Chapter 98 – Yuno’s Return to Territory (2)
Yuno’s return to territory (2)
“Yuno~~”
“Your Highness Yuno~~”
Diane and Hiria, who had been waiting anxiously for Yuno to arrive in front of the gates of Chiese Castle, ran quickly in their dresses when they saw Yuno.
“Sister~ Sister-in-law~”
Yuno also got off his horse and greeted them, and Diane and Hiria were not able to meet Yuno until almost half a year after leaving the capital.
Next to Yuno, Eliza was holding hands with Rachel, whom she had not seen in a long time, and Yuno headed to the welcome venue that Diane had prepared.
At the welcome party that Diane held at the Chiese Castle square, village officials and residents of Chiese Castle gathered in the territory to welcome Yuno, but fell in fear when they saw the huge troll behind Yuno.
“T… Troll? Three… Oh my god, look at that big guy.”
“Um… Master Mayer? What is that troll?”
“That troll is a master troll who has sworn allegiance to His Majesty. If we attack him, we won’t be able to beat him, so tell the guards to be careful.”
“Ah, that troll is the monster that cut down five basilisks and two ogres with one axe. But what about your Majesty, who subdued such a monster…”
“Anyway, don’t think about those trolls or your highness, and they are monsters that we can’t do anything about. Let’s enjoy the food prepared by Her Highness the Princess. The new recruits we recruited this time must have had a hard time going through training these days, so tell them all to come and eat.”
“Yes, Captain!”
Meanwhile, the residents were scared at first when they saw Ah-jin, but they sighed when they saw him sitting still while Yuno gave a speech praising his hard work. In particular, even though curious children were jumping on Ah-jin’s arms and legs and playing with him, they took a sigh of relief. As I watched them play, I completely relaxed.
In this way, Ah-jin blended in with the residents and enjoyed the festival happily, surprising them with his incredible appetite. Yuno, who was a little worried about Ah-jin, also looked at him with a smile of relief.
After progressing a bit with his schedule, Yuno took a quick look around Kiese Castle and gave some consolation money to the village officials. He then took the time to listen to public opinion to see if they wanted anything from him.
Finally, after briefly chatting with Diane and Hiria, as the time for him to lose his senses approached, he headed to his bedroom with Catherine, Miri, Kurimu, and Miruku under the pretext of needing quick treatment.
Diane and Hiria were disappointed, but when Yuno used treatment as an excuse and Yuria, Isabella, and Marie said that they wanted to hear the story in detail, they spent the night chatting with them, thinking that they could see Yuno at any time in the future.
The next morning. Juno received the overdue work reports from Mayer and Baron Kimberly and was about to begin reviewing them.
“Ah! Your Highness… Before you receive your work report… Here is your resignation letter. Now that your Highness Marie has grown up, I will now quit my job as a teacher.”
Juno accepted the resignation letter presented by Baron Kimberley and accepted it without saying a word. Mayer looked at Yuno in confusion and tried to stop him, but Yuno held up his hand and stopped him.
“Yes, Baron Kimberly. You have worked hard. How difficult must it have been to come down to this country as Marie’s governess and work as an administrator? I prepared this with severance pay and consolation money, so please accept it.”
When Juno held out a large bag of gold coins, the corners of Baron Kimberley’s mouth rose to the top of his ear.
“Ugh~ Why so much… HahaI didn’t ask to receive this… Haha,”
Baroness Kimberly, who took the bag of gold coins given by Juno while stroking his hands, bowed deeply and tried to leave his office.
“By the way, Baron Kimberly. Is there somewhere else to go? I heard that Adria is in turmoil these days? I heard that the magic circle connecting our territory and the capital has also been sealed off.”
“Yeah well… So I’m thinking of starting a business here…”
“I will introduce you to a good job. I will appoint you as the official administrator of my territory. How do you like it? Please note, you do not have the right to veto.”
“Huh? I just submitted my resignation and Your Majesty accepted it?”
“Hmm? Doesn’t that mean you quit being Marie’s tutor? So, you are now an official administrator of the Territory of Tessidanikana. Haha. Your salary will be double what it was when you were a tutor, so don’t worry. Sister Diane will be very happy.”
Baron Kimberley’s mouth opened so wide that it could no longer grow, and he fainted.
“This guy… He’s so good that he faints… Mayer, please put Baron Kimberly down on the sofa.”
Maier looked at the stunned Baron Kimberly with her pitiful eyes, clicked her tongue, moved him to the sofa, and returned to Juno.
