This Bastard is Too Competent

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89. Would you like to follow me?

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For a moment, everyone doubted their ears.

Are you my brother?

It was natural for everyone in the barracks to widen their eyes.

“What are you talking about? Are you my brother?”

“What nonsense is that now…!”

For a moment, I almost spit it out of my mouth.

They were looking at the prince with a bewildered face.

But the Crown Prince nailed it as if he had not heard it wrong.

“You are the one I treat as your older brother. I hope you don’t commit disrespect.”

Thanks to this, the people of the Empire and the Kingdom could not keep their mouths shut.

The first princess, the aristocrat, who was the first to speak of disrespect at the very least, was stunned. But it could not be treated as a joke.

Because it was the words of the Prince of Kantum and no one else.

The face of the Marquis Adelas who followed her 1st princess also hardened.

‘What will that guy do again this time?’

Seeing that, Ian smiled inwardly.

‘You did a good job doing it too.’

First of all, Lee Eon made three requests to the Crown Prince.

One of them would go to a meeting of the Northern Bee with him and properly call him ‘Brother’ there. The rest have already been requested for other places than here.

Of course, the prince who heard the first request was opposed as if biting his tongue.

[Do you think I would do something like that? That would leave me with a national disgrace!]

[Then, your words and actions are allowed to enter the ears of the Empire, the Kingdom, and the Emperor?]

[·········!]

[Of course, I don’t do anything humiliating. then you only do it once]

Finally, after a while. The Crown Prince accepted Lee Eon’s request.

If he is himself, he can not only do it with a flowing joke, but anyway, as soon as Ian crosses the line, it’s a profit, and it’s enough to kill him as a fight for honor.

Princess 1, who was not aware of this fact, and Kantum, who came first, looked at the Crown Prince as if embarrassed.

“majesty. What is this…”

“ah. no big deal I admire you in Hwajeon Village. I was so surprised that I called my brother. Even if you are young, you should receive the part that deserves recognition. After all, there are many outstanding successors in Kaistein. Kaistein is an excellent partner of the Empire. Let Kantum learn that part too.”

At the prince’s playful remarks, Kantum agreed, saying that he was careless. However, the eyes of the princes and princesses were different in spite of the appearance of such a tree.

It seems like a joke, but there’s no way you can’t know how serious this is.

‘That guy.’

The eyes have completely changed.

Now, it’s like dealing with a life-and-death adversary.

Unlike his previous life, he felt like he was going to use a different method.

However, Ian did it on purpose even though he knew how to buy the boundaries of other heirs.

It was because of them.

‘Kystein’s key personnel.’

The Northern Expedition was a competitive task, but to some extent it was a national history.

Perhaps because of that, not only the finance department but also the executives of Kaistein gathered. They were sent by the king as they were of high importance.

But Ian knew.

‘Some of them secretly evaluate the content of the competition.’

These people would normally be held tight by the heads of ministries, including the prime minister, Marquis Adelas. And all Ian did was for their attention.

It actually looked like it was eaten to some extent.

They also had different eyes.

From indifference to curiosity.

It seemed like they were spying on whether I was really going to be their king.

‘okay. This is it.’

In everything, the first drink is the most important law.

I left an impression on them. All I had to do next was definitely stamp it.

Those who didn’t know it were intrigued.

‘I don’t know what kind of tactics they used, but to get help from the Empire. Isn’t it worth it by itself?’

‘I was worried that we might start a war with the Empire ahead of the Northern Expedition.’

‘But even if you say that you have excellent swordsmanship and knights by your side. He’s not going to be king.’

‘In practice, the two princesses are better. Because she’s been helping the royal family for a long time.’

‘under. If only Prince 1 was alive. I wouldn’t have thought about it like this.’

It was enough to see those eyes.

But Ian was confident.

‘I will definitely make them on my side in this northern expedition.’

It was prepared for an unforeseen situation. And the ground rice had already been sufficiently sprinkled.

It is the work of Rabadom.

It hasn’t reached their ears yet. It will be known to everyone soon.

