661 – Inaction – 5
Even though he is the youngest, he has somehow started to look like a politician, perhaps because he served as a member of the National Assembly.
“Long live the Khpelopen Empire! Long live His Excellency Marquis Melsina!”
“Enen’s blessing on the new Marquis!”
“Your Excellency has seen me! He will lead me to heaven!”
Erich waved his hand while riding a gorgeous white horse and welcomed the cheers of the citizens with a gentle smile, as if the complaints he had shown me were lies.
A young marquis who receives enthusiastic support and hospitality from the people under the blue sky. Coincidentally, the marquis’ appearance was good as he inherited Crasius’ blood, so he was truly the appearance of an ideal lord. There will probably be a few artists who draw pictures of this scene and distribute them.
“Marquis!”
A girl holding a flower necklace ran next to Erich, who was advancing majestically.
Of course, this is a performance planned in advance. Even the small and simple commoner child welcomes the new lord. Is there any better performance than this?
Of course, if you think about it a little rationally, it is nonsense for a commoner to invade the process of a new lord, especially a high-ranking noble called a marquis. However, when Erich, wearing the flower necklace given by the child, rode her child on his horse, the people’s reason was completely paralyzed.
A lord who responds mercifully to commoners’ rude behavior rather than scolding them. It’s like a dream to the people who suffered under the Kingdom of Leon.
“This inexperienced lord has received a gift that is more wonderful and precious than anything else, so how can he ignore it? I will lower the tax rate of the Marquis of Melcina to one-third of the existing tax rate for three years!”
If actual selection is added to it, I can’t help but be even more enthusiastic. Tax reduction is acceptable.
“Waa!”
“Long live the Marquis! Long live the good lord!”
“Your Excellency! Please lead us forever!”
Thanks to this, unlike the previous cheers led by the wind catcher, this time, heartfelt cheers erupted.
“They say so?”
“It’s embarrassing, so be quiet.”
When Erich opened his mouth to see the people like that, he whispered, still smiling. So much so that only I, riding a horse right next to it, could hear it.
As expected, I was happy to see that he too was taking the path of becoming a politician. To others, it won’t seem like brothers talking in a friendly manner.
‘I seem to have adapted well.’
I sighed inwardly in relief. About a year and a half has passed since Erich graduated from the academy. A year and a half has passed since I went from being a student at an academy to becoming a member of the Imperial Parliament.
I was worried that if Erich couldn’t adapt to the council and became troubled, he would have to save his uncles and cousins with whom he didn’t interact properly, but fortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case.
‘I should leave it to you for a long time.’
At least until Peddie graduates from her academy.
Maybe even until Peddie officially becomes Count Tylglehen.
“Long live His Excellency, Marquis Melsina! Long live His Excellency Count Tyglehen!”
“Long live Crasius! Long live the Kpelopen Empire!”
“Hey. Your name is called before mine.”
“Okay, so please…”
Erich’s face became increasingly red at the sound of the hurrah, which he had never heard before.
You must be ashamed and embarrassed now. It is natural for a guy who has just turned 20 and is the youngest member of the council to be embarrassed when he receives cheers from many citizens.
However, once you get used to it, you will never be able to experience a more thrilling experience or feel a heavier burden than this. Because you can never act lightly when you know that countless people who are only looking at you are having fun with every word or gesture.
And when time passes and he reaches that point, Erich will not be my younger brother Erich, but a marquis in name and reality.
‘Cheer up.’
She raised the corner of her mouth as she watched Erich touch the flower necklace with an awkward hand gesture.
Work hard and rise to the level you want. Only if you do well will I feel at least a little more comfortable.
“Long live His Excellency Erich Crasius of Melcina!”
Well, seeing as I’ve adapted quite well to being a member of the National Assembly, I’m sure I’ll be fine.
After completing the horseback riding parade, Erich returned to the Marquis Castle and exchanged greetings with the staff in charge of the estate affairs.
It was a positive action that made me smile. She made a fuss that she would go right back as soon as the parade was over, but she stayed behind to write her post on her own, learning the faces and names of her staff. With just one parade, Erich’s heart changed a little.
“Then are all positions such as deacon and chamberlain vacant?”
“That’s true. However, since the reasonable for each position have received the corresponding authority, there is no problem in running the territory.”
Erich touched his chin as he heard the words of the head butler who was acting as the acting head deacon.
It’s a little strange. The representative of the council member, the lord, and the representative of the deacon, the chief deacon. Where did all these agents come together?
“For your information, the head of the Marquis’s deacon is usually a count.”
When I gave Erich some kind advice, his body trembled.
The fact that the head of the house is a count means that the title of count can be bestowed on someone by the lord Erich. For Erich, whose identity as a baron is still stronger than that of a marquis, this is a dizzying situation.
