Chapter 201: Entering the Royal Capital
The Levios territory of Karahanasso stayed in the city for only five days.
However, it was the longest five days I had spent since my rebirth on the continent of Eluo.
Karahanasso City is the temporary meeting place of the Quordenze faction nobles, as euphemistically presented by the Levios family.
As the heir apparent of the Kuordenze family, the leader of the faction, he naturally had no choice but to interact with the aristocrats who had gathered there.
After breakfast, the meeting with the nobles begins, and when that is over, there is a luncheon, followed by another meeting and a tea party in the afternoon, and then the dinner party ……. The daily rotation was dizzying .
It would have been fine if he had just been busy, but the fact that he was the center of attention for his every move and action made the wear on his psyche extraordinary.
But that was not the only stress.
The city of Karahanasso was, as the civil servants had said, a city of considerable size. It is comparable to the cities of Gatoren and Nambonan in terms of the territory of Kuordenze.
There were no priestly facilities such as the Church of the Holy High Priest, but as one would expect from a former guardian city, there were buildings in various parts of the city that gave a sense of history. I just wanted to wander around them at my leisure.
I had asked civil official Levios to show me around the city, but it was more painful than I had imagined not being able to do any free sightseeing.
When the Levios knight came to tell me that he was ready to enter the capital, I was almost gut-punched at the thought of finally being able to leave the city.
I was just about to do it.
After all, the same thing would be repeated in King's Landing, and the next opponents would be all bigwigs, including the Kingdom's five great noble families. We cannot rejoice in the simple joy of the situation. I would rather have stayed in Calahanasso.
Of course, if I did that, it would ruin my happy life in Kuordenze.
Thus, I gave up on everything and prepared myself to leave for the capital.
The sunlight falling inside the carriage became stronger.
It's been a long time since I've been able to relax like this. The carriage ride is the most relaxing time for me at the moment.
I looked out the window and peeked outside.
The Quardenze faction was moving in a single file along the mountain road, like a procession of ants.
The Levios civil official had confidently told me that the best way to get from Karahanasso to the royal capital, Levi's, was over the mountains.
Having actually taken that route, I could understand why they were so proud.
The road was wide enough for a carriage to pass through, even though it crossed a mountainous area.
Is this also royal pride?
If a small or medium-sized noble family saw the size of Karahanasso City and this mountain road, they would think that they could no longer compete with the Levios family at that point.
Nevertheless, a mountain road is a mountain road. The terrain is high and low, the virgin forest is so dense that it is difficult to even enter if you go off the road, and the visibility is not good.
And due to my father's instructions not to go through the tunnels with the procession, the great movement of the Quardenze group has been bumped off in places.
So now it was impossible to tell how far back the carriage in which Plume was riding was.
He said, “Young master. They have arrived at the observatory.
The escort riding in the carriage announced shortly.
I understand.
This morning, I had one request for the knight Levios who was leading the way.
I had asked the knight Levios, who was leading the way this morning, to do me a favor: I wanted to stop at any place during the trip where I could get a panoramic view of the royal city of Levioth. Had permission from my father.
The royal city of Levios is located in a basin between Mount Seika and Mount Meruoron, at the westernmost tip of the Asthorp Mountains, which are located in the eastern part of the continent.
Therefore, I wanted to get a panoramic view of the city from somewhere with a good vantage point.
When the guards opened the door, they found a Levios knight in the posture of bowing.
I looked ahead and saw that the carriage in which my father was riding had stopped.
I looked up to see my father's carriage pulling up. This is the observation platform. Please watch your step.
The military officer Levios, who was waiting around me, attached a small staircase to the carriage.
I descended the stairs, conscious of my elegant appearance with my footsteps.
Twenty steps would have sent me to my death.A normal person would have fallen to his death.
There was a waist-high wooden fence in front of the cliff, and the carriage seemed to be parked alongside a small pavilion.
The knight Levios bowed his head with one arm outstretched at his side, as if to say, “Please take a look.
I walked a few steps to the wooden fence and looked at the scene.
…… Is amazing. This is Levios, the royal city.
Looking down from a high vantage point like this, I could see it clearly.
Surrounded by mountains, the land was filled with a mixture of order and chaos.
The center of the basin must be the center of the city, and the way the plots spread out in a radial pattern with the royal castle at the center resembles a giant dartboard.
If it were a fantasy, it would be like the “Oh my God!……!” At the end of the story. The seal was here! The royal city of Levioth itself was a giant magic circle of seals! This could be used as a stage for a royal development.
Unfortunately, however, the regularity is lost in the process.
