I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

5 – Enemy as of old

“Nice to meet you. I am a diplomat of Adela Kingdom..”

“Congratulations on becoming the new governor. Ah, I am from the Maha Kingdom..”

It’s been a week since I came to the kingdom of Hailan. Today is the day of the banquet to see off the old governor and welcome the new governor. Starting tomorrow, I will be the official governor.

“I am the commander of the 3rd knight of the imperial family, Aran von Robertein.”

So, to greet the new governor, diplomats from other countries stationed in the Kingdom of Hailan began to come. There were surprisingly many diplomats stationed in the High Iran Kingdom, and it was quite difficult to deal with them.

Originally, I wouldn’t have attended this kind of event. Because I am a person who is far from a bright place like a banquet.

“You are being ignored quite a bit.”

While I was exchanging greetings with diplomats from other countries, Governor General Leonard approached me and said,

“It doesn’t matter.”

As he said, not a single one of the nobles in the kingdom came to say hello to me. But it doesn’t matter. Tomorrow, they’ll crawl on their own.

“The governor-general must also check other countries stationed in the kingdom of Hailan. Look over there.”

At the place Leonard pointed out, nobles from the kingdom and diplomats from other countries who hadn’t come to say hello to me were gathered.

“It is the Unas Federation Kingdom. Several kingdoms came together to create a single nation. Recently, rumors have been circulating that the Kingdom of Hailan is also trying to incorporate it into their federation.”

Unas Federation Kingdom. Of course, I know about them too. A coalition of kingdoms hostile to the Empire. Even when in the Empire, their

Presence was quite annoying.

“You can’t make Hailan belong to the Federation. Although Hailan’s state is small, it borders the empire directly.”

“I will keep this in mind.”

If Hiran is breached, the Empire will have to face the border directly with the Commonwealth. This is why Hilan must not fall to them. The Empire wants to make Hiran a breakwater to block them.

“If it’s your guy, he’ll do well on his own. Then i go Finally, I want to enjoy this banquet a little more.”

Leonard said that and headed to another place. He loves his drink so much that it’s amazing to see him reaching for another glass while he’s already drinking.

“Senior.”

“Are you here?”

“Yes. As you instructed, we have prepared the army.”

The daughter didn’t come until after her father left. I wished the two of you had come together.

“By the way, why did you…”

“Because it looks like there will be something to move the military tomorrow. Someone is going to plot treason.”

“Scheduled.. You mean?”

“Yes.”

Someone said. That sin makes. I’m going to show what kind of existence I am to the nobles of the kingdom who still don’t know the subject.

That is what I will do as soon as I become governor.

“Follow me. I still don’t know the situation in the kingdom, so there are many things you need to explain.”

“Okay.”

I greeted the diplomats who came to visit me with Serena. Is it because I have been here for a long time? Serena began assisting me by explaining in detail the personal information of the diplomats who were visiting me.

“Wow! There are so many things to eat here!!”

While I was enjoying a banquet while exchanging greetings with foreign diplomats, I started to hear a raucous voice from one side.

“From the countryside.. Came up.. Tea.. Don’t show it..”

“Um… Shall I have some fun too?”

“Ahahahahaha.. Guys..”

A boy with blond hair and good looks and the girls next to him. Seeing their turbulent appearance, I frowned.

“Serena.”

“Yes, senior.”

“What are they?”

When I pointed there and asked, Serena took out her notebook, from which she didn’t know where she got it, and she began to read what was written in it.

“According to the Imperial Intelligence Department, they are a mercenary group that started from the smallest country in Unas Kingdom, overcoming hardships and adversity…”

“Simply.”

“Recently, this is a mercenary group that has started to make a name for itself in this area.”

“Mercenaries? Aren’t they belonging to some criminal organization?”

It is true that the boy’s appearance looks good, but girls are attached to a boy who has only that kind of appearance? It is inconceivable indeed. Even at first glance, their looks are outstanding.

So, I became suspicious of whether they were involved in a criminal organization. Somehow, there is a possibility that the boy is a black magician who can control the minds of others, or a slave trader.

