“Can you help me?”
Karsas’s expression became serious. He opened his mouth quietly.
“I already heard from Miss Tila about your dreams and your future.”
And then he smiled bitterly for a moment.
“Excuse me, but at first I thought you were crazy.”
“I’ve always heard that, so it’s not rude at all. Even Siris, an elf, was treated like a crazy person, so what?”
Karsas continued speaking toward Reppenhardt, who held out his hand.
“But after living here and looking at them, I realized that my perspective was narrow.”
His eyes calmly sank.
“They are not human. But it’s definitely a person.”
All of the thoughts and emotions I felt while interacting with different races are slowly released at the tip of my tongue.
“It’s not just for elves or dwarves. There can be no good end to a civilization that treats people like animals. I don’t know why it was so thoroughly hidden… … .”
With stern eyes, Karsas raised his head and stared at Reppenhardt.
“If this is the change of the times, I also want to join the trend.”
Although I just happened to have the opportunity to say this, the thought itself was actually something I had been thinking about for a long time. If Leffenhardt had not come looking for him, sooner or later he would have found him himself.
Karsas bowed politely again. He declared, obviously in an attitude towards his lord.
“So please tell me to do anything. “I am confident that I will do well, whether as a valet or as an administrative officer.”
Leffenhardt smiled broadly.
“Ah, that’s really nice to hear.”
Then he quickly searches through his arms and hands him something. Karsas, who accepted it, raised his head in surprise.
“Isn’t this the seal of the White King of Antares?”
What Reppenhardt gave was a seal ring, a symbol of the rule of the Kingdom of Antares.
“Why are you giving this to me?”
A harsh answer came back.
“You said you would do anything? “Please act as Baekwang’s representative.”
“no… … Anyway, this isn’t something you can easily hand over to someone who was your enemy, right?”
It is true that I sincerely gave in, but I never imagined that he would hand over all authority. For a moment, he wondered if he had chosen the wrong master.
Karsas asked in shock.
“What if I change my mind?”
Leffenhardt grinned.
“What is possible with that seal is limited to ‘humans’ within the Kingdom of Antares. Now, let me ask you, what can you do if you put your mind to something else?”
Karsas looked blank for a moment.
Is this the current power of the Kingdom of Antares? After subtracting all of the strength of Reppenhardt and his group, excluding this race… … .
“… … “There isn’t much.”
The only ones left are the Knights of Antares, who were chosen based on personality rather than ability, and over a thousand starving refugees.
‘Luckily, it doesn’t seem like I’m serving a short-thinking lord.’
Feeling slightly relieved, Karsas continued to ask questions.
“okay. But what if I raise the level of other humans and turn them into powerful forces? And what if you have other thoughts?”
Karsas certainly has that ability. He looked at Leffenhardt expectantly. What answer will he give? Depending on the answer, you can understand the magnanimity of this man who will be your lord.
Would it be life-threatening?
Or should I just act arrogantly and say that’s okay?
Should I say that I have absolute trust in him and that I believe in him?
But Leffenhardt’s answer was beyond all that.
“Tila will cry, then?”
“… … .”
For a moment, Karsas was speechless. But soon a smile appeared on his lips.
It was an answer that overturned all his expectations, but it was still a satisfactory answer.
Karsas bowed once again as he took the seal.
“I will do my best.”
“Thank you very much for your consent. Okay then… … .”
Reppenhardt walked forward, leading Karsas. Now that I’ve said anything, I was planning to go to the office right now and hand over the handover.
Reppenhardt muttered as he left the corridor.
“Now that I think about it, I guess I’ll have to take the lead as the White King’s representative… … “I’ve changed my face, so it’s okay, but I guess I’ll have to come up with a new name, right?”
After thinking for a moment, Reppenhardt looked down at Karsas and asked.
“Cyrus is usually shortened to Russ, so how about Karsas shortened to SAS?”
Karsas frowned slightly.
“… … It’s a name that sounds like it could catch an infectious disease. “Please just call me Carol.”
“Then call me Carol. “King Karl, please take care of me.”
“For work purposes, the position of prime minister is more suitable than the position of Baekwang’s deputy. Please give me the position of prime minister.”
“Take whatever you have. “The work will be the same anyway, so what?”
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As soon as he sat down as Prime Minister of the County of Antares, Karsas (now known as Karl) immediately began handling all affairs.
He was competent. He was more capable than expected.
Although Reppenhardt had experience as an imperial emperor, he was primarily a ruler, not a practitioner. Although he worked hard, in Carol’s opinion, he was full of loopholes.
The first thing Carol did as soon as she assumed the position of Prime Minister was to accurately judge the skills of the elf women and assign them appropriate tasks. By identifying their abilities more accurately than their own and placing them in the right positions, work efficiency increased by 30 percent.
The military organization within the Baekuk was also immediately reorganized.
Originally, without much thought, Reppenhardt divided the hundred human soldiers into groups of five or six under the Knights of Antares. However, Carol set up a separate knight corps and selected two mercenary knights with experience in commanding soldiers and entrusted them with training.
