Chapter 529

Late at night, Charlotte went to bed and I also went to bed. Harriet seemed to have fallen asleep while studying, with her back leaning against the bed and a book in her hand. I carefully laid her down and she smiled in her sleep, muttering something about cats and liking them. I prepared to sleep as well, knowing that I had instructed Ailee to rest for the day and not disturb me. The current issue at hand was the assassination of Heinrich von Schwarz, which was difficult to intervene in. The best option seemed to be to try to win him over to Charlotte's side. However, I had my own method that no one else knew about. I decided to use the "revision" function to prevent the assassination from happening, but I needed an achievement score of 2,000 points. I had accumulated around 30,000 points from my previous travels, so it was possible. However, this was only a temporary solution and the real problem needed to be addressed. I considered using the "advice of the wise" system cheat, but it had not been very helpful in the past and often caused more problems. In situations where the best choice must be made, it may be better not to see the advice of a possible trap. Therefore, the protagonist did not even look at the advice regarding Ellen's case. The best option seems to be to try to win Heinrich over to Charlotte's side. The vague advice is more ridiculous in this case. The protagonist needs an achievement score of 2,000 points to prevent the assassination of Heinrich von Schwarz using the "revision" function. The protagonist considers using the "advice of the wise" system cheat, but it has not been very helpful in the past and often causes more problems. The remaining people in the military headquarters are discussing whether or not to include the protagonist in their army. "Anyway, I don't know why we should include the youngest one in our army. His position will only become stronger."

"That's right. It's not good to leave him with the temple or the alliance, far away from our army..."

Changing Heinrich von Schwarzs' affiliation to the Kernenstadt army is risky. In a normal situation, it might not be a problem, but the youngest one's position is becoming stronger.

The second and third judgments were that his position could threaten the position of the enemy's leader.

However, Louise von Schwarzs shook her head.

"Whether he comes back as a hero or receives a hero's treatment here, it's the same. Anyway, we are part of the giant system called the alliance. No matter how far away we are, there is no benefit to keeping him away when we belong to one system."

"..."

"..."

"We have to use what we can. Right? Just by bringing the youngest one to our side, the central command will need the consent of the Schwarzs royal family to deploy Heinrich in the operation. Do you know what that means?"

The youngest one's influence is too strong to push him away with the word "bastard."

"No matter what his background is, if he is a useful existence, it doesn't matter. Think about after the war."

"After the war..."

Louise von Schwarzs' cold gaze shone.

"Do you think the empire can still be the empire in the future?"

"!"

"Your, your highness?"

The brothers' expressions froze at the words that were like taboo.

"The empire will exist."

A smile appeared on Louise von Schwarzs' lips.

"But there is no law that says the owner of the empire must always be the Gladius royal family."

"But in this situation, Heinrich von Schwarzs studying as a student of the temple is only proving the empire's ability."

"Heinrich must make achievements. He must raise his major in the Kernenstadt army under the name of the Schwarzs royal family."

"Why should we give the empire the major we can secure?"

"Are you going to live satisfied with the illusion of being the first imperial country forever?"

"Now that the empire is weaker than ever, the empire will think about the future after everything is over. Why shouldn't we think about it?"

"If that bastard can help, we can use him as much as we want. No, when we have to use even that bastard's bastard, is it time to consider personal feelings?"

Alphonse and German's expressions became strange at Louise's words.

In this situation, Louise von Schwarzs is trying to overthrow the Gladius royal family after the war.

Kernenstadt will take that position.

Receiving Heinrich von Schwarzs' new recruits is just the beginning. "But, Your Highness... the support for the youngest member among the army and the people..."

"If it's after the war... we might not be able to touch him so easily."

Louise von Schwarzs reads the fear of an uncertain future in the eyes of the two brothers.

As much as they dislike Heinrich, they fear him.

"We said we would use him. We said we would go all the way together, didn't we?"

The eldest daughter.

Louise von Schwarzs raises her head as if to say not to worry.

"The story of a hero is always made after that hero lies down on the cold ground."

Alphonse and German hold their breath at the cold expression of the eldest daughter, as if everything is within her calculation.

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Saviolin Tana, who is in charge of the reconnaissance mission, was riding while listening to Saviolin Tana's words, silently observing the surroundings.

