Elijah's eyes widened when she heard those words.
“Mr.
Military Doctor, what on earth happened?”
Theo slowly opened his mouth.
“I can't tell you all the details, but...”
He stopped talking and slowed down his speech with a serious face.
The situation seemed more dangerous than she thought.
“The reason the Imperial Army is investigating the Colonel is nominally an accusation of rebellion.”
'Accused of rebellion?'
Elijah's eyes widened.
“What is this…”
“It seems that the Imperial Army considered the formation of this unit of ordinary soldiers in itself a mutiny.”
She couldn't understand.
Even in the original work, he was not captured in this way.
"This is unreasonable.
Moreover, the Commander did not form this unit!
This unit was created by the Grand Duke, and the Commander only trained us!"
“Didn’t I tell you he was the reason for my name?”
Elijah's eyes narrowed.
This meant that the Imperial Army had another reason to take Kesha.
Theo let out a deep sigh.
“Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army, Derek, is currently in critical condition.
Did you know that?”
Elia shook her head no.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army is Derek Ruppelt, Axion's father.
'He's in critical condition, I didn't know that at all.'
Theo continued.
“Therefore, the Imperial Army has already selected the next Commander-in-Chief.
Unfortunately, he is an incompetent human being who has no leadership ability or skill at all.”
Elia clicked her tongue inwardly.
'He was apparently chosen thanks to his family's influence or connections.'
Only then did I realize why Keisha was arrested for such an unbelievable reason.
Keisha, regardless of his personality, was an outstanding figure as a leader or soldier.
As proof of this, in the war of humans against demons, Keisha had achieved great achievements and risen rapidly.
In contrast, the imperial army, which suffered a crushing defeat, was turned into a laughing stock.
Such a person, if he was outside the Imperial Army, would be extremely threatening.
“So, they want to remove the external danger factor.
At the same time, restore discipline to the Imperial Army which has become an object of ridicule.”
"Right.
You're really smart."
Illya smiled bitterly at the praise.
She didn't find out because she's smart.
Such conspiracies and conflicts often occurred in its previous military life.
It would have been much more effective for them to think about how to make their units stronger instead of engaging in such actions.
‘But humans who have reached high positions in those ways are the first to think of conspiracies.’
‘Their minds only think in this direction.’
'And if such a person actually set Keisha up...'
“So, what will happen to our unit from now on?”
Theo replied in a stern voice.
“I will take over leadership temporarily, but in the worst case scenario, we keep in mind the possibility of forced dissolution.”
"What?"
"This is only in the worst case.
The possibility is slim, however."
Being a conservative person, Theo kept the worst case scenario in mind.
Illya liked that side of him.
When unexpected problems occurred, she preferred the realistic person who took everything into account, rather than the optimistic leader without a plan who said, “Everything will be okay.”
Ilya also thought about the worst possibilities.
In fact, if this unit had been forcibly disbanded, it would have been a good thing for it.
Because she would have been automatically demobilized and returned to the Tringen fiefdom.
She can then restore the fiefdom with the compensation she received when she enlisted, and with the money she earned here during this period, and live in peace with the baron and baroness.
The ending she so desperately hoped for would come much faster.
Isn't that actually better?
But a part of her heart was feeling upset.
'Why do I feel like this?
If it were another heroine, she would have achieved her goal quickly and been happy.'
Am I not being a bit foolish?
While she was scolding herself, Theo said:
“Anyway, the leader is innocent, so he will definitely come back.
But the opponent is not an easy person.
He is someone who can make up crimes out of thin air.”
"Who is he?"
Theo's features took on a sudden darkness.
“It's an old, entrenched feud.”
•
“It's been a long time, Keisha Velgart.”
Keisha looked at the man in front of him with eyes full of disdain.
“It's been a long time, Ludis.”
This was Lodis, his former commander.
His incompetent commander who destroyed his own unit due to foolish operational leadership.
“Are you talking rudely to your commander?”
“Why are you my commander?
It has been a long time since I left the Imperial Army.”
Lodis frowned and muttered:
“You impolite bastard.”
Although Lodis suffered a miserable defeat in that battle, in the eyes of everyone, he was not expelled from the Imperial Army.
