Fun Territory Defense Chapter 175 (Patreon)

His Majesty's Conspiracy

"...I'm afraid that, since this is an important battle that His Majesty is commanding, there is a possibility that the morale of the soldiers may be affected if we conduct too gruesome an interrogation...."

Tron anxiously expressed his thoughts. Panamera sniffed at that.

"Well, come to think of it, the last time Baron Van was attacked, it was Baron Nouveau's knights who took night watch over the area. Who was the order of knights in charge of last night's watch... we must get confirmation of that as soon as possible."

Panamera informed him, and Nouveau swallowed his spit, sweat pouring from his forehead. Tron looked up and saw His Majesty.

"Wait a minute, please! Viscount Panamera is apparently suspicious of Baron Nouveau from the very beginning! How can we extract fair information from them under such circumstances? If Viscount Panamera has been in league with Jiernetta, we could be looking at the worst case scenario!"

"Then what should we do?"

His Majesty asks back.

"With all due respect, I think it would be best to have someone who cares about Baron Van's safety and who is higher in rank than we are."

His Majesty nodded in agreement to Tron's words.

"That would be good. However, Baron Van has only been the head of the family for a short period of time. The only other person he has a relationship with as a nobleman is the Viscount Panamera."

His Majesty says this with a troubled look on his face, and Tron immediately replies.

"Then I recommend the Marquis de Fertio. After all, for the Marquis, Baron Van is his own son. He could not be a better ally for the Marquis."

Tron said this as if it were a good idea, and His Majesty and Panamera looked at each other for a moment.

"It is a good idea. It is true that you and the Marquis have a father-son relationship. Then we will proceed with it as soon as possible. Someone, call the Marquis Fertio!"

His Majesty ordered, and one of the Royal Guards immediately went to call Jalpa.

Seeing this, I realize what Panamera is trying to do, and I almost screamed.

From the beginning, they had planned to drag Jalpa out as well. That is why he went to the trouble of mentioning the suspicion that they were in league with the Jiernetta Kingdom, even though he was not even sure of the aim of the attack.

I felt uncomfortable with His Majesty's mannerisms, but it must have been his purpose to stir up a sense of crisis between Tron and Nouveau.

If this situation continued, they would be treated in the worst possible way, as renegades with connections to Jiernetta, and if they did not do well, they would be condemned to death. Tron and Nouveau must have been impatient with the situation getting worse and worse.

But I had no intention of putting Daddy in the same predicament. Rather, I feel that we need to prepare for a few more things.

I wonder how far His Majesty and Panamera are willing to go to get the results they want.

I was no longer able to speak out in the face of the sudden timing of this battle that was going on beneath the surface.

Soon, Jalpa walked in with the Knight Commander, Stradale. His expression was tinged with rage, and he turned his icy gaze on Tron and Nouveau. The two of them turned pale and looked down at the look.

Seeing the reaction of Jalpa and the two men, I had a feeling that this situation was something Tron and the others had done on their own. It was intuitive, but it seemed as if it was not surprisingly off the mark.

But either way, it is highly likely that they were involved in the first attack and the collapse of the container. If any of them were involved, His Majesty would not have missed it.

As I looked at Jalpa, wondering what was going to happen now, His Majesty turned around first and started speaking.

"You have come, Marquis Fertio."

His Majesty calls out his name a bit sullenly. Jalpa couldn't help but take a puzzled attitude at this.

"Ha! What is going on, your Majesty?"

Jalpa, who was probably aware of this, dared to reply as if he didn't know anything. I don't know how His Majesty took it, but for the time being, he nodded his head as if nothing had happened.

"Mm. It's a long story..."

As His Majesty uttered this, Panamera smiled and raised his hand.

"If you like, I can explain it to you."

"Can I ask you to?"

After the exchange between His Majesty and Panamera, Panamera explained the circumstances to Jalpa.

Hearing this, Jalpa glared at the assailants in exasperation.

"How shameless of them to go after us when we have fallen asleep! If that is the case, I will personally interrogate them and find out who did it!"

He yelled, and Tron and the others exhaled with a relieved look on their faces. For aristocrats, their emotions were showing on their faces.

But Panamera was not as naive as the trons thought.

"No, no, no, Marquis Fertio. There is no way I'm going to bother you with an interrogation. Besides, I am Baron Van's only ally. I am more qualified than anyone else to be in charge of the interrogation."

Panamera told him, and Jalpa took a small gasp.

Here, they could force their way through. But no matter how they do it, there will still be some discomfort. He would not want to do anything suspicious in the presence of His Majesty.

However, if Panamera interrogates them, the scheme of Tron and Nouveau will be revealed at some point. This would raise suspicions about Jalpa, and if His Majesty were to speak of an execution, Tron and the others might confess.

If that happens, they are doomed. If these were the only two options, it was obvious which one they would choose.

As a result, Jalpa chose to force his way through, as expected.

"Viscount Panamera...I sincerely appreciate your friendship with Baron Van. However, I would also like you to understand that I cannot abandon the feelings of a parent whose own child is targeted."

With that out of his mouth, Jalpa walks up to Panamera and glares at him.

"...Let me take care of this situation."

Jalpa said in a low, dusky voice. Rolling her eyes at that, Panamera watches Jalpa's expression for a second or two.

Then she laughed and shrugged her shoulders as she let out a sigh of breath.

"... It can't be helped. But I did not know that the Marquis loved his son so much. I even want to tell my friends around me about this as a beautiful story."

Acknowledging Jalpa's assertion in an implied manner, Panamera walked toward me as if to give the place away.

"Baron Van. Can I leave this to your father?"

Finally, Panamera asks me this, and I realize that the final decision is mine. His Majesty also looked at me and raised a meaningful smile.

I let out a sigh and looked at Jalpa.

Jalpa's expression was something I had never seen before.