Chapter 59 – Coming of Age Ceremony – 1
Anyway, enough time was spent with an interesting story.
I will give you a gift too.
Let’s get to the point.
“Her Highness Princess Amelia.”
“… Well.”
I put down my teacup and looked at Princess Amelia.
She also calmed down her excitement a bit, matching my serious mood. Friendship was forged. From here, the time of blue blood has now arrived.
“Information is controlled, but there are limits.”
“… I agree. Rather, nothing has been said so far. You’ve been taking great care of her tails.”
“Because the people in Franz are competent.”
Did I do something The people in Franz who usually keep an eye on suspicious people are competent. And the father who kept it.
Anyway, the problem was the magic of the sea caused by Princess Amelia.
I tried to hide it, but there is a limit.
The incident that occurred in the middle of the city caused the surrounding area to be soaked with seawater due to Princess Amelia’s magical powers.
The ground was wet as if drowned in sea water, and the buildings were full of salt.
Even commoners who do not feel it are aware that an anomaly has occurred. Naturally, everyone with magical powers, starting with adventurers, noticed it.
All contacts in the territory, whether legal or illegal, were temporarily blocked from other domains that were normally monitored, but this was the limit. Of course, now that I’m the head of the household, I can continue to forcibly block it, but… Information has already spread to the surrounding estates. It was for this reason that he finished his recent work quickly.
“Correspondence began to arrive. It is time for us to contact the capital as well.”
“… Understood.”
A foreign royal family suddenly appeared in the county.
We had an obligation to inform the capital of Brahms Kingdom, which rules this country. Wouldn’t he have known if he had come secretly?
I looked at the black eyes that were looking at me.
“We have to explain.”
“Understood.”
What we have to explain is that a person from the Bahnian clan, the royal family of the Barheun Kingdom, was kidnapped by the red blood, and we rescued it.
Princess Amelia wrote the letter, but it is unknown how the Barheun Kingdom will turn out. It’s a country thing. Princess is an important position, but it can be abandoned for gain. However, it would be a problem if the current princess was in Franz’s land.
“I…”
Princess Amelia stopped her words for a moment and caught her breath.
They met each other’s eyes and looked at each other clearly.
“I am OK. Causing more trouble than this would be dishonoring the honor of the Bahnia clan.”
“Hmm.”
Princess Amelia cracked the expressionless face she had maintained. A small smile was drawn on her mouth, which had been very small, as she spoke in a whisper as usual in a small voice.
She looked like a girl of her age, said Princess Amelia, looking at me.
“Any more to Franz… My benefactor, you I couldn’t cause more trouble to Leoric Franz.”
“Indeed.”
First of all, I heard Princess Amelia’s opinion.
Normally, it would be my father’s business from here on out, but now I had to decide as the head of the household.
For Franz’s sake, he had to adapt the events that had happened so far to explain the sudden appearance of the royal family of Barheun Kingdom.
Besides that, it would be right to contact the capital and inform them of what happened to Franz.
No matter how much Franz maintains the greatest power in the southern region, it is difficult to handle when all the surrounding territories attack. Especially if there is a cause. However.
“If that happens, Her Highness Princess Amelia’s position as successor will be revoked.”
“… Yes. Did you know?”
I looked up with slightly widened eyes.
Regardless of the circumstances, it is known to other countries that the princess of the Bahnia clan was kidnapped and saved from Franz. It is a loss of honor for the kingdom. It can’t be helped that Princess Amelia’s position, which is the cause of this, is endangered.
I don’t know if there are no other successors.
“The evaluation of the prince who is currently active externally is not bad.”
In other words, at this rate, her successor position is deprived. It is said that Princess Amelia’s role is now only a future for an arranged marriage.
“Come to think of it, what about Princess 1, the eldest daughter? She was already told that she was married.”
“I ran away.”
Well?
Escape?
I heard she got married. Princess Amelia smiled wryly at her bewildered face.
“Strictly speaking, it is an escape. She had found a nice man of her liking, because she ran away from the palace. Although she publicly announced that she had married.”
That’s great.
“She even wrote numbers to some extent. Because she’s staying in Barheun Kingdom… Because even when her mother was pregnant, she begged her to come into the palace. Even when she was little, how many times she was swayed by her older sister. My older brother also ran away from her older sister.”
Judging by her tired expression, it must be clear that she is an unusual person. Even though they said that, the smile on their lips didn’t seem like a bad relationship.
There’s a race for successor, but the family itself isn’t bad. Well, even if he doesn’t become king, he refrains from such a stark relationship where his life is in danger. It’s a world where every bloodline becomes power.
Do you feel like competing fairly?
Of course, there are plenty of places to get wet. Müller is representative, and in terms of Brahms, starting with the rebellion in my father’s generation…
“Hmm. The story has changed, but at this rate, Her Highness’s position as heir would be in danger, and we are still receiving calls from people around us.”
