Knights, Let’s Smash Them

10 – I’m still hungry

Petaronto, Count Rupel.

Among the vassals of Count Dionaos Rupell, the lord of the county, Edwin Carlton, the treasurer in charge of the ‘treasury’, was shocked to see the recent report from the knights.

“Are you saying that you have additionally attracted new top deals?”

“Yes, Mr. Treasurer. It seems that the by-products produced in the D-class dungeons near Petalonto are more money than you think.”

“To be precise, potions made using the by-products are highly rated.”

The officers who assisted him under Edwin Carlton chattered.

Even those who had only shadows on their faces while looking at the safe being emptied every day and the dunning papers that came down from the center, were very smiling for the past few days.

“And the mercenary group that manages the Raspucha Swamp near the village of Melbaren also said that their profits suddenly skyrocketed.”

“Ummm…… !”

“They said he was definitely the administrator of the Black Lion Knights, but it seems different.”

When was the last time that black ink, not red ink, was engraved on a trading ledger?

When the name was changed from the Knights of the White Rose to the Knights of the Snow Leopard, I wondered if a good-looking administrator came in again.

Now even Edwin Carlton had to admit it.

Lubern Alroy.

He was a man of ability.

“Have you reported it to the Count?”

“Yes, to some extent. He was visibly pleased.”

“You must be delighted…… You are the one who loves Yeongji more than anyone else. Because you suffered a lot in many ways.”

The riverside, which had been frozen over the winter, is now almost completely thawed. Even in the gray plain, the flowers that signal the beginning of spring have begun to bloom.

Spring has finally come to Count Rupel.

***

Spring.

It wasn’t just Count Rupel that the seasons changed.

Constina, the capital of the Boliver Empire.

In the capital of the world’s richest and most powerful empire, there was already a warm spring atmosphere.

The air from the Knights of the Imperial Black Lion, one of the sharpest swords of the Emperor, was never warm.

“The trading volume has suddenly decreased.”

“Are you saying that? Of course I’ll give it to you, the knights are such a piece of sh*t. How do you spend your energy managing the dungeon?”

The administrative power of the Knights of the Black Lion came to a terrible end all too suddenly.

Wu (武), the logic of a knight works only when fighting.

That logic was certainly valid when the empire fought against the great evil of the great army of monsters.

However, the great expedition ended with the victory of the Empire.

Now that the tense political situation has stabilized to some extent, the logic of the article does not work properly.

More than a single knight.

Although this is a time when one administrator is needed.

These stupid leaders completely forgot about that fact.

“Has the whereabouts of former Chief Executive Officer Alroy of Lubern been revealed?”

“Yes… …. He doesn’t appear to have disposed of the house, but he says he left after telling the manager he wasn’t going to be back for quite some time.”

“Is it a wandering trip aimlessly?”

Felcon Irmin, the head of the inspection department of the Imperial Guard, who was urgently dispatched to normalize the Black Lion Knights, sighed deeply.

“First of all, keep asking questions as much as possible, Ivo or that brainless…… No, call Lee Bo-na, the head of the administration.”

“Okay, manager.”

My subordinate bowed his head and exited the Chief Magistrate’s Office, which is being used as the Falcon’s temporary office.

And not long after, Lee Bo-na, the executive director of the Black Lion Knights, came inside.

“Administrative Director Lee Vona.”

“Yes, old…… !”

“What on earth were you thinking about letting Lubern Eilroy resign? You should have grabbed at least the crotch of your pants and hung on!!”

“Yes?”

Anyway, wouldn’t it be too much to say that he was holding on to his pants crotch? He is the head of the administration, and in terms of his position, he is clearly superior.

Of course, whether he was thinking that or not, Falcon’s face contorted sternly as he confirmed that Yvona’s expression hardened.

“Still not understanding the situation?”

“Ummm… ….”

“No, you incompetent bastard!!”

Boom! Falcon hit the desk hard. The sudden explosion stuns Ibona and pulls her back.

“The Templars, which were running fine, were destroyed within a month after the Luvern Administrator Alroy resigned. Don’t you understand?”

“Yeah, but…… Our administrative staff are working hard!”

“Yes. What about the administrative staff? If they weren’t there, the Black Lion Knights would have been incapacitated.”

A huge organization like the Knights of the Black Lion is like a sophisticated machine. A very complex device in which cogwheels interlock and rotate.

However, the largest of them all, and the central gear that was connected to all the gears, fell out.

I will go back.

But they never mesh as perfectly as before.

“What have you been doing? I don’t know where the documents are, and I don’t know how to deal with administrative transactions.”

“You don’t even know how the roles are distributed among the administrative staff, and you’re still completely dependent on the Petra administrator, who is still serving as the interim chief administrator, aren’t you?”

Yvona’s lips dry up at the point she was pouring like a shower.

It was natural.

After all, Lee Bo-na was a paratrooper. Administration? Greeting? She had never done anything like that before, and she never thought of doing it again.

She accepted the position of head of the administration because she was badly injured in the expedition and she can’t wield her sword like before.

