I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 104

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 104

 

104. Stela Estate

 

Stela Baron.

 

Mabel Serpal.

 

And Olton Serpal.

 

They were the heads of the three factions of the Serpal Family. Among them, Olton had departed for the homeland.

 

With Olton away and Stela Baron in his own estate.

 

‘This moment is truly an opportunity.’

 

Mabel Serpal’s eyes sparkled.

 

A letter that had come into his hands.

 

This had motivated him to act. First, he had to begin his move before Olton returned.

 

“…Lord Rosian.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Let’s begin now.”

 

The man called Rosian.

 

He flinched upon hearing Mabel’s words.

 

“…Will it be alright?”

 

Rosian’s face was hardened.

 

His expression and tone were worried.

 

“Although many of Lord Olton’s people have left their positions, if the Stela Baron’s people intervene, the situation could turn out differently than we think.”

 

Hearing Rosian’s words, Mabel only smiled gently.

 

Those words were correct.

 

But Mabel was confident.

 

“You don’t need to worry.”

 

“…?”

 

“The Stela Family people… won’t have the capacity to concern themselves with us anyway.”

 

A gentle smile crossed Mabel’s face as he spoke.

 

Rosian’s eyes widened at that statement.

 

“What do you mean by that…?”

 

“There’s such a thing. They… will have their hands full just removing the fire that’s fallen on their own feet, not ours.”

 

As he spoke, Mabel recalled the letter he had received. The contents within it. Those contents had given Mabel confidence.

 

“Perhaps… you’ve already made some move?”

 

“It would be more accurate to say I didn’t need to make any moves.”

 

Things are going smoothly.

 

Mabel thought so.

 

“Could it be… the Elimis Grand Duke?”

 

Rosian also realized the part Mabel hadn’t mentioned.

 

The reason why Stela Baron would find it difficult to take other actions even without him stepping forward.

 

There was only one possibility.

 

‘The Elimis Grand Duke.’

 

It was Stela Baron who had opposed the ascension of the Elimis Family’s Grand Duke.

 

The Elimis Family was certainly taking action regarding that matter in some way.

 

Mabel didn’t answer Rosian’s deduction. Just the deepening smile on his face allowed Rosian to understand Mabel’s thoughts.

 

“Then… we don’t need to worry much about the Stela Family. It truly seems like heaven is helping Lord Mabel.”

 

“You could call it divine fortune.”

 

He doesn’t deny it.

 

And from this moment, the atmosphere of the Serpal Family began to change.

 

‘Now… it’s time for our Serpal Family to stop going against the flow and adapt.’

 

That was Mabel’s sentiment.

 

【Serpal is Also My Territory】

 

Content: Lord of the Yusta Peninsula. However, to achieve this, you must first settle your relationship with the Serpal Family that has been defying you.

 

Conditions

 

-Surrender or elimination of Stela Baron (Incomplete)

 

-Surrender or elimination of Mabel Serpal (Incomplete)

 

-Surrender or elimination of Olton Serpal (Incomplete)

 

Rewards

 

-Estate Experience 100

 

-Lord Experience 100

 

-Next linked Quest activation

 

The text that appeared before Cliff.

 

If such a Quest had appeared before, he would have thought it absolutely impossible to succeed.

 

‘That wasn’t even that long ago…’

 

The war had changed many things.

 

First, he had gained numerous prisoners. And based on this, a new legion was formed.

 

And the Platis Family that Cliff had inherited.

 

‘This alone is quite remarkable…’

 

Serpal had been precarious since Ospal’s appearance. But that alone wouldn’t have caused such a crisis.

 

However, the Shadowguards were annihilated, and the forces they had painstakingly gathered betrayed them in the war.

 

This was a bigger problem than expected.

 

‘Serpal betrayed the Kingdom.’

 

For that reason, it became difficult for homeland merchants to trade in Serpal.

 

The label of traitor.

