Continental Hero Senki

"For once, let's talk with a minimum of voice so that no one in the room can hear us. Sternback will be drunk, but you can't drink with the chief aide."

Copy that, sir.

I do not think I am 14 years old. I am a calm voice and a person. If I'd interacted with the text alone, I'd be mistaken for 34. But you're a little taller, and you feel like you're sneaking around with Princess Emilia.

"And, Giro, don't look at me. Distractions."

"Ah, yes. I'm sorry."

Mr. Feene still doesn't look at me. I know it's a consideration not to be suspicious, but I'm not used to it. Besides, it's hard to see the look on their face.

"Then we don't have time, shall we get down to business"

When she says that, she squeezes her voice slightly. As if to deduce the amount of voice I can hear or not.

"Before we get down to business, I want to ask you something."

"... what is it"

There was a little anger in her voice. My voice is getting low.

"I don't know much about Count Linz. Major General of the Imperial Army of Ostomark, I have only information that he works for the Bureau of Investigation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."

"Right. Let's start with a brief explanation."

Roman von Linz.

He was born in 598 on the continental calendar as the eldest son of the Viscount Linz family of the Ostmarc Empire. Thereafter, he receives military instruction from his uncle, who is a military man. After graduating from cadet school, he served as Ensign. He then shows up at the head of the squad inside the army. In the meantime, Viscount Linz, then Lieutenant Colonel in 630 of the Continental Calendar, was to travel to the Bureau of Investigation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"When I say the Bureau of Investigation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs... I can generally imagine, what kind of Bureau is it?

"It's probably the Captain's imaginary organization. To put it bluntly, it's an external intelligence agency."

He was promoted to Colonel in his capacity as he remained on assignment to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, having demonstrated his own abilities, even within the Bureau of Investigation. And I met someone who would radically change his destiny.

"Who is it?

It's my grandfather.

"Grandfather?

"Yep. Marquis Leopold Joachim von Coudenhof, Minister for Foreign Affairs. And Katherine von Coudenhof, daughter of the Marquis, is my mother."

The position of his immediate superior, and Viscount Linz, who welcomed the Marquis' daughter as his daughter-in-law, became firm. Viscount Linz, who obtained the back shield of the Marquis, was born within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and becomes the Director of the Bureau of Investigation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. What happened then was the Silesia-Karlsbert war.

"Captain, do you know why the Siresia-Karlsbert war started?

"I hear the war was waged to restrain the Kingdom of Silesia, which plots to create a third force,"

"That's right. It is not enough to take it in terms of differences in national and military power, such as the Silesia-Karlsbert Alliance. But you were afraid that we, Ostmarc and the Union of Livonia Nobles, would join that alliance."

"… for once, if the Silesia-Karlsbert alliance had been established, would your country have been willing to join this alliance?

"There was. It would have taken some time, but His Excellency the Minister for Foreign Affairs had indicated his willingness to join the Alliance. The anti-Silesian alliance is out of date."

Carlsbert, whose Silesia was a participant in the anti-Silesian alliance, will be allied. That was also a sign of willingness that there was room for compromise with the old enemy countries. That was good news for Ostmarc. If Ostmarc takes a cooperative pace against that alliance, Ostmarc will no longer have to be aware of the northern border. It is easy to compromise because there is a historical connection with Livonia. In that way, Ostmarc can concentrate his consciousness on the Eastern Continental Empire and the Second Reich of Christ.

"But Carlsbert's coup broke this idea down."

Interference by the Eastern Continental Empire makes the establishment of a third force under the leadership of the Kingdom of Silesia impossible. All of this will be given to Grand Duke Carol, a pro-East Continental imperialist, by all the great nobles in the kingdom. There was also an attempted assassination of the princess. "Not against that country," he said, succeeding in forcing the nobles to plant that kind of awareness. Thanks to this, the power of the Kings has declined and the Grand Duchy has become stronger and stronger.

"What was unexpected was the sudden awakening of Princess Emilia's willingness to work. I wonder what happened."

That's what Mr. Feene said. To see the tone and expression, you probably know the answer.

What happened? What the 10-year-old girl saw was a brutal battlefield and should have been a brutal Grand Duke. Normally, the motivation to work is likely to awaken rather than attract.

"But that allowed us to move, too. He said we should take Princess Emilia as king and aim to establish the Silesia-Ostmarc alliance."

