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Territorial Inspection
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Mikanda Region
After Arc returned and some time passed, Yanna and Tyr also returned to the mansion. They seemed to have thoroughly checked this area. They were followed by several new subordinates dispatched from the capital’s mansion.
“Welcome back, Arc.” (Yanna)
“Nee-san, welcome back. How was it? What’s the situation in this region?” (Arc)
In response to Arc’s question, Yanna flopped down heavily onto the sofa. She seemed quite exhausted, likely from inspecting this vast region.
“There are only three towns here, including this one. More like villages than towns…” (Yanna)
“There were fewer people than expected.” (Tyr)
Tyr, with a military background, remained standing upright rather than sitting, showing signs of fatigue as well. It wasn’t just physical tiredness. They seemed mentally drained from witnessing the current state of their territory.
“How about you, Arc?” (Yanna)
“Yeah. Managed to establish contact with the merchants and the Sheeb Order. I was able to gather some talented individuals.”
Then, Arc introduced Yulia and the Tadont couple to the others. Yuna from the Sheeb Order was also expected to join them soon, though only her name was mentioned for now.
As Yulia and Tadont couple left, Minerva and the maids arrived with lunch. It was well past lunchtime, but they had waited for Yanna and Tyr to return. It was a late lunch, even though it was long past noon. It was a long-awaited lunch for the four siblings. They enjoyed talking about Arc’s journey, the situation in the former Warden territory, and discussions about the Merchant Guild.
Arc was particularly delighted that people from the former Warden territory were fond of and willing to follow him. Despite the lack of allure in such a remote region, a few merchants were coming to join them.
“Now then, Arc, what’s the plan from here?” (Tyr)
Tyr asked this after they finished eating.
“For now, I intend to tour this region as its lord. Then, we’ll decide on policies moving forward.”
Several months had passed since Arc arrived in this region as the new lord, yet he had hardly had a chance to be present here. It was necessary for him to see firsthand the current state of this region with his own eyes.
The following week…
“Um, Arc-sama. Sorry to keep you waiting.” (Yuna)
Yuna from the Sheeb Order had arrived in the Mikanda region.
Other members of the Order would be scattered throughout the kingdom to gather information as they had before. Yanna, who had a special fondness for Yuna, attempted to embrace her warmly when they met again after a long time, but Yuna hid behind Arc.
Yuna had always been inexplicably attached to Arc alone, so Yanna smiled wryly and gave up. By the way, Yuna was shy not only with the Warden Household but also with people from the Order. Therefore, it was a natural progression for the Order to appoint Yuna as Arc’s aide. With the Warden Household’s information network thus confirmed to be revived, Arc set out on his inspection of the region.
Although Yanna had just returned from her inspection duties, she was requested to accompany Arc once again as the pioneer administrator. Alongside her were Yulia as the guard, Yuna as the communications officer, and the Tadont couple(who were given the same pioneer administrator role as Yanna). His brother Tyr and sister Minerva were left behind to handle incoming settlers from the former Warden territory.
Just before departure, as Arc mounted his horse, Tyr spoke quietly.
“We don’t know what kind of treatment the previous lord subjected them to, but the people here are not necessarily friendly. Be careful.” (Tyr)
“Understood.” (Arc)
As Arc replied, he glanced briefly at his companions. It did seem risky to rely only on Yulia and Yuna as combat strength if needed. But then again, having too many soldiers might give the wrong impression. He hopped this inspection end safely.
“Alright then, let’s depart!” (Arc)
Bidding farewell to his siblings, Arc signaled the start of his journey with both anticipation and apprehension for the lands he was about to see.
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