2nd Round Villain

174 – Unsolved Unsolved Case – 10

Emperor Albrecht. When she finished the Great Purge and seized the imperial power, the continent was in full swing.

Because of me. I did a lot of tickling. I wonder if they took some precautionary measures before the demon king’s army trampled the continent.

The continent was confused. Except for Jahwaguk, which is a minority and lives like a guru, six of the seven nations fought each other. The field of chaos called the Continental War was the continent of those days.

At the center of the war were three countries. The three most powerful of the Seven Kingdoms. The Empire, the Military State, and the Tuguk are those three.

Needless to say, the empire is a great country that has maintained its existence for nearly 700 years. It is the empire that always dominates the center of the continent in all fields, including politics, culture, military, and art.

Military power is the foundation of modern science. A military nation that rejects supernatural powers and mysteries and is based on science, the military, and the human-first principle is currently the most powerful military nation on the continent.

Tukuk is a little peculiar. Those who serve the gods of Olympus are more like barbarians than a country. However, since each and every citizen is a hardened warrior, Tuguk always appears in the history of war.

The warriors of Tuguk regard the battlefield as sacred. Men there are drawn into the army from the age of 8 to 60 to perform military service. Social activities are the responsibility of women, and this is not easy either. This is because when slaves rebel within Tuguk, it is the female warriors who suppress them.

A country of warriors is a fitting term.

However, during the war.

At the same time that Emperor Albrecht obtained the title of Heartless, there was an incident in which the country was destroyed.

Why is Tuguk’s army so strong?

People will gather their mouths and come up with one answer.

national power of the empire. military science. Tuguk is the strength of individual warriors.

However, armed force is not determined only by simple training. fighting spirit. spirit to fight. They consider battle honorable and do not give up until their breath runs out. They don’t even retreat.

The army’s morale is always the best, that’s the secret.

But Albrecht shatters that fraud.

It was one day when the Empire and Tuguk waged war. The empire captures about 3,000 warriors of Tuguk, who did not look back even after being defeated in battle.

It’s a common story so far. It is common for prisoners to be taken during war, and those prisoners are either killed or returned as tokens of reconciliation. The warriors of Tuguk were already prepared for death.

But Albrecht did not kill them. Instead, they sent them back to their home country without killing a single one.

After gouging out the eyes and gouging out the arms.

It must have been a terrible sight. About 3,000 long-legged people tied each other’s waists with a long rope, relying on the path pulled by the person in front of them to walk and walk again and again.

The man in the front lost only one eye. That’s why he was able to lead 3,000 soldiers and return to Tuguk. They preserved their lives even after being captured.

But their fighting spirit was no longer there.

There is a saying that in war it is more fatal to wound an enemy soldier than to kill it. A kill can only incapacitate one, but injuring it, such as blinding an eye, requires at least two soldiers to cling to it.

Missing both arms and eyes. Once captured, the warriors of Tuguk can no longer fight or engage in social activities. All they can do is live by relying on the rest of their family, and caring for a semi-disabled person is not an easy task even for a family.

No soldier goes to the battlefield with such burden and fear.

If I had killed everyone and insulted them, I would have been full of vengeance… Albrecht was clever.

In the end, Tuguk’s morale, which he was so proud of, was broken, and for the first time in history, Tuguk raised a white flag against the empire. It was an incident that revealed both Albrecht’s brilliance and coldness.

Later, about what happened at that time, Albrecht said, ‘The purpose of war is to give victory to one’s own people. Even if you kill ten thousand enemy soldiers, isn’t it the duty of a leader to save one citizen?’ And after a while he was assassinated.

okay… Albrecht is such a person. He is not weak enough to be dragged around obediently by a blackmailer for threatening him.

“No, is death that easy? Why do you give up on life so easily?”

“From the moment I realized what it meant to be born into the imperial family, I gave up on enjoying a natural life. I want you to kill me as lightly as possible.”

“Death is both the result and the conclusion. but not the goal Will you have no regrets even if you die like this? really?”

“You look like you want to save the original girl. If you don’t intend to kill it, just let it go. If the attitude of wanting to negotiate is like this, where will you use it?”

