Revolutionary Period – Stepping on Tails
When the clash between the Revolutionary Army and the King’s Army was over and spring was in full bloom, I held a meeting with independent lords who were friendly to Lafayette.
The Count of Anjou, with whom we became connected thanks to Christine’s Eris, Count of Aquitaine, and the Count of Lionel, with whom we were connected thanks to our help in preventing plunder, and who supported us against the Duke of Lorraine in the final battle of the civil war.
However, not everyone responded positively to the agenda I brought forward.
“Marquis, I understand that the rebels did much better than expected in the decisive battle against the royal army. “But are you sane to think of joining hands with those commoner rebels?”
Count Lionel did not hide his discomfort.
“Neighboring countries see the rebels as a threat and are responding positively to King Louis’ request for help. “In particular, there is no way the Germanian Empire, which was defeated by Francia in the last war, would pass up an opportunity like this.”
“The Count is right. But we have already crossed the river of no return with King Louis. Since their government is also feeling threatened by the possibility of foreign intervention, they will view our proposal positively for now. Joining hands with the enemy of your enemy is nothing new.”
“But even so, they are a rebel army of commoners. Above all, the authors declared the abolition of feudalism. “It wouldn’t be a marquis who wouldn’t know what that means.”
Abolition of the feudal system. In fact, it was a measure to seize the assets of nobles in areas where the revolution spread and distribute them to the bourgeoisie, their support base, and the most powerful justification for winning public support.
In fact, I think that the feudal system is a system that remains almost exclusively in the Kingdom of Francia and will eventually disappear someday.
“I know. If we are to ultimately cooperate with them, we will probably have to hand over ownership of our territory to them.”
“her. Are you saying that we should hand over the territory we inherited from our ancestors to those commoner idiots?”
However, from the perspective of noble lords, it may not be something that can be accepted so easily.
“If you think it’s a little more convenient, you can accept compensation instead of handing over ownership of the territory. Isn’t the purchase and sale of not only tax rights but also fiefdoms and titles a matter of a day or two?
Christine’s family, which is currently holding its position, is a new nobility that was created by purchasing everything from Aquitaine, a long-standing noble noble family.
“…I understand the Marquis’s thoughts, but I have no intention of joining hands with those dangerous rebels who are killing nobles indiscriminately. “I have no intention of giving up Lionel’s land, which I inherited from my ancestors!”
After finishing speaking, Count Lionel got up from his seat.
“…I hope there is peace in Count Lionel’s family.”
“I hope Lafayette is safe too.”
After finishing speaking, Count Lionel strode out of the room.
His eldest son, Gilles de Lionel, looked at me embarrassed and then opened his mouth.
“Good luck, Marquis.”
“I am grateful for the help Lionel gave me. … If the situation changes and you change your mind, I am willing to help, so please let me know at any time.”
“I will remember your words of gratitude.”
Jill gave me a quick nod and followed behind her father.
It’s not strange if you don’t accept it right away. At least my eldest son seems to have some understanding of the situation, so it would be good if he can persuade me well.
After Lionel’s two men left and the door closed, the Count of Anjou, who was sitting leisurely stroking his beard, opened his mouth.
“The agenda is so unconventional.”
“Is Count Anjou also negative?”
“Hmm…”
Instead of answering, the Count of Anjou turned his gaze to Christine, who nodded calmly.
“I am in favor. “Aquitaine has always been the main source of income from merchants rather than fiefdoms…”
After a pause, Christine added with a languid smile on her lips.
“This is an opportunity to expand into the northern Francia commercial area dominated by Brittany and Abyss Corporation, and even if it is a bit risky, it is well worth a try.”
“I’m grateful that Aquitaine shares our goal.”
After thanking Christine, I looked at the Count of Anjou again and he responded by smoothing his beard with his hand.
“It is indeed difficult to follow the thoughts of young emerging lords. “But, if it’s not rude, may I ask you something?”
“Please tell me, Count.”
“Have you two promised a future together?”
“yes?”
Why is that question asked here?
