Reincarnated Aristocrat Chapter 148: The Messenger

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　A few days later, the temperature was rising and the snow was starting to melt, so we were preparing to go out to battle.

　The soldiers began to train to loosen up their bodies after their long rest.

　A war council was held to discuss how to defeat Beltud Castle, and it was finally decided that we would do it by sieging the castle.

　A siege would take a long time, but there were no reinforcements coming to Beltud, and Beltud Castle was as strong as Starts Castle. A siege would be a good idea in this situation since it would reduce the chances of losing soldiers unnecessarily.

　It seems that Clan-sama will not go out in this battle and will send instructions from the castle.

　The only thing that could upset the outcome in this situation would be if Clan-sama were killed. Therefore, he decided to stay in the castle because carelessly going out of the castle increases the chances of assassination.

　He asked me to have Shadow escort him to prevent his assassination. The help of Femme and Ben the other day may have left quite the impression on him. I did not have the option to decline, so I accepted.

　The risk of the assassination of Clan-sama can be reduced to almost zero, and this is overwhelmingly advantageous.

　It seemed as if victory was already assured, but I still felt uneasy.

　What Mireille had said the other day; about what her brother might do had been stuck in my mind.

　Will he make some sort of scheme?

　When I asked Mireille what kind of measures, he was likely to use,

“I cannot say for sure. We are in a situation where he can do a lot of things if he wants to, and I do not know which of them he will choose to do.” (Mireille)

　She replied to me.

“Can you do many things in this situation?”

“The battle is overwhelmingly in our favor, but in the end, if the commander is defeated, we lose. There are many ways to take out the commander, such as falsifying a surrender or somehow dragging him out to the battlefield. But I think the commander knows that and is taking the utmost precautions, so I think it is almost impossible to succeed.” (Mireille)

“… Does that mean it is nearly impossible to overturn the war situation at present? Last time I saw you, you were telling me not to get carried away…”

“My brother is a guy who sometimes comes up with things that people do not think of. Maybe he is scheming of something out of the norm that I can think of. Either way, I still do not know if I do not know the enemy’s movements.” (Mireille)

　He can come up with a strategy that even Mireille cannot think of. After all, it truly seems that he is a great general.

　On that same day, a person claiming to be the messenger of the Mayor of Beltud, Kanses, came to Starts Castle.

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