I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

4 – Ability, Networking, and Power

“No.. I..”

When I formally requested an apology, the atmosphere of introspection froze coldly. But what can I do? What you have done yourself.

“The Minister of Finance. Apologize to the governor-elect.”

And then it was. The other nobles of the kingdom on the other side opened their mouths.

I know who he is. Minister of Defense of the Kingdom, Lloyd von Echiseel. The main reason behind the defeat in the war against the Empire, and the actual supreme power in the kingdom’s political world.

“You?”

“Ah, my name is Lloyd von Echiseel, Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Hyran. You have committed a great disrespect to the governor-in-chief.”

I’m glad. Because you’re still alive, you hold tight to the kingdom’s politics.

“Treasurer, what are you doing? Without apologizing to the governor-nominee!”

At the screams of the defense minister, the finance minister reluctantly stood up. Soon, two knees bent.

“Governor-nominee, I’m sorry. Because of my ignorance, I have committed great disrespect to the officials of the empire.”

This is not a sincere apology. Just a forced apology because of the screams of the Minister of Defense, who has a tight grip on the kingdom’s political world.

Of course I knew that fact, but it didn’t really matter.

“I have changed my mind. I will make an official report to the Empire.”

“What.. What..!!”

The face of the finance minister, who was kneeling, turned red. That’s a good response. I hope to see such reactions often in the future.

“The governor-general nominee.”

And then, a soft voice resounded inside the cold, frozen conference hall.

“This is the kingdom’s fault. However, I want to get along well with the governor-nominee. The Minister of Finance also meant that, so please have mercy.”

The protagonist of the voice was the queen, who was sitting at the highest seat in the conference hall, watching the situation with a languid expression.

“If Your Highness says so, I will just skip this matter.”

In the first place, it wasn’t a big deal. The Treasury Secretary knelt down and apologized, and the Queen even asked me to do it herself. At a time like this, she has to take a step back even if it means saving face as a queen.

The atmosphere at the conference hall was a little relaxed with the appearance of the queen. Little by little, I started to hear laughter again, and some nobles started talking to me.

Just like before, the way they talked to me cautiously wondering what kind of pod I might catch was pretty funny.

“Ha ha ha! By the way, the governor-general nominee. I have a question for you.”

Just as the mood in the conference room was getting better, the Minister of Defense spoke to me.

“The governor-elect is said to be from the kingdom. Is that true?”

“I will not deny it.”

“If so, which family are you from? If you’re a person with such outstanding abilities, you must have been a son of a prestigious family even in the kingdom…”

Seeing that my abilities are outstanding, I must have been a prestigious family in the kingdom. If you have such ability, why don’t you work for the kingdom, a word that implies something like that.

“I was a commoner.”

However, I was one of the commoners who made up most of the kingdom. Unlike you, who select bureaucrats mainly from the nobility, the empire has opportunities for anyone as long as they have the ability.

“That’s.. What!!”

The finance minister who heard me had a seizure. So, is it hurting your pride to kneel down to a commoner? But what can I do? Now I am not a commoner of the kingdom, but a nobleman of the empire.

“If it’s false… what is the name of the governor-nominee? Somehow, I wonder if there is an error in the data we received..”

The surname Robertine is attached to my first name. Commoners do not have last names. The defense minister pointed it out.

I don’t make a case for getting caught by just saying it in a roundabout way, saying that it would be okay to say why a commoner has a last name.

“Now I am not a kingdom person. I am an imperial citizen who has received the favor of His Majesty the Emperor. I am the noble of the Empire, Aran von Robertein.”

“But, just before that, he was from the Kingdom..”

“My father is the military minister who commands all the armies of the empire, and my mother is the eldest daughter of a duke of the empire. Are you still curious about where I came from?”

I drew a line not to mention my origin anymore. The pinnacle of the Imperial Army, the Minister of Military Affairs. Duke of the Empire. If I had told them this far, they would have understood. What does the existence of Nara, the son of the two, mean?

I didn’t know much when I was young, but when I told them directly in front of them like this, I felt how high up my father and mother were. I am just grateful that those two welcomed me as their son.

“Your Highness.”

I called her in her low voice. Her sky blue eyes were directed straight at me.

