< Episode 204. Move and Variable >
The news that Mayton, located in the rear, was attacked spread throughout the battlefield.
It was an attack that caught off guard, and more than anything, it was a great victory against a force that was nearly 10 times stronger, so the rumor could not have spread.
“As expected, you are senior Adrias.”
Louis muttered after hearing the news.
He also participated in this war, and he was assigned to Pakrael, one of the territories located in the rear.
It was a territory that connected Mayton, the largest logistics base, to the front lines.
Therefore, if Meyton had fallen, the next target would have been Park Rael, but it was aborted due to Adrias’ performance.
“I was wondering what kind of trick you had in volunteering for such a rear-guard position. Did you know the information in advance?”
Apart from the purely admiring Lewis, someone muttered to himself suspiciously.
When Louis turned his head to see a woman with a languid expression lying face down on the castle wall.
“Senior Lucia. “It’s dangerous.”
“yes? are you okay. “I won’t die.”
“It’s dangerous, but it’s not good for the soldiers’ morale. “Please come down.”
“You’re a bit of a nag.”
Lucia got up from her seat.
Then, after barely maintaining his balance on the castle wall, he jumped down inside.
Lewis, who was looking at that scene in peril, sighed.
“Senior Lucia. “We didn’t come to have fun.”
“I’m only going to stay for today and then go somewhere else, so don’t worry too much.”
Louis scratched his head at Lucia’s confident words.
This unusual senior from the Department of Magic came with the Everlast crew that showed up two days ago to transport supplies.
As she left after staying for two days, she showed no signs of tension about the war.
Lewis looked so light, as if he had just gone for a walk, that I started to wonder about him.
“But it’s a great major. To be honest, if we had not been able to stop them at Mayton, not only would our supply route be cut off, but we would have been surrounded from front and back. “If that were the case, we would have been in danger too.”
“Yes. It would probably have been impossible to have a leisurely conversation like this by now. perhaps······.”
I had a hard time swallowing the thought that I might have died while blocking the enemies advancing from the rear.
Lewis did not look down on the barbarians, but he was confident in his skills.
Moreover, I heard that Lucia in front of me always looks lethargic, but her skills are not lacking.
Perhaps if they combined their efforts, they could have survived.
“What are you thinking like that?”
“I imagined what would have happened if Mayton hadn’t made the save.”
“How could it have happened? “They must all be dead.”
“Do you really think so? “It may seem arrogant to say this, but I am quite confident in my skills.”
“War is not something that can be solved through individual abilities.”
Lucia said, leaning her back against the wall.
“The only exceptions are superhumans. Even superhumans can be stopped by the same superhumans.”
“I’m talking about surviving.”
“If things were that easy, how much easier would life be? War has many variables. Are you the only one surviving? Of course it’s possible. “If I could do it without seeing my comrades dying in front of me, or if I could do it without hearing the screams of the innocent people in the castle, it would be possible.”
Louis was speechless at Lucia’s words.
I felt ashamed of myself for ignoring Lucia’s attitude just a moment ago.
“Of course I will do my best to survive. That’s a hundred times better than dying because of useless emotions. But this is possible because I am a wizard who judges only with reason. “How could an aspiring knight like you do something like that?”
“······I think it’s impossible.”
“okay. That’s the difference between a knight and a wizard. That judgment wasn’t wrong. “It’s just that my choices are different.”
Lewis nodded.
After hearing her words and thinking again, he realized that if the enemies came from Mayton, there was a high probability that he would have died.
“The victory at Mayton was symbolic, but it was also a huge strategic advantage. More than just threatening the rear, it would have caused a major setback in the role of the supply route. “The tide would have completely turned.”
“You really… Senior Adrias did a great job.”
“It’s always been like that, well. “Because you’re a fool who tries to take responsibility for everything while quietly grumbling alone in the background.”
A self-mocking smile appeared on Lucia’s face.
Unlike before, when I was happy every time I thought of Adrias, I felt increasingly frustrated these days.
