The Strategist Knows Everything

Defense is tough with a few gestures. Over there is an arm-armed Blackbird Flag Army. We lose in quality, and we don't find a winning chance when the quantity is mutual.

With such weakness in mind, I saw Captain Ars and General Paules stop the opponent's invasion with an unfortunate barrier compared to the giant walls surrounding the castle.

Micah commands 100 of my men, so there are three general-ranked commanders here. But unfortunately, that can't be an absolute advantage.

"Fine, I should have worn it out."

A little behind the soldiers of the Blackbird Flag Army, I saw Master Kaguya taking command and muttered.

Sophia's magic strikes. You wouldn't mind simply thinking of it as an attack of the same level as Sofia. It's cheerful to see yourself come out at night the night you get it.

"Well, what is it? I'll buy you some time, but I'm sure you won't go down like this."

We can't even prepare a reserve. In this situation, the castle will be dropped by the night assault troops of the Kaguyas. There is a difference between abandoning a castle and being dropped. The same goes for morale, but I feel the latter has lost more. When that mood shaped the battle so much, I came here to learn.

"Soldier! Another envoy of surrender advice is coming?

There was no way Ars could wipe his dirty face with blood, and that's what I said as he came near me.

Master Kaguya has stopped the attack once, and those who seem to be messengers are approaching us.

It is easy to get on the surrender recommendation, but it is difficult for safety not to be guaranteed. Suppose we do what we can for now?

"Captain Ars. Set a venue for negotiations. I'm taking Micana, so I'm going to ask you to direct the soldiers."

"Yes. Will you stop being slaughtered?

Captain Ars slapping his neck with his right hand says something that makes no joke at all. Honestly, there's a lot of potential for that.

I'll do good. And while returning it, I greeted the messenger, optimistic that if I took Mikana, well, she wouldn't die.

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I didn't tell him to ban him from wearing a weapon while he was negotiating because if Kaguya using magic is serious, Kaguya will have a weapon, but the danger will remain the same. Then you'd better have a weapon this way too. That's what I thought, but the information, I might not have needed it.

Of the four negotiating men, Micana and Kaguya were the two with weapons, and the other two, me and Yuri Stratos, the staff of Kaguya, were unarmed. Well, I put a fan in my nose.

That said, that's not the problem here. More than that, that's not my interest.

Yuri Stratos.

The name was displayed as a small person with a black hood hiding his face.

Although Mikana said he was a brilliant intellectual before this, he didn't know his identity.

Intelligence is seventy units. And seventy more. There it is. The only thing that's expensive is magic. There is also the first half of ninety. It's about the late nineties in Sofia, so I guess he's a good magician. It's less combative than that. And there's another word that says "induce" in a meaningful way. Is that what you call good at?

But somehow this guy feels frigid. But Master Kaguya seems to be buying very much. He's my teacher. He even said.

I don't think Kaguya's military teacher will serve with this ability level, but whoever you put aside, I wonder if Kaguya will be free, right? I answered.

If they're incompetent, this one just helps.

"Clay. Don't you surrender?

"Unfortunately, yes, you can't say you're surrendering. In position."

Master Kaguya asks me that, but it's decided what words I can return. I can't surrender more than I still have the strength to fight.

"Is that so...... So we have to fight..."

"Dear Kaguya. May I make a statement?

Stratos, who was next to Kaguya, asks Kaguya. At the moment, I felt Kaguya's eyes lose focus just a little bit. I felt like I was looking at it wrong, but I felt very bad.

"Yeah. I don't mind."

"Bye. I am Yuri Stratos, one of Kaguya's men."

"It's Yukito Clay. So? What the hell is it? You can't surrender, can you?

"No, surrender is fine. This one can defeat you at any time, and it's just... you have to help your people retreat. It's a throwaway pawn, so to speak. Do you understand that?

"Stratos."

"Dear Kaguya, Leave it to me."

Master Kaguya called out to blame for Stratos' words and actions, but instantly when Stratos returned his voice, Master Kaguya lost focus for a moment and nodded.

What the hell is this? Looks like Kaguya followed Stratos' words. It doesn't matter what you think. Besides, this guy consumes magic every time he utters a word from earlier.

"I understand. I thought about it myself."

"So as long as the retreat is complete, there's no use for this castle?

"What are you trying to say?

"Let those who retreat miss it. So surrender."

It's an extremely serious opinion. But when this guy put it into words, I really doubt it. I think there's something behind it. That's what I thought. From next to me, Micah calls out.

"I thought I should take it."

For a moment, I doubted my ears. When I talked about surrender, Micah said it depended on the circumstances, and Micah agreed to surrender.

Surprised, I look into Micah's eyes. It's like looking away somewhere. In the meantime, I understand that Kaguya and Mikana were affected by Stratos' use of some kind of magic.

"No, I say no. I'd like you to discuss it more than that. Again, if you really want to say so, I'd like to put some time aside. I want to hear from the people behind me."

"Is that so? Then now I'd like a messenger from there. May I? Dear Kaguya."

"Yeah. I don't mind."

Moving away from Master Kaguya, who answers like a doll, I took Mikana back to my camp.

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"Are you being manipulated?

Captain Ars listened to me and said so with a troubled face.

Next to Captain Ars, General Paules has a similar look. Speaking in a relative fashion with the two of them, I see Mikana sitting in a chair a little further away. Seems pretty depressed about what happened earlier.

