chapter 28
28 – 5th element (1)
“By the way, uncle.”
Lena rested her chin on the table and spoke to me. It was not long after the operation began. Her face was questioned and a blade of grass stuck to her cheek. Millet, who was looking at Lena from the side, reached out and picked off a blade of grass. Lena stroked Millet’s head and continued.
“Where is the guarantee that the woman named Kiberes truly loves Damon? They said they were just married of convenience. Couldn’t it be heartless then?”
I nodded at those words. As Lena said, Ciberes and Damon were married of convenience. Furthermore, we did not know how dry the arranged marriage between the demons was.
But that didn’t mean there was no way to find out.
“There is a way to find out everything. Miss Lena.”
“What?”
“In the first place, isn’t this a trap with no harm if it catches, and if it doesn’t, it doesn’t hurt? You can tell what Kiberes thinks of Damon by seeing the letter and who he sends it to.”
“Ah, a harmless trap. How hard Millet worked to put that letter into the supply cart.”
Millet nodded at Lena’s words and said.
“right. It’s kind of hard to send a letter with a slingshot.”
The letter about Viezra that Caybereth received was a letter I wrote and Millet threw into the demon supply cart. I thanked her again as she frowned and pretended to be in trouble.
“you’re right. This operation could not have started without Millet. In any case, the situation will change greatly depending on what Kiberes thinks when he sees this letter. If you doubt the identity of this letter itself, either ignore it or think it’s a lure trap and send troops to the location to search for it. It is an ambush in reverse.”
“What if it’s just an arranged marriage without a heart?”
“You wouldn’t think much of it. Did you send a few people to prepare a gift in case of an unexpected situation? They will ignore it altogether.”
the warrior asked.
“So, what if Caybereth is shocked by Damon’s infidelity and is disturbed by this letter?”
“Only one. I’ll send one of my trusty men to search the rocky ground. The very fact that she is having an affair makes her feel ashamed, and the person in that situation instinctively tries to cut down on the number of people she knows. If you think rationally, it makes you make a risky choice in the task of organizing a search party.”
“A competent commander? Aren’t you just sending troops to search?”
I shook my head.
“It is love that blinds even competent commanders. It’s wrong to think the other person is incompetent, but it’s also wrong to overestimate them. I don’t think Kayberes is that great of a superman. Such a great talent would have already occupied the fortress, and the power of love is great enough to lightly blind an ordinary talented person.”
“I didn’t expect to mention the power of love here.”
I nodded at Ashuria’s words.
“I believe in the power of love. Kiberes will only send one trusted underling.”
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“You shouldn’t let other people know. Be sure to go alone and retrieve the box there.”
Kayberes was trembling. It was because the anxiety that crept through her body like the chill of midwinter was tormenting her. In fact, I knew Damon’s flirtation from the beginning. He also knew that a man named Damon was a very incompetent demon who couldn’t use his legs when he was a woman.
But his appearance is just a fleeting whim, and I truly love him. He was proud that there was only one Kiberes. I wanted to believe that the sweet words written in the letter were only for me, and that the occasional rumors were the tricks of nasty women who were jealous of ‘me’.
I wanted to believe that in this war, I was not the kind of person who would go crazy over bitches and keep reaching out.
But the world she believed in was nothing more than a round glass toy, like a snow globe. Cayberes was a wise and good commander, but in the face of the fleeting feeling of love, he was confined to his own world.
“Kybeles-sama.”
She believed in Damon.
“I’m home.”
Rather, it was an enemy trap, and I hoped that the men I sent out would not return.
“I brought a box here. I was really under the rock you said.”
Kiberes tried to pretend to be calm and questioned his subordinates.
“Were there any ambushes or traps?”
“Yes.”
The subordinate’s blunt tone and the smell of dirt from his body were proving the truth.
“yes. Let’s go.”
Even the departing subordinates seemed to be mocking him. Caybereth held back his tears and carefully opened the box.
“ah… … .”
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Necklace.
A beautiful necklace that must have been captured from humans was there along with a letter.
[You are beautiful when you smile. Viezra.]
with a short letter.
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There was only one person who came looking for a present. The sullen-faced men walked straight to the rock, retrieved the chest, and returned to their barracks. I was smiling with a confident face, Lena looked at me with her lips pouting as if she didn’t like something, and the hero made an admiring expression.
Lena asked.
“So, what are you going to do next?”
“Right now, Kiberes may not be able to make a rational decision. The very fact that her husband and her subordinate were openly cheating on her would drive her mad.”
I said.
“As you know, Hero, Kiberes divided his forces into three and tried to push back the military camps on either side of the fort. Viezra was also originally a member of the Kiberes main unit. Evidence of an affair was clearly revealed, and the party was deceased. Kiberes must be going crazy with curiosity right now.”
“I want to find more evidence of the affair, but there is none?”
“Doubt begets doubt and a woman wants to be sure of her feelings. He wants, and wants, evidence to disprove his suspicions.”
Lena asked again.
“therefore. What are you going to do?”
“We already know what kind of person Damon was and what kind of conversation he had with Viezra through the letters. These items are currently kept by Commander Randolph as evidence.”
The warrior nodded and said.
“I’m thinking of sending all of Viezra’s things to Kiberes.”
“I am not sending it. We use this to give her a provocation strong enough to roll her eyes out.”
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“Kiberes-sama! I requested a conversation at the fort!”
Kayberes flinched, then shook his head and lay down again. Now she was in a state of half-lost from the shock of the affair. He was convinced that if he commanded the army as it was now, he would inevitably make a mistake, and that mistake would cause irreversible damage to the war itself.
A commander must always be able to rule the army with a cold heart. A commander who is caught up in personal emotions will suffer like a ship thrown into a storm.
“Conversation? What kind of conversation do you mean? If it is not a phrase of surrender, there is no need for useless conversation.”
Furthermore, if the opponent provoked in a situation where they could neither do this nor that, it would only lower the morale of the army and do nothing. There was no benefit to contacting the opponent unless they came up with a strategy that would bring down the fortress.
“I’ve offered to hand over Viezra’s belongings and letters from the enemy camp.”
Kayberes silently rolled his eyes. Would it be right to respond to this provocation now? Is it a good thing to lead an army and bring back belongings from defeated allies?
Reasonable decisions did not work. The word ‘letter’ was deeply embedded in Kiberes’ mind and was tormenting her.
letter.
The love story between Damon and Viezra.
Dirty secrets published in the hands of enemies.
Kiberes rose from his seat.
She took a deep breath and pretended to be cool.
“Prepare to dispatch troops. Respond to their conversation.”
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“You really came.”
I nodded my head at Millet’s words as she looked at the army of demons in wonder. Then he spread his arms lightly and said.
“The brains of the Hero party.”
Lena snorted and shook her head.
“He must be the cheating man of the Hero party.”
“I have never had an affair.”
“lie. But how do you fit so well? Didn’t you actually have an affair?”
“I had a friend who liked that.”
After saying that, I glanced at the hero, and the hero didn’t seem to believe it either. Ashuria was giggling, and Millet leisurely counted the number of soldiers.
“There are quite a few soldiers. It might be dangerous.”
The warrior said in a low voice.
“Because they are elite soldiers. It’s definitely different from the soldiers I’ve met before. I feel that he is a great commander. So, we have to end it here.”
Sharp eyes and long curly hair. Despite the slanted head and sternly distorted expression, her beautiful appearance caught the eye. Kayberes said while holding on to the horse’s reins.
“yes. Where are Viezra’s things? I thought it would be prepared in advance, but the way you greet guests is a mess.”
the commander of the fort shouted.
“There is an order to everything! I’ll drop you off one by one, so wait there with your eyes open!”
“huh!”
Without batting an eye, Kiberes returned to his stance. Her expression did not change until the moment when the good-voiced soldier took out a letter and climbed the wall. But the moment her eyes met the soldier’s and realized what he was holding, her expression contorted again.
“Hey, these guys… … !”
“Asmodian soldiers, listen up! I’ll let the whole world know what a filthy slut your commander, Damon, is, and what kind of women he’s hung out with!”
“Everyone, shut up! De, don’t insult Damon!”
“Viezra! every time i see you I can feel my lower body wriggling like a snake! You are different from wooden women like Cabares! You always showed me a hot charm! Squeeze your breasts and let me rub my snakes under your armpits! Bury my face in your ass and let me breathe!”
“shut up! Shut up! But, there’s no way Damon would write something like that!”
As if he was about to bleed and die at any moment, Cayberes dyed his face red and screamed. The demonic soldiers were buzzing with expressions that didn’t know what to do, and the hero whispered to me with his face dyed red.
“Aren’t you writing something too vulgar? No matter how provocative it may be… … .”
“That is a real letter. He said he came out of Viezra’s barracks.”
“….Yes?”
Leaving the hero with a blank expression behind, the soldier shouted in a more excited voice.
“Viezra! It seems like everything about you was born to excite me! I held many women in my arms today, but I still see your body shimmering like a mirage! If I hadn’t been married! He might have proposed to you! You are such a beautiful and lovely woman! Today I am dreaming of you!”
“Shut up! Damon is not such a demon! Stop making false propaganda!”
“I love you Mostra! You are the best woman I’ve ever met! Your breasts are as delicious as yeast-laden bread! Ever since I met you! I think of you every time I eat bread!”
“shut up! Shut up! I will kill them all! If you don’t stop, I’ll kill you all!”
“Halifa! Could there ever be a more lovely woman than a poisonous woman! I want to drink the aphrodisiac with you and fall into ecstasy! When touring the battlefield! I really want to stop by your barracks!”
“ah… ! Ahh… … !”
The frenzied Kiberes suddenly stiffened. Tears continued to flow down his face as if a faucet was leaking, repeating the same sound over and over again as if a toy had broken.
“ah… ! Ahh… … !”
Kayberes’ face began to contort again. His trembling hands turned white, and the adjutant who was restless next to him spoke.
“K-Kybeles-sama…! this much… !”
Kayberes shouted, violently shaking off the hand that was holding him.
“attack!!! attack!! Kill them all! Don’t let even one of them live!!”
The soldiers started to move along with the sudden attack order. I muttered as I prepared my weapon.
“As expected, the power of love is great.”
There were no rational and competent commanders here. Only the frenzied, weeping beasts rushed toward the gates.
“It can’t be!!! Damon can’t do that!”