Vol 5 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Part 1

Morning, the residue heat of the battlefield had yet to disperse

The Beilschate of Fort Volk and began their expedition

Regis was on a carriage

Altina as the coolden while its left hind leg hite This sifted to her when they were in the capital

That reminds me, is the horse named yet?

Jerome’s black horse was at the side He was once the cohts

The cavalry was at the forefront while behind them were one thousand infantry, two thousandsupplies

As it was an expedition, speed was theany cannons It was judged that there was no point if the cannons they brought along could not hit the enemy

At the centre of the for a beautiful white carriage It was large enough for six people to face each other It could be said that it was a portable command room

Currently, only Regis and Clarisse were on it

Although they were heading towards a battlefield, it was peaceful as they are still within Belgaria

Looking out of the , one could see blinding light reflecting from the walls of Fort Volk

Clarisse gently touched the

As it was cold outside the carriage, the place where her fingers were touching began to fog up

Most of the lass was a luxury iteis and Clarisse were on had a total of six glass panel

The glass panel was fixed to a wooden frae At the sa it quite convenient

The driver seat was outside

Norh to purchase such a latest is by the southern New nobles, Eleanor, last week

Eleanor Ailred Winn de Tiraso Laverde was the granddaughter of a duke Despite her young age, she was head of her house In the southern part of Belgaria, she owned large pieces of real estate and farmland In short, she was a real estate tycoon

The reason behind the gifts washer at the crucialanniversary

The gratitude was not siift of the expensive carriage

She was that generous

As Fort Volk gradually disappear in her eyes, Clarisse said,

“It’s e”

“Yeah, before this, there were Altina and Eric as her escort too”

Clarisse’s face slowly blushed

“It’s a little e to be alone with you”

“I,is that so?”

After suppressing his slight excite

Clarisse was surprised by that

“Even at this situation, you are going to read a book, Regis?”

“Well… … This book is about the west This is the only time for such book”

“That’s true After all, the battle is going to start once we reach there I suppose it is better to understand the situation over there right now”

“Well, I’m not sure whether it will be helpful to the battle… … This is a fantasy book set in the west”

“Is that so?”

“This is a story regarding a boy and a girl souls being swapped Though, the reason behind it is unclear… Well, since there is a rare chance, ht as well take a look After all, the journey is still long”

“Regis, did you have breakfast?”

“Eh? That… … Well, I did not get any sleep, let alone breakfast”

“In that case, why don’t you take a nap instead of reading?”

“No, it’s fine If I really feel like sleeping, the place doesn’tdown the stairs It was such a dangerous experience”

“That isn’t fine at all What will you do if you fall sick? You should at least eat a little since the food is already prepared”

“Okay Though, I will feel like sleeping after eating”

“In that case, isn’t it better that you take a nap?”

“Since I have the time to read books, it is a waste to sleep”

“ …”

Clarisse just s

Although Clarisse was sis’ spine

Clarisse took the basket near her feet and put it on her knee After which, she proceed to open it

Inside the basket were bread, dried etables

Even though she handed the basket over, she did not say anything and kept s

Ignoring her and continue reading the book -- Was not sois dared to do

“I,I guess … I should eat a little”

“Ara, you don’t have to force yourself if you don’t feel like it”

“ I want to eat”

“Fufufu, is that so?”

Regis took a piece of bread from the basket

While other countries’ bread were soft, the outer layer of Belgaria’s bread was harder Biting the bread would produce a crunchy sound

Most likely, the difference was due to a different variation and production of wheat

“That reminds me, the west procures wheat that produce soft bread”

“The people in the palace love it too”

“That’s because many of the old nobles are froiven a choice, they would rather have soft bread”

“It’s a little interesting”

“Well, we should be thankful that we still have bread to eat”

“I purchased some wheat as it were cheap due to a bountiful harvest It will be nice if this is the case for this year too “

“Ah, Professor Boutter once wrote a book called ‘Southern Refor to him, a thirty percent reduction in crop production will result in a hundred thousand of Eh it seeerated, one would realise this is not a bluff if they consider about the deterioration of law and order coupled with it”

“I’eable about politics”

“I feel that Clarisse will be able to understand that”

To instantly realise that Regis was talking about politics, they need to have so of politics itself

After he finished eating the bread, Regis took a piece of meat

Although it was a little salty, the meat was still delicious

“Now that youas a maid in the palace all the while?”

“That’s right Both randmother are palace maids too”

“What about your father?”