“The engagement was broken, but that was the decision of the previous Count of Aquitaine, and the two have been cooperating closely ever since. “This old man really wants the Count of Aquitaine as his son’s partner, but if the two are already thinking about their future, I can’t just interfere without notice.”
After finishing speaking, Count Anjou burst into laughter.
My eyes naturally turned to Christine, and she smiled back without changing her expression at all.
“Both the Marquis and I have barely turned 20 years old. Even if that’s not the case, there’s no need to rush into marriage talks during these turbulent times.”
“Haha, it’s not that there is absolutely no room for it, but you won’t give a definite answer?”
“Do you need to lower your self-worth already?”
When Christine responded with a vaguely friendly smile, the Count of Anjou quenched his appetite.
“It’s not easy, lady. What’s good? It’s shocking news for an old man like me, but my sons said it would be good to continue cooperating with you if possible. So, let’s consider it positively first.”
After speaking, Count Anjou stroked his beard again as if it was a habit and added:
“Anyway, it’s true that our territory has often felt quite lucky ever since we became involved with the Marquis. The plague has calmed down and the upper reaches of Aquitaine are making quite a bit of money. “As long as we can get good terms from that rebellion…no, the revolutionary government.”
“If that is the case, we will try to obtain satisfactory conditions from the Anju family.
“Anyway, the urgent matter is over there.”
“I look forward to seeing you, the Marquis de Lafayette and the Count of Aquitaine, who are already renowned for their resourcefulness.
Although Lionel’s departure is unfortunate, Lafayette and Aquitaine Anjou alone are a force that encompasses the southern part of the kingdom.
Although the revolution broke out early, the king’s power collapsed so quickly that foreign powers intervened more quickly.
Originally, the revolutionary government would have prepared itself to some extent before facing the invasion of foreign powers, but the rapid spread of the revolution and the rapid appointment of Raphael Balian, which achieved a great victory, actually had the opposite effect.
The revolutionary government is also feeling a sense of crisis and the situation is probably confusing in many ways, so now is the time for us to move.
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The time when the sun is setting after the meeting is over.
I was sitting across from Christine and looking at the reports she had handed over.
Raphael Balian was in charge of organizing and training militias to defend against plunder while traveling through northern cities where civil war was in full swing. Recently, he personally contacted Maximilien Isidore, one of the key figures in the revolutionary government, and said that he had been appointed to the revolutionary army. do.
Maximilien Isidore is the plaintiff who urged me to sentence him to death and is infamous as a guillotine murderer. Why is he the one among so many?
It’s true that the Aquitaine upper class couldn’t find the northern part, where the civil war was in full swing, and that they couldn’t find it, but it was a little embarrassing for me that Raphael Balian was suddenly appointed to the revolutionary army and destroyed the king’s army without mercy.
At least as far as I know, Raphael Balian began leading the revolutionary army much later. I don’t know why they appear so early and mess with my head.
It is not strange that behavior changes as the situation changes, but now the usefulness of the future knowledge I know is really decreasing.
But the really important report was on the other side. I’ve already received a preface from Christine, but I’m still in the deliberation stage…
“So what do you think?”
I muttered, looking into Christine’s deep, murky black eyes that seemed to suck me in.
“Emmanuel Sieyes Sieyes.”
This Sieyes person probably has no idea where he got his suspicions. So, instead of washing his identity again, he would have used the convenient B-class wizard identity.
We are southern lords who are completely apart from the revolution.
Normally, there would be no reason to take interest in researching things like the leadership of the revolutionary army before it exploded or the sources of books such as the theory of social status.
I can’t even imagine that there would have been any doubts about the fact that the publication date of Identity Theory was earlier than before the regression.
However, we already knew that the author of The Theory of Identity was Arnaud Richelieu, Bishop of Lumière, and that Sieyes was of great help in publishing the book.
A person like that asked to become a vassal of Aquitaine not long after the revolution broke out? It smells so suspicious that it’s not overpowering.
Are you a spy for the revolutionary army?
However, rather than being hostile to the revolutionary government, we indirectly sent friendly gestures through city forces.
The revolutionary army, which was already very confused right after the revolution, has already dispatched spies to us, who are not even its main enemy?
