Chapter 70 – The End of the Grand Duchess of Ventas’ Peaceful Time (Grand Duchess of Ventas’ POV)
In the palace of the Principality of Ventas.
Lady Ayano von Ventas, the top of the principality, was enjoying a peaceful afternoon snack time.
“Grand Duchess, would you like another serving of pudding?”
“Hmm, but if I eat more than this, I’ll get fat…”
Surrounded by documents in her office, Ayano wavered under the temptation of the maid offering her pudding. If one didn’t know the context, she would appear like any ordinary girl at that moment.
Her facial features are quite ordinary, but upon closer inspection, she has a certain level of cuteness.
Her b*****s are small. Her body is a little short. The lower half of her body is of a lean build and her legs are thick.
Lately, she’s been secretly concerned about the fact that she’s been able to pick at her belly a little bit.
“Then would you like another cup of tea?”
“Yeah, I’ll have that. Thanks.”
She has the appearance of a town girl and speaks politely to the maids.
The fact that Ayano reigns at the top of the Principality of Ventas, one of the continent’s leading powers, is undoubtedly a surprise to anyone who has never met her before.
And it was a complex for Ayano herself.
Despite the fact that I’m the same age as Touko… I can’t compare to her in terms of aura or anything… It’s just laughable how incomparable we are…
Although the Principality of Ventas and the neighboring Kingdom of Drosselmeier are basically enemies, they are not under constant tension at all hours of the day.
Occasionally, temporary peace agreements may be reached, and there are also occasions where exchanges of prisoners or the attendance of royal families at ceremonies such as weddings and funerals provide opportunities for the royalty of the neighboring countries to come together.
—Only a few years ago.
When a war with the neighboring country, which was expected to be winnable, turned into a series of defeats due to the intervention of a lone girl nicknamed the “Killing Goddess,” turmoil struck the upper echelons of the military.
Ayano, who was still a princess at the time, was sent by the war-weary faction to marry off the prince of the neighboring country.
When the two princes of the Kingdom of Drosselmeier met Ayano for the first time, they looked at her and said, “What’s this country bumpkin doing here?” This comment caught Ayano off guard, and she replied, “Well, I’m aware of it myself, but you didn’t have to say it to my face…!” She felt shocked and somewhat hurt by their words.
But it was only afterwards that Ayano was traumatized so deeply to the point of being unable to recover from it.
“—I’m really sorry, okay? My brothers are, I don’t know how to say this, but they’re nuts. So I hope you don’t mind.”
The princess and her best friend comforted Ayano, and this time Ayano was seriously beaten down.
Unlike the two idiot princes, Touko and Yuzuriha there had the aura of a ruler of the highest rank of nobility.
Their appearance was that of true goddesses.
Their style was perfect, especially their legs, which were absurdly long, and their b*****s were to die for.
Ayano was made to realize how much of an ordinary girl she was, with only a title—
“…Grand Duchess, Grand Duchess Ventas? Is something the matter?”
“No, nothing. I was just reminiscing a bit about the past.”
Ayano realized that if she remained idle and oblivious to the threat posed by the two princes from the enemy nation, their own country would be doomed. From that moment on, she dedicated herself to giving her all and working tirelessly.
Fortunately, Ayano had a talent for military affairs and intrigue. At least more than other nobles.
Under Ayano’s relentless efforts and strategic brilliance, she rose through the ranks to become the commander of the Royal Guard and eventually the Chief of the General Staff. As her father, the Grand Duke, and her other siblings fell in battle one by one, Ayano found herself assuming the mantle of the new female Grand Duchess, bearing the weight of leadership and responsibility for her country.
And recently, the ploys that she has been making in neighboring countries have finally borne fruit.
A coup d’état drama that divided the princes’ factions and the princesses’ factions in half.
In the meantime, the Principality of Ventas had gained control of the entire border and adjacent territory of the Margrave of Lohengrin.
The territory of the Margrave of Lohengrin Frontier is a treasure trove of underground resources, with gold mines, diamond mines and even mithril mines…! It has long been the desire of the Principality of Ventas to acquire that land…!
The successive heads of the Margrave of Lohengrin have been squandering without making proper reports to the royal family, so Queen Touko and others may not be aware of it, but the Principality of Ventas, which has been engaging in intelligence activities for many years, accurately understands its value.
Margrave of Lohengrin’s seemingly remote and rural territory is so valuable that it could be exchanged for the entire Principality of Ventas in exchange. It is a coveted treasure trove of territory.
Of course, the senior aristocrats of the Principality of Ventas are aware of this, and most of the commanders who are occupying the territory of the Lohengrin territory today are the heads or heirs of powerful aristocratic families.
As for Ayano, she was troubled by the indulgent dilemma of how to divide the excessively abundant harvest of the Margrave’s territory to the nobles under her command, when…
“Grand Duchess! We have a problem!”
The Minister of Military Affairs rushed into Ayano’s office with terrible panic, signaling the end of the Grand Duchess of Ventas’ peaceful time.