However, her eyes were no longer shining. Her eyes, which sparkled with her confidence and curiosity, became cloudy due to her compromise with reality.

“Do you remember me?”

Then she asked her. Do you remember me Her faded eyes stared at me for a while.

“.. I’m sorry, but I’m seeing the Governor-nominee for the first time today. Have we ever met when the nominee was in the kingdom?”

As expected. I didn’t even expect it. To you, it must have been just one of many knights. Rather, that side is better. It’s because I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of expression you’ll make when you get your memories back later.

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“How could someone who was a commoner become a bureaucrat of the empire!”

“I can’t admit it! There is grace that the kingdom has nurtured, so how can you be sweet to the kingdom in this way!”

After the governor-in-chief, Aran von Robertein, escaped the inner sanctuary, the kingdom’s inner sanctuary began to make all sorts of high-pitched noises.

“Your Excellency Governor! We cannot approve of him!”

Well, I can’t accept Aran. Well, I can understand their behavior like that. Because I was insulted like that by a young guy like that.

‘You bastard.’

When he asked the finance minister to kneel, I thought he was an asshole. Even on his knees, what? You changed your mind? Would you say such a thing unless you are quite an idiot?

But that guy is actually a commoner. From their point of view, it’s like going crazy and jumping up and down.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

However, that is not my business. I’m about to leave this place anyway, so why bother?

“Are you saying you won’t acknowledge the solemn emperor?”

So I told them. Just accept it

Not recognizing Aran von Robertien as governor is tantamount to ignoring His Majesty’s imperial decree. Please, I hope you don’t make stupid choices.

“I am going home now. Don’t say anything to me, just think about making it look good to the new governor~”

All I have to say to them is this. Well, thinking of the affection of the past, if I could say one more word…

“The word that Aran hates the most is from the same kingdom.”

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“What is your position on the kingdom?”

“Go hardline. There is no mercy.”

The Governor-General of the Kingdom, the Office of the Governor-General. Here, I am discussing the transfer of the Governor-General position and future policies for the kingdom with the Viceroy nominee, Senior Aran.

Originally, this is my father.. So, what the current governor has to do, I can’t even see where he goes out every day.

After a while, I lowered my head and saw that the governor-elect was sitting at a desk writing something on a piece of paper. This person will be my boss in the future.

‘A scary person.’

To briefly summarize my thoughts on the governor-general nominee is as follows.

The youngest knight commander in the empire, and a knight favored by the 5th princess. His father is the Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire, and his mother is the eldest daughter of an Imperial duke. Ability, connections, power. That which is hard to have even one thing, this man had them all.

He even told the kingdom’s nobles to kneel at a meeting with the kingdom’s queen and nobles. What a terrible person this is.

“I…”

“Tell me.”

“The right to command over the garrison of the kingdom…”

Originally, the authority to command the imperial army rests with the governor. Until now, it was the authority that my father delegated to me, saying it was annoying, but if he said he would retrieve it, he could retrieve it as much as he wanted.

That… I hated it a bit. After all, while he was the commander-in-chief, he became quite close with the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Army.

“How have you been so far?”

“I was in command, so I managed everything in the army. However, originally, this authority belongs to the governor-general, so if the nominee says he will take it back…”

“Then, go ahead and take it yourself. Someone with more experience would be better than me.”

“… “

The right to command the military. This is a mighty authority. All power comes from the military. My father handed over leadership because I was his daughter, but what did this man trust in me to hand over leadership?

“Instead, whenever I want to move the military, I want it to move.”

“Oh, yes. That’s no problem.”

About this much, it doesn’t matter. It was only natural that he had the right to lead in the first place. Rather, he should just be grateful for entrusting me with it.

“Where is the information about the nobles of the kingdom?”

“It is located on the second floor of the Governor-General’s Building, in the Information Department.”

“Secretary of Defense, any information about Lloyd von Echisel?”

“Of course.”

The Empire’s intelligence department knows nothing. To some extent, to the extent that all of the personal information of a single soldier in another country is recorded.

“Go there.”

The governor-general nominee stood up from his seat and said. The 2nd floor of the Governor-General’s Building, the road leading to the Intelligence Department. I don’t know why, but the governor-nominee was smiling faintly.

Seeing him like that, I unbeknownst to myself made me feel a bit uneasy.