Episode 126 To be honest, Logan didn’t know much about the second prince, Romain von Grandia.
I only remembered that he was a traitor who was evaluated more poorly than the 1st Prince Rohitor, who was later called the tyrant who ruined the country.
Other than that, the only thing I saw in the Grand Noblesse was nodding with an arrogant expression or pointing a finger at my brother in anger.
‘Well, I could tell his personality just from that alone.’
Regardless of his personality, I had no idea he could be this stupid.
“Did you think that if I kneel down now, they would welcome me and say that I am right? You are nothing more than bats! You are watching out for others and trying to stick to the winning side! That’s….”
Win? who?
Are you saying that you can’t even understand the current situation?
It was so absurd that Logan couldn’t help but raise his head.
If that’s a good thing.
Behind the idiot who looked up, there were mostly nobles who raised their heads and looked at the ground or sky as if they were ashamed of what he said.
At least the leadership was not as stupid as that guy.
“Prince, the Baron would have understood by then. I will talk next.”
“Hmm. Let’s do it, Duke. I’m a little tired, so I’ll just go in now.”
No, what did you do…
From the first words to the exit. Each and every one of them was a shocking idiot.
And only after the idiot prince had completely disappeared inside the castle gates was there a normal conversation with the real person in power.
“For now, welcome to join.”
“It is an honor, Your Excellency.”
“Luckily, you are polite, unlike my son.”
“My son is also well-mannered.”
“Really? I don’t think so?”
Jordan’s slanted gaze is not far away.
I turned to Logan, who was confronting Roger Bipros.
“It’s been a while, Count.”
“Huh… hahaha. That’s so ridiculous.”
“Isn’t this a good situation? You said a while ago that our southwestern region should unite as one. Now it has really come true.”
Crackling.
“Your mouth is now open…”
“Ah. The people behind you are Viscount Geoff Percival and Baron Derek Ruffman, right? Nice to meet you. By the way, if you’ll excuse me for meeting you for the first time, what are you sticking around for after the war is over?”
“Yes, you guy…!”
“Wow. Your voice is still loud. I’m glad you’re healthy.”
Roger Bipros’ trembling body looked as if it might explode at any moment.
And Logan was cheering(?) for him.
At first, I just wanted to give it a try, but the Count’s reaction was too immediate.
As if he had become strangely impatient.
‘If you’re good, you won’t get caught in a trick like this, right? Come on! ‘Don’t hold back!’
Such a close distance. Now that he had reached the highest level, he was confident that he would kill the count before he could do anything else.
If you attack first, no one will say anything even if you kill him.
No matter how temporarily you are on the same side, it would not feel good to have someone who is hostile towards you behind your back.
But those expectations disappeared when a man with silver hair stepped in between them.
“Your Excellency, please be patient. If you get close to the poop, it will only stink.”
The moment Plantz’s ghost-like eyes, spreading a cold smile, scanned Logan’s whole body, Logan couldn’t help but click his tongue inwardly.
‘Tsk. ‘That’s wrong.’
“…Huh. Okay. We’ll see.”
Behind Roger Bipros, who had regained his composure and turned around, Aslan, who had been staring intently at his father who was talking with the duke, was seen pointing at himself with his finger and making a gesture of slitting his throat with his thumb.
I just smiled and turned around, but before I knew it, a gray-haired giant who had been a little away came right in front of me.
‘Sigh! Surprise! ‘A little!’
Logan was inwardly appalled by the unexpected movement, but on the outside he smiled leisurely.
“It’s been a while, Your Excellency, Duke.”
“Hmm? Have we ever met in real life?”
“I saw you from afar during your child’s name ceremony.”
“Ah, I see. If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have changed my mind beforehand. Don’t you think so?”
“I don’t know what’s going on in the world, but I feel a little sad too. Haha.”
“Anyway, I really didn’t expect you to come. What are you thinking? I asked the Baron and he said to ask you. He said you are already the de facto leader of McLane…” The
gray-haired giant’s brown eyes scanned Logan’s whole body like a snake. It was.
