Chapter. 21. Another Solo Play (18)
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[Don’t you want to build an empire?]
[Don’t you want to remain next to your happy Queen, who has achieved what she wanted?]
That means that of a pure and passive race. It seems like it came as a huge shock to my mind.
Just 5 minutes. Kauld, who said he needed time alone to think, remained motionless like a stone statue, lost in thought for five minutes, and then began to move hurriedly like a person being chased by something.
Swish! Whick!
“[Imperial Strategy] Volume 2 and Volume 2 [Ben Harwood’s Longevity Theory] [Chivalry and Its Strategic Value] and-” “
Oh my. “What kind of book is this all of a sudden?”
“I manage most of our corps’ strategies, and I learned strategies through those books. “If you see the battlefield from the same perspective as me, you will be able to save unnecessary conversations.”
“Ah, aligning strategic perspectives. It’s standard. Then, after I finish reading, I will come see you-”
“I will give you 60 minutes. “Make sure you know everything in it.”
“….yes?”
“I will go first and ask His Majesty for your apology and understanding for the additional audience that I could not announce in advance. Once you understand everything, please come to the audience room.”
“Hey, Your Highness! Cowld! Hey dude! “You bastard!!!”
It is a book that is over half a span thick, and it is not a summary for generals, but a whopping five books for scholars who separately study strategies such as strategy.
Kauld handed it over to me, saying that he had selected only the most basic and important strategy books due to time constraints, and after giving me just one hour to read and understand them all, he turned towards the throne room.
Fortunately, the book had “Impossible!” written all over it in bold letters, so I was able to quickly grab the leg of my pants and stretch out before he left the room.
“can not! “Don’t do it, dude!”
“I would have told them to unify the titles into one.”
“No, I didn’t even read it all. It took an hour to understand it!”
“…I don’t understand.”
“I know yeah!”
Cowld really looked like he couldn’t understand why I was doing this.
“You said you were Warlord’s only legitimate son.”
“okay!”
“And according to what you said about the Warlord, that Warlord is the same legendary saint who destroyed our race, including Her Majesty, 200 years ago. “If that is true, isn’t he a genius of strategy who has been so praised that countless history books of the empire run out of ink?”
“Uh… right…?”
“I also couldn’t help but be amazed when I saw his wise tactics in some of the anecdotes. I imagined going to war with someone like that, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of any other strategy other than pushing back with overwhelming power. Didn’t you explain that you were something close to his alter ego? “Have I misunderstood or falsely reported anything?”
“Oh, I don’t have one….”
“Then there won’t be a problem. “If your true identity is Hyde as you said, then you must be a genius with the same strategy as him, and in that case, there is no way you are worse than me.”
“Uh, um…”
The source of the unexpectedly high evaluation was the story about Nigmi and the professor who was with him a while ago.
“I was asking you to understand my lack of strategic perspective. So, please review only the necessary parts and have an audience as soon as possible.”
When I thought about it, it made no sense for that lion-headed man who had chewed up the entire history of the empire to not know the story of the ‘saint professor’. From the moment he heard that the Warlord and the Professor were the same person, Cowld’s mouth started to become very dry. From Kauld’s point of view, the person he had praised in all the imperial strategy books he had studied as [the world’s most famous general!] had become their enemy.
Tuk.
Kauld threw away the last book he pulled and left.
A book that would make a lot of money if piled up, and an hour allotted for it.
The commander of our (scheduled) military, who is fully willing to change the strategy according to his intentions, and
Hyde, who is fully expecting his expectations. Saint’s Parasite/Traveling companion of a farmer and great sorcerer/Knight of the Empress/Magic Engineer/Pathfinder.
I’ve never learned anything like strategy or tactics. Not sure.
“Nimi….”
Even if you want to say no, if you go in a clumsy state right away, you’ll be like, ‘Is that the extent of it? I will plan the future on my own.’ Kauld’s face was kind as he treated me like an incompetent piece of chess. In order to actively participate in a situation, it is essential to have at least enough knowledge to understand what is being said.
What should I do? I have to cram.
Every minute and every second was a waste, so I had to keep at least one more word in my head while I was complaining.
There are five books given.
[Empire’s Strategy] Top/Bottom [Ben Harwood’s Theory of Longevity] [Chivalry and its Strategic Value] And –
Tuk.
“[An examination of the perspective from which the legendary master Professor Seongja views an impossible battlefield]…”
Professor Park’s reckless behavior of ‘if it doesn’t work, just go after it’ is enough, and countless priests and historians who respect him later on. It was evaluated as a very carefully calculated strategic action, and it was established as essential content for those who operated the imperial military to learn under the name of ‘a new strategic perspective that looks at situations that are close to impossible with a general strategy.’
