I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

19 – Coronation (2)

‘Shouldn’t the loyalties of the vassals in the coastal region be considered fortunate…?’

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Most of the vassals in the coastal regions conquered by my grandfather were vassals of kingdoms and empires just a few generations ago.

The tone is a bit strong because it was a war of conquest, but strictly speaking, vassals were transferred from the kingdom and empire, and from the point of view of the nobles who lived in the conquered area, nothing had changed except for the change in their superiors.

In other words, their loyalty to the Burgon family is very weak, but it means that even if the lord is not a member of the Burgon family but an illegitimate son of the Burgon family, there are few nobles who will be shaken by it. In fact, I am doing it right now.

“…Yes, I understand. I will not forget your loyalty.”

“Thank you very much, Your Highness! Also, congratulations on the coronation, although it’s too soon. My lord and the other coastal lords are under the control of tyrants, so this is just a letter—”

“I understand what you mean. Thank you so much for writing me this letter. The oath of allegiance can come after the situation has calmed down.”

“Yes.”

It is said that his great-uncle toured the coastal provinces, claiming to be the Duke of Burgon, and received money from the nobles of the coastal provinces to subdue the rebels. He somehow said that the army led by my great uncle was 10,000, but it was too many.

Anyway, the nobles who were enraged by that sent me emissaries from all over the empire, and petitioned me to exclude them from the treatment of traitors that would take place after the war. Of course, there is a price to pay for it.

‘My great uncle has to die, but it’s hard for me to do it myself.’

After all, I’m an illegitimate child, and my great uncle isn’t.

If you kill him openly, the nobles of the Burgon family, who have won the war with Carolingian and have become docile, could go on rampage again.

At first, “I raised a rebellion, why can’t I kill it!?” I cried, but… What can I do about this being real, it’s sad. Oh, it’s like Confucianism.

So I secretly gave Arras a secret order not to take my uncle as a prisoner if possible, but I was worried that my uncle would surrender.

…………

“Meet Your Highness, Duke of Burgon.”

“Nice to meet you, I hope you have a great time during your stay in Dijon.”

As expected, the envoys from the Duchy of Laurel came very quickly compared to other envoys. It was because Yeongji was close to each other, and even before the coronation, they exchanged letters with each other about issues such as engagement.

Umm… It’s been a while since I’ve used honorifics. I was used to talking with vassals, vassals, and enemies all the time, but I almost forgot about it.

There will be many foreign nobles attending the coronation, so I will have to get used to it again.

“Hmm…? Where did Ines go…?”

But Ines, who should be seen, is nowhere to be seen.

Obviously, the letter says that Ines came along as a representative, but the Laurel envoys in front of me are all male.

“It’s their first meeting in seven years, and they say they want to look pretty for the duke, so they can’t show their faces until the day of the coronation.”

What are you talking about?

“So… Is Ines in the room?”

“Yes, you asked me to tell you that I will see you at the coronation.”

Shy is the same as at the banquet that happened seven years ago, when I was 16 and Ines was 12.

[Are you Ines?]

[B, yes…? That, that’s…]

[People from Laurel are looking for you. Please follow me.]

Despite her status as the granddaughter of the Duke of Laurel, Ines was not overbearing to anyone, not even to me, her illegitimate son. As it turned out, she was like a rabbit, although she was easily frightened.

She wonders how Ines would have grown up, lost in the garden at midnight, with her silver hair dipped in moonlight, swaying, unable to do anything.

“Please tell me I’m looking forward to it.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

…………

The day of the coronation was set very quickly.

Because she solidified the cause of the suppression of the rebels, and as I said before, all of my retainers said with one voice that as she is an illegitimate child, we must take care of her legitimacy as soon as possible.

Originally, low-ranking vassals had to attend the lord’s coronation ceremony, or if they couldn’t, at least send a proxy, but the vassals in the coastal region couldn’t come due to pressure from their uncle who was leading a large army.

Well, he gave me a letter to explain the situation, and I can get the oath of allegiance later, and since the situation will be quiet in a year, I can call him at the 1st anniversary ceremony for the throne.

“Congratulations on taking the seat of a true Burgon, Your Highness. With this, the rebels who are rampaging in Bar will lose their cause.”

“Yes.”

Although his great-uncle declared himself Duke of Burgon and held the coronation ceremony, I am more orthodox since it was not held in Dijon Castle, where the coronation ceremony of the Duke of Burgundy traditionally takes place. Above all, foreign aristocrats did not send congratulatory messages there.

