532 Episode 515: Count Pinto

Count Pinto.

One of the frontier aristocrats defending the Empire's borders.

He was Raul's father and lived with the pride of the Duchy's nobility.

News arrived under Count Pinto.

"Milord! We have received a report that Lord Raul is on his way with the Imperial Duke!"

"Duke of the Empire!? Why would Raul call him such a person!?"

I don't know! The Duke's name is the Duke of Berkwein.

"Berkwein? That's an unknown name."

Some dukes of the Empire don't have much territory.

Count Pinto breathed a sigh of relief at the famous duke.

However, the Duke of the Empire may be named after him.

It is not the same as the Countess of the Duchy.

"Prepare to be greeted." what are you doing here..... "

Probably about the duchy's power struggle.

Prince Arnold of the Empire is attached to the prince.

With that hand, the Imperial Duke led Raul to ask for the help of the Countess of Pinto.

Irrespective of the place, Count Pinto drew attention to it.

That means Raul is with the prince again.

But it had nothing to do with the Count of Pinto.

"Even though I don't intend to get involved in the central power struggle..."

Pure Raul could not have killed his son.

I know how you feel.

But with the underdog, the future is gone.

How do we persuade Raul to return to neutrality?

When I thought about it, Count Pinto's body stopped sharply.

The Duke of Berkwein.

I felt like I'd heard that name somewhere.

Where were you?

When I looked for my memory, it didn't come out.

So Count Pinto asked the servant.

"What is the full name of the duke who is coming here?"

"Is that your full name... or is it... Diethelm von Bergwein?"

For a moment, Count Pinto's consciousness jumped.

While staggering, he managed to place his hand on the nearby desk to support his body.

However, the intense palpitations did not stop.

My breath is dry and I feel dizzy.

It was such a shocking name.

"Milord!? What have you done!?"

"My, my, more than anything... why does he..."

Count Pinto certainly didn't know about the Diethelm since he started calling himself Berkwein.

I hid, and I didn't do anything.

But I knew him very well when he called himself Diethelm Lakes Ardler.

The younger brother who supported the current Emperor.

The name was certainly known to the nobility of the Duchy.

It was more than twenty years ago.

"Oh, you're a big guy...?"

"This is the brother of the current Emperor... the Duke of Namelessness...?"There's no way... he's one of the most influential dukes in the Empire... "

The present Emperor had prepared the prime minister for his brother.

I turned it down and went into hiding.

Even so, trust from the Emperor was strong, and he would exert his influence if he stood on the stage.

It is no surprise that he is appointed Prime Minister now.

That was Diethelm.

Such a person comes along with Raul.

What the hell are you doing?

"Well, why is Master Raul with such a big guy?!"

"I don't know! I'll pick you up anyway!"

While saying that, Count Pinto left the room and began to walk.

The opponent was the Emperor's younger brother.

Too big to move with the hand of Prince Arnold.

I was a better opponent than Prince Arnold.

Don't bother crossing the border just to ask to be part of the Duchy's struggle for power.

Something else is moving for something bigger.

"No way... the Empire is going to invade the Duchy...?"

We invade in the name of rescuing our own prince.

It's a possible scenario.

Thereafter, the prince shall be crowned, and the Duke of Albatross shall be subordinate.

There are similar examples.

It was a clan country.

Remove the Southern grief before the Kingdom War.

It is the naval power that wants the Empire, and even if the interior of the Duchy is somewhat rough, it will not affect it.

The more I imagined it, the more I could only imagine it.

"Then you've come to abbreviate me..."

The House of Count Pinto is the biggest house on the periphery.

If we descend into the Empire, other houses will give up their resistance.

Border aristocrats defend the borders of the Empire.

If the nobles surrender, no one will stand in the way of the Imperial Army until it reaches the center.

The Empire, which wanted to preserve its strength before the war with the Kingdom, sent its Imperial Brothers to urge them to surrender.

That was the conclusion of Count Pinto.

"If that's the case, I have an idea...!"

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"I see you at first, Count Pinto. My name is Duke Diethelm von Bergwein.

"I see you at first, Duke Berkwein.Your brother, the Emperor, what can you do for us?Besides, take my son as a guide. "

There seems to be a misunderstanding, but your son is not the guide.

