A Chronicle of Life in a Different World
Episode 490: Opportunity Part 1
Rovama, the kingdom of Mataroi.
The King's Capital, the second-largest country in the Caldives, is one of the continents' largest cities. The king's capital is wide, and the walls that protect it are high and thick.
In the King's City, where the people of the city well, nobles, royalties, etc. lived were clearly divided, royalties were in the royal castle located in the center of the King's City, and nobles were in the vicinity.
In the corner where such a noble mansion stands, the mansion of the Earl of Werg, which was called the Earl of Werg because of the rise of the throne, exists.
For the Counts of Werg, their home is the fortified city of Accra and its environs, but from their point of view there was also a separate residence in the King's Capital. This is most of the same for aristocracy with territory, as it is for emerging aristocracy when it comes to aristocracy with no separate residence in King's Land.
Natalia also intends to set up a villa in King's Landing in the future, but that is not the case now. Considering construction costs, maintenance costs, salaries of permanent personnel, etc., it is impossible to do so easily.
But not just Mataroi, the capital of the King, was the center of the country, and it was also a gathering place for all kinds of information and things. There are many advantages to having a villa while the nobles worry about maintenance costs.
Of course, the personnel stationed in the villa should have a commensurate number of "available” personnel. Otherwise, you could be caught in a swirling royal capital.
In that regard, there is no particular problem with the current Earl of Werg. Because it is Louis, the lord, who is packing the mansion.
A replacement, Louis, has a father in the realm, a former lord who ruled the realm without excess. As a result, Lewis was able to move around in King's Landing, leaving his father to rule.
Naturally, it would be more convenient for you to return to your home city of Accra and have Lewis rule directly. But Louis, who has just replaced himself, needs to meet as many of his neighbors as possible, as well as the distant aristocrats, and “sell his face.”
There are some who do not face King's City as much as possible because of the trouble around it, and are in the territory. However, as Louis, he had decided that we should gather information from each region and put in place measures to enrich the territory a little.
Fortunately, there is also talk of being a new Count. It was Louis' daily routine for the past six months to write to the nobles who were coming to King's Landing, to send messengers, to make appointments, and to connect their faces.
Conversely, many aristocracy visited Lewis, and some visited him in search of merchants and officials to connect with him, leaving him with busy days.
Originally, it was Louis who wanted to return to the territory in about six months, but still packed it in King's Landing after six months. Because a place called King's Capital receives information from all over Mataroi, in some cases it is easier to "hit” than being in the territory.
One of them concerns the marriage of Ruvillia, a lovely sister to Louis.
At the same time as connecting each nobleman's family, it was necessary to investigate whether Ruvillia was single and close to his age, and what benefits, if any, Ruvillia would bring to the Count of Velg, or what benefits it would bring to Ruvillia to have a son-in-law and a family in the territory.
Originally, when Louis' father was the lord, he decided to marry him, and he should have been married already at his age. It was Luviria's chronic “illness” that drove her madness, and it became necessary to do everything from Louis becoming lord to making arrangements around it.
Louis himself, it's time to get married. I was worried that Ruvillia's “medical condition”, which I had been concerned about for many years, had recovered, so I frequently wrote to each other with my father in the Territory, saying that it was neither the case nor the case.
Whether as Louis or former “Count Werg”, Louis' father, he had a hard time with Ruvillia. For that reason, he was struggling to find someone who would be as happy as possible and in keeping with Ruville's wishes.
― ― Louis also felt a lot of pain over the past six months or so about how difficult it was.
But that hardship will be rewarded. As a Lewis, I took advantage of the unexpected opportunities that had emerged from the other side, touched on a variety of hands, and the process became very good.
Looking through the letter from the royal castle, Lewis checked the writing and held his fist quietly under the desk. Anemone, the maid who noticed it, looked suspicious, but Louis ordered the other maids to call Ruvillia immediately and breathe slowly.
Lewis's face was just behind Lewis's back in a luxurious office chair. As a senior adventurer in the abandoned city of Laval, the name "Guest" of Spiritualism and now "Spirit Man" is spreading everywhere.
As for Louis, Ruvillia is troubled by Reurus. The closer Louis is, the more obviously Ruvillia's mood is directed toward Reurus.
I suppose you're hiding it as Ruvillia. But Lewis wasn't blunt enough to notice his sister's mood.
Still, from Louis' point of view, it is unlikely that Reurus will respond to Ruville's thoughts. It is an irreversible “premise” of the difference in the status of the two, but I had to look at the reaction of Reus when we met again in King's City before and judge that.
As an individual, Lewis likes a person called Reurus. It wasn't that I was an adventurer but I didn't know the etiquette, and I was impressed by the way I saw Lewis as a person.
But just because I personally like it doesn't mean I can't ignore the identity difference and let Ruvillia marry me. It is also difficult to push Natalia, the lord of the region to which Reurus belongs, through such recklessness.
I would have liked to invite Accra as Ruvillia's son-in-law and have her family as a knight of the Count of Velg, but Natalia would certainly have been hostile in that case. Also, if I succeed, spirituals may make noise again.
