episode_0054

The camp of the anti-Devian faction.

Is it because they were vaguely preparing for war with the Grand Duchy in advance?

They quickly gathered forces and are currently stationed in a fortress on the border of the Grand Duchy.

“General John.”

“Are you here?”

As the lords of the opposing principalities arrived at the camp one by one, an old man named John stepped forward and personally greeted them.

“Count Wyton, it’s been a while.”

“General John. It’s been a while since I last saw you, but you’re still going strong.”

A dignified man who appears to be in his late 30s and has impressive brown hair smiles brightly and happily hugs a man named Yohan.

“Well, since everyone is here, I will explain our future policy.”

Look around the audience.

“First of all, we will block the opponent’s attack defensively and adopt a defensive strategy.”

As he says this, he points to a fortress near the Grand Duchy near the river.

“It is expected that the Grand Duchy will rely on its strong elite army and attack through this route.”

He refers to the attack route that the Grand Duchy has used since ancient times to attack rebellious factions.

“You can move a large army here and use the fortress inside the Grand Duchy to reliably supply it, so if you come here…”

John touches the square horse with the red flag hanging on it with his baton and moves it into the opposing principality’s forces.

“You will fight them here at Fort Huntington.”

The nobles of the opposite principality nod their heads at those words.

-Hmm… Probably so.

John nods his head at those words.

“When the Grand Duchy attacked us in the past. 7-8 out of 10 times came through this route, so it is certain that it is a route that can provide a stable supply.”

And it is explained next.

“Currently, with the support of His Highness Ioanes, we have been able to hire many mercenaries and have already placed them in Huntington. So, the moment the Grand Duchy’s soldiers attack Fort Huntington…”

He points his baton toward the woods near Fort Huntington.

“The cavalrymen ambushed here are trying to eliminate the wizards of the Grand Duchy and push them out in numbers to annihilate them.”

The lords who had been listening to John in silence nodded slightly.

“Of course, if you do this, the fortresses and castles on the border of the Grand Duchy will have been selected as attack forces, and a gap will be created, so the goal is to push through at once and get to Win.”

Now, its power has diminished a lot, but when Valorant was alive.

They have always suffered because of that overwhelming inaction.

If he does well, he has expectations that he may be able to avenge the family that has been wronged by Valorant’s son for generations.

“But… is the Ryan family an ordinary family? Although the current head of the family is said to be weak… doesn’t that monster’s daughter exist?”

At those words, Yohan shakes his head as if there is no need to worry.

“Currently, Princess Mary is engaged and will stay in Wynn, and Agrippa has been chosen as the commander-in-chief.”

At those words, the faces of the audience brighten.

“Hoho… I heard that you are the Archduke’s closest commoner friend.”

“That’s right, I graduated at the top of my class from the military academy, but I have no experience yet?”

Is it because they have a deep resentment towards the Grand Duchy, which only arrogantly gives orders from the top of their heads?

The nobles here reacted more sensitively to and watched the Grand Duchy than anyone else.

So they think.

If we do well, we can take down the Grand Duchy.

“Please wait a moment.”

At that time, a man dressed like a merchant who looks to be in his 50s comes forward and speaks.

“And you?”

When John steps forward and asks, a man who looks like a merchant says:

“My name is Lenoir, Lord of Perven, and I run the Perven Bank.”

“Ah, you were the Baron of Ferven?”

Renoir nods his head and says those words.

“Currently, according to the information I obtained from Roman, the Grand Duchy has issued all the bonds it can issue.”

Those words make the surroundings noisy.

“Well… doesn’t that mean they also hire mercenaries?”

“I heard that the Grand Duchy’s recent financial situation is not good, but it is bad enough to issue bonds… This means that if we just wait, we can win.”

“That’s right. But then we also have to issue bonds in the same way. We cannot give them our numerical superiority.”

“That’s right. They are already qualitatively excellent soldiers of the Grand Duchy, but if they give up their numerical superiority, it will definitely be difficult.”

The once quiet hall becomes noisy.

“Quiet… Quiet!”

“Be quiet!”

The Earl of Wyton steps forward and speaks.

“First of all, we hired mercenaries, but it looks like the other party is also trying to hire mercenaries by issuing bonds, so let’s hire more mercenaries by issuing bonds as well. At this point, they are hiring all mercenaries belonging to the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sardinia.”

Perhaps the mercenaries inside the empire will soon belong to the Grand Duchy or the Opposite Duchy camp.

The nobles enthusiastically respond to the suggestion to hire mercenaries from other countries in order to hire more mercenaries.

“That would be good. If you win anyway, isn’t it money that will be repaid by the Grand Duchy?”

Usually the loser gives everything to the winner.

That is the cruel law of war.

“And behind us is His Highness Ioannes. We will win this war because he promised to provide strong financial support.”

Everyone cheers at John’s words.

“That’s right. It makes my heart beat that I can finally return the sorrow of being persecuted for so long.”

“Death to the arrogant and cruel Ryan!”

“Death to Ryan and the Grand Duchy~!”

So the lords raise a toast.

***

After having lunch.

I am waiting for Joey to come to my room so I can have tea with him.

“Hmm…”

I look at the book my mother gave me.

