Husband?

Although she was aware of it the moment Count Angit spoke, Charlotte shuddered when Ayton actually said it.

"You... Do you all think so, adults?"

Charlotte, whose face was like frost, had to bite her lower lip so as not to let herself lose her temper, and her pupils of shock gradually became cold as frost, sweeping over the faces of each knight lord one by one.

There was a strange silence in the hall.

None of the counts sitting around the round table objected, surprised, or even spoken.

"This is the way it should be!"

Count Angot snorted coldly, breaking the silence for a moment, and looked at Charlotte with undisguised eyes: "If you want Byrne to regain your strength, the first thing is to strengthen the Turin family and continue the bloodline of the Knight King!"

"Only if the inheritance of the Turin family is stable enough, can Byrne have enough confidence to compete with the Heavenly Dome Palace in the north, the dwarfs in the south, and the mongrels of the Great Green Sea......!

"Mistress Guy Angit——!"

The Earl of the Castle of Flames, who was like a thunderbolt, interrupted the old man's words, and his sharp eyes looked at him without flinching: "You... It's too much!"

"Bang ——!"

The Earl of Angot, whose words were gagged, suddenly turned his head and glared angrily, and his right hand with a bracer smashed a hole directly into the table.

Under the nervous gaze of the knight lords, the two of them looked at each other for ten seconds before the old man snorted coldly and sat back in his seat.

"Uncle Eckert ......"

Charlotte, who was flustered, even lost her temper a little, and muttered to the Earl of Fort Fury on the side: "Could it be that you don't think I'm qualified to ......?"

"No, not what you think. The Count of Fury, who was sitting on the countess's left hand, looked at her gently, and his calm and gentle voice was as good as if the two of them had just been completely judged:

"Your performance today has greatly exceeded all of our expectations, and even the Earl of Angart can be suppressed by you, and none of you present will doubt your wrist. ”

"Hmph——!" The old man who heard this turned his head directly.

Sighing, Count Eckert raised the letter of help in his right hand: "If it weren't for this thing, we wouldn't have made this request, at least not in this way of persecution, but the current situation is... We didn't have a choice. ”

The countess bit her lower lip and her face was like frost.

"If it is to negotiate with the Empire, we all believe that you will be able to win dignity for Byrne and the Turin family, but the war... That's another story. ”

"Even if this war can be delayed for another three or five years, when your position in the Heavenly Dome and Byrne is gradually consolidated, everything is not negotiable, but... As I said, we don't have a choice at the moment. ”

"To send troops to the Great Green Sea to aid the Duchy of Boy, there can be no second leader other than the Duke of Byrne, and none of you here have such qualifications, let alone so. Count Eckert said in a deep voice, "So you must have a husband who will be your right-hand man and carry the flag for the Turin family!"

When Count Eckert's voice fell, the atmosphere in the whole hall became much more solemn.

The knight lords at the round table were still silent, but they all looked at the countess under the coat of arms of Turin with the same gaze.

"That is, in you... In the eyes of your lords, as the direct bloodline of the Turin family, the Earl of Red Blood Castle, I'm not qualified to lead the knights of Byrne and lead the expedition like the ancestors of the past, right?"

Charlotte's sword eyebrows erected, and the heavy atmosphere made her regain her original majesty: "That's why you say... I need a husband?!"

"If you have to ask so directly... Yes. ”

It was still Count Eckert who spoke, looking at Charlotte with a solemn expression: "That's right, you are a descendant of the Knight King, but you don't have any experience in fighting enemies, let alone on the battlefield!"

"Playing in the court may be your forte, but I said... We can't afford to let a woman who has never fought in battle rule a knight of Byrne, and Byrne and Turin can't afford it!"

"Byrne may not have such a precedent, but Sackland has an empress who once saved the entire empire and won the war of the eighth monster invasion!" Charlotte retorted despite refusing to give up, gritting her teeth.

"Now that you know about the war, remember who helped the great Dragon Empress clean up the mess and was shamefully vilified as a traitor after her death!"

Count Angot interrupted her rudely, and a roar exploded in the countess's ears like thunder: "Isn't this lesson profound enough, do you want to let the tragedy of the black duke happen again?!"

Charlotte shuddered, the deafening sound and the oppression of the old man made her pale.

"Charlotte Turin, we are not your enemies, and we are thinking of Turin. Count Ackert said awe-inspiringly, raised his hand to stop the old man who wanted to continue, and looked at the countess with a very sincere gaze:

"Don't be angry with us, and don't leave us without a choice, okay?"

Looking at the pair of eyes, Charlotte frowned and clenched her teeth.

Count Eckert was right, he couldn't leave them without a choice.

And his choice is already obvious - he has chosen to compromise in front of the Heavenly Dome Palace, if he ignores Boi's request for help, the entire Byrne will be completely disappointed in the Turin family, and all previous efforts will be in vain;

And if you want to send troops, you must have a husband yourself... This was the Council of the Round Table, the quid pro quo of the twelve knight lords.

Relying on Loren Turin's careful planning and the resolution of the Count of Angot's sudden attack, they lost their reason to threaten themselves, and now Boe's letter of help gave them a second chance.

Because... The knights of Byrne would not be convinced to let a woman lead the army.

Because... I am a woman.

What an impeccable reason.

Storm Castle, Mountain Rock Castle, Flame Castle...... These Earls of Byrne may be really worried, or ill-intentioned, or ambitious, but they all have an ultimate purpose.

That's clamping... and even control the Turin family.

For three generations, Byrne's realms without Duke rule were semi-independent; It's not the same people anymore.

Even if Loren hadn't told her directly, the countess herself was vaguely aware that some of the twelve lords were secretly plotting something behind their backs.

The respected Tris Eckert, the irascible Guy Angett, and Ayton Grenwell who wants to propose to him... And all the counts who are worried about the future are pawns used by this man.

Charlotte's heart went cold.

What to do... What do you have to do to make them lose their reason to blackmail them, so that some bastard hiding among these people is dumbfounded and speechless?

“...... It's not a meeting, it's a war, it's a fight, it's a duel......"

Charlotte shuddered slightly, and in a trance it seemed as if the shadow of another person was standing in front of her, her heart beating faster, and her breathing became more and more rapid.

“...... You have to do everything you can, by any means, even to betray someone you trust at a critical moment......"

Her trembling hands rested on the table, fingers crossed, so hard that her joints whitened.

“...... Of course, the price will be heavy......"

Pursing the corners of her mouth, the countess took a deep breath and slowly raised her head.

“...... But if it is necessary and appropriate, then do not hesitate......"

Puffing up her chest, Charlotte sat up straight, but her eyes suddenly became much lighter on her solemn face, and she even showed a smile.

"Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for your generous statements and advice, for you have shown me my shortcomings. ”

Charlotte was very calm, and her soft voice was clear to everyone present: "For this, I want to thank you, the Turin family, and the whole of Byrne. ”

"But......" she said,

"I am not prepared to accept your proposals, on the contrary, I would like to make you another proposal, one that will meet all your requirements!"

At this moment, the counts present looked at each other with different expressions.