Became a Strategist with a 100 Intelligence and 100% Accuracy

Anima had been captured.

No one dared to speak.

Yuri sat with her eyes closed, saying nothing.

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Please, don’t make a rash decision.

Anima wasn’t dead—she was just taken as a prisoner.

Serpina, ever pragmatic, would never kill someone as valuable as Anima without reason. As long as Yuri didn’t let her emotions take over and charge blindly, there was still a way forward.

Time passed.

Yuri slowly opened her eyes.

Her pupils were visibly trembling.

She looked deeply unsettled, as though she couldn’t comprehend how things had come to this.

For a long while, she remained silent, keeping everyone gathered yet unable to utter a single word.

Then, finally, she turned to Jinor, her lips parting hesitantly.

"…Jinor, I’m sorry, but can I ask you to handle this instead?"

So, rather than acting recklessly, she was entrusting it to her strategist.

It was the best choice she could make in this situation—where she couldn’t trust herself to stay composed.

She hadn’t become a ruler among the five by mere chance.

"Understood."

Jinor nodded lightly and began briefing us on the situation in Yuri’s stead.

"Lady Anima Ingram, acting under her authority, led an assault on Hisphil Castle. That much, you all already know. However, the battle did not go in our favor, and she was captured by Serpina’s forces."

"Then… what about General Hernandorf…?"

"……."

Jinor’s expression darkened as he answered the concerned officer.

"He is currently recovering."

"Recovering…? Does that mean—?"

"He was gravely wounded."

Hernandorf Arisian had suffered severe injuries.

A murmur rippled through the officers of the Aishus Army.

"How… How did that happen?"

"He charged into the enemy camp alone in an attempt to rescue Anima."