CH 195

Chapter 195 – 13 and 7 and

“Don’t get carried away, you half-beast…Gahh!?”

A gunshot rang out, and something that looked like a magic tool blew out of the brigadier general’s hand after he was shot in the shoulder. Myrril-san, you’ve ruined the villainous performance of the ringleader.

“Have you had enough of your pleasantries?”

The soldiers poised by the wall are shot through the eyeballs one after another and collapse to the ground. A magazine exchange takes place without a beat, and thirteen men are dead, and only three are left.

The pistol that she had shot out was easily placed in a shoulder holster like a magic trick, and she turned around and tilted her head as if to say, “Well, it’s your turn now.”

I can’t do it; I can only see the ricochets of bullets scattering secondary damage all over the place if I shoot here.

“Surrender.”

My voice is quiet, and Myrril-san makes a dissatisfied face, saying, “Is that it?” quietly. What does she expect from a merchant?

“You bastard!”

I reflexively pull out my Browning Hi-Power.

Two of the council members, who were seated far away from us, pulled out daggers from their pockets and stood up. No, you guys are across the table from us, but what are you going to do with that?

“…Foreign invaders who are taunting the republic.”

I shot the old man twice in the chest. I also fired two shots into the chest of an elderly man who was trying to climb over the table next to him. I fired a .9mm Parabellum round into him, which had milder recoil than a .45, less muzzle flip, and higher elasticity. I aim the muzzle of the gun behind him, where there is a sign of movement, and fire two shots into the back of the civilian officer as he turns to flee. There was a high-pitched metallic sound, and I could tell he was wearing something under his formal attire—two more shots. A stray bullet pierced his neck, and he collapsed, clinging to the door.

“That equipment, this guy’s a spy?”

Lord McKin said with a sigh. The remaining seven members of the council were frozen in place, their faces drained of blood at the sight of the bodies of the two council members who had been shot to death.

“On top of that, I can’t believe they even seared the poisonous insects in the domestic part of the republic. As expected of the Demon King, you have a keen eye, don’t you?”

It’s just a coincidence. I’m not going to say it myself since he took the liberty of aggravating me. Myrril-san nodded with a wry smile as if she had heard the voice in her heart.

“The Republic’s path of destruction is not something that His Majesty the Demon King would wish for. Keep that in mind.”

“””…..Ha.”””

It is hard to react when the old men are prostrating themselves there. In this case, I nodded my head in a nonchalant manner as if it were a matter of course.

The surviving imperial soldiers and the brigadier general are detained by the Cassmeer Guards, and Lord McKin is walking up to the table with a letter.

“It seems that the reactionary forces of the Imperial Army have colluded with the rebels of the Republic to plot a civil war. The situation is now settled, and the situation is under control. I have a letter from Permanent Council Member Cassmeer to all Council Members.”

“Oh!”

“It was only the Southern Territories that stood up to the crisis in the Republic, was it not? The Northern Territories have declared war on the Council jointly with the Empire.”

“The Northern Territories’ invincible fleet was destroyed before the power of the Demon King. The feudal lord seems to have fled to the northern territory. The Eastern Lord led his fleet to attack our territory, but he was defeated in a naval battle and is now imprisoned in Cassmeer.”

“The Imperial gunboats?”

“Not only the gunboats but most of the imperial naval forces have been reduced to rubble before the Demon King.”

“…It’s wonderful.”

Yeah. I’m not lying, but it’s not true either. The “Battlecry” who can’t read the air are looking at each other, saying, “Ah… yeah.”

Don’t look at me like that. This is an internal matter in your country, isn’t it? I don’t know.

“Then. Lord McKin. This letter.”

“Yes.”

“What does it mean when concluding an agreement with the Kingdom and the Casemaian after the recapture of the capital?”

“With the Kingdom? Are you insane?”

“Signed by the seven permanent members of the Cassmeer Council.”

“The kingdom is trying to rebuild itself around the southern noble territory since the death of the king in the war with the Demon King. I am aware of the situation because I have family members in the southern region of the kingdom. If we can build a cooperative relationship with the newly restored Kingdom, I believe it will lead to the development of both countries.”

The opinion of the council was not so much that they were opposed to the agreement but rather that they were unable to make a decision due to a lack of information.

“The Kingdom, I don’t know, but what about Casemaian?”

“A subhuman country sandwiched between the Kingdom and the Empire, right? Wasn’t it destroyed?　”

“It was, but now it has been rebuilt under the leadership of His Majesty the Demon King, who is currently here and is showing tremendous development. This civil war was also won thanks to the cooperation of His Majesty the Demon King and Her Majesty the Queen. I believe that this is a unique opportunity for us to connect our good relationship.”

“I see. I get it now. Your Majesty the Demon King and Queen. Thank you for your efforts.”

“How can you be so quick to believe in something?”

Myrril asked the council members with a curious look on her face. They bowed their heads in shame but looked firmly back at Myrril.

“The government of the Republic was on the verge of destruction. We are at the point where we are asking who can be trusted. How can we survive?”

Whatever his true intentions, that would be the reply. Even for the sake of recapturing the capital and rescuing the hostages, we had engaged in something akin to gunboat diplomacy. I don’t think we can say no to them.

“Takifu.”

Louis and Tig stand behind me.

“I’m sorry to interrupt, but the remnants of the Imperial Army in front of the council building are on the move. It is only a matter of time before they move…”

I could hear the sound of a group of soldiers kicking open the door downstairs and entering the building. I handed over the UZI and M79 that Myrril had entrusted to me. She smiles softly and looks at me.

“Now, let’s finish up with the remaining enemy sweep. Let’s finish what the Republic has asked us to do.”