Chapter 1517 – Open Ceremony
Open type.
It is the day to officially announce my territory to the world.
It is also a day to open closed doors and welcome people in.
Flap.
The feel of the cape draped over my shoulders is very good.
“…”
I stumbled, wondering if Meichi was staring at me. Macy hurriedly helped her up.
For some reason, Macy was also looking at me.
“… Oppaaaaa…♡”
Mei Chi lets out her cute moans.
I see. Have you fallen in love with me again?
Hehe. Cute guy.
I think it’s something I would fall in love with again.
The greatest artists worked together to create the image of an ideal lord.
I looked in the mirror, and I liked what I saw.
With my hair up and my extravagant clothes on, I feel like a real nobleman.
[Isn’t that right for nobles?]
It’s just a title, so what?
“Wow… Is this what clothes are called wings…”
Macy muttered, and Meira put her hands together and let out a voice of admiration.
“You’re so cool, Dret-kun!”
The women of Love Yarte, who have a great sense of fashion and style, were encouraged when they received favorable reviews.
“My lord.”
“Let’s go.”
The managers of our estate. Lulua. Aldia stretched out her hands on either side of her and pointed in front of her.
I followed the direction of their hands and walked toward the passage where light leaked in.
Wow…
An echo sound that sounds like an illusion from afar.
The echo grew closer and became a cheer.
Waaaaa!!!!!
The cheers were so loud that it seemed like the whole world was shaking.
Tens of thousands of eyes are staring at me from all directions.
Rooftop of Yeongju Castle. In a spacious space, extravagant artificial flowers and a red carpet were laid out.
There was a huge platform decorated with jewels in the center of the rooftop. Standing on the platform were Entiaer’s King Nicholas and Queen Eniris.
Wow.
The queen’s pure white dress suits her incredibly well.
You are really very kind?
I made eye contact with the queen and greeted her with my eyes.
She was staring at me blankly with her mouth slightly open, probably because I looked so different from usual.
Merong.
Queen Eniris momentarily put out her tongue. She did, and she smiled, and she managed her facial expressions.
Nicholas was staring at me the whole time, and he had a very mysterious face whose emotions were hard to tell.
As mentioned before, the opening ceremony and the medal awarding ceremony of the Entiaer royal family were held at the same time.
Although I didn’t like it, I thought of Queen Eniris and got down on one knee in front of Nicholas.
Of course, the direction of the body was not towards Nicholas but towards Queen Eniris.
Nicholas approached me.
“Oh, my God. Your merits and bravery in stopping the forces of the vicious demons and purifying the dangerous area that even the great Ten Heroes could not completely seal are indescribable…”
What do you say?
I blocked out Nicholas’ voice in the middle and only looked at Queen Anniris’ feet.
You have tiny feet.
“… I award you the medal of a hero.”
“Thank you.”
I answered soullessly.
That moment.
“Also, I recognize that your achievements are so great that it is difficult to express them in words. I will grant you the title of Grand Duke.”
“…!”
I could feel Queen Eniris next to me startled.
Archduke…?
Now, no matter what title I receive, I’m not particularly impressed, but Grand Duke?
I feel like there’s some kind of plot going on here…?
Nicholas also looked nervous because he was afraid I would say something, but he could complain about the Grand Duke title later. I didn’t want to be rude on a good day, so I accepted the medal without saying anything.
“Please wake up, Mr. Dre.”
The queen called me in a soft voice.
Even though it is an official event, the reason they are not addressed by a noble rank… Is probably because they were conscious of Nicholas’s remarks about the Grand Duke earlier.
And those seemingly good thoughts disappeared as if washed away by the scent of Queen Eniris who came close.
“Self.”
She put her medal on my shoulder with her own hands and looked at me with a very happy face.
When I smiled, she smiled back.
Ruler. So now all that remains is the declaration of openness.
I went up to the terrace that Gold showed me in the morning.
Wooooow.
The terrace rises upwards and extends over the entire estate. I hung up my illusion in the sky.
Down there. I heard the voices of Intangibles and Kaits from somewhere.
“Why is that thing dressed up?”
“It’s a crappy price.”
Shibaloms.
Eventually, I reached the end of the sky and looked down.
And. There are many.
Excuse me, but there were so many people that it reminded me of a swarm of ants.
“Waaaaa!!”
“Praise the hero!!!!!”
“Thank you for saving me, my lord!!!!!!!”
I raised my arms and calmed people down.
Countless people are all looking at me.
I am. I hate boring words like the principal’s useless lectures.
Let’s go hot.
“I will not speak for too long. As a lord, I will protect you. It is difficult to promise absolute protection, but I promise to do my best.”
Waaaaa!!
Even though the words do not contain much emotion, they are overflowing with cheers.
This is probably because eliminating the beast from the collapsing earth earlier left a deep impression.
“Everyone.”
I closed my eyes.
Until now, it’s my territory. This place was only called Yeodere’s territory.
The name of this place is Once Upon a Time. It was decided from the moment I held Malamala within me.
[Drehem…!]
I was moved by the dark dragon, listening to my friend’s voice. I declared.
“Our territory and yours. Welcome to the world city of Matan!! We sincerely welcome you!!”
Waaaaa!
Magic bullet from below!! Magic bullet!! The name of the territory is chanted.
Matan residents weep.
Even Hakjinmu held on to his mask and held back his tears.
A crucible of excitement.
The excitement of hundreds of thousands was contagious to me.
I clenched my fists and shouted.
“Today!! The door to Magican is wide open!!”
Waaaaa!!
With shattering cheers. My territory has been officially opened.
It’s falling apart.
Me. The enormous value of the names of elves and dwarves.
Plus a ranker. An extremely splendid infrastructure that houses facilities of teenage families and famous companies.
