I Became a Bookkeeper the Monarchs Are Obsessed With chapter 61

61 – Poitiers Family – 1

At that time, two rumors were spreading in Arcadia Academy.

One was the rumor that the crown prince was incompetent. That’s right, in the Battle of the Imour River, which was restored based on Diane de Balboa’s memories, Charles Jean Rochepol and Princess Leonia won as if competing against each other. At this point, there were even rumors that the defeated crown prince was a sloppy person.

Of course, the actual Imor River Battle and the Imor River Battle restored with illusion magic are different. Restoration using illusion magic is overwhelmingly easier. In fact, it was like a person from the future going back in time and fighting while knowing everything. The level of difficulty is different.

But regardless of the truth, people liked provocative headlines, and the news that the princess won the battle that the crown prince lost was spreading everywhere. Of course, this was also the princess’s plan.

Then what is the other one?

It was a rumor that Charles Jean Rochepol and Princess Leonia were dating.

The fact that Princess Leonia kissed Charles spread immediately. The princess did not bother to silence either Professor Mercatz or her illusion wizard, Maris, so naturally the rumor about her kiss with Princess Leonia spread.

It was around that time that countless eyes began to flock to Charles whenever he walked.

“I feel like everyone is only looking at me. Is it an illusion?”

When Charles asked Glacia, Glacia said this in an emotionless voice.

“I hope it’s a misunderstanding, but everyone is only talking about Charles.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Her Royal Highness Princess Leonia and her height… “

“Stop.”

When Charles interrupted her, Glacia did not explain further. Charles felt like he wanted to run away. Getting attention like this was definitely not what he wanted. However…

“Hey… “

A girl, a complete stranger, approached Charles hesitantly. Then, she took out a well-wrapped gift box from behind her and handed it to Charles.

“Who are you?”

“I support the relationship between Charles and His Highness, so don’t give up easily!!!”

After shouting this and giving him a gift, he ran away. When I opened the package, there was a novel inside. After reading a few pages, I realized that it was a novel about a commoner man falling in love with a noble woman. There is a letter enclosed with it, and when I read it, he tells me not to give up like in this novel and that things will definitely come true with Princess Leonia, and that he will do his best to support me from afar.

Charles burst out laughing because it was so absurd. Although he had no intention of doing so himself, it seemed that among the people, Charles and Leonia had already become the protagonists of a tragic story. Not long ago, I hooked up with Maris, and this time I hooked up with Leonia, so I thought there were some similarities between an academy in a fantasy world and a high school in Korea. As a passionate teenager, he was reluctant to talk about love.

“We’re in trouble… “

It is not good to be involved with the princess anymore. It’s not that I don’t like Princess Leonia. Leonia was a person with both her beautiful appearance and outstanding abilities. Charles thought that although he was only a little smart, he was too much for him.

But the problem is that Leonia’s forces are weak and her opposing forces are strong. It is true that Leonia herself is attractive, but if she accepts Leonia’s heart, she has no choice but to fall under Leonia. In that case, Charles’s idea of walking a tightrope and joining a force that would become stronger in the future would have been defeated.

“Of course, if the princess becomes a powerful force as expected.”

In the original story of the game, it was Princess Leonia who achieved world domination. With her outstanding abilities, she defeats numerous enemies and achieves world domination. However, if my prediction is correct, there is randomness involved in this game. It did not necessarily follow actual history.

In a situation where you don’t know who will win, you hastily stick to the princess, and if the princess’s other side wins, you’ll be in trouble. It’s a dead ending. So, I tried to be more cautious and stick to the stronger side, but suddenly the scandal with the princess broke out. It was an embarrassment to Charles.

“I need to take care of myself for a while.”

The good news is that Arcadia Academy was tolerant of absences. It was natural. More than 90% of the students were children of nobles, and as such, it was natural to be called when there was a war in the family or urgent matters, so they could be absent as many times as they wanted as long as there was a good reason.

“Let’s raise a mercenary group for the time being~”

The day after I thought that and decided to skip school, I came across an unexpected fact. The princess had escaped her regime and returned to her own domain.

