My villain wants to save himself, but the yandere heroine disagrees

"What do you mean, Orson?" Odysseus asked.

"Yes." Elsa nodded. "He has defeated orcs before, so he won't have any problems even if he leads a large army."

When Arthas, who was standing by, heard the name Orson, he couldn't sit still anymore.

The reason why he sent Scaloni to the front line this time was to use this military achievement to surpass Orson's previous military achievement in pacifying the orcs.

But if Orson were to lead the army again, wouldn't it be a waste of letting Scaloni go?

Faced with national justice and personal interests, Arthas must make a choice.

"Father." Arthas finally spoke.

"Well, what do you want to say?"

"Let me... go with you."

Chapter 118: Trust Me Again

"Finish the battle within a month, so that I can come back and catch up with the group training after the midterm." Orson was sitting in the student union office, looking at Elsa who came in, and gave his estimated end time for the battle.

"One month... is it really enough? Isn't it a bit too rushed?"

Compared to Orson's calmness and confidence, Elsa was a little worried.

Before deciding on the head coach, it is natural to ask Orson's opinion.

Orson had no complaints about the support given to him by the royal family, and when asked about the estimated time to end the battle, Orson said it would only take one month.

"Orson, please think about it again. Although the college's assessment is very important, the college won't make it too difficult for you if you delay it in this situation."

One month was still a little too crazy in Elsa's opinion. Even if Orson led his army directly south now, it would take him ten days or half a month to reach the front line. That meant he could defeat Giovanni's mysterious army, which he used as his trump card, in just half a month?

Doesn't this prove that Scaloni, who was beaten into a mess by this army, is a waste?

Moreover, if Orson told the royal family that he would win the battle within a month but failed to achieve his goal, his reputation would be reduced, which would be detrimental to his subsequent efforts to compete for the Dukedom of Naples.

"Your Highness Elsa, I know you might be worried that I might not be able to start well, but please rest assured. I said I could win in a month because I am confident that I will win."

"In that case, I won't interfere with your ideas." Elsa knew that her military insights were not as good as Orson's, so she didn't need to use her mediocre skills to interfere with real professionals.

She recorded Orson's request and then left to report the request to Odysseus.

"Oh, my fiancé is such a busy man." Olivia sat next to Orson, supporting her face with her hands, and only sighed softly after Elsa left.

Turning her head, she stared at Orson with her wine-red eyes, her eyes full of resentment that Orson was leaving her again.

"You've been dealing with student union matters since you came back. I was planning to find a time for us to go out on a date after we finish dealing with them today."

She pouted, her tone expressing her dissatisfaction.

"Olivia...I'm sorry, I..."

"Of course I know. This is for the sake of the empire. You have to do this. Of course I can understand." Olivia quickly followed Orson's words.

"But, there's nothing I can do. I sometimes have selfish thoughts. Seeing my future husband being treated like a brick and moved wherever he's needed, I'd be unhappy."

"..." Upon hearing this, Orson sat closer to Olivia.

Olivia was about to continue saying something jealous, but at this moment, she suddenly felt Orson hugging her left shoulder, and then she fell into Orson's arms.

Her face turned red instantly.

"You're like this again..."

Olivia had no resistance to Orson's intimate behavior.

"We can't help it. This should be the last time, right? Anyway, when we come back this time, let's treat the experience in the Alps as a date trip, how about it?" Orson hugged Olivia and discussed the plan after returning from the war.

"Then I don't want you to say that."

"why?"

"If you're at the front line and miss the opportunity to fight because you're thinking about me, then you'll be back even later."

"So, starting tomorrow, until you get back, you are not allowed to think about these things."

"Okay, all up to you." Orson laughed when he heard that.

It seems that Olivia still supports me.

"But tomorrow I'm going to take someone you know with me."

"Who?"

"Lena."

……

The next day, we boarded the carriage heading to the military camp outside the city.

Arthas felt embarrassed when he saw Lena sitting next to Orson, looking around the carriage curiously at the details.

Although he had heard before that Lena was very powerful, which was why the Imperial Academy was willing to change the rules to allow her admission, when they first met, the impression Lena gave him was too different from the previous rumors.

In Arthas's expectation, Lena should not be a ferocious monster, but at least she should be heroic and valiant. However, the reality is that Lena gives people the feeling of a girl next door. She has little knowledge and is very curious about all the new things around her.

The carriage he usually rode in was like a picture book in Lena's eyes. She wanted to read it dozens of times.

He really couldn't imagine that such an immature person, no matter how powerful he was, could really display his strength on the battlefield? Did Orson bring her here for sightseeing?

It was not until they arrived at the military camp outside the city, when Orson temporarily placed Lena in the military tent and went out with Arthas to inspect the army, that Arthas could not help but ask.

"Mr. Orson, the one next to you, Miss Lena, right? I have heard of her name, but today it seems that she is not as the rumor says."

"Ah, I know you can't judge a person by his appearance, but isn't it a bit too much to take a child like this to the battlefield?"

Seeing the straightforward Arthas expressing his concerns to him, Orson also told him his reasons.

"Your Highness, don't worry. Lena may not seem reliable, but I brought her here because she must be useful. She is very powerful and with proper guidance, she will be of great help to the empire. My purpose in bringing her out this time is to guide her well."

"...Okay." Arthas nodded after hearing this.

"However, Your Highness, why did you come along as well? Are you worried about the front line?"

Hearing Orson's question, Arthas shook his head.

"Mr. Orson, of course I believe in your ability, but I also want to contribute to this matter."

"When I was framed before, my reputation among the nobles plummeted. I hope that by taking the lead this time, the nobles will trust me again. At the same time, I also want to make those who framed and betrayed me pay the price."

