I Inherited a Beautiful Wife and a Territory - Chapter 92

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Inheriting a Beautiful Wife and Estate Episode 092

92. The War Has Begun

The Serpal Family gradually realized.

All the spies they had sent had been eliminated.

‘Is such a thing even possible?’

From the Serpal Family’s perspective, it was a terrifyingly strange occurrence.

Even if there were traitors among the spies, this shouldn’t have been possible. They didn’t even know each other’s identities, yet all the spies had been eliminated?

They couldn’t fathom the method of detection.

But despite their fear, they had no intention of backing down.

And now.

“Baron Elimis and his wife have moved to the Platice Count’s territory.”

“They went to the Platice Count’s territory?”

“It seems… it might be due to the influence of those recent rumors.”

Naturally, the Serpal Family had also received the information.

That the homeland was preparing for war with a neighboring country.

For precisely that reason, Serpal had sold many combat slaves to the homeland.

‘Has that news reached the Elimis Family as well?’

And at this time, Baron Elimis and his wife’s visit to the Platice Family.

Moving together with his wife was probably to make it seem more natural, but those in the know could see through it.

The Elimis Family.

They too had learned the information.

And they intended to discuss this matter with the Platice Family.

“How dare they… even after receiving our gifts, they still exclude us and speak with the Platice Family?”

The Serpal Family was displeased with this situation.

It wasn’t just the homeland.

War was also being waged here in the northern Yusta Peninsula. An invisible war between the Platice Family and Serpal Family, each trying to seize control.

And that balance was gradually shifting toward the Platice Family.

‘Even though they’re moving their forces to the central region, this is an unacceptable development.’

All of this was due to one single reason.

The Elimis Family.

It was because ‘Cliff Elimis’ had become the adopted son of Count Platice. And through this, as the Elimis Family supported the Platice Family, the atmosphere in the north began to change ominously.

So they made their decision.

“…We eliminate him in the Count’s territory. Send the most skilled members from the family’s shadowguards.”

All of Serpal’s shadowguards that could be mobilized immediately were deployed.

And they prepared an ambush.

Perhaps due to the keen senses of the Shadow Wolf mixed among the Elimis Family party.

This was discovered sooner than expected.

“What scoundrels are these!”

Adolf was the one responsible for escorting the Elimis Family party.

The experienced man sensed that there was an enemy ambush ahead. At his reaction, Vivian, who was performing a mission with her father for the first time, was startled.

Perhaps this was her first real combat mission.

She had come as Priscilla’s escort knight and felt tension in this situation.

“…Attack.”

They had already been discovered.

Serpal’s shadowguards no longer concealed their presence.

They revealed themselves and immediately tried to strike Cliff’s party. But things didn’t go as they wished.

“Kuaaaang!”

From somewhere, an incredibly loud roar—no, a cute and playful cry—echoed.

They ignored it.

But ignoring it was a mistake.

‘Snow?’

It wasn’t winter now.

But why was it snowing?

And his thoughts could continue no further. Without even realizing the cold, the shadowguard leader’s body grew frigid.

Beyond just cooling, he and several others all froze solid.

“Kuaaaang!”

Why won’t my body move?

Though he couldn’t feel the cold, the shadowguard leader wondered this.

‘A bear?’

In the midst of this, the leader’s eyes saw a white bear running toward them from afar.

And he recalled the story that had spread around this area recently.

A goblin horde that had attacked a village.

A white bear that appeared from somewhere, bringing a blizzard.

And all the goblins that had attacked the village froze solid and lost their lives.

‘Huh?’

Snow had come.

And a bear had appeared.

Only then did the shadowguard leader realize. That rumor hadn’t been mere hearsay.

That wasn’t all.

‘We’ve been… had.’

That thought was his last.

“Kyuuung!”

The bear that came running with a ridiculous cry.

That bear raised its front paw.

And the bear’s swinging front paw struck his body. Even in that moment, the leader’s body wouldn’t move.

‘Ah.’

Swallowing his final sigh inwardly, the leader’s consciousness faded.

Similar figures were scattered all around.

Serpal had deployed 50 shadowguards for this mission.

Among them, more than 10 were knight-level forces. It was a mission that mobilized almost all of the Serpal Family’s Dark Knights.

All that power vanished futilely.

“…Kyuung? Is that Kyuung?”

Kyuung, who used to carry the estate’s children and herd geese.

Priscilla naturally knew Kyuung well. She also knew the fact that Kyuung was a powerful being who had torn apart Serpents.

Above all, she had witnessed Kyuung’s birth during God’s miracle at the first festival commemorating her birthday and winter.

So just hearing that cry made all of Priscilla’s anxious expression disappear.

“Yes, that’s right. It’s Kyuung.”

“Ah. May I… go out and see?”

She spoke more actively.

Priscilla felt that happy to see Kyuung. Originally, when Kyuung had moved here according to Cliff’s plan, Priscilla had been the most regretful person.

She felt a great sense of loss over Kyuung’s disappearance at some point. Incidentally, the other children of the estate felt the same way.

‘If I had known she would miss Kyuung this much, should I have had him return a bit sooner?’

But it was because Kyuung was here that such results were achieved now.

Cliff smiled.

Instead of immediately nodding in agreement, he opened the carriage window.

Just in case, he prevented Priscilla from looking outside.

