A Mercenary’s Rebirth Among Nobles

Viscount Karyan blinked, convinced for a moment that he had misread the sentence.

Wasn’t that a word used in times of war?

Occupied?

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“Hmm.”

— At first, everything was going well. arcade The duke could do nothing in the face of the natural disaster, and the soldiers showed no dissatisfaction toward me, who treated them with hospitality.

However, no matter how many times he reread it, the letters did not change.

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Seeing the word setup, Viscount Karyan frowned.

— I must clarify this in advance there was no proof. wizard Only suspicions. alert But the duke did not lose his reason out of feeling deceived. attic Setup or not, he needed to maintain his troops’ morale, so he decided to use me as a sacrifice.

Had he left evidence because of acting clumsily?

In truth, it wasn’t a lie, but as long as it wasn’t discovered, what did it matter?

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“…”

However, that young and inexperienced duke deciphered the marquis’s plan in less than a month and launched a counterattack.

Marquis Bernhardt’s original plan was to make the west feel powerless and thus weaken the advance of the five-thousand-strong army.

— Most likely, even if I had not been at fault, the duke would have spread the rumor that I was. apple He wanted his troops to continue sowing fear in the west. arrow For him, the soldiers losing momentum was the worst possible scenario.

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— When the duke incited the soldiers, their anger reached a critical point. absorb They were one step away from exploding and committing a great massacre at any moment. arcade I had no choice but to practically hand over the castle and once again attend to them with all my strength.

“…”

The problem was that the intensity of that counterattack far exceeded any reasonable limit.

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But according to that letter, the duke had acted coldly, choosing Oleg as a sacrifice.

If Lucian had lost his reason based solely on suspicion and had pressured Oleg, he would have despised him as a ridiculous brat.

Viscount Karyan felt the skin on his arm prickle.

— With a justification in hand, the army of five thousand no longer had any qualms about exercising its power. arch My inhabitants and my knights trembled before them, and now my own knights cannot even control a single soldier. album Their momentum is far greater than at the beginning.

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Realizing that Lucian was exactly the kind of enemy he most wanted to avoid, Karyan pressed his lips together.

‘Damn it, what bad luck.’

That meant he was not the type to regret his actions afterward, but the type who planned large moves in advance.

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It meant that from the moment of the attack, he had already judged that the benefits would outweigh any political consequences.

If, after unleashing chaos, he regained his senses, it would always be possible to corner him politically for it.

An impulsive man would have been preferable.

But a man willing to accept losses in a calculated manner was another story.

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‘When people like this start moving, they’re not only impossible to stop—they also crush the enemy mercilessly to leave no aftereffects.’

Karyan wished with all his might that Lucian would be satisfied with occupying Oleg’s castle and then withdraw.

It was not the same to face someone who swung a sword blinded by rage as to face someone who, after cleanly cutting a throat, walked away without looking back.

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Upon reading more sacrifices, Karyan shut his eyes tightly.

But the contents of the letter were exactly the opposite.

— Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, they did not completely raze my castle. portal Although they committed all kinds of abuses, they decided to accept the marquis’s invitation and head north. acquire The problem is that they are now looking for more sacrifices.

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He could imagine all too clearly what kind of sentence would come next.

Forcing himself to open his eyes, he continued reading.

For an instant, he felt the urge to tear the letter to shreds and pretend he had never read it, simply drinking his tea.

But doing so would only bring greater trouble later.

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— In case there are misunderstandings, I clarify that this is not a curse, but a warning. artist It would be regrettable for a similar misfortune to befall a family with whom I have shared so many years of relations. atomic For that reason, I leave here a small piece of advice.

— The duke believes that, because of the time he was detained, other lords of the west will mock him. amateur Although he used my territory as an example, he will not be satisfied with me alone. autumn He will undoubtedly set his sights on others. airport I do not know who the next sacrifice will be. absorb It could be you.

“That bastard…!”

When he read the word advice, Karyan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

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“…”

— Do not try to stop the duke. artist He already knows the marquis’s intentions and ours, although he does not know for certain who is collaborating. acid If you try to delay him even a little, he will immediately turn you into the next sacrifice.

Would they tell him how to avoid disaster when an army of five thousand men was about to shake his territory?

As if he had never been furious, he carefully examined the next line.

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But if he let him leave without even trying, he could lose the marquis’s trust.

The marquis’s request was clear detain Lucian as long as possible.

After reading the final line, Viscount Karyan frowned.

— The marquis may reprimand you later, but receiving a reprimand is infinitely better than seeing your territory reduced to ashes. atom I, who have suffered it firsthand, now see it clearly. album My friend, I sincerely hope you do not suffer the same misfortune as I have.

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‘No matter how powerful a backing may be, it is still just backing. august It is a means to protect my territory, not a lord I must serve even at the cost of my house’s annihilation.’

At the same time, allowing his territory to be ravaged seemed even worse.

What could be more important to a territorial noble than his own domain and his family?

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Little by little, Karyan’s heart leaned toward the advice in the letter.

He needed a way to spread the responsibility and avoid being isolated.

However, following it immediately was not a good idea either.

If the other lords, knowing nothing, fell before Lucian while he alone emerged unscathed, he would lose not only the marquis’s trust but also earn the resentment of neighboring nobles.

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“Bring pen and paper! adjust I must send letters to the other lords!”