It’s a 900-page strategy book that’s almost like a weapon, with clear text and some illustrations.
Ah, Professor Park is such a colorful and annoying person.
“…I’m so glad.”
Palak.
“I’m so glad he’s the villain of this world.”
Every time I turned each page, I imagined hitting that guy in the head with this thick strategy book.
For the first time in this world, I am truly grateful that I have to bully him.
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Shake!
“one hour! “You arrived exactly on time!”
“…5 minutes late.”
“When we arrived in front of the throne room, it was right on time! “It’s because your kids are taking so much time testing this and that!”
“Tsk.”
Kauld already looked disappointed. He probably thought that anyone who copied the head of ‘that great saint’ would catch up with him in 10 minutes, thinking ‘I know everything about this~’.
“your majesty. “I’m very sorry, but I think you’ll need to get up for a moment.”
“Ugh… Uhm, I want to sleep more….”
“Hyde came from outside and is requesting an audience.”
“Ugh… I told you about it earlier. He said he would come soon…”
Kauld’s frown became a little more frowned upon hearing Nigmi’s words. Apparently, I told Nigmi that I would be back soon, and it seems that Nigmi got tired of waiting and dozed off for a moment.
“….crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr to
‘what! You said you would give me one hour! ‘You’re on time!’
Her Majesty was even growling at me, as if she was very uncomfortable for waking up her sleepy Majesty. My eyes twinkled in silent protest, but the only thing that came back to me was, ‘But I never thought I’d spend an entire hour.’ Just a pitiful expression.
“May I ask why our troops are standing in front of the walls of the castle city?”
“In order to deal with the emperor’s knights, who are smaller in number than A Mute but each and every one of them is overwhelmingly strong, you must choose a wide battlefield, and the only place such a large army can face each other in the capital is in the square in front of the castle city or near the capital’s outer castle, and the queen The reason why they block the road leading into the canyon is-” “
….I didn’t waste my time.”
They even seemed to be checking to see if I had properly read the strategy book, as if they had lost all credibility that comes from ‘cloning Professor Park’.
‘Together! ‘It’s worth it!’
….Of course, an hour wasn’t even enough time to read the book properly.
Of course, I share Professor Park’s memories, but how can a guy who has personally experienced running and rolling on the battlefield for years and a guy who is just looking over his shoulder and looking at his memories, be able to use the same level of strategy?
‘Uh… Longevity Theory Chapter 12 Verse 3 The strategy of the infantry corps against Oranite… Is this here?’
Instead, I had a better memory than Professor Park. In the first place, the original version is a conscious life form.
I was able to recall the 3,298 pages of the strategy book, which I had been flipping through non-stop for an hour without stopping, so that I could see and refer to the content I needed at the time!
What can I do even if it’s a trick? If I don’t do this, I’m going to be marked as an incompetent human being by that monstrous Mute King.
“…Please sit down. “We have a lot to talk about in the future.”
Anyway, the cutoff line must have been passed. Kauld said as he put Nigmi, who was still half asleep, off his lap.
“The primary goal is the fall of the empire. We’re already in too deep, so if we back out, we’ll lose most of our army. Since all production mutes have already taken root around the capital, retreating is a decision to give up all of them. “Considering the situation in which we will deal with the Warlord’s legions in the future, such losses cannot be considered.”
Cowld gets straight to the point without any unnecessary small talk.
‘Whew. Let’s see. Well, on page 240 of the saint’s point of view….’
“….I agree with that. If you can take the capital, you can gain a high defensive advantage even with the remaining walls and many city streets…” The Battle
of the Mute Corps The location of the Emperor’s Army There was talk about the enemy’s strength, and before we knew it, someone was on top of a large map of the imperial capital brought by someone. Numerous advances and confrontations took place.
“Huaaaam~”
Nigmi, still half-asleep, was looking down at the scene with sleepy eyes from her stalagmite throne.
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“I agree with Prince Malbourde’s decision to divert all of his power from the outskirts of the capital inward. But to waste them worthlessly-”
“Uuuuuuuu…”
“Hyde. “Concentrate.”
“Huh! “Oh yes.”
“So we want to avoid wasting them for nothing. If they take part of the Holy City in the way you mentioned, their ability to occupy the area will be very useful, so-”
“Ugh ik ayat!”
“….let’s take a little rest.”
“Thank you!”
Kauld was attending the strategy meeting with great enthusiasm. They were so passionate that their burning flame showed no signs of dying out even during the 10-hour marathon meeting.
Of course, I wasn’t the kind of person who would get tired after talking passionately for only 10 hours. Even if it’s only half, Oranite is almost completely finished physically, so it’s really impossible that he can’t endure a meeting that lasts only 10 hours.
Procrastination-
“Hyde. “Carry me on your back~”
“Ugh.”