“This is a goal-striking girl… .”

negotiating, negotiating It’s not wrong, but it feels strangely bad. To let go of my threats when you’re only 18.

I want to erase this woman’s memory with hypnosis, but I can’t get through. Hypnosis only works for people with low intelligence like my stupid sister Adela.

“ha… okay. I will raise both hands. It’s not easy.”

dump-.

“Cool! Whoa… Do it lightly.”

As he loosened his grip, Albrecht collapsed helplessly to the floor. But I didn’t feel like she was below me.

“Let’s negotiate. Because Your Highness and we both have something we wish for.”

“Do you know what the original girl wants?”

“hmm… life?”

“I won’t refuse if you let me live, but even if I kill you, I won’t resist.”

“Then make it bigger. Empire? Your Highness’ family? Wouldn’t Your Highness hate to see them fall apart? Are you going to be a negotiating card at this point?”

I crouched down in front of Albrecht and continued the conversation.

“Don’t you think that sounds absurd?”

“okay?”

Since the princess showed her distribution, I should show my strength too.

The power that was being restrained was unlocked. My presence lingers in every corner of the old library. At this moment, in Albrecht’s eyes, I would be a giant with my head touching the sky and my feet stepping on the abyss.

coo goo-.

“… !”

“How do you feel? Since you have a good head, why don’t you roll it?”

He absorbed all the powers of the Dragon King and the Hero, and even cleaned his body dishes, which he hadn’t done in his previous life, in Masurim.

The current me is more than my previous life. Of course, in order to catch the demon king Kanos, I have to become strong and absorb it, but I am still the strongest on the continent other than the demon king.

“Kuh… ! okay… I know it’s not bluffing. But no matter how strong you are, it seems impossible with your own strength?”…

It is difficult to guarantee victory even if only two of the absolute strongest team up. To put it bluntly, if I were to fight Aru and Beatrice individually, I would win, but if the two teamed up, I would lose. Unless you play the Joker card.

The Empire is not crappy. There will be at least three absolute strong players. Right now, Merlin at this academy is absolutely strong.

“Who am I alone? Did you forget Aru?”

“… Uhm, but I only have two… .”

“Who said it’s just me and Aru? Princess, listen carefully to my voice now. Does it sound like bullsh*t or bluff that you can bring down an empire? Princess, you’re smart, so you won’t understand right away. Right now, if I give an order, there are at least four absolutely strong people who will move. Five, including me. Can you tell by looking at my eyes that it’s not a lie?”

“… .”

What you just said is true. Rangwang Aru, Swordmaster Beatrice, Goblin God Meta, and even Adela’s sister, who was devoted to her family even though I last saw her 500 years ago. Although he is not an absolute strong man, Nioh John is also a strong man who cannot be ignored.

When the five of us make up our minds and start rampaging in guerrilla operations, the empire will fall in an instant.

A clever Albrecht would have calculated in an instant.

“Ahahahaha!”

Suddenly, Albrecht let out a cheerful laugh as if he was having fun. A rare joy appeared on her face, which had always been indifferent.

“There is a monster lurking in the academy! I was wondering why a saintess would have a relationship with a single male student, but again, the boy is a lumberjack that will shake the world! No, not even lumber? Are you already a master? Did you infiltrate the academy for a purpose?”

“I’ve come this far, so there’s no need to hide it. that’s right. I came here because I wanted to live an academy life with Maria. Anything beyond that is a secret.”

As he spoke, he pulled Maria’s shoulder. Maria crashing into my side. I rubbed my head against Maria as if showing off.

“Now you are ready to negotiate with each other. Yes, it is possible to negotiate when each person needs to know what he or she wants.”

“It doesn’t matter what we want. Just, don’t say anything to Maria during the day and quietly close your eyes like this.”

“In return, you don’t destroy the Empire?”

“bingo. It’s not that hard to keep your mouth shut, is it? As long as you leave me alone, I won’t have an accident. All I want is Maria.”

“The one who killed the man the other day?”

“Oh, did you know?”

“I was just convinced. Because there is no one like you but you. If you’re absolutely strong, you’ll be able to erase even traces of it. I don’t know why the guy who wanted a peaceful life with the saintess hung up the corpse as if it were on display, but seeing the subtle madness in your voice, I understand.”