347 – Peter Yeager Supports Love (4)
And then a week later.
Duke Philorence gathered generals from the Milanese Union and the Reich Empire and held a banquet.
Fancy lighting, food sprinkled with expensive spices, beautiful music, and dignitaries wearing clothes richly embroidered with luxurious decorations.
The host, Duke Philolence, had not yet arrived at this banquet, which was well-equipped with everything necessary for a victory celebration banquet, but the atmosphere seemed already ripe.
“Regent Andrea, we, the Union of Milan, will come to help immediately if Philorence falls into crisis without charging any compensation.”
“Is that so? As expected, His Royal Highness the Duke of Milan and others in the alliance are faithful. Although he is lacking, he is truly trustworthy as the person in charge of part of the politics of the Principality of Philorence.”
“If there was no good faith, how could the Milanese Union have continued for 250 years? “Our union is prepared to take on any risk to save our member countries.”
When I heard that story, I laughed at those two.
Because in this war, the Milan Allied Forces made virtually no contribution to the war, let alone played a proper role. I would not have received anything except a minimal gift in return.
What you say when you say that you failed to achieve even a single achievement due to repeated failures before you graduated, is a spiritual victory disguised as good faith.
Besides, our Regent Andrea is clapping and pretending to sympathize with this, and is probably thinking something like this, right?
‘I made a secret pact with Captain Peter Jaeger that if you leave here, you will join the Empire. ‘You stupid bastard.’
Damn, just thinking about it is so absurd and funny that I feel like I’m losing all control over my facial expressions.
As I was watching the comic talk between the two, the main door of the banquet room opened and Duke Philorence came in.
“Be polite! “This is from Duke Philolence!”
At those words, everyone, including me, stopped talking for a moment and bowed our heads in respect until the duke sat in the best seat in the banquet room.
“Rise, today is a very pleasant day, so everyone can enjoy it informally. Also, there may have been some who suffered somewhat due to their instincts during the long war.”
At the same time as those words were spoken, slender and pretty women wearing thin dresses came in, and each participant was assigned one person.
“When the spirit of drinking rises, these are the people who will comfortably guide the distinguished guests attending this banquet to their beds. Now, then…”
The Duke raised his glass high in the sky and shouted.
“Thank you for the efforts of the Reich Empire and the Milanese Union who came to save our country from the crisis, and cheers!”
Everyone who participated in the banquet answered by raising their wine glasses so vigorously that the wine in the glasses sloshed around.
“For the prosperity of the Duchy of Philollens and the eternal faith of the Union!”
“For the unwavering and strong alliance between the Reich Empire and the Duchy of Philolens.”
“I hope that the Union, the Empire, and Philolence become one to fight against any danger!”
Everyone drank the wine in their glasses at once, and the full-fledged banquet began.
The Milanese Union, the Imperial Army, and the nobles of Philolence enjoyed endless servings of wine and food and chatted with each other.
What kind of battlefields have you played in so far, what kind of music, literature, and performances are popular these days, how to raise your children as a good father, etc…
“I first went to war when I was 18, and I was very lucky back then. I was leading a platoon and charging forward, but the enemy battalion commander was distracted, so I just…”
“Have you ever seen the popular opera The Ghost of the Bering Sea? “The voice of the woman named Sophia, who plays the ghost, is very beautiful.”
“In my family, when raising a son, when he turns 10, he is taken to a military unit under our command and made to live with enlisted soldiers for about a week. It is through him that she becomes an adult and when she commands her soldiers…”
Most of the stories shared at the banquet hall are just broached in an attempt to pretend to be friendly with each other, but these days, it seems like that’s going too far.
And most of the nobles of Philorence seemed to think that our imperial army was a group of nobles who would soon withdraw from here, and they showed signs of clinging to and flattering the nobles of the Milanese Allied Forces, who had only played a sidekick role in this war.
It was funny how the corrupt and depraved idiots of Philolence and the nobles of the Milan Alliance, who could not read the situation properly, looked like such idiots.
Meanwhile, the high-ranking officers of the imperial army, who seemed to have been left out of this banquet, were bragging among themselves about their bravery while gulping down alcohol and meat.
“Well, it’s true that Major Randel was the one who performed the most during the siege on the first day. However, wouldn’t it be Brigadier General Werner who supported his activities and contributed the most to bringing about the victory of the Imperial Army? “This time, I have achieved an achievement that surpasses that of Director Laura.”
“…… When I think about the achievements made by the 7th Guards Division on the Brito Plain… “Wouldn’t Director Laura’s contribution be greater?”
“Lieutenant General Reinburg, that is true. “I am saying that my contribution is greater in this siege.”
