Nivea had been watching, so she knew what the problem was. It’s been a long time since Nivea was put in a difficult situation.
But I didn’t interfere because I didn’t ask for help. But it seems that it has reached its limit now.
Before departing for the land Nivea had been given, there was a scene passing by in front of her eyes. It was the second prediction that appeared.
A lot of scenes came to mind in a short time. But it was fragmentary, so I couldn’t understand all of what it meant.
I don’t know if the great witch Melania, who had the ability to foresee, saw her foresight in this way, or if it was because I was half a penny. You can’t ask a dead person.
After foreknowledge was over and I organized my thoughts, I flew to Nivea’s territory. Nivea stood there quietly waiting for me.
“long time no see. Nivea”
“sorry. I am ashamed and have no face to see.”
At my greeting, Nivea bowed her head and apologized. There was absolutely nothing wrong with Nivea.
“It doesn’t matter. I wish I’d called you a little earlier.”
“sorry.”
Nivea has repeatedly apologized. The place where Nivea and I are now is Nivea’s house. However, it is a house that is almost like a cabin. It was a house of a level that could not be imagined as a house for a nobleman who had been granted a baron.
Nivea was recognized for her contributions in the war, was given a title and a fief, and settled down with the witches. So far it has been successful.
However, there was something Nivea overlooked. The bestowed territory was never a good territory. It was an outlying territory almost bordering the border of the Principality of Nebra ruled by Shalltear. It would have been a little better if it was a place where the border was fully reached, but it was just a suburban territory.
However, when receiving the gift, there were many opinions that, due to the nature of witches, it would be better to go to the outskirts where people rarely visit, so I didn’t care.
But Nivea and the witches had to know then. That they are now out in the world.
All you need to live in this world is money. I didn’t know it because I lived in Needlestone almost self-sufficient.
Even then they were in poverty, but there was no need for money there. But not now. It wasn’t just witches, but money was needed to rule the people of the territory.
Same goes for witches. I came into the world and encountered many cultures. The older witches were less so, but the younger witches couldn’t help but be moved by pretty and good things.
There were witches who heard rumors and came to visit, but many witches left because they could not overcome poverty.
And many temptations came to the witches. The eyes on witches are still not good, but within the Kingdom of Cython, their ability was recognized.
There were forces that blatantly seduced witches with useful abilities. Witches left again for various reasons, such as a lot of money and the work of handsome men with excellent skills in bewitching women.
Among them was the royal family. The current king took two witches as concubines. In fact, what the king wanted was Nivea, but when Nivea refused, he reached out to other witches.
As the years passed, the situation in Nivea’s estate continued to deteriorate, repeating a vicious cycle. And finally we have reached now.
“Good job.”
After saying a word, I first took out the food ingredients from the subspace. There was nothing to eat at Nivea’s house right now. They were surviving on fruits harvested from nearby mountains.
I barely resisted Nivea’s dissuade and cooked for the first time in a long time. Come to think of it, has Nivea ever eaten my food before?
He quickly set up a table with his cooking skills superior to that of most first-class chefs. And the two of them sat down to eat. Nivea stopped eating and wiped away tears.
“There is no need to try to shoulder everything by yourself. This is something I hear often, but what is it?”
Retrieving Nivea’s territory is not difficult. If money is an issue, give it. However, it is important to turn off the fire right away, but more importantly, it is to teach you how to eat and live on your own.
After thinking about this and that while eating, I thought of what the remaining witches and villagers could do with their strength. As I was thinking about this and that, I just came across something that was just right.
“Nivea, first, distribute food to the villagers and witches. I have a place to visit for a while.”
After taking out a lot of food materials, I moved. The place I moved to is the Principality of Nebra.
I revealed my identity to the person in charge of guarding the castle gate that appeared in front of the castle, and submitted an interview request to Shalltear.
The head of security checked my identity several times before running into the burinake. And soon after, Shalltear appeared with a loud sound from inside.
“Welcome Countess Akasha.”
Shalltear welcomed me wholeheartedly. It was literally running barefoot.
“It was intense. Her Highness the Empress”
I was guided by Shalltear to a resting room dedicated to the empress rather than a reception room. It was an act that could have caused some bad rumors, but Shalltear had no qualms about it.
“No matter what anyone says, Count Akasha is the benefactor of our Principality of Nebra. I will welcome you as a state guest at any time.”
Since the founding of the country, I have not provided any specific support, but I am still Empress Shalltear’s guardian.
I didn’t hesitate and got straight to the point.
“The reason I visited today is because there is a small cheong.”
“Tell me.”
“Did you know that there is a witch’s territory near the border between the Principality of Nebra and the Kingdom of Saiton?”
“Of course I know. At first, I thought it was very intimidating, but the kingdom of Cython made its own sword dull.”
Shalltear also has the qualities of an outstanding monarch.
“I want you to help those witches a little.”
“Why should I?”
Shalltear suddenly answered coldly. In fact, it was an offer that had nothing to gain from Shalltear. As a monarch, Shalltear’s judgment was correct.
“I will pay the price.”
“That is a very tempting story.”
Shalltear smiled brightly. As if I’ve tricked you into a ruse. It looked like he said it, but he knew it wasn’t the truth.
