Read I Was Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer in a Different World, so I Decided to Make Bricks to Build a Castle

317 - - trilateral meeting

Back

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

"The cause of this great and widespread earthquake is entirely attributable to Ars von Barka, Acting Lord of the Domain of Fontana. Therefore, we, the House of Percival, hereby propose that the House of Fontana should be held responsible."

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The Triple Alliance of Nobles, which ousted the Risorte family, the former high nobility, and expanded its power.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The three noble alliances had been discussing the matter over the years.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The meeting of the three noble alliances was held under the leadership of the church.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The main purpose of this meeting of the three noble alliances was to decide the next supreme noble.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The nobles of the three noble families, which still exist in large numbers in various parts of the country, are to rise to the position of hegemonic nobles who are closely related to the royal family and have a powerful influence, albeit indirectly.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　All three great nobles believe that they are worthy of their position, but that they must never allow another house to take control of the hegemony.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　At the beginning of the meeting, the three noble houses were checking each other, and the situation was at a standstill, as if it could explode at any moment.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　However, this gradually changed.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　While still aiming for hegemony, a movement to stabilize the current situation for the time being began to emerge.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The reason for this was in the north and south of the Triple Alliance of Nobles.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The Rizzolte family, the former hegemonic noble family and the great noble family of the south that still survives, albeit in decline.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The first step was the formation of a north-south alliance between the Rizzolletes and the Fontanas of the north.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Everyone felt that the alliance was quite unusual.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The Fontanas of the north had lost their leader, Carlos de Fontana, only a short time before in a land far from their territory.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The child left behind was still too young to speak and it would be impossible to organize an emergency.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Everyone thought so, but things happened very quickly.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　A knight who is said to have come from a peasant background moved immediately after the death of the head of the family, Carlos.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The speed of this move could be described as lightning fast.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The knight, who learned of the death of the head of the family while no one else was aware of it, protected the heir of Carlos, the next head of the family, and assumed the position of acting head of the family.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　And right after that, he even made an alliance with the Resolute family.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The knight named Ars was closely related to Carlos, the hero who expanded the Fontana family, which until a short while ago was no different from any other noble family that existed anywhere in the world.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Moreover, the Barca army led by Ars von Barca did not back down at all when confronted with the overwhelmingly large Memento army, and brought about a peace.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The result of this battle was unexpected, as everyone had expected an overwhelming victory for Memento's side when the Memento army headed for the north.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The meeting of the three noble alliances, which continued in this situation with major uncertainties remaining in the north and south, gradually changed its purpose.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　There were times when it looked as if the day would come when the three great nobles would fight each other, but the content of the talks gradually changed as they prioritized the discussion of immediate problems.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The meeting was not to decide who would be the next supreme noble, but to discuss the problems that would arise in the three great noble families and in the noble territories under their influence.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　And so, some time after the New Year, the meeting of the Alliance of the Three Nobles came to be known as the Tripartite Conference.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The meeting became a forum to discuss a wide range of issues such as each other's fiefdoms, economy, and military affairs.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It was fortunate for all that there was a place where a compromise could be reached without the use of force, as it was agreed that there was plenty to discuss and that it would be foolish to waste time fighting among the three noble alliances against potential enemies.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　However, the meeting did not last long.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Suddenly, a natural disaster struck.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Just as spring was about to arrive and things were about to get even busier, a sudden misfortune fell upon everything without warning.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Every one of the three noble families' estates was affected by the great earthquake that shook the land in a wide area.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Buildings collapsed and many people shivered in the winter cold.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　A catastrophe that no domain, no matter how large, could afford to ignore.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　But after a while, strange stories began to be heard.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It was like an urban legend that someone had "foretold" an unprecedented catastrophe in advance.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Such stories themselves are common.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It is common for some unscrupulous person to claim after something actually happens that he or she had actually predicted this event and act as if he or she were a prophet.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　However, this time was different.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Three astronomical phenomena observed just before the catastrophe occurred.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Anomalies of the stars, the moon, and the sun occurred as if to elicit fear before inflicting the real damage of an earthquake.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　There was someone who declared them in advance.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　That person is Ars von Barka, a knight of the Fontana family who has been rapidly gaining attention in recent years.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Ars von Barka had been actively announcing the occurrence of this astronomical phenomenon for several days.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　To his surprise, he even sent the information to the king's domain, which was far away from the Fontana domain.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Shortly after that, there was an earthquake.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Who was responsible for this earthquake?