-Adolf.

And he called for the one who had now become his loyal retainer.

The one responsible for this escort.

Hearing Cliff’s voice, he turned his head and responded.

-Is it over?

When Cliff asked, Adolf looked around as if surveying the surroundings.

He approached the carriage.

“The Shadow Wolves’ sensitive reactions have also disappeared, and I don’t see any other hostility in the area.”

-Can we come out?

Cliff already knew the danger had passed.

But asking this was first to respect Adolf’s opinion as the escort leader.

And another reason.

‘If the battle scene catches her eye unnecessarily, it might upset Priscilla’s mood.’

This was the second reason.

The experienced Adolf would understand this without him having to say it.

Whether it was appropriate to show Priscilla this scene.

“Yes, it’s fine for you to come out now.”

Adolf said that.

Cliff opened the carriage door. Vivian was already waiting in front of the carriage door, preparing for any possible situation.

Cliff got out of the carriage first.

Then he helped Priscilla get down. From the moment she got down, she immediately looked for the giant bear.

“Kyuung! Kyuung!”

Did it hear Priscilla’s call?

“Kyuung!”

Kyuung also approached this way, wiggling its bottom.

Priscilla’s face brightened as she petted Kyuung’s head. The body made of snow was cold, but she didn’t mind.

Rather, she hugged Kyuung and snuggled into it completely. Kyuung also liked seeing Priscilla welcoming it.

‘Those two are closer than I thought.’

Cliff smiled as he watched that scene.

It was a pleasant sight.

Leaving the two like that, Cliff stepped away with Adolf for a moment.

“There were about 50 people.”

“So it wasn’t goblins after all.”

“…Yes.”

“Tsk.”

Cliff clicked his tongue as he listened to what Adolf told him.

“It must be Serpal?”

“…”

At his words, Adolf remained silent without answering.

It meant he couldn’t know yet, but the silence was already like an affirmation.

‘It seems they’ve finally decided to completely break away from me.’

He could understand them too.

It must have become difficult to overlook his continued growth any longer.

‘They probably thought that if they somehow eliminated me, they could sever the relationship between the Platice Family and the Elimis Family?’

This was Platice Count’s territory after all.

Above all, if he, the adopted son, disappeared, the relationship between both sides would inevitably become ambiguous. There was also a high possibility that the territory he had received as a manor from the Platice Count’s house would be reclaimed by the Count’s house.

‘Then it wouldn’t have been impossible for both families to become uncomfortable or awkward with each other.’

They must have planned to make him believe it was the Platice Family that attacked him.

It didn’t matter if that wasn’t the case.

The deed was already done.

“So the scenario is roughly that the Platice Family caused trouble to definitely seize Ospal’s stake.”

He should find out whether they were really thinking that way.

For now, this was Platice Count’s territory.

Cliff’s eyes gleamed.

‘Even though we’re allies, that’s all the more reason to make sure the give-and-take is clear.’

Being attacked here gave him justification to demand something from the Count’s house.

However, he wasn’t sure how it would turn out since this area was his own manor.

“…We should hurry to the Count’s house for now.”

After saying that, Cliff looked at Kyuung.

Priscilla was happily greeting Kyuung.

He felt sorry for her, but it was time to part ways again briefly. Kyuung couldn’t leave its own territory.

Originally, the southern Count’s territory that Cliff received from the Count’s house had a small population.

But it had increased a lot recently. It was because of rumors that goblins had been completely wiped out in the south.

The story of the black wolves and white bear.

It was because they had driven out the goblins and formed their own power.

‘That’s why the population has increased so much.’

Now, 20% of the Count’s territory population were truly residents of Cliff’s manor.

While he couldn’t relocate them all to Ballard Village or Elimis Domain, the population was sufficiently secured.

And.

“Actually… I was planning to invite you anyway, Baron.”

Keren, who was the Count’s deputy, made a request to Cliff.

“Me?”

“The Count has ordered us to have an additional 800 troops on standby. And when the order comes, they will move to the border region.”

Cliff’s expression changed.

‘It’s not simply a matter of war possibly breaking out.’

For a regional lord to dispatch his domain’s forces to the nation’s border.

He could no longer treat this as a light matter.

“It’s really happening.”

“Yes.”

And the reason for telling Cliff this now.

‘Are they now really asking me to cooperate in strengthening the Count’s territory security?’

There were already private soldiers that Platice Count’s territory had sent to the capital.

Even excluding the 800 mentioned now, forces had already moved to the central region in a second wave.

‘With another 800 on top of that…’

He could feel that the Count’s house was really staking everything on this matter.

“As you know, nearly a thousand troops have been withdrawn. They’ll return when the war ends, but…”

“Until then, the domain’s defense will be precarious.”

“That’s right.”

Was this like trying to remove a mole but getting a lump instead?

Of course, that wasn’t necessarily the case.

Cliff nodded toward Keren.

“Very well. Our family will also gather additional forces to help with domain defense.”

This wasn’t a bad story for him.

As mentioned earlier, many people from the Count’s territory had migrated to his manor.

‘Until now, I hesitated to conscript them…’

He hadn’t touched them because they belonged to the Count’s house.

But now the Count’s house had directly given him justification. Now he could create his own army with people from the Count’s house.

And so, some time later, the war began.

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