Watashi Ga Betsu No Sekai De Umarekawatta
18-1: The Ascension of Nobles
On the opening day of the Royal Conference, we had gathered in a large audience hall to participate in the Great Meeting Ceremony…
It seems that today is the time when someone is conferred and elevated to the title of nobleman, and a cabinet minister-like position is announced…
Although this was called the Royal Conference, they did not do anything resembling the conference on the opening day…
Today it was not only Secilia who would participate in the Great Meeting Ceremony, Shiro as well…
Shiro will only appear for about 10 minutes, but during that time, Secilia is unable to attend the ceremony…
It's a little troublesome, but I should be able to handle it…
The large audience hall we visited was unlike any other audience hall I had ever seen that was rectangular, this one was fan-shaped…
I wonder if this is like a concert hall or a ceremony hall…?
Over 1000 Nobles lined up in the hall of a large, rather dark audience…
Even with this many people, the large audience hall was large enough that it did not feel cramped…
The King's Throne is at its highest, behind which are some thin glass tubular objects that look like fluorescent tubes extended to the ceiling…
And then, after the music began to flow in a slow volume, things began to be wrapped in light…
"His Majesty the King, come in…"
The high-level attendant who worked as the master of the house announced that the King would enter, and then as the King sat on his throne, things shone, objects shone, while the invisible orchestra of the thing began to play a serious tone…
This tone was likely to increase the King's authority…
Alright then, since the surrounding line of sight had gathered on the throne, I turned into Shiro…
The next moment, I was already in the waiting room of the royal palace…
If we talk about the reason, I can only think of two things, either because I defeated “Dewa” or because I wielded the power of Divine Sword…
With this Unit Arrangement, I can freely move my team unit to my home ground…
Moreover, this was without using any magic power…
Currently, the places that were recognized as the land of houses were only the mansions I owned, Dragon Valley, Muno City, Boruenan Rural, Labyrinth City, Duchy Capital, and Royal Capital…
Maybe I'll try a race with my clone using Unit Arrangement…
Currently, the chamberlain was approaching from the other side of the door…
Moreover, the place where I was supposed to be arranged with a doll at the same time when I moved here. Of course, I have changed positions with the Arrangement Unit…
The inside of this doll was an automatic skeletal golem wearing a disguise I had made at the Ivy Mansion in Labyrinth City before…
He can hold a conversation or fight, but his gesture trail is perfect so there is no problem in lieu of a short period of time…
It's special in camouflage, so it doesn't seem like anyone can distinguish it as a puppet from a real person as long as they don't have the level of a Persona Appraisal of my level…
I have confirmed it by testing Kuro's doll with an appraisal advisor who is contracted by the Echigoya company…
Right now, I who had turned into the hero Shiro with the QuickDress skill, was guided by chamberlain to the grand audience hall…
"Include, the hero who saved our kingdom from crisis. Hero Shiro…"
While being illuminated by the glare of light magic, I stepped beside the King…
Since I had returned the Holy Sword Claiomh Solais to Mito, I was armed with a fake one made of Orichalcum metal…
The lines of sight of the Nobles concentrated on me…
I stood before the King and with my back to the Nobles…
I've been using the newly created white mask for the face, but the Nobles shouldn't have seen it…
"Hero Shiro, the people of our kingdom have been saved by you…"
"Companying your achievements, we will give you the name of the house of Mitsukuni and the title of Noble of the Dukedom…"
"I accept it with respect…"
The King seemed to be a bit of a difficulty, but he could not act as usual in the presence of the other Nobles…
Before long, the King's body was wrapped in white phosphorus…
"The Conferring Peerage "
I was wrapped in floating light particles as the King chanted his spell…
> Title [Duke of Shiga Kingdom] Obtained
> Rank [Noble (Duke)] Obtained
I updated the status in the Exchange column because it does not automatically change…
The heroic music is played from the orchestra at just the right moment when it illuminates on the dark back as it has been prepared in advance…
I took out the mock Holy Sword and placed magic power into it, flaunting a blue light towards the grand audience hall…
"I'm Nanashi…"
"The sword that defeated the demon…"
"I don't mingle with quarrels among men…"
"When men fight against demons beyond their means, call my name…"
"I will go to that land and destroy the demon…"
This speech was in keeping with the courtesy of the Shiga Kingdom ceremony, but coming out of my own mouth, it sounded like what chuunibyou would say, corrupting me by damaging my usual mentality…
Damn, they must be laughing at me…
Finishing the five-minute speech, the hero Shiro will now leave this place…
"Then, I will go to the land where I am needed…"
I floated slowly and towards the top of the great audience hall…
After rising enough, I made the 30-meter long airship that I left hover in the royal palace courtyard to appear in the room…
A commotion emerged from the shocked Nobles…
"Ooh, is that Jules Verne…?"
"The same ship model as the hero ship Saga Empire, yes…!"