From what happened with Salem, I knew he had connections to the underworld.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to have that conversation with Salem Yedidiah.
And I also knew that although he was quiet on the outside, he was always busy and doing something.
I pretended not to care that much, but I was always checking his movements.
‘Because he is a benefactor.’
I thought so hard.
The reason she cares about him is because she was saved by him, not because of any other feelings.
“From what I heard, it seems like senior Lucia has a close relationship with senior Adrias.”
“It’s like that.”
“Honestly, I still don’t know much about Senior Adrias. “It’s not like he talks a lot, and it’s not like he’s acting rude, but it seems like he’s hard to approach.”
“Senior, you’re just an idiot.”
“yes?”
Lucia smiled and shook her head in response to Lewis’s embarrassing question.
“Nothing. One thing is for sure: you are mistaken. “Senior is not a cold person, so it doesn’t have to be that difficult.”
“All right. Still, I’d like to experience it myself rather than just hear about it.”
“okay.”
She also thought while affirming what Lewis said.
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In the end, the way to confirm one’s true feelings lies with Adrias.
“I’ll have to check it myself.”
I don’t know when that will happen.
**
I visited Count Mayton, who was busy handling the post-war process.
Although he had a troubled expression on his face, he immediately welcomed me brightly when he saw my face.
“Oh dear! The hero of Mayton has arrived!”
“You’ve been through a lot.”
After offering a formal greeting, the Count immediately offered to take a seat.
“Please sit down instead of standing. It’s okay if your benefactor is having a hard time. “Why are you looking for me so suddenly?”
“I have a request.”
“ask?”
He tilted his head but then spoke.
“If it’s Lord Cromwell’s request, I’ll grant you anything. “What do you want?”
“I would like to change my unit.”
I guess it was an unexpected request.
It is a request that no one would expect.
However, in order to proceed as planned, it was necessary to move.
Because my next battlefield wasn’t here.
“It’s not a difficult request. “Is there a place you want?”
“I want to go to Claudia.”
“Claudia? Claudia… “I understand.”
Count Mayton, who accepted it coolly, looked curious, but did not bother to ask.
It might have given the impression that I knew something and was plotting it, but it was an unavoidable loss if I wanted to protect everyone.
“Are you leaving right away?”
“Is it possible?”
“It’s very unfortunate, but if Lord Cromwell wants to do that, I’ll put his stamp on it right away.”
He not only spoke, but also immediately wrote a letter and stamped a seal.
Then he handed me the letter and said:
“Marquis Claudia has been close to our family for generations. “I will contact you in advance using the communication artifact.”
“Thank you for your kindness.”
“no! Nothing compares to what you saved Maton. If this war ends in the near future, I will definitely repay the favor, so please look forward to it. “I will show my benefactor that our Mayton family is not just another family.”
“I don’t know what to do with you because you are so kind to me. “I hope Cromwell will have a close relationship with Mayton in the future.”
“Of course! “Rather, I would like to ask you a favor from me.”
After the conversation, I went straight back to my room and packed my luggage.
Because I had told Phione in advance, her preparations were completed in an instant.
“It’s truly a blessing. “Honestly, do you know anything about this war?”
“I do not know.”
I dismissed Phione’s suspicious question and rode the horse.
The place we are going now is the Marquis of Claudia, located ahead.
Although it was not the front line, it seemed like a simultaneous local war was taking place.
“Well, if I just report it, the judgment will be made from above. Be careful, senior. “Because I am recording every move.”
“okay. work hard.”
Unfortunately for Phione, I won’t be doing anything that stands out this time.
This plan is completely difficult to solve on my own.
So, I won’t step forward.
‘If all goes according to plan, I will be able to solve it even if I just stay still. I feel at ease thanks to going to Harungel’s tomb.’
If there is a variable, it is the butterfly effect I created.
According to the original plan, Mayton should have fallen.
But in the end, they succeeded in protecting it, and the ordeal that should have been directed at Luis and Lucia was aborted.
‘The more you overcome the trials, the stronger the playable becomes…’
It should have been stopped this time.
