“Sorry for not coming to see you often”
I haven’t been able to visit Nivea for 2 years. The reason I came today is because I have work to do. There must be complaints in the heart, but Nivea did not complain.
After a long time, the three of us had a meal together. I did the cooking with the meaning of apology. In the case of Peace, he still had a strange appetite, so he preferred fruit even though he was a wolf beast. He gave Peace a lot of fruits from all over the world.
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The reason I came here today is because a guest is coming to the Nivea estate. I came here in advance because there could be some misunderstandings without me.
We talked about the piled up stories and brought up the story around the end of the meal.
“Peace, today the person who will become your teacher will come”
“huh? teacher?”
“Yes Master”
Although Peace is big, he is still a child. It’s time to start educating yourself. A person who is perfect for a teacher is going to visit, so I will leave the piece to him for a while.
“Then will Peace leave this place?”
Nivea asked with worry on her face.
“I don’t know about that, but it depends on the will of the person who will become the teacher. But it probably won’t go far.”
“By the way, who will be the teacher?”
“I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it’s called Hamakan Bollard and it’s a druid.”
“I am someone I have never heard of. Even more so if you are a druid.”
Although witches and druids have similar tendencies, they do not interact at all. For some reason, they tend to avoid each other.
“He is the strongest of the druids. He has a good character and is from an aristocratic background, so he is highly educated.”
“Are you a strong Druid? More than your mother?”
Peace asked with her eyes shining. The strongest person in the world of Peace is Nivea. Why isn’t it me?
“No, Nivea is stronger”
Hamakan Bollard is also strong, but if the two fight, wouldn’t Nivea win? I think so. Curse of Nivea is a really powerful ability depending on how you use it.
“Then isn’t it better to learn from your mother?”
“You can’t use your mother’s skills.”
The piece quickly became dull. When Nivea smiled and comforted Peace, he quickly returned. When I look at it like this, I still look like a puppy.
After eating and drinking tea, the soldier came outside.
“A man named Hamakan Bollard wants to see the lord.”
“Take me.”
Since he already knew that he would come, Nivea immediately gave permission. As the soldier disappeared into the distance, he told Nivea about his concerns.
“Isn’t it better to increase the number of soldiers?”
There are few soldiers in Nivea’s territory. It is at the level of a guard that barely maintains public order, and even that training is not very good.
“Administrative Vernant sometimes says that, but I don’t think it means anything. If it’s not a territory that is maintained by soldiers, and you have to fight with nearby lords, how much more do you need to increase it? I think it would be better to invest the money in the estate.”
Nivea’s opinion also makes sense. In the first place, I keep watching and there is no place to attack this territory nearby. It’s just my little tip.
Even so, the guards seem to need some improvement. It’s too lax to ask someone to come and ask the lord like that. When I was thinking about who would be the right instructor, Hamakan Bollard came to me.
Hamakan Bollard seemed startled as soon as he saw me. You wouldn’t have expected me to be here.
“Long time no see. Hamakan Bollard.”
“I didn’t know that the saint would be here.”
“This is Baron Nivea Christine, the lord of this place.”
First of all, I introduced Nivea. The reason why Hamakan came here is because he came to Nivea.
“It is an honor to meet the head of the witches. My name is Druid Hamakan Bollard.”
“I am also honored. Please come inside.”
I brought the Hamakan into the house and simply served tea and refreshments. Hamakan watched with interest as Nivea served the refreshments herself, without a maid. Then he felt the gaze of the beast-man girl staring at him from the corner and turned his head.
“That child is the one with a lot of rumors.”
“What rumors have you heard?”
“It is a widely known rumor that there is a beast tribe child in this territory. There are also some strange rumors, but seeing them myself, I can see that they are false rumors.”
A strange rumor would be that all the guys who entered the estate aiming for Peace were eaten by Peace or something like that. It’s what I did, but it turned out to be written by Peace. But I thought it would be better to misunderstand it like that, so I just let it go.
“Is this your first time seeing the Beasts?”
“That’s right.”
In the battle with Ben Bezalel, he may have seen elves, but he would have never seen a beast.
“He is a good kid. He has enough talent.”
“Yes, it seems so.”
“So I want to entrust this child’s education to you.”
“yes? What does that mean…”
“You said you would definitely repay the favor in the past, didn’t you?”
“Yes, I clearly said so.”
“I’ll pay you back with this.”
Several emotions passed across Hamakan Bollard’s face.
“Druids don’t live in the mountains like before, do they? Hamakan and you too.”
After the battle with Ben Bezalel, the druids stopped living in the mountains as completely shunned as before.
That said, he did not actively go out into the world, but he did not reject the relationship that came to him. Although he did not belong to any organization or country, he also helped where his strength was needed.
It was for this reason that the ratings of druids had risen high recently. They were now being called the wise men of the forest.
The knowledge and power of the druids exerted great power in the human world. It is not difficult to bring a good harvest to the territory of a decent city even if you use only plant control well.
This is why people in power these days welcome the visit of druids to their manor. But the opposite also exists. You should know that if it is easy to produce a good harvest, it is not difficult to produce a bad harvest. In the case of some vicious lords, they were condemned like that.
“Yes, I do.”
“Then wouldn’t it be okay if I taught this child for a while?”
Hamakan seemed to think for a moment, then nodded.
“All right. I don’t know how well I can teach a child, but I’ll try my best.”
