Survive on a Deserted Island With the Villainous Young Lady

88 – break(4)

The long war between the kingdom and the rebels naturally stagnated as it continued for a while.

A war that lasts for a long time must look at a different aspect from a war that rages at once.

If the war is to be protracted, first of all, the emphasis should be on ‘holding out better than the opponent’ rather than ‘defeating the opponent first’.

Rechecking of supply lines.

Inspection and supply of military supplies that have been damaged by long use.

Soldiers who have been in the battlefield for a long time and whose morale has fallen are taken to the rear to give them a rest, and the soldiers who are taking a break are sent to the front.

At this time, to prevent confusion in the movement of soldiers between units, commanders of each unit must closely contact each other and start moving at a fixed date and time.

Both the Kingdom Army and the Duke Army, for that reason, stopped the war for a while and entered a period of military reorganization.

And naturally, those in power belonging to each faction also began to think about the future by spending leisurely time.

“Hey, hey. How much do you think we can do in the dukedom?”

“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

The two nobles who rule the kingdom’s coastal estates met and talked about it over drinks.

“Think about it, that Kolsch guy has already done all the importing of foreign weapons that the duke needs. In addition, since battles take place within the kingdom, our soldiers who are good at naval battles will not be active.”

“Ah, I see what you mean.”

The duke initially contacted the nobles gathered on the coast and used them to block the kingdom’s sea route.

It was to prevent reinforcements from overseas, as well as the case where the kingdom’s army bypassed and hit the rear of their forces through the sea.

However, as a result of that thorough preliminary work, the coastal side had nothing to build other than the work of safely distributing foreign goods by blocking the kingdom’s navy.

Of course, guarding supply ships, whether by sea or by land, is a great thing.

It is to protect the lifeline of the army.

but it doesn’t stand out

To others, they are treated as cowards who only do safe things behind the scenes.

Naturally, when the war ended, there was a high probability that the credit would not be recognized and what could be received would decrease.

This concern was not only for them, but for everyone involved in this war.

Both the Kingdom Army and the Duke Army were moving while thinking about not only the war but also the post-war period.

“But… What can we do? In this situation, if you move the army at will, you will be treated as a traitor.”

“A ball isn’t necessarily built only through war, right?”

The aristocrat who prepared the occasion laughed and twisted his long, wavy blue hair with his fingers.

“Hey, do you know that my second son is an adventurer?”

“Ah, you know. The second son who was said to have abandoned his duties as a nobleman and roamed all the seas of the world?”

“yes. At the same time, if you send us the experiences and knowledge you have experienced and found out in the field, me and my eldest son will decide how to move in the future.”

“… … .”

I should have known to some extent.

This friend in front of me often talked about the ‘ugly second son’ who left home rather than the eldest son who worked hard to inherit the family and often achieved outstanding achievements.

‘Right. That the eldest son’s achievements were supported by the second son… Then, was the second son’s decision to leave the house to prevent the family from becoming confused and weakened by the succession competition?’

Judging from the flow, it seems that the second son is superior, so it must have been divided into a faction that said the tradition that the eldest son should inherit the family, and a faction that insisted that the superior second son should inherit the family.

‘No, the eldest son isn’t ugly when you look at the way he works with information. I envy you. All three of my children are young, by the way.’

The aristocrat tilted his wine glass and continued with a smile.

“There was interesting information in a letter from my second son recently.”

“Interesting information?”

“It’s information about the floating island.”

floating island.

My eyes widen at those words.

“It is said that fishermen found something surprisingly habitable on the beach of a floating island drifting in the distant sea.”

“A house where people can live. … … no way!”

“yes. I can’t believe it.”

Setting up a ball with a floating island.

“No, does that make sense? Miss Monia is still alive?”

“Then, is there any other reason for the traces of human life to remain on that hideous uninhabited island? How much more, there was nothing on the beach on the island when Lady Monia was abandoned.”

Afterwards, the nobles drank or smoked in silence for a while.

When the smoke from the pipe filled the room, resembling a foggy early morning street, I opened my mouth.

“Can you? Chasing a drifting island and rescuing Lady Monia.”

“I sent a letter to my son. Bring Miss Monia.”

Of course, it would take a long time for a letter to reach the other side of the world.

Even when the letter from the second son arrives here.

“Even before the letter goes, my son will be tracking the drifting island.”