War is a monster that sucks everything in.
If it had been Luis or Lucia, who I was playing, they would have solved the problem safely because they had the information, but right now, they had no information at all.
Of course, they have become much stronger and faster than the original game progress, but the presence or absence of information surpasses even force.
“I’m having a hard time because the train is blocked.”
Phione muttered next to her while riding a horse.
It was unavoidable because trains on the northern line were suspended due to the war.
I told her, calculating the approximate distance to travel.
“You can take your time. “It will arrive in a week.”
“yes. I had a hard time living on the streets anyway. And you should have a lot of these experiences now.”
Actually, I don’t know much about Phione.
In the first place, she wasn’t a character who entered the academy, and although her family was the Marquis of Ardi, a pro-emperor faction, she rarely had anything to do with the imperial palace in the game, except when receiving rewards.
So there was absolutely no need to get involved with Marquis Ardi.
It was a high-ranking noble family called the Marquis, but it was not a very important family, so only the name is known.
“Have you ever lived homeless while being the daughter of a marquis?”
“I already told you that I am an informant, so I will tell you honestly. “I don’t want to arouse your suspicions like a monster, and I don’t have any loyalty to the imperial palace.”
“It’s fun. So what do you have to reveal?”
“You know that the imperial palace has an intelligence agency, right?”
“uh. “It’s an organization overseen by the Duke of Kazaf.”
“There are quite a few nobles in the Intelligence Bureau. “Our Ardi family is one of them.”
“Are you also receiving training there?”
“yes. That’s it. They undergo all kinds of strange training. Not everyone gets it, only abandoned people like me. “We are the horses of the family.”
It was surprising that he would call me an abandoned person.
From the time she proposed the deal to the emperor until now, I’ve seen her as quite an ambitious woman. Is that why?
“But I don’t give up. “I have faith that it will definitely succeed.”
“It’s good to be positive.”
“I’m saying this because I’m a senior. “You know it wouldn’t be a big deal if it were someone else, right?”
The more I look at him, the more he seems like someone who could be of some use.
Of course, I haven’t confirmed its ability yet, but it seems like even the emperor would betray me and stand on my side if there was at least some benefit.
‘If I thought about it the other way around, I would betray myself quickly if there was a benefit. Just like you’re doing now.’
She was openly saying that she was reporting to the emperor.
I’m actually relieved that it’s not hidden.
But when I think about it, it seemed like he was intentionally trying to lower his guard by not hiding it.
“I’m bored, so let me ask you one question. Why are you going to Claudia?”
“I’m going to pursue a major.”
“What other information do you think you got? “At a meeting or something?”
I shrugged my shoulders when I saw her blatantly accusing me of being a member of a rally.
“What is a rally?”
“Stop being pretentious. I heard everything from Fade? And rest assured. “If we reveal this information, it will be known that our family had dealings with the assembly and we will be exterminated.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Actually, there was no information I heard through the meeting.
There’s no need to ask, I already know.
Since this was a war that I had experienced dozens of times in the game, I was fully aware of all the variables and butterfly effects.
Although we used a different method back then, it wasn’t the first time we had protected Mayton.
“Ugh, it’s okay. “It’s frustrating because it’s like they revealed their true identity when they accepted the deal with me anyway.”
“for a moment.”
I pulled on the horse’s reins.
Seeing me like that, Phione hurriedly stopped walking.
“What happened······.”
Before she could finish her words, I kicked the horse’s back and pulled out my sword and swung.
Wow!
The shock spread to the point where my hands were numb.
The heaviness felt even though it was swung flawlessly.
This feeling could not be…
“There was a guy who could be quite useful.”
A voice was heard from the bushes, and muscular, naked men with a ferocious appearance appeared.
“If I see something out of the ordinary, I have to catch it.”
The moment I saw the man speaking lightly, I furrowed my brow.
Occurrence of unexpected and unexpected variables.
‘This guy doesn’t belong here…’
he is,
He was an Auror Master.
< Episode 204. Go to Variable > End
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