Episode 57. Birth
I looked down at Baron Moncle, who had collapsed against the wall.
‘Did I overdo it?’
Although we won, it seems like further battles will be impossible.
Well, the time when I was called the Sword King hadn’t even come yet, but since I was dealing with a guy in the realm of the Sword Master, it was natural for me to get injured like this.
If I compare my previous life to when I was 8 years old now, there is a big difference, but my skills are nowhere near what I had in my prime.
“I can’t help it.”
It’s only been a few years since you were born in this body, right?
Phew-
Siegfried, who had watched the entire fight, clapped his hands.
Clap clap clap.
“I can’t believe I beat a guy like that with a sword I’m not familiar with yet. “As expected, my teachings are great!”
How can you praise yourself in this situation?
“Ah, of course, you’re amazing for defeating the guy who will soon become a sword master!”
I answered by pressing the wound on my shoulder inflicted by Monestier to stop the bleeding.
“It wasn’t bad, right?”
“It wasn’t bad, it was very good.”
“Now then, tell me how to slay a dragon.”
“Is it still too early? “I will let you know when the time is right, so just wait.”
“How long?”
“Well… . Well, if you get the title of Sword Master. “I’ll think about it then.”
“You promised.”
“Yeah, you know I’m good at keeping my promises, right?”
If that were the case, I would have let you know sooner.
“Yes, Master.”
Brunhild, who had returned to his cat form, thoughtlessly patted Monkl’s head.
“Is this guy alive?”
“… ?!”
I was stabbed in the heart but I didn’t die.
I couldn’t believe what she said. So I immediately checked to see if Baron Moncle, who had collapsed, was breathing.
“It’s true.”
“There is no energy left in my body.”
“Yes, I feel it too. But the fact that he didn’t stop breathing even after being stabbed in the heart-”
thud.
There was a sound of the ground breaking behind me. At the same time, I felt a huge energy.
‘Is it the enemy?’
No, among Marquis Pierre’s soldiers, there probably aren’t any of this caliber left.
‘… no.’
I don’t feel any murderous intent.
I slowly turned back and confirmed the identity of the person who suddenly appeared. And when I saw her face, a flower bloomed on my face.
“sister?”
Valentine was standing there.
“It’s been a while.”
She also smiled brightly at me. With a very bright face that I had never seen before in her life.
dump.
I sat down without realizing it. Her legs became weak due to her relief at meeting her.
“Are you okay?!”
Valentine quickly ran over and grabbed my upper body.
‘I guess someone called God is really helping me in this life.’
If Valentine came to the Legion under these circumstances, then the bad relationship with Marquis Pierre could easily be ended.
“Yes, sister.”
“I heard my whole story from my father. He told me to help you fight an all-out war against the Bourbons.”
I don’t know how much he knew, but judging by the mention of all-out war, it seemed like he was reading the whole story.
“Is that so.”
“Okay, anyway, I’m so glad you’re alive. “Monestier, that guy was a knight who would soon be selected as one of the five generals.”
“?!”
“My father strongly recommended me to join the imperial army, so if I had done that, I would have been in real trouble. “He was pointing his sword at us.”
She grabbed both my arms and straightened me up.
Pak.
I hugged him lightly and rubbed his forehead.
“If it weren’t for you, we would have been in big trouble.”
“… … .”
“I think it’s too early to say this to you, who are still so young. “It seems like you are the future of our Strange.”
I don’t know what to answer.
Because I wasn’t used to receiving compliments like this from her or having such long conversations.
I simply answered her with the brightest expression I could muster.
“Thank you for thinking so, sister.”
Red Hyojo Valentine.
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Just her appearance calmed the anger. The remaining members of her Bourbon knights and her mercenaries threw down their weapons and surrendered upon encountering her.
The imperial troops, who could not distinguish between friend and enemy, also returned to the barracks to avoid intervening in this battle.
Half a day passed and the sun slowly began to rise beyond the castle walls.
My first war as a member of Strange. And my victory here against the Bourbons.
This was a great match to make my name known on the continent.
* * *
The Bourbon knights and Marquis Pierre’s mercenaries within the Legion were liquidated.
The fact about this was quickly spread through the imperial army and reached the imperial family and the papal office.
“You dared start a war in Legion, a neutral territory?”
This reached the ears of the five generals who were called the pillars of the continent.
“Pierre, that bastard would do such a bold thing against Strange. “Isn’t there someone behind you?”
A child with short brown hair and hugging a skull as big as his upper body sneered.
“I guess so. “Strange is in a realm where even the Emperor cannot mess with him, so how could he be such an idiot!”
A muscular man sitting on the other side, bare-chested and wearing only blue shorts, raised his eyebrows with an angry expression.
