Book 8: Chapter 7: Planet Augur

Book 8: Chapter 7: Planet Augur

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YOU ABSOLUTE FOOL! I shout inside the ship's office.

The report that I received from the ground is paining me.

The one who's giving the report is Wallace, who seems to be enjoying his time on the ground.

He complained a lot in the beginning, but he's adapting quite well to the new environment.

As for the content of his report

Aren't you glad you're being worshipped by everyone?

Have I ever said that I want to be worshipped? Also, what's with the sacrifices! When did I ever ask for sacrifices!?

I will stay true to what I said to the Augur royalty.

I'll give them everything they need and protect their planet.

Why, you ask?

It's because things will be more convenient for me that way. That's all there is to it.

According to them, they're just providing offerings to the new God. I tip my hat to your charisma, Liam.

Watching Wallace sipping tea gracefully while giving his report makes me want to beat him up.

He should learn a bit from Cleo.

Makes me wonder if he's really connected to Cleo by blood.

Did you say something?

Nothing. Anyway, tell them to stop with the sacrifices.

They say they're just some offerings.

That's the same thing! I don't need them either way!

The former lord of Augur apparently had their citizens give beautiful young men and women as offerings.

What horrible taste.

I know I'm a villain and all that, but even I don't stoop so low as to proclaim myself a god.

I'd feel bad for the Guide otherwise.

Anyway, that former lord was judged by the Empire's law and had their household crushed.

I don't know what he did to deserve that, but the Empire would be better off with a large majority of its aristocrats dead.

I'm on that list as well

By the way, Liam.

Yeah?

Everything's proceeding smoothly, with the only thing slowing me down being the negative influences of the former lord.

Or at least that's what I thought

It's about your citizens. The migrants didnt want to be left behind, and have sent a petition to host a Liam Festival. I approved it since it sounded interesting.

Wallace says this without batting an eye.

This must be his payback for dragging him here.

About the migrants from my territory competing with the locals Are they dumb?

They've been brought to such a remote place, and yet they're competing with the locals over who can worship me better? What's there to even compete over?

Rejected! We're going to have to do something about their distorted view of religion! F*ck it with the aristocrats-are-gods bullsh*t! Absolutely repulsive.

If we're talking about God, then someone like the Guide would fit that description.

After disconnecting communication with Wallace, I plop down on a chair and lean my head against the backrest.

Ahh, this is the worst. Everything else is going well, so this is getting on my nerves more than it should.

Now that the call is over; Amagi, who's been standing beside me quietly, opens her mouth.

Master, it's necessary to invest a lot of time in developing Augur.

You're right, though I doubt their values will change much during my stay as Deputy. That said, I just need them to remember me as a kind and dependable Deputy while I'm here.

Taking into account the entirety of the Empire; Augur, which is now close to the Empire's border with the Kingdom of Dominion, is quite a distance away from my territory.

If I were to draw a comparison using my previous life as an example, it would be like the distance between Tokyo and Osaka.

No, my territory's also in the countryside. So, it's more like the distance between Yamaguchi and Aomori.

Either way, there's enough distance between us that what's considered common knowledge here is different from what's considered common knowledge back in my territory.

Back there, I've rampaged enough to have my name engraved in everyone's mind. Here, it's more along the lines of; Liam? Ahh, I think I've heard of him?

You don't bother remembering the names of governors outside your prefecture, right? It's something like that.

My fame in the Capital is shooting up, but the farther we are from it, the less I am known.

That's why I've decided to make a name for myself here as well.

This may sound old fashioned, but it'll be like those scenes in delinquent manga where a gang from a different prefecture invades a local town.

In this case, we'd be the gang that's invading.

Of course, we'll be the ones to emerge victorious.

I hate losing after all.

I'm feeling rather irritated right now, so let's go vent some anger. Amagi, call the army. It's time to hunt some pirates.

Understood.

The pirates back home no longer approach us, but not many have heard of me here. So, they're bound to jump on us at every turn.

A small window appears in front of me after a little while.

A sleepy looking Nias gets projected on the screen.

She must have prepared in quite the hurry, as she hasn't fixed her bedhead.

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I check the timezone of the Seventh Weapons Factory. It should still be around noon.

I thought it'd be fine to call.

Never did I expect that she'd be asleep.

Did you work overnight?

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A hobby, you say.

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She talks as if I'm the bad one here, but it's clearly her fault.

To begin with, all my transactions with the factory have to go through Nias. Which means it's part of her job regardless of whether she's on vacation, or not.

Thats what she's being paid for after all

You should really just go to sleep.

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Klaus holds his face with one hand, perhaps because he's exasperated by her attitude.

Having said that, Nias must have really been preparing to go to sleep.

Her appearance right now lacks any sort of sex appeal, but the sense of daily life that's overflowing from her arouses me a little. I decide to close my eyes on her disrespectful behavior.

All that aside, you have things left over in your inventory, right? I'll buy them, so send it over to me.

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Her eyes change color the moment she hears that I'll be buying their unsold weapons.

She's calculative, but I like how straightforward she is.

But do something about their outward appearance. They'll be gifts, so don't send over any old models, send the new ones.

The reason I went pirate hunting is because I wanted to relieve my stress and secure some materials for building the military base. It also served as a way to curry some favor with the local aristocrats.

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I thought it would be impolite to meet them empty-handed.

I'll be gifting the weapons to local aristocrats that are in trouble.

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She's not hiding her true intentions at all, but that's fine.

If she was anyone else, I would have had her executed immediately.

Make sure to send them over quickly.

-At the front lines of the war against the Kingdom of Dominion-

Calvin, who had been dispatched to serve as the commander-in-chief, was surprised when he heard a certain report from his men.

All the military personnel were inside a large conference room and discussing strategies to employ against the Kingdom of Dominion.

Liam-kun's at the rear?

Calvin was surprised as he had never requested for Liam, and neither had any of the aristocrats and military personnel in his faction.

The officials that he had brought with him wern't involved in this either.

The reason being

How did we allow this to happen!?

Calvin never wanted to summon Liam to the battlefield as that was where he shone the brightest.

Not only had he gained his fame through pirate hunting, he had won numerous battles in the past.

Calvin didn't want someone like him to be dispatched as logistical support as he would be stuck with the Kingdom of Dominion in front of him and Liam behind him.

It was like being pincer attacked on the battlefield.

While Calvin was thinking about what to do moving forward, a young aristocrat raised his hand and spoke with confidence and enthusiasm.

Your Highness the Crown Prince, all we have to do is crush Liam on this battlefield. Let's have the Kingdom of Dominion go around us and attack Liam.

The people around him would agree to his proposal Or so he had hoped.

Both the military personnel, and the other aristocrats present on the scene, opposed this plan.

Utter foolishness! That would mean having the Kingdom of Dominion pass through the Empire's territory!

This is why the young ones are no good.

Even if we beat Liam that way, it would all be for naught if we lose to the Kingdom of Dominion and damage His Highness's reputation.

Faced with so much opposition, the young aristocrat looked disgruntled and unconvinced.

However, Calvin was relieved by the others' reactions.

For now, we must do our best to deal with the Kingdom of Dominion. We'll keep an eye out, but won't make any moves yet.

Calvin wanted to absolutely avoid fighting against Liam here.

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