Do Your Own Revolution
Chapter 162

“This is really……”

“Like a bolt from the blue. Isn’t it?”

It was 2 AM when they received the report about an anomaly in Eugene’s egg in the underground facility.

Keiren, who had hurriedly donned his military uniform and arrived at the scene, approached Guille who was supervising the site and lit a cigarette.

“Marshal, sir”

“Colonel Guille. You’ve had it rough, being stuck with the wrong superior.”

“Not at all.”

“Don’t deny it.”

Since Eugene had become like this, commanding the Special Magical Power Unit had fallen to Guille, his second-in-command.

Deploying troops in response to the Knight Order’s movements, training mages, controlling information.

The dark circles under his eyes made it obvious how grueling the work had been.

“Monsters in Zone 1 confirmed! They’re completely withered!”

“Same here! The magical power remaining in the mana core-ugh?!”

Crack! With that sound, the monster’s body collapsed to the ground and shattered.

The Special Magical Power Unit members were currently examining the numerous monsters kneeling before Eugene’s egg.

Those creatures that had been motionless yet alive were now transformed into mummy-like husks.

And even more bizarre than that……

“The magical power… has vanished from the egg at the core?”

“Yes.”

The immense magical power that made one’s senses tingle with just a single pulse.

Now, it had vanished without a trace.

What on earth happened?

What about Eugene?

As his thoughts deepened, the cigarette in Keiren’s mouth burned quickly.

If something had happened to Eugene.

Then the Emperor’s plan……

“What are you thinking so deeply about?”

“As if you don’t know. Obviously about you, Eugene……”

A casual voice from behind.

As he started to answer naturally as usual.

“……Huh?”

Keiren stopped mid-sentence and turned around to look at the owner of the voice.

“It’s been so long since I’ve been outside.”

Eugene’s voice sounded somewhat drained.

Eugene, dressed in military uniform, was looking at him.

“Could I have a cigarette?”

***

“So, it’s come to this.”

After being briefed on recent events, Eugene looked at the letter that had arrived from the homeland.

An imperial summons calling for Keiren.

After examining it briefly, Eugene spoke as if having made up his mind.

“I’ll go to the homeland personally.”

“Personally? You mean alone?”

“Yes.”

I have something to reveal before them.

Saying this, Eugene reached into his uniform and pulled something out.

What Eugene produced was a wax-sealed letter.

However, when Keiren saw the transparent fragment attached to the letter, he drew in a sharp breath.

The transparent glowing magic imprint on the letter, [Constellation Gazing at the Stars]

Just seeing that magic imprint on the letter made its contents obvious.

“The Emperor’s last will.”

The Emperor’s final move.

It was already in Eugene’s hands.

“This is…!”

Upon realizing the contents of the will and that it was the Emperor’s final order, Keiren’s hands trembled as they held the parchment.

“Please hurry with the advance preparations.”

Now that the Emperor has passed away.

It was time to make the Emperor’s final move.

“We must now…”

“Go to destroy the era of heroes and kings in the Empire.”

***

“Haah……”

After finishing his conversation with Keiren, Mari was waiting for Eugene.

Having received a brief explanation from Rennie who had examined his egg.

Meeting Mari after so long, she glared at Eugene and spoke.

“I told you I wouldn’t let you off if you got hurt somewhere!”

“I’m not hurt.”

“This is worse than being hurt! Imprint fusion?! Awakening?! I don’t understand any of this!”

“Don’t worry.”

Probably no one on the continent can understand this.

I’m the continent’s first case, so even I can’t properly gauge it.

And asking someone not to get hurt on the battlefield is, well, too difficult a request, isn’t it?

“And Irene?”

“I’m here!”

As soon as Mari called out, a black-haired girl popped out from behind Eugene.

Irene grinning while clinging to Mari.

Seeing her childlike demeanor, Mari couldn’t help but soften her stern expression.

“I’m glad you’re doing well. I was really worried when you said you were going to the battlefield.”

“Worried? About Irene?”

“No, about the Republic’s army that would face her.”

Pfft, the two looked at each other as they laughed.

Despite only meeting once or twice a month, why did they feel this comfortable every time they met?

As the two were conversing.

“Lady Marlene.”

A woman with gleaming blonde hair appeared behind Mari.

“As you instructed, the supplies have been loaded and the people have been escorted.”

“Ah, thank you. That’s a relief.”

Just as she was saying this.

Clang–!

Sparks flew beside the broadly smiling Anthony.

An attack spell that came without warning.

After deploying a barrier, Anthony immediately looked toward where Eugene was.

“A mage with a seven stroke imprint sneaking into the core area. Did you bypass the detection spells?”

Though the power was limited due to Mari’s presence, it still wasn’t an attack that could be casually blocked.

Moreover, this dark and murky magical power she was sensing now.

She had felt a similar energy before.

“Ah, wait, wait.”

But that was brief.

Raising both hands, Anthony looked at Eugene and spoke.

“I’m not here to fight, I came to make a deal.”

“A deal?”

“Yes! As proof, I sincerely helped Mari escape, didn’t I?”

Looking toward Mari, she nodded in confirmation.

What’s this situation now?

While Eugene was thinking this, Anthony examined Eugene’s condition and was shocked.

‘It really… was completed?’

The Secretary General’s insane plan.

The far-fetched talk of imprint fusion and awakening had actually been realized before her eyes.

There’s no winning against this.

After confirming Eugene’s state, Anthony immediately spread both hands to signal surrender.

“I am Agent 2 of the Republic, who has been selling all sorts of information to the magic nobles through secret communications.”

“…What?”

“In other words…… You could say I’m Randall’s successor?”

Wow, Randall huh.

