Did she already know what I would ask her for? Ch 189: Do you hear that echo?

Ch 189: Do you hear that echo?

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Slowly the habit of looking at the map is taking root in , either to know if a surprise attack is headed in my direction or if there is an enemy nearby. And the latter is what is currently happening as...

'There is an imposter among us!'

She is a beautiful and communicative woman who seems to have many friends among the archers. Also, she obeys orders perfectly; in fact, her attitude seems to be an example to others, as she is soone who is cheerful when there is free ti but serious when the situation warrants it.

'If I say she's a traitor, they'll think I'm the traitor! Incriminating soone without proof is too suspicious!'

If it weren't for the user interface marking her with a red dot, even I wouldn't doubt her. That's why I have to find an excuse to fra her; if only I could find a corpse on the ship, everything would have been easier.

*Fwoosh* *Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh* *Swosh*

Imdiately after firing, I activated the [Luck] profile.

'Co on, co on, give an excuse to tell the crewn that red is the impostor.'

''The Drial Cenit Kingdom army is changing formation'' Hernan said.

This quickly caught my attention, and I looked to see where General Hernan was looking. If before the army was marching in orderly ranks of soldiers, each with their respective military formations that were always lined up in a straight line, now that's changing.

Their formations are being modified to span the entire horizon.

''We are in danger; we must move away. At this rate, they will be able to advance on the right and left flanks, and our tactical retreat would only slow our demise," I said worried.

"You're right, but the current commander is intoxicated by the battle." Hernan said with a dark look.

'-In his mind, there is only room for the military achievents he will obtain after this battle. Does he not rember that I am a general? No matter how many accomplishnts he achieves, he will have my negative vote, and... my opinion matters far more than he realizes. He and I both know that his status as a nobleman is of no use at present. Only when we leave this place will he regain political power. Until then, his opinion practically has the sa level as mine in the eyes of Commander Rayan.'

"Haa, I'll have to move the plans forward then," Hernan sighed.

"Plans?"

'Its true. He's a general; he wouldn't have co to this place without having sothing in mind.'

"Yes. Before the full-scale war started, I focused on finding talents. Each one of them has an unparalleled future, and best of all, their ntality matches their talent"

'The strong beco arrogant, and the intelligent beco calculating. To find people who possess only the advantages of both sides is extrely rare.'

"One team among them especially caught my attention... Golden Archer, are you soone who possesses earthly desires?"

'I hadn't thought about it. What personality should my current identity have? I possess arrows that can be considered magical, a magical item that conceals my appearance, and I am wearing dark clothing. In the view of a third party... Which personality is most accommodating?'

"I long ago outgrew earthly desires," I said with a serious and cold look.

That's my conclusion. The Golden Archer will be soone who possesses no earthly desires and has only one goal: to be strong. And for that, he is willing to do anything.

I feel that personality fits this identity perfectly.

With a sincere smile, Hernan said, "I'm glad. Having accomplished that increases your life expectancy by a lot. But then, this information may not interest you much" He shook his head, saying, "Back to the topic, the team that caught my attention has 4 beautiful won as mbers."

"If they are won and also beautiful, they must have overco many dangers," I replied.

"So it is. In so cases... Beauty can be a cri if you don't possess the corresponding strength. Anyway, this team defeated a Mini Boss and erged almost unscathed. There were a few minor details, but nothing that couldn't be overco with experience."

"Did I hear their nas?"

He shook his head and said, "It is highly unlikely, they don't desire fa. They don't even have a nickna like you. I believe their nas were... Alessia, Irina, Miria, and Zia."

At first, I was speechless at the sound of their nas, but then "And what's your plan for them, Hernan?"

'- Did he call by my na without using my title? Well, I'll let it go. It just implies that I'm gaining his trust,' Hernan thought.

"I'll bring all those talents here so they can help us-...."

In a flash of inspiration, I removed the sword from my inventory and...

'Sword style Breath!'

'Activate [Agility] profile!'

The simultaneous activation of the skill along with the profile made my perception reach incredible levels, and ti stopped around !

'Kuh! Moving hurts like hell!'

But it doesn't matter. As long as no one can see my action, the rest doesn't matter.

'Why do you think I've been struggling all this ti? You think I'm always this obedient!!!!! You... You forced !!!'

Without hesitation, I hit him on the back of the neck with the hilt. And, while ti stands still, his eyes lose their characteristic gleam.

'Kuh! Aah! It hurts, damn it!'

Gritting my teeth, I returned my body to its forr position and put the sword away in my inventory. I did this action at such a speed that I'm sure no one managed to see my sword from start to finish.

'Activate Profile [Luck].'

That the sword had disappeared from my hands caused the skill to deactivate imdiately, and thus ti returned to its natural course.

"General Hernan!" I shouted in surprise.

Seeing that General Hernan fainted, without hesitation, I held him in my arms with his head close to my ear.

"General Hernan fainted?!" Many were astonished at the sudden event.

"What's happening? an enemy attack?!" while others searched for those responsible.

Due to the great uproar this caused, I raised my voice and shushed them.

"Shut up, everyone! General Hernan wants to tell sothing!!!"

Everybody: "!!!!"

Very seriously, I pretended to listen to him while I nodded to his words. After a few seconds, I moved his body as if he were a puppet, characterizing him as soone who has lost all his strength and who can no longer maintain consciousness.

Sighing, I got up from the ground and said. "Haa.. Who would have guessed it, given how young he appeared.. Haa."

I added seriousness to the atmosphere.

"Don't tell ... a terminal illness?" many said with concern.

"If so, then it would explain a lot of things. More than once, it seed to that the general had a secret that he couldn't tell anyone" Others seed to think of a certain possibility.

"Gosh... Now that you ntion it, you're right. It all seems to make sense!" The vast majority were surprised at their companions' words.

Emir: "..."

'Hey, how could they twist my words to that level?! Well, I'll gladly use them.'

"I see you all had suspicions. And yes, you are right, it is a disease." I said it with a sense of condolence.

"I knew it."

"Hm, it was an open secret."

'Open secret, your grandmother! I'm just winging it here!'

But I swallowed the shenanigans and kept talking.

"But this illness... I don't think you should know about it; the general wants you to treat him the sa way you always have… and I'm afraid if people find out about his illness, nothing will ever be the sa," I said with concern, implying that the consequences would be disastrous.

"Still, I want to know. I want to support him."

'Hey, you can't talk here. You're the traitor, damn it.'

" too"

" too"

"We all want to support the general"

In response to their comnts, I shook my head.

My act made them all understand that I am not willing to disobey General Hernan's orders. That's how loyal I am!

But then one of them looked at the commander. Quickly, they all understood the Knight's action and followed his example. If the general ordered not to tell them the secret, then they only need a military man of a higher stratum to force to reveal it!

So ti later, the commander sighed and looked at .

"I order you to reveal General Hernan's illness."

'Holy Solus, this guy really is stupid. Doesn't he feel that I'm about to invoke a disaster?'

"If it is the order of a superior, then I have no choice but to obey..." I sighed and then said, "When General Hernan saw the changes in the enemy army, he beca excited like never before. His heart began to beat at high speed, and with that, the side effects of this illness appeared... No. Now that I think about it, I feel there is a more suitable word to describe his emotion..."

With a complex look, I took a pause and then said, "Arousal..."

"!!!"

"You don't say..."

Seeing that the mood is just right, I nodded. "General Hernan fainted because he suffers from a very rare... Erectile Dysfunction."

Erectile Dysfunction.

Erectile.

éctil.

til.

'Do you hear that echo? It's General Hernan's life being ruined.'