The Marquis’ Eldest Son’s Lascivious Story

When Lorna left her seat, the flow of the story leaned toward what should still be said about the Zeth Holy High Council.

But that topic really makes the conversation less temperate. Two of the Atelahans, one of the Mirendorva, don't seem to know much about current priests, because Prince Dunkel has to explain and explain each time. Orcian didn't seem interested in the conversation, though he was obsessed with tea treats.

My father also had some basic information about priesthood, and that's what he had some knowledge about pre turbulent priesthood, but he was very neglectful about what he called the current priest.

Even my father, who is known as a strategist and knows the importance of information, was such a similarity, so I guess it's no surprise that the next main class of the five noblemen is ignorant. As Dunkel said, the distance between nobility and priesthood is a very distant time.

Most importantly, the Qualdenze family had stepped up intelligence on the part of the Holy Capital since receiving a series of disturbances by the Deanna Priest, and they have brought in a native of the Holy Capital named Cynthia.

But, of course, I know silly honestly here. I don't appeal to you or anything. Heh, yeah... I made a look like that and kept it to the point of hammering it moderately.

"... the Sacred Capital is still heavily contested internally. Two hundred years after the turmoil, it seemed inevitable that the priesthood's authority had collapsed."

With that said, Carmia puts her mouth on a cup with tea. Novalf, sitting next to him, overlaid his words to confirm to the prince.

"Those who have stood on the battlefield and defended the Holy Capital on the front lines, those who put the reconstruction of St. Navenpos first and push for rational organizational reform, those who seek to regain their former faith and authority…. The priestly interests as well as the thoughts of the priests themselves, the desire for power attached to their status and office, each of which is intrusive and truly complex"

"Right. But Lord Novalf. It is still good to assume that the emphasis should be on the three factions. The priests of the Holy City can be divided into militants, practitioners, and the faithful to whom Lord Rhona belongs."

These two people, I had heard of each other who attended Wang Du's school, but I feel used to talking. Maybe it was a surprisingly intimate pattern because of its near age.

When the prince confirms that Novalf nods, he continues his narrative as he tells everyone.

"Thank you. In the Sacred Capital, the faithful seem to stand under the wind. Both militants and practitioners seem to have an idea of trying to revisit old customs, and they are achieving a great deal in the reconstruction of the Holy Capital.... I guess the problem here is militants"

The militants just described by the prince are the emerging forces that have gained a say in recent years.

Its basic policy is anti-aristocracy. Especially with the enemies of aristocratic nations like the Kingdom of Levios and the Zinker En Empire, they have a strong influence on the military personnel of the Holy Army.

"A hard attitude towards nobility should not be optimistic. Many priests are influenced by their radical ideas, and Lord Rhona says that any great war may ensue"

In short, there are three major factions of Innovation Takas, Innovation Hutts, and Conservatives in the Holy City.

The story of the prince is an unpleasant one from the royal nobility of the kingdom, but no one will pepper it as it is. Carmia returned the words immediately.

"But that's what Lord Rhona told you, isn't it? Faith momentum has fallen, militants are gaining momentum, of course, but it is only her argument, her speculation, that many priests will be stained with radical ideas at those instigations. Not to mention that it would be a war...... a little too much leap at this stage. Can't you also think enough of a priest trap that rocks this one?

In the first place, she goes on.

"As Lord Rhona's faction of taking care of faith has become mainstream, we will not necessarily continue to have a calm attitude towards the nobility by fulfilling it. Thinking of the tyranny of the former Holy High Council, what will it say to us..."

Absolutely. Give me more and more negative opinions because fannies are shipped on exchange terms when they do something about an invasion of the Sacred Capital.

I felt a gaze from next door when I was thinking about that.

Lord Wilk.

"Yes? What is it, Lord Sardine?"

Zeldomitra Sardine.

He, the next head of the Zeldomitra family, was watching this one.

"I thought Lord Wilk might have had something to think about, too. Can I ask your opinion, if you don't mind?

His age is 22, and in his previous life, he is a fourth grader in college, and so on.

The men who came to this next meeting can be classified as the boys' group Qualdenze Mirendorva and the youth group Levios Atelahan Zeldomitra.

Sure, Novalf was about 20, and Dunkel was probably 21.... I only know the approximate age because I don't know Novarf or Dunkel's birthday. It's about teens at best that care about age on the Elo continent, and after that, nothing's wrong with it as long as you know it's a big mess of ages.

