Episode 125. A gem in the palm of your hand.
Behind Castle Strange, I met Kaipa alone in an outbuilding used by servants.
“There is definitely someone within the family who is in league with the Glazers. “Please act as if Kaifa had hosted a meeting to weed them out.”
Kaipa scratched his head as if embarrassed.
“Me? No, if you do something ridiculous like that, the backlash from those who follow Verdin will be very strong.”
“Those who follow me?”
“Yes, Master, you may not know. “In a noble family as large as Strange, there are always lines within the family.”
“line?”
“Yes, it means an ally who will continue to work together until the immediate descendants take the top position.”
I heard things that I had no idea about in my previous life. It is said that even within the family, a line was created over who would become Strange’s next head of the family, thereby adding strength.
Well, there were seven siblings, including Gunther, Hysteria, and Valentine, as well as the three idiot brothers and me.
If I were to give strength to the person who would become the next head of the family, who would want to join hands with me?
“Then which of our brothers did Kaipa lend his strength to?”
“No one. I only listened to and followed Lois’ words. “If there was an order coming from above, I had no choice but to listen.”
“okay-”
“I don’t know who currently follows Verdin’s line within the family. “I’m sure they would be very upset if I were to host a meeting.”
“… … .”
“Since you are sitting in the position of the head of the family, you will raise your voice to the point where you will point your sword at me.”
I thought for a moment and wondered who was in the collateral. No matter how much I thought about it, there was no one who fought by my side against the other brothers.
On the contrary, I know a few people who sided with Gunther and tried to kill me.
“If such a scene is portrayed at this meeting, I think it could actually bring about good results.”
“… yes?”
“I have a way to identify spies, so please trust me and proceed with this.”
Kaipa thought for a while and then nodded.
“Then all I have to do is host the meeting?”
“Yes, I think you just need to appeal that all opinions were made through me. “Because power cannot be divided within the war before it even begins.”
“… All right. “Then let’s do it.”
* * *
In the early hours of the morning, when the sun was not even overhead, all of Strange’s relatives gathered inside the castle.
The person who hosted this meeting was Kaipa, not the head of the family, Verdin.
“Thank you all for gathering like this. “Recently, my relationship with Glaser has worsened, and I am concerned that war will break out soon, so I asked you to gather here so quickly, so please understand.”
Kaipa spoke with a solemn expression to the elders attending the meeting.
Some of them even showed signs of discomfort even before the meeting started.
On the contrary, there were some who thought this issue was important and listened intently to Kaipa’s words.
Thump thump thump!
Someone hit the table with their fist.
When I looked back, I saw a grumpy-looking middle-aged man with a fat body, his brow furrowed.
“Lord Kaifar, doesn’t it make sense for you to host this meeting whether we go to war or not? “Of course Verdin is here!”
Indeed, just as Kaipa said, there was someone who rebelled. However, this is not the person who helped me since I was young, but my father’s collateral brother, whom I have flattered since I became the head of the family.
Kaipa shrugged his eyebrows.
“As you all know, it hasn’t been long since Verdin took the position of head of the family. You are exhausted from dealing with the Apostle Timeless a few days ago. “To the point where just attending meetings is meaningful.”
“The head of the family… “Timeless?”
“Yes, as proof, Verdin, who is sitting over there right now, is not 8 years old. “Now he has become a young man.”
The fat middle-aged man glanced at me.
I made a tired expression as if to prove Kaipa’s words.
“Hmm- So you’re saying that Kaipa hosted the meeting instead of the head of the family?”
“You could see it that way.”
Let the fat man take a step back.
Suddenly, a skinny old man wearing silver armor jumped up from his seat and pointed a finger at Kaipa.
“But still, how can you host a meeting of Strange elders in your name!”
Kaipa tilted his head.
“Lord Harrison, why not? Surely, all lords within Strange’s territory are given the right to speak and even host meetings when an issue arises, right?”
“But do you hold meetings like this? “The head of the family is sitting right in front of me!”
As soon as Charlieson finished speaking, a young man standing at the end of the conference room raised his voice.
“Stop it! “Are you having this dispute even though you know why Lord Kaipa hosted the meeting?”
A young man with black hair long enough to reach his waist, wearing silver armor, and a face so pretty that he could be mistaken for a woman when seen from afar, caught the attention of everyone in the conference hall.
“As everyone in the South knows, Strange is now facing a war with Glazer.”
He looked at Kaipa, Charlieson, and me in turn, then spoke.
“But is it time to divide ourselves into factions and fight? What if the person who organized the meeting goes? What if he doesn’t? “Now it’s difficult for us to find a way to win the war!”
As soon as he finished speaking, some of the people in the conference room raised their hands and raised their voices as if to show support.
“you’re right! Even if the head of the family received the power of Timeless and gained the body of a young man, would he be able to judge the situation properly when he is still eight years old?!”
“Yes, even if the head of the family is reading the current situation correctly, it is still difficult to bring us all together.”
