The Book Of Flowers
Life Lines
-- A few minutes later ---
Right no? Everyone has gathered, right?
The higher-ups who aren't here are just all my friends I left in Hortensia. They also know the contents of my plan
"Looks... You were busy eating snacks, Vainzel" Cyrus commented, seeing me eating with Albert and Verdea
"Sorry teacher. I'm hungry for waiting"
I swallowed all the things I chewed without *********** more subtle
At times like this I wish I had sharper teeth, even if only to be able to eat faster
"So, it's all here, isn't it?" I said again while cleaning my clothes that were taped with a little crumb
"wait. Where is Luna?" Zapir asked this time
"Ah, he's in Hortensia now"
"... Why?"
"Because he didn't come and had to guard the place"
Zaphir was not too happy to hear that word. He seemed to want to meet Luna right now
"Ivor and Lyralia are not here either because they are in Hortensia. I assigned them to guard the place until they got word of the danger that had befallen Miralius"
"Why is that? They're top brass, and you're ordering the higher-ups to listen to your new plan" Welt wanted to protest
"Because they've listened to my plan. Exclude Ordelia and Luxor, you all haven't heard of it at all"
Welt was silent no longer speaking, realizing that my words had a point
"Then, the collision once I saw Black Hunt wasn't the noisiest"
They were acting strangely since then, as if there was nothing more in their heads to do
Did something happen to them and Walter?
"Sorry I'm late!!!!"
The last person needed finally showed up
"It took quite a while for you to arrive, Claudia" I said to greet him
"Kids. They're playing with drugs and they're giving me a little trouble"
Claudia tried to straighten the ends of her hair to her feet while trying to sit in an empty place. He seems to be in trouble
Alright
"With regard to everyone who has gathered, we will begin the meeting now. Should I explain all the problems I'm going to bring up this time?" I asked everyone
Turin raised her hand quickly, before I even had time to look for who wanted to ask
"Can you give us a little reason why Veskal could be captured by Xiang?" He asked later
"It was our fault. We were caught by soldier Xiang while fighting Walter, so Veskal had to sacrifice himself to make us detach" Cyth explained
"Xiang fought back? I guess they just serve as a hideout for Walter"
"My report does say that, but think again Turin. They certainly do not want to look bad in the eyes of other kingdoms by letting world-class fugitives be inside their country. It's obvious they should throw it out, right?" I explained again
"Rubber too. It's unfortunate we can't get any information from Walter Herb to end Rosalia Hortensia"
"He doesn't know how, even if he wants to tell" Cyth interjected
...
"What do you mean, Cyth?" I asked
"She's just Rosalia's doll, Oberon. I can't tell you anything about the other 3 bastards, but I know Walter very well because we were together"
Claudia who listened to Cyth speak immediately lowered her face remembering Darwin
"... So"
Perhaps their relationship with Walter was also the cause of their uproar today
"Let's get back to the topic, shall we?"
Everyone nodded in agreement
Talking about the Black Hunt issue right now also makes me uncomfortable...
"For the next part, I want you to hear my plan"
And what I'm gonna tell them is probably gonna make the atmosphere even worse
...
I should say yes...?
"I... Planning to let myself get caught by the Xiang kingdom" I finally opened my mouth
"YOU'RE CRAZY!?" Fyon exclaimed later
"Oberon, you told me that we were going to do an infiltration plan, but why did it change?!" Claudia even asked in shock
"You always have this kind of plan and sometimes it makes me hesitate to let you make a decision..." Zaphir commented softly
All of their reactions were expected to be like this. But they should know, right...?
This is my main plan. Since I made this plan in Hortensia, I will hold on until I hear a more reasonable voice
"You haven't listened to it well yet" apparently"
Everyone instantly fell silent with confused faces as I stopped their commotion
"I know very well how King Shen thinks. You know, she was very careful, even when I first met her I knew right away that she was not much different from Rosalia just by looking at her eyes
And because of that, what if I find a way to make him think that we're playing in his hands, when in fact we're not?"
"... So the point is, you want to let yourself get caught and use a way to get over them from the inside?" Zaphir said
Finally someone understands!
"That's right! War veterans are amazing"
Zaphir nodded in understanding. Afterwards, Gwen raised her hand to ask
I invited him to speak, soon after
"Why are you sure this will work 100 percent? What if it's gonna turn on you?"
"Because of 'letting myself be caught', it has the same meaning as 'inserting scissors in a blanket' themselves
And yes, I have to admit that if one wrong move happens on our side, we will be hit by the stone. For the problem from the opposing side, we are ready for, and also with some things that may be unexpected"
"Example?" Albert asked after raising his hand
I had to explain everything in great detail to him so that everyone could understand
So, knowing that Rosalia and Shen were 'co-workers', they must have shared information with each other
Also, considering that Rosalia's subordinates already had enough moments against our side, they also definitely had quite a lot of information regarding our strength as well
My magic and physical abilities are amazing. Ordelia's healing ability was the strongest among us all. Luxor's ability to mess with opponents to lose a good position. And finally, the power of the seal belongs to Verdea which is able to strengthen his friend
They also know what our weaknesses are, based on the experience they have faced
Worst of all, King Shen already knew all of those things. And that's why I've been thinking of ways to close the weaknesses that will arise from our abilities. That's also why we're going to need a group, which I disguise as 'help'
And knowing that I am the strongest of all, they will definitely focus more on me. Even if they focused more on my other friends, it would be foolish enough for them to let me freely move, and would only make this mission easier
That's why I'm sure they'll try to target me or the other powerful higher ups first
I continued to explain all the things that I had thought about carefully, while everyone was listening
In the end, only one voice came out from the many people in that place today
"We agree"
All the voices that finally supported my decision were clear, becoming one under it
"Then, it looks like I will show a little good technique to the 'helps'" Zaphir said
"I also have to go. We owe it to get this done, because you helped us get through this, too" Cyth volunteered
The others seem to agree. Luxor and Ordelia even asked the others if they would also join in on this plan
They all wanted to come, but I refused. One reason, because the number of us in Miralius will decrease if I take everything
I honestly thought that Welt and Amelia would be good enough to handle this matter. But they were also the main line of defense of Miralius. Inviting them would mean letting Miralius and Seren be easy targets
The decision was already unanimous, after all of them volunteered. Zaphir, Fyon, Albert and the entire Black Hunt crew will be in addition. I'll put them on the front line later, to put us into Shen's hands then leave
"But, we still need one more explanation" Fyon raised a hand
I invited him to continue his words
"Who will be the main pillar in this plan? Is Verdea?"
...
They think so. Verdea plays a big role, but...
"No, no. The one who played the biggest role in this plan besides me was Ordelia. He's the one you're gonna have to protect later"
He will be the main pillar. If he's the first one to be torn down, we'll be done
I doubt Xiang's army would have expected this. If it was true that they would focus on targeting me, they would release Ordelia outside of their supervision. And that's what I wanted to do to make a surprise for the kingdom
Everyone looked surprised, but what I said did make sense for this plan after thinking things back
Ordelia is our lifeline. His existence was the most important in this plan
If any of our enemies are aware of that later, we must not give them even the slightest loophole
