103 – The Three Quarters of the World – 5
First, Charles opened the letter from Princess Lucrezia du Flos. Then I was able to see a letter written in old-fashioned handwriting that was incomparable to Charles’s. When I opened it, the contents were as expected.
[To the noble Princess Leonia von Arcadia, the third heir to the throne of the Arcadian Empire. Before we get to the main topic, I would like to congratulate Her Highness on her glorious victory of the past.]
Interpretation: It is me.
[The strict military discipline and benevolent rule that His Majesty has shown in the occupied territories is considered a model not only for the citizens of the occupied territories but also for all leaders of the Taspilia Peninsula, and has earned the respect of all intelligent people.]
Interpretation: I heard you guys ate up some land.
[However, the Petrine Republic is a proud autonomous nation on the Taspilia peninsula, and the 200-year history of Taspilia already proves that the Taspilia people can govern and protect themselves.]
Interpretation: A little hungry?
[So, if Your Majesty will show mercy and grant autonomy to the Petrian Republic so that it can stand on its own feet, not only our Principality of Plos but all the autonomous countries of the Taspilian Peninsula, including the Petrian Republic, will express their deep gratitude to Your Highness. .]
Interpretation: If you don’t spit it out right away, I’ll call my friends.
[To the esteemed Princess Leonia von Arcadia, from the Duke of Lucrezia du Flos.]
Interpretation: It was me.
Princess Flos’s letter meant spitting out what you ate without adding or subtracting anything. Otherwise, he calls her friends and scolds her.
There were five countries on the Taspilia Peninsula. There were five countries: the Petrine Republic, the Salerno Republic, the Duchy of Plos, the Holy Kingdom of Lydia, and the Kingdom of Salabrica.
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Of course, the only notable ones among these were the Principality of Plos and the Holy Kingdom of Lydia. To be honest, the other three were pretty crappy.
But no matter what, it’s scary when they get together. This is precisely why the Taspilia Peninsula has been able to survive despite being invaded by powerful countries. Those who normally fight among themselves to the death, but when an outside invader comes, they band together and try to drive out the invader first. Even if I lose, I am a fan.
This strange unity is the secret to the weak nations of the Taspilia Peninsula being able to withstand powerful invaders. And there was one more secret, and that was the existence of the Holy Kingdom of Lydia.
Lydia’s letter was a little more explicit.
If you don’t leave the Taspilia Peninsula, Princess Leonia will be excommunicated.
Excommunication is the greatest punishment in religious society, and an excommunicated person is prohibited from engaging in any church activities.
For modern people, they might think it doesn’t matter because they don’t go to church anyway, but it wasn’t for people of this era.
A monarch who is excommunicated becomes diplomatically isolated. Since the fact of being excommunicated itself becomes a justification for war, it was safe to assume that the moment one was excommunicated, he was targeted by all powers. You become prey.
Of course, if you have overwhelming national power that can suppress other powers, you don’t have to fear excommunication, but since Leonia is not that big of a power yet, excommunication becomes a big problem.
Charles took these two documents to Princess Leonia.
“In the Principality of Plos, they say that if you do not give up your territory, they will attack our allies along with other countries, and in the Holy Kingdom of Lydia, if you do not give up your territory, they say that they will excommunicate you. What would you like to do?”
To be honest, the princess wanted to push away these unlucky merchants by force.
However, considering the strategic disadvantage of 5 to 1 and the diplomatic isolation of excommunication, the princess’s power was still small.
“… “
The princess thought for a moment and then opened her mouth.
“Call Princess Flos and Emperor Alexander to prepare a place for her.”
“Yes.”
In the end, a diplomatic solution will be the answer. Just like in the original story.
—–
Meanwhile, Salome de Hiron was drinking wine at a bar in the Holy Kingdom of Lydia and watching the current situation carefully.
“Princess Leonia chose her south over the north and west, which were easy to invade. “If she was the Princess Leonia I know, she wouldn’t have done that, but whose idea was this?”
After thinking for a while, Salome de Jiron came to a conclusion.
“If Princess Leonia were to adopt such an unusual idea, she would have only one person who could make it possible.”
Salome de Jiron thought of that person. Someone who thought like her and acted before her. That was Charles Jean Rochepol.
“Charles Jean Rochepol. That person is special. “If he chose the south, there must be a special reason that I don’t know about.”
For Salome de Jiron, Charles Jean Rochepol was a pioneer and an idol. That’s why Salome was curious about what strategy her favorite Charles had planned, and that’s why she went to the Holy Kingdom of Lydia and observed the war between the Principality of Clodia and the Republic of Petrine in real time. But at that moment.
“Where do you smell like a dog? “Where does this smell come from?”
Someone behind Salome smiled darkly and said,
“Ah, there’s a Ceylonian bastard over there.”
A bastard from Ceylonia. The moment she heard those words, Salome also realized that those behind her were provoking her.
