I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

29 – Flos von Impelo

“Did you say Flos von Impelo?”

“Yes. You’re right.”

His Excellency called my name. Black hair and black eyes. Those eyes, as if he had put everything under his feet, kept making him lower his head involuntarily.

“You are a bureaucrat chosen by the Queen. I want to commend you for having the guts to come back to me, the Queen’s enemy.”

Seureung-

His Excellency said with a smile. It was at that time that the sword of a knight next to him was pulled out.

The same black hair as His Excellency, and a neat outfit that seems to be undisturbed. This person is probably the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Army stationed in the Kingdom, Serena von Hernasia’s workplace.

‘Is there anyone else…?’

Two swords protecting the Imperial Governor? Serena von Hernasia and His Excellency’s servant, Ariel. It seems that Ariel is not here.

“I can kill you right here and set an example for the queen?”

The sword of the Commander-in-Chief, Serena, is getting closer. I glanced at a single sword aimed at me.

‘I’m afraid of dogs!!’

That sword that is both pointed and sharp. If that sword were to pierce my fragile skin, I would die instantly on the spot.

Nevertheless, you must not lose your composure. If he really meant to kill me, he would have already killed me.

“I want to be Your Excellency’s eyes and head.”

“Eyes and hair?”

His Excellency’s gaze at me turned into curiosity. This is a good sign. It must mean that you are a little interested in me.

This is a negotiation. Sell me to this person The important thing here is to appeal to the reason why they need me.

“The eye that watches over the kingdom. Your Excellency’s political brain. If you use me, you will be able to manage this kingdom more efficiently.”

These are obviously excellent people. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to come up to this place. However, these are just articles. Not a proper politician like me.

“So, are you going to play that part?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

Silence continued for a while. I can see curiosity in His Excellency’s eyes as he looks at me, but I haven’t yet completely cleared up the suspicion that lingers deep inside.

“What do you get by doing that? Wealth? Authority? Honor?”

“No. That is not what I want.”

“Then, what do you want to get from me?”

Reformation of the kingdom.

Those words filled up to the bottom of my chin, but I didn’t say them out of my mouth. The moment I say these words, I will not be talking to your Excellency, but to God.

“This is not what I get. It is for the empire to gain the kingdom. And that is what I want.”

The reason why the empire keeps the dynasty without annexing Hailan. That’s because they don’t want to directly touch the border with the federal kingdom next door.

But recently, Hilan’s cabinet has been trying to get away from the empire, and this will be a big headache for the governor-general as well.

That’s why I play the role of blocking them from the inside. This will surely be of great help to the empire.

“I heard that your teacher is Alfred, Home Minister.”

“Yes. You’re right.”

“Does the Prime Minister know that you have these thoughts?”

“.. I know.”

You wouldn’t know. Quies, Master, and me. How long have we been together?

Nevertheless, Master always said, ‘We only have different political views.’ He never denied my thoughts.

“Quies von Kelebro. He is the one who became the official of the kingdom with you, does he have the same thoughts as you?”

“..No. Quies follows Master’s political views.”

Kies von Calebro. A guy who is the opposite of me in everything, except for wanting reform just like me.

We’ve grown up together all our lives, but I don’t know how everything can go wrong like this.

Me and him have different genders, different personalities, different political stances, and just everything is different.

‘Ah.. Why did Heaven give birth to me and then give birth to my child?’

Maybe because he’s a boy too, he started holding a sword one day and became proficient in swordsmanship. Then he would have had less time to study, but he continued to get better grades than me.

I also gave up after 3 hours when I followed him and grabbed the sword. It’s a secret that I couldn’t move all day because of body aches the next day.

Seureung-

‘Ah.’

Soon, Commander Serena, who was aiming a sword at me, withdrew her sword.

“So. What do you want me to do for you?”

“Just letting you know that His Excellency is on my back is enough.”

It does not require the power of the empire. It is to use the empire. Because he is the only person in the kingdom who can stand up to his teacher, Sir Alfred, politically.

“Why should I do that?”