“I am of the same opinion. “For now, it may be better to have the old man, Lord Kaipa, lead us.”
Their momentum made the hall quiet.
Everyone was silent and waited for others’ opinions. But no one answered the young man.
Only Kaipa clapped his hands with a smile on his face.
Clap clap clap.
“Everyone heard, right?”
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He continued, looking at Callison with a satisfied expression.
“We will continue the meeting. then… . As you all know, war with Glazer is already certain.”
As Kaipa waved his hand in the air, two knights laid out a long map showing the entire continent on the table.
“We need to find a way to welcome Glazer from now on. Does anyone have a good plan to deal with the Glazers in this war? ”
There was silence again.
After slowly scanning the people gathered in the conference hall, I asked the young man who had raised his voice a moment ago.
“What is your name?”
The black-haired knight nodded towards me, then came closer and spoke while showing his sword.
“This is Giulio de Strange. “He is the eldest son of Dmitri, the lord of the southwestern Seir region.”
In the Seir region, it is a small area completely at the end of the western region.
Directly opposite to the east of Glazer.
“Yes, Sir Giulio. “Looking at you speaking a little while ago, it seemed like you were thoroughly prepared for this meeting.”
“preparation?”
“If not, I would not have been able to raise my voice in a place where so many elders gathered.”
“… … .”
“Perhaps your father told you to empower Kaipa. Since the situation within the family is declining, he must have asked me to show my will at the meeting.”
“… … .”
“is not it? Sir Giulio.”
Giulio made eye contact with me, then bowed his head deeply and answered.
“you’re right.”
“Yes, I completely understand your actions. “I too have been holding my breath to survive here, and now I am finally able to raise my voice.”
His eyes shook greatly.
Rather than continuing the conversation for long, I suggested a topic to end the meeting here.
“As I heard from Lord Kaifar before the meeting began, I am too exhausted from my visit to the Tower to host the meeting.”
As soon as we started talking, everyone in the conference room turned towards me.
“That’s why Lord Kaipa is hosting the meeting, so please don’t be too antipathetic about this, Lord Chalison.”
The fat man and Sir Charlieson lowered their heads.
“Yes, matriarch.”
“Yes, matriarch.”
I glanced at everyone’s faces with a good smile, then plunged my sword into Glaser Castle on the map and continued.
thud!
“Then, from now on, let’s come up with a plan to take down Glazer.”
We talked for hours. The meeting ended only in the evening.
Under Kaipa’s leadership, an operation to deal with Glazer was created, and those with the name of Strange dispersed to carry out their respective duties.
Turf, plod, trudge.
At the conference hall where everyone had left, Kaipa carefully came next to me and asked.
“… The head of the family. “Did you get the picture you wanted?”
I rested my chin, glanced at the map, and smiled.
“Yes, more than I want.”
“Is that so?”
“I also know who the spy hiding within the family is. “I also know that there are people who will truly give me strength.”
Kaipa let out a long sigh and sat down next to me.
dump.
“I’m sorry to tell you this, but I couldn’t determine which of them was a spy.”
“You can do that.”
Because he acted so well that I was confused too.
“Can you tell us who is rebelling against us?”
I took out the dagger stuck in the table and carved marks in several places.
Big, big, big.
“These are them. “I will appoint someone to investigate them, and Lord Kaipa will hand over the actual strategy to Strange, excluding these two.”
* * *
Darkness covered the sky.
I walked through the castle garden and spoke into the air.
“You arrived early.”
Easy profit-
Kangrada appeared from the shadows and answered.
“Thanks to Gangrette, who was active in the east earlier, we were able to finish it quickly.”
Another shadow wriggled behind his back, then soared high, revealing Gangrette.
A woman wearing a black cloak and mask who is about a head shorter than Kangrada.
“It’s been a while since I greeted you, Master.”
I answered her by plucking a forget-me-not from the garden and holding it in the moonlight.
“Thank you for your hard work. “When I heard from Kangradra, he said that he had overcome many dangers of death in the enemy camp.”
“… No, what trouble. “We have both lived our lives for this operation.”
“Is that so.”
“yes.”
She slowly approached me and handed me a stiff scroll.
“What is?”
“This is the supply route of the Glazers you mentioned earlier and their expected movement date.”
The enemy’s supply route and expected movement date are the key to turning this war into a victory. I checked and looked at the scroll she handed me.
The location is written in enough detail that even a child can recognize it.
Dates and times of movement divided into three parts per day.
‘It’s a success.’
If you had this information in advance, it was very easy to put pressure on Glazer.
What we must do from now on is to strengthen our security to prevent Glazers from crossing the border.
‘and.’
Turf, plod, trudge.
Guardian Knight Beth, wrapped in a thick cloak, was behind me.
“Fenrir’s location has been confirmed, matriarch.”
The time has come when we, rather than Glazer, can announce the beginning of the war.
fantasy,
