Chapter 150: The State of the Kingdom
After refreshing myself physically and mentally in the bath, I changed into my nightgown and headed for my father's room.
I'm not sure what time it is, since it's been more than 12 years ago, but I think it's about midnight in my previous life on Earth. I must have been hustling a little too much.
I stood in front of my father's waiting room, took a deep breath, and after a few moments to regain my composure, I knocked on the door.
Wilk here.
Come in.”
I hear a small voice from the other side of the door, and I enter the room.
I looked at my father's desk and found that he had not placed his work tools there.
It seemed that he had finished his work and had a drink first.
I had enjoyed two rounds of three girls, a total of six shots, which was probably a little too much. My father must have gotten tired of waiting.
Sorry …… For the delay.
Good.”
With a deep crease at the corner of his mouth his, my father tilted his goblet and downed it in one gulp.
I passed the head maid in the hallway on my way to this room. Perhaps she was on her way back from reporting that I was heaving in the bathroom.
I heard that one of the maids at the castle got pregnant.”
U……”
All my sex affairs reached my father's ears via the servants. There was no way he could have missed the pregnancy allegation.
By the way, Minit is 16 and I am 12.
I can imagine a scene where a middle or high school student who has too much sexual desire gets pregnant and his parents are furious with him.
My father's voice is low and sombre, so when he speaks to me in an indifferent manner, I feel like I'm being angry with him.
Well done.”
But in the nobility of the Eluo continent, that is a needless worry.
The more children and followers between nobles and commoners, the better off the territory is.
In addition to the convenient power of magic, the bloodline of the main ancestor is not inherited.
The blood of the ancestor is the blood that gives birth to magic.
This means that they are qualified to protect the earth from magical beasts and to rule it.
Since all the members of a noble family belong to the ancestors, the danger of a family feud is always inherent.
In the past, collateral relatives in the Kuordenze territory have become enemies through the wiles of the kingdom of Vojstra. They were able to confront the Kuordenze family as enemies because of the blood of the main ancestor flowing in their bodies.
And this is not limited to the conflict between the direct line and the collateral line.My grandmother, Cassia, even took the position of patriarch after her own parents, who were the heads of the family, were driven out by a plot.
Even nobles are not susceptible to death due to the influence of magic. A child between a noble and a noble's child, in other words, a child of the head of the family, can cause the family to collapse if handled incorrectly.
The birth of a first child is a blessing, but whether a second or third child is welcome is not always the case.
The child born to me and Minute is 100% a cousin, unless Minute is having an affair behind my back.
The Quardenze family can rejoice without any reservations.
Well, it's not confirmed yet.
I didn't think so. I'm sure we'll know by the spring. And …… Oddie, too.”
The first time I passed the head maid, I expected that she had already been told about Odie's alleged infertility.
The reaction of Odie is a little worrisome because he is the child born between the head maid and his father.
I was going to make a small comment, but I was too nervous about it. I was going to make a small remark, but I've lost my temper.
Perhaps sensing my slight nervousness, my father continued in a lighter tone.
Apparently, Odie was more concerned about not being able to have children than I had imagined.
My father said that he was troubled when he received the report that I had held Odie.
Aristocratic men are sexually sensitive, and if I blamed him for that part of his life his poorly, it could diminish his sexual activity his in the future.Their cocks his would atrophy.
Therefore, in aristocratic society, it is important to say in advance, “Don't do it with that girl. It is not good to scold them afterwards.
For example, in my case, I was told that I should not hold a princess of another domain, a female noblewoman of the empire whom I had taken prisoner, or an exclusive servant attached to my family without permission.
Odie was allowed to hold her because of her delicate position as a servant of her.From his father's point of view, he may have been caught off guard.
Think a little about how much it pains Odie to be unable to have children,” He said. I'll increase your sex budget so you can go to the castle and have a reasonable daughter. He was going to say something like that at . ……
'I never thought I'd see the day when Odie could have a child,…… Heh,…….'
The father's face, tilting his goblet at an angle, was not that of a nobleman, but only a father's smile as he awaited the birth of his grandson.
