Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou! (WN)

"In a nutshell, I got a medal and became a Hoi noble, right?"

"Well, that's it."

After finishing the audience with His Majesty, I again took a carriage from the castle to the residential area where the nobles live.

Erich, who is a lower grade but marries another knight, is currently settled in that parcel.

I heard from Mr. Arterio that I was wondering a lot in a carriage that was slowly moving down the cobblestone-paved road.

"First, it's a medal of Ssangyong."

There are various types of medals in the kingdom.

Since there has been no war for a long time, most of them are ceremonial items that are given to large nobles in order, and even military and government offices are far from the order given to executives who have contributed to the operation of the organization.

It seems like a big politician or a bureaucrat will be awarded a high medal without hearing a story that made a special contribution in the previous life.

There were also medals of a kind given to merchants who have relatively little money.

This means that if they know they have been awarded, they will make additional donations to orphanages, charities and churches for their contribution to the nation of honor, or celebrate the award and bring many guests to the party to make money. And it takes.

Perhaps they have a purpose to spit out the gold they have accumulated.

The other ranks of low rank are excellent craftsmen and Australian farmers who have contributed to the development of vast agricultural land and the excavation of irrigation canals.

Also, it seems that the adventurers who are named can also be awarded.

In fact, Arterio also seems to have received a medal as a merchant recently as an adventurer.

During the adventurer's era, Blanták also received an award for exterminating the dragon.

"Honour is honor, but it costs money."

"That's how you can sow the world."

"That's what it is. Well, in the long run you have to pay for what you think is more profitable."

And the Ssangyong Medal in question was awarded to a medal, and it seems that no one has received it for more than 200 years.

"That was 237 years ago, when we were still at war with the Urquhart Holy Empire ..."

The two forces had been stalled and glared, but in order to defeat them, the Arkart Holy Imperial Army attempted to assault the Helmut Kingdom Army from behind, bypassing around 10,000 troops.

"I noticed that the renowned Royal General Biakhov immediately counterattacked it with 5,000 troops. After defeating, he retraced the march route of the enemy assault units and, conversely, from the rear of the Arkart Holy Imperial Army. It was a surprise attack, as noted in the history book. "

"I've seen that history book, too."

Helmut's army attacked the Arkart Holy Imperial Army, which was confused by General Biakh's reverse assault, causing the Arkart Holy Empire to kill 100,000 out of 200,000 troops and about 30,000 prisoners of war It has become.

In addition, the Urquhart Holy Imperial Army has significantly reduced its territory.

The two troops gazed at each other across a crack of more than 100 meters deep that divides the continent from north to south, called the Gigant Rupture, which runs through the center of the current lingua continent.

And ironically, thanks to the rupture of the Gigant, the two countries were safely ceasefire.

Just because they are wide and deeply ruptured, noblemen on the border no longer contend for a small amount of land or water rights.

Rather, the greater the struggle between the nobles who border the territory in the country, the more the two countries will not even skirmish.

Efforts to attack other nations beyond the gigantic rupture of Gigant have lost fruit.

As a result, the two nations, which lost the significance of the war, were turning to a ceasefire.

It is also the reason why there has been no war for the last two hundred years.

"It's been since General Biakhov. Who won the Order of the Ssangyong?"

"However, Arterio and Blantark also defeated the attribute dragon."

"I didn't struggle. Apart from that, the dragon didn't do any harm to the kingdom. I just happened to find a new monster territory and fought in battle, so I got another medal. "

"I would have received if the attribute dragon was also attacking in the city," said Arterio.

"And a new title."

I'm still a minor, except when I want to make a noble child like me who has no inheritance independent as the head of another house, or to put another noble child as a fiance in a house where only a small daughter remains. To succeed the title.

Some such cases seem to occur occasionally.

"In the case of Wendelin, he was simply assigned to the nobility for his achievements."

According to Mr. Arterio, I am no longer part of the family Baumister family and have now become the head of another new Baumeister family.

"No territory was awarded, but pensions were paid out, so they were treated as robes. If you were a quasi-baron, you would have thirty gold coins per year. There is no obligation to stay in the city, and you only have to go to a preparatory school in Breichburg, so you don't have to look good and have almost no expense.

The story about the ranks follows, but this is from the first place to the tenth place.

The first place is only His Majesty, the second place is His Highness the Queen and two princes and two princesses, the third place is only other royals and dukes, the fourth place is Marquis and Margin, and the fifth place is Earl. A baron and a baron, but the baron also has the following sixth place.

And the sixth place is a quasi-baron, and the seventh place is a knight.

