Record of Wortenia War: Volume 23 [Parts 1 to 6] by Ryota Hori

Author:Ryota Hori
Language: eng
Format: epub

It doesn’t get more ironic than that.

Charlotte despised the Kingdom of Rhoadseria, where they regarded one as inferior for being a woman as nobles hungry for power battled in the shadows. High taxes squeezed the people dry, and their discontent had reached those in the royal capital. Just who in their right mind would be proud of such a country? That was why Charlotte sought to ensure her and her family’s survival.

Although she acted like a friend towards Lupis, she was using her. She didn’t feel as if she was doing anything wrong because she didn’t regard Lupis as the ruler of the kingdom. When Radine took the throne, Charlotte first acted to protect her family by working for Radine, seeing her as a method to achieve that goal.

I had planned to use her initially...

Once Charlotte saw Radine try her hardest to navigate unfamiliar politics, she recalled her duties as a noble. That led her to state her opinions before Radine, even though she was well aware of the current situation and the danger of doing so. However, it seemed Charlotte’s resolve was very naive compared to Radine’s. Not that Charlotte thought that was a bad thing; it was a happy and refreshing matter.

I ought to tell the others what happened, thought Charlotte as the image of other influential noble women in the Imperial Court crossed her mind. Even though those women were associates who lived within the same court, they had a strange relationship. They were mutual enemies due to power struggles between their families but were neither friends nor foe.

Fortunately, they had overcome that to endure the current hardships together as allies. After all, one wrong move in the leadership of a noble house could spell disaster, leading to their destruction. In those times, the best course was to rely on people in a similar situation. A strange twist of events—foes becoming friends. Or rather, a situation where those blessed with peak political ability would survive.

The women Charlotte referred to were similar to her in that they were strong women who had become head of their houses. She would need their help to see Radine’s plans come to fruition.

They’ll probably be very shocked to hear what I have to tell them.

Charlotte saw a maid approaching from the opposite direction.

“Apologies for disturbing you while you work, but could you pass on a message for me?” Charlotte called out to the maid.

“Yes? To whom?” The maid responded.

“If you could tell Bethina that I wish to gather everyone for a spot of tea, that would be great. She’ll know what to do from there. Ask her to prepare it for four in the afternoon at the usual spot. And could you also mention that I’d like to try the Lisnos tea Bethina has? I’ll bring macarons to have with the tea.”

The maid’s gaze became piercing. For noble ladies, a tea gathering wasn’t as relaxing as one would imagine, instead and was quite the opposite. It wasn’t a fun event at all.

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