Lord of the Frontier Land - Chapter 151
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Episode 151 get a guardian knight
I want to return to farming.
Suddenly, on the night Gareth ascended to the throne, Castor caught a glimpse of me as I visited him.
Is that why?
The desire to persuade this guy disappeared in an instant.
‘What is returning to farming…? .’
I had caught the 65th demon Andrealphus and Mine Laposter just a few hours ago.
“Castor.”
“yes?”
“Haalun is not as peaceful a place as you know.”
When I said it clearly, Castol asked back with a puzzled look.
“What do you mean, brother? While traveling from Vardum along the main road to Ha’alun, I didn’t encounter any monsters. Besides, look at the faces of the residents.”
Where Castol reached, there were children playing in the wheat fields that had just been harvested.
Umm.
… It was a very peaceful sight for me to see.
I’ve never been to the Empire, and it’s not the setting for the game, but I know the state of the entire kingdom well.
An environment where children cannot grow up like children.
The only way to live a peaceful life was to dig up herbs or help with farm work from an early age.
“Look at those kids. “Didn’t you and my brother lose our hometowns when we were young, doing all kinds of odd jobs to earn a living?”
Castor and I both lost our hometowns due to monster attacks.
Perhaps because of that sense of kinship, Castol followed me particularly well.
The process of becoming a servant was similar.
I was lucky enough to meet Gareth and become his servant, and Castol came to the Berthe estate and did various odd jobs before being recognized for his intelligence and working as the family servant.
It also seems like the age at which I started working was before I was even ten years old.
“Compared to us, don’t those children still retain their childlike appearance? Haalun seems to be a good territory.”
I could even feel a bit of envy in Castol’s words.
“ah! “It’s my lord!”
At that time, one of the children playing with straw in the field saw me and jumped up and ran to me.
“My lord!”
It didn’t just stop at running, it jumped up and hugged me.
I picked up the child and was a little embarrassed.
“… Celia. “It’s gotten quite heavy.”
“yes?”
“No, no.”
Celia was one of the few girls among the natives of Haalun, so I knew her well.
After Ailee and Alice entered the lord’s residence, he was practically the leader of the village girls.
Although she was only ten years old, five years older than the other two, she was the oldest among the girls, right after Ailee and Alice.
It was amazing to see Celia down after holding her.
‘When I first saw him, he was definitely smaller than the twins who were five years older than him… .’
Unlike others who were almost at the end of their growth period, they received nutritional supplements and grew incredibly tall in less than a year.
In other words, they are now taller than their twins, easily exceeding 150cm.
Even compared to the 10-year-olds from his previous life, he is much taller.
Because they inherit the blood of warriors, Haalun people are generally tall and of good physique.
It was clear that he had been fed well since I arrived and that he had grown so quickly.
Somehow, I felt a little rewarded because I felt like it wasn’t all I had worked through.
So much so that I instantly forgot all the annoying memories of fighting demons and demons just moments ago.
“My lord, are you taking a break today?”
“Why are you doing that?”
“When the lord takes a break, I’m going to go see Ailee!”
“hmm. “I don’t think anything special will happen today.”
“Then, can I play with my sisters?”
“I had you tidy up the official residence, so it should have been done by now. “I would like to go to the official residence.”
The twins are doing their jobs well, and I didn’t bring them in to work hard from the beginning.
Mazuuk brought me because he needed someone to serve him.
I have more sense than I thought, so I’m teaching things like cooking and herbalism.
Even though I told her to go, Celia didn’t leave in front of me with her eyes shining brightly.
“Do you have any business left?”
“My lord! “Can I have a look at Nils too?”
“Why Niels again? “You were always scared, weren’t you?”
Except for Ailee and Alice, the other girls were afraid of the large Nils, perhaps because they were still young.
Nils is a guy who doesn’t like to be bothered, so when kids approach him, he gets picky and chases them away, saying they’re noisy.
“They don’t believe Nils even if he says he understands people.”
When I looked again, I saw that among the group playing with Celia, there were children with unfamiliar faces who looked like refugees from the South.
I thought the adults were still close to each other, but since they were kids, it seemed like they were already playing together.
“If he doesn’t bother. “If Alice allows, you can touch it.”
“thank you! “I’ll say the lord gave his permission!”
