Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Maria, The Girl Who (Not) is Perfect
After the defeat of the Duchess of Petersburg, the Imperial army of Heinz captured their armies and advanced into the territory of Baron Lostov with 60,000 troops.
That very day, as soon as he got word that the Duchess of Petersburg had been defeated by the kingdom and 60,000 royal troops had surrounded his territory, Baron Lostov immediately went to the camp of the royal army of Heinz to surrender.
"If I force this battle, I won't win. Instead, a lot of blood will be spilled and it is not necessary. Anyway, I have one condition. Please don't take property and property from the citizens."
Of course the Heinz kingdom agreed because it was their intention from the beginning. In the end, Heinz's royal army marched into Lostov's territory without a single charge. Baron Lovtov himself was placed under house arrest by Heinz's kingdom and his rights remained fulfilled.
Maria Petersburg, who was in the battlefield at the time, was captured and taken to the Savoy mansion and placed under house arrest. The female army has been deployed by Issac to keep Maria safe.
Meanwhile, the nobles who had previously allied with Lostov had fled to their respective territories. Their goal was to regroup their forces and face the kingdom in a frontal assault.
They considered that Baron Lostov was a coward for giving up so quickly without putting up any resistance. But Lostov did not listen to them and was more concerned with the fate of himself and his inhabitants.
As agreed upon, the kingdom did not commit looting or other bad things. Once the security of the population is secured and their property and property will not be forcibly confiscated, they are grateful for this. In the end, the royal army and the residents mingled and got along with each other.
The night came when Issac walked into the Savoy mansion. There were 150 female soldiers standing guard there. Everyone saluted Issac and gave way to him.
A servant in charge of taking care of Mary's needs escorted Issac to the room filled by Mary. After arriving in front of the room, the maid opened the door and lowered her head, allowing Issac to enter inside.
Mary was reading a book accompanied by a cup of warm tea and a plate of dried biscuits. Realizing the presence of Issac, Maria puts down her book and smiles at Issac.
"You look like you're enjoying, Maria. You are a prisoner of war."
"It turns out it's a lot more relaxing than I thought. No documents piled up, no licking nobles, and no other troublesome matters."
Issac smiled wryly. Taking one of the empty seats, he sat down in front of Maria.
"Well, do you want to stay like this forever? I don't think so. Your talent will be in vain if you become a prisoner of war for life."
"Hey, but it's not so bad, is it? I mean, honestly, I want a quiet life. No matter how much I work, I just don't want to see those disgusting people anymore."
Disgusting huh? What Maria meant was clearly the nobles who had been eyeing her all along. Maria herself had broken off her engagement to Ark Savoy who was now busy fighting a rebellion in the northern part of the Moskov empire.
In their view, Mary was the perfect woman. Beautiful, rich, intelligent, and charismatic. It was a strange thing in this era to see a woman like her.
Even Prince Nicholas, the successor to the emperor's throne, also attempted to propose to her despite being rejected many times by Mary. After all, Mary could not believe them at all. He did not intend to make land leeches or lazy pigs as his true life partner.
"Whatever. But clearly I have no intention of making yourself a prisoner of war for life."
From behind the suit he used to wear, Issac took out something. At a glance, it was a letter that had no idea what it contained.
"Read this now. There's information you should know as the head of the Petersburg family."
Mary read the letter that Issac had brought. He looked a little surprised, but that was it. Of course that made Issac curious. The information in the letter should have surprised him, right?
"You might think I'm surprised. It does. But I'm not too surprised. Sooner or later, something like this is going to happen. To be honest, most of what they want is just my assets.
"After all in many ways, I was also a stumbling block to the imperial family. I am against this war indirectly, reluctant to pay the cost of the war, and others.
"Just wait for the time to get rid of me. And for them, now is the right time."
For information, what was written in the letter was a direct order from the emperor to the southern nobles of the Empire to 'pierce' Mary's back from behind.
The nobles were careless enough not to annihilate the warrant and instead kept it neatly. Perhaps because the letter came from the emperor. As a result, the royal intelligence managed to steal the letter from them.
Well, they failed. The fact that those nobles fled to their respective territories meant that their positions were also very desperate.
Maria has a sad face. Maybe without knowing. He stood alone in the Moskov Empire without any backing. He had no supporters except his subordinates and his people.
Issac touched Maria's chin and made the girl face towards him. As she thought, Mary began to cry.
They look at each other. Issac sighed and stood up, and hugged Mary, who began to sob. After a while, Maria started to calm down. For the first time, Mary kissed Issac.
Of course that night didn't just end with a kiss. As usual, Issac took another girl's virginity that night.