Chapter 70 Part3 (1/2)

“Basically I’m able to do it At the time when I release my hand frohtly off because of a slight shaking” (Karla)

“I see” (Wendelin)

Although they had caused such a disturbance, no ’s side has arrived yet

Since it can’t be helped, we continued our protective occupation of a part of the east’s do time at the headquarters of the Earl Baumeister feudal army

Thoes and cities, which we declared occupied, and spent every day busily leaving for the territories of the nobles, ere released on conditions Moritz was occupied with assisting Margrave Breithilde in protecting the encampment

However, we have quite a bit of spare time

Although there are occasionally docuoods from my territory, it looks like they have a policy of not burdening me much at this point in time

Nothing but the situation reports from Roderich arrived here

The territory seeh they are still lacking manpower

Once I check and sign those docu lessons in archery frouest

In reality I wanted to go hunting in the De to leave the headquarters during war tiht expect, I used all my free time like this

The one who is theus is Elise who has become a temporary priestess

Although there’s no battle, there are occasionally injured people appearing due to work or hunting for the sake of food provisions It goes without saying that there are sick people as well

Ina trains her spearmanshi+p in-between the preparations of meals and such

Luise had time off?

She seeic combat style to Wilma

『Whoaa! You are quite talented…』 (Luise)

It was easy to regard Wilhter due to her hero syndrome, but in reality she was the technician type

Her learning rate of the ht stuff like archery and knife throwing techniques from Karla, she has been told that she has talent by Karla, too

『Instead she doesn’t have any ability in leading soldiers though』 (Moritz)

According to the assessment of Moritz, who’s her blood-related elder brother, she has absolutely no ability to lead soldiers as commander

At any rate, as she excels in power andher efficiently is to currently have her guard Elise and me

『Don’t release yourstrea, as much as possible』 (Burkhart)

『Yes』 (Katharina)

And Katharina received special training in ic from Burkhart-san

Since she has little experience like me, she took lessons inperiods every day

Appropriate to her nicknaic

“Like this?” (Katharina)

“You are iradually” (Burkhart)

It see to bear noticeably results She is earnestly following the coaching from Burkhart-san

“They are et now” (Karla)

“It’s a good style” (Wendelin)

With , ree that it was obvious to me, too

“However, it was unexpected For you to be skilled in archery in addition to ic” (Karla)

“My family’s home is that shi+tty countryside after all” (Wendelin)

I concealedas possible insituations where I used up my mana

Also there was so like an atmosphere at home of 『you must be at least able to use the boell』

“If you can’t catch prey, you won’t eat meat” (Wendelin)

“It was the same for me, too” (Karla)

The home of Karla’s et to eatprey with her bow

“Otherwise the livelihood of a freeloader is quite limited” (Karla)

In spite of expecting a srandparents, her uncle, who’s the family head, her aunt, her cousin, all of them without exception, treated her as nuisance

“Having said that, since I was treated as non-existing person even in the Browig household…” (Karla)

Being called all of a sudden, she looked after her father, she doesn’t even love, and was forced as far as beco a decorative Supreme Commander

In all honesty, she wants to return to the capital quickly and earn money to support a livelihood with only her mother

“Umm, how to say it…? Feel free to consult with me at any time…” (Wendelin)

I didn’t have any intention for her to beco struck with grief, I ended up opening my mouth just like that

After all a beauty is a gain for the world, I think

“Thank you very much” (Karla)

After training for a while, it has become lunch time We decide to eat lunch as Elise’s invitation came about

It was a peaceful lunch as usual, however this was likely due to the successful large-scale Area Stun we did our best with

“I want to go hunting” (Ina)

“Yea, you’re right…”

Not just ru

Going by Karla’s words, at such ti prey

I can’t see her as daughter of a major noble at all, but since her livelihood wasn’t overly different from ours until now, it was proof of her job as Supre painful to her

“If that’s the case, how about beco in the Demon Forest with us, Karla-sama?” (Erwin)

“That’s a great idea” (Karla)

Karla responded to Erw’s invitation, where one doesn’t knohether he’s joking orit seriously, with a smile

“If you go with us, you will be able to avoid risks quite well Ah, yea, actually I’d like you to teach me archery as well” (Erwin)

“Okay That’s fine” (Karla)

Keeping at it, Erw implores Karla to teach him archery and she accepts that without any particular hesitation

After finishi+ng lunch, Erw shot arrows at the target while happily receiving coaching from Karla

“You are skilful as well, Erwin-san” (Karla)

“I can’t win against you though, Karla-sa, too” (Erwin)

Erho praised Karla’s archery skill, continues to chat cheerfully with her while showing a loose smile

“That idiot…” (Ina)

“He’s incredibly easy to understand…” (Wendelin)

Ina, who spied on his state froether with me, noticed it after all

The fact that Erw has fallen in love with Karla, that is

“Let me see…” (Luise)

Next Luise looks at the situation of the two, but she noticed it right away as well since she had been associating with us for a reasonably long tihted by Infinite Novel Translations!

