Chapter 17: The Crisis of Crow Fortress (1) (1/2)
Chapter 17: The Crisis of Crow Fortress (1)
Milton Forrest The nah to make Louis’ blood pressure rise
A noble frodom, and barely the Viscount of soli in the capital as the successor of a Count family; but not only did Milton dare to stand toe-to-toe with him, he also opposed him at times
How so very iht that Milton would not be able to adapt to theLouis had seen a few nobles meet their end like that
But Milton was different Perfectly con At his demeanor, the commander displayed a lot of trust and affinity towards him, while the subordinates looked upon him with respect
This did not please Louis
On top of that, Milton had been involved even more brilliantly when battles co and tended to delay his own entrance into battles, Milton always fought at the head and would win against the ene the praise of the allied forces
And on top of that again, Milton becae home a triumphant one-sided victory as they drove out the enemy at the Valley of the Winds As far as Louis was concerned, this was just a stroke of luck, but everyone around hiushed about Milton Forrest’s abilities To Louis, such praise was exceedingly grating to his ears
Then after the battle ended, Milton was promoted to a 300-h this was already enough to drive hian earning itimate means Louis heard that it was a considerable sum at that He also heard that it was only a matter of time before that money would recuperate Milton’s family debts
This did not please Louis How could this backward countryside noble become his superior?
This did not please Louis How could this shantytown noble’s future shi+ne htly than his, while he had to rot in the Grey Mountains for the rest of his life?
This did not please Louis He felt like his pent-up wrath would explode and he would die blazing in a fit of rage The envy and feelings of inferiority that were piling on in his heart bloomed at last
‘This just cannot be I can’t live like this’
In the end, Louis made an extreme choice
“Sir Walker With what business have you called me?”
“What did you mean by come in secret? Is it an important or and Marez Cardia, who always tagged along with him everywhere These two did not need to stay at the Grey Mountains eternally like he did
They had stuck to his side with the expectation that if they became friends with him, they could be helped by the financial clout of the Walker fah Louis had an idea about their ulterior motives, they were the only existences around here that catered to hiathered these two at the onset of a grand plan
“I believe you are all aware, but… our position in this fortress is a joke”
The first words to be uttered from Louis’ mouth was a complaint
The two in front of him nodded their heads as if they related
“Indeed that is so This is all the fault of that buner”
“The commander’s conduct has also been unpleasant To trust a foreigner to that extent… how could he throw aside his fellow countryner first…?”
Bad Milton and Nelson behind their backs was a coripes with one another, and had forh this tiossip like the nobleworee with the both of you And so I’ve thought – we should flip this unfair state of things on its head”
The two men’s expressions hardened when they realized that Louis’ demeanor was different fro particular that you have in mind?”
Louis looked around him and whispered back in a s under So…”
The two men’s eyes widened at his next words
“I’ to the Republic”
“HUH?!”
“S-… Sir Walker?!”
Taken aback, the two hurriedly checked their surroundings for ears If those words were heard by anyone, it was off with their heads for all three of them
Louis narrowed his eyes and spoke, “Why does this surprise you so? Besides, we don’t have a future anyway if we stay in this country any longer Then it only makes sense to desert to the Republic and start a new life, does it not?”
Butland and Marez eyed each other hesitantly at his words
Strictly speaking, the only one without a future in this country was Louis These two could be discharged if they stay put a few more years Then, they could live a life with all the perks that ca a noble As such, there was obviously no way that Louis’ words would sway them
“Ahe you to act out like this, but let us think about this ht now is that we commit treason”
Butland carefully chose his words But there was no way his counseling words would sway Louis
“No future exists where the Strabus Kingdo this so-called nation that has no regard for its own capable n lands”
Butland realized as soon as Louis said that
‘Oh, this dude has lost it’</e that Louis was spoilt and out of touch He had known that, but… Butland did not know that Louis would be this much of a loony
“I didn’t hear any of this Well, if that’s all…”
Butland stood up fro with a lunatic any longer could result in collateral shi+t splashi+ng onto him as well But as soon as he turned away
into Butland’s back
“L…Louis…”
With a face of utter disbelief, Butland faced Louis who had stabbed hiaze, “Betrayal will not be tolerated”
Louis turned fro Butland to face Marez, whose eyes widened
“What will you choose?”
Marez clenched his teeth Refusal here only meant he would follow Butland to his sticky end
“I shall… follow you, Sir Walker”
“A wise choice Now then, stamp your thumbprint here”
Louis whipped out a memorandum and forced Marez to seal it with his thumbprint
This was so there was no way that Marez could take his foot out halfway through Even if Marez were to disclose Louis’ plan, Marez could not evade being charged as an accessory to his cri their cooperation on this coup de tat
‘damn it, I had no idea he would have rated his teeth as he pressed his thureement As he did so, he tried to reason with Louis
“Even if ere to si and defect to the Republic, there is no assurance that ill be treated well Do you have so in mind?”