Watashi Ga Betsu No Sekai De Umarekawatta
2-Rest 1: The Past of Muno
This is not a point of view from the Secilia, so please note
This is a salon in the corner of the royal palace...
It was dim even in the middle of the day due to the sheer number of thick curtains covering the light from outside, magic tools illuminated from below...
Curtains hanging from the roof and ornamental plants are arranged to divide the sofa set as if blocking the view...
For that reason, the identity of the people in this place is unknown and so on...
Moreover, the gap between each sofa was large, magic tools to change the sound were used and they spoke whispered to the point where the other person sitting in the front seat could barely hear it...
This is the place where the gossip from all over Shiga kingdom is gathered...
This was an important place for Nobles to not only talk about scandals, but also to exchange information that twisted the national defense that had been transmitted using magic...
"Have you heard about that... "
A man sits while greeting someone in secret...
In general, the person should not be known, but everyone knows who can sit on the sofa...
They just pretend they don't know...
"Is this about Marquis Muno... "
"Ohh... "
"Now, everyone is talking about the story... "
"Like how the undeath attacked Muno city... "
"Half a day after the initial report from the government emergency room, no more additional information, that's worrisome..."
"I can't imagine the marquis elites falling into something like undeath... "
"They might have been fed up, but it would have been a good opportunity to obtain the rights of the Marquis' territory depending on the damage... "
"Well, everyone, please calm down..."
"Why don't we let him tell us the latest information... "
The upper class people who had spoken turned to the old man with a nice body...
Everyone seemed to be hungry with new information, the buzz suddenly stopped at once...
"The territory of Marquis Muno has been defeated by the army of undeath... "
From those words, busyness was revived from silence...
"That's impossible... "
"They should have an army of golems and even an army of witches there... "
"After all, they should have just bought a lot of tigerkin slaves from the weaselkin and made a big battalion... "
"They were supposed to be one of the five strongest forces in the country... "
"What really happened...?"
Surprise them naturally...
Marquis Muno held a vast territory that produced a lot of gold, silver even mithril and magic ore from their main mine...
Backed by assets and various luxuries that not even the King had, the Marquis had gathered an armed army that could even fight against the King's army...
"We have to wait for more reports to understand what really happened, we just received a report that『 Capital marquis has fallen 』from Duke Warfargen's intelligence birdkin unit..."
Silence dominated the room, but then the old man who was holding the staff started talking...
"I'm sorry.but I have to go to the doctor right away..."
"Excuse me because it's time... "
"It's also time for me to play with my grandchildren... "
"My chronic illness hurts..."
The old heroes left their seats one by one, the only ones who remained in that place were the young man who had brought information and a middle-aged man...
Of course, both of them understood that the words of the people who left were merely excuses...
"All smart people are looking for profit... "
"The "royal army will most likely set out for the extermination of the undeath... "
"Since there are many ways to take advantage of it, if the campaign is large-scale, it is inevitable... "
"Is it okay for you... "
"Yes.I've arranged something at home... "
"As expected of His Majesty's right hand... "
"You know very well looking for identity here... "
"Ahh right, sorry... I want to get a list of Nobles who have no legitimate children from you, no, from a certain dono bureaucrat, is he willing to help... ?"
"That's amazing... The happiness of others is my happiness... "
"I'd love to be an introduction... "
And then, two months after he brought the information, the largest gathering of royal soldiers ever recorded in history set off for the territory of Marquis Muno...
"Then, all the relatives of Marquis Muno died of unnatural causes...?"
"It doesn't end with just that..."
"Earl Bobi who had married the Marquis' sister and all their children, each of them died in a drowning accident... "
"Is that true...?"
"I also heard of the calamity that befell Earl Muzuki... "
After the triumphant return of the royal army that had gone on campaign to the territory of Marquis Muno, the entire family of Marquis Muno had died unnaturally, there was nothing left of a direct family or a collateral family...
After that, for the sake of the Marquis's success, it seemed that the Nobles had sent out the one who was married to the Marquis' family, but they had all died from mysterious accidents or illnesses, such reports came consecutively to the Royal Capital...
Such stories also often appear between their talks...
"If it had been like this, the one who would have inherited the territory might have been Marquis Ashinen or Earl Fudai who did not have their own territory... "
"No. Marquis Muno's territory is too wide... "
"It can be divided into 4 or 5 regions... "
"Geez, at this moment, there should be a lot of nobles collecting money for bribes..."
"No wonder there are so many applicants for this month's loan..."
And then, half a year after today, the blood relation of Marquis Muno to the seventh level of his family had all died...
Rumor among the people was that it was the curse of the Arch Licht...
"Fuh.. after Marquis Ashinen, even Earl Fudai died of an unnatural death huh... "
"Regarding Earl Fudai who had died from drowning in his home pond, had not Marquis Ashinen been killed by a spear in the center of the city not an unnatural death... "
"However, the guards who were with him were not even aware when he was kidnapped in an instant, didn't he fall into the hands of Arch licht... ?"
