Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

“Huh?"

Joel stops his steps as he enters Riyaen's mansion and reception and looks at the two people in front of him.

“Hurrah! ”

Something was wrong with Caith, who took a long breath with a blank expression. Joel tilts his head and looks at Lycaen, pointing to Caith with his chin.

Lycaen nods as if to ask him to come in with a bloody smile.

Joel thought for a moment whether he should go in or not, and finally set his foot inside the reception room.

“What's wrong with him? ”

“I had a fantastic day. ”

“Fantastic work? Ah! I was just on my way to you to get in touch with you. Turns out it was the Kingdom of Delos. ”

“Yeah, you didn't know? ”

“Hehe, I knew the Kingdom of Delos was secretly moving troops, but I thought you were going to invade the Kingdom of Ernest. ”

“So you didn't tell her? ”

“Yes.”

“Erai, you bastard. Information Path……. ”

After trying to say something, Joel hurriedly cuts off the horse.

“Oh, I know. I know. Stop talking... What's going on with Kaise anyway? ”

“I just told you, something fantastic happened. ”

“So what's the fantastic thing? ”

“The State Conference has turned into a war council. ”

“I bet you did. But what was so fantastic about it? ”

In Joel's question, Lycaen smiled with a meaningful smile. Wondering what that smile meant, Joel tilts his head and asks.

“What's the matter? ”

“Looks like your guild hasn't heard from you yet, huh? ”

“Ah, understand that. The master has just changed, and the information delivery system is still a little squeaky. What was so fantastic about that countermeasure anyway? ”

“Well, that's obvious. The King knew the Kingdom of Delos was coming, so he was preparing for it, and the meeting was over in no time without a word. ”

“So what's the verdict? Do you have to go there, too? ”

I remember hearing that the king was after Lycaen and Caith. But Lycaen shakes his head.

“No, we're going south. ”

“Huh? Southern? ”

Joel asked in a puzzling voice. We came from the Kingdom of Delos to the west and suddenly we're heading south. It's strange.

“The West was already well prepared. If Central Forces 2 and 3 were ready for maneuvers with Western forces this morning, what would they say? ”

The forces of the Kingdom of Bren are largely divided into royal, territorial and defensive forces. The territorial army was the army of the respective lords, the royal army was the army organized by King Jihalo, and the defense army was the army owned by the Change Bag guarding the gates of the border.

The Royal Army is divided into five armies. There were five armies: the Central, Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern.

The Central Armed Forces consisted of four divisions to serve as defenders of the capital, protection of the royal family, and to send reinforcements to each province during the exhibition.

The Northern Army consisted of one division, the Eastern Army one division including the Navy, and the Western and Southern forces two divisions each. The role of each Defence Force was to divide into several provincial commanders, monitoring and restraining military movements of the regional lords, and immediately defending the border in the event of a conflict at the border of the defense.

The longest time and money to prepare for war was the preparation of supplies. By the way, maneuvering is a training that contemplates war. In other words, being ready for maneuvers is not that different from being ready for war.

Joel nods.

“I can't believe you're all set for today. This is definitely a great time. ”

“Isn't that right?"

“But what do you mean you're going south? ”

“Ah, once the kingdom of Delos is finished with the defenses of the White Marquis Valsen, the Westerners, and the two Central Forces, and finally the Western Territories… We head south to defend against the Luo Kingdom, which might provoke a war against the kingdom of Delos. ”

“Ah, that's what I said. But it's strange.”

“What?”

“I remember the king coveting you... Then we should spend it on the war that's happening. It doesn't make any sense to send you on a deterrent." ”

With a blank expression on his face, he suddenly returned to the real world and hurriedly pushed his torso forward.

“That's what I'm talking about. What the hell is wrong with the South? ”

When Lycaen saw that, she smiled and asked for Caith.

