I Reincarnated But Will Try To Live Without Using My Cheat Ability

As the standoff continues, we have decided to focus on counterintelligence as well.

In other words, the elimination of familiars.

This was left to the demons.

This is not my responsibility, but when I asked Kriemhild to do it, she gladly accepted.

The standoff continued for a month.

Winter had passed its peak, and the weather was getting warmer.

Then, a request for help arrived from Mantova.

There, I had a top-secret meeting with Charles.

Charles remains reluctant throughout.

“A rescue request… now that is difficult. If we go to the rescue, the main body of the enemy will swoop down on the rescue team.”

“If we go in full force to help them, they will probably attack the thinly spread Antium.”

“Then shall we refuse?”

I nodded.

“Tell them there is no room for rescue in my name. Besides, the enemy’s attack on Mantova will be a diversion.”

“Certainly, if we were to drop that thing, we would have to push very hard with all our might. Even so, the enemy casualties would be considerable. But I am sure that the enemy is aware that we will not come to their rescue, and that we will make them lose faith in my lord.”

That’s exactly right.

I shrugged my shoulders at the point.

“I’m sure. Certainly, trust is necessary to stabilize society… We can’t help it if we lose it. Let me take care of the ill will toward me.”

Charles stared at me intently, but eventually shrugged his shoulders in resignation.

“I am not sure what I can do except sit back and watch as my lord is dragged through the mud. It cannot be helped.”

“We have supplies for Mantova, don’t we?”

“Yes, it’s a long way to go, but it’s the result of my lord’s enthusiasm for water transportation.”

I chuckled.

I didn’t think it would come in handy here.

“I wonder how the enemy is resupplying.”

“We are gathering information through familiar and other means. So far, everything seems to be fine. Supplies are being sent regularly. Perhaps they are building a depot.”

A collection base is a weak point, though…

The enemy will be keeping a tight rein on them.

“Find out where the base is and what it looks like. We can’t move right now, though.”

“Yes, sir.”

As for the rescue, it needs to be explained on the strategy meeting.

“Mantova has asked for help…but we have declined.”

I’m sure Oracio will be concerned about his son.

He could have pressed me, but he is holding back.

“If it is my lord’s decision, I will follow it. Poncio will understand that.”

I bowed my head to Oracio in gratitude.

“I’ll listen to your complaints after it’s done. For now, I thank you for following my policy.”

Oracio shook his head.

“I’ve seen what you’ve done so far. I have nothing to complain about. Besides, I know that it is my lord who is suffering the most in this situation.”

I’m not very good at this kind of trust.

I can’t help but scratch my head.

“The enemy doesn’t seem to be as short of food as I thought. It may take some time.”

Touko looked at me when I said that.

“How long do you estimate it will take?”

“I honestly don’t know. We are waiting for the enemy to run out of rations. If we go easy, we will capture their retreat when they run out of rations and pursue them. It is not a strange strategy or anything. When the enemy retreats, difficulties await.”

Ardelheid nodded her head.

“Your opponent didn’t get sick, even though it’s winter. Is it a tribal trait?”

Kriemhild looks bitter at her words.

“No matter how resistant you are to disease, in the middle of winter, if you stay outside, you will catch a cold. Their accommodations are only tents, right? I’m sure many people will be skilled in the art of healing from their experience fighting monsters. And…”

Kriemhild clammed up.

Is this a very sensitive topic?

When she noticed my gaze, Kriemhild nodded with a determined look on her face.

“How were the demon tribe originally born… That’s where the story starts. It is said that the demon tribe was originally derived from people. They were born in an area where monsters were prone to occur, so they were thought to be relatives of monsters and were hostile to humans.”

I guess it’s all in the name…

“I suppose not. It seems more like a human being.”

At my words, Kriemhild gave a sarcastic laugh.

“To be correct, it’s something between a monster and a human. As time went by, it became closer and closer to humans. It is true that they have a high affinity with monsters. So my initial suspicions of humans were not unfounded.”

You’re talking about the root of the problem.

But what does it have to do with this story?

“What do monsters have to do with this case?”

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“Because of their affinity, many of the materials used from monsters can be used as food. And monsters do not get sick. By taking more of them, they become more resistant to disease.”

Is this one of the reasons why the demon tribe is at the source of the monsters?

But there must be a reason it’s not more widespread.

At my glance, Kriemhild gave a small laugh.

“There are disadvantages, of course. They become more like monsters… in other words, they lose their human characteristics. Their sense of reason will also decline, and their ability to procreate will also drop.”

So it’s like a forbidden drug…

“Wouldn’t it be bad to feed them that?”

“But if the tribe is in danger of extinction, that would be a different story. It can be said that the crisis stirred up such a sense of crisis. Besides, the symptoms will subside with time. Symptoms like the addiction you mentioned the other day will occur, though.”

I folded my arms and thought about it.

“That was new to me. So you are saying that an epidemic of the disease is not likely to occur. Oh…by the way, I don’t blame Ms. Kriemhild for telling this information for the first time. There are things you don’t want to tell anyone. And I forbid you from talking about this subject.”

Certainly, there is certainly some talk of blaming you for not telling the information.

But this… is because I didn’t ask first myself.

Kriemhild looked at them all and then bowed her head.

“I didn’t mean to hide it… but it wasn’t easy for me to tell you that I was related to a monster.”

Oracio stopped it with his hand before I could open my mouth.

“No, we don’t blame you. I’m sure my lord would say you did a good job.”

I just chuckled.

Instead, I would be forced to rethink my strategy for the future.

“If not by any means, the food supply of the demon tribe is plentiful, isn’t it?”

Kriemhild chuckles.

“Yes, monsters naturally arise… We cannot expect for them to run out of food for their troops.”

I scratched my head.

“If eating too much reduces their ability to reason, it might make it harder for them to command and control as an army…”

They are brilliantly predictable.

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My pride in not frantically searching for information is punishing me here.

That’s how I felt.