"Then you're a hostage!? I'm telling you, if you come to tune it out, it's useless!"My Count Pinto family has protected this land for generations!Even if all the nobles descend into the Empire, we will not descend!If they're coming, they'll take a lot of Imperial soldiers with them! "

I told you.

Count Pinto murmured so in his heart.

The Duke of the Empire. And to the Emperor's brother.

When the Emperor's brother comes, everyone is afraid.

I thought it was easy to succumb.

But not everyone throws away their possessions out of fear.

I showed you what Count Pinto meant.

Excited, Count Pinto was satisfied with his deeds.

But...

“I'll tell you again, there seems to be a misunderstanding.If my empire invades the Duchy, I will not use altruism.It just swallows in overwhelming quantities. "

"So, what are you doing...?"

"Let's clear up the misunderstandings one by one."First of all, your son, Raul, is not a guide.There are many other guides.It was my nephew, Arnold, who praised him, who dared to accompany Raul.Therefore, I brought you here to replace Arnold.And the reason we're here at Count Pinto's house is because it's an important house in this peripheral region, and the honest father of Raul deserves to be trusted.I thought so. "

My son takes the place of the Imperial Prince.

I bought the son and came to see him.

Count Pinto was full of things he didn't quite understand.

Raul, his son, was not such a praiseworthy son.

However, I didn't intend to grow up straight as a person.

But there's nothing else to be praised for.

"I can't get to the point...?"

“We're here for help.The Imperial Army is currently operating in the form of exercises.This is what Arnold and I set up.To give the aristocrats on the edge of the Principality a sense of crisis.But in the unlikely event that the Duke becomes a royalist and something happens to Arnold.The invasion had a realistic taste. We want to avoid that. "

"Why are you telling us your plan?"

“You should be honest with someone you respect.I don't want to fool you.I am still the Emperor's brother, the Duke of the Empire.Aristocrats on the edge of the Principality are as different from adults as children.Honestly, I thought you were bowing your head.But you must be Raul's father.I am determined. Even though it was a misunderstanding, the aforementioned words were brilliant.Raul must have looked like you.Please, I need your help to help my nephew. "

That said, Diethelm bowed his head politely.

Unable to go into the situation, Count Pinto saw Raul beside Diethelm.

Raul nods one by one.

"Chi, Father... the Duke wants my father to put together the nobility of the frontier... and he wants me to talk about the prince side"

"W-What do you want me to do with the nobility on the periphery...?"And you want me to stay with him? "

"Here's the script." At Raul's request, you, the father, raise your heavy hips.I would like you to explain to the Frontier Aristocrats the situation in which the Imperial Army may move, and summarize it.This is a fight to avoid sacrifice.The Empire is speaking its own language... but I expect you to make a wise decision. "

"That's right... it's totally selfish.Honestly, if I tell you everything, you think I'm gonna ride?How are you going to take responsibility if the prince loses? "

"When you lose, the Empire will protect you."But I won't lose. At my own discretion, I have prepared a thousand horses for the border guards.I want you to use this to get into the center. "

A thousand Imperial horses!

A good Imperial army is quite expensive.

That's a thousand.

The Count of Pinto couldn't have thought of anything that he could offer on his own.

Once again, Count Pinto exhaled deeply when he understood that the person in front of him was different from him.

"Anyway, if I don't nod, I'll move the others..."

"It's unwilling, but..."It is better to trust someone who is important.Those who show hold are many times more trustworthy than those who are overwhelmed.Please ask me to do it. "

"... Very well. If we intervene in the middle of the struggle, the nobles of the periphery will bleed."But if the Imperial army moves, only the frontier aristocrats will bleed.It's better than that. "

"Thank you. Let's send the soldiers to the point where they don't find out."I'll leave the command to Raul. You can do it, right?

Yes, yes!

"I can't go there from my standpoint.Please take care of my nephew. "

Once again, Diethelm politely lowered his head.

On top of that, Count Pinto responded.

"... I promise I'll help you reduce the cost to both sides."However, it would be good to bundle up the nobility around the border.Do you have any other hand? "

“I did what I could.Arnold is the one who strikes.This is to be expected... but perhaps even Rondine's border troops will rush in.If that happens, it will be a supreme victory for the prince's side. "

"Moving the border troops?"

"It's Rondine that moves. My brother's son.You'll be able to get rid of that much. "