Section 234: Introspection

Béral stood in the bathroom, looking at his face in the mirror.

As mentioned earlier, Béral's face is of the most common type - a person with this kind of face, and you will see at least a hundred of them on the road every day. No one will be impressed by this face. In fact, if Bayrell had changed into a civilian's outfit, he would have been able to blend in with the crowd without fear of being found by anyone. At least Robin knew that his general-sama was always dozing and confused. It is only in that moment of real crisis that Bayral's ordinary and vulgar mask will suddenly be removed, revealing the demeanor of a battle-hardened and hailed leader of our time.

No one has ever been able to say that Bayer is handsome. There have been many women in the past, at least for Robin's memory, how many he could count—approached Beller in various ways, either implicitly or outrightly. But as Béral himself said, his appearance was so ordinary, that what attracted him to women was his status, glory, merit, or wealth. If a god's hand had stripped these elements from him, then Beller would be like a rotten cabbage on the ground, and no one would ever give him a second look.

"Am I handsome?" said Beller, looking in the mirror, but speaking to Robin outside the bathroom.

"General...... Robin didn't know how to answer the question.

"No, no, No, Robin, I know I can't be 'very' handsome, but is it a 'little bit' handsome?" Beller asked again. Of course, this could also be because...... Because...... Is it because of my age? Or maybe my looks match some ...... Niche tastes?"

Hearing these words from Bayor, Robin just wanted to roll his eyes. In the end, he decided that it would be better not to speak.

"Hey...... Sure enough, it's not handsome at all. Beller let out a clear sigh. "Come to think of it, in the golden years of my life, there has never been a woman who has taken a fancy to me, and now that I am old, it is even more impossible. Bayral looked at his face in the mirror, and the graying of his sideburns.

It must be said that Bayrell is a very open-minded person, or the kind of person who is very happy to know his fate. He quickly shook off those pessimistic feelings. When he came out of the bathroom, his expression was calm, and at least in Robin's eyes, he couldn't see anything unusual as usual.

"General, ...... woman," Robin asked with some slurry. "I heard...... Isn't the wind very good?"

"Huh?" Beller replied, but his train of thought was clearly not in the same direction as Robin's. "Indeed, the figure is very irritating. Béral recalls what he had seen. "This time in a long dress, you probably can't tell. But her legs ...... Fair-skinned, slender but powerful. ”

It was the clearest hint Robin had ever heard. In this day and age, men don't have much chance to see the thighs of strange women, and if they do, then what happens is self-explanatory. Robin now understood why the woman was so bold that she could come to the door to ask for the account, while the general was helpless. But...... Didn't the general have a lower body injury?

Is it a beauty trick, or is it some other trick? I didn't expect the Gruni to play this trick on the general......! I have to say that it seems to have an effect. What the hell is going on?

"General, let me remind you that you are here for business this time. And this woman ...... She's a native of Eagle Castle. ”

"That's right, it's a bit of a pity. Bayral sighed again. "By the way, Robin, I'm poor now, am I?"

Robin, of course, already knew about Baylor's previous moves. In his opinion, this time Bayral made this action in order to get support from all sides, so as to obtain the maximum freedom of action. In this regard, Robin is extremely opposed. Because it not only meant that Beller's money had been squandered, but it also meant that he was saddled with a staggering amount of debt. In the past, Bayral's simple life was (relatively speaking) a kind of self-discipline, habit, or nature, but in the future, Berel's simple life may have become a choice of last resort.

"Yes, General, the annual interest ......" Robin hesitated. "All your earnings have to go to pay off your debts!" unless you ......" Robin actually said that Bayrell might be able to use his position to get some other money, but in the end he felt that it was a bit inappropriate for him to say such a thing.

"Pay the debt!" replied Beller. "It's quite difficult. ”

He had known this for a long time. If he repays this debt according to his current income, it can basically be confirmed that he may not be able to repay the debt by the time he dies. It is for this reason that Bayral now has no credit to borrow money.

"Alright, Robin, don't think about that. It's getting late, and it's time for dinner. ”

Now Robin was Bayrell's lieutenant, but back when he was Bayor's retinue, they would eat at the same table as long as there were no outsiders. The dinner was served by the official Gruni and was very generous. The main content is porridge with meat and roasted pork legs, as well as some fish, fruit and a small amount of snacks.

"By the way, Robin, what do you think of Aeshurufat?" Beller asked, eating the pork leg.