The only girl between my father and the head maid was Odie, so my father was particularly fond of her. He said she was cute and resembled the maid-in-chief when she was young.
When I recall my father and Odie in everyday life, I don't think that he was particularly loving to her.
But in fact, he was always trying to find her a good marriage partner, and to prevent her from being sarcastic because of her infertility.
He was a father who was very lenient with his daughterhis.
No, but I didn't know Odie was pregnant yet either.
'I looked it up in person just a few minutes ago.I could feel a very slight disturbance in her magical power Her due to……Pregnancy.She is probably pregnant.
The main and secondary ancestors have strong bodies, but that is because they are full of energy called magic power.
From birth to infancy, magical power is unstable, and in the case of women, it is also unstable during pregnancy.
The magical energy is not always constant, but can be disturbed by stress and moods.
I am not yet able to distinguish between disturbances of magical power caused by mental or physical conditions and those caused by pregnancy.
I have told Odie that the disturbances were too slight to be detected. Wilk should also keep quiet about this. You know why, don't you?”
…… Yes.”
If my father's diagnosis was wrong, Odie would be in for a shock.
He must feel that he has brought shame on his Lord and Father, not to mention his inability to produce a child.
If she was pregnant anyway, she would eventually find out naturally, so her father's decision to keep quiet was appropriate.
It's the first time in a long time that I can be truly happy about something.
After saying this, my father put the goblet in his hand on the desk and exhaled deeply.
He then turned his attention to the nearby sofa and moved his chin in a tight line.
A set of drinks is set on the table in front of the sofa.
I sat down on the sofa as I was led, and my father immediately stood up and approached the sofa facing me.
There's so much to do,” He said.
“Thanks for your hard work.”
My father, who was sitting on the couch, saw again.
I've been helping my father with his work while he was at New Nellie Castle, so I'm sure he's a little less busy now that I'm not here.
I apologize for being so occupied with Nambonan City.”
No, that's not a problem. No, that's not a problem. If it weren't for Wilk, I really wouldn't have time to sleep.
As for governing the city of Nambonan, he says that his father only has to look over reports and that's it.
He says his father has been very helpful because his own workload has barely increased, and the tax revenues from the projects are enough to make him drool.
He says, “Keep up the good work with the city of Nambonan. “Please continue to help the city of Nambonan,” He said.
Of course.”
I was in the mood to be his boss and subordinate his.I'm happy because I feel like my work has been recognized.
Besides, this is the house I will inherit in the future.
I heard that you have secured a large number of daughters in the city of Nambonan. I'm glad to hear that Wilk is enjoying himself. As a father, I'm happy for you.
Haha……”
I guess he is talking about the protected daughters. I haven't made a move on them yet, but apparently they are my sex candidates in my father's mind.
Some of them were brought from other territories, but all of them have my approval to do whatever I want with them.
I am lucky to be able to throw the troublesome diplomatic relations to them. He is a wonderful father who is very supportive of sex.
My father takes a sake bottle, which looks like a tall wooden cup, and pours it into a tumbler on the desk.
A beautiful amber liquid is poured into the tumbler, and we toast each other with our hands on the cup.
It's a mess inside the…… Kingdom.
Then began my father's complaint.
I sipped the sweet-scented sake while I gave a few words of encouragement.
I'm sure it's tough everywhere.
I'm not sure how to describe it, but I'm sure it's a good thing.The most important thing to remember is that the world is not as it used to be.The kingdom of Levios may not be around much longer. …..
The Levios royal family is currently in a tight spot.
The direct cause is the events of two years ago, but if you trace the remote cause, it can be traced back to the founding of the Levios Kingdom.
The Levios family was originally an ordinary noble family with a fiefdom in the eastern part of the continent.
It was a family that successfully rode the big wave of the rise of aristocracy after the era in which the Zethusians celebrated the springtime of the world collapsed.
When the Levios family thought about founding a new country, the problem was the aristocratic families in the easternmost part of the continent.
Today they are called the eastern nobility of the kingdom, but at that time they were called the Far Eastern nobility.
