Gernen Renal, 25 years old. He is the son of Viscount Renard.
"Sneaky Olizo! It's time to take back my grandfather's land!"
House Renard and the adjacent House of Olizo are hostile through arbitrariness.
I repeat what was taken from an ancient land, and now I'm not sure who did it first. The opponent is constantly saying that they are bad and dragging them to the present day, so they both assume that they are right and that the opponent is wrong.
Gernen-sama! Tanks are coming from the other side of the hill!
Gernen turns his attention to his subordinates' report. When I saw it, something like a steel box with a long nose appeared with a disturbing sound.
"What a Ursaic...! I can't believe you're claiming to have kicked the most unreliable crowd ever!"
I had invaded Orizo's territory many times before, and I was sure of it. We've received reports that Orizo's people have used a weapon that is a tank that releases explosive magic, but Gernen has been kicking it.
Because I didn't believe that there was such a thing in Olizo. I didn't want to admit that the ragged mercenaries were useless to me, but I thought the monsters had blown them up.
If there were such a monster, I wouldn't be safe with the Orizo people! Idiot!
...... and perhaps a convenient twisted interpretation, and I understood that Gernen was thinking about something uncertain around him.
Unfortunately, however, Guernen was the eldest son and reigned as the future ruler of the Lenar Realm. Even though he was short-tempered, shallow, and narrow-minded, the Empire had to obey before this tyrant.
"Yes, someone! Take that steel box down!"
When Gernen pointed to the tank, the long barrel of the tank also moved, and the muzzle of the gun burst into flames.
With the sound of the wind, the soil of the plain blew away and the knights jumped like toy dolls.
……
Four tanks appeared from across the hill. The VT-1 tank, made in the Kingdom of Verrillard, turned its 75-millimetre cannon in the direction of the barbarian invaders.
"It's dirty to attack from such a distance!"... hhh!? "
Artillery shells passed near the Gernen formation, knocking out the soldiers behind them. The avant-garde who stormed the village on the edge of the Orizo territory was swallowed up by the explosion with a hammer-like impact.
However, he continued his assault with determination, and his magic armor was blocked.
You guys know this place as Southern Marquis Territory!
It was like a giant knight. The voice echoed across the battlefield and was clearly heard in Gernen's ears.
When the steel giant raised his left arm, it was filled with magic and blinding light, and an oversized lightning was emitted. In an instant, it wiped out all the Gernen outposts.
"Ah, I-I-I..."
Nearly a hundred people were killed in a flash. What magic! Gernen trembled at this.
As the unscrupulous said, there are monstrous creatures in the Land of Orizo!
If you have Renard's idiot son, come out!
A voice echoed across the battlefield.
"What, you think I'm stupid!?"
Guernen was indignant. I was fooled in front of a crowd of men. The damaged pride was heavier than the tragedy in front of me.
If you call the nobility stupid, it's all over!
That's right, you don't have to work disrespectfully in front of the Marquis of the South, you idiot of the Viscount.
"I-Is that right...!!"
With so much anger, Guernen's tongue did not turn well. I had never been scolded in public before.
If you're going to name yourself the Marquis of the South, here's the Marquis of the West!
In the words of Guernen, the knights around him are giggling. Is it okay to have a Western Marquis who is not directly related here? - The opponent also had a Southern Marquis, so I was afraid that this would become a large-scale conflict between the marquises.
Regardless of the magnitude of the damage Viscount Renal will suffer, it is not surprising that Gernen himself is treated as a war criminal.
I see, so the Marquis of the West will declare war on me, the Marquis of the South?
"......!"
No, Lord Gernen - my men shook their heads desperately.
Now is the time for the Kingdom of Verrillard to confront the threat of the Empire. There shall be no armed conflict between two of the four marquises of the Kingdom. His Majesty cannot forgive us.
Once on the opponent's taunt, Gernen's head flew rather than the war criminal's.
"Hey, you're a coward, Olizo!" Using such giants and tanks to trick the name of the Marquis of the South! ”
Gernen barked. Ruptured. Said the Giant of Steel.
I'll give you the name of Orizo, but the lord here isn't Orizo. Doesn't his predecessor know that he was executed? ”
"Heh...?"
This is the Marquis of the South. It is the territory of the Marquis of the South! You stepped into the territory of the Marquis of the South. "
"Uuuu...!"
I'm afraid so, Gernen-sama.
The knight called out to Guernen.
"The opponent is the Marquis of the South of Tokitomo." Any more incitement could really destroy the realm of Renard! "
"Stir it up, you!?"
"The opponent is the Four Marquises!" The Viscount's house is easily crushed! "
Gernen pale at the words. It seemed like he had finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
But it was already too late. It's too late.
Then, Marquis of the South, Jin Tokitomo, will declare war on Lenar! It was repeated rudeness and retaliation for stepping into your territory by force!
"Hah!?... wait a minute!"
Gernen exclaimed. The knights fell down all at once.
Wait, there's no shit. In the name of the Marquis of the South, war was declared. In other words, the war had just begun when Renard's side apologized. Unless the Marquis of the South was persuaded to do the right thing, Renard's realm would be destroyed.
The tanks fired their cannons at the same time. The steel giant in front, Tyrant Spectre, also fires 30 milligatling guns, turning Renard soldiers into mince and pushing their survival out of territory.
Guernen ran away. Instructing your men to retreat without a second glance. The Knights and the Soldiers fled when they saw the Commander. Now that I have to run away, I'll put my grudges behind me.
Guernen managed to cross into Lennar territory. If we get here, we won't be able to follow us. This has been the case until now. The unreliable have fled miserably. The enemy is going after us.
Here it comes.
More than a dozen tanks have entered Lenar territory. They're coming after us with tank shells!
When it came to this, Gernen truly understood. That you stepped on the tiger's tail. I noticed that I seriously offended the Marquis of the South.
It's too late to cry and apologize.