Neta Chara

It was supposed to be an easy demon crusade, but three weeks after the Ant Nest incident, which developed into the important crusade of Queen Ants, today was just my first month into this mansion.

The development of Estfort also progressed smoothly with the freeing of the stone-cutting yard and the availability of stone materials. About 50% of the northern walls converted to garrison walls were completed, and work began on creating wooden walls and scaffolding along the eastern coast. The castle has also been completed and the building has begun to be built.

In the past month, armaments have also started to be somewhat enriched. Firstly, the number of soldiers recruited on the brink of the Royal Army and transferred from Hunter increased by about one hundred to three hundred and twenty. So far, Akvez has led 100 new entrants as training teams, policing and training. The remaining two hundred and twenty are defending the Great Wall and patrol security as regular troops under the command of Frist.

Meanwhile, there were more female applicants and two hundred members of the Red War Maiden (Red Valkyrie). It became a large area with twenty-five groups of eight-member parties. As the number of parties expanded rapidly, the average HR (Hunter Rank) of PL (Party Leader) broke 10, and new recruiting was currently suspended.

The Red-Valkyrie Maiden of War (Red-Valkyrie) has banned hunting in the southern region and recommended a two- to three-party joint crusade in the vicinity that she said included the Indra Plains and Nigis Great Forest. The non-crusading party was wearing Black Dagger family designated athletic clothes and had running and combat training inside the Great Wall.

Also, the group that gathered Kerstin-led musketeers and pistol users was officially made independent of the Red Warfare Maiden (Red Valkyrie) as a new hunting group. The total is twenty, including transferees from the Red Warfare Maiden (Red Valkyrie). All were hunters with musketeer and pistolist jobs, and Kerstin was appointed head of the hunting team to lead the first group. The second group, established at independence, appears to be led by Noemi, the pistolist who held me up at the castle gate during the defensive battle.

Noemi, this pistol user, but when I checked the training landscape with an invisible cloth that was a sneak item and fluoroscopic glasses, she was beautiful, as Aida said. When I interviewed Kerstin about wanting to make it a career, she was told that it was Aida's favor. I had no choice but to go to Aida to negotiate a career, but I couldn't get permission to do my best, and now I'm in physical negotiations with Aida. Because of this, Noemi is still a non-career.

Incidentally, this new Black Bullet (Black Barrett) was to be paid and equipped by the Black Dagger family as was the Red Bride (Crimson Bride). The armor is dominated by black leather armor, the weapon is Elizina for musketeers and Draganuf for pistolists. The equipment developer, Aida, made it all night and managed to count it.

"Black Bullet (Black Barrett)" was a handful of elite hunting groups, and the list of transferees to "Black Bullet (Black Barrett)" created by Aida contained the names of all veterans over HR20. When I saw it, Giuliana got angry, but my bargaining skills managed to gather the story and row it down to the establishment.

I built a new Musketeer, Musketeer Hunt because I was experiencing the power of Aida's crafted demon guns, so I figured if you fight a small number of demons, Aida's guns would work best. So "Black Bullet (Black Barrett)" is going to expand as a trump card presence in Estfort Defense.

My city was steadily being developed. And there was still a pile of things to do this morning.

"Hey, Millie. My stepfather called me up today, didn't he? Was it since noon?

"Master Kent. Didn't I tell you in the morning that the meeting with Master Arborest was in the morning... ahhh, Dee. Take Master Kent's outfit."

"Yeah, I got it."

I jumped out of the living room Dee was in the office. Looks like he went out to pick up my white school run, which is my outfit.

"Mr. Annabella is right, my father-in-law and I are meeting in the morning. Stay with me."

"Oh, you did mean to be present because the general who took up his post in the west garrison is coming to say hello, right?

"That's right. You're Gwayne's kid. General Gertrude. Unlike General Kirwai, he is capable of leading the Central Army in many successful demonic crusades in the South. Looks like Gwayne sent you in as a stepfather."

Millie had stopped calling Gwayne, who had separated Lyla, her father. It is his father-in-law, Arballest, whom Millie calls his father. Unlike Arborest, Gwayne seems captivated by power, and his actions and actions seem incompatible with mine. I thought maybe we were the kind of people we couldn't get along with.

When I heard that such a subordinate of Gwayne's child's would come to duty as a general in the west garrison, it seemed no harm to me to observe carefully what kind of person he was.

"What kind of man is General Gertrude?

"I hear he's a brilliant combat commander. Individual battles aren't that strong, but group commanders say weak soldiers become soldiers. Maybe he's got plenty of corps jobs and skills."

