My Villains Chapter 544
68. Travel to the Royal Road (17)
What I want from Angst is not prosperity or expansion of the territory. Just peace and quiet. That’s enough.
The worst case that can be imagined is that a civil war breaks out between the Gellans and the Nudins while the main forces of the Prince of Defelken, including me, are away
. It would be a disaster no less catastrophic to be exposed and attacked by the neighboring lords.
It just doesn’t have to go to that point. Even maintaining the status quo would be a success until I finished my work in the capital and returned.
In that respect, the document that Fritz brought around the evening was quite satisfactory.
“…Froshaven receives an official license from the lord of Angst and forms the city cham society. The Council of Ministers performs autonomous administration, appointing mayors, judges, magistrates, and appointing port captains, guards, and guards… As I read through the contents written on the thick parchment, I suddenly tilted my head
.
“It’s pretty plausible for something that was completed in just one day, right? Who is it?”
“I made it.”
“Stop talking nonsense.”
As his name is a knight, Fritz could do at least reading or writing a simple letter. However, the ability to create such a plausible document is absolutely non-existent.
When I narrowed my eyebrows with confidence, Fritz answered with a grunt.
“It was made by an old man named ‘Omol’. I heard you referred to the examples of ‘Oros’ and other free cities.”
“Who is Omol?”
“He’s an old Gelan, and he served as a scribe under Prince Ignaz.”
Prince Ignats was a vassal of Duke Abillambus and ruled the provinces of Proshaven and Angst during the War of Blades. The same person who lost his life after being hit by a bunch of poison arrows.
“As soon as the city was eaten by the nudes, he was kicked out of his position, but he seemed to have a position among the Gelans.”
“Are you from Proshafen?”
“It is not. When I was young, I worked as a bureaucrat in Topal.”
“Topal? So you’re saying that the Duke of Strom was a person?”
When I made a slightly suspicious expression, Fritz lightly waved his hand.
“It’s been several years since I cut ties with you.”
“Have you checked?”
“I don’t know if that’s what my bastard ■ cut off or if I got stuck here because I got in the wrong line. But first of all, the whole family is here, and right after the war, Mi, the daughter of a union president’s widow, was brought to the cage.”
“Hmm.”
“If you feel uncomfortable, I will catch one of your sons and send them all to Eisbobalt. He seems to care very much for his one-year-old youngest son, but at least he’ll be quiet while he goes to the capital.”
I swallowed a sigh inwardly at the sight of Fritz casually talking about a newborn baby who knew nothing.
There are hundreds of human butchers under me who are as reckless as this guy. I am a well-spoken, noble lord and elegant count, but in reality I am the head of a huge butcher gang.
“…okay, I’m not even Zacharys. And when even the son of Prince Ignatz enters the council, can the officials of the Strom family deal with it?”
“He is too.”
“Is this old man named Omol also a member of the council?”
“There’s a list under that, right? I did go in there. I need you to sign it.”
“hmm. It won’t be a secret that he’s from Topal, and he’ll take care of everything, whether it’s checking in the council. Let it be.”
“Yes.”
I went through the document again and pointed out the questionable part with my hand.
“But what is this list? Twenty members of the council? only?”
“Does it make more noise than having to have a lot of heads of a talkative guy? There were 50 or 60 people, so they were arguing and giving shit, so I arranged it that way.”
This stupid bastard is buying my dear ki. This time, he let out a sigh he couldn’t swallow and nodded.
“Yeah, what… that’s good. concise.”
The first city council of Proshafen decided that the Nudins and Gellans would be exactly half and half.
The members of the Nudein Council were elected among the nobles who had been seen in the lord’s castle, so the elders of the ‘Nouveau Community’.
There were a total of seven people, including the elder, from clans belonging to the ‘minor faction’ such as al-Qadari and Zaladub Rejun, and there were only three councilors belonging to the ‘majority faction’ of al-Far Lil and the nineteen tribes.
On the other hand, the members of the Gellan Council were truly diverse. The top seat was occupied by Aiman, the son of Prince Ignatz, and the name of the old scribe Omol was written around the middle, with the former captain of the harbor guard Gotthrop filling the last seat.
“Were there any problems getting Gotthrop a seat?”
“The Gellans expressed their dissatisfaction, but everyone shut up when they realized that it was a direct order from Nari. Probably nothing will happen for a while.”
“For a while?”
“Originally, it is called ganttaeng, and it is poured again quickly. No matter how intimidated they are by you, will you care if you don’t see them right in front of you?”
“Do it. Still, it will last for a year’?”
Fritz laughed haphazardly as if to wait and see.
