Volume 5 Chapter 38.1 (1/2)

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Few days had pa.s.sed since Mikos.h.i.+ba Ryouma killed Earl Salzberg and gain control over the fortified city Epiroz.

This place was Trisstron, the border city located southwest of the Epiroz.

By nature, it was a prospered city because of its function as a trade base with the Zalda Kingdom.

“I guess, he had said something about this long time ago…”

Hearing Elena's words, Chris stiffened.

He could understand why Elena looked bleak.

But even right now, it was only because of Elena fame and power that they could maintain the condition of the Tristron city which had become a den-of-thieves.

Elena's remark was something that would change the future.

And right now, only Chris presented inside the room.

That was why, even if some accidental words appeared, nothing will likely happen.

And the safest thing was not to talk about it. –

“I understand your feeling. But here is…”

Sensing the meaning of his ambiguous words, Elena sighs once again and handed over the next doc.u.ment to Chris.

The doc.u.ment she had been handling was the request to improve the security raised by the citizen. Furthermore, the pet.i.tion came from the commerce a.s.sociation who control Tristron economy.

Elena could not help feeling irritated because of the mountain of doc.u.ments being sent to her again and again without any break.

Of course, it was not like she could not handle it.

In fact, Elena had experience ruling over a land occupied during a war.

For Elena who could even successfully governed over the enemy citizen, there was no reason for her to fail at governing her own country's people.

However, ability aside, it was a fact that the current situation was a burden for Elena and also a major power abuse.

Of course, because of the circ.u.mstance no one going to criminalized her, but that didn't mean she had to take the risk either.

(Had I didn't put my hands on it, I can see that the administration of Tristron city would be paralyzed. And when that happens, even if reinforcement request come from Zalda, we could do nothing…)

Elena's role was to come as fast as possible the moment the Zalda Kingdom asked for reinforcement.

It was clear that the Ortomea Empire which withdraws its soldiers once again would make a move.

In the first place, this Tristron had no lord. In other words, this was one of the royal territories, the administration was handled by a magistrate appointed by the Royal authority.

And the reason why government affair doc.u.ments crossed Elena Steiner desk was simply due to her ability.

(Well, for those who has the brain, it would be natural for them to have thought that there was no point making a pet.i.tion at this late hour…)

Elena sighs again after a certain man face appeared inside her mind.

Originally, this Tristron city was famous as a self-sufficient city.

In the past few decades, at the time when a war against the Zalda Kingdom often happens, the soldiers garrisoned in the city moved every day, but in later years, they would only move once or twice every year except for the daily patrol.

With that, it was rare for the city to mobilize all of the two hundred soldiers garrisoned inside the city.