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It is not necessary to think.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Ars von Valka was a member of the Ice Clan, but he had mastered earth magic on his own and used it to fight against the opposing forces.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The shaking of the earth was a phenomenon related to the earth, and it was thought that Ars von Barka, who was even reported to be developing magic himself, had finally created a higher level of magic.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Moreover, the moon on the night before the earthquake also attracted attention.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The red moon appeared on a new moon day, when the moon is normally not visible in the night sky.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　This red moon is said to be a symbol of bad luck since ancient times.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Although the principle is not known, it was believed to be related to magical power.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　On special days when the magic in the atmosphere increases its density, the red moon appears as if it were floating in the sky.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　He must have used the magical power of the moon to invoke the great earth magic.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It was natural to think so.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　That is why the Percival family, one of the three great noble families, declared in a tripartite meeting that the northern demon that had caused this catastrophe should be defeated.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

Objection!

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　But then came the rebuttal.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It was obvious to everyone that the Fontana family would be held accountable at the trilateral meeting.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Perhaps that is why.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Someone from the Fontana family attended the meeting as a witness, and he raised an objection.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

The Fontana family and the acting head of the family, Ars von Barka, do not have any method by which such an event could be manifested. This is untrue, and the Fontana family holds the Percival family responsible.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

"What?　You, we, the Percival family, are responsible in any way!

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

"As I said before, this disaster is not the concern of the Fontana family. Rather, I believe that the death of the king last year has something to do with why this has happened. The king was on his way back to the royal territory from the Fontana family, where he had been on an inspection tour, when he was suddenly attacked and hidden from the public. In other words, this disaster could be called the anger of the king or the will of the heavens. In that case, I believe that the mastermind of the previous attack on the king is the direct cause of this catastrophe.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

"What kind of a notion is that?　Are you implying that it was us, the Percival family, who laid a hand on the king?"

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

"Indeed. The Fontana family has been conducting a detailed investigation into this matter since the death of the previous head of the family, Carlos. What has emerged is without a doubt the existence of the Percival family. I would like to ask the members of the Council of Three. Can we forgive those who have laid hands on the king? The answer is no. I demand that the Percival family explain the death of the king.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The meeting of the three heads of state was originally intended to hold them accountable for the earthquake.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　However, there was a person who threw a stone at the meeting.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It was Leon von Graham, the head of the Graham Knight family, which belongs to the Fontana family.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Rion, who was supposed to have come to explain the situation at first, made a proud declaration.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　It was the Percival family, one of the three noble families, that had taken the king's life.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Immediately after his statement, there was a big applause in the council.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The applause was even louder than when Percival had said that the Fontana family would seek the cause of the earthquake.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The applause was definitely a signal of agreement with Leon von Graham.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　And rightly so.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Rion von Graham, who began his activities in the royal sphere even before the meeting of the three noble families, would not have come here without a plan.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Already the Reinsatz and Memento families, which have financial ties with the Fontana family in the royal family, the Church, and the Triple Entente, had agreed to this statement in secret.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　Thus, the meeting of the Three Heads of State took on a new dimension.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

　The meeting was transformed from a meeting of the three great nobles to a meeting in which the Percival family, the main culprits in the murder of the king, were held accountable.

Read at https://w w w . m t l r e a d e r.com

Back

Table of Contents

Next

Back

Table of Contents

Next