There have been many occasions since this talks began when Sardine turns to the listener in one way or another. I had unconsciously thought that was because he was the oldest man on the scene, giving young children the opportunity to speak. But I guess it's about me who keeps pulling the temperament of previous life that cares about details like "who's the oldest" etc.

He was focused on observing the reactions of Atelahan and Mirendorva, as well as Qualdenze, to Dunkel's story. It should be considered.

Since it has been the subject of priesthood, my remarks have decreased, so is it that I have tried to shake the subject? Could have been a little too silent compared to the first one.

"Is that what you think?

"Yes. What can I say, both my home and the Marquis of Qualdenze are aristocrats with priests in their ancestors. I was wondering if some of them felt different."

He is a man in a place with more straightforward words of expression and in a disgusting way of asking questions.

If I answer that I haven't thought about anything here, they're going to think I'm an idiot who hasn't learned my own history.

In the meantime, I decide to filter out the parts that don't seem to be a problem even if I put them in my mouth before I answer them.

"... I also wondered what the parenthesis of Lord Rhona's saying, a faction that values faith, is true. As far as Prince Dunkel is concerned today, there are many Holy Traditionalists and ancient priests who belong to that faithful sect and the dowry, right? Returning to the old faith means reclaiming the interests lost by those involved in the aftermath of the turmoil. He said the great nickname of restoring faith is well said."

"Oh, this is a spicy opinion"

"It is more understandable to be told that we wanted to benefit but we relied on nobility for it than to be told that we relied on nobility for faith. I don't trust you."

To sum up, Novalf, Carmia, and even Kilode nodded to show their consent.

This fundamental mistrust of priests is deeply rooted in aristocratic society. I decided to follow it on the surface, too. Worst of all, orbital modification is possible later.

At any rate, you don't have to believe what Lorna has to say to invade St. Navenpos. Your course is a fanny shipping course.

"As Lord Wilk said, factions are a gathering of people, so the thoughts that gather there will vary. But isn't the fact that the faithful are at a disadvantage extrapolable? If it's an advantage, you don't have to rely on nobility."

Sardine says so, but it's nothing. I didn't deny that the faithful were disadvantaged. I feel the intention to trivially change the argument to steer the story in the direction I want. I felt strength lurking inside my calm, relaxed voice.

"It is certainly possible to speculate on that. Likewise, it is possible to speculate that the faithful have surrendered to the Kingdom of Levios with false righteousness."

To avoid Fannie's Donadna, I don't hesitate to run a negative campaign.

In the end we can only imagine the current state of priestly politics, so it is the impression manipulation that works for now. I don't trust priests, I don't want to be associated with priests...... I wish the Atelahans and Mirendorva would think of me that way.

It was Dunkel who picked up my words.

"No, this is a really spicy opinion. Lord Wilk is very wary of a priest."

If I can be vigilant enough, I'll attack you with all my heart, and if I can connect with you, I don't like it, so let's put in a word that will be a stopper.

"Until I thought it wasn't a good idea to move cheaply, the big case of Holy Witch asylum."

Too much bassari and truncation may have obstacles to the future, so I left some room for negotiation.

Come on, prince, come check on the line where Qualdenze Wilk decides it's not cheap. I don't like the idea of a mutual marriage between the Levios and the Qualdenze.

"Right. The impact on our surroundings will also be a big story, so I think we should think deeply. Best of all, we were blessed with a place to discuss this, so I hope we can all come up with better opinions than stretch our faces and worry about it."

... apparently the Prince understands my anger line without having to check.

Yesterday, my excuse for divulging malicious magic to a prince was "I made my face stretch". I guess I just brought up the same word here to show it in a way that only I can understand. "You don't care about mutual marriage, do you?".

To what extent in the world did the prince who received my malice perceive it? I guess I've conveyed from my current line that I remember at least a strong anger at mutual engagement, but I don't know how far I fulfilled it because I didn't utter it in words.

However, it was understandable from the content of the conversation that Dunkel also wanted a marital failure course, and that he wanted a place for dialogue with me.

"Yes, I agree with that"

So I honestly decided to take the prince's invitation.

If you remain silent, there is a good chance that the conversation will proceed as my father and King Levios think it will. Then you should try to get close to the prince, even if there is some risk of failure. It can be described as a tremendous opportunity to build a connection without my father's involvement.

When I was thinking about it, I leaked my voice like Kilaude was stunned.

