The takeover of the fortress proceeded much faster than I had anticipated. It seemed that Epinel was now in charge of managing the fortress. That appeared to be the reason she had come all this way. Placing one of Aishus Army's finest generals at the front would certainly feel like a bolt from the blue to the Brans Army. We had no choice but to continue shaking them up since we had already earned their enmity.@@novelbin@@

Considering Lyn's personality, it was highly unlikely she would peacefully step down, and since we had defected to another army, it was certain she would harbor some grudge. In that case, it was much better to bring soldiers with us. I also wanted to repay Airen for what she had endured.

Furthermore, seizing the initiative from the Brans Army in the central region was critically important for me personally. When Lunarian's Army eventually mobilized, it would be much easier to deal with two balanced nations rather than one large state.

After she had secured our fortress, I followed our new sovereign, alongside Airen, towards Valharat Castle.

On the road to Valharat, I found myself deep in thought.

'It seems my skill at lying has only improved.'

I had assured her that I would make her never regret this decision. Eventually, Airen and I would leave the Aishus Army, although it was more likely we would just quietly retire rather than betray them with an army, as we had when leaving the Brans Army—but circumstances could always change.

And another lie.

"So, you think I can be the sovereign to unify the continent?"

'Can Baranga Yuri Aishus really be the unifying sovereign?'

[No.]

Despite such predictions, I had shamelessly given an immediate affirmative response.

Well, why she couldn't be the unifying sovereign—perhaps I would understand after staying here a while. As I was entertaining these rather trivial thoughts,

"Um… Swen."

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