I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 47

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 047

47. House of Count Platice

If you were a person of Platice Domain, the most hateful thing would be goblins.

Every day, battles with goblins broke out in various parts of the domain. That’s why men of the Platice family valued martial prowess so highly.

This was true for Keren’s father, and also for Keren who inherited that profession.

No, Keren was even more ruthless.

Because his father had died in battle after entering a goblin tunnel.

‘I’ll kill all goblins.’

Keren hated goblins.

But that wasn’t why he was in this area.

His cousin and lord, Count Platice.

“Soon… Baron Elimis will visit the main house.”

“Baron Elimis… isn’t that the place we decided to send my daughter to?”

“That’s right. We sent our niece’s portrait through one of his merchant retainers.”

So one way or another, the Elimis family had to give an answer to the Platice family.

The possibility of rejection was probably low.

‘There’s no reason for him to refuse our offer to give him a daughter when she’s not even for the main wife position.’

Even though she was a girl from a branch family, she was still blood of the Platice family.

Moreover, Count Platice regarded his cousin Keren closer than his own brothers.

That’s why Keren’s daughter was more than his own niece. But whether he accepted this or refused it, Baron Elimis would probably visit the Platice family.

“Make sure no accidents happen by taking the family’s knights and soldiers with you. Go to the domain border and receive him properly.”

“…I will follow your orders.”

Someone who might become his daughter’s husband.

Keren was also interested in Baron Elimis. And even if that weren’t the case, it was an order from his lord, Count Platice.

Keren answered and came out from his presence.

Then he took 50 of the Count’s elite soldiers and headed toward the border with Elimis Domain. However, he and Cliff’s paths crossed.

When he arrived at the domain border outpost, he received a report that Baron Elimis had already passed through here.

‘Damn…’

He should hurry and chase after him.

That was his initial thought.

Jaide came to where they were. And he heard that Cliff had gone to rescue a village hit by a goblin wave.

‘More impressive than I thought… what a fine man.’

That was the thought that flashed through his mind.

Reckless, but it wasn’t bad that he was a man with such romance and spirit. But it would be troublesome if he was truly reckless.

He might put his daughter in danger.

‘I’ll know when I see.’

If it was mere bravado, it would be hard for him to hold out until he arrived.

Soon Keren’s army arrived near Edel Village where they were fighting goblins. And they entered battle against the goblins.

‘The number of Hop Goblins is smaller than expected.’

Keren quickly made an assessment.

The goblin army was smaller than expected. More precisely, their forces had been damaged that much. Without further assessment, Keren entered the battlefield.

Even if he died here, he had to protect the guest visiting the domain.

“Hup!”

Each time his sword moved, two or three goblins fell.

A sword that precisely cut goblin vital points as it passed.

The distribution of force was also appropriate. The other soldiers were similar.

With swords that weren’t too long and shields, they reduced the number of goblins.

Thunk.

Slash.

Gurgle.

Screech.

The goblins were thrown into confusion by their appearance.

The goblins were already struggling with a harder fight than expected.

They hesitated whether to continue fighting or not. And in the midst of this, Keren spotted one goblin.

‘There it is.’

The leader commanding this goblin army.

One among several Hop Goblins was his target.

“Sir Lents. Provide cover. I’m going for their head.”

“Yes!”

If they continued fighting like this, even Keren’s army might be in danger.

Right now the goblins were also in chaos. They had taken greater damage than expected in the previous battle, and another unexpected enemy had appeared at their rear.

They would be confused.

But as time passed, the stamina of soldiers fighting so many goblins would quickly be exhausted.

‘I’ll cut off their head before they realize this.’

Keren charged into the goblins with one knight.

Even in the dark vision, he accurately caught his target and began to run.

Goblins rushed to stop this but were swept away by the great sword of the knight named Lents.

The charge of two knights.

Cliff also saw this.

“Whew. Domain Declaration…”

This time he canceled the intimidation and used only the Domain Declaration skill.

Through this, he grasped various information occurring within it. The knights’ charge was the same. Cliff also saw where those two knights were looking as they charged.

‘Message.’

This time he used pure magic.

He found his two knights.

Teobaldt and Adolf.

Even amid the noise of battle, Cliff’s magic was delivered directly to both men.

-I receive your orders.

-Everything according to my lord’s will…!

The two knights mounted Shadow Wolves instead of horses.

Awoooooo.

The wolf carrying Teobaldt stretched its neck long and howled.

Awoooooo.

As if responding, wolf howls spread from outside as well.

That sound disrupted the goblins. They were wary of Shadow Wolves that might appear from anywhere.

In the midst of this, two wolves carrying the two knights leaped over the palisade.

Kyaaaak!

Goblins rushed to stop them.

“Leticia!”

“Yes! Silafe!”

At Cliff’s call, Leticia summoned her friend to cover the two men.

Wind that arose around them blocked the goblins’ approach. The two knights immediately aimed for the goblin head like Keren and Lents.

“Hraaaah!”

This time it was a more aggressive attack than ever.

Teobaldt swung his great sword to cut down goblins that weren’t pushed back by the wind.

Adolf followed behind him, conserving his strength.

Soon the two men’s positions switched. This time Adolf moved forward and Teobaldt positioned himself relatively behind.

Adolf gripped the wooden spear he had brought with force.

“Hup! Haah!”

Javelin throw.

He steadied himself with both legs on the running wolf and hurled his spear with all his might.

The thrown spear cut through the wind and pierced straight through one of the Hop Goblins guarding beside the goblin leader.