I heard such voices from the Nobles…
The first voice was Baronet Muno…
The outer shell of my airship was made in the Boruenan Forest like a hero ship, so it was natural…
While hovering, I boarded the airship, and after a short pause, I teleported along with the airship to the royal palace courtyard using the Arrangement Unit
Now, Shiro's turn is over…
I started the auto-pilot airship and made it so that it would head to the territory of the Capital of Duchy after flying around the royal capital…
I slowed his speed to as fast as a horse, and ordered the automatic skeletal golems equipped with golden armor to wave their hands towards the people of the royal capital while standing in the observatory room that was open on the bow…
With this, the people who thought that we were the same people as them should have declined by now…
After all, the people in the royal capital witnessed the hero Shiro and the golden knights touring as we participated in the ceremony
After I finished the set of preparations, I used the Arrangement Unit to return to the large audience hall…
Of course, I have changed back my Exchange column and clothes
I would have pushed Shiro's role to Mito if he was in the royal capital, but it seems like he was in the Fujisan mountains along with the Heavenly Dragon…
"Lord Leon Muno…"
"I raised you to the Earldom Rank…"
"Relaterally I accept it…"
Continuing the new year ceremony, Baronet Muno underwent a ceremony to ascend the title of Noble…
After an exchange in the Shiga Kingdom Language, the King who holds the Royal Scepter chanting mantra…
"Peerage Convert"
I've never heard that command word before…
When the King completes the chanting, a halo appears around Baronet Muno and the King, then an infinite symbol forms in the outer circumference…
A circle of light illuminated the surroundings for a while…
Before long the circle of light disappeared into the sky and the ground…
And then, Baronet Muno's title and rank had been changed to Earl when the light receded…
Since the ceremony ended, Earl Muno bowed to the King and returned to his seat…
No applause or cheering, I wondered if that was the rule. Although it was not like that because of that, the orchestra began to play a serious but festive tone…
Subsequently, the eldest son of Earl Lesseu underwent the Succession to Peerage ceremony and became the new Earl of Lesseu…
"Chevalier Secilia, come to attend…"
Since I was summoned by the facilitator officer, I stood up from my seat…
I thought that they would call him alternately with rank, but I was called earlier than Jeril who held the Baronet rank…
I lowered my head in front of the King while doing an unpleasant bad premonition…
I will not bow my body to anyone else, whoever he is and even a ruler of a great kingdom or them…
"I raised the Chevalier Secilia to the rank of Viscountcy…"
The difference between the old generation honorary nobles to the permanent Viscount, such as the difference between the president of the environmental association with the diet members, you know…?
The king started his spell without confirming me as he did with Shiro and Earl Muno…
"Peerage Conversion"
I'm wrapped in particles of light with the King's spell…
But before that I deactivated all my protectors that were directly connected to the Sea Of Zero and the Depths Of Oblivion as well as other protectors related to the good exclusion of magic attacks, fate, fate, soul or higher scale such as the elimination of existence and the elimination of concepts and ideas…
The effect was different compared to the previous Earl…
> Title [Viscount of Shiga Kingdom] Obtained
> Rank [Noble (Viscount)] Obtained
I am not the only one who is shocked, scorned, and commotion comes from the Nobles regardless of the lower and higher rank…
When I took a closer look, the scorn came from the protectors and the family of Duke Bishtal…
I understand your feelings but please complain about it to the King…
Following after Jeril who became the Baron, many Nobles also underwent a promotional ceremony…
"The retainers of the House of Pendragon, Lina and Tiane…"
Next is the Ennoblement of the Mithril Explorers…
Their Lina and Tiane were the first, probably because they won against the Shiga Eight Sword…
The two of them were wearing the same colored gown that was a blue colored gown that today walked towards the King with a nervous expression on their faces…
"Slave of the House of Pendragon, Liza, I give you the title of Baronetess Honor of Kishresgalza."
—— Honorary Baroness?
"■■ Conferring Peerage "
After the King's spell ended, Liza's name changed to [Liza Kishresgalza].
Kishresgalza is the name of the Liza people. And then his title of [Satou's Slave] and rank [Slave] had disappeared, and his title of [Retainer of Pendragon], [Baroness of Shiga Kingdom] and rank of [Noble (Baroness)] had appeared.
"Baroness Liza Kishresgalza, use your unparalleled spearmanship to protect people."
"As you wish."
The king said a different line from the one obligated for the first time.
Furthermore, Nana, Lulu, Arisa, Tama, and Pochi were given the rank of [Honorary Chevalier].
However, Arisa and Lulu rank remains [Slave].
Through Nina-san, I have told her about [Geass] Arisa and Lulu before, and we have been recognized as a special case.
Normally everyone would reject [Ennoblement], but since there was a case with Liza, we were given this special exception.
According to the Prime Minister's information, the only people who possessed the [Geass] skill were the emperor weaselkin empire, and the magi from the western kingdom called [Dark Sage].
After I obtained the Chant Orb, I thought of going to one of the countries to obtain the [Geass] skill.
The other way with the Pope of the Holy Kingdom Parion, the person named Zazaris, the ceremonial magic [Wish] seemed to be able to release [Geass], but since the compensation of this magic seemed to be great, it would be the last way.
