I’ve been reborn as a villainous lord, so I’m going to defeat the mastermind with a group of characters who are good at just one skill

When the Grand Duke Kasteen heard that Baron Antonor had kicked out most of his servants, he tossed the cup in his hand.

'No way, bastard. Has he recognised the shadow I've been sending?"

　The shadow made it possible for him to ignore Baron Antoner.

　If he made a dangerous move, he would immediately report it to him, and he would adjust his movements to work for the Grand Duke Kasteen.

　Now he hears that the shadow has been banished.

　To be precise, he left on his own when he became aware of the presence of a suspicious person, but this was not reported in detail.

'If it has been noticed, ...... it cannot be left as it is, I suppose.'

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--Kurt is very generous, too. I'm allowed to do whatever I want.

　The opponents are soldiers, but they are soldiers from a small territory and have not been properly trained. The other side is likely to fall behind even well-trained bandits, and they don't have proper equipment either, given that they have been in the red up until now.

　Irma did not have that much information, but she was at least aware that if they were going to attack this territory, they were enemies.

'If it's an enemy, it doesn't matter if they blow up, I suppose.'

　Irma, who had just had a lot of things to test, was elated and waiting for the attack to come.

　Then, sooner than she expected, soldiers attacked the territory.

C'mon!"

'Ooooh!!!'

　Where did they get these new weapons, they raised them in their hands and foolishly and straight ahead towards the city.

　But just as they were about three steps away from entering the city, the soldier who was leading the way suddenly exploded.

'Heh heh heh, did I succeed in burying the bomb in the ground?'

　To the attacked soldiers, Irma's words sounded as if they were coming from the Grim Reaper.

　The shadow was also a double-edged sword for the Grand Duke Kasteen.

　It was a weapon to seize the weaknesses of the nobles and make them obey him.

　He is still too young to reveal his true nature.

　Therefore, if he became aware of it, there was nothing else to do but to eliminate the other party.

'Then there is just one last report that says 'the guards are plotting a rebellion'.

'Good, I'll give them weapons on condition that it's carried out anonymously. If they succeed, so be it. If they fail, it won't affect me.

'I think that's a good plan. I'll have it delivered through the shadow".

Let's see how Baron Antoner, who has lost the strength of his forces, will react against a well-equipped and well-funded army.

　The Grand Duke Kasteen's laughter echoes through the air.

　Thus, the sudden supply of weapons shortened the time until the revolt of the guards by a large margin.

　However, no one realised that this would considerably speed up the fate of their lives.

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Irma has been asked to deal with the displaced soldiers.

　Kurt does not know how she will handle the situation, but given that she is one of the heroines, it is possible that she will call in the main character and other heroines.

　If that happens, the soldiers, who are mobs enemies, are not the ones who can compete with them.

　However, what is worrying is that Irma walked out in high spirits.

'Why does she look so pleased to call people?'

'Um, are you sure it's all right?'

　The maid asks anxiously.

'Probably it will be alright. I have to take other more important measures than that. Our numbers have reduced considerably.'

'Yes, that's true. But somehow we have a lot more work to do than we did before.'

　The maid says curiously.

'I don't have as many guests as my father, and I can do most things myself. And when the head maid doesn't harangue me there, I can afford it.'

'So there's less work ......?'

'That's what I mean. I didn't need to employ that many people to begin with.

　The problem is that some of the ones who could do the job are no longer there.

　Especially with regard to this territory.

　The chief butler, who was the main one, has been captured, but most of the other butlers have disappeared.

　It had to be assumed that the information had leaked out completely.

'I doubt there's anyone hardly anyone who'd want information about our 10,000-year deficit, anyway.'

　Still, that didn't make him feel very good.

'In the meantime, as originally intended, I'm reducing the tax rate for the subjects to 40 %. Does anyone object?'

　Looking at the servants, there was no particular opposition.

　However, it was clear that they were showing some anxiety.

'Your wages will remain unchanged, of course?　No, no. It's going to go up because there will be no more middlemen.'

　The servants are all surprised to hear these unbelievable words from Kurt.

'What?"

'Ho, is it true?'

'Where did you get that kind of money, ...... "

'Not that I've ever paid that amount of money before. I'm sorry I didn't realise who was illegally drawing wages.'

　The servants were upset because Kurt, the current lord, even though he was a child, bowed and apologised.

'Please raise your head.'

'We have no complaints as long as you raise our wages."

"We are also sorry that we were too frightened of the head maid to say anything."

　The remaining servants all seemed to be kind people who cared for Kurt's well being.

　Although the territory's strength was reduced all at once, it was a good achievement because he gained a trustworthy subordinate who could not be replaced by anything else.

- Now if only Irma would bring other characters from the original story here.......

　Just as he thought that, an explosion sounded from outside -.

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--Kurt is very generous, right? I can do whatever I want.

　Although they are soldiers, they are from weak territory and have not been properly trained. They are likely to fall behind even experienced bandits, and they do not have proper equipment, given that they have been suffering from a deficit up until now.

　Irma did not have that much information, but she was at least aware that if they were going to attack this territory, they had become enemies.

'If it's an enemy, it doesn't matter if they blow up, right?'

　Irma, who had just had a lot of things to test, was elated and was waiting for the raid to come.

　Then, sooner than she expected, the soldiers attacked the territory.

' Come one!"

'Ooooh!!!'

　Where did they get these new weapons, they raised them in their hands and foolishly and straightforwardly pushed straight towards the city.

　Just as they were about three steps away from entering the city, the soldier who had been leading the way suddenly exploded.

'Heh heh heh, did I succeed in burying the bomb in the ground?'

　To the attacking soldiers, Irma's words sounded as if they were coming from the Grim Reaper.