I gently open the antique-looking book covered in red leather.

What book is it?

A book my mother gave me as a gift.

Among the books recommended by my mother, whose hobby was reading, there wasn’t one that wasn’t interesting.

So, naturally, if my mother recommended a book, I would read it all night long with excitement.

-Pisik.

What kind of novel will it be this time?

With that in mind, I open the book and turn the pages.

[introduction.]

[For those who are full of love but don’t know how to love.]

Is it a romance novel?

It reminds me of a heartbreaking love story between a man and a woman that I once read when I was a teenager.

At that time, I remember reading the book while crying all night over the tragic death of the main characters.

Let’s skip the preface first and get into the main text…

[What is a wrong sex life and a right sex life?]

??? Did I see it wrong?

With a puzzled thought, I rub my eyes with both hands and look at the book again, but the letters do not change.

“This… is this?”

With a strange thought in mind, let’s quickly skim through the book…

An illustration of a naked man and woman hugging and kissing with their tongues sticking out.

The woman was on her knees like a bitch, grimacing in pleasure.

This… what is this?

The illustrations are so good that my mouth is drooling and my heart is pounding.

Let’s hold on to our trembling hearts and turn the pages…

A woman riding on top of a man.

I am drawn to the illustration of them having sex with each other and kissing each other.

This…isn’t this too erotic?

That moment.

“Sister, what are you doing?”

“Ugh!”

I hurriedly close the book when Joy comes next to me at the sound of a voice calling me.

“Your face is very red? Is it hot?”

At those words, I shake my head violently.

“No!, no… I think it’s a little hot.”

At my words, Joey approaches the fireplace and lightly sprinkles water.

“Sorry, I guess it was cold earlier and I put in a lot of firewood so it got hot.”

I feel sorry for Joy as she smiles brightly and innocently.

“No. It’s okay.”

“But sister, what book is it?”

I have no idea what to say in response to that.

“It’s a book my mother gave me…”

Joy says those words with her eyes shining.

“Huh? really. I want to see it too! I was bored these days because my mom didn’t recommend books.”

My face gets hot at those words and I shake my head and shout.

“No! no! Absolutely not!”

I could never hand Joey such an obscene book.

No matter what anyone says, she is a minor and I want her to see the world with pure eyes, so I refuse to do anything…

He asks again with a suspicious face.

“Sister… It’s strange… What kind of book is this?”

I say that while thinking of an excuse.

“… I haven’t told you this yet!”

He asks in a puzzled tone, as if he finds my words strange.

“It’s just a book? Whether you come or not, where are you?”

“That… That…”

I don’t know what to say because I’ve never heard of such an obscene book in my life.

No, I don’t even know why my mother gave me this book in the first place.

My head is complicated.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t show this book to Joy…

“If it doesn’t work, I know it won’t work!”

When I shouted that, Joy said with a rather strange look in her eyes.

“Sister… Are you seeing something strange?”

I cringe as I look at Joy’s suspicious eyes.

“Ugh… ah… no? This is a book my mother recommended…”

Joy says those words, looking at the book in my hand.

“Hmm… Then what is the name of the book?”

“That’s… I don’t know?”

This is the first book I saw today and I don’t know the title because it has a book cover.

“Suspicious… Are you reading a strange book?”

I flinch at those words.

“Ah… Isn’t that right?!”

However, Joy speaks with a devil-like smile, as if she knows everything in her eyes.

“Hehe~ You see that too, right? Actually, I also have a book I’m writing these days. Wait a minute…”

I say this in confusion as I look at Joy walking towards the bookshelf while saying that.

“That… is that something? Are you writing a book?”

“There’s a book I’m using to kill time these days. It is popular with the maids in the imperial palace.”

While saying that, Joy is rummaging through something in front of the bookshelf.

“Hehe… I thought you would like this too. This is a genre I also learned about through Elena. Where is Volume 1? Here it is.”

He hands me a book from the bookshelf, with a leather cover like the one my mother gave me.

“Hehe~ Look at this, I wrote a BL novel inspired by the friendship and love between Agrippa and my brother-in-law, and how good the response is.”

A word I’ve never heard before: BL

“BL novel?”

I know romance and comedy, but this is my first time hearing about BL?

Is this a new genre?

I picked up the book and flipped through it without much thought, but the shocking description made my body stiffen like a stone.

I never thought there could be a book more obscene than the book I saw just a moment ago.

Because the book I read before was such a shock.

But… this…

-Tduduk!

It brought shock in a different sense.

Deviant and Agrippa… and sordid actions and descriptions.

The moment I saw that, the string of reason broke in my head.

“This… you really wrote it?”

“Yes, yes, I wrote it! Hehe… how are you? Doesn’t it just suck? Hehe~ My brother-in-law and Agrippa are both so handsome that just imagining them makes me feel… uh… sister?!”

-Squeak!, Criss!

I scream, shaking with rage as I tear the book apart.

“Hey! You’re really dead!”

When I get up to catch Joey, she grabs the hem of her skirt and runs away.

“Kyaaa! What’s wrong with you, sister? Didn’t you like this one too?!”

“What are you saying!”

“Sa… Save me~!”