Chapter 207: Soldiers ; Upcoming Coronation

"As expected," I say while reading the letter handed to me by a courier, "I should take care of this as soon as possible."

The letter in question is a report regarding the amount and quality of resources post-war.

Normally, I would've needed to hold a conference before deciding what actions are needed to be taken. However, now that notion of me rising to the throne is solidified, I can take care of this on my own.

All it took for this was me sharing the nobles' opinion about this expedition for the soldiers to start spreading the truth of the matter and voicing their thoughts regarding the nobles' actions.

As it stands, the nobles are facing pressure from me as the Crown Prince and the general populace. Even if I were to assail their house and strip them of their titles, there is little they can do as a response.

The only problem that could possibly form would be the other nobles feeling threatened.

"Your highness?" the courier that handed me the letter says.

Nodding my head, I instruct the man to wait for further orders before teleporting to the office I'm now much familiar with. There, I find Lizette who was browsing some documents. As such, I proceed to have her write a letter with instructions regarding the usage of resources traded between Albion and Gallia.

The reason for that is that now that the port in Gallia has been opened and is offering transportation for the lower classes, there has been an influx of resources into the capital that demands immediate management.

After a few minutes, she is done and I sign 'my' name under the letter before placing it inside an envelope addressed to the sender of the previous letter and teleporting back to the throne room.

"Your Highness!" a voice reaches my ears as soon as I appear.

"What's wrong, Godeffroy?" I inquire while telekinetically handing the letter to the courier before dismissing him.

"Forgive me for my rudeness, but the soldiers are hoping to be trained by Your Highness," he hurriedly says while bowing a little.

"And why is that?" I curiously ask.

Godeffroy then begins to explain to me how the soldiers have come up with a term for Organic Constructs – Gift of Victory. Despite the term being a little odd, it makes complete sense to call it such.

After all, Organic Constructs combined with Insight is quite a powerful combination.

"I'll see to it if I have the time to," I say.

"Understood," he firmly responds before straightening his back and slowly leaving the throne room.

Training the soldiers isn't a bad thing. Now that I have an army under my direct command, I will be nurturing them into proper monsters. At the very least, they must become able to stand their ground even if their opponent is a Binary Factor.

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"Henrietta," I casually say upon teleporting in front of Henrietta while she is inspecting something.

"Ah!" she exclaims as she looks up at me, surprised by my abrupt appearance, "Don't do that!"

As a response to this, I just issue a chuckle before walking closer to her and checking the item she's carrying.

"What's that?" I curiously ask.

Raising her arm, she gives me a full view of a golden ring with a small white crystal at the top.

"Is that an engagement ring or something?" I dubiously ask.

"No," she giggles and replies, "Watch."

She proceeds to put the ring on her pinky finger before clenching her hand and pointing the crystal at me.

The next moment, Henrietta shuts her eyes as a blinding light escapes from the crystal, disorienting my vision a little before it returns to normal the next second.

Once the light has completely faded away, I find Henrietta looking at me with a smile on her lips.

"It's weaker than I expected," she says, "But, at least, it works."

Huh? I'm pretty sure that light would be able to blind a human for a dozen or so minutes, yet she is claiming that it's not strong enough...

"So? What's this supposed to be?" I inquire.

"A magic artifact," she responds while stroking the crystal on the ring, "An artificial one."

Artificial, she says. I wonder where she got it from.

As if sensing my query, she explains, "This was produced by the researchers in this kingdom. It gives a mage the chance to use magic without chanting."

A grin forms on my face as I wave my right hand in the air, causing a gust of wind to form above us as I say, "Like this?"

Henrietta has a dazed expression as she doubtfully asks me, "How? Do you have an artificial artifact as well?"

Currently, the two of us are in her room, so this gust of wind knocked a few things down. As such, I telekinetically fix everything up before looking her in the eye and saying, "Of course, not. Such meager things aren't needed to accomplish such a feat."

Before Henrietta can say anything as a response, I interrupt her by adopting a serious expression and saying, "The time for my coronation is near."

Hearing this, she pauses for a few seconds before saying, "Mine isn't that far away either."

Nodding my head, a grin forms on my lips as I say, "So, the marriage ceremony will occur once we're both crowned, right?"

Immediately after that, a ruddy hue covers Henrietta's cheeks as she takes a deep breath before replying, "Yes."

"You sure seem to be looking forward to it," I remark while approaching her and sitting on the bed beside her.

She doesn't say anything but just glances at me through the corner of her eyes.

Chuckling a little, I swiftly pull her close to myself, earning me a cute yelp from the princess.

As I gently stroke her side, she presses her head against my shoulder and says, "Will this be fine? Won't the people be against it?"

"So what?" I say firmly, "As if that matters to me."

"We're cousins, so-" she says before I interrupt her by pressing my finger against her lips.

"Even if you were my sister, the outcome would still have been this one," I say in a certain tone, causing Henrietta's eyes to widen.

She remains silent for the next couple of seconds before saying, "Thank you."

Not being sure of why she thanked me, I don't say as a response.

[[At least, you're being honest about the sister part.]]

This dragon…

Speaking of dragons… It's been quite some time since I last saw Ddraig. Has she been avoiding me?

If so, then I need to increase the severity of the punishment I had in mind for her.

I continue to hug Henrietta in this position as I think of the upcoming days…