As if bursting out of the central area, the entire basin was filled with the activity of all kinds of people, from houses and paths to fields, workshops, and stores, in a chaotic and disorderly manner.
I had heard about this city, but it looks really interesting.
It's much larger than New Nellie City, if you don't mind my saying.
Of course, I don't say it out loud, but I'm happy to hear you say so.
'I'm glad you say so,' he said. We are only going downhill from here, and I can take you right into the city.”
We can't just sit here and watch the sights forever. Not only my father, but also the rest of the group had to stop for my request.
As I turned to return to the carriage, I noticed something.
I noticed one thing when I turned around to go back to the carriage: “They have a flag flying here?”
The flag of the Kingdom of Levios was fluttering in the corner of the pavilion.
Fluttering in the fresh spring breeze, the flag seemed to welcome the visitors.
Travelers coming from the Karahanasso area will see the royal city for the first time here.
I heard that travelers who had been walking in the Levios territory until then, when they see the flag and the panoramic view of the Royal City here, their mood changes completely, saying, “Ah, this is the Kingdom of Levios.
This visual effect was effective for me, too. I felt that my consciousness changed from “The Levios family” To “The Kingdom of Levioth.
I looked at the flag.
…… Blue ground and a circle of wheat, huh?
It is said that the flag of the Levios Kingdom was designed by the first King Levios.
Until then, the nobility had incorporated their own favorite designs, such as animals, tools, and plants that they had a venerable or personal attachment to, into their own family coat of arms.
This is often led to preconceived notions, such as “The serpent is a Quardenze,” And even more so in the case of the great nobility.
The nobles may have wanted to avoid using a specific object as a symbol when they were united against the priests.
Perhaps this is why the design is so simple.
Did you know? This flag is also the philosophy of the Kingdom.
The blue and white, divided into upper and lower sections, represent the ideal world, the blue land, dreamed of by the first King Levios.
It is strange that, when looking at the groundwork alone with prior knowledge, it appears to be a single picture of “A clean land extending beyond the horizon and the clear blue sky that illuminates it.
And the seven wheat-colored hexagons in the center of the painting.
Wheat is the blessing of the earth, which in turn is a symbol of the existence of nobility. Because it is so widely used as the coat of arms of aristocratic families, it is a generic symbol that is not associated with any particular family.
In fact, there are a great many aristocrats who use wheat as their family crest. The coat of arms of the Quardenzes' arch-enemy, the Spierzeiks, also depicts wheat.
Nobles unite for a better future. ……The flag of the Kingdom of Levioth is made to be a strong poster that delivers a message inside and outside the country.
When you hear about ……, It may seem like a flag that is considerate of other houses.
However, this blue and white undercoat is in all likelihood a appropriation of the colors of the Levios family coat of arms, and the placement of the wheat symbol also somehow seems to unite around a particular noble family …… The Levios family .
The leadership of the Levios family must have been strong from the time of the founding of the country.
When I looked up at the sky, I saw a series of sheep clouds.
I would have liked to have entered the royal city on a clear, cloudless day anyway.
If we had been on a sightseeing tour, we would have been disappointed.
It is true, as you say.
There was something comforting in his tonehis.
Perhaps the knight Levios thought the same thing.
After passing through the mountain road, the city street gradually leveled off.
As we proceeded down the main street toward the central section, we could hear people's voices.
The citizens seemed to know that the royal nobles would be gathering in large numbers for this social gathering, and there were many onlookers on the main street.
The commoners of the royal city seem to be accustomed to the nobility.
If you listen carefully, you can sometimes hear conversations such as, “It's the Quardenze family.
Perhaps someone from the Levios family has sent out a guide beforehand, but I'm a little surprised that that would make the commoners want to go out of their way to see it.
Citizens of New Nellie City would come out to watch if a member of the Quardenze family like my father and I were moving, but if they knew that a nobleman from another domain was coming, they wouldn't come out to see him. They stay at home.
They don't know what other nobles are like, so they live their lives with the spirit of “Don't approach the danger of the sovereign.
The royal capital is frequently visited by nobles from various places, so the visitors, of course, get used to it.”
The maid who is riding with us states in a matter-of-fact manner. She has stayed in the capital several times, so she is familiar with the atmosphere of the city.
At first, the nobles are a little surprised that commoners come all the way out to see the sights, but after a few times, they get used to it.
As long as they refrain from interrupting traffic or using insulting language, the nobles do not mind the commoners' stares. The residents of the royal city observe these lines very strictly.
The carriage moves slowly, as if to show the elegance of the Quardenze family to onlookers.
