Chapter 1155

Episode 1155. would that be a crime?

Elio thought there was some truth in what Marquis Shastra Hednar said.

‘Hey, there was a knife attack when other wild vegetables interfered with the greenery...’

I’m already tired of hearing people say something about interfering in internal affairs.

You are the one who will leave anyway, so it doesn’t matter anyway.

However, considering Count Larva Omar and Count Fabian of Aethos, who would live on the continent of Rodina for the rest of their lives, it was better to yield.

“Do by that way. Don’t let Count Escudo set the indemnity to the point of ruin. If you promise me that, I won’t touch you.”

“Okay. By the way...”

Marquis Shastra Hednar blurted out whether he was concerned about anything.

“What is it?”

“Count Escudo will appeal to the injustice through his connections. If that happens, the great nobles will be able to take issue with today’s events.”

“are you okay. That’s because they’re only losing themselves. If you can tell whether it is poop or soybean paste by dipping it in, then try it.”

“...”

Marquis Shastra Hednar did not understand Viscount Elio Lagoa’s words.

This is because few people in the empire knew Elio because the emperor of the empire hid what had happened in Hirhera.

Either way, Elio moved on to Count Omar of Larva.

“How are you feeling?”

“it’s okay.”

A bitter smile appeared on the count’s face.

It was because his pride was slightly hurt after losing in a fight between sword masters.

“Why do you think you lost?”

“The opponent was outstanding in both strength and skill.”

Even as he spoke, Count Larva Omar felt strange.

I had a fantasy about becoming a sword master, but in reality it wasn’t much different from when I was a sword expert.

Until now, I had never thought about the superiority and inferiority among sword masters.

But when I stood in front of the Marquis of Shastra Hednar, I felt it.

The Marquis was one step ahead of him.

There is a clear distinction between beginner, intermediate, and advanced sword experts.

In contrast, a sword master is simply called a sword master.

So I thought it was worth giving it a try.

If sword masters were divided into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels like sword experts, they would have thought a hundred times before engaging in a duel.

“Wrong.”

The words of Viscount Elio Lagoa made the count’s heart throb for some reason.

“Which part is that?”

Marquis Shastra Hednar listened to the conversation between the two from a few steps away.

I wondered what Viscount Elio Lagoa would say to Count Larva Omar, who had been defeated by him.

“From my point of view, the technology was there. What makes the difference is strength.”

“Is that so? The amount of mana definitely seemed to be much higher than the opponent.”

“I heard that each family has its own mana training method when it comes to the great nobility?”

“you’re right.”

“Maybe Marquis Shastra Hednar’s mana training method is better than the Count’s.”

“I guess so.”

Count Larva Omar nodded.

Whatever it was, it was natural that the marquis’s would be superior to the count’s. Mana training was no different.

When Elio suddenly stopped talking, the Count asked.

“Is there any way to overcome that?”

“You already know.”

Elio looked at Count Larva Omar with meaningful eyes.

The count, who blinked his eyes at what this meant, belatedly recalled the small heavenly circuit (小周天).

“ah! I was a fool. Thank you for enlightening me.”

The expression of Count Larva Omar, who had been depressed, came to life.

The Marquis of Shastra Hednar belatedly realized that if he punished the count, that too would interfere in the internal affairs of Pommernburg.

Marquis Shastra Hednar calmed down his excitement and spoke calmly.

“I told Viscount Elio Lagoa that I would finish this job on his behalf. If the count doesn’t obey me... Viscount Elio Lagoa won’t stand still.”

Count Romual Escudo did not dispute the words of the Marquis.

However, I did not intend to be dragged along just because I lost the Battle of Yeongji.

“Your Excellency, I have already suffered great damage in this Territory Battle. I would think that my son paid dearly for harassing the daughter of Count Aethos. Anything more than that is hard to accept. If playing a prank on the count’s daughter was a crime, how big of a crime did Count Aethos commit by attracting northern nobles to the Duchy’s domain? What about the sins of the northern nobles who interfered in the principality’s internal affairs?”

‘ha!’

Marquis Shastra Hednar let out a long sigh.

Suddenly, I feel like I’m out of my mind.

He did not know that Count Romual Escudo would respond to his words this much.

He started thinking about the Principality of Hednar, but he himself was only an outsider here.

“I’ll be honest. Viscount Elio Lagoa wants an indemnity so large that the count is ruined. Wouldn’t the Count think of that?”

“...”

Count Romual Escudo did not answer immediately.

But he knew that things had gone terribly wrong.

‘damn! If I refuse to pay compensation to the end, the nobles of the north will come forward, right?’

It had to be stopped no matter what.

‘For now, let’s accept it and then go back and report the Earl of Aethos and the nobles of the north.’

All the nobility of the empire would support him.

If that happens, you can, conversely, claim compensation from Count Aethos.

Having made up his mind, Count Romual Escudo opened his mouth with a reluctant face.

“All right. If that’s what the Marquis meant, I’ll accept it too.”

In the lengthy negotiations that ensued, Count Romual Escudo accepted the payment of 1 million gold in compensation proposed by the Marquis of Shastra Hednar.

After the story was over, the Marquis of Shastra Hednar went to Count Stephen Aethos and informed him of the outcome of the negotiations, then left immediately.

***

That night.

A dinner party was held to celebrate the victory at Count Aethos.

A feast was laid out on the table, and Bardos, who had been invited to one side, played the harp and sang a beautiful song.

In the seat of honor, Count Steven Aetos, the lord, sat next to Count Larva Omar, Viscount Elio Lagoa, whose expression came and went like rain in a midsummer rainy season.

As he laughed and then went back and forth, the Black Eagle Knight Commander, Viscount Zech Purcell, asked him.

“Your lord, do you have any concerns?”

Then, as if he had waited, a sigh flowed from Count Steven Aetos’ mouth.

“ha! I can’t say no.”

The attention of the audience was focused on his answer, which felt a complex planting.

Count Steven Aetos continued to speak as people looked at them demanding an explanation.

“It’s because I remembered the words of His Excellency, Marquis of Shastra Hednar. His Excellency made a request before leaving. It’s unlikely that Count Escudo will stay still, so prepare for it.”

In an instant, the atmosphere around the seat of honor became heavy.

However, most of the nobles who had not heard Count Aethos’ words due to the distance were still busy laughing and enjoying themselves.

It’s like having cold and hot water in one bowl.

Elio, who was obsessed with proper cooking, asked with a puzzled face.

“Why Count Escudo?”

“It is said that he spoke of meddling in internal affairs.”

“So what?”

Elio looked at Count Stephen Aetos with innocent eyes.

I don’t know what it was or what it was like crying at a party.

Having lived without paying attention to people for a long time, he took it lightly.

“Escudo didn’t obey Marquis Hednar’s words. It’s because the Marquis of Hednar is a nobleman of the Duchy of Hednar, not our Pomernburg. The Marquis of Hednar, whom he invited, is also like that, so he won’t let the nobles of the north participate in the territory war...”

Earl Larva Omar nodded as if agreeing.

“If Marquis Hednar had said that... It is very likely that way.”

Count Stephen Aetos brought out the words he had been saving in his heart.

“If Count Escudo takes issue with meddling in internal affairs...the efforts of Viscount Lagoa and Count Omar may go to waste.”