Der Werwolf: The Annals of Veight Volume 10 by Hyougetsu

Author:Hyougetsu [HYOUGETSU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2021-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

I started off by asking Birakoya what she thought of the attack on Bahza’s port that ended up being the catalyst for the civil war.

“Personally, I doubt that attack was orchestrated by His Majesty. The law grants him the authority to punish treasonous nobles however he pleases, so he would have no need for a covert night strike like this,” Birakoya explained.

“I agree completely. According to the reports I received, the assault achieved no strategic purpose either.”

The only damage Bahza had sustained was two half-burnt warehouses and one damaged wooden crane. Of course, the owners of those warehouses had suffered a huge blow, but it hadn’t hurt the coastal nobles’ war potential in the slightest.

Birakoya nodded and replied, “With how small-scale the assault was, I suspect the culprit is someone else. However, I still believe bringing our unruly king in line is our biggest priority.”

It sounded like Birakoya was more than happy to go along with the culprit’s script and take the fight to the king. She’s one hell of a granny, that’s for sure. I’ve never seen anyone so eager to beat the shit out of someone.

“So you plan on putting the search for the culprit on hold?”

Birakoya’s smile vanished, and she let out a small sigh. “If I probe too deeply and find out this was instigated by exactly who we both suspect, what do you think will happen to the coastal nobles’ alliance?”

So she, too, suspected that a fellow coastal noble had instigated this to give the alliance a pretext to attack. If that truly was the case and the truth came to light, the other coastal nobles would undoubtedly shun the culprit, and the king would have a valid excuse to intervene in their affairs.

“Yes, I suppose the only person who stands to gain from the truth coming to light is Kuwol’s king.”

“Precisely, Lord Veight. Do you believe my decision to be a foolish one?”

“Not at all. I know too well that war is something that cannot be started and stopped at will.”

Most of the wars I’d experienced in this world had been completely unnecessary. Kuwol’s civil war wasn’t much different, but it was better in the sense that I could at least see a clear way for it to end. All the coastal nobles needed to do was strike terror into the king’s heart and forcefully drag him to the negotiating table. I didn’t like how high the casualty rate was getting in order to achieve that goal, but there wasn’t much I could do about that. This wasn’t my country, after all.

Birakoya brought out a map of the nation and trailed her finger along the Mejire. She stopped at a town just north of Encaraga, the capital.

“According to the latest report from my soldiers, our mercenary vanguard is currently sieging the city of Karfal.”

“So you’re almost to the capital.”

“Yes, our mercenaries are performing exceptionally well. Of course, it helps that we already signed covert treaties with a number of our enemies.”

“I see.”

I knew some of the inland nobles were on the coastal nobles’ side.

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