I was excommunicated from the Holy Knights

85 – Bondage to Freedom 3

“damn!”

A letter requesting an alliance in front of you.

Immediately after seeing this

Duke Carlos, lord of the Brown region, automatically began to vent his anger.

“Are you saying accept these requirements now? In fact, what is the difference between the voice of giving up the territory and dedicating it! can not do it! Absolutely impossible!”

Duke Carlos throws down the book with a voice filled with anger.

Watching him like this, the servants by his side spoke in a voice filled with anxiety.

“Ha.. but lord.. right now we can’t stop the emperor with our own strength.”

“Right now, the Palatinate region where the Imperial Army is stationed is just a short distance away. If things go wrong, we could all be slaughtered by that General Spinola’s sword.”

“So, sign a clause that is no different from a slave contract, is that it? And even while bowing his head to Count Thurn! It can’t be! I would rather bite my tongue and die!”

“ha..”

The servants sigh as they see the lord’s fierce resistance

Then they asked their master with a look of concern.

“If not… what are you going to do now? What else can we do but the alliance of Bohemia?”

“Um… ”

The questions of the servants full of doubts and worries

However, Prince Carlos had no choice but to remain silent about this.

Although the terms of the Bohemian lord’s alliance were harsh, nonetheless, no other means came to his mind.

Right now, the 10th-class wizard, General Spinola, and his 25,000 troops are looking for an opportunity to get their hands on this area like crouching beasts.

In the Palatinate, which fell into their hands, cities were destroyed, farmlands were burned, and houses of people and nobles were plundered, literally living hell.

Terrible disasters that are done in the name of exterminating heretics who have abandoned God’s will.

The thought that this might soon happen in their own lands was fueling the lords to sign an alliance with Bohemia on harsh but somehow acceptable terms.

And the same was true of Carlos, Lord of Brown, who maintained a tough attitude but was also at a dead end.

‘I’m in a situation where I can’t even do this.

Like that, it was at that time when Duke Carlos was agonizing over ways to overcome this situation.

“Ahahahaha! From the looks of it, it seems like you have a lot of worries. Brother? When you think about it, it’s a very simple thing, but it makes sense.”

A woman’s voice came out of nowhere, as if a screw or two were missing.

In response, Duke Carlos, who was sitting in his seat, began to show an annoyed expression.

“Christian! This is not your place! Why are you presumptuous when you are discussing the important matter of Yeongji!”

With those words, Duke Carlos looked somewhere with sharp eyes.

There, stood his young sister and the owner of the neighboring small estate Halberstadt.

Christian Brown

She has black hair, pale skin, and eyes with swords that seem slightly tinged with madness.

It wasn’t even ugly, but that’s why it’s hard to call it beautiful.

And a woman wearing a black prosthetic arm made of steel on one arm.

A 6th grade wizard, she was looking this way with a mocking expression on her face.

With a look that lets you know that it’s not that normal from just looking at it, at this moment, she looked at her older brother, Duke Carlos, and said in a light voice.

“Yes, of course, I, who manages a piece of land the size of a snot, cannot take part in the affairs of my brother, the great lord of Brown, but my brother, if you tell me that there is a way to overcome this situation, what will you do?”

“..that’s… what are you talking about?”

The words of a younger brother who brings out an unexpected story.

Regarding this, Duke Carlos somehow felt uneasy, but at the same time began to feel a little curious.

His younger sister, Christian, lives without a screw or two.

However, apart from that fact, unexpectedly, she often provided brilliant ideas, and in fact, Carlos also often received help from such a younger brother.

Of course, even the methods were radical or insane in most cases, but the effectiveness was clearly a level that could not be ignored.

Regarding this, Carlos first cautiously asked his brother for an answer.

“How? Is there such a thing? say it once If it’s useful, I’ll hire you.”

“hehehe, there is a very simple method, brother. A way to do things on our own without having to borrow their hands.”

Christian speaks with his black eyes flashing along with those words.

Seeing her like this, Carlos began to feel a strange sense of horror, and then a voice began to flow out as if she felt some joy.

“That’s right. It is to use Mansfeld, a figure still entrenched in the southern region.”

“Mansfeld? Are you talking about that mercenary captain?”

Carlos shows embarrassment when an unexpected name comes up

At the same time, the faces of the other servants who heard Christian’s words immediately began to show concern.

“M.. Manspelt… Are you talking about the guy who betrayed the Palatinate?”

“This is a reckless idea, Miss Christian. Didn’t you hear that the Palatinate was occupied because of his betrayal?”

A being who has betrayed once will betray again. In that respect, the servants were wary from the moment Mansfeld’s name came out, but Christian told them about this with a smile that seemed to have a chill on his lips.

“However, even if he is unbelievable, it is clear that he possesses great power. Isn’t it natural that such a risk always exists in hiring mercenaries in the first place?”

“Ummm..”

“That is true, but…”

“In addition, moving Mansfeld gives us the right to act independently, unlike when we joined the Heretic Alliance. That means there are a lot of things we can do.”

“What can I do? What else do you mean by that?”

“Whoops… That is..”

With those words, Christian speaks with a cool smile on his lips.

As she spoke while flicking her prosthetic arm, a story that sent chills down the spine of the listener flowed out of her mouth.

And after that story

Christian smiled as if he found this situation amusing and asked Duke Carlos in front of him.

“How are you, brother? If done well, this is a way to further increase our Brown power in this war.”

“… Umm… It’s… it certainly is, but…”

Christian’s claim that just looking at the content can literally lead to madness.

However, as she said, the effectiveness itself was definitely worthy of attention, and it was clear that even though stability was reduced, greater benefits could be expected.

Duke Carlos begins to worry like that.

Looking at him, Christian spoke with an expression that made it seem more dull than a smile.

“Well, in the end, the choice is up to you. Will you do only good things while supporting Bohemia, or will you prepare a stepping stone for our Brown region to take off? I hope you will think carefully.”

“… Umm..”

The younger brother’s words urging him to make a choice once again.

In response, Duke Carlos began to realize that he had no choice but to make a decision.

‘… Yes… I don’t know, but right now there’s no way the emperor would leave us and the lords of this area as they are, who are raising the banner of heresy. That’s why I don’t want to make a losing treaty with the Bohemians, so I have no other choice.’

Right after reaching that conclusion, Duke Carlos nodded heavily and spoke to his younger brother in front of him.

“..I will do as you please. Send a letter to Mansfeld.”

“Fufufu, you thought well. Brother.”

Christian smiled bloodily as he looked at his flesh and blood, who had made such a decision.

Seeing her like this, Carlos began praying in his heart that he would not be wrong in this choice.