Keeek!

The escort goblins who had initially tried to block Keren and Lents’ approach.

They looked back and forth between both sides in confusion.

Then Adolf also drew his sword and began cutting down the surrounding goblins.

Kraaaang!

The Shadow Wolf carrying him also roared and trampled the goblins that charged with claws and body.

A path was cleared.

Teobaldt stepped forward again and split a goblin’s body in half with his sword strike. Like that, the two had already reached the front of the goblin command.

Teobaldt cut down the goblin leader in one stroke.

“Waaaaah!”

Cheers erupted from those who had witnessed this from atop the palisade.

At the sound of victory cheers, the goblins finally began to flee. Most of the mutant specimens were dead. And the goblin population itself had been reduced to almost nothing.

With their leader dead in the midst of this, the goblins quickly chose to flee.

“Kill them!”

The knight who appeared leading reinforcements shouted.

“Don’t let any living goblins escape!”

Now the tide had completely turned in their favor.

Thinking this brought him relief. The most certain thing was the reward that would follow.

-Quest has been completed.

The message he saw with closed eyes the moment the goblins fled.

They had won.

It was victory.

‘It felt different from the territorial war.’

He leaned his body against the watchtower’s railing.

He barely managed to resist the urge to collapse. He withdrew his skills and opened his eyes again to watch the fleeing goblins and the soldiers pursuing them.

“We… won.”

“Of course we won. There’s no way goblins could beat us.”

Responding to Leticia’s words, Cliff barely managed to support his exhausted body.

The battle was over, but he still had work to do.

“I am Keren, serving Count Platice.”

Knight Keren came.

Adolf also returned and stood beside him, whispering to inform him.

“He’s Count Platice’s closest knight. Rumor has it he’s already an Aura Expert upper-level knight. Seeing today’s fight… it doesn’t seem to be false.”

According to Adolf’s assessment, he was a knight worthy of recognition even in the homeland.

Even in the Central knight orders, such skilled individuals could be counted on five fingers.

‘That means he’s top-class for a mere territorial knight.’

Cliff also introduced himself.

“I am Baron Cliff Elimis. Thanks to Sir Keren’s assistance, we overcame a great crisis. I convey my gratitude.”

“As a knight, protecting my lord’s territory is naturally what I must do. Rather, I’m grateful for such great assistance.”

At least the conversation content seemed harmonious.

Though he was quite taciturn, so it was hard to tell if the atmosphere was truly welcoming.

“My lord knew that you would visit and sent me to escort your journey to our domain.”

As expected, Count Platice knew he would come.

“If someone like Sir Keren accompanies us, we’ll feel secure until we reach the Count’s castle. I gladly accept that kindness.”

Surely in this situation there wouldn’t be any feeling of surveillance or escort under guard.

He had to visit the Count’s house anyway.

Having experienced goblins once, having more people wouldn’t be bad.

The problem was this gentleman.

‘Something about the way he looks at me…’

It didn’t feel entirely favorable.

But it wasn’t negative either.

If he had to describe it, it felt like scrutiny.

But because it was so excessive, it was the kind of feeling where the gaze became conscious. He showed interest not only in himself but also in his party, especially Leticia.

“You have a woman traveling with you. She doesn’t seem to be the Baroness, so is she a concubine?”

He could show interest in Leticia too.

She was beautiful after all.

Any man might give her a glance. But in his gaze, he felt no personal interest toward Leticia.

‘Rather…’

He seemed to be somewhat wary of Leticia.

“That’s not the case.”

“I see.”

An expression of relief upon hearing his words.

Was he mistaken and did he also have feelings for Leticia?

He only learned the truth after dawn broke.

“Did you receive the portrait well?”

At that time, he thought nothing of it.

But during the day, his appearance strangely seemed to overlap with the girl in the portrait.

“She’s a pure child. You won’t regret taking her.”

Complex emotions flickered in the knight’s eyes as he spoke.

He seemed both proud and bitter about it.

From then on, he had suspicions.

“Yes. I am that child’s father.”

Ah.

He understood the gaze he had shown at night.

Cliff broke out in a cold sweat trying to divert Keren’s attention. Fortunately, Keren didn’t particularly press Cliff either.

During this time, the party arrived at the location of the Count’s castle.

‘So this is…’

When visiting Elimis Domain from the Duke’s mansion, they had taken a different route.

So there had been no occasion to stop by the Count’s house.

“Welcome. I welcome you to Platice Castle.”

Platice Castle, built like a fortress.

Cliff and the others entered that citadel.

“I heard the general story. You nearly met with disaster in our territory? I truly regret that you had to experience such a thing, Baron Elimis.”

Cliff gave a bitter smile.

“We were truly troubled by their wave. If the knights you sent hadn’t come, it would have been truly dangerous.”

During the journey, Cliff had felt much of the Platice family’s power.

Despite ruling a region said to be backward compared to the homeland, Platice’s military strength was not inferior even compared to the great lords of the homeland.

The problem was insufficient population, but the area they governed was probably even wider.

“It’s quite troublesome. The territory is vast and there are many places to develop, but those green monsters are causing trouble. Honestly, I wish someone would buy part of the territory from me.”

Count Platice casually let slip those words.

At that moment, he had a feeling.

Could he actually buy territory?

‘Buying a mountain or so to make it a base for our spirits would be good…’

Goblins.

Actually, there was a theory that they were fairies.

If they were fairies, wouldn’t they have good compatibility with spirits too?

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