Chapter 212 – 21. I.
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Aran literally went straight ahead.
He captured dozens of castles, towns, and cities, surprising the entire continent, and his name even trembled in the West Continent.
In particular, the anecdote about the castle of Zeus was a legend.
Is there anyone who can erase one last name?
Considering that the anecdote about the Duke of Glass descended from the Mei Empire is considered a half-myth, this was truly incredible.
Thanks to Aran, the soldiers of the Great Kingdom were on an expedition more comfortable than ever.
If I just walked and met an enemy, a castle, or a city, Aran would scramble and wipe them out in one fell swoop.
He never fought a battle, and, of course, was never in danger.
If you just trust Aran, everything will go smoothly.
It wasn’t all that good, but there was nothing like this to raise morale and loyalty.
It was just around this time that an envoy from the Athenian royal family arrived.
“I am called Hephaestus, who serves Her Highness her Vanessa.”
She was the only duke in Athens.
“So, what is it? It must be quite important to come to the middle of the enemy army?”
Aran had changed into a man this time as well.
“That’s right, Your Highness. First of all…”
She politely took out a scroll.
Judging by the addition of red silk, it seemed that the next king of Athens had personally sent it.
Hephaestus unfolded the scroll left and right.
Then, after opening her mouth again and again, she began to read something in a drumming tone.
“Vanesha Athens, King of the Athenian Kingdom, presents this to His Highness His Arran of the Habsburg Great Kingdom.”
“?”
Low profile from the start.
The nobles began to mumble.
“The behavior of the former King of Attica went too far and left a big blemish on the honor of Her Majesty Aran and, furthermore, the Great Habsburg Kingdom. So I charged her with guilt, deposed her, and erased her existence from all genealogies .I wish to humble myself and become a servant of His Highness, King Aran, so please grant me the same grace as Hahae and allow me to fulfill the courtesy of a subject.”
After reading her scroll, Hephaestus fell to his knees and smacked his forehead on the floor.
A thump and dull sound rang out.
“…”
Aran was lost in agony among the noisy nobles.
It’s a vassal…
He had already made Throdia a vassal state, and he wondered if it was necessary to increase the vassal state again.
‘Wouldn’t it be more convenient to just occupy Assari?’
“I understand Athens’ opinion. I have an urgent meeting, so please stay back.”
“Yes…Your Highness…”
Hephaestus raised his body and left.
I could see blood dripping from his forehead.
“What do you think?”
Illyana was the first to answer Aran’s question.
“Your Highness, there is no need to make a vassal state. Even if you make a vassal state, it would be better to do so after completely subduing their forces.”
“In other words, you’re saying it’s better after the risk is completely eliminated?”
“Yes. There is an advantage to vassalization, but I don’t think it’s very useful if you have an overwhelming power difference like now.”
“Umm…”
Listening to what Illyana said, it seemed plausible.
In the first place, he was not very interested in the subject country, so it was even more so.
“But, Your Highness. The Mei Empire’s vassal war will soon break out. Please consider that the sooner you end the war, the more profit you can get.”
“I heard that the Mei Empire monopolizes the supply of war supplies anyway. Isn’t it meaningless to end the war quickly now?”
“Uh-huh, did you forget your Highness’ words? Your Highness used your ability to conserve supplies even when the castle of Zeus was captured. Are you saying that to such a highness to drag on the war more?”
“Isn’t the situation different now?”
The aristocrats soon began to argue, unfolding their own logic. It was quite intense, so it only subsided after Aran intervened.
“Your Highness, what’s the reason they’re bending over now? It’s to subdue the traitors using the power of Your Highness and our great kingdom! There’s no reason to be taken advantage of knowing that.”
“Your Highness, it will not be too late to complete the merger later. For now, I would like to accept it as a vassal state and merge it when we can afford it.”
“Phew… That’s difficult.”
Aran was conflicted between the two.
What the hell is good
‘It would be nice if the war ended sooner…But I’m not as strong as I am yet…’
In fact, there are good things about increasing territory, but there are as many bad things as there are.
First of all, there is a rapid increase in population, and as the territory increases, the number of troops also increases.
And as the number of aristocrats increased, their power gradually grew stronger.
Of course, it can be supplemented by placing the direct territory as much as possible, but that also has its limitations.
‘But that would be the same even if they became subservient… Rather, it’s like they’re united as one…’
If you make a vassal state, you can receive a certain percentage of taxes and goods that are collected every year, and you don’t have to worry about management other than that.
