Dungeon Defense (WN)

“I understand.”

In short, it was a mess.

regimes and emperors, mothers and sons, citizens and foreigners, royalists and Republicans. Several positions were mixed up to create chaos. Which side should the nobles stick to? They must be pounding the tablets hard. Perhaps local territorial wars have already taken place.

“So if you don't have any questions, let me tell you about the role of our group. We went through the Empire like this.... ”

“Hmm?"

I tilted my head.

The setup of the game revealed that there was a more complicated situation in the civil war between the Franks. The important points have not yet been described. Zachry noticed that something was wrong with my face and asked.

“Your Grace, was there anything lacking in the description of the plaintiff? ”

Zachry bites. The dwarf really thinks he explained everything.

Aha.

That's when I realized. Yes, it was a 'not yet' secret at this time. Ten years later, it will become public, but at present, only a few know the truth. Even Pymon's Liberation Alliance, which opened secret agents everywhere, was unaware.

No one knows.

Hot excitement slowly surges from the depths of the innards.

I know. How Frank's civil war is going, how it's going to turn the continent upside down. A decade later, just an overview of events that will be written non-dryly in history. But now it was more valuable than a thousand dollars.

“Haha.”

A faint smile flowed out. Zachry and Jeremy look at me with a curious glance. Good. I was fortunate to have the command of the two groups. You can move the group however you want.

I wanted to be honest with Pymon about why he sent the groups to me without even matching the command system... but things changed. Thanks, Pymon. No matter what you expect of me, you show more than you can imagine.

“Zachry. How well do you know the politics of Brittany? ”

“The Kingdom of Brittany? The queen, Henrietta, was defeated by the Moon Blind Army and returned home.... ”

It was a face that I didn't know why I asked that question. It's become clear that the Liberation Alliance knows something about Frank's civil war.

“Contact the Liberation Alliance's Branch Leader, Brittany, immediately. Check the side of the kingdom for troops moving. ”

“Yes? Your Highness, I understand your words well as a servant.... ”

“Frank's emperor would have requested an escort from the Queen of Brittany. ”

Zachry's eyes widen.

“What are you talking about! ”

“Empress Dowager, who has just become emperor and has run the country for decades. I don't need to see which one of the two has the advantage. Moreover, she is supported by her mother, the Kingdom of Sardinia, and is intimate with the Republic of Batavia. If the civil war continues like this, the emperor will be forced to surrender to the Empress. ”

I smiled.

“Why do I not know that this is the Emperor? ”

“You can't just take on a foreign army...?" ”

Yes, it is.

Reaching out to the foreigners is a shortcut to the ruins no matter the age, but it would be better for the young emperor to seize power even if he is willing to take some of his national interests.

The Kingdom of Britain, however, is the most republican nation on the continent. Even in the last month's Armed Forces War, Queen Henrietta was only afraid of the spread of Republicism and wiped out her entire army……. I never thought I'd be so much more trustworthy than a Republican aristocrat loyal to the imperial Empire.

Zachry looks at me with embarrassed eyes.

“But I have no proof. No, how do you know that? ”

“Don't pay attention to how I know. The important thing is to check with the Brittany field office. ”

I smiled.

“Zachry, you are the division chief for the Liberation Alliance, Frank. I believe they have the means to communicate with the officers when they are hired. ”

“ ……. ”

Zachry gets up and heads somewhere. How many minutes has it been? Listening to the owl coming from the forest of the night, Jacquari returns a moment later. He looks a little serious.

“Queen Henrietta is currently out of the capital. He left on a massive hunt with the nobles. An Ogre appeared on the side of the road. It's not uncommon for royals and nobles to deploy their troops on a large scale hunt... ”

“Often used as an excuse to hide war. ”

Zachry swallows the saliva.

“…… Yes. ”

“Empress Hwang didn't want to go into civil war in the first place. Friends know they have the advantage, enemies know it. ”

I just raise an army and threaten my son. Empress Dowager has considerable funding compared to Emperor Dowager who has no money to hire mercenaries. The Pokémon can't fight against the Pokémon. The son is frightened and obeys his mother. Maybe this is the Empress Dowager scenario.

“But what if the emperor draws an army from Brittany? ”

“Empress Hwang...... would never tolerate the interference of foreigners. ”

“Ah. There's a real war going on. ”

Zachry takes a deep breath of brandy. My hands were slightly trembling.

“Your Highness, how will the war progress? ”

“Heh. I'll prove there's a gutter at the bottom of the gutter." ”

I slid my lips up. It was not my intention. You climb on your own. The excitement from the depths of your stomach gradually warms your heart, and now your esophagus is getting warmer.

“Zachry, think hard! Try to imagine how Frank's game would turn out. Even so, the rightful successor of the empire is the emperor. And the Empress is from a foreign country. Loyalty to Empress Dowager is everywhere. We must be loyal to the Emperor. ”

But, and I said,

“The emperor has brought a great deal of foreigners. Brittany and Frank have long been enemies. I mean, isn't the true emperor of every country? Nobles can't pledge allegiance easily to either side! ”

“ ……. ”

“In the end, nobles don't catch cold. This one goes this way, that one goes that way, quadratically, each one moving according to his own beliefs. As the Habsburg Empire falls, another empire is racing towards chaos! ”

Towards a confusing situation too.

