5 minutes had passed since the start of the battle.
Although temporary, the current situation of the battle was neck and neck. The spirit of the enemy soldiers was rather impressive. However, there was something else that was a bit more impressive. It was Laura De Farnese’s current condition.
“Miss Farnese, are you okay?”
“I’m fine. There’s no problem with this young lady.”
“But you’re sweating quite a lot……”
Laura De Farnese has been sweating a tremendous amount since a while ago. I was worried that she was nervous, but thankfully that wasn’t the case. It was a type of head heat. According to her, ‘This always happens when this young lady strains her brain.’, is what she told me.
“The morale in their cavalry regiment seems to be relatively high.”
“A foolish choice. It would have been better if they had attempted to flee the moment they discovered our troops. Although they would suffer losses during the chase, at least 30 percent of them would have made it back alive.”
Miss Farnese grinned.
Her smile was still awkward. The edges of her mouth were stiff and her lips were twitching. And yet, somehow it felt like that smile expressed Laura De Farnese more appropriately. At the very least, it was to my liking.
“But the enemy did not choose to run. As if it was the most obvious thing to do, they engaged in battle. Do you know the reason behind this, lord?”
“Probably because of the black herb.”
“That is correct. If they are able to return with the black herb, then they’ll be able to save their land. It would even be possible to receive praise from the people. The enemy forces are so ensnared in this delusion that they are unable to abandon their wagons.”
When before a tempting bait, a fish could by all means run away at any time, but they latched onto it anyway.
Was this not quite the splendid ability?
Miss Farnese had used the fantasy known as the black herbs as a way to pressure the enemy into combat. The enemy forces most likely did not even realize that they were fooled. They had literally become dim-witted fishes. Our trick had gone over big with them.
“Now then. Miss Farnese. Although up to here is remarkable, the enemy forces’ morale can not be trifled with. How do you plan to deal with this situation?”
“Simple. The reason their morale is high is because they are on the offensive. But this young lady is rather egocentric. This young lady cannot allow them to have the exhilarating role for long while on stage.”
Miss Farnese gripped the clay doll in her hand.
“—I shall slowly pressure them into a distressful role.”