Chapter 96 Part1 (1/2)

Having finished changing the city of Sakart into our base, ere summoned by Therese to Alhans which surrendered to the liberation army

It appears that she'd like me, who is also a staff officer, to be at her side, since we obtained a military base from where we can safely look out towards the capital

Given that Burkhart-san and Doushi+ served as her guards during our absence, I believed that she wouldn't be lonely, but ThereseSakart to Popek-san's group and other imperial nobles as the construction work there hadtaken Philip and Christoph along

As ht be expected from a city that's treated as auxiliary capital, Alhans was a city with a larger scale than Breitburg

I have heard that Therese took the city through negotiations for a capitulation after she cut off the supplies during the siege operation

Thanks to that, there was no obvious dae visible in Alhans

“It looks like a nice place fell into your hands, doesn't it?” (Alfons)

“You ht say it happened in the course of events?” (Wendelin)

Alfons, who ca the fortress and city of Sakart

If it stays like this, there not reallyto it, but since we carried out construction to expand the fortress and city, they apparently satisfy the require us to apply pressure on the rebel army

“At least for the city of Sakart, that is Since the fortress was essentially used as storage by the local o, none of us realized its existence until we received the report” (Alfons)

It iven that its defences would be unreliable if it didn't get fixed, they didn't feel any necessity to go out of their way to take the fortress

And even before that, I heard that the fortress wasn't so the soldiers, officers and nobles of the liberation army were aware of

In Therese's and Alfons' eyes it was an issue of re it in the first place, since the fortress had been abandoned before they were born

“It's a big help since it's possible to pressure the capital and the frontline once we connect it to Alhans with a road It looks like you developed the roads quite a bit as well, doesn't it?” (Alfons)

“That's only because I had freetime as there was no battle” (Wendelin)

There was al this ti Popek-san's group surrender after threatening them with the 『Low Frequency Stun』 spell

Or rather, Popek-san's group looked like a gathering of blockheads at the beginning, but he joined us after predicting everything

The city of Sakart joined the liberation arot reinforced

Since their economical sphere has entered our territory as well, he's certainly a former elite soldier of the i this far ahead

During , even if it was al but construction work

Also, I had left the coroup to Philip and Christoph, and asked the in the process

While receiving Haruka as assistant, Erw spent fulfilling days even as he was busy

『You know, I've got quite a bit of spare tio and do your construction work I' how to lead a corps』 (Erwin)

『Bah, there's not that much difference to what I have done before… Does it still look like you will be dumped, Erw? Or did you actually have a secret lover in addition to Haruksan?』 (Wendelin)

『As if! Don't jinx me』 (Erwin)

Once I consider the details of the city's and fortress' construction work, I feel that there's is no difference to the period when I was called public works adventurer

At any rate, so work and private time everyday with your fiancée, even Erw, that fellow, is spending enviable days

“Wendelin, I played a very active part, okay?” (Therese)

“A very active part?” (Wendelin)

Therese grappled with a large aovernment office of Alhans

Given that this place is also a metropolis under her direct control, it has beco the city after occupying it

Since there's also the matter with the supervision of the prisoners that surrendered, a mountain of docu documents, Burkhart-san?”

“That's because you and your party hasn't been here, Earl-sama…” (Burkhart)

Since Elise and Ina weren't present either, Burkhart-san, who acts as Therese's guard, apparently got stuck doing their part

Given that he's an intellectual who received education, he can normally handle this kind of work, too

He's a reasonably capable person who had been warrave Breithilde

“Umm, what about uncle-sama?” (Elise)

“Miss, do you believe that Doushi+ doing so documents?” (Burkhart)

“Umm… very rarely he does, maybe…?” (Elise)

Elise replied Burkhart-san's question while lacking confidence

In society icians are believed to be intellectual workers, and their ratio ah

But, since there are also ination, there are unexpectedlythem, too

Doushi+ is considered to be dus nobles who only use his appearance as gauge

In reality that's not true at all, but owed to his personality, he's bad with detailed paperwork Given that the person hi burdened with that kind of work, it looks like he has ended up leaving

“Isn't he your guard, Therese-saht with just Burkhart-sa at Therese's side albeit being her guard, Erw and Haruka had a wondering expression

“If you are talking about )

“He appeeeared~~~!”