Troops must be gathered together to demonstrate their power. Twenty knights and a hundred unified troops are more effective than twenty knights and twenty groups of five or six soldiers.
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And immediately, the personal details of the gathered refugees were identified and selection began. Administrative ability was also an ability, but Carol was very good at understanding human nature and abilities. He worked energetically, meeting people one by one, selecting useful people, placing them in mid-level positions, and sending former farmers to various farm fields.
Sometimes he used coercion, sometimes he used cajoling, and he managed the people of the country with amazing skill, to the point where Reppenhardt, who was watching, burst out in admiration.
“Are you saying it was really a good idea to keep him alive?”
Instead of sweating in the training hall, Reppenhardt showed a happy expression.
It has already been a month since Karl took over as Prime Minister of the County of Antares, and Reppenhardt, who had gained more time, devoted himself to martial arts training and magic training. He was able to spend a fulfilling time learning ground wrestling against Russ and stabilizing the magic power absorbed through mana drain.
“Hohoho, our Mr. Carol is very capable.”
Tila, who was swinging the ax next to her, loved it and had a blast.
She was currently practicing martial arts with Reppenhardt and Siris. Carol and Tila gradually became an official romantic relationship, but since Carol is so busy, they cannot always be together like before.
Reppenhardt held Tila’s hands and spoke as if pleading.
“Hold on tight, Tila. “You are the hope of our people.”
“Ho ho ho!”
Tila bursts out laughing proudly after finding a great boyfriend. At that time, Siris, who was practicing something on one side of the training hall, called out to Reppenhardt.
“Leffenhardt! “Is this how you do it?”
“Uh, Siris? Are you ready?”
Repenhardt rushed to the side and examined Siris. With a serious expression on her face, Siris waved her hands in the air and opened her mouth.
“Spillagra den Pilkada, I am a flame that burns the darkness, an arrow that strikes the enemy. Fire Arrow!”
A flaming arrow was created in the air and hit the target in the distance.
Grumble!
Siris jumped up and down with excitement at the sight of the burning target.
“success! succeded! “This is how you do it, right?”
Reppenhardt was delighted and stroked her head.
“Good job, Siris!”
Now that he has time, Repenhardt begins teaching magic to Siris in earnest. It’s only been a month, but she has already mastered most of her 1st circle magic, as well as the sense of movement and feeling her magic, and is challenging the 2nd circle.
“Do I have a talent for magic?”
“Okay, don’t worry, keep practicing. “I already told you about the future, right?”
“Yes? “You have to work hard!”
In fact, in her previous life, she rose to the position of highest-ranking magician of the 8th Circle 15 years after entering magic. This is an incredible speed for an elf who is a slow learner.
‘Actually, rather than talent, it was thanks to the voice of Eleusion and the use of all kinds of shortcuts using relics from the Silver Age. Moreover, rather than understanding magic, the team was selected by just cramming knowledge into it… … But there’s no need to say this, right?’
Since her talent was confirmed through the future, Siris could devote herself to magic without any doubt. Since she has no doubts in her mind, her magic skills seem to improve even faster. Since there was no reason to be upset here, Reppenhardt also kept quiet.
‘That progress will quickly get blocked, so once you enter the 3rd circle, you should start teaching like before.’
It was a time when Reppenhardt was sweating as he trained himself and looked after Siris and Teela. Flora appeared at the training hall and called him.
“Leffenhardt! The people you were looking for have arrived! “I’m in the conference room now!”
“Oh, I’ll be right there!”
After wiping his sweat with a towel, Reppenhardt left the training center with Flora.
The remaining Siris and Tila also sat on chairs and rested for a while. It was late summer, but the sun was still hot. Siris asked Tila while wiping off her sweat.
“How are you and Carol? How about him?”
“Mr. Karl, you are always kind and gentle. Plus, he’s become more and more handsome these days… … .”
Tila shakes her head, covering her red cheeks. Siris shook her head as if she didn’t understand.
‘That’s cool… … .’
Siris clicked her tongue as she thought about the current Carol with a bushy beard covering half of her face.
For dwarves, the symbol of manliness is a beard and broad shoulders!
That’s why Carl worked hard to grow a beard to impress Tila. From an aesthetic point of view, Siris, an elf, seems to be no different from an ape, but she likes Tila because she has become more manly.
‘Well, if Miss Tila is good, then everything is good.’
At that time, Tila made a meaningful expression and stabbed Siris in the side.
“How is Siris these days?”
“What?”
“Well, Mr. Reppenhardt. “To be honest, it seemed obvious that you cared for Siris for a long time.”
“Well, that…” … .”
Siris looked embarrassed.
I had already heard that he and Reppenhardt were lovers in a past life. He also felt well that Leffenhardt’s attitude toward him was kinder and kinder than anyone else’s.
“Wouldn’t it be frustrating to watch from the side? “What on earth does Siris think of Repenhardt?”
Siris crossed his fingers hesitantly in response to Tila’s next question.
“Ugh… … .”
Repenhardt always cherishes her and tries to give her a lot.
Of course Siris didn’t hate him either. No, it was no exaggeration to say that he was now the most precious person in the world. If someone asked him if he loved him, he could confidently answer that he did.