In an instant, the carriage fell into silent

Clarisse’s face became red

“Ara ara, do you wish to meet h are you able to squeeze out so any nice clothes along~”

“ That… I’ to stop at the capital”

“Fufu, how regrettable My father is a commoner, and also a soldier Heone of his assignments”

“A court romance “

“It see food at party and threatens hiuards…”

“I’m sorry, but that’s a story I never read before”

“Fufu, it’s just a joke”

“Since when?”

“When I tell you that it’s a little e to be with you”

“Isn’t that al!”

Clarisse’s smile seems to be happier today

“It’s such a joy to hear Regis retorting along with my words”

“It’s different with others?”

“I suppose so… … Soet shocked”

“I guess that there arethat this is a joke Well, I guess this was partly due to you frequently pranking others”

“True, though you are the only one that I can prank on”

“Haha… … What about Altina?”

“To prank Her Highness? I won’t ever dare doing that”

“Eh?”

Though towards the person you feared, you still hugged her like a cat and gently stroked her

I guess that’s fine too

Regis stretched his body

Eating while having an enjoyable conversation, it felt like the sheeps of slu over the fence

Clarisse started gently singing

“Fais dodo~ Fais dodo~”

It was a lullaby

Moreover, it felt like a sister cooing her brother to sleep

When he realized it, it was just like what he told Clarisse After eating, he felt like sleeping Things were going according to what Clarisse planned

Still, this is fine

Regis leaned his head against the chair in the shaking carriage

When he woke up, the convoy had already stopped for the third break

15th May

It started to drizzle

The Beilschiment that was under Altina’s command had marched past the capital

The reason theywas because the Second Prince, Latreille, and the First Imperial Army was not in the capital

They had already head towards the west

It was rare to see the E the orders personally The citizens could feel that the battle against High Britannia was not a small skirmish

During this period of unrest, Altina wanted to prevent the i into the capital while the First Imperial Army ay Sometimes, impression was more important than facts

The Border Regiment did not stop at the capital but continued west

However, they still needed rest and resupply

Hence, the regiment resupplied at Rouen which was near the capital

They set up their camp outside the southern area of the city

The ti

Dinner preparations were going on all over the camp

They set up a large tent and used it as the headquarter

The entrance of the tent was guarded by heavy infantry Regis was not yet used to their crisp and respectful salutes to him

The Inside of the tent ar

Altina removed her drenched robe and stretched like a cat

“Ha~ How tiring!”

“It’s been tough on you, Your Highness”

Clarisse served tea, along with some biscuit

“Thanks! Why don’t you try sois?”

“It looks delicious, I will help myself then”

“Like I thought,What’seven worse”

“Yeah… … The soldiers had spentdistance It’s i to enter the war”

Regis sat on a chair inside the tent and opened ait on the table

The tables and chairs were foldable and were transported together with the tent via carriage

Altina reuard and breastplate while Clarisse helped her out on the belt

Currently, there were only three people in the tent

“That reminds me, where is Sir Jerome?”

“He said that thehis spear skill until dinner”

“And you’re fine with it?”

“Isn’t my sword broken… …”

shi+fting his gaze to the middle on the tent

Altina’s sas lying inside a coffin-like casing

Regis could only nod his head without saying anything

While fighting off the Varden’s army, they encountered Franziska of the Penard Pendu The result was that the Grand Tonnerre Quatre broke

Although they brought along as it was the syiment, the sword could not be used

Altina used a norsword as a substitute However, she could not show her full power even while practicing in the rain

Altina had been in low spirits

Regis opened the letter which was beside the map

Altina then turned her head over to him

“What is it?”

“This was Latreille’s order that I received earlier It say stop at Rouen and meet up with the Seventh Imperial Army on the 16th”

“Ara, the Seventh I?”

“Looks like that’s the case”

The Seventh Imperial Army was heavily involved in the eastern battleline As the type of battle at the eastern area was usually forest battle, the unit has little cavalry, but high in infantry Though it should not exceed more than twenty thousand

“Will we be joining up with them?”

“Yes… … I’ist, the Seventh Imperial Aruesonne, is already old”

“Barguesonne I can’t see about him”

“Is that so?”