The reason why I dare to choose Hamakan as a peace teacher is because he is a person who can teach me many things, but he also has the right personality. Although not as good as the elves, the beastmen are also a race that lives in harmony with nature. And as a human, Hamakan can teach swordsmanship and martial arts, and as a beast, he can also teach you how to hunt. It can be said that he is an optimized teacher for Peace.
“i look forward to.”
Nivea and I simultaneously bowed our heads to Hamakan. Then it’s time to listen to Hamakan’s story.
“Now, shall we ask why you came to see me?”
When Nivea spoke first, Hamakan laughed awkwardly as if he had finally remembered his business.
“You forgot my business for a while. Actually, I came here because I wanted to ask Nivea-sama for a favor.”
“If I can, I will.”
I know why Hamakan came here, but I kept my mouth shut for a while.
“Could you accept some of the druids into the estate?”
“Aren’t there any domains that would welcome Druids?”
Hamakan smiled bitterly and shook his head.
“Of course it is, but it is only because it has a purpose, and even if we stay for a short time, it will try to redeem us.”
“Or Count Akasha is here too.”
“It’s not that I haven’t thought about it, but it’s because the world tree’s will will be manifested around here. The Akasha estate is too far away, so we decided that it was more suitable.”
It was. I don’t know what happened this time, but the world tree gave some instructions only to the druids. I don’t know exactly what it is because it’s called the expression of will, but since it’s what the World Tree does, it won’t be destructive or harmful to humans.
“Can we provide a place for the druids to stay?”
“As you know, we don’t really need a place to live. They will probably settle down and live in the nearby mountains.”
“If it does not harm the residents, I will allow it as much as possible.”
“thank you. What you worry about will never happen.”
After receiving Nivea’s permission, Hamakan’s expression brightened. Then he turned his gaze to Peace.
“What can I call you?”
“My name is Peace.”
“That’s right, it’s called Peace. Did you hear the story before?”
“yes”
Peace was still very wary of Hamakan. On the other hand, Hamakan was smiling very benevolently.
“When I come back, let’s start studying with me.”
“yes···.”
Peace’s voice creeped in. That’s what studying is usually for children. Hamakan laughed out loud, probably because it was cute.
Yes, he must be cute now.
Hamakan left for a while to bring the druids staying nearby. Then, they returned with about ten druids and began to live in the mountains of Nivea.
Hamakan took Peace and went into the mountains. And with sincerity, he began to teach everything he knew. Peace, who was shy at first, began to follow Hamakan well after a few days.
This is because most of Hamakan’s teaching was teaching nature as it is, not boring study.
It’s only a little bit far away, but I saw that Nivea was lonely after leaving Peace, so I visited Nivea as often as I could to comfort her.
Argine and Howard were playing tricks on each other and getting to know each other. It wasn’t long before it became clear what Argyn was trying to do with Howard.
“I am going to appoint Prince Ward Pruzen as the temporary lord of the Tempest Territory.”
Argin made a shocking announcement at the meeting of the vassals of the territory attended by Ward.
“No wait!”
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The bill was passed in an instant before the bewildered Howard could say anything. As the background of the birth of the Tempest Territory suggests, the lord, Argin, had absolute power.
It is a place where the vassals dare not oppose Argin’s will. Of course, there were also cases where Argin didn’t particularly go out of order or give wrong orders.
His wife, Violetta, is in charge of the economic management of the estate, but Argin has always made the big decisions.
“Will you do well? Word ball?”
“No wait, Argin! I mean!”
Before Howard stutters and reveals his identity, Argyn uses his newly learned mobility to get away.
Argyn had already consulted me on this matter a few days ago.
“Leave the estate to Howard?”
“Yes, is there anyone more trustworthy than that?”
“Wouldn’t there be many if I could find them? First of all, there is Eltis.”
“He is someone who can’t come out in the sun.”
That’s it. It’s not a problem with the head of an assassination group or something like that, it’s just a problem because he literally doesn’t move well during the day.
“At least you’ll take care of those who fool around that I’m gone.”
“That will do just fine”
Go and smash it. It will do very well.
“That was enough. Maybe I’ll come back early.”
“So what are you going to do after leaving the estate?”
“I am trying to find a disciple.”
“I can find it for you.”
Isn’t finding talent my major? By the way, are there any talented people who can become Argin’s disciples? If you dare to find it, the prince of Cython lying almost dead under the curse of Nivea is the best.
“Of course, I am well aware of the fact that your lord has an unrivaled eye for talent. However, it seems that innate talent is not everything. There is also the case of Master Jake.”
Jake is, of course, an unmanned man who has surpassed his limits and reached mastery, but that doesn’t mean we can’t ignore his innate talent.
“I’m trying to get some experience of the world. It was a very short time for me to see the world. I think you need as much experience as possible to get to the next level.”
Are you already thinking about the next stage even though you have reached an unprecedented level as a human being? After all, being a genius who works hard is scary.
“And I am well aware that my children do not have a talent for nothing. I need children who will be my guardian swords to protect my children.”
For that reason, I have nothing to say. In fact, Argyn’s children aren’t very talented for some reason. Skill is important for a guardian sword, but there is an even more important part. That’s the part I can’t seem to find.
“i get it. Violetta and Eltis are there, so it won’t be a big deal, but I’ll keep an eye on it.”
“thank you.”
Argin left the manor after handing over the lordship to Howard.
Suddenly, Howard, who entered the office as a temporary lord, looked straight at my alter ego and said,
“Did you know? Come out right now”
How did you find out that your alter ego isn’t even in a reflective state?