Dream Life

March 1st.

We, the Lockhart family, are leaving the capital today.

After finishing his homework from the Chancellor, he did Imperial City sights and other things and was able to relax for the first time when he came to Imperial City. The most aristocratic dinner parties and park games continued, not without concern.

A farewell party at the Blacksmith Guild Imperial Branch, but it was held last night at Marquis Seawell's.

The banquet was held as usual so the details are discounted, but I still drink too much as usual.

For this reason, it will still be difficult, but I feel as refreshed as the blue sky that stretches over the sky, as Sharon's stay in the Imperial City, which began with his rampage, is finally over.

"Thank you for your help. Your Excellency has managed to leave the capital safely."

As my father bows his head to Lord Seawell, so does the Lockhart family, including me.

"No, this one made me have a good time. I didn't think it would be more beneficial to develop a territory."

That's what I say. I give my father my right hand. My father gripped it back firmly and said goodbye greetings again.

After shaking hands with his father, the Marquis will individually say goodbye.

"I was especially taken care of by you. You can come anytime you want to serve our house. Happy to welcome you."

I took his right hand, and I said, "Thank you," and I bowed my head.

"It was a beneficial time for me too. The discovery of new wines in particular is not an exaggeration."

"Right. That's the same for me. I can't help but look forward to a new drink this season."

After greeting Marquis Seawell, Viscount Radford arrived.

"I'm going to visit the village in a while. Until then, be magnificent."

"And Master Ignacious," he says, firmly holding his right hand back.

Viscount Radford is scheduled to visit the village of Rasmore around late autumn, when the grape harvest is over and the winemaking is over.

The Moulin Village wine I found this time has already been sent to Rasmore Village and will age as soon as I return to the village. The Viscount will come and get it.

Of course, I don't do it for free. This barrel doesn't count for being given every year, and a third is my share. It's called a win-win relationship.

I'm going to say goodbye, but there's no Lord Ezzarington or the Laurentians on this occasion. This is to show that Lord Etherlington and the Lockhart family are becoming alienated.

There are other reasons why Lord Ezarrington is not here. He returned to the Territory of Ezzarington three days ago to prepare for his Fourth Corps assignment.

When he finishes his individual greetings, he bows his head again in line to the face of the Seawell family and leaves the mansion.

Nothing went on in the aristocratic city, but many people surround themselves when they leave the gate in Triumph.

Mainly the Dwarves, but also packed with other Robbins Chamber of Commerce Chairman Bart Robbins and blacksmith officials.

Stop at the edge of the boulevard not to obstruct the passage and spare a goodbye to them.

"You've helped me a lot. Thank you so much," he told branch manager Gunter Fink, slapping my arm with his thick arm with a basin,

"Don't talk about the smell of water. Nong et al are not friends. Nothing to that extent. From now on, we'll take better care of Nona. I asked you to say hello to the people who are going to train."

"I'll take care of that. Well, we're still months away from going back to the village, but we're fine with Beltram because we're sending a letter."

Then, as always, "" Sieg Scotch! The voice "" echoes Triumph. The neighbors, who had noticed what the Dwarves looked like, are also surprised by the voice.

If you make it past the North Gate of the Imperial City, you enter the Central Street.

The weather is nice today, so Luna is not in the carriage either, she's on my horse.

"Nice weather. Want me to grab a little reins?

Luna said, "Eh! Do you mind?" I'm surprised, "the face was full of expectations.

The central street is a street with a lot of traffic, but it is also a military road, so the road is much wider than the Als street, for example. Also, there would be less danger of big trouble as the flat road would continue.

"I'll take your place when there's more carriages, but until then, I'll take care of it."

When my brothers started riding horses, I have left the reins to them in the same way, and when it comes to leaving everything to them, I take care to grasp them loosely, so there is no problem.

When she nods happily, she grips firmly on the reins given to her by me.

"It's like not putting force on your shoulders. I'm used to this horse, so it feels good to leave it to the horse..."

I went north on the street with that explanation.

On March 5, we arrived safely in the city of Ezarrington.

■ ■ ■

Laurencia relaxed and enjoyed tea at the salon of the Duke of Ezarrington family in the Imperial Academy of Higher Studies' school building.

Beside her, her sister Primrose and Viscount Lady Radford Felicia are similarly drinking tea.

"You're gone," Primrose growls bossly.

Laurencia only answers "Yes," but says nothing more.

"Are you sure?" Felicia asks.

"What did you say that was nice?" When Laurencia heard back with a cool face, Felicia smiled, "No, it's nothing," and put her mouth on a cup of tea.

At that time, Laurencia missed her days with a young man in black.

(I really enjoyed it. At first I just disliked what your father thought, but I feel like I've never had such a good time in my life...)

