Became a Strategist With an Intelligence of 100 and an Accuracy Rate of 100%

36 – Episode 36. Dream

Dream.

She had been having a specific dream over and over again for the past few days.

A place where you feel like you know where it is, but at the same time, you don’t know exactly where it is.

A dream where a man approaches me in a place full of buildings made of blue roofs and white bricks.

The man was a very beautiful looking man with pure white hair and gray eyes.

I don’t know who that person is.

But, in my dream, I know who that person is.

His name is-

‘… ….’

Even though he naturally said that name in his dream, he couldn’t remember it at all after he woke up.

She frowned slightly and placed her hand on her forehead.

Perhaps it was because she had such a radiant appearance that even her golden eyes were breathtakingly beautiful.

‘That man…’ … Who is it.’

If I had time left, I could have calmly thought about that man-

With her feet up and in her position, it was impossible to give her any personal time.

She knew this well, so she got off the soft bed as soon as she came to her senses.

‘…… It’s okay.’

She is still her today. For the people who need her, she has no choice but to be reborn as the ‘her she’ that everyone wants.

As if she were trying to adapt to her fate, she took her signature hairpin from her table, quickly gathered her thoughts, and left her bedroom. She started preparing to go out.

*

I leave the bedroom, walk past her security, and down the long hallway.

As she walked down this hallway, she closed her eyes slightly.

This was a kind of ritual she performed.

The ‘real me’ when I just woke up is reborn as the ‘me that everyone demands of me’ as I walk through this hallway with my eyes closed.

Not long after, a thick door appears.

If you open this door-

‘… ….’

With the sound of the door opening.

A woman with her brown hair tied back bows to her and shows her respect.

“Are you awake, master?”

“…Hmm.”

She nodded her head and took a seat on the throne of the Absolute that had been prepared for her.

The brown-haired woman snuggled close to her side, reporting what had happened and what she needed to hear.

“All the troops for the 4th Kelstein Castle expedition have been prepared at Chorel Castle and Cherien Castle. And General Julian gave an opinion that we should first destroy the fortress to the north of Kelstein Castle, which was newly built by the Brans army. Came.”

“How many troops?”

“It is said that approximately 28,000 people are stationed in the fortress.”

“If we attack the fortress, the advance will be from Chorel Castle, right?”

“Yes.”

She was lost in her thoughts for a moment, then looked at her and asked.

“Jenna, I’m curious what you think.”

“Can I be honest with you?”

“It would be difficult if you didn’t do that.”

Jenna, the brown-haired woman, smiled slightly and responded to her words.

“First of all, let’s talk about the fortress. I’m not sure why the fortress was built there in the first place. It’s not a very strategic location. So, rather than paying attention to this area, I’ll lead a large army and take a route to the southeast of Cherien Castle. I think it would be better to use it to attack Kelstein Castle right away. If that happens, the 28,000 troops stationed at the fortress will also come down for defense anyway, so I thought it would be right to attack them individually with the troops that came down from Chorel Castle. That’s okay. It seems like it would be a better way to attack than attacking the troops inside the fortress.”

“I see.”

She tapped the armrest of her throne with her fingers.

Her golden eyes sparkle naturally.

“In the end, the key is Cherien Castle… Is there anything else to report?”

“There is a rumor that troops are gathering near the border between Aethius County and Brans County.”

“Hmm?”

Are you planning to attack the east at this point?

I don’t know why, but it couldn’t have been a very good thing for our military.

What should our military do to get out of the north and advance to other places?

If you continue southeast from Cherien Castle, you will come across a huge mountain range. If you cross this mountain range, you will reach the place where the Aethus Army is located – but it was not a path where troops could be deployed.

The southwest of Chorel Castle is also a series of rugged mountains and swamps, so going through this side to the central and western part of the continent is not a wise choice.

The choice was Kelstein Castle, located on the road directly into the central region.

Once we broke through this place, we could finally escape from the north and advance into the south.

The three expeditions ended in vain – but the cost of engagement was still in our favor.

If you enter into a volume war, it is a battle that you have no choice but to win in the end.

In this situation, wouldn’t it be more appreciated if Brans’ army expanded the front line?

I don’t know what the agent over there was thinking, but I couldn’t help but take advantage of this situation.

At that time.

Jenna asked her, bowing her head.

“Serpina. What do you want to do?”

“…….”

In Xena’s words, she is the only person who externally carries on the will of Eingart, who sat on the throne of the Absolute, and is the one who has come closest to reaching the goal of becoming the hegemon of the continent –

Serpina von Eingart, with her radiant blonde hair and even more intensely colored golden eyes, answered in a slightly dry voice.