“Erw has a total crush on her” (Luise)

Luise found fault with hi seen Erw’s dreamy look towards the beautiful Karla

In the first place, Erorks as uard

Even if he doesn’t particularly do so, there’s no kind of problem since Moritz has deployed his subordinates in our caood either

“Your teaching is skilful as well Very different from Luise” (Erwin)

“Really?” (Karla)

“Yes, if I coht』, Karla-san” (Erwin)

“That asshole…” (Luise)

Certainly, Karla was an archery genius asn’t just skilled herself but was also good at teaching others

Luise, labelled as being bad at teaching by Erw, begins to send a sharp gaze at hi her voice

However, it didn’t reach Erho is dyed in the colour of silliness, at all

“No, You are strong and cute, Luise (Erw you big fool)” (Wendelin)

Since Luise wouldn’t hesitate to give Erw a good beating at this rate, I began to soothe her in a hurry by hugging her gently from behind

“The ic combat style and archery are different I willlike the opinion of a third party, just ignore it” (Wendelin)

“Is that so?” (Luise)

Although those were coe, I was relived in my mind since they apparently fixed Luise’s bad mood

“Stupidity has its limits, too” (Katharina)

“True To begin with, it’s impossible” (Ina)

Katharina and Ina had sharp tongues too

For a retainer to fall in love with a daughter of a noble who has been made into a prisoner for form’s sake

It would be per but a bother

“Does he have hope, I wonder?”

As soon as they see it, anyone would understand, but Erw’s expression with his feelings towards Karla is foppish

How pathetic, even though he was born with a better-looking face than ly because because of his overly sloppy expression

It seein with, regards him as someone creepy Ina calmly reproaches Erho has fallen in love with so

And there waselse I was bothered what Karla was thinking about this

I thought that probably even Eron’t do sos in this situation

“Karla-sama is an adult, I believe She shouldn’t be particularly aware of Erw” (Wilma)

The one who answered exceedingly cal us, Wilma

She seems to be poorly informed about the deeds between men and women who became lovers, but she is unexpectedly sensitive to the subtleties of men and women

“Karla-sama understands that she is blessed with her current treatment That’s why she answers Erw’s lechery expression with a smile” (Wilma)

Wil, but its content was filled with a sharp and brief opinion

To put it simply, Karla attends to Erith a lip-service attitude

“Is that so? Doesn’t it look like she isn’t as dissatisfied with it either?” (Wendelin)

“Wend-sa eye too lightly” (Wilma)

“That’s harsh, Wilma-san” (Wendelin)

I end up caving in someithin my mind due to Wilma’s pointer

“Wilma-san, you are as direct as ever It’s a love that won’t ripen anyway” (Katharina)

Just as Katharina says, no hter, Karla is still the daughter of Margrave Browig

There weren’t any expectations for her to beco like the wife of the retainer Erw

“Wendelin-san, how about if we opened his eyes a bit?”

“He will likely sober up very soon anyway Personally I feel like wanting to support him, but…” (Wendelin)

Now that it has come to this, my position as noble is a heavy burden

“What do you think, Elise?” (Wendelin)

“Me!?” (Elise) This translation is owned by Infinite Novel Translations

As they thought that the diligent Elise wouldn’t do so by any means, everyone except me didn’t realize her presence

When I called out to the secretly peeping Elise, she apparently didn’t expect to be found by me

She answered while having a shrill and nervous voice

“You like such things fairly well, too, Elise?” (Luise)

“Luise-san, even I have sos” (Elise)

Elise, who answered Luise’s question while blushi+ng, was quite adorable

“After all Karla-san was so the attention of men at the time when she was in the capital” (Elise)

Different from Elise and Katharina, Karla is a beauty that has a sense of translucence if described with feords Even from my point of view, she is a type I like quite a bit

Since her face is slightly plain, she has a beauty that is a bit nostalgic for me who is a japanese

“She is beautiful, has a good style and is skilled with things like cooking”

“In Karla-san’s case, she diligently learned things such as domestic chores in the church until she returned to the Browig household”

There are also the circu at, can’t employ someone like a maid due to economical reasons Apparently she was able to pro with Elise and the others

Of course she caught the attention ofto know her lineage

As things continued like that, she didn’t have ures at her side, it seems

“They didn’t want to turn a Margrave into their enes, huh?”

