Plain Girl Hero of Darkness
He Who Spreads Death

(What is His Majesty planning?)

Gaier is confused by the happily smiling Rosenmarie. Gaier was glad Rosenmarie chose to act like this, but he still had doubts about all of this.

He believes Rosenmarie was obsessed with the Seventh Army killing General Osborne. Even so, he still sent Volmar to fight the enemy. It was only natural that Gaier was confused by the way Rosenmarie acted.

"Is there a problem? You look surprised. ”

“T-No, not too..”

Gaier quickly shook his head.

“Hmm—? Do you think I will get rid of everything and challenge that monster to a duel? ”

“- !? I-That's ... "

What Rosenmarie said seemed to have entered Gaier's mind, leaving him speechless. Intrigued by Gaier's reaction, Rosenmarie explains:

"Don't be too surprised, it's not too complicated. My goal is to destroy the Seventh Army that killed General Osborne, not to take care of the monster. And the horde of 3,000 soldiers alone is not worth my time to take over the terrain, I will become a laughing stock in the Empire."

Rosenmarie laughed out loud.

(Your Majesty is interested in the monster, but does not intend to fight it directly. That's the point ..)

No matter what, it was great that the monster did not attract all of Rosenmarie's attention. Before Rosenmarie could change her mind, Gaier quickly agreed:

“Sending Lieutenant Colonel Volmar is a great option. Monster or not, it would be unwise for His Majesty to take to the field personally."

"Isn't that true? It's okay if Volmar can kill that monster, because that means it's not worth my attention. But if Volmar dies, then I will destroy the monster along with the army. That simple. "

- Preparations after this will be handled by Gaier.

With that, Rosenmarie started working on her paper again. Unlike before, the voice of the questioner was more rhythmic.

Gaier immediately left the office with his orders. After closing the door, she could hear Rosenmarie's crazy laughter, and felt a chill on her back.

******

"That's just one castle that collapsed, how long do you need to seize it !?”

Field Marshal of the Swaran Royal Army, Ertoria Liberal, vented her anger at the officers before her.

It had been a week since they launched an attack on the Peshita Fort which was fenced by the Sixth Army. They hoped to capture the fort easily in three days, but in reality, the gates of the Peshita Fort remained tightly closed. They tried to attack with siege ladders, but failed to break through.

The Liberals crushed the paper in his hands and threw it to the ground.

(Graden the old weasel! He wants to revoke my orders if I don't take the fort within the time limit? He actually sent me this letter so urgently!? What is he trying to do!? Even if Swaran Kingdom was a vassal state of the Empire, it did not mean that he could do whatever he wanted!)

- One year ago.

When the Kiel Fortress of the Kingdom of Farnesse fell, the Empire expanded its claws into the Swaran Kingdom. Their young king, Hyde fon Swaran was hot-blooded, and tore up the letter sent by the envoy from the Empire.

The summary of the letter contained, they basically wanted the Swaran Kingdom to swear allegiance to the glorious Arsbelt Empire. It was said very arrogantly.

An enraged Hyde executed the Imperial Envoy. He ignored the advice of his followers, and stubbornly led an army to fight against the Imperial Army. The two forces clashed at the northern border of Swaran, on the hill of Lunwhal.

Historians refer to this as 《War of Swaran》, Swaran's forces lost against Full Metal Knights led by George. The arrested Hyde was executed three days later, along with his close aides.

After that, the Empire did not conquer Swaran directly, and encouraged the young Allen von Swaran to ascend the throne. On the surface, the Swaran Kingdom continued to exist, but Allen had no real power. In the end, Graden had complete control as the acting Chancellor of the Swaran Kingdom, and ruled the Kingdom from Fort Kiel.

As the Liberals continued to rampage, one of the officers said timidly:

“Soon, soon, all of you keep saying the word. How long 'soon' do you take? ”

As the Liberals asked furiously, all the officers wiped the cold sweat from their brows and moved away.

At this moment, all Swaran officers, including the Liberals, did not see a single fact.

The Sixth Army was completely forced to the brink by the relentless assault of the Swaran— Army

Peshita Fort, Sara's Room

"Your Majesty Sara, it's mealtime."

Sara slowly propped her body up on her bed, and looked at the plate Roland had placed on the table. On the table was half a loaf of bread that turned black, and a soup that was almost no different from water. Normally, this was not something that should be presented to Sara, who was a Princess.

"Thank you, but I'm not hungry."

Sara lowered her gaze, and shook her head at the worried Roland.

“I'm sorry, but you said the same thing six hours ago. If you don't eat, it'll affect your health."

Roland did not show any intention to leave, and insisted that Sara should eat. After a moment of silence, Sara looked at Roland firmly:

“Then I will explain the situation. I'm still a princess, and this rough dish doesn't suit me. It's obviously stale, if you understand, then take it!"

Sara said while throwing her pillow. It hit Roland, and the feathers inside were spilled, and floated in the air. Sara pouted and turned around.

“... Your Majesty, there is no point in pretending. Even though others don't know, this Roland will still understand."

“A-What do you mean..”

Sara stuttered, and Roland smiled a little sadly.

“You're too good. You think that if you don't eat, you can give your share to other warriors, right?"

“Fufufu, it's just your imagination. Didn't I explain it? This dish is not worthy enough for a Princess like me."

Roland ignored Sara's fake front, and continued with a serious face:

"And you plan to settle this with your death."

“- !?”

“... I have been serving you for over ten years, Princess Sara, so I know. You may think that you can trade your life for the enemy to save the troops. But the enemy may not accept this proposal."

“But I'm a Princess—”

“So, you really plan to do that..”.

When she heard Roland say that while sighing, Sara realized her mistake. Now that the cat was out of the bag, Roland would not let the matter stop. With that in mind, Sara confessed:

"… There is no other way. If there is a chance that everyone can live if I offer my head, then that's a thing worth trying ... Looks like we've lost the bet ... "

"Are you talking about reinforcements?"

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...To Be Continue's...