Someone with a commander-specific Job Skills configuration... you look like a hassle to me when I turn you into an enemy.

"As much as I can, you want to get along. It's your neighbor."

"Right. Unless that one sells fights, shall we get along? But once Estfort is done, you'll suffer with logistics, so maybe for a limited time."

Speaking of which, since the western garrison has only a path from the north through the Lazarm Marshlands, where the streets from the north are narrow and demonic habitats, the northern streets were hardly used and the supply relied on Avisvena.

"Uh, speaking of which. You'll probably get angry when we're done..."

"Oh, Kent, it's time to get ready, or time will taste bad."

Just when Dee came back with my outfit.

"Is this a good idea?

"Thanks, Dee"

I brushed Dee's hair on her face.

"Well, my concubine's hair is messed up."

Hey, looking at the muggled dee, I hurried to get dressed. Then get in the carriage and head to Avisvena. I decided to take Aurelia with me as an escort and companion.

Immediately he arrived at the castle above his father-in-law and was put through to the viewing room. A visitor had already arrived in the visiting room. General Gertrude, who had been assigned to the garrison west of the example, was watching as Arborest.

"Oh, Kent, have you come? This is the newly dispatched General Gertrude. I'll leave the west guard to you. Together, the southern generals keep each other safe in the south. Kent gets a lot of guidance too."

"Ha, Father-in-law. They say General Gertrude's command changes as sharply as a weak soldier, so I'd like to study it too."

I greet a magnificent Asura man standing beside his stepfather. Next to it was an Ashurian youth, supposedly a deputy general.

"I'll see you first. I am Kent Blackdagger, who was recently appointed General of the South by His Majesty. Nice to meet you."

"I will greet you politely...... Hate, my name is Condorato, my deputy general. The incoming General Gemma Gertrude is here."

The magnificent man who greeted me thinking I was a general was a deputy. Sending his gaze to the neighboring youth, the hand he offered to shake was trembling.

Oh, my God! I did it! But you usually think you're a general when you're older...

"Kent... you always do something wrong... General Gertrude. I apologize if I offended you."

"No... I guess a young man like me didn't seem like a general. Anyway, Master Kent is the youngest general in the kingdom, and more importantly, in the south, he is the stepson of Lord Arborest. If you feel comfortable speaking to me..."

General Gertrude was answering Arborest's apology as he drew his face.

"Shh, excuse me! I thought this vice general was a better general! We heard it was a heavy town in the Royal Army, so we apologize for not being so young as that."

Lord Kent, no need to apologize.

General Gertrude poses as nothing, but his complexion was blue and black.

"General Gertrude, my husband has been disrespectful to you. And I apologize."

Millie, too, seems to have seen General Gertrude for the first time, and he thought he was a general, just like me.

General Gertrude, who saw Millie, was sending a net gaze. At this moment, I identified this guy as my enemy.

"I hear that you are the Miriam... beautiful as rumors say... adopted daughter of Lord Arborest. Speaking of which, I hear you're married to Lord Kent. Congratulations."

"Thank you"

Millie also seemed to feel something evil in General Gertrude's gaze, and the greeting went down behind me there as well. General Gertrude looked at Milly unconsciously, but when Arborest coughed, he took his gaze off Milly.

"General Gertrude. Is it also a meal to celebrate your assignment from now on? Kent seems interested in Lord Gertrude's military science."

"Dear Arborest, I appreciate the invitation, but I've just been on assignment and I have a lot of work to do. I'm so sorry, but I'm going to resign this time. If you would like to hear a military lecture, please ask your deputy general, Condorato. He's been fighting a long time for me, so it'll help."

"Well, that's too bad. Then I would like to borrow Lord Condorato. I'm also interested in military science."

"Okay. Condorato, join the meeting on my behalf and give me a lecture."

"Ha! I'll be acting for you."

"Now, I beg your pardon"

General Geltrault sent Millie his gaze, while leaving the Tabernacle Room in a courtesy. After that, we moved to the supper room in order to welcome Condorato to the dining room.

Out of the lookout room, he joined Aurelia, who had followed him with an escort. That's when Condorato looked surprised and asked Aurelia a question.

"Oh, aren't you, Miss Aurelia? You're from the Krausten family?

Aurelia answered the sudden question, surprised but honestly Condorato.

"Oh, yeah, but. That was ten years ago. How do you know me better than that?

"I was near Lord Iskar, Aurelia's father. It's Condorato. Don't you remember?

Aurelia stared at Condorato's face. Eventually, he was shaking his hand as if he looked familiar.

"I didn't even realize you had a beard. Condorato! You've done a lot of sword arching with me. I miss it."