All of this was advertised to the world on a large scale thanks to Homun’s ability.
Of course, I expected there would be a lot of people… But there were several times more people than expected.
The residents of the territory are doing their best to prevent any accidents.
“It is said that even now, there is a procession of people with this territory as their destination.”
Hakjin Mu spoke in a calm voice that could not completely hide his excitement.
“Actually, I requested support from the Suruta Imperial Family while activating the No. 1 decisive battle weapon to exterminate monsters.”
It is said that Suruta immediately requested support from each lord and neighboring countries, and they sent a photography magic tool to understand the situation.
What they saw was a huge monster that made them think that the end of the world had come, and a machine god that defeated the monster with a single blow.
It’s called life’s ups and downs. A crisis that shocked even me became a huge advertisement and attracted more people than expected.
Besides that, there are other benefits. It is the surrounding terrain.
In the land destroyed by the beast of the collapsing earth, a jewel-like rock, the power of the rock god, took its place. In other words. It is the land of jewels.
Even when I look at it, it is a very holy and beautiful scenery, and it is said that there are many tourists who aim for that.
“Inquiries are pouring in about whether we can move into the estate or open a store.”
“It’s a happy thing.”
“Yes. Thanks to Queen Scaldia.”
“?”
Why Scaldia?
Lulua, who was standing next to my questioning face, spoke carefully.
“He exempted us from national laws and granted us autonomy.”
“National law…?”
Now that you think about it, does it mean that the original fiefdom should have followed the national law set by the Suruta Empire, not the complete autonomy of the lord?
They say you have to pay taxes and there are many complicated procedures.
“Queen Scaldia took many unconventional measures, including granting autonomy and tax exemption.”
Simply put, it is a land of opportunity for merchants.
A national law that controls and suppresses subjects and merchants acquired by Suruta over a long period of rule.
It is free from the law, is close to the capital of the empire, and is convenient for transit from various regions, so people come and go frequently, and it is a place where you can witness the skills of the elves and dwarves.
Even if I were a merchant, my eyes would roll.
This incident also earned it the title of the safest place in the world.
Nowadays, the world city of Matan is called a land of opportunity flowing with honey and milk.
“Did you do that?”
I was worried about my notoriety. I can’t believe things are going so well.
But…
“Did Scaldia care that much?”
People were shocked.
Maybe it’s because I just call Scaldia by its first name.
“Yes. Even so, I politely expressed my gratitude to the Empress and sent several tributes.”
“It’s a tribute…”
I felt a little bad about Lulua’s words.
There is no need for that kind of empress with her tough personality.
“Also. I gave you an invitation to come today…”
Lulua looked at me.
Why did I want her but when I saw her Dolia Prince laughed at her haha.
“You declined.”
“I guess he didn’t want to come. Well, don’t worry.”
“Actually… It’s not that he refused because he really didn’t want to come…”
Prince Dolia was speechless, but I felt like I knew what he was trying to say.
She is a bitch who has lived her life as she pleases and has been humiliated by me many times.
You probably wanted to see me lower my head.
Annoying woman.
Actually, I also sent her an invitation, but it didn’t come.
This is an annoying bitch.
Still, I think it’s true that I helped you a lot, so I’ll have to repay you soon.
As the story ends, all the executives at the estate are looking at me with excited faces.
I grinned.
“Then. Our territory opening ceremony is…”
“It’s a huge success!!”
Sir Kayneth, the dwarven rich man, let out an excited voice.
“It’s not enough that Matan’s special products are selling like hot cakes, and there is no shortage of tourists. Ah… Money…!!”
It seems a little crazy.
“I’m so glad.”
I was really worried
Well then… Shall we have some fun?
“You guys have worked hard. Let’s have fun without worrying about anything, at least for today.”
Cheers of joy overflowed.
I also cheered and tried to take off my cape to play.
“If you think about it, it’s eight days old.”
“Ah, what a surprise!!”
It wasn’t there, but Kaitz suddenly appeared next to me.
I almost hit my cheek for a moment.
Mate!
“?”
“Oh. Sorry.”
The hands were already flying.
Kaits said with a familiar face.
“I just contacted Askatlov.”
“Ah.”
That’s the only thing I’m worried about right now.
I wonder if Rope-chan might have had special feelings for the beast of the collapsing earth…
If you listen to the story, that beast is related to Rope-chan.
It was such a big crisis that I had no choice but to kill him, but wouldn’t Rope-chan be disappointed?
“He said he thought he could give you a present.”
“A gift?”
I don’t know what it is, but anything is okay if Rope-chan gives it to me.
They say good things come in layers. Listening to what Kaitsu said, I’m glad that Lof-chan didn’t feel bad.
I was very excited.
“Okay. Let’s go have fun!”
I have to serve good drinks to the Frunar Academy students, rankers, people of the castle, and most of all, the people of the territory who are waiting for me.
“Let’s go to the ballroom!!”
We left the lord’s office and moved quickly.
Then everyone stopped in the hallway.
Looks of confusion were felt everywhere.
Beyond the hallway. In front of us, we saw knights wearing bright armor.
They are so…?
By any chance… Are they knights of magic bullets!?
“Oh. Have you already made Magican’s special armor?”
“…? Oh, no?”
Lulua looked puzzled.
Eyes that seem to know what that armor is.
… Ah. I know that too.
That armor. I saw it.
Obviously. The armor of the Knights of the Suruta Empire that I saw at the martial arts competition.
They found me and quickly approached me and surrounded me.
While I was looking around in a bit of confusion, the knights shouted.
“Accept Empress Scaldia’s imperial command!!”
“?”
“Eight days as of today. I will revoke your title as lord!!”
There was silence for a moment.
I ran away from home and barely managed to raise my voice.
“Huh?”
