Volume 2 Chapter 34 (2/2)
He would still be able to purchase their freedom
However, the person he is dealing with is the man known as [The demon of Irachion]
He will kill irl
This fear grasped Earl Aldeheid’s heart tightly
His son, as beside him, was unable to understand his father’s distress
But it was also clear that they both want to return to their territory as soon as possible, for their wife and children
”Earl-sama! Please excuse me”
A soldier appeared in the entrance of the tent
He seeht some report
Earl Aldeheid turned to dismiss the interruption
”What is it?! I told you not to disturb me”
But the soldier hesitatinglytried to say so
”I understand but Viscount Romane and the other nobles want to meet your Excellency I told them that your Excellency does not want to be disturbed, but they said it was urgent What should I do?”
The Earl sighed because he knew exactly why the Viscount and the others had come
” I understand, let them come”
”Yes!”
While watching the soldier's back, the Earl turned to his son
”What do you think about this?”
”I think, ht is the same as father's”
”You too? Then what should we do?”
The Earl was happy that his son had grown up to be a wise man just like him
”I think we should go back to our territory”
”Your son's is right!”
Several people came into the tent
“Oh, I see all of you have co to do about it? With the Princess’ forces this close, it would be impossible for us to return to our territories”
The Earl asked the sed man that entered the tent
He sat down in a chair abruptly, but no one paid attention to the ss to discuss
”Earl, I wish to say this plainly I' to return to my territory”
”Wha!”
Viscount Romane’s words shocked Earl Aldeheid
The Viscount is one of his faction members, but his desire to return to his territories will not be easy to deal with, on account of his arrogance and position As the leader of the lower nobles, he was an aggressive but kind person Individually, the nobles have anywhere from dozens to hundreds of soldiers, but united they are a fornored the Viscount's behavior However, he can’t just ignore his declaration
The Earl raised his voice with as nity as possible
”Don't be foolish!+ Do you intend to betray Duke Gerhardt?!”
It was too late for hiroup under Earl Aldeheid had already switched sides from Duke Gerhardt to General Hodram
However, the biggest ars to Duke Gerhardt
Although he has no real power, the Duke still is the flag of their faction
But the viscount only twisted his lips lightly and sneered at him
”What are you saying now? Aren't you the one who betrayed hih you're already old, I don't think you're at the age where you forget things easily”
The Earl’s adjutant who heard this moved his hand to the hilt of his sword
”Stop!”
The Earl immediately stopped his adjutant
Then the Earl turned around facing the Viscount as if giving up
”Indeed, I have no excuse to say that Fine, let's get right to the point Why?”
He was asking why the Viscount wanted to return to his territory
Although the Earl had anticipated the reason, he just wanted to confirm
And based on the answer, he would then plan out his own future
”You should know the reason already, no? About those rumors”
The Viscount said with an irritated expression
”As expected That was the reason huh? Is that rumor really true?”
The Viscount shook his head indicating that he did not know
”Did you all decide to withdraithout confir the truth first? All of you?”
”The authenticity of that rumor is irrelevant, Earl-dono”
The one who said that was a young noble standing behind the Viscount
Earl Aldeheid was unable to remember his name
It was probably one of the lower-ranked nobles belonging to Viscount Romane
”What do you mean?”
”The ru the peasants As a result, a lot of them asked us to return home”
The ones with the ot burned was the peasants
All of their property would be gone, and their houses would turn into ash
The nobles ht receive help from their relatives, but peasants could only protect their family by themselves
They would hardly be able to take care of another person if so
That is why they want to return home,to protect their modest wealth and the lives of their family
”Foolish!+ Justthe peasants into exa theht?”
The Earl was stating the nobility’s usualcare of these sorts of problems, and it was a very effective method
Normally
”About that The peasants seeo back home”
”What?! The peasants what?!”
That was quite a considerable surprise for the Earl
He never expected that the peasants had been cornered that far
”Indeed I ation, similar incidents happened inalmost all of the other camps”
”So what's going on? Did you find so?”
The Earl did not want to hear about it anymore
He didn’t want to listen to more bad news
”Marquis Schwarzen has already withdrawn together with his army”
”Can't be To decide that so arbitrarily!”
nobles also have factions a themselves
Within the nobles faction, Marquis Schwarzen is number 3
Although in terms of Duke Gerhardt’s trust, Earl Aldeheid won because of his rank in the faction, but going by the size of territory and influence, then Marquis is second only to the Duke
Even in the formation of this army as well,the Marquis’ soldiers are second in number to the Duke only
The Earl can't disregard it easily if such an important person had withdrawn fro
”Have you reported this to General Hodram?!”
That was the question the Earl wanted to ask the most
However, the young noble a nasty smile
”At this hour, what result are we going to get by reporting to that person? Marquis Schwarzen also told me that if we disturb his movements, he won't hesitate to battle it out If that is the case, we have no other way any about our fa to General Hodraree?”
”Did you want to sacrifice General Hodram? Are the others also of the same opinion?”
They were silent when the Earl asked this
In other words, they agree to it
The Earl felt sick to the stomach by their indifference
However, he also felt that he could understand their attitude, even if it was disgusting
It ht be because of the noble’s survival instincts that were ingrained into them since childhood that lead to such an attitude
”Fuuuh Fine If you all have prepared for this much, I have no more words to say Let's follow your opinion”
”Then, let us all withdraw immediately Whether the rumor is true or not, we must defend our territory!”
Receiving Earl Aldeheid words, Viscount Romane immediately left the tent
While looking at his son, Earl Aldeheid muttered
”I betrayed Duke Gerhardt and then immediately sacrificed General Hodra to smear our family name with”
All of his aides and his son remained silent
They all realized how harsh the life of nobles is
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