“Are you awake now? ”

“When did I lose my mind? After the meeting ended so quickly, I was dumbfounded by our report to the south. By the way, do you think the real Luo Kingdom is going to invade and send us there? I hear the Kingdom of Luo is very peaceful. ”

“That's from yesterday... If we're at war with the Kingdom of Delos, it's obvious that the Kingdom of Luo is trying to take over the Sloane Acronia Mountains. ”

“Hmmm, the look in the king's eyes... I thought he wanted me to eat it, not control it...?" ”

Caith mutters with a serious expression. He also said, "Protect the mountains of Acronia." The Acronian Mountains already imply that they belong to them.

Lycaen nods.

“A king can stay that way. ”

“Hah! What should I do...? ”

Caith said with a look on his face that he still can't feel it. Usually it was quite noticeable and smart, but today things happened so fast that they couldn't.

Lycaen shrugs.

“Do we need to think about it? I think the Confederate Commander will take care of it. ”

“Well... the Marquis of Robyn said he'd take care of it. ”

“The king would have given his own orders. ”

“Am I right?"

“Then let's get moving. You can see it if you sit on your butt while it's war. ”

Lycaen says, and Caith nods.

“Come to my mansion. I'll be ready. We'll have to go to Po-po together anyway. ”

“Got it.”

“Mmmm... ”

Lycaen groans deeply with his arms closed. And it was Rudyl Poldenwein who was smiling in front of Lycaen like that.

Lycaen, who was frowning for a moment, took a big breath. Now was not the time to be fooling around with this guy. It would be good for your mental health to cut into daggers and prepare to leave.

“Hey, Duke Rudyl. I must return to my territory and lead my forces at the behest of His Majesty. So don't say anything about training anymore. Go back to the mansion. If there's a war going on in this country and you're doing this, it's a real threat to His Majesty. ”

That should give you an idea of what it means. When he finished speaking, Lycaen nodded lightly at Rudy and tried to turn around.

“I heard you're taking your troops south. Take me with you. ”

“What!? ”

Lycaen, who had turned halfway around, stiffened and burst into a screaming cry without even knowing it.

His eyes were filled with disbelief, and his face reminded him of his usual dazed face. Then I stuttered and asked again.

“W-what did you just say? ”

“I asked him to take me with him. ”

“Do you think that makes sense? An heir to Earl Poldenbine will join the ranks of Earl Procurus! ”

“I'm no longer an heir. ”

“What?"

“You have deprived me of my position as heir. ”

“What's that supposed to mean? I thought you were the only son of the Earl of Poldenbine... ”

Lydia looks at Rudyl with an unbelievable look on her face. Even though it was unbridled by his own eyes, he had a completely different assessment. Talent that's missing in one place. To deprive Rudy of his rightful place. Earl Poldenbine couldn't have done it without going crazy.

However, Rudyl's words led Lycaen to reflexively blink her eyes.

“You asked me to choose one of the titles of Senna and Erl Poldenbine. ”

I understood the situation roughly. After Lord Dovern's birthday feast, Rudyl persistently visited Lycaen. Then Lycaen sent Rudil back with all sorts of reasons.

The situation was obvious to strangers. Lycaen was not willing to teach Rudyl how to use a sword, but also not willing to marry her sister. And Earl Poldenvain would have figured out what Lycaen was thinking.

Nevertheless, Rudyl's mind toward Senna was not cooled. Therefore, as Earl Poldenbane, he had no choice but to pose as the last of his kind. Of course, he had no idea that his son would abandon his title.

‘If I keep going, I'm sure this guy will stick around eventually...' ’

I had to make a decision between the two sides. Either you don't let me marry her, or you just give up and accept it as an agenda. And when I thought about pushing it away, I hesitated.

‘It can't be that bad to be loved this much by someone. Then I don't know what Senna thinks anymore.... ’

He didn't think much of marriage. He had a goal of making Earl Frost the best family in the kingdom. So I thought it would be good to marry the daughter of a good family.

But I had no intention of getting her married. No matter how big the goal was, he had no intention of using his brother as a tool for such things, even though he was a friend's brother.

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