Even though the territory of the Far Eastern nobles was adjacent to the Levios territory across a large river, they did not show any attitude toward participation in the kingdom.
It is generally believed that the Far Eastern nobles were independent, closed-minded, and conservative, and they did not want to be incorporated into the larger entity known as the Kingdom of Levioth.
Because of their nature, it was unlikely that they would unite and turn into an anti-kingdom force, but from the standpoint of security, the Levios family took this fact very seriously.
Therefore, the head of the Levios family, the first king of the Levios Kingdom, thought of crossing a major river and expanding into the easternmost part of the continent.
The reason was that the Levios family could serve as a bulwark in case of emergency by holding the Levios territory and the adjacent lands alone.
The first king's younger brother was given the task.
The first king gave him the family name “Millendorva” And allowed him to rule the new territory.
The Levios family was in a booming state and quickly invaded the easternmost northern part of the continent, seizing territory as they went.
Thus was born the “Dukes of Millendorva,” A wedge against the aristocracy of the Far East.
The Dukes of Mirendorva continued to fight steadily, and after a few decades acquired a reasonably large territory. With the support of the Levios family, he had the upper hand in the war from start to finish.
As the war continued, the nobles of the Far East, who had learned of the strength of the Levios Kingdom, joined the kingdom through the mediation of the Duke of Millendorva. This was the birth of the kingdom's eastern nobility.
Now the eastern part of the Levios Kingdom is safe, yay! It doesn't end at ……, As is usual in the world.
The trigger was the discovery of a gold mine in one of the territories of the Eastern Nobility.
Apparently, the easternmost part of the continent was rich in underground resources, and large quantities of gold as well as gemstones were discovered.
This gold rush gave the eastern nobility a boost and greatly strengthened their influence.
Not so interesting was the Levios royal family.
The reason for the Levios family's power was that in addition to their vast and fertile granaries, there were fields within their territory where gold could be extracted.
There is no doubt that the Levios royal family's dominance was somewhat shaken when gold began to be dug in the east.
Had it ended there, it might still have been good.
As time passed and the first king of the Levios Kingdom died, the question of succession arose. The next head of the family was incompetent.
Then, the old Duke of Mirendorva, who was on the verge of welcoming the next head of the family, intervened.
He is the younger brother of the first king and has been supporting his brother's great deeds. He was also the leader of the eastern nobility and had a very strong voice.
Duke Mirendorva said to the Levios family, “My grandson is the right person to be the head of the Levios family. He told the Levios family, “My grandson is the right person to be the head of the Levios family, so I will adopt him and give him the reigns.
This was a proud statement, which, depending on one's point of view, was based on his love for his grandson.However, this statement cannot be easily dismissed as a statement of personal greed.
In fact, the next head of the Levios family is an idiot, as recognized by everyone around him, and the grandson of the Duke of Mirendorva is so talented that even the first king before his death liked him.
It is quite possible that he was acting out of a desire to abolish a bad successor in order to protect the kingdom that he and his brother he had worked so hard to build.
Unfortunately, Duke Mirendorva died of old age soon afterwards, so we can no longer know his true intentions.
Regardless of his true intentions, the Levios royal family was outraged by this statement.
They wondered, “How dare he meddle in the inheritance of the mainline family, even though he was a branch of the Levios family?
The new head of the family was particularly furious.He was told that he was incompetent, and his anger was understandable.
The new head of the family, who was not happy about the gold rush in the east, immediately said after the death of the Duke of Mirendorva, “What the hell did you think you were doing? You've got to pay for what you 've done! And give me the rights to all the gold mines in the east! I'll crush you!” He began to threaten the Mirendorva family.
To say the least, it was absurd. In the first place, the Mirendorva family, but the eastern aristocrats had nothing to do with this matter.
The Mirendorva family also had their dignity to the eastern nobles, so they refused the request.
Thus began the long, long civil war between the Levios royal family and the Dukes of Mirendorva.
According to the Levios Kingdom, this was not a civil war, but rather a family feud.