Although we must steadily strengthen our national defense and monitor it so that we do not have a strange mind.
‘Ah, that’s complicated… Let’s just increase the options for now.’
As someone said, if you want to do a merger, you can do it later. However, there is no answer to regrets that vassalization is better after the merger.
‘Let’s take it as a subordinate and make Vanessa my plaything. And I’m going to subjugate all the bitches who are traitors and bring them back.’
Alan smiled softly.
It was Aran who grew up (?) And became a great demon king.
“I will accept you as a subject.”
“So be it.”
Curiously, when Aran said a word, the nobles who had been arguing and criticizing each other all bowed their heads in unison.
It was because he was tormented by the woman Aran.
Aran called Hephaestus and told him the news, and she bowed several times before heading to the royal palace of Athens with Aran’s letter to her.
Then, within a few days, he got a reply from Vanesha, which was to invite Aran and his troops to Athena, the capital of the Athenian kingdom.
This is the number underlying the psychology of using Aran and his troops to keep the rebels in check, and Aran was also reading it.
‘It doesn’t matter. I’m going to eat them all anyway.’
Regardless of whether it was Vanesha who came in as a subject or Aphrodite who committed treason, he intended to eat it with great pleasure.
She never let go of the woman she had once embraced just a month or so ago, but the woman she now embraced Aran, she took for granted and even if she had only heard her name her, she regarded it as her own her.
In particular, she did not care whether she was married or had children, especially if she was reputed to be beautiful.
She had already reached the point where she was deeply immersed in women’s color and couldn’t get out of it.
Aran and her 50,000 men marched proudly across the boulevard without further hindrance.
And in just a week, I arrived in Athens, the largest city and capital of Athens.
“It’s a white flag.”
“That’s right.”
“But would you really be okay with being a vassal? If there is a rebellion later, it’ll be annoying for nothing… “
“Well, that’s true… But as long as I’m there, it’ll be fine.”
Aran will become stronger in the future.
So rebellion is meaningless.
And to be honest, rebellion? I wanted to tell you to do something.
It seemed that if a woman who had risen with such an inspired heart and will fell into deep despair after being defeated by Aran again, she would not be able to enjoy that pleasure.
Haha…I’m so corrupted.’
The moment I realized that, I laughed bitterly, but what can I do?
He’s already gone deep.
Leaving her her soldiers outside the castle and entering her palace, a woman with her blue hair fluttering like her her Attica, and her women her standing behind her as if to assist her, stood with their hard faces.
‘That woman looks like Vanessa.’
Vanesha said she was Attica’s sister, so if she said she had blue hair, she must be Vanesha.
Aran glanced at her shining beauty without hiding his infatuation of her, and then passed her and entered her.
Inside the building, the throne, a symbol of royal authority, was shining divinely under the light from the back.
“I feel a sense of déjà vu.”
To sit on the throne of a foreign country.
Aran is already the second one.
No one stopped him until Aran approached and sat down.
And after sitting down, the nobles who had followed Aran split to the left and right and bowed their backs respectfully.
“Congratulations. Your Highness.”
In the meantime, a trembling Vanessa entered.
Now she is the king of the vassals.
In other words, she is a queen.
In hindsight, nothing is different.
Originally, the king of Athens was a secular king.
But that was until Attica, and after she had a big accident, Athens was expelled from the Mei Empire.
In other words, it has become a country that no longer has any relationship.
Naturally, Vanessa, who succeeded as the king of an independent country, was not a subordinate king.
‘Now… It’s the beginning… Sister…’
Vanessa made a promise while shedding tears over Attica’s pitiful fate.
With the dethronement and the eradication of all genealogies, Attica is now a commoner… No less. She would just live her life as Aran’s slave.
But that was for the best.
If the country is destroyed by Aran’s overwhelming power, you may experience a worse hell than before.
‘Don’t forgive me…’
She bowed to Aran three times and declared to the nations that she was Aran’s loyal subject.
The nobles of the Great Kingdom smiled, the nobles of Athens despaired, and some burst into tears.
Among them, Aran opened his mouth.
“By the way, don’t you think it’s not enough?”
“…Yes?”
She raises her face slightly and asks in return.
Not enough… What…?
“I heard your request and accepted you as a servant. But I feel something is lacking.”
Come all the way here, what the hell is this?!
As for Vanessa, her face she went white.
‘I’m going to catch something and rip it off…!’
“I, I… What can we… Do?”
Alan laughed evilly.
“Please prove that you are loyal to me.
“!!!”
Vanessa’s big eyes were colored with astonishment.
