“I am aware of the tropical places guests and the locals can explore, but… we cannot afford paying guards or adventurers to constantly fight for the village’s sake,” Mayor Leonard expressed, as he rested both of his hands on the table.We were inside the municipal building. And with me were Mayor Leonard, a representative that I had called for to attend this meeting, and a staff from the adventurer’s guild. Honeywood town didn’t have an adventurer’s guild. And the merchants only visited this place whenever they were free to stop by or trade some of the specific plants for a reasonable price. Besides that, there was no entrance of income given. The Kingdom, which was governed by King Rowan and his subjects, were also trading some goods with the Honeywood town. But the market was too far from the village. So instead of relying on the said market, Mayor Leonard thought it was best to sever the ties of the market’s Kingdom and focus on improving the place with its rich and natural resourc
It took me a day to arrive back in the Kingdom. My soldiers and guests I had invited with me were all drained and exhausted, so I issued them a rest at the nearest inn and paid for their lodge. By the time I stepped foot on the Kingdom’s land, my wife, Elizabeth, greeted me with a smile. She knew I was stopping by the main city despite not telling me when I would arrive. “You keep waiting… for the perfect moment to do this, have you?” I asked, wondering why Elizabeth would do something trivial.Then again, a small portion of me appreciated what Elizabeth had done. Even though Elizabeth had done something trifling, I knew she had already finished everything I had asked for her to do. So Elizabeth had the luxury to wait for me. So instead of pressuring her, I patted her forehead and met her gaze. “You seem tired, Elizabeth. I suggest you go to sleep… And I thank you for waiting for me all this time while I was gone. But now I am here, so you don’t have to wait for me to know if I bit
And just like that, King Rowan shook my hands and implemented what I wanted to do and create. I told him to give me a couple of years, approximately two years, to work on the project, the tank, and the rest of the automobiles. Right now, we already had decent and powerful weapons that we could use against our enemies. What we needed was transportation. If we could arrive faster than the rival nation, maybe we could gather all the advantages we could and win the war before anything could happen.King Rowan urged me to visit this place around noon where we could proceed to the contract. As soon as the conversation had ended, I took my leave and immediately returned to my abode. Once I arrived and opened the door, my wife sat on the chair with her face lying on her hands used as a cushion. All this time, Elizabeth was trying her best to stay awake by munching a few snacks and wine was visible at her side. But her drowsiness was more powerful. So my wife had ended up snoozing for a bit, a
“You are tasked to protect the Honeywood town, which is currently serving as the highest gross investment all over the Kingdom. There is nobody more suitable to perform this job than you, Owarai Ryutarou… and Elizabeth Ryutarou,” King Rowan announced at the entire castle, telling everyone that I was about to leave today.Elizabeth was with me throughout that speech. She held my hand and looked at me, as if checking if it was really the decision I had to take. And it was. Besides, it would be better if we could live our lives away from the castle, which would grant us a different experience on how we should spend the rest of our lives. Furthermore, we could get to meet the pirates. All this time, I couldn’t wait to converse with them and come face to face with the two captains of the pirate community. I bobbed my head at King Rowan and accepted his lines. The next thing we knew, my wife and I prepared for our leave.Elizabeth and I said our last goodbyes to the King and the main city
Elizabeth and I were too tired to start a conversation. So once we laid on the mattress, we fell asleep like babies. Once the morning sun came greeting us on the large window, we prepared and performed our morning routine. As soon as we finished that, Elizabeth and I proceeded to the municipal hall not far from the plaza and from where we were.We used our cars to travel on the plaza. Although the automobiles in this village were scarce, most people, especially traders and other individuals who worked at the nearby shore who needed to travel there, had a transportation device. Not to mention, these cars I had built and sold on the market were relatively cheap and cost nothing. These engines only required water to operate, not burned fossils for oils or petrol in general. That saved the world the trouble and made the smoke healthier than the ones back in my world. Since oils were not utilised in this place, the ozone layer of Kepler still stood strong. And everyone can find water. With
“Citizens of Honeywood town, I apologise for taking so long, but I have finally found the perfect replacement for me to become mayor of this town. As you have recently known, I have an illness, and my body cannot take much any longer. Despite my sickness, I will still continue supervising the place until necessary. Let us welcome, Owari Ryutarou, for becoming the mayor of the Honeywood town!”The crowd grew wild as Leonard called out for my name. It was still fun to hear these people chanting my existence, and that was the time where I realised I belonged at the stage.Mayor Leonard turned around and met my eyes. He then nudged his head and motioned his fingers, as if calling for my attention. “That’s your cue, Duke Owari. After this, you’re going to be the mayor of this town. And I live at the back of the municipal hall and occasionally visit you.”“Thank you, Leonard. I have prepared you a little gift before our departure. Please use it well.” I handed a pouch to the old man and gav
Tomorrow came and I still had some work to do. After becoming the mayor of the Honeywood town, all I needed to do was to sign these paperworks, formulate the list of plants needed to be planted, and other technicalities related to the town. It took me two hours to finish three days of work, especially with the help of my wife. But as soon as I was done for today, I went to the other room and met with the security system staff and the rest of the soldiers nearby. My wife couldn’t join the meeting as she had other things to attend to. Even though Elizabeth wasn’t present here, I could always tell her what would happen right after assembly. And knowing me, Elizabeth would have already guessed what would happen to the future of the Honeywood town.I didn’t include Leonard because he didn’t hold any power over the town or to the security system. And even though he would participate in this meeting, I doubted he could give something worth listening to.I made sure nobody was listening. And
Information was the most powerful weapon. Sometimes, it was branded as an illegal source of knowing your enemies. But in this generation, we had an occurring war where everything would be done if the two Kings and the soldiers deemed it necessary. I didn’t want to resolve this kind of path, but… we were up against pirates. And there was nothing else I could get information from besides these illegal traitors of the world.“Are you sure about that, Owari? I think I should come with you,” Elizabeth suggested, and held my hand. “I don’t want to see you there… facing their traps when you can avoid them, right?”I answered, “This is the only way. And besides, you’re pregnant. The last thing I want you to do is to join me into a fight… I may be an asshole, but I dislike the idea of you entering a battlefield with our child inside you. And you’re just going to drag me down during a fight. It is unreasonable to let a pregnant woman fight. That’s a disadvantage for the two of us. Let me protec