“Yes” (Elise)

“Although he knew that, love has sprout in Erw?” (Wendelin)

“No, even so…”

Elise had recently quite a few chats with Karla during cooking and such in this place, but she heard that Karla desires sincerity from a man

“It seems that the type of -sama” (Elise)

Watching the treatment of her own rave Browig favourably

“Erw is…”

Eras taught wo sincerity a bit

Even Moritz’ group restrains thes since there are many women in our encampment, but it’s not like they abstain completely from it either Women are sensitive to such secret talks

Karla will end up noticing it as well since Erw a booze together with the other retainers to get quickly familiar with them as Erw’s situation is a bit special

『Moritz-nii-san is a vulgar person』 (Wilma)

『More or less all men are like that!』 (Moritz)

Since Karla ended up hearing the sad conversation between a certain elder brother and his younger sister a little bit ago, shethat Erw’s the same kind of man

A certain elder brother being treated as filth by his younger sister, I ree of tears

“What’s up with that guy? He’ssuch sloppy face” (Burkhart)

Moreover, showing his face at this place, Burkhart-san inspected Erw’s hopeless state while being astonished

“He is troubled with love” (Wendelin)

“How pitiful Even if Erw-boy got a crush on her, Karla-sama ard it off easily” (Burkhart)

Once Burkhart-san, who has a rich amount of life experience, observes Erw, it can’t be seen as anything but the countdown to Erw’s broken heart

“Even he should know that, I think, but… Ah, right” (Burkhart)

“What happened?” (Wendelin)

“To household will cootiate the arbitration” (Burkhart)

“Eh? Aren’t those major news?” (Wendelin)

I didn’t knohat face they would becaused such an incident in the end after breaking off the arbitration negotiations that had coinning of the end of the long-lasting dispute Reading this anywhere but at Infinite Novel Translationsthieves!

“I wonder whether it will go that well?” (Burkhart)

“There’s no otiations first though” (Wendelin)

“That’s certainly true, but…” (Burkhart)

Burkhart-san’s worries becahed down on us the next day

“As expected, they didn’t bring any ?” (Wendelin)

“Even gathering them costs money after all” (Burkhart)

Morning of the next day, the Margrave Browig household sent in a delegation to carry out the arbitration negotiations according to Burkhart-san’s report

As the occupied territory increased, our allies are waiting in a large built tent to be used for the negotiations in the front line grasslands where our troops are stationed The delegation arrives there together with around 100 guards

However, the negotiations suddenly turn into one big failure

Or rather than failing, they didn’t even start

“I’” (Philip)

“I’” (Christoph)

I expected it to so’s carave Breithilde asked hootiate

“Being the eldest son, I will join the negotiations” (Philip)

“What are you talking about!? Your failure led to this situation I will be the one negotiating!” (Christoph)

Not just the two but even the retainers, both parties brought along, have started to argue

“You lot, who planned so stupid like a war, have no qualifications to join the negotiations! Even before that, as everyone beca frorave Breithilde-sama!”

“Didn’t you guys prepare the budget and goods without even any decent opposition at the beginning!? Then you changed your attitude quickly just as the war progress becaeous! Simple bookworms should be silent!”

“Negotiations with idiots who have no brains and can only swing their swords? Don’t talk nonsense!”

“You are a retard who only behaves like an intellectual! You guys’ intelligence is just fake, isn’t it!?”

There were probably various probleraceful behaviour if Margrave Broere in good health

Another problem is that only up to 20 people of both sides are allowed to participate in the negotiations

Even so, given that both, Philip and Christoph, brought 20 retainers to attend, it ended up beco

“How about going with a 50-50 split?” (Breithilde)

As expected Margrave Breithilde was unable to keep watching and threw the but a new cause for quarrelling

“Philip-sama, who has many of his feudal army staff ation of 10 people”

“It’s an arbitration related toPhilip-sauys have nodocuotiations, right!?”

Since the negotiations wouldn’t start no s were left like this, Viscount Knappstein, as unable to bear it any longer, reco half of their attendants along

Not counting as part of either side’s nu sent by the kingdom

The tho felt that it would be bad for the negotiations to10 retainers to attend with them

“There’s the signing of the arbitration docuotiation, but…” (Knappstein)

“Father died five days ago Won’t it be valid if both sides sign together?” (Christoph)

“It will” (Knappstein)

Viscount Knappstein showed an agreeing expression due to Christoph’s reply

However, the reason why they finally showed up here is because their father, Margrave Browig, died

He was a person whose face I don’t knoever he was a somewhat pitiable man, I think

“With this the negotiations can continue, however…”

Of course the previously presented arbitration draft is completely invalid

That’s because the prerequisites changed completely

“As a ’s camp with their armies have…”

