Chapter 61: Momentary
Three days have passed since the night of madness.
It takes seven days by horse from the Royal Capital to the Viscount's territory.
I think the messenger would arrive soon.
The king's messenger should have arrived at the viscount's territory.
Thanks to this, the days have been very peaceful.
"Run, run!"
In the garden, Sedona and the others are training
They've now circled the perimeter of the villa four times.
"Leader! I can't do it anymore~"
Sedona and the others.
As I said, multiple people
The Marquis' son and Sylvie are in the mix.
No, Sylvie is the main culprit.
"They're doing fine..."
Before I knew it, the king was behind me
"You're here again?"
What happened to your work? Are you free? Aren't kings usually busy?
"I'm a very capable man! I'll be done with my work in no time! Look at that."
"What is it?"
There was something strange about the usual scene.
The children had brown or red hair.
But this time there was a blonde one in the mix.
"He's my son."
"Ha!?"
You can't do that, can you?
You can't mix royalty into this!
"Leader! I can still do my best!"
Ah... the crown prince treats the Count's daughter as a leader
"Hahaha! Don't worry about it. It's a child's play."
"It's not just a child's play, is it?"
"Actually, it's not just today, you know?"
What?
"For two days now, my son has been training with them."
Your eyes are not so bright!
"And now for the serious stuff."
"Yes"
“Keep this a secret, even from Sermus. I know it's not possible, but arrogance will ruin it."
"Why me?"
"A king must be as divine as a god. But to be honest, I am just a man. Why should I be afraid to speak my mind?"
That's strange
Why are you telling me this?
"Is it really okay to say this to me?"
"I have a hunch, as a king, that you can be trusted."
Where is the element of credibility in what I have said and done so far?
"And so. In the future, I would like to have Sermus' daughter for my son."
"Buh! Is that really a good thing for you to say! Seriously."
In short, Selmus is going to become royalty.
“My wife died soon after giving birth. There was a time when I would have taken a second wife."
"What? You mean you can't forget your wife?"
"That's correct. And I'm getting old. What do you think would happen if I were to have more children and then suddenly pass away?"
"There would be a struggle for succession and civil war."
"I have nothing but regrets. If only I had had a child earlier."
I guess those words themselves have no meaning.
In short, this king wants to complain
“Do you know what I'm going through? Every day, nobles try to get me to marry their daughters to my son, you know?”
“Isn’t it fine if it looks okay after scrutinizing it?”
"Impossible. Do you want your 4-year-old child to marry a 20-year-old girl?"
"That's impossible"
Sedona and Sylvie are a year apart from him
Also, a 20-year-old bastard getting married to Sedona makes me sick.
"Right? The three of them seem to be on good terms."
"It's refreshing to see Sedona to be in a big sister mode."
"My son has a sister now, and he talks about them every night."
"It's peaceful."
"It's peaceful."
I wish these peaceful days would last.
"May I come in, Shiro-sama?"
Who interrupts such a peaceful atmosphere?
No, it can't be helped.
He's just doing his job.
"Ah, I'm sorry!"
"That's all right. We weren't talking about anything important, so continue."
As soon as he sees the king, he bows his head.
He is a researcher in this country.
He is wearing a rather expensive-looking white robe.
"Ha, this weapon that Master Shiro invented..."
"Oh, didn't it go well?"
“No, the prototype has been successful. If we can improve its accuracy, it will be very powerful."
"Hmm? Is something wrong then?"
"No, there is no problem, so I would like to mass produce this one. Just in case, I want to ask for permission. After that, I was thinking of getting the king's approval, but..."
"Hoh, isn't it just right? What kind of weapon is it?"
In this world, long-range attacks are magic.
That's why the development of the bow has been slow.
The crossbow is a recent invention.
And if you look into it, even worse, there is no such thing as a siege weapon.
So I've been talking with Sermus.
I decided to work on establishing a technology that doesn't rely on magic.
"It's called a trebuchet."
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