I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 113

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 113

 

113. Daughter-in-law of the Duke’s House

 

The Elimis Duchy became famous centered around the Rajahara Sea.

 

The Yusta Peninsula, a land that no power had been able to claim until now.

 

A nation had now been established there.

 

‘Even before, the Kingdom of Alesia claimed dominion over the Yusta Peninsula, but…’

 

It was certainly different from those times.

 

If it was formal rule back then, now a nation with actual substantial control had emerged. And there was one more thing.

 

There was a reason this nation couldn’t help but become famous.

 

“Is that… a ship from the Elimis Duchy?”

 

“Wow. They couldn’t have really hunted the Tyrant of Razahar, could they?”

 

Something that the great pirate Marco had attempted in the past but failed.

 

The promise to hunt the Tyrant of Razahar and mount its head on a ship.

 

Marco couldn’t carry it out.

 

And for dozens, hundreds of years, no power in the Rajahara Sea had managed to succeed at this.

 

Such a great achievement.

 

‘Incredible.’

 

‘I heard rumors, but to think that sea tyrant would really end up like that…’

 

Everyone was seeing the reality of it with their own eyes.

 

That alone was enough to make the Elimis Duchy famous. The one who hunted the sea tyrant. And the sea mage who became known through the war with the Kingdom of Alpeo.

 

‘The sea mage hunts even the Tyrant of the Rajahara Sea.’

 

Such rumors were bound to spread.

 

But unlike such a magnificent entrance.

 

“Ugh. Urgh.”

 

The Foreign Minister on deck looked deathly pale.

 

‘Ugh. Why does it rock so much?’

 

It was hard to maintain his balance.

 

And continuously feeling the swaying left and right made it difficult to keep his wits about him.

 

The sailors on deck watched the Foreign Minister’s state with laughter.

 

“Haha. The sea route must be tough for such a noble lord. From the looks of it, you’ve never been on a ship before?”

 

At someone’s words, Fried’s face turned red.

 

It was correct.

 

His estate was in the mountains. Until now, there had been no occasion in his life to board a ship.

 

“Sorry about this for Lord Fried? You’ll have many more occasions to board ships from now on.”

 

“…I’ll try to adapt.”

 

Fried answered with a dying expression to Cliff’s words.

 

He said he would adapt, but his expression showed no confidence.

 

Cliff grinned.

 

“You probably will.”

 

Whether he liked it or not, he would have no choice but to adapt.

 

It was different from before when they only did trade. Now as a nation, diplomatic relations with various countries were necessary.

 

Regardless of Fried’s wishes, the occasions for him to board ships had increased significantly.

 

“Ugh.”

 

Fried also understood what Cliff was getting at.

 

His face stiffened even more.

 

He already missed the land he had been standing on just a short while ago.

 

“Phew.”

 

For now, he took deep breaths and tried to calm the churning in his stomach. Still, traveling by ship like this wasn’t entirely bad.

 

More precisely, it was when it came time to disembark.

 

‘Everyone looks up to us.’

 

The Tyrant of Razahar, who had been an object of terror to the seafarers of the Rajahara Sea.

 

The Elimis Duchy, appearing with that figurehead mounted on their ship, received everyone’s curiosity, wariness, and awe.

 

When receiving such interested gazes, one’s shoulders couldn’t help but straighten, so to speak?

 

It wasn’t a bad feeling.

 

‘Right. It’s good when disembarking and boarding. Just at those times.’

 

In any case, it was better when close to land.

 

But once the voyage began again, Fried’s ordeal would start anew.

 

“Unknown fleet spotted at six o’clock!”

 

Then a new event occurred on the ship.

 

The discovery of another fleet.

 

Encountering another fleet at sea required tension. Since what happened at sea would never be reported to land, this was lawless territory.

 

Even a nation’s navy turning into pirates was a common occurrence.

 

Even so, there was no one in the group who was tense.

 

“…What shall we do?”

 

Elbarun asked Cliff in a relaxed tone.

 

Cliff was similar.

 

Even at the news of an unknown fleet appearing, there was little tension.

 

Confidence.

 

That composure existed in Cliff and the sailors. And this confidence mostly came from Elbarun’s presence.

 

It wasn’t for nothing that Cliff worried about the potential void his absence might create later.

 

“Let’s watch a bit more. They haven’t picked a fight with us yet.”

 

They could also pick the fight themselves.

 

But not this time.

 

‘This voyage’s purpose is diplomacy with other nations.’

 

In other words, the Elimis Duchy’s fleet sometimes became pirates at sea as well.

 

After all, Elbarun, the Elimis Duchy’s naval admiral, was originally a pirate.

 

But today they would let it pass.

 

Of course, this was only if the other party didn’t attack first.

 

“Hmm?”

 

But as they drew closer, the scene that came into view was strange.

 

“It seems like two forces are engaged in battle with each other!”

 

They had thought it was one fleet.

 

But contrary to their thoughts, those they had encountered were two different forces.

 

And they were in the midst of fighting.

 

The tide of battle seemed clearly turned.

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

“Argh!”

 

The battle’s outcome was one-sided.

 

Close-quarters combat between ships locked together. Here, numbers fundamentally had a major impact.

 

One side was overwhelmingly superior in numbers.

 

But even that fierce battle entered a lull with the newly appeared fleet.

 

‘Damn. Of all people, it had to be them…’

 

‘We were almost done, but they won’t just… pass by, will they?’

 

The identity of the Elimis Duchy was easy to confirm.

 

The Maroon Serpent Ship was too conspicuous to begin with. That flagship along with the numerous escort ships lined up with it.

 

It was the Elimis Duchy, recently the talk of the Rajahara Sea.

 

“Please help us!”

