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"My dear, Miss Gertrude."

……

At this moment, in another room in the tower, a scene completely different from the ambiguous atmosphere in Chen Qi's bedroom was taking place.

"So, what exactly do you want to say, Liselotte?"

Hildegard finally took off her maid outfit and put on the jet-black marshal's uniform, but she did not feel relieved.

The reason was the sister in front of him who had a calm expression but her eyes revealed a strong distrust of him.

The black and white twins are, after all, products created together.

They may not understand people's hearts that well, but their understanding of each other can be revealed with just a small gesture.

"Do you suspect that I have joined Qi? Do you suspect that I have chosen to betray you for my future?"

"...Now, how can you make me believe that you have not betrayed me, Hildegard?"

Liselotte's face was extremely calm, and she was even unwilling to waste time explaining her suspicions.

And it was precisely because of her firm attitude that Hildegard felt an unconcealable disgust in her heart.

She knows her sisters.

Once she is sure of her guess, she will assume that it is the truth and become convinced of it.

In the past, Liselotte was responsible for suspecting and investigating which nobles posed a threat to them.

Hildegard, who was in charge of the execution, didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

But now, when she became the object of suspicion, Hildegard truly felt the disgust.

"You and I were both reduced to slaves together. Why does Qi trust you so much now? Hildegard."

"Bolivar is almost born to rule a country. Not only did he give you the military power of an army group, he even let his confidant Gertrude assist you."

"Even... even your seal has been almost completely released, right?"

Liselotte, who knew her sisters' current strengths just by sensing, was convinced that her guess was correct.

"Hildegard, my sister, please tell me."

"What did Qi do to you that made you willing to serve him like this?"

"—I don't work for him, Liselotte."

"I did it for Leitania."

Finally, Hildegard, who was suspected by her sisters, completely lost her temper.

"Lizelotte, we found the meaning of existence together, which is to create a better Leitania."

"And now, Leitania is about to rise, and war is about to break out."

"Why don't you stand up and protect the people of Leitania? Why don't you stand up and fight for Leitania?"

"Are you still immersed in the fantasy of returning to the throne of Queen?"

Staring at Liselotte who closed her eyes and said nothing, Hildegard's eyes flashed with deep disappointment, and she said lightly:

"Lizelotte, we can't only love Leitania when we are queens."

"Now, the emperor of Leitania is Qi. Even if we don't agree with his choice of war, we have to do our best now that things have come to this."

"Let the Leitanians shed less blood, let the foreigners shed less blood... this is true mercy."

"Why can't you, who always show kindness to others, figure this out?"

"Do you think all this is fake?"

"Could it be that the people whose lives are becoming more prosperous, the workers who are working diligently, the soldiers with high morale... all of them have expectations and smiles?"

"Just because we didn't create it ourselves, does that mean it's all fake?"

"..."

However, Liselotte only responded to Hildegard with silence.

Looking at her stubborn sister, Hildegard shook her head in disappointment and left without saying a word.

She was not good at debate and had no way to convince her sisters to get out of the wrong path.

She could only hope that her sisters would understand this truth in the future.

……

[A few days later, in Londinium, the capital of Victoria, the Duke of Windermere, who served as the negotiating representative, finally returned.]

[Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Duke of Windermere returned as a victor and raised the agreement in her hand high to the countless reporters and civilians.]

[That is the agreement on Bolivar's territorial planning signed by you and the eight Dukes of Victoria.]

[This scene was clearly captured by a reporter from Londinium with a camera and was published on the headlines of major newspapers that day.]

【Two powerful countries divided up a territory that did not belong to them with just an agreement.】

[This sounds ironic.]

[But unfortunately for the people of Victoria, they don't care about the fate of the Bolivarians. ]

[For a while, Victoria, and even Casimir, Kazdel, Ursus and other countries close to Leitania, all breathed a sigh of relief at this news. ]

[At a time when everyone smelled the gunpowder of war, but most were not prepared for it, they were all thankful that the war would not affect their country.]

[They also hoped that after obtaining Bolivar, Letania would stop as stated in the agreement.]

[But you know very well that these are promises that can never be fulfilled. ]

[The gears of war have been set in motion.]

[Bolivar is about to become the first country to feel the power of the steel torrent. ]

[And this war, which may be the largest in Terra's history, is about to begin. ]

Nowadays

Oh, I beg readers to collect and support me.

Regarding the ratio of battle scenes to emotional scenes, readers can rest assured that there won't be a scene of chasing after the husband in the crematorium. I am merely laying the groundwork for the joy of meeting again in the future.

After all, you can tell from the introduction that I am writing a multi-week simulation.

But don't worry, the protagonist will not "suddenly" end the simulation. The rationalization of the plot is a problem of the author's ability, so just leave it to the author to handle it~

Of course I will design a heroic ending for the protagonist~

Chapter 54: Bolivar's Conquest, Casimir's Tension

[On the other side, Marshal Hildegard and temporary Chief of Staff Gertrude have led Army Group C to march towards Bolivar.]