“I onlya banquet in the palace”

Altina lightly sighed

Looks like it was due to her gender or bloodline… … In any case, he should be someone that has soaria’s nobles

“There are still a few days of travel before reaching the battlefield Since we have a coether”

“It will be best if that’s the case”

Be it history or literature, it was not rare for a battle to end in defeat due to internal conflicts To avoid becois deemed that communication and mediate between them was essential

At this moment, it was noisy outside the tent

The guards outside shouted, “Pardon me for the disturbance”

“There’s a citizen seeking an audience”

“Eh? Who is it? If it’s the mayor, I have already met him…”

Before setting up the camp, they already visited the mayor Moreover, people from the Merchant association and the Mercenary association were there

The ether with the lord and visited them After all, this city was under the emperor’s direct jurisdiction

While Regis was thinking as it, the guard outside report hesitantly

“T,that… It’s your guest, Sir Regis”

“Me? Is the person outside ahis wares? But we have already resupplied… Since it’s already late, ask him to leave his name and come back tomorrow…”

As he gave the command, a female’s voice could be heard outside

“Is Regis-chan in there?”

“Eh?!”

“Conise ht!”

It was a fa

“C,could it be… …”

“If you don’t co is the kid elve, it was an incident when he was going to enroll in the Military Academy in summer!”

“Wa?! I,isn’t it sister!”

Regis rushed out of the tent

Altina and Clarisse looked at each other

“Sister…? Regis’?”

“He mentioned before that his sister married a blacksmith in Rouen”

Outside the tent, a woman was surrounded by four heavy infantry

However, the woman was not afraid at all

She wore a headband on top of her black hair and wore beautiful hand-sewn clothes If there anything siis, it would be her hair colour and the ears As that looked as different as a tigress and a turtle’

The ex-tigress was now the wife of a blacks her hands

“Well, Regis-chan! You really are here, that surprised me!”

Facing this sue from the journey of fifteen days suddenly crushed down on his shoulders

“Ha That, If that wasn’t the case, would it be bad, sister?”

“Ahahaha, I definitely will notso slow!”

That… … because this is an ar it? After all, the iiment are here, so I didn’t think that anyone could come here easily”

“If that’s the case, you should have come and find , I thought Regis-chan would be tagging along too I ondering when you will come and visitand you don’t come, then in the end I will still need to co to compensate me for that!”

“It’s my fault?!”

“That’s obvious, isn’t it?”

“Ha… I suppose so… It’s hness?!”

Hearing how noisy it was outside, Altina also came out of the tent

As she had removed her armour, she was currently in casual clothes

“What is it, Regis?”

“M,ies! I will be back immediately!”

“Fool, since it’s the faist, then she is considered an iuest to us”

“If you put it that way… Ah?!”

Stuffing a hand into Regis mouth in order to silence him, his sister leaned closer to Altina

“Ah?! Her Highness Marie Quatre?! It’s really is Her Highness Marie Quatre?! Looks like Regis-chan have been under your care!”

What are the guards doing?! Regis screauards were also taken aback by her ‘mother from the countryside’ kind of atmosphere’

Seeing how Altina had welcois’ sister

With the good atis’ sister into the tent

“Please enter, sister, and have a pleasant conversation”

“Ara, really, I will make myself at home then”

“Tell is’ past”

“Leave it to me, I will tell you about it til dawn!”

“Nooo!!!!”

Regis’ appeal was rejected

Regis wanted to escape but had no choice but to join the

In the tent,

Clarisse silently placed the cups that corresponded to the number of people on the table

She was generally quiet when there were unfamiliar faces Like a robot, she silently stood in a corner after finishi+ng her job

The other three were sitting around the table

Regis’ sister lowered her head

“Nice to is Auric’s sister, Vanessa Smith My brother has been under your care”

“Mn, nice to is had helped me countless time”

Vanessa waved her hand

“How can that be! For him to help you!”

“It’s real though?”

“I’ executed by the military that I prayed to the Goddess every day”

“I could not believe it either When I was in the acadeetting a salary from the military”

The two siblings were re about the past

Altina shrugged her shoulders

“That’s true, after all, he isn’t proficient in neither the sword nor horse riding But that isn’t all there is to be a soldier Please believe is”

“I understand, I promised you”

Seeing Altina and Regis s at each other, Vanessa looked like she was a fish that was out of the water

“For that Regis-chan… … to be believed by someone…”

“Sister? Even I won’t be a child forever”

“Ih he is just a child that al books for three days straight!”

“Hahaha… … That hasn’t changed at all… …”

“Even though he would hide the pages of the books that have nudity and read it by closing one of his eyes while being embarrassed!”

“I,I didn’t?!!”

“After that, he said that thing of his--”

“Ahhhhhh, that reminds me, sister, you said you wanted to meet me?! Is it to see whether I’m healthy?! If that’s the case, I was full of spirit?!”

He used past tense Right now, he was mentally exhausted

“Eh?” Vanessa tilted her head and began thinking

Pa, her two hands clapped together

“Right, visiting Regis-chan is just part of the reason”

“There’s another reason?”

