Chapter 481 – The Way of the Hypnotist

Chapter 481: The hypnotist’s method

Not too long ago, such a conversation was heard at Camus and Angela’s girl wedding.
King of Amity.

“A peace treaty?”

At Prince Fernando’s question, Catherine smiled meaningfully.

“If you go iron, that person wants peace so much, let’s give it to him quickly.”

“Then, do you really intend to stop the holy war?”

“No.
It doesn’t matter if you do it slowly.
Um~ It doesn’t matter how many years you wait, right?”

Cook Cook.

Catherine laughing behind a fan.

“You can buy time to gather the holy war troops, or you can stop the holy war altogether and re-declare the holy war after a long time.”

“The point is to buy time.
Then, the pretender to the throne, Stella, and Duke Dupre won’t be alone, right?”

“Whoop whoop.
What will I do if I’m not alone?
Can they attack Amitie with only a handful of their troops?
It is doubtful that he would ever have such a loyal and strong army.”

As Duke Dupre said in the past, deserters appear in Stella’s army, and no further conscription is possible.
Prince Fernando nodded his head.

“It is a mystery.
If we conclude a peace agreement, we will be able to crush their tricks aimed at Amitie with the forces of the Demon King Army on their backs.”

“That’s right.”

“However… Signing the pact meant officially recognizing Her Highness as Queen of Amity.
The Iron Mask Daejanggun married the Queen of the Stars, aiming for the post of state secretary of the two countries.
I will not be alone.”

A note from Prince Fernando.
Catherine’s answer.

She said, “I heard that the opinion of the main propaganda group was suppressed when the prisoners obtained while restoring the border were executed.
By executing only the leaders and ending it.
If so, those who want peace will prevail in the Demon King’s Army.
And I have a channel of communication with them.”

Kathryn, who also had a relationship with Carlz and Michelle.
She had connections beyond Marquis John.
No, wasn’t Catherine herself the one who introduced Marquis John to the nobles and great and small subjects of the Demon King’s army in the first place?

“If you gather the will of the major and minor officials of the Juhwa Faction in the Demon King’s Army and insist on an end to the war, you can delay the enemy’s advance.
If at least there is a truce, time is on our side.
Stella’s army will melt like a handful of salt in the sea and return to their hometown of Amitie.”

“… And her nobles who followed her will return to her Highness in order to protect her domain.”

“It will naturally let everyone know who the true Queen of Amity is.”

Katherine’s eyes sparkled.

“The queen impersonator, Stella, will remain as a puppet regime in the Demon King’s Army and gradually disappear.
She is a false self-proclaimed queen, and she will spend the rest of her life as a useful hostage of the demon king’s army.
No, even if it takes just a few years, not a single Amitie people will remain who support Stella.
Because I will erase all those memories.
Not a single thing, without leaving anything behind.”

In short, a truce buys time to reorganize the defense posture, and Galge gains the throne with the end of the war.
After cleaning up the inside of Amity, declare a holy war again and go north!

“It’s a great plan, Your Highness.”

***

Unaware of such a background, I couldn’t help but be taken aback by the conversation I heard at the reception after the wedding.
I couldn’t focus on their conversation because I was greeting the guests.
But apparently, words of similar content were pouring out one after another!

“The war has been too long.
People’s fatigue is not normal.
It should be said that this year, farming in the southern and eastern regions was almost ruined.
All the young men were dragged away, and it was turned into a battlefield. How can a family with dead people live?”

“That’s right.
At this rate, I won’t even be able to cross the barley pass right away.”

“Since there is food stored in the castle, how can I survive next year with Jindaebeop?
It is very fortunate that the castle did not fall this time.”

True law.
A system in which the state tracks down the remaining grain in autumn, lends it to the people who ask for it when grain is in short supply, and then pays back when the grain is harvested again.
The system created by the Prophet King was handed down during the time of the liberator Demon King and settled safely.
The Demon King is the strongest, and the strongest also has an obligation to protect his family.
Although the Demon Army is close to a military alliance between tribes, it cannot help but play an administrative role.
Above all, food is power in the northern snowfield, where administrative power is difficult to reach.
Projecting administrative power through food exchange in places where military conquest is difficult every time.

“Even if I manage to survive next year…
If I can’t farm next year, what will I do next year?”

“Let’s say that.”