"But His Highness Emilia does not yet have enough connections to the King. Without the support of the great nobility, we cannot bury the certainty that lies between our country and the Ostomark Empire."

As I said before, the question of attribution of the former Silesian territory, which Ostmarc was forced to assign, is serious.

"I would never have gone beyond that if I could shelf the issue of the former Silesian territory, but if we negotiate for the return, we might buy the antipathy of the nobles within Ostmarc. I can't believe I went out of my way to return the land I legitimately got."

"Yep. And that's the same in Silesia. If we shelf the problem, the dissidents in the country, the point is, the Grand Duke, will make a scene."

"Therefore, His Highness Emilia must make the foundation of the country solid. Until then, we will not be able to give an immediate answer to the question of whether this alliance is acceptable or not."

Conversely, if Her Royal Highness Princess Emilia becomes mainstream in Silesia, the alliance with Ostmarc is rather welcome.

"But we can't afford to just shut up and watch the First Princess grow"

"... you say?

"Does the Captain know about the imperial succession issue currently taking place in the Eastern Continental Empire?

I know.

It is a dispute between Sergei Romanov and the great-grandson of the Crown Prince of Ivan VII, who may be born six months later.

"Today, the famous nobility of the Eastern Continental Empire supports Sergei Romanov. Nobles and some dissidents who rebel against it are trying to hold the son of Elena Romanova to the emperor. It seems that Ivan Xue also expects Elena's child."

"I hear that problem...... what does that have to do with Princess Emilia's problem?

"It's huge. The present emperor, Ivan Xue, is Fan Yin. It is therefore imperative that the influence over the nobility is small and can be rubbed with succession issues. So Ivan Xue will try to strengthen his voice with some track record."

"... there is only one track record when it comes to an old, short emperor being able to keep it as soon as possible"

"As you can see, it's an outing."

Then it is probably the Kingdom of Silesia that will be attacked. The damage is enormous in Ostmarc and Christ's opponents. Get ready as soon as you can. Just the Kingdom of Silesia when I tell you who you can win.

"The land taken from Silesia will be given to Sergei aristocrats. Using that as bait, Ivan XXI intends to expand his power."

"If we win, we'll talk."

"... is the captain confident that he can beat that great nation?

Mr. Feene looked at me for the first time with a slightly stunned look on his face. Hmm. You look like Rin. My personality seems to be tight... No, it's tight. Because it is currently advanced and tight.

"You can't win, but you can still do it if you're serious about not losing."

Even so, I'm still captain. I wonder if I can at least mouth the whole battle station without being as colonel.

"You're the one who speaks big language."

"That's rude."

"But if Ostmarc really gets on my side, I see a winning chance"

"... what do you mean?

Mr. Fine's tail got a little tight. "You think Ostmarc won't help Silesia? You don't trust us, huh? Feel."

"I'll ask Mr. Feene. What would your country do if there were now a Third Silesian Split War?

……

If Ostmarc is to prioritize its own security, it is better to compromise with the Eastern Empire and Livonia for a third war of division. I don't know what will happen in the long run though. If you are asked, in alliance with Silesia, whether you are going to be relative to these two countries, you have no choice but to say 'no'. Sandwiched from the east and west, no matter how mighty the Ostmarc Empire is, this is a low chance of winning.

"… we want an alliance with your country to prevent it from happening"

Mr. Feene said that in a low voice, he leaned down. It would be a factual "no" answer. If you don't want an alliance, Ostmarc will destroy Silesia.

"But I don't think your country has a choice anymore. Not on this continent, like us, big countries that sign up for alliances from themselves"

That's true. If Silesia is going to cry at Ostmarc, I still can't believe he's coming out of Ostmarc.

"… we will consider the alliance."

That's all I can say now. But there must still be about 5 months before the birth of the Crown Prince's great-grandson.

A few minutes later, the Baron, who was to be escorted by Mr. Fine, left the room. In anticipation of that, I also went into my room to welcome Brigadier General Sternback... I couldn't. Because the Brigadier General was sinking. What happened to you? Turning to Major Damrosh, he was confused, too.

"… Captain. In the meantime, I need you to help me carry your Excellency."

Ostmarc liquor, don't be afraid. And I drink enough to sink in front of the baron. Brigadier General's spirit is crazy, too.