I Became the Childhood Friend of the Northern Duchess - Chapter 285



285 – Side Story – A Story About Creating Peace (4)

Two days have passed since I heard the good news from Minette.

“I can’t believe you two personally came all the way here to inspect… ” . It’s an honor.”

“There is no need to be too rigid. “I came here just to take a quick look.”

“Ed, let’s go over there first.”

Ariel and I briefly set foot in the outskirts of Hespania for the purpose of inspection.

This is the case in most cities, but the closer you get to the outskirts, the worse the security is, the residents’ clothing becomes shabbier, and the buildings get smaller. Hespania, the largest city in the north, cannot escape that category either.

In a sense, it is safe to say that the situation in the outskirts of Hespania is worse than that of other cities due to the influence of the symbol of domination.

That’s why, if possible, we try not to let so-called high-ranking people set foot in this place, but since we came to such a place, the attitude of the security officials had no choice but to become more polite.

“It sure looks better than before, right?”

“Well, if this continues, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for all of Hespania to fall under the influence of the symbol of domination again.”

As Ariel said, the outskirts of Hespania, which had to endure the bitter cold and were reluctant to enter as it was called ‘frost’ in Hespania, was suddenly filled with quite a warm air.

Perhaps the narrowed area of the symbol of domination has expanded to this point again. This level would be sufficient for people to live.

“It would be best if we could cover all of the northern land, but it’s a shame that we can’t.”

But is it true that there is no end to human greed?

It was good news that I had recovered to this extent, but I went even further and hoped that all of this northern land would become a warm and gentle space like Hespania.

“I have to work on that. Even though it may not be possible to create a rich land, we can make it a land where people can live without worrying about going hungry.”

Ariel, who was looking at me like that, clenched her fists cutely and strengthened her will.

Who would see this cute woman as the ruler of the North, ruling over a cold land?

“You said something wrong. She would say ‘we’, not ‘I’.”

“Hey, that’s right. “It was a mistake that wasn’t like me.”

In the meantime, I put my hand on the back of Ariel’s hand her her, trying to catch her her her her little slip of the tongue her her her, and she stuck out her tongue and smiled , leaning her head on her shoulder her her her.

Thinking that the reason for the warmer air was not just the influence of the symbol of domination, we decided to continue the inspection.

***

The inspection ended quite late. I was planning to return as early as possible, but since there was a lot to find out, it took a little longer than planned.

“Son-in-law, is that true? “The symbol of domination has returned to its original state?”

“Oh, yes. I’m sorry for the delay in telling you. “My father-in-law.”

Since I had confirmed it with my own eyes, I began to inform people around me about the symbol of domination, and sure enough, my father-in-law asked me about this at dinner with a look of disbelief.

I heard that it was none other than my father-in-law who studied restoring the symbol of domination as closely as Ariel.

Perhaps that’s why he looks so thrilled that a feat that was once thought to be impossible has been achieved.

“I’m not fully recovered yet, father. But Minette said that if things continue like this, it will be soon.”

“Hehe, how are you? “I can wait with a happy heart.”

It seemed like her father-in-law was having too many expectations, so Ariel tried to lower his expectations by subtly laying the groundwork, but it was no use.

On the contrary, my father-in-law, who smiled brightly as if he had been convinced by Ariel’s words her her, may have seemed a little presumptuous, but she looked as pure as a boy in the prime of his youth of hers.

“What kind of magic have you shown? Ariel.”

Meanwhile, my mother-in-law seemed to be curious about the inside story, so she put down the knife and fork she was holding and started brushing Ariel who was sitting next to her. It’s been a while since I’ve seen Serena and Evan so excited.

“I didn’t do it. It’s all thanks to Ed.”

“Oh! “My son-in-law?”

“… Yes?”

As I was happily listening to the conversation between mother and daughter, Ariel suddenly pointed her hand in this direction and continued eating with a solemn look in her eyes.

At that, my mother-in-law’s brightly shining eyes turned to me, and I, who had been silently cutting the meat, had to blink in confusion.

Frown.

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At that moment, Ariel’s one eye closed and she winked at me as if showing off. It seemed like he was saying, ‘Please explain well.’ But I could tell that he was actually trying to give credit to me.

Oh my, I can’t survive.

“Oh, no. I didn’t do anything special. Should I just say I was lucky? .”

“Yes? That’s strange. Minette said that if it weren’t for Ed’s magic, this never would have happened?”

“…”

She was trying to make up her own excuse, but Ariel let her words slip as if she had even figured out a way for me to escape, and she resumed her meal on her own.

At that moment, my mother-in-law’s interest completely shifted from Ariel to me.

See you later, Ariel.

“Please explain what’s going on, son. “We are curious too.”

“Yes, Lady Helen is also curious, so please tell me briefly.”

“I intend to do so. Actually, it’s not really anything special.”

In the end, my parents continued to harass me, so I had no choice but to explain the whole story in my own words.

I felt like if I just borrowed Minette’s words, it would be misconstrued as if I had accomplished something, so I was exhausted trying to explain as little as possible.

“How! Just as Ariel said, Ed, you did it!”