“So, why not leave the bicorn in Proshaven? For threats.” “A bicorn?” When I showed interest, he shrugged.
“That’s Gollman’s idea. It’s the same as leaving the bicorns and the SS cavalry anyway, so if you leave the bicorns to Major Randell and let him patrol from time to time, the chaplains will be calm.”
“o”
I thought about it for a while, but quickly came to a conclusion and shook my head.
“These are the bicorns and the Royal Guards, the guys I usually wear like an alter ego. If they go around without me, it would be like advertising that I’m not in the territory.”
“Of course, we have to dress Major Randell in armor so that he can imitate the king. Just like I did during the last war.”
“It was only possible on the battlefield. It’s not even an exhibition, so if you walk around with your face mask down all the time, wouldn’t it look suspicious? And is there one or two people in this city who know me? What if I make a mistake while dealing with people who talk for nothing?”
Rumors about my absence are circulating. I can’t stop it, but the important thing is the timing. There should be no problem in the territory until I return after I have taken care of the affairs in the capital by somehow slowing down the spread of rumors.
In the end, it would be more comfortable to leave the bicorns and the guardsmen quietly by Heila’s side.
When I objected, citing various reasons, Fritz clicked his tongue.
“Anyway, Gollman guy. He’s just an idiot who only knows how to pretend to be smart.”
In any case, members of the Gellan Council were very diverse, from the lord’s lineage to the former bureaucrat, merchant, and soldier’s union head.
Just looking at the list of members of the Council, it was true that I was worried about whether the city would run properly. It must have been a given fact that Gellan and Nudein would be divided into faction fights, and it was obvious that even among themselves, a riotous asaripan would unfold.
However, since a forum for dialogue has been set up even if forced, sword fighting won’t happen right away. If such a situation ever arises, then the only thing I can trust is Heila in Eisbovald.
It feels like I’m leaving behind too much baggage for Heila.
I hoped that she would not suffer too much, and I stamped a signet ring on the document concerning the establishment of the City Council in Proshafen.
At dawn, Proshafen was surprisingly quiet.
Normally, it would be a time when the port-like hustle and bustle would be in full bloom, but the appearance of the notorious Red Knight and the bloody winds that blew into the lord’s castle were enough to put the city to rest.
The long stretches of the embankment and the coastal waters embraced by the pier were also calm. Although they were known for their fearlessness, few were foolish enough to break the blockade order issued by the Imperial Marshal’s lifelong enemy and snoop around the anchorage.
Thanks to this, there was only one ship that was ready to sail before sunrise and loosened the hose line.
The Milgrester Trading Co.’s liner was one of them. The four-masted sailboat, which was both a passenger and a cargo ship, moved out of the congested waters so easily that its massive size was outweighed.
Thanks to Fogan’s actions, the liner never received any passengers other than our own.
The captain of the liner, the navigator, the boatswain, and the wizard on board were Milgester’s vassals, and the other 40 or so crew members were also Milgester’s servants or were bound by strong contracts, so they didn’t have to worry about it.
There were a total of 16 people in the boat, including myself. They are, so to speak, members of the ‘main squad’ who will move together to the royal capital.
Of course, Ellen and the bundle Iofiya are included. ‘Prickly’ Fritz, who was a mercenary and earned a knighthood, and Mira, a ‘stalker’, were also together. Other subordinates, ‘Monster Seed’ Golman ‘Bone Collector’ Mittelman ‘Valkyrie’ Tiloria ‘Little Bird of Prey’ Shea also occupied one spot each.
Except for Ellen, there was Epos, the ‘singing mage’ who first became a married couple with Mira. There were also ‘one-eyed’ Simos and ‘spell thief’ Saits, and ‘Devil of Blue Flames’ Kal Ain and En Gleu also belonged to wizards if we had to categorize them.
Egon, who served as my orderly in place of Golman, was a bonus. This short-legged country boy, strongly presumed to be a descendant of the Black Fairy, was scheduled to learn martial arts and magic from Mira and the Epos couple during his future journey, and he was looking forward to what kind of achievement he would achieve.
Cole, the ‘giant hunter’, and Steedman, the ‘tacky’, Gidon, the ‘preacher’, decided to board the next liner with Aktufir. They will make contact with the Grand Masters who will be dispatched from the Palace of La Palais and then join them in the Royal Capital.
At the same time, it is a person who will act as the ‘first detachment’.
If you have given them the name of the first detachment, then there must also be a second, third, or more detachment. Some 450 elite soldiers from 24 detachments organized by the Combat Brigade Commander, Conveyor, will fill the position.
Milgrester’s liner set sail, aiming Bowsprit at the sun rising far east across the Bay of Blades.
