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

43 – Episode 43. Northern Fortress Defense (2)

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“Swen. Just as you asked, I built an altar that you could easily step on…”

“Very good.”

After hearing Iren’s words, I checked the altar she had built on the side of the castle wall.

There are small stairs on both sides, and if you step on them and go up to the middle, they will be very visible even from outside the castle.

Still, I don’t know, so I’d like to ask.

“Hey, Irene.”

“What’s going on?”

She came closer to me.

The distance was so close that I felt her body lightly brush against mine.

Moreover, she was currently not wearing the heavy armor on her chest to easily carry the bricks.

Naturally, my ridiculously sized breasts pressed lightly against my arms.

For some reason, my sense of distance seems to have changed a bit compared to usual.

Well, there was nothing bad if you trusted me.

“For example, isn’t there a hill over there? When the soldiers coming down from there see me… Will they be able to see me clearly?”

“It’s a gentle hill… I think you’ll probably be able to see it.”

“Really? Then that’s fine.”

“…But I’m curious why you asked that.”

Yes.

For Irene…… Wouldn’t it be better to talk about it?

Of course, I won’t be able to tell you everything honestly.

But the important thing was that she ‘recognized’ what I had done.

“Iren. Can you promise me that you won’t be embarrassed no matter what I say?”

After hearing what I said, Irene answered without a moment of hesitation.

“I promise. Swen, I won’t be surprised no matter what you say.”

“…….”

I slowly closed my eyes.

It starts from here.

From this point on we had to take action.

Yes.

Before that, I needed to deceive myself.

From now on, I will create a miracle that will bring about a ‘lightning strike’, one of the natural disasters.

However, it should not be implemented in the form of magic. If you say you used magic, they’ll ask for proof, saying you’re a wizard or something.

Of course, there is no such thing as the ability to cause a natural disaster, so proof is impossible.

Of course, magic exists in this world.

The wizard itself was something that only appeared very late in the game.

It would not be good to be hastily labeled as the first wizard on the continent, as not a single wizard has yet distinguished himself.

My current lord, Lyn Brans, was a person who did not like talent that she could not contain within her own vessel.

If I become a wizard, she might harm me.

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Therefore, this had to be the result of my reading using a method other than magic.

So – I looked like I realized something.

He spoke with his voice shaking slightly, as if he had received a revelation from God.

“Last night, I looked at the sky. Seven stars were shining particularly brightly.”

“Seven stars…?”

“That’s right. And among them, three stars… Lit up before my eyes and then suddenly disappeared.”

“……?”

After hearing what I said, Irene tilted her head.

It has to be that way.

Because you probably don’t know what I’m talking about.

Of course, I have no idea what I’m talking about.

Because I was just listing plausible sentences.

How can others understand sounds that I don’t even know?

But.

That’s okay.

All the nonsense I said will be re-evaluated after the miracle occurs.

“The energy in the sky is unusual. This flow… I think that if we can read it to our advantage, we can achieve a miracle.”

“A miracle…? What kind of miracle do you mean specifically?”

“It means a miracle that can kill Serpina at once.”

“!!!”

Iren asked, surprised by what I said.

“Can you tell me in detail?”

In my heart, I wanted to make a big joke, saying, ‘It will cause lightning to strike.’

The weather was still clear.

I only vaguely guessed that a natural disaster was occurring, but it was difficult to reveal my hand in a situation where I didn’t know what kind of natural disaster it was.

“After a few more days… I think I will be able to clearly read the flow of the sky. That’s why I inevitably asked you to make an altar. Because I need to communicate with the sky.”

“Is that so…?”

Irene tilted her head in the opposite direction again, as if she didn’t understand at all.

It’s cute, like a small animal.

But then she closed her eyes and said, slowly nodding her head.

“…I understand, Swen. I don’t know what you’re talking about, but…I don’t think you’re talking nonsense.”

Although I was grateful for Irene’s words, I felt sorry that she somehow seemed to have deceived me.

But, it’s okay if you just show the results.

“Thank you for trusting me. I plan to stay here and communicate with Heaven for a few days from today. If you don’t mind, could you bring me some simple food to eat in the meantime?”

“It’s not a difficult request.”

Okay.

Now all I have to do is sit here for a few days and look like I’m doing something.

Then, how about trying to communicate with the sky?

I looked at the sky.

And then, as if making a fuss, I looked blankly at the sky.

Funny enough, this time was very healing for me.

Suddenly I thought of something I wanted to do.

No matter how many times I checked my predictions and the rules of the game world that I knew, this was the right answer.

‘It’s okay. It will work out the way I think. Because that was the only number of cases.’

Like that.

On the altar, sometimes I did something that seemed meaningful or quietly recited the lyrics of a pop song I heard while living in the old world.

And this scene, including Irene bringing me food.

It was clearly engraved in the eyes of the soldiers in the fortress.

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A soldier came running towards Iren, who was taking care of things inside the fortress.

“Hey, Irene. I have something to ask you.”

“Tell me.”

“Well… Swen asked me to prepare two drums…”

“North?”

“A drum that can make sound by hitting it.”

“I know that, but… Did you ask me to bring it to you?”

“That’s right. Even if it’s not a finished product, you said it just needs to be similar, but I don’t know where to get it from…”

Irene was lost in her thoughts for a moment.

‘If you cut down a tree and add cow skin, which is used as food…… I think I could make something similar.’

“I… Irene.”

