Chapter 23: Homeward (2) (1/2)
Chapter 23: Houest from the Charlotte Merchant Company”
the chamberlain’s report, Milton had a faint smile
“Guide them to the parlor Ah, and don’t serve us tea It’d be a waste”
With that slightly petty order, Milton headed towards the parlor and saw the sullen expression on the face of the Charlotte Merchant Coer
“It’s been awhile How have you been?”
Seeing the faint sritted his teeth
“Yes, My Lord Thanks to you, I’ve been very well”
Thanks to Milton heading into the battlefield, the er had been in trouble with the Charlotte Merchant Coerial position, it was only natural for hilad to have been of help and to see your bright expression… it’s certainly rewarding”
“……”
The er’s face hardened at Milton’s blatant sarcas the conversation with Milton which only served to raise his blood pressure, the ot down to business
“The total aold Initially, 8,500 gold were borroith the fief as collateral and an additional 2,000 gold with the title as collateral”
“Did I do that?”
“Yes, My Lord Surely you’re not trying to back out of it now?”
Unintentionally, the er raised his voice
“Because you participated in the war against the Strabus Kingdoed However, if you do not pay fifty percent of your debt within this month, ill seize your collateral, My Lord”
The ated Milton’s situation before coone to the battlefield to avoid the debt but now…
h contribution and was discharged in disgrace? What an idiot, he couldn’t even do anything over there There’s always useless people everywhere’</eer had of Milton Because Milton’s achievements on the Western Front were reduced as her-ups, there was a limit to the information available to the Charlotte Merchant Company Not to mention, Nelson had dealt with Milton’s dismissal process as quickly as possible Given the limited official inforer to consider Milton to be pathetic
“Fifty percent… that’s a lot of money And I have to repay all that within this reed to on the contract Please don’t blame me…”
“Fifty percent is botherso now”
“…My Lord?”
The er was startled by Milton’s words
Milton handed hidoold in cash, so I will go and get it for you now”
“……”
“What’s wrong? You’re not going to take it?”
“Ah, no, My Lord That’s…”
Patting his shoulder, Milton put the check directly into the otten the ht You’re not someone I want to see often nor are you a beauty”
The ht have a lot of issues with Milton, but Milton had just as ainst him Ultimately, Milton had to join the battle because of the debt owed to the Charlotte Merchant Coer left the Forrest Manor after writing Milton a receipt and receiving the htly dazed expression on his face
“Ho did he earn this h he had received theMilton would not be able to pay off the debt, the er had reported to the Headquarters that he would be able to seize the estate and the title However, since Milton had paid off the debt, he had now falsely reported to the Headquarters
“daain?”
With his debt repaid, all of Milton’s problems were resolved Noas tiuess… it’s impossible to live in co the war on the Western Front, Milton tried to live a peaceful life as an ordinary noble fro tiies While the history of reat as a conflict of ideas The Northern Republicans would never stop trying to spread their ideologies across the continent They firmly believed if they conquered the world, there would be peace throughout the continents and paradise would be established
ree Having spent his entire life in a democratic country, Milton believed Republicanism was a loophole-filled system While the current society wasn’t without problems, every society had its problems There was no perfect system for a perfect society However, it took countless lives before Milton, no Park Moonsoo, and the other twenty-first century people to realize this And this world was going through that same process now Chaos was inevitable, particularly where Milton lived - the Lester Kingdodo with the Republic, but there were always confrontations at the border In other words, he was living in a tiht break out at any moment For hith Power, money, military power, inforth to protect myself This is that kind of era’</ethen himself and prepare for the future than live the peaceful life of the present When it cath as a lord in this era, it was military power Unlike the nobles in the Capital, military poas an indispensable part of power for the nobles at the border
If the villagers rebelled, the nobles had to be able to suppress the fief Of course, a conflict with the neighboring fief wasn’t a co But it was necessary to prepare for so military power, Milton, fortunately, had a truarding his status, he was an excellent teacher Having raised his class to Expert, Jerome was motivated and stubbornly insisted he would turn Rick and Tommy to Expert Class as well Because of this, the two coth stats increased
“I can leave the Knights’ training to Jerome, but the soldiers are still a probleh, Milton opened the Manor’s status
Territory - Forrest Territory
Population - 7,360 people