Chapter 6: Civil War Period - Christine Aquitaine (1)

Chapter 6: Civil War Period - Christine Aquitaine (1)

Translated by Mara Sov

Civil War Period Christine Aquitaine (1)

The battle ended the moment the soldiers of Millbeau saw their acting lord captured as a prisoner, as they either surrendered or fled.

The look that the second son of Millbeau showed just before fainting, as if he was the most wronged person in the world, was quite memorable.

Truthfully, I feel wrong as well.

Before my regression, I was a fool.

As the sole heir to the Blue Knight, the strongest combatant in the kingdom, I carried the weight of expectation my whole childhood, only to be defeated by a commoner in my first Knightly tournament, becoming the black sheep of all nobility.

Although enraged, my father, the Marquis, did appoint Gaston as the winner of the tournament. However, he was assigned to the fief under the pretext of being my personal guard.

When I remember how I spent my days, wandering around timidly, not knowing the idiocy of my actions until the Marquis died and I had to stand on the frontlines

Shaking my head, I focused on the soldiers cleaning up the battlefield, gathering the prisoners and casualties when I spotted the captain who led the Aquitaine soldiers.

He didnt look like a Knight though.

Well, while I did ask them not to send anyone important, as allies, wasnt this a bit too much?

Im the Acting Marquis of Lafayette. Are you the one in charge?

My Apologies, your Excellence, that is not the case. Please wait a moment.

Hm?

The captain bowed to me and then approached a carriage that, unlike the supply wagons, seemed to be made for nobility; he then spoke to someone inside and opened the door.

Am I imagining this?

Was the only thing I could think of, when I saw a woman in a light dress step down from the carriage.

Uh

The woman exited the carriage by herself, not bothering about the captains outstretched hand as she held a pistol in both hands that didnt match her dress. She looked around, frowned, and covered her mouth with her hand.

Why on earth was she here?

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As she got used to the smell of blood, she lowered her hand. As our eyes met, she handed the gun to the captain and turned towards me.

The woman with midnight hair and black eyes gently lifted the hem of her dress and greeted me.

Christine Aquitaine, daughter of Count Aquitaine greets His Lordship the Acting Marquis of Lafayette. Its been a long time, My Lordship the Marquis

Before my regression, my fiance, who died of illness, now stood before me.

Pierre de Lafayette, son of the Marquis of Lafayette, greets you, Lady Christine. Its had been a long time indeed since weve me

Blegh!

My words were cut off by the sound of a woman who looked like her maid vomiting as soon as she followed Christine out of the carriage.

No, what the hell is with this situation again?

Why is this even happening to me?

Christine had an awkward expression while she glared at her maid, but she soon put on a forced smile and with an elegant and polite voice, said.

If its not too much trouble, My Lord. May I ask for an explanation for the situation we find ourselves in?

I want to know that too.

As always, I made the usual public request to Aquitaine County for supplies, but I also sent a separate messenger to warn them of a potential attack and to strengthen the escort while requesting that no key persons be sent.

I couldnt wait for the messenger to return, but I did get the word that he had delivered the message to the Count himself before parting.

Since the request went unanswered, this could be interpreted as the Aquitaine Count adopting a passive stance in fear of losing his assets.

If the supplies were properly transported into the Marquisates territories, then he could argue that it was the Marquisates responsibility to protect the supplies from that point forward.

However, its also absurd that Christine was the one in charge of this convoy.

If I had not timed the ambush of the Millbeau forces right, or had we lost the battle, she could have been taken as a prisoner or in the worst case, killed in the fight.

Even if she had panicked and fled from her carriage, we would have been too busy protecting her to fight properly.

If something had gone wrong with the convoy we requested, and my fiancee from our allied family had come as the head of the convoy that had been attacked and destroyed while on our lands

The mere thought of this scenario already filled me with dread.

After hearing my explanation, Christine pondered for a while with a serious face, then she spoke a single sentence.

I hope this messenger has safely returned to the Marquiss mansion.

After following the caravan back to the Marquisates estate, I received a report that the messenger had not returned.