"Dear Aurelia, I'm sorry to hear about your father. I didn't know the Krausten family would be like that after I moved into the army."

"It's past. My father had no choice but to break it off as a man without luck. Why is Condorato here?

"I have been a deputy general under General Gertrude ever since I transferred out to the army. This time, the general was sent to the western garrison, so it's up to me to follow him."

"Aurelia, do you know this Lord Condorato?

"Oh, we used to be family."

"By the way, what is Aurelia doing here? Did you serve in Master Arborest?

Condorato seems to wonder that Aurelia is here. Aurelia's home has been destroyed by the present Demon King. My ex-husband's maid collapsed and was thrown out without a sentence. They were asking me, so they're worried about Aurelia.

"Um... actually, I'm escorting Baron Kent Blackdagger and sideroom. I didn't sell myself."

"Hey, what's up! It's Baron Black Dagger's side room! Why would you do that? Lord Kent, it's true!

Condorato stuffed me like he was in a hurry and asked questions with momentum as if he was going to be beaten.

"Ah, yes. Aurelia's my sideroom."

"Master Aurelia is the maiden of the Klausten family, one of the great nobles of the Ashurian tribe! That's the side room! Is that okay with Aurelia? If you are dissatisfied, stay at our house. I think my wife, Friar, and daughter, Arne, will be delighted."

"Condorato, I like Lord Kent. Besides, as I said earlier, my house is being torn down. Now I am a nobleman born civilian. Lord Kent has the measure to welcome such a woman to the side room of the Baron's house"

Condorato seemed relieved to hear that Aurelia herself was convinced that she was doing my side room.

"Still, is Arne coming too? I miss her. She was my playmate."

"Arne is also serving in the Royal Army as a soldier. When I got back, Master Aurelia, the eastern garrison... no, it was Estfort. Tell him you're in, and he'll come and see you."

"Anytime, you can come. Tell that to Arne."

"Okay. I'll be sure to tell you."

Subsequent meetings were held at all times, and Aurelia's old stories, Condorato's discussion of corps skills, and General Gertrude's manoeuvres and commands during the Southern Demon Crusade were also interesting to hear.

I was someone General Gertrude didn't like, but I was quite fond of Condorato's character and attitude. Listening to him, it seemed like Condorato was running General Gertrude's tactics as a field commander.

I thought maybe it was the full talent of the Tabernacle that General Gertrut was capable of. Because there was a knowledge-oriented intelligent odor coming from General Gertrude. Besides, he's been certified by my enemies for using color on Millie.

After I finished my meal, I decided to invite Condorato, who was about to go home, to my home meal.

"It's good to see Lord Condorato today. Please tell General Gertrude that I was apologizing on top of him today for being rude. And if you have time, please come and visit us at home. Because I think Aurelia would love it."

"Sir Black Dagger, if it's your own invitation, you can't say no... and thanks to Lord Kent for seeing Aurelia like this, who was missing... may I interrupt you even tomorrow?

Condorato saved Aurelia, too. She seems to like me. I don't know about him, but I think the horse is going to fit.

"Go ahead, go ahead. You can come and take it easy because I'm a grown-up civilian even when I say baron. I'd like to talk to my subordinates about Condorato, and why don't the lady be brought along?

"Arne will be welcome, too. Let me ask you tomorrow."

Condorato thanked me and left the room.

"Kent, what do you think of Condorato? I'm not uncomfortable in the general class. Besides, General Gertrude would be like his brother's hipster wipes. He smelled the same as a bureaucrat in Wang Du. I think Condorato pulled out his medal."

My father-in-law had let go of Condorato and praised him. Seems to agree with me when it comes to General Gertrude. My father-in-law is also a frontier boss who divides the scene, so I guess he doesn't like the intelligent smell and bureaucratic behavior.

"Condorato would love to be added to our distribution. I'll try scouting for about twenty big coins, but that type doesn't work with gold, does it?"

"Right. If you stock Aurelia, you might catch it unexpectedly."

Aurelia, who was treated to stock from her stepfather, was surprised.

"Am I going to fish for Condorato? How?

To Aurelia's inquiry, my father-in-law was thinking with his eyes closed. Eventually, when I opened my eyes, I uttered a shock word.

"If you ask me to help you rebuild the Krausten family, it might be easy to catch an outing. All you have to do is make the sons of Aurelia and Kent heirs to the Krausten family. The knight of the kingdom is granted by the authority of the eagle. Besides, if it's in the southern region, the territory is cleared for cutting, so if Kent crusades the demons and expands the territory, the Lords and nobles can do it. I don't want to do it because it costs money."