Unlike the two who gave negative opinions, a man with short white hair and a white coat gave a positive answer, stroking the head of the snake wrapped around its neck.
“Marquis Pierre is by no means weak. “Perhaps we didn’t do such a thing because there were odds we didn’t know about?”
The girl with the skull head pointed and shouted.
“idiot! “Is it possible to have a viable fight against Strange?”
The muscular man nodded.
“that’s right. “Gunther and Hysteria are gone, but Lois still has Valentine left.”
The white-haired man nodded at the two’s strong protests.
“Ah, okay. I fully understand your opinions. Anyway, since three out of five have gathered, let’s vote.”
“What about the other guys?”
“They say they can’t come. “He asked me to proceed as is, because the results can be obtained with three people anyway.”
“Hmm… .”
“They say they will follow whatever the outcome is.”
“Well, if that’s the case with these guys, that’s probably the case. Now then, shall we begin?”
thud.
A muscular man placed a black box on the table. At the same time, everyone wrote something on the paper in front of them, regardless of who went first.
Swoosh, swoosh.
Put it in a black box.
“No, but there are only three of us. Is there a need to vote anonymously like this?”
Let the muscular man ask a question.
“Yes, because if you don’t do this, you may later fight with someone who has a different opinion than you.”
The white-haired man answered.
“no. “If the result is 2 to 1, you can roughly know who voted where, right?”
“… “Please be quiet.”
After finishing their conversation, they took out all the paper in the black box and looked at it.
「Strange 1 vote」
「Bourbon 2 votes」
As I said a moment ago, the votes were divided. But they didn’t show it.
Who wrote what?
The answer to this is known only to those who voted for Strange.
“Does anyone have any objections?”
The girl and the muscle man shook their heads.
“Then let’s finish voting. The result was 1 vote for Strange and 2 votes for Bourbon.”
A white-haired man marked Bourbon Castle on the map with a knife.
bang.
“Accordingly, we, the Five Generals, determine that this incident is a Bourbon problem and will hold the Marquis de Pierre responsible for all damages in neutral territory.”
* * *
If Strange and Bourbon come to an end, the damage will naturally fall on the Emperor.
While Strange is faltering, Glazer’s momentum is skyrocketing. What would happen if those close to him fight in a situation where the balance of power is broken?
On the day the Legion was overthrown, the Emperor was deeply troubled.
And he met someone who was called his loyalist and made this decision.
“This matter will be resolved through conversation between Pierre and Lois in person.”
This was the best order the emperor could give.
No matter which of the two sides you take, officials from each country will make a fuss, so in the end, the heads of the two warring families must meet and resolve the matter directly.
As a result, the imperial family no longer had to take responsibility for any outcome.
Both families had a cause for fighting, and the reason for fighting hastily instead of declaring war was reasonable.
So the two heads of the family gathered at the cathedral within the Legion.
To prepare for any unforeseen circumstances, the Archbishop of the Papal Office decided to personally mediate between the two.
thud.
Lois said, placing her sword on the table.
“Even though we reached the end. “You guys started it.”
Pierre shook his head, shaking his hands a little.
“What have we started?”
“You messed around with potions, raided Strange’s mansion within the Legion, and even attacked citizens in the process.”
“… “What’s the evidence?”
“If you want to die, keep talking like that. marquis.”
The two glared at each other.
One had a fierce look in his eyes like a lion, the owner of the forest, and the other was changing his gaze here and there, like a hyena chasing after him.
“Not only that, but they also targeted my youngest son. “What on earth were you thinking when you did this?”
“Oh, no! That’s a mistake. I just-”
“Shut up. “I have already confirmed all the facts!”
The archbishop waved his hand in the air between the two and smiled kindly.
“Both of you, please calm down and, following His Majesty’s orders, come to a gentle agreement through dialogue.”
Lois glanced at the archbishop, then fixed her gaze on Pierre again and said,
“Don’t talk too long. “Choose between money and life.”
“Money and life?”
“Yes, in light of my past affection, I can spare your life in exchange for confiscating your family’s property.”
“What a bastard… “Are you making light of our family?”
“Does that really mean you’re going to end things with us?”
Marquis Pierre glanced at me and answered, lowering his head again.
“Oh, no… . That’s not it. How much do you need… .”
“entire.”
“entire?”
“Yeah, everything. “We will take away everything that has the name of Bourbon attached to it.”
These words were actually an attempt to discourage Pierre and at the same time pressure him financially.
‘Damn it.’
But Pierre couldn’t refuse.
If you do that, you will die right here and now.
So he nodded.
Even though I knew that the tower I had worked so hard to build would collapse in just one moment.
“… I get it.”
I had no choice but to give this answer in order to survive.
“Then the conversation ends here.”
Lois said as she left the table.
“I hope Verdin will like it.”
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