FVN Chapter 169 : Chapter 169
Chapter 169 : Chapter 169
Chapter 169“Be prepared…. Because of you, a stupid mutt who can’t tell right from wrong, things have gone awry, so now the only remaining task for Deminiyan is your destruction…!”i Deminiyan. I revoke the name of Deminiyan given to Frohadin, the current head of the Deminiyan ducal family. Also, I order him to serve as a common soldier in the army conquering the Time Chaos Dungeon at the border. The term is until his death for the country.”
The nobles covered their mouths in shock. The Emperor himself had revoked the duke’s name! And even as a common soldier!
On top of that, if he had to serve until his death for the country, it was just telling him to fight and die.
“This is to protect the trust with the World Tree. I also order that the Deminiyan ducal family be demoted to a marquisate, and that 99.9% of its territory, commercial rights, and interests be returned to the state.”
Someone collapsed. When I turned my head… it was Frohadin’s son, and the father of Mary and Shuga.
The return of all property except for 1%. That is, it meant that 99.9% of the 100% of property had to be returned. To a commoner, even that would be a lot of property, but to the Deminiyan family, that was…. In effect, no different from stripping them of their dukedom.
“Is this not enough?”
At the Emperor’s question, the Elf Queen once again turned her head and looked at me. Naturally, the gazes of everyone turned to me.
‘…Well, this should be enough.’
Only when I nodded did the Elf Queen’s wrath also subside.
“Know that this is the forgiveness of the Guardian and the mercy of the Mother of Life.”
“Thank you. Humanity has kept its faith with the World Tree.”
“I have seen it clearly and will take it to heart.”
The incident was thus settled… but after such an event, there was no one who would move rashly.
But only one person.
“Excuse me.”
One person approached me.
“You are….”
“What should I call you? Super Rookie? Black Knight? Guardian?”
“…Sir Martin is sufficient.”
“It’s been a while. Let me reintroduce myself. I am Heijin, the Chairman of the Southern Sea Peace Conference.”
The person who had awarded Gilbert the plaque and medal at the banquet immediately after the Fog Island conquest.
The Southern Sea Peace Conference. An organization that oversees the southern part of the continent, which was once as wealthy as the central part.
As Fog Island was swallowed by the Time Chaos Dungeon, the fishing and trade in the southern part of the continent were blocked, and it turned into a military organization… but its prestige was still there.
“Whenever you like, if you have a chance to visit the southern part of the continent, come find me, Sir Martin. I am willing to provide you with the scenery of the southern part of the continent, which was once called the best resort, without any price or restriction. The grace I have received from you is no small thing.”
“Yes, thank you.”
And then Chairman Heijin walked up to the Elf Queen. Then he knelt and bowed his head.
“Glory to the Mother of Life. Greetings, Your Majesty.”
“The Mother of Life blesses your future. Few people know this greeting…. Ah, I see. You are the descendant of the snot-nosed kid who faced the previous queen who acted as a proxy for the Mother of Life about a hundred years ago.”
“Yes. I heard that when my great-grandfather and grandfather saw the queen at that time, the World Tree gave them a blessing.”
“So it was unexpected. Your family has received the grace of the World Tree for generations and distributed it to the continent. I heard that in this generation, you have given up the right to diplomatic rights.”
The diplomatic rights that Deminiyan and Elidore fought over. Part of the cause was with Chairman Heijin.
“As a tragedy befell Fog Island, the sea in the southern part of the continent was also completely eroded. Not only were fishing and trade suspended, but monsters swarmed from the sea, making even survival a struggle. Now, we don't even have the capacity to supply the goods of Fog Island to the continent, so we had to give up.”
“…Excellent. Glory that is beyond one’s strength will only harm oneself.”
The Elf Queen quietly raised her hand and placed it on Heijin’s head.
“You are excellently inheriting the old spirit.”
“You praise me too highly.”
“I have left a part of the grace of Fog Island for an old collaborator.”
“What?!”
“I will entrust it to you. I will not accept any questions. It is a fitting reward for showing courtesy to the Guardian.”
The elderly Chairman Heijin shed tears of emotion and prostrated himself before the Elf Queen.
Many prominent figures watched that scene, and artists began to draw sketches on the spot. A masterpiece that would surely remain in the world would be born.
With this, the banquet gradually began to regain a warm atmosphere.
Wild Instinct (Master) warns not to forget the last piece of the puzzle.
‘It’s not, over yet?’
Before the clash between Frohadin and Elidore, what was I worried about?
‘The suspicious group that Duke Frohadin brought in!’
Thud! The door of the banquet hall opened.
“Hahahaha!”
“Haha! Hahahaha!”
There were figures who appeared, laughing madly.