Chapter 170 Countermeasures
It was a blessing to learn that the Empire is not a monolith, but the fact that the Nonette Country is being targeted remains the same.
I gathered Honneth, Palvera, and Familis in the office and started the discussion.
"So, I decided to go to Nonette's home country and thwart the Empire's plans."
In response to my declaration, Honest raised his hand before speaking.
“I understand what Senpai is thinking, but what exactly are you trying to do?”
"The Empire is holding the Marshal of Nonette Country, right? Even if Milimos-kun goes, won't the Empire's invasion be stopped?"
Following Honneth's question, Palvera asked me, and I spoke my thoughts.
"As of now, the Empire has no reason to attack Nonette Country. This is certain."
"If we carry out an invasion without a valid reason, it will be a reason for the Holy Knights' army to go on a business trip. I'm sure the Empire is fully aware of this, isn't it?"
Family members have questioned whether the information that the Empire is invading is just a joke by Funseroia.
I also agree with that opinion.
"But, if it's not an invasion, the Empire's forces can enter Nonette Country."
Since the three of them don't seem to understand, I'll explain in more detail.
"For example, let's say that the marshal of Nonette Country makes a request to the Empire's military in the name of disaster relief or joint training. Then the Empire's forces can enter Nonette Country in full force."
“If the ostensible reason is not an invasion, the Holy Knights will be unsure whether to send relief or not.”
“Even when Lord Funseroia first came to Nonette Country, the only person the Knight Country sent was Familyis.”
“In my defense, I made the decision because I was confident that I could destroy a single unit of the Empire by myself.”
While listening to Family's terminology, I talked about my expectations after the Empire's army entered Nonette Country.
“We will somehow cause the soldiers or people of Nonette Country to go out of control and cause damage to the Imperial Army.We will use retaliation as a good reason to launch a full-scale invasion.No, perhaps the incoming army will be enough to cause damage to the Imperial Army. He may be trying to attack and defeat the
"The army of Nonette Country is made up of 500 regular soldiers. If you were to face the Empire's army, they would be thrown around in an instant like dry grass blown by the wind."
When Honneth muttered from the perspective of a soldier, Palvera changed her attitude to that of a princess of a knightly kingdom.
"The Holy Knights nation will not approve of such a plan to invade another country. Please contact Father immediately--"
“I think that might be a little difficult.”
My comment ended up interrupting Palvera's words, but if I finished speaking, there was a possibility that the family would start running, saying, ``If it's the princess's order,'' so I couldn't help it.
"The Knights are on the verge of going to war with the Empire. If they receive news from Palvera, they might have to split their army into two. There's a good chance that the Empire is aiming for that."
"Maybe Mr. Familyis is waiting for him to run as a messenger. Mr. Familyis is the only person in our camp who can stand against the Empire's army."
"Hones, that's very clear. I never thought of that point of view."
When I was praising Honest, my family said to me in a disgruntled manner.
“Are you just going to sit back and watch the Nonette country be swallowed up by the Empire?”
To be honest, I think it's possible depending on the conditions.
If they can be guaranteed a life the same as before without being reduced to lower-class citizens like the people of other countries destroyed by empires, it seems like it would be beneficial to reduce the threat.
However, I myself cannot take that option.
"If the Empire were to attack Nonette Country, they would target me, Palvera, and Familis, so that's not going to happen."
For the Empire, Pulvera is a person who can be a useful card against the Knights. There's no way they wouldn't try to secure it.
Considering Palvera's safety, it would be bad if the Nonette country was destroyed.
"That's why I decided to thwart the Empire's plans."
“Mirimos-kun, are you going to fight against the Empire for me?”
"If you don't show enough courage to protect the person you married, you might lose your love for him."
"That's not true! Milimos-kun is my only husband!"
While Palvera and I were staring at each other, a family member cleared his throat.
"Kohon. If Prince Milimos is going, the princess and I will be accompanying him."
"No, I'm sorry. I wonder if you'll let me go by myself this time."
“Why is that?”
It's natural for the family to have doubts.