The central district of the capital is flanked by the royal castle, with the noble residences on the east and west sides. The Kuordenze residence is located on the west side.
That is, Zeldmitra's mansions are on the west side, and Aterahan's and Mirendorva's mansions are on the east side. This difference was not determined by the friendship between the nobles, but simply by the time they joined the Kingdom.
At the time of the founding of the kingdom, the construction zone for noble residences existed only on the east side. As the number of nobles who joined the kingdom increased, that side became too small, and a mansion zone was added on the west side .
In short, the Quardenzes and Zeldmitras were newcomers.
The Quardenzes and Zeldmitras are newcomers to the city. No wonder it's reputed to be the best city on the continent.
After being reborn on the continent of Eluo, there was a part of me that doubted whether a city greater than New Neri could really exist. At best, it would be the same level.
However, when I felt the vitality of the city firsthand, I could not help but understand the strength of its economic power.
There is an energy here that cannot be measured by superficial factors such as population or city area.
But not everything is 100 points. There are some things that frustrate me, at least.
I just don't like all the new buildings.
King's Levios…… No, this city seems to have a lot of history, but not much.
Since time immemorial, this basin has been the most prosperous land in the eastern part of the continent.
The Levios Field, also known in adventurer circles as the Field of the King's Land, is a place where mirror rock can be used as a mirror, mineral resources are abundant, although not numerous, and, above all, high-quality gold can be extracted from the deepest parts of the field.
There are many fields where mineral resources can be extracted, but there are very few places where precious metals and gems can be calculated.
It was quite natural for people to gather in this area.
Even in the time of the priests, this remained the case, and since there is a record that the founder of the Zeth cult, Mr. Zeth, stopped by the site on his journey around the continent, it became one of the pilgrimage destinations for priests.
The enormous wealth generated by the gold and mirror rock was used to build the Church of the Holy High Priest, and the city continued to make a name for itself as a church city.
During the period of warfare, the city became one of the most fierce battlegrounds on the continent.
Everyone wanted to devour this tasty, fatty metropolis.
Naturally, the city and its environs were reduced to ashes as the armies crashed and fought over and over again.
The joy of the nobles who had finally obtained this land was short-lived, as they were helplessly scattered in the face of the Levios family, which had conquered the area between the great rivers, not to mention the plain of Corbovia.
The Levios, who had acquired the land almost by fiefdom, simply destroyed the cities.
This must have been for political performance.
The burning of all the priests' nests in the eastern part of the continent and the renaming of the city were declarations of war from which there could be no turning back.
It was also the beginning of a complete break with the priestly ambitions of the nobles in the surrounding area. From this point on, the House of Levios would fully assert its position as the ally of the anti-priest forces.
Although the first King Levios was hailed as a great monarch by the people and nobles, his oppression of the priests was the worst in history, both past and present.
The city was later rebuilt according to the urban plan drawn up by the Levios family and designated as the capital of the kingdom.
It is now the royal capital of Levios.
As the young man said, since the city was once crushed, it is inevitably difficult to feel the weight of its history.
That is why the oldest buildings in the city are at most 80 years old.
In New Nellie City, there remains the nearly 200-year-old St. High Church, and in some places, there are even older ruins that are said to have survived from ancient times, whether they are true or false.
Compared to New Nerry City, which is a mixture of the old and the new, the royal city of Levios feels youthful.
It is developing to its full potential, though.
It is a city like a young tree that grows upward in search of the sun, reaching for the blue sky.
According to my father, the Levios family did not place that much importance on the royal city of Levios in the beginning, and they could not have expected it to grow to this level.
Perhaps it was the times, but people came from all over the continent to the royal city, which had been freed from the heat of the turbulent times, in search of peace. Perhaps they thought that nothing could be more reassuring than a city that symbolized the unity of nobles, a symbol of strength.
At that time, although the royal capital had a city plan, it was only the central district, and the rest of the city was mostly vacant land, making it easy for people to flow into the city. Their own built houses, cultivated fields, and began working in the surrounding areas as if they were clinging to the central district.
The Levios family had no hesitation in using them to relieve the labor shortage for rebuilding.
The royal city was peaceful, there was work, and there was no shortage of places to live, with vacant lots everywhere.
Reputation begets reputation, and growth begets growth. This virtuous cycle led to the explosive growth of Levios, which became the city of order and chaos that it is today.
The Royal City of Levios and the Ancient City of Corbovia, these two cities alone are quite something, and yet there are still multiple cities comparable to Calahanasso. ……The Levios family is still powerful.
The Levios family is still powerful, even though its prestige has been severely damaged by the magical beast Elsinia.
