The Regressed Mercenary’s Machinations Chapter 708

You can steal it as you go through episode 708. (1)

The commander of the 2nd Royal Army Corps guarding the capital area, Viscount Jacqueline, welcomed Giselle into the large barracks.

He frowned as he checked the document Giselle handed him.

“What? I was fired?”

Jiselle nodded and said.

“Yes, it’s been cut off as of today.”

“… … .”

He said it so plainly that it sounded like a joke. But he actually brought a document with the royal seal and the seal of the commander-in-chief.

No matter how you looked at it, it was real. It couldn’t help but be a headache for Countess Jacqueline.

‘That’s strange. What on earth is going on?’

He was part of the Margrave Falkenheim faction. The Commander-in-Chief also maintained close relations.

It didn’t make sense for someone to be fired without any notice like this.

In addition, the other person’s speech and behavior were strange. It seemed as if he had thrown away all manners. He was definitely not normal.

It was impossible not to be suspicious when a strange man suddenly showed up with a large number of royal knights, castle guards, and mercenaries and handed them a strange document.

“What are you? I heard that the Royal Knights came looking for me. This is the first time I’ve seen your face.”

“I am Astion.”

“What a rude guy. A guy like this came here with an official document?”

“I usually do the same thing to someone if they are rude. Should I call it mirror therapy?”

“… … .”

Countess Jacqueline narrowed her eyes. It was true that she was the one who was rude, but she was in a position where it was okay for her to be rude.

At least in this capital area, everyone knows who to be polite to.

He wasn’t humble enough to be polite to a mercenary who dressed in a haphazard manner.

Finally, Viscount Jacqueline looked at the Vice-Captain of the Royal Knights standing next to Giselle.

“What is this thing?”

“As the vice-captain of the Yulien Mercenary Corps… … .”

“What? A mercenary?”

“I currently serve as His Majesty’s advisor, deputy, interim prime minister, and interim commander-in-chief.”

“… … .”

Countess Jacqueline looked dumbfounded. If that were true, wouldn’t that mean that the mercenary had risen to a higher position than herself?

That doesn’t make sense. There’s no way that’s possible for a mercenary.

Countess Jacqueline narrowed her eyes and glared at Giselle.

‘Something has happened in the palace!’

The commander-in-chief was obviously attacked by these guys. He must have even lost his seal.

But before these men came, no news had been heard, which meant that the king was moving very quickly.

If he had been mistaken, it would have been a crime of disobedience, but… … that couldn’t have been the case.

Countess Jacqueline, looking at Giselle across a table, asked.

“Where is the former Commander-in-Chief?”

“He died for treason.”

Countess Jacqueline slowly grabbed her sword. The knights guarding her side also felt the tense atmosphere and placed their hands on the hilts of their swords.

Jiselle also moved her hands to her waist. The current situation was quite important to him as well.

There are a whopping 5,000 royal troops here. If they all moved and fought against him, it would be a huge loss. It’s not like he couldn’t win, but the number of troops he could absorb would decrease as a result.

Jiselle said, looking at Countess Jacqueline.

“If you hand over the job obediently, I will spare your life. I am good at keeping promises.”

“… … .”

Countess Jacqueline squinted her eyes several times. It was difficult to judge easily since she did not know how the situation was going.

If you move your army here, you will truly be a traitor. But the Marquis Jacqueline was not in a position to decide to rebel.

If the commander-in-chief or Margrave Falkenheim had given the order, he would have moved immediately. But now, he didn’t know whether he could move according to his own judgment.

‘I don’t know how, but the capital has clearly fallen into their hands. What is Margrave Falkenheim thinking? Is he just going to leave it alone? Or was there some other agreement?’

There is no such thing. Even Margrave Falkenheim is unaware of what has happened.

But Countess Jacqueline could not have imagined that Giselle could move faster than Margrave Falkenheim. So she had no choice but to continue to worry alone.

After much deliberation, he finally proposed a compromise.

“I can’t accept the dismissal right now… I need to find out what happened first.”

“If you just follow the king’s orders, what are you trying to find out?”

“Could it be that I… … am now being unfairly implicated in treason?”

“If you step down quietly, I promise that won’t happen again.”

“What will happen to Margrave Falkenheim?”

“He is the leader of the rebels.”

Countess Jacqueline was confident in the answer. The King was making his last desperate move.

So I had to get out of here and tell Margrave Falkenheim the news.

“Kill this guy right now!”

Boom!

Countess Jacqueline shouted loudly and overturned the table. At the same time, her knights moved.

Countess Jacqueline took advantage of the gap to tear open the barracks with her sword and escape, because only by getting outside could she move all her troops.