“… huh?”
Celia interpreted my words as she pleased, then turned around and shouted like an assault leader.
“Let’s go, guys!”
“Wow!”
The kids who had been standing awkwardly when they saw me suddenly appear cheered and started running after Celia.
Castol, who was watching this, grinned.
“It’s nice to see.”
“… Right.”
Clearly, a lot has changed since I first came to Haalun.
“I think you are a good lord.”
“We are working hard to make that happen.”
When I think about it, living a life preoccupied with work is not much different from my past life, when I was with Gareth, and now.
But one thing is different… .
Right now, it’s just that being busy is rewarding.
* * *
?I also want to return to farming.
I thought a lot about what Castol added while taking a walk around Haalun.
Among my current subordinates, there was no one I could definitely trust and entrust with my work, other than Majuk.
Aside from the fact that their trust in me is 100, I cannot completely trust anyone other than Mazuuk.
The exceptions would be Gehern and Haelin.
However, Gehern has now lost his Mana Heart and is not old enough to engage in outside activities.
Haelin’s abilities are trustworthy, but she has not yet reached 100 trustworthiness and is not my subordinate.
The Haalun Knights, including Gallant, Shedon, and Durken, are trustworthy in human terms, but their skills are still lacking.
It was true that it would be a great help if Castol joined us at a time like this.
However, I did not want to lure Castol away with words.
So I headed to ‘Migratory Birds by the Lake’.
As soon as I opened the door and walked in, the red-faced drunkards smiled happily at me.
“My lord, would you like to have a drink too?”
“I’m thinking of sitting inside and having a drink, so that’s fine.”
I pointed to Castol, who was standing far behind.
“By the way, I heard you built a new vineyard in Romon? When can I taste wine from Lomon?”
“I’ll have to talk to Jaune, the expert, about that.”
“The priests at Wolgyo Church keep asking me. “Let’s just say I don’t know much?”
“Let it be so. “That’s up to you, so ask him.”
At my words, one of the drinkers took my hand and made me touch the back of the head of a man lying face down on the table.
“Yes? “Why is there a lump on my head?”
“I asked Jeanne 10 times and got hit.”
I was so dumbfounded by those words that I burst into laughter.
“… “I didn’t fall asleep because I was drunk.”
“haha! “Is it possible for drinkers like us to get drunk before the sun sets?”
“That’s a good thing. “Get Henia’s cohon home before she gets upset again.”
The drinkers started giggling and talking at my words.
“See, the lord can guess your identity right away even if you can’t see his face. “Give me 5 gil.”
“ah… “I said I bought these new clothes today.”
“that’s interesting. “My lord, this is a Southern-style outfit. How did you know it was a cohon?”
“Because among your group, Cohon is the weakest in alcohol. Besides, the only one among them who would dare offend Jaune is Cohon.”
Of course it’s false.
As I touched the shirt, all I could remember was Cohon buying new clothes from a southern refugee.
When I think about it, the most amazing thing was this ability.
Elements such as characteristics, status messages, and the lord system could be attributed to my being reincarnated in the world of the ‘Lord of the Frontier’.
This was an ability that was given to me as a newborn right after my reincarnation.
‘Could this have something to do with the fact that I inherited the blood of a demon hunter?’
At first, it wasn’t as strong as it is now, but as I got older, this ability automatically became stronger.
I thought it stagnated after I became an adult, but seeing as I feel like I’ve gotten a little stronger since I got the Mana Heart, it seems like a reasonable doubt.
Anyway, it was a problem that I couldn’t find an answer to even after thinking about it for over 20 years, so I quickly brushed it off.
Maybe one day we’ll find out why?
Being reincarnated in the game world and gaining these abilities.
Actually, I didn’t know, but it didn’t really matter.
I went right over and said hello to Jane.
“Ah, my lord.”
“Jaene, let’s rent a room. “Bring me some drinks and snacks.”
Jaune glanced at Castol, who was standing behind him, and nodded.
Jaune, who sensed that they were going to share a secret story under the influence of alcohol, nodded.
“All right. Please wait.”
* * *
As Jane expanded her business, she also created several private rooms.
This was according to my own advice.
I planned to develop Haalun into the central territory of the western frontier.
To achieve this, visits from nobles and merchants would become more frequent.
