I Became a Genius Commander at the Academy

EP.299

Northern Territory Jägerburg Castle Throne Room

Three months of honesty The vacation that was as sweet as honey passed by in the blink of an eye.

In the meantime, I tried to spend as much time as possible with my wife, including Laura, and my son Friedrich, and for the first time in years, I was able to live comfortably without worrying about work.

I lived a peaceful life where I stayed up until late at night every day, woke up slowly when the sun rose at noon, ate breakfast and lunch, and then went for a walk while knitting or cooking with Louise.

However, for the young me who had just turned 30, this stress-free daily life was not all that good and it felt a bit boring, so I didn’t even think about living as an unemployed person with a lot of money.

In my early 50s, I would have probably been promoted to marshal, so I made a plan for my life that I would like to retire at an appropriate time, travel several times a year with my wife, and live in peace.

Now that his suspension has been lifted, he has received orders from His Majesty to bring His Highness the Crown Prince and a regiment of the Knights Guards to the north and have an audience with the chieftains.

It’s not to the point where I want to retire, but I’m at least wondering what I’m doing with 4 stars.

Moreover, I wonder why a castle that is the center of the northern region has ‘Jaeger’ attached to it…

No, I understand that you will respect me because I killed Khan, but from the perspective of the possessor who still has a little Korean sensibility, ‘My name is Toshi’ When I see ‘name’, my face gets a little hot.

In fact, Laura Charlotte Friedrich, who came with me, saw this name and everyone applauded, saying it was cool, but…

while I was lost in my thoughts, I heard a voice outside the door requesting another audience.

“Sir Mikhail von Homipich, the chief of the Homipich tribe, is requesting an audience.”

Those words brought me to my senses, and the crown prince answered confidently, as if he was used to it.

“I grant you an audience.”

When the door to the throne room opened, the Homipichi chieftain came in holding a scroll in his hand.

He must have been so nervous that the movements of his left arm and left leg and right arm and right leg at the same time looked very awkward.

Behind him, someone who appeared to be his son came in carefully, holding a northern-style sword and a leather cloak in both hands.

The two of them knelt down on one knee and bowed their heads, as if they had practiced well how to assume an audience position.

I was also very nervous when I first went to see His Highness the current Emperor and the former Crown Prince.

Albert spoke in a very calm voice, as if he had learned well not to panic in situations like this.

“You can raise your head.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty. I brought you a small gift here. Please accept it.”

The two knights of the royal guard around the crown prince moved, one took the sword and leather cloak, and the other took the scroll.

The scroll immediately passed into the hands of the Crown Prince’s chamberlain, who quickly opened it and read its contents.

“I offer you a cloak made of the highest quality bear skin, a sword scabbard and a cavalry sword made using the traditional crafts of northern nomads, 10 bear skins, 20 wolf skins, 40 fox skins, and 30 war horses as a token of gratitude for your Majesty’s grace. “It’s not enough, but please accept my sincerity.”

If you convert the items here into money, they are worth hundreds of gold, but there is a reason why Chief Homipichi offers the items so carefully.

To put it in a yakuza or gangster way, protection money is a symbol of loyalty separate from the defense tax, which, to put it more politely, is 50% of the taxes collected by lords of the empire.

So, if you offer these items, you will naturally avoid being captured by the empire.

In addition, if you do something crazy in Stockholm or the Kingdom of Sweden and threaten your tribe’s territory, you can be protected.

The more items you offer now, the more likely you are to make a good impression on the emperor and for your family to prosper in the future.

Due to His Majesty Michael’s personality, he will only accept such wealth and will not give anything more or preferential treatment to Chief Homipichi’s territory.

“The loyalty of the Homipich tribe has certainly been well received by I, Albert von Reich, Crown Prince of the Empire. “I will leave a positive message to His Majesty.”

It was a somewhat difficult line for a 10-year-old crown prince to say, but thanks to the chamberlain’s thorough practice on the way here, this line was so perfect that no one could have done anything about the pronunciation and intonation.

The Homipitch guy who doesn’t know about that process must think that the prince, who is only 10 years old, is a genius because he is answering with such confidence.

“I am devastated, Your Majesty the Crown Prince.”

“Well, that’s good. Although it is a small matter, His Majesty the Emperor expressed his gratitude to Chief Homipichi for his loyalty. “Please bring the sword to the Chamberlain.”

The chamberlain carefully brought a treasured sword made in a workshop directly managed by the imperial family to the guard knight who was stuck in the corner.

The treasured sword was delivered to the chieftain in a box, and he received it very carefully with both hands.

“You can just leave now. “I will continue to do my best to repay Your Majesty’s kindness.”

“I pledge my allegiance to His Highness the Crown Prince, Chief of the Homipich Tribe, Mikhail von Homipich, Sun of the Future Empire.”

“I will always believe in you.”

The crown prince personally helped the chieftain, who was kneeling on one knee, to his feet.

To be exact, His Highness Albert, who is now only about 1 meter 20 cm tall, was not able to lift a grown man up.

In a situation like this, not being able to physically stand up is a really minor problem.

Because in such a diplomatic and political situation, it is important that the ‘crown prince’ showed such goodwill that he went to stand up while receiving an audience with a northern chieftain.

And the strategy seemed to have worked well as Chief Homipichi looked like he was about to cry.

Apparently, until the imperial army came and subjugated the bastard named Ludvik, they were willing to go to the corners of Sweden and the Kingdom of Stockholm and live while being chased by them or living like slaves.

With the help of the Reich Imperial Army, including myself, Ludwig’s head was cut off, and now, thanks to the support of the Empire, the blessings I