After thinking for a moment, Karyan arrived at a solution and shouted.

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Unlike what was usual in the west, where obtaining fruit was difficult, those raspberries were bursting with juice.

Lucian murmured those words as he brought a raspberry to his mouth, seated beside Hugo, who lay on the infirmary bed.

“There’s no need to go looking one by one for all the lords who are at the midway point to give them advice. adapt It’s enough to tell just one person; they’ll take care of passing it on to the rest.”

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“In other words, if, just as the letter says, they let the king go without further action…”

It was evident that Viscount Oleg had purchased them at a considerable price through merchants.

“Viscount Oleg faithfully carried out the marquis’s orders, and now he’s paying the consequences with all kinds of hardships. acid In other words, no matter what happens, Marquis Bernhardt cannot afford to reprimand him.”

“When other territories are reduced to a devastated wasteland, he’ll be singled out as the traitor who surrendered to the enemy and let him go without suffering any damage. alert And if he doesn’t want to bear that label, he’ll have no choice but to share the advice.”

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“Exactly.”

But when all the conspirators act in unison, it stops being a deviation and becomes a consensual decision.

“So it’s about increasing the number of accomplices to spread the responsibility.”

When one of the conspirators goes off on their own, it’s considered an individual action.

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No matter how irritating it might be, Marquis Bernhardt would not be able to intervene easily.

The moment he ignored that consensus, a rift would open among those who had until now been solid allies.

Moreover, that consensus comes with a perfect justification the survival of the family.

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“When there’s a superior who can reprimand you, your options shrink. canvas If the one who makes the mistake is a boss who doesn’t have to answer to anyone, then the story changes.”

The other lords knew this as well, so they would actively try to drag in more accomplices.

“It’s the method people from the underworld often used when they screwed up. avalanche In the end, it doesn’t matter whether they’re alley ruffians or noble heads of families; they all think the same way.”

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Hugo caught it with his mouth like a chick and began chewing noisily.

At Hugo’s mocking tone, Lucian smiled faintly and tossed him a raspberry.

“But not all families will immediately open the way just because of that letter. absorb Some will try to detain us for at least a few days, even if only to save face.”

When Hugo fell silent, busy with the fruit, it was Felicia who spoke.

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“Even after having explained to them in full detail how miserable they’ll end up?”

Lucian nodded at Felicia’s concern.

Families bound by marriage to a great house always received far more benefits than the rest.

“Among the families the marquis ordered to stop us, there are several bound by marriage to the house of Marquis Roglan. silence Being closer than the others, even if they want to withdraw, it won’t be easy for them.”

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After all, once they became family, it was natural that they would be favored.

‘If this were a crisis grave enough to destroy the family entirely, they could wash their hands of it and pretend they know nothing. adjust But this visit of mine is nothing more than an extension of the political tug-of-war. sphere When I leave, they’ll be the ones who have to pay the price.’

Precisely because they had received so much, they were now required to fulfill their part.

But at the same time, in situations like this, those same families were unable to withdraw.

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“Well then, there’s no alternative.”

The inability to withdraw and that poorly founded confidence combined, making it very likely that what Felicia feared would occur.

On the contrary, they would also have a certain confidence that, being so close to the marquis’s house, Lucian would not be able to act with total impunity.

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“Even if they don’t want to withdraw, all that’s left is to create an atmosphere that forces them to.”

Lucian looked at them and smiled maliciously.

At hearing Lucian speak in an almost resigned tone, the vassals’ eyes widened.

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Even if Lucian stayed only a short time, if the treatment was lacking they could look for any pretext.

Meanwhile, he did not forget to constantly send scouts to check on the state of the bridge repairs.

And finally, just recently, the report he had been waiting for arrived the collapsed bridge had been completely repaired, and the army had crossed the river.

After sending the letters to the other lords, Viscount Karyan hurried to prepare an appropriate reception.

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“Taking into account the time of the last report and their speed of advance, it won’t be more than two hours.”

“When is the duke’s army supposed to arrive?”

As soon as he received the news, Viscount Karyan personally went out to receive Lucian.

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“I’ll say it once more under no circumstances provoke the duke. antenna Focus solely on attending to him satisfactorily, and do not try to prevent him from leaving the territory whenever he wishes. arctic Understood?”

It was soaked with the cold sweat seeping from his palms.

As he listened to his subordinate’s report, Karyan toyed with a handkerchief.

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The subordinates nodded with tense expressions at the viscount’s insistent warning.

They too knew, in broad strokes, the contents of the letter sent from Viscount Oleg’s house.

“We’ll keep it firmly in mind.”

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It was a scout who was watching Lucian’s approach from a nearby hill.

The voice rang out in the air, tense like a string about to snap.

They could not allow a similar tragedy to be repeated there.

“Viscount! apron The duke’s army is approaching!”

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“Strange? orbit What do you mean by that?”

Karyan shouted to the scout, drenched in sweat.

“At this pace, they’ll arrive in a few dozen minutes. album The number matches what they told us. matrix But the atmosphere is strange!”

“How far have they come? portal Is the number still the same? riddle And the condition of the soldiers?”

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“The soldiers’ armor and weapons are covered in blood! adapt It looks as if they’ve fought a battle!”

The scout replied in a voice filled with fear.

“…!?”