In the Mansions drawing room.

In the past, that was true. We operated many caravans and always had to have a sizable escort of Knights and soldiers, so the alliance with the Lafayette Marquisate was a heaven-sent boon for us.

Christine let out a small sigh as she continued.

But now? After the civil war broke out, for the past three years we have been fulfilling our part of the alliance by providing your family with all the military funds you requested, but the army of the Marquisate has been preoccupied with the main battlefield in the north. Because of this, our lands have been neglected.

Thats right. Perhaps I was being too naive in expecting support from Aquitaine just because of our long-lasting alliance.

After a brief moment of silence, Christine opened her mouth once more.

Because of the situation, I thought the engagement with your Marquisate could be broken. But I never expected that I would be used as a pawn in order to break it.

Christine uttered those words in a flat and even tone.

But the sadness and anger she felt were clearly visible in her eyes.

I tried to think of something to comfort her, but I stopped myself.

How could I, the sole heir to my house, possibly understand her feelings?

Besides, right now I was also pretty disheartened.

Three years of civil war. The nobles plundered each other to sustain the war, diminishing their power, and during that time, the wealthy merchants had been lending money to the nobles who were short on military funds or used their money to buy their autonomy, becoming independent.

By this point, not even the high nobility could exert their influence on those cities.

In the end, as the Civil War reached its end and the Kingdom was completely devastated, the powerless royals and nobles cast their eyes on those wealthy independent cities. And thats when the Revolution broke out. The core Revolutionaries were from the merchant class.

The exact origins of Raphael Valliant, the supreme commander of the Revolutionary army are unclear, but considering his proficiency in warfare involving hot weapons, unlike the nobles, its likely that he came from a city that favored those weapons, instead of Knights or Mages.

The Aquitaine family who rose from a city of merchants to a nobility, naturally had a deep connection with several cities, and their trade networks, which also meant their Information network as well. They can serve as a link to the other independent city forces.

Thats why, in my plans for the future, Aquitaine County played a very pivotal role

I feel dirty.

After a while, her sudden words echoed my sentiments.

Even if the heir to the family wasnt my mothers child, I tried to be a good sister. I even made an effort to treat the CountessThat woman, as well as I could.

Christine let out a hollow laugh as she said this.

I had no complaints about the arranged marriage, nor did I ever have the slightest intention of aiming for the title, the only reason I ever was managing the household and assisting my father was out of a sense of duty to my family until my marriage.

She was the daughter of the former deceased countess, and the current heir is the son of her stepmother. So, naturally, there was quite an age gap between them.

Even I, who wasted my days cooped up in the castle knew about her competence and that she had enough influence to manage the familys trading operations.

Its no wonder her stepmother sees her as a threat.

Before I left, I promised that child that I would buy him a gift from the MarquisateHahaha..I never imagined I would be betrayed like this.

The moment I heard that, I knew what I had to do.

What did I come back for?

I know things that I couldnt even imagine would happen.

Cant count on the Aquiteins anymore? Well, lets just put someone in there that I can count on then.

Lady Aquitaine.

Meeting Christines eyes, which were filled with negative emotions, I made a proposal.

Lets form an alliance.

The engagement between our families is going to be annulled, Isnt it?

Thats why we should form a new one, not between the Marquisate and the County. But between us. Ill become your partner.

For the briefest of moments, all self-doubt and loathing vanished from her eyes.

The engagement will be annulled, and Im not the heir to the family. What would you even need me for, Your Lordship?

She said she had no intention of coveting the title.

Yet, they planned on eliminating her, regardless of that.

I need a Countess who can help me with the influence of the Aquitaine Family.

My emotions flashed across Christines eyes when she heard my words.

But in the end.

The last thing that settled on her expression was a beautiful and radiant smile that hid a venomous maw.

Oh dear, this isnt the kind of gift I had in mind for my adorable sibling

TL Note: SHES HEREEE

FUCK YURIEL

CHRISTINE IS NOW THE BEST GIRL!!!!

IF UR DISAGREE THEN UR JUST WRONG!

/genesisforsaken