24 – Succession to the Barony of Kreutel (2)

On the afternoon of the third day after the previous Count of Nantes called us, the Count of Nantes died.

Until he died, he wondered if he was anxious about his children, until he closed his eyes to all the barons, ‘Serve my son, Schwein von Nantes, as if you were serving me, and cherish them as you would cherish your children.’ I asked for it.

It looked so pitiful.

Perhaps it was because he so earnestly asked for it, I immediately thought, ‘Shall we give Schwein one more chance?’ Because I thought

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My father, Baron Creutel, cried when the Count of Nantes died, as if his parents had passed away.

The rest of the barons were also a little weak, but I could see the character of the Count of Nantes in the fact that they cried out loud.

Why did such a crazy fool come out from such a great count…?

Come to think of it, the son of King Seongjong, a famous sage during the Joseon Dynasty, was also Yeonsangun.

**

After the death of the Count of Nantes, a grandiose funeral takes place for three days, and now only the final procedure, the execution of the Count of Nantes’ will, remains.

Upon confirming that all the vassals with the rank of knights or higher in surcoats had gathered in the throne room of the count’s mansion, the proclamator coughed three times before opening his mouth.

“Fellow vassals of the Count of Nantes, I will now read the will. Before that, will you swear to the Holy God and His Majesty the Emperor to obey the will?”

Everyone inside declared solemnly and loudly.

“I swear.”

“Start reading. First, it is ordered that all property and rights of the Countess of Nantes be retained by the legitimate successor, Count Schwein von Nantes. However, as the Count of Nantes is still young and inexperienced, I order my friend and good vassal, Paul von Creutel, to assume his guardianship.”

The congregation was agitated for a while at the word guardian, but the proclamation official reading aloud did not pay attention and continued the story.

“Accordingly, Baron Creutel is temporarily named Viscount Creutel by granting ‘Viscount’ while he assumes the role of guardian, and his estate and title are succeeded by his son, Ciel von Creutel. And “

At the word viscount, the heirs of the other barons next to me looked at my father right in front of me with the astonished eyes.

There’s no way that would be the case, since the title of ‘viscount’ in the county usually means the second-in-command of the organization, which is also called ‘sub-count’ in English because of its importance.

Even though I have inherited all of my lands and titles, being a viscount means that I can hold virtually all political power.

The lords who tried to take advantage of this opportunity to gain an upper hand in the power struggle within the county had no choice but to twist their stomachs.

“And to the rest of the barons, as a token of gratitude for their loyalty so far, I will hand down one of my weapons to each of them… and I will give each of the knights 10 to 50 gold coins according to their position… Follow, the war…”

In this way, the proclamation official read the proclamation tirelessly for over an hour without drinking a drop of water.

And when the reading was over, all the nobles gathered in twos and threes and began to divide into factions.

It was divided into about 4 factions, and the largest of them was, of course, the faction of Baron Creutel or Viscount.

Two barons and more than 40 knights tried to talk around the now-viscount baron, but before that, Viscount Creutel came up to me and said:

“Ciel.”

“Yes, Father.”

“Now that I’ve become the guardian of this county, it’s the highest position I can climb as a vassal… But rather than being happy, my heart hurts. Because my lord is dead.”

“I am also heartbroken.”

Hearing that, the Viscount looked at me and spoke in a more lonely voice.

“Yeah, that’s right. Thank you for understanding my heart. By the way, now that I have to help Count Schwein, I can no longer keep the barony. Ciel, can I ask you a favor?”

For a moment, I wanted to tell the story of when I first met Schwein and get the viscount in front of me to come to his senses, but I stopped.

Because the viscount has already become the count’s guardian in the form of ‘the count’s will’, and there is no justification for refusal, but the person in front of me will try to help the count no matter what.

If I try to dry it now, I’ll just end up cursing it.

So I responded in a determined voice.

“We will repay you with more than the results we showed at Windheim.”

“Don’t expect it.”

“And don’t worry about money. I can give you about 200 gold coins every month.”

The viscount heard that and suddenly laughed and said:

“hahahaha, 200 chapters… Yes, if the other guys said that, I would have dismissed them as nonsense… but if it’s you, it’s possible. Yes, believe me.”

“Let’s go.”

With that said, I left the Viscount.

As soon as I left, countless people gathered around the viscount, but…

I hope the viscount does well.