After all, in the wars up until now, Palvera and Familias were always near me.
Despite that, I was told not to come along in this battle.
"There are three reasons. One is that Palvera and Familis are very conspicuous. If they leave the Rocha region, the Empire will notice them right away."
“That’s true.”
"If the Empire senses the movements of these two, they will take action immediately. If that happens, I won't be able to prepare in time."
Once the family is satisfied, I will move on to the next reason.
"Secondly. With the movement of Nonette's home country, something may be done to the Rocha region. In preparation for that, I want Palvera and Familis to remain in the Rocha region."
“Do you think the Empire might invade?”
“If the commotion in Nonette's home country gives them a good cause, I think the imperial army will march not only into the Roccia region, but also into the Feronya region.It will be a good opportunity to expand their territory all at once.”
“Even though we are going to war with the Holy Knights nation, you are saying that you have deployed an army that can act immediately?”
“The territory of the empire is vast and there are factional conflicts in politics, so there must be not only regular soldiers in the army, but also private soldiers to protect their territories and factions. I'm staring at them, thinking they might be soldiers."
Private soldiers are an extra force that cannot be officially counted.
Even if they were mobilized, the size of the empire's regular army would not decrease. In other words, there will be no impact on the battle with the Knight Kingdom.
“If you think about it that way, it makes sense that Funseroia gave us advice.”
"If Prince Milimos does a good job, he can reduce the enemy faction's military strength, and even if he does a bad job, it will only expand the empire's territory. Whichever way it goes, there will be nothing but gain."
“If the operation is successful, the power of the opposing faction will increase, so it won't be a total gain.However, I think Funseroia thinks that if he has political power, he can make up for it later.”
At this point, Honneth raised a question.
"Mr. Funseroa. Is it okay for you to give advice that would interfere with the activities of the Empire? Isn't it bad for your position?"
``But Funseroa hasn't said anything strange.''
The reason why Funseroia came to warn us was to give to other regions and countries, so it was not a problem.
When I read the back of the book and asked him various questions, his responses were so casual that they didn't even come across as advice.
That's because it doesn't clearly say that ``the Empire has a plan to invade the Nonette country,'' so it's possible that our current thoughts are misguided after taking into account Funseroia's attitude. That's about it.
“Even if I was able to thwart the Empire's plans, the reason for the failure of the strategy would be because I was not astute, and because the opposing faction who decided on the strategy by underestimating the other party had no idea. , Funseroia could turn into a counterattack.''
“How shrewd that is.”
Now that the story has settled down, let's move on to the third reason.
``This is to be a precaution in case I am unable to stop the Empire's plan and the country of Nonette falls, so I need to remain in the Rocha region with Honneth as my representative and Palvera and Familis as watchers. I did.”
"Am I Senpai's agent? What?"
“When the Nonette Country falls into the hands of the Empire, I want you to declare that the Rocha region will become independent from the Nonette Country and become a new country.”
Both Honneth and Palvera widened their eyes, perhaps surprised by my words.
On the other hand, the family remained calm.
"I see. The cause the Empire receives is against the Nonette country. If the country is divided and becomes an independent country, it can escape from the scope of the cause."
"Sophistry is also a good thing, so it's only a last resort."
In any case, at the very least, we will prevent the Rocha region from being attacked by the Empire.
"That's why I'm going to Nonette's home country by myself. I'll change my appearance to be a soldier, so the Empire won't find out."
At this point, Honneth and Palvera faced each other, nodded once, and then turned back to me.
"I understand the reason. In that case, I will disguise it so that Senpai continues to work properly in the Rocha region."
"I will continue my life as usual. We will pretend as if we are not aware of any plans of the Empire."
The families let out a slight sigh at the two's declaration.
"Then, while Prince Milimos is away, I will swear on my sword that I will protect not only the princess, but Honest as well. Therefore, Prince Milimos."
"Yeah. I'm going to destroy the empire's plans."
After making my promise to the three of them, I immediately started preparing to leave.
First, let's secretly borrow some weapons and armor that we think we can use from the research department.
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