“Is that all?
It must be difficult for the chief because he is conscripted, but a nobleman like me gets a backache from having to mobilize even private soldiers every time.
The consumption of soldiers is high, and it makes a lot of noise when it comes to food, clothing, and war horses.”

“You’re right.
To plunder human resources right away and straighten out our backs would not be enough, releasing prisoners…
They only pay for food and don’t have much fighting power, so it’s not appropriate to make them allies, and if they become enemies, it’ll be even worse.”

“Don’t release them, sell them all as slaves and let them get their share, Sheesh.”

“So let’s put the war at this point, and make a request to His Majesty to secure internal stability by concluding a peace treaty.”

…

Is this serious?
You want to sit down like this?
Recognizing Catherine as Queen of Amitie?
Leaving behind all those who insisted on war and those who fabricated the cathedral terror?

“Lord?
Where are you uncomfortable?”

“Oh, no.
Nothing.”

“I was worried because your complexion was dark on an auspicious day.”

Haha.
Over there, drunkards came, so I was worried that I might run out of alcohol.”

“Fortunately, the.
Don’t worry.
I have prepared more white wine.”

“Good job.
Hey, Ballack!
Thank you for the gift!
Ugh white lion skin!
What all of this
… What?
Won’t you?
Are you going to give this to something else?
Hey, I think I paid 7 congratulatory money for your marriage.
Yes dude!
Give it to me!
My back is bent at the price of your alcohol!
We need to warm Angie’s back!”

“Master?!
What are you talking about?!
Aww?!
General Ballack, I’m sorry!
Are you okay!
You don’t have to give me all of this… !”

“Give me some pocket money, Mr. Jesu.
Haha!
Groom, let’s say hello and have a drink with me!”

***

The day after the wedding, Nene came late in the afternoon.

“Ugh…”

Blending with me Angela finally fell asleep after the day dawned.
She must have come at this time on purpose to be considerate of her sleeping woman, still shaking her ass.
… The wedding dress is so nice.
It’s a foul.

“Yes, yes, I heard strange things among the guests yesterday.”

I told you the story I heard from Nene.

“Hmm, I need to do a background check~”

“Please.
This is a problem that needs to be addressed before it spreads further.”

“Leave it to me.”

“Thank you.”

Jjook~

“Angie.
I’m getting some sleep.”

“Ugh… Juguun…”

And immediately went to Stella.

“Your Highness, the general has arrived.”

“Stop by.”

Click.

“Stellar.
Anne was there too.”

“Hello.
Because my younger brother is alone, he is at odds…”

Haha.
It’s the first time my sister takes care of me, so it’s fun~”

“He is.
How I took care of you when you were little!”

“It’s fun~ Melong.
My sister was sick, so I always took care of her.”

Stella lies lazily on her side with her belly hugged and Ann’s knees bent.

Anne’s maid is also standing beside her.

“Mercy.
Can you hold me for a while?
I have something to tell you.”

Nod

When Anne nodded her head, the maid backed away and quietly disappeared.

“Actually, it was yesterday…”

When I told them what I had heard, the pink-haired sister’s expression hardened in an instant.

“Hmm… Maybe I’m worrying too much ahead of time?
I haven’t even filed an appeal yet…”

Stella tried hard to see her situation positively.
Let’s reassure you first.

“I hope so, but I came to inform you as soon as I sensed the air flow.
Useless misunderstandings may arise.”

“Does the General have any plans?”

When Ann spoke calmly, she let out what she thought.

“First of all, we will find out who the people with such opinions are, how many, and whether there is a background.”

Then Anne stroked Stella’s hair as she lay on her lap, she said.

“You’d better hurry and go to my grandfather.”

“I guess so.”

“And meet General Ballack and General Adolf in advance.”

“Why are they?”

“The two of you are key figures in the military who have recently made a big contribution and are the leaders of the main battle.
If those two hadn’t defended the general, the massacre of prisoners during the Demon King’s territory recovery operation would have been unavoidable.”

“Yes.
But isn’t it the Juhwa faction that is the problem now?”

“That’s right.
If there is a problem, you have to see the opposite.
Most of the military is the main fighter, and the general is the head of the military.
The core of the power of the general comes from the military authority.
First of all, we need to take control of the military and get the support of the main fighters.”

“… Support is absolutely necessary to advance into Amity, but if you put too much power into the main battle, it will be difficult to control later.”

