"Well. You dare to go after that stupid aristocrat?"



　Visits Lieutenant General Gugain to report.

　He laughs when I tell him I'm on my way to Rostel.

　I guess he didn't like it. .......



"So, where's your head?"

I left it.



　The soldiers around Lieutenant General Gugain open their eyes.

　Upon receiving the report, the lieutenant general raised his eyebrows for a moment and then said



"Hmm. ....... How do you prove it?"



　Normally, assassination requires evidence.

　But .......



"At this time, I think it would be unwise to publicly announce that there has been an assassination. I can be of a little more help."

"You're right. But if it doesn't get through, it doesn't mean anything. ......"

"Lieutenant General!　I have a report to make!　A nobleman of the Duchy, Rostel, is dead!　Accidental death!



　Lieutenant General Gugain looks at me after taking one look at the soldier who came to report.



"What did you do?"

I thought it would be easy to make it look like an accidental death.

That's all right. But ......"



　How did you get the report here?



"I infiltrated as a servant. And I was the first to discover it. I dared to exaggerate the news so that it would be known throughout the enemy's land. ......"

"I see. If we spread the word that widely, we would receive information from various sources.



　Lieutenant General Gugain's mouth twists into a smile.



"It turns out you're more useful than I thought. So, what's next?"



　I'm glad to see that your eyes have met my expectations.

　We already know what we're going to do next.



Clyde, the enemy general, and the four men who reign directly under him.

"How ...... can you kill that thing?　You."

"Based on the information I have gathered from Rostel and the other documents I have submitted to you, I believe it is possible."



　Each of them is top class in terms of both intelligence and military strength.

　Their influence on the battlefield was great, and it is said that Clyde's rise to the rank of general was largely due to the presence of these four men.

　However, I must say that they are lukewarm compared to the opponents he has faced in the past. That was about it.



"Very well. But you don't have to do all four of them.



　With these words, Lieutenant General Gugain stood up.



"Half. Kill two. We'll finish the rest on the battlefield."



　Is it the pride of a soldier or the instinct of a madman?

　General Gugain tells the soldiers around him with such pressure that their faces contort and they almost lose their posture.



"Any more and the battlefield will lose its interest.



　The expression on his face as he stared outward with his eyes shining was, after all, neither military nor maniacal.



"Yes, sir."



　Up to two?

　That was close.



Well, I'll leave you to it.



　Because they were already taken care of.