Then it was clear that the game would change completely.

At first, I heard that the 5 princes sometimes talk among the officials who are not them.

Since there is no king, wouldn’t it be better to summon princes from other countries even now?

However.

‘I won’t let you even think like that.’

That was when Ian smiled.

“It looks like you did a great job in Hwajeon Village. That’s great. Lowering.”

The Marquis Adelas smiled and praised Ion very much.

Ian narrowed her brow slightly.

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Marquis Adelas.

As Nathan’s father, he was by no means a formidable opponent.

Although he has thus far managed to overwhelm the information of his previous life.

he alone with the marquis’ stomachA being who gripped the west and the east. He also had political power strong enough to argue with other dukes. In the end, even after losing the first princess, he immediately shifted his powers and took the status of the collapsed Duke of Lavaltor. How much less will he survive to the end of the royal family and become the second generation with Garcia?

I even remembered

That Marquis Adelas was smiling right now.

“We should imitate the decline.”

The very next moment, of course.

He showed his sincerity.

“But wouldn’t it be better to get rid of the useless manpower first? This is the military conference hall for the North Expedition.”

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Marquis Adelas stared at the guards standing behind Ion.

It was an unknown knight and Galon.

“I’m sorry, but since it’s the seat of government, it seems right to leave outsiders outside.”

He must have wanted to leave Ian alone in the meeting room. is meant to discourage But Ion, who could not be ignorant of those eyes, raised the corners of his lips.

“A stranger? You must have misunderstood something. These are not just escorts, they are my charge captain and lieutenant.”

“!?”

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Marquis Adelas was not surprised at Ion, who stopped talking.

“Lord Haona Gallon is the escort knight everyone knows, and the author next to him is not even an official knight…”

For a moment, Marquis Adelas stopped.

I had no choice but to do so.

It was because the figure of a person he thought was obviously an ordinary knight was strange.

‘Woman?’

Besides, his face was strangely familiar.

In particular, the blue hair that was slightly exposed in his helmet was reminiscent of someone.

It was only natural that Marquis Adelas’ eyes fluttered.

“Is it… Lavaltor girl?”

At those words, the people in the meeting room began to roar.

The nobles and their heirs also looked absurd.

Aside from Galon, he was looking at Ion, who had given the position to Lavaltor’s Golden Jade Leaf, as if it were nonsense.

‘Well, Lavaltoni must have learned self-defense and swordsmanship…’

‘How dare you try to make her princess as her lieutenant.’

‘Is it to show off that I’m a widow? ’

like that or not. Ian beckoned to everyone with an indifferent expression.

“What are you doing? Come on, without starting the meeting. Time is gold.”

Everyone was startled by Ion’s actions, but Princess 1 stood up as if she couldn’t do it.

‘okay. It’s only been a while that you’re so proud of yourself.’

I was surprised by her princess, but how much should I do?

‘You have to be good enough to be an escort. What will you do on the battlefield?’

The nobles were busy laughing out loud. It was said that the 7th Prince was overdoing it for the sake of his relationship with Lavaltor.

Thanks to her, the princess’s case passed without much concern.

‘If you look at it that way, it won’t be a big power in the future.’

‘Nothing will change if a princess joins the war.’

Besides, that wasn’t the point now.

‘After all, Ian will not be able to say anything if he enters the strategy meeting soon.’

It was natural.

Ian has not yet received a proper education as well as a coming-of-age ceremony.

‘What did the young man learn? At the very least, it would be all about teaching etiquette.’

In fact, only a few disciplines including art tested him in the Crystal Palace qualification exam. He hadn’t tested the tactical strategy required.

So Adelas and the 1st Princess were confident.

Because she studied really hard to keep up with her 2nd prince.

so.

Aaah!

national map. Among them, the painting of Bahara was marked in half.

And then he spoke confidentlyAll.

“We decided to attack half by Cantum and half by our Kaistein. Our goal is the heart of this Bahara. Balrog.”

bang!

I even made a map.

It is only natural that everyone’s attention is focused on the radical but certain explanation of the first princess. It was so intense that even the concentration on Ion was instantly forgotten.

