I Became the Master of the Empress

54 – Episode 54

An anti-Devian faction.

Is it because they were vaguely preparing for war with the Grand Duchy in advance?

They quickly gathered troops and are currently stationed in a fortress on the border of the Grand Duchy.

“General John.”

“Are you here?”

As the lords of the opposing principalities arrived at the camp one by one, an old man named John stepped forward and personally greeted them.

“Count Wyton, it’s been a while.”

“General John. “It’s been a while since I last saw you, but you’re still going strong.”

A dignified man who appears to be in his late 30s and has impressive brown hair smiles brightly and happily hugs a man named Yohan.

“Well, since everyone has arrived, let me explain our future policy.”

Look around the audience.

“First of all, we will block the opponent’s attack defensively and adopt a defensive strategy.”

As he says so, he points to a fortress near a river near the Grand Duchy.

“It is expected that the Grand Duchy will rely on its strong elite army and attack through this route.”

It refers to the attack route that the Grand Duchy has used since ancient times to attack rebellious factions.

“You can move a large army here and use the fortress inside the Grand Duchy to provide stable supplies, so if you come here…”

John touches the square horse with the red flag hanging on it with his baton and moves it into the opposing principality’s forces.

“You will fight them here at Fort Huntington.”

At those words, the nobles of the opposite principality nod their heads.

-Hmm… Probably so.

John nods his head at those words.

“When the Grand Duchy attacked us in the past. “7-8 Out of 10 times came through this route, so it is certain that it is a route that can provide a stable supply.”

And then the explanation follows.

“Currently, with the support of His Highness Yoanes, we have been able to hire many mercenaries and have already placed them in Huntington. So, the moment the Grand Duchy’s soldiers attack Fort Huntington…”

He points his baton toward the woods near Fort Huntington.

“The cavalrymen ambushed here are trying to eliminate the wizards of the Grand Duchy and push them out in numbers to annihilate them.”

The lords who listened to John in silence nodded slightly.

“Of course, if we do this, the fortresses and castles on the border of the Grand Duchy will have been selected as attack forces, and a gap will be created, so our goal is to push through at once and get to Win.”

Nowadays, its power has decreased a lot, but when Valorant was alive.

They have always suffered because of their overwhelming inaction.

If he does well, he has expectations that he may be able to avenge the family that has been wronged by Valorant’s son for generations.

“But… Is the Ryan family an ordinary family? “The current head of the family is said to be weak, but… doesn’t that monster’s daughter exist?”

Hearing those words, Yohan shakes his head as if there is no need to worry.

“Currently, Princess Mary is engaged and will stay in Wynn, and she has decided that Agrippa will be the commander-in-chief.”

At those words, the faces of the audience brighten.

“Hoho… I heard that you are the archduke’s closest commoner friend.”

“That’s right, I graduated at the top of my class from the military academy, but I don’t have any experience yet, right?”

Is it because they have deep resentment toward the Grand Duchy, which only arrogantly gives orders from the top of their heads?

The nobles here reacted more sensitively to and watched the Grand Duchy than anyone else.

So they think.

If we do well, we will be able to bring down the Grand Duchy.

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“Please wait a moment.”

At that time, a man dressed like a merchant who looked to be in his 50s came forward and spoke.

“And you?”

When John steps forward and asks, a man who looks like a merchant says.

“My name is Lenoir, Lord of Perven, and I run the Perven Bank.”

“Ah, you were the Baron of Ferven?”

At those words, Renault nods his head and says.

“Currently, according to the information I obtained from Roman, the Grand Duchy has issued all the bonds it can issue.”

Those words make the surroundings noisy.

“Well… doesn’t that mean they also hire mercenaries?”

“I heard that the Grand Duchy’s recent financial situation is not good, but it is bad enough to issue bonds… This means that if we just wait, we can win.”

“That’s right. But then we also have to issue bonds in the same way. “We cannot give them our numerical superiority.”

“That’s right. “The Grand Duchy’s soldiers are already qualitatively excellent, but if they give up their numerical superiority, it will definitely be difficult.”

The once quiet hall becomes noisy.

“Quiet… Quiet!”

“Be quiet!”

The Earl of Wyton steps forward and speaks.

“First of all, we hired mercenaries, but it looks like the other party is also trying to hire mercenaries by issuing bonds, so let’s hire more mercenaries by issuing bonds as well. “At this point, we are hiring all mercenaries belonging to the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sardinia.”

The mercenaries inside the empire will soon belong to the Grand Duchy or the Opposite Duchy camp.

The nobles enthusiastically respond to the suggestion to hire mercenaries from other countries in order to hire more mercenaries.

“That would be good. If you win anyway, isn’t it money that will be repaid by the Grand Duchy?”

Usually the loser gives everything to the winner.

That is the cruel law of war.

“And behind us is His Highness Ioannes. “We will win this war because he has promised to provide strong financial support.”

Everyone cheers at John’s words.

“That’s right. “It is heartbreaking to finally be able to return the sorrow of being persecuted for such a long time.”

“Death to the arrogant and cruel Ryan!”

“Death to Ryan and the Grand Duchy!”

Like that, the lords raise a toast.

***

After lunch.

I am waiting in Joy’s room for her to come so I can have tea with her.

“Hmm…”

She looks at the book her mother gave her.