“Haha. What are you thinking? I want to make a profit.”
“It’s a gain…”
“Wouldn’t the odds be higher if you bet on the unfavorable side?”
“Are you saying that those conditions weren’t really a joke?”
“You can’t be kidding. In this situation, I don’t think it’s an excessive request if you win the war with our help. Moreover, you came to us after receiving ‘such a gift,’ so shouldn’t we treat you better?”
At the word ‘gift’, a small flame appeared in Jordan’s brown eyes, but the flame quickly died down and the duke soon burst into laughter.
“Hehe. It seems like you think we would definitely lose without you. But there are things in the world that you can’t tell just by looking at the outside.”
“There are things out there that you can’t tell just by looking at them. Isn’t that right?”
“You really don’t lose a word. Roger deserves to be kicked out of school.”
“Haha. I take that as a compliment.”
“But even if you joined, you know that we can’t completely trust you, right?”
The main point that hits you in the middle of a comic-like conversation.
But Logan was not embarrassed and smiled back.
“of course.”
“The soldiers will have to wait outside the castle for a while. And while you will be allowed to participate in the leadership’s tactical meetings, you will have no say. Until McLane proves his trust in us.”
“How can I prove that trust?”
“This is a battlefield. Wouldn’t it be okay to prove it by making a major in trust?”
“It’s easy.”
The sharp-edged conversation reached an agreement very easily.
* * *
“The last sneak attack on Your Majesty by the assassin captured a week ago has disappeared. This means that the means to approach Her Majesty are slowly running out. Now it’s time to show those despicable bastards a taste of the heat again!”
“yes!”
Five nobles responded simultaneously to the Duke of Jordan’s shout as he pounded on the table.
Half Giant Luther Kyle, Margrave Julio Tritan Lucen Talos Pamil Cherno, and Margrave Roger Bipros.
Logan suppressed his laughter as he looked at the leaders leading the core forces of the Second Prince faction.
‘Like they didn’t do it.’
A war to gain the throne, not land.
No matter how the situation turned out, once the enemy prince was defeated, the war was over at that moment.
If the war was to continue despite the death of the heir to the throne, it was clear that all the forces that had now declared neutrality would join the opposing side and there would be a large number of defectors from our own army.
In other words, in this war, sneak attacks on each other’s princes are not mean, but necessary.
That is why the pyrotechnic sword Jordan Waltermaim and the freezing mage Juan Douglas, who are the most powerful forces of both camps, cannot stay far from the princes’ side.
‘A war to kill people, not to occupy territory.’
Moreover, those who were targeted were those who wanted to survive even at the cost of everything around them.
That made the war all the more terrible, cruel, and long-lasting.
So in the end, the tragedy that uprooted the country was a civil war in a previous life.
‘End the war by killing only those who need to be killed as quickly as possible. And…’
It was a meaningless tactical meeting anyway.
When you are engrossed in your thoughts, listening to the organization in one ear and letting it out through the other.
Words that I couldn’t hear came out.
“I hope that McLane’s army will bypass the enemy lines and attack the enemy’s rear.”
All eyes are focused on Logan.
Some looked down on him because he was much younger than the people gathered here, while others looked as if they were going to tear him to death at any moment.
And curious…
‘Hmm? curiosity?’
Logan’s gaze fell on a margrave with particularly unique eyes.
Lucien Talos. A normal look with brown hair and blue eyes.
When I think about it, it seemed like he looked at me with that strange expression even when I met him at the entrance during the day.
‘What happened to him later…?’
A person who does not have much information in his/her past life memories and does not bother to keep them in mind.
That’s why that expression was fresher.
As I was paying attention to the strange gaze, a sharp voice pierced my ears again.
“Does the lack of an answer mean disobedience? Or should I ask again the Baron who entrusted full authority to you?”
“Oh no. You mean a detour and a rear attack?”
