Don’t Run Away My Lord

Chapter 62

62 – Catching the Tail (10)

After killing two of my blood relatives, I was so busy that I couldn’t come to my senses for a while.

First, the situation in the Tregel territory was like this.

The dragons suddenly appeared and attacked, and Count Tregel died in the process.

As luck would have it, Count Tregel and his family were having a late breakfast at the top of the lord’s castle that the dragon destroyed, and so the count’s family was destroyed in an instant.

Amid this chaos, a rumor began to spread throughout the territory.

Actually, Count Tregel’s family acquired the territory here through some kind of deal with a dragon a long time ago.

This is an absurd rumor that in the distant future, the dragons came to the current Count, his descendant, to receive compensation for the transaction, and when Count Tregel refused, the angry dragons tried to erase the territory from the map.

What’s even more impressive is that a legendary monster hunter who was chasing after those dragons ended up hunting both of them in the lord’s castle and saved the territory.

Of course, all of this is a political maneuver planned by Izano.

Izano, who witnessed the overwhelming power, decided to support me without thinking twice.

That’s why they started mobilizing all their organizations to make me a lord, using any means possible.

Most of the territory’s residents, who had only a short education, easily believed such rumors.

In the first place, there was no reason not to believe that the count family had made a deal with dragons, as pitch-black dragons appeared in the sky of the territory and began a fight.

Of course, in the case of the vassals of Yeongju Castle, there were none who were so intelligent as to be deceived by such rumors.

However, they easily succumbed to the subtle cajoling and pressure of Izano, who took care of their pocket money instead.

I always feel that gold coins are the best in the human world.

In this way, the County of Tregel became the County of Gouda.

I came into possession of territory so absurdly quickly.

Izano said that in a case like this, in fact, he would have to get approval from the surrounding lords and the royal castle.

The royal castle is just a scarecrow, and the perception of the actual nearby lords is the most important. If they are upset about this incident, they will have some trouble in the future.

“But looking at you back then, I don’t think there will be any major problems. Documents and approvals are like a shield that the weak put up to legally protect themselves.”

All the great lords and residents who had temporarily depended on the Barony of Gilan came over here.

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The residents of the territory entrusted Keita with creating conditions for each of them to live.

Liana and I immediately seated the vassals and began the work of taking control of the lord’s castle.

The vassals had already prepared their hearts to accept me as their lord.

Although he was a bit puzzled about her existence as Liana, he seemed to be willing to do so after being introduced to her as she was the new chamberlain.

In particular, when Liana crossed her arms under her huge chest and pointed out and asked questions sharply, her vassals were left sweating and struggling.

Liana, who had already finished reviewing the accounting ledgers, was asking about the money that was leaking out knowingly or unknowingly, and it was all money that the vassals were playing around with to make pocket money.

Just by hinting that she knew about it, the vassals became afraid of Liana.

It’s like Liana holding a lever that can open the floor at any time with a noose around her neck.

If you don’t listen even a little bit, you’ll end up hanging on.

She probably doesn’t even know what to do with Liana.

The monster hunter who hunted her two dragons sits as her lord and protects her.

Wolfert became the new guard captain of the castle.

With the strengthening magic that Keita and I secretly casted on him, Wolfert showed off his incredible strength by cutting down a log with a single sword in front of the guard, and was soon able to easily take control of the guard.

Because he was already well-versed in unit management, it wasn’t long before the security forces were completely under his control.

Once we took control of the lord castle, we were able to naturally control the rest of the territory.

Everything in the territory was reported to the vassals in each field, and Liana assisted by her side in an easy-to-understand manner.

Since I was not a stupid person, he was able to quickly put most of the information about the territory into his head.

They are self-sufficient in food and have a strong cavalry force, so they are not easily seen around.

Although the vassals are corrupt, they are capable and are doing their job.

Although there is some debt, the financial health of the estate is not bad.

To the west, several fiefdoms, including the Barony of Gilan, are fighting among themselves, and the Earldom has great influence there.

In the east, major fiefdoms such as Marquis’ Territory are scattered, and major fiefdom wars often occur.

There is no special interference from the capital.

And so on.

“It’s a very nice estate. It also has a typical structure.”

Liana commented that way.

“Besides, Izano-sama is looking after us, so we don’t have to worry too much for the time being.”

“What if it’s for a while?”

“Someday, we will have to eliminate Izano-sama as well.”

Liana said casually.

“You know everything about us, and you currently have the greatest power in the territory. If someone who is thought to be better than you appears in the future, he might turn on us.”

“I guess so…”

There is nothing wrong with what Liana said.

Human politics is like that.

Isn’t it true that even the blood relatives I killed said they would kill me out of fear that I would return to the island later?

However, although her head understood it, her heart was reluctant.

I guess that’s why Liana exists.

If I were alone, it is obvious that my emotions would take precedence and I would continue to embrace useless troubles.

Just as Liana said, I really think she wouldn’t have been able to come this far without Liana…

* * * * *

After about a month, Liana evaluated that she felt that we had finally succeeded in changing the County of Tregel to the County of Gouda.

“Anyway, the people of the territory don’t really care whether the lord changes or not, and especially in the case of Count Tregel, he was not a nobleman who was well-received by the people of the territory.”

“That’s right. Although I was a little upset because of the dragons’ rampage in the first place, I wasn’t that upset about Count Tregel’s death.”

“That’s right. In the end, the vassals and private soldiers are the problem, but the vassals have already been stabilized through Izano’s work and my proper efforts, and the private soldiers are no problem. As long as the private soldiers’ salaries are not cut off, everything will be fine.”

“There is no particular reaction from the other territories, right?”

“Yes. Right now. There is a lord with a strange background as a monster hunter who killed dragons, so I don’t think I can rush to attack him. I may not like it.”

As Liana said, we have completely taken over this place.

More than anything, Izano’s thanks were great.

If the four of us had tried to do something together, we would have had a really hard time.

“So, my lord.”

Liana said, taking her map and laying it out on her desk.

“Shouldn’t we slowly integrate other territories now?”

“Already…? We’re finally in a position to run the territory, but isn’t this too hasty?”

But Liana had already marked a place on the map.

“How about hitting the Marquis of Aiwar here? The land is fertile and rock salt is produced there, so I think it would make money.”

“Well… I think taking care of the territory comes first right now. You can do the territory battle at any time.”

“That’s not true, my lord. Don’t you know the saying, “You row when the water comes in?” We need to gather momentum and quickly unite the nearby fiefdoms. We are watching each other right now, but one day they may form an alliance among themselves and come attack us.”

“Umm…”

When I showed signs of hesitation, Liana tapped the map with her finger and said,

“My lord! Are you really satisfied with just this county?”

“That’s not true. But I think it’s too hasty.”

“I told you. It’s not urgent, but now is the right time. Then, let’s attack at least this Marquis of Aiwar territory first. It’s a territory that becomes the focal point of the nearby lords, so if we break it first, the other lords will lower their tail and voluntarily attack us. “I will obey.”

“I see. I’ll think about it.”

“Ha… My lord…”

Liana touched her forehead in frustration.

“How long are you going to think about it? How many years are you going to think about it as a dragon?”

It was strange.

She is not like her usual Liana.

If I said no, she backed off, no matter how right she thought.

It definitely didn’t look like that now.

Aren’t you, on the contrary, pushing me and pushing me as if I’m being careless?

You cannot suddenly attack another territory now.

If you conquer the Marquis of Aiwar, you will have to manage two territories at the same time, but that is impossible.

There may be a way to send Liana as the lord’s representative, but if she goes, this place may be shaken.