I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

68 – The King (3)

[Since you have inherited the kingdom of Rotharing, your duties have also been inherited.]

[Immediately fulfill the treaty and return the territories to Carolingian!!]

‘…I’m going to turn around.’

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Most of the personnel sent by Caroling diligently participated in the negotiations, but a few of them caused a major accident.

In the presence of his servants, he treats me roughly as if he were treating me badly and screams loudly? Are you crazy?

This obviously isn’t the scenario King Carolingian wants, but it’s going to be quite a headache for those on the other side who’ll be getting news soon.

“We have to teach Caroling right now, we can’t stand it!”

“Yes, Your Majesty. Please make up your mind!!”

‘Use it…’

Of course, what the King of Carolingian wanted and did not want clearly belonged to the cause of the start of the war. If war is not declared, honor and authority will be lost.

However, the problem is that there is not enough energy right now.

The successive wars raised the experience points of the officers, but the soldiers were consumed that much, and recovery was not yet complete. Of course, the number of people can be filled, but it is not something that can be done with the soldier’s proficiency.

Even the only fully-equipped army is in the position of going to the empire as a mercenary.

Now, in Burgon, no, in the kingdom of Rotaring, there are only incomplete troops and inexperienced soldiers. Of course, there are still excellent officers, but the soldiers and troops they will use are in such a situation… Whew.

“Has Arras returned?”

“Yes, as planned, he would have been placed on probation for one year, but as the circumstances dictated, he returned to the front line by order of His Majesty the King.”

” Yeah… I guess I’ll have to write a declaration of war.”

“…!”

Aristocrats gathered in the conference hall roar with joy at the word of war.

At this point, the most important thing in Rotaring is internal affairs, not war, but if there is no war, cooperation with nobles, which is extremely essential for internal affairs, will be in danger, so there is no choice.

Ah… I really don’t want to go to war.

Who did that? Even if I’m not interested in war, the war is interested in me. It’s just like that.

Tsk, start a war first, but should we set the tone to end it quickly?

“However, this is a war only for honor, so no other condition should be attached. Wouldn’t that damage your honor?”

“What if…?”

“It means that you shouldn’t talk about the conquest of territory or reparation of money or valuables. Personally, I want those who insulted me to be on the same level as the common people.”

Perhaps most of the nobles gathered here were thinking of raising their majors and claiming ownership of the territories or property they had stolen from the war with Carolingian based on their majors.

But if you demand territory from Caroling as a condition of peace, Caroling will fight to the death. Different from when I’ve already spit out the territory with defeat, but losing again here will be a really terrible thing from Caroling’s point of view.

For me to end the war quickly, Carolingian territory is useless. Even if you ate it anyway, it would have to be distributed to the nobles who made the contribution, and it would cause the war to prolong, so why should you eat it?

“…That’s it.”

But the nobles can’t complain.

Of course. For an aristocrat who values honour above all else, the statement that I want to make those who insulted me into a citizen is extremely cruel, a strong demand, and fits very well with the cause of restoring honor.

Above all, the parties to this war are only the disgraced King Rotaling and the Carolingian thugs who made the remarks. From the justification for starting the war to what to take as loot, Claude, the King of Rotaring, does not need to listen to the opinions of other nobles.

Aristocrats who know that all too well are at a loss to say anything after hearing Claude’s remarks.

“Are all the Carolingian messengers gone?”

“The troublemakers were banished immediately, but two remain awaiting Your Majesty’s orders.”

“Okay, I’ll give them a declaration of war and a personal letter and send them home.”

“A personal letter…?”

“You said it was personal. Do you need to know?”

“I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”

King Caroling must be extremely embarrassed by the sudden turn of events, so if you write down a bit of our position in a personal letter, he will be able to understand my intentions and respond.

Perhaps they are trying to end the situation by passing the nobles who made the rude remarks over here.

Ah, is this an option that cannot be chosen by a lord with a feudal duty to protect them? If that’s the case, I’d probably put them on the front lines and deliberately get them captured or killed.

Sorry… Any more war is impossible, I hope it ends soon.

…………

“Is everyone okay?”

“Yeah… Of course it’s okay—- yup…”

“Thank you for caring.”

After things were sorted out, I was resting in the bedroom where Chloe and Ines were getting together.

Of course, it is only a combination of words, but there are beds for two people at each end of the large room, and a huge curtain covers the space between them.

Originally, I was going to have Chloe and Ines share separate rooms, but if that happened, the person who would visit later would be very upset, and the two people’s strong demands for no reason led to the merging.