For the first time in his life, he traveled the territory and non-imperial lands and also went for outdoor dining and shopping downtown. I'll remember that.

(I've lived with my elbows up my shoulder as a duke's warrant, but I've never been forgotten about a house so born...)

And the face of a young man in black floats behind his brain.

(Who cares...... I don't know what to say...... but I have to forget now......)

Ten days ago, the day after the Viscount of the Lockhart family, she and her sister were summoned to their father Alexis Ezarrington.

Alexis started talking to the two of them with a serious look on his face.

"You've done well so far. Thanks to you, there was no big mess."

"Until I did what I deserved, Father."

"Oh, I work more than enough as a Duke of Etherlington family person. So you don't have to force yourself to meet Zacharias in the future"

"I didn't force you, Father. It's a pleasure to meet Master Zacharias."

Primrose answers innocently, but Alexis' expression had not lost seriousness.

"Still. You can't meet Zacharias personally in the future. Rencia, you know what I'm talking about."

Laurencia immediately replies, "I know," even though she is shocked.

"It means that this time it's not a better idea to have a deep relationship with the Ezzarington family than to have an established appreciation for the Lockhart family. That's what you're saying, Father."

"Exactly. After the Lockhart family leaves the Imperial Capital, it must look alienated from our Ezarrington family. This is how we protect them and our homes."

Primrose rebels against Alexis' words.

"Then can't you eat the delicious food that he makes! I don't want to admit it!

Laurencia gently tells her sister's words.

"We have no choice but to protect those people. If we were together, that guy would be tied to politics. That's the most unfortunate thing for that guy. We were together, so you'll see, too, Rose?

There was no harshness as usual, and Primrose could only answer, "Well, yes..." to the kind tone she had been told her mother at an early age.

I remember a conversation with my fathers, but when I think of him any more, I think my resolve shakes, and I change the subject.

And I knew very well that this college was at a terrible standard.

Primrose tilts her neck at the sudden story, but Felicia quickly understood what she meant.

"Right. Because they are inferior to the children of their subordinates on the border..."

Felicia was listening to him talk about her education in the village of Rasmore after she went to a math lecture with Dan Jakes.

Amazingly, I start to learn letters around the age of three, and simple arithmetic starts at about five. And I heard that the equivalent level of education in this college's higher education would be completed by about ten years of age, so much so that I doubted my ears.

"I want to reform this college. I'm going to ask His Excellency the Chancellor for that."

"To His Excellency the Chancellor?" and Primrose shouts her surprise.

"Yes, I ask the Duke of Phyllobisher."

"What would you ask me to do?" Felicia leaves it to curiosity to ask.

"It is about making the college's evaluation methods fair, inviting talented lecturers from the academic city of Doctus, and enhancing the authority of lecturers. Especially when it comes to fair valuation, we must do it as soon as possible."

Is Primrose not very interested, "But His Excellency the Chancellor will listen? Just say," mouth the tea.

"That's okay, too. If we talk about Jakes, your Excellency will understand. If the child of a squire on the border is recognized as equivalent to me, the chief, you will know that we are in a critical situation."

"Right. If there's anything I can do, say anything."

Felicia fully endorsed Laurencia's idea.

That night, she told her brother, Steven, about the reform of the College.

Steven listens to the story and, although surprised at first, agrees with his sister's thoughts.

"I think it's a good idea, too. You can leave it to me to see the Chancellor."

"Thank you, brother," Laurencia thanked, smiling, but realizing that her brother, who had never relied on her before, had changed.

"But I have to prepare a plan if I'm going to explain it to His Excellency the Chancellor. Can we make it?

Laurencia said, "Is that a plan?" and confused.

"That's right. If you were with Zacharias, wouldn't you know?

Reminds me of the distillery construction plan he carried out in the Marquis of Seawell territory and the measures taken to improve the quality of wine in that language.

(You thought it would be tough just to hear the story. But what exactly should I look like...)

Laurencia asked frankly about it.

"I thought it seemed tough, but what kind of things were you making..."

"Right. I don't think I would have understood if I hadn't been involved in the distillery construction plan on Firobischer territory, either."

When I say that, I take out the note paper and pen and write it down as I recall.

"The purpose of the plan, the understanding of the current situation, the extraction of problems, the presentation of solutions and their expected effects, obstacles to implementing solutions and their measures, the presentation of further measures to improve them after success… something like this. I don't think the Chancellor understands if we don't make this much."

Look at that note. Laurencia circles her eyes.

"You can't make all this for me... what should I do..."

See how it goes. Steven smiled nicely,

"I'll help you, too. Because Rencia's idea is good for the Empire."

That said, the two of them worked out a plan to reform the college.

A few days later, Laurencia was accompanied by her brother and visited the Chancellery.

