Chapter 307
Side Story – Memories of a Certain Princess (58)
#73 Their Circumstances: The Circumstances of a Certain Villain
The way to prop up Marquis Laiasha was very simple. Make people worship him. The method is public opinion manipulation.
Use that method I often saw in my past life.
Of course, there was no such thing as TV here.
Although there were similar magical video tools for that purpose, most of them were made for military use. Ordinary people would only be able to see magical video tools in the imperial capital.
It was the only way ordinary people could see things like regular knight swordsmanship competitions or school festivals in the imperial capital through magical video tools.
So it seemed very difficult to manipulate public opinion in the Kingdom of Merdeah.
But there were also clear advantages because there was no medium like TV.
That is, the reliability of information had to be very high.
In the case of rumors, it was full of unfounded rumors and absurd rumors like the Bluebird site in my past life, but the kind that was referred to as information was different.
There were two ways for ordinary people.
One is to buy information.
Buying newsletters sold at the top or commissioning mercenary guilds to obtain necessary information.
When you commission directly, it costs quite a lot of money, but it was very cheap compared to professional information guilds.
Since it was expensive information bought by commoners, the reliability had to be high.
And the second was information they personally saw and felt.
There was no information as reliable as this.
It’s not true that everything you see with your own eyes is the truth.
If an existence unaware of magic sees magic, it will look like a miracle from God. There is a reason for the saying that you know as much truth as you know.
But even if you know that fact, people tend to believe what they have personally experienced.
No matter how much someone else says otherwise, you can’t help but believe more in what you’ve experienced.
Anyone would be like that.
You would believe what happened in front of you, not what someone else said that you didn’t even see.
I would be like that too.
Especially in this world without a medium to check information, there could be no information as reliable as your own experience.
So the only way to give the ordinary soldiers faith in Marquis Laiasha was simple.
Showing them Marquis Laiasha’s achievements directly.
This method was very simple yet very difficult at the same time. Because it was Marquis Laiasha and not someone else.
What on earth about Marquis Laiasha could I show to make ordinary soldiers believe in him?
The answer was simple.
None! However hard I looked, there was nothing!
The only way to make soldiers support Marquis Laiasha after seeing him was simple.
If I used every method, it would be to gather newborn babies and make them swear allegiance to Marquis Laiasha as if brainwashing them.
Well, honestly, this method might also shatter as soon as the kids came into the world.
If they learned a little about the world, they would realize how incompetent Marquis Laiasha was.
But I couldn’t give up on the plan.
To execute this plan… Faith was needed. Strong faith in Marquis Laiasha.
He is incompetent and can do nothing.
If left alone, he would naturally fall into the abyss, and even if not left alone, he would easily greet the god of death.
So we have to do it.
We have to work hard so that soldiers can believe in Marquis Laiasha, so that soldiers can believe in him.
It was a very difficult task, but we had the strongest trump card.
“Please keep in mind. Ordinary magical bombardment for Marquis Laiasha. And with minimal damage.”
“I understand….”
I spoke again to the magicians who did not understand what I was talking about at all.
“You must be careful, extremely careful, that Marquis Laiasha does not die.”
“Yes…”
They seemed to have a lot more to say, but it had already been discussed with their superiors.
The head of the magician corps, Regas, and some key personnel knew why we were taking this action, so I would explain after the plan succeeded.
“Well, please get going.”
I nodded satisfactorily as I watched the uncomfortable looking magicians move away.
“I don’t know how much effect it will have, but… I hope Marquis Laiasha’s popularity skyrockets.”
According to spy reports, the fear of imperial-style magical bombardment among Merdeah’s military was beyond imagination.
An attack that can’t be stopped.
In my opinion, it was the pinnacle of absurdity.
I can’t hit the opponent but I have to keep getting hit by the opponent.
If I were in the enemy’s shoes, I would have beaten them up and immigrated to another country.
A new tactic so powerful that it could change history.
Although a solution would emerge someday, you can suffer tremendously until then.
This operation was the same.
Using the magical bombardment that looks like an ordinary magical bombardment on the outside to boost Marquis Laiasha’s popularity.
To achieve this, the magicians will enthusiastically bombard Ordinary magical bombardment on Marquis Laiasha.
And imperial-style magical bombardment on the other nearby units.
When all the surrounding units die without being able to stop the magical bombardment, only Marquis Laiasha’s unit will survive.
If they directly experience that, the soldiers will be loyal to Marquis Laiasha’s command.
The only general who stopped the imperial magical bombardment!
Duke Arisetias, the Field Marshal of the Kingdom of Merdeah, died failing to stop it, but Marquis Laiasha stopped it!
The moment such rumors spread, the military’s awareness of Marquis Laiasha had to change.
This was an operation that could be used because the opponent was Marquis Laiasha.
If Marquis Laiasha had been slightly more competent, he could have been suspected of colluding with the Empire.
He stopped an attack that no one else could stop, but he didn’t know exactly how to stop it.
How could there be such a suspicious situation?
But Marquis Laiasha was different.
Collusion? Collusion also required some brains and negotiation skills. If done wrong, you could end up being the opponent’s pawn, used and killed.
So it was important to prove to the other party that you were capable and make them realize your value.
My words were more convincing because I was currently an undercover imperial spy and colluder.
This was so difficult.
Whether it’s fighting against one another, being sent as a diplomatic envoy to another country, or being sent to the battlefield.
Despite my official position as Marquis Laiasha’s attendant, I’m being exploited like this and worked to death while the organization looks at me with suspicious eyes.
The life of a spy is so lonely.
