470 468 The whereabouts of sin and punishment

It's been two days since that fierce battle.

It was still a king's capital that could not be said to have settled, but it seems that there are no more Marquis's hands left. At least, even the organization had no one to resist.

But it's not like there's no dispute. Places to live, daily meals, medicines. Everything is lacking. There was no way this wouldn't bother me.

Particularly serious is the living space. A tent was erected on a makeshift basis for people who lost their homes, but that number was not enough. One of the major causes was the occupation of one tent by the nobility in small numbers. As far as I'm concerned, I thought I'd shove you into the same tent, but they don't either.

Well, I can understand the story that if you push civilians and nobles into the same place, it's rather torture for civilians. It would be better if I just got a blanket and slept on the side of the road.

But if nobles don't make a difference by title, they're going to have to do with the issue of Fujiko. And nobility seems to be a creature more obsessed with mentes than adventurers. It is unacceptable to treat the Count and the Baron the same way. They can't scorn it because it's an emergency.

In the end, many of the civilians managed to get out of the tent by relying on an acquaintance's house or something early...... It's the end of the day when some stupid aristocrats get a kettle on the tent that they've given way to and tell them if they can stay in a place like this.

Some nobles, wearing power on their kasas, tried to conjure up houses from the civilian population, and there were skirmishes. While the gulf between civilians and nobles deepens.

And besides that, intense dust haunted the people. They dance up in the wind from the wasteland of former aristocratic neighborhoods and fly. I was very pleased when I stretched the wind junction to prevent it into shelters and such.

Well, as for the shortage of supplies, support should be sent from all over the place, which would alleviate it somewhat. Looks like food support and additional guards have already arrived from neighboring towns and other places. From now on, supplies and manpower will be sent from all over the country.

Adventurers and soldiers are hunted out for rubble removal and so on within the Wang Dynasty, and the knights are also striving to maintain law and order.

They say the royal family was safe, too, and they're running errands in a separate residence of nobility in a residential area. Often in comics and such, "The King has a responsibility to protect his subordinates! There's a king who says," or stays in the royal castle on the verge of falling, "but that's a fool unless you're a beast king-like strongman. Whatever you think, it's better for the country and the people to flee and quickly take command of the reconstruction that follows.

"You kept me waiting."

"Fine."

"Oh."

We were currently visiting under the Earl of Baileys. That said, the Count's mansion has vanished. He stood at the corner of the Knights' jar.

I thought they would dismiss me, but they haven't shaken me down yet due to an emergency. That's where Fran and Falund were called.

"So, what can I do for you?

"Oh, I was just going to tell you about the upside of this one. Thank you so much for your help."

I have already told the Count the story that Bermelia is actually alive and that Earthlers took her. His mourning was loud, but he understands it was more than dead. I didn't mean to chase him.

Only Frederick, a semievil dragon man, had disappeared shortly after he heard the story. I guess his loyalty was directed more toward Bermelia than toward the Count.

"Where did you start talking... Lord Garth, I don't blame you for this, do I? We'll have escorts and surveillance for a while."

"Really?"

"Oh. I settled on him for being manipulated, in the form that there was no sin. Well, in the midst of all this confusion, we can't do a futile imitation that punishes him."

"What do you mean?

"His Majesty the King is the one who gives priority to the interests of the nation, for better or worse. Now that you have been wounded by the power and authority of the country and both sides, you will never have seen any more damage."

Well, there is the Kingdom of Reids to the north, and this time there is no longer any guarantee that the nobles in the country will never betray us. In this state, you would want to avoid further erosion of national power. But what does that have to do with Garth?

"They say you're the closest thing to a divine blacksmith, and this time you're actually a blacksmith who touched a divine sword, right? It would be more beneficial to make sin unquestionable and let it work for the country. Plus, it goes hand in hand with the Adventurer Alliance."

Fran is tilting his neck, but Fallnd seems to have come pin by pin with those words.

"Thanks."

"Exactly. There are so many adventurers in the country who are grateful to Lord Garth. If you're guilty, many adventurers won't find it interesting"

Even Alessa, where we met Garth, did, but Garth was selling his work cheaply to the adventurers as they toured within the Kranzel kingdom. If you think it's promising, even the adventurers in the lower ranks said they were doing it with all the good gear.

