My Lucky Encounter From The Game Turned Into Reality - M.L.E Chapter 55: Leveling Up Again (Part2)
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Perhaps, even for the smart crown prince, this was an unexpected turn of events. He furrowed his brow, contemplating something, and eventually came up with a solution.
“How about we hold a ceremony?”
“You mean marriage?”
“Yes, considering political stability, there might not be a better option. After all, you two are already engaged.”
Certainly, in this situation, marriage would be the best solution…
Arcia and I were superficially in a lover’s relationship, but we weren’t truly lovers, which made the situation awkward.
She can never betray me.
No, furthermore, she couldn’t defy my orders.
Certainly, if I decided, she would follow without any complaints.
But just because she was created for me, does that mean I can freely use her to marry her? Regardless of her feelings?
‘I don’t know.’
In the past, I would have acted without hesitation, but now, Arcia can express emotions like a human. So, I couldn’t make a decision so easily.
“I should think about it.”
What would Arcia’s reaction be if she heard the crown prince’s proposal? Would she give an innocent response like, “Will I get to eat more delicious things if we get married?”
“Let’s call it a day here. Talk to Count Klein once. Sometimes diplomacy is the best approach.”
“Haha.”
By the way, Arcia isn’t here at the moment.
She was personally conducting training to instill discipline in the newly formed knights of her territory.
The knights of Count Klein who didn’t participate in the recent territorial war knew little about their master, Arcia.
Despite being an Aura master, her petite stature and appearance seemed far from the ideal image of a warrior, making her an easy target to be belittled.
So, I instructed her to show off her combat skills in front of her knights.
If the knights witnessed the power of an Aura master up close, they would surely be impressed. After today, the discipline of Klein’s knights would be firmly established.
“But speaking of marriage…”
I scratched my head and got up from my seat.
Then, I headed to Glendale, Aricia’s territory.
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A while later, when I came to the castle of the County of Klein, I was left speechless by an unexpected situation.
“What on earth is going on here?”
Count Arcia Klein’s permanent castle uses the town hall of Glendale, which was part of the King’s Territory.
Among the king’s territories, Glendale’s city hall was famous for its extravagance, so even though it was a little small in size for a marquis’s castle, it did not feel inferior.
In any case, this “former Glendale City Hall,” now serving as the current “Klein’s lordship,” had an extraordinary scene unfolding inside its administrative offices.
“Adrian, Master.”
Arcia spotted me and ran toward me.
Her appearance was strangely cute, but…
Behind her, a battlefield covered in bloodshed stretched out.
“What… is that, Arcia?”
It might be a metaphor, but it really looked like nothing but a battlefield.
Knights lay on the ground like corpses within deeply sunken craters, and knights’ bodies were strewn over the destroyed walls and leisure tents.
No one appeared to be dead, but it was an odd situation where anyone could have died at any moment.
“I gave them some training.”
‘Is Arcia’s idea of training like real training?’
“It’s sparring.”
It was only then that I realized the word ‘moderation’ was missing from her vocabulary.
Come to think of it, I heard something similar had happened in Lawrence Marquisate as well.
I let out a dry laugh and began repairing the damaged facilities and using magic to heal the injured.
“Th-thank you. We wouldn’t have survived if it wasn’t for you, Marquis Adrian.”
“I was about to meet my deceased father. If His Excellency the Marquis hadn’t helped us, we might have ended up by my father’s side. Hah!”
Thanks to this, the knights of the Count Klein family, who had regained their senses, stood in rows, looking very disciplined.
While I was handling the aftermath, I conjured a table and a chair from my pocket dimension and set up a refreshment table for Arcia. She seemed to enjoy her snacks comfortably, either due to the intense workout or the knights’ fearful expressions.
Is it an illusion or she looks like the Joker?
No, it didn’t seem like a misconception, especially when I looked at the knights who were glancing at her.
I chuckled and told the knights, “I believe you will serve her well.”
“Yes! We will be loyal!”
Their discipline seemed to be on the verge of collapsing due to their excessive enthusiasm.
Still, the survivors would likely provide proper education to their juniors.
I dismissed the knights, who were standing stiffly, and added a chair to the refreshment table before sitting down.
“How is your territory?”
“It’s good. But managing the territory doesn’t seem easy with my current knowledge.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. We’ll hire professional administrators to run both our territories.”
“Then there shouldn’t be any problems. But…”
“But what?”
“My personal maid is noisy.”
“Haha.”
I’ll set the general direction for managing the territories, including tax rates, but I’ll leave the detailed adjustments to professional administrators. I told the prince that I would handle the work directly, but until I fully adapt to managing Chronicle Online, I can’t afford to focus solely on territory management.
By setting up a gratitude system connected to the information department in two or three tiers, so that the administrators don’t have any other thoughts, there should be no problems.
As I looked at her, I recalled the conversation I had with the prince.
But…
“My lady! My lady!”
Catherine, who had become Arcia’s personal maid and was running towards us in a hurry, made me forget the word ‘marriage’ that had taken root in my mind. This was because Catherine’s expression looked so urgent, as if something had happened.
“Uhh!? Your Excellency the Marquis.”
Catherine, who had only just noticed me, quickly covered her mouth, swallowing her gasp.
I had to chuckle at her belated reaction.
“What’s wrong? Is there something urgent?”
“Well. T-that…”
Perhaps she had become completely one of Arcia’s people, as Catherine could only roll her eyes and couldn’t easily answer my question.
“What?”
However, she couldn’t completely ignore my question as her lord, so she awkwardly replied with an uneasy expression.
“His Highness the Second Prince has sent someone.”
“Is he crazy?”
Without realizing it, I had committed an offense of insulting the royal family.