It was the consideration of Levia, the leader of the Black Lion Knights and her close comrade.

The feeling of being the head of the administration with such a keen sense of humor.

She

She Of course she At first, she tried to learn a little bit, but no matter how much she thought about it, it wasn’t right for her own aptitude.

So she just let it go.

Even if she wasn’t confident, the administration went well.

The role of just putting a stamp on Lubern Ailroy when he brings some documents.

Isn’t that too simple?

And only now that Lubern Alroy has left, she realizes that she has been seriously misjudging.

Administrative work is not simple and easy.

She said that the administration did not go well without her.

It’s just that Lubern Alroy was taking care of everything she had to do.

Manage dungeons and attract trades.

Support by-product quality inspection and new product development.

Calculation of supply and loss of knights.

Armor repair and equipment purchase.

Others and so on.

Everything was being handled by Lubern Alroy alone.

It wasn’t that the individual members of the administrative staff were excellent, but that everything went smoothly and efficiently as long as they followed Lubern’s orders.

“It’s a matter of cutting it off right away and replacing it, starting with the head of the administration. For a few weeks, I decided to believe more.”

“Thank you… ….”

Yvona subserviently bent her back.

“Learn straight and try. Wasn’t Daewon canceled anyway? There is no Luverne Aylroy administrator, so there is no one to supplement it.”

Levia, the leader of the knights, seemed to be insisting on going on a grand expedition, but if the knights were out of business and left for the grand expedition, it was almost certain that the knights of the imperial black lion would crumble like a sandcastle on the beach.

The imperial family also understands the seriousness of it.

It was replaced with an emergency dispatch of Falcon, the head of the Guard’s Inspection Department, to the administrative department instead of a grand expedition.

“Oh, and did you find the Ulaid Swamp Manual I mentioned last time?”

Because they were managing numerous dungeons like the Imperial Knights, problems started popping up in all dungeons as soon as there was an administrative vacuum.

Life in the Civil Services Office of the Knights is already zero.

Watching at the receptionists, from big and big caravans to mere peddlers, mentally exhausted, unable to withstand the flood of complaints.

Even Falcon, who had no connection with the Knights of the Black Lion, felt sorry for them.

And among them, the most damaged area was the Ulaid Swamp.

Since it was a dungeon that the former administrator of Lubern Alroy paid particular attention to, the aftermath of his resignation was not a problem that could be solved by simply dispatching a few more knights.

In the meantime, there was very valuable information from the dungeon manager that the former administrator had made a separate manual.

Lubern Alroy’s Manual was an essential item for normalizing the Ulaid Dungeon.

“Now…… We are still searching.”

“I turned over the administrative library, but if it doesn’t come out, where the hell is it… ….”

Falcon chuckled, clicking his tongue and waving his hands.

“Then go in.”

“Yes… ….”

Ibona slightly looked away and looked at the black nameplate she hadn’t removed yet.

[Chief Administrator Lubern Alroy]

Just a month ago, I wasn’t in a position to be kicked out of this place like this.

‘Luvern, please come back… ….’

Lee Vona ran out of the room while shouting that name in her heart.

***

“Why am I going back?”

I strangely scratched my itchy ear today and said.

“Last time, the Count told me that he was going to leave when things got back to normal…….”

“Director Xianne, this is not normalization.”

She grinned at the blonde knight commander who wiggled her fingers and asked cautiously.

“This is not enough to save the Knights. If it was going to come back to life just because it absorbed the top three, why would other knights need administrators?”

The potion that Compton is making is quite popular among merchants.

That wasn’t enough.

Unless it won’t last for a thousand years in the Snow Leopard Knights and Count Rupel’s territory anyway.

Even if I’m not there, I’m thinking of making it so that the territory can run well with the existing number of people.

So when that day comes, I will be able to shake it off without any worries.

The reason why I couldn’t submit a letter of resignation even though I was being abused at the Black Lion Knights was because it was obvious that the Knights would be ruined without me.

It was a consideration that was useless to anyone now, but at least I don’t want to leave the Snow Leopard Knights like that.

“But…… Aren’t we doing nothing for the Lubern Administrator?”

“Eoyu, I am very happy that you even think of that.”

I stood up and patted Xianne on the shoulder.

“Because Captain Xianne is much more capable and smarter than Levia or Yvona. I wish her well in the future.”

“Levia and Ibo?”

“Yes, there is such a person.”

I thought of two women’s faces that made my teeth tremble just thinking about them.

“I have suffered a lot in the meantime. As Captain Xianne wishes, I will make the Snow Leopard Knights the strongest knights in the North. Only after that will we return to the wandering journey once again.”

“Lubern Administrator… ….”

Sianne’s expression was deeply moved. Her blonde hair slicked each time she nodded her head as intently as her dog.

Something was a bit dangling, it felt like watching a golden retriever.

‘It’s to the point where I regret comparing myself to Levia even for a moment.’

Yes, I decided to sit down.

Wouldn’t it be better to make the weakest Knights of the North up to the level of the strongest in the North?

I’m still hungry.