Strictly speaking, the achievements of Werner and Laura in the Siege of Veneta are almost equal, and if you include the achievements in the Brito Plain, Laura’s achievements are much greater.
But what is more important than that is that tonight, when the atmosphere is fully ripe and everyone is drunk and making a fuss, the grand purge must be carried out.
I naturally decided to tell the generals and officers of the Imperial Army who did not know about this rebellion to refrain from drinking alcohol.
“Drink alcohol in moderation. It’s a victory banquet, and I’m so upset because I can’t even talk about my major openly. Well, I knew this would happen, so I rented an entire nice salon in Philolence. From there, we will discuss who was more active in the siege between Werner and Laura.”
Not long after, unlike the imperial army officers who drank alcohol while refraining from drinking, the nobles of Philorence and the allied nobles of Milan began to stumble.
“Butler, tell His Majesty the Duke that I, Peter Yeager, would like to have a drink.”
“…… Because His Royal Highness is still young, only grape juice is served separately at banquets. Alcohol for someone like that…”
“Uh huh, just one drink, this Peter Yeager will give it to you on behalf of the Empire, so who cares?”
The request for a drink was a password that the duke and I had agreed upon in advance.
Shortly after delivering the code, the duke clapped to attract everyone’s attention.
“I hope everyone pays attention. “I have prepared something special for the people gathered here today.”
With those words, knights of the imperial army came pouring in from outside the banquet room, wearing armor and swords.
Most of the nobles of Milan and Philolence realized what kind of situation they were in and tried to escape out of the banquet room…
The great door was already closed, and the Duke opened the scroll with an evil smile.
“Andrea Medici, Dario Giuseppe! You two and the nobles under your command have conspired with each other to plot the murder of Nauriel Medici and to usurp the title of duke! All of the circumstances are contained in the secret letter brought by Captain Peter Yeager, so we will hold you and those who joined your gang severely for your sins!”
At those words, the regent and Giuseppe, no, all the Philolens and Milanese nobles present here started pointing and cursing at the duke.
“f*ck you, you Duke bastard! “They’re trying to kill us because we’ve committed some kind of crime!”
“Do you think the Milan Alliance will just sit by and watch your atrocities!?”
“If you release us now, your rotten neck will be saved!”
But then, what can these bastards who don’t have a knife and are drunk and wandering around do?
And the people here are all people who usurped the duke’s position and instead of offering it to Andrea, they tried to get a huge amount of profit in return.
Even though they killed everyone, they still have nothing to say.
“Knights of the Empire, kill all those traitors who tried to destroy the order of the Principality of Philolence.”
The ordered knights drew their swords and pointed them at Captain Giuseppe and the others, cutting them to death one by one.
And although I don’t think they intended it, when only Captain Giuseppe and Regent Andrea were left alive in this place.
I decided to put those two on their knees and kill them with my own sword.
On the other hand, Giuseppe accepted his fate and showed his determination to die, sending him off by slitting his head with one blow. On the other hand, the regent continued to use evil and create a fuss around him.
“You bastard, Peter Yeager! Yes, you bastard Uriel! You bastards of a dirty whore! How dare you think you can protect the country even by killing my uncle and regent! “If you had obediently handed over the title of duke to me, I would have let you live in peace with Chloe in a corner of the country!”
When the Duke saw the scene, he made no reply, but his eyes contained only contempt and disdain for his uncle.
“Captain Jaeger, please send me off in peace. Still, he was my uncle and regent.”
I wanted to kill this guy by cutting off his limbs, but the duke who was involved said that, so there was nothing I could do.
I raised the knife, pointed it at his neck, and said.
“If you die without even being able to go through the final confession, your soul will be thrown into the very bottom of hell. “With your family, who will soon follow you in death.”
“Sal, save me! f*ck! “I will give you all my property and everything!”
If you are a bastard who plans to usurp the title of duke, he will die proudly like Giuseppe.
“Your Highness the Duke, look carefully. When ruling a country, a monarch sometimes has to get his hands dirty. And please don’t forget that that target could be your family, just like now.”
At the same time as I said those words, I lifted the regent’s head off my shoulder.
And that night, among the Milanese allied forces remaining in the castle, mercenaries were advised to leave the castle immediately if they did not want to die.
The mercenaries who figured out the whole story realized that if they were to be stigmatized for helping their uncle in his crazy attempt to usurp the duke’s title, their ransom would drop significantly, and if they were caught holding on for no reason, they would be exterminated, so they all immediately fled.
Of course, all of the Milanese militia were taken prisoner or killed for the crime of being under the command of the wrong person.
With this, I have succeeded in completely protecting Philolence.
It was a really long and tedious war, but it was a very rewarding war that achieved more than its benefits.