68 Chapter 4-4 Reunion

"Tenma, why do I have to ride with this guy?

Grandpa has leaked several grievances since he left.

"If you don't like it, I wish your lord would come down! Fortunately, your Lord can fly."

From there, it is a pattern that is predetermined (cursing each other).

I created a little ice in my palm and threw it into their backs.

"" Cold!

"Come on, both of you."

To my words, the two of them stunned but silenced.

Teeda looks at the two of them like they're complicated. Apparently, Tida had fantasies about these two. It seems to collapse and be slightly confused.

With such a teada on her side, Luna is cheeky with sweets and asking for a change of tea.

Jeanne and Aura are also confused by rumors about the reality of the famous Grand Duke and Sage and the fact that my grandfather was a Sage.

For that reason, Luna's tea was replaced by a confused aura, which I was supposed to put in.

"Phew...... Tenma by the way. I was wondering earlier... are those two slaves to Tenma?

Apparently my grandfather heard me get a slave in Seigen, watching Jeanne and Aura.

At the same time, His Excellency the Grand Duke also looked at Jeanne,

"Could that gray-haired daughter not be a 'Viscount Almeria' courtier?

In reaction to the name, Jeanne and Aura's face caught on.

It seems the Grand Duke was convinced of that, and turned against me,

"Tenma, would you give these two away?

Suddenly, I...

"Welcome home, Grand Duke"

Without even asking why, he pointed to the carriage door and tried to kick it out.

"Look, why don't you just leave! Or I'll kick you out with all my strength!

Grandpa's in tune with me, too, and hurries the Grand Duke.

"Ma, wait, Tenma! Listen to me!

Grandpa reacted faster than I did to the words of the Grand Duke.

"Anyway, a young concubine... or something like that. You scumbag!

To Grandpa's words, Jeanne and Aura hid behind me trying to hide their bodies.

"Big uncle..."

"... sketchy"

Tida has sad eyes, Luna has contempt eyes. Surprisingly, Luna seemed to know what concubine meant.

The Grand Duke in such a hurry with such a gaze,

"Wait, wait, wait, no mistake! I'm a dead man!

"So what does it mean"

My hostile voice and the gaze from around me made the Grand Duke seem uncomfortable, but the Grand Duke gave me a name for it.

It's not about Associate Viscount Chloride.

That's what you said, a guy with that name...

Honestly, I forgot half of it because it's so small. Jeanne and the others don't even seem to like remembering, they're both staring at each other.

"So, what happened to that associate Viscount Chloride?

"There are three main factions in the kingdom today: the" royalists ", where royalty and spectrum nobles are at the centre, the" reformists ", where the Home Secretary and several dukes are at the centre, and the" neutrals ", who do not belong to either the Prime Minister or the Foreign Minister."

The Grand Duke taught me a little about the faction here.

The royalty consists of those who, as its name suggests, should be supported by other nobles beside it, many of whom are ancient aristocrats.

The reformists are made up of those who agree with the idea that many of them are emerging nobles, that royalty should exist as a symbol of the country and that most of the administration and decision-making power should be exercised by those elected representatives of the country.

Neutralists are many who are neither of them, so to speak, but some of them, like the Prime Minister, are willing not to abandon their personal greed, or, like the Minister for Foreign Affairs, to wage war against another country.

So far, the forces have become: the Royalists 5, the Reformers 3, the Neutralists 1, and 1 others, a situation in which the Royalists do not prevail, but are not alarmed in the future.

By the way, the King's assistant is the Crown Prince, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Military Affairs are three sons with His Majesty the King, so naturally they are royal.

Apparently, the associate Viscount of Chloride in question is a reformist and the Duke's child keeper figure at the heart of the organization.

"What's wrong with that?

"Anyone who is likely to lead to a little more reformist (nagging) might want to keep it in their hands as much as possible. If it's worth it, it's more than that."

Looking at the story in detail, it seems that Viscount Almeria, Jeanne's father, was one of the neutrals at the heart of the junior aristocracy (below the Viscount) connection, and that when his daughter was attached to the Reformers, there could be aristocracy moving out of neutrality to the Reformers.

Conversely, the Grand Duke wants Jeanne to give way, because if the royalty gains Jeanne, some nobility could become royalty.

"So, what do you say?

"That depends on Jeanne and the others... I refuse because they don't like it"

When I saw Jeanne and the others in the middle of the conversation, I decided to say no because they were all shaking their heads beside each other.