“That’s right. We already know each other’s elites. The only variable is your family. So shouldn’t you create an opportunity?”
Logan almost laughed at that shameless remark.
It is a battlefield where a large army of more than 50,000 people clashes in one camp alone, including the troops of the nobles under its command.
Ordering to bypass the clearly visible battlefield with only 5,000 troops and strike from behind was an order no different from simply luring the enemy into committing suicide.
So much so that it’s no wonder that Roger Bipros over there can’t keep his mouth from twitching.
“That’s an interesting offer. I’ll follow it.”
“…what?”
Jordan, who brought up the proposal, was even more surprised.
The margraves who were watching also looked at Logan with confused eyes.
“Is there anything else I should know?”
“No, no. If you understand, that’s fine. You can come up with the detailed strategy yourself.”
“All right.”
Is there such a thing as an operation?
Logan came back out, hiding his true feelings.
* * *
“If they refuse, I was planning to disperse their army and take away their command. In order to legally obtain the weapons of the soldiers you mentioned.”
“I know.”
“If they refused even that, I was planning to have them charge at the forefront. If they say they don’t like the operation and don’t want to disperse, I can only leave it to the front.”
“…I was guessing.”
“But you immediately agreed and left? Does that mean you’re going to carry out that ridiculous plan? You didn’t seem that stupid.”
“I’m definitely not an idiot.”
“Okay. So what can you do? What do you think it could be?”
Even though the Duke of Jordan asked, Roger Bipros was unable to answer hastily.
A guy who always goes beyond expectations and ends up taking away his own land.
It was not easy to conclude anything about him.
however.
“You are confident.”
Another obnoxious bastard intervened without giving anything in return.
“Lucen?”
“There is no need to think complicatedly. If you agree to the tactic of pushing people to die without any objection, it means that you are confident if you are not an idiot, and that young man is not an idiot by anyone’s standards.”
“Are you confident that you can take a detour and strike from behind in full view of the First Prince? It would be difficult even if I tried to lead only my knights.”
“That’s because if Your Excellency steps forward, the enemies will also do their best to stop it. But they’re different, aren’t they?”
Jordan nodded slightly at Luzen’s words, but even so, all his questions were not answered.
“…But I won’t just leave it at that. If it were me, I would send at least 5,000 margrave-level troops to stop them. Even if we suffer some losses at the base.”
“Yes, I would do the same. If so, your enemies will probably think so too. And that young man too.”
“What do you mean?”
“In the end, it’s the same conclusion. He must be confident that he can take down at least one of the Margrave’s armies. Unless you plan to just surrender to the enemy.”
Roger Bipros interjected with Lutzen’s indifferent words.
“That’s nonsense! If I had time, I could have easily stomped on them! How much time has passed…!”
“That’s true according to common sense. Even considering the weapon you mentioned.”
“So that’s stupid!”
Lutzen Talos clicked his tongue as he looked at Roger Viphros, who was screaming in anger.
“Ha, Roger. I understand that you are angry at that young man, but why do you keep doing this so uncharacteristically of you? If that young man isn’t an idiot who doesn’t know what to say, he must be confident. “Can’t we just watch?”
“Yes. right. In that formation, even if they betray, they won’t be able to cause much damage to us.”
The Duke also agreed with Lutzen’s opinion.
“If they are just idiots, we will inflict a little damage to the enemy and the idiots on our side will disappear. There will be a plan, so it will bring results.”
In a way, it was Roger Bipros who valued Logan more highly than anyone else, and it was more difficult for him to think that Logan was a jerk.
However, these guys had already built up a power that far surpassed him. I didn’t even think that he had done it.
Boiling anger and cool-headed reason. The old margrave, who was constantly shaking somewhere in between, couldn’t open his mouth hastily and was lost in thought.
And in front of him like that.
“Personally, I don’t think you are a real idiot who was bullied by a jerk. “I hope so.”
The obnoxious bastard was upset again.
