CH 125

'Well then, please continue, Capella. Oh, and by the way, you can't say, 'I didn't ask me. I know I said 'only what was asked,' but we all forget things.'

"I will ask you a few more questions before I go on. May I ask you a question first?"

Capella seemed to be suspicious of my question and looked at me with a bit of fear.

I nodded to her with a smile and asked, "Okay. What's wrong? "

"Rid-sama, what exactly do you intend to do now that you have asked me about Renalute's Ninja in detail?

"...... It may seem impolite, but I have been wondering about them myself. If you don't mind, may I ask you about them?"

"What?　Didn't I tell you?"

I don't think so.

But I think I can understand you two from the way you're talking.

I smiled and said

'I'm going to create an 'intelligence agency' in the future, of course."

"I didn't think you were serious about it, Master ...... Rid," I said.

Deanna, who seemed to be stunned by my answer, replied and continued talking.

"I'm sorry to be so blunt, but an 'intelligence agency' can be an 'army' depending on how you view it. If you create such an organization, it will be considered treason if you are not careful.　I think it's too risky, no matter how much information you gather."

Deanna must have sensed that I was serious, because she said the words clearly in a strong tone.

Capella watched in silence.

"It is true that there may be some risks as Deanna said. But the intelligence services are essential for the development of the Bardia territory. If the territory is ruined before it becomes treasonous, there is nothing we can do about it. Don't worry. I'll make sure they don't find out."

".I agree with you, Master Rid."

Capella, who had been watching the exchange between me and Deanna, quickly expressed his agreement with my opinion.

Then, in the same way, he began to explain.

"If the Bardia territory remains at its current size, I think Deanna is right. The risk of treason would be out of proportion to the risk of gaining information. However, if the Bardia territory is to grow bigger and bigger like Rid's, then it is a different story. If the territory prospers, of course, intelligence officers from other countries and within the country will come to the territory. We need an intelligence agency to deter and detect them."

" Capella. Thank you for the explanation, Capella. ......, so you will cooperate with us, won't you, Deanna?'

Capella is right. The purpose of creating an intelligence agency is not only to gather information.

It is also meant to prevent the information from leaking out.

The Knights are primarily engaged in policing external factors and crimes.

If intelligence activities and crackdowns are increased in the current situation, it would conversely reduce operational efficiency.

Deanna let out a resigned sigh.

'Hah ...... I understand. I have become Master Rid's squire. If Master Rid decides to do this, I will support him to the best of my ability."

'Yeah. Thank you. Just in case, please don't tell my father about this yet. I'm sure he'll be against it."

They nodded with a wry smile at my words. Then I asked them for a favor.

"I wanted to ask you for a favor after hearing all about it from Capella, but there is something I want you two to cooperate on."

We, the two of us, are going to help you?" The two of them looked at each other suspiciously as they said this, and Deanna huffed and twitched.

Capella's face remained expressionless. I took a deep breath and said,

I want you two to create an educational program to train intelligence officers. Capella learned in the dark sector of Renalute. Deanna, who was a veteran of the Knights of Bardia. If you put it together, I think you can raise a great intelligence officer."

Well, the kind of person who can be trained by learning the educational program that the two of them have seriously created will probably be what we call "Special Forces" in their previous lives.

However, the two are more interested in the idea than I expected.

Among them, it was Deanna who first opened her mouth.

"It is true that the Knights of Bardia specialize in cooperation and group combat in hand-to-hand combat, but unfortunately, I must say that their skills in espionage and assassinations are weak. From that point of view, they are not strong enough to protect information."

"The Ninja are skilled in information gathering, assassination, and intrigue, but they are basically single and small groups of people. In addition, they learn to refrain from combat as much as possible. The most important thing to remember is that the best way to get the most out of your personal information is to use it. As Rid-sama said, if we mix the educational courses of the Ninja and the Knights of Bardia and train the members of each, even one person will have the strength of a 100 small fighters or even more. ...... ".

For some reason, they were in agreement at this time.

I think they both understood what each other lacked because of their excellence.

If one person can have a strength of more than a hundred men, would that be good for an elite few intelligence agencies?　

They looked at each other and nodded as if they had hit it off, then said to me emphatically, "Master Rid, let's do it.

"Rid-sama, let's do it! Let's go beyond the Knights of Bardia and create a unit exclusive to Rid-sama!'

I agree with you. With my experience, I will create a unit that surpasses the Ninja Order. ...... ."

"I'm sure it will be a long time before we have the manpower to do so, so first you and I need to put together a training program. Please keep this conversation confidential."

The two of them were quite heated, but nodded quietly in response to my reply.

I had hoped to ask Capella about the educational program of the Shinobi for the establishment of an intelligence agency for the future.

So the discussion would be a success for now.

I'm going to assume that it's my imagination that ...... something is blazing in their eyes.

Then the conversation returned to the main topic and Capella told me about the question Deanna had asked.

To my surprise, he said that they were using Lacis as a bait to roast some of the nobles.

Deanna seemed disgusted by the story.

I had a vague sense of that, so I wasn't too surprised.

"Did you have to go so far as to use the prince of ...... country?"

"The Shinobi only follow what the head decided to do. Perhaps they decided that method was the best."

The atmosphere was getting rather indescribable, so I cleared my throat and decided to change the subject.

:...... By the way, may I ask you to tell me what kind of magic Capella was using in the Underworld side ?"

I began the second thing I wanted to hear from him.