In contrast, I was attended by a large number of nobles from the Holy Empire and the Carolingian Kingdom, such as the Duchy of Laurel. A lot of them came from mainly bordering the Principality of Burgon.

The nobles of the Carolingian Kingdom were at war with each other not too long ago, so I wondered if they would come, but the nobles of the kingdom said that the war was caused by the king and they had nothing to do with it. I don’t know how many times I’ve felt it, but the feudal system is truly amazing.

“Your Highness’ feat has spread widely to the Holy Empire as well. The nobles of the Carolingian kingdom have become like clams in the mud—”

“Hmm.”

“Oh, excuse me. I didn’t know you were there.”

‘…What are these bastards doing here?’

Since the Burgon duchy conquered the coastal region and the Bar region, the borders were separated, but originally, the Carolingian kingdom and the Holy Empire had been fighting each other for a thousand years because of their borders. Originally, the Duke of Burgon was also a title created by the Carolingian kingdom in the border area to fight the Holy Empire.

So the nobility of the Holy Empire and the Carolingian Kingdom have had bad relations with each other for generations. No matter how much the nobles are more interested in their own territory than the work of their lord, after a thousand years of fighting, of course they respect each other.

‘Write…’

Of course it shouldn’t be so noisy right before the coronation ceremony, but the nobility of the empire sent congratulations and respect to me, the main character of the coronation ceremony, on my achievements, and the nobility of the kingdom defended the honor of their master.

It’s a bit risky for me to give you a face, but…

“Your Highness, long time no see.”

At that time, I heard the voice of an innocent and childish girl behind my back, and at the same time, the nobles of the two camps who were fighting in front of me quickly calmed down.

“Who—- uh…?”

“For the rest of my life, please take good care of me.”

Suddenly wondering why they were doing that, I turned to the direction of the voice and was at a loss for words.

It’s white.

This is the first impression I had after seeing Ines.

“Claude.”

Ines, wearing a pure white dress, greets me with a subtle smile on her face.

Compared to 7 years ago, her hair, which is longer than it was 7 years ago, sits softly on the white skin that can be seen as transparent, and her collarbone, which is barely visible under the silver hair, is very attractive.

Judging by the ruby-made ornaments placed in the middle of her dress, it seems to have been designed to match Ines’ red eyes.

“…?”

“Ah, ah… Yes, thank you for taking care of me too.”

When I didn’t reply from her, Ines tilted her head and wondered, and then I returned her greeting to her in a panic.

“hehehe, I want to be alone for a while. Is that okay?”

“Yes, of course you should.”

Ines smiled happily to see if I was satisfied with my reaction, and begged the other nobles in front of me to excuse me, and drove them away.

Ah, that’s why the nobles became quiet in an instant. Not only the appearance, but first of all, because my fiancée came.

Thanks to Ines, I’m glad I could quiet the fighting nobles.

“Looking at the reaction… I think you’re very nice? hehehe, you can put it down. We’ll be living together for the rest of our lives.”

“Uh, that… Yes.”

The Ines in her memory was obviously not like this. She wrapped herself tightly in fear of being noticed, and whenever she walked on the street, she always went only outside of her.

But… The Ines in front of me right now is wearing such a gorgeous dress and doesn’t care about the public’s eyes on her. More than anything else, she would have the boldness to say let’s put her words first.

“Ines has changed a lot—”

Ttogak-

“…?”

Then, behind her, she heard the sound of shoes and at the same time felt a terrifying chill.

Not only that. Even the nobles who had been making a little noise around them all became quiet. Only the sound of a single shoe can be heard in the banquet hall.

“What… Chloe?”

“Master, thank you very much for inviting me to the banquet before the coronation.”

As I turned my back, wondering, I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.

Because Chloe was wearing the most flashy, boldest dress of anyone here.

The black and yellow dress goes very well with Chloe’s hair and eye color… But it’s too revealing to say it’s unconventional. His knees are all exposed.

For me who has memories of my previous life, this is appropriate, but for women in this world who are reluctant to show their legs, even with stockings on, they are very exposed.

…Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve seen stockings in this world? Did Chloe make it herself?

“Chloe… What the hell…”

It’s not just the legs.

The dress, which seems to be made of layers of black see-through fabric, changes like black petals towards the end and becomes transparent at the same time, and the exposed upper chest is covered by the black fabric, but it is very thin and adheres to the skin.

For Ye to wear such bold clothes… She’s pretty, but as an older brother, this is a bit…

“You told me to wear pretty clothes to my heart’s content, don’t you like it?”

…Was I the cause?

Alas.