3 bar menu

Chapter 152: The Wedding part 3

「Then shall we be off, our great commander?」

Viscount Barten said it jokingly to Katolle.

「I’m merely the heir of my father Tarus, who was raised to a baronet house. My standing is lower than both of you, Viscount Barten, Viscount Prell.」

「Even so, you’ve been appointed commander for this campaign as Lord Corinth’s confidant. As long as the duty continues, we will follow your orders, Katolle-dono.」

Viscount Barten declared it cheerfully. Viscount Prell nodded as if to say he agreed.

To the west of Belta and Cecilio, there were no great powers. Because of that, Human Starveek Empire meant to use the interwar period to expand its influence westward. The strength displayed in toppling Alois was real—undeniable. If an imperial envoy arrived with an armed force in tow, there would be countries that bent the knee.

But the goal was not conquest by force. It was possible, yes—but time and resources spent that way