Erw got startled at Doushi+ suddenly appearing

“I was on standby in the next roo out )

“So that hoas But, why aren't you at Therese-sama's side?”

“That's obvious! It's because it's nor)

“To declare that so boldly…”

Haruka became speechless due to the words and deeds of Doushi+ who always lives by following his instincts

Because Earl Mizuho Country resembles japan, she has probably received a cultural shock after seeing a hureat that thee returned, Wendelin Let's first try to straighten up this large a up the workload?” (Therese)

“Are you telling us to do it as well!?”

At the top – left side Nürnberg, Talrand and Alfred – right side Wendelin, Arht: Elise, Therese, Ina, Katharina, Wilma, Luise – in the back Erwin and Haruka

As she was really cornered in various ways, we decide to hand everyone docuh the were Therese's tasks

“Alfons-san is not here” (Wilma)

Wil aware of it

Once I ask the sentries in front of the office in a hurry, he apparently left to the city on business

“As expected ofaway…” (Wendelin)

I praised Alfons' swift escape while processing the docu the merit of ards of the battles so far

I think this is a skill necessary for the current ht, but I wonder whether it's alright for foreigners like us to look at these kind of docu to leak the information?” (Therese)

Therese apparently heard ht say it's about that” (Wendelin)

“Even if thou pass the infordom after the war, it will be useless since it will be already out of date Even I wouldn't hand thou docuet leaked” (Therese)

As expected she has thought about it to such an extent

“But then again, if you stay in the empire as my husband, Wendelin, there will likely be many opportunities for you to come in contact with the most important, confidential information” (Therese)

“Therese-sama, the place, where you have made a mistake in the document, is here” (Elise)

“Therese-saet entries in this docuive a warning to the person who sent it in” (Ina)

Because Therese started to ain, Elise and Ina interrupt us by thrusting documents with errors in front of Therese's nose

“Thy wives are strangely excellent” (Therese)

Given that Elise is a perfect superwo Ina's forte beca up seven and 5, you it one up here… huh? It's correct, isn't it? Somehow I feel worried about it Once more…”

Conversely, Luise, who has parts where she relies on her intuition, was in dire distress in front of the great a is about co here” (Wilma)

“That's weird!” (Katharina)

Katharina is able to htly quick manner, but there are quite a few mistakes

In reverse Wilma is precise but slow There were many times where she pointed out Katharina's ht have exactly opposite personalities, but in reality their couess such kind of work is necessary too…”

“Erw-san Let's do our best I will make daifuku as snack afterwards” (Haruka) (T/N: rice cake stuffed with bean jaive it my best shot!” (Erwin)

Erw and Haruka created their own little world

Basically Haruka is skillfully luring Erw into doing his work

He's already being dominated, but since Erw himself doesn't think so, there's no problem

“(So this is a wo him…?)”, I admire her

Since we put the documents finally in order after around an hour, we decided to chat with Therese while eating some snacks

“They aren't overly delicious, but…” (Haruka)

The snacks were daifuku just as Haruka had announced in advance

The person herself, who made them, is quite humble about the result, but I don't see any difference to those you can buy at a store

“It's delicious with its mild sweetness, Haruksan”

“Really? That's a relief” (Haruka)

“Since Haruksan is also skilled at cooking and sweets, I don't have to worry at all” (Erwin)

Once I look at the two of the around a need couple

When I looked at Therese accidentally, she had a very envious expression

I pretend not having seen that

“Bean daifuku and salt daifuku are also tasty, aren't they?”

“I wondered whether it's alright to put salt into sweets, but the salty-sweet taste will become a habit”

Even Luise fancied the salt daifuku she eats for the first time

“By the hat about strawberry daifuku?”

“Eh?”

“Strawberry and daifuku, you say?”

Erw and Haruka are lost for words due to my question

In their heads it's probably impossible to coe coht?”

Ina worries about the taste, but I have actually experienced it myself

The combination of strawberries and daifuku is the best

Strawberries are treated as luxury goods in this world since their growing takes time, labour and cultivation

They are smaller and more sour than the ones in japan, but that should boost their refreshi+ng effect in reverse