Otherworld Nation Founding Chronicles - Chapter 70

Chapter 70

Chapter 70 – Seven Days War VII

For me, the winning conditions are that I become King and Julia becomes mine .

It’s not like these conditions are difficult to achieve .

If I had forcibly married Julia, even without some accomplishments under my belt, I would become king .

The real problem is what comes after .

As expected, who would follow as new king a stranger whose ability you don’t even know .

Furthermore, would Regal DeBell just sit quietly and allow that to happen?

The answer is no .

We’ll fall into civil war .

In order to obtain peace after victory, it is necessary that I win through this civil war .

This civil war’s victory condition is to force all the clansmen to submit to me .

It’s not like it’s necessary to destroy Regal . It would be fine if he would just submit to me . That however is impossible .

Now then, it will be a civil war but… .

Winning won’t be difficult .

Rosythian crown territories, royal soldiers, plus Ars soldiers .

If I add all of these to the Ars factions’ soldiers then all of them would be enough to bring down the DeBell faction .

However, another problem is up until when the hell should I fight until it could be considered a victory? Furthermore, I’ll be risking exhaustion .

It’s not like you can clearly identify the enemy .

There’s a chance that some people in the Ars faction might grow uncomfortable seing me on the throne and thus betray me .

There are also those from the Neutral faction who continue to give vague answers when asked who they will support .

You won’t be able to know who on earth they’d support…… . . or when they would betray someone .

It’s also said that the time limit until a foreign country might intervene is around one month .

Will it really end in just one month?

It’ll be a mess if another country were to intervene .

The Belvedere Kingdom, the De Morgal Kingdom, the Ebill Kingdom, the Equus tribe… . .

They won’t hold themselves back .  Under the pretense of expropriation, they’d probably come and steal until exhausted the kingdom’s food provisions; and kidnap then sell into slavery our citizens caught in the confusion .

Rather than the war, they’d probably focus on doing those things .

In the first place, the battlefield of a civil war is naturally one’s own country . You’d be burning down your own country’s land and would have your own country’s soldiers kill each other .

That is a civil war .

After this ends, I wonder what will I have left in my hands?

As for me, what’s necessary is not victory .  Victory is just the pre-requisite .

More than that, I need to win while limiting the damage, limiting the deaths, and if possible without causing war . That’s all there is to it .

In order to achieve that, I need achievements befitting of kingship . I’ll need to pre-emptively strike the DeBell Faction . I also need a just cause to do just that . Furthermore, I need to prepare my troops without, as much as possible, giving the DeBell faction an opportunity to prepare .

With that, the level of difficulty has increased in one stroke .

In this war with the De Morgal Kingdom, what I wanted was an achievement befitting of kingship .

However… . . To receive a sudden stroke of good luck such as this . Well, no, I actually forcibly made it happen .

I never thought I’d be able to successfully put all things in place .

Fifth Day

The 1000 remaining soldiers of the Rosyth army promptly pulled out from the Blouse territory .

Then, they immediately arrive in the Ars Territory .

They wer welcomed with cheers and applause by the Ars Territory’s citizens .

“Then, Ron . I’ll give you 500 . Be on standby here in the Ars territory . ”

“Understood . ”

I temporarily pull out 500 from the Rosyth army and assign them to Ron .

Then, I talk to Muzio .

“Hey, are you going home now?”

“N? The contract has ended so we’re going home . Would it be better if we stay?”

“No, it’s fine if you go home… . . However, if you stay, then I promise to show you something even more interesting . ”

I grinningly laugh .

Muzio nods with a perplexed expression on his face .

“I understand . Then we’ll stay for a little longer . Well, there’s still the conferral of honors, after all . I won’t be able to go home without my close friend’s big moment . ”

Sixth Day

At last, the Rosyth army has arrived at the Rosyth Royal Palace . The citizens welcome them with great applause .

“As expected of Lord Almis!”

“Iya, so wonderful!!”

Here come the former DeBell factionmen rushing to Almis’ side . They are clansmen who didn’t even participate in the war . They had heard of the Rosyth army’s victory so they immediately changed sides .

While politely dealing with them, Almis holds audience with the king . They are surrounded by the clansmen who participated in the war, their families, the former DeBell turncoats, and the DeBell faction members who came to wait-and-see how things would go .