"Oyy oyy, Nobles, everyone, should not believe the irresponsible rumors of the street people... "
"Well, even if we put aside the rumors, with this, there are five influential nobles who will replace the Muno family who died unnatural deaths in quick succession... "
"How many candidates are left now...?"
"none... Every one of them has resigned... "
Everyone, including the person who asked the question, already knew...
The atmosphere was filled with sarcastic smiles from people with faces blocked...
"Even though they had bribed, no, spent entertainment expenses to the brink of bankruptcy, they retreated because they got a chill from the rumors... "
"No, two people among the five were active labyrinthine explorers during their youth..."
"It may be wise for them to back off..."
After that, many lower honorary Nobles full of ambition instigated by their guardians for their own benefit also appeared, but the ones who bore the full brunt were not only the lower Nobles, either, even the guard nobles died from unnatural deaths, so the candidates completely disappeared...
And then, as a reward for the conquest of the city of Undeath, the mines of Marquis Muno were given to the neighboring Nobles, starting with Duke Warfargen...
Since there were many dissatisfied voices from the knights who had participated in the battle, it was decided that for the next 10 years, from the results produced by the mines that the Feudal lords had taken, 20 % from it should be given to the King, and the remaining half should be divided among the knights...
Due to this, the territory value of Marquis Muno had dropped sharply...
With lost profits and only risks remaining, the years in which the territory of Muno without a Feudal lord continued to accumulate...
"Everyone, do you know that the Feudal lord for the city of undeath has been decided... "
"Oyy oyy, you. don't call it the city of undeath..."
"That's right, there should be about 20-30 thousand people living there..."
"Ohh. I'm sorry... "
The young noble received a cup of wine from a maid and moistened his mouth with it...
"So, it should be one of the fifth prince or the honorary Earl of Toldora, which one is it...?"
"Because it would be bad, if a member of the royal family died, it would be the honorary Earl of Toldora instead... "
The young noble who had started this matter only listened to the talk of the Nobles around without opening his mouth...
Seemingly impatient, a middle-aged Noble who represented another Noble urged him to continue his story...
However, the name said by the young Noble was unexpected by anyone...
"Did everyone know Baronet Donan... "
"Well, that's an unknown name... "
"No. Wait, I've heard it somewhere... "
"Isn't he from Duke Warfargen's branch family..."
"Ahh... "
"He gave a self-compiled hero book for the birthday celebration of our seven-year-old daughter... "
"Ahh..the man known for liking heroes yes... "
"However, I don't remember him being such a brave person who would risk his life by becoming such a Feudal Lord... "
From what they remember, the incompetent man was worthy of being called "forgotten”... "
He doesn't look like a man with an ambition to raise himself...
He was a harmless person, because that was the usual view among them...
"That means he might be recommended by Duke Warfargen..."
"But the guard nobles are also dying..."
"Do you think that Duke Warfargen would do such a thing...?"
"That's right.because the mine has been distributed to the neighboring lord, Marquis Muno's territory is only large without special industries from its people, it has been reduced to poverty..."
"There's no advantage whatsoever for the Duke to be involved now..."
It is inevitable that they are confused...
Excluding the area directly under the King, the Duke held the greatest territory...
And it was not only vast, it was also a leading region that produced items such as rice, salt, silk, and items from glass...
Moreover, he had even obtained the mines from Marquis Muno's territory and the right to deal with the mines that the dwarves had mastered...
No one could think why he wanted such a vast territory now...
"Actually, about that Baronet Donan, he had been living in the territory city of Marquis Muno for the past five years... "
"What...?"
"Has not the Nobles of honor and the Low Nobles killed in the city of Muno... "
"That's right, the only Nobles in Muno city are now Baron's associates and his family... "
"He took his family to a place like that huh... "
"It seems like they are people who know nothing about the world... "
"Fumu. rather than being incompetent, his insensitivity cannot be saved... "
"Because his wife was a commoner, their Noble blood was thin, that was probably the reason... "
Thus, in the following year, Baronet Donan managed to obtain the title Muno, and became a Baronet who was inaugurated as a Feudal lord...
...
Let's change places, to the main Baronet building inside the castle...
10 Years after his inauguration as a Baronet, it was the mansion that had finally been completed with the help of Duke Warfargen...
"Then.the wedding for the princess is indeed..."
"Yes, since the ceremony was postponed many times, I had already anticipated it, but a courier with a formal notice of refusal came... "
"Geez, it's sad, if they want to refuse, then dono's fiancee should have come alone... "
Baronet calms consul Jii who is angry because of him...
He lost his temper after the shocking outburst of anger earlier...
