Luzia Senki: Notes of the Luzian War

{1.7} Carran City

After I had dressed up, I and Clotte finally got out of my room, outside the room or rather in the hallway was seen around ten Knights who were waiting for me and one of the Knights was also Erliz who was also waiting for me. Erliz after seeing me from the room rushed straight to me.

"Your Majesty, we were chosen and sent by Sir Erwin to escort you to Carran City today, so if you are ready we will take you to the chariot we have prepared." said Erliz who was in a kneeling position to me.

"Ah, yes.... "

At home when I was alive I also collected a lot of historical films and I also often watched them in my spare time, looking at the scene where someone follower kneels to his master is frequent enough for me, but even so I still seem to be a little nervous when Erliz kneels to me.

Accompanied by ten Knights I and Clotte immediately walked through the long hallway in the castle to the horse carriage that had been prepared in front of the castle, I have told Sir Erwin myself that I do not want a chariot that looks luxurious because it will make my view of my people worse.

Thank you to Sir Erwin for what I asked for the horse-drawn carriage that I was going to ride on was quite simple and not very conspicuous, because I am a noble if riding a horse carriage that is too bad will also damage my dignity, life as a noble is indeed full of mistakes.

Aided by Erliz while climbing the steps of the horse-drawn carriage, I finally got into the carriage. In this car thank goodness it looks quite comfortable even though I'm not sure, there were two seats facing each other and Clotte took the opposite seat to me or rather behind the coachman.

When we had given the cue ready to leave to the coachman in front of the vehicle we finally began to walk immediately.

Also seen from the windows of the Knights escorting me beside and behind our chariot.

Earlier I asked Clotte carefully how long it would take to get to the city center by horse carriage, he replied that it would only take less than an hour because the road from the castle to the city center was a more perfect road than any other road in the Viscount's territory.

Although he said it was the best road but still the quality standards of the road in this world is very low, even just a few moments after this horse-drawn carriage left my ass was very painful due to the shock of this vehicle, no matter if there was soft material in this seat.

"By the way, Clotte, do you know where Sir Erwin is? I haven't seen him since this morning" I asked Clotte with curiosity.

"If you ask me, Sir Erwin is now already in Carran City first with a reason to arrange security for your arrival."

"Hoh, what a very hard-working man."

Come to think of it this seems like the first time I came out of Claudia Castle and when I saw the ambiance of the surroundings from the window all I saw was an ordinary wild plant in an empty field that seemed completely untouched at all, but at first glance I saw that the condition of the land did not look suitable for agriculture so maybe that's why this vast land was left alone.

After enduring the torture on my ass for over an hour due to this fucking shock, finally the man in the coachman who brought us yelled at us if we were close to Carran City, I can even see it from my window.

From the window I saw many refugees from both villages who had just arrived this morning, setting up tents for their sleeping quarters outside the city walls.

Many of the refugees eventually stopped doing their activities and began to turn to look at my arrival using a horse carriage, but somehow I felt a sense of intimidation from their gaze and wanted it to be male or female, she said, the elderly, all of them had the same gaze.

Does my family have a bad reputation? I really didn't know it, because Luzia who was previously just a nolep and rarely ever came out of the castle or even met the people.

To my own father's policy he was less fond of the lavish lifestyle implemented in the Claudia Family, so why did they show their horrible gazes to me as if I had done something bad?

On the other hand I was suddenly noticed by something unnatural among the refugees from the village, I did see a lot of elderly people, women, women, children but I rarely see adult men among the refugees.

"Clotte isn't it strange that among refugees there are rarely adult men?"

For some reason when I asked Clotte about it, her face was immediately sad and just lowered her head and did not answer my question.

"Of course because of the war ten years ago, it's only natural that you didn't know it yourself because you were a kid."

"No way.... "

"I don't know it myself either because just like His Majesty, I was a child too. So, if you want to know more fully you better ask Sir Erwin"

".... "

Actually I myself was not too surprised when I heard it because it was a very classic cycle, when the upper class wanted war but instead many people who were lower class would die on the battlefield.

Finally, after passing through the refugees outside, we managed to enter the city of Carran, seen the atmosphere in the city is indeed a lot of people who pass by on the streets of the city and look busy with their respective activities, the sound of the merchant offering his wares and the sound of the iron forging blows made the atmosphere in the city look even more crowded.

After passing through the horrible gazes of the townspeople finally my horse carriage stopped in front of a fairly large building in the middle of the city, I think this building looks like a city hall. Also seen in front of the city hall was Sir Erwin who was standing waiting for me.

Again with Erliz's help I clung to him while trying to get off this horse-drawn carriage, thank God I was finally able to get out of this damn vehicle because my ass was already unable to endure any more suffering.

"Your Majesty welcome to Carran City and may your previous trip be pleasant"

"Haha, what a pleasure Sir Erwin.... "

Actually I want to be frank if this trip torments me but because I don't want to show a bad impression so I should just shut up.

"Sir Erwin, so how is everything ready?"

"As you ordered His Majesty, all the village elders will be gathered at the town hall tonight. So, while you wait for the time to arrive we have prepared a guest room at the town hall"

"Good, but before that I want to talk to you Sir Erwin"

"Talk to me?"

Like a few days before when I had only met Sir Erwin the first time, the three of us including Clotte were in the guest room that had been prepared beforehand. Sir Erwin and I again sat in opposite directions while Clotte stood behind me, as usual Sir Erwin's face still showed an intimidating feeling but thank God that I was getting used to it.

"At the time when we had just wanted to enter the city I saw something strange because among the refugees I rarely saw adult men because the majority of what I saw was just elderly, children, children, and the adult woman.

When I asked Clotte she answered her because of the war, but she didn't have a full story so I wanted to get the full information from you, Sir Erwin"

After listening to my statement and my question Sir Erwin was initially only able to sigh and scratch his hair, but he finally responded to me by nodding.

"I'd like to tell you at a more precise time, but I didn't expect you to be able to observe a population that is rarely grown men. So, it is true that your family is not a family that lives in excessive luxury, but.... "

"But what is Sir Erwin?"

"All this is because of the previous King who was that war maniac!"

Suddenly Sir Erwin was furious and hit the table that was in front of us, even at the table that was hit by his punch looked a little more about to be broken by his punch. Clotte who was behind could only stay and do nothing, whereas I myself was not much different from Clotte either.

"Calm Sir Erwin, if you tell me something like this I won't understand it at all"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'll continue"

"Please."

"As you know this country is at war with our southern neighbor, the Kharza Empire"

"I know that, then?"

"Because our situation is getting more and more cornered, the previous King gave orders to your father to recruit men from thirteen to forty years old into the army. The Viscount had opposed that but eventually he was forced to follow the King's orders, due to the lack of experience many of the recruits were killed in the battlefield, and now because of that incident your family's reputation has fallen drastically."

Damn, this will really make me in trouble when later negotiating with the village leaders. The previous king really put too much of a war on this region.

Well, I do understand if it seems like he wants to win the war but does not really want the population in the center of the country to decrease so he inevitably has to sacrifice the population in the periphery of his kingdom.

It seems like this would be an obstacle to my policy of holding a conscription in my territory, because with this very weak region if by conscription at least this region becomes a little safer.

As evidence in the history of Vlad III the Dracula of the Principality of Wallacia where he managed to make the Ottoman Empire difficult to conquer Wallacia because of his mandatory military policy.