Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite

For the last few months, Lancelot felt like a dream. Things changed one after another, the time passed without knowing what was going on, and the environment surrounding the Great Alexandros Empire had changed when I realized. In the worst form for the Great Alexandros Empire.

"Explain the situation"

Remaining annoyed, Lancelot turned to Bordeaux Minister for explanation.

"... Yes. There were 13 manufacturing plants that were attacked, five firearm manufacturing plants, and eight steelworks."

"Why did you leave it alone until it was this much damage !? Why there was no report so far !?"

A factory in the west was attacked. This report reached Lancelot today.

"We did not receive a report of the attack. We received a report that the supplies had not arrived, and after investigating it, we found out."

It is only recently that Bordeaux has been aware of the situation. Still, reporting to Lancelot is too late today. However, Lancelot was more concerned about the contents of the excuse than the late report.

"... Isn't that a big problem? Why can't you receive such important information? What is the information network in Japan?"

A report of a major incident, a raid on a factory, has not been received. It is natural to suspect that there is some other important information that has not arrived.

"I'm trying to find out ..."

"Do you know anything?"

"No. It has been reported that a significant number of intermediaries in the intelligence department have lost contact."

"……What did you say?"

Bordeaux's report was a bigger problem than Lancelot thought.

"The information network is broken in several places. Currently, we are giving up relying on intelligence networks and responding by increasing the number of normal messengers."

"I don't know. What's going on with intelligence?"

Bordeaux's answer does not answer Lancelot's question. What I want to know is why the contact has been lost.

"... It is possible that a defector has appeared."

"Why would that be the case !?"

According to Bordeaux, Lancelot has no idea what is going on. Surprising facts are coming out of the mouth one after another, but nothing is said about the cause.

"I don't know. I don't know for sure that there have been departures. It seems that"

"... So when is it clear?"

Testimony that information has been distorted is also a major issue. If we had to doubt the information we had, we would not be able to make any important decisions.

"At this stage, the specific period ..."

"So how do you judge things?"

"I'm sorry!"

Just saying an apology does not mean that it takes time, but there is no solution in Bordeaux's mind.

"Lancelot, don't be so angry. If the intelligence department doesn't do it, you have to supplement it with something else."

Maria has begun following Bordeaux. He fears that Bordeaux will lose his influence if he loses his position.

"Speaking of complements, do you use villains?"

It's always the case that Maria wants to use humans from behind the scenes instead of intelligence. The connection with the back society is not Maria's but Empire's. If successful, it would be Maria's personal accomplishment.

"Yes, that's already done. Hey, Bordeaux?"

Maria asks the Bordeaux Minister with a little pride.

"that is……"

Bordeaux's response is not good.

"What happened?"

"... I was denied that my other job was busy."

"What's that!?"

Maria's expression turns into a tight one instantly. Maria can't forgive if she doesn't work as she wants.

"This is not the only thing. Information manipulation in the south was also declined."

The reputation of the empire in the south, which has deteriorated rapidly after sending assassins to Leon. Maria also asked for this.

"What do the villain ethos of the back society think?-Do you think you will be safe in the empire against me?"

Being stared at by your own empress is not enough. Only if it is normal.

"... this is a guess."

Bordeaux spoke quietly to Maria, who was angry.

"What?"

"Isn't they spreading rumors of assassination in the south?"

"eh?"

"Assassination is an assassination because it is done secretly. So why did that information leak into the world?"

"Aren't mercenaries bleeding to make this a bad guy?"

He ordered assassination. They are actually bad guys, but they are like each other.

"Who's really spreading it? Vincent? Is their organization big enough to spread rumors throughout the South?"

"Are you on request and say they are doing?"

"I cannot deny that possibility."

It's a fundamental mistake, but when you don't know the facts, it's a good guess. At least Maria believes this guess is true.

"... It's fuzzy. Smash any organization that faces me."

"They still haven't grasped them. I don't know where the hideout is."

"The whereabouts of the villain are in the favela anyway?"

"I thought so and sent people to investigate, but I could not find any such existence. However, there seems to have been an organization that partitioned the favela before."

There is even now. However, its size is so small and it has turned into a face, so it's just unknown.

"Well, it has moved somewhere. Follow the organization."

"... The head of the organization is apparently Frey."

Bordeaux ignored the words of Maria and uttered the most important information. Finally, the Great Alexandros Empire got this information. The resist side is in a situation where it can be grabbed.

"So what?"

"Don't you know? Frey is the real name of the second prince of the Grande Fram, or Lion Frey."

"eh……"

Mary's expression turns pale as she sees it. Finally, Maria knew what Bordeaux wanted to say.

