Point-of-View: Lyra Drisbell

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"Are you really telling me that none of the remaining towns fell in today’s attack!? How is that possible!?"

"Forgive me, your Highness, I used all the remaining Disastrous and Catastrophic Grade Monsters under my control for this attack, but spreading them out across six separate locations meant that they were mostly in groups of thirty or so, with the exception of the capital, to which I sent fifty. Unfortunately, the current, unworthy Knight Commander took down most of them by herself, thanks to her Soul Weapon Ascension.

Additionally, the town near the Labyrinth, I sent my Monsters into the Labyrinth to shepherd out a large number of weaker Monsters towards the town, but there were almost all wiped out almost as soon as the attack commenced...there is an Adventurer who has also achieved Soul Weapon Ascension, he is responsible for that," I informed him with a grimace.

It was night, following the simultaneous attacks earlier in the day, which had all ultimately ended in failure.

"Perhaps we should have focused the attacks on one or two locations and ensured that we wiped them out, before targeting the rest with the remaining Monsters," Suggested Tayn Regerelle with a sigh.

Tch, what’s the point in saying that now? With all my Monsters killed, it’s too late for alternate suggestions. It would take too long to find a large number of powerful Monsters to put under my control and use them to attack, we may end up giving out enemies the time they need to recover.

"We may have failed to completely wipe out any of the remaining towns, however, I can confirm that there were several casualties amongst the Adventurers and the false Knight Order. Meanwhile, while we have lost all the Monsters under our control, we have not suffered any casualties among our members, your Highness," I pointed out.

"Hm...yes, I suppose that is true. How many have joined our cause?" Inquired our leader...Prince Drakkar Dianus.

"If we include the family members of those who have joined us, then we number over eight hundred now. Of those numbers, three hundred are Knights that were stolen of their honor by that bitch, Aries Velenet. Several of them are Lieutenants and Generals. Aside from the so-called Knight Captains and perhaps a handful of Adventurers, our collective power is vastly superior to that of our enemies," Responded one of the others.

"Excellent, but it is not enough. Continue the recruitment efforts, I would like to have a fighting force of at least six hundred...a hundred of the strongest members of the True Nobility attacking each of the towns and the capital. It is regrettable that we have to attack our great city, but we have no choice...my pitiful brother, Landis, he has lost his mind, handing over privileges to the Commoners that, by right, should only belong to us! I shall put my poor, pitiful brother out of his misery with my own hands, and then, I shall assume my rightful place as the next King of our great nation!" Declared Prince Drakkar with a determined look on his face.

"Your bravery and determination are truly inspiring, my liege," Remarked one of the others in awe.

"Our victory is assured. After all, there are a total of twelve of us who now possess Contracts with Monsters!" Added another confidently.

"Indeed, the lowly Commoners and false Knights do not stand a chance in the face of the might of true Nobles such as ourselves. We shall commence our final attack once we have gathered a sufficient number of like-minded allies. Be careful not to reveal our plans to any false Nobles that would sympathize with the Commoners. Lieutenant Wynes, is everything in place for the attack?" Inquired Prince Drakkar, turning to one of the others.

"Yes, of course, my Prince. I am ready to launch our crusade at a moment’s notice if required," He replied with a bow.

Alistair Wynes, he was the one who had approached Prince Drakkar after he was freed from his wrongful imprisonment and urged him to gather true Nobles such as us and begin this endeavor.

He is a tall, strongly-built man, with fair skin, long dark red hair, piercing dark blue eyes and wore the finest armor, and was in his mid-thirties. He prefers to keep his abilities to himself, but there is no denying his accomplishments and achievements.

While he is usually secretive regarding his abilities, he has had to reveal three of his five Skills, as they were necessary to pulling off our plan...first, and most importantly, the Pocket Dimension Skill, which is how we have avoided detection from our enemies.

Next, the Clone Skill, the superior version to the Body Double Skill, which only allows for one copy of the user. However, the Clone Skill can create an unlimited number of copies, and can remain for as long as the wielder possesses Mana.

He has currently created six such clones, one in the capital and the rest in each of the towns. Maintaining them consumes a continuous stream of Mana, but he also likely possesses the Mana Recovery Skill, as otherwise he would run out of Mana before too long.

The copies created by the Clone Skill all possess the same abilities as the wielder, he can control their actions as he wills. Of course, he is likely suspected as being part of the True Nobility, so he cannot afford to be seen.

That brings us to his next Skill, the Transformation Skill. It can only be used for an hour in total each day, so his clones have to stay hidden as much as possible, and use the Transformation Skill whenever necessary to avoid being seen.

He hasn’t confirmed this, but I’ve confidently assumed that his fourth Skill is the Mana Recovery Skill, which still leaves one unknown Skill. He is also said to be a highly powerful Spellcaster as well, the same is said of his Soul Weapon.

He had been a contender for the next Commander after the tragic demise of the former Commander Duralles. In the end, that bitch Aries Velenet was elected instead, due to her being the only one in our nation to achieve Soul Weapon Ascension.

I still cannot believe that that lowly, green haired Commoner boy was able to achieve Soul Weapon Manifestation, even if it had seemed to have been in an incomplete state.

Well, no matter...it shouldn’t be of any real consequence. It is our right to win this battle, for the sake of our fellow Nobles who have had the rights infringed upon by the current King...

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