Volu 4 Chapter 36
Translator: HASUTSUKI, Editor: Starbuck11
A ssenger huh? If youre soone from the Ortoa Empire, then I guess youre a new face? Ive never seen you before Your na is Sudou, am I right?
Heavy silence dominated the office room.
Julianus the first sit deeply into his chair while turning his line of sight towards the man kneeling in front of him with pity and ridicule.
For soone who was in the position of disadvantage all this ti, this scene was the best.
A reversed situation.
A sense of superiority dominated Julianus the first sensation.
Yes, your majesty. Thank you for granting this audience
So, what do you want by coming to my place? Is it to surrender?
A sarcastic tone leaked from Julianus the firsts mouth.
It was only a few days ago that a report that the Ortoas rear supply base, the Notiz Fort, had been destroyed by Mikoshiba Ryouma.
As a result of that, the Ortoas imperial army, which was locked in a battlefield around Ushias basin ended up getting isolated inside the enemys territory, with their supplies line cut off.
With that, the Ortoa Empire invading strength of nearly 60,000 n ended up becoming like rats inside a bag.
Even if they were a big army, the fact that they were separated from their ho countries was devastating.
The commanding officers aside, the unscrupulously drafted citizens and rcenaries would definitely beco upset with the situation.
Under such circumstances, the Ortoa Empires army could not do anything else but send their ssenger to Julianus the first to negotiate for surrender.
An unconditional surrender.
Although what Julianus said was indeed the truth, Sudou felt the words he had heard were very ironic.
But because Sudou understood Julianus feelings, Chapter didnt feel angry from such ironic words.
Sudou raised his face slowly and opened his mouth towards the pathetic clown sitting in front of him.
There is no such a thing An unconditional surrender negotiation, I didnt co for that
Sudou shook his head.
Then, why did you co here? It cant be, but did you co here for a cup of a tea? But then I guess you cannot afford such a thing now, huh?
Arrogance ca out from both ns mouth.
Toward Julianus words, Sudou smiled bitterly.
With just a single victory.
However, no one really understood the aning of this victory.
Up until now, it was always the Ortoa Empire that took the initiative.
When and where to attack. They completely controlled the flow of the war.
In that sense, now with Notiz fort fallen, Ortoa and Zalda-led allied forces changed roles.
Towards the figure of Julianus who desperately held back his happy expression, Sudou desperately tried to suppress his laughter.
(Such a stupid man As expected of a clown. Despite the victory he had, it was not sothing he obtained with his power)
Certainly, one existence had lit the light of hope towards the Zalda Kingdom.
Considering the current state of the Zalda Kingdom who had been always on the defeated side, this rear-blocking strategy could be said as their hope of resuscitation.
But, that didnt an it solved all the problems.
While there were so problems solved because of such event, it also created other issues that were harder to solve.
Furthermore, it had the potential to beco fatal unless the Zalda Kingdom solved it by themselves.
(Now then, just how far does the Zalda Kingdom knows where they are standing)
Indeed the situation was greatly reversed, and now the Ortoa Empires army was being cornered.
However, that was only a temporary situation.
The reason why Ive co here is to end this unfortunate war
Sudou slowly opened his mouth.
He had used a tone that was befitting of a young child pulling a prank.
What did you say?
Being unable to understand Sudous unexpected words, Julianus knitted his eyebrows.
To put it simply, Ortoa Empire wishes for a harmonious relationship with the Zalda Kingdom.
Thirst for blood surged from Grahart Henschels body who stood by Julianus side after he heard Sudous words.
Murderous intentions start to leak out like a snowstorm towards Sudou.
(I guess they are not stupid enough to show anger at this place, huh? Splendid)
Sudou had gathered information regarding Henschel and Julianus beforehand, but both of the n were calr than he had thought.
But that was natural, after all, if one was trying to win in a diplomacy battle, one should hide ones feelings.
(Julianus aside, that Henschel man, he is far better than I had thought Looking at this, there seems to be so room for negotiations.)
A reconciliation negotiation proposal cos from the Ortoa Empire side who was the one that started everything.
Thus it was natural for Henschel to feel anger since his nation had been overrun by them all this ti.
But thanks to his strong discipline, he had managed to show a deadpan face despite Sudous remarks.
It was evident that he understood that it wont an anything if he gets emotional here.
But it also ant that there was a room for negotiations.
(Because there wont be any if the other side was already spewing anger before talks begins)
As long he was being given a chance to talk, Sudou was convinced that he would be able to obtain victory.
Pardon , but I dont understand your words. What do you an by that, I wonder?
The aning is the sa as I had said, your majesty. The Ortoa empire wants a temporary harmony between our nations.
Light shone in his eyes.
You are serious huh
Hearing Sudous serious words, Julianus sighed deeply.
He felt amazed.
After invading another nation, they had shalessly proposed a reconciliation, Julianus felt amazed.
Do you realize that it was your nation that triggered this war?
Of course, your majesty. It was all started the mont my country attacked yours.
Towards Julianus question, Sudou answered back smoothly.
It was an anticipated question.
In diplomacy, it was important to have both confidence and so slight arrogance.
If you understand that, then why do you think we would accept reconciliation proposed by your side?
