Volume 7 - CH 1

Volume 7 – Birth of Temporary Civil Affairs Officer Eto

Chapter 1 – Return to Veil and Returning The Key

When Eto decided to leave the southern fort, he wrote a letter to Captain Andrea, who was managing the Knights of the territory of Veil. The content of the letter is that at the request of the Knights, Eto and his party will send 28 kidnapped victims, so Eto requested them to be ready to accept them.

As for specific requests, first of all, Eto asked to have a female Knight on standby in order to reassure the female victims who were extremely exhausted mentally. If Sorano and Kohaku, who helped to take care of the female victims at the southern fort could explain the symptoms of the victims to the female Knights waiting in the Veil, the worry of the Knights taking over them should be reduced.

The other requests Eto made in his letter was to have doctors and pharmacists on standby. That was because some victims are experiencing symptoms such as the sudden resurgence of fear and anxiety due to the shock of the incident. A doctor and a pharmacist were also accompanying them during the transfer from the fort to Veil, and needless to say, they also had to exchange the information they knew about the victims to the doctor standby at the Veil. Because, even the victims could probably consult without hesitation if the doctor or pharmacist has some understanding of their condition.

An early reply came from Captain Andrea, saying that Cyril’s branch chief, Jerome, had given him some instructions regarding accepting the victims, and he also said that they’re ready to respond to Eto’s requests. The Knights of Cyril are now protecting the kidnapped victims that Eto and his party have escorted from the Royal Capital. So, it indeed would be easier if the people in charge of these two cities worked together.

With many people, the carriage trip took four days to reach the territory of Veil. After passing through the south gate of Veil, Eto and his group headed straight for the Knight’s facility. As requested, three female Knights were waiting in the facility, and they told everyone that they would be checked by a doctor after they took a rest in the building.

After that, Eto and his party left the rest to the Knights, and his party went to see Captain Andrea to give a report. Captain Andrea asked the details about the fall of the southern fort, and Kohaku and Sorano explained the condition of the victims who had been held hostage. And when the report was finished, the Captain suddenly stood up and bowed to Eto and his party.

“I can’t thank Eto-dono enough. You and your party caught the Acting Lord that I let escape. Without Eto-dono’s party, the damage surely would have been greater than it is now. I would like to thank you as someone who has been entrusted with the management of the territory of Veil. Thank you very much.”

“No, please don’t bow your head. We just received your request, so you don’t have to give excessive gratitude toward Adventurers like us. Rather than that, I am grateful that you responded to my request regarding the preparation of the acceptance of the victims.”

Eto also stood up in a hurry and bowed to the Captain.

“Without Eto-dono’s party, I’m sure we wouldn’t be able to capture the southern fort yet. We also couldn’t imagine how terrible the damage to the hostages will be… ah right, I haven’t given you the sign that the request has been completed.”

The Captain then took out a stamp from the desk drawer and stamped the guild’s documents to mark the completion of the request.

“With this all the requests from the Knights are completed. And according to what I’ve heard from Jerome, the chief of the Cyril branch, Eto-dono and his group want to start an activity to help the kidnapped victims.”

“Yes. We had a bit of fate with the kidnapped victims, as they came to trust us, who were involved in their rescue operation. There are many victims, especially the females, who are mentally hurt. I’m thinking of staying in Veil for a while and creating a mechanism to support them.”

“I see. Does that mean Eto-dono intended to do it voluntarily, not at the request of the kingdom?”

“Ee, that’s right. Do you think it is a little rash?”

Captain Andrea took a deep breath, seemingly looking for his next words.

“I wonder. If the one who said that was some other people, I might have thought so, but if Eto-dono was the one who started it, then I have high expectations for it. If that’s the case, please let us cooperate. For your stay in Veil, you are free to use the Knights’ facilities.”

Hearing Andrea’s suggestion, Eto felt overwhelmed.

“No, there is no way I can use the Knights’ facilities even though I didn’t receive any request from the Knights. Besides, we will continue our adventurer activities. If such people can use the Knights’ facilities freely, a problem might arise later. So, thank you, but please allow us to reject your kindness.”

“You don’t have to worry, there won’t be any issue. In the first place, we’ve heard about Eto-dono from Commander Musik. Besides, there is also the achievements of Eto-dono’s party this time. If I were to do something such as abandoning Eto-dono and his party, I would definitely get scolded.”

“But–”

“Eto-dono, I have expectations of what Eto-dono and his party will do in Veil. I don’t know how long I’ll be tasked to manage Veil. However, at least until that time, please let me aid the support activities that Eto-dono and his party will start.”

Saying that, Andrea bowed his head.

Even Eto couldn’t say anything with such heartfelt words. Thus, Eto decided to accept Andrea’s kindness gratefully.

After that, Eto and his party were guided by a Knight to a quadruple room with two bunk beds, and the Knight said it was fine to use that room with Amou. Meanwhile, Kohaku and Sorano were given a room in the girls’ dormitory. It seems the Knights will also provide three meals a day for free, which they can get in the cafeteria. That made Eto want to thank Captain Andrea again for the warm reception he gave to his party.

That night, Eto went to Margrave’s castle because when he told Margrave that he wanted to return the key lent by Margrave, he was told to come to visit that night. And as Eto arrived at the castle, a tall, white-haired veteran butler was waiting next to the Knights, who were protecting the castle from intruders, and when the butler saw Eto, he gave a deep bow.

“Eto-sama, allow me to express my pleasure on your safe return.”

“No, I think that it was thanks to the key entrusted to me by Margrave that we were able to minimize the number of victims. That’s why, thank you very much.”

“Please keep the key for now. I will guide you to Margrave’s room, please follow me.”

The butler stood ahead of Eto and began to walk. And Eto thought that his manners were as good as ever.