 

This fanned the flames of Serpal’s downfall. Meanwhile, with the Serpal Baron’s death and the succession dispute still unresolved, Serpal’s power couldn’t remain intact.

 

Such divided strength.

 

Rusten had suggested striking one of them.

 

“…Is this the place?”

 

“Yes, Your Highness. That over there is Stela Baron’s estate.”

 

Rusten, who had been guiding the way.

 

As he said, Cliff was now in a place where Stela Estate was visible.

 

He had been to Serpal several times, but this was his first time here.

 

‘How will it be?’

 

Cliff wore a troubled expression. He slightly turned his head to check behind him.

 

Growl.

 

Riders mounted on black wolves waited for his command, fully armed.

 

Shadow Wolf Riders.

 

Before he knew it, their number had grown from the initial 50 to 150.

 

Half of them were from Platis Estate. And their eyes glinted with killing intent.

 

“Your Highness. Please give the order before they can prepare. We must charge straight ahead and secure the castle gate first.”

 

Stela Estate had castle walls, even if they were low in height.

 

And Cliff hadn’t brought infantry or siege equipment.

 

Such large-scale movements would not only take time but would inevitably be noticed. So he had moved only with cavalry, and as intended, they had arrived here undetected.

 

‘But conducting a siege with only cavalry is burdensome.’

 

So Keren had suggested a surprise charge.

 

A surprise attack had prospects.

 

Only 150 riders.

 

But if they were cavalry, their eyes showed confidence in victory the moment they entered urban warfare.

 

‘Actually, what’s frightening is the mercenary group funded by Serpal’s money, and the Stela Family isn’t particularly scary opponents.’

 

He could defeat someone like Stela Baron.

 

And Keren desperately wanted this. Like someone who had hated the Serpal Baron, he didn’t look kindly upon the Stela Family, who were his in-laws.

 

“…”

 

Cliff didn’t give an immediate answer.

 

‘To secure victory, charging straight ahead would certainly be the correct tactic…’

 

He didn’t feel inclined to do so.

 

Cliff opened his mouth.

 

“Lord Rusten.”

 

“Yes, Your Highness.”

 

Rusten’s complexion had changed considerably as well.

 

The past when he was merely subdued as an exile. But now his position had completely reversed.

 

He had become confident.

 

“Would you go and urge Baron Stela to surrender?”

 

“Eh?”

 

Still, he showed a bewildered expression at Cliff’s statement.

 

‘Why?’

 

He seemed to be asking roughly that.

 

Urging surrender.

 

That would mean giving Baron Stela time to prepare. Time to close the castle gates, resist, and wait for assistance from the Serpal Family and neighboring lords.

 

‘Is there really a reason to do that?’

 

He couldn’t understand Cliff’s judgment. But the order had already been given.

 

He glanced at Keren.

 

Before he could answer, Keren expressed his doubt.

 

“Baron Stela is a stubborn man. He probably won’t accept it.”

 

“I know.”

 

Cliff nodded.

 

“Then why…?”

 

Keren’s question directed at Cliff.

 

Cliff chuckled softly.

 

“Even so, there are procedures to follow, aren’t there?”

 

It wasn’t something he was saying in the sense of empty formalities.

 

‘But the people here are already my people…’

 

He didn’t want to attack by surprise.

 

Justification was important.

 

This was especially true if he intended to rule this region rather than completely crushing it and leaving.

 

“Rusten.”

 

“…Yes.”

 

It felt like an urging for him to go quickly.

 

Rusten eventually mounted his horse and headed toward Stella Castle, carrying a white flag.

 

And exactly what was expected happened.

 

“Close the gates!”

 

“Close the gates and prepare soldiers on the castle walls!”

 

Stella Domain began preparing for war.

 

The expected method.

 

Cliff made a bitter expression.

 

‘I had hoped there was even a small possibility it could end without fighting…’

 

He truly thought it was foolish.

 

Originally, siege warfare could be difficult for cavalry. But that also depended on the cavalry.

 

Those here weren’t simple cavalry.