I gently open a book with an old-fashioned feel and a red leather cover.

What book is it?

A book given to me by my mother.

Among the books recommended by my mother, whose hobby is reading, there wasn’t one that wasn’t interesting.

So, naturally, if my mother recommended a book, I would read it all night long with excitement.

-Pisik.

What kind of novel will it be this time?

With that thought in mind, I open the book and turn the pages.

[Preface.]

[For those who are full of love but don’t know how to love.]

Is it a romance novel?

It reminds me of a heartbreaking love story between a man and a woman that I once read when I was a teenager.

I remember reading the book while crying all night at the tragic death of the main characters.

Let’s skip the preface first and get into the main text…

[What is a bad s*x life and a right s*x life?]

??? Did I see it wrong?

With a puzzled thought, I rub my eyes with both hands and look at the book again, but the letters do not change.

“This… This?”

With strange thoughts in mind, let’s quickly read the book…

An illustration of a naked man and woman embracing and kissing with her tongue sticking out.

Woman down on her knees like a b*tch and grimacing her face in pleasure.

This… What is this?

My heart is pounding as I see the illustrations, which are so good that my mouth is drooling.

Let’s hold on to our trembling hearts and turn the pages…

A woman riding on top of a man.

Attention is drawn to the illustration of them having s*xual intercourse and kissing each other.

This… Isn’t this too erotic?

That moment.

“What are you doing, sister?”

“Uggyaaa!”

When Joy comes next to me at the sound of a voice calling me, I hurriedly close the book.

“Your face is very red? “Is it hot?”

I shake my head violently at those words.

“No!, No… I think it’s a little hot.”

At my words, Joy approaches the fireplace and lightly sprinkles water.

“I’m sorry, I was cold earlier, so I guess I put in a lot of firewood and it got hot.”

When I see Joy smiling brightly and innocently, I feel sorry for something.

“No. Are you okay.”

“But sister, what book is it?”

I have no idea what to say in response to that.

“It’s a book my mother gave me…”

Joey says those words with his eyes shining.

“Huh? Really. I want to see it too! “I was bored these days because my mom didn’t recommend books.”

When I hear those words, my face gets hot and I shake my head and shout.

“No! No! No way!”

I can never hand Joey such an obscene book.

No matter what anyone says, I wish she would have looked at the world with pure eyes when she was a minor, so I will steadfastly reject the idea…

He asked back with a suspicious look on his face.

“Sister… That’s strange… What kind of book is this?”

I say that while thinking of an excuse.

“This… I haven’t told you this yet!”

He asks in a puzzled tone, as if he finds my words strange.

“It’s just a book? “Whether you come or not, where are you?”

“That… That…”

I don’t know what to say because I have never heard of such an obscene book in my life.

No, I don’t even know why my mother gave me this book in the first place.

My head is complicated.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t show this book to Joy…

“I know it won’t work if it doesn’t work out!”

When I shouted that, Joy said with a strange look in her eyes.

“Sister… Aren’t you seeing something strange?”

Joy’s suspicious eyes make her body flinch.

“Ugh… Ah… No? “It’s a book my mother recommended…”

Joey says those words, looking at the book in my hand.

“Hmm… Then what is the name of the book?”

“That… I don’t know?”

I also saw this book for the first time today and I don’t know the title because it has a book cover.

“It’s suspicious… Are you reading a strange book?”

I flinch at those words.

“Ah… Isn’t it?!”

But instead, Joy speaks with a devil-like smile, as if she knows everything in her eyes.

“hehehe~ You see that too? Actually, I also have a book I’m writing these days. Wait for a sec…”

I say this in confusion as I look at Joy walking towards the bookshelf while saying that.

“That… Is that something? “You’re writing a book?”

“I have a book I’m writing to kill time these days. “She is very popular with the maids in the imperial palace.”

Joy said that and was rummaging through something in front of the bookshelf.

“hehehe… I thought you would like this too. This is a genre I also learned about through Elena. Where is Volume 1? We are here.”

From the bookshelf, he hands me a book with a leather cover like the one his mother gave him.

“hehehe~ Look at this, it’s a BL novel I wrote inspired by the friendship and love between Agrippa and my brother-in-law, and how great the response is.”

A word I’ve never heard before: BL

“BL novel?”

I know romance and comedy, but this is my first time hearing about BL?

Is this a new genre?

I picked up the book and flipped through it without much thought, but the shocking description made my body stiffen like a stone.

I never thought there would be a book more obscene than the one I saw a moment ago.

Because the book I read before was such a shock.

But… This…

-Tduduk!

It brought shock in a different sense.

Debien and Agrippa… And their obscene actions and descriptions.

The moment I saw that, the string of reason broke in my head.

“This… You really wrote it?”

“Yes, yes, I wrote it! hehehe… How are you? Doesn’t it just suck? hehehehe, my brother-in-law and Agrippa are both so handsome that just imagining them makes me feel… Uh… Sister?!”

-Jiik!, Jjiik!

I tear up the book and scream, shaking with anger.

“Hey! “You’re really dead!”

When I stand up to catch Joey, she runs away, grabbing the hem of her skirt.

“Kyaaa! What’s wrong with you, sister? “Don’t you like her here too?!”

“What are you saying!”

“Save me… Save me~!”