Stepping Stone to Victory
Strange soldiers enter the destroyed castle gate, which remains open.
"Lord Samarielle, where did you get those soldiers from?"
A guard asks Samarielle
It is natural to be suspicious of strangers.
Especially for the loyal guard.
"They are soldiers borrowed from the Kingdom of Marguerite."
He says without hesitation.
"Marguerite!"
The general with a patch on his arm shouts out.
"Eriol-sama, how much do you know about the Baldres family?"
"...I'm sorry. I don't know much about it."
I have never studied the structure of the nobility.
I don't know anything about it, if you ask me.
"When I was a child, there was a family dispute in the Baldres family. At that time, I escaped to the Dead Desert, where I was picked up by the people of the Dead Desert and survived."
"The people of the Dead Desert…"
"Yes, the former king of the current Kingdom of Marguerite."
Samarielle was then trained in the harsh environment of the Dead Desert.
He returned to Shelma as a strong soldier.
"Lord Samarielle, I would like to ask you a question."
"Anything, Queen Eriol."
Samarielle, who calls me queen, has a confident look on her face.
Question 1
"Why didn't you just stay at Marguerite?"
"It is true that Marguerite has become an important place for me. But Shelma is also an important hometown for me. I cannot overlook the actions of Daviz, a tyrannical bandit."
Question, 2
"Why did you come to me? I'm a woman with only a bloodline, and I'm still a child. Daviz's strength and number of soldiers should be overwhelming, and the Baldres family serves him."
"As I said earlier, Daviz's actions are unacceptable. And the Baldres family that tolerates it has no future, and..."
"And?"
"My mother was killed by my father. He took advantage of his position to commit adultery, and when it became inconvenient, she was killed."
His words were quiet, but I could certainly sense his anger.
Question 3
"Do we have a chance of winning?"
"Yes, there is no problem. Our victory is already guaranteed."
Samarielle turns to the cracked window.
Beyond it, we see Marguerite's soldiers, and at the head of them, a deeply hooded man giving orders.
I'm sure it's the man Samarielle called sensei.
"How many soldiers?"
"Fifteen hundred infantry."
"Only fifteen hundred people!"
The general raises his voice, but immediately shuts up and bows to me.
Well, I know how you feel
"Lord Samarielle, do you know the number of Daviz’s soldiers?"
"Due to the damage caused by the rebellion in the royal capital the past day, and the destruction of the army led by Prince Anjeal, their number has decreased to 50,000."
"…General, how many soldiers do we have?"
"Only 200 people, and half of them are injured."
There's no way we can win
Even a child like me can understand it, but
"I think, on the contrary, that 1,700 would allow us to get around quickly."
"I'm not familiar with military strategy or military strength. General."
"Ha!"
I don't know what he's after.
But the fact is, in this situation, we have no choice but to rely on him, on Samarielle.
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