Altina the Sword Princess: Volume 14 by Yukiya Murasaki

Author:Yukiya Murasaki [MURASAKI, YUKIYA]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2022-05-23T00:00:00+00:00

Jerome harrumphed, his expression grim. He was an incredibly harsh individual, even among allies, but he detested the thought of wasting human resources. This seemed to anger him even when it was the enemy doing it, but Regis decided not to read much into it.

“Now,” Regis said, “on to the reason why the Hispanian emperor decided to concentrate his forces.”

“Go on.”

“I leaked some information about half a year ago.”

“You did what?”

“Back when we fought back High Britannia, and the late emperor drew his last breath...it occurred to me that Prince Latrielle would most likely take the throne. In which case, I thought we might be sent on a southern expedition in the near future.”

Jerome was giving Regis a dubious look—the same look, Regis noted, that he had received from Latrielle and Germain so soon before they had attempted to assassinate him. His days were certainly numbered if the Black Knight decided to come for his life as well.

“Err... Have I said something strange?” Regis asked.

“Let me be blunt with you, Regis—you’re a real creep.”

“Huh?!”

“You foresaw being sent on a southern expedition just because you found out about the emperor dying?”

“It was one of many potential outcomes.”

“And you took measures in preparation?”

“As we’re attacking by land, we have almost no way of countering the Hispaniards moving their troops around by sea. I needed to make sure their top brass would want to concentrate their forces.”

“So, what did you do?” Jerome asked, leaning in close.

“I spread word that the Belgarian Army has seized powerful siege weapons from High Britannia.”

“And that’s a lie?”

“For the most part, yes. But for the Hispaniards who had that information, diverting soldiers from the capital would seem much too great a risk, wouldn’t it?”

“Personally, I’d see that as even more reason to ride out and make sure the enemy never reached the city walls.”

“And if the Hispanian emperor shared your nature, he would have amassed his forces at Barcedella,” Regis said. “His first move gave away his grand strategy.”

Hispania’s emperor and those commanding his armies saw defending the capital as their top priority—and their decisions thus far suggested they were confident they could protect Quintanal.

“So, in short,” Jerome said, “you’re the one who arranged this entire situation.”

“Certainly not. Although, I will admit, it was within my expectations.”

“Kah! You’re a trickster!” Jerome pinched his brow, now pushing back on his seat so that it rocked on two legs. The wood creaked under his weight, much to Regis’s concern—he only had one chair in his tent, so he wished it was treated with more care.

Regis was sitting on the bed, much like he had done when Jessica visited previously. “But I really have prepared proper siege weapons,” he said.

“Hmph... I was wondering about those packages that didn’t look like food or equipment. Are they battle ready?”

“We’ve conducted tests.”

“And?”

Regis scratched at his head and groaned. “Mm... Honestly, it’d be best if we could do something about the sea.”

“What about the steamship? We have one sitting nice and pretty for us to use.

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