 

The appearance of a new power.

 

It was a situation where both sides in the fight would be tense. But for those who were already at a disadvantage, there was nowhere to retreat.

 

A woman behind the guards grabbed the railing and shouted.

 

At her actions, the faces of the pirates attacking her ship hardened.

 

“…What shall we do?”

 

The same question as before came from Elbarun.

 

Cliff shrugged his shoulders.

 

“It wouldn’t be right to turn away from a neighbor asking for help, would it?”

 

Of course, he still didn’t know which side was good and which was evil.

 

That could be judged later.

 

Cliff declared his domain.

 

“Let’s stop the fighting first and see.”

 

As he spoke, Cliff’s eyes sparkled mischievously.

 

“Everyone stop!”

 

He shouted.

 

When Cliff’s voice spread, another person with a loud voice shouted again.

 

“Everyone put down your weapons and withdraw!”

 

Cliff’s brief words were translated into slightly more polished language.

 

The subsequent deployment of the Elimis Navy was also excellent.

 

The escort ships that had been spread around the flagship.

 

They split left and right and began surrounding the fighting ships. The numerous ships advancing as if embracing them were themselves a tremendous threat.

 

‘Ooh?’

 

Cliff’s eyes gleamed with interest as he watched this. It was a fascinating sight.

 

The scale of the Elimis Duchy’s navy was considerable. And the dispersal they showed was itself overflowing with majesty.

 

“Wow…”

 

Even the dying Fried gasped in admiration at the sight.

 

Such an overwhelming appearance.

 

This was even more so from the perspective of the opposing side, who were not allies.

 

‘…Crazy.’

 

The Berni Family.

 

It was a small family located at a port at the southeastern tip of the Yusta Peninsula.

 

Not a noble family that ruled the port, but a family that had been growing in power through trade.

 

Today they had set out for trade as usual.

 

The problem came after that.

 

‘These people… they’re not ordinary pirates!’

 

Melissa.

 

She looked with a pale face at those attacking her ship.

 

This attack was intentional.

 

The Berni Family’s competitors had deliberately united to launch an attack. And this was what surprised her.

 

If this had been ordinary trade as usual, it wouldn’t make sense for them to form such an alliance to attack her.

 

‘Information leaked from somewhere. How on earth…’

 

An intentional attack.

 

This meant that it had been discovered that this voyage was not ordinary trade.

 

And there was only one goal these people would want. She closed her eyes in despair.

 

‘What’s going to happen to me?’

 

She was the target of these attackers.

 

“Hehe. Don’t resist anymore and be captured quietly, Young Mistress. We’ll just have a little taste and then send you to the Kingdom of Castia as you wish.”

 

Someone’s words.

 

Those words made her feel even more despondent.

 

As expected, they had been found out.

 

The other side knew well where she was going and even the reason for it.

 

Her body trembled violently. Until the ships of the Elimis Duchy appeared as a new variable.

 

She bit her lips tightly.

 

‘We have no other choice!’

 

The Elimis Duchy.

 

The regional power that had recently captured various pirates and annihilated the naval fleet of the Kingdom of Alpeo.

 

She had drawn them into this situation.

 

Anyway, if she just stayed still, the family’s people would die at the hands of enemies and she would be sold as a slave after being violated.

 

“Please help us!”

 

So she could only hope that desperate cry would reach the ships of the Elimis Duchy.

 

“That, that woman…!”

 

“Catch her! Before the duchy ships act, first get that woman…!”

 

It was when those disguised as pirates were flustered by her sudden action.

 

They couldn’t move.

 

“Everyone stop!”

 

Because Cliff’s shout had spread.

 

It wasn’t just words.

 

The ships of the Elimis Duchy approached at high speed. These people didn’t have the courage to defy the duchy’s orders as they surrounded and threatened them.

 

Flinch.

 

Everything flowed in a direction they hadn’t expected.

 

“We are the navy of the Elimis Duchy! Everyone drop your weapons and surrender! If there are those who want to fight, come at us as much as you want!”

 

It was a shout from the Elimis Navy ship that had come close.

 

They exchanged glances with each other.

 

The encirclement wasn’t complete yet. And perhaps now was the opportunity.

 

‘The mission has already failed!’

 

All the pirates had that thought.

 

They quickly withdrew from the Berni Family’s ship. And their ships began pulling away from the vicinity.

 

The Elimis Duchy didn’t bother to pursue them.

 

“If they want to flee, let them go!”

 

The leisure of the strong could be felt directly.

 

Melissa collapsed on the spot. The pirates had escaped, but conversely, the Berni Family couldn’t get away.

 

‘Ah.’

 

The Elimis Duchy ships had come close.

 

She had missed the timing while blankly watching the pirates flee, or while being tense in that state.

 

“Sigh.”

 

Melissa sighed while still collapsed.

 

Soon there were people crossing over from the other side to the ship she was on.

 

Melissa could no longer sit collapsed on the deck and got up from her spot.

 

She had to greet the guests.

 

“I am called Melissa of the Berni Family. I express my gratitude for the duchy’s help this time.”

 

Though different from the etiquette of the homeland that Cliff knew, it was manners that felt refined.

 

‘Is she from another country?’

 

The Berni Family was unfamiliar to Cliff. This was the same for Elbarun, who had long sailed the Rajahara Sea.

 

Melissa saw that reaction and explained.

 

“You probably don’t know my family well. We are a merchant family from Port of Ratnia.”

 

The reason why a woman from such a small family was attacked.

 

Cliff’s eyes lit up as he listened to that.

 

“…Duke Serniu’s house?”

 

The name of a ducal house, the same as Cliff’s main house, came from her mouth.

 

She was a woman who would become a daughter-in-law of the ducal house.

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