Chapter 257 – 257. Duke’s Twelfth Sabotage (9)
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“Sorry. We were careless.”
“No. It was a situation that could have been misunderstood, but I think you were polite enough just by not pushing us at all.”
Mondavi and Daniel face each other and bow.
Jack also wanted to say hello with Daniel, but
“T-Sinatra, can’t we get away from it now…?”
“…”
With his head buried in Jack’s arms and Sinatra refusing to let him go, he was in a situation where he couldn’t apologize to Mondavi.
In the end, Jack had no choice but to turn his head to the side and bow to Mondavi.
Mondavi looked at Jack and smiled.
“It’s quite surprising that the person who helped me because I couldn’t just pass by was a blood comrade to the two of you.”
“That’s right. It seems there really is such a thing as fate.”
Smirnoff and Robert look at them contentedly.
Jack and Daniel quietly exchange glances.
They nod.
They finally committed to trusting the Freedom League.
“Since Sinatra seems to have calmed down a bit, I’d like to go back to the main topic and continue the meeting. What do you guys think?”
“I agree. No matter how good the meeting is, can’t we make the mistake of wasting too much time and missing the right time to act?”
“Um…”
When Mondavi agrees, the two men from the League of Freedom who are beside her nod their heads.
They pretended to be relaxed, but their bodies seemed to heat up.
Perhaps they judged that the remaining time was running out in relation to the gig they were planning.
“Okay. One, can I ask you a few questions before that?”
“As much as you like.”
Mondavi sensed the blood flowing through Jack’s body and realized that he wanted to ask something very important.
This was the biggest reason she could be the leader of the Freedom League.
The ability to read someone’s sincerity, that was the driving force behind her being the focal point for everyone.
“Can you swear that the League of Freedom is not a group that only represents the interests of the sub-species?”
“Yes.”
So, to convince Jack, she was able to answer his question without hesitation.
Of course, it was also because she had no qualms about it.
“To be honest, it was initially created to protect sub-species who were sacrificed in the struggle for supremacy of those in power. I didn’t feel the need to share it. I just realized that the powerless fall victim to the games of the powerful.”
“I see. Then, do you think it is natural for all who are sacrificed for hegemony to be in solidarity?”
“It’s not like that. Even among the victims, there is a hierarchy, right? Citizens exploited by nobles can exploit commoners or lowly people. Commoners who are exploited by nobles and citizens can exploit lowly citizens or slaves. While spreading the ideal theory of solidarity, wouldn’t it be possible to contribute to exploitation if you make a mistake?”
“Then, on what basis will you be solidarity? It’s not possible to exclude everyone.”
“That…”
Mondavi stops him.
I look at Smirnoff and Robert.
But he doesn’t seek help from them.
However, she looked at them and seemed to want to gain confirmation of her own beliefs.
Seeing her heart, her two men nod her head at her.
Mondavi turns her head to Jack again.
Her eyes were much firmer than before.
“I see it as a problem that needs to be resolved through dialogue and containment.”
“Conversation and restraint…”
“To be honest, I thought of someone as a comrade and believed in them completely, but there’s no guarantee that that person won’t stab me in the back with a different mind, right?”
“Umm…”
Was it because he had a painful experience through the imperial faction?
Tennessee brethren groan.
“Moreover, they may deceive us and use us for exploitation, or they may resort to threats and intimidation to justify their exploitation with our arms on their backs. There may also be people who change and become corrupted. You can’t know all of that from the beginning, so you have no choice but to form a loose connection for now, but constantly monitor them while having conversations.”
“Even if we form a strong solidarity, surveillance and dialogue must continue, right?”
“That’s right. And if you commit injustice that doesn’t meet the standard, or if the ideology of those in solidarity is different, you should be prepared to shake it off at any time.”
Daniel, who had been listening quietly, steps out.
“If there is a difference of opinion within you, what will you do if there is confrontation and conflict within the Freedom League?”
