Light Novel Volume 13

## Altina the Sword Princess XIII

**Altina the Sword Princess XIII** is the thirteenth novel of the Altina the Sword Princess Series, published on February 23rd, 2018.

## Synopsis

アルティーナは帝国元帥に任命され、南方戦線へと派兵される。その道中、旧知である貴族ティラソラヴェルデ家のエレアノールが部隊を訪ねてきた。彼女は、新皇帝から過大な要求を受けて頼ってきたのだ。レジスは救いの妙案を出しつつ、南方戦線の早期決着を約束する。しかし、アルティーナたちが合流した第六軍・第八軍の兵は戦意が低く、レジスは今までとは違う苦労を背負うことに……!? 覇剣の皇姫と読書狂の青年が織り成す覇道戦記ファンタジー第十三弾!

## Chapters

Prologue: Negotiations with Eleanor

Chapter 1: The Sixth and Eighth Army

Chapter 2: A Normal Day in a War Zone

Chapter 3: The Battle of Aroe Maroe

Chapter 4: The Price of Betrayal

Chapter 5: The Port City in the Southwest

## Summary

### Prologue: Negotiations with Eleanor

Eleanor (Leader of the Southern Noble Alliance; introduced in Volume 3) meets up with Regis again. Since Belgaria is at war, Lattriette levied a war tax to help sponsor the war cost with the High Brittanicas. However, when the former King Liam and his concubine from Estaburg was assassinated by the Second prince Lattriette, relationships between Belgaria and Estaburg soured intensely. Belgaria and Estaburg who established a peace treaty through the marriage of Liam and the Estaburg concubine was broken soon afterwards. Estaburg and the southern empire Hispania had a marriage relationship of some sort, and Estaburg provided financial aid to Hispania to take down the southern fort of Belgaria. The southern fort was taken down successfully, and this meant the invasion of Hispania army into Belgaria's southern territory.

At the same time, the lack of Belgaria ship guards for sea cargo and increase in cargo value (due to High Brittanica's sea trades) resulted in more successful sea pillages from the Hispania bandits. This has caused the prices of Belgaria goods such as tea to soar. Eleanor is seeking the Four Army's help to reclaim southern land and fort from the Hispania troops to make sure their land trade routes remain intacted to continue commerce since their sea trade routes have been ruined by Hispania bandits.

Regis proposes the Southern aristocrats to negotiate with King Lattrite to take the bulk of gun production. The central aristocrats likely won't let such a lucrutive offer pass by them, however, since they don't want to earn the ire of the Blacksmith guild who are responsible for the majority production of arms to the noble armies, they can't easily produce the Belgaria guns. The Blacksmiths will create the highest quality guns, but the guns will cost a lot, which is why the Southern aristocrats' production of a gun factory to make "of acceptable quality guns with a good price" is more favorable. Eleanor goes to the capital to negotiate with the current emperor, and she takes Elise (the princess of High Britannia) with her.

#### Reasons why The Southern Aristocrats would benefit from the gun proposal:

- The southern aristocrats are levied to pay for the war cost so the creation of a gun factory would allow the south the pay the capital the necessary tax, and when the levy is done, the south can continue to sell guns to Belgaria.

- The gun model Fusil 851 requires rubber for a seal, and top quality rubber can only be obtained their the south. This makes the south the perfect place to produce guns

- Such a gun factory proposal won't get interference from the central aristocrats because gun production requires iron for the main body. Iron around the capital is monopolized by the blacksmith guild. The blacksmiths also create and repair the majority of noble's personal army. If the central aristocrats interfere with gun factory production in the south, this causes a disruption in iron trades, and may earn the ire of the Blacksmith guild to the central aristocrats. The Blacksmiths may choose to not repair and create weaponry for the central aristocrat's army.

- Blacksmiths are not the best choice for this contract. They will make the best guns, but they will be the most expensive. Belgaria needs quality, of decent quality produced guns with a good price.

Now the big question is "How does Regis and the Princess Altina gain from this gun proposal?"

#### A few hypothesis:

- The South support Altina, and this could allow secret trades between the Fourth Army and the South, however, there will be many inspectors at the Southern gun factories making it hard to facilitate trade.

- South's control is gun production, and Altina's relationship with the south gives Regis more opportunity to manipulate the trade somehow in comparison to some other unknown noble since the South still do support Altina.

## Illustrations

Volume 13 CoverVolume 13 Alt CoverVolume 13 PrologueVolume 13 PrologueVolume 13 Chapter 1Volume 13 Chapter 2Volume 13 Chapter 2Volume 13 Chapter 2Volume 13 Chapter 2Volume 13 Chapter 3Volume 13 Chapter 3Volume 13 Chapter 3Volume 13 Chapter 4Volume 13 Chapter 5Volume 13 End
## External Links

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