By the way, the 8th to 10th places have not been granted the right to inherit.

It appears to be a rank for giving only one generation to a commoner who has been promoted for achievement or an adult child who is a baron or more.

Naturally, if you do not promote yourself with achievement, your children will fall to ordinary people.

By the way, I didn't even have that rank so far.

I wonder if this is a hole in the system or doing it on purpose.

Noble wives and children below the Baron were nobles for the time being, although they were nobles, but were not given a rank.

Naturally, you can't get a pension, and if you can't inherit the title, you will no longer be a noble when you die.

Because born children are not included in aristocracy, lower aristocrats seem to have many difficult parts.

"So, have I become a nobleman who can take over the traces for my kids?"

"Wendelin's accomplishments are great, but that doesn't mean he can give him too much treatment with his bloodline alone. If he's an average child, he's going to kill him as a quasi-baron. But "

In short, if you do not continue to make a contribution, you will not be as easy as a baron.

"But you're great."

"Yes"

My father is the seventh in the Knights.

The elder brother, Erich, who will be his son-in-law this time, inherits the seventh knighthood from his father-in-law in a few years.

In other words, I have become bigger.

"It's also a position. No matter how much Vendelin's father or brother, the position is a noble who is assigned by the same Majesty.

It's not easy to be punished, but it seems that the network of aristocratic people will be in a state of equivalence as a "fool who can not understand the rules of the aristocratic people."

"I don't care about my father, but Erich is ..."

Even though I was the best-speaking brother, I have to treat me as a higher rank.

I felt a little lonely.

"Because it's an official place. Usually, there's no problem."

While talking about such a story, the carriage arrived safely at the residence where Elich lived.

"Something seemed to be a lot harder."

"Yes, it was very hard"

I don't think it would be the greeting of the reunion for the first time in about seven years.

As expected, he is the most intelligent and smart brother in the Baumeister family.

It seemed they understood the situation I was in.

"Speaking of which, Vell's friends are relaxing in the room."

"As expected, Erich brother"

"Well, I'm going to be rude now."

"I'm sorry for the busy place"

"What a merchant's personal network is also important. I got to know Wendelin this way. For me it's not a day I got so much."

The mouth was a bit bad, similar to Blantark, but Mr. Arterio took care of me so that I would not be gross in front of His Majesty.

When I spoke to His Majesty, I was convinced of the dexterity of instantly changing the wording, and I thought he was a successful newcomer merchant in the capital city.

"My brother took care of me."

"I'm really the elder brother of Wendelin. I'll make a good connection with you."

"I'm a noble nobleman."

"I don't know that in ten years."

Did you feel that your role was over because I met Erich safely?

Mr. Arterio gets back into the carriage, saying she will return to her firm.

The carriage was moving again towards the commercial district.

"Now I'll guide you.

In the aristocratic district, high-class noble residences gather near the royal castle, and lower-class aristocratic residences gather near the Minmin Street.

The segregation was done properly, and the Erich family's residence, or the Brandt's family, belonged to the latter.

However, it is, in fact, a mansion of the Hoi noble who lives in the royal capital.

The gate was of a size that was incomparable to my home.

I can't seem to be the same knights.

When Erich and his brother enter the mansion, there are good-looking men with romance grey, about 60 years old, and middle-aged women with brown hair, about 40 years old.

And a beautiful girl with the same brown hair as a middle-aged woman stretched to her shoulders, who had not yet looked like a twenty-year-old, and her eyes had the same color, was waiting a little.

"I'm going to introduce you to the Brandt family, who I'm groomed."

The elderly man is Ludger Willem von Brandt, who currently serves as the head, and is 62 years old this year.

The middle-aged woman is Marion Willem von Brandt, whose wife is 40 years old.

Finally, the girl is said to be 19 years old this year at Miliyam Willem von Brandt.

Mr. Ludgar, who is the current owner, said that his ex-wife died without any children, and that his only wife, now wife and Erich's wife, was a family.

Since he is young, he likes Erich, who has been assigned as a subordinate after taking the exam of a lower official, and seems to have decided to let him marry his daughter and take over the house.

"Hello, Lord Baumeister"

"I'm sorry. I don't want to be in public seats, but in such a situation Lord Baumeister wants to excuse me."

"I'm so sorry. After all, the story of Wendelin's defeat of the ancient dragon is now famous in the royal capital.

Mr. Lutgar spoke openly to me, without the arrogant aspects of some nobles.

"To be honest, I was desperate not to burn the entire magic airship with a breath."