There was a report from Leclerc that the attendants were pointing fingers and whispering behind the scenes after seeing this, but thanks to Ines’ steadfast discipline, such sounds were no longer heard.

“I had to get new clothes because none of them fit. I wanted to make my own clothes to show my brother…”

“No, my stomach is full, but I have to make something myself. I need to rest well from now on.”

“hehehe… Yes…”

I was scolded like I was being scolded, but Chloe seems to be in a better mood.

With his face dyed red, he caressed his bulging stomach as if it were precious.

“…Ah, ah!”

“Ines?!”

At that moment, I heard Ines’ short scream from beside me, followed by the sound of something falling violently on the bed.

Surprised, he turned his head and Ines, who had just been sitting on the bed looking at me, was lying on the bed with her forehead on her forehead.

“Are you okay? Suddenly, what is this—”

“Ah, ahahahaha… I’m sorry. I think it’s just anemia.”

“Simple and sleepy. If you’re anemic… Yeah, should I eat a lot of meat and get some rest? Okay, from now on I’ll have to tell the chef to add a lot of meat to the two of us at every meal.”

“hehehe… Thank you, Mr. Seo.”

Ines, smiling brightly, burrows into my arms and expresses his gratitude. It’s so beautiful and cute that Ines’ true nature seems like a mere dream.

“Oops… Oppa, I think I’m a bit dizzy too.”

“Really? Oh, sure.”

At that time, Chloe on the other side of the room also let out a short moan and complained of anemia, just like Ines.

Since both Chloe and Ines are carrying children, of course they are anemic.

Hmm… I was too careless about this. I should have taken measures against anemia in advance.

“Where… Uh, your face is a bit pale.”

The condition is a little more serious than expected.

Clearly, Chloe’s face was not like this just a moment ago, but it is slightly pale.

It hurts too much to leave the two of us like this. I’ll have to stay by your side until the condition improves.

…………

“Haaa…”

“Your Majesty, that pretender is—”

“Shut up, disturbing thoughts.”

It’s over when you just get the money. What’s so confident about coming back after a very big accident?

Tsk… I had people from various factions participate in the delegation sent to the Rotaring to manage the factions, but I never thought that would be such a big poison.

Seeing that the men who caused the accident all belonged to a warlike faction dominated by young nobles, it was clear that they were deliberately provoking Rotaring.

I really don’t know if it was for the honor, the glory of the country, or the thought that a war would lead to success…

“mmm…”

Looks like the illegitimate king didn’t want to go to war this time.

In the open documents with the declaration of war, all sorts of offensive words were put in, and in the letters sent personally, the friendship between the two countries and the war that I did not want to talk about were full of things. It was written that he would return.

Of course, it would be very beneficial if the few nobles who caused the accident could end this war, but even so, if the war broke out and they took their vassals prisoner and handed them over to the enemy… Well, something terrible would surely happen. I will.

…Let’s take a look.

“Will you spearhead this war?”

“Jeong, really?! Yes, please… Please, if you do, we will definitely win—”

‘…That’s correct.’

That reaction made it clear. It is clear that these cubs provoked Rotaring for the purpose of gaining success in the war.

If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t be so excited about being called the vanguard. Being a vanguard is, of course, a role that can make the most contributions in war.

“The war has already begun, so there is only one option to choose from. Issue a muster order to your vassals across the country, and you will be the vanguard of my army.”

“Your Majesty…! Thank you, I will definitely repay your Majesty’s trust—”

Noisy.

Even if you are the vanguard, there’s no way I’ll give you command. Aren’t they even idiots who drove the country to war for their own gain? I should just pretend to be commanding the army while acting as a maid next to the commanders.

Then, if you tip the commanders leading the vanguard, you will be able to create a picture of them being taken prisoner by Rotharing during battle.

If that’s not possible, you can roughly treat it as an honorable “Warrior” During the battle.

“…Yes, Your Majesty. I will immediately issue a summons to all my vassals across the country.”

Some of my servants seemed to have noticed my intentions, but their expressions instantly hardened, but it seemed that they did not intend to interfere with my work.

That’s right, they must hate that their precious enlisted soldiers are constantly being called up for war. Even this is not an offensive war, but a defensive war, so there is no reason to reject it.

Looking at this momentum, those bastards will soon be poisoned and dead, even if they don’t get captured or killed on the battlefield.

I feel like I want to be thanked for letting them die with honor on the battlefield.