Duke’s Quadruplets Are All Overpowered Chapter 217

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He wore a black shirt, a purple coat, and a blue haufland.

Dressed in full uniform, complete with cumbersome stilettos and uncomfortable stilettos, I boarded a carriage decorated with Reinberg’s coat of arms and white wildebeest skin.

Slowly-

The carriage arrived at its destination in less than ten minutes.

At the meeting place in the outer castle, carriages bearing the symbols of each family had already arrived. Most of the landowners and officials under Northern Reinberg’s influence gathered there. I got off the carriage and entered the conference hall, escorted by knights.

In the empty conference hall, dozens of nobles were sitting and talking. As the topic of the meeting was the topic, their voices could not hide their excitement. When the guide announced my arrival, all eyes were on me. The atmosphere was quite different from a few years ago. Come first and say hello. I sat down in my reserved seat, conversing fluently. My father didn’t announce the fact that I was Reinberg’s successor, but he also didn’t hide it stubbornly. After the Vatican incident, my influence became stronger.

Reinberg’s successor, representative of the Northern Union, and minor lord of Quartz.

No matter how politically docile the nobles who followed Reinberg and the Blue Pillar were compared to those in the center and southwest, they were not idiots who could not understand the power structure. It was a complete change from my days as a reclusive Confucius, and before the meeting began, I had to exchange meaningless words of well-being and promises with numerous nobles.

My father arrived at the conference hall late. It’s not perception. The intention was obvious. This was done to prevent them from becoming impatient by giving them enough time to formulate their opinions without the representative himself.

Count Schwarzen, who rules the southwestern coastal area, and Baron Bourget, who owns a rich granary region. And the representative of the landowners’ union in a city that is strategically important as it borders Solgar’s territory, as well as Cardinal Azivica, who presides over the northern region. It was a meeting of retainers and collaborators of the United Blue Pillars, led by Reinberg, and was a large-scale meeting held after the Vatican incident.

“Thank you all for responding to our urgent call. Since the matter is important, I will stop being pretentious and start the meeting right away. “I will also be grateful to hear your personal opinions, so don’t worry and let’s discuss.”

The agenda was simple. The decision was made to express Reinberg’s position.

A few days later.

The emperor convenes the dukes who support the empire and holds a central conference to discuss the survival of the nation. I heard that after the Great War, the authority of the imperial authority declined and the Central Conference was not held for several decades. In the past, the imperial family had five ministers, a prime minister, and other officials, but after power was dispersed among dukes, the emperor was effectively a straw man, and the dukes ruled the country by dividing it into pieces. The maintenance of the deformed structure was largely due to the influence of the pro-Imperialist family of the Dukes of Reinberg.

Honestly, I didn’t think it would be surprising if Kunkan collapsed at any time.

The emperor with the royal seal was not the monarch of Kunkan.

Because Solgar’s teeth are eating away at the metallurgy kingdom.

Nevertheless, the emperor, who was busy watching the dukes’ thoughts, held a central meeting.

This is because there was an unacceptable major reform in the power structure that maintains Kunkan.

An incident occurred that greatly shook the foundation of Kunkan.

As I was heading to Quartz from Materand territory, I felt a slight sense of guilt upon hearing this news.

Is it because of me? Is it because of me?

Four pillars that were maintained for several decades after the Great War.

One of the strong pillars that had not collapsed even in the battle against the devil collapsed.

No, it would be absurd to say that it collapsed.

The subject supported ‘as a pillar’ has changed.

That day, the meeting lasted until late at night, and various policies and measures were discussed, but the decision was ultimately made by my father. After the meeting, my father asked me, and I answered indifferently.

“Isn’t it the other guy who needs to be kept in check?”

My father sighed loudly and held his head as if he was in pain.

“That’s what I said, you bastard. ha.”

* * *

Finally, the breaking news reached Quartz Castle.

I scratched my head and read the ‘declaration’ published in the morning paper.

It seemed like they had made up their mind to spread the declaration by borrowing the technology of the Free City, which had advanced printing technology.

“haha.”

The contents of the declaration were unconventional.

At least in the Eastern Continent, where the power of the Kunkan Empire was absolute, this was unprecedented.

There were a few on the Western Continent. Unlike the Eastern Continent, the Western Continent, which is divided into countless countries and is like Europe in the Middle Ages, is still actively involved in large and small wars. Among them, for strategic reasons, there was a unique country that was ruled by a monarch rather than a ‘king’ and was not lost to a major power.

A representative example is the Duchy of Morelumbe, ruled by an archduke.

[Declaration of Independence]

Although it is greatly influenced by neighboring countries, it is not dominated by them.

A principality is an independent country ruled by a grand duke.

“It’s the Principality of Materand.”

Hundreds of years ago.

After being conquered by Kunkan, Matherand became a pillar of support for Kunkan as a loyal subject of the emperor. However, it is still a region with a culture and society that is different from the mainland. People who call themselves Matherands, not Kunkans.

“So you are now an archduke instead of a duke?”

In summary, the declaration of independence announced by Matherand stated that Matherand was a neutral country independent of Kunkan, and that its relationship with the Kunkan Empire would remain as friendly as it is now and that it would serve the king as a subject. It was clear just by looking at the history of the Earth.

What cruel repercussions does national independence cause?