Furthermore, they are surrounded by the citizens living near the palace .

“Now then, oh Almis Ars . You have faced great hardships in this war . What do you desire as reward?”

“Well then… . . ”

While being attentively watched by the clansmen, Almis firmly declares:

“I desire the hand of Princess Julia, this country, and the crown . ”

The clansmen fall silent .

King Rosyth immediately hands over his crown, scepter, and mantle to Julia standing on his side .

Then, he pushes her from behind and declares:

“Behold, take as you please . ”

Almis immediately rushes to Julia and kisses her without minding the people’s gazes .

“With this, you’ve become mine . I won’t ever let you go, you know?”

“…… . Yes . I know . ”

Julia sweetly smiles .

Almis then takes the crown and scepter while Julia puts the mantle on his back .

He then stands before the great clansmen .

He raises his scepter and is met with great cheers .

“”Long Live the New King!!! Long Live the New King!!””

The clansmen who knew about Almis’ succession beforehand raise cheers and applause .

The neutral faction are left with bewildered expressions while the turncoats show their relief that their decisions were correct .

Finally, the DeBell faction’s clansmen were seething with rage .

Almis then violently bangs the staff into the ground .

Everyone falls silent .

“Ladies and Gentlemen . The war is not yet over . We have yet to purge our country with the De Morgal army from within . Lord Carlo!”

“Yes, yes, King Rosyth . ” [TLN1]

Carlo steps forward with a seemingly irked face . One by one, he reads out names . They are names of DeBell faction members headed by Regal himself . The turncoats’ names were not read out .

A large part of them were not here but those whose names were called out showed uneasy expressions wondering about what was happening .

Tetra, with an expressionless face, then comes forward to declare:

“The aforementioned names are people who have sold out this country to the De Morgal Kingdom and secretly colluded with them against us . In other words, they are traitors . Now then, what are we to do with them, King Rosyth?”

Almis laughs and answers .

“The penalty for treason is death . That’s only natural, yes?”

Immediately, the number of DeBell turncoats multiplied rushing to Almis so as to cling for mercy .

They’ve understood that they’re to be executed and thus immediately went over the fence in the confusion .

“It-it’s a misunderstanding! We humbly support the succession of the new king! Long live the new king!! Long li—”

A turncoat’s head goes flying .

Bartolo draws first blood .

“I’m sorry but there’s no seats left for you in this ship . ”

The clansman’s head tumbles around like a ball .

All the DeBell Clansmen-traitors-who witnessed such simultaneously and immediately run for their lives .

However, they are intercepted by imperial guards who disguised themselves as citizens .

One by one, they were executed .

Almis surveys the other clansmen stricken with fear .

“Now then, is there anyone here who hold dissatisfaction with my succession?”

Nobody answers .

“Is there anyone here who are traitors?”

Nobody answers .

“Is there anyone here thinking of helping out the traitors?”

Nobody answers .

“Well then, is there anyone here opposed to having the traitors executed starting now?”

Nobody answers .

Almis nods in satisfaction .

“Bartolo! Raymond!”

Almis summons the two .

The two retainers kneel in front of Almis .

“What is your wish, oh our King?”

Almis declares while looking at the two .

“All the soldiers here are together 6,000 strong . Bartolo, Raymond, I’ll bestow each of you a thousand soldiers . Go and kill all the traitors . I’ll take the remaining 4,000 and go kill Regal DeBell . ”

“Yes sir!!”

The two deeply bow their heads .

Then, Bartolo asks Almis .

“By the way, our esteemed king . Would it be fine for us to execute up to nine degrees of the traitors’ kin?”

“Yes, there would be no problem with that . ”

“Even women and children?”

“So long as they’re within nine degrees of consanguinity . ”

Bartolo nods, satisfied with Almis’ declaration .

Thus, Almis rushes over to Muzio .

Muzio, naturally surprised, cannot help but show a dumbfounded expression .

“My dear friend . Certainly, the next king also inherits our alliance, yes? Well then, won’t you come work for my country once again?

Muzio laughs and answers .

“Naturally! My dear friend . Let’s take down our enemies together!!”

Thus, the Seven Days War .

The sixth day ends and the seventh day begins .

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