I should have gone when you said you’d send me episode 99. (3)
“Ugh! What is it?”
Claude was startled and stepped back when he saw Kaor suddenly rushing towards him.
I never thought you would really rush at me.
‘There are no normal people in this territory.’
Not only Jiselle, but also his subordinates are all out of their minds.
The sword flew forward with the intent of cutting off one of Claude’s arms in one stroke.
Kaang!
But when he took it out, Gillian’s axe blocked the sword.
“What! Old man, get out of the way? I need to fix that kid’s bad habits! Old man, you want to get hit too?”
“Don’t mess with me. How dare you draw your sword in front of my lord? Do you want to die?”
“Hey, is the axe okay?”
“It’s okay, I was just trying to stop you.”
The two men began to growl.
Belinda covered her mouth with her hand and pretended to be surprised, but her eyes were smiling.
Claude looked at the two and laughed bitterly.
They soon forgot about themselves and began to bicker among themselves.
“stop.”
Jiselle quietly spat out and swung one of her swords towards the two people who were clashing.
grasp!
The two people stepped back simultaneously without saying who would go first.
The black ones were deeply embedded in the places where they had been.
“There are a lot of people. Let’s fight outside later.”
Even as she was beating the two of them, Giselle couldn’t hide her smile.
Although he tried to stop them for a while because he had to maintain his authority as a lord, he actually really liked the current free-spirited atmosphere.
It was because it reminded me of the mercenary group I had been with in my previous life.
Giselle glanced at Claude.
‘I guess his original personality is starting to show. He got hit more than once in his past life for swearing at me with his finger.’
Claude had great pride in his abilities.
He was a man who did not hesitate to speak his mind.
I don’t know how many times I’ve run into ill-tempered and ignorant mercenaries.
‘Ah, that was so much fun back then.’
Claude was teasing the mercenaries and they, like Kaor, were furious and rushed in.
Then, one by one, other members joined in and started to fight, and then as if nothing had happened, they all drank together and fell asleep.
Jiselle drank while giggling at the sight from behind. When her body started to tremble, she joined the fight.
There was no sign of manners or order, but at that moment, I was able to laugh without thinking.
‘But it can’t be like that anymore.’
Jiselle shook her head, feeling bitter.
He recalled old memories and moved on without saying much, but the officials working in the Fenris estate could not do so.
‘What the hell is this? Drawing your sword and fighting in front of your lord!’
‘Did you say that all your subordinates were mercenaries? How vulgar.’
‘You’re just going to laugh it off? Your Majesty is crazy!’
Those who have always lived in strict etiquette could not understand the free-spirited attitude of Jiselle and her subordinates.
The previous lord squeezed the people of the territory, but he maintained a minimum level of dignity.
Other vassals also fought elegantly with each other and dealt with their lord, but none of them were treated so rudely.
‘A bunch of bandits have come. The lord is no different from a bunch of mercenaries.’
‘This, this territory is now truly finished.’
Everyone lowered their heads as if they hadn’t seen anything and just broke out in a cold sweat.
I didn’t have the courage to ask the lord for etiquette when he had already cut off several people’s heads.
Jiselle misunderstood the reason for the officials’ displeasure and continued speaking calmly.
“I understand that you are worried about entrusting so much work to someone whose abilities have not yet been proven. But don’t worry, I’ll do well. Right, Claude?”
“Ugh… … .”
Claude stood up, dusted himself off, and looked around.
Everyone in Daejeon was pretending not to notice and stealing glances at him.
Feeling somewhat lost, he closed his eyes tightly.
Where did it go wrong?
Surely, Giselle said it nicely.
– Come to the Fenris domain in Rutania. I will give you wings to use your abilities.
They did give it wings, but the problem is that the wings are a bit too heavy.
‘Damn, I can’t just pull it out and say I can’t do it here.’
People have called me a gambler, an idiot, and a loser, so now that I say I can’t do it, I’m just making a fool of myself.
It’s true that I owe you my whole life, so I have no choice but to give it a try.
Claude lowered his head with a sad look on his face.
“I will… work hard… … and… … try… … .”
There was nothing I could do right now, but I thought that if I took care of the situation and took care of things one by one, things would work out somehow.
Then Jiselle smiled and added:
“Yeah, it seems like a lot of work, but it’s only the beginning. I’m sure you can handle it.”
I meant it sincerely.
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Claude in his previous life did things like this every day. Sometimes he did things that were even harder.
Since it is a ruined estate, it is a situation where everything needs to be carefully checked and developed.
There weren’t many people who could fill in the details within the big picture that Jiselle had in mind, and who could make quick decisions and respond independently even in sudden situations.
“You have that level of ability, don’t you?”
It may seem a bit overwhelming right now, but you’ll get used to it soon.
Giselle looked at Claude, smiling comfortably.
Finally, Claude sighed deeply and nodded.
When the lord says something like that, it hurts my pride to do my work half-heartedly.
“Well, I’ll try it first and then let you know if it’s difficult.”
“Okay. Is there anything else you need?”
“No. Please stay still. Don’t try to add anything more.”
Claude waved his hands in horror. Giselle asked the existing administrator in charge of the estate about the state of the estate.
“How many knights are left?”
“Almost everyone died during the war, and those who survived left the territory.”
Those who had sworn allegiance to the lord who died and were now free could not possibly remain in such a barren territory.
It was a pity, but since it was something that Jiselle had already guessed, she nodded without saying anything.
“The soldiers?”