"Mmmm... then the tenma goes to royalty..."

"I'm an adventurer, so I don't want any trouble. And I'm not noble..."

To my last words, the Grand Duke laughed niggardly,

"Don't worry about that. Tenma has enough merit to be elected to the aristocracy!

"Heh..."

Surprised to ignore me, the Grand Duke began to tell me why I was elected a nobleman.

"First of all, I saved His Majesty the King five years ago, and this is the only reason why I will be named Honorable Lord. The next thing I know, I almost singled out the dragon zombie, and this was a national crisis if I made one mistake, so I'm the subject of a normal title. The last time I saved Tida, the Crown Prince's grandson, this is why he was named Lord Emeritus. What's more, it's abominable, but with some mistake (...), once (...), if you give Merlin's grandson, famous as a sage, the strange thing will lead to the popularity of the people... it's a strange thing for the book."

The Grand Duke went on to say even more when he saw the faces, including mine (except for Grandpa and Luna) surprised him.

"Well... based on all this, it's probably not the Viscount who can think of it. Afterwards, I guess I'll be Count in praise of proper merit. If we go that far, we'll be talking about our daughter-in-law from the Duke's in the future."

"No, there will be no Count, no matter how much... and there must be a daughter-in-law from the Duke's house..."

Before I run out, the Grand Duke said,

"Miss Primera at the Duke of Sanga's house"

and groaned.

And then Merlin reacted,

"With that said, Tenma knew a woman in Gunjo City... three cat sisters, a deputy guild chief, and a primera to a woman who helped from the bandits..."

Grandpa began to feel strange intimidation behind me as he casually counted with his fingers folded.

"Oh, my God, what..."

Jeanne and Aura stood behind Grandpa when everyone noticed the intimidation.

"Dear Merlin, I'm late to say hello. My name is Aura and I am a slave to Tenma and a maid of honor. With Jeanne over there, I asked Tenma to save my life."

"I apologize for the delay in greeting you, Dear Merlin, my name is Jeanne. Best regards,"

Jeanne and Aura began to greet Grandpa. at this time. Why, Aura continued,

"Actually, this Jeanne was Tenma's wife candidate..."

and dropped the bomb.

"This story is something that Tenma herself has agreed to, so to speak, like a pardon."

To Aura's fabrication, before I try to make a difference,

"I'm sorry to hear that! I'm not looking forward to my grandson!

And my grandfather shrugged off. When I tried to deny it, now the Grand Duke,

"Then you don't mind. Rather, it would be easier for Viscount Almeria's oblivion to join us with Tenma, as a royalist."

and His Excellency the Grand Duke laughs. And even Tida and Luna.

"Congratulations, Tenma. That's what you were doing with us earlier!

"Brother, you're my sister."

And, one after the other, they block the escape route.

When I got here, it was hard to say that I had never thought of Jeanne as my wife. Staring at Aura sideways, Aura noticed my gaze and smiled slightly.

When I was feeling a headache over Aura's belly-black, as I recall, His Excellency the Grand Duke said to Aura,

"With that said, your lord's sister will be working at the royal castle."

That said, Aura blued her face.

"Is your sister..."

And shudder with a trembling voice. I whispered to Jeanne about Aura's sister because things were so strange, but Jeanne had her neck clenched.

"I don't really remember Aura's sister. Aura was a maid child who used to work in my house when I was a little girl, and if I used to play on that edge, she'd be my maid at some point... your sister would be gone at some point"

Even while we're talking about that, Aura's tremors won't stop and her face is even bluer and cold sweaty.

When I asked her how it was, suddenly Aura turned to me.

"Teh, Dear Tenma... can I just go home to the city of Seigen... or I'll go home!

The suddenly moving Aura moved quickly to the door, opening the door and about to jump out... but just before I jumped out I pulled all I could think of.

"Ngu."

Because what I grabbed was the back collar, Aura sounded softly and lost her mind while leaving her body with me.

"It's not safe... Jeanne, I'm gonna put you to bed, so get ready... come on"

I instructed Jeanne to put a futon out on the bed and take Aura with me.

Although she looks like a princess hug, Aura, blue-faced and relaxed, was more like a drunk than a princess.

"Oops."

When I put Aura to bed and asked Jeanne to come back to her seat, she kept talking as if nothing had happened.

"So what kind of person is Aura's sister?

My words, Grand Duke. After a little thought,

"Aina is an excellent maid... of sorts"

Your sister's name is Aina. More than that, the Grand Duke said Bosoli at the end, I care about the various meanings.