But he didn’t know how great his opponent’s skills were.

Kwaaaaang!

The hatchet thrown by Giselle smashed through the table and struck Viscount Jacqueline in the back.

“Cough!”

The intense shock he felt on his back caused Viscount Jacqueline to fall to his knees. Nevertheless, he tried to tear the barracks apart somehow.

The escort knight had already moved. The soldiers around the barracks must have moved as well when they heard this sound.

This should be enough. It should be enough to subdue the opponent. In fact, soldiers were rushing into the barracks.

But Jacqueline Viscountess was mistaken in thinking that this was enough.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Giselle, who had blown away the surrounding knights, approached with lightning speed and grabbed the back of Viscount Jacqueline’s neck.

“Countess Jacqueline, the Royal Army belongs to His Majesty. You have disobeyed His Majesty’s orders and attempted to move the army privately. I am under arrest for insubordination and treason. If you have anything to say, speak at the trial.”

‘What? A trial?’

Countess Jacqueline, who was caught while trying to escape, had a bewildered expression on her face. No matter how you looked at her, she seemed like a person who would never be put on trial.

Countess Jacqueline tried to give orders to the knights and soldiers gathered around her: capture these men immediately.

But Giselle quickly took out a gag and put it in Jacqueline’s mouth. She also took out a rope and wrapped it around her arms and legs.

The knights and soldiers who had rushed in were so fast that they had no time to do anything.

“Whoooosh! Woooosh!”

Countess Jacqueline was thrashing and screaming, but no one could hear what she was saying.

Jiselle took out the order and shouted loudly.

“I am carrying out the king’s orders now! If you don’t want to be accused of treason, don’t move hastily!”

“Eww! Yaaaaaaa!”

Everyone started looking at each other because they had no idea what was going on.

This was especially true for the soldiers. They knew nothing about politics.

The words ‘royal command’ and ‘treason’ were firmly lodged in their ears. So they could not move rashly.

Eventually, several commanders approached and asked with stern expressions.

“What is going on?”

“We haven’t heard anything.”

“If you suddenly arrest the commander like this… … .”

It was difficult to use force since the commander was being held hostage. It was an extremely difficult situation for them.

Jiselle said, handing the order to the commander in front of her.

“Read it yourself. It is His Majesty’s order, so is there a problem?”

“Umm… … .”

The commanders looked perplexed. The orders were real.

The royal army is not the private army of a lord or noble. The king is the master of the army.

So strictly speaking, the replacement of the commander of the legion was within the king’s authority. Up until now, the king had not been able to do so because he lacked the power.

They also know very well that the king is a puppet, but since there is no problem with the procedure, it becomes difficult to stop him.

However, they could not just let them go. They also knew very well that the Margrave of Falkenheim was the real ruler of this kingdom.

Besides, they follow the Margrave of Falkenheim and the Commander of the Legion, not the King.

Eventually, one commander drew his sword. He was the one Margrave Falkenheim had personally placed in charge as a watchman.

“Release the commander. I cannot tolerate this kind of forced deportation. I need to investigate in detail what happened.”

“It is His Majesty’s order. If you interfere, you will be charged with treason as well.”

“Do we look ridiculous to you? Do we seem like we would obey any order the King gives us? You will not be able to leave this place until we release the commander.”

The commander raised his hand with a sneer. If the enemy is holding the hostage and you can’t attack, then just don’t let them go.

At the commander’s command, the knights and soldiers he led moved. Seeing this, Giselle held onto her staff tightly.

If more and more people start rebelling like this, things will get difficult. This is because eventually, the entire legion may move.

“There are some people who only listen when I use my strength.”

Kwaaang!

Before the troops could properly gather, Jiselle moved at incredible speed.

Phew!

The commander who tried to rebel was instantly struck by a baton, his body crushed to death.

Everyone stopped moving at the sudden situation. As soon as Jiselle stretched out one hand, threads of magical power shot out.

“Cough!”

In an instant, the commanders whose bodies were bound by magic threads made expressions of pain. The magic threads began to tighten around their bodies as if they were going to crush them.

The commanders were forced to kneel under the enormous pressure.

Jiselle opened her mouth in a cool voice.

“There is no time to quarrel with you. The commander has already been captured and His Majesty has given his order. If you continue to resist, I will kill you all.”

In order to easily defeat the royal army, he tried to keep the commanders alive if possible. However, if they continued to rebel, he would have no choice but to kill them all before the entire legion attacked.

The knights escorting each commander were at a loss as they were overwhelmed by Giselle’s stern aura.