It is likely that they do not want to admit the fact that the Levios Kingdom, which their parents and grandparents had worked so hard to create, had been broken up by their own generation.
In fact, perhaps because of the excuse of a family disturbance, there was never an all-out war, and both sides occasionally launched armies and fought sluggishly.
Symbolic of this sluggishness is the academy that exists in the royal capital.
Although it is now closed, it was originally a facility for children of noble families belonging to the Kingdom of Levios to deepen exchanges.
Interestingly, the Levios and Millendorva families sent their children here even though they were at war.
In short, “It's not a war! It's just a little family feud! The kingdom is stable! Look, the children's generation is interacting with each other at the academy! The children's generation is interacting with each other at the school.
In the survey, the Levios royal family was basically winning the war, even though the war was going on and on. The Milendorva family, which is a newcomer, does not have that much power.
However, the Levios royal family had no desire for territory in the underdeveloped eastern region, let alone underground resources, and they did not seem to want to destroy the Mirendorva family.
The protracted and silly war was becoming troublesome for both sides, but the fist that had been raised could not be lowered easily. Perhaps they were searching for a place to drop the civil war with the contact point of a school in the royal capital.
Up to this point, it would have been a mere internal conflict.
It was two years ago that things changed drastically and a catastrophe occurred that involved the entire continent.
A mature magical beast emerged from a field in the Levios territory.
And it was an extremely vicious demonic beast that emerged from a field that is one of the largest and most powerful on the continent, even more so than the field that exists in the Levios territory.
In later years, that demonic beast was given the name Elsinia.
Whether the timing was bad or good, the Levios royal family was in the middle of a battle with the Mirendorva family, which delayed their initial response against Ersinia, the demonic beast.
As soon as the mature demonic beast leapt out of the field, it simply spread harm and ran around as if its purpose was to defile the earth.
After flying out of Levios territory, Elsinia, the demonic beast, continued westward, destroyed numerous villages and cities, traversed the territory of Evenapis, my mother's family home, entered the imperial territory, and eventually died of exhaustion in the westernmost part of the continent He died of exhaustion in the westernmost part of the continent.
But the tragedy did not end there.
Mature demonic beasts not only pollute the land, but also spread strange diseases.
The magical beast Elsinia also spread strange diseases. It was a terrible disease that only infected people with magical powers, and nine out of ten people who contracted it would die if no action was taken.
The disease seemed to be especially contagious, especially to the main ancestor, and there was even a story, true or false, that the disease was transmitted just by touching a letter written by an infected person.
Thus, the magical beast Ersinia caused serious damage to the Kingdom of Levios and the Jinkaen Empire.
Even so, the nobility and the Lord's ancestors have a small headcount.
In addition to the fact that noble men are sexually sensitive, they are not so eager to have more children of the Lord Ancestor because they do not have to worry about premature death due to the usual diseases.
In the case of the Evenapis family, my mother's family, which was severely damaged by the magical beast Elsinia, the head of the family, as well as the direct heirs, have almost all died out, and the only one left is my mother's grandfather .
My mother's grandfather was a recluse in a city far from his home base and had few opportunities to come into contact with other nobles, so he was spared from infection. Family was no longer in the wind.
The Silopea family, which is adjacent to the Evenapis family, was also seriously affected. The head of the Silopea family died, and an old woman from the Silopea family, who had also gone into hiding, became the temporary head of the family.
The Silopea family's future is brighter than that of the Evenapis territory, as its direct successor, Plume, is still alive and young.
When the strange illness of the magical beast Elsinia was urgently reported and the Silopeia territory was found to be in danger, Plume happened to be visiting the Newnery Castle.
The fact that Plume used to stay at Newnery Castle was a measure to avoid this strange disease.
The strange disease was also prevalent in the Kuordenze territory, but it could be cured with a push healing magic by me, who already boasted an enormous amount of magical power from that time.
Therefore, there were no deaths from the Quordenze family, and the number of deaths from the knight families that served the Quordenze family was far less than that of the knight families in other territories.
In the past, the Quordenze family was small in number because grandmother Cassia had purged a large number of nobles who were collateral members of the family. If the disease had spread, the Kuordenze family would have been on the verge of collapse.