"... in other words, do you want to say that the organization you were using conveniently was Rion's organization?"

Lancelot spoke on behalf of Maria, who had been settled by the upset.

"The favela is where he grew up. I think it's likely, and still is."

"... are you really saying that?"

The organization has also been instrumental in the usurpation of the Axmias and the founding of the Great Alexandros, and subsequently the expansion of the Great Alexandros Empire. That's why they have continued to use it, even in unknown organizations.

If it were Lion's organization, it would have been involved in the collapse of the Grand Flam Kingdom.

"The situation shows that it is a fact, and in that case, the assassination of Rion Frey would not have been attempted, even failed."

"... Is there any figure among those who attacked the manufacturing plant?"

"No, there is no report."

However, it cannot be determined that there was no such thing. The information you have received is unreliable.

"What's the south? What is the Wonderland Mercenary Corps doing?"

"It is the Ox and Hashiu kingdoms that are fighting our army in the south. This has been confirmed."

So where did the Wonderland Mercenaries go? We lost Lion and broke up. I can't think so optimistic.

"What, what and how much should we believe?"

The sensation that the feet crumble rattles is attacking Lancelot. Who is the great Alexandros Empire founding? He had no idea who had destroyed the Grand Flam Kingdom for what.

"In the worst case, our country is in a very difficult situation. The organization knows a great deal of the wrongdoing we have done. Some people may be suspicious. "

And some of the wrongdoes are unknown to Lancelot. Bordeaux, who speaks of this, has been quite determined. It is the result of thinking that it would not be safe in any case.

"What is the impact on the north?"

"A significant number of the hostages have been sold to the organization, including, of course, the aristocrat families who have given territory to the north."

"... What are the nobles left in the Grand Flam Kingdom?"

An aristocracy is still in the Grand Flam Kingdom. In order to collect information and to be a trump card in the event of an emergency, we left it without betrayal.

"Probably included"

"What are you thinking !? Isn't this an important hostage?"

Lancelot knows that he had done a shady job with a hostaged daughter. But it was Maria's dogma that sold it to the organization. It was fun to see the person I didn't like crying and begging for forgiveness. The reason is that it doesn't fall.

"……I'm sorry"

"... How likely is a northern nobleman to be in the Grand Flam Kingdom?"

Shouting doesn't solve anything. And Lancelot knew from the response of Bordeaux that the hostage was apparently Maria's work.

"I don't think it's all going to turn over. I think it's up to which one of us, the Grand Flam Kingdom, will win."

Just because you're taken hostage doesn't mean you're on the ruin. There should be more aristocrats who cut hostages to preserve their names.

Being taken hostage was used as an excuse for betrayal.

"Do you just have to win the Grand Flam Kingdom?

The Grand Fulham Army had stopped the march before the Imperial City. After hearing about the story of Rion's assassination, he thought he was confused, but now he knows it is wrong.

"The latest report is that we are building bases."

"It's a base?"

"The city of Chios is the main team and fences are built around it. Work is progressing with considerable momentum, so it seems that we were preparing for a long time."

"... invite you?"

For a base match, the Great Alexandros Empire has a share. Bombardment alone can cause considerable damage.

"Probably. It looks like they're building a base in a fairly wide area. We haven't analyzed it yet, but some say it's difficult to hit the chios directly with shelling."

"Really……"

Invitation to the field battle, as if it were a base battle. If so, you can't afford to sortie easily.

"I will report as soon as the analysis results are available, so please wait for the decision of the launch until then."

"I know. Balls, what is the state of the Imperial Knights?"

Here Lancelot turned the question to Captain Balls Mars.

"Hah. The Imperial Knights have not reached the target number. The total number is 5,000 at the moment. However, we believe that only half can be used in actual battles."

"... Lionel, the Imperial Corps?"

Subsequently, Lionel became the Imperial Corps Commander from the Imperial General.

"Ten thousand soldiers have been selected. Half of the soldiers are still useful. However, the remaining 5,000 have the same training skills as they have training experience."

Lionel Corps Commander's answer is hateful. The Imperial Corps says that even half a person is better than a soldier.

"What is the organization of the Grand Flam Kingdom?"

"5,000 Guard Knights, including 2,000 of Bandu's territory. There are 15,000 Guard Knights, 3,000 cavalry, and the rest infantry."

"Five thousand ..."

The number that Lancelot muttered is the number of Knights of the Guard that Arnold would head out. Defeat Arnold in the front battle. I thought about this, but my army was too few.

"Hurry up the training of the Knights. We will manage to train before fighting the Grand Flam Kingdom."