The problem is that even though I said that, my mother-in-law did n’t seem to want to listen anymore, so she decided that it was just my accomplishments and she called me by my affectionate nickname for the first time in a while.

After marriage, he always called me ‘son-in-law’, and he seemed quite happy.

“So, thanks to you, the people living there no longer have to be cold?”

“Hmm… It’s not thanks to my brother, but anyway. Now I will be able to live there normally, farming and playing.”

“Wow!”

Sonia, who was eating steak sauce with her mouth full, also raised her hands and cheered.

Sonia was a very affectionate person, so sometimes when she passed by that place in her carriage, she would feel a pity in her heart.

The sight of children around her age wearing all kinds of clothes and sitting on the street without being able to play properly must have been heartbreaking.

But I don’t have to see that scene anymore.

It seems that the news alone was enough to make Sonia’s heart excited.

“But I doubt whether there will be any new residents who want to live in the outskirts of the land. A while ago, most people were moved to the inner region…”

“I know, right. Even if it has been restored as you said, would anyone want to go back and live in a land that has already been abandoned?”

However, Sonya, a young child, may think that everything is resolved, but her father-in-law and her mother-in-law seem to be worried.

Who would want to go back and live in a place that has already been called frozen land and has become a dead land, with even the city’s residents leaving? I’m in a situation where I have to rebuild my house.

“I still have a clever idea about that.”

“What is a clever idea?”

When my father-in-law was falling asleep heavily, I readily raised my hand and opened my mouth.

At that moment, when I made eye contact with Ariel, I narrowed one eye as if to demand, ‘You tell me.’

As if responding, I opened my mouth and carefully brought out what I had discussed with Ariel in front of the gathered elders.

***

The scenery of Hespania about two weeks later.

As the two headed back to the outskirts of the city, they saw numerous workers moving in a line in front of them. These are various materials used to build buildings, from wood to bricks.

“Move this way! This is an order from His Majesty the Archduke to complete it as quickly as possible!”

“If you get twice the money, move twice as fast! “What are you doing!”

Among the sweaty workers, some who appeared to be managers were yelling and manhandling people.

As I was watching the scene with satisfaction, a large man who had been mixed in with another group in the distance slowly walked towards us.

It was none other than Kelag, the head of the Karbita tribe.

“I owe you a lot for this. “I have no shame.”

We made eye contact and smiled at the same time as he scratched his cheek and smiled bitterly, rather than giving a formal greeting.

There is a reason why he said this. This is because the residents who will be living in the outskirts of Hespania from today are none other than the Carbita tribe.

“What do you find so difficult? Now, we are all residents of the same northern region.”

“That’s right, we feel sorry for not being able to embrace all of the Karbita people.”

It has been more than four years since the Karbita people began to integrate quite well with the northern residents. This was before Serena and Evan were even born.

However, even so, not all northern residents have become accustomed to this. In particular, the residents of Hespania, who rarely encountered the Carbita tribe, still remained somewhat wary of them.

Therefore, the plan that Ariel and I came up with was to aim for a full-fledged assimilation between the two residents by embracing them in the outskirts of Hespania, which were now available again.

It may have been a bit of a hard-line policy, but fortunately, it was overcome thanks to Ariel’s kindness of hers.

Since she took office as the head of the Robeheim family, she has never done anything that could have a negative impact on Hespania. In fact, he is evaluated as being more trustworthy than any previous head of the family.

Thanks to this, most of the residents believed in Ariel and agreed to accept them, rather than the Karbita people, and the current landscape was able to unfold.

“No, we’re not that shameless either. “Compared to the past, when we couldn’t even properly cultivate a field, it is truly heaven.”

As Ariel said, it would have been difficult for all of the Carbita tribe to come here, but Kelagh was grateful just to accommodate this number.

But we thought this wasn’t the end.

To put it bluntly, I thought that one day, if it were truly possible, I would like to allow all of the Karbita people to live in Hespania. Because that was Ariel’s wish for her in the first place.

“Anyway, it’ll be fun. “The two northern residents who had not seen each other until now were mixed together.”

“Yeah, I’m looking forward to it too. If any of your compatriots do something foolish, please tell me right away. “I’ll have you kicked out right away.”

“Well, as long as it’s not a big accident, I think I’ll tolerate it. “You still need time to adapt.”

After saying that, he smiled a little slyly, and Kel Rag nodded his head as if he couldn’t resist.

Taking advantage of this moment when my guard was down, I decided to bring up the topic I had been waiting for.

“So when are you and Minette having a wedding ceremony? Everyone is anxiously waiting for that.”

“I know. Now that things are like this, why not upload it quickly? He can help as much as he wants.”

“Hmm. “I will consider it after discussing with Minette.”

When Ariel also joined in with my words, Kelagh cleared his throat, averted his gaze, and blended in with the workers, saying he would help since all he had left was his strength.

Obvious topic avoidance.

Still, since he said he would consider it this time, I thought it would be okay to think that there wasn’t much left, so I smiled with satisfaction.

It’s obvious that Minette is in a state of despair by now, so I just hope for a good outcome.