Hmm
After hearing what Dant-san said, I slowly inclined my head to one side.
I dont think Rauls going to do anything drastic once he finds out about the village though?
I mean, hes now the successor of the Albert house. If he really did perform marvelously in such an important war, especially considering that its his first ever, chances are he wont have the time or interest in a village in the wasteland, right?
Youre being too nave, Luke-sama.
What do you mean, Millia?
That person, hell do whatever it takes to remove any and every threat to his position, no matter how insignificant it might be. Even more so if he discovers that the threat is you, Luke-sama.
Theres no doubt about that! That guy acts so big, but in truth, hes nothing but a small chicken.
Selen, you too?
The two of them seemed to have extremely poor opinion of Raul
Im not a threat to him though
How are you not!?
Huh? Why are they immediately rejecting what I said? Even Dant-san
If Lord Albert somehow knew that you were able to build a village as grand as this in such a short time, hell instantly change his assessment of you. Given that, its only natural for Raul-sama to see you as a threat.
I-is that so?
Truth be told, an order to investigate the existence of this village has been issued to me in the past. I managed to deceive them with my report, but now that rumors of the village have spread so far, I fear its only a matter of time before Raul-sama knows of this place.
Huh? Isnt that dangerous for you?
If it gets discovered that the governor falsified a report, he would get terminated. There was a chance that it would not be just from his position
You need not worry about me, for I have resolved myself to fall alongside you, Luke-sama!
Ehh!?
I didnt ask you to be though!
Regardless, the matter with Raul-sama cannot be ignored. I suggest that you strengthen your war potential, all while trying to hinder Raul-sama from discovering the village as much as possible of course.
After Dant-san said so with a serious face, he suddenly chuckled.
But then again, judging from the adventurers youve invited through the dungeon, the high-grade weapons and the potions youre making, the training ground youve built, and of course the training of soldiers youre doing, it seems I didnt even need to tell you to improve your war potential.
I wasnt at all preparing for a fight against Raul though.
The dungeon, the weapons, and the potions were things we got by chance and not something we purposely looked for.
As for the training area, it was requested quite often enough that I decided to build one. The mages in particular wanted a place where they could safely practice their magic.
And of course, I thought that in this war-torn era, it was only natural for us to improve ourselves in order to better protect the village.
ArrghSelen, where have you gone
Sedes Bazurata, the head of the Bazurata house, was at his wits end.
His daughter, who was supposed to marry into the Albert house, has ran away and hasnt been heard from since. He has sent out his retainers to look for her multiple times but to no avail.
If things were left as they were, their houses relationship with the Albert house would surely deteriorate.
Beg your pardon, sir! Weve received critical information about Lady Selens whereabouts, sir!
What? Is that true!?
When his retainer reported so, Sedes unintentionally drew near.
Firstly, there have been rumors about a newly built city going around recently and has even reached your lands, sir this city is said to be in the wasteland in the norther region of the Albert territory.
A city in a wasteland?
When he replied so, Sedes remembered something.
Can that wasteland be the one Luke-sama has been ordered to develop!?
It appears so, sir. Moreover, he has done so at an unbelievable speed. Its said that his city already has a population of over 10,000 people.
10, 000!? But its been only a year since he was banished, hasnt it!?
Y-yes, sirin relation to that village, we believe its possible that Lady Selen might have come there
its not out of the question. However, if Luke-sama really did build a city in that place in this short span of time
The report was certainly a valuable piece of information. However, it also made Sedess head ache more.
like this, Luke-sama might once again be considered to be the next head of the Albert houseno, its too late for that now. If what I heard about Raul-samas performance in the current war is accurate, he should be guaranteed to be the next head. And if thats the case, Selen should do as
As though he has just made up his mind, Sedes nodded to himself and then gave an order to his retainer.
Investigate this city at once. And if you find Selen, bring her back at all costs.
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