Seiun wo Kakeru

What the hell are you talking about, this guy?

Are you serious, or are you serious?

If so, it will be a big deal.

I have never heard the Lord of a nation give his throne to a man with no blood connection.

Because it's not the Three Kings of China.

It's also about legends like creativity, like you don't know how far it's true.

Agie kept her mouth open, two sentences could not be inherited, and silenced for a while.

Nazioni's intentions were as if he could not read them.

"What do you say?

"I don't care what you say... you're in trouble. I don't understand."

"Well, don't say that. I can do it, you can do it."

"No, I can't, because I want to live as a blacksmith."

"Well, so did I.... Age, you think I've wanted to be a lord from the start?

To Nazioni's inquiry, Agie almost nods and stays.

Rigid personality or king's style.

Whoever you ask, the answers you get back will be with you.

Nazioni must have been a ruler of nature, born and ordained to be a lord.

... I thought so, but isn't it?

Conversely, it was not easy to imagine how Nazioni was being used by someone.

If you give a bad order, you're going to bite your boss too...

Such a sight was easier to imagine.

But Nazioni denied it, as if he had read Age's thoughts.

"I was originally a guard in this town. Traffic for pedestrians has long flourished because this is a relay point between east and west of the island. I needed guards, unlike other villages, because I couldn't help it."

"Were you?

"Oh. It's the end of my luck that has become the heart of the battle. At that time, no one was like a lord that would hold the whole island together, so everyone pushed me to start a lord."

If Nazioni holds me back or makes me awesome, no one will be able to turn against me, not kidding.

Besides, I know what other villagers would feel if the battle started, which I would expect from Nazioni.

Being big means that it's just being present and easy to rely on.

When surrounded by wolves, Filippo seemed very dependable.

I guess that's also charisma on the battlefield.

"That's the job I started for. I don't want to go on being a lord. I can't forgive someone for making me look great, but I don't want to instruct anyone. Excellent guy... for example, Age, if you really want to become a lord because you're going to develop this island, I have no hesitation in turning over this seat even today."

"Are you serious? No, I'm sorry."

"I mean it."

Nazioni nods loudly.

It included alcohol in my mouth but didn't look drunk with a glass or two of alcohol.

I mean, a prima facie statement.

Age didn't really think she was such a person.

He's a happy man if he's even a blacksmith at all.

It's too heavy a load to stand on people and lead a lot of people.

"But you can't have a halfway guy. Sure, I know I'm not good at governing, but I've still made it all the way from scratch. I can't afford to go back before the skirmishes.... and my son works hard, but I still can't rely on him."

"I thought you had three sons."

"Oh. We're four today. I'll introduce you. I'm going to be your brother-in-law at your age. I guess I'll have to meet you face-to-face. So, what do you say? Why don't you retire and help?

Nazioni asked with serious eyes, so Agie also shook her neck sideways, not showing any confusion or stray, all at this moment.

"I knew it wouldn't work."

"Smitty"

You don't have to apologize.

Ha, and one sigh, Nazioni gently dropped his shoulder.

But at the next moment, he's got a refreshing look on his face.

"Okay, then you don't have to retire. Let me know if you have any good wisdom, just like you do in your village."

"Okay. If that's the case, let me help you."

"I told you. You know, it's easy for you to think about it, but if we put it on the traders' side, that knowledge is really valuable."

I guess that is.

It's just technology and knowledge that isolated the times.

Though semi-productive, its effects are immeasurable.

"Oh, I'll just say one more thing. Don't be a fool to start a revolt. It's really easy to smash."

"I won't do it."

"Hmm, I wonder. To see that reaction, it's suspicious."

"Ha...!

"... fuhaha!

I guess that word is true, too.

In each population, about half of the men will be able to work in battle.

The difference is historical.

If we met alone, there was nowhere near as much force as in the town of Nazioni on the whole island.

They also have bronze gear and are trained.

If we hit each other properly, it is visible that it would be a unilateral genocide.

After all, the difference in armaments makes a significant difference in the power of war.

When we have all the iron weapons, we'll change the story...

That's a story ahead, too, and Age still doesn't want to fight if she doesn't have to.

Even at the beginning of the tentative period, if we are to conclude a contract between a parent and a child, this is all the more so.

"So, what kind of policy do you currently have in the village?

"Recently, it's a new birth place so you can have more kids."

"What does that mean?"

