I glanced at Jalpa silently staring at the Dwarf furnace and spoke to Murcia.
"Brother Murcia, this time you're here, you're saying that the Knights of the Marquis of Fertio are divided into two?"
When she asked, Murcia looked at me with a smile of embarrassment.
"Ah, actually..."
When Murcia said something, a group of men on horses ran from the walls.
"Lord Van! His Majesty the King has arrived!" It looks like you've taken the Kingsguard with you! "
"Hurry up!?"
The capital of the kingdom is more than twice as far as the first city of the Marquis's realm, so why did you arrive so early?
"Well, as soon as you sent the letters to the nobles, you left the capital... I'll hurry to pick up the emperor!" Dee, Espada, follow me! Father, Brother Murcia is here.... "
"That's how it goes, you idiot." If His Majesty had arrived, we would have decided to come. "
"Ah, that's right." Well then, let's leave the tour of the village of Theato for now and pick up His Majesty. "
When I unexpectedly gave instructions in Nori, I received a scolding from Jalpa. However, since it was still a scolding, everyone immediately agreed and aimed for the castle gate.
When I reached the castle gate, all the Knights were waiting for my instructions.
Great! Open the door!
Normally, either me or Dee or Espada would check the opponent once, but half of the Knights had seen His Majesty's face, so that would be fine. While waiting, the gate was opened and a four-headed carriage appeared from the back. There were also knights on horses around.
I mean, all the knights coming in from the back were on horses, but how fast did they come?
"Oh, Baron Van! It's been a long time!"
When I thought that the door of the carriage had opened, the emperor came down, saying such a greeting aloud. Even the residents around me are surprised by the size of Frank and have forgotten to kneel. His Majesty walked this way without a care.
"Don't make such an interesting thing again!" That bathhouse is amazing! And the city is so well-equipped! At this rate, has the village of Theato changed somewhere? "
His Majesty, who walked up to me with a smile in his mood, opened his mouth when he noticed all the faces lining up behind me.
"Oh, Marquis! There are knights of the Lord outside, but I didn't find them." Have you finished touring the village? "
When His Majesty said that, Jalpa nodded deeply.
"Yes. Somewhere else... it's called a lake."
When Jalpa replied, the emperor replied out loud.
"Oh, that's right!" Now that we're here, we need to say hello to them! Just in time, Marquis. If you haven't seen it yet, why don't you come with me? "
"Yes, of course, I'll give it to you"
Jalpa agrees with the proposal, driven by His Majesty's momentum. For some reason, the conversation between the two men reminded me of a drinking party between the salaried manager and his subordinates, but in a sense, the noble society may be similar.
With such preconceived ideas, Jalpa's back seemed somewhat tired as he walked in front of me to the emperor. No, it's because of my imagination.
"Baron Van! Can you open the gate?"
And when I realized it, I reached the back of the village of Seato. His Majesty nodded in alarm and instructed the guards on the walls to open the gate. After the voices of the responding guards, a heavy sound rang, and eventually the castle gate, which should be called the back gate of the village of Theato, was opened.
Then, Jalpa, who had maintained a calm feeling until now, immediately peeled his eyes and shouted in surprise.
"Ah, Apcaluru...!?"
In his voice, Murcia also stepped forward and saw the sight of the other side of the gate. The lake, which is also a reservoir, is fairly large, surrounded by boat houses, and boats float on the lake's surface. In addition, there were chairs and tables around the lake so that people like villagers could rest and eat and drink together.
His Majesty looks around lightly as the child's aupkaru plays with the ball.
"... looks like you've got more Apcarles." The chief hasn't changed, has he? I'm sure it was Lord Lada Vesta. "
"Just remember it well." That's Lada Vesta sitting over there. ”
Surprised by the emperor's memory, he nodded shallowly and headed towards Radavesta. Then he called out to Radavesta, who was sitting in a chair watching the lake.
"It's been a long time. How have you been?"
His Majesty greeted him, and Lada Vesta turned around and nodded as soon as she checked her face.
"Oh, Lord Dino, the great patriarch of the human race." I am alive. Dino-sama... looks a little tired, too. "
"Hahaha! I've been running horses so far." No, I'm feeling better after seeing Lord Lada Vesta. "
"I see. I wish I had."
After such an exchange, His Majesty and Lada Vesta start a chat. Seeing the two of them talking around a table, Jalpa groaned.
"... how on earth did you build a village like this?"