"Nevertheless, I assume that that priest relied on the Marquis Zeldomitra family to leave the Holy City? Even if they were cornered, what an ironic story that is. I didn't know you would rely on a fox house."

"Hahaha, at first I was surprised at home."

Sardine, with a slightly action-like laugh, showed everyone the crest on the costume.

The current Zeldomitra print is a fox and a double-edged sword that moonlights. Originally just a four-legged beast, it has been transformed into a fox during the war.

The fox impression in the Elo continent is bad. Violent, atrocious, outrageous images exist that destroy reason and order. This has a lot to do with the mature warcraft that once shook the Elo continent.

Warcraft Meirsless.

The time of its emergence is decades after the fall of Mr. Zeth, and is the second ever mature warcraft of the threatening class No. 1 and Barriola in what will remain a jewel.

To crusade this threat, which exploded in the western part of the continent, the Zeth Holy High Council sent the Holy Army three times, but all of them failed. Later called the "catastrophe," the Great Warcraft said it looked like a fox with huge three-tailed and six-legged wraps around the Ichizu.

At the time, the Warcraft Maethless, who was so devastated that he bit and halved the Holy Army into the Zeth Holy High Council, which was the absolute ruler, had a variety of influences on the history of the Elo continent.

It created an incentive for more priestly aristocracy in the western part of the continent, prompting a reassessment of the threatening class number one and warcraft barriola, which was a half-legendary treatment. The influence on culture was also significant, and the warcraft in the form of a fox appeared in various paintings and stories to establish its character as an incarnation of fear.

Time flowed and turbulent in the middle of the world, Zeldomitra Clard made the autonomy of the nobility and changed the four-legged beast of the crest into a fox.

If you look at the Zeldomitra print based on these facts, you will notice that it is an odd structure. These three silhouettes can be seen in three tails, depending on what you see: a giant three moon, a high tail, and its shadow. Then it's as if the fox isn't looking at the moon, he's also looking back at this one.

A fox with three tails is looking back with a double-edged sword, a symbol of nobility... where he feels a strong hostility to the priest, a message. "I'll bite you priests to death like a warcraft maithless," he said.

It should be noted that the official view of the Zeldomitra print is only "a fox and a double-edged sword that gives a moon view". Because the outside world is bad to be inspired by the Warcraft, the natural enemy of mankind. But whoever sees it is going to have an unexpected weird laugh at the pointy of this design of yours.

"If the descendants of those who called Lord Claude the Evil Fox are like that, the story of disadvantage in the Holy City is also convincing."

Calmia said with a quiet tickle of laughter.

Claude, who, according to the priests of the time, proudly provoked the independence of the nobility, is no more hateful. I must have thought of it as one of the most abominable nobles. One of the High Priests called him the evil fox of treachery and transgression, so much so that he ordered the surrounding nobles to crusade.

Most importantly, Claude himself continued his own fox appeal using aggressive rather than angry at the disdain. And by eating the surrounding aristocrats according to the voice of their priests, they increased their power.

Because of this event, it is said that the protagonists of the times were not only given a bad impression of the fox in the process of moving from priesthood to nobility, but also positive images such as "defying superiors with strong will".

"Were there no problems at the Marquis of Zeldomitra regarding the acceptance of Lord Rhona?

I just answer Sardine when she says she's okay with accepting a priest or something, to such a nuanced Novalf question.

"Yeah, sure. There is no authority in the priesthood today, so in the end it is only one of the great forces of independence. Isn't it also natural to sometimes confront and sometimes join hands?"

I don't know if this is Sardine's idea or Zeldomitra family policy. But I think that's a very realistic way to see it in a way. I don't fear more than I have to, I don't insult more than I have to, just because I'm a priest. That's an aristocratic opinion of knowing the priest's real.

As a kingdom nobleman, it may also be regarded as a silence, but such a story is also acceptable at this meeting. The prince was also through with a grin on his face.

If the atmosphere is right now, there's nothing wrong with this messing up. Let's decide to raise the level of speech to match it.

"If we can intensify the internal resistance of the Holy Capital by taking on Lord Rhona, that will only be profitable for our family. In recent years, the work of the Holy Capital has led to an increase in the number of cases where truce agreements have been reached in the free city group, so it would be helpful if it had collapsed at all."

It's almost a narrative, but what I'm saying was really obnoxious.