Moreover, due to the laws of the elves, Mia could not be a noble from a foreign country, so she rejected the Ennoblement.
Just being an elf makes you treated like a guest of the country, so the person himself doesn't seem to care.
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After the rapture and extension ceremonies ended, the nobles who would be demoted and get their noble titles stripped were announced.
The nobles who hid the members from the [Light of Liberty] and the other nobles who helped him would be executed along with their families.
Children aged 10 and under will not be executed, they will be sent to the monastery at the foot of Fujisan mountain.
Next, they announced the shuffle and the addition of official positions.
The Prime Minister holds another position, namely the minister [Ministry of Tourism].
No matter how I thought about it, it was clear that it was a front line for the Prime Minister's spy network, other than overlapping with the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs].
Among the candidates for Shiga Eight Sword, only Jeril was chosen.
The remaining two did not seem to qualify. There are axe users and shield users whose level is close to Jeril among the Mithril Explorers, I will recommend them before my turn arrives.
Lastly, the King himself announced that the second and third large-scale warships will be commanded within this year, and the existing warships will patrol every internal region, and every ruler of the territory will be lent a small airship.
The airship probably uses the aerodynamic engine I gave it as Nanashi.
Magic furnace fuel consumption is so poor that the cost of service is expensive, it should not revolutionize the division that could catch the attention of the gods.
The demand for magic cores which are the fuel for the magic furnace will increase, I have a hunch that more people will come to the Labyrinth City and Seryuu city.
In addition, the magic furnace occupies a lot of space in a small airship, so the payload capacity is only as good as one train.
The small airship can only be used for Rulers and Governors, but cheers still come from the rulers of the territory.
Thus the grand meeting ceremony of the new year ended, and the King broadcasted through Space [Communique].
There are these words in it.
"——thank you to Duke Hero Nanashi Mitsukuni and Order of Golden Knight who saved the royal capital from demon——"
It seems that they called us [Order of Golden Knight] in the official newspaper.
I pray in my heart that there will be no event that requires us to appear again in the royal capital.
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From tomorrow, the Royal Conference will be held for four days until the fifth day of January.
The lower nobles can choose to only participate in the new year ceremony, but as someone who has been bestowed the lowest seat rank of the upper nobles, I am also stuck to take part for four days.
"However, it would be nice if the Master told us in advance that you would become a Viscount."
"I also only knew it during the big gathering ceremony, you know."
Geez, this is even terrible for a kingdom where the rulers rule the bottom.
Maybe it was someone's plan because they knew that I would refuse if I knew it.
Well, I guess there's no point crying over spilled milk.
Not that I can resist it now.
I exchanged words with Arisa like that while everyone was in kotatsu, enjoying the new year dishes made by Lulu.
Arisa's surname as a noble is Tachibana.
Previously, Nina had told us that the Chevalier Tachibana existed, but when we checked the list of names of noble families in the royal palace, she thought it was with the Chevalier Tachivana, which is the name of the royal family, so Arisa can use her surname manta without any problems.
By the way, Pochi and Tama's surnames are the same as Liza's. At first, the girls say that they want the surname Pendragon, but Arisa confuses them by saying, “Layakkah when your surname turns into Pendragon when you are getting married, right?", So each one chose a different home name.
Lulu inherited her ancestral Japanese surname, “Watari”, Nana inherited “Nagasaki” from her previous Master, Zen.
"Master, please try eating this one too."
"thank you. Lulu's new year dish is a little unusual, but it tastes really good."
I told you my thoughts about Lulu's new year dish.
"——No ordinary?"
"Yes, there are no fish and shrimp surimi in datemaki, and kurikinton is entirely made of chestnuts, they are different from the recipe from my hometown."
When I showed the unusual parts in the mutter to Arisa, her expression became bitter as she felt full with “I was already full.”
It seemed, she was using an obscure recipe for Lulu to make.
"U, um, I'll make it again!"
"Sorry, sorry. My way of speaking is bad. It doesn't taste the same as I know, but it tastes better than any new year dish I know."
I said more to hold Lulu who had stood up.
"Lezat ~?"
"Lulu's dishes are delicious, nanodesu!"
"N, good."
Tama, Pochi, and Mia also agreed with me.
Their favorite is sea bream served whole to Tama, fried shrimp to Pochi, and Kurikinton to Mia.
"The recipe for a new year's meal is different in every region, so it's okay to think of this as a new year's meal in the style of the royal capital, you know?"
"That's right Lulu. These boobs are pretty chewy, they're delicious."
A smile returned Lulu's face with my and Liza's words.
When you finish eating, everyone relaxes in kotatsu.
Tama was peeling and eating chestnuts while sitting on my lap, Mia gave me a lot of peeled oranges.
——Ah, what a peace.
The pink color of the lipstick was adorned on Lulu's lips which was dressed up as if she was proud of it. I sent a lot of compliments to Lulu today, enjoying her red-colored beauty. The smile of a shy beautiful girl can really become a habit.
I enjoyed a peaceful dinner with everyone, restoring my energy for tomorrow.
All right, I'll work hard again tomorrow!