Ask Tida and Luna, too.

"Oh, was Aina Aura's sister... in a nutshell, an amazing maid,"

"Aina is beautiful. It's also popular with the men who come to the castle. After that, it's strong!

Around Luna's last words, there seems to be a cause for Aura becoming like that.

Anyway, we'll see you soon, so let's look forward to that time.

After that, I talked about after leaving my village of Kukri until I got to Wang Capital, Luna was hungry and slept in bed, asked about the tournament, and Tida prompted me to talk about the dragon.

When I showed Solomon to Grandpa and the Grand Duke at that time, the Grand Duke shouted quite astonished, so the din people who were around the carriage came together to see Solomon and make more noise, and so on, and they were all angry at Luna, who jumped up surprised by his voice.

Grandpa seemed to have heard about Solomon, and he wasn't often surprised, but he began to brag about me to His Excellency the Grand Duke and developed into a curse, which led Luna to get mad at me again.

Later, Luna was in a better mood with Solomon in her arms, but Aura did not wake up even in the noise, and from time to time, she used to say bedtime words like 'oh, sister... no' or 'oh, please forgive me, sister'.

We arrived in the Wang capital when the area began to darken.

Wang Du said the outer walls, about 10 m high, surround the city, boasting a size of about 100 km from east to west and 80 km from north to south, with a population of roughly 600,000, of whom 70% are ethnic and 30% sub-ethnic (beasts, elves, dwarves, etc.) surprisingly large.

There are also walls in the city, built around the royal castle, at points of about 5 km, 10 km, 20 km and 30 km.

This is what is used during the war, but it was originally remnants of the time the city was expanded with the development of the Wang capital, and the more the walls are old enough to go inward.

Nowadays it is sometimes regarded as a sort of residential guideline, within 5 km of the royal castle lined with mansions of nobles of higher rank and higher, 5 to 10 km with wealthy lower nobles and some rich, 10 to 20 km with ordinary nobles, wealthy people and luxury lodgings, etc., and 20 km to the outside walls with ordinary people, etc.

This is only a guide, and even ordinary people can build houses next to aristocratic mansions if there are gold and land vacancies, but such a division of residence is made up because within the 5 km zone it is entirely dedicated to aristocracy or the higher the annual tax the more you go within.

Incidentally, although some workshops are built on the inside as well, because the workshops that make loud noises are fairly scrutinized and the equipment that makes the noise smaller costs a lot of gold, the works of the workshops on the inside are often pricey.

It feels like people, shops and goods said there are more 'luxury goods' to go inside.

In the walls, large gates exist one place at a time, east, west, north and south, and these were built to make it easier for the army to march out during the war, tripling from the outside, into bouncing bridges, iron fence drawers, and openings.

It has a width of about 30m and many guards, but it is rarely used nowadays, so much so that it is used in occasional military training, state events, etc.... The main reason is that it takes a lot of effort to open and close once and for all and the associated costs.

In addition, entrances and exits are made at intervals of 20 to 30 km, this one is about 5 to 15 m wide with a bouncing bridge, double open doors.

There are usually two to three guards, but in some cases the gates are completely closed, so you may have to travel to other empty gates.

After being briefly checked for identification for admission, those who do not have a citizenship card incur taxes and are charged 1000 Gs. But if you take the wooden plaque that will be given to you at this time to the bureau, they say half the 500G will be back after an extraordinary citizens' table is issued.

In the event of loss of the citizenship form, the Bureau shall be notified immediately of the request for reissue. The issue can be done at 500G, but if it is discovered, such as buying or selling a citizen's list, it will be a fine or a slave drop, and in the worst case, the death penalty could be possible, he said.

Most importantly, the death penalty was intentionally sold to the bad guys, and as a result, it was connected to a heinous crime, and for no other reason, it was never executed. In the last 50 years or so, apparently, the death penalty has never been executed.

Our line let the guards who saw the Grand Duke's crest knock over the gate as a matter of priority.

Well, since the Grand Duke has a prince and a princess and a wise man on board at last, the identification cannot be confirmed by the guards (without the courage to do so).

"Din, go straight to the Imperial Castle."

The Royal Castle is located near the center of the Wang capital, about 40 km from the gate and less than two hours by carriage.

The Grand Duke tells the leading Mr. Din that, but Grandpa seems troublesome,

"Then your lord, Tida and Luna can switch here. I'm so tired, I'm going home with the tentacles!

