Survival Strategies of a Corrupt Aristocrat: Volume 3 by Wanta

Author:Wanta [WANTA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2025-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

I felt something move and slowly opened my eyes. I was greeted by Adele’s sleeping face.

Ah, yeah, we slept together.

She was sound asleep, her breathing calm. She likely wasn’t going to wake up for a while. I had feared that she might have nightmares, but that thankfully hadn’t happened.

I quietly got out of bed and changed while watching Adele.

Yesterday, I had acted out of sorts, so I had likely earned the soldiers’ resentment. While my domain was in a far better state than before, the people were still living a difficult life, and it was possible a revolt would occur. I had to make the soldiers my allies if I didn’t want to meet my downfall in such a case.

“Still, I just couldn’t contain myself.” It was only after voicing it that I realized the truth of it—even though it should only have been a relationship based on self-interest, I wanted to protect Adele even if that meant taking a risk. At first, she had only been a comrade I needed to defend myself, but now she was more than that—I had become attached to her. It seemed that despite my wife betraying me in my past life, I still wanted to believe in people. “How foolish.”

To stop thinking about it, I started to count the number of stains on the tent’s fabric while I put on my protective gear. Just after I fastened my breastplate and dangled the Vampire Sword at my hip, I heard shouting outside.

“Retreat!”

“Ow! My leg!”

“Don’t counterattack until they’ve come to our side!”

Apparently, Baron Dulac’s soldiers were attacking us. I headed toward my tent’s exit to check the situation outside.

“Is it morning already?” Adele woke up, rubbing her eyes. She was still half-asleep, though, as she had yet to notice we were under attack.

“The enemy’s here. I’m heading out, what about you?”

Adele’s ears stood up when she heard me, then twitched a few times—likely because she was trying to listen to what was happening outside.

“I am coming with you! I shall guard you with all I have!” She leaped out of bed and fixed the Twin Hydra Blades to her hips. It didn’t even take thirty seconds for her to prepare. She wasn’t wearing any protective gear, but considering how strong she was, she should be fine.

Worst case, I’ll help her—or rather, if I have the leeway, I guess I can help her if needed. After all, losing my excellent guard would pose issues.

“Let’s go,” I said, and I raised the cloth of the tent’s exit.

The carpenters were scrambling in panic and heading toward the center of the campground, where two of my soldiers were protecting the noncombatants. The rest were defending the bridge, keeping watch on Baron Dulac’s men. The enemy still hadn’t invaded our side, so things weren’t as urgent as I had thought.

“Is it fine for you to be here, Miss Adele?” asked a man carrying a big rucksack on his back. He wore glasses, which was pretty rare in this world. They

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