Chapter 187 – My Sister Requires a Lot of Effort (01)

Fortunately, the swordsmen of the famous family who went to attack the Davin duchy quietly returned without having to go through any trouble to catch up with them.

Should I say they had good sense, or did they also feel reluctant to attack their own allies, no matter how much it was Marian’s order?

Or perhaps, I may have made them hesitate by holding Sir Andre’s sword and ordering them to withdraw, but in the end, I was able to stop the crisis that almost broke out into a civil war.

The returning swordsmen of the famous family were mulling over something as they looked at me naked, with only a piece of cloth covering my body due to the explosion of the Mana Cannon, and Marian barely covering herself with my burning cloak, but they did not bother to talk about trivial things. I didn’t question it.

In a way, it may have been because they had a firm trust that their eldest daughter, Marian, would never do such a prank, even though they were separated from each other in their prime.

“Miss. What should I do now?”

At that question, Marianne, whose level of affection was not yet at level 1, was approaching neutrality, and she looked back at me.

And then I looked down at Sir Andre’s sword in my hand.

“We can’t leave Duke Davin like this.”

“I know.”

“So, what are you planning to do? Aren.”

I didn’t call him my younger brother like I used to.

Two years ago, she made me feel awkward by calling her “Younger brother” Anytime, anywhere, even at home, but now, perhaps because she had grown up or because her affection for her had decreased, she was asking my opinion in the typical cold class president tone.

“If the Cylians return, they will collapse anyway.”

“However, they are increasing their power by taking out soldiers at will, and they are cutting off or hindering support from other forces.”

“Actually, our guerrilla unit also operated in the duke faction’s territory, receiving little by little supplies, but due to the actions of duke Davin some time ago, the front lines were pushed back and supplies were cut off, so we had no choice but to return.”

That led her to meet Marianne, but… Well…

“Now I’m starting to think that I shouldn’t leave them alone…”

Now that Sir Andre is not stepping forward properly, his successor Marian, has been able to move [Master of the Sword].

Inori, the owner of Soga, is my shadow, and since I have been given full authority, the [Shadow Family] Can also move according to my will.

Hollio may not completely agree with me, but from the perspective of Alphyrio’s caravan, if I ask him to do so, he will not refuse unless there are some serious problems.

“3:1.”

However, because the [Alphyrio Caravan] Hired mercenaries rather than training and handling soldiers directly, and because most of the troops had to be used for top-level activities, the available force was not high.

In the case of the [Shadow Family], There are only 8 blood relatives, and even if Gasol raises troops, expeditions are almost impossible with only 20 people limited to defensive battles.

[The Masters of the Sword] Are the best in terms of force, but they are a small elite group and are currently the strongest. However, if they step forward and cut down Duke Davin’s regular soldiers, my plan to have the swordsmen of the Masters play an active role as middle commanders will go wrong.

‘They say that an incompetent ally is scarier than an enemy…’

Actually, there was a simple way in this case.

“We should gather only the elites and issue an order to the Davin duchy to disperse.”

As I have said repeatedly, this game is not a strategy game or a diplomacy game.

It was an SRPG where, if you got stuck, you would just bring in the best troops and solve the problem through battle.

“The best?”

“Gather the representatives of each family, enter, and then order them to disperse.”

“What if they refuse?”

I shrugged my shoulders and answered Marian’s question.

“Then the time has come to beat him down.”

In other words, it does not mean just attacking, but entering into the other person’s mouth.”

“It will be dangerous.”

Well, looking at Marian when she fought me earlier, it honestly looks like she could kill thousands of soldiers.

‘Well, that’s because hatred was limited to level 5. When the affection level reaches level 5, I wonder if I will use a similar ability…’

Looking at the way his affection level is gradually increasing, it seemed like there was a high possibility that he would end up being more than friends and less than lovers until the ending, as it was the opposite of Marian’s tendency of hers of.

“Now there is no danger as the members protect each other.”

* ​ * ​ *

When we returned to the Dnevarin family, the sun had already set and it was night.

At the entrance to the famous sword house, Marian, Sir Andre, and her mother were waiting for us holding a lantern.

The moment Sir Andre was about to say that he had returned safely, her mother came up and slapped Marianne’s cheek.

Wow! Match! Mate!

It wasn’t just one hard hit, it was hit hard enough to make Marian stumble, and that too multiple times.

Her blood was spraying out of Marian’s mouth and her face she was swollen, but she had no one to stop her, and it was only after I, an outsider who could not stand it, came forward that her mother her lowered her hand her her her her.

“Do you come to your senses now?”

However, Marianne did not answer and she just lowered her head with her mouth closed, which was starting to swell.

We needed some time to sort things out internally, and the swordsmen of the famous family also needed to rest and reorganize their troops, so we gave them some time.

“Thank you, Aren. But… I wish you could give us a little time.”

As I received my thanks from Sir André, I looked back at Marianne, but Marianne, who still had the remnants of her hatred remaining of her, did not readily think of looking at me.

‘In the beginning, thanks to her tendencies, the level of affection rose steadily before, but now it should be seen as the opposite.’