Arthas said this, looking towards the south with fierce eyes.

The person who framed and betrayed him he was referring to was naturally Giovanni.

Now that it has been discovered that the murderer is closely related to the Dukedom of Naples, there is a high probability that Giovanni hired someone to kill and then framed himself with the intention of causing a civil war in the empire.

This statement also makes sense logically.

Previously, he was set up because he was not aware of Giovanni's secret actions and was close to Giovanni. Then this incident happened. As one of the people who suffered the most, he would definitely not let Giovanni go.

At the same time, he can also serve as Orson's adjutant and get the second command authority when he joins the army in this attack.

When the time comes to divide the military merits, he will also have room to maneuver.

Chapter 119: Unexpected

"Hey, brother, have you heard that the Duke's private army directly defeated the enemy that was ten times their size and recaptured the northern city wall." In a garrison barracks somewhere in the city of Romulus, a soldier was gossiping with several soldiers on duty nearby.

"Really?" another soldier asked in surprise. "As expected of you, Lord Duke, but isn't it a little late to use this trump card? If it had been used earlier, we might not have lost so many brothers."

"Hey, this is what I want to tell you." The soldier who spoke at the beginning said so. He first looked up and looked around. After confirming that no one was approaching, he pulled a few people around him closer, and then said in a very low voice: "The Duke's army doesn't seem to be clean..."

"Ah? What do you mean?" one of them asked in confusion.

"Yeah, what do you mean by not very clean? You're not going to say that the Duke's army is not human, are you?"

"You keep talking about these nonsense. I have heard this kind of gossip countless times when I was a child. Are you going to say that the army is the living dead next?"

"Oh, that's not true." The soldier who spread the gossip shook his head quickly, and then said solemnly: "I have a distant cousin who works in the military logistics. Did you know that this army doesn't even need food supplies? They don't need to eat. They only need to replace their weapons every day."

"That's normal. They are the Duke's private army. It's no problem for them to have private logistics channels."

“Then why do weapons need official logistics supply?”

"Hiss... Now that you mention it, it seems a little strange, but what if the Duke really only has food to supply privately?"

"I also guessed that you would say that. I also questioned my cousin in the same way at that time. Guess what happened?"

"What's wrong?"

"My cousin went to the garrison of that army under the pretext of delivering weapons. Except for the commander and the gate guard of that army, everyone else was sleeping in the tent like puppets. No one went out to move around. Moreover, they wore armor even when they were resting. It was plate armor! It was inconvenient to even go to the toilet. Don't you think this is weird?"

"If you say so, it's really weird..."

Hearing the other party say this, the other people also nodded.

At this moment, an angry voice sounded behind them.

"What are you all doing here?" An officer walked up to the group of soldiers.

"Sir, we did not neglect our duties. We were just a little bored while on guard duty, so we called our brothers over to chat." The soldier who spoke first stepped forward and explained for the others.

Upon hearing this, the officer glared at several people.

"What if the enemy attacks at this time?"

"How is that possible? With the Duke's invincible army in front of us, how could we possibly see the enemy?"

"So you guys are just neglecting your duties like this?"

"Report to the commander, we didn't. We are also standing guard. You can see that there are no strangers sneaking into the barracks now!"

"You are lucky! Now, hurry back to your original post!"

At the officer's command, the other soldiers quickly dispersed and returned to their positions.

"As for you." The officer looked at the soldier in front of him who was talking back to him, and pointed to the wall in the distance.

"Face the wall and reflect on your mistakes for three hours. If you move during this time, stand back up! I'll find someone to take your place."

"Yes." When the soldier heard what the officer said, he quickly agreed.

He had just prepared himself to be put in solitary confinement or beaten, but he didn't expect that the officer would just make him stand facing the wall for three hours.

And he doesn't have to keep an eye on them, he will find other people to take his place.

He was originally supposed to stand guard for eight hours, but with what he did, he was able to stand for three hours without any problem.

Others are quite nice.

The soldier thought so, stood happily in the corner and began to count sheep.

When the officer returned to the residence of Giovanni, the commander-in-chief of the city defense force, to report the situation, he did not report this part, but only said that a few restless soldiers had been dealt with.

Ever since a mysterious soldier went missing that day, the commander of the mysterious legion immediately reported it to Giovanni, who then ordered all officers in the army to block the information about the mysterious legion, forbidding soldiers to discuss the information about the mysterious legion soldiers in private, and forbidding ordinary soldiers to approach them.

In a situation like the one just now, if the officer heard it and reported it to Giovanni, the soldier would end up in the dungeon or be executed, and his cousin would also be implicated.

However, the officer did not do so, perhaps he had his own plans.

……

"Retreat three hundred miles and wait for reinforcements." In the military camp outside the city of Romulus, Scaloni frowned as he looked at the handwritten letter sent by Orson.

The content of the letter was very simple, just as Scaloni read it out.

The distance of three hundred miles would take an army at least three days to march, not to mention an organized retreat.

It is somewhat difficult to give up all the positions that you have worked so hard to build, all the siege equipment that you have set up, and all the land.

But this was an order issued by Commander-in-Chief Orson, and it was his first military order, so it was difficult to refuse.

But morally and logically, he didn't think that his move to withdraw from the army now was correct.

In desperation, he had to convene another meeting of front-line officers and make Orson's order public.

The Duchy of Antica naturally agreed, and the Duchy of Orleans also received instructions from Duke Henry to follow Antica's decisions.

In addition, some conservative generals in the army also believed that a slight retreat was the right move, so Scaloni had no choice but to agree to the order, and then he ordered the army to retreat.

But he saved his troops for last.

One is to have his own troops guard the rear and personally command the trailing troops during retreat, thus avoiding collapse caused by chaos.