"That's why I'm going! I can't say hello to His Majesty the King when he returns to the capital!

And I started arguing again. Sure, Grandpa's right, it's a hassle to go to the royal castle at this hour and say hello to the king, but I remember the king in Kukri village,

"Grandpa, it's certainly troublesome, but if you don't go here, almost certainly, the king will storm in the middle of the night. It's a real hassle, but I can't help it, so I'll just show you my face."

To my troublesome remarks, Grandpa seemed to roar but he was very disgusted.

My troublesome remark is that it is troublesome to go to the royal castle at this time, not that it is troublesome to deal with the king at this time.

When I told the Grand Duke and Tida about it that I was surprised by my statement, there seemed to be something fussy in mind, and they were all laughing bitterly.

"No, you can't, Tenma! You're gonna get caught for disrespect!

Jeanne takes my statement seriously and is turning bright blue, but the Grand Duke who sees it is laughing.

"Don't worry about it, but it's okay. That doesn't make me angry. For His Majesty, Tenma is not a mystery to his best friend, and His Majesty himself seems to think of Tenma as a nephew."

Jeanne seemed relieved by the words.

"Well, if we actually try to catch Tenma, we'll have to be prepared for the Royal Castle to be completely destroyed... it doesn't fit the bill."

And I was laughing. I don't think I'm going to collapse the Royal Castle as long as I've been caught... but I think I'm going to break some of it in some cases, so maybe it's not a mistake.

If you're thinking about it, Grandpa's gonna look at my face.

"Tenma... don't ever... leave it in the Grand Duke's room."

And he said it quite seriously. And it was the usual pattern as it was.

By the time the two arguments subsided, the carriage had come to the gates of the royal castle, and Grandpa seemed to have given up completely on the boulder.

Incidentally, Uncle Mark is descending just in front of the fence at the 20 km point.

When I was free, I asked him to show his face once.

"Grand Duke, Dear Tida, it is the return of Luna! Open the door now!

A thick gate opens in Mr. Din's words.

The gatekeepers tried to stop my carriage, but Mr. Din says that the Grand Duke and his men are inside, and the passengers are wise men and their associates, and he confirms and salutes the Grand Duke inside.

We walked down the gate and got off the carriage in front of the front door about 500 meters away.

The carriage and tanicase were wrapped up in a magic bag, and the slurrins put the dimension bag on standby.

Aura is still awake.

I had no choice but to carry Aura and dive through the front door, where a dozen deacons and maids are all there, bowing their heads and waiting. Mr. Cliff is at the head of the butler.

"Cliff, where will Your Majesty be now?

The Grand Duke has asked Mr. Cliff where the king is, and the rest of us are dissolving him.

"Your Majesty was in his room, but the news came earlier, so he said he was going to be there between sights."

Mr. Cliff had eyes with me after he said that.

"Long time no see, Mr. Cliff"

"Dear Tenma, it's been a long time. Thank you for your safety… it is not too early to arrive, but be prepared as Your Majesty is up to something"

A mild greeting tells us something ominous, Mr. Cliff. Apparently, the king is no different.

When Mr. Cliff tried to lead the way until he saw it, he noticed that one maid was holding off nearby.

That's more like a model who came in maid clothes, than a maid, I said, and the blonde hair up to her shoulder is nicely cared for, shiny, in an even style, and seems to be about 170cm tall enough to be a little taller than me, her face looks a little tight, but on the contrary, it makes her feel like a cool beauty.

Such a maid approached me quietly and stopped her leg in front of me.

"Excuse me."

Beautifully graced with those words, the maid fed Decopin to Aura's forehead, who is still losing her mind on my back.

Unexpectedly, the blow (decopin) made a loud noise of batin 'and bounced Aura's head back.

"Go -! Hey, what's up! Enemy! Enemy attack!

Aura looking around in momentum on my back...... two soft feelings dancing on my back as she moves her body snuggly on my back.

When I was distracted by the feeling, I had a maid in front of me and an eye.

The maid had a meaningful grin, so she seemed to realize that I enjoyed the feel of her back.

"What is it! What is it, Ugh!... that?... Where are we?

When the calming Aura's movements came slower and slower,

"Long time no see, Aura"

When the maid spoke that way, Aura heard the maid and stopped the movement pitched.

And then turn slowly towards the maid like a rusty toy and make sure of its face before...

"A, Aina sister......"

and called the maid's name in a frightened voice.