I Favor the Villainess

214. Stronger than the strongest

"Haah... hah... I'm back, Mother."

"Philline....? Why are you here...?

Dorothea looked suspicious to Philline as she calmed down and greeted her again.

Well, I guess so.

It's something she doesn't understand.

"Dear Philline! Please wait!

"Princess!

A crowd of people came into the venue after Philline.

Many of them wore military uniforms - precisely military apprenticeship clothes - but some of them were not.

"Are you... Adelina-Liner, Otto-Liner, Hildegart-Ihillot, Friedrinde-Imer...?

Your Majesty, I have come to advise you.

"... uu"

"I can't help it. Because it was the princess's request."

"Should we let the resentment of our homeland be cleared up!

Each of you spins a word against anyone in Dorothea.

Everyone wants to say something to Dorothea.

Adelina worried about her country and decided to make a coup d 'état.

Otto worried about her and assassinated the emperor.

Hilda became Philline's associate as a fusion diplomat.

Freeda, who was destroyed and waited for her return.

"What is this nonsense, Philline?

"It's not a farce, Mother. I'm here to give the guidance to my mother."

Philline, who had become a shortcut, said forcefully that she had cut herself when she was disguised as dead.

In that manner, I can't feel the weakness like before.

"Fu... fuhaha... fuhahaha! Guide... guide? You... by the way, you're going to give this Dorothea-Nar a guide...?

Dorothea burst into laughter as if it were on fire.

I suppose she can only sound like a joke.

Philline would give her a guide.

Laughing as it is,

"That's a funny joke. Interesting. If you can give it to me, give it to me."

If the answer is boring, cut it and throw it away. Then Dorothea pulled back for a moment.

Filine started talking as she took something like a bundle of paper out of her bag.

"While traveling abroad, I negotiated with other countries."

"Negotiate?" What?

Negotiations to help build an anti-Dorothea siege.

Dorothea's face turned to surprise.

After convincing Adelina, I was secretly hearing this from Joseph.

Sometimes she comes back here today.

Philline didn't wander around in disappointment.

She kept brushing her mother's stubborn teeth all the time.

Continue patiently to persuade, flicker rewards, or manipulate speech cleverly around leading players in each country.

That's how we built up our authentic activities.

As a result, I was able to...

"Here are the blood testimonies of leading figures in six countries around the Nar Empire. These bloody people will never ask your mother again. If the Empire does not join the new international order, we will all lose our teeth."

"Philline... you...!

In other words, this is the realization of what Dollmaster flickered as a bluff.

Her crying daughter had reached the throats of her powerful mother.

The lion was also a lion.

"Are you going to kill me here? That's good, too. I'm ready for that."

"Hmm...?

"But no matter what happens to me or how my mother moves, the diplomatic defeat of the Empire is decisive. I'm your checkmate, Mother."

"... gu!"

We were defeated by Dorothea as individuals.

Dorothea was strong.

Definitely stronger than anyone.

But that doesn't extend to the connections Philline has built up.

Dorothea lost the bond she herself taunted.

"You...!"

Dorothea shook her sword.

Philline doesn't look away.

She looks up at her mother without even blinking.

"Are you sure, Dorothea?

"What are you talking about, Ray-Taylor?

In my words, Dorothea stopped the sword millimetres above Philline's head.

"We've got a match. Then it's the loser's job to stay clean."

The rest is still...

"If you kill Philline here now, you can stand up to her beloved mother for your country and offer her neck for a scattered princess."

"From the standpoint of cause and impression manipulation, it's deeper to kill."

Together with Claire, I'm going to salt all the scratches here.

Dorothea had a lot of trouble.

This much should be forgiven.

In fact, where Philline was killed, nothing changed.

She has been instrumental in the formation of the anti-Dorothea siege, but she is not an ally.

Even with Philline dead, Dorothea's defeat will not move anymore.

"The rest... did you lose the rest..."

"Yes, I'm losing, Mother."

Philline's voice was even softer.

"No power whatsoever, little girl....."

"That's right. For the little girl."

……

Dorothea lowered her hips on the spot.

Lower the sword and look up at the void.

The expression was as clear as if something had fallen.

Looks like it's settled.

Dear Dollar,

Yeah, I think so.

A non-combatant, including Mr. Dollar, came out of the shadows.

Fortunately, there did not appear to be any non-combatants injured.

"But the sacrifice of soldiers is too great."

"That's right...."

Soldiers who stood up and shielded themselves from Dorothea's sword.

That life must not come back.

I thought...

"What are you saying? Everyone's alive?

Dorothea said blurry words, and I rushed to the soldiers to be played.

Everyone is alive after checking their pulse, even though their legs are cut and bleeding.

"... Dorothea?

"Why...?

"Ray-Taylor, Claire-François, and Philline. You won more than enough. Take responsibility for the victory."

Dorothea said something she didn't understand.

Responsibility?

"What are you talking about?

"Gather your strength immediately, the demons will be coming for you."

I got a little worried.

I thought Dorothea was mentally ill after her first defeat.

However, the concern seemed to be a worrying one.

"The rest is insane. Some of the Demons escaped earlier. He thinks the rest killed you all."

Demon race?

What do you mean by that?

"Mother, please explain everything from the beginning."

"We don't have time. This is a battle against the demon tribes that I set up. From now on, I will give you the responsibility."

I don't understand the woke.

That's why self-contained people!

"Please explain at least the minimum. You can't move anything without an explanation."

"Hmm... Do you know that the Empire is at the forefront of the demonic realm?

"Yeah."

That's where the rest of us met.

"To whom?

Dorothea blushed his face when I asked him.

That drotaire is...

"King of the demons, to be named Demon King."

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(?? Perspective)

The bearer of the message has returned.

Now is the time.

For your sake, the Empire is now home to some of the world's major dignitaries, and Dorothea is trying to make them the dead.

Sure is a chance.

A unique opportunity.

What chance?

It's settled.

"--a chance to destroy the world."