Good morning, Arthur.

Shortly after I woke up in the morning, I was whispered to by Lisia.

"... Good morning, Lycia."

Now that we're married, I sleep in the same bed every day, but when I still wake up and see Lisia's face, I'm thrilled.

Lisia is a beautiful girl, so she can't help it, but she needs to get used to it.

Then we had breakfast together.

The city of Canale is getting more and more vibrant, isn't it?

"Oh, it's a lot different than when I first came to this town."

During breakfast, I had a chat with Lisia.

I watched Canale every day, but it seemed to be getting more lively day by day.

Not only because the battle is over, but also because it is going well in terms of internal affairs.

According to Liese's report, the newly appointed Virgi seems to be doing a pretty good job of persuading the locals and making it easier for them to start a new business.

Leats and Rossels are the ones who are thinking about policies to develop Canale. Since he thought of a good policy, he could only implement it successfully later, but with Leetz, who was still a Marcan and did not like some of the locals, and Roselle, who was still immature in her mouth, sometimes it didn't work, but Virge just seemed to fill that gap.

After breakfast with Lisia, head to the office to read the reports.

There were few bad reports.

The population has increased, the economy seems to be improving, and research from Xin seems to be progressing well.

Among them, there was one report that caught my attention.

"There's something suspicious about him..."

It was a report from Pham.

It was the state that attacked Canale once. I could not remain vigilant, even though I was depleted of combat power.

Therefore, I had shadow dispatched and had information reported individually.

According to reports, they are starting to increase their combat power by increasing their weapons production and buying magic water from other states.

You suffered a great defeat in the last battle, but you're going to attack me again with impunity? Or is it because the Mycian unification has been achieved, and they are speeding up their power boosts by watching out for invasions on the contrary?

Perhaps the latter is more likely, but I'm not sure.

After the war, Canale did not strengthen his military capabilities much.

The Citizen has invested in economic development and airship development, saying that it has not been a threat for some time. But it may be time to be more vigilant with him and strengthen his power.

I need to talk to the Leats.....

Just as I was thinking so, Leetz came to the office to report.

"Good morning, Master Arth. Actually, there's something I'd like to hear."

Leetz looked a little in a hurry.

I wanted to talk to you, but I don't want to talk to you now.

In fact, the mercenary group has been visiting this town and has offered to sign a contract with the Rovents.

"The mercenary regiment... it's definitely a mercenary who fights as a force, not as a shadow."

“Yes, it's a medium-sized mercenary group with about 200 members. I don't know much about strength because it's not very famous, but I think it would be easier for Arthur to see through it.”

I didn't expect the mercenaries to come when I was planning to strengthen my army. It's just the right time to say just the right thing.

"Have you already read Shadow's report?"

Leez asked.

"Yeah, I think there's something strange about him."

“Yes, it's not like they're just going to attack us with a strange move, but we should be prepared for when they have to. In Canale, the population has grown and the strength has grown, but it's still hard to say that we have enough military strength.”

Looks like Leats was thinking about what I was going to talk about.

"I also thought it was necessary to increase my fighting power." I'll meet with the mercenaries first and decide whether to hire them or not. "