The Strategist Knows Everything

Castle Town of Count Eulen's Castle. There was Yukito and Dio. Because Dio, stuck in his thoughts, said he was going to walk outside.

There were people in the castle who had trouble eating, waiting to cook them out of the castle. I see such people as if they despised those who live without relying on their support.

Yukito, with the tragedy around his eyes, was wary of the possibility that if Dio hadn't picked it up, he would have too.

"The disparities in this country are terrific. Compared to other countries. If they have a job in their hands, they can't get out of it if they lose their jobs."

Dio, wearing his hat deeply, said so in a more harsh voice than usual.

Though he felt the anger contained in his voice, Yukito pressed silently, not knowing how to return it.

"To my father, I don't care about the people. My father is only interested in me. But the country is a people. It's like a soulless corpse to be in a country without a people."

Dio's words were heavy on Yukito. Because I never thought of anything that big. For Yukito, who didn't even know his face, and who could not even imagine many things, it was rare to be interested in others until he came to this world.

So Yukito honestly had respect for Dio, who could be angry for someone like that.

Yukito followed in silence before such Dio could advance his legs. Walking all over Castle Town with his own feet, Dio made sure of Castle Town with his own eyes.

At the end of the day Dio turned to the walls surrounding the castle and the castle town.

"Yukito. Whatever the reason, I think it's harmful for this country to start a civil unrest."

"... what do you think? Doesn't sound like it to me..."

"From the people who live well under my father, it's annoying.

Hard to say. That's what Dio said with a bitter smile, taking into account Yukito doing so.

"Right...... right. But aren't there a few people who say that?

"What makes you think that?

"Dear Dio was whining that this place was still better, so I thought maybe if we looked at the whole country, it would be worse."

Picking up his slight whine and seeing Yukito hit the state of the country from which he had never exactly seen it, Dio nodded contentedly.

"What is it?"

"It's nothing. I just thought I'd do my best because I felt the light shining down the road."

That's what Dio sees in the direction of the King's Capital far away. No, it was further ahead to watch.

My sister Kaguya is on the front line of the border. That's why Dio enlisted.

"Sister, are you worried?

"Yeah. Very much. But I think my sister would be fine."

Saying so, Dio turned back his heel and headed back to the castle.

On the other hand, Yukito, whose back seemed reliable, seemed a little lonely, began to wonder if he could do something about the situation.

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Making the map of the entire Velis appear on the screen, Yukito was simulating the whereabouts of this civil unrest in his head.

And breathe a sigh I don't know how many times.

"You can't win in this situation."

Yukito shrugs like that and looks at the map. It does not extend only to the forces of Count Eulen territory south of Velis. Continuously, nobles and prostitutes have joined Dio's faction, but there are still no powerful noblemen.

Pulling in the opportunistic aristocracy was Dio's biggest challenge. And the trump card for it was Sofia, and Dio was prepared to take all the means he could to put Sofia on his side.

However, that readiness is rendered meaningless by the presence of Yukito. Because Yukito's presence was holding Sofia back.

Yukito was aware of that, but even though he realized Dio's intentions, Yukito never went from him to Sofia's room.

Unless Sophia called, Yukito's attitude, which he would never turn to, gave him a better grasp of Sophia's trust in being able to pick up his voice with the wind, but Yukito himself did not know that. So Yukito himself was most puzzled by Sophia's intimacy.

Are you kidding me? And so on and a silly idea comes to Yukito's mind, but soon he shook his head and struck down the idea that it wasn't there.

If you do that, one of Sofia's escorts will come and get Yukito.

Realizing it was time to talk to Sophia, Yukito thinks. How to break through Larg's novel and get to Sophia's room.

Well, what do we do? At the same time, I come to the conclusion that it is best not to deal with troublesome and tough opponents, not to fight.

Yukito had no idea that such an irrelevant idea would be discussed with Dio and developed into a strategy at this time.