It would not be surprising if a war broke out between Matherand and Kunkan.

If only the emperor wasn’t a scarecrow.

However, Kunkan’s strange power structure created a complicated situation. Matherand became independent. What about Solgar of equal size? Who is the Luchaquan who follows Solgar? Should they first conquer Materand, or should they oust the emperor, who was merely a substitute, and take possession of the royal seal of Kunkan? What path should Reinberg take in the midst of war? Joining the war on the side of a vain emperor? The reason his father, who was once considered a king in the North, was satisfied with the position of duke was so that innocent blood would no longer be shed like in the Great War.

I’m worried about the next few days.

Will my father be able to stand his ground?

How will Solgar respond?

Of course, from a macro perspective, there was no particular connection between the collapse of Kunkan and the duties given to me. Even if the empire falls, I will kill the devil. We reveal the secret of being born as twins. Become stronger.

but.

If this aftermath-

What if my daily life is severely interrupted and my plans go awry?

I wasn’t so stupid that I didn’t know what to do.

* * *

It was Solgar who thought he would be willing to go to war. However, his father, who returned from the central conference held in the capital, spoke leisurely with a relaxed face.

“It turned out pretty well.”

According to my father, in the end, in exchange for Matherand to be recognized as a principality, they agreed to provide taxes and maritime power as they had done so far. Even if nothing has changed internally, the fundamentals have changed. The Duchy of Matherand would gradually adjust its relationship with Kunkan, but for now, it seemed like things were resolved smoothly.

It was unexpected.

Southern Islands.

In terms of territory, a quarter of it was split up.

Even if the emperor has no decision-making power.

The fact that Solgar and Luchaquan, who were going crazy, stayed calm could only be seen as having a plan. My father was also quite uncomfortable with that. When Raine Berg was founded, his father suffered greatly from Solgar’s evil ways.

“It may be peaceful for now, but I wonder what they are planning behind the scenes… … .”

He must be plotting some insidious plan.

In any case, peace was maintained because Solgar calmly acknowledged Materand’s independence.

Of course, both I and my father knew very well that this was not the end.

Something big will happen soon.

* * *

A red castle surrounded by a forest of ‘Quartz’ trees.

The mansion where Duke Solgar lives is more luxurious than the emperor’s castle. All kinds of rare works of art and treasures are gathered in the castle, hundreds of servants and thousands of soldiers manage the red castle, and hundreds of swords are made every day in nine blacksmith shops.

The number of parade grounds where knights train is greater than any other territory.

Hundreds of people, including apprentice knights, train as if they were in real combat.

There are quite a few people who lose their lives competing with real swords.

All the empire’s richest people gather in Solgar –

Among them, only the ten strongest are awarded the title of Knight Commander.

The Knight Commander is a general and can lead hundreds of trained soldiers. If two of these knight commanders gather together, a castle can be taken within two days, and if ten people gather together to lead an army, a small country can be conquered in one month.

Just like that-

Solgar was a symbol of the empire’s military power and a strong shield that could not be surpassed.

The duke who led Solgar was the king of all people under the heavens, and even the emperor considered it his business.

Until ‘it’ appears.

Duke Solgar’s bedroom was simple, in contrast to the ornate and grand mansion. A small bed where you can lie down and a bookshelf where you can do your work. The only furniture there was was something like that. It’s not because he’s simple. This was the room where the duke’s arrogance was revealed, saying that he was the most outstanding and that there was no need to decorate it.

The duke, who was close to myelopathy, could not tolerate even a single speck of dust in his neat room. But that day was different. There was an indelible stain in a corner of the wall. Normally, he would have called her maid and paid her respects, but Duke Solgar was deep in thought as he gazed at the dirty stain.

“Right.”

Soon his long beard shakes and he smiles.

“I meant it.”

He took out a seal from his pocket. It was a seal made of quartz wood, and it was the seal of the red wolf used when it ruled ‘Quarts Castle’, a seal that has not been forgotten and used now. Duke Solgar has never let the Forgotten Seal fall from his arms.

“Uncertainty has been eliminated.”

I unfolded a map of the Kunkan Empire.

Then, he slowly tore off the part where the Materand territory was drawn and burned it in a candle.

Black smoke rises.

When the red seal is melted in candlelight, the old seal regains its color.

Duke Solgar pressed the map with his seal.

This was the spot where Quartz Castle was drawn.

The red seal spreads.

The red wolf emblem was clearly engraved.

“The era of revenge will come.”

The duke looked at the spot again.

There was only the original clean wall.

* * *

The grand nickname ‘Pillar of Dawn’ made me busy both externally and internationally.

There was no news from Melissa and Ushas, ​​and since Lanista had also started ‘headwall training’ (gross guy, how can he get stronger), the only thing I could do was hunt demons.

He mainly worked only within Kunkan in response to rumors circulating in the public or requests from nobles. He killed many pretenders as it was still infested with demons, but he never encountered a demon as strong as the island of Musenion. One day, when I was just going around killing random people, an invitation came from an unexpected place.

The guy who invited me was a ‘high’ person.

They were not the nobles of Kunkan.

“Why this bastard?”

I have never met him.

But there is hostility.

This is because I had an unpleasant experience every time I was involved in a violent cult incident or a demonic magician incident.

fantasy,