“Because even your Excellency will not see any loss.”

Many political figures are supporting His Excellency, but this is unavoidable support due to force. Because they, too, cannot greatly oppose Master because of their own political standing in front of Master.

But I am different. I have no intention of challenging Master’s political authority, but I have no intention of following Master’s ideas like they do.

“I don’t trust you.”

“I know.”

“So prove it.”

“… “

Proof. This, of course, was intended. What would your Excellency believe in me and invest in? I have to show my ability.

The reason I found you today is that I just came to put a stamp on your eyes. Originally, the more people you know, the more you keep looking at them, right?

“Okay.”

So I answered your Excellency. I will prove my ability to you.

“It’s good to go.”

“It was an honor to meet the governor.”

With those words, I slowly walked backwards, opened the door to the office, and left.

The governor-general walks out while maintaining as much tension as possible. In front of the governor who came out like that, I lost my strength in my legs and sat down.

“Whoa! Whoa!”

My heart beats fast. It is unknown whether this is because he passed the near-death crisis, or if it is for another reason.

‘Did I pass the interview?’

I don’t know yet. In His Excellency’s eyes looking at me, doubts about me did not disappear.

“Reformation of the kingdom..”

I still don’t know if the choice I made was the right one. Perhaps, Master and Quies, who insisted on reforming slowly, might be right.

[Reformation, stained with blood, only makes things difficult for people.]

Is it because I thought that way? It was then that the face of a mercenary I met at a bar not long ago came to mind.

The boy who approached me with a face that looked very human and said that quick reform would only bring blood.

‘He looked like a simple mercenary…’

How did he know that I was thinking like this? How else did he know that I was an official of the kingdom?

We haven’t officially stepped out in front of people yet. It was just that, often when the queen called, we discussed various policies in her office.

However, the mercenary boy, presumed to be my age, approached me and said such a thing, how did he know about this fact.

‘.. I don’t regret it.’

But he doesn’t intend to change my opinion just because he heard that. Hailan is a country of chivalry. I am not a knight, but I am a descendant of that blood.

Like the words of His Highness, the first King of Hiran, to live according to your beliefs, no matter how wrong my choice may be, I will not regret it.

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“Report.”

After Flos left her office, I spoke to Serena, who was standing next to me.

“Plos von Impello. At the age of 20, along with Quies von Celebro, he is a talented person who scored high in the exam prepared by the Queen.”

A girl with flowing pink hair who maintained her composure in front of a sharp sword. Seeing that he felt the fear of the sword, it seemed that he did not hold the sword.

“You’re annoying.”

The imperial family needs to keep an eye on it. Taking advantage of this chaos in the empire, the resistance slowly began to move. A queen who wants to reform the kingdom.

It was too much to pay attention to just one, but three things exploded at the same time.

“..Do you believe that woman?”

“I don’t believe it.”

What would you believe in seeing the woman you saw for the first time today? She hasn’t even proven her abilities to me yet. She doesn’t even prove her ability, and she only talks about her, she’s still just an idealist for me.

That’s why it’s even more annoying. Needless to say, at this time, an official directly selected by the queen came to me and said that he wanted to help me. Is this a ruse by the Queen and the Prime Minister, or is the woman named Flos really serious?

‘.. You’ll understand after you see it.’

There is a lot of time. Right now, the influence of the Queen and the Prime Minister is not enough to threaten the Governor-General.

So I decided to slowly take my time and test a woman named Flos. Is she serious, or is she a ganja sent by the queen.

If it’s sincere, it’s a good thing, and if it’s Ganja, it’s something you can use as an example to the queen. It’s not that urgent, and it’s not something to worry about too much.

“When is the next meeting between them and the queen?”

“Tomorrow.”

“Let’s go take a look tomorrow.”

I looked through the window at Flos as she walked away. With her short stature and pink hair, she just staggered all over her body, wondering where her spirit as before had gone.

“Whoops!!”

Before long, she trips over her rock and falls. If the queen had taken such a foolish girl as a ganja, her eyes would be firmly wrong.