Hearing that, Sudous eyes glinted.
The situation had thrown Julianus the first into confusion.
He also felt anxiety from Sudous attitude.
Pardon for interjecting
Henschels voice echoed.
Do you really think that our country would listen to that?
A few months ago, Julianus wouldve definitely jumped into the negotiation.
However, the scale of the war was leaning towards the Zalda side right now.
Thus Julianus didnt feel it necessary to take Sudous proposal by this ti.
However, Sudou who didnt feel shaken by Julianus words opened his mouth with a smile on his face.
Indeed, if your Majesty understands the position your majestys country is in, I think your majesty will definitely accept our proposal.
What do you ant?
It is simple, really. I co here as a friend who wishes to help you out from the predicant you find yourself in.
Towards Sudous arrogant attitude, Julianus even forgot to shout.
There were indeed people who would show such arrogant attitude before the ruler and get punished
Yet, Julianus could not shout such order against the smiling man in front of him.
If one were to ask why, it was because he felt a premonition, a gut-feeling, a survival instinct
In the first place, does your majesty realize? That your majesty has been dominated all this ti
Sudou lifted his lips into a smirk.
He was sneering.
He was sneering towards the fools who didnt realize the position they were in.
When was it ? Ortoa Empires army 60,000-strong n are trapped like rats inside a bag. Not only that, they should be in the position of lacking supplies due to the surprise attacks, and should soon runs out of reserve.
Although he felt uneasy, Julianus kept his calm expression towards Sudous bullish attitude.
You will run out of supplies, and replacent for armor, then no matter how big an army, it will only turn into a paper tiger, no?
Certainly, that is a fact. As your Majesty said, our army is being cornered. However, if your majesty thought that your majesty is in a superior position then that is nothing more than an illusion.
(Here cos the critical mont)
Just as Sudou thought of that. His body trembled with excitent.
Well then, how about this How does your majesty intend to end our army? Does your majesty really think your majesty could destroy our Empire entirely?
Julianus knitted his eyebrows unable to understand Sudous words.
Just like I said, your majesty. There were three ways to end the war. One of them is to destroy the enemy completely, lose against the enemy, or negotiate for a ceasefire and reconcile during the war With that being the case, which kind of way does your majesty wish to end the war?
Win, lose or a draw.
Each of them had its own variation, but to put it briefly that were the three choices that existed.
That is
Hearing Sudous words, Julianus was at a loss for words.
He realized that Sudou had pointed out his lack of vision.
The other day, right after the Notiz Fort fell, Elena while leading the Zalda army inflicted significant damage to the retreating Ortoa Empires army.
The trend of the war indeed began to tilt toward the Zaldas side.
However, that was only limited to this war.
In the Zalda Kingdom, it was the aristocrats who held the real power. The Royal Order and the Royal Guard had also suffered a lot of damage to their war potential in n right now, and the reinforcents from the other countries will not help in the invasion of the Ortoa Empire going forward.
Under such circumstance, it would be impossible to make a reverse invasion strategy against Ortoa Empire.
Unless Julianus managed to direct the entire alliance army to invade the Ortoa territory, he wont be able to do anything.
If that was the case, only two options were left.
Continue the unfortunate war until the day the Zalda Kingdom is getting destroyed, or negotiate a peace agreent.
In that view, it was a huge improvent that a peace request had co, compared to the previous ssenger who advised surrender.
Let ask your majesty once again who seems to understand the current situation. Would you like to keep this unfortunate war going?
He sounded like a devilish temptation.
Towards Sudou who said those words with a smile on his face, Julianus had no other options but to agree with Sudous proposal.
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On that day, the capital city of the Zalda Kingdom Periveria was being covered with wild enthusiasm.
Or rather, it was not just Periveria. It was likely that the entire Zalda Kingdom felt the sa atmosphere.
It was a proof that the dark cloud that had covered the Zalda Kingdom until the other day had been cleared up.
On both sides of the main street, a lot of people gathered.
It was full of young and old people, even an old man holding a cane continued to wave at the soldiers marching the road.
Hurray! Zalda Kingdom, Hurray!
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God Bless the King! Glory for our country!
People line up on the sides of the main street and shouted words of victories.
Just the other day, the war against the Ortoa Empire which lasted more than a year had co to an end with a peace negotiation.
That an, the various taxes that were being imposed due to the warti ergency had been lifted, and the n who had wife and child finally can go back ho.
The news had brought them the hope of returning back to their forr calm life.
However, there were so people who didnt share the sa sentint.
One of the n was the king of the country who had made the decision to proceed with the peace talks.
He was sitting deeply in his chair inside his office while looking at the ceiling.
I wonder if what I did was the right decision?
It was a deep voice filled with anxiety.
It was proof that he was not confident with the decision he made.
I dont know
In Julianus response, Henschel slowly shook his head.
At least, we managed to earn so ti, that was a fact
Ti, huh
The Ortoa Imperial army had begun their full retreat.
Although temporary, depending on the future, it was possible for them to gain a few years of ti.
Thus it was possible to gain the ti to rebuild the war-torn Kingdom.
I cannot waste the little ti we have now
By your will, sire
Grahart Henschel nodded his head deeply, confirming Julianus words.
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