On the contrary, it continued to rise rapidly after that.
Although his abilities were horribly incompetent, there was one aspect in which he was amazingly competent.
"I'm glad to see you after a long absence and you look in good health.
By the way, Ludis, is your tongue okay?"
"What?"
“Because I thought he had long since worn out from his excessive flattery of dignitaries.”
Ludis' bright face contorted at Keisha's words.
His cajoling and maneuvering were over the top.
When Derek was in critical condition, Lodis ascended to the position of leader, having gained the support of the elders whom he had lubed with bribes and flattery for many years.
He continued his speech, smiling a sarcastic smile at Keisha.
"Your bragging won't last long.
And besides, this old Derek got sick at just the right time, didn't he?"
“Did you arrange that?”
Lodis shrugged.
"Are you an idiot?
I'm not a god to make someone sick, am I?
Well, maybe Old Derek's habit of going to work and drinking tea every day will have a little effect."
Lodis bribed an Imperial Army soldier who was serving Derek, to put very small amounts of poison into Derek's teacup.
The amount was never at a level that would be life-threatening if he took it just a few times.
But if that accumulates daily for several years, it's bound to cause a problem.
"When was that?
Oh, don't tell me it's been since that rebel battle?"
A sly smile spread across Ludis's lips.
Ludis had not forgotten Derek's complete disregard for him in front of Keisha and Theo, and had begun a malicious revenge since his return to the Imperial Army.
Keisha sneered, letting out a nasal laugh, as if it was unbelievable.
“Your patience and diligence are great.
If you had used this passion to train soldiers, it would have been more beneficial.”
"Because that's my way.
And expect I'll get rid of you, too."
He continued, pushing his shining face towards Keisha.
“You can never escape.”
Iron handcuffs were tied to Keisha's wrist.
They looked like ordinary handcuffs that he could smash with his strength in one go, but in reality they were not.
“I was powerfully infused with magic.
Because we had to bring in this particular Master Keisha Velgart, not anyone else.”
“If this amount of superfluous magic had been infused into the soldiers’ weapons, the strength of the Imperial Army would have risen much higher than it is now.”
“This bastard...”
Ludis's mouth twisted.
Keisha's emotionless dark blue eyes stared at him with disdain.
He had always hated those eyes on Keisha so much.
“Your self-pride ends here.
You know very well what your crime is, don’t you?”
"I never planned a rebellion.
If so, provide proof."
Keisha announced coldly.
“If you're doing this without proof, I won't stay still either.”
Even though he was handcuffed, Ludis trembled involuntarily from the sharp and terrifying killing intent that emanated from him.
Because he didn't want his reaction to be revealed, he sneered louder.
“Why?
Are you saying that the Great Duke will come to rescue you?
As for proof, I have plenty.”
After he finished speaking, he pointed with his eyes towards the door.
A soldier brought documents.
Ludis opened the file himself, then held it out in front of Keisha.
“Look at this.”
Lodis pointed his finger at the personal photo attached to the document.
“You remember that bastard, don't you?”
It was Yuzu.
Keisha replied in an emotionless voice.
“What does someone who is already dead have to do with the current rebellion?”
Then Ludis sneered and then slammed the desk forcefully and threateningly and said:
“I took this corrupt rebel, raised him, and eventually took him abroad.
If doing this in itself does not mean planning a rebellion, then what the hell could it be?!”
“Ha… for what I brought as evidence to be just this.
It’s unbearably pathetic.”
Keisha argued, with a shocked face, point by point.
"So, do you have proof that I actually planned a rebellion?
All I remember is that I tirelessly defeated monsters with this young man and saved the empire.
And this young man, Yuzu, ultimately sacrificed himself to save the empire."
“Kkk…”
“Is this the Imperial Army’s way of dealing, to offer such insolent treatment instead of honoring a national hero who saved the Empire?
It was truly the right decision for me to leave this place.”
Ludis shuddered but did not back down.
"It certainly wouldn't have sparked a rebellion then.
But it's different now."
Turn the next page of the document.
There was another selfie.
“You know this person well too, don’t you?”
When an unexpected face appeared, Keisha's eyes trembled.
“Erhan?
What the hell is this boy doing...”