This was because the commander was also taken hostage and most of the commanders were bound by strange techniques, making it difficult to attack or escape from the opponent.

At that moment, the vice-captain of the royal knights who had been following Giselle with considerable quick wit shouted.

“This man is a superhuman! Even if we fight him, we can’t win! Put down your weapons and surrender immediately!”

Then the knights and soldiers of the escort stepped back in surprise.

Certainly, judging by their abilities, they were like superhumans. No matter how many of them there were, they could not win a fight against a superhuman.

Eventually, the commanders gave up on further resistance.

“Well, I will follow the king’s orders.”

It didn’t matter whether the commanders bowed their heads sincerely or retreated to avoid the situation. They might have betrayed when the opportunity arose, but that didn’t matter either.

The important thing is that the soldiers here have heard that they are following the king’s orders. That was enough for Giselle for the time being.

Anyway, the soldiers don’t care whether the person above them is the King or the Margrave of Falkenheim. They just follow the orders of the person directly above them.

Jiselle looked at the vice-captain and asked with a smirk.

“You’re pretty smart. I like you. What’s your name?”

“Miles, Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief!”

As expected, he’s a guy with sense. He pretends to answer normally and impresses it on everyone around him. Jiselle laughed heartily.

“Very well, from now on you are the commander of the royal knights. Be loyal to the crown.”

“I will serve you with my life!”

Miles, who was promoted to the rank of Royal Knight Commander, saluted with a solemn expression. However, contrary to his appearance, his heart was extremely light.

‘Ha, damn it, I’m alive. I don’t know who’s going to win, so I’ll just stick with this side for now.’

My father’s teachings to be careful and live cautiously since I was young were a great help.

Viscountess Jacqueline let out a groan of rage as she watched this comical sight while tied up tightly.

“Eeeeek!”

‘That was a mistake. I should have greeted him outside.’

I brought him into the barracks without thinking because he had come with the royal order and the knights of the royal order.

If they had met outside the barracks, they could have given orders to the entire army as soon as they noticed even the slightest hint of something strange.

But what can we do? All the commanders, overwhelmed by that madman’s momentum and justification, said they would follow the king’s orders. Now it was over.

Jiselle immediately led the royal army and moved. Thanks to this, the armies of Nodhill and Lacus were also able to move freely.

The number of troops brought by the Nordhill and Lax allied forces was 10,000. 5,000 royal troops joined them, forming a grand army of 15,000.

Of course, it was still a hastily put together army of Crest, Swipel, and Kingdom forces, so it could be said to be a haphazard army that wasn’t properly integrated.

But Giselle didn’t care. For now, numbers were all that mattered.

“Gisselle, who had returned to the capital with her army without hesitation, spoke to Alex.

“Your Majesty! God Astion! I will now go out to attack the band of traitors!”

“… … .”

Alex broke out in a cold sweat as he watched Giselle shout shamelessly.

‘T, this doesn’t seem right?’

No, it felt good to beat them all up and catch them. But the uneasy feeling of whether this was the right thing to do never went away.

What kind of war is this, waged so carelessly, so easily, so recklessly, so unpreparedly!

“I, all I wanted was… … appropriate restraint… … .”

I never dreamed of defeating Margrave Falkenheim. My only goal was to save my life and somehow build up my power to endure.

Even if that happens, the empire will not easily allow a change of throne.

In short, Alex’s dream was to just breathe comfortably and live.

‘But now I can’t breathe anymore! I’m scared!’

I’ve never felt so suffocated in my life. It was a problem that arose because I couldn’t keep up with what the other person was thinking.

Andrew and Leo were the same. I knew that Giselle was a bit unreasonable, but I didn’t know that she was this unreasonable.

Andrew shouted urgently.

“Now, wait a minute! The army is untrained and a mess!”

“it’s okay.”

“… … What, what’s okay? Nothing looks okay at all!”

“I have a plan for everything. Anyway, it’s okay, so I won’t take objections on that part.”

“… … .”

Anyway, if Jiselle wants to do it, no one can stop her. Then Rio brought up another problem.

“Look, the supplies are also like that, and we are not prepared for war at all. If we go on a campaign like this, we won’t be able to last long.”

Alex and Andrew nodded their heads wildly as well. They felt like they wanted to move slowly and properly prepare for something.

Even now, I feel so anxious that I feel like I’m going to die. If I continue like this and lose the war just once, it’s all over.

Jiselle snickered as she received the worried gaze. Didn’t she know that she was called the God of War?

But he always had a plan.

Jiselle said with her chest puffed out proudly.

“You can just take what you need as you go.”

“… … .”

It wasn’t difficult since I did it often.