Episode 163 Krafte War – Northern United Kingdom (1)
Eris woke up long after the battle was over.
“I heard you woke up. “Are you feeling well, Her Majesty?”
As I rushed to receive the report from my subordinate, Eris, who was sitting up with a somewhat gloomy complexion, immediately asked.
“What about the Marquis de Lafayette’s battle?”
“We won. “Her Majesty the Queen’s power was great.”
Eris smiled brightly, then changed her expression and asked.
“How much time has passed?”
“It is now three days since the battle ended.”
“Then what about the injured…”
Is that what you’re curious about after waking up three days later?
I sighed lightly and answered.
“Archbishop John and priests from the Diocese of Francia helped us, and we also have medics. “Just because Your Majesty is not there does not mean that all the wounded will die.”
“That’s a good thing.”
I didn’t necessarily tell Eris the number of casualties.
Instead, he looked into Eris’ purple eyes and opened his mouth.
“Eris.”
“yes?”
“You can’t see right now.”
“ah.”
Eris wiped her eyes with her hand and asked.
“…I heard the attendant didn’t notice, but did you notice it?”
“…I’ve seen a few people hurt their eyes while rolling on the battlefield. “More than anything, it was strange that you didn’t immediately step forward to check on the injured.”
Eris remained silent and then spoke.
“Do not worry too much. “I’ll be back soon.”
“How do you know that? “You’re a user of divine power?”
“…yes. I vaguely know it from the energy. Even if I can’t see it right now, I know just from your energy that the Marquis is the only one who entered this room.”
Eris glanced in my direction.
Because he can’t see, he can’t make eye contact and just looks roughly in the direction I’m in.
“So there is no need for the Marquis to feel sorry.”
“…How do you know that?”
Eris answered with a wry smile.
“I told you. “I feel energetic.”
Even though he borrowed the power of the crystal, he fainted and asked Eris, who had barely woken up, to bless as many as 2,500 people.
…When I first met her, she was struggling to heal dozens of people at most.
I knew that I was overdoing it every time, but now I could clearly feel that it was clearly harmful to Eris.
But Eris placed her hand on her chest and spoke.
“You said that one of them is much more valuable than an ordinary soldier.”
“…Yeah, I said so.”
“Well, I’m upset, but now I think what the Marquis said makes sense.
Eris said that while shaking her head, then slowly tilted her head and asked.
“Then, if hundreds of thousands of people win and tens of thousands survive just because one person gets sick or goes blind for a moment, that’s a worthwhile sacrifice, isn’t it, Marquis?”
“under.”
Eris put her hand on her waist and spoke with a stern expression on a subject she couldn’t even see.
“Why are you doing this, Marquis? I wonder if the Marquis who was admonishing me will change his mind because his position has changed?”
The thing in front of me is no longer a young saint.
Realizing this once again, I shook my head and answered.
“…No, no. Her Majesty the Queen. Your Majesty is right. but.”
Usually, such matters are decided by the person giving the order. A third party who can judge the person’s value decides and orders the person to make a sacrifice.
“No one is usually willing to make a sacrifice, not even when ordered to do so. “At the very least, I hope you learn how to decline if you think it’s too much.”
“Marquis, you risk your life by jumping into enemy territory when you are outnumbered, right?”
“That’s true, but…”
Even at the moment when I risk my life and jump into enemy territory, I do it because I believe that by doing so, I have a higher chance of surviving safely and leading to victory than if something goes wrong.
“I don’t think I can step forward like Her Majesty, at least when I’m sure I’m going to be in the wrong.”
I can’t do that, not least because of Christine.
But Eris doesn’t have that.
Although it is hidden behind a kind and lively appearance, in a sense, it seems that Eris is the most wise and able to accept death at any time.
-I thought that if I worked hard like this, God would forgive me and my mother for our sins.
The words I heard from her before flash through my mind.
As I was unable to say anything, Eris stretched and smiled brightly, as if she was pouting.