No matter how much you continue to train your magic, even if you are hunting against ferocious wild animals, it was a fact that it was my monster debut and it was quite severe.

To be honest, I don't remember much while fighting the bone dragon.

It is so desperate that it is not remembered.

I just heard from Elle and Blantark about what I spoke to His Majesty.

"You. If you think carefully, I'm going to be Vendelin's sister-in-law."

"Yes, if you say that."

"Thank you. Your sister-in-law."

"I'm the only daughter, so my brother-in-law is fresh."

Erich's wife was a healing beautiful girl as I said in the past, and I felt that if this person was a sister-in-law, I could do well.

I didn't know if I could meet so often, but I could go to the royal city with the magic of instantaneous movement, so that possibility was inevitable.

"Oh, have you returned?"

"Is it true that you were ordained?"

"Did you fail in front of your Majesty because of the tension?"

While talking to the members of the Brandt family, Els appear from behind the mansion.

Apparently, they seemed to know that I was crowned at the Royal Castle.

"The Order of Ssangyong and the 6th Baron"

"Seriously. I want you to be my squire."

"If you're Elle, you're good at it, so you can afford him."

"But it's not that simple."

"That's exactly what Elvin says. No matter how good your sword is, the emphasis on connection with aristocrats is high."

Because you are an aristocrat, make a strong vassal in preparation for the war.

Ludger explains that, despite the fact that the war has been cut off for more than 200 years now, no matter how good the skill is, the newcomers can not easily serve as officers. Willing to.

For example, when there is a shortage of people in a noble house.

First, the children of the noble family will be separated and become independent, and even if that is no good, the children of the current vassals will be given priority.

If that didn't work, there was no curtain for newcomers, because we had to hire people who were good at the territory of our territory.

"If that doesn't work, the parent and the child will be able to communicate with each other. However, a letter of introduction is still essential. The reputation of a poor person falls. First of all, I do not write it for those who are not familiar. "

In other words, if you do not get a job in the territory of your parents' home, then there is no choice but to cultivate the uninhabited wilderness and open up the territory yourself, or become an adventurer.

"Is Vell going to the prep school and becoming an adventurer like this?"

"Ah"

"I want you to hire me."

"Well, that's good."

"It's a fortunate luck, so there's no inconvenience for Vell to take command as leader."

"I want you to hire too."

"Me too!"

"Eina and Luise are both good, but is there a nobility?"

"It's not good for me, but ..."

There are many lower court nobles in the royal capital, but it seems that about half of them do not hold official positions.

Because the number of positions is much less than the number of nobles.

Although there is still a minimum pension, nobles have a costly relationship, and some nobles use money to get out of office.

Therefore, there were many lower-class nobles who had side jobs.

"Actually, I don't want to do it.

"It's hard to know."

My parents' home was very poor, but the lower aristocrats in the royal capital seemed to be more difficult.

"That's why there are occasions. There are nobles who are adventurers on the sideline and die during work."

It was officially killed by a monster, but I couldn't make it public.

Mr. Ludger told me that in consultation with the government office, the person in the government office sometimes urged the successor to take over the title as soon as possible, in the form of sickness and death.

"Huh? But what about me?"

"Wendelin has given his endorsement that His Majesty is free to do it, perhaps because he is a wizard."

Noble people and kingdoms, no matter how talented, seem to hire inexperienced young wizards.

On the contrary, a witch who is renowned as an adventurer and wants an officer as his second life after retirement is in dispute.

Not only the magic, but also the experience and personal connections cultivated during the adventurer's time are very useful.

It seems that my teacher and Mr. Blanc Turk are the ones.

"From your Majesty's point of view, it's almost as if you made a reservation with Wendelin."

“Are you a reservation?

Speaking of which, I was already a nobleman of the kingdom because I was awarded by His Majesty.

After retiring the adventurer, it ends with "Well, I'm going to assume a position."

On the other hand, the Breichrader frontier county, who could possibly be holding it, was desperate.

Despite the difference in rank and rank, I and Breichrader are both nobles appointed by the kingdom, and their positions are the same.

So, Breichrader was unable to hire my colleague.

If you look back, you can see why Arterio was grinning as he had trouble.

It wasn't Blanc Tak's fault, but he had taken the talent he had seen by the kingdom in front of him.

Even the milder Breichrader frontier, you'll want to say something to Blantaq.

Mr. Arterio, who noticed that, felt sorry for her friend, Blantaq, and may have expressed such a look.

"Wendelin, three of your friends, would you like to be hired just by form?"