“Hmm? What is it?”

“Is this correct? I mean… Well, what should I say…”

The soldier was speaking in a very cautious tone.

As if he was very sorry for daring to bring up such a story.

“Why Swen is ordering this… I don’t understand at all. Aren’t Serpina’s forces planning to invade this fortress soon? Even if we check the defenses and make more arrows, there’s no time left. This may not be enough, but since you are dancing and singing in a strange language on a strange altar… I, a lowly person, do not understand what Swen is trying to do.”

I was very, very careful when choosing words, but in the end, there was only one conclusion.

I can’t understand Swen’s actions.

He is just a soldier, and Swen is a general, so he does as he is told – but he is asking if it is really okay to continue like this, as if he is appealing to Irene, who is in a higher position than Swen.

And Irene was also able to quickly figure out what the soldier really wanted to say.

This behavior is so incomprehensible, are you asking me for an explanation?

“I understand your concerns. I also haven’t figured out exactly what he’s trying to do.”

“Then-“

“Just.”

Irene slowly closed her eyes, then she nodded her head and opened her eyes to look directly into the soldier’s eyes.

“I guarantee it. Swen is not a man who does anything useless. Can you please consider me following Irene Juliet’s orders here?”

“Iren’s order… Is this what you mean?”

Yes.

I honestly don’t know much about a man named Swen.

If the person responsible for all of this was General Irene, the soldiers could follow.

Who is she?

Among all the commanders of the Brans army, wasn’t he the one who cared the most for those who were just soldiers?

“…I understand.”

“Hmm. Meanwhile, I’d like to ask you a favor.”

“Say anything, General Irene.”

“I’d like you to prepare wood and cow hide.”

“Old!”

The soldiers also definitely had eyes.

That’s why I was noticing all of Swen’s abnormal behavior at the moment.

In addition to the soldier who asked just now, quite a few soldiers approached Irene with similar questions, but she was somehow able to silence all of their complaints through her lines.

If Irene, who was trusted by the soldiers, had not stepped forward and intervened, Swen, a new general who was not trusted by the soldiers, would not have been able to do anything, let alone properly install the altar.

‘Swen. I trust you. Now…… I won’t hesitate any longer.’

In this way, she was clearly protecting the man she was trying to protect.

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Indeed.

After a few days, the sky started to become cloudy, as if it were salty.

Fortunately, it did not affect immediate visibility.

‘Just as expected!’

As expected, lightning, the most likely natural disaster after landslides, seemed to hit Serpina County.

In the beginning, I assumed it was a lightning strike and talked to Iren about the sky, so I felt relieved inside.

It may seem like a lot of things like muttering meaninglessly today, or having two soldiers beat the drum as much as they want, then taking a piece of paper and placing an appropriate pattern on the bottom of the altar, and then placing a rock on it to keep it from blowing around in the wind. In fact, I was repeating actions that did nothing.

“Thank you for your hard work today, Swen.”

“Iren.”

She brought us daily bread today too.

It wasn’t that sumptuous food, but it was just the right amount to quench your hunger.

“Thank you so much every time.”

“No, you’re in trouble. So, how is your communication with Heaven going?”

“It’s going smoothly. Until Serpina-kun comes… I’m thinking that there might be some way to turn the tide.”

“I see.”

And.

While I was doing all this nonsense, Irene didn’t say a word, and she just sat behind me, bringing me meals and taking care of various parts of the fort while I was out of my way.

Whether it’s gathering soldiers and training them, persuading soldiers who question my actions, or dealing with them according to discipline.

In the meantime, she was taking care of the wounded soldiers, so in fact, she must have been much busier than me doing all this nonsense.

“I really want to make tea… But unfortunately, there are no tea leaves in this place.”

“Please boil it when you get home.”

After hearing what I said, Irene smiled faintly again.

Recently, she has been smiling a lot more.

“Of course. We’ll definitely be able to go back together.”

Seeing her smile made her want to create a miracle again.

Of course, it’s really going to happen, but…… Still, there was something about having a place to return to that made people feel fulfilled.

‘It’ll be fine.’

I muttered again and again that everything would be fine, as if brainwashing me.

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When the enemies appeared, it was at a moment when the sky looked as if it was about to pour down rain at any moment.

“The enemies are coming!”

“I can see Serpina-kun!”

It was easy to confirm without the soldiers shouting.

“Swen! I heard the soldiers’ voices, but…!”

Irene came running this way after hearing the news. She stood next to me and looked at where the enemy was coming.

“…You’re here.”

Serpina’s army was approaching.

The number of soldiers seems large at first glance, and there are a very large number of siege weapons.

It made me wonder if they would bring that much siege weaponry to deal with a single fortress.

As usual, the castle wall would have collapsed in less than a day. The walls of the fortress were so low in defense that they were on a different level from those of a castle.

The moment when the soldiers were close to the castle wall and the distance was just right for the rocks to fly from the catapult would be the last moment of this fortress.

Then.

If my prediction is correct. And if my guess is correct.

‘Now.’

Now is the time.

At this distance, lightning will strike Serpina.

From then on, it was more important than anything else.

I slowly got up from the altar.

“Swen…?”

I hinted to her.

“Iren. I will definitely bring you victory.”

Then, I looked at the place where the enemies were flocking.

‘Come.’

Thinking like that, I opened my hands wide.

The show of a lifetime, on which I had risked everything, was about to begin.