Chapter 49
Speaking of nobles, their words alone are enough .
What should I do?
If I were to take the rest of Forest of Beginnings, wouldn’t that mean they’ll keep bothering me?
I closed my eyes and crossed my arms while thinking about it for a moment .
“… The territory is enough for now . It is not necessary to increase it any more . ”
“About that, the other country might be okay with it but not with its people . ”
I look at Aisha as she said so .
“Why?”
Why the people will disagree with it?
It has nothing to do with them .
“Well, actually, you see, Mr Null is treated like a hero in my country . ”
It’s Milia who said it this time .
“Hero?”
What did she say?
I stared Aisha intensely, hoping for an answer .
“That day, when the kingdom fell into crisis, your swift action has saved many lives . Just before the Gallia’s army was at the brim of death, they’ve gallantly appeared before them and immediately triumph over the Demon King’s army . ”
Isn’t that too much?
It wasn’t like that at all .
They didn’t appear dashingly in front of the Gallia’s army .
They appeared behind the Demon King’s army .
“I saved the kingdom not because I want to . It was a part of the agreement I’ve made with the alliance . Also, the Gallia’s army happens to be there when they were rescuing the subordinate dolls . ”
“It may appear to be so . But we can’t overlook the fact that it’s true . ”
“What do you mean?”
“Although it seems unreal because of the rumour, it’s still nothing to be scoffed at . ”
It’s not that a big deal right?
The thing with tail-finned rumour is, it will follow you no matter where you are .
“If you don’t give them at least something for compensation, you’ll slowly lose their trust . ”
“If so, won’t it be possible just to sweep them away from the Forest of Beginnings?”
I don’t get it . What do they see in that forest?
I will not be convinced if they want to easily hand me over the forest .
“That’s impossible . At most, since they only require the minimum fee, it wouldn’t be a problem if you pay them . ”
It’s good if it’s only judging by the size of it .
Although it’s been some time, Drei’s weapon is actually something I got from the forest .
Wrinkles formed between my eyebrows .
“Surely haven’t you said before, it’s impossible to raise the reward based on the military achievement, isn’t it?”
I feel like I was told something like that before they make me participate in the war…
“There will be no problem . This time it is the country of Gallia that will be distributing the reward as the Fifteen Countries of Federated States . ”
For real?
“Anyway, Lord Null’s request for territory independence has already been completed . What’s left now is for Lord Null to receive the territory . ”
“You guys sure work fast . ”
“That is to say, you’ve shown spectacular performance during the war . ”
Are they trying to maintain good relations with me?
“However…”
Aisha continues to speak .
“It’s difficult to declare independence from the Gallia country . ”
“You don’t want my power to be monopolized, is that it?”
Aisha nodded to my words .
“We won’t allow Lord Null to abuse the power . Some people say we’ve been threatened and currently moving under your order . ”
Somewhere in her tone, there are sounds of disgust .
I’ve shown my power too much…
Now they’ve seen it all, I can no longer pretend .
“Lord Null, have you ever think we’ll capture you by giving you a territory? Your freedom will come to an end soon…”
“Hurry up, can you just agree with us already?”
Does this mean I’m in no position to say no? I have no choice but keep my promise .
I glare at her for a moment and force myself to say,
“I understood . ”
I obediently accept it .
Is there anything I can do?
“So, about the territory, is it going to be a problem if the monster in the forest crosses the border even by a step? Do you want it to be eradicated?”
If a monster suddenly emerged from the forest and roared, that means I won’t be able to join the international affair without their permission .
“It’s alright . If it’s a demon type monster, it won’t be a problem since it will be under natural disaster control . However, it would be a different story, if you purposely gave up . ”
“In other words, even if the monster comes out and attacked the kingdom . It would still be a problem if I didn’t weaken it first, is that it?”
“So it seems . ”
I see . Then, I should not increase the territory anymore .
“What about the border of the territory, will you build a wall around it?”
I jokingly give her a little suggestion .
Then, Aisha shook her head up and down .
“Yes . I think that’s a good idea . ”
“It’s a joke . In the first place, there’s only the Forest of Beginnings and a small amount of flatland, so, if you set up a wall around them, it seems like you’re confining this place . ”
Now then, what to do about the border…
“Since the border of the country has not yet existed, how about we create a village first?”
Will it be okay?
“A village, is it?”
While thinking about it, they lean against the chair backrest .
I can build a good relationship with the village I’ve rescued before .
But, what about the other two?
“When we decide to hand over the Forest of Beginnings, you did suggest to build a big village in here . Surely, there’s a lot of things must be considered first . ”
After silent for a while, she suddenly talks .
“A village in the Forest of Beginnings?”
It’s not a bad proposition if I may say so…
“But, will you obediently obey us and order for migration of the village in the vicinity?”
“It’s possible since he has the authority . Besides, Lord Null is not a lord but a king . Which means they will not go against him . ”
Being command forcefully…
I don’t like this at all .
Somehow, the wrinkles between my eyebrows are increasing .
“It can’t be helped, then . ”
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