Within the Kranzel Kingdom, many adventurers say they were taken care of by Garth when he ran out, and a significant number of adventurers are grateful.

"There are so many adventurers in this country. Originally because we have succeeded in taking in the leaked adventurers due to Reids' failure, but since then we have succeeded in settling in a policy favouring adventurers"

"Heh."

"You don't understand, do you? It's a rare country with so many adventurers, isn't it? In the first place, there is no such thing as a country with 5 active rank A and 10 or more former rank A. Well, it's diminished..."

We only know the kingdom of Kranzel and the kingdom of the beasts themselves, the adventurers, but so far there are few countries in which adventurers are privileged. They say taxes are especially low and adventurers are easy to live with.

"Because it is such a Kranzel kingdom, there are also problems with low levels of knights and soldiers. Well, that's good."

I see. I guess there are many adventurers and fewer opportunities for the knights to hunt warcraft. Is it because of this that the level of the knights rises and is it hard?

Originally, the knights probably have their main job as human opponents, but they have been able to more clearly divide their blushes in this country.

"Anyway, in this country, where the power of the adventurer was originally strong, we need to use that power even more in the future. Inevitably, adventurers will gain in importance"

In the meantime, it meant you could never undermine the mood of an adventurer. It would mean that Garth's deeds so far have saved him.

Also, the Earl of Baileys himself doesn't seem to be punished very heavily. Though the position of chief of the Knights is to be dismissed, the Count family is said to be subject to some payment of money and provision of labour.

"I myself was prepared to enjoy the territory and live there..."

The rebellion could not be prevented, allowing mass destruction within the King's City. Besides, my daughter is the executor. I suppose you think you should take some responsibility as chief of the Knights. It shouldn't have been strange if that had happened.

But the king's decision was different. He thought it would be more constructive to silence things early and devote himself to reconstruction afterwards by exposing all sins to Marquis Ashtoner and Fanatics rather than causing greater confusion by questioning them for fine sins and dereliction of duty.

With the current situation of understaffing, I guess I avoided the foolishness of devoting my efforts to futility. This is the royal government around here, right? To some extent, it does not matter with the addition or subtraction of kings.

Then wouldn't Bermelia be forgiven, too? I thought so, but it wasn't that simple.

"My daughter has done too much damage directly. And you destroyed the royal castle, didn't you? No matter how much it was manipulated, it just doesn't matter. We've been witnessed by quite a few people."

Indeed, are the digits of damage too different between the self-destructing swordsmen and Bermelia? In monetary and human terms, Bermelia was too violent.

"Ultimately, the territory of former Marquis Ashtoner and those who grant it will be temporarily made direct and redistributed"

That's how we'll make up for the damage done to the nobles this time.

"So, in fact, two people have received a subpoena from the King. Tell him to come to the mansion where he runs his errand today."

What? The king? You mean the king?

"Why?"

"Huh. You don't understand your influence?

Originally Falund was famous as a hero, but he also seems to have increased Fran's fame by healing people around. Moreover, the story of Fran being the princess Black Thunder, who won the Ulmut militant tournament, soon became widespread.

Because of this, they now boast the visibility of lining up for Fallen even within the King's City.

We had no idea because we had been doing debris removal and so on in a place without the people for the last two days. Even if you're out of town, you can travel fast on a transfer or air leap. I hardly had a chance to cheer.

"Besides, Fallen had your master helping him. Isn't that right?

Oh, my God, Fran's master - I mean, they're also spreading stories about me giving up my life and saving the king's capital. It would surely be the work of Eliante and Corberto. I was too busy to solve my misunderstandings, but I didn't expect this to happen.

"Your Majesty said he wanted to work for the heroes who saved the King's capital. Well, you want to appeal to the people for a good relationship with the hero here"

Is politics involved after all?

"Oh, I'm fine. Neither does His Majesty ask the adventurer for perfect courtesy or anything else. Instead, the Adventurer Guild wouldn't shut up if things were going to piss you two off as heroes. You know that, too, and to the point of having a little conversation."

Either way, you won't be able to refuse an invitation from the king or anything. I might have been able to get away with it if I had listened to the information in advance, but they told me they were calling me face to face, and it wouldn't be good if I ran away. It's a little cumbersome, but I just had to accept it here.