246 – Road to the Emperor (2)
When I, Creutel, left Elysium, I led 20,000 soldiers and started marching toward Rance, where 60,000 Britannia reinforcements were stationed. Did.
However, it was caught in a lottery – losing the chance to win the battle – and only 50,000 of Earl Frost, who was wary of Lens in Eliot, and 1 of the 1st Fleet led by Braim joined, and a total of more than 80,000 troops were moved.
The reason for doing this can be summarized in a single maxim.
‘If you intend to wear a sword and intimidate someone, never swing it, but threaten that you can wield the sword at any time.’
This is a rare quote from a samurai with thick eyebrows like a famous sumo wrestler in Japan.
When I first heard that proverb from a master’s student majoring in Asian history before I was reincarnated in another world, I thought it was a good quote.
After being reincarnated in the body of Ciel von Kreutel, I came to think that this maxim was a truth that I must know as I live a life where war is a daily life.
In fact, when I was a baron, after winning the Battle of Ethlon, the strategy I used to threaten the Baron of Santoburg was also inspired by these words.
This time, too, the Count of Lens… No, to be exact, when he kicked out the commander leading the 60,000 soldiers stationed in the Count of Lens…
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The rattling carriage slowed down and stopped, and the bagpipes and horns that symbolized the United Kingdom of Brittany rang out loudly.
Just as I was curious about the sound of the bagpipes, which I had never heard since reincarnating into another world, I heard a loud voice from soldiers shouting in Brittany.
“His Highness King Ciel von Kreuttel has arrived! Hurray! Hurray!!”
Dirty petty things, I didn’t already have the emperor’s coronation ceremony, but I attacked Elysium and knew that I was practically the same as the emperor.
Since their king is only a ‘king’, they don’t want to appear humbled, so they rudely bring me down to the same level.
If you look at the topography on a map, you can’t believe it’s in the same location as Haemseongguk, which is called the root of all evil in world history…
Even if the world is different, the naivety unique to that country does not change.
Putting down my displeasure, I got out of the carriage and a middle-aged man, presumably the Count of Lens, fell on one knee and was hit.
“Earl Lloyd von Sandwich meets His Highness, King Ciel von Creutel. It’s small, but we’ve prepared a dinner for Your Highness inside, and His Excellency the Marquis Simon is also waiting for you. Or, since you must be tired from the long journey, may I guide you to your accommodation first?”
At first glance, it seems like they’re giving me a choice, but…
In this era or modern Korea, a meal or even a dinner is prepared, but going to bed ignoring the sincerity is a big disrespect.
Of course, I’m in a different country from them, and I’m the king, so I can chew and enter.
There’s no need to be rude before we start.
“Please guide me to the banquet hall. I’m really looking forward to Brittanya’s delicious cuisine.”
“hahahaha, in our kingdom, the food is especially delicious thanks to the vast pastures, plains, and mild weather. I am sure that Your Highness will be satisfied. Eat inside.”
When I heard that the food was particularly delicious, the other world was a world modeled after Europe by a younger brother I knew about 15 years ago.
The fact that the model of the United Kingdom of Brittany was, of course, the United Kingdom was spinning in my head.
And Britain has very good quality food ingredients such as meat and grain, but…
These bastards are in a state of cooking.
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My bad hunch always came true, and most of the food in front of me had an appearance close to grotesque.
Foods such as sardine pie baked by putting fresh sardines in pie dough, and eel jelly made by boiling freshwater eels.
Aside from that, there’s a steak with a refreshing light turquoise-colored mint-colored sauce, fried cod fillet, a cucumber sandwich with a lot of cucumbers in the middle, and black tea.
At a glance, these foods seem like they will experience a world of shocking tastes.
For that reason, I had a reasonable suspicion that Count Lens, who is here, was trying to feed me taffy as food.
Looking at his face, it seems that he did his best to choose at least the food he served me.
Even when Count Lens looked at them, he was drooling like a person having a hearty feast, so he couldn’t complain.
