“…?!”

Those with even a bit of knowledge of tactics frowned, including the mercenaries and the knights. Mount an attack with a small group and let the main army defend? Regardless of how powerful cavalry was on a plain, it was a tactic that they had never even heard of. However, it was difficult for them to point this out in the open, as Eugene was the one who suggested it. However, Eugene didn’t even spare a glance at the knights, who were expecting an explanation. Instead, he turned to Trevik and said.

“The opponent is an army of royalists receiving orders from the king. You said that they had labeled us as traitors, right? Then that means they are Maren’s irreconcilable enemies. Is that right?”

“That’s… right,” Trevik responded. He couldn’t understand why Eugene was asking him something so obvious.

Eugene then continued in a cold voice, “Then if we lost, how do you reckon they would proceed? For example, how do you think they would deal with the mayor and the guild leaders?”

“Everyone will be executed…” Trevik answered.

The reason that the enemy gave for the conflict was that the king was attempting to stifle a rebellion. No monarch would be generous enough to forgive traitors. Moreover, Maren’s leaders had been at odds with the king for a long time, and they had also driven out all the royalists from the city.

“That’s right. That means this is different from a regular battle or a territorial war. Honor? Mercy? Such things shouldn’t be expected. If you lose, you will literally lose everything. And as I said earlier, I am not standing...