"Perhaps Master Kaguya will. Micah was inducted, right?

"You have no certainty. But if you think about it, you can also nod that His Royal Highness Caguya was hostile to Dear Diorud"

"Well. It's not a hostile relationship. It was more surprising not to cooperate. And that Stratos. It was held about six months ago. At first it was the lower end, but all of a sudden Princess Kaguya started to blind me, and I'm up all at once. You might be hitting the spot."

Captain Ars gives me information I didn't know. It's odd to call it proximity with that talent. He's still manipulating Master Kaguya by some means, probably by magic.

Mind control. A technique that directs you to a predetermined conclusion, even as if you chose it of your own free will, not according to coercion, but also the act.

Hypnosis. One of the most susceptible states of consciousness to hypnosis. It may also refer to that state, and the technology that leads to that state. Also called hypnosis. I can't let him really hate me.

I show the two words that come to mind and read them. Probably because it uses magic, I don't know if modern knowledge is useful, but it's not anything. Hypnosis cannot be made to dislike itself, and mind control is only a way to make it look like you've made up your mind. Both are just guiding the person.

That's probably what the guidance on Stratos' status says. It slightly induces thought. In that pile, Master Kaguya was even manipulated into action. Earlier Micana was put in a slight thought guide, I guess. That's the only threat, but those unfocused eyes. That was a complete puppet state. If we don't do something about it, we can also think of ways to keep ourselves from appearing on the table. In that case, you don't have to use magic or anything.

Earlier Master Kaguya had no dignity whatsoever. Just affirm what you were told. How humiliating would that be? Step on your will. That's one of the things you shouldn't do more than anything.

People have a heart. If they seal it off, it's just a doll. And Master Kaguya has come all the way in front of him.

"Can you help me with both of you? And Mikana, of course."

"What are you going to do?

"It brings out Stratos and Lady Kaguya. So I will save Kaguya from surgery."

"Whoa. You haven't decided you're still completely manipulated, have you? How can you be sure?"

Captain Ars is so afraid. But I was certain. The word "induction" on the status screen and the fact that I use magic every time I talk to you. Almost certainly.

"I want to talk to Master Kaguya to make sure of that. This will be our last chance. Give every soldier a horse to break through the siege and escape the castle."

"Sure they'll be chasing your back, huh?

"No problem. I'll stay here. I thought the pursuit was weak."

"That is......... what the hell does that mean?

"I let only my men get away with it, to make them believe the story. And as a sign of surrender, I offer this fan to Master Kaguya. This is a special thing, so I know if Kaguya is being manipulated by the reaction after receiving it."

I'll explain that to Micah, who's a little further away, while I show her the fan.

Hey, no, it's pretty life-threatening, but there's plenty of chances. The problem is the effect of this fan. Sophia said, with the magic guide of the wind, just touch it to dispel any sorcery, and if you say it strongly, you will have a storm. That is, if it works in any circumstance, that is, if even the magic that is already hanging can be dispelled, then we can restore Master Kaguya to sanity.

Allow the fan to touch successfully. Or you have to touch me, but I have to use my words well there. If Master Kaguya is not being manipulated and is really moving of his own free will, there is nothing he can do. Just get caught.

That's all I thought about, and I breathed heavily.

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Sitting in a chair, I laugh bitterly at the way things have gone so far. I can call it a hilarious walk.

I didn't think this was going to happen, and I desperately did what I was entrusted to do, and as a result, I scattered the lives of many people.

I might not have had more than that, but I think maybe.

So let's at least sin in our destruction. Even at the cost of this life.

Kaguya Hulberto. Whoever was undoubtedly the hope of this country is now being transformed into a harmful being for this country. It is done at the discretion of some, in total disregard of Master Kaguya's will.

There will certainly be good and evil in the world. But whichever way you do it, there is always a will involved. That unwillingness is neither good nor evil. None.

Maybe Dio knew Kaguya was in this condition. Is that why you didn't fight for yourself?

I don't even know if I think about it. I can't stop reading people's minds. For example, it is impossible for a couple, a parent or a child, a sister or brother or a best friend, to perceive the back of their hearts. It's just different if you think you'll guess. That's why I need to tell you.

I can see all kinds of information. I can't just see people's minds, either. At best, it's about what you'd expect from a change in status. Neither I nor anyone else will know unless you tell me in words.

But what if you don't get the word? What if you don't have a heart? What a vacant thing to do.

Master Kaguya, who is falling into that state, calls out to me.

"Yukito Clay...... will you not surrender?

My voice echoed in the room and I couldn't help but laugh. It's a laugh of self-derision.

Looking only at the results, the retreating troops withdrew safely and the night assault troops also broke through the siege.

But the price was also huge. Whatever you think, half of them must have been hit without breaking through the siege.

He threw it away to keep me from being uncomfortable with words and deeds.

Even for those who have died, we can never fail.

"At least I thought it was just my men, but the world isn't going well"

"If you'd told me, I'd have covered my men's lives, too?

"My men won't be convinced. But that's it for me. Let's surrender."

I stand out of my chair while saying so. Behind Master Kaguya is also the figure of Stratos.

He won't come to me tomorrow if he doesn't pull Kaguya into this side somehow. So we have to do it.

With a fan in my right hand I shrugged in my mind.

Come on, it's the biggest. and.