And that’s why, it doesn’t end with sending a letter, but the family and the second son proceed with the work according to the time that has passed since sending the letter and the situation that has changed accordingly.

The second son, who had already grasped the circumstances of the kingdom and the detailed flow of the war, would also have known what to do to help the family, which was difficult to make public in this situation.

He trusted his second son.

“It means that you can be rescued as soon as the letter arrives… … . I think I know why you asked me.”

And this noble friend he talked to is smuggling in all sorts of dark and black things that are forbidden in the kingdom or humanly reluctant, and he is enriching his family with dirty money.

“yes. I need your craft. There is no one in our family who is trustworthy in that direction.”

“Do you know how many there were?”

“I had to be executed for trying to play tricks on war materials.”

“Oops. Were you a traitor?”

“No, he was just a rat trying to fill his teeth. It must have been intended to be stolen and sold elsewhere.”

“Okay. If you can only save Lady Monia, I will use my power.”

“Thank you.”

Nobles not close to the Duke do not know.

That Monia was just an excuse to start a war.

The reason is that the duke performed too well when giving a speech calling for war.

So, many nobles really believe that this war was caused by ‘a duke who was angry with his daughter for being sacrificed to the royal family’.

That was also the case with those here.

“Okay, since you told me a good story, let me tell you something. Do you know what?”

“What?”

“I planted eyes and ears in my palace, but they say the prince who disappeared has reappeared.”

“… … ! Is it really?”

“yes. And that’s with a faction that supports him. From what I hear, it seems that the kingdom is in an uproar right now due to the struggle for the throne.”

“The reason why the war has stopped.”

“It must be because the royal family is so confused that it is difficult to pay attention to the war.”

“This is not the time. Why didn’t you pass that information on to the duke? Let’s take this opportunity to attack!”

“No, no.”

What is the best way to rally the forces that are trying to collapse from within?

It is the existence of an external enemy.

It is not an external enemy that is clumsyly strong or weak, but an external enemy with overwhelming strength.

The moment an extremely powerful external enemy appears, even the forces that were about to divide into quarters join forces against the external force.

“Already, not only I, but also the nobles who have their eyes and ears planted elsewhere have also advised the duke. Then do you know what he said?”

“Mo, I don’t know.”

“He wants to take this opportunity to dry the blood of the kingdom.”

It’s just a mess for now, but after this turmoil, the kingdom’s army will weaken.

Whether the king or the prince wins, a rift will form between the nobles who followed either one.

The duke waited for that moment, and it was enough to rest his tired body in the long battle.

“Huh. I didn’t know.”

“Now that you know, it is up to you how to profit from this information.”

“Thank you.”

“What. Pray for your second son. Please bring Lady Monia safely.”

Having said that, the two raised their wine glasses and toasted loyalty and blessings to the nickname given to the duke during the war.

“For the Blue Dragon.”

“For the Blue Dragon.”

* * *

“Eight.”

right!

The blue snake that had been hit by Monia’s club bent over and collapsed.

“It’s the first time I’ve seen a blue snake.”

“I’m seeing it for the first time too.”

“Yes? … … How are you? The clothes I made.”

“yes. great. I was looking forward to it when they said they would make it, but it’s much cooler than I thought.”

“Hey, did you expect it?”

“yes. Because you make it.”

“hehehe.”

While Monia smiled at Chester’s praise and took care of the blue snake with its broken head, Chester adjusted the clothes that Monia had made for her.

“Are your legs okay?”

“I feel much better after resting. It’s still a bit inconvenient, but if it’s all broken and healed like this, you won’t be able to fix it perfectly. So now I have to find a way to treat it in earnest.”

As the water flows downstream, what is mixed in the water is filtered and becomes dirty at the same time.

It sounds strange that it gets dirty as it is filtered, but that’s the way it is.

“So, if the water flows from above the waterfall and upstream, the special power mixed with the water on this island must be contained a little stronger.”

Magical power that keeps Chester and Monia’s hair and skin in perfect condition without extra care, and heals wounds quickly while growing plants in a healthy way.

Find the water mixed with that power even stronger.

“By the way, can you climb the waterfall? There’s really just a rope there. You can go up first and then lower the ladder.”

“You can go up!”

“yes? Okay, shall we go?”

Chester and Monia made their way to the upper level of the island.