Magicless Extra: The Villain’s Survival Method – Chapter 120.2

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐𝟎.2: 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐧 (8)

He had managed to survive and continue his lineage, evading the eyes of the heroic Bonaparte family, descendants of the revolution. Oswald couldn’t help but be surprised by this revelation. Even Amelia, the princess of the Principality of Paranos, seemed to be unaware. . . . . .

‘𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳.’

As Oswald was thinking this, Count Louis Artois stepped forward and introduced himself.

” It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Louis Artois. My military rank is lieutenant general. ”

” Brigadier General Oswald Winchester. ”

His term of mandatory service had not yet ended, so he had no title. However. . . in just four months, his mandatory service would end, and it was likely that the empire would promote him and grant him a title at the same time, if only to keep him.

In any case, Oswald shook hands with Count Artois, but it seemed like the Count was glaring at him with a strange glint in his eyes.

‘𝘞𝘩𝘺. . . 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵?’

Oswald looked at Count Artois in confusion, wondering what could have prompted him to glare at him, when suddenly, a message window appeared above the count’s head.

[𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 . . . . . . 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝!]

‘𝘕𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘺. . . 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸?’

He hadn’t felt the need for it before, so he hadn’t known. . . but now he had discovered a new way to use ‘Eyes of Truth’. On a whim, he thought about Amelia and what she might be thinking, and just like with the count, a message window appeared above her head.

[𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞?]

‘𝘏𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦?’

In such cases, drastic measures were necessary. Oswald used his communicator to contact Alicia, and although the connection was established, he said nothing. Eventually, Alicia, who was growing impatient, came looking for Oswald. . . . . .

” Ahem, Brigadier General. I heard you were looking for me. ”

Alicia, who had sensed the atmosphere, cleared her throat and interjected.

” Hahahaha, Your Highness. This is my fiancée, as I mentioned. ”

Oswald forcefully wrapped his arms around Alicia’s waist and pulled her into his embrace. Alicia blushed at the suddenness of the situation, but she quickly regained her composure and introduced herself.

” It is a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness. I am Lieutenant Colonel Alicia Valian. ”

” The beloved daughter of the Marquis of Valian, I presume. ”

” Yes, that is correct. ”

When Oswald read Amelia’s thoughts upon meeting Alicia. . . . . .

[𝐇𝐦𝐦. . . . . . 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐰.]

And when he read the thoughts of Count Artois, who was standing next to her. . . . . .

[𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐤𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐞. 𝐀 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬’𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮.]

‘𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘺? 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. . . 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘴?’

As the enemy of democracy and the bloodline of the Charles royal family, he must have been relentlessly pursued by the Bonaparte family. It was understandable that he would have developed such a disposition.

‘𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯.’

With that in mind, he subtly read Alicia’s thoughts.

[𝐇𝐦𝐩𝐡! 𝐇𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞! 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦!]

Smirk.

Oswald smiled in satisfaction as he watched Alicia, who had deftly assessed the situation and done what she needed to do.

” Well then. I must be going now that I have finished my business, Your Highness. ”

” Until next time. ”

” Yes, I will see you at the conference room. ”

Amelia chuckled as she watched Oswald leave without giving her a chance to respond.

” Phew. . . . . . Thanks to you, Alicia, I’m saved. ”

” You’re welcome. ”

” Huh? ”

” For calling me when something like this happens. You could have just pretended not to notice, couldn’t you? ”

” In any case, why don’t we get something to eat together while we’re here? ”

” What. . . are we going to eat? ”

” Let’s go to the market. The food stalls there are quite tasty. ”

And so, Oswald headed to the market with Alicia in tow.

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Imperial Cabinet Room.

The emperor and the heads of each ministry, who formed the emperor’s cabinet, were gathered here.

” Now that General Oswald Winchester’s mandatory service is coming to an end, shouldn’t we offer him an incentive to stay, Your Majesty? ”

” Hmm. . . . . . An incentive. . . . . . How much would be appropriate, Minister Varshava? ”

” For starters, it would be natural to promote him to major general, and I believe that the title of earl would be suitable. ”

” Would such a high rank be appropriate for someone of his young age? I am concerned that it may cause dissatisfaction within the ranks. ”

” If he has the ability and the merits to match, then it is only right to give him a higher rank. Furthermore, I believe it is an appropriate rank for a corps commander who leads an army corps. ”

” Indeed. . . It would not be fair to have him lead an army corps with the rank of someone who should be leading a division. ”

” Moreover, if he is promoted to major general, he should at least be granted the title of earl to maintain a sense of balance. ”

” The question is whether or not Brigadier General Winchester will continue to serve. . . . . . ”

” Given the current state of affairs, it would not be a bad idea to issue an imperial decree to keep him. Furthermore, Brigadier General Winchester is not the heir to his family, is he? Since the successor to the Winchester family has already been decided, offering him a new path would not be a bad thing. ”

” In that case, wouldn’t it be better to grant him an inheritable title with an estate, rather than a simple earldom? ”

” However, it is uncertain how the other lords will react to that. Especially given the growing influence of the Eastern Union, granting Brigadier General Winchester an inheritable title and an estate could be politically damaging. ”

” That is why I believe we should grant him an even larger estate and inheritable title. Especially since we have acquired a great deal of new territory this time, if we were to grant him an estate in an appropriate location, it would not become a thorn in the side of the western nobles. ”

” Do you perhaps have a specific succession plan in mind? ”

” Indeed, I believe it is time to reveal it. I intend to appoint the first prince as crown prince. ”

” Your Majesty. ”

“The first prince, Valentine, is a heroic Grandmaster. If such a heroic individual is not to be the successor, who else could be?

The empire is currently enjoying unprecedented prosperity. What is needed to lead this vast empire is a strong monarch. Therefore, I intend to appoint the first prince as crown prince and have him carry on the glory of the Imperial Empire for many years to come. And since the Winchester family and the Eastern Union are forces that support the first prince, I intend to make Brigadier General Winchester the lord of a newly acquired western territory in order to counterbalance the western forces that support the third prince.”

” If that is the case, which territory do you intend to grant him as an estate. . . . . .? ”

” I am thinking of combining the Republic of Valencia into the Valencia Territory and granting him the title of margrave. I will also deploy the Border Defense Corps in the Valencia Territory to counter the high elves of the Balearic Islands, and I will appoint Brigadier General Winchester. . . no, the Margrave of Valencia as the commander of that corps. ”

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