 

“Let’s move.”

 

At Cliff’s words, the riders on black wolves approached close to the castle walls, yet stayed outside arrow range.

 

They waited here for a moment.

 

Cliff caught his breath. Meanwhile, Teobaldt stepped forward.

 

“We are the warriors of His Grace the Grand Duke Elimis, who has been entrusted by the homeland to govern the entire Yusta Peninsula!”

 

He hadn’t yet mentioned that Cliff had come here.

 

Teobaldt’s voice, imbued with aura, spread far and wide.

 

That same Teobaldt shouted again.

 

“People of Stella! From now on, you too can live under His Grace the Grand Duke’s benevolence as citizens of the duchy!”

 

So don’t resist.

 

Naturally, it was words that wouldn’t work at all on Stella Castle.

 

Teobaldt looked at Cliff and shook his head.

 

“…It doesn’t seem to be working.”

 

“Tsk.”

 

Cliff’s voice clicking his tongue, sounding disappointed.

 

Even at this point, Keren felt regret.

 

‘If we had charged from the beginning…’

 

Before they could prepare, he could have precisely targeted that timing and struck.

 

That was Keren’s thought.

 

But Cliff remained calm.

 

‘Domain Declaration.’

 

Instead, he deployed his skill.

 

To be precise, he greatly expanded the domain he was already using.

 

‘Intimidation.’

 

And he activated the skill.

 

Intense intimidation stretched forward.

 

“Gasp!”

 

“Huk!”

 

An intense shock similar to a higher monster’s fear.

 

Awooooool!

 

This wasn’t wrong.

 

Along with Hades’ howling, the shadow wolves raised their heads and let out long cries.

 

Those cries created a desolate atmosphere.

 

Also, Hades had already grown enough to make even the Dark Elves tense.

 

Grrrrr.

 

The intense power of Serpent level was impossible.

 

But the fear Hades emitted mixed with Cliff’s intimidation to create intense terror.

 

“Uh, uaaaah!”

 

Several people on the castle walls panicked.

 

The confusion that resulted from this.

 

“Wha, what!”

 

The moment they were flustered, the wolves began kicking off the ground.

 

“Shoot, shoot!”

 

At someone’s shouted command, hands that had been drawing bowstrings released.

 

Arrows flew and stuck into the ground. However, not a single one of those arrows hit a wolf or the rider on top.

 

The wolves hadn’t charged yet in the first place.

 

‘Circle around.’

 

The wolves ran in a circle around the castle walls.

 

They were still outside arrow range. And after one volley of arrows stuck in the ground.

 

“Charge!”

 

The command was given.

 

The wolves immediately began approaching close to the castle walls at that instruction.

 

“We, we have to stop them!”

 

Shouting was useless. Mana gathered in Cliff’s staff.

 

A different form from what he had used before.

 

“Fire Ball!”

 

It was a round sphere, different from when he used Arrow-type magic.

 

A sphere of flames appeared in the air.

 

“It’s magic! Target the mage first!”

 

Whatever they said was useless. The magic had already finished casting and flew straight toward the castle wall.

 

Boom.

 

The Fire Ball exploded, scorching part of the castle wall.

 

Several people stumbled and fell on their backs, startled by the impact and the flames that spread instantly.

 

It wasn’t over.

 

“Fire Ball!”

 

The newly created magic this time aimed for the castle gate.

 

Boom.

 

The castle gate shook violently and exploded.

 

The gate of the small castle wasn’t durable enough to withstand magic.

 

“Block it! Don’t let them enter through the castle gate!”

 

Someone screamed in terror from atop the gatehouse.

 

The gate that had just been blown open.

 

It seemed like the Wolf Riders would invade right through it. But this was wrong.

 

As troops concentrated at the castle gate, they soon had to open their mouths and lift their heads.

 

Leap.

 

Instead of entering through the castle gate, the Giant Shadow Wolf chose to jump straight over the low castle wall.

 

‘Crazy…!’

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