“Anyway, Mayer. I heard you gathered 500 new soldiers? Aren’t there too many soldiers?”
“It’s a county in name, so shouldn’t there be 2,000 soldiers? The original 500 mountain rangers and 500 guards are not enough! We need to make up for the number of fallen garrison members!!”
“So, it’s a county in name, but is this honestly a county? The population is less than 50,000?”
“But isn’t the situation a situation? Not long ago, in a battle near the capital, His Majesty the First Prince was defeated by the Second Prince, and the Second Prince ascended the throne as emperor. And His Highness the First Prince took refuge in the Duchy of Windrage.”
“Yeah. I heard a lot of that on the way there. And…”
“Yes. The current Emperor, Heinrich, does not have a good relationship with Your Highness. They say that it was Heinrich who used magic attacks on Your Highness when you were undergoing a body change in the past.”
“Sniff… I had a rough guess, but… Brother, no, I guess I can call him Brother now. Also, there’s a rumor that it was Heinrich who killed his father?”
“Yes. Her Royal Highness Diane has proven it… It is said to be a parasite that grows wild on the estate of Count Dietrich, the Prince’s descendant. And it is presumed that it was Secretary Marquis García who administered it.”
Although Juno did not have much affection for her father, Karl III, she still felt bitter about the tragic fact that her father’s half-brother had assassinated her.
“Wow… Heinrich, that bastard really caused a big accident… So is Brother Prinz expanding his power little by little in his maternal grandfather’s domain?”
In response to Yuno’s question, Mayer took out a map of the empire and began explaining the situation.
“Yes, Your Majesty. It is said that upon hearing the news that His Majesty was assassinated, the neutral lords in the east gathered their strength and subjugated the County of Dietrich and the Marquis of Deerwood, which were empty of military power, and the nearby feudal lords of the Imperial loyalist faction, and presented them to His Highness Prinz. “
“If you look at the forces, they seem to be equal… But they are not yet strong enough to resist Henry. In any case, the imperial army will remain loyal to the current emperor, Henry.”
“Yes. Moreover, since the masters are all part of the military, it is difficult to maintain a balance of power. According to the magic communication received the day before yesterday, Tesseito invaded the Zenon Plain and recaptured Streve.”
“That’s why Henry can’t move. If he takes out the Plain of Zeno, he will never be able to maintain the empire.”
“That’s right. Moreover, Prince Kent has revolted in the west, so he must be completely confused.”
“Huh, I can roughly guess the situation. If Streve was able to fall in such a short period of time, a master would probably have come from Tesseito as well. It must be him…”
“Yes? That guy?”
Yuno smiled as he remembered the swordsman of Tesseito who struck an impressive blow at the castle gate after capturing Streve.
“There is such a person. He was a much stronger master than me in the past. Probably stronger than my teacher… But I’m not sure now… I definitely want to meet him once.”
Yuno, who had received the power of the World Tree and had also absorbed Miri’s negative energy and had two mana holes, felt her body becoming hot due to her fighting spirit and raised her mana.
“Woah, calm down. We’ll solve that later by sparring with Eliza and Catherine… Let’s get a report on the current status of the troops first.”
“Ah! I’m sorry. Please keep reporting.”
“Of the five hundred recruits recruited first, Lord Cordelia took 100. It is said that those with experience riding horses and those with talent for bows are selected and trained. You will have to see the results for yourself later.”
“Hmm… And?”
“The remaining three hundred are being trained as shield soldiers. Last time the monsters went on a rampage, it was disappointing that there were not enough people to properly use shields… So I hope they can at least handle shields properly…”
“No! Train all soldiers, except for the cavalry led by Cordelia, according to the Imperial Army’s manual! If you do that, tell them to put away their weapons and build up their physical strength first!”
“Huh? As for physical strength, it’s already sufficient since these soldiers were born and raised in the mountains…”
“No! The basis of all training is physical strength! I will demonstrate it myself! Take me to the training ground!”
The fact that Henry became emperor caused a sense of crisis in Juno, and he made Juno think that he should also develop military power.
Yuno, who went to the boot camp under the guidance of Mayer, called all the troops except the guards who were carrying out his duties to the training camp and began to train his physical strength again in his own way.
*Map of current imperial civil war factions
Red Prinz-Windrage Force
Blue Heinrich Loyalist
Rebels of Black Kent
Green Tesseito Occupation
Purple Yuno Force
