Magic Caster of Destroy

Those ideas swirled inside the mind of Barbro.

“Baron!”

“Yes!”

“I will be expecting you to perform your best!”

His sharp voice seemed to as if wanting to convey something more, echoing left, right and over.

Just you wait, Zanack. Bite your nails while you wait for me at the Capital.

Even though they were connected by blood, his brother was still an opponent who must be defeated in order to gain the throne. Furthermore, Barbro never particularly liked him in the first place.

Although it was not enough to warrant his immediate death, but if Zanack was to cause any additional trouble, Barbro will be sure to dispose of him.

Once I become king, how should I make use of him? Would it be better to just have him killed so thatthose foolish nobles won’t be able to use him as a symbol for revolt? But wouldn’t that be toowasteful? If he was a woman there would be many uses… Like my sister, even though her head isn’tvery good, but at least her looks are rather decent. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to just sell her to thehighest bidder. …Although that might cause some problems due to her royal blood, maybe it’s bestto marry her off to some distant kingdom. …Perhaps that might even become part of my futurefoundation for power. Well, let’s just wait and see.

Barbro’s eyes narrowed as he began to envision the ideal Re-Estize Kingdom he would build in the future.

The image of the nobles kneeling before him as he sat on top of the golden throne.

With a single command, the entire court would bow down.

“Oh how great that would be.”

A faint smile appeared over Barbro’s face, but was covered almost immediately by his hand.

The task at Carne Village would be completed immediately, and after that, they would immediately rush over to Kattse Plains. Whether it would remain a dream or become reality depended on how well the two tasks were completed.

…I must get the soldiers moving even if I have to use force. What’s important is that I must arrivebefore the battle starts. Wait, no. Would it be better to wait until the battle starts and try to ambushthe enemy?

Although that might indeed be a good move to take, however Barbro had little confidence in his ability to lead his troops to suddenly attack the enemy’s rear and flanks.

As much as Barbro was inclined to believe otherwise, he couldn’t help but to let the knights handle it instead. Although leaving his fate on whether or not he could become king to others might indeed prove to be a rather unwise idea.

While deep in thought on how to best display his brilliance, an idea flashed across his mind.

Could the villagers from Carne Village be used as negotiation tools against Ainz Ooal Gown?

It was as if a brilliant light suddenly shone upon Barbro, covering his body with radiance.

The ultimate scheme!

No matter what kind of reason Ainz Ooal Gown had for rescuing those at Carne Village, their existence could be used as bargaining chips.

If this unknown magic caster called Ainz Ooal Gown would withdraw from the coming battle, the Empire will lose their reason for starting the conflict and will most likely retreat as well.

If the Empire were to withdraw due to the actions undertaken by Barbro—

Would this be the best thing to happen? Father will no longer be able to ignore my opinions, and mychances of becoming the next king will become certain.

“Very good. That would be the best.”

However, if it was just a passing whim as to why Ainz Ooal Gown had decided to help Carne Village, then the possibility of him taking the bait would be low. Were that the case, then when the time comes, Barbro would just have to forcefully conscript the villagers for the coming battle. The conflict the Kingdom was facing this time required the mobilization of an entire nation. Mere peasants from Carne Village had no rights to refuse.