Chapter 381: 381 “Third Knight Guard, I will now escort Your Highness . “

“Thank you, Knight Mark . “

I was a few days late for Erna .

The deputy captain Marc and the Knights of the Third Guard, who came north on a horse trip, arrived at me .

You didn’t expect a captain to leave his men behind .

Marc’s face feels a little tired .

“You look tired, right? Do you mind if I take the day off?

“Unfortunately, the captain is overwhelmed . I’m going to check the escort system . “

“You want me to tell you something?

“No . . . I know how you feel, so I’m fine . “

“Was Brother Traw’s escort boring?

“Well, His Highness the Trougotten was hardly moving . It was easy, but it was lacking in tension . Admit it . But the captain’s hanging in there because you left a legacy behind . “

Why would Elna do that if I left her a legacy?

Marc smiles bitterly when he sighs in astonishment .

“Your Majesty may not know . . . but we have been chosen for your service this time . “

“What do you mean?

“If you hadn’t done so much, the Knights of the Third Guard would never have come . Your Majesty has sent us out because of your increased importance . Of course, there were other intentions . “

“I felt nothing but intent . “

“I’m sure His Highness is . But that’s not all . We are here because we are in trouble if anything happens to you . It’s not like at the Knights Hunting Festival . Not that the captain worked, but your accomplishments moved us . The captain was looking forward to this day . “

“I wasn’t expecting it . I had to do it because I had to do it . I wanted to sleep in the Imperial Capital all the time if I could . “

“Times must not leave behind masterpieces . “

When I heard Mark’s words, I turned my eyes to the window and stared at the white clouds flowing slowly .

I wish I could spend so much time relaxing .

“Well, that’s how it is . Please let me know why the captain is hanging in there . “

“I’m more comfortable with my childhood friend Elna than with my knight Elna . . . . “

Such words spilled out of my mouth .

I didn’t think about it .

It’s a word that came out somehow .

That’s why I keep my mouth shut to Marc .

” . . . keep your mouth shut for Erna . If you talk, you won’t understand .

“I understand . Rest assured . “

That’s how Marc leaves the room yawning .

Not at all .

The knights of Amsberg, who have known me since I was a kid, are troublesome because of this .

With that in mind, I called Sebastian’s name .

“Sebastian”

“Can I help you?

“How’s the northern aristocracy?

“We’re still gathering information, but it’s not as cohesive as it was during the war . The northern half became a battlefield, and the other half suffered from bandits . We all aim to rebuild from there, but there is also a gap in damage . “

“We’re both victims, but we can’t help but make a difference in the damage we’ve suffered . The problem is consciousness . “

“Exactly . The nobles in the heavily damaged territories are beginning to be aware that they deserve support, and they are beginning to work with other nobles . “

“Notify all nobles . I won’t let you negotiate without me . I’ll rule on trivial issues . “

“Yes, sir . And now that the Dragon Knights have delivered the letter, my noble brothers are on their way . ” to say hello and complain about all the problems . “

“Aristocratic child . . . . . “

Sebastian shook his head to the side, not to mention my blatant reaction . [M]

I guess I’ll have to .

I don’t have any good memories .

It is more difficult to do than us because we only bear a halfway responsibility .

“I’m not impressed with your bad consciousness . “

“I’m not bad at it . I don’t like it . “

“That’s the problem . Especially this time . “

“What do you mean?

“It’s the exact opposite of when we were in the Imperial Capital . You bought grudges from the nobles back then, but now you are the prince who brought the northern nobles together . Many of the noblemen’s youths lived together on the battlefield . They value you highly . More than you think . “

” . . . it’s troublesome . “

My position is ambiguous .

He was the prince who ruled Gordon’s rebellion with Leo, and at the same time he was the prince who could return to Gordon .

The fact that I was entrusted with the whole north has attracted my attention .

Minor things can be important .

“How’s Erik in the Imperial City?

“As Minister of Foreign Affairs, you seem to be in contact with leading figures on the Kingdom’s side . “

” . . . you still can’t move?”

The Duke of Rheinfeld on Lize’s sister .

If these two support Leo, a lot of people will come to us .

Even if you don’t formally express your support, it will be known that you will cooperate with us this time .

If that happens, Erik won’t be able to ask .

I think it’s time to admit that Leo is good enough to fight himself .

“It’s really creepy to watch the war with the kingdom . “

“The Duke of Kleinelt in the west, the Count of Zimmel in the south, and the Duke of Rheinfeld in the east . The support of influential nobles in the region is mounted . And I was assigned the whole north . Many of the nobles in the Imperial Capital will be Eric’s supporters, but in the countryside we have a better chance . Still, if you can afford it, maybe Eric has a trump card that he’ll never lose . “

“What does it look like? It is certainly powerful when it comes to foreign pipes, but to what extent do we work in favor of empire struggles?”

“I have no idea . Well, if there’s a trump card, I don’t mind . It’s just to prepare, and it’s not the only one with a trump card . “

“Maybe it’s time to cut it off . “

“I won’t hang up from here . That’s when they cut the trump card . Until then, we’re still warm . “

These trumpets are powerful, but so are their disadvantages .

Above all, the situation is more complicated than originally thought .

I’m out of the picture .

If I find out who Silver is, someone will come after me .

Then it could be a fight between me and Leo .

“I don’t want to cut it if I can . “

That’s right . At least we have to leave the Empire . “

“That’s not what I want . “

That being said, I hold my fist gently .

I’d rather be near the emperor than push him into a nasty position .

It’s not the end of being an emperor .

We need to seal off Erik in order to make it happen .

“Good luck with that . “

“When the empire struggle is over, we’ll have a life full of them . Don’t say good luck, but spend the rest of your life trying . “

I think I’m running out .

That being said, I reached out to the documents that were stored on my desk .