It is the basic policy of the Zeldomitra family to invade and extend the territory of independent aristocrats in the group of free cities. From them it would be more convenient for the aristocrats, who would be prey to each other, to be in contention. It should have been nothing but an intermediary of the priest's truce and other disturbances.

Speaking of which, you used to say something similar about the slave trader Doran when buying Ravé. You think St. Navenpos's cease-fire brokering has made it harder to get slaves here lately?

"Mm? Do the independent aristocrats accept the mediation of priests?

"The people in the Free Cities group will use what they can if they want to maintain their independence."

"Hmm. Is that what this is about?"

Heh, and I'm impressed that not only Kilode but the Atherahan group were the same. They may have no choice because the group of free cities is far from their territory, but I feel that the aristocracy is first and foremost after all.

The Qualdenze family also comes in quite a bit of information in relation to the Avenapis' adjacency to the group of free cities, but it is still an unquestionable fact that they are lacking compared to the Zeldomitras.

I decided to ask a question about one thing that bothered me.

"What priesthood is leading the brokering of the truce?

"The militant priest is the Lord, isn't he? You think that few Saint Army officials, especially young martial officers who actually stand on the battlefield, are influenced by militant ideas? Well, it's a natural conclusion. It is not the authority of the famous family that has protected the Holy City from the scourge of war for many years, but the force of the high priests who fight on the ground."

Experiencing the war at the field level, they also have many opportunities to confront the nobility of the group of free cities. That means having so many channels and know-how. It was only natural that there were many militant priests in a position of strength who could put together advanced negotiations like truce mediation.

"I see. So you say the priest of Lord Rhona's faction hasn't gone very well?

"You don't seem fragrant. In the first place, the priest-oriented aristocrats (Torlo), the kind of priests who belong to the faithful, are prone to speak up to, because they have greatly reduced their numbers in turmoil. And in a way, it's what you deserve."

There are a number of independent aristocrats in the Free Cities group, but in large part it can be divided into aristocratic and priestly orientations.

Most nobles believed in the revival of the system of domination by priests for decades after the outbreak of the turmoil. That was all the time of the priest, and his authority was a stone's throw.

And it had territory near the Sacred Capital, and that tendency was stronger than the aristocracy, which retained rights. They were looking for a revival of their lives as before.

But the longer the war prolongs, the more obsolete the idea becomes. For more and more aristocrats have cut off and distance themselves from priests who cannot put an end to the turmoil at all times.

At a time when Zeldomitra Klard spoke to the world of aristocratic autonomy, quite a few aristocrats had already limited themselves to priests, and some historians repudiated that what he had done was only a blow of no push, a public pronouncement of thoughts that we all felt but remained silent.

However, nobles existed who continued to believe in the rebirth of the Holy City even though they were exposed to such currents.

They could never forget the bounty of the priesthood. It may no longer be just the will to continue wanting the past as a good old age.

An independent aristocrat in a group of free cities with such a mean idea is called the priest-oriented aristocrat Toluro.

It would be the aristocracy with this idea that would make it easier for the priests of the faithful to speak up. Most of all, by the time we reached this age, we kept decreasing our numbers, and now we are in the minority.

"Fortunately for Lord Rhona's faction, the priest-oriented aristocrat Torlo now keeps his distance from militants. The militant priests are anti-aristocratic and clustered after all, so you think it's dangerous to come close to cheap."

Then the prince followed Sardine to plug it in.

The priest-oriented aristocrat Toluro, who still remains today, has only been very cautious in travelling through turmoil and is good at his ability to survive. I guess just because militants have momentum doesn't mean they'll ever come close to the Whee.

For them the sacred capital of the old system, which the faithful are trying to reclaim, is most desirable. The militants who are breathing when they butch a nobleman, the practitioners trying to push for reform, neither of them should be welcoming the rise.

"What is the situation of the practitioners?

"You seem to be achieving results in the rule of St. Navenpos."

According to Sardine, the pragmatic priest continues his reconstruction efforts in the tunnel. Even diplomacy is developing cooperative relations with independent aristocrats in economic terms, he said.

Practitioners trying to hold real power from internal affairs, militants trying to become mediators of the surrounding aristocracy and increase their voice from the outside of the Holy Capital?

"… the role of guardian of the land shows the militants, and in the performance of territorial management, the practitioners show strength. So the faithful are just a bunch of crap looking forward to the return of the old system."

"Does that mean you asked the Kingdom of Levios to live because there are no other means left? Honestly, I don't think that's a compliment. Isn't it just betrayal"

A pitiful and relentless criticism by Kilode and Carmia struck the Rhona clan, which is not here.