“hahahaha, eat a lot. This is a dinner prepared by the chef of His Highness, the Duke of Lasagna, who came down with 60,000 troops. The Duke will be back in five minutes, so please enjoy it slowly.”
“It’s my first time trying Brittanya’s food, so I’m looking forward to it. It’s a table setting where you can feel the kind consideration of the duke.”
After waiting for about 5 minutes like that, the door to the banquet hall on the other side of me opened and the servants shouted loudly.
“The rightful owner of the Duchy of Lasagna, His Highness, Duke Henry Lasagna, has eaten.”
The Duke of Lasagna came up to where I was, and he immediately got down on one knee, bowed his head lightly, and said.
“Meet His Highness, King Ciel von Kreuttel. This is Duke Henry Lasagna.”
“This is Ciel von Kreuttel. Anyway, the food seems to be getting cold, but I want to eat first.”
“Then can we talk over a meal? Also, Count Sandwich, you can just step back and rest.”
As soon as the Earl of Sandwich finished his words, he immediately left the banquet hall, and the Duke and I looked at each other and enjoyed our meal.
To be precise, rather than enjoying it, I just watched the Duke of Lasagna while thinking about all sorts of things in order to feel even a little less of the terrible taste of the United Kingdom…
Still, the sky seemed to reward me for eating the terrible Brittanya’s cuisine.
As a result of observation, the Duke of Lasagna did not seem to be such a difficult opponent.
As proof of that, I didn’t do anything that violated etiquette from one to ten like a nobleman when eating, but when praising Britannia food…
“I can’t believe you like our eel jelly! As expected, His Highness Kreutel is truly wonderful!”
“hahahaha, this sauce is a new one I developed… It’s a mint sugar sauce made with mint and a lot of sugar imported from the Kreutel Kingdom. Isn’t the sweet and refreshing taste really good?”
“The sandwich with fresh vegetables and sweet cream is the symbol of Brittany nobility! For Her Highness Kreutel, I paid more attention and prepared harder.”
It’s because he showed his sincerity in cooking and going in and out of the line between serving and serving.
After I finished my thoughts, I finished eating a cucumber sandwich with the mild taste of cucumber and sweet cream.
I looked at the lasagna duke and said with a smile.
“The meal was really good. As expected, the United Kingdom is an island, so seafood is abundant, so they make all kinds of delicacies with fish.”
“Through Lens, a lot of food and ingredients from the kingdoms of Franchi and Creutel come to Brittanya. I wouldn’t have thought of the mint sugar sauce I made if Your Highness hadn’t made a lot of sugar. So, I thought I was very envious of His Highness, who has a large territory in an affluent continent.”
It seems like a useless conversation, but this is just a light stab before we get into a serious verbal fight.
And while doing so, the Duke of Lasagna, or the United Kingdom of Brittanya, secretly affirmed that they had not abandoned their lingering attachment to my territory on the continent.
However, the reality is that the United Kingdom is in a situation where even the Countess of Lens, which was obtained from the Elaine Kingdom, can be taken away according to my will.
“Then let’s get to the point. Seeing that you came as the commander-in-chief when sending 60,000 reinforcements to the Eline Empire anyway, wouldn’t you want to talk to me at length?”
“You are welcome. However, in order to talk with Your Highness about the last war until late at night, let’s finish the negotiations quickly.”
Because it’s an island country, I’ve been talking dirty and I’ve fallen asleep.
He said he wanted to talk with me, but once the negotiations were concluded, he looked at me and said, ‘You look tired from coming a long way! So, it’s a pity, but please put off the chance to have a good conversation until later and go in and rest!’ After saying, he must be thinking of a spy sim by including a beauty.
Damn, just thinking about it is terrifying.
The woman she took as her concubine served Britannia-style meals at dinner, whispered her love in my ear at night, and tried to steal information or do tricks.
I thought that I could have suffered a terrible thing in the future, so I spoke in an emotional voice.
“I tell you straight forward, lead 60,000 soldiers right away as soon as this meeting is over. Otherwise, the United Kingdom will not come out to the sea to the west and south.”