“Uh.. Yes. Mercenaries is right. That boy, the leader, is from an orphanage, and his friends around him are each a thief, a maid of a fallen nobleman, and a childhood friend… ? It consists of.”

“.. Are you serious? You want me to believe that?”

“Uh… I mean it. It’s written in the Imperial Intelligence Department, so it must be true.”

This is nonsense. How did he think of forming a mercenary corps with such a combination? How the hell did you survive so far with that combination?

Judging by the look on Serena’s expression, it seems that she is astonished at what she said. Somehow, it was hard for her to see that she lied to me.

“Currently, he is on a mission to escort a diplomat from the Commonwealth Kingdom. Shall we investigate further?”

“No need. I don’t have enough free time to care about crap like that.”

Mercenaries are not long-lived professions. Even more so, if you don’t have a proper system like them. It is clear that they will self-destruct on their own.

..It has to be. Otherwise, it seemed like the common sense I had built up until now would collapse.

“Senior, do you like women like that?”

As I looked away from them, Serena came up to me and asked. Indeed, do you think I was interested in those girls because of their looks?

It’s been a week since I came to the kingdom of Hailan. When she first came here, she had a hard time with me, but we were able to get pretty close because the time we spent together was time. To the point where I can comfortably call him senior in private. She did, but I didn’t know she would even ask such a question.

“It can’t be. I admit that their looks are outstanding, but their actions and words are so lighthearted.”

Clothing clothes and vulgar language that sticks out. I don’t have that kind of taste.

I looked at her as I told her these words to her Serena.

“Rather, my tastes are close to yours.”

The neatly trimmed hair and the body built through training. The outfit was also a military uniform, and the inside was not exposed.

“Ah.. Yes?”

Her face, which always looked at me with an expressionless expression, began to turn red. To be ashamed to say such a thing, is there no immunity to this kind of thing?

“This is enough. Go ahead.”

The day after the banquet to see off the former governor. I came all the way to the border connecting the Empire and the Kingdom to see off Leonard, the former governor.

“You have suffered a lot in the past.”

A bowing head. I said to him standing at the border.

“Struggling in the future. The position of governor is a very heavy one.”

I know what he means. You have to keep an eye on the kingdom so that it does not have other thoughts, you have to fight political battles with the nobles of the kingdom, and you have to check other countries that are aiming for Hiran.

But those things rather motivate me. Because what I have to do is what I want to do.

“Serena. Take good care of the new governor.”

“Yes, Father.”

The greeting of the two women who were firm until the end. At this level, it is doubtful whether they are really between a father and a daughter.

Leonard slowly began to cross the border. Before long, he was Leonard, who had completely crossed borders. He, who was supposed to cross the border and move forward, suddenly stopped walking and looked this way.

“I’m coming! Take a hit, these guys!!”

Former Governor General Leonard looked this way and shouted at us. Having just arrived here, I had no idea, but the imperial soldiers behind me looked at him with mixed emotions, perhaps because they were envious of him.

However, we must return to reality. When the border gates were completely closed, I and Serena turned my horse’s head back to the direction of the kingdom.

“Your Excellency.”

On the way back to the Governor General. Serena called me with a trembling voice as if she was anxious. Anyway, say goodbye It must be a rather awkward title.

“Are you really… going to do it?”

“Yes.”

“It may turn the whole kingdom into enemies.”

“Enemy? They think the Empire is their enemy?”

Enemy, after all, is a word called by those who think they can deal with me. What I mean is, you just have to press it down enough to make it impossible for them to think of me as an enemy.

An object that must be obeyed. The thought I want to instill in them is this.

“If they think of the Empire as their enemy, that would be quite interesting.”

I said that to Serena and let out a chuckle. But like this, this will be the last time I can laugh at their absurdity.

“Commander Serena.”

“Yes, Mr. Governor.”

The titles they call each other are extremely serious. The meaning of this is that what I will say next is by no means light.

And I gave her her first orders as her governor.

“As the governor of the kingdom, I order. Summon all available troops stationed in the kingdom as the Governor-General.”

Today, I will pierce the heart of the kingdom.