[With the green light from Victoria and Colombia, they entered Bolivar unimpeded in just one week.]

[Also, because Leitania has reached different agreements with Victoria and Columbia, the top leaders of both countries are extremely friendly to the Leitania Group Army.]

[When the Leitanian army passed through the two countries, they not only received condolences, but also received a lot of supplies voluntarily contributed by the two countries. ]

[Of course, Victoria sent the supplies because she thought Leitania was going to go to war with Columbia.]

[Colombia sent supplies because they knew that Leitania was their partner and showed goodwill.]

[But regardless of the purpose, the fact is that after a week of marching, the Leitanian army had little supply consumption. ]

[Even the mental and physical fatigue brought to the soldiers by the march was relieved along the way.]

【Now is the time when the morale of the Leitanian army is high. 】

[Similarly, this is the best time to launch a full-scale invasion of Bolivar. ]

【But in the meantime, a small incident occurred that Hildegard had not expected. 】

[When she and Gertrude led Army Group C to the territory of the "Singas Dynasty" supported by Leitania. ]

[The army of the Singas Dynasty not only did not open the city gates for you, but also refused the stationing of the Leithanian army. ]

[Hildegarde patiently verified with the city defense forces their identity as the Leitanian army, as well as Leitania's official documents.]

[But in the end, the army of the Singas Dynasty still rejected Hildegard's request to station there.]

【At this point, Hildegard also understood. 】

[This puppet government supported by Letania has forgotten who allowed them to take a seat in Bolivar after a long period of independence.]

[Or rather, the king of this puppet government is unaware of the horror of the current Leitanian army.]

[He even thought that the Leitanian army was still the same as before, with a strong defense but a terrible offense? ]

【Hildegard quickly led Army Group C to respond to King Singas's stupidity with action.】

[She did not arrange her army in battle array, nor did she even make any preparations for a siege.]

[She simply sent five Gestapo officers to sneak into the city.]

[Within four hours, the five Gestapo officers were able to abduct King Singas from the palace without any harm.]

[And when King Singas, who was held hostage by the Gestapo, was brought before Hildegard, he could only kneel down and beg for mercy.]

【But Hildegard would not trust a betrayer. 】

[So, in full view of the crowd, Hildegard cut off the head of King Singas.]

[She used a crossbow to shoot King Singas's head into the city wall along with the edict copied by Qi.]

[Soon, under Hildegard's intimidation, the soldiers of the Singas Dynasty threw their weapons over the city walls and surrendered.]

[At this point, the Singas Dynasty was declared extinct within four hours.]

[Hildegard officially took over all affairs of the Singas Dynasty and formally incorporated it into the territory of Leithania. ]

[After taking over the Singas Dynasty, Hildegard did not rush to send troops to quickly attack the remaining lands of Bolivar. ]

[She knew very well that the army could not advance without a stable rear base.]

[So in the next month, she had the army take over the defense of all cities in the Singas Dynasty, firmly controlling the cities in her own hands.]

[Hildegarde began to learn from her sisters and showed her kindness to the officials once appointed by the Singas Dynasty.]

[She said that the officials were just following the king's orders, and as long as they continued to serve the new emperor of Leithnia loyally, she would not hold them accountable.]

[Soon after, after Hildegard had killed the king and successfully established herself as a powerful figure, her kindness and generosity paid off.]

[Officials swore their loyalty to Leitania one after another, and the internal problems of the newly occupied territory came to an end in a minimal way.]

[Gertrude also quickly began to build her own intelligence network after arriving in Bolivar.]

[She absorbed all the intelligence gathered within the Singas Dynasty and put a lot of effort into training spies.]

[Gertrude did not choose the old nobles of the Singas dynasty for these new spies.]

【It is the many native Bolivarians in the country. 】

[Especially in the area where the three forces of the Singas Dynasty (to which Letania belongs), the Bolivarian Independent State (controlled by Colombia) and the Bolivarian Rebels are constantly fighting.]

[People in these areas move between the three forces and know the most intelligence. They are also the easiest areas to cultivate subordinates and extract intelligence.]

[Gertrude spent a lot of energy, through bribery, threats and other means, to train a large number of new spies in a month. ]

[Innkeeper, bartender, merchant, blacksmith...]

[All valuable members are being recruited by Gertrude and are developing more downlines. ]

[A large amount of intelligence began to gather in Gertrude's hands from various regions, fragmented but steady, allowing her to gradually see the complex situation in Bolivar.]

[It also provides more guarantees for Hildegard's next actions.]

【So, three months later, Hildegard, who was sure that the rear was basically stable, once again summoned the main force of Army Group C. 】

"Sirs and ladies."

"Our conquest of Bolivar begins now."

[Standing on the steps of the palace of the old dynasty, Hildegard, wearing a marshal's uniform, was watched by the soldiers with high morale and fanatical eyes.]

[She sent the long-awaited order to Bolivar in the distance.]

"March to Bolivar!"