Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
“It’s a plan to raid the Zaks lordship.”
No. …… No. ……!
I just wanted to say let’s grab our honour and clear our name together, I didn’t say let’s get revenge. ……
If we continue to sneak around, we could really become the biggest criminals to declare war on the world.
But after spending a few months with Iris and I loved her as an older brother, there was no option left but to abandon Iris and run away.
In other words, the only way out for me was to persuade Iris and the others peacefully and present them with a different goal.
“Ah, Iris? I think that dream is very wonderful, but of course a lot of blood will be spilled. Don’t you think it’s dangerous for the Commander to have such a dream?”
Iris only supports me because she thinks I’m aiming to overthrow the world after saving her from a life of slavery, and Iris herself has no reason to stick to the overthrown world. ……
Calculating this, I begin to persuade her.
However, Iris’s reaction was way above my expectations.
“I don’t think so at all. Rex-sama’s ambition is the hope of our discriminated race. And since Rex sama is a kind man, he will not condone the senseless shedding of blood by civilians. Only those who oppress the discriminated races will be punished to the bitter end.”
The light has gone out of her eyes, and I sense a strong will and anger in them.
She is serious ……..
I have no idea why I’m being made her flag bearer, but she seems determined to do it anyway.
Once I see those abyssal eyes, I realise that it’s impossible to persuade Iris.
(W-Well, there must still be some way to …… at least buy us some time ……!)
We haven’t committed any crimes yet, and if I can buy some time and slowly persuade her, it’s not too late.
I turned my head with even more impatience than when I was fighting the dragon.
And then I found a way out.
(If they didn’t want revenge, all would be well! I don’t think Iris would want to carry out a revenge plan if they didn’t want it either.)
I think it’s a great idea.
It’s just a matter of severing the root of the problem, and the two of them are not yet tainted by the dark system. ……
Convincing them is easy!
“Anastasia, Roger. Can I have a word?”
“You wanted to see me, Rex sama?”
“At your service.”
The two approach, put their hands on the ground and bow their heads.
It’s not easy, so I ask them to stand up and raise their heads to make sure they don’t want revenge.
‘Right now Iris is planning an attack on the Zaks Lordship, but if ……you don’t want this, we’ll call off the plan immediately. I’m sure you’re exhausted from the loss of your loved ones. Feel free to let me both know what you think.”
“We are very pleased with your concern Rex sama. However, ……”
“We’d like to be allowed to indulge Rex-sama’s plan.”
“……Eh?”
Huh?
That’s weird, this body is supposed to have five excellent senses, but it seems that only now my ears have gone crazy.
I thought I heard you say you were all for the plan. ……
I do a quick magic check to see if there’s anything wrong with my ears, and ask them again.
“Sorry. Let me ask you again. What are you going to do about the revenge plan?”
“I’m very grateful. I could only cry in despair at the current situation, but you gave me the courage and ask, ‘Is this the way it’s going to end?'”
“Rex-sama has shown us a new path. …… I will repay this favour one day, I promise.”
Y …… you guys were on that side too!
H-how……
It’s clearly unnatural for me to say ‘I’m not going to do it after all’ because they misunderstood that I asked if they wanted revenge.
I don’t expect that to happen in one go, but not doing what you said would do undermines trust.
To be the head of an organisation, that was a situation I really wanted to avoid.
As I was turning my head to find a way out of the current situation, Iris called out to me as if to catch up with me.
“Rex-sama, may I have a word?”
“Nn……? What is it, ……?”
“I have found the right day for the raid on the Zaks lordship”
(You’re early, ……, you’re early! It’s great that you’re working so quickly, but this isn’t the place to show off your strength!)
Iris, who had taken out the documents she had researched on Zaks from the storage in another space and was planning her plan, was so competent that she was taking it out on her in her heart.
Iris is a genius and can do anything if she puts her mind to it, and she’s good at paperwork, but right now I resent her competence.
Eeei! If this happens, I’ll just do what I have to do, make them think it’s impossible, and take everyone with me and leave!
That’s the only way!
“Ah, yeah. Thank you. So when’s the date?”
“In a week’s time there will be a joint military exercise between the army stationed in Zaks and the Knights. The Lords of zaks will, on previous trends, most certainly not be present and will be at the Lords’ Palace.”
A week!?
That’s too soon for any number of reasons. ……
But if we’re not ready, there’s a good chance the plan will fall by the wayside.
If that happens, we can all make a very reasonable exit without any suspicion or frustration on my part.
“All right. If Iris says so, then that day is probably the best. So, plan accordingly.”
“Don’t you need confirmation, ……?”
“No. I don’t need confirmation, because I trust Iris.”
I’m begging you to fail, I think to myself, but with my mouth I give Iris a pep talk.
Unaware that with these words, the flames of fighting spirit and motivation are not just burning in Iris’s heart, but exploding.
“Leave it to me……. I’ll make sure we’ll succeed beyond your expectations, Rex-sama. What is the budget for this project?”
“Take this and use it as you like.”
I hand Iris a bag of money.
While I was staying at the landlady’s inn, I still had a lot of money left over from hunting all the monsters in the demon forest for Iris’s training.
I gave her a considerable amount of money, but this experience might be useful for quests like destroying bandit hideouts, and if Iris can improve her planning skills, it’s a cheap tuition fee.
“Thank you very much. I’ll make the most of this money.”
“Yeah, I’m counting on you.”
I honestly don’t think she can do it, no matter how much money she has
There is no time to implement the plan and there is only so much you can do.
But it’s important to try, and I’m sure Iris will benefit from it.
If possible, I would like to fail without revealing my face,……, but I’m going to cast a magic spell to block recognition, and that’s about all I can do.
(I’ll manage it. …… What’s a legend if you don’t get over this much? I can afford this.)
I told myself that and calmed myself down.
I’ve been surprised a lot today, but I’m sure I can still fix it …….
My dream is not going to be derailed by something like this.
I’m definitely going to do something …… about it!
Thus, the plan for the attack on the Lord of Zaks, in which the Black and White Dragon Clan would leave its mark on history for the first time, was set in motion unnoticed.
The gears have already begun to turn—
-Maiban