“I don’t need your help for a long time. You only need a little help.”
“What help do you need?”
“The witches will make the medicine. Please allow me to distribute it to the Principality of Nebra for a moment.”
Shalltear frowned again.
“It’s not a dangerous drug, is it?”
“Will I do anything that harms the Principality of Nebra?”
Shalltear then nodded.
“I believe the count couldn’t do that. But I don’t believe in witches.”
“They are women who are not much different except that they are born with a little special ability.”
“No, it’s not that kind of problem. It’s not their character, it’s not trusting their environment.”
Shalltear was right about that. In a way, the fact that the girls’ situation is getting better is the same as the power of the neighboring country, Cython, is going up. Shalltear had no reason to help.
“Wouldn’t it be beneficial if we gave a little grace and later became no enemies?”
Shalltear is smart, so he’ll understand. Witches were not taken care of in Cython Kingdom. This means that you can change your position at any time. However, Shalltear did not give an easy answer.
“Then I vouch for it. Witches will never attack the Principality of Nebra.”
Shalltear paused for a while and finally made a decision.
“Since the Count went that far, I will grant you a favor. But there is one more condition. No, this is my request.”
“Tell me.”
“Make my child.”
“yes?”
This woman is making a big noise. This doesn’t just end once the talk has flowed out.
Seeing my flustered face, Shalltear giggled. Shalltear still had the image of a girl.
“I am no longer young. We need to think of a successor who will carry on the Principality of Nebra. But as you know, I am incapable of giving birth to children. Because you can’t see the sky.”
I can’t see the sky, so I can’t pick the stars. It was the natural order of things. He said he wasn’t young, but it was difficult for Shalltear, who was only in his mid-twenties.
“Can I find the adopted son? Normally, it is a general custom to adopt other empresses’ princes.”
“no. This has been discussed with the older sisters a long time ago.”
Then there’s not much of a problem. The central bureaucrats may say something, but William will take care of it. If both of them were to be my guardians, there wouldn’t be much resistance.
Somehow, I ended up becoming the guardian of Prince Il and the Prince of the Principality.
“I will do my best to find it.”
There are plenty of talented kids out there if you look for them. However, among them, you will have to pick and choose a child with the qualities of a wise king.
When the negotiations with Shalltear were over and they returned to Nivea, all the residents of the territory were having a party.
Smiles appeared on the faces of people who ate good food for the first time in a while, and Nivea looked happy as well.
I told Nivea about the negotiations with Shalltear.
“By the way, we don’t have any medicines to sell?”
“It will happen now. Doesn’t it sound like a witch’s elixir?”
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I asked Nivea to select some of the most reliable witches, and from the next day, I walked around the mountains with them, starting with gathering materials and teaching them how to make medicine.
Collecting ingredients such as herbs in the mountains was something that witches did a lot, and even making medicine was different, but among the older witches, there were characters who could do it.
Since they were witches who lived very closed lives, they had to find medicine and treat themselves, so there was a skill there.
However, it was at the level of a household medicine handed down by word of mouth, and the technique I passed on was a method that mixed a little bit of the continent’s famous pharmacists and elves’ refinement techniques, so there was a big difference in efficacy.
There were two types of medicines I was given. It was a general nutritional supplement and a kind of energy supplement. Of course, it was much more effective than what is widely distributed in the market.
At first, the witch’s elixir was deliberately ordered to be produced in small quantities. Then, he told them to choose a way to increase production by hiring Young Ji-min.
“And fundamentally, Nivea, there’s something you can’t solve.”
“What is it?”
“Administrative Power”
No matter how great a witch is, she has only led dozens of people in a closed witch village, and has no experience or knowledge of leading the entire territory. From now on, it will take too long to learn and study and use it.
Nivea immediately agreed to my explanation. It must have been the part that made me feel sore.
I went back to the territory for a while and asked Wither to select a few people worth dispatching for a while. There was one familiar name on the list that Wither pulled out, which was Vernant Hakkor, a descendant of an ancient species.
It is said that it exerts tremendous power in an emergency, but I have not seen it yet. What could be the danger in the Akasha estate?
First of all, the list was organized around unmarried people. Apparently, it is a territory with many women, so if you do well during the dispatch period, you will be able to get married. Even Vernant was included in it.
After asking the opinions of the elected officials, he warned them to thoroughly disguise their identities when they went there. Until now, there was no problem because it was within the same empire, but this time it was definitely the territory of another country.
After entrusting the mercenaries with a request to escort the officials to the witches’ territory, they returned to Nivea.
I’ve been doing this and that, and I’ve been staying at Nivea’s house for almost a week. But nothing like that happened between a man and a woman.
At first, I misunderstood the feelings I felt whenever I saw Nivea, but not now. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in love and even married.
What I felt whenever I saw Nivea was completely different from the excitement I felt a long time ago.
I was also attempting to find the source of that feeling this time.
While we stayed a few more days, there was a funeral in the village. It was a sudden accident that I could not help because one of the young people died.
Nivea must have been a close friend, and Nivea attended the funeral and was very sad. I realized when tears fell from Nivea’s eyes.
The feeling I sometimes feel for Nivea is sadness. Why? Why do I feel sad when I see Nivea?