"What!"

　When Schles hears the report, he involuntarily asks the woman in front of him so.
　as expected and unexpected There's something sullen about the words from Schles' mouth, given the conflicting reports.
　But the woman who reported in front of him... Amale, his childhood friend and deputy, says, "It doesn't matter what the other person's attitude is."
　Amare, however, knows that the man in front of her is short-tempered. In fact, his attitude was even reassuring in the sense that he had not yet completely bloodied.
　To such a lord as he serves, Amare re-speaks what he reported just a few seconds ago.

"The punitive force was almost destroyed. The rebels led by His Excellency Mercurio have done no noticeable damage. Of course, it's not completely intact, but I think it's safe to say that compared to the damage I've suffered."
"No! That's not what I want to hear! I didn't think from the beginning that those incompetents would win this battle. It was all right to expose Mercurio and Vihela's hand even a little. But what does it mean that my cavalry, which I sent to confirm, will be annihilated!"

　Schulz beats his desk, leaving it to his wrath.
　The room echoes with intense noises, not particularly surprising for Amale, who understands the shortness of Schles' temper and has walked with him for many years.

"It's not total destruction. I'm back alone, but I'm back."
"Oh, I'm sure he's back." But I came back with my right arm and right leg amputated. You can't use it as a cavalry any more."

　When I tell you that point, you exhale deeply as if you were exhaling the irritation in your chest.

"...portion, it's a bit of a good thing to use. Let the alchemists make prosthetic limbs and legs and give them to him. I came back alive after that many defeats. Don't forget your reward properly. Tell him you've come back alive. And... give the families of the cavalrymen who died in this battle a full reward."
"Yes,"

　Amale nods with a faint smile after hearing the last words.
　He must have been glad to see that his lord, Schles, was a man who cared for his subordinates and showed mercy.
　In the first place, he has strong support from the military. It was only natural that we should pay dearly for the injuries and deaths in the war. 　
　That's why the military supports him more highly than the first prince, Kabazid.

"Well..."

　Reach out to the cup on the desk to calm down.
　Fortunately, the last time I hit him, he didn't fall and break because he was firmly seated on the table.
　If you put magic through the empty glass, the next moment water appears in the glass.
　This is also one of the magic items, created by alchemy widely promoted in the Westian Empire.
　It only has the effect of producing cold water, but it consumes a small amount of magic itself. However, this magic item has the effect of producing a certain amount of water regardless of the quality or quantity of magic.
　It is similar to Ray's flowing water dagger, but the flowing water dagger is originally a magic item that uses water as a weapon, and it is not a magic item that can produce water that changes its taste depending on the quality and quantity of magic.

"And... what's the information from the guy who came back?" Oh, no. Do you want me to listen first? What is the matter with the nobles?"
"Most of them have been taken prisoner or killed in battle. Each of the few survivors escaped back to his own territory or stayed in a mansion in the imperial capital. Are there a few people who have come to report? It is correct, however, to make a number of excuses about it."

　At Amale's words, Schles frowns uncomfortably.

"Well, I thought it would happen anyway. Are you still a prisoner? Then you're going to draw a ransom from us. He's a nuisance to me.
"Well, what would you do?"
"It's fixed. I'm not going to go out of my way to pay for such incompetence. Contact the house of the arrested aristocrat. Instead, I'll wait for a certain period of time."
"Well, do you wait for a certain period of time?" It certainly takes a certain period of time in the sense that we are going to build up our military strength. We must coordinate with Prince Kabazid and Prince Fritzione to form the next expeditionary force."

　In other words, the time required to organize the next expeditionary force is recognized as the time to negotiate ransom for the prisoners of war. At Amale's words, Schles breathes and opens his mouth.

"They're the ones who can't even pull out the enemy's hand. I'd like to abandon it as soon as possible. ...as long as you are part of my faction, you can't cut it off so easily. I should like to throw him into the expeditionary force again."
"If we experience such an overwhelming defeat, don't we realize how foolish we are? Then we will be reluctant to join the punitive force."
"Oh, they're useless at all. ...and let's leave the story of incompetence at this point. I'll ask for the information I got from the cavalry that came back."

　Amale probably agreed with Schles's words about incompetent aristocracy. speak without particular objection to the remark

"First of all, the greatest military power we have found in this battle is Prince Vihela."
"... I suppose,"

　The look on his face muttering like that is a bitter color.
　Having influence over the military, Schles is naturally confident in his ability. Still, she fought head-on against her sister Vihela, and never thought she could win.
　There was such a gap in ability even before Vihela fled the Empire of Bestia. I realize I've grown up since then, but I still don't think I can beat Vihela, who has an overwhelming fighting talent.
　Shurus himself would not want to admit it, but he was undoubtedly the most relieved of all those who had the right to succeed to the throne when Vichela ran away.

"Well, I'm sure, given his personal strength, he's one of the strongest of the rebels. But after all, I can't beat the group by myself."

　a half‐whisperer
　Amale gives such a worried look to his lord that only a close friend would notice.
　Schles noticed the lieutenant's gaze, but he had nothing more to say. I knew I'd say something that wasn't right for me.
　Therefore, we force the conversation back.