Still, I can’t help it. Even counts classified as high-ranking nobles can be subordinated to dukes and marquises. Therefore, to truly feel the authority and dignity of a marquis, he must receive the throne of a count.
“Of course, there is no need to make a hasty decision. Since you are appointing a close associate to assist you and your descendants for generations of your family, you can make a decision after careful consideration.”
“I heard his brother was decided on the spot ─”
“And in the Marquisate, there are many baronies in addition to earls, so don’t forget.”
Erich, who was trying to attack me shamelessly with facts, was interrupted.
***
Returned to the Imperial Diet.
When he left the council, he was obviously full of annoyances, but when he returned, his head was heavy with many thoughts.
‘Youngjira.’
Marquis Melcina, who went because of her older brother’s unilateral summons her. I was aware that it was my property her, but since it was a territory I received out of the blue, I had no particular attachment or interest in it.
No, it’s even weirder if you have an attachment to a territory you’ve never been to in the first place. Honestly, if my brother didn’t always pay my taxes and send me money, I would have forgotten it even existed.
‘My territory.’
And the territory I set foot on for the first time immediately shook my heart.
“Long live the Marquis! Long live the good lord!”
“Your Excellency! Lead us forever!”
To be precise, the cheers of the people captured my heart.
It was a feeling I felt for the first time. I have a territory called the Barony of Hardiner, but it is a territory belonging to the County of Tyglehen. To the citizens and officials there, I was already the master of the Crasius family. It was a familiar and familiar presence from before.
On the other hand, what about the Marquis of Melsina? Not only were they related to me, but their nationalities were also different. The people of that place called me their lord and marquis. Even though I, the new lord, had forgotten about the territory.
“I’m not telling you to focus on the territory. I’m also entrusting the territory to the head deacon, so it’s crazy to say anything to you.”
“Still, know that it is your territory and take some interest in it. The vassals will also feel comfortable if they have faith that the lord will take care of it if the situation arises.”
“It’s there, but it’s like it’s not there. You can step out at any time, but quietly. That’s enough.”
Before leaving Marquis Melsina’s territory, he remembered the advice his older brother had given him while patting him on the shoulder.
Perhaps because it came from someone who has been neglecting the territory more diligently than anyone else, the persuasiveness was considerable.
‘I have some interest… But not…’
I unconsciously touched the flower necklace around my neck.
It was just an act after all. It was just a performance of a child who had been recruited in advance, dressed up in a slightly shabby manner.
But why? Even though I knew it was an act, this flower necklace felt special. It felt like the people’s hope for me.
“Erich. Are you in there?”
While I was absent-mindedly fiddling with the flower necklace, I heard my sister’s voice along with a small knock.
“Uh, I just got back.”
“Then I’ll go in.”
It only came to mind later when I saw the door slowly opening.
Now that I think about it, it was a sudden summons so I left without even telling my sister. I went to the estate anyway. Should I have gone with my sister and Sarah?
‘I’ll soon become a Marchioness.’
A laugh escaped me. Until now, she didn’t even know she was a marquis, but she was a marchioness.
“Huh? What flower?”
Anyway, my sister, who opened the door and came in, expressed her doubts as soon as she saw the flower necklace hanging around my neck.
It’s definitely something that attracts a lot of attention. Strangely, I didn’t feel like taking it off, so I kept putting it on.
“I went to the estate for a while. I got it there.”
“To Hardiner?”
“No. Melsinae.”
I burst out laughing again at the sight of my older sister opening her eyes wide. I’m surprised that the lord went to the estate. In my sister’s eyes, I wonder how much I have neglected Melsina.
Let’s reflect on this so that something like this doesn’t happen in the future.
***
– JO-Kaa! How are you?
Hyun Hyeong-gong’s booming voice made a surprise call. Feeling like my ears were going deaf, I slowly moved the communication port away.
“Yes. I was doing well.”
Until you contact me.
– Hee hee, bye bye~ My nephew, I have so much time these days!?”
“…I feel like I’ll run out of time soon…”
– Wow! Nephew Gamjotta! I guess I was planning on calling my nephew!
At those words, she closed her eyes in sorrow.
It seems that karma really exists. A similar conversation is taking place when Erich was summoned.
– Is there something really amazing about Chaegeun? Come see Jokka! It’s so amazing!
It’s like, ‘There’s a golden calf at my house. Do you want to come see it?’ I felt like crying because they said the same thing.
If I find something interesting, I’ll just be amazed by it alone. Why am I so strange?
– This is a relic from Turica’s reign!
“Yes?”
The next words woke me up.
‘Trika Empire?’
Even if relics from the Apels era were discovered, the continent would turn upside down, but relics from the Trika era before that?
‘Crazy.’
Something greater than expected was discovered.
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