His words are specific. After discussing the battle situation today, Bayor took the initiative to invite Ashrufat to play a few games of war chess. If Robin remembers correctly, this time Beller's drawing was the same as the last time they played war games (that is, the one in Mill City).

However, the ending is a little different. The last time this game was played at Mill City, Bayer won three out of three, and this time, Bayer won one, lost one and drew one.

Baylor and many others had played a game of war chess - in fact, Robin remembered a lot. But seriously, Bayrell has lost only a handful of times. And Robin remembers very well that every time Bayrell loses, it is not because he really loses, but because the opponent is forceful and tough, and Bayral is too lazy to fight. This is because war chess deduction is a game that lacks strict rules, and many details of the battle rely on players to negotiate with each other - at this time, if one side plays a word game and the other party has no intention of arguing, there is no doubt that playing tricks means that the side has a great advantage.

But this time, even Robin admits that Baylor did lose. Eshurufat occupied the crossing point, thus concentrating his forces on one side and surging into attack in the short rounds that Bayral hesitated to do, crushing one of Bayor's flanks in one fell swoop. Then shrink his forces back to the other wing. The tactics were simple and fast, and they seized the opportunity in the brief moment when Bayer hesitated to recapture the crossing, and thus took the lead step by step, and finally defeated Bayor. And the one he lost was a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of luck, in fact, even Robin himself admits to being a bit lucky. An ordinary detour of Bayrell's cavalry happened to hit a gap in Aerufat's defenses, thus giving him an absolute advantage in one blow.

The draw was a decent head-on battle, each with its own advantages, and no one could help the other. In the end, the referee, that is, Robin, proposed a tie between the two sides.

"It's amazing. Robin replied. "As far as playing war games is concerned. He added the second half of the sentence softly.

"That's right, it's amazing. Bayrell said. "He reminds me of Garunas, the wilderness sage. ”

"Is that an exaggeration?

"It's just an emotion. It is recorded in the history books that Garunas appeared out of nowhere...... No one knew where Garunas had learned his skills. Who was his mentor? Why was the mentor who taught such a brilliant student unknown and never appeared in the history books? Not just Garunas, but many more. Not to mention the distance, there is one in front of you, for example, Thomas. I still don't know about him...... How did the ability come about. ”

"General," Robin had to ask. "And what about yourself?"

"Me?...... Hahaha...... It seems to be true. Bayral laughed. Bayrell himself had only studied at an ordinary military academy - like most of the nobles of this world. However, it was through countless practices, self-study, perceptions and honing that he eventually became the current Baylor. And his former classmates have either become unknown ordinary people, or have died on the battlefield.

"Alright, Robin, you seem to be a little unimpressed with Ashrufat. Bayrell said. "So, Robin, what do you think are the odds of me and Ashorufat each leading an army to fight each other?"

"General, although he is a disciple of Thomas, he is not a Thomas after all. Robin replied. The implication is that he is not optimistic about Ashrufat.

"Robin, you're underestimating him. Bayrell said. "If you look at it from my point of view, I believe it's five-five. If that happens, the outcome can depend on ...... Some external conditions or something. ”

"General, the last time we met, he was ......," Robin said. "Besides, he's amnesiac. ”

Now, with the increase in the number of meetings, both Beller and Robin have confirmed the amnesia of Aerufat. Robin's initial suspicions, that is, that Eshuruphat was a vampire, had been largely dispelled. Of course, theoretically, there is still the possibility that the vampire deliberately made himself amnesiac and disguised himself as Gruni, but this possibility is too low, even Robin thinks that only Zài exists in theory.

"There are some things that have nothing to do with amnesia. You've also heard that even if a carpenter loses his memory, his carpentry work will not disappear. In this regard, of course, the same is true for the military. Bayrell said. "The last time we met, he was inexperienced...... Although he accepted Thomas's teachings and inheritance, he still did not have enough experience, and he could only be regarded as a lieutenant general. But now, he doesn't know why he has made up for this shortcoming...... The last time we met, it was about a decade apart. What has he been through in the past 10 years?"

"I'm involved in Ryan's civil war. Robin replied on a matter-of-fact basis.

After Purple Stone was defeated by the Scarlet Duke, Ryan set off a civil war that took shape. In fact, this civil unrest has not completely subsided to this day. The book says that war is a matter of life and death for a nation, and this is very thoroughly reflected in Ryan. In the battle of Purple Stone, the vampires did not make any moves to pursue the victory, but they still plunged a powerful country into turmoil, and there was a great tendency to collapse.