Chapter 31 (1/2)

CHAPTER 31 – CIRcumSTANCES OF THE HELMUT KINGDOM ARISTOCRACY

This chapter heavily uses the terms 寄り親 and 寄り子 which would be “Yori oya” and “Yori lish translation for these terms as they express a special japanese relationshi+p (at least that how it seems)

I dug around in the Internet for a while to try and find you guys a dictionary definition, so you can better understand theof those words as they are crucial in this chapter Since they were also used in the previous chapter, I will also be updating it later for consistency

Definition:

1) The relation ofa person closely to athe way of parent-child relationshi+p Especially the dai States period bound powerfultheir local powerful clans in the countryside as their “mi” (yori ko) in order to form military structures

2) Edo period, the guarantor of an employee

Using patron for yori oya and vassal for yori mi

“Haa… I’m tired…” (Wendelin)

It was now evening and Erich-nii-san’s e announcement party had safely ended

Including the bride, Erich-nii-san had received various words of congratulations and blessings from his friends and co-workers from the town hall Erwin, Ina and Luise busied the with the crowd

“You had it rough Viscount Mongérard was quite persistent, huh?” (Erwin)

“No, that person went around suppressing them Thanks to that, it actually was not that bad” (Wendelin)

If one were to speak of trouble, then certainly it would be about the fact of I was continuously, without a break, being surrounded bythe ceremony

At this ti behind Erich-nii-san’s apology…

The story of Burkhart-san and on took hly accurate tale within the royal capital

Burkhart-san, being aware that his own on, exerted hiic airshi+p while reon be put to rest by cleansing it with ic, that could be called a fact up till there

Sadly, people kept ou it with others who had also heard the story As such, I kept getting handled like a new toy by the party participants in the end

Certainly, they didn’t expect the one in the ru today in the e party they attended

Furtherroom’s own little brother!

Sohted fellows noticed it, and apparently quite a few nobles andin order to try participate in the party just to contact er-san, Burkhart-san, and the patron of the Brandt fa their unreasonable petitions

With a height of about 190 centiérard, who appeared to be about 40 years old, indeed had the countenance of a typical bureaucrat Although it turned out that I took the leading part of the e announcement party of his precious vassal, which also causedquite iroup of people hanging onto er than was polite

Indeed, such attentive concern could be also seen as appropriate for a household serving as bureaucrats for generations

“I aérard” (Wendelin)

During the cereaze towards the appearance of Erich-nii-san in his uniforly prepared for this occasion

They continued to singularly talk to me

Apart from retainer and servant candidates, there were children introduced to hters were introduced to me where it was even fine for them to just be a concubine, and it turned even more extreme when they talked about suspicious investments and proposed loans

Owing it to theuilt towards Erich-nii-san

However, whilein the crowd at that tiuilt lessened quite a lot

“You lot apparently had quite the fun” (Wendelin)

“Well, yea” (Erwin)

After the party concluded without any probleuest roo with Erwin

Erich-nii-san had arranged it for us so that we could stay in this roo our visit in the royal capital Erwin and ned a double room

“Although you are theoretically a retainer, you didn’t come to help me either” (Wendelin)

“As of yet it’s only on paper,and I haven’t receive any wages yet either” (Erwin)

“Since that is a sound argu I can retort to” (Wendelin)

Erwin’s group had beco annoying job seekers swarm me

For now there was no one but my party members, who shared the same ambition as me to become adventurers

After we retired fro adventurers, the plan was that they would beco me

“However, it will become difficult for you from here on, Wend” (Erwin)

“Leaving the royal capital…” (Wendelin)

“Since you can’t do anything about that, how about you have your fill of sightseeing of the capital during your summer vacation?” (Burkhart)

Suddenly there was a knock on the door and it was opened Burkhart-san stood there Most likely he had heard our conversation about the various topics

Unexpectedly this kind of statement was said

“Eh? We can’t do anything about that?” (Wendelin)

“Ah, after this, the struggling of the boy will begin Thanks to that, I will be taking care of you while in the capital as well Though it’s fine as it is an easy job” (Burkhart)

Suddenly subjugating an ancient dragon, receiving aof decorations, which hadn’t been rewarded forappointed to the rank of associate baron as a young man

Moreover, this youngthe bones and the on he had defeated

In such case, there could be only one thing that the nobles of this kingdom, who only cared about wealth and the authority to rule, would think of

“The strive to beco of it all To start with, this case will become a competition” (Burkhart)

“Who will make him their vassal, isn’t it?” (Erwin)

“Ohh! Erwin-bou’s unexpected wisdom has come around” (Burkhart)

“I ahtly hurt here…” (Erwin)

“Sorry, sorry With this you should understand the reason why I will stay at the boy’s1side, right?” (Burkhart)

Patron and vassal

Sule comment, this was the real aim of the aristocratic community

Froe to the dukes, as they were all appointed to their peerage by the royal family, they likewise serve the royal family

If we assuth of a single village steth coe Such a territory can be coth, but the earls and dukes at the border, which can mobilize over 10’000 soldiers, are in no way the sah

This ht be part of the real intention

Even so, there are too es, associate barons and etcetera,for the kingdoe nobles

With the kingdo such a motive, this system has continued its function since the establishdom

The patron of rave of Breithilde

The reason is that the athered in the southern part of the kingdo over their own territories froathered around them It was also norather since the official positions were inheritable

Actually, there are many like the Brandt family, which has inherited the job related to financial affairs for érard was the vassal of Finance Minister Rückner and thus served as his trusted retainer

“But, it’s strange In case of Wend’s patron, wouldn’t the rave of Breithilde have priority?” (Erwin)

“If you consider things normally, that is true, but there are people who don’t think soFurther is not wrong” (Burkhart)

Sirave of Breithilde as I a fro to beco the prep school that is also located in the territory of the raviate of Breithilde

After graduation, the southern area, which contains the territory of theabout it nore to take me in as their vassal

“In reality, my master had decided to employ the boy before he ar, the boy was raised to a direct retainer instead” (Burkhart)

Thus, since I adorave of Breithilde, it would not be possible for rave