Vanessa surveyed the tent

“That is?”

“What?”

Vanessa esture of some shape

“Sword! Your Highness Marie Quatre’s sword! I heard that it was broken?”

“Eh?”

The one groaning was Altina

Placing her hand on her petite chest, she lowered her head

Vanessa saw that action

“Arara, Your Highness Marie Quatre, the sword really broke?”

“Erm… yes…”

“In a very bad state?”

“N,not to that degree! It’s just… the hilt… “

Altina tried replying with hand gestures, but she was not that proficient in it Even so, Vanessa replied kindly

“The hilt was bent, is it? In that case…”

Unlike before, her expression changed as she entered into deep thoughts She was no longer having the at her brother, but of a merchant

In Belgaria, where it was a patriarchal society, the ould usually not interfere with their spouse’s work That was evenworks

Though that only applied to most the normal females

This bold sister was bri common sense

Regis then asked her

“Where did you got this inforhness’ sword?”

“That’s a secret”

“Is that so…? Right, while this e the finance of this regih me”

Vanessa’s eyes widened

She retreated unsteadily

“I actually raised a brother that would intimidate his sister?!”

“Please do not change back to a sister under such at Grand Tonnerre Quatre, I promise that I will leave it to you Before that, tell et that information”

“Well… … Since it’s Regis and not anyone else, it’s fine It’s not soh? This news seeroups It even spreaded to normal citizens”

“I see, so it’s the Renard Pendu that spread the news?”

“I think so”

Altina had an expression of deep regret

“B,but… I didn’t say anything!”

“It can’t be help, for roups to obtain better contracts, they have to raise their reputation”

“If that’s the case, why not we hire them?”

“That’s not workable Leaving aside that Renard Pendu lean towards Geret is not enough to hire the whole of Renard Pendu In addition, the Mercenary King, Gilbert, has the highest cost on the continent”

“Eh~”

Vanessa stood up from her seat and moved towards the centre of the tent where the coffin-like case was Her intuition was quite accurate

“Eh, is this it, Regis-chan?”

“Your Highness, can you allow us to have a look?”

“Though I have no idea how it could help, but feel free to do so It’s not like I will lose anything from it”

“My gratitude, Your Highness Marie Quatre!”

After clasping her hand in gratitude, Vanessa opened the lid As the lid was rather heavy, there were thoughts of helping, but it looked like help was not required

Coo before she was married, Vanessa looked more capable

“Ara, the hilt is really bent”

“Erm, the rumour is true… Are you satisfied now?”

As Altina sighed while talking, Vanessa shook her head in denial

“What I’hness Marie Quatre This city housed the nuar- No, in the continent! Will you please entrust your sword to me?”

“Eh? Blacksmith?”

“Yes! My husband, Enzo Bardot Se blacksmith shop here!”

“Ahhh, you did mention before”

Altina looked at the sword in confused

Regis was not surprised as he thought of it before As he was not the owner, Regis aiting for Altina to reply

Altina asked seriously

“That… you want to fix it?”

“Of course!”

Vanessa nodded her head

Hearing the reason, Altina seemed to be unable to decide

“Regis, what do you think?”

“I guess so… Originally, if it’s so like the Empire’s treasure sword, we should have the sword repaired by someone with adequate track record However, these people are usually hired by the nobles”

As the nobles supporting Altina had increased, they ht receive some introduction of such skilled blacksmiths

However, those blacksmiths did not have any workshop near Fort Volk which was at the border

If they wrote letters to these blacksmiths, the best reply they would receive was to send the sword over for reparation…

This could take up to a few months

Even so, the sas fro historical worth They could not be careless with the repairs

After all, the i was that Altina’s life was attached to the sword Regis ell aware that it was not right to keep suggesting things to Altina

However, since this was the first tiis could only speak of those he thought beforehand

“I believe that the faster the sword get repaired, the better However, the one doing so hness If the sas not properly repaired, you will not just risk losing your life, but alsopublic criticism”

“In short, the problem is whether I believe the blacks that could determine my fate”

“Yes As for the blacksht while considering”

“Even if you say that, I won’t be able to decide withouthere until tomorrow?”

“If things go according to plan”

Regis seemed confident that they would link up with the Seventh Imperial Armythe next day

The problem noas how the enemy would move

Regis sent outthe ene to the eneis believed that the eneh Brittania needed to bring their cannons with them

Altina stood up from her seat

“Then, tonight will be a good tio now!”

“Ehh?!”

The one who let out that surprised sound was only Vanessa --Regis sihed

Knowing her, Regis thought Altina would definitely do that