“Hyde, I’m going to eat you!”
“Aya! “Get away from me, you bastard!”
What interrupted the meeting was an attack by Nigmi, who was tired of waiting.
Maybe it was because he was bored for a few hours while watching Kauld and I’s heated discussion, but for some other reason, Nigmi came down from the throne and started clinging to me.
“Cauld. Well… can’t we hold the rest of the meeting somewhere other than here? “Your room is fine, and at least you can do it in the hallway, so-”
“It’s impossible. “There is a possibility that future plans may misinterpret Her Majesty the Queen’s will, so they must be made with Her Majesty listening and observing.”
“Well then, let’s do something about your majesty! “I should have given him some snacks or called the other two guys and played with them. Why are we having a meeting and concentrating like this?”
“….Accept it. “His Majesty wants you now, so what he wants must be done.”
Even though I protested by pointing to Nigmi’s saliva-covered ears and shoulders, Kauld didn’t react much. Actually, to those guys, there is no difference between what Nigme said, ‘I want to have an empire~’ and ‘I’m going to play with Hyde now~’. It just has to happen somehow.
If I force Nigmi to fall, he would tie me tightly and throw me in front of Nigmi, so I had no choice but to let the snake-man climb up my back.
‘Wasn’t he scared of me?’
Not to mention his reaction when he first saw him, when he came back to the throne room 10 hours ago, he was quite cringing, showing that he was still afraid of the Warlord. In fact, if the trauma was such that it caused mental regression, it was not at all strange that a similar man of Professor Park’s age, not me, would start a fight and scream.
But instead of getting scared and running away, they just stared at it for hours and were stuck there, wandering around like an idiot.
“If you have had enough rest, continue. Even if His Majesty stays there, there is no particular problem in talking about it. It doesn’t look like an individual so weak that his body would be damaged by His Majesty’s weakened power. “Your Majesty is not showing his fangs either.”
“No, that’s a bit difficult to explain…”
That’s right. As the child is in a bad state, I also think that my young nephew is clinging to his uncle….
Srrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh
!”
Sniff sniff-
“Hyde…. Umm Hyde ugh….”
“Ugh!”
The problem is that although her head is a bit thin, her body is similar to that of a mature woman.
“I don’t understand. “Is it really that painful for Your Majesty to cling to you?”
“Now, there is something that those of you who reproduce on your own will never know…” Although we
do not know what hardships Nygmi has gone through over the years, we were able to infer to some extent the reason why it was transformed into a form close to human.
‘This guy envied humans.’
The same goes for what I muttered when I met Kauld. In the end, as a Nigmi who lost all of his family members before he was even two years old, he must have been very envious of the humans that were everywhere in the world. From their perspective, it is a situation where you can meet your family no matter where you go in the world.
Although it may be weak, I think that since Nigmi has inherited the blood of the previous Queen Mute to some extent, she has lived for a long time and has been able to change into what she wants to some extent.
Kuuuk –
‘Light!’
It was a big problem that she was envious of me because I was human, and that she was putting serious pressure on my stuck back.
“Do you know why this is happening?”
“No, not at all. But it is definitely a great honor.”
“Is this what you mean?”
Even after seeing Nigmi hanging on to me with his little fangs sunk into the top of my head, Kauld just smiled happily and nodded.
“Whatever the reason, there is no problem, so let’s stop talking. “We don’t have much time.”
“No…”
Cauld ignored my earnest expression and unfolded the map of the capital again. If you don’t catch up, he will finish it on his own.
In the end, I had no choice but to join in the ranks of that passion, with the leech dangling from my back. The good news among the misfortunes is that I don’t feel even a single bit of strange heat in the eyes of the clinging Nigmi.
‘Remember, Hyde! An indomitable will that goes beyond 200 years! Recalling the miraculous will that will never be seen again in royalties-’
“Finger, finger~”
“Huhhhhh-”
“…..”
Hyde. Estimated age of death: 220-222 years old.
As the traveling companion of Grand Shaman Notum. As a royal guard to Empress Lucilla. He has lived as a pathfinder as a magic engineer on an isolated island.
The trip with Notum was so busy that there was no time to look elsewhere.
In principle, knights of the Imperial Guard cannot have a spouse.
A magic engineer on an isolated island became a madman at a young age due to unrelieved mental pressure, and
Hyde, a Pathfinder wanderer, also did not get the chance to share his wanderlust with anyone.
He inherited the consciousness of the human Professor Park and also inherited the greatest weakness of the great saint.
“Concentrate. This is a story about the battlefield you must fight on.”
“Don’t bite, no, don’t cling to me…”
It was such a sad story that he was caught off guard by the queen’s powerful attack and ended up leaving the end of the empire breakthrough operation completely in the hands of Cowld.
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