Otome Game Mob Villain

Chapter 463

"Hm. Well, then, Amon-sama, I guess you are right. You agree with the ruse Rid has devised ...... and you are sure about it?"

"Yes, I am sure. I am willing to break with my father and siblings and usurp the position of tribal leader. Please lend me the strength of the House of Bardia."

Amon bowed deeply in response to his father's question.

I am sitting alone with my father and Amon at a desk in the guest room of the new house, discussing our future plans.

We don't have time to talk too long because of the invasion of the narrow fortress.

But in addition to cleaning up after the attack on the warriors, it will take some time before we are ready to leave.

In the meantime, we decided to briefly summarize our plans for the Grandek family.

When I received a report from Salvia that the Foxmen had begun their invasion of Fort Narrows, I had a flash of inspiration.

With Amon as my banner, I would take up the cause and have the Bardia family destroy the Grandeks as they currently stand.

After that, a new Grandek family would be established with him as the tribal leader.

The only way to reform the rotten system is to fundamentally change the decision-making mechanism in the current system.

In order to correct the Grandeks from the bottom up and make them good neighbors, it would be most effective for the Bardia family to support Amon to become the tribal chief.

With a heavy air, the father nodded his head, "Very well, but I have a condition."

"What would they be?"

Amon, looking up, asked fearfully.

If you become the chief of the tribe, you will make a 'secret pact' with this family that you will be subordinated to us.

"Well, that's ......."

Amon flinched, but his father's eyes lit up.

"I am sorry, but you are in no position to refuse. We, too, will have to make our fair share of sacrifices in this war."

Silence fell over the room.

Amon. If you promise to be a subordinate, we can build a new production base in Bardia in the territory of the fox people. I also promise to improve the standard of living of the people. It's as close to an alliance as you can get, and I'd say it's a subservient relationship. Isn't that right, Father?

"Yes. In addition, it is also my intention to protect you, Amon."

"Protecting me ......?"

When he twisted his head, Father immediately nodded.

"Even if you were to become the tribal chief," he said. The great tribes that supported Gareth and the others would not easily accept you as chief. Worst case scenario, you could be assassinated."

"......"

Amon gulped at the harsh and sharp point.

He must have some idea of what he was talking about.

"If we win this war, we will have to clean up the mess of the powerful families that were supporting Gareth and the others. We will take care of that. But in order to accomplish that, we need you to be subordinate to us."

When Father said this, his face, which had been so tense, broke into a little smile.

"When things are settled, we can cooperate with this family to fulfill your ideals. I will grant you the right of autonomy except for major decisions related to military affairs and diplomacy. Is that acceptable?"

Amon did not answer immediately, but took a deep breath and looked into his father's eyes.

'I understand Once again, I look forward to working with you."

"Yes, I . I am looking forward to working with you."

The two men leaned forward and shook hands firmly, and Amon turned to look at him.

"Thanks to Master Rid, I am now prepared. I want to thank you again ...... thank you."

"Thank you, too. I'm happy to have formed this partnership with you."

As I shook hands with him, my father looked at me attentively and I nodded with narrowed eyes so that he wouldn't notice.

In fact, this meeting was all going according to the plan I had made with my father in advance via communication magic.

When Father was on his way to the new house, he had a communication magic-enabled member by his side, and together with Father, the two of us had decided to some extent on the policy of the Grandek family toward them.

Of course, he does not know about this.

It is possible that he is aware of this, but from the way things are going right now, it doesn't seem like he has anything to worry about.

The Fox People ......, or the Grandeks, have invaded the narrow fortress.

There is no guarantee of victory over them.

Even so, my father and I shared the common understanding that mere victory would not be enough to solve the real problem.

Even if we were able to stop the invasion this time, it is not difficult to imagine that another invasion or problem will occur if the internal situation of the Fox people does not change.

So, what should we do?　The answer is simple.

The only way is to change the internal situation of the Grandek family.

It would be best if it could be done in our favor.

That is why Father presented him with the "secret pact"

The intention to protect Amon from assassination is not a lie, though.

The higher-ups of the empire and Zubera have ordered that this issue be settled between the two families.

If the invasion were to be repulsed without Amon standing up and the Bardia family destroyed the Grandek family, it would not be a matter of two families, but a matter between nations.

If this were to happen, various complications would arise, and a new question would arise as to who would be the heir to the Grandek family.　This would not solve the problem.

Considering the various factors, the Bardia family should hold the reins in the background, with Amon as the head of the Foxmen tribe, which would lead to a better relationship between the two families.

In retrospect, it could be argued that by putting him up, the Bardia family was involved in a "battle of the heirs" .......

Also, the lack of communication devices is another part of the story that must not be forgotten.

I and some other members of the Second Order can substitute communication magic, though.

In this world, the common way of communicating information is by "letters" using horses and human feet.

In other words, the empire and the center of Zubera would not yet have received the information about the invasion of the Grandek family across the border.

Therefore, it would be convenient in many ways if we could end it all in a short battle.

To that end, ......, I looked into Amon's eyes as I thought about it.

"Amon. Now that we've come to an agreement, the only thing left to do is to win. Once again, I want to hear everything you know about the Grandek family."

"All right. I will tell you both everything I know."

He nodded and gave us the necessary information, including the expected strength of the Grandeks, their rations, strategy, and the number of powerful clans to watch out for.

I gulped, realizing once again that this was not an easy opponent to defeat.

After all, even at a cursory glance, their military strength is more than twice that of the Bardia family.

I knew that they were not an opponent that could be defeated in a head-on collision.

But we absolutely could not lose.

On the way, I called Curtis, Dinas, Capella, and the others.

And we continued our military review as long as time allowed until we were ready to leave.