Chapter 124 The Land Of Fanatics (？)
The strongest (self-proclaimed) assassin, Amatsu, has joined our team.
Well, I would have been fine if he just kept quiet as a prisoner until the war ended, but I got a confused look like, "Huh?"
That's unfair.
"You said all that to me, and now you just leave me alone? That's not good! Take care of me, Saint!"
Surprisingly, this guy said he wants to serve me like this.
My father strongly refused, saying, "There's no way I can just let an assassin into our home," but then this guy started saying, "I'm serving the Saint, not Ortria or Granbell, so don't get it wrong."
Isn't that just silly reasoning?
"First of all, I don't have enough money to hire anyone! When I want something, I ask my father, not for pocket money."
"Then why don't you ask me for what you want? It would be helpful!"
"Hmm..."
Well, actually, having such a strong person who can fight my father and his 2 friends for hours is really great, and if this person is important enough to get orders from the emperor, then he probably has a lot of information too...
"Um... father, is it a no?"
"Sigh... it depends on how well he works in this war."
"Alright, leave it to me! I'll get some good information right away!"
Amatsu was so excited that it was obvious even from the sidelines, and he told me all kinds of information about the Empire.
The current power of the empire, the political situation, the support base of the emperor, and even the existence of a secret passage leading to the imperial palace, there are so many things.
"Is it okay to tell us that much?"
"Huh? Well, I've never pledged allegiance to the Emperor. I was planning to leave soon, so it doesn't matter."
It seems that he gathered this information in order to one day pick a fight with the Empire and wreak havoc.
The emperor must have realized how dangerous he was, and he had him locked up in a prison for a long time.
"Geez, the emperor too. I was fighting and beating all those strong soldiers in the empire, and now they're calling me a killer!"
"Ah, haha..."
Well, I think I have caught the attention of someone really tricky, right?
I feel a bit worried, but it doesn't seem like Amatsu is lying about liking me, so maybe it's okay?
"...Maybe."
"So, what should we do now? If you need the emperor's head, I can go get it right away!"
"No, please don't say such scary things."
"Hmm? Why not? That would be the fastest way to end the war!"
True, if our country's leader got killed, there wouldn't be any more talk about war.
But, that's not good.
"After all this time, we have been getting along with the people of the empire peacefully. Let's keep it peaceful until the end."
All the people I met in the empire seemed unhappy with the emperor for suddenly starting a war.
But, that's just what I heard from others. Some might be pretending to be against the emperor to protect themselves since they lost to us.
In such a situation, if someone assassinated the emperor, many might worry that it would be their turn next.
That's something I would like to avoid.
"So I want to go before the Emperor and have a fair and honest discussion. We'll discuss the future."
This is not just my selfish wish, it's also a request from Sigurt.
We've been winning more easily than we could have ever imagined, so if we continue like this, we'll have the strength to take control of the whole empire... But Ortria doesn't have the means to rule this country right now.
So it seems they want to leave as many of the Empire's ruling elite as possible and have them submit to us.
Even if the Emperor is to be dethroned, it will be done as a decision of the Bezelus Empire itself.
After I finished telling him all of that, Amatsu muttered, "Hmm," without any interest.
"In short, they want to fill not just the east side of the empire, but also the west side with crazy fans of the Saint."
"Wait a minute, where in that story did crazy fans come in!?"
"Well, if you spend a day in this town, you will understand what I mean."
Amatsu's harsh opinion made me choke on my words.
We are staying in a normal town in the empire.
And in this town, just a few hours ago, a huge battle happened that felt like a natural disaster.
Even though there were no people hurt, some buildings were destroyed, and the people of the town went through worse trouble than a bad disaster and had to evacuate.
Amatsu seems okay now talking to me, but he had a big injury that needed him to rest for a week.
Now, if such a big event happened under the rule of another country, how would people feel about it?
Well, normally, they would be upset with us who are occupying it, or angry at the emperor who attacked the whole town.
But the people in this town acted differently... they worried about whether I was hurt and rushed to the inn.
...Yeah, why?
"When you were about to die, I told you not to be like me, but I need to correct that. You are a much more amazing person than me; I can't even compare."
"Why is that!?"
I've said it many times, but I haven't done anything!?
Zero fighting ability, 0 medical skills, no amazing abilities like Beastman, just a cute 10 year old!?
But why did this happen?
"If anything, it's even worse that you're trying to take over not just one country, but 3, even though you have no power at all. It doesn't make sense."
After he said it so bluntly, I collapsed on the spot without being able to say anything back.
I hear there's a rumor going around in the occupied territories that I should rule this country instead of the current emperor.
If I go to the emperor like this, will I really be made the next emperor? That can't happen, right?
Thinking about that, I looked at my father next to me, but he quietly turned away.
What should I do? I only feel worried, not about the war, but for other reasons.
Can someone help me?
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