"So in other words, Her Highness Astrid's core demand is actually to inflict effective casualties on the enemy's top-end combat power as much as possible, rather than taking the city?"
Hearing Astrid's words, the brown-haired man seated at the far end of the negotiation table took the initiative to speak, asking the highest-ranking imperial noble present for a more concrete strategic objective.
Astrid gave a slight nod, her gaze shifting off the pink-haired knight at her side. Her darkly gleaming red eyes quietly fixed on the speaker as she said in a low voice,
"Correct, Count Castren. The so-called 'leave them alive' is merely a beautiful wish of mine, something that, in most cases, is difficult to realize. I also don't want you all to end up fighting with your hands tied because of that idealized goal."