That shitty name I haven’t heard in a while makes a corner of my heart feel warm.

Thinking this, Eugene continued questioning with a bitter expression.

“So, why has a Republic puppet infiltrated this place?”

“Revenge for my fallen homeland?”

“Cut the nonsense.”

Eugene chuckled while saying this.

It was a demonic laugh full of malice, different from the one shown to Mari.

“I want to make a deal.”

“A deal? With someone who’s been in cahoots with magic nobles?”

“Come on, you think I wanted to do such shady things? When the higher-ups order you to do something, you have to do it. As a soldier yourself, I’m sure you understand.”

Look at this.

I did it because I was ordered to.

It was orders from above.

It had nothing to do with me.

Trying to weasel out like this, huh?

“Thanks to you all, I’ve lost my workplace. I have many dependents, so I’m in a difficult situation about how to make a living.”

“So now you want to join my side? Selling out the magic nobles you’ve been collecting information on?”

“That’s exactly it.”

Saying this, Anthony bowed her head to Eugene.

“Starting from this moment, all former Republic Intelligence Department agents, including myself, will fully cooperate with you.”

“……”

“I dare say that the information we’ve gathered on magic nobles and my organization’s capabilities will be of great help to your cause.”

After thinking for a moment, Eugene spoke.

“For information gathering, the Imperial Intelligence Department alone is sufficient.”

“No, what I’m talking about is a different kind of work.”

Saying this, Anthony spoke with a smile similar to Eugene’s.

“You’re planning to save the Empire from the magic nobles who exploit its citizens, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then, there will be various unpleasant tasks… inappropriate for the records of such righteous soldiers.”

Like kidnapping and threatening the families of those who oppose.

Like fabricating crimes to imprison and torture people.

Like making intellectuals and elders who side with magic nobles ‘disappear’.

Such unspeakable but highly necessary tasks.

‘Originally these were handled by the Special Magical Power Unit… but they’ve decreased since all military capabilities were focused on the Republic.’

“We will handle all those black operations.”

“What?”

“We’ve already done countless such things against our own citizens. We’ll handle it thoroughly and brutally, without regard for methods.”

Being so openly dark-hearted actually puts me at ease.

What an odd way of speaking.

Certainly, this was no ordinary person.

“You want me to entrust such tasks to someone who’s been in bed with magic nobles?”

“Isn’t it better than doing it yourself? Using traitors from an enemy nation would make it easier to cut ties when necessary.”

“Your words are smooth. What do you want in return?”

“As sharp as expected.”

Saying this, Anthony looked at Eugene and spoke.

“Since the outbreak of war, I’ve been watching the situation with the Republic.”

“……”

“The war that started with the Empire’s declaration somehow became a holy war to stop the Secretary General’s madness.”

That was somewhat true.

The majority of Republic citizens who died in the war weren’t killed by the Empire as invaders, but because of the Secretary General’s insane plans.

He sacrificed Kalinin and Petrenko, who were trying to reform the Republic, by sending them to the frontlines.

He used poison gas against civilians to stop the Kalhyram Army’s advance, and used countless Republic citizens for human experiments in awakening tests.

Thanks to this, there were reports that in some cities, the advancing Kalhyram Army was called a liberation army.

“Even right after the war, the Republic citizens’ view of the Kalhyram Army isn’t bad. The Empire subjugated the Republic through a war with proper justification and according to laws.”

However…

Trailing off, Anthony held out a cigarette pack to me.

A preemptive bribe.

Good instincts.

While taking and lighting a cigarette, she revealed her main point.

“With the Empire’s current national power, isn’t there a limit to resolving this situation?”

“……”

She was right.

With both the secretary general and Kalinin factions gone, all systems in the Republic had collapsed.

And simultaneously, war-weary Kalhyram didn’t have enough national power left to fully annex this Republic.

Land devastated by monster contamination.

Completely collapsed social infrastructure.

The Republic’s characteristic overflowing population, filled with refugees in between.

With the current prevalent resistance against Kalhyram as invaders, if they tried to forcibly annex this lawless place…

‘It would become an even bigger mess than now.’

If they annexed the Republic now, the Empire would be in danger.

“So what are you suggesting? Want us to leave Westraine as an independent nation? Sorry, but we have no intention of giving up the Republic’s territory.”

“I know that. That’s why you plan to slowly proceed with annexation after healing some of the war’s scars, right?”

Form a puppet government of Republic citizens, and have them rebuild the post-war Republic.

Use continuous migration plans and business to attract investors and mix the populations.

And when the Republic’s hatred toward the Empire subsides, proceed with the delayed annexation work.

As slowly and carefully as possible to avoid agitating the sentiments of both nations’ citizens.

How to go about that… well.

That’s the domain of politicians, not soldiers.

Not my job.

“Soon-to-be-annexed Westraine. Make me and my followers the leaders of that puppet government.”

“…Oh?”

After briefly sizing her up, Eugene asked.

“You want to take charge of the Republic’s reconstruction?”

“That’s right. With the existing power holders and key talents all gone, wouldn’t quite a bit fall to me if I fill that vacancy?”

“So you’ll use the Empire as backing.”

“I don’t think it’s a bad deal for your side either.”

Certainly true.

But there was one thing to confirm.

“One last thing.”

“Go ahead.”

“How can I trust that you won’t betray us?”

Eugene looked into Anthony’s eyes while speaking.

“If you switch sides and the magic nobles win this civil war, this whole deal becomes meaningless.”

“…Pardon? Defeat? What are you talking about?”

Anthony asked back as if hearing a distasteful joke.

Looking at Eugene who was concealing his magical power, she said..

“Do you think a mere seven stroke magician could lay a finger on you as you are now?”

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