Dungeon Defense (WN)

The massacre itself was solved very easily. If I said it correctly, I solved it easily.

Elizabeth's aim was summarized as follows: 'I cannot admit to the slaughter, nor can I refuse to admit it.' But Elizabeth overlooked the fact that I don't make much of a difference in means and methods.

I picked a suitable commander from the human group involved in the expedition. The command calls, and the commander finds himself in a tense mood. I told the commander in chief.

“Our troops are in a difficult situation at the moment. Do you know why? ”

“Cow, Song-gu. Not at all.”

The man in front of me was relatively low class. You haven't heard of the massacre.

“An unidentified army has pillaged the south of Frank in disguise of our troops. The ministers of the South are furious because it's quite bad. They want us to be responsible for the massacre. ”

“Ha……. ”

The commander nods awkwardly. I didn't understand why I was telling myself that story.

“The problem is, even if we want to take responsibility, we can't lose anyone. It's not really a massacre. But if it is consistent with Morse, the ministers will criticize us even more severely. Do you understand?”

“Yes, yes. Somehow.”

“We had a friendly regime in Frank, like Moe. It's no joke if you get cold from the meadow. We have to show political action……. ”

The commander narrows his gaze as if it were embarrassing.

I clasped my hands together and said,

“Yo is taking a responsible attitude. It doesn't really matter if you're responsible or not. The Parisian government wants us to have an attitude. ”

“ ……. ”

“You. Lots of families in Sloane. ”

The commander blinks.

“Yes?”

“Don't worry about your parents and children. We'll take good care of him. ”

Citri drew her sword as I looked into her eyes. The commander looks puzzled at first, but his expression gradually shivers in horror. The commander immediately knelt on the ground.

“Go, Mr. President. I have done nothing wrong! ”

“I know. You're perfectly innocent. ”

Citri approaches the commander at the top of her lungs.

“The sin is mine, not yours. ”

As the commander screams, the blade cuts his throat in one fell swoop. Blood splattered on the floor. It was the moment of the first sacrifice.

That day, the commander's squadron was overwhelmed. Seventy-seven cavalry squadrons were captured for questioning. I explained to the squadron members the same way I told the commander. Eighty-seven human soldiers hesitated like their superiors, and later they went and cried out in thought.

“Please, don't kill me! ”

“You don't have to give me money...... I've already made enough, just my life...!" ”

“Why do we have to die? ”

This was not a persuasion, it was just an order.

A thorough slaughter was committed under my command. I didn't need a burn this time. The goal was to kill them quickly and efficiently. Less than half an hour later, I got eighty-seven supplies.

Salt was sprinkled on the supplies and delivered to Parisian Rooms.

Our troops expressed their deepest sympathies for the unpleasantness committed in southern Frank and uncovered the perpetrator of the illegal looting following a thorough investigation. They are deliberately distorting the commander's physician as a division. I committed pillaging and massacres that had never been ordered...

Our army may not have given the order, but we will not be held accountable. I will continue to investigate and find sinners who have not yet been found, and I will escort them to Parisian rooms as soon as they are caught.

I gave a roughly that explanation.

The wealth taken from the Brittany military was unleashed on the southern ministers without a grudge. The ministers slowly closed their mouths as they entered the large buy.

The relationship between Frank's newborn government and our military has continued.

Blood is thicker than water. I understand the following adage: Blood can never be washed with water. Only blood can wash away the same blood...

Elizabeth was brilliant. A political plot to replicate the massacre on this side was unimaginable except for a decent man. Only Elizabeth can carry out an idea like that.

But I'm sure you've come to your senses on this one. I am not reluctant to create a scapegoat.

If you step up your strategy, I will accept it as mine. Did you commit the massacre because I committed it?

Fine, then. Let's slaughter some more. Let's bathe in blood. Let's recreate the purgatory of bloodshed.

It is purgatory that never ends unless either side gives up. To dance with me, you must have the courage to waltz through hell, Elizabeth. Make sure this is your chance to realize that I don't do eclectics.

* * *

The Presidential Office was a mess again today.

The Republic Foreign Affairs Minister Wolfram Hadelberg sighed as he stepped into the office. Over there. Elizabeth stands by the window, staring out the window without a hitch.

“Mr. President, here are the papers. ”

“ ……. ”

There was no answer. The president became depressed after going on a secret journey last month. The number of words decreased. I still did.

Elizabeth looks out the window like a man who can't hear a sound. The thump, thump, and rain echoed quietly in the room. She glances blankly at the rainwater sliding down the window.

Her eyes are all messed up and twisted.

It seemed like it would disappear immediately, like a mirage.