Did the princess also have similar thoughts as Charles at first? She did and she thought. But when she asked Isabel, the truth seemed a little different.

“Yuri and I also have to return to the territory. “There are signs that war will break out soon.”

“War?”

“Actually… “My father is in critical condition.”

“Ah.”

Is it already time for the Poitiers family to start a civil war? That means more than half a year has passed since I became possessed by Charles Jean Rochepol. Time flies. Charles thought so.

Meanwhile, Isabelle de Poitiers was just wondering.

“Aren’t you going to ask about the details?”

In fact, Charles was fully aware of the circumstances. It was a common story. This is a story about the death of the head of the Poitiers family and a battle among his children for the successor.

But it seems a little strange to know too much, so should I ask first?

“What are the circumstances?”

Then Isabel de Poitiers said this with a serious expression.

“Originally, the Poitiers family was a family from the Western Kingdom of Swadia. However, in the battle for the throne of the Kingdom of Swadia, he chose the wrong side and was defeated, so he fled to the Arcadian Empire with only a few of his vassals and rebuilt his family from scratch. And with the arrival of the Arcadian Empire, there was a change in the succession law of the Poitiers family. Originally, the Swadia law of succession, which only recognized male succession, was abandoned and changed to the Arcadian law of succession, which also recognized female succession. Therefore, it was right for me to succeed him, but when my father lost his mind, my younger brother sided with my uncle, invoked past succession laws, and threatened that he would not recognize a female succession.”

Of course, it doesn’t end there. If it were just that kind of story, there was no need for the princess or Yuria Russell to return to the territory and prepare for war.

“To make matters worse, the fact that I was a close associate of Her Majesty Princess Leonia also had a negative impact. This is because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was targeting Princess Hosh*tamtam’s territory, sponsored my younger brother. The war is showing signs of spreading not only within the Poitia family, but also between the Crown Prince and the Princess. My younger brother and I are discussing that we should end things within the family as much as possible, as bringing in forces outside the family could put us at a disadvantage… “

“It means that if the crown prince even offers to help, it could escalate into a war between the princess and the crown prince.”

“Yes. “Exactly.”

The story was that the vassal fight could turn into a fight between the lord and lord, so the lord would go to his territory in advance and have his soldiers on standby in preparation for any unexpected situation.

“Mr. Isabel.”

Isabel answered my sudden call.

“Yes?”

“Is there a way to win?”

To be honest, Isabel loses here. She is defeated, so she temporarily loses her fiefdom, and later regains her fiefdom with the help of the princess.

Then Isabel sighed deeply at that question.

“Honestly, I’m a little at a loss. “All the influential members of the family joined the other side.”

Of course, it wasn’t because Isabel was incompetent. It was a simple story that Isabel was a close associate of the princess, so her opponents naturally sided with the crown prince, and since the prince was much stronger than the princess, influential members of the Poitiers family sided with the prince.

“The number of troops is dropping a little, right?”

“Yes… “The enemy army is over 1,000, but I wonder if our allies will be at 500 even if we scrape together.”

“500.”

It’s twice the difference. This is why I support it. At least this number is based on the assumption that even mercenaries have been gathered…

“How many troops do you have, excluding mercenaries?”

“Three hundred… “

Isabelle lowered her head and spoke dejectedly. Charles was also in a situation where he couldn’t help but sigh.

‘One way is to let Isabel lose her territory here. Princess Leonia will get it back later anyway. But I have a hunch. ‘I have a hunch that there is no better stage to test a new mercenary group than here.’

The Rochepol mercenary group formed by Charles numbered 300 people. In addition, since the Crudia mountaineer mercenaries have not yet been recruited, most of them are musketeers. In other words, it is not enough to use its strength in large-scale battles. But in a small-scale battle like this… ?

“Isabel de Poitiers.”

Isabel raised her head at Charles’ call. The corners of her eyes were red.

“Would you like to hire a mercenary?”

In addition to taking care of my people, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to give the mercenaries some combat experience.