"General Bu, I'm back."
Wearing a robe that was completely different from the surrounding soldiers, Jing Ke walked into Boudica's camp.
"...I've already told you, just call me Boudica, Miss Jingke."
Boudica looked away from the map in the tent with a headache and turned to look at Jing Ke who had already arrived in front of her.
Jing Ke knelt down and saluted very ably, without any delay.
"You are the commander-in-chief. I can only be regarded as a retainer at most. How dare you call me by your honorable name?"
"I'm not a noble person either, alas."
Boudica sighed helplessly.
This Assassin from the mysterious eastern country "Serlis" always follows inexplicable etiquette in inexplicable places.
But if people in Siris are so polite, Berserker Lu Bu outside the tent is a complete counterexample.
Maybe it's because he is a Berserker, Boudica once comforted herself this way.
However, Jing Ke's reply to her was:
"If that Lu Bu wasn't Berserker, the situation would be even worse."
Boudicca found it hard to imagine that anyone could be more at peace in a mad state than when they were still rational.
"And my last name is not [Bu] at all..."
Speaking of General Bu, Lu Bu, who was wrestling with Spartacus outside the tent, would be more suitable for this title.
"Is that so? The names of foreign countries are really complicated."
"That's right, Miss Jingke, so just call me Boudica."
"As you wish, Boudica."
It's just that when combined with Jing Ke's respectful attitude, it becomes even weirder.
"...Sigh...What are the enemy's movements?"
Boudica decided to ignore these for the time being and focus on the war.
It is very strange to say that although the troops of the [United Empire] have never stopped attacking the defense line, since a few days ago, Boudica clearly noticed that the pressure on the front line was much less.
Just judging from the number of attacks on the defense line, there has actually been no change.
Perhaps this move could defeat ordinary generals, but for Boudica it was full of doubts.
Normally Boudica could clearly detect the attacker's combat intentions, but the enemy's recent attack on the defense line left her unable to grasp the slightest thought.
It's like attacking for the sake of attacking.
Except that the opponent completely crushed Boudica tactically, so that Boudica was completely kept in the dark——————
There is only one possibility that the other party is trying to transfer troops silently.
Therefore, she assigned Jing Ke to cross the Alps from the southwest to survey the enemy's situation in Gaul, which had been completely occupied.
"As you might expect, the enemy troops behind the mountains have begun to gradually withdraw to the south. But the strange thing is that the new reinforcements will choose to cross the mountains first and fight us here for a few days before proceeding. Transfer.”
"This is their technique to delay us here... If we choose to go around the mountains to pursue now, the vacated defense line here will be directly breached by them, and we will also be surrounded by the Alps. In the mountains.”
Boudica hesitated and looked at the map spread out on the table again.
But if we just stay here like this, we may never wait for the day when the enemy troops are completely withdrawn.
It is also equivalent to ignoring the threat posed by the large-scale mobilization of troops.
"Then how should we respond?"
"Stand here... We have too few troops. If we divide our troops, we will only be annihilated. Now we can only send the news back to Rome and hope that the new follower next to Nero can come up with some tricks."
Boudica said reluctantly.
In fact, Boudica's army with four horsemen and servants can be considered an extremely powerful force.
However, once entering the battle, there was no way to control the two berserkers who would only pursue the enemy to the ends of the earth. Boudicca could only use the combat power of two mounted servants including herself.
She is barely a Servant who can fight head-on, but she is also a Servant who prefers command and defense.
Jing Ke is an Assassin who specializes in assassination.
If possible, there still needs to be a King Arthur who can crush and defeat the enemy head-on like in the legends of later generations.
But now, all hope can only be placed on the rumored new governor who can communicate with the gods.
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"Governor----"
Nero stretched out his head tentatively from behind the door and looked at Animusfia.
"His Majesty?"
Animusfia looked at Nero behind the door in surprise.
"What are you doing here?"
Putting down the papers in her hands, Animusfia stood up to greet Nero.
"Hmm, can't Yu come here if he has nothing to do?"
"How could it be possible? You can come at any time————"
Animusfia turned around and looked at the official document that almost overwhelmed him, and said:
"It's just going to be boring."
In the days that had passed since his speech, the frenzied citizens of Rome freed their slaves and accepted the new coins.
The empty treasury soon became full again.
The reborn slaves were also incorporated into the First Legion of Romagna in Animusfia.
But there are still many rational people who do not completely entrust their wealth to Augustus and her governor.
Animusfia had to admit that they were right.
But Animusfia doesn't need to be right, just effective.
So the existence of these people is a problem.
"Don't worry, Governor. I won't get bored when you're here."
"Then I am truly honored by you."
"...I'm just worried about you...They said you haven't rested since your speech that day...and you didn't come to Yu's palace again at night."
"Thank you for your concern. After all, I am your servant now. This is fine, Your Majesty. I am not seriously ill."
"Then how do you explain why you don't come to Yu's side at night?"
"...I am...very busy with official duties, so please bear with me a little bit."
"I don't care! You must rest with Yu today. This is an order!"
A red light flashed on the back of Nero's hand.
"Oh! It really worked!"
Since the establishment of the contract, Nero has only had a vague idea of the command spell in her hand, and this is her first actual use.
But what Animusfia wants to ask is, is it really okay to simply waste the Command Seal?
Different from Chaldea's lightweight version of the Command Seal, and also different from the Fuyuki City Holy Grail War's Command Seal, the contract Nero concluded with him was a contract between the effectiveness of the two.
It is a system developed by the magicians of this era alone.
One has to admire the magical attainments of the court magicians before Nero.
Although there is still a gap between the compulsory command spells of later generations of the Einzbern family, it is mature enough.
Animusphia, who was not rebellious from the bottom of her heart, could not disobey Nero's orders.
But he still had room for words.
"Is it really okay to waste Command Seals on a place like this? Your Majesty."
"Hmm, isn't it possible?"
"Yes, yes...but there are only three command spells. If you use them all, you can't guarantee that I will continue to be loyal to you."