Dunkel feels better about that reaction.

"Exactly. But what do you think? Should we just watch? As it is, the faithful will only be traitors who have succumbed to the nobility, the faithful in the wake of this case and the Sacred Traditionalists will lose power now more than ever. Slightly more militants may dominate. Then the priests, now only intermediaries of the truce, may eventually become the bearers of the conflict and declare war on the kingdom aristocracy."

"What about that? Regardless of the extent of the truce, it is impossible to put together a group of free cities and put up a defeat of the kingdom. The authority that broke down once will never return to the same thing again."

I immediately denied his words.

I've already heard the story the prince told me. This theory of priesthood threat is one of the great reasons King Levios carries out the invasion of St. Navenpos.

The prince looked a little surprised that he had expressed a straightforward dissent, so I went on to say the words to fold them up.

"I think now is the time for each of the kingdom aristocrats to accumulate power. If you try to force it to move, the kingdom itself may disintegrate. Isn't the potential threat much higher there?"

Especially the Levios, your place is more robust in rebuilding prestige than invading the Holy City. In the meantime, I'm going to destroy the Spierzeikes and get you a fanny somehow.

Then Dunkel and Sardine exchanged their gazes silently for just a moment.

"... this is funny"

"... that's an interesting opinion"

Before I react to it, Dunkel says.

"My father is thinking of intervening in the matter of Lord Rhona."

That was a message not only to me, but to everyone present here.

I'll take a look at how things are going, but I don't have the air to be particularly surprised.

I also heard from my father's mouth about the proposed invasion of St. Navenpos presented by King Levios. Perhaps other attendees are listening via the Lord.

"Not only King Levios. I'm guessing Marquis Zeldomitra wants this offense."

Because of Dunkel and Sardine's blatant bonding appeal, Kilode's candid words were accepted as natural.

In fact, it is the Zeldomitra family that will benefit most from this offense. Maybe it's only natural that you're the party who pulled Lorna.

"Maybe you can't help but think so. What did Lord Novalf think?

"Given the direct impact of the operation if successful, I still feel that the Zeldomitra family has a lot of interest"

From the way he talks, the Athelahans also feel they can benefit in some way.

But the Qualdenze family doesn't have any advantage, does it, the King's suggestion? That's why an optional contract has emerged for mutual marriage and cooperation in joining the Battle of Spierzeik.

"Umon Islands domination is my Zeldomitra's grief, so I was wondering if I could help but think so. What about Lord Carmia?

Asked so, Carmia began to express her reflections on the operation itself.

I guess I'm the next one with the questions flying in. I decide to think of some disgusting negative words in the meantime.

I felt it was a good idea to tangle with the phrase "Zeldomitra's woe", which was spoken exactly from Sardine's mouth right now. "The Grief of Quoldenze" is the crushing of the Spiazeik family, and Quoldenze Wilk achieves it without relying elsewhere to become independent as "one nobleman"...... what about such an argument? The Zeldomitras are pathetic people who cry to the kingdom, so they say they don't like it. It is a good opportunity to show my thoughts negatively about the invasion of the Holy City. It's not a problem to bump a little straightforward expression.

I just worked out some things to say, and I moved my gaze to Carmia.

"... was particularly interested in the Umon Islands offensive operation..."

Listen to her as she cleaves tea candy with a fork.

Carmia said she learned a strong interest in how the Zeldomitras would accomplish the Umon Archipelago offense, which the Zeldomitras could not have done so far. I thought it was funny when my father told me about it, too.

The operation itself is a simple story.

The Zeldomitra family's hassle with the Umon Islands offense has to do with their inability to put in large numbers of soldiers. Because there is a limit to the number of ships in battle on the water. So if we can prepare a large number of ships, the rest will no longer matter with Operation Volume.

The operation involved bringing into the Zeldomitra family the Levios and Mirendorva families, as well as the military vessels owned by the Evenapis, and simultaneously attacking and controlling all the islands.

All three houses are at a distance from Zeldomitra territory, but it would never be possible to move the ship in charge if there were several cousins. If you say so in the history of the planet, it is an operation reminiscent of the fall of Constantinople.

I guess she was intrigued too because of the daring and invincible oddities.

Then Carmia turns her neck this way and says farewell.

"Over the mountains of the Ottoman fleet, that anecdote came to mind."

I felt eyes on her as she closed her eyelids.