Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken novel Chapter 168

Having received Yuuki's orders, Kagari had immediately jumped into action.

On that very day, 300 of Yuuki's personal troops had gathered in a mansion in the Imperial Capital.

A mansion was easy to prepare with the funds left over from the Freedom Association days, and with the Damrada's connections.

The ones who gathered had absolute fealty towards Yuuki.

It didn't work when it was unstable children, but when the summoned happened to be adults, they were unknowingly put under the ˜Curse of Domination'.

Those summoned through the Unique Skill, ˜Summoner' became, in effect, subordinates of Yuuki against their wills.

Yuuki wasn't the only one doing this however. All the summoning done in this world had similar practices.

On a side note, sometimes, there are those who try to summon Devils because they think they can put them under the fealty curse.

Aside from humans, or Angels or Spirits with weak egos, Spirit Forms like Devils, who have strong egos, will often Resist the curse.

There are such arrogant fools who delve into the forbidden summoning arts putting too much confidence in their skills.

Yuuki's coup d'état has been in preparation for quite some time now, so the people gathered were vaguely aware of what was going on.

A majority of them were ˜Otherworlders' who had shown talent in the military.

They had climbed up the ranks relying on their own power.

Having no loyalty towards the Empire from the beginning, there were those among them who were excited at the prospect of a revolution.

There were others who were mix-breeds created by mating strong individuals of different races repeatedly, and still others who were slave warriors that Yuuki had procured.

In the Empire, might was right, so given the chance, even a slave could take hold of his freedom.

The Monster slaves gathered by Damrada were also present.

Such a thing would be preposterous in the Western nations, but the Empire simply had a different set of values.

For this reason, Yuuki had ordered the battle-oriented monsters that showed potential to be brought into the Empire.

Breaking it down: 30 ˜Otherworlders', 50 devils, 100 mix-breed warriors, 100 slave warriors.

In the Mixed-Corps, they were the ones on the stronger side.

With Otherworlders, Devils, and Officer-class individuals, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that they would be members of the Mixed Corps headquarters.

Ascending the stairs from a large open lobby, they arrived at the large room built for conferences on the second floor.

As all of them had sat down, Yuuki and Kagari, and finally Damrada entered the room.

"Hey, everyone.

So today, I think we'll kill the Emperor.

The enemy are 100 Royal Knights (TN: change; Emperors Personal Guards -> Royal Knights)

Some of you have already fought with them in hopes of raising your ranks, so you know they're pretty strong.

But we have 100,000 troops on our side, so it's a no brainer.

I just got the report that the Mixed Corps have successfully stationed themselves on the outskirts of the capital.

We'll close off the 4 gates, and erect a force field to prevent escape.

And when that's done, we'll be scorching the place, and broil the Emperor.

Easy right?

So today, you can fight the Knights without holding back at all.

They will likely have Legendary-tier gear on them, so capturing them alive is probably impossible.

So don't worry and go kill them.

Any questions?"

Yuuki casually talked about killing the Emperor as if discussing the weather.

The ones who gathered now had eyes full of ambition.

Their hopes becoming reality, they were ecstatic with being able to finally take action.

It was now time.

On the outskirts of the capital, Black Knight Claude had secretly gathered the Mixed Corps troops.

They were positioned there over the course of several days so that nothing would seem unnatural.

Just moments ago, Yuuki received report through ˜Telepathy' that all preparations were complete.

It was proceeding smoothly.

According to the plan, the Mixed Corps would flow in after breaking through the 4 gates, and they would supervise from the mansion.

The Empires strength was the 100 Royal Knights, and 2000 guardsmen.

And around 20,000 from the Military Police Division?

Though, the difference in power between the army and the police was very large.

A difference similar to that of an adult and a child, they would only slightly slow them down.

The real threat was, in fact, the Royal Knights and the 2000 guardsmen.

The Mixed Corps would be pit against them while they watched the movements of the Knights. Then, they would target the ones who are isolated, and slowly wean out their numbers.

In other words, the Mixed Corps would serve as bait and rampage all over the city.

The Royal Knights were a threat to Yuuki, so with luck, he could turn them into pawns using Overwrite.

Their fealty to the Emperor would be then directed at him.

For that reason too, they needed to be reeled in after biting into the bait.

The troops Yuuki had gathered fell short in strength compared to the Royal Knights.

But by cornering them in greater numbers, and Yuuki stepping in from that point, he could increase his number of pawns without much effort.

Like that, they would not only overwhelm the Empire with numbers, but also turn their forces against them.

At that point, it would be check and mate.

There were no reinforcements coming for them, and rather easily, victory would draw closer.

"A coup d'état, I see.

It'll fail, don't you think?"

As if pouring cold water on his head, denying Yuuki's ambitions, Damrada stated.

He was a man who had a big role in building the Freedom Association and ˜Cerberus', and had essentially become Yuuki's hands and feet.

He could make calm judgements, and had a strong nose for money.

Having unbelievable skill at determining the success rate of things, this statement of his was not to be dismissed.

"What do you mean, Damrada?"

"Exactly what I said. Just now, they got Miranda."

He took off his necklace as he spoke.

It had a charm shaped like a three headed dragon on it, but one of the heads were broken.

It was a charm that all three Bosses possessed, a Magic Item that allowed them to confirm each others' survival.

"The fact that this piece got broken, means that Miranda was killed.

Which implies that the whole plan was leaked to the Emperor.

And now that failure is all but confirmed, going through with this plan is plain suicide."

Damrada explained calmly.

He had spoken in his usual tone, but Yuuki sensed something fundamentally different about it.

Damrada's words stirred doubt into the hearts of those who had gathered.

Their faces that were brimming with confidence and excitement, now showed anxious expressions.

Yuuki looked at them with an unsatisfied expression and,

"Then we can just attack before they're ready right?"

He spat out.

If their plan was leaked just recently, they had the upper hand in acting first.

It would be out of order, but they would have to kill the Emperor first.

And if push came to shove, Yuuki would go personally.

As if denying Yuuki's countermeasures,

"It's too late. You're severely underestimating the Information Bureau, Yuuki-sama.

Your plan is too naïve.

This is not a children's game."

Damrada replied, casting a cold gaze at Yuuki.

"Bastard, you dare show Yuuki-sama such disrespect!"

Infuriated, Kagari ****** a hand towards Damrada's neck.

But Damrada gently gripped her wrist, and, manipulating the flow of power, directed the force back into her wrist.

The force converged into a singular point, and the bones in Kagari's wrist easily broke.