1 The princess opened her mouth proudly.

“We will soon be advancing here through four passageways.”

1 The princess marked the passages on the map.

plain

Hill

valley

river

The entrances were different, but the exits were all the same.

But it was that moment.

“I think one is missing?”

“!?”

It was natural for everyone’s attention to be focused.

Exactly Ian. Because he opened her mouth as he pointed to a corner of the map.

“The fastest way to Balrog. It seems to be missing there.”

Ian is talking about one of the most straight-forward passages to the Bahara. It was a mountain road.

1 The Princess laughed as if she was absurd

“You’re still young, so you don’t know. I cannot go there.”

“Why?”

“Why? Are you asking because you don’t know?”

1 The princess deliberately raised her voice.

“What kind of people are Bahara? There is no fool here who chooses the mountain route for those famous for their mountain people.”

What she said was not wrong.

So far, while Kaistein went through numerous drum bees, there was only one. The mountain road was an object of avoidance. They are also experts in mountain warfare, but fighting on a rough mountain road was a big loss.

Rocks or wooden traps falling from above are dangerous in themselves.

“Some of the kings of the past have even lost their lives in such traps. do you know How ignorant is that?”

So it was a path that was never chosen.

But Ian thought differently.

‘Because it is the most difficult road. Rather, it is a more certain way.’

She was convinced thanks to the capture and interrogation of the barbarian. Ian was going to attack Bahara by means of a mountain road.

The reason was simple.

‘You must complete the Busy Book Expedition. Otherwise, Kaistein is in danger.’

In a previous life, the Northern Bee itself faced great difficulties.

The biggest problem is that a lot of Kaistein’s troops are exhausted due to Kantum’s uncooperation and Bahara’s fierce counterattack. And the moment it was weak, other countries attacked.

As a result, his successors lost a significant number of troops. How did the defense succeed?

“Due to the weakening of the national power and the famine, humiliating treaties were concluded with neighboring countries.”

It was unprecedented in Kaistein’s history of over a thousand years.

So Ian was planning to occupy Bahara in the shortest time and maintain Kaistein’s forces.

At least he didn’t want to be the king of a lesser country, far from regaining his empire’s glory.

It was the same even if it was a dignified country right now.

As no one knew the ambitions of neighboring countries yet, we had to hurry.

It started with getting the most power from this northern bee.

There was something necessary for that.

‘It is said that in order to win a war, you need excellent generals and veterans.’

But Ian already had both.

There is one thing he doesn’t have right now. He was just the practitioner who would keep his logistical.

So he looked around carefully.

‘It must be there.’

He certainly had the best of the working group. And even the one he covets the most.

Of course, I didn’t know the face, only the name.

‘This is the only way to get him out without being detected by that Marquis Adelas.’

So he had to write a little special one.

Ian is relaxedHe smiled and opened his mouth.

“okay? Then I will go there.”

“What?”

It’s a road that says not everyone. But above all else, it was a sure path.

‘He said this in his previous life. Everyone says I’m too short-sighted. If you’re willing to sacrifice a little, you can catch Bahara in an instant.’

In particular, I heard that he pointed out a lot of material waste. It is said that everyone took the easy road and instead blew up the country.

Of course, Ian had no intention of making any sacrifices.

But if it was him now, he would have reacted naturally. And it certainly worked. Because everyone in this place started looking at them in surprise.

It was such an absurd choice.

But Ian said calmly.

“After all, there are five heirs here. If I go to the mountain road, I guess I’ll have to go to the rest of the places myself, right?”

“that···”

“I will definitely try to make it happen.”

Ian stood up.

All eyes were still full of disbelief. At least a few people were skeptical because Lee Eon was the Crown Prince’s older brother, but they didn’t believe it either.

But Ian said in a confident voice as if he didn’t care.

“So, is there anyone who will follow me?”

Everyone started paying attention to his strong eyes.

and.

snuggle

someone raised a hand

Ian could not help but be surprised by the unexpected opponent.

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