"How else, Soruna did not look interested and their ages were 10 years apart... "
"However, if this continues, the age of her marriage will pass... "
His words were unclear as they had been together for so many years, the Baronet smiled wryly...
"I don't mind even if it's someone from the streets, if Soruna has chosen... "
"We can't let that happen... "
"Since he will inherit this territory, he should not be inferior to a vassal who has served the master for generations..."
"In addition, it is also important to marry the neighboring Feudal Lord... "
"You can't be negligent in this... "
Even while nodding at Jii's words, the Baronet had already half given up on her children's engagement...
Until the time when he was sworn in as a Feudal lord there were over 100 Nobles who died while aiming to become Feudal lords of this region...
Furthermore.it does not only afflict the person himself, sometimes even the parents until his grandchildren fall victim...
In fact, if they were to escape from their own predicament, there was no guarantee that they would not fall into doom, if they married the daughter of the lord of the cursed territory...
There are many nobles who think so...
In fact, Miss Karina will be an adult next year, but she still has no fiancee even now...
Five years later the lady, Soruna, met her new fiance and a year before the worst calamity came to Baronet Muno...
"Baronet Leon Donan over here... "
"Yes... "
At the center of the chapel near the royal castle led by His Majesty, there was a crystal-like object with 20 sides shining a blue light as it floated...
His majesty was waiting in front of that floating crystal...
"This Leon is City Core... "
"City Core's.. "
I stared at the City Core as if I was blown away...
"This is the reason that makes the King and the governing ruler different from other Nobles..."
"The reason...?"
His Majesty solemnly nodded at my asking words...
"That's right... City Core draws abundant magic power from Source, it is an artifact that aims to let one become a master utilizing that vast magic power... "
As if answering in a noble voice, the City Core flickered a blue light once...
"Even if it was said that this City Core was an artifact, it was unknown if the cores were made by someone somewhere..."
There was a certain King who once asked the Gods, but the answer never came... "
"Then, who is ... "
"I don't know... At the very least, the method to create one was already lost at this moment... "
"First, Sage Flugel dono, tried to recreate it, but he could only make a clone with a much lower best performance... "
I wait for His Majesty to continue his words...
I wonder what the real intent of His Majesty is, for showing me this artifact...
"The story has been redirected, I'm sorry... "
"No. I've heard some very interesting things... "
"While it goes without saying that these talks are a secret to anyone except the one who will replace the royal family or the lord house... "
"Revealing this to others is pointless... "
"I understand... "
Unpleasant sweat running down my back...
Why would His Majesty tell me such a secret..
Although I am a relative of Duke Warfargen, I am not from the main family and nothing more than a Baronet...
It's just what the King...
"Now let's get back to the topic..."
"The ruler could build this City Core to people so that they could use it and use ritual magic... "
"Truly a variety of magic, you can create a wall that can survive attacks from high-level demons, attack magic that reduces troops to ash or climate magic that can manipulate the weather... "
"Even manipulate the weather... "
Handling a large amount of magic power from the Source, it could even withstand high-level demons that could match sub-Gods...
"It's like... "
I hesitated to continue the words on the verge of my mouth...
Because those words are like blasphemy against a God...
"Like a living God, right...?"
However, His Majesty continued to say those words lightly...
"Not to worry... The gods won't bother the King or the ruler..."
"It's been decided by a treaty between an ancient God and King... "
The king said so, but there was a large country comparable to the Old Empire that was destroyed after angering the Gods...
Shouldn't we be careful not to spit out a lot of blasphemy words...
Even a coward like me cannot protest the King...
"The story keeps on wandering... "
"Special rulers precisely because they could use the power of the cores to surpass humans... "
His Majesty repeated the story once more as if emphasizing it...
"The "rank of governing rulers depends on the scale of the Source they control... "
"There used to be a ruler raising his rank followed by many cities he owned... "
His Majesty stopped talking and assessed my reaction...
I hesitantly nodded at His Majesty to show my understanding...
"And then a King is the one followed by the ruler... "
"Then, an Emperor is the one followed by the King... "
The difference between a King and an Emperor is like that ...
I think it's just a difference in naming...
I revealed a question that flashed through my mind to His Majesty...
"Then... are the Guard and Viceroy also rulers...?"
"No... They were both representatives whose rulers had given authority to act on their behalf... "
"They can borrow the power of the City Core, but the master remains the ruler... "
"I understand... "
With this I think I understand the reason why the rebellion by the Guard and Viceroy in history was suppressed...
The reason why the rebellion had been extinguished was not written down in history, but after seeing this, I was finally able to understand...
"Also.. as a City Core holder, you can appoint a new Noble for the sake of the King..."
So that's the reason why Marquis Lloyd can't appoint Chevalier...
I always thought it was strange that a high-level Noble could not appoint a new Noble when the Earl of a neighboring country could, but I understand now...