“Well.”
In the end, it was right for Franz to announce the current situation. That’s right.
“It is there.”
“Well?”
I spoke with a smile to Princess Amelia, who stopped her words for a moment.
“I can’t help but spread rumors at all, but I’ll come up with a reason, at least roughly.”
“… That’s not good.”
Princess Amelia immediately understood what I was saying.
In other words, the sound of preparing an excuse. But it can’t work perfectly. Rumors spread, and rumors breed suspicion.
“Do you gain anything by doing that?”
There is.
One is Müller.
“We are currently at war.”
“Muller estate. Know. The territory next to Franz… Right. You are closer to Barhn than to Brahms.”
Müller Manor is a manor next to Franz. But when you look at the map, things get a little weird.
It belongs to the land of Brahms, but the land is close to the border, closer to the capital of Bahun than to the capital of Brahms.
“After that, it seems that I will be the manager of the land with a very, very high probability.”
“… Why do you say it with such a sad look?”
“There are circumstances like that.”
Annoying, really.
After my older brother stabilizes the land, I take care of it.
The border between the Kingdom of Baheun and the Kingdom of Brahms is centered around the huge river and lake flowing from the Great Mountains, and Rainia. In other words, Müller, who is close to the river, can use the river to trade with Barhn later.
For me, who has a high chance of becoming the lord of Müller in the not-too-distant future, it’s not bad to get along with Princess Amelia, the royal family of Barheun. And what if the princess becomes a queen? Dog gains. Even if I was eliminated from the successor competition, the fact that the Kingdom of Barheun itself was in debt to me did not disappear.
This is going to be expensive
And the second one.
“Because I want to do it.”
“What?”
He smiled as he looked at Princess Amelia, who looked on in bewilderment.
“Honestly, no matter what people say, you don’t have to listen. Because we are Franz.”
What if you fight?
That’s right, it’s war.
That’s my father’s style. If there’s a legitimate cause, he doesn’t miss it and bites like a hunting dog. What if you fight first? Can you go to war without a cause? My father will like it
The blood of the Franz family is so dangerous, folks.
Of course, some information should be released to those who have a cooperative relationship, including the Boring family.
In fact, the letter from the Boring family that had arrived at the moment was written with information about what happened in the capital, including other neighboring provinces, as well as requesting detailed information about this incident.
This would be a debt Count William Borin is a good man, but he also has blue blood. If there is something to be gained as the owner of the territory, he moves calmly.
It’s hard to give away more of Müller’s gains, so you have to pull that much from Barheun.
“As for me, I just want to thank you for doing that. So, do you have any good excuses?”
“There is.”
If that’s the case, there’s a good excuse.
“Lena.”
“Yeah.”
When I called, Lena, who was outside the door, entered.
“How are the preparations for the coming-of-age ceremony going?”
“Yeah. Time is tight, but we are preparing to do our best.”
After that incident, there are people who have not appeared until now.
Yes, it’s Sven butler.
“Chief Sven is currently preparing everything.”
“An invitation?”
“To the nobles of the capital, including the southern provinces. Everyone has written letters.”
It has not been even a year since I, who had been living in seclusion for almost half of the time, was recognized as an adult and started my activities.
I am an adult who has just become an adult. Even if you have an adult ceremony, there is no problem.
It’s not something I like. I’m not the type of person who likes outdoor activities. Anyone who knows how annoying and annoying it can be to meet people.
However, as a nobleman, as a member of the Franz family, he had to do what he had to do.
“It’s just that time is running out.”
“Don’t mind the money. It is a large release of the warehouse with the authority of the governor.”
“All right. I will tell Deacon Sven in advance.”
Lena’s expression changed. It must have been that he didn’t like the sudden preparations for the coming-of-age ceremony. Judging by the change in his expression at my words, it seemed that he was determined to hastily prepare a coming-of-age ceremony suitable for Franz.
… What would your father say
“There won’t be any problems with a sudden coming-of-age ceremony, right?”
“Of course.”
I smiled at Princess Amelia, who nodded at Lena, who nodded reliably, and looked this way with a puzzled expression.
“Coming-of-age ceremony? Haven’t you done it yet?”
“We, Franz, do not have a separate coming-of-age ceremony.”
After all, when it’s your birthday, people around you send you presents.
“Then…”
“Yeah.”
Get up from your seat, be polite and say hello.
“Welcome. Her Highness Princess Amelia. Thank you for refusing such a long way to come to my coming-of-age ceremony with a sudden invitation.”
“… This will come out.”
Haha.”
She just laughed at Princess Amelia’s soft words.
Princess Amelia, looking at me like that, closes her eyes for a moment, then she too stands up and greets me while slightly lifting the dress she was wearing.
“On behalf of the Bahnia clan, Amelia Bahnia, the second princess and sea shaman, greets you. Thank you for the invitation. Leoric Franz.”