“I’m sorry about that, but I have no choice but to say irresponsibly that it’s up to the general’s capabilities.
However, moderation is important in politics.
When the general made the decision to massacre the prisoners, he passed it over, but deep down, everyone probably thinks that the general is also a juhwa faction.”

“By marrying a human?”

“Yes.
Not only that, but there is also a peace treaty after the Battle of Belzeburg and the promotion of a neutral zone amusement park.”

Ann smeared her saliva on her parched lips.

“… It’s shameless, but going south is also a benefit to the Amitie royal family.
The Juhwapa will point that out.
However, we have not mentioned anything about the benefits that can be provided when the royal family is restored.
It is disrespectful.”

“It wasn’t that there were no benefits.
In return, an enemy demon informant married the princess.”

“When circumstances change, minds change too.”

“My love never changes.”

“Husband Mew…”

Troubled.

She placed her hand gently on Stella’s stomach.
But Anne’s tone did not change even after seeing her.

“Even if the general does not change, the followers may change.
There is no one who would shed blood for a different race or heretic without price.”

“… I will have to think about what to give after the war.”

“Grandpa will say that the cession of territory is not worth the effort.
The same goes for war reparations.”

“Then it would be difficult.”

“Contribution due to the restoration of the royal family… Wouldn’t that be enough?”

“That’s fine.”

***

DuPré’s face was as hard as a rock.

“You came just fine.
Before going into the meeting tomorrow, I wanted to discuss it with you.”

“I heard about it.”

I discussed related matters with Duke Dupre.

“There will be no more deserters, but if the borders are fixed and a peace agreement is reached… We’re done
There are no people to support the claimant to the throne who has settled in a foreign country.”

“And wars are hard to start and hard to stop, but hard to stop and start again.”

“Because it is expensive.
Three things are needed for war…”

“Money, money, and some more money.”

“Yes.
Although I personally see that there are other things.”

“Labour?”

“That’s right. Manpower.
It is not easy to bring back those who have been sent back to farm once.
Attacking Amitie with only regular troops…
Not enough in number
You’ll need conscripts…”

“That’s something I’ve been thinking about too.
However, in order to persuade the Juhwa faction at the meeting, you must promise something in return.”

“There is no cession of territory.”

“You are selfish.”

“I’m sorry.
The royal family who became traitors cannot be the object of loyalty.
The territory of the traitors should be given to public servants or made under their direct jurisdiction.”

“You would be ashamed of paying compensation…
How about contributions to the restoration of the royal family?”

“Hey, have you met Anne?”

Caught

“Good comments should be accepted.
However, I intend to request a territorial even in addition to that.”

“You’re renting land?”

“Yes.
About 99 years?
In renewal, the southern ports.”

“Gero is aiming for trade rights.”

“The Demon King’s army doesn’t have too many ports in the east.
There are no good ports on the coast facing the highlands.
The west is blocked by the territory of the fairies, and the northern port freezes over in winter.
We need more floating terms.
We want a big trading port, not a small fishing port.
It is also difficult to roll an aircraft carrier squadron without a large port.”

“You mean you want several.”

“Yes. At no cost.”

“… Too much together
Well, we’re not in a position to say that it’s too much.”

“Instead, I will give you some reasons to convince the ministers of Amitie.”

“Which one?”

“Half of the port will be lent to me, Kamyu personally, not to the Demon King’s army.”

“Hey, are you really going to become emperor?
It’s a treaty where even a great general can rent land in his personal name.”

“Now is the time to do it.
Because the hero of the war of conquest is strong.”

The second proposal is

“We will lay a road from the port to the inland.”

“That’s an attractive proposition.”

Side agreement.

“I don’t know if I’ll be alive until that road is laid.”

“I will finish quickly.
First of all, from this war.”

***

“Your Majesty, send an envoy to Amitie to conclude a peace treaty!”

The meeting the next morning.

“We have to send the conscripts back to each place for farming next year.”

“Please contact me!”

As feared, the Juhwa faction insisted on peace.

“Stella, the rightful queen, strongly requests an attack on the royal castle in Amity based on the alliance agreement decided through the royal meeting of the Demon King’s army.”

When Duke Dupre spoke up, political attacks surged.

“You mean the allied forces did so much for nothing?
Isn’t the victory all thanks to our Demon King’s active efforts?”

Fortunately, Ballack and Adolf, whom I met in advance yesterday, covered it well.