…… I see, the King's City Social itself is one of the campaigns to restore prestige.
The most important thing to keep in mind is that the best way to get the most out of your newborn baby is to make sure that the baby has the right amount of energy to get through the day.
By coming to the capital, they will learn firsthand about the power of the Levios family.
While they were thinking about the political activities of the Levios family, the carriage finally arrived at the Quardenze mansion.
Since the servants live in this mansion, there is no need to go up to the dusty house.
As soon as we got off the carriage and entered the hall, freshly brewed tea was served immediately.
…… So, if the Zeldmitra family and their faction enter the royal capital this evening, most of the kingdom's nobles will be present.
The Zeldmitra family will also arrive today. The Aterahan and Millendorva families entered yesterday, didn't they? It's quite a busy schedule, isn't it?
Next to me drinking tea, a civil official was standing and looking at a document in his hand.
If we leave a meaningless amount of time between the gathering in the royal capital and the social gathering, there might be some trouble among the nobles. Isn't the idea to minimize that as much as possible?”
I don't think there are nobles who would start a fight so quickly, not like animals.
And what about my father?
He is going to have dinner here.He is only going to give a brief greeting on his arrival in King's Landing, so there is nothing special to discuss.He will return here at dusk.
Since the sun was still high in the sky, my father went to the royal castle on the same day he entered the capital.
It was a bit ostentatious for both father and son to go to the royal castle to greet each other, and it seemed to make the Quardenze family feel slightly. Therefore, I had to enter the Quardenze mansion ahead of my father.
Then we have some time now, don't we?”
I told him to call the people of the pioneer association into the room.
Led by him, a group of employees entered the hall, their faces a little drawn.
They had entered the capital earlier to explore the city while we were stranded in Karahanasso. I told them that we would be in King's Landing today and instructed them to come to the Quardenze residence.
I can't just wander around King's Landing as I please.
Thanks to the introduction to the president of ……, I am able to enjoy sightseeing in King's Landing.”
Even though it's under my direction, I'm still envious and angry.”
The employees showed a small smile at his wordshis.
They properly understand that the nobleman is not throwing a tantrum.
'Have you heard anything from the Levios family?
Yes, but they told me that I could tell them in advance.
I wanted to have a person from a trading company I often use to buy me souvenirs from King's Landing…… I made such a setup and talked to a Levios civil official, and he made various arrangements for me.
The fact that the legitimate son of the Quardenze family is interested in King's Landing may be desirable for them.
What he asked the pioneer association employees to do was to look around small stores that could not be called mansions. They expect to find interesting souvenirs that cannot be found in the aristocratic business houses.
Of course, the souvenirs are not limited to things, but also include stories about the souvenirs.
I was introduced to a commoner who knows the city well as a guide, and he told me that his mission is continuing without any trouble so far.
I had heard about ……, But hand mirrors are inexpensive. If I were a merchant, I'd want to bring a pile of them back to New Nellie.”
With that, the employee placed a spoon-like object on the desk.
According to the employee, because of the large amount of large mirror rock shavings, hand mirrors can be made very inexpensively in King's Landing.
They are really user-friendly when it comes to bringing samples of things that I might be interested in.
I enjoyed their conversation while eating the loquat-like fruit they brought as a souvenir.
I asked them, “…… Is there anything else you've noticed? Unlike New Nellie City, I can't walk around the city here. I want to know what the atmosphere is like in King's Landing.”
Then, after showing a bit of reluctance to say anything, one of the employees asked for a statement.
He said, “Well, that's the thing, …… The citizens of King's City are not of good character. There have been several times when I've felt unkind or arrogant or …… Unpleasant.”
I think they must have been very uncomfortable because they went out of their way to tell me.
The fact that all of the employees have more or less the same “I don't know what you mean” Look on their faces makes me think that the climate in King's Landing may not have suited them.
I decided to ask the maid who was waiting nearby as well.
Is that so?”
'I am sorry. We have never heard of anything like that.
The employees must have done something very strange.He was not sure if his employees had done anything too strange, but he was not about to give them an excuse.
I think it's because you belong to the Quardenze family,” He said. It seemed to me that people who did not have some kind of backing, or who did not have power, such as the cousin, were looked down upon lightly.
In fact, they sometimes felt somewhat uncomfortable when they acted alone.
In fact, they felt somewhat uncomfortable when they were on their own.
He said, “There was no mercy for the weak. …… The begging children were really pathetic. They would be kicked and beaten just for walking down the street. In New Nelly, you'd just use your voice to scare them away.”
I thought, “They're both pretty ruthless,” Etc., But it seems the difference is not small to them.
