542 Episode 525: Imaginary Enemies

"Of the five thousand enemies, one thousand have stormed!The Frontier Aristocrats are under siege! ”

"What...? What's that?" "Are you?"

I unexpectedly let out a bewilderment.

The enemy was making a retreat.

I couldn't take down the fort in a single blow.

The opponent had no time. The tactic of making a series of effective attacks cannot be used.

We need to crush them with a single blow.

That's why I took command so that I could withstand the last part.

Knowing that, Marcel chose to fall back.Probably going to regroup.

But Marcel will know.

Thickening the fort and reducing its power against the Frontier Aristocrats will place Finn, the strongest aviation fighter, in the fort.

This is only a war for Julio.

So I won't beat you or abandon Julio's supporters.

You can win by defending the fort while abandoning the aristocrats on the outer border.

But there's no point in winning.

That's why I sent Finn.

Captain Lars has also been dispatched so that the Frontier Aristocrats can fight.

We had no choice but to do so in order to win the war in full.I knew that Marcel was even more inclined to fight the Border Aristocrats.

I think it was because I was confident that I could drop the same number without even Finn.

"But I couldn't drop it..."

So retreat for army regroupment.

Normally, I think so.

But a thousand of the opponents were protruding.

What the hell is that?

"Hey, what should I do!?" If your footsteps are disturbed, you can fight back!? "

I can't afford to come this way.Marcel's bizarre attacks continued to hit us.

To endure it at the last minute means to always be in the backwater.

If someone collapses, they fall.That's where we were fighting.

I was hunted down more mentally than physically.

Sieg's suggestion is reasonable.

Striking enemies here will almost wipe out Marcel's winning muscles.

Maybe it was an attack.

If we leave the fort now, we may be able to do devastating damage to their main forces.

Then they would take the fort, but it didn't matter if Marcel's thousand attacked.

The enemy was so disturbed.

But still.

"Send a message to Count Pinto immediately!" Don't hunt me down!We can't fight! "

Your Highness!? Isn't it time to attack!?

Giulio, who was watching the situation together, complained that way.

That's right.

Everyone thinks it's a mistake.

If we don't have the army, we can.

But they weren't just enemies.

"If we don't fall, there's a possibility that we've come up with a strange plan."If that was a disguise and a trap, we'd all be done out of the fort. "

"But...."

"If we don't move, we have an overwhelming advantage."You don't have to take any chances. "

I want you to move that way, not this way.

You don't have to break in order to pick up a losing ball.

I wonder how expensive the ball would be.

Eventually, I could get a sphere comparable to that.

To tell you that, I convinced myself.

Honestly, there's more than a 90% chance the enemy made a mistake.

However, Marcel is smiling with less than a fraction of the odds left.

Normally, they would have attacked us.

However, Marcel's face was floating in my head and I was restrained.

I couldn't get into it in such a state.

"It's a tricky opponent, really."

I'm sure I just missed my chance to win big.

I left Marcel with a winning muscle.

But I still feel safe.

The only thing that keeps you from jumping to victory is that you're fighting Marcel.

I haven't lost my cool yet.It means we're not cornered.

If you buy time like this, you can win.

Yes, I was relieved.

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"Duke Pastore! I'll take care of everything!"Do whatever you want!! "

Marcel was kicking a chair in the Duke's army.

The Duke of Pastoré's arbitrary assault was easily captured by the enemy's outpost nobility.

At any rate, I attacked a thousand people.In contrast, the opponent was 2,000, including air power.

We were on the verge of siege and annihilation as we continued to be attacked by Fins from above.

It was saved by the remaining four thousand, led by Count Adornat.

However, the damage was unexpectedly heavy, and a small number of soldiers were injured in order to save the 1,000 they had stormed.

"Master Marcel, I'm not feeling well... please calm down"

"Can you stay calm!?"Let's just say the one who wants to be king is wrong!I said I'd leave it to you, but you acted on your own!From now on, this army will be surrounded by suspicions!Did you see the other boy!?In that state of war, we were inspiring our allies!That's what a king looks like!The rumors will spread! The Duke's disfigurement and the Duke's courage! "

This is a surrogate war.

Arnold replaces Giulio, and Marcel takes command of the army instead of Pastoré, which is essentially a battle between Giulio and Pastoré.

If it's all yours, you can leave it all to me.

You don't have to do anything unsuitable.Even if the king is not perfect, he will be assisted by others. That's fine.

But the Duke of Pastore couldn't do it.

"I guess you wanted something to do with it... Marcel, I can't leave it to people with small vessels." Please understand. "

“I understand. I was going to do it!But in the end, he allowed the rampage!And the battle was a bust!It's all my fault! "

Marcel said so to Lisette, who stood by, and then, in a fit of anger, slapped the desk with his right hand.

There is slight bleeding on the right hand.

"Master Marcel! Please take care of yourself!"Get some help right away! "

"... do you know why my anger doesn't subside...?"

Isn't it because the Duke of Pastore is so incompetent?

"I knew I was incompetent... I couldn't forgive myself." And Arnold. "

“Has Arnold done anything?”

"I didn't do anything... I waited for the perfect opportunity!"I thought it might be my solution!You bought me!I was more capable than he imagined!I've never been humiliated like this on the battlefield! "

Marcel spewed out his anger while receiving medical attention.

I had no choice but to hoard it.

Only those close to you will be able to see it.

Lisette was one of them.

However, even from that Lisette, Marcel, who was so angry, had barely ever seen her.

"This is not the kingdom.Even Marcel-sama may not succeed.I don't know if I can help it.

"This place is foreign to him!"

"But I've been there once.And meritorious. The popularity of the double black prince is very high.Unlike the unnamed Marcel.Young Master Giulio has trust in you.Marcel didn't have much time. "

"Then the cause of the defeat is the difference in human morality....."

"I haven't lost yet, and Marcel has great morals."Aren't many of the aristocrats supporters of Marcel?The Duke of Pastoré just didn't understand it, and Prince Arnold probably didn't have a moral character that that man could understand.Besides, it's not shameful. ”

"I see..."

Marcel nodded several times to Lisette's words and then began to pry in.

I take my medicine in a hurry, but I can't relieve my cough.

It's because I haven't slept much in the last few days.

"Lie down, please. if I don't get my health back...."

"We don't have time... if we don't hurry up and prepare to attack..."

“It's okay, just take the day off.”

It was clear that Marcel's body wanted to sleep.

Lisette leans Marcel to the side and puts on the futon.

Unable to resist drowsiness, Marcel fell asleep.