Taking those circumstances into account, the most difficult thing to do was for Reus to be in a position to marry Ruville. It can be said that spiritualism holds a high position, but the position here is “public”.
At the very least, it was desirable to have a patriarchal family, rather than marrying the Count's daughter. If Ruvillia were to marry Reurus as a knight or an adventurer, she would be happy to marry him, but there were Eliza and the others around Reurus. It wasn't really admitted that I could have Ruville's wife in addition.
The most realistic way would be to wait for Natalia to appoint Reurus as the knight of the Baron of Amendura. Then we have to negotiate with Natalia and twist Ruvillia into her daughter-in-law.
Even though Sarah and Neddy, the spirits, had no choice, it seemed impossible to say until Reurus threw Eliza and Meer out to marry Ruvillia.
That's why Louis was looking for someone worthy of Ruvillia's husband by connecting his faces with various nobles.
Even if Natalia appoints Reurus as her knight, it will be after the territory has stabilized. No matter how much Natalia, it is unlikely that such an imitation will be made while the scaffolding does not solidify.
It may take at least three years, or more than five years if you succeed. If that time passes, I'll be over twenty years old like Ruvillia. When that happens, it is seen that there is a reason why you cannot marry before you are twenty years old.
Even though the corners have healed, they will fall at the end of the day. Now, I can also make an excuse that my body has just healed. But you can't just pull it for years.
Ruvillia has little time left, but Mataroi is not sweet enough for Reurus to recite in a short period of time.
I need something to recite - an unexpected good fortune rolls in.
As for Lewis, it was an unexpected opportunity. When Marquis Sardari, who brings together the aristocrats of northern Mataroi, received information that he wanted to recommend Reurus to the Knight, Louis immediately took a bet.
Exploring it, I saw a passage of various thoughts moving, but I was able to take a ride and talk through it so that Reurus could gain the status of a Baron.
It is good news that Louis himself visited at a time when he was worried about how he could give up Ruville and make good luck on it. The still influential, newly replaced Count was close to a string crossing, but Lewis survived successfully.
Louis succeeded in breaking the “premise" so that he would not have to give up Ruville for the time being.
"Reurus, I've decided on your narrative. It's not a knight, it's a quasi-bar."
"... eh?
And when I told her, Ruvillia opened her eyes as if she had heard something incredible. A joke of a bad nature is how much my brother Lewis should be angry with.
"It's not a lie or a joke... look at this."
That's what Lewis gave me, a letter from the royal castle. It's a very difficult situation to say no to Natalia, because it's been approved by the royal family and court.
"Is this... really true?
You understand the situation, Ruvillia's expression is brightening.
"My family is biting one, but it was Marquis Sardari who originally raised hopes about Reurus' narrative. There are several aristocracy houses there... and there are recommendations from aristocrats in court."
When Louis said that, Ruvillia's expression turned slightly cloudy. It is a pleasure for Reus to gain the status of Baron of the Court, but caution preceded him when court nobles were involved.
Louis smiled bitterly at Ruvillia's appearance, pointing to the letter.
"Well, I'm not the only one in my house who bit one."
"--What are you talking about?
Ruvillia leaned strangely at the bitter words. The expression was too natural, and Louis stood up from the chair with a deep smile.
"Look, Ruvillia. My sweet little sister. Opportunities have come around, but opportunities are only opportunities. Let it live, or let it end without it... you better understand that it's up to you."
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"I personally like you, Reurus, and I hear that the development of Lord Wind Dust territory is proceeding at an unprecedented pace. I'm not the one who's in trouble because of the" connection ”... so if there's anything wrong with my daughter-in-law's home, it's no wonder I asked for help."
If you can have a strong influence on the Reurus, which is heavily used by Natalia, after being classified as a Baroness, it will be enough for you to marry Ruvillia. As lord, Louis thinks so, but considering his influence on spiritualism, he becomes a very “bargain” opponent.
Reurus himself is as strong as the Bishop of Gregory. Regardless of what kind of aristocracy there is a chance that a disaster can be won, whether it's an advanced monster in its form or not, I want it to be able to reach out through my throat.
That's why we can't miss this opportunity - but Lewis thinks he's not the only one who thinks the same thing.
No matter how influential Spiritualism is, there are few nobles who let adventurers marry their daughters, regardless of whether they have a "contract" with the Spirit. Even if you have too many daughters, if you can't find someone to marry, there is some possibility.
What happens when you add the status of a quasi-bar and the ability to defeat advanced monsters?
"Perhaps not only my Count Werg family, but also other Counts and, worse still, the Marquises will have a dowry visit… I will cooperate, but it is you, Ruvillia, who really persuade you to do so. Can you do it?"
"... opportunity is something I don't want to let go."
Ruvillia nods forcefully. Louis nodded back to Ruville as well - still, he murmured inside.
(Even if we negotiate, if we think about "Reurus's reaction before”, honestly, we have very few eyes... Would it be better to pass on the information to Baron Amendura and connect it to future friendship?
He smiled at Ruvillia and thought about it in his heart.