Chapter 17 (1/2)
Chapter 17 – Future Talks
The day that followed Fafnir’s defeat was very somber
First, the ated
It was also decided by His Majesty and the Prime Minister that the Captains and Vice-Captains would fill the roles of government officials until a new Parliament was established
Then, all the Darkness Guild members were rounded up and arrested, thanks to Claude
A rescue unit was also sent out to liberate all the people ere kidnapped
Most of the rescued people were returned to their hometowns, but there were many children who had no relatives and no home to return to
Therefore, I petitioned His Majesty to bring the children back to the capital and to build an orphanage run by people illing to take care of theranted
The orphanage ended up also accepting children ere found homeless in the slums
The purpose of this orphanage was to provide basic education to these children, giving theoal in life
Funding for the orphanage caed by the castle
It took approxies and carpenters working in cooperation to build it quickly
The humans of this world move fast
The futures of the foreign nobles who had bought and sold the slaves was decided during the ti built
The foreign nobles would all be judged by the laws of the Empire
In this world, it was common sense that if you stayed inside another country, you would be judged by their laws
Therefore, even if another country made a complaint, it would be asserted that “Since they coed by our laws”
Even if they tried to put up a defence, we had accuainst theed quite heavily
It was the same for this country’s Parliament members
If you illing to commit the crime, you couldn’t complain about the punishment
His Majesty has begun to petition the leaders of the surrounding countries to return the people who had been sold and taken out of the country
It became an international issue so the situation became rather serious
It will be a long time before the aard situation between the countries is resolved
With all these various things going on, Claude’s introduction to His Majesty was given teeks after Fafnir’s defeat
Claude had also beenthose teeks, which delayed the introduction
I nearly laughed at how rigid Claude beca his introduction to His Majesty
I explained the situation to His Majesty and Claude officially received the position of “Iator”
Claude was so rigid that the two of us went to the ‘Wild Breath Tavern’ to celebrate his official employment when the introduction ended
I introduced Claude as a friend to all the other customers
When Claude askednon-alcoholic drinks, I reluctantly explained the previous incident and he burst into laughter
I got pissed so I gave hiood punch, bare-handed of course, and it turned into a brawl
Well, it was all in good fun though
After that, so happened that left me completely surprised
The stupid swordsized
He even lowered his head
Really, I was surprised by the display
Apparently, he proize to me if this incident was resolved
I didn’t even know that such a promise had taken place
I hit the stupid swordsman’s head with my fist, bare-handed of course
I rerabbed him by the collar and shouted
“Like I said, there are others you should apologize to, not me!!” [Chie]
I said while pointing at Conrad
I explained why I was angry to the dumbfounded stupid swordsman
For hiized to Conrad yet There are only so uy
After understanding the situation, he wholeheartedly apologized to Conrad, who seeive him
The stupid swordsman also asked me to withdraw the nicknarown fond of it
What can I say This nickname is just easier to say
As a result, the stupid swords
A grown
After that, one week passed
Orphanage
“Hey kids! I brought some sweets with me” [Chie]
I used e with Alice
“Ohhh! It’s the Black Knight!” [Small Boy]
After one of the boys called out, the children gathered around me
When I had first seen the dark expressions of the children ere left ho kidnapped, I had been shocked
I heard that their expressions had beco out an inspection to drop by and deliver sweets
No doubt, it was due to the hard work of the staff
There were many children so nearly a dozen men and women were needed to care for them
“Black Knight-sama!” [Staff Member]
“Welcome! Please come in!” [Staff Member]
The staff members also came out one by one
They seem to have become rather stiff
“No need to be so tense I just thought I’d stop by and share these with everyone” [Chie]
I handed over the large bag of sweets and cakes to one of the staff members
“Oh! Had we knoould have sent someone to retrieve these for you!” [Staff Member]
The staffexpressions
“No, no, it was just a sudden thought I had before I came Don’t mind it” [Chie]
I told the staffboth of my hands in front of my chest
At the sa place-
“Wha-!” [Chie]
I was surprised by a sudden pull on my cloak
When I looked behindup at me
“Hey, kids! You shouldn’t do that to the Duke!” [Staff Member]
“It’s okay, it’s okay What is it?” [Chie]
I calht back towards the children
“Ah…” [Small Boy]
“Hrm?” [Chie]
One of the s
I tilted my head a little, curious about what he wanted
“Ah, let’s play!” [Small Boy]
The boy built up his courage and spoke loudly
It was so cute that I twitched slightly, restraining the urge to hug him
When I looked around, I saw that the other children also looked like they wanted to play
“Yeah, let’s play!” [Chie]
The children’s faces instantly brightened and when I held out an to pull me outside
“Alice, I’o play with the kids for a bit” [Chie]
“Yes, I shall prepare your tea” [Alice]
She said and returned a smile
The staff just stood there with funny expressions on their faces
“Let’s have soerous!” [Chie]
The children began to pull harder and I was forcibly taken outside
Orphanage Square
After being taken out to the courtyard by the children, I faced a problem
“Playing Knights is fine!” [Small Boy]
“No! Let’s play House!” [Small Girl]
The opinions of the girls and the boys were spectacularly divided
“Stupid! The Black Knight is here! Obviously we should play Knights!!” [Small Boy]
The boys insisted on playing pretend Knights because there was a Knight (me) present
“No! The Black Knight will play the father! Just accept it!!” [Small Girl]
The girls wanted to take turns in the mom role, while I was appointed the father role
Since they were cute little children, they each had their own opinions
However, it becaht because of that
This situation is a first for me, so I’m not sure what I should do
“Then, let the Black Knight decide!” [Small Boy]
“Fine!” [Small Girl]
Before I knew it, I was given the deciding vote
“Black Knight-sama!” [Small Girl]
“Pretend Knights or House, which one?” [Small Boy & Small Girl]
They asked in unison
It would be nice if we could play soirls
That’s it!
“Everyone, would you like to play a game from my hometown?” [Chie]
When I said so, they all tilted their heads in curiosity
Alice’s POV
The staff and I began to prepare the tea
“Haah~ is it really alright? Letting theht” [Male Staff Member]
One of the etically
“It’s alright Rather, Black Knight-sama seemed pleased” [Alice]
I said to the h and a smile