The death toll was small because the retinue soldiers belonging to the Kuordenze army were also gathered in New Neri City and treated all at once.
The number of the Quardenze army's retinue was relatively large, so the plan to invade old Vojstra was apparently going well.
The nobles of old Wojstra must have been troubled by their grandfather Gulfis, who invaded in high spirits, even though he was infected with a strange disease and was in great trouble.
That is why the Levios royal family lost the trust of the nobles all over the continent at once.
To be honest, it is wrong to blame the Levios family alone, since a mature magical beast of that magnitude is like a natural disaster companion to earthquakes and typhoons.
However, it is true that they were engaged in a silly war and neglected to deal with the situation.
The Levios family is a very pathetic family, and I think it is the perfect place for them to vent their unrelenting grief over the loss of their family.
The authority of the House of Levios has fallen, too,……. The royal city in the spring will be a place of ambush.”
I see.”
The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good understanding of what is going on in your life.
'I see,……,' He said, 'but it's not. You don't think this is just a gathering to celebrate the end of the civil war, do you?'
A large social party is scheduled for next spring in the royal capital.
This is said to be an event to mark the end of the war between the Levios and Millendorva families and the stability of the kingdom at home and abroad.
Although the war is said to have ended with the reconciliation between the two families, the Levios royal family has in effect lost the war.
The Levios family must have felt that the damage was too great, and suddenly changed to a serious mode and launched an all-out attack on the Mirendorva family.
This is thought to have had two purposes. One was to end the prolonged civil war. The other was to hold the Millendorva family responsible for the outbreak of the magical beast Elsinia.
But this was a bad move.
When the Levios army surrounded the city where the Millendorva territory was based, she suddenly appeared.
Grand Duchess Orsian……. No, that was not what she was called at the time.
After all that happened, the Levios family suffered a crushing defeat thanks to the activities of Princess Orsian. The Levios family was defeated by the success of Princess Orsian, and the momentum did not stop, and part of the Levios territory was invaded.
The Levios family, panicked by the rapid advance, asked for reinforcements from the great nobles in the country. Somehow, they succeeded in stopping Princess Orcian's invasion, and they negotiated a settlement.
No way. I can guess what kind of spring social gathering it will be.
A gathering to celebrate the end of the kingdom's upheaval. …… That's from the perspective of the Levios family.
I have to think about things from the perspective of the Quardenze family.
Then my father put his hand on his chin and chuckled.
Then he downed the contents of the tumbler in one gulp and set it down on the table with a clink.
Then let's hear the answer to your homework.
Homework?
I wondered if he had given me some kind of math drill, and when I didn't quite get it, my father helped me out.
You asked me before,” He said. I told you that there were two reasons why Nambonan was conquered so quickly. I told you one of them, but I told you to think about the other.
Oh, …… I remember that we talked about that.”
Originally, my father had planned to put off the conquest of Nambonan City until later.
However, the discovery of the Manaral vein in the vicinity, the abundance of building materials to be installed at the frontline base with the former Voistra, and the tip-off from Viscount Galiana that Nambonan City is supporting the former Voistra in the background, all These considerations led him to make a decision before leaving it as it is.My father decided that it was better to destroy it than to leave it as it was.
That was the first reason.
He told me that there was another reason why the invasion was hastened, but he told me to think about it by myself.
'…… Your face, you seem confident of your answer, don't you?'
'Well, I don't know.'
I had a lot on my mind, lest I come across as an incompetent son.
Why did my father try to get the city of Nambonan at an early stage? What did my father hope to gain by conquering Nambonan?
What did the Kuordenze family need?
Tell me.
As if to prompt me to answer, my father extended his hand and pointed his palm toward me.
My father looked at me with serious eyes.He was probably trying to determine whether he had made a mistake in his judgment as the next head of the family.
Seeing this action, I felt a little relieved.
I was convinced that the answer I had come up with was the correct one.
What was necessary for the Quardenze family?
And why did my father decide to collect the homework at this point in time?
There is only one answer.
