Vol 3 Chapter 47 (1/2)
Magi’s Grandson – 47
Detest everything…
Around two years ago, his name wasn’t Oliver Schtrom
Oliver Von Schtradius
That was his real name, also the naht to inherit the throne
When he was indeed a noble, he had an objection toward the way coet of nobles’ exploitation, with Earlshi+de’s nobles and commoners’ relation as his ideal, he desperately tried to improve his citizens’ livelihood
Co school
For the commoners whose financial affairs weren’t i rather than attending school, that ideal wasn’t realized yet but, to realizing that he was desperately trying his best to search for a way to assist theht
With a cheap livelihood co territory, Schtradius territory’s circumstance was become a subject at the outskirt area
“Dear, how about you take a rest soon?”
“Ah, Aria huh Well this area’s harvest is scarce coht is there any way to cope with it”
Looking at Oliver’s state as still working at Feudal lord’s mansion in Schtradius territory, his wife, Aria, inquired that
She earing a loose night dress, and her sto a bit
“It’s good to work for the citizens but… I’m worried with your health”
“Haha, you also should pay full attention to your health”
Oliver said that while gently caressing his wife’s stomach
“Since we are finally receiving this treasure after all”
“Fufu, I understand, dear”
As a couple of Empire’s nobles, Oliver was a very devoted husband, without any concubine he was very loving his wife, Aria, and Aria loved Oliver too
Their har citizens, as an E citizens were unusually high
Easy to talk and popular, their popularity as feudal lord and also noble were high
There were many peoples who admired that kind of Schtradius territory, peoples ere living at a territory with harsh livelihood, they ishi+ng to rate toward Schtradius territory
And then, of course there were people who didn’t arate, they were the nobles of their own respective territory
E than an exploitation subject, so if the commoners were decreased then that ly
And so those feudal lords were prohibiting ration, prohibit them went toward Schtradius territory
But, whether they didn’t concerned by that prohibition, there weretoward Schtradius territory
Since they were similarly inside Empire’s territory, they couldn’t suppress citizens’ flow of ration
Then, not just feudal lords, the other dukes who also hold the saht to inherit the throne were also bore unpleasant sentiment toward Oliver
With the increase of citizens the tax revenue would be increased too, and so their financial pohich nificently increased further, the increase of tax revenue would similarly mean the increase of his contribution toward empire, it seemed he was a step ahead at emperor election
If that was left as it is, Oliver may become the emperor
If that was the case, since he was harboring citizens’ precedence policy, they et thus far
They thought that they had cover it properly but, their thought were dominated
The one who took advantage of their thought, was a duke who at that tiht to inherit the throne yet, Herald Von Ritchimond
“Everyone, thanks for co here”
“Wha! Duke Ritchiood spirit…”
“Ah, you don’t need to be so for to ask to all of you but”
“Yes, please order us anything”
“Schtradius, I want you to summon him to Imperial capital”
“Duke Schtradius… right?”
“Yes, you are peoples whose citizens were stolen by Schtradius right?”
“Th, that is…”
“Ah, I don’t have any intention to blame you”
“Yes…”
“Schtradius… do you think Schtradius is an eyesore?”
“Of course! For him to stole our citizens and use them to fill his own pocket, I’m very detest him!”
“I thought so too, with that he could increase the tax revenue to the empire, increase his contribution toward eh evaluation from imperial noble”
“damn vestment who had their own territories! The hell with evaluation without aware of our hardshi+p”
Right, Imperial nobles were noble who had their own territory, vestment nobles
When nobles who e their own territory were busy to exploit and live extravagantly, Imperial nobles’ job were different, to ascertain their previous territory, Imperial nobles served as a vestment noble
Moreover, even with citizens precedence policy, Oliver hi annuity from the empire, so he didn’t know any pain nor harsh
And with a high assessment from those vestment nobles, that means…
“If we left it as it is, Schtradius may become the next emperor you know”
“Th, that! If that person becomes the emperor, isn’t that mean he would apply that citizens precedence policy!”
“If that happened, that would be troublesoht?”
“We are a chosen person! We shouldn’t permit that injustice!”
“Therefore, I want you to make a fake summon for Schtradius to Imperial capital Then at that time I’ll launch a plan to overthrow him”
“Is that true!?”
