I Became the illegitimate son of a duke

69 – The King (4)

“…Tsk.”

“I guess that’s my reaction?”

“Shut up, please.”

As soon as Claude left the room, Chloe and Ines immediately threw away the masks they were wearing, of course.

The two of them, who until just now had the voices of girls in love, now roar with the sounds of a cat, or rather, a tiger, who is facing a rival.

“Aww… Oppa, I think my head is dizzy… Puheh.”

“That’s you first—!”

“What are you talking about, did I really have a headache? It was really funny, I mean fawning over you while twisting your body.”

At that time, Ines spoke while copying Chloe’s way of speaking in a funny way, and upon hearing that, Chloe growled in a low voice and turned her head to where Ines was.

However, in Chloe’s eyes, only the colorful patterned curtains that her brother had put aside came into view, not Ines.

…Just pull it back, no, no, no.

“My older brother gives me love, so I’m jealous of my appearance. Ahhh! Seobang-nim, your head is pounding… Keuk keuk.”

“…You.”

“If I didn’t want my brother to pay attention to me, I wouldn’t have been so ugly, huh?”

“Kuh, that’s the second one.”

“Did you say…?”

“Haven’t you finished?”

Abandoning the option of having a physical ceremony since she is not alone, Ines makes fun of Chloe to the fullest by copying the voice of her rival like Chloe just did.

The words that come out of each other’s mouths are too childish, like the words that children say when they fight, but life is dripping from those childish words.

“This—- oops…!”

“What is it? You’re going to vomit filthy—- oops?!”

However, the quarrel between the two does not last long.

The body’s hormone balance is out of balance due to pregnancy, and if stress from anger builds up, the body is bound to be further swayed by hormones.

The two of them, who had cursed each other as if they were going to kill each other until recently, are now sweating profusely, holding back the feeling of vomiting that rises up their throats.

…………

“Since I’ve aged for a long time, I see all kinds of stars, but this is the first time I’ve ever experienced a war like this.”

“hahahaha, but wouldn’t it be nice to die less?”

“Isn’t that the same for enemies?”

“That’s… It is, but…”

General Arras, who has been enjoying his vacation in the name of probation for a while, is in a very uncomfortable state.

If he could have killed Caroling’s pigs as much as he wanted, he wouldn’t have known again, but because of his political stance, he couldn’t even do that, and Arras’ mood plummeted further.

“Anyway, the mercenaries and standing army went to the empire, and what we have now are mostly idiots who only fill the number of people?

“The Carolingian army over there is all talkers. If it’s only on this side, I don’t know, but the condition of the army on the other side is not very good, so it’s a war worth fighting… Ehh.”

Arras is rationally convinced of Claude’s judgment, but he is dissatisfied with whether he really should have done that.

I know better than anyone that Lotharing can no longer afford to fight, but isn’t Caroling in a similar situation, having gone through frequent wars and sending an army worthy of the Holy Empire to crusade?

Then, the conditions are equal after all, so if we go into an all-out war, we should be able to win… Tsk.

“Well, I can’t help it. The strategy is yours.”

But Arras soon agreed.

If there had been another general in Arras’ position, he could have escalated the situation by saying [A general who goes to the front doesn’t have to follow his lord’s orders!], But Arras is deeply loyal to the Burgon family, but his strategy is only lord’s. It’s because he’s the only person who thinks he’s there.

If you catch those who have insulted you, return them to Dijon, and insult them even further, you and the kingdom of Rotharing will be able to preserve their prestige. Of course, it’s not enough profit to make up for the loss of raising an army, but considering that he gave his soldiers a bit of drastic training, it’s not such a bad business.

“Then we Carolingians… Oh, there they come.”

As Arras looked over the battlefield while thinking various things in his mind, he saw a group popping up in front of the Carolingian army.

There are so many of them for an envoy, and with the standard hanging above them, they look like a vanguard… Oh.

‘It’s just as His Majesty told me.’

The pattern on the flag raised by the vanguard is the same as in the report.

Your Majesty predicted that if King Caroling took the offer, he would send them to the vanguard… And that fits perfectly.

Besides, that vanguard is overextended from the enemy lines. Usually, no matter how much the vanguard is hired, it is impossible to be stuck in the enemy camp alone, so it is normal to have both wings rise together, but the commander of the Carolingian Army does not do that and neglects the vanguard to run far away.