It is a job that moves here and there, believing only in the one rope of one’s own ability.
The moment you fall off the rope by mistake, it’s a fate of being helpless.
While I do my job and get treated however, tremendous ability and patience is needed to do this unpleasant job. It’s an ability that Marquis Laiasha doesn’t have at all.
So the enemies wouldn’t even suspect Marquis Laiasha. If the enemies had brains, they would know well that Marquis Laiasha doesn’t have the ability to execute plans.
That’s why they proceed by trusting Marquis Laiasha.
No matter how much they prepare against the enemy, it’s unimaginable for the enemy army to intentionally support a general of their army.
So cheer up, Marquis Laiasha. The empire supports you!
Religius Ruh Laiasha, Commander in Chief of the Merdeah Kingdom!
To make it happen, the princess and I are willing to do anything for Marquis Laiasha!
#74 Their Situation: A Soldier’s Situation
Something white started falling from the sky.
It was snow.
Winter has come now.
The long, long war was passing another year.
Many things happened during that time. No, it would be more accurate to say many things had to happen.
Most of the kingdoms existing on the continent participated in the war, and as a result, incidents where several countries disappeared in a day occurred.
Hearing news that thousands died after waking up the next day became routine, as well as hearing that some country got destroyed or some country won.
Ah, and one more thing.
“The Karan Empire!”
“The enemy’s bombardment begins!”
The Empire’s bombardment also became a habitual routine.
“Magicians, activate the physical magic barrier!”
It hasn’t been long since it was revealed that the Empire’s magical bombardment, which was thought to be invincible, was in fact an attack with real mass.
Until just before, that magic could not be blocked, and countless soldiers of the Kingdom lost their lives because of it.
But a great hero appeared and resolved it.
The current Marquis of the House of Laiasha, who inherited the history and tradition of the Merdeah Kingdom!
The supreme commander currently on the Anti-Karan Empire frontline!
That hero was none other than His Grace Marquis Religius Ruh Laiasha.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The enemy’s bombardment started getting blocked by magic barriers that could block real mass.
Louder sounds than that of ordinary magical bombardment echo and spread.
What would have happened if those bombardments were not resolved?
It would have been a repetition of unspeakable terrible events.
Who would have thought?
To add existing mass to the mystical laws of magic.
It was a bizarre magic that only Marquis Laiasha in the entire Merdeah Kingdom could think of.
The Merdeah Kingdom suffered tremendous damage from that magic.
The late Field Marshal Arisetias passed away, and several legions were killed.
The enemy was a place full of monsters.
According to rumors, all the enemy troops sold their souls to the devil.
They offer prisoners as sacrifices every day, and moisten their throats with the blood, it is said.
How dreadful beings they are!
Even the Temple of Peace succumbed to their wicked power, it is said. To that extent the enemy were monsters.
Moreover, isn’t the leader, the Empire’s princess, just a girl in her early teens?
A girl even younger than my daughter reigns over those monsters.
The Empire is undoubtedly a wicked group.
However, I’m not afraid.
Isn’t our proud Merdeah Kingdom blessed with Marquis Laiasha?!
While all legions of the Kingdom were defeated by the Empire’s princess, only Marquis Laiasha secured victory.
In fact, the enemy feared and avoided fighting Marquis Laiasha.
In fact, not long ago, when other troops were under attack by the Empire’s princess, the victorious imperial troops could have massacred the friendly troops, but as soon as Marquis Laiasha’s reinforcements appeared, they fled.
It demonstrated how much the enemy feared Marquis Laiasha.
Therefore, I also heard that within the military, there is a gradual movement to make use of Marquis Laiasha.
Due to Marquis Laiasha’s long history of defeats, the military had a tendency to view him unfavorably.
But where can you find someone who wins from the start?
Rather, his tenacity to keep crashing against repeated defeats should be appreciated.
As a result, he was able to uncover the secret of the Empire’s magical bombardment, and break the undefeated record of the Empire’s First Princess.
Marquis Laiasha said,
Even if you lose ten times, if you can win just once and gain everything, you are the winner.
Marquis Laiasha was the winner.
Amid all sorts of defamation and humiliation, he fought with a desire for victory.
As a result, while numerous distinguished generals of the Merdeah Kingdom were in dire situations, he survived to the end.
The Empire did its utmost to defeat Marquis Laiasha, but Marquis Laiasha did not fall.
Rather, he paved the way for a reversal and brought the battle with the Empire to its current situation.
The Empire is strong.
The First Princess of the Empire’s troops were like monsters.
However, we have Marquis Laiasha on our side.
If we believe in him, we can achieve victory against the monstrous imperial troops.
Every soldier thought so. And the soldiers’ thoughts eventually connected to the opinions of the military leadership.
<Marquis Religius Ruh Laiasha is appointed Commander in Chief of the Merdeah Kingdom, to fill the vacancy.>
The royal decree fell.
Officially now, the supreme commander of the Merdeah Kingdom military is Marquis Laiasha.
He rose from a bottom-ranked figure to the highest authority in the militarily powerful Merdeah Kingdom.
But Marquis Laiasha did not stop there.
The moment he grabbed military power, Marquis Laiasha boldly told the soldiers:
“Now is the beginning of our counterattack! How long will we cower in fear of the Empire! Now is the time for us to attack the Empire!”
To attack the Empire.
The first target is to capture Pesra Castle, which caused much loss from two previous failures.
It was a stronghold where the Empire’s First Princess, who is like a witch, resides.
It was the moment when a gigantic battle that will decide the fate of the Empire and Merdeah Kingdom will occur.
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