<h4>IFANIAW – Chapter 44</h4>


    Chapter 44 – The Local People and Capital City Project


    I changed my title/series temte. It seems that NU bot bug was caused by how I name the chapter.


    ********************


    The vige chief who had solidified returned to sanity. We gathered in his house.


    Because it will affect their very own vige, most vigers have gathered too.


    The vige chief’s house is thergest in the vige but as expected, everyone can’t enter. Because of this, all the doors and windows were opened and let the other vigers to peep from there.


    I am being guarded by Sainos, Sedeia, and Sunny in the vige chief’s house. The vige chief, Dan, his wife Miera, and their daughter Sherry are there too.


    I want to keep Lagreat’s transformation as a secret so I have to let him wait outside in his dragon form.


    「Why are you here?」


    The vige chief suddenlyined to Dan who sat next to him.


    「I will be Ren-dono’s subordinate. There is no problem if I stay here.」


    「How selfish!」


    The vige chiefined to Dan’s argument. The vige chief lifts up his eyes.


    「That’s all right. Let me speak for the time being.」


    I suddenly cut out their talk to sooth the quarrel of these two.


    「I told you earlier but I founded a country. If the people of this vige are fine with it, we’ll proceed with our n of constructing a castle a short distance from here to the forest of abyss.」


    As I said again, the vige chief nodded greatly.


    「You don’t need to ask! We would like to cooperate by all means!」


    The vige chief did not even take the vote of the vigers and immediately gave his approval. I intend to ask the others for their opinion but all of the vigers in my view are nodding for some reason.


    Is the dragon knight title that effective to people?


    I was surprised but I noticed that there was someone who is not nodding.


    The mage, Sherry.


    「Do you object? 」


    When I ask, Sherry shakes her head in a hurry.


    「N-no! Th-this vige is a part of Rembrandt Kingdom. Therefore…. 」


    When Sherry said so, the vige chief held a rough fist and snorted.


    「What are you saying? I would tell it personally to Earl Villiers if you like! Dragon Knight-sama founded a nation! Who would decline such a miracle! 」


    The vige chief swings his arms as he says so.


    Though it is natural, it seems that they were not informed of what happened yesterday.


    I opened my mouth looking at the excited vige chief and the worried Sherry.


    「Ah, Earl Villiers, his margrave territory, along with other feudal lords surrounding his territory will be part of my country. Because of his track record of maintaining the margrave territory, the earl will be my prime minister for the time being.」


    「Nue!? E-earl Villiers will be prime minister!? There is already a talk like that…! 」


    「Wa, Earl-sama? 」


    The vige chief and Sherry were surprised at my exnation. I also heard surprised voices from the vigers outside.


    I nodded at the two of them and pointed at Sainos who stands behind me.


    「We have a certain amount of confidence in battle. We can subdue a dragon king ss without any problem. However, I have never managed a country. It would be nice to create everything from scratch but it will definitely take a long time and will be confusing before it takes shape.」


    「I-Indeed. Because of that, Earl Villiers…. 」


    「Eh? Dragon king? Eh? 」


    The two of them reacted to my exnation, but I keep talking without minding them.


    I want them to understand quickly so that we can proceed in making the castle.


    Viva monozukuri!


    TN: monozukuri means manufacturing/crafting/making things manually. I find it hard to find the right words to put in that cheer.


    「Ah, for the time being, I’ll look around the territory while the castle is being built to fix problem ces. I’ll be able to understand the problem immediately once I speak with the resident. 」


    When I said so to delimit the topic, the vige chief hit an oak handle.


    「Splendid! To actually see and hear the citizens directly!? No king had performed such in their reign! 」


    The vige chief is groaning alone as he says so.


    He’s totally lifting me in a way that makes me feel that I’m receiving entertainment or something.


    「Ah, then it’s good. I want to make this vige a capital city. 」


    「Thank you very much for that proposal! My best regards from now on! 」


    As soon as I uttered the request, the vige chief shouted loudly and showed approval.


    Dan’s family’s shoulder bounced as they are surprised from the excessively loud voice.


    「What the heck? My ears hurt.」


    「True. Ah, I’m surprised…」


    When Dan and Miera made suchints, the vige chief wrinkled his eyebrows and nced at the two.


    「Do you not know how great this is? A capital city? It is also the home territory of dragon knight-sama. It will be a city more prosperous than anywhere else.」


    When the vige chief spits his saliva to emphasize it, cheers are raised from the vigers around the house.


    However, Dan took a sigh and removed his gaze from the vige chief and opened his mouth.


    「Money again?」


    「Aaa!?」


    When Dan murmured, the vige chief red at Dan like his eyes had some sort of bad effect.


    These two seem to be on bad terms.


    When I watched the two who seem to be on a serious state, Miera bowed her head to me.


    「I’m sorry. These two often y with each other. It doesn’t mean that they have a bad rtionship.」


    Miera said so andughed gracefully.


    When we came to the vige chief’s house, I didn’t recognized Miera. She unexpectedly recovered from her very thin and close to death appearance.


    The recovery medicine seems to have worked though it is not possible to determine if the cause is sickness or injury.


    「Is that so? It’s good if they’re not in bad terms.」


    When I answered, Miera giggled and smiled.


    Miera and Sherry were able to express their gratitude in front of the vige chief’s house. The two of them closely resembled each other.


    Sherry is a cute girl now but she will be a beautiful woman. I thought about it somehow upon seeing Miera.


    When I was looking at Miera’s face, I felt Sherry’s nce.


    「A-ano…」


    When I looked at her, Sherry looked down as she tensed up.


    As soon as she decided, she raised her face and opened her mouth.


    「Please, make me your disciple!」


    「…Hnn? My?」


    To Sherry’s sudden proposal, I was puzzled and asked back.


    Sherry nodded many times quickly but I smiled ambiguously and closed my mouth.


    I’m a magic swordsman but I can use more magic than Sherry. Perhaps I may be able to teach her.


    However, I presently want to make a city.


    But, I might draw the people’s disdain if I hesitate.


    「… Let’s see. Then, do you want to be taught by our mage once?」


    「Really!?」


    When I spoke of apromise n, Sherry jumped and was delighted.


    「That’s good.」


    Miera, Sherry’s mother, is also pleased. However, Dan, who was watching, poured cold water.


    「Hmm? But, didn’t you say that you will serve Earl Villiers?」


    「…Ah?」


    To Dan’s question, Sherry became frustrated and put her hands on her mouth.


    I’m reluctant but I unwillingly opened my mouth as I saw Sherry.


    「I’ll tell Earl Villiers.」


    「Eh? I-is that okay?」


    「It’s okay.」


    When I said that, the Dan’s family finally shared the joy.


    Should I assume that these three will live in my newly built castle?


    Dan will be a butler…impossible. A maintenance guy of the castle?


    Miera will be at the kitchen depending on her cooking skill. If not, she’ll be a maid.


    Who will be in charge of teaching Sherry? Is my lowest level mage, Wilby, good enough?


    While I was thinking about such a thing, the vigers who had gathered around the the vige chief’s house said that they also wanted to be my subordinate.


    No, let me make a city!


    ********************