I know this is a very demanding requirement. Still, Lancelot couldn't help but ask the Knights of Boles.

"... Hmm. But do you say one problem, concerns?"

"I know I'm not overdoing, but it's better than not doing it."

"No, it's not training."

"... So what?"

This is unusual, as the commander of the Knights of Boles gives his opinion. That surprise makes Lancelot anxious.

"Our strategy against the Kingdom of Granfram is to attract and repel enemies to the Imperial City. Should we reconsider this?"

"……The reason is?"

"I would like to ask Bordeaux Minister. What is the total number of enemies in the south?"

When asked why, Knight Balls turned to Bordeaux Minister.

“…… Ox and Hashiu are 5,000 each, as far as we can see, for a total of 10,000.”

Despite being a little confused by the suddenly asked question, Bordeaux replied.

"I see ... the Grand Flam Kingdom must have sent the nobility to the north. How many?"

"Is it over 10,000?"

This is the number sent to the north, and we don't know what is going on right now.

"Every 10,000 enemy troops are moving in the north and south. On the other hand, what is the position of the military?"

"...... there are 5,000 executive troops each, with 30,000 in the center, 30,000 in the border with the United States, and 10,000 in Kiyoto, the sub-capital."

Bordeaux replied with a suspicious glance to the commander of the Knights of Balls, who heard that he had understood it.

"In other words, 70,000 troops are immobile while in the Imperial Capital decisive battle."

"Now?"

"Is this wrong?"

"Maybe, 35,000 of the executive army are with the Grand Fram Army ..."

Bordeaux tried to refute, but on the way he knew what Captain Balls wanted to say and shut himself up.

"What is it?"

Lancelot asked me when the conversation was broken.

"Executive troops try to defend their administrative territories. As a result, the Grand Flam will only need to defeat the 5,000 executive troops in turn."

This is like deploying an army to defeat each one.

"... Such an idiot"

"The north may be alright with twice the difference in force, but the south is more likely to be easily defeated with the addition of the Wonderland Mercenaries."

"Why?-Why is this happening?"

If we could control the imperial capital in the center and make it an iron-clad defensive base, we should have no strategic gap. But in the present story, the opposite is true, not the case.

"First, we feared the field and tried to avoid it. This not only reduced our tactics, but also led to inconsistencies in the operation of the entire army. It was a defense army, and the enemy's interception would have been to dispatch the Central Army. ''

The Central Army is afraid of the field battle and stays in the Imperial City and does not move. In this case, the enemy remains unilaterally attacked.

"Secondly, they misunderstood the enemy's strength. Initially, the southern enemy army would have been only 2,000 mercenaries. When we realized that, we replaced the Ox and Hashiu kingdoms with a total of 10,000 forces. What's going on in the south right now? "

Already some executive forces may have been defeated. Otherwise, considerable territory may have been placed under enemy control.

This situation will probably be noticeable, and will be a few weeks away, or worse, a month or more ahead.

"If this situation were to last for a year, how long would the empire's territory remain? If so, how strong would it be to protect it? I can't do that. "

Even a robust castle that does not allow any enemy invasion will end when it runs out of food. The Imperial City has considerable reserves, but they are exhausted. Imperial food relies on harvesting elsewhere.

This is the same for the executive branch. Even if the executive branch works hard to protect a certain base, it will not succeed if other territories are deprived. The Great Alexandros Empire is not yet aware that the northern Grande Flemish noble army is taking this approach.

"... What's going on inside that man's head?"

A muttering leaks out of Lancelot's mouth.

The Great Alexandros Empire became fearful of field battles in the battle of Kamark. Fearing Rion's power, which had destroyed ten thousand troops alone, he assumed he could not win in the field.

Isn't the unreasonable fight of just two people instilling fear of the field battle? I thought Lancelot like this.

"We need a change in strategy, otherwise the empire will ..."

As expected, the last commander of the Knight Boles could not speak. Even without saying, everyone at this place knew what he wanted to say. The empire is ruined, this is the word he was hesitant about.

"... Search for the whereabouts of the Wonderland Mercenaries. If you can't find them within a month ... abandon the northern and southern parts. Recruit the executive and border forces to the Imperial City as much as possible. All troops will be devoted to the battle with the main army of the Grande Fram. ''

"... Huh!"

Bolder policy change than expected by Knight Boles. Lancelot decided this.

Win the battle with the Grand Flam Kingdom. There is only this. If you win, you can always reclaim the abandoned land.

The time for the final battle is approaching. Unlike in the past, the Great Alexandros Empire has bet on everything and it's time for a real decisive battle.