"And what other forces were there?"
"The Earl of Obrisin, the Viscount Bougle," They were particularly prominent in connection with His Highness Vihela."
"I suppose,"

　Surus nods around here, as expected.It is only natural that there should be Viscount Bougle who is intoxicated with Vihela. and, knowing that it would be a fierce battle, it was only natural that the Count of Obrissin, who was related to Vihela, should be in it.

"Are they the only two? Were there others who used to work with Vichela?"
"Yes, the so-called second princesses have rarely appeared in this battle. However, it seems that the cavalry withdrew from the enemy's power, believing it impossible to find any further details of the battle, so that they might have joined the battle afterwards."
"I've seen the limit, but only one person survived in the end. ...I tried a little too hard."

　After a moment of disappointment, Schles returns to the prince's face.

"And what is Mercurio's strength?"
"It seems that Theoreme went to the battlefield leading the troops of the Third Prince's faction. It is safe to say that the troops led by Prince Vihela are of the highest caliber. But in the end, it was the troops led by Theoreum that decided the situation."
"I see. ... Huh? No, wait. Did Vihela lead the troops?"
"Yes, they destroyed the cavalry of the punitive force almost alone with their cavalry. Here's the details of the battle."

　I look through the report with a keen eye on the information my cavalry has literally lost its life.
　It is written here that the cavalry saw the course of the battle. However, he reached this point with a near‐death injury. It will only be until the cavalry has come to consciousness, with broken pieces of information written before losing consciousness.
　Still, just by looking at it like this, you can understand the general flow of the story. 　
　It meant Schles' military prowess was never low.

"... well, I see. Did you put in Vihela and her gang first? It is safe to say that the whole process has been set at once. But... Is incompetence incompetent? It's too fragile, isn't it?"

　a dumbfounded murmur
　The likes of Vihela and the Earl of Obrisin are certainly strong forces. That's understandable.
　However, the battle line collapsed too soon.

"I'm the one who got them all together, but it's beyond my expectation that they'll be able to do anything so unilaterally. I usually talk about the pride of the nobility, so I wish they would at least endure it a little longer.
"Don't be silly. It's a force led by His Excellency Viehra, and anyone who has the capacity to take it seriously and not fall apart will not be included in this force from the beginning."

　Schulz nods in Amale's words.
　I just gazed at the report with a sigh... and realized that the name that was one of the purposes of this time was nowhere to be found.

"... Didn't crimson come out? According to the prime minister, crimson probably cooperated with the rebels."

　In this battle, we mention the name of the person we wanted to put first.
　Naturally, Schles watched the final of the competition. To be honest, I didn't think I could fight that much against the noise, so I'm sure I was shocked by Ray's fight.
　And according to information from the prime minister, there was a high possibility that the crimson had joined the rebels.
　That's why he wanted to know how threatening it would be if he actually fought.
　Of course I know Ray's role in the war on the Celemus Plain in the spring. I could understand that it would be hard to cope with the imitation of a tornado of flames.
　But I was sure that Ray had some other power, and above all I wanted to know the magic of fire and the ability of the Gryphon, which he could not show by rule at the games."

"No, as you can see from the report, crimson has not appeared in this battle. Hasn't he joined the rebels yet, or was it the Prime Minister's assumption that he would join the rebels in the first place?"

　In response to the muttering amale, Schles immediately shook his head.

"I don't think the prime minister has any preconceptions. He may appear to be the prime minister of the Westian Empire. I don't think I'll make that much of a mistake."

　Visibly obese and unfit to move, Pesche passes through Schles' mind.
　I don't like to see that loose body, but I have to admit that I'm a competent person.
　That's enough to want from my faction, which, if possible, has a lot of incompetence.
　However, Pesche, the prime minister, never joins the prince's faction. ...or should I say I'm not forgiven?
　By direct orders of the emperor, Trajist, we must treat everyone fairly.
　Of course Mercurio, who became a rebel, and Vihela, who fled the country, are the exceptions.

"And what do you think?"
"We haven't joined for some reason, and there's a good chance that we'll join." There is also information that they prefer to hunt for thieves."
"... where did you get that information? There was nothing like that in the information I got."
"It's from the prime minister. Where did the prime minister come from... well, there are some sources within the kingdom of Milliana?"

　Shurus continues to open his mouth, shrugging his shoulders slightly.

"Or we have already joined, but we don't want to show our strength yet. To be honest, I think this is the best chance. -- what do you think?"
"Well, I'm sure there's a good chance of it. and I don't think it's going to be slower than a horse, for I have a Gryphon as a slave."
"Well, send that information to my brother and sister, too. In this case, I promised to give you the information as much as I wanted... and most importantly, my older brother and sister would soon get this information for themselves. Then I'll teach you something, and I'll give you some credit."

　Amare nodded to his lord's words and immediately left the room to share the information with Kabazide and Fritzione.