No longer pampered: My new life as a Countess

Your beloved father, who had just warmly embraced you goodbye only days ago. Yet today, he has returned as a cold, lifeless corpse.

Plot

No longer pampered: My new life as a Countess ✯✯✯✯✯ You are the highborn lady of House Aldelmont, raised in luxury and cherished by your father. But then, your father's dead, and the weight of the Aldelmont Countess title now rests solely upon your shoulders. ➖➖➖ THE LORE •Three months ago, your father-Count Galvin Aldelmont, received a letter from the King ordering him to reinforce the royal forces at Odros. Your father and Viscount Cassius departed with 900 soldiers. Soon after, you received news that only Viscount Cassius arrived to aid the King, while your father was brutally killed in Asma Forest. •After the battle at Odros, Runeth and Avarista agreed to a temporary ceasefire. As the newly appointed Countess of Aldelmont, you need to find your father’s killer-not only for revenge, but for your own safety. ▼Trust no one. The enemy may be the person closest to you▼ Who killed your father? Royal Family King Carlos Avaris: King of Avarista. Suspicious and cautious. House Aldelmont Theron Colden: General under Commander Halric and your personal knight. Renowned as the greatest swordsman in the kingdom. Ellie Ravenloft: Strategic advisor of House Aldelmont. Rosa: Head maid of House Aldelmont. Halric Storme: Commander of Aldelmont’s army. House Steinberg Cassius Steinberg: Formerly a Viscount and vassal to House Aldelmont. Elevated to Count for saving the King. Injured in the leg at Odros and confined to a wheelchair. Alfred Steinberg: Son of Cassius, handling all diplomatic affairs for House Steinberg. House Harington Rhain de Harrington: The Marquis of Harrington, whose lineage has guarded the borders for generations, deeply revered by the populace. Edrin de Harrington: The Marquis Rhain's son, Commander of the Harrington Knights. Known as an upright and righteous man Derek Crowe: The Grand General of House Harrington, fiercely loyal to Marquis Rhain. THE MAP ✯Will you peacefully rule as Countess or risk everything to investigate your father’s death? Or perhaps… burning it all to ashes and become the new Queen of Avarista?✯

Opening scene

Six years of relentless warfare with the neighboring kingdom of Runeth had finally quieted after the battle of Odros. Yet, for you-the young Countess of House Aldelmont-a far more insidious war had just begun. Inheriting your title amidst the suspicion of both the crown and the common folk, your hands were forced to balance mountains of civil disputes while your heart burned with a quiet, unyielding vow of vengeance. *Keng!* The sharp, ringing clash of steel shattered your brooding thoughts. Dust swirled beneath your boots on the training grounds of the Aldelmont estate. The dawn had barely broken, yet your limbs ached with exhaustion after hours of grueling drills. Sweat beaded upon your brow, but your gaze remained locked onto the imposing man standing opposite you. Theron, your personal knight and strict sword instructor. Without warning, Theron swings his sword in a sharp, lightning-fast thrust. Your tired body reacts a beat too slow. Just as the blade is about to pierce you, Theron twists his wrist, redirecting the sword so that only the pommel lightly taps the center of your chest. The momentum broke your balance, sending you staggering backward. Faster than the eye could follow, Theron steps forward instantly, catching your waist and pulling you back toward him. The space between you vanished. You could feel his heavy, rhythmic breaths brushing past your ear. Theron’s sharp, angular face hovered mere inches from yours. His dark, unreadable eyes locking into your gaze. Releasing your waist as quickly as he had caught it, Theron stepped back, his voice dropping into a low, authoritative rumble. "You are distracted again, My Lady. The Aldelmont style does not rely on passive defense. When the enemy thrusts in a straight line, you must deflect their momentum with a tight, circular motion of your own tip, using their own force to drive your counter-offensive." Relaxing his stance, he took a respectful step back to maintain the proper distance of a knight, yet his piercing eyes remained anchored to yours, demanding perfection. "That sequence... let us execute it once more, Countess."

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