“Everyone was dragged off to war, so only thirty-two people remained.”
Jiselle thought for a moment and then sighed.
“Since we are so short on troops, we will decide later who will take over the military power. Belinda will be the head of the household and manage the servants. As for the tutor… … I think it would be better not to do that anymore.”
“all right.”
Belinda answered with a bright smile.
‘It’s a bit sad to be leaving my job as a tutor, but managing the people who serve the lord is also important.’
Giselle also left Gillian and Kaor to continue training and managing the mercenaries for the time being.
There was something I had thought of separately for these.
After taking care of her close subordinates, Giselle turned to Claude.
“Then let’s get started right away.”
“Huh? Already? I haven’t even figured out the situation yet?”
“You can figure that out as you work.”
“No… … . What do I need to know to do… … .”
Before Claude could say anything, Giselle gave the order.
“Let’s start with a population survey. This is a territory that has been exploited for a long time, so there will be many slash-and-burn farmers hiding in the mountains. Find every single one of them and send them down to the villages.”
“Ah, yes… … .”
“The people of Yeongji are starving, so we need to import food in large quantities. Prepare enough to feed them for at least six months.”
“Once the census is over, we’ll know how much we need for six months… … How much should I buy?”
“You have to figure that out.”
“Me?”
“Then shall I do it?”
“… … .”
When he said that, Claude had nothing to say.
Because administrative work became entirely his responsibility.
All Giselle had to do was provide direction.
Claude nodded with a sigh, thinking that everything had to be done someday.
But that wasn’t the end.
All kinds of commands poured out from Giselle’s mouth.
“We also plan to improve food supply. Identify the farmland and see if we can secure more.”
“Identify the aging facilities and prioritize the ones that need to be renovated… … .”
“Get ready to reinforce the walls and gates. It was a mess as I came. Priority should be given to the soldiers’ entrance… .”
“We will improve the roads connecting each city and town in the territory. Connecting to the Forest of Demons in Perdium… … .”
“Assess the status of military supplies and replace worn-out equipment… … .”
“We will figure out how many good wells there are, build aqueducts, fill the reservoirs… … .”
“We also need to improve the sanitary conditions of the estate. We need to rip out all the toilets and check the drains. We also need to set the standards for the pits. They can only be installed in designated areas… … .”
“Build a warehouse… … and store runestones, herbs, ores, and other materials… … .”
“Do this… … Do that… … .”
Claude’s face turned pale at the endless number of tasks.
The other managers who were listening felt the same.
Everyone was keeping their heads down, fearing that the sparks might fly to them.
Jiselle is now ordering that the territory be completely torn down from top to bottom.
And that too to just one person, Claude.
There was no sign of an end to Jiselle’s words.
Claude raised his hand in a fit of survival instinct and cut off the lord’s words.
I’d rather get beaten up now than die from being busy with work!
“There’s too much work for me to do alone!”
Jiselle raised one eyebrow in bewilderment.
“I gave you the right to appoint people, didn’t I? Just pick people and let them do what you want.”
“oh.”
Claude looked around.
Just a moment ago, people who had been looking at him like trash were now avoiding his gaze.
Claude pointed to someone and asked.
“What did you do before?”
“I just manage the military horses… … .”
“Oh, really? Then you can manage military supplies too! Work with me… … .”
“I have a chronic illness, so I’m thinking of retiring soon… … . Gulp! Gulp!”
Claude looked around at the others and shook his head.
Jiselle told them to pick the people they needed, but there were no people to pick.
The high-ranking officials had long since been beheaded by Giselle for their crimes of participating in the war.
However, it was not possible to promote lower-level officials to higher positions, because there was no use in entrusting them with tasks they did not know about.
The places they leave empty will have to be filled by someone else anyway.
‘Well, if there was someone useful, they wouldn’t have dragged me here!’
I expected there would be a lot of work when Giselle was given a lot of positions.
But this was beyond imagination.
No matter which kingdom’s prime minister comes, he will not be able to complete the tasks that Giselle has entrusted to him.
Finally, Claude couldn’t stand it anymore and screamed.
“Damn it! I have to do it all by myself! I can’t do it!”
Then Giselle smiled brightly and said.
“Hey, have you tried it? I told you you can do it. Try it and tell me.”
“There are too many things to do at the same time! Do them one at a time, one at a time! I’m human too!”
“No, I don’t have time for that.”
Jiselle said bluntly.
The Delphine Dukes needed to increase their power as quickly as possible, now that they were focusing on the royal family.
However, Claude, who did not know the inside story, had completely lost the desire to try it.
“Me neither! I don’t want to die from being busy with work! If you’re going to kill me, then just cut off my head cleanly!”
Claude shouted curiously. Giselle narrowed her eyes at him and nodded to Kaor.
Kaoru began to spin the sword around in excitement.
“Huh, huh? Are you really going to cut it?”
Claude took a step back hesitantly.
I looked around desperately to ask for help, but the officials all avoided my gaze and the mercenaries blocked my escape route.
‘This is no joke! You crazy bastard, is that a human baby?’
I’ve already told you several times that he’s a total lunatic, but he just keeps getting crazier and crazier.
Since he was indebted to that kind of person, his life was pretty much over.
I’m destined to die after working like a slave in this beggarly estate my whole life.
puck!
As that thought crossed Claude’s mind, he felt something burst inside his head.
‘This land is ruined. My life is ruined too.’
Claude, faced with the shocking reality, lost consciousness.
