Vol 10 Chapter 158 (1/2)
Lorphys’ Royal Princess
The roo my work prison
In it, I felt like crying out
Unending work
And increasing work
Why do we even need to do this? Work that couldn’t help butthat
“Why won’t they move? Even e’re ready on our side”
A just cause to invade Selva, as well as the necessary soldiers and supplies We already had it all asse what Zayin had in store to use in the invasion of Lorphys
The scale would be four thousand
That was all the battle-ready troops we could prepare, and our logistic support was around the saades to finish preparing to invade
The numbers were less than half of what Zayin planned to use on Lorphys But that was plenty
From Selva’s diplomatic situation, they couldn’t count on reinforceer countries of Galleria and Rusworth around the at one another, and there was no sign of the reinforcements To be blunt, while Selva didn’t have any major diplomatic enemies, they didn’t have allies either
They seeely uninterested
The ones who had become masters at deskwork, me, Novem, Miranda and Clara looked towards May as she sat in the center of the room
May was eating a meal Monica had prepared
“I properly delivered the letter again, you know? But anotherprocess”
May laughed, but none of us felt like joining in
I stood, and spoke to Novem
“… I’et Aura-san and Thelma-san to write up a few documents, so I won’t be back a few hours”
Novem smiled at me
“Very well I’ll make sure to advance forward the work here”
She sawdoubtful expressions, and Monica acted as an interpreter for their sentiment
“You’re running away I see, damn Chicken dickhead”
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A room in the temple
It was a placethan the rest of it
Plants were planted around, and water flowed through the rooant construction The white and round table was surrounded by four, but those four were s
A worn-out Thel with a Gastone-san who looked like he’s collapse at any moment
“Gastone, how is the present situation?”
I get the feeling Gastone-san was even ed than when I first saw him His co up his tea cup was quivering
“No problems apart from the matter with Lorphys No, there are problee one way or another”
A liht hand on the back of her chair, and bend her body as she ate some sweets They were prepared by Monica
“And why can’t you just recall them already? If you call back the priests scattered here and there in the outer regions, it will be resolved at once, won’t it? Ah, these aren’t bad”
While she hted expression as she munched on the confectionaries, Aura-san also looked quite exhausted
Thelma-san spoke
“Even if we call theoing to be changing the fundamental rule of the land, they’re quite some work to be done out there You’ve officially becon interference, were going to take heredity into account as well”
Up to now, Zayin had been influenced by other nations, andthat would be a considerable amount of work
A nureater than the casualties of the preceding war The ones who collapsed retrieved treat put back to work
This was hell
Gastone-san looked at me
“So you shall be going to Lorphys, Lyle-dono? I cannot prepare the paperwork at once, but how should I put it… why isn’t Lorphys ? It’s a considerable expenditure for us to keep our troops at the ready here”
Less than half the troops But to move an army and maintain it required money and supplies If Lorphys didn’t move, we’d be the ones rendered immobile
“I’ there to ask I want to put an end to it already”
Thelma-san looked at me
“You have another plan?”
I took my cup in hand, and after a sip of tea, I closed my eyes, and shook my head
From the Jewel, the Fifth let his voice
『You resorted to tactics because you didn’t have the nuether, a frontal assault is the best option It’s best to keep casualties low, but numbers are in themselves a plan and a power』
Gathering troops was also a form of power If you could do that, then you didn’t have to actualize a risky plan every time
“Nothing of the sort It will be a nory was because I had all of you withalone”
Aura-san stared at me with doubtful eyes
“Oh I wonder I heard it froht Captain is being treated like a hero A hero who used a sions of ainst a large army”
I laughed
“If we fought a large army, then even if we achieved victory there, we’d have lost the war”
Thelma-san shook her head
“But you first have to win for there to be a chance at victory Still, in that case, why isn’t Lorphys ? Could they be doubtful of our forces? With our ar lost to a minority?”
That may be a possibility I won too much, that Lorphys had come to believe the army of Zayin eak
That ouldn’t be reliable
“Whatever the case, we need to get Lorphys on the move I’ll be back as soon as I can, so please press forward the preparations”
When I said that and stood, Gastone-san…
“Please return as fast as possible Or we’ll really have corpses on our hands”
… Gastone-san threatened me with an exhausted smile
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After I rode May to Lorphys, I headed straight for the royal palace
Before I could have an audience with the princess, I was to speak with Lonbolt-san first Alette-san had been chosen to be uide
Walking through the palace, I struck up a conversation with Alette-san
“So how is the situation in Lorphys?”
Alette-san looked a little tense
“It’s calmed down A majority believe that war has been evaded”
It seeative about war
“In Zayin, we’vebehind this matter We’re prepared to mobilize, and if possible, we’d like to make a move at once”
There, Alette-san turned to me
“We want to mobilize as well But the leaders’ opinions are divided each et them too riled up”
When I put uard, Alette-san made a conflicted expression
“Princess Annerinne said to forgive Selva on this ement, she has expressed a desire for Zayin to step down”
When I was too surprised to raise a voice So voices came from the Jewel
『What’s with that? Simply awful!』
『Now’s the ti!』
『It’s a good thing we didn’t join Lorphys’ side What should we do? Attack of our own accord?』
『Managing will be a pain It will be easy enough to defeat them, but Gastone will die on us』
While I felt so tired, the Ancestors sounded as if they were enjoying it
I knew she’d fallen for the man, but I didn’t think it was to this extent
I spoke to Alette-san
“Uoing to attack, you know?”
She nodded
“Yeah, I know about that one But the princess… ant to move as well But we cannot do so without orders”
The Seventh, delightedly
『Hahaha, I’e to crush Lorphys now Should we just take it dohile we’re at it?』
On that opinion, the Fourth
『Rejected As they are, Lyle’s party can’t et the princess to open her eyes Kindness is supposed to be a virtue, but… it’s painful that she can’t recognize the present situation』
The Third spoke in a lower voice than usual
『A decoration should behave like a decoration What’s she trying to do by pulling it down… come to think of it, there were others in this country with claim to the throne, weren’t there?』
The Fifth denied that opinion
『They’re a small country after all It seems the current princess is actually relatively popular There will be those that riot if she dies』
Disappointed, the Third spoke
『I see… but the individual herself is going to marry that Dario, so if you asked her to hand off her position, wouldn’t she happily hand it over?』
He hadn’t given up yet
(What does he find so fun about this anyways?)
I shook my head, and walked down the palace corridor I was a bit curious as to why Alette-san looked a little nervous as she watched me
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The audience chamber
In it, I found the figure of Dario glaring at me
The princess, Annerinne, showed some tension as she looked towards htened
I had coer, so planned to briefly relay hts were in the chaside Lonbolt-san and the other ministers
Everyone was tense, but a them, Dario’s fear was out of place
For so
『Dayu away the Selvian prince, they put hiotiation, do they not!? This is bad, my stomach hurts!』