Due to the far too irresponsiblehousehold, they cleverly declared that they will change their patron to Margrave Breithilde

The negotiations about the reconciliation money for the disputed cases and the ransom hasn’t finished, but since the econoing like this, they returned to their territories after being released first

And they will restore the state of the disputed cases to their pre-war state Since it’s wrong for the’s ca occupied, they have agreed to trade with the south

“The conditions have already changed Please understand that aspect” (Knappstein)

They, ere vassals of the Browig household before the war, have becorave Breithilde now

All the disputed cases will be restored to their pre-war state The nobles and soldiers, who became prisoners, will be released

In other words, it signified that the do north quite a bit (T/N: Meaning they lost the southern parts due to the switch of the nobles)

And, moreover another cruel reality is thrust at them

“Be that as it may, that doesn’t mean that the reconciliation money of ed into the shape ofthe entire batch from you” (Breithilde)

“The entire batch?”

“Well that’s only natural After all there’s these document here” (Breithilde)

What was grasped in Margrave Breithilde’s hand were iven to the fores incurred due to the dispute would be covered by the Browig household

“As they were opponents in the dispute, it will be wrong for them to not pay the reconciliation money to return the interests into their pre-war state However, in this contract it’s written that the Browig household will cover for that Based on the negotiations’ efficiency, it’s better for o” (Breithilde)

Since Margrave Breithilde has already paid the reconciliation money to the nobles before that, he will end up in the red if he doesn’t collect the debts

“My vassals are…”

Moreover, the part beyond rede household’s side is the point that more than 40 noble households won’t ever work under them as vassals even if they pay the reconciliation money

The have only lost

It’s un household only lost out in this war

“There’s also the ransom for the prisoners ere mainly captured by Earl Baumeister” (Breithilde)

The prisoners over here have been already released and the ement expenses for the prisoners, who are taken care of by our allied nobles, have been paid in advance

Naturally, I will de household as well

“In addition, there are 10000 and oh 567 prisoners of the Browig feudal ares in the eastern do occupied To return these as well, it’s necessary for you to pay reconciliation money” (Breithilde)

At the tiotiation Viscount Knappstein estimated four hundred million cents

However, in the current situation the same amount of money won’t suffice

It should become a drastic increase in the amount of money

“How much is it?” (Philip)

Philip, who finally opened his rave Breithilde

“According to the calculations, it’s one billion cents” (Breithilde)

“No way!”

Due to the excessive amount of money, both successor candidates become speechless

However, even before that reckless night attack it was five (T/N: author means four here?) hundred million cents

It likely can’t be helped that the increased amount has reached this level

“No h!”

“Still, it’s a big failure to such an extent The increased amount is unavoidable” (Knappstein)

“Special Envoy-dono, are you siding with Margrave Breithilde!?” (Philip)

Due to Viscount Knappstein’s comment, Philip snaps at hi his expression at all

“Side with hi about Prolonging the nonsense called 『dispute』 which is tolerated by the kingdoht attack once the situation becaeous in the first arbitration Lethousehold has becole is fine, but please make at least sure to not become a bother to other nobles And, if you plan to say so any reconciliation ree to that as it will turn into a one-sided support of the Browig household’s side” (Knappstein)

His tone was indifferent, but both succession candidates end up silent due to the merciless rebuttal of Viscount Knappstein

Since there was also the possibility that he would have been killed in the night attack if it wasn’t prevented by us, he was probably highly offended

“I think it et a bit of debt reduction, but I believe it will be pointless even if we negotiate about the other matters It’s the sa household has the responsibility to pay their losses in accordance to those contracts, but they won’t return being vassals of the Browig household”

Carrying out an unyielding occupation while using the fact that their vassals can’t refuse, they didn’t show their faces at the front lines as they were engrossed in their succession struggle

There’s truly no other way but to express it as “they reap what the have sown”

“Since today’s objective was to make introductions and to present the conditions, let’s wrap it up with this?” (Breithilde)

Even if they negotiate about the reduction of reconciliationhousehold’s side

Margrave Breithilde declared today’s negotiations to be finished and both sides broke up

“They’d like to invite you to dinner, Earl Baumeister-sama”

“Haa… invite, eh…?” (Wendelin)

Around one hour after the first days’ arbitration negotiation, we returned to our own encarave Breithilde during the return

『It would be best for you to be careful, Earl Baumeister』 (Breithilde)

『As I’o for my weak points?』 (Wendelin)

『That’s the point』 (Breithilde)

A considerable part of the reconciliation otiation is the ransom of the nobles and soldiers I captured

Due to that thoughtless night attackmain army have been arrested

If one adds this as well, the amount of money becomes enormous Both succession candidates will likely try to decrease the su me