“Well.
In the opinion of the warden who was on the battlefield, if it had not been for the air support of the flying angels and the Royal Griffon Riders, the only thing I could think of was that I would have suffered greatly from the enemy dragon.”

“General Adolf is right.
The last words of the warden’s father were orders to preserve Light Blinger.
Who was in charge of the hole in the sky due to the intelligence chief’s power failure?
Also, it is impossible to disparage the merits of the allied forces who took turns taking turns during the retreat.”

The offensive continued.

“Your Majesty, the Demon King’s army defeated the invading army and recovered the territory.
The country was devastated by the long war, and we cannot give up farming, which is the foundation of the nation.”

“The people are exhausted from the series of wars.
Please do not intervene in other countries’ wars any longer.
Since the enemy has lost its main force, it will not be able to sustain a religious war.”

Of course, the death god arrived just at this timing.
No
It’s not ‘by reason’, it must be planned.

“Catherine Amitie, the rightful queen of Amitie, proposed a peace agreement and a truce to discuss it to the Demon King Rumika Theresia Bernstein, leader of the Demon King’s Army and leader of the Northern Tribal Federation.”

Public opinion began to diverge.

“You must be friendly.”

“Let’s not come!
You have to hit it at this time!
What if the enemy rests and gets stronger?!”

“Are you going to occupy and plunder Amitie and sell humans into slavery?
You don’t go to war unless you have something to gain!
Didn’t the people caught in the battle for territorial conquest also sell out?
Who wants to go to war?”

The meeting lasted for several days.
Before anyone knew it, the cold wind of late winter enveloped the castle.

“Even if this winter passes and spring comes, you won’t know when you will go out.”

“I have to.”

I stood in the high corridor of the castle with Angela, looking down at the city.
A big city full of life even in the cold winter.
The city we defended.

Swoop.

Agnes suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Sereung.

Angela drew her sword.
It’s not that I’m wary of Agnes.
She wants to keep me with her.

Chuck.

“Who are you?”

At the place where Agnes aimed her reaping scythe, a certain shape slowly appeared.

“The espionage sent it.”

It is a familiar face.

“Louise… Did you say?”

The agent who escaped me when I was captured and raped by Carlz.
… It’s a little awkward because they were forced to mix their bodies.

“The intelligence agent has no name.”

A dark-haired demon girl who speaks calmly.
She wore black clothes clinging to her body and held out her papers.

“The Chief of Intelligence has completed the investigation.”

“… Good.”

She flipped through the list she had handed her.

“Get Nene right now.
To this place.”

“Yes.”

Shashak!

She is gone
As if you weren’t here from the beginning.

“Amazing.
Is that a spy from the Intelligence Command?”

Like those raised by Nene himself, their stealth skills are amazing.
I didn’t notice until I got close.

“… Shall we track it?”

“Don’t be jealous.”

“… It’s not jealousy.”

There are times when Agnes is too cute for her size.
You’re doing better, right?

Fang Fang.

“?!”

“Gungdipangpang is a compliment.”

“It’s great… !”
.
.
.

“Is this a list of those who claim peace?”

Earlier, Louise… He pointed to the documents that the spy called

“Yes, General.”

Nene is also solemn during business hours.

“Did you see what was written next to your name and family name?”

“Saw.
The investigation was thorough.
This guy sent an assassin to me before, and this guy sent to Lumica.
… This one too?!
I am surprised.”

“The evidence is listed as an appendix.”

Nene, who stopped the assassin who threatened me since I was young.
Let’s be grateful for that hard work.

“Very good.
Agnes.
Those who are written from here to here, cut their throats.”

“Johnny.”

Shashak!

“Yes yes.
Support Agnes.
And secure the families of those listed from here to here, and bring them here with you.
I will do the brain work myself.”

“If hypnosis is discovered, the statics will attack.”

“I would rather do the opposite.”

“?”

“Putting powerful hypnosis on many.
If too many people knew they were hypnotized, they would suspect each other.
And hypnosis is confident now.”

A legendary job, ‘master of puppets’.
I realized this recently while working behind the scenes.
That my hypnotism has reached the level of a master.

“A simple dispel won’t solve it.
It will only be solved if you persistently solve it.
And by the time I solve it, everything will go according to my plan.
I will massage your brain.”

The path of defeat, following the way of the hypnotist.

“Go get it.
I take all responsibility.”

“Yes, General!”

At my majesty, Nene knelt down with enchanted eyes.