Let's say there is a royal aristocrat here.

He is loyal to the Emperor. But if you are loyal to the Emperor, you must work with the Kingdom of Brittany. It's Brittany, Lee Manmou, who will help the Emperor with her bare mouth. Most of the empire's rights go to Brittany. Loyalty to the Emperor will only serve the interests of the enemy Brittany…….

Still, it's a shame to stand up to Brittany. Fighting Brittany's invasion is working with the Empress Dowager. Therefore, he eats a pot of rice with Republican nobles. You can't do this. I can't do that. This is bullshit.

“Isn't this fun! ”

I laughed.

“That's what power is all about. There are no mothers or sons. National enemies are irrelevant. No matter how many people bleed into civil war, it doesn't matter. Only power. It's okay to read the screams of other humans' blood in the Dead Sea to take it! ”

How decent this is. How honest you are!

I feel the prestige of the strong in my bones. They're talking. I am strong, and I have the right to sacrifice anyone other than myself. I wonder every time I see those who do not doubt their strength.

I want to watch them collapse with my own eyes!

I can only imagine the look on their faces when they are no longer strong…… When they are insulted and humiliated by weaklings, I wonder if they can make the same noble look they used to make.

Ah, I'm already enjoying myself! Laughter won't go away from your mouth!

“Brittany has recruited only thousands in the War of the Monthly Blinds. Frank, on the other hand, has already deployed tens of thousands. If Brittany is pushed to Frank on national power, now is not the time, unfortunately. Push. Push. The fight will continue. ”

And as the war continues, many of Frank's people are plundered.

Imperial soldiers, royal soldiers, mercenaries, deserters, bandits. Regardless of nationality and affiliation. Soldiers lure villages around the country to eat and live, and also to satisfy their needs. For the people who have survived the plague and survived the famine, the devastation of war strikes once again.

I can't take it anymore.

It's really appropriate to spread an epidemic called Republicism.

There is no need to explain exactly what Republicanism is. People of this age anyway. Stupid. It's good not to understand, not to understand. I just need their ears to pick out the words they want.

Freedom! Freedom! Defy oppression. Take back what is rightfully yours.

It's just makeup. People hate nobles. I admire the dignity of nobles while hating them. Steals the hard-working farmland and mobilizes it for war. Ignite the hatred. But hatred needs a little makeup....

Instead of uprising because you hate nobles, you should make them feel like uprising for justice. Freedom! Freedom! Defy oppression, reclaim what is rightfully yours. These modifiers are sufficiently hateful.

I make it look like that.

“Zachry. What are your orders from Pymon?" ”

“…… that is, join the Empress and empower the Republicans as much as possible. ”

Haha. Right. Pymon, you're always right.

That's not an order. Too abstract, isn't it? Empower the Republicans? What exactly does that mean? You mean kill as many royalty as you can, or you can go around speaking in Republican villages.

As expected, your strategy does not suit you. Assumptions are an acronym tool. God Himself created this scheme for those who do not have the strength to fight justly. Pymon, who has lived for nearly 2,000 years, will not feel the urgency of the weak or the anxiety of the weak. She is destined not to be a natural counselor.

“From now on, I will refine the order. ”

I was born a human being, the weakest race in the world, and became the Demon King. Prejudice is for cowards like me.

“This is an order issued as the Demon King in the 71st place, the Dantalian in the background. A Jacquard with a double-edged axe. Jeremy with a red scar. Hear the Demon King's command as noble men. ”

One dwarf and one elf stood up and knelt before me.

“Our goal is to unleash a civil war on the Franks and further expand the civil war. First, Zachry.”

“Yes! Orders! ”

“The Franks are scattered with castles. Collaborate with the Demon Kings there. Have the Demon Kings invade the territory of the Royal Nobles. ”

We respond to the forces of other Demon Kings inside the territory. The nobles are defeated. Our mercenaries, on the other hand, manipulate victoriously. Our hatred for nobles is low and our reputation as Republican mercenaries increases.

“I'll take care of persuading the Demon Kings. Then, Jeremy. ”

“Respect.”

“We assassinate the nobles of the Republicans. ”

Jeremy opens his eyes wide, then smiles.

“I didn't think you'd be in charge of assassination here, either. However, I will do whatever you say. ”

It is difficult to assassinate a giant, such as an Earl or a Bird. But 20 elite assassins. I'll do anything for Baron. In situations where civil war was imminent, the nobles of a certain faction were killed in succession. Of course, suspicion comes from the Royal Party, and furthermore, from the Yellow Bride.

The emperor who assassinated the nobles of his country as well as mobilizing foreign powers. Your reputation will be in vain. I'm very excited about the look on your face.

That night.

I sat near the campfire and made fun of the pencil without rest.

Pretty chunky manuscripts were completed overnight. This included the logic and rhetoric I used before the speech. I was going to leave this with the Kunkusa Parliament and take it in bulk. And we scatter them in every village that passes by.

‘Habsburg Empire. Then the Franks. ’

I seemed to have a history with the Empire and my past life. What, maybe I was unilaterally beaten. Now I was just paying back what I had done in my past life. It would be easier for the nobles of the Empire to think that way.