As I was lost in thought, Christine apologized somewhat out of the blue.
“I’m sorry, Marquis.”
“yes?”
“I just freely responded to what Count Anjou said.”
“Oh, you mean that?”
Christine spoke as if she was open to the Count of Anjou, but she also said that she had no intention of marrying him.
If she finds a husband, there is no way she can keep her younger brother alive.
“I understand your position, Christine.”
It’s not just her who’s tired from the self-talk issue, but me as well. Because people here and there are constantly asking me to get married and asking me to get married.
I looked into Christine’s dark, intelligent eyes as she sat quietly across from me. Now that our engagement is broken, I and she have no official relationship.
However, if you didn’t know at all, it’s my honest feeling that thanks to her, most noble ladies don’t attract attention.
After looking at each other for a while, Christine hesitated a little and opened her mouth.
“What if we-”
At that time, a sound resembling a knock was heard from the window.
I looked at something and saw a pigeon with black feathers and red eyes that looked like a crow sitting outside the window, looking in this direction.
When I opened the window, the pigeon entered the room, opened its mouth, and started making a strange sound.
“It is an honor to meet you like this. His Excellency the Marquis of Lafayette, His Excellency the Count of Aquitaine. “My name is Halpas and I am from the ‘Pride’ company under Abyss Corporation.”
What is this again?
When I turn my head to the side, Christine also looks somewhat surprised, as if she is seeing this for the first time.
“Let me tell you in advance, this bird is my familiar, not the main body. “Please forgive the rudeness of greeting you indirectly.”
The bird was speaking very politely, but I didn’t want to listen to its nonsense because of the thought that had just occurred to me.
“…What if you don’t want to forgive?”
As I spoke while drawing my sword, the bird tilted its head with its red eyes shining.
“It is very regrettable, but on behalf of Pride, I would like to offer a favorable proposal to you two lords-”
“If you wish to make a proposal, please come and do it in person.”
The pigeon’s throat was cut off by my sword before it could finish speaking.
Instead of blood, black magical energy leaked from the severed neck, and the pigeon slowly crumbled into powder and scattered.
I looked at the scene and opened my mouth.
“Christine.”
“Yes Pierre.”
“The CEO of ‘Sloss’ said that Abyss Corporation cannot communicate remotely yet, right?”
“that’s right.”
Paimon clearly said that in
the crystal ball that Christine received from Abyss Corporation and handed to me . He said he was very sorry that he couldn’t talk to me directly.
“From what I saw, if such a means were available, I think he would have tried it right away.”
“I think so too.”
When I recalled the devil’s face and said that he would be filled with curiosity and look forward to meeting me even after suffering losses because of me, Christine readily agreed.
The publication date of Identity Theory has been moved forward.
At that point, the only thing I did that had any influence on the outside world was that I took advantage of the profits to fund the military in preparation for the Industrial Revolution and that the Abyss Corporation was interested in it.
And at that moment, the person who was greatly involved in the publication of the theory of identity came to my territory, and the devil’s familiar appeared?
“Is there anyone else who recently joined this commercial trip besides him?”
“No, other than him, I brought only those who usually accompanied me on the trip to Lafayette. Otherwise, the ganja cannot be confirmed.”
I was once again impressed by Christine’s delicate speaking skills.
“You’ll be keeping an eye on that too, right Pierre?”
“of course. “The identities of those entering and leaving the territory since the revolution broke out are being thoroughly checked.”
After a moment of silence, I opened my mouth.
“…Is it possible that the devils have hidden a means of deception?”
“The person who contacted us a few months ago hid a plan that predicted something like this…
If this is an omniscient and omnipotent group capable of such things, then no matter what we do, we will not be able to deal with it.”
“And we don’t have to step on tail like this?”
After hearing what I said, Christine secretly burst into laughter.
“I’ll have to decide whether it’s right or not, but I want to do it. If it’s the Abyss Corporation, Nabal, someone who hid their identity and went into hiding as a spy, no matter what we do with them, we won’t have anything to say to them. you are?”
When I looked at Christine and asked, she also smiled brightly.
“I’m also curious. What kind of facial expressions do demons make when they are attacked?”
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