The love has cooled off, but is this a situation where we view it as affection? In any case, it was fortunate that the hostility was immediately relieved.

First, he rented a room from the Dnevarin family and sent news of what had happened so far, using ‘voice’ to convey it to Inori, Melissa, and Golem No. 2.

Although it is for transmission only, it is convenient as it allows communication over very long distances.

I don’t know if Hollyo’s ‘voice’ will be able to communicate because he is well-liked, but since he moved to a place near the [Shadow Family] Anyway, he should be able to contact me right away.

One last time she tried to call Alice, but I couldn’t expect any response from her as she couldn’t tell me where she was and she couldn’t tell me that I was alive.

Even if you hear it, there is a high possibility that you will ignore it as an auditory hallucination due to longing like Marian.

The next day, while resting, Inori sent a signal from within my shadow and asked, and as with the previous attack, the [Shadow Family] Disbanded the Davin duchy and made the power of the royal faction independent, forming a cooperative relationship with each force. It is said that they agreed to release him.

To that end, the [Shadow Clan] Began to persuade the field commanders who had fallen under Duke Davin’s control, and Richard also plans to lead the soldiers he has joined this time and act as a separate force rather than being subordinate to them, serving as a sample.

There would be no problem if [Alfirio Caravan] Would act as sponsor, [Shadow Family] Would share information, and if necessary, swordsmen sent by [Sword Masters] Would act as mid- to low-level commanders and help with training.〈 Br〉

‘If there is no focal point to unite in one place, it is not a bad idea to exist as separate forces.’

At first, I tried to be the focal point and gather troops, but in a situation where there were no Cylians, this was the limit.

‘If the Cylians were really killed…’

When that time comes… There is no future for the royalists.

But for now, shouldn’t we try as much as we can?

“…”

Marian and I sometimes run into each other at the Dnevarin household, but she never clings to me as warmly as before, calling me her younger sister.

He still reacts a bit like he’s upset, but if I’m next to him, he doesn’t try to take me off.

‘Still, the level of affection is increasing little by little.’

Maybe it’s because it doesn’t fit my personality, but it’s filled in a very small amount, but at least it’s so low that the hate level doesn’t rise.

However, because the relationship was still at this level, the [Master of the Sword] Trait, which requires sexual intercourse again to be restored, was not restored, and I was planning to restore it slowly.

‘If you rush to gain characteristics first when affection is low, it may backfire.’

A carriage with the emblem of the Alphyrio caravan arrived at the Dnevarin family.

Hollyo was sitting next to the driver, and Melissa and the others appeared to be riding inside the carriage.

However, on the ceiling of the carriage, Golem No. 2 was controlling something with an expressionless face…

‘Antenna?’

It seemed like a signal was being sent while adjusting the large antenna, but I stopped thinking for a moment because it was a sight that did not fit this worldview.

I held Marian’s hand as I watched Hollyo, who was sitting next to the coachman, his wife, Secretary, who was riding inside, along with Inori and Melissa, get off together.

“Let’s go.”

Shocking.

When I pulled her her hand her her her, Marian awkwardly pulled her her hand her her her away her her her, but she still followed me to meet the other heroines.

“Thank you for your hard work fighting against the enemies alone, class leader.”

Marian seemed a little embarrassed by Hollyo’s pure praise and forgot what she had said.

To be precise, the intention was to search for me and kill me immediately if found, but in the end, they acted as guerrillas within the forces of the communist faction.

In this way, the remaining members of the royal faction, excluding the Duke of Davin, gathered together, and with Sir Andre as their representative, they were planning to issue an order to the Duke of Davin to disband their troops.

To be precise, keep the troops who really want to follow them as is, but do not act as heirs to the royal family, but rather act as subjects of King Sailian, who will return someday on an equal footing with other forces.

This was agreed upon up to this point, and since the plan was to formally visit them and force them some time later, it was actually closer to a notice of dissolution.

“You will receive a reply within a few days. Then you can go inside and talk to Duke Davin.”

Because everything had already been agreed upon, the meeting ended quickly and without any problems, and from then on the conversation between friends began.

Everyone was feeling awkward, perhaps because it had been a while since they had met, but Hollyo’s wife lightened the mood by saying that her husband had talked a lot about his friends, but that he was embarrassed about his school days and had tried not to bring himself to his friends’ gatherings. It was suddenly released.

While Inori was the first to ask when she got married and what she did when she got married, and while Melissa and Marian were also listening with interest about their married life and wedding, I approached Golem No. 2, who was sitting quietly, and asked.

“Golem No. 2.”

“-Tell me, charger-“

“The antenna installed on top of the carriage earlier… What on earth is the disc?”

“-It is a device for sending signals to the outside-“

“What signal?”

“-Just like the Golem Queen sent a signal far away or the charger used its ‘voice’ to call us, we created something that could amplify multiple signals and send them far away, but we couldn’t find a signal to send and a way to receive it, so it’s currently in the research stage. -“

If you do this well, you will be able to communicate over long distances.