"This wasn't a mission area."

Saviolin Tana and her troops were on a hill, silently looking around, waiting for the next march. Their role is to strike and annihilate if they can hit the monsters, plants, and dense areas in front of them while waiting for the next march.

Ellen was also in charge of a similar role, but she was dispatched to a different mission area.

So where Saviolin Tana is now is an undeclared no-man's land set as a joint military operation area, and no military has been dispatched.

"...."

But what Saviolin Tana saw in the silence was the corpses of monsters scattered on the field as if someone had already swept through them once.

The monsters here should not have been suppressed, but the corpses of the monsters were scattered as if they had been swept away by a wave.

Some monsters were seen moving, but they were estimated to be monsters from other places.

"Did someone else... already sweep through here...?"

Saviolin Tana and other troops also sensed that something very strange had happened.

"Let's return to the base. We need to check more."

Although she did not see it with her own eyes, Saviolin Tana could only guess to some extent which faction the unidentified reinforcements were from.

At a similar time, Ellen's reconnaissance team was also facing the same scene.

Reconnaissance and tracking. And if possible, annihilation.

The original instruction was to retreat if the enemy's numbers were too large and bring in a larger unit, but since Ellen was able to lead the power of Raphael, she annihilated most of the enemies she faced.

The troops hardly had to use their strength.

She swept them away with flames and cut down enemies who didn't die with the Void Sword.

There hasn't been an enemy who hasn't died from the Void Sword yet.

But Ellen, who surpassed the limit of being able to only engage in close combat, was able to do something similar to a one-man army.

"...."

Ellen and her troops were also looking at the remnants of the monster horde that had already been annihilated, just like Saviolin Tana's troops. "Burned to death, cut to death, or shattered to death. The different forms of death suggest that it was not the work of one person, but rather multiple people. An unidentified unit capable of using various types of power had already cleared out the monsters. 'It seems that all the monsters in this area have been swept away. Although there are some left, the small number suggests that they are monsters that have infiltrated from other places after the initial annihilation.' The troops who went on reconnaissance in all directions after confirming that there were no monsters in the current area returned with the same story. The monsters near the area scheduled for the advance had been completely annihilated. Although there were monsters, it was estimated that they were monsters that appeared in other areas after the annihilation. There are unidentified collaborators. Ellen looked at the scene quietly, holding the necklace in her left hand. 'Rhein... Rheinhardt...' Ellen seemed to know whose work it was. Ellen held onto her fading consciousness. Just thinking about the name filled her mind with anger and hatred. It's not a cursed name. Whenever Ellen thought of the Demon King and Rheinhardt, negative emotions seemed to consume her entire body. Sometimes she even lost consciousness. But she didn't faint. It was as if someone had taken control of her body for a moment, not doing anything strange, just performing her duties like Ellen, hunting monsters and following the military's orders. It's just that it wasn't Ellen. Someone was controlling her body. The cycle wasn't that frequent yet, but Ellen was quietly convinced that it would become more frequent. Holding the necklace tightly in her left hand, Ellen looked at the plain where the monsters had been slaughtered. 'Let's go back.' Ellen turned her head. Some already had a hunch about the truth of this unknown situation. Of course. 'Will it be there...?' When Ellen returned to the Royal Class base, the little black kitten was nowhere to be found. For some reason, Ellen felt gloomy all day in a different way than before." "Upon returning to the base, Saviolin Tana shared the current situation with the headquarters under strict confidentiality. Unidentified individuals have already paved the way. Saviolin Tana did not add that it was estimated to be the Demon King's forces. It would only cause more confusion if it spread within the base." "If the information spreads carelessly, it may not accelerate the advance, but rather lead us into a trap set by the Demon King's forces, causing fear among soldiers and commanders. Revealing that the Demon King's forces are collaborating will only hinder our advance. We must maintain strict confidentiality, and if it is to be revealed, it must be presented as if it were the arrangement of the Allied Forces. After reporting to the headquarters about the situation on the front lines, Saviolin Tana found someone who could understand this situation more quickly and accurately than anyone else. 'Frontline reconnaissance...?' 'Yes, I need your help.' It was none other than the teleporter, Kono Lint."