Lutgar suggested that it would be better to hire three people in my form alone.

"Wendelin has become a baron, albeit useless."

The pension is three gold plates a year.

In Japanese yen, this is about 30 million yen.

And now I don't even maintain a residence in the royal capital, and of course no one has hired anyone.

"Because Wendelin was awarded the Order of the Ssangyong for the first time in two hundred years, and the case of being referred to as a quasi-baron has already spread throughout the royal capital ..."

Naturally, it is easy to imagine the future in which children of the noble family who are currently acclaimed and unemployed and wanting to become vassal will start selling, and children of the commoner want to be hired by escorts and servants.

"For the financial reasons of the kingdom, it is not so easy now to increase the aristocracy."

The reality is that half of the noble family in the royal capital are neats who just get a pension.

Although the amount of the pension is known, it is still believed by taxpayers that no-one is standing out and that it is just eating food.

So, nobles do not increase so easily.

Conversely, as a case of reduction, it is the case that the child is finally cut off without adoption.

But this seems to be rare.

First of all, most of the time there are distant relatives that can somehow be inherited, but rather the candidates often fight ugly.

"So in some cases, the story of succession disappeared when it became a bruise."

"..."

Next, a case where a crime was committed enough to take up the crown.

In this case, however, large nobles are often misled even if there is bribery, and because they are bribery, they are often paid with fines.

Sometimes, the noble sons such as the Dora son kill the commoners, but there are many solutions that end with a lot of money in the form of talks.

"Sometimes, unfortunately, there are some nobles who are being punishable for being caught in the stakes of inter-factional strife."

But this seems to be rare.

If you overdo it, the aristocracy will kill you.

"The same goes for more aristocrats. First, if you give an unparalleled feat like Wendelin."

But this is almost desperate now that the war is gone.

Even if you do warriors in the occasional territorial disputes, you won't be praised by the kingdom.

Even if the minus is set to zero, the evaluation will not increase.

"It would be nice if the aristocrat who hired the soldier or vassal would normally give a reward."

After that, will you open up an undiscovered land and have the kingdom recognize the territorial rights there?

In addition, my parents' house, the Baumeister family, corresponds to this.

"In a way, it's a positive way, but it's also difficult."

Gather people and open up empty lands, where you can raise tax revenue.

Easy to say, but difficult to do.

Even if you succeed, you may become a child of a big noble in your neighborhood, or you may have a dispute with a lord who has become adjacent to you.

It seemed very difficult.

"The kingdom gives a knight for convenience, but it's not uncommon for a village to have a population of less than 100 people."

It seems that there is no such thing as easily becoming a domestic king and the territory developing rapidly.

If so, it would have been a long time ago, such as the Baumeister family.

"That's why there is a possibility that Mr. Wendelin will be flooded from tomorrow."

(4) A commoner's child who wants to be hired by a noble child who wants to be an officer.

And noblemen who want their daughters and sisters to be married, merchants and commoners who want them to be concubines.

I just hurt my head just thinking.

"Then, they make them vassals just by form."

Because of the same adventurer aspirations and party members, there is currently no work for the new Baumeister family, and there is no need to pay any rewards.

"Yes, we don't need a reward."

"It's just a second life insurance."

"That's right. If you're going to be your wife after a weird retreat, it's better to be unmarried and Vell's vassal."

If you already know that you have secured vassals, the number of people who make unreasonable requests should decrease.

In addition, Eina and Luise are women of the same age as me.

"I'm sorry, Eina and Louise are the daughters of a jury, so it's more convenient."

"The people around me treat Eina and I as concubines."

I have become the head of the aristocracy, and if I accept the wife, I need to match my personality accordingly.

So it seems that the two daughters of the jury are first excluded.

"Luise's understanding is quick and helpful."

"I can really be a concubine, though."

"Well, at least as an adult. Apart from my fingers moving."

"Vell says. At that time, I'm an attractive woman. I'm going to seduce you at best."

After that, I spent dinner with my brother Erich and the Brant family, and spent many other nights talking.

About half of the story, I was suddenly made the head of the noble family today, I was sorry to have been advised by an experienced and experienced Ludger, but indeed I have been in the post for many years in the royal capital Noble who was employed.

Even in the same rank, my father and brother did almost nothing except plow the fields.

Even lower-class nobles are exposed to the central atmosphere, and are sensitive to politics and common sense.

"Hey, Erich brother"

"What? @ Vel"

"Rutger is dozens of times more reliable than my father and other older brothers."

"Well, I don't say it, but it's a flower"

Before going to bed, I was talking with Erich.