"The so-called [Nobles] were originally what the people who controlled the city..."
"The Rank of Nobles is an indication of the level of authority that a representative possesses..."
"The one protecting this city was the Baronet or Baron, the Viceroy city should have a Viscount at least, it was not just a habit but according to the level of authority of the City Core... "
I desperately tried to understand His Majesty's talk, but it was too difficult to understand it at once...
"Oyy oyy, you have to understand this... "
Shameful with myself, I will apologize to His Majesty, but when I heard the next words, I was very astonished, nothing came out of my mouth...
"Leon. today I will give you the name of Muno's house... "
"Go to Muno city, release the cursed and blocked City Core and become the new ruler... "
Muno...?
The same region where Nobles who had announced their candidacy to become ruling lords died one by one, becoming rulers of the [Cursed Territory]...
However, this is the order of the royal family...
I have no right to refuse...
His Majesty has spoken of the City Core before probably because he has maximum confidence in me...
Right now, the thing I can do is to earnestly lower my head and answer, [you will]...
"You nervous...?"
An old woman in miko clothes looked at me worriedly...
"No... Head Miko is the same, I. I'm fine... "
"You don't have to force yourself... "
"Even for me who has a long life facing monsters, standing in front of this door makes me tremble... "
He probably said that to convince me...
Latenion head miko exuded a young smile that signified her age...
I took a deep breath, and together with Head Miko, went towards the underground sanctuary in Muno city where City Core was located...
The people who went down the spiral staircase to the underground sanctuary were just Head Miko and me...
Originally, this section was only for use by the ruler, but for the sake of casting away the curse left behind by [Arch Licht], I was accompanied by Head Miko this time around...
I feel more pain every time I go down the stairs...
It seemed that many Nobles had died by the time they stepped on these stairs...
It's probably safe this time because I'm with Head Miko who holds the title [Saintess]...
I continued to follow Head Miko while feeling nauseous...
In front of the sanctuary, Head Miko touched the wall as if falling...
"Leon. it seems like the limit..."
"I understand... I'll go myself from here..."
I stepped into the sanctuary while holding my consciousness...
My sight trembles...
Sfx: Bukhara...
I heard the sound of my own body having collapsed as if it came from another, I looked up...
A semi-transparent black shadow floated before my eyes...
"O.. intruder... "
"I [Arch Licht] Zen.... The shadow..."
"O. pure man, show me that you deserve to be ruler... "
"Ruler is... "
I fainted in the middle of my words and I was saved by the golems controlled by the royal palace mages that His Majesty had taken down...
I tried to challenge him for three times after this, but it all ended right when I had just arrived at the sanctuary...
I cannot understand the City Core, but for my achievements to be able to get to the sanctuary, I was appointed to be the ruler of this land...
Since I am only a temporary ruler, I am unable to utilize Source's magic power to manipulate the weather, resulting in frequent famines in the region and I am unable to stop people from leaving the region...
I can become a true ruler after 16 years...
I had to wait until a witch who had just become an adult revealed the demon plot alone and even saved the territory from the herd of undeath monsters...
I wanted to give the honorary knight to Secilia kun for his achievements, but since I don't have a City Core, I have no way to title him...
I can have Nina-dono write a letter of recommendation for Duke Warfargen, but I want to reward him with my own hands...
I proceeded to the sanctuary where City Core slept after 16 years and there I saw that the curse that had always been there was disappearing...
I don't know if the caster has died, or if the silver mask hero who defeated the demon has eliminated it...
I walked to the front of the City Core, and a voice that was neither male nor female greeted me...
"Welcome, quality people... "
"Are you going to be the ruler of this land...?"
These might be words from the will of the City Core itself...
I answered clearly...
"Yes... "
"Registration complete..."
"I serve lord Leon Muno from now on... "
The light separated from the City Core, one became a ring on my finger, the other flew under me...
As I concentrated on the ring I received, the things that could be done with City Core came to my mind...
Apparently, the demon wanted to do something by stealing magic power from Source...
For the time being, I am performing a magic ritual to control the weather, I can also give him a rank...
" The Weather Control Warming..."
"Executing Commandments... "
"The average temperature of the region will increase by 15o C over the next few days...
I don't know how much 15o C is, but, if I can bring down the cold temperatures, the dead ones might as well be reduced...
There is not enough magic power for anything other than this...
The next morning, I performed the ritual of bestowing the title Nobles using the City Core without any problems...
I went to the balcony in the morning, and was surprised by the warmth...
Normally, my breath would be white...
The cold of winter had turned into the warmth of autumn in just one night...
I was trembling in the warm sunlight...
It's too strong...
The City Core brought strength beyond humans to someone...
I vow to use this power for the sake of the people without sinking on it...
Authorship
The salon here is a place for nobles to discuss personal matters with important people...