“It looks like the date of action will be decided within a week. In the meantime, I want to be able to report in detail the situation on the eastern border of Brans County.”

“I understand. I will order you to prepare thoroughly so that I can carry out whatever you say.”

“Please.”

And at that very moment.

Boom!

The front door of the throne room opened with a frantic noise.

“Master!!!!”

A soldier rushing towards us.

Serpina asked in a calm tone without being embarrassed.

“What’s going on?”

“Che… At Cherien Castle.”

Her soldier didn’t even have time to catch her breath as he desperately pulled out the information he needed to convey to her right away.

“The lord of Cherien Castle, Ian Rashphalt… Is revolting…!”

“……!!!”

“…….”

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Unlike Jenna, who was astonished as soon as she heard those words-

Serpina only slightly furrowed her eyebrows, but she did not show any particular reaction.

“Purge the false witches of Eingart, who are left in name only, and announce that the Rashphalt family is the de facto enemy of Algoth, the true successor to the Eingart Empire, and claim to reestablish order… Giant soldiers. I did it!”

‘… ….’

Serpina’s impressions after hearing those words were very simple.

—A pathetic bastard who has no choice but to rely on the power of someone who is already dead.

Argot von Eingart, her brother couldn’t have wanted something like that.

She thought about her ‘past’ for a moment and gritted her teeth, but-

She needed to not show that side of herself.

“How many people agreed with you?”

The soldier quickly answered Jenna’s question.

“There are about 13 people in total, including Solana Rashphalt, the owner of Mati Castle. Most of the rebels are related to the Rashphalt family.”

Marty Castle was a small castle near Cherien Castle.

“I see.”

Ian guy.

Was it for this moment that she threw away her pride and pressed her knees to the floor?

Serpina sneered briefly.

Because she knew that it was just the struggles of people who couldn’t change history anyway.

“…What will you do, my lord?”

“Let’s postpone the fourth expedition for a while.”

“But-“

“It’s okay. Brans’ current strength will not have any effect.”

According to the last intelligence information received yesterday, the number of troops in Kelstein Castle has somehow increased by 10,000 from the last confirmed number.

Maybe if more people had gathered, that number of troops would not have been a big threat.

The reason we rushed this 4th expedition in the first place was because we wanted to invade quickly before gathering more troops.

I wondered if they had sensed that a re-invasion would be attempted due to the sudden increase in troops, but if that had been the case, they would have sent more soldiers than 10,000.

Because Brans County had enough capacity to do so.

“…I understand.”

After hearing Xena’s answer, Serpina stood up, stretched out her hand toward her soldier, and spoke.

“Go and tell them. Summon all the generals on duty right now! We will prepare to march out. Send a messenger to the lord of each holy land to share the situation as quickly as possible and tell them so that they can march out without my ashes! “

“Yes, I understand!”

With those last words, the soldier ran away again at high speed.

‘Rebellion…….’

Even if the rebellion broke out, nothing changed.

Just do what you’ve always done.

It was – ‘thorough trampling.’

To raise the flag of the empire again. Eingart’s maintenance…… For myself who has been ‘taken over’.

“…….”

She pondered her brother’s name.

Algot von Eyngart… ….

She killed- Yes. The person who ‘killed’…… Is it.

If that is the fate she must accept-

‘…… ‘There will be bloodshed again.’

She, known internationally as a tyrant, was having thoughts that were quite uncharacteristic of her.

Of course, whether it was her thing or not – even she didn’t know anymore.

* * *

As I expected, it didn’t take long before the incident finally broke out.

“Rebellion… Are you talking about?”

In response to Iren’s words as he knelt down, La Sion nodded his head and said.

“Yes. Ian Rashphalt, the lord of Cherien Castle, raised an army. According to the most recently obtained information, it is confirmed that there were about 40,000 troops, but it is possible that more were gathered in the meantime.”

‘Is this also a rebellion?’

Actually, I expected it to be like this to some extent.

But seeing what was really happening, I just felt strange.

Furthermore, the name of the person who started the rebellion is a familiar name.

Ian Rashphalt.

However, there was one thing that was unfamiliar – he was not a general in the Serpina army, but one of the monarchs of the northern region who led an independent force called ‘Ian Army’.

Of course, since he respawns in the north, there is a very high probability of becoming Serpina’s food – but it was my first time seeing him become independent after being under Serpina from the beginning.

Racion looked at me kneeling next to Iren for a long time.

I thought he was going to ask something useless, but instead of asking another question, he got straight to the point.

“I heard from General Kalinz that he wanted to provide soldiers… Excluding the troops to safely defend our castle, General Airen, I think only the 10,000 soldiers you brought can move. How long will it take to prepare for departure? “Let me know if you need more time.”

“It’s possible right now.”

