin began biting her nails and complaining as if she were dissatisfied.

“I also entrusted the search to my brother and that unlucky woman, but I don’t know why it’s taking so long. We need to recruit that man quickly and return to Annell Castle. Right?”

“… … .”

The reason why she is obsessed with Zeeland Castle.

This was because this was the base of the insignificant Runarien army in the past, and the place where she met Swen, the white-haired tactician who served her.

“I think you are not only good at speaking, but also have some insight. Even after all this, I still have eyes for people. Farfalle, you know it well, right? I’m better at finding talented people than you are, right?”

“Yes, my lord. I know… … .”

“It looks like he’s hiding right now, but we’ve dispatched a search party, so we’ll find him soon! good. I’m not that bad of a person either. If that unlucky woman can find Swen quickly, she should be given a particularly important position. If I were to say anything, she would be so moved that she would cry, right? I’m such a generous person.”

She spoke very happily, her blue eyes sparkling.

If we were to judge by appearance alone, it was no different from the charismatic Rin from his powerful days when he was conquering the central continent and preparing to advance into the north-

“Hehe… … Swen, what kind of expression will you make when you come under me? You may feel reluctant at first, but eventually Swen and I will have the same dream… … ? The country that will unify the continent is our Brans County! Uhuhu… … ♡”

‘Master…’ … .’

――The current Rin has become mentally ill due to deep trauma-

His consciousness returned to the time before he met Swen, and he was showing an abnormal obsession, trying to find Swen, who had already left Zeeland Castle.