My father-in-law begs me to revive the crushed Krausten family in the south. Moreover, he even told me that if I developed the southern region, I would be given it as a territory on my own.

"Every time, your father-in-law sells fights to His Majesty. Come on, they'll send in an assassin."

"There's no way that the hecklers in Wangdu would want to do a post of heavy labor. I'm sure General Gertrude has been told that he will be promoted once he has completed his tenure."

"Kent, so what? Rebuilding Aurelia's house? Perhaps it would be a good idea for Mr. Condorato to make a family order."

Millie also seems to be willing to take up the suggestion on her father-in-law. Maybe he's thinking of turning the Krausten family into a branch of the Blackdagger family.

"Wait! They say it's a sudden rebirth of your house! Besides, the Krausten family is the name of a family whose severance was given to them by His Majesty."

Aurelia's right, just wondering if it's hard to rebuild at the Krausten family… because I want the Demon King to stop looking at me.

"Do you want me to give you another name? If only Aurelia could change her card."

Another family name... can you do that!

"Father-in-law, can you give me a different name?

"The Washi have the authority of the Knight Ser Symphony. Then there's no such thing as rewriting the name of the card."

"Well, I hope Aurelia gets the Knight under her new family name."

Aurelia was wolfing when she heard of the Symphony Medal.

"Why would it be such a story? I'm a shitty escort. I'm more jealous of the other side rooms, please don't!

"Aurelia doesn't like to throw away Krausten's family name?

"I don't care about anything like that. But if someone with no merit, like me, gets the title, Mr. Kent's reputation will be poor."

"Well, it's also to discredit me. I'd appreciate it if you'd take it."

I am my stepfather's stepchild, I have combat skills, but being recognized as a lady-loving and stupid kid leads to a safer life, so this Aurelia's reign seems to be in the best shape for my father-in-law.

"Right. My daughter and son-in-law will think of me as a sweet, stupid parent. All right, Aurelia, I'll turn you in. Your family name... Kent decides."

Aurelia can't hear herself. Plus, he was a wolf.

"Lord Kent. I am the title…"

"No, this is an order from my husband. I'll give Aurelia a new family name to get Condorato. Explain why properly to everyone."

Aurelia accepted to receive the title as she had given up.

"It's my family name, but I took it from the vermilion knife I gave you before. How about a vermillion blade? It's a name that disappears in a generation without territory..."

"That's the name you took from the Lion King's machete. Vermillion Blade... Aurelia Vermillion Blade... Lord Kent, you can really take the title"

"Oh. Please."

"Okay. From now on Aurelia Krausten will disappear and serve Lord Kent as Aurelia Vermillion Blade."

"Okay, I'll rewrite the cards later. When Condorato arrives tomorrow, Kent will take his place."

"Understood."

Now we're ready to take in Condorato.

"Now you can take Condorato in."

"Oh, then why don't we turn Arne into a sideroom to make sure it's even more secure? Condorato was a child troublemaker, so once her only daughter and the maid of the house served, she'd be sure to take it in."

I want Condorato's daughter in the side room... if I like it, I want it in the side room. You said you were a soldier.

"I'll take that into account too. Nice, Millie."

"Fine. There is also an urgent need to acquire female officers. Anyway, if we can use people, we'll draw them into our roots."

"Kent's got no sight either. Well, if Estfort is finished, I suppose the story of the example will cut you off from the west. Let's try to pull out the talent that seems to be usable as well. Abysvena's money is moistened with the demonic materials obtained in the last raid, so let's say she works to acquire talent."

Abyssvena apparently had an enormous amount of extra money, even though the Lords managed the demonic material exorcised in the Great Assault in bulk and paid prizes to everyone who participated in the defense battle. There were times when there were more higher-ranked enemies than Estfort, and they seemed to make expensive deals.

"Well, my father-in-law, we'll have Kondrato."

"I don't know what else to do. Condorato does it to Kent. Shall I cut off the Gertrude bureaucracy?"

My father-in-law has extra money, and he's going to pull people that seem to be available from the Royal Army who came to the western garrison. My father-in-law also gave me Frist, so it seems urgent to reinforce his talent.

"General Gertrude is a child you don't need. We're going after a female officer. If you have a female officer in the Tabernacle, especially a civilian daughter, give it up. I'll pay more for the transfer."

"Is Kent still going to add more side chambers... well, good. Because female officers are rare. If you're there, let's pull it out. The transfer is expensive."

"My father-in-law and Kent's conversation seems to be between a lady and a whorehouse owner."

Millie and Aurelia looked at us with a frightened face.

After that, we asked Aurelia's card to be rewritten on her stepfather and returned to the mansion.