“But everyone is a little happier. Then I will be happy too.”
-I have no choice but to do it. Not for others, but for myself.
She is a saint who thinks that what she does for others is for her own benefit, so she ends up liking herself…
I placed my hand on my forehead and said,
“Let me make one thing clear, Your Majesty.”
“yes?”
“And if you do something wrong, all the people who love you will be unhappy.”
Eris blinked and smiled softly.
“What should I do? I guess I’m a really bad person. “That sounds happy rather than worrying.”
Oh, this is real.
You can’t capture the queen.
I sighed lightly.
“great. If that’s really the case, then as a commander, I have no choice but to control it, even if it means issuing orders arbitrarily. Since the crisis that requires us to win at all costs has passed anyway, we will force you to be deployed to the rear, even if it goes against His Majesty’s will.”
I thought Eris would be grumpy like always, calling me a fraudulent sponsor.
But she smiled and answered in front of me as if she was quite happy.
“is it so. I don’t know, so I’ll leave it to the Marquis, whom I trust. “If you are the Marquis, you will definitely be able to use my selfishness, which is already on display, effectively so that I can save more people.”
I couldn’t help but laugh at the absurd words.
“This is either overly responsible or irresponsible…”
…But why?
I felt a pulsating sensation, whether it was the reverberation of the divine power remaining in my body, or something deeper.
* * *
Nordrich, capital of the Northern United Kingdom.
Christine’s flagship ‘Libre’ and escort fleet entered the kingdom’s capital Nordrich, located on an island between the two peninsulas of the Northern United Kingdom.
At a meeting held soon after, a heated debate was taking place.
“You betray your allies in the middle of a war? There is no such law anywhere! The prestige of the United Kingdom will fall to the ground!”
“Strictly speaking, it is not betrayal. Our ally is the Germanian Empire, not the Kingdom of Krafte, right? “It’s been less than 20 years since the Kingdom of Krafte was an enemy nation that went to war with the Empire and us!”
“Hmph, that’s it! This war was originally started by the Germanian Empire, and we participated as allies! Here we join hands with the illegitimate Queen of Francia, who denied her right to succeed to the throne? “What will happen to us?”
“If you think about it that way, has the Germanian Empire fulfilled any of the promises they made when they brought us in? Even if Krafte wins this war, will there be any sign of implementation? Even now, I’m busy being harassed by my feudal lords! “You were the one who lost your duty first!”
Talleyrand, who was watching the pro-imperialist ministers and anti-imperialist ministers or ministers bribed by the top of Aquitaine fiercely fighting, opened his mouth leisurely.
“As expected, the Count of Aquitaine. “You did it right.”
Christine, dressed in an admiral’s uniform, instead of covering her mouth with a fan as usual, only nodded slightly with a haughty face and turned her gaze toward the throne.
The queen, who was once the second princess of Francia, had a benevolent personality and received decent support from the people of the Northern United Kingdom, but she was weak and could not step forward properly in this situation.
If he had been ambitious from the beginning, it is not unreasonable to say that he would have had his eye on the Frangian throne like the empress of that empire, Cecilia, or even if he had not, he would have actively intervened by demanding interest.
And King Gustav
“It is a blessing to have ministers who care so deeply about the kingdom’s diplomacy and future. “How could I not be happy that the prestige of the kingdom is being raised so much in front of the guests?”
The ministers who had been criticizing each other like crazy just a moment ago immediately fell silent, and King Gustav XII turned his gaze to the queen and said,
“Queen, what is your opinion? Do you still need revenge for your family?”
“Your Majesty, no matter what, our alliance…”
The queen spoke for a moment, but then looked at the king’s eyes and closed her mouth.
“…No, Your Majesty. “It is right for Your Majesty to do as He wishes.”
After hearing the queen’s answer, Gustav XII opened his mouth.
“I would like to speak more comfortably with the envoy.”