‘What an ominous imagination. ’

Hadelberg shakes his head. Hadelberg raises his voice a little more.

“Mr. President. ”

“…… Ah? Foreign exchange.”

Then Elizabeth turns her head.

“I'm sorry. I can't hear much nowadays. ”

“Phew. I'm already worried about the signs of aging. ”

“There's nothing a fresh maiden like fruit can't say. ”

Elizabeth smiles lightly. Even Hadelberg's smile was blurry.

“Mr. President, I'm concerned about the republic's large stocks. ”

“ ……. ”

“Of course, it's natural for you as a human to feel guilty about Frank's case. ”

Hadelberg was a rare figure who knew what Elizabeth's secret mission was. The president led a massive raid on Frank. Hadelberg determined that it was the cause of depression.

“But you are the president of the Republic. You're the face of a united.I can't tell you to hold your heart.... ”

“The face of one nation. ”

Elizabeth mutters dazed again. Clearly, my heart was in the bean field.

“Wolfram. The Habsburg regime sent me a letter a week ago. ”

“Yes?”

“There was only one letter written in the letter..." ”

Underworld.

Heidelberg shines his eyebrows. It was very unfamiliar to send a secret letter from the regime, but the contents of the letter were even weirder.

“Is there some kind of code, Mr. President? ”

“It's not a password. That's when he realized it was his country who massacred him in the south. ”

“ ……. ”

Heidelberg's expression is even worse. The upper part of the republic has been devoted to the genocide. It was only a mere 15,000 troops, but it was never easy to operate such troops in secret.

I felt confident that no one would find out. The people of the republic, and most of the ministers, did not know. How did the regime find out the truth?

“Maybe Dantalian. I had to hire a horse soldier to do a little heavy work. Then Dantalian wouldn't have been able to easily determine whether it was the Demon King or me who killed him. ”

“ ……. ”

“It was a mistake. It was better to hire Dwarf mercenaries and keep their mouths shut when the work was done." However, I was wondering if I could trust the Horsemen…… that was a mistake……. ”

Elizabeth mutters indifferently.

“Dantalian mocks me. 'Behold, this is the celestial you wanted. How does it feel to look down on the world?' That's what I'm asking. ”

“ ……. ”

“You're depressed.”

Elizabeth looks back at the window. It was still raining.

“I used to think it was my duty to defeat the world again. I didn't doubt it. Although I was desperate many times, I thought the world itself was a beautiful dream. Now I realize there is no beauty in the world. ”

“…… Mr. President. ”

“They deceive and mock the people of the continent. It causes as much bloodshed as possible for political purposes. All that exists is deception and deception. ”

A faint smile hangs over Elizabeth's mouth. It was a self-help smile.

“Well, you should've realized that by the time you killed Robert. Am I the fool...? Rudolf's brother looked after his sisters for power. Neither was I. What's the difference between my brother and me? What have I been seeing so far.... ”

Hadelberg was unable to open his mouth.

I didn't think he was wrong. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices to achieve your goals. It was the duty of the leader to remember the sacrifice without forgetting it. I believed so. But is there something wrong with that?

“Sir, the more we do that, the more we have to make a good country. That's as much respect as we can give to the graves of our victims. ”

“…… The dead don't need a country. What does it have to do with the victims as long as they achieve peace and prosperity? Self-defense, self-comfort. ”

Elizabeth sighs a little.

“This is how the Dantalians see it. A grim gray world. There is no romance or ideology, only mockery and vengeance run around like ghosts. For the Dantalians, continents are enormous graves, costing no more, no less. ”

“ ……. ”

Hadelberg was hard to understand. However, I felt for some reason that I would never reach the president's heart no matter what comfort I gave him.

“However, there are some things that I cannot give up. You can call it deception. It doesn't matter if I can lead the country in the right direction by becoming a deceiver……. ”

Elizabeth turns to look at Hadelberg. The golden eyes were no longer as strong as before. However, there was a hard line of gaze because of the dark crowds.

“Hadelberg Foreign Affairs. ”

“Yes, Mr. President. ”

“I try to contact Frank's southern cities. If the Free Cities have entered the north, there is no reason not to enter the south. If regimes rule the North, our Republic exerts influence on the South. ”

Hadelberg bows to his esteemed lord.

“Yes, sir. I'll get you online as soon as I can. ”

“…… Does the regime that governs the Emperor help the Republicans of the North and our Republic help the Royal Party of the South? Enemies are a disaster to take for granted. ”

Elizabeth smiles thinly.

“But good. If there is nothing but purgatory beneath the sky, there will be room for at least two people to dance together. I'll fit right in... ”

Elizabeth's voice echoes quietly in the rain room.