I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

34 – Older sister

‘Yohana..’

It is the most closed village in the kingdom of Hailan, and it is located in the mountains, so it is a place far away from other villages. And, my hometown.

People around me say that whenever they go to their hometown, they always go with an excited heart. But I am not. My footsteps toward my hometown are so heavy.

I turned my head and looked behind me. Dozens of Imperial and Royal Army troops following His Excellency and Home Minister Alfred. The place they are heading to is the same as mine.

To subdue the resistance hiding in the kingdom. My hometown is where I head with that common purpose.

I quietly looked towards the carriage. The person I see through the carriage window is my benefactor, Governor General Aran von Robertein.

If His Excellency said he would burn the entire village, what should I do? Should I burn down the village where I was born and raised, according to His Excellency’s orders?

I looked away from His Excellency and looked at the sword I was wearing. My sword bestowed by His Excellency to wield for himself.

Perhaps this sword of mine will have to cut down the people of the village where I was born and raised.

When I thought of that, a part of my heart felt depressed. These feelings are probably feelings that only I can feel.

So, I hoped that the villagers in the province of Yohana would not join the resistance. Sincerely.

“Wow.. Mr. Look at your hair.”

It was then that I heard a bright and clear voice in the midst of walking slowly with such a melancholy heart.

“Ah, Mr. Flos.”

On the day I returned to the kingdom from the empire, I heard that an official from a kingdom came to His Excellency. Short stature with pink hair. Bright personality and clear voice. Perhaps this is the person they were talking about.

“Oh, do you know me?”

“Sorry. All the girl knows is her name…”

“You can! There are still more people among the kingdom officials who don’t know my name!”

It’s amazing. How can people smile so brightly? Usually, people in the governor general don’t make that kind of expression. Not only His Excellency, but also Commander-in-Chief Serena.

That doesn’t mean that the atmosphere in the Governor General is gloomy. It just means that there is no reason to smile brightly like this.

“It takes a long time to get there. Let’s chat a little while we go!”

“If it’s okay to be a girl…”

“Ah~ How many people would be able to have a conversation with such a pretty person? Don’t underestimate yourself too much.”

A person named Flos still speaks with a bright smile. There was really not a single lie in her eyes as she looked at me.

“So? What were you thinking? You don’t look good, do you?”

Ah. My expression. She tried hard to hide it, but in the end she couldn’t. But. His Excellency also kept stopping me from going to Johana.

“A lot, is it obvious?”

“Hmm.. A little too much?”

“.. I see.”

I tried my best not to show my emotions outside, but it seems that I am still lacking.

“Is it because it is my hometown?”

“Yes?”

I was taken aback by her sudden question. I see This person knew about me.

“Ariel, do you know what we are going to do?”

“Of course.”

No matter how many thoughts and melancholy I was, I wasn’t so distracted that I forgot what my mission was.

“Then why did you participate? Maybe, I might set the whole village on fire.”

“.. I don’t know.”

If His Excellency tells me to set fire to the village, will I be able to set it on fire?

Perhaps I hesitate. And then, you might be just watching the village burn.

“Hmm..”

After hearing my answer that she didn’t know, she started staring at me.

“Think carefully about what is important to you.”

Then her words continued. It’s important to me Following her words, I began to think deeply about what I value most.

“But…”

While I was continuing my worries, she started to cling to me.

“Can I touch your hair? It’s very flashy.”

“I… I have something to think about…”

“Ah~ I have a lot of time to think. Are you going to think about it the whole time? Am I really bored?”

Accordingly, I withdrew from her and kept her distance, but she doesn’t seem to want to leave me alone.

“So? How old is her sister?”

“.. I’m nineteen, but…”

“Nineteen? Was she younger than me?!?!”

Ah. I see This person is older than me. She didn’t really care about her age, so now I know she’s older than me.

“Huh? What are those eyes?!? Don’t look at me like you’re sorry!!”