When that time comes, such space will also be needed.
“Let’s have a drink.”
“It was really funny.”
“huh? what?”
“The best drinker I know is my brother, and the way he lectures the residents of the territory is like that.”
I laughed bitterly at Castol’s words.
After my reincarnation, the first time I tried alcohol was right after I was a toddler.
At that time, the reincarnation event in the game was so shocking to me.
While spending time like that, Brace was destroyed, and time passed quickly as he survived and met Gareth.
“Because it was very difficult back then. It was training and an expedition, so there was no time to rest. “There was no vacation back then.”
Before Gareth became a duke, he worked tirelessly to build his major.
“I heard so.”
“Everyone drank a lot to forget what was going on. But these days I can’t even drink wine.”
“Because you became a lord?”
“okay. “This isn’t as peaceful a place as you think.”
I decided to be honest and give Castol a choice.
Castol, who heard the whole story, opened his mouth wide.
“… “A devil?”
“okay. The devil of the 65th throne, Andrealphus, was captured. “Just a few hours ago.”
“uh… Is that true?”
“Why would I tell you such a lie?”
“Well, I guess so. “Umm.”
Castol’s expression became serious after hearing my words.
“It’s not just that. In the long run, Haalun will compete with Baron Vardum and other nobles for hegemony in the West.”
“Baron Vardum… You mean ‘Empress of Delight’?”
“okay. Strictly speaking, I was half deceived by the Duke. It’s like I’ve become a new chess piece that I don’t even know about. “Even if it looks peaceful on the outside, it will be difficult to avoid the horrors of war in the end.”
I was also prepared.
For the most part, I had no intention of engaging in territory warfare… .
These days, people are gradually realizing what it means to become a lord, not just a game world.
“In the end, strength is needed to protect those who believe in me and follow me.”
“It looks like a graceful swan busily splashing around in the water.”
“okay. To be honest, it is true that it would be a great help if you joined. “Because we still need more time to lay the foundation for the territory.”
Currently, the population was barely similar to that of other territories.
Because they lost their hometowns and came from all over, there is a lack of solidarity between the refugees and the natives of Haalun.
There are no jobs or basic industries.
In terms of a game, you can’t even say you’re at the starting line properly.
Although I was able to get through it as my qualifications as a lord had strengthened due to the hardships I faced for 10 years, it was true that I was lacking in many things.
“but… However, I have no intention of putting a person who whines about how difficult it is to put him in an even more difficult place.”
“older brother.”
“But I won’t ask you to return to the Bert family.”
Because the situation there is just as difficult.
“Sister-in-law… “No, I will write a letter of recommendation to Marquis Anaid Leveron.”
Castol suddenly burst into laughter at my words.
“haha! older brother. “Are you still thinking that ridiculous idea?”
“That’s ridiculous. Just wait and see. “Who is the duke marrying?”
“marriage… “It’s marriage.”
Suddenly Castol became lost in thought.
Then he took a swig of wine and suddenly started crying like a child.
“… .”
After listening to the circumstances he spewed out, I realized that the reason he came here was not because he wanted to boast about his accomplishments in arcane swordsmanship, or because he wanted to see me, or even because the work was difficult.
He simply ran away after getting dumped while having an in-office romance with a female knight of the Bert family.
“I… Now it is no longer possible to live as a knight in Berth’s territory. Please let me work under you.”
The moment I heard those words, I felt like a fool for having truly cared about this guy until now.
He resigned from the Knights Templar because he was dumped by a woman?
‘Hey, you idiot.’
Okay, I forgot for a moment.
Why did I give Castol the nickname Rabbit?
Whenever something happened, they called him ‘Rabbit’ because he cried.
Of course, I falsely told this guy that I had good intentions.
But I didn’t know that I would make it my last name.
After hearing the situation, even the slightest feeling of regret I had toward him disappeared.
“I get it. I will accept you as the lord’s guardian knight, so don’t worry, just drink this and forget about it. “There are many women in Haalun and Romon.”
“… Is that true?”
“okay. “If you’re the lord’s guardian knight, wouldn’t you be a first-class groom?”
“I guess so… ?”
“okay. So don’t worry.”
At my words, Castol started crying and then started laughing.
“Thank you, brother!”
Thank you, I will pamper you that much.
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