“…What?”

Iren once again answered Racion’s question more firmly.

“Yes. You can go out right now, Lord Seong.”

“…….”

Racion broke into a cold sweat and only then opened his mouth.

“…Did you guys expect it to happen like this?”

“…….”

Iren looked up at Racion without saying a word.

Racion probably knows because he was there during the discussion.

In the end, the moment to deploy the soldiers has arrived.

And- that ultimately meant that Iren’s opinion, and by extension my opinion, was correct.

Well.

The opportunity has already passed.

It was clear that adding 10,000 troops would not be enough to turn the situation around, and if we waited to reinforce additional troops, we would miss the optimal timing.

‘Well, it would be nice if I could get Balharat Castle.’

I probably can’t do it. That too.

At this moment, I once again realized that my abilities could be meaningless without a ‘trustworthy master’.

Rasion took a short sigh, and then shouted loudly at us.

“General Irene, take 10,000 troops and move to the fortress where General Kalinz is!”

“Yes, I understand!”

After saying hello, I was lost in thought as Irene left the castle.

‘What is Carlinz trying to do?’

There were approximately 28,000 soldiers in the fortress.

If we add our 10,000 soldiers, the number is 38,000.

This number was not enough to retake Cherien Castle, where about 40,000 people were believed to have been stationed.

It may be possible if we send more troops from Kelstein Castle, but there is no way the Serfina army will just sit by and watch.

Racion’s choice to only send additional troops was a wise choice.

‘Kalintz, is he just trying to push through this and that by burning up hope circuits?’

It was the worst expectation, but would a named general like Kalintz Brans do such a foolish thing?

Carlinz was the most ordinary of the three Brans siblings, but he was still an S-class general.

Well, after looking around for a while, I would click my tongue and give up when I realized that the number of soldiers was not enough.

I haven’t made a prediction yet, but in my opinion, it was correct.

But I still have to do what I’m told.

After leaving the capital.

Irene then turned her head and looked at me with an expression of disbelief.

“…Swen. There’s something I want to ask you.”

“Please speak.”

“Did you expect it to be like this?”

Ah.

Now that I think about it – from Iren’s perspective, it seemed like she had seen through the whole future that I would end up like this.

At that time, if I had somehow succeeded in overturning her opinion during the discussion with Farfalle without Rin’s interference, I would have deployed more troops to defend the north, as Irene suggested.

Naturally, with that many troops, they would have been given the opportunity to invade the just-raised Ian army much faster than the Serpina army.

What is an opportunity? Perhaps it would have been enough to conquer Cherien Castle.

In the end, my prediction turned out to be correct this time too.

Irene may not be my lord, but she is. In the long run, she is the woman I need to be with.

There was nothing wrong with it looking ‘plausible’.

I spoke in the most sly manner possible.

“I sensed unusual signs in the north. I have relatives near the north, and I often hear news through letters. I expected a rebellion to break out, but I still wasn’t sure… I wish I had known it would be like this. “I should have made a stronger appeal.”

“…!”

Irene seemed like she couldn’t believe what was going on, she couldn’t say anything and she looked at me with a surprised expression.

I spoke to her as if to drive a wedge into her.

“Didn’t I make it clear? Irene’s opinion is not wrong. No, Irene’s opinion is the only correct answer. I think you will understand what I mean sooner or later.”

“Ah…”

After hearing what I said, Irene stiffened for a moment, lowered her head slightly, and then-

She muttered in a pitiful voice, as if she were about to cry.

“I see. I… Wasn’t wrong.”

“That’s right. It doesn’t matter if no one raised their hand in agreement with Iren’s opinion. In the end, Irene was right.”

“…….”

And.

She soon looked up at me cautiously, her face blushing.

“And… You were the only one who believed in me, Swen.”

?

Rather than trusting her, she just took his side to increase his favorability, but since the answer was ‘almost close’, she must be right.

Anyway, I realized that this was a really good opportunity to increase her likeability rating, so I smiled at her.

“Didn’t I tell you, Irene? I’m not sympathizing with you and siding with you. So, you don’t have to be discouraged.”

She nodded her head at my words.

The purple eyes twinkled as if they were about to burst into tears at any moment.

“…Okay. Thank you, Swen.”

If the situation had been good, we could have slowly talked about ‘why Irene’s plan is right’ –

Now, I had received orders to come to the fortress immediately.

I spoke as if to brighten the mood.

“Anyway, it’s inevitable that the opportunity has passed. Since we’ve received the call, let’s head to the northern fortress.”

“Let’s do it.”

I immediately went to the newly built fort with Irene, Jack, and Silene.

* * *

And when we arrived at the fortress-

‘The worst expectation’ surprisingly became a reality.