Reincarnated as a Son of the Sword Saint and the Sage - #293 - 293 Request

As Prince Paul and his allies rallied their forces toward the city of Richtpole, multiple battles were carried out throughout the kingdom. The war to end the rule of King Richard XV had commenced. 

However, even with their combined numbers, there were still more royalist and neutral forces than the revolutionary armies. The kingdom was vast, so sending troops to all the battlefields was logistically challenging, especially the ones in the borderlands.

For that reason, they decided to have third parties involved in the conflict. For a better chance of winning the war, Prince Paul and Duke Robert sent letters to several nations, including the empire, requesting their assistance with terms and conditions and in exchange for their corresponding compensation.

Some of the letters received replies, which was why there were battles between countries occurring on the continent. One of the foreign states that actively participated in the revolution was formerly a part of the kingdom, our state, the Viscounty of Raevender.

“The reports state that the main city of Viscount Gespenst has been successfully seized by our troops. Since the cities of Baron Geisler and Viscount Gespenst have been captured, it means that our job is basically done.”

“I guess so, Mother. All we need to do is fulfill Pince Paul’s request,” I replied. “If things go well, claiming that title won’t be difficult.” 

After she summarized what was written on the reports, Mother jogged the stack of report papers on her table before placing it on the other stack of report papers. 

In her office in our mansion, the members of the Raevender family were present at the meeting regarding the revolution currently happening in the Kingdom of Astley. By family, that included the future ones: Sophia, Gabrielle, and Mary.

About a month ago, we were discreetly visited by an envoy of Astley, who brought a letter requesting our cooperation with their planned revolution. We were still in the empire at the time, so we immediately went back home with Sophia and welcomed the envoy.

They wanted us to fight two royalists, the Barony of Geisler and the Viscounty of Gespenst, that bordered our territory. But in exchange, they offered us full control of those territories if we effectively seized them. In other words, we would gain possession of those lands, conquering them. 

At first, even though it was a tempting deal, we thought about it thoroughly since it was an international issue; we could not just stick our noses into their affairs. Before that, we were still part of the empire, so we formally could not decide for ourselves. 

However, I saw this as an opportunity to expand our geopolitical power and influence, which might increase our chance of gaining independence from the empire. More lands meant more population to impose taxes on, which also meant more budget for development. 

Since the empire had the status quo of the Kingdom of Astley, and given the distance between the two nations, I had the idea to send a letter to the empire stating that the Viscounty of Raevender would represent the empire in favor of the revolutionary forces. 

When we received a reply a few days later, we were quite surprised by the empire’s response. Not only did the emperor himself approve our proposal to participate in the revolution, but he would personally promote our rank as we were going to gain more territories. 

On this day, we marched our troops, which numbered around forty thousand, and left the remaining ten thousand to garrison our city, toward the main cities of Baron Geisler and Viscount Gespenst. We separated our forces into two legions, which comprised twenty thousand units for each front. 

The conquest of the cities was surprisingly easy and went smoothly even without our assistance, as they could not deploy troops to match up even half a legion. Although we sustained a few casualties, both battles were still a major success. 

One major factor in our victories, aside from our numerical advantage, was probably the quality of our troops. All of our troops were professional warriors seasoned by years of strict training and discipline. Even if we were outnumbered, we did not think we would lose. 

“So we will be fighting on the battlefield, huh? I have been doing monster hunting and mock battles until now, so fighting against real people with bloodlust and killing intent in an actual battle makes me excited somehow.” 

Sitting on a sofa with Mary, Big Sis muttered with crossed arms. It was not that Big Sis was a battle junkie or something, but she seemed to be expecting a real fight with a real opponent. Well, I kind of understand her since I felt the same way as well.

It was true that I fought Czarina to death, but I considered it a monster subjugation, so contending against a fellow human being or someone humanoid was something I was looking forward to.

“At this point in time, the forces of Prince Paul should be marching his way to the capital city of Richtpole, and I think that is the best time for us to join them.” 

“I think so too, Mother. I think we must go now.” 

“Alright, get ready for our departure.” Mother stood up from her seat and took a glance at the beautiful woman with platinum blonde hair. “Gabrielle, could you please summon your friends to the front yard?”

“Right away, Mylene.” 

Right after she said that, Gabrielle exited the room and started looking for her former colleagues. By colleagues, they were Michael, Lucy, and Uriel. After that, Mother then walked toward Mom, wrapping her arms around her waist and pressing each other’s foreheads.

“While we are not here, please take care of this place, Claire.” 

As Mother, Big Sis, and I, alongside Michael, Lucy, and Uriel, would be fighting in foreign lands, Mom and Gabrielle would remain in the mansion to fill Mother’s job. 

“Of course, Mylene.” Mom similarly slid her arms around Mother’s waist. “Please take care of yourselves.” 

“We know.” 

Smooch. 

Soon after, they drew their lips forward and overlapped with one another’s; they kissed. Of course, Big Sis and I kissed Mom after Mom before we did it with our corresponding future partners. 

Once we went to the front yard with Michael, Lucy, and Uriel, I opened a Portal and transported ourselves to a battlefield.