**

As usual, it would be polite to solemnly be knighted in front of the barons and knights, and then to perform the ceremony to pass down the ‘territory’, and to hold a ‘banquet’ over two days in gratitude for the grace that allowed me to inherit the title. …

Since there was a funeral for the Count of Nantes, the ceremony for inheriting the title was roughly carried out.

It ended with Schwein von Nantes, who became the count of Nantes, laying down his sword on my shoulder, making me a knight by making me swear an oath, and giving me soil and tree branches to symbolize the territory.

A 3-day ceremony was only 10 minutes, so fast it made me wonder if this was a high-speed baron training process.

And even when returning home, it is common to spend a lot of money and buy ‘gifts’ from the county’s territory to the nobles in the baron’s territory…

Because there was a funeral for the Count of Nantes, it was not possible to buy items separately in Nantes owned by the Count of Nantes.

Therefore, after instructing his subordinates to appropriately purchase various luxuries from Hamburg, he slowly returned to the manor.

And on the day after returning to the territory, I summoned the lords of Baron Creutel.

**

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My estate Kreutel is really beautiful.

Because there are wide fields planted in turns planted with rye, wheat, turnips, and beans, small but strong walls surrounded by castles, knights in rather rough armor and serfs with greasy faces, my estate, Kreutel, is beautiful. .

Although there is still less redistribution of wealth in this territory, there are a lot of poor people, but it is still better than having people starving because the ‘total amount of food’ is not enough.

Because of this situation, unlike other territories, the serfs would say, ‘I will eat meat tomorrow’ instead of ‘don’t starve tomorrow.’ Because I live with the hope that

Around the time I was immersed in such feelings, Ella came up to me and said.

“Master, other nobles have come to the audience room.”

“Okay, I’ll go.”

As I walked into the audience room, Ella followed me just one step away.

And when I went into the audience room, there were numerous nobles standing there with slightly dissatisfied expressions.

No matter how much I proved my ability to them with my achievements, the lord, now Viscount Creutel, is still alive and I am only 17 now.

So I intentionally turned a blind eye to those things and walked confidently to the lord’s chair at the far end of the audience room.

Every time I took one step, two steps, three steps, I finally realized that I had become the owner of this territory.

Seeing the lord’s chair approaching right in front of me, I turned around and said while fluttering the long cloak I was wearing.

“I am Ciel von Kreuttel, the lawful lord of the Lords! If you have any complaints, talk to me now! If not, listen to my aspirations!”

After a moment of silence, I continued talking.

“First of all, I understand all the dissatisfaction and worries the sutras have about me. My father, who was still Baron Creutel, is still alive, so it must be absurd that I, at only 17 years old, am a ‘Lord’. If so, I’ll ask. Do I not deserve it?”

no one will be able to answer Since I was 15 years old, I had already been in Windheim, and I improved the 4-rotation farming method and various farming tools there to increase the yield nearly 8 times.

As a result, the serfs under their control shouted, ‘Long live the young master!’ , and the income of the nobles increased by that much.

In addition, he had a criminal record for defeating bandits, and it would be difficult to ignore him as a 17-year-old.

No, if you ignore it here, it will be nothing more than jealous bullshit that you don’t want to see.

“I wouldn’t say no. Because your income and the lives of the peasants in the estate have improved overwhelmingly since the time I started working. Isn’t it?”

At that, the nobles nodded.

“Thank you for agreeing. If so, I promise you another one. As long as I succeed to the title of baron, the lives of the Lords will become more prosperous. Just as I have given richness to the people who follow me, I will give more wealth and honor to the Lords. Will you follow me?”

The nobles, who had been hesitant a little while ago, began to laugh non-stop, as if they thought that they would be able to share the achievements I made.

And he answered out loud.

“I will follow. Your Excellency Baron!”

“I will give my life!”

“I will be loyal from generation to generation!”

At those words, I pulled out the sword I was wearing and raised it to the sky.

“Okay, then I will be in charge of the Lords from today. As long as they remain as my vassals, the storehouse of sutras will not run dry, and the sutras’ families will enjoy wealth beyond their status. And no one will do it because there is no job. Let’s go back now.”

**

And after my inauguration, Balt and Helmut came up to me and asked.

“I, but…”

“Why, tell Balt.”

“Even if the children of nobles are young, you’re not trying to give them noble jobs, right?”

I responded with a smile.

“No, I will entrust you with the most chivalrous task.”