第４３２堀：クソ親父処刑と使者作戦の内容 (Part2)
"Oh my. So that's how it is."
"But it's frustrating to let them meet so easily, so I intend to make it conditional on my sister being there. Is that alright?"
"I see. I want to see my nieces too, so I don't mind. And I assume you're leaving the punishment for Father to me?"
"Yes. Please make it a harsh one, Sister."
"Understood. I've been swamped with almost all the government affairs lately anyway, so I'll just dump everything onto him. And as for my nieces, I shall be the one to play with them."
"As expected of you, Sister. That is wonderful."
Hey, hey, they’re talking about some terrifying things.
In other words, the moment the Roschur old man thinks he’s getting a visit, he’s going to be sent straight back to work.
What a slow, agonizing torture.
It’s a fact that they’ll actually get to meet their grandchildren, and since Seraria isn't technically harassing him—rather, Aria is just "offering" to take over his duties—it will all look like it’s for the sake of work on the surface.
"I'm heading over now. Where is Father?"
"In the usual conference room."
"Understood."
Whoa, she’s already on the move.
"Well, sorry about that. Thank you for taking the time for that damn old man."
"No, it’s fine, but don't go too far, alright?"
"Yes. I know how to pull my punches. After all, I’ve been dealing with that damn old man even longer than you have."
Once she finished that sentence, Seraria’s expression suddenly turned serious.
"So, I heard you’re meeting with Taizo to coordinate? Do you intend to take Taizo with you?"
"Yeah, that’s the plan."
"What are the details?"
As expected, she knows that this raid on enemy territory is dangerous.
I mean, if one thing goes wrong, it could easily spiral into a massive war involving the entire continent.
"You'll receive the plan later, but to put it simply, we plan to use Taizo-san's nullification skill to completely seal them off and shut them down."
"...I see. But Taizo's skill is indiscriminate, isn't it? We’ll be caught in it too. In that case, sheer numbers will decide the outcome. In the worst-case scenario, you'll be swarmed by the Magic Kingdom's soldiers, won't you?"
Just as Seraria says, Taizo-san's skill looks powerful, but it is indiscriminate, and in that situation, numbers are everything. Since we are raiding enemy territory, the disadvantage in numbers is obvious.
"Well, that’s already been factored in. Once Taizo-san suppresses Nonoa, we’ll seize all the dungeons in the Magic Kingdom in one fell swoop."
"Ah, I see. So Taizo is just a decoy, then?"
"That’s the idea. Taizo-san's nullification range is at most about 30 meters. If we step outside that range, we can use magic and skills, so we’ll take advantage of that."
Simply put, we’ll have Taizo-san act as a negotiator with Nonoa, get her to chat or whatever, and while he’s quietly activating his skill to inhibit her abilities, we’ll seize the Magic Kingdom’s dungeons.
Once that’s done, they’re ours.
They’ve likely been following our example and building gates to their allied nations, so we’ll be able to seize all of those too.
There’s a possibility that a Dungeon Master is present in the Magic Kingdom, but we have the dungeon suppression unit that proved their worth in the battle against Noble, so that shouldn't be a problem.
"As always, you’re ruthless. It’s very like you. But there’s no guarantee you can seize the dungeons, is there? You don't know the scale at all, and have you considered the possibility that they might be low on DP?"
"I think that possibility is slim."
"Why?"
"First of all, if they had that much DP, they would have already formed a large-scale army and attacked us."
"That’s true. They hold enough of a grudge against us."
"Also, considering they’re provoking us in search of a DP supply source, we can safely predict that they have far less accumulated DP than we do, and there’s no word of any dungeon cities being built other than ours."
"I suppose so. Then, isn't there a possibility they’re doing things like human hunting? Or pouring magic power into the core... no, wait. As you said, if they had that kind of leeway, they would have attacked already."
"Exactly. Even if they’re hunting humans or gathering slaves to squeeze out DP, there’s a limit to that. If they thought they could win, they would have attacked us by now. Well, even if the scale is larger than expected and we can't seize the dungeons, it’ll be fine as long as we secure Nonoa."
"So the goal is to gather information, and if you can't seize the dungeons, you’ll settle for Nonoa?"
"That’s it. If Taizo-san and Steve’s unit move, they can at least manage that much."
"I understand. It’s a flawless plan. But what do you intend to tell Hifi?"
Right, the key to this operation is Taizo-san.
But since we’re taking him into the field in the flesh, the question is whether his newlywed wife, Hifi, will agree to it.
"That’s what I’m going to persuade her about now."
"I see. Good luck. Well, if someone told me they were going to use you as a decoy, I’d be confident enough to kill them. So, even if it can't be helped, it’s clear the fault lies with you this time. Be prepared to get hit."
...I know.
It’s basically like telling a wife I’m sending her husband to his death.
Ah, my stomach hurts.