When Salome glanced behind her, she was able to spot three men who were heavily intoxicated and armed with her weapons. She appeared to be a mercenary or something similar.
‘It’s becoming a nuisance’
If you are an ordinary person, you may be able to scare them away, but if you are someone with a weapon, there is a high possibility that you will have to make a life-or-death decision. Therefore, Salome was quietly drinking to avoid making matters worse. However…
“What? Did you even eat your ears? I’m talking about you, the Hiron family! Go back to Ceylonia! “You hillbillies don’t fit in with Taspilia!”
“I was born and raised in Taspilia.”
“Ha! Did you think that a bastard became a human just because he was born and raised in a human home? “Even if humans raise him, a dog is still a dog.”
“The Hiron family is a lineage of bastards? As far as I know, Hiron also enters the Holy Emperor Alexander’s castle, so does that mean the entire Holy Kingdom of Lydia is ruled by a bastard?”
“What a bastard!”
The three men approached Salome, each holding a weapon. And the next moment, there was a loud sound of swords clashing, and the three men each dropped their swords from their hands.
“Your skills are as bad as your mouth.”
“Oh, this damn son of a b*tch…” “
Wow! After Salome kicked the mercenary in the face who kept teasing her until the end, she left the bar. But she felt someone following her Salome.
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Salome’s sword slipped out of her sheath again. And she pointed her sword at anyone who followed Salome…
“Wow! Calm down! “It’s me, sister.”
Standing there was Salome’s brother, Sebastian de Jerón, with his hands on her shoulders.
“Why in a place like this?”
“I followed in my sister’s footsteps. “Since you suddenly entered the Holy Kingdom, I thought you were trying to take my place.”
“Hmph, can I take your place? “I don’t want to be the general of a weak country with only 5,000 people.”
Sebastian laughed at those words. That was right. Salome’s younger brother, Sebastian, was the general leading the Holy Kingdom’s army, and the Holy Kingdom’s army was only about 5,000 strong.
“I was surprised by that too. Her father researched ancient church law for her sister and appointed her as the first female cardinal, but she suddenly threw everything away, ran away, and entered the Arcadia Academy, right? I thought I was crazy. What on earth were you thinking? “My father was angry.”
Father refers to Alexander IV, the prosperous ruler of the Holy Kingdom of Lydia. His real name before he became famous was Alejandro De Jirón.
“Until I went to the academy, I didn’t really know what I wanted to become. I just thought for sure that he wasn’t a priest. But it’s different now. “I saw an interesting person at the academy.”
“Anyone interesting?”
“It was a fallen noble family. However, by his own efforts, he revived his family and has now regained his title and is on the rise to success. Perhaps his story doesn’t end here. He will rewrite the history of the continent.”
“Oh my… “
Sebastian didn’t know who he was. But he said there was someone like that, so he was interested.
“I realized something when I saw him. All I wanted was to leave a mark on the continent’s history. For that, the Holy Kingdom of Lydia is too narrow a stage for me. The right stage for me is… “
Salome de Jiron stopped and looked at the sky.
“Heaven.”
She planned to travel the world.
—–
Meanwhile, Emperor Alexander IV was discussing the current situation with his right-hand man, the Cardinal Secretary of State.
“Princess Leonia is going too far. She can do that with her youthful spirit. But what about the men of Taspilia who die as a result? External enemies can’t have Taspilia anyway. Because it’s been like that for hundreds of years. Nevertheless, how can this be so arrogant as it is causing a storm and tiring Taspilia? Let me excommunicate Leonia right now… “
“Father.”
When he saw Salome coming in through the door, Alexander IV was astonished as if he had seen a ghost and almost fell back.
“Ugh! What!”
“What are you saying? “It’s me.”
“Sa, Salome? “Is that you?”
Alexander IV shook his hands. Of course, it was due to age, but the real reason was that my daughter’s face had changed a lot when I saw her for the first time in three years.
“You were pretty from the beginning, but now you have become a proper lady. “A lot of men are going to cry!”
“I also received marriage proposals from many noble children at Arcadia Academy.”
“That’s not the problem! Why did you kick the flowery path I laid for you and enter Arcadia Academy or something? “What on earth are you going to learn there?”
“I studied political diplomacy, swordsmanship, strategy and tactics, and magic.”
“Well, that’s…” ! Good job.”
If you think about it, there is no place on this continent where you can receive quality education as good as Arcadia Academy.
“So. “You are not a filial son who is so devoted to her that you came to ask about her father’s well-being, so what did you come here for?”
“You will need a diplomat to send to Princess Leonia.”
“That’s right.”
“Please let me go.”
“What?”
At first, Alexander IV thought that Salome was talking nonsense, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was not completely nonsense. Princess Leonia graduated from Arcadia Academy this year. She also graduated from Salome this year. Wouldn’t she be there no matter what?
‘Maybe things will go easily.’
Of course, Alexander IV just did not know that the relationship was a bad one.