Volume 3 Chapter 18 (2/2)
He did not flinch even though he was under such glaring from the adjutants
”What do you think yourself? Joshua”
The General asked his third son who sat down on the lowest seat
”Fuh! Needless to say If we're going to pursue Then we should be prepared to get annihilated, should we intend to take Sardina's head”
He then brought his finger close to the cigar that he held in hisit away
”””Eh?”””
In response to Joshua's words, the other adjutants unintentionally showed surprised expressions
His words were that unexpected for them However, compared to his adjutants and their surprised faces, General Belharres si a satisfied smile
Joshua then lit up another cigar and cal a war council
In fact, it was this very calave off, that made his utterance even more eerie
”Fumu So, if it was you, hoould you make use of the situation? Would you withdraw here?”
Joshua replied to his father, General Belharres, with a shrug
”If you want to survive, then we should withdraw”
While saying those words, he turned his sharp gaze to his surroundings
The absence of motivation that oozed out of his body until just now co aspirit
”If you guys want to preserve the Kingdom of Zalda Then we have no choice but to obtain victory here”
Gulp
The sound of so their saliva echoed inside the tent
It was proof that the senior officers were inti in front of them
”Joshua-dono I' rude, but what do you mean by those words?”
The eldest a the officers timidly asked Joshua
For the senior officer, up until now, Joshua was merely a hindrance to them
He was soy with money and a man with a bad reputation at the royal capital
There were a lot of ru and brawling with people there
So to speak, he was a hu that reeked of a criminal and a lowlife
On this occasion, all of the people present here were aware that his father, General Belharres, had ordered hiht that it was due to the General's parental love, wanting his third son who had a bad reputation to get soe
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”Don't you all understand? This is a trap To pull our arh they seemed worn-out, it is also evidence that they still have some ace up their sleeves On the other hand, I would like to ask all of you, are you really planning on pursuing them just like this?”
In Joshua's eyes, the sentiment of contempt could be seen
”It can't be On what basis did you reach such a conclusion?”
”You're thinking too much!”
”General! He is only an amateur who does not understand warfare Why should we oing to let it go as well?”
The adjutants turned their attention to General Belharres
A the adjutants, there were those who also considered Joshua's point of view regarding the possibility that all of this was according to Ortomea's plan
The adjutants who had fought through h they seeood fortune and proposed to pursue the enemy, their excitement from before had now died down
However, they couldn’t admit to it here
No hu would suddenly follow someone who had a bad reputation and had been looked down upon by his peers all along
They persisted in pursuing Ortomea not to win but to keep their pride
”Everyone shut up for a bit Joshua You mentioned two options earlier, what did you mean by that? Why did you want us to decide between victory or defeat here despite knowing it was a trap?”
Hearing General Belharres' words, his adjutants grew silent
If Joshua had thought it was a trap, then he should have told them to withdraw In such a scenario, it is only common sense to return to one's base
Even so, Joshua's reful words such as 'if you want to preserve the Kingdom of Zalda”
It was no wonder that his words attracted interest
”Father This, I do not have to tell you about it, no? You should already know the answer”
”Say it Explain it to everyone”
Responding to such words, Joshua just shook his head as if giving up, and General Belharres kept sending his sharp gaze urging him to talk
”Fuuh Fine The reason is siainst Ortomea, has already been lost”
Hearing Joshua's words, everyone who had calan to doubt their ears
”Y-You bastard! Do you knohat you're saying?!”
Breaking the silence, one of the adjutants raised a voice of anger
He ran towards Joshua and grabbed hi the courtesy that ed to the son of the General
A bloody battle was still ongoing in the front Everyone was desperately fighting to defend their land fro their lives for the sake of peace for their motherland For him to declare that they had already been defeated, it was nothing but an insult towards the knights that had to give up their lives so far
In a sense, it was normal for him to even send his hand towards his sword hilt
”Wait! What are you planning to do?! This is a war council you know?!”
A colleague who noticed that his hand was about to grab his sword immediately pressed him down
Everyone there could understand the adjutant’s anger However, they couldn’t also let him kill an ally at a war council
Everyone turned silent Because they knew, opening their mouths here would only invite the others’ jeers
The only one who did not change his facial expression after hearing Joshua's words was General Belharres
”Fuuess you're not wrong”
It was a small mutter However, the words of the General echoed within the tent that was filled by silence
Just like a declaration of death
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