“Lee Ki-Young will head to the capital. I’m sure of it,” Jin Cheong said.

“Really?” I[1] asked.

“He’s a fraud, but he has guts. You would probably understand him better if I said that he knows when to throw the dice. He’ll probably pass through Dawan’s frontline and join the Red Mercenaries in Laios. If he gets lucky, he’ll make a plan to enter the heart of the Republic with the Mercenary Queen. Considering the supplies they have left in Laios, he’s probably thinking that they could reach the capital with those supplies. It’ll be cutting it close, though,” he replied.

“It’s possible, but I just can’t understand why he decided to tell us,” I commented.

“It’s because he probably knows…” said Jin Cheong.

“What…”

“He had probably already caught on to the fact that we’re benefiting from the other fronts by using Castle Rock as bait. That’s why he wants us to pull back the soldiers at Castle Rock. He made that worthless performance give some breathing room to Castle Rock, and we should be happy about it. Since he had done something ridiculous, then Castle Rock’s situation mustn’t be that good,” he explained.

“In that case, will...