"I'm thrilled. Will it be all right?" and gives an uneasy look.

"I'm fine. At least your Excellency will understand what you want to do. Be confident."

Nodding loudly at his brother's words, he enters the Chancellor's office.

Seeing what Laurencia looked like, Chancellor Irving Feelobisher smiles at the growing up of a friend's daughter, whom he knew from an early age.

Long time no see, Lord Laurencia.

"Thank you. Your Excellency," he replies, "but his serious expression has not broken.

The Chancellor also looks at that face and switches to the usual cold look.

"For once, Steven tells me. I'm talking about wanting to reform the college, but can you explain to me exactly what happened?"

Laurencia, in a token of the words, handed over the plan she had prepared and began explaining it.

"First of all, I'm the bone of the plan..."

Explain in a tense but firm tone.

"... the problem is that higher academic institutions have inferior educational standards than peripheral villages. It is not only that I, the chief, am inferior to Dan Jakes, the servant of the Lockhart family. That if I borrowed his word, I would never have been a good student. In fact, if you look at two geniuses, Zacharias Lockhart and Sharon Jakes, I think he's right. This fact clearly shows that the Imperial Academy of Highest Schools of the Empire is inferior to the private schools in the village of Rasmore…"

The Chancellor opened his eyes to the words, but kept listening without pinching his mouth.

"… I believe that the reform of the College is necessary to bottom up the talent that will support the next generation of empires. Therefore, I believe that it is a matter that should be cut off even in case of emergency. That's all I have to say."

He kept talking for about five minutes and Laurencia's face was slightly upbeat.

Without looking at her face, the Chancellor stared at the plan and did not open his mouth for a few seconds.

"I understood the plan. I just need to check on a few things, okay?

Answer "Yes," but squeeze the fist you put on your lap when this is the right place to be.

"Is the story of Dan Jakes true? The only information he has is that he excels in swords and bows, and is highly capable as a scout. I don't believe that seventeen young men have attained the equivalent of Lord Laurencia in the course of their rigorous training."

"I was surprised, too, but I was convinced as I listened"

"Well, I wonder what the story is," he said, expressing interest.

"Yes, what Jakes says is that scouts without knowledge of mathematics cannot convey accurate information to their commanders. I was not sure because I was oblivious to the military, specifically that if I could not calculate the enemy's travel time if I discovered the enemy, the commander would be lost in judgment. If we can't calculate any other distance we can scout, because we don't know how many times or how many times to send out scouts, we're going to miss out on enemies or waste soldiers."

"I see... it makes sense. But isn't it unnecessary for farmers? Didn't I say anything about that?

"We also confirm that point. In the case of farmers, too, if they could calculate the area, they would know how much work to do in a day, so that the time for making and harvesting would no longer be delayed. Other things in the village of Rasmore are making them keep an agricultural log, so that they can pass on their experience."

The Chancellor is shocked by the words.

"Do that to the peasants..."

"Yes, I heard from Jakes that the effect stabilized the yield and allowed him to turn the surplus into distillery liquor making"

"I see... but I don't think you need to let me learn literature or history, but how about that?

"We also hear that point. Literature enriches the mind and says history is the discipline needed to bring past experiences to life today… It just didn't feel like Jakes himself understood much"

"Is this also Zacharias' idea?," the Chancellor muttered, but immediately asked the next question.

"The item" Obstacles to the realization of the solution "is the resistance of the Imperial Family and the Elder, but I wonder what this means."

"It means literally. I wondered if it would be difficult to make people give up their vested rights."

"I'm sure it might be. So, what do you mean by the solution we have here, the abolition of the identity system within the academy and severe punishment for those who have committed fraud?

"This was imitated by the Tilia School of Magic in Doctus. All students are equal in his college, regardless of their country of origin's title or place within the guild, and he says he punishes them severely no matter how noble their origins are if they commit injustice. This is confirmed directly to the Sorcerer's Guild."

In response to this policy, the realistic Chancellor considered that the future was difficult, but thought that there might be hope for Laurencia's enthusiasm.

"Fine. Let's approve this plan. Steven, Sir is in command. Coordinate well with HR so you don't waste your sister's enthusiasm."

The Human Resources Bureau is a department that deals with human resources within the Prime Minister's Office and becomes the top institution of the Imperial Academy.

"My pleasure," he says, bowing his head, but quickly smiling bitterly.

"However, if you are anxious, it means that I may not be persuasive to be an inferior student."

Until now there was something like a wall against me, but the Chancellor was heartily surprised that it was gone.

But I never put that on my face.

"Don't worry about that. It was Lord Alexis who achieved a decent grade above the director. If he's a man, he's more persuasive than certain."

Thus the reform of the Imperial Academy was approved.

But it took years and Steven, Laurencia's enthusiasm to achieve results.