That's interesting,” He said, “Because they don't have churches. Is it because they don't have churches?”
'Ah……! Well, that may be.
Unlike the Quardenze territory, the Levios territory has no facilities related to the Zesu cult at all, and they are not allowed to read out the scriptures. Even if it is a civilian.
The ethics and morality of the continent of Eluo were maintained by the Zesuit faith.
There may be ethics, right and wrong, and justice handed down from parents to children, but even so, there must be a lot of common sense that has been lost in the 80 years since the founding of the kingdom.
For the current residents of Levios, nobility may have become a kind of faith.
Strong is good, strong is righteous, strength is justice, in other words, weakness is bad and not worth saving……. This may be an extreme view, but it is quite possible that such a concept has sprouted. People of Quordenze also have such a consciousness, albeit to a different degree.
In fact, from the point of view of the residents of King's Landing, the people of New Nellie City may be naive. Perhaps the strength that wins in competition is justice, and the weak are lazy and evil.
Certainly, I think there are more ambitious people here.
In New Nelly, there are still churches, and although there are some restrictions, the reading of scriptures is allowed. Therefore, I think that the ethics of the Quardenze people are similar to the teachings of the scriptures.
However, since they do not interact with the Holy City and do not permit interpretations of the scriptures that are inconvenient for the nobles, they are preaching teachings that are considerably perverted from the perspective of the priests in the mainland.
I think the fact that the employees sometimes felt uncomfortable was partly due to the fact that they did not agree with the underlying ideology.
From now on, I want you to go around the city with that aspect in mind.”
The conversation ended there, and they returned to the inn in the royal capital.
My father did not return, and I had some free time on my hands, so I decided to explore the mansion.
I had a general idea of what was going on by magic detection, but walking around the mansion, I could see how small the grounds were.
The Quardenze mansion is only about half the size of the villa in New Neri City.
It is a large enough mansion for a commoner, but for me, accustomed to the life of an aristocrat, it feels cramped. I have become a luxurious person myself.
After going around the mansion, I went out to the garden.
“Master?
A walk?
It is to meet Eve, who has been wandering around the garden for a while now.
According to the military officers deployed in the surrounding area, there are no clandestine shadows in the vicinity of the Quardenze residence at the moment.
Ever since we entered Karahanasso, the Levios were always around, watching us.
Thanks to this, I have not been able to talk with Eve for a while now. Even when we had time to talk, I could only act as if I were dealing with a young civil servant from Kuordentse.
Tonight, I wanted to improve my sensitivity to Eve while I still could, because I was going to pour every drop of semen I had accumulated since my departure from New Nelly onto her.
I know that there is still some wariness of me in Eve.
But when I turned my palm toward her, she silently lowered her head to a position that facilitated petting and stroking. I feel like a good trick is being trained. I wonder, I feel like I've seen the relationship between a domestic violence man and a victim woman.
“…………………… Uh…………………… ♡”
The thought of finally being able to devour this body makes me overflow with more favors than usual.
To be honest, it's quite tough to hold back the outburst of my mind.
The actual “I'm not a fan of the way you look at it, but I'm not a fan of the way you look at it either.
The sight of her pretty face, her large breasts, the softness of her hair against my hand, and the roundness of her head made me feel as if I were about to blow out the magic that I had just shut down. I have been spreading my favors too widely these days, but I feel that the tightening is getting lax.
As you might expect, it's not a good idea to fully release your love aura in King's Landing.
You may have heard,” He said, “But you must not leave the grounds of this mansion. You might be taken away by bad people.”
“……………… Hai…”
Eve was in a euphoric daze, but still only her head she moved firmly up and down.
The Levios house is a terror to her.
While she was enjoying her conversation with Eve, one of the civil servants approached her with heavy steps.
Young Master,” He said.
I hate to ask you this, but what is it?”
I'm constantly activating my woozy magic detection.
Someone asked to see you, young master.
Because of the large number of people with magical powers, especially the main ancestor, gathered in the capital, I felt a little sick when I fired my detection magic. Even so, I was unable to terminate the detection magic.
The amount of magic power of these people was not something that could be ignored.
As long as we were far away from each other, I thought there was a strange ancestor.
The closer the presence got to the Quardenze residence, the more the strangeness of the magical power became apparent. I felt like the hero of a ghost story being chased by an evil spirit.
And now that I am at such a close distance, I understand.
There was a being there with a magical power that far surpasses that of the main ancestor.
If it came all the way to me, does that mean it's someone I can't easily ignore? Who is it?”
Somehow, I knew what the answer would be.
It is the Princess Orsian of the Mirendorva family.
