Volume 2 Chapter 18 (2/2)
If Ryoueneral Hodram, they won't be able to believe in it
Indeed it is a just argument
But, is it possible that someone who has always seek benefits for himself to suddenly care about the people?
The answer is a big no
Of course, nothing in this world is 100 certain
However, it was clear enough that this was fabricated
Had Ryouma or Elena were on the scene, they would never have believed such story
At least, they wouldn’t have let General Hodram command the army directly
However, Princess Lupis did not realize this
No, She ht have realized it
However, she succumbed to the sweet talk about justice that General Hodram had presented
Because her wish is also for the peace of the kingdom
And as a result for that, she accepted General Hodraestions
Sure enough, Princess Lupis ended up getting deceived
”That's how it is ”
The expressions of the two sisters who heard the story froe
If he was to talk to Lione’s group, they would definitely talk back with abusive language; however, these girls wouldn’t do that
Because they understand having spent ti will be acco alone
”Is that how it is?, and now Ryouma-sama is concerned due to the fact that General Hodram has joined the nobles faction is it?”
Laura turned her curious eyestowards Ryouma
”Does Sara knohat I have in mind?”
Ryouma instead asked Sara in return
”Ryou that this betrayal is the work of a third party?”
That's correct, this is what Ryouma is currently worried about
Himent
However, having Elena on his side is like obtaining a powerful drug
And if one were to drink too much medicine, it would become poisonous instead
Like so, Ryou that is Elena
She certainly is showing great work
Together with her friends she kept in contact, they alle stroke
The dissatisfaction within the Knight faction she told Ryouma about is true
Half of the Knights have joined under Elena in just half a month
Frohts who had dissatisfaction toward Hodraht faction
And when those dissatisfied Knight found out that Elena have come back, they started to join Elena one after another
And as the days went by, that numbers increased drastically
It was to the point that only 2500 Knights that work under General Hodram’s direct command remained loyal to him
Hodram, who had his faction taken over was very surprised However, Ryouma was just as surprised
Originally, the plan was to eliminate Hodram after they had defeated the nobles faction
However, it was impossible for Hodra Princess Lupis quietly
Thus Ryou
It was only a week ago that he solidified that plan
”That's right; it's just too unnatural I'm very sure that I've cornered Hodra I can understand that everyone wants reinforceht now, but will Duke Gerhardt readily accepts hiine that someone like Hodram would lower his head to his political rival either ”
Ryouet the eyes General Hodra the audience
His eyes were filled with greed and ambition
”You da
He's the type of person who's arrogant and would discriminate others, and those kind of people are usually ainst their enemies as well
He is one prideful man
And most importantly, his relationshi+p with Duke Gerhardt is very bad
Even if he was being cornered, there's no way for him to lower his head first
That's why Ryouma could never have anticipated that General Hodram would join the nobles faction
”That ht be true, but there's also the possibility that Duke Gerhardt is the one who approaches him first, no?”
”It's difficult to think otherwise indeed However, as the one that gave Duke Gerhardt that suggestion? ”
Since the possibility of General Hodra his head first is low, the only other explanation is that the nobles faction is the one who approached him first
Certainly, if it was the nobles who are experts when it coy, this would be possible,
However, the discussion between the two sides with conflicting interests is usually ti
And if the nobles faction have that much of leeway, then Duke Gerhardt would not have to pursue the matter of Princess Ladine’s succession
Because he could just slowly bring Princess Lupis to the nobles faction side
”I see Then, there's the possibility of intervention fro countries, correct?” [Laura]
”That's right That is what I feared the inary fear ”
Ryou Laura's question
The Kingdom of Zalda that Elena had helped as reinforceood terdom due to the trade tariff issues
And the relation with the Mist Kingdoood term either
Despite in the past, the three-nation have cooperated against Ortoood either
In fact, relations like this can be viewed as bad
Since they will not hesitate to bear their fangs at one another if you leave even a slight opening
”And I have no inforn nations either”
Currently, Ryouma is unsure whether it is limited to this country alone, or if the entire world is like this, but he thinks the inforly awful
There's no way for them to acquire solid information on the other countries
The only way to obtain any information is only from the mercenaries or merchants that passes by the nation
However, the information from them can be inaccurate
Moreover, most of the information were not useful for the nation
After all, gathering information is not one of their work priorities
The sisters now have understood Ryouma’s worries
They kno valuable infor time with him
However, at the saed that Ryouma’s concerns cannot be resolved by their powers alone
Because the privileged class in this world does not understand the importance of information
If Ryouma wants it, there is no other way but to hire a person to investigate
But right now he has no time to do that
”Ryou about what can’t be done, for noe should focus on hoe can defeat General Hodra countries make their moves, no?”
Ryoureement with Laura
After all, by the end of the days, he has no other choice
”Duke Gerhardt has about 60000 hts and the mercenaries he hired; they will end up with around 65000 people On our side, there are 12500 knights, and the soldiers that Earl Bergston and other nobles have gathered are around 20000 men In total, we have 32500 people With those nueous situation”
Ryouma nodded toward Sara's statement
”Since most of the noble faction members are e Hence, the nue If we co the nobles faction ”
”However, thatpoe're nearly equal ”
All the knights can use ic arts
Although there's a difference of howit,
At least everyone is capable of enhancing their own physical strength
In ter difference
”Well Ultimately, other than the fact that General Hodraed ”
”I agree Although we should notout of our reach, it would be bad if ere to ignore it completely ”
Laura's words summed up the current situation accurately
The scariest thing for the nation to suddenly invade before they finished dealing with Hodram and Gerhardt
Although there's no conclusive evidence for that to happen, they still cannot ignore the possibility
“If that is the case then, we must put an end to all of this quickly”
Ryou
(Editor Tan: Sorry this took so long! Hope you don’t et interesting)
(TLN: Yeah me as well, kinda hectic these days due to national vacation)
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