“Yes, that’s why you should try to hold Schtradius at I as possible You could use any reason to do it”
To that order froreed were starting to thought about so as possible
“Kukuku, Schtradius… this is your end…”
Herald was laughing without ht saw it
Then, several days after those nobles assembly, there was a contact from those nobles to Oliver’s territory
His success to e his territory and also increase the tax revenue, there was a request for him to teach his ability
“Then, see you later”
“Yes, please be careful”
“Hahaha, you know about ht? I could even easily beat any demon which armies couldn’t defeat you know”
“Nevertheless, as a wife I will still be worried”
“Fufu, thank you I’ll be adequately careful You too, okay?”
“Yes, I understand”
Being sent off by Aria, Oliver went toward Imperial capital
Neighboring nobles were also approving his ideality
If he spread his ideal at iht beco further
He went to iht
Schtradius’ mansion at imperial city was visited by many nobles every day
Then while listening to Oliver about the way to increase the tax revenue, they were looking at him with admiration
Oliver felt their response, he thought that the e his stay at imperial capital
The nobles who came to listen to his speech, when they left Duke Schtradius’him by said “You damn shameless man who don’t have nobles’ pride!” without he noticed it…
Then, at the ti at imperial capital, there was a certain incident which frequently happened at Schtradius territory
The incident about the disappearance of the citizen one after another
With young woman and kid as the victiht, but also at daytime
With that, the citizens, whether it kids, wife and girl, they were terrorized by anxiety, and grew distrust toward Oliver who didn’t take any action regarding that incident
Then at a certain day, there was a certain man came to Schtradius city
“You, may I have a second?”
“Y, yes… what is it?”
Suddenly called by a man ore a fine cloth, the citizen was nervous
The citizen thought that perhaps that overnment officer or a noble
He never thought that he would be called by such person
“You don’t need to be that nervous, there’s so I want to ask but”
“Yes… what is it possibly?”
“Actually… I’m a military police from imperial capital, since there were ot an information that there were many peoples ere captured and turned into a slave You, do you know anything about it?”
“Hu, human abduction!?”
“Do you have any idea about it?”
Being inquire that, the citizen was telling him about the incident which happened recently
“Y, yes… actually, recently there were irls and kids… it make everyone anxious”
“Disappearance incident… that’s it”
“Nevertheless, why does the military police from imperial capital…”
“It is actually a secret but… actually, it seems this incident is related to this town’s feudal lord”
“Fe, feudal lord-sama!?”
“Ssst! You’re too loud!”
The citizen man couldn’t believe that The feudal lord-sama who tried his best to support the co, so he thought
“Duke Schtradius at this territory was take a policy which treat the coht?”
“Yes, thanks to him, we could live sufficiently”
“That was a bait”
“Bait?”
“Yes, he asseood treatment toward co the asse them”
“No, no way… that…”
“Just try think about it, do you really think that an empire’s noble would treat commoner kindly?”
“If, if you say so…”
At first he didn’t to believe that But, he indeed never thought that an eot the explanation, he started to think that the military police’s as true
“We’re going to stay at this city for a while, so if there’s so happen just tell me”
“I, I understand”
After said that, the military police man left
“He also fell for it…”
So he thought, while his mouth was inclined
Like that, herald who named himself as a military police was spread that false information inside the city, those ru citizens suspicion, nevertheless the peoples abduction were still happened
Because of Herald’s work, since the information about that incident wasn’t reached feudal lord’s mansion, of course there was no way they would do any search
To the feudal lord who didn’t take any action even at this kind of ti its peak
Oliver was spending his tihtest aware that such a thing was happened at his territory
But, since his wife’s parturition was co to his territory
The nobles who tried to restrain hiht that two h, so they let him return
Then, they infor to the final stage
When Oliver departed from Imperial capital, the military police man was called out to the citizens’ men
“Everyone, please listen to rasp a trace of this hue which coe but, would you cooperate with us?”
The citizens whose irritation was at its peak was attracted by that words
Those uided by the man who called himself as a military police to the location where they would seize the carriage, without long a carriage with Schtradius crest was approaching them
When the man who called hie was readily stopped
“I’e”
“This is duke’s carriage you know? Do you think such a thing would be permitted?”
“This is an investigation order from his majesty emperor, I won’t allow any objection”
All that he said was just a lie His ation order was also nonexistence
But the citizens ere intoxicated by fury couldn’t realize that at all
Then, when they checked the luggage…
“Oi! What’s it!?”
“That are goods which should be delivered to Duke-sama”
Inside the luggage tray of the carriage… the woht had disappeared, those citizens were there while being tied by a rope
The citizens who saw that was convicted
The military police man’s words was true