“Of course, if we can’t narrow our differences after dialogue, coordination, and compromise, then we have to part ways. We’re a new organization that’s getting the basics. It’s a lot. Wouldn’t it take a lot of time for all of them to come out with one voice? If someone is at odds with others and can’t come out with one voice to the end, we’ll have to pruning them so that they all come out with one voice.”
“Hmm…”
Jack and Daniel both nodded and smiled, as if they were very satisfied with her answer.
“The number of gunners is a hundred times better than those idiots who only try to inflate their size with idiots.”
“Yes. I met countless civic groups while wandering around the continent, but they were only interested in support from the imperial family or from the civic class, and there were a number of groups without a clear ethos.”
“Beggars and orphans, the living and the dead, there are indeed many swindlers who simply register on the roster at random, inflate their size and rob them of their money.”
“Compared to them, the Freedom League, even a fledgling organization, seems much more promising.”
“To you guys, it’s probably insulting to compare them to that crap.”
They positively evaluated the Freedom League’s operational policies and principles.
The two giants of the media world who were active for the citizen class, just have a common enemy called Regal, and cannot even share the same detailed direction with the League of Freedom.
Still, they were convinced of the value of solidarity with the Freedom League.
This is because even if they split up someday, they judged that they were partners who could reasonably find a point where they could make concessions to each other through dialogue.
“Then, let’s get down to business.”
“Yes.”
The three leaders of the League of Freedom are nervous.
It was because all three members of the Freedom League felt desperately how important it was to borrow their strength while talking with the Sinatra and Tennessee brothers before they reunited.
“In fact, I have briefly heard about what purpose you are advancing to Jedo, and what form of rebellion you will cause in Jeje.”
As Jack continued to speak, the three of them’ faces turned pale.
“Have all of our plans been exposed? Did our alliance’s movements have all been revealed…?”
“That’s not true. To be precise, the wise man’s companions told us about it.”
“Ah…”
When the three members of the Freedom League heard what they said, goosebumps ran through their bodies.
They were moving secretly in their own way, and were heading towards the island with thorough camouflage.
Distributing the number of people into small groups, they scattered all over the southern part of the continent and were heading north.
Peddlers, mineral traders, migrant workers, beggars, nomads, travelers, wandering troupes, pilgrims, and so on.
Their behavior also varied.
Even so, their goals and routes were completely exposed to the wise man’s colleagues.
They had no choice but to raise the level of information gathering ability of the sage’s colleagues by several steps.
“It’s not supposed to be publicly revealed information, but to collect even this… Their ability is amazing.”
“They’re always beyond imagination. My brother stopped tailoring them for quite some time.”
“Okay…”
Mondavi sweeps away her astonished heart, trying to calm her seething heart.
Smirnoff joins the conversation.
“By the way, why did you tell us the story? Not simply to show off your intelligence-gathering skills, but to share information about the wise men with us? Can we ask them for advice? “
He seemed desperate to enlist the help of the unknown sage.
But Jack calmly shook his head.
“If there is a connection, they might be able to contact you first.”
“Um…”
Hearing the words of euphemistic refusal spill from Jack’s mouth, Smirnoff swallowed and licked his lips.
“They mentioned your plan, and said it was too hasty and highly likely to fail.”
However, it seemed that the sage was determined to pay off his debt by giving free help to the League of Freedom on this occasion.
The eyes of the trio of the Freedom League shine.
“… What is the reason?”
“It is because her Chiba and her large force escorting her were stationed in her utmost secrecy on the only road leading to the Islands from her southern side.”
“Ah…”
The faces of the three members of the League of Freedom are stained with despair.
They intended to rally at the convergence point of all the southern provinces, march in a straight line to the island, and stage a peaceful demonstration.
Since he also obtained intelligence that the revolutionary army calling for republicanism was going to gather near the island, he was planning to start a struggle to regain the rights of the weak in solidarity with them.
However, if they had marched as scheduled, they might have been subjugated and disintegrated by the Regal soldiers.
“And you didn’t intend to link up with the rebels?”
“It was…”
“They are actually fake rebels raised by Regal.”
