My Little Sister Cute Outside, But Yandere Inside!
Chapter 99 - Goodbye
Nuclear attack has happened, but..
I don't know why, I don't feel any guilt. It's like “They deserve it” and we are very satisfied.
Broadly speaking, the remnants of the Flora Kingdom had been shattered. The great walls and towering royal palaces as markers of their glory had disappeared. Their symbols and power had been completely destroyed.
All the nobles of the Kingdom of Flora survived but only the territory of the Capital of the Kingdom of Flora was destroyed. Even if they wanted to build an empire once again, it would take years.
If you think we just destroyed the Royal Capital of Flora? Get rid of that thought immediately..
Because this little idea from Chiyuki really surprised me.
To destroy the kingdom, we must have two sides supporting each other and we take both sides.
“Onii-sama, Chiyuki has a small idea that suddenly comes to mind. Rather than letting pests spread. Why don't we make one place that contains pests and destroy its huge nest?”
If the context of the conversation is agriculture. The techniques and concepts used are appropriate. But, if “Hama” is meant is the royal lineage of the Kingdom of Flora. The meaning of Chiyuki's words changed completely.
In the midst of our invasion, a change of plans was made. Rather than attacking the Royal Capital of Flora with a nuclear bomb, we added a little bonus by destroying the trade, agriculture, finance, military, and public trust of the Kingdom of Flora. A tactic I used when I sent a small message a few years ago.
It seems, I indirectly taught Chiyuki about war crimes.
Well.. There's no harm, right? It's just a war crime. By royal law, there is no prohibition to commit war crimes.
Poison the spring? Rather than using poison, it was enough with psychological warfare to scare them.
Rid of livestock and staple food? Using carpet bombing tactics was enough for us.
Employing prisoners of war on a bondage contract? We use the same method, only.. Mercedes is playing a big role here. Mercedes' ability to alter one's memory is highly efficient. After all.. if they are still useful, why not be used?
Tactical command room in small talk. The conversation is not important, if only Mercedes did not participate in it.
“I once read this in a general history book, The Kingdom of Flora stood when a traveler found a small fertile area and contained gold ore content in its riverbed. This discovery attracted the attention of other travelers and made them settle in the same region. The development made the region filled with new travelers and opened up livelihoods in the form of mining and agriculture. All of that goes smoothly until ego, greed, and envy emerge between them. They formed groups and killed each other to occupy power. Such was the fate of the poor Kingdom of Flora formed.”
“Ugh.. as expected of the nobles of the Kingdom of Flora” reply Mercedes.
“Yes.. Sorry.” Me, Chiyuki, my Father, and my Mother simultaneously said that to you in a flat tone.
“Eh?” Mercedes fell silent for a moment after hearing our answer.
“...”
“Ah!!” it seems Mercedes has understood our counterintuitive intent.
We do have the bloodline of those people. I don't want to deny it, even I was once envious of one of the nobles just because their natural resources were so supportive.
Ego, greed, and envy are human natures. Humans tend to be dissatisfied with the achievements that have been obtained.
For example, as it is today, far above the sky. I saw the remains of the last noble of the Kingdom of Flora. They openly rejected the safe areas we had given them and moved towards the neighboring kingdoms.
“Well. isn't it time we break this chain of unhealthy grudges.”
This last word of mine, we bid our final farewell to the nobles of the Kingdom of Flora. Perhaps history will record this event as the last seconds of Flora's nobility.
Three seconds had passed and our scenery was filled with white sparkles from the small explosion that rained down on the last line of the Flora Kingdom.
Goodbye, Kingdom of Flora.
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