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Arc’s Counterattack

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While Casablanca was sleeping in her room, she was woken up by Fran, who came hurriedly.

“Casablanca-sama! It’s a report from the soldiers who were watching King Rudolf. It seems that King Rudolf escaped under the cover of darkness!” (Fran)

“Rudolf has escaped…!” (Casablanca)

Casablanca leaped out of bed with great force. She had just obtained the letter from Arc to Rudolf and had strengthened the surveillance on him.

“Indeed, that letter must have been true. It seems he fled in a hurry after realizing that the letter had reached Casablanca’s hands.” (Fran)

She had thought that the letter was a trap set by Arc to tear apart the relationship between Casablanca and Rudolf, but she never imagined that Rudolf and Arc were truly connected. Casablanca was furious.

“Rudolf! To think that you would betray me and collude with Arc! I cannot forgive you!” (Casablanca)

And then, she immediately gave an order to Fran.

“Capture him immediately and drag him before me!” (Casablanca)

“Because he escaped in the darkness, the soldiers who were watching seem to have lost track of him.” (Fran)

This is bad. I cannot let Rudolf escape like this.

“Call Jeanne!” (Casablanca)

After a while, Jeanne, who had been rudely awakened, came running in her nightclothes with Fran.

“Jeanne. Rudolf has escaped. He’s probably heading to Kali to join up with Arc.” (Casablanca)

Casablanca spoke quickly to Jeanne, who was out of breath.

“Lead 300 elite soldiers and chase him right now! If you can stop him, I don’t care whether he lives or dies.” (Casablanca)

“As you wish!” (Jeanne)

As expected of Jeanne, who had long served as a member of Casablanca’s personal guard alongside Fran and Lily. The moment she received Casablanca’s short order, she energetically responded and dashed out of the room like the wind.

 

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One week later.

At Arc’s place in Kali, Yuna, who had infiltrated Laplace, returned.

“…Arc-sama. It seems that Rudolf is dead.” (Yuna)

“Yuna. Let’s talk in the back.” (Arc)

Rudolf is dead!

Yuna, who was unusually excited, reported, and Arc felt his chest swell with excitement. However, as a leader, one must always remain calm. Arc, suppressing his excitement, deliberately acted calm as he led Yuna to his private room and locked the door securely. The two of them leaned in close, speaking in whispers so no one could hear.

“…After sending the letter and observing the situation, it seems that Casablanca placed guards around Rudolf’s house. Within that, Rudolf escaped the royal capital and fled to the border with Kali, but he was cut down by Jeanne who chased after him.” (Yuna)

“Undoubtedly.” (Arc)

Yuna nodded forcefully.

“…At first, I couldn’t understand Arc-sama’s plan, but now I finally understand the true intention.” (Yuna)

The plan succeeded. The scheme to tear apart the relationship between Casablanca and Rudolf had succeeded magnificently.

A letter that seemed to hint at a close relationship between him and the other party, sent under the pretense of a wrong address to another recipient. This was a tactic that Arc had originally used in his merchant days to tear apart the relationship between nobles and their retainer merchants. Its effect was enormous, but if the target saw through the aim and pretended to be deceived, it would backfire and put him in a difficult position. It was a high-risk, high-return tactic.

High-risk, high-return was something Arc wasn’t good at, but this time, it was a gamble he had no choice but to take.

“Alright! Alright!” (Arc)

However, in any case, the plan had worked. Arc had won the high-risk, high-return gamble.

“With this, I’ve dealt with Rudolf without fighting. I don’t think we need Randal’s strength anymore.” (Arc)

Arc got a bit carried away. Naturally, his cheek even relaxed.

“…Arc-sama. Reckless comments are unacceptable. General Randal is Lord Tyr’s successor. He controls almost all of the Warden soldiers.” (Yuna)

“I understand.” (Arc)

Arc reluctantly nodded. He never expected to be scolded by Yuna. Yuna, who had always kept to her role in intelligence missions and rarely commented on Arc’s behavior, had scolded him, so it seemed Arc had been particularly complacent.

Arc slapped his cheek to remind himself and then, gave Yuna some instructions.

“Yuna. Keep Rudolf’s death confidential. The nobles of Kali are cooperating with us because they are united against Rudolf. If they find out about Rudolf’s death, they’ll lose the will to continue fighting. Please quietly inform Rishu and Randal on the frontlines.” (Arc)

“…Understood.” (Yuna)

After Yuna left, Yulia came in as she was leaving.

“Now, with this, we can focus on the showdown with Casablanca. Yulia, prepare for the march.” (Arc)

Arc gave the order for the counterattack.

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