It’s bitter… No matter how much we agreed, we have to act.

“Ahhh… Can you see you too?”

“Yes, sir.”

“There’s the vanguard coming, so welcome them. Capture them alive and take good care of them so they don’t die… Huh?”

What is that again?

Some of the enemy’s vanguard, who had been rushing forward, suddenly fell off their horses and rolled dozens of times on the ground. Because he wore thick armor like a coward, his limbs look fine, but the inside of that armor… Well… It must be in a very terrible state.

“That… Your Excellency, they were so fast, and I couldn’t see them properly because they were hidden by soldiers, but it seemed that some knights were pushing them away.”

“Really? It’s a sneaky Carolingian trick.”

It’s not the will of the King of Caroling… It’s probably the actions of some of the Carolingian nobles who are angry at being dragged into a futile war.

Tsk tsk, no matter how much I hate it, I still use it that way. No matter how bad they are, at least let them die on the battlefield or be captured in order to protect their honor, but wouldn’t that be just dog death?

It’s really fortunate that there is no such mean backstabbing person in our Burgon, no, Rotaring.

“He said to capture them alive if possible, but he said that even a corpse would be fine, so it won’t matter. Then, everyone, you youngsters who don’t even know how to perform horsemanship properly, bring them quickly before they fall off their horses!”

“Yes sir!!”

‘…It stings.’

As soon as the name of Arras fell, the light cavalrymen who were waiting rushed out at once. The watch, which was clean until just a moment ago, is now completely covered in dirt and becomes very dirty.

Through the dust, it is dimly visible that the Carolingians are moving their troops, but upon closer inspection, they are all foot soldiers.

It looks like he gave the order to advance just to match the shape, but at that speed, it’s not enough to completely encircle the vanguard, so I don’t think we’ll be able to reach this side until we bring the fallen ones.

“Everyone is doing something stupid, the enemy is approaching! In battle formation!”

“Oh…Yes!”

But our cute recruits are getting extremely nervous just from the fact that the enemy is approaching.

I was dissatisfied with not being able to kill the pigs in Carolingian, but I really like being able to give new recruits such practical training.

…………

“Please protect your saint from evil and help him find true love—”

“What about prison?”

“Ah…! Priest Armand!”

While praying over Claude in a well-appointed prison, Jeanne hears Armand’s voice and stops her prayer, and then she greets him.

“hehehe, very good. I’m glad that the Holy Son recognized my efforts.”

“…I see.”

Wow… Why such a young child has so much responsibility… I am ashamed of myself in the past when I called a child like this a witch.

Armand shows Jeanne’s bright smile, and instead of relaxing her heart, it becomes very complicated.

“By the way… What are you doing this time?”

“Your Majesty has something to hear from you.”

“Huh…? In that case, you can come in person.”

Whoa… This kid is kind-hearted, but it’s a problem because he doesn’t have much common sense.

If someone else heard this, it would be the end of it that day.

I have taught her a lot of manners and culture as a woman through bars, but it seems that there is still a long way to go.

“You’re coming in person. You shouldn’t say that to a noble person.”

“Ah… Is that so? I’m sorry… I said something weird again.”

“No no no, from now on it’s okay if you don’t do that. Anyway, do you know how to write or read?”

“Yes, after reading the Bible a lot, I found out!”

“Congratulations. Now, here is His Majesty’s letter. Think about the answers to the things written in it, and tell them later when Your Majesty comes back.”

Armand, proud of Jeanne’s knowledge of her writing, smiles and puts her belongings through the bars.

As a rule, prisoners should not be given anything except food, but the will of the head of the country is more important than that principle.

“Uh… I’ll read it right now?”

“If I go, read it. It is not the right thing to take His Majesty’s letter from your side and read it.”

“…Are you going again?”

“I can’t help it because I have a lot of work. I’ll come back later.”

“hehehe, yes!”

Her tone and expression are unimaginable for Armand, who accused her of being a witch and demanded that she be killed even before meeting her Jeanne. It’s like an old man watching her cute granddaughter’s tricks.

Blessed by the angels, Armand prays with all his heart that Jeanne will find her happiness and slowly gets out of the prison.