“Yes, Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty’s will be done!”
The pro-wangbi faction tried to protest, but when many ministers bowed and spoke, they had no choice but to frown and retreat.
After a while, in the quiet Daejeon, Gustav II looked down at Talleyrand and Christine and opened his mouth in an arrogant tone.
“This is the kingdom made righteous. “I do not want to, nor do I intend to, acknowledge the unpleasant political system you have set up.”
Talleyrand responded naturally to the words of the king, who seemed quite uncomfortable.
“The Kingdom of Revolutionary Francia also has no intention of spreading our system to other countries, Your Majesty. “Isn’t there a clothes that fit every country?”
“under.”
King Gustav XII laughed and twisted the corners of his mouth.
“Those who roasted and boiled the ministers in my kingdom speak well. Count of Aquitaine. Your name and notoriety have become a burden. “It was definitely your work?”
The Black Witch of Aquitaine.
Christine smiled slightly and bowed at the king’s remark about the tinnitus, which did not sound good at all.
“It may be presumptuous, but I believe that the recent change in public opinion within the Northern United Kingdom has not been negative for you.”
Gustav XII placed his hand on his temple and tilted his body.
“okay. “It is very unpleasant that it was influenced by a foreign country, but it is not wrong.”
Unlike Otto II, who was already old as he was older than Cecilia, the first princess of Francia, Gustav XII was quite young, in his 30s.
However, because he ascended to the throne at a young age, he was swayed by many pro-imperial ministers and was unable to carry out his wishes.
“What exactly is an alliance, Your Majesty? An alliance is a relationship based on mutual benefit. If one side only suffers losses, it can no longer be called an alliance. In that case, it is also necessary to reconsider the relationship for the national interest.”
“I dare say that Franzia’s proposal is an opportunity to further solidify Your Majesty’s royal authority. “If you take back the public opinion of the ministers and regain the kingdom’s homeland from the mighty Krafte, Your Majesty will be praised as much as the ‘Great King’.”
Charles XII looked at Talleyrand and Christine alternately with a disapproving look on his face.
A kingdom made right.
Although he said so, Charles
Most of them are either in a hostile relationship with the vested interests that have been interacting with the empire, or are suffering damage from the blockade of sea routes due to the war with Franzia.
In the end, as the king, he cannot control the country as he pleases without being restricted by the situation the country is in.
“It’s unpleasant, it’s very unpleasant.”
However, he is still only in his 30s.
The Great King of Krafte suddenly emerged as the greatest general in the Central Continent by defeating the empire at his age, and the fame of the younger Marquis of Lafayette and the Black Witch of Aquitaine, Saint Queen Esiliste, is already shaking the entire continent.
He is too young and ambitious to miss this opportunity out of mere pride.
Above all, there were several battles in which small units sent as reluctant servants of the empire were cruelly defeated. Since then, the economy has continued to deteriorate as it has been swayed by the French navy and engaged in trade destruction operations.
I cannot bear for his era to remain in history as just such a dark period.
“I don’t know if you think the Northern United Kingdom is a good ally to take advantage of, but I’m not that foolish.”
Charles XII lifted his hands from his temples and straightened his posture.
“I will ask. If my army advances to Krafte, will you have the strength to hold back their strong troops? Even the mineral trade that was barely continuing due to being blocked by your navy will become difficult when the war with Krafte begins. Can you make up for this and really give us the benefits of an ‘alliance’?”
Talleyrand secretly turned his gaze to Christine, and Christine answered confidently, holding her head high even in front of the king.
“Of course, Your Majesty. Since Francia is fighting a large-scale war, there is always an abundant demand for minerals, and even if there are surpluses, the upper reaches of Aquitaine have enough capacity to carry out intermediate trade with your country’s minerals. Also….”
Christine paused a little and then slowly twitched the corner of her mouth. I answered.
“When your army advances towards Krafte, the Kingdom’s army will not be the only army they will have to fight against.”
