It wasn't that difficult for Malecia to take command of the fort and move the soldiers. He was treated as a lowly mercenary by royalty and nobles, but there were many people in the army who owed him their lives.

"How is it? Will you be able to stall the imperial army until Teacher-nim comes?" Beta asked.

Malecia smirked as he looked inside the fortress. "Honestly, it’s a 50 percent chance."

Beta did not hide his surprise. "The odds are that high even though you’re dealing with someone who's supposed to be a great madosa?"

"That calculation is actually the probability of our opponent coming at us full force."

"What do you mean?" Beta tilted his head, not understanding Malecia.

"It's just as I said. If the opponent comes at us with his entire might, we won’t be able to stop him. If he doesn’t go all out, we’ll be able to stop him,” Malecia replied.

Beta laughed playfully. "Ah! So the odds are fifty-fifty. Aren't you pretty confident? I mean, you’re saying that if the great madosa doesn’t move, then you’ll 100 percent be able to stop them.”

When Malecia heard that, he smiled bitterly. "No, I'm not that arrogant....