I just looked at him without any emotion, but that kind of gaze seems to have hurt this person.

“I don’t know! If you’re pretty, you’re all sisters!!”

Don’t forget to stick with a strange logic until the very end.

So I walked with this person for a while and talked about this and that. As I got closer and closer to the Yohana region, whenever my heart was agitated, she talked to me and refreshed her atmosphere. Just like her older sister encourages her younger brother.

A smile regained little by little as I talked with this person. It can’t be denied that thanks to this wealth, a little bit of melancholy has disappeared.

“.. Uh! Excuse me! Excuse me!”

In the midst of her long walk, it was then that she pointed her finger in front of her.

The Yohana region is slowly starting to show. However, my feelings when I saw the entrance to that village were not as tense as when I first left the palace.

‘Now that I have realized what is important…’

I arrived here while talking with her. As a result of constantly thinking and walking towards this place, I realized what is important to me.

I slowly turned my head and looked at Flos. It cannot be denied that it was thanks to this person that my heart was able to become more comfortable like this, and that it made me realize what I was missing.

“Thank you.”

So, I expressed my sincere thanks to her.

“.. What?”

hehehe She smiles and receives my thanks.

‘I knew how to be ashamed.’

She smiled cheerfully, as if it were her personality, and knew she would receive my thanks.

I didn’t know that the smile while looking at me was the same, but the emotions contained within it were definitely different.

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Smart-

“Your Excellency. You can see the entrance to the Johanna region.”

After talking with Alfred about this and that, it seems that we have almost arrived in the Yohana region. Serena cautiously knocked on the window and spoke to me.

“Home Minister Alfred. How many entrances to Johana are there?”

“Um… Since the village is located in the mountains, there is only one official entrance.”

Mountain. There is only one entrance to the village, but if you put your mind to it, you can go up and down the mountain besides the road.

‘The troops are too few.’

I want to encircle the entire mountain in my heart, but even if I mobilize all the royal and imperial troops, the number is not enough. Rather than besieging the mountain with this enemy force, they thought it would be better to just enter the village together.

The carriage stops for a moment. Probably because they arrived at the entrance of the village.

“Your Excellency. The village guards say they will only let the kingdom troops inside. The Imperial Army is an outsider and cannot enter..”

“What?”

It was really absurd. No matter how much Yohana is said to be a village that is not interfered with by the kingdom, she dared to stand in the way of the governor.

“Push it away.”

“.. I see.”

There is no one in the kingdom who can stand in the way of the imperial army. Even the queen of this country is paying attention to the governor-general, so how can a village stand in the way of an empire?

Bang-

Fearing to give orders, a huge roar came from outside the wagon. It’s probably because Serena followed my orders well.

“Keuheum.. Sir, please get off. We will guide you.”

Soon afterward, the Prime Minister opened the carriage door and said. There is also a saying that he will guide me, who does not know the geography of this place, but it must also imply that he himself will prevent this from happening in advance.

I nodded at his words and got off the carriage with him. The inner landscape of the town revealed accordingly.

‘It’s completely rural.’

Perhaps it was a village built on a mountain, it was a completely different landscape from the capital of an empire or kingdom. Even the most remote countryside in the empire would be better than here.

After looking around the town, I turned my head and looked at Ariel. Her expression that she seems to be determined somewhere. While coming here, something seems to have changed her mind.

“Serena.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Release the imperial army and bring the chief of this place to me. I will go to the house of the former knight who is presumed to be a member of the Resistance.”

“Okay.”

After hearing my command, Serena started moving quickly. From now on, it’s a race against time. To prevent the resistance from escaping, we must attack there quickly.

“I will see you.”

The Prime Minister of the Interior, standing in front of the Royal Army, said. I’ve already figured out about that person’s house. So, I moved towards the place that is presumed to be the stronghold of the Resistance, along with Prime Minister Alfred.