“What, what, what?!”
Bang!
Hairy!
Mondavi jumps up from his seat.
She hit her thigh against the table and her chair fell back, but she was so shocked that she didn’t even realize it.
“Is that true?”
“That’s right. Even their identities are lower class people who were kidnapped and brainwashed by Regal.”
“…How can you prove that?”
“Hmm… Actually, I haven’t experienced it myself. And I can’t present physical evidence right now. However, the leadership of the imperial family nobles and the sage’s colleagues directly step forward, and the regal hounds divided into rebels and their leaders, “
Startle.
Burrrr
Sinatra shuddered.
Pat, pat.
Jack, startled, pats her back.
“Kuhm, keuhm. Anyway, they interrogated and found a secret to reveal its true identity. If you use that secret, wouldn’t it be possible to verify that my words are true?”
“Ummm… I don’t know right now, that’s what I’m saying.”
“Yes. Anyway, if you had proceeded with your original plan, and if there were no variables, it would have failed in the first place due to the massive private army dispatched by Regal. Even if you luckily break through them, the fake rebels and the proper It is unknown whether they could have been able to link it up. There are even more than 40,000 Imperial troops stationed around the islands. They were cornered as rebels, and it would be no surprise if they were subjugated at once, let alone marched peacefully.”
“Ah…”
Robert drops his head.
However, Mondavi realized the true meaning behind his words.
“When you say that, it sounds like the situation has changed because there are variables now. Am I wrong?”
Jack opens his eyes wide.
Smile in no time
“Yes. As you said, the situation has changed rapidly.”
“Hmm? What do you mean?”
Smirnoff asks, not hiding his bewilderment.
Robert also raised his head and focused on Jack’s words.
“Chiba abruptly left the base in the south and headed northwest. The wise man’s colleague said that Regal was hiding there right now, so it seems that Chiba ran there to meet Regal. Thanks to that, the southern The large-scale troops stationed there hastily moved somewhere.”
“That…!”
Three men and women from the League of Freedom shine in their eyes.
As information about the continental situation, which was lacking for them, flowed in, they were feeling great joy.
“Originally, the plan was to throw a large group of soldiers into chaos by carrying out some mission after advancing north in line with the rebels’ movements. They are temporarily lost now, but more importantly, the South The fact that it’s completely out of power.”
“It’s an opportunity to go north!”
“It must have been an opportunity created by chance. But…”
Jack looks back at the three of them.
Their faces were full of longing, but they were still immature.
Organization chart, leadership chart.
It was too clumsy to be seen as ripe, and the experience of the leadership itself was too low in the first place.
“Your plans are still reckless. And idealistic.”
“Your brother is right.”
Daniel nodded and opened his mouth.
“Your upright zeal is great, but sometimes it doesn’t work just because of your will. You said that you planned a peaceful march, but in the eyes of the rulers who give some strength to the system, you are no different from the outlaw bands and rebels. It makes no difference.”
“Okay…”
“Yes.”
Daniel responds emphatically.
The three men and women of the League of Freedom said nothing, only dipping their eyes.
“You guys definitely got the momentum. Maybe you created an opportunity that will never come again. There are people constantly gathering around you, and you will have comrades who will be willing to give their lives for the ideals you advocate. “The continent is in the midst of its most turbulent period in decades, and the stable class hierarchy is on the verge of being shaken. That’s certainly a boon, but no one can guarantee how long that momentum will last.”
“With just one failure, all momentum could break and you could fall.”
“Yes. So far, there has been no major threat, so you may have been optimistic that we will continue to win, but the walls created by status and power are still strong.”
“Even things that we judged to be good news are just illusions created by those in power to fight for supremacy.”
“So that,”
Squeak.
Daniel raises his hand and extends his index, middle, and ring fingers.
“I would like to suggest three strategies to you.”
“Of course, it is the result of combining our opinions and the advice of the sages.”
The three men and women of the League of Freedom nodded with firm expressions.
They are all ready to listen to their opinions.