"Look, mothers and babies just after childbirth get sick right away, don't they? The fastest and most effective way to get rid of it is to separate the place where you give birth from the place where you live."

"Whew!? I see."

"What policy do you have in this town right now?

Where Nazioni nodded in a good mood, Age also listens back the other way.

If we can hear the policies of this town, we can see what the hell we are thinking and what policies we are thinking about in the future.

This answer was of great concern to the inhabitants of the island because of their distrust of Nazioni, also in that they did not know the information.

"What we're doing now is flood control river work and storage of food that we can distribute during famine. It's the latter that's putting particular effort into it. They say the tax rate is high because of it, but I believe that if something happens, the need for this policy should be understood."

"Then will you not encourage the saving of wilderness crops, etc?

"What's that?"

"It's a way to grow other than wheat and spread the risk so we don't run out of food even when we starve. If it's for potatoes, pumpkins, oatmeal, barley or livestock, why don't you teach them to add a little more clover?"

"Let's hire that, too. I need to talk to Franco about the details. Is there anything else?"

"Otherwise..."

The conversation with Nazioni, unexpectedly, played.

Although there seems to be flexibility to actively incorporate the proposal for the development of the island, and I do not know how much it can actually be incorporated, it would be one of the good reactions that Nazioni himself found to take quite positively.

Plenty of discussion eventually knocks on the door.

Franco tells the time and the conversation stays open.

At night, Age was alone and not even proper, looking at the ceiling.

Nazioni was not who he thought he was.

There was no Franco, no human being just tough to install.

So is what they are doing right?

It is true that some people are suffering as a result of that policy.

Age is unlikely to make a mild decision.

The next day, the ceremony was to be consulted.

Give wedding invitations to villages all over the island and tell them they are lord-driven.

The village of Siena is closed to snow during the winter months.

It was decided that it would be too spring, including the preparation of the ceremony.

Enough time was given for Tania to give birth during the year.

The food problem would also be considerably alleviated because it is over the middle of winter.

Interaction with humans on the eastern side of the island is rare, so it was very convenient to deepen intimacy or create an exchange to prepare for trading in the future.

It will be a great opportunity to successfully promote iron products, alcohol, cooking and other specialties only available in the village of Siena.

When the villagers of the village of Siena, who came to pay their taxes, are set free to return, Age graciously leaves Nazioni behind.

Sometimes Tania's birth was discouraged, and she didn't want to be tied up any more and cause any troublesome problems.

The villagers still hold them in warehouses or have easy labor and many are unable to return immediately.

Fernando was to walk with me.

Are you ready, Age?

"This one already. Is Mr. Fernando okay?

"Oh. I can always get out."

"Shall we then leave? It's become gracious..."

"Running, but winning."

Agie looked back at the town of Nazioni.

Viewing other villages and towns is often also helpful in considering the development of the village of Siena.

For there is always a good place in every small village.

On his way to the village of Siena, walking down the streets of the town, Agee found a familiar face, stopping.

"What's wrong?"

"May I just have a moment?

"I don't mind that, do you know him? I just got here."

"Yeah, that's it"

It was Catalina's father, Stefano, who was at the end of his gaze.

Quite far from his home.

It would have been quite difficult to travel this far with a handicapped leg.

But instead, it was not visible, and there was no fear that the story would be heard.

"Your daughter and I are no longer married. I think you will marry Dante, the son of Nazioni's lord instead"

"Really..."

"Oh, don't get me wrong. Mr. Catalina's marriage is not a political one, it is only based on Dante's own wishes."

"Really?

"Yeah, I was having a lot of fun talking about it, regardless of where I was at work."

"... I'm relieved. Thank you."

"No, I did nothing in particular to help. If you'd like to thank Dante, please."

With a dark look, you probably had a nasty imagination, but that's different.

First of all, without a doubt, Dante has a pure heart for Catalina.

Because I'm still young, there are some things I won't get to, but I wonder if I'll be able to do it well.

Having come down from the succession issue, you won't be caught up in a coup d 'état, and I think it's the safest and best choice.

The rest is a matter of Katarina's own feelings.

Decide on your own...... you'll be pissed off when you get home.

"Please, give my best to my daughter"

"I've been entrusted. I'll see you at your daughter's wedding."

"Yes, be sure"

Stefano bows his head deeply and drops off the Ages.

With that figure on his back, Agee went home without looking back.