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nFeudal Lord: “…He was defeated, huh…”

nI confirmed the conclusion of the battle from the manor’s balcony.

nFeudal Lord: “Don’t you skip over me, you idiot son…”

nPeople have an important order of things, the ones that are born first has to die first––––––––it’s simple but important. I couldn’t return almost anything that I got from my father… but I still kept the order and in the end I didn’t die first.

nNo matter how loyal the child is, if he didn’t follow the order and die before his parents, it could not be said that it’s a likeable thing even if the child was a knight captain who was being diobedient to one’s parent just for striving good conductsーーー

nFeudal Lord: “――――I’ve told you…”

nRena: “What is?”

nFeudal Lord: “…No, nothing. It’s just my own monologue.”

nI looked back while answering the woman’s voice from behind.

nFeudal Lord: “In any case, did my son leave some words to you?”

nEven if he’s a big fool and unfilial son, he might still have a last request, doesn’t he? Hence, I asked her so.

nRena: “…Eeh, he said please live.”

nFeudal Lord: “…I see……I see.”

nIt was the last word from my son that I deeply engraved as if it was chewed thoroughly… This must be done with maximum effort.

nFeudal Lord: “…So? What do the winner wants from the loser?”

nWith a terribly complex expression, I asked the obvious question to her.

nRena: “Let’s see, first, you have to adopt Eren, the Moonlight Family leader, as your adopted child or a hidden child.”

nI frowned when I heard the demand from her who became expressionless in an instant. Because I have understood how it will develop after this.

nRena: “After completing the various procedures, you will nominate Eren as the successor and retire from your lord position.”

nFeudal Lord: “…How can I explain this to the central government?”

nRena: “Please tell them that Eren has won as a result of the successor’s scramble.”

nFeudal Lord: “…………What if I refuse?”

nAt that moment, I stopped breathing due to the pressure.

nRena: “…are you going to ignore your son’s last will?”

nFeudal Lord: “…I don’t mean it like that, it’s just a hypothetical story.”

nThis is… not good, my son have entrusted his will to her. If you look at her eyes, you will know that you won’t just die.

nRena: “Well, let’s see. If you refuse, can I have your remaining daughter do her best? If I’m correct, she’s 14 years old this year, so I’m sure she can make a child now, and I can put a goblin who is not related by blood with the feudal lord as a successor. yes?”

nJust listening to this person who speaks a repulsive thing casually makes me horrified… Can someone say something like this while being conscious? Rather, would anyone think something like this in the first place?

nFeudal Lord: “…I will ensure all the demands, so don’t put your hands to my daughter and wife.”

nRena: “Is that so? If so, then there’s no problem.”

nIn the first place, there is no choice for me since my son lost, so all I can do is to save as many lives as possible.

nFeudal Lord: “…and one more thing.”

nRena: “There’s still more?”

nFeudal Lord: “This is the last… promise me to never leave the fief and the people out of hand.”

nRena: “? Would that be it?”

nFeudal Lord: “……yeah.”

nI had thought a lot for a moment, but let’s stop. I don’t feel like it would be a decent result.

nRena: “That’s fine. Rather, it will still be the same as before except for some policies, and after you have succeeded Eren-san as the lord, please go talk to the Moonlight Family boss together with me. I only wanted a puppet.”

nFeudal Lord: “…I see, well then, let’s act immediately.”

nRena: “Yes, please.”

nToday marks the day where the fief of Margrave Vallence came to an endーーーーーー

nBoss: “Fumu, I didn’t think you could accomplish this kind of feat.”

nI alongside the feudal lord’s envoy went to meet the Moonlight Family boss on the next day and that was the first line that he said.

nRena: “You didn’t believe it?”

nBoss: “Well, even if you’re not a human, you are still a single person. I had thought that it wasn’t enough to defeat the knight captain, Alexei. Did I go senile as well?”

nHalf in doubt, I see?

nWell, you wouldn’t think that a coup would be successful with merely one little girl, yes?

nBoss: “…One question, what if we don’t manage the territory like what you wanted to?”

nRena: “? I will just change the head again, though?”

nBoss: “…I see, we don’t want to be as hostile as we could towards you as we won’t do anything from here.”

nRena: “That’s splendid.”

nEven though I have succeeded with great pains, it’s troublesome to start over again, yes?

nThough, it would be easy to do as there won’t be the knight leader next time.

nRena: “Well then, I will leave the rest to you, yes?”

nBoss: “Yeah, leave it to me.”

nRena: “Now then, that will be it from me today.”

nI said so and left the place, went back to the hotel, and logged out. Today was a passionate day. What a nice feeling of exhaustion.

nWhat should I do next? Should I aim for the next city soon?

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