Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga - 157

Mistletoe told me one more key point.

“Furthermore, His Majesty has made peace with the former king and has decided to ally with him in defeating the Regent. He will allow the Kingdom of West Thirlwil to take the Giant Isles.”

“It’s a reasonable place to drop the matter.”

If the former king kills me, he will be king without question for form’s sake. Once I’m gone, he and Hasse will probably go back to fighting over territory, but in any case, Hasse doesn’t have the strength to make a full-scale invasion of the Giant Islands, so there will be a stalemate for a while.

In the meantime, the former King Pahsu would have a great deal to gain if he can make a name for himself as the King of West Saawil.

But first, he will have to get rid of me.

“All is well. Well, it’s just as we planned. We’ll keep going.”

Mistletoe quickly left the room. Once I’ve done my job, I won’t stay long.

–Now we’re finally getting our asses kicked.

Oda Nobunaga said happily.

It’s a fire we knew would come out. It’s good that it’s so easy to understand.

–It’s a race against time. If we don’t surrender the former king soon, we’ll have nowhere to return to.

We’ll have plenty of time. My castle is strong. Nothing will fall. That’s the way I built it.

At least a fool like Hasse and his cronies won’t even get close to it.

Besides, Oda Nobunaga looks like he’s having a good time. I can tell without looking at his face.

–Of course. A man who should be a High King has many enemies. Now you have reason to fight. Tendou turns to you. Fight to the full and win!

Yes, I’ll show you the kingdom too!

I’ll show you the kingdom.

The next day, I gathered the generals and told them of “His Majesty’s rebellion.

There were some murmurs, but not many. I guess everyone knew what to expect.

“It is a great shame. I have been helping you since before you became king. It was you who asked me to take your sister as my wife. It is unbelievable that His Majesty should accuse me of treason.

I said I regretted it, but I showed no sign of grief. The High King has no need to be so gingerly.

“I don’t need to tell you this, but as regent it is my job to avenge our enemies for the sake of the unification of the Kingdom of Serwil. That cannot be treason. Perhaps the traitors have told you some trifling tale. You will come to your senses, but I cannot wait for you to do so in this hostile land.”

And I made it clear that I was going to do it.

“Therefore, I hereby dethrone the turbulent Hasse I and enthrone Rumi I as the new king of the Kingdom of Thirlwil, effective today!”

These words caused a stir among the generals. I suppose that’s to be expected.

I showed them the letter Rumi had given me.

“This is not my decision. His Majesty had already seen the unrest in King’s Landing. And he has written here that he will ascend the throne as the new king himself in case Hasse I is disturbed!”

This was a plan that Rumi was able to pull off thanks to his visit to the Yagmouri castle.

“His new Majesty has ordered me to continue to serve as his regent and to bring down the Pahus of the Giant Islands. I am the regent and you are no bandits. Fight to your heart’s content!”

Laviala said, “I will win for the king!” He shouted.

“If Raviara and his men lose, the king will be executed!　There is no way that such an unreasonable thing can be allowed to happen!　We must win and return to Yagmouri Castle!”

And I heard his voice, “Yes!” Yes!” A voice rises up.

From the look on Laviala’s face, this was probably more of a righteous indignation than anything they were aiming for, but there was nothing wrong with getting excited.

“Puffs is based in a small town called Soferi. We’ll take it out and stabilize the Gigantic Isles. It won’t take long. You guys, do it to the best of your ability!

Morale was at its highest.

No one would think they had fallen to the pirates. He who has the army is the strongest after all.

By now, Rumi is probably sending out letters to all corners of Yagmouri Castle claiming that he is the king. It would be enough to make Hasse’s order to defeat him relative.

He also sent a secret peace envoy to Absy Hanistra, Count of the Talmud.

They want me, not Pahtzus.

I have told the envoy that if he agrees with me, he will be relieved of his lands and will be given a part of these lands if Count Samyuz Samyuz does not obey me.

The Talmud must have realized that the stronghold in Pahtus would not last much longer after the heavy defeat in the recent battle. He thinks that an invasion of his stronghold now would be a bad thing.

It is all because of Hasse’s delay in making a decision.

If only I had made an alliance with the former king Pahtus before I won the battle of the Western Hanistra Plain, things might have been different.

The Talmudic counts no longer have the strength to defeat me again and again. My options are greatly reduced.

Well, I have work to do before I destroy the Talmud.

I will drop Soferi.

I will drop Soferi.

As regent of Rumi I, I have sent my troops south to Sofeli, where the bandit Pahus is holed up.

This march was hastened anyway. I knew that there would be few obstructions along the way anyway. Paphs itself had no military base, and the Talmudic counts had to gather their forces in their own stronghold due to the heavy losses.

The castle of Soferi was a pavilion on the plain, not a very defensible place. It was a temporary “capital” of the former king.

Soon the castle fell. Or rather, Paphs set it on fire and fled.

The question was where to flee.

Paffs turned to the Count of Samyû, Sarhoz Samyû, and headed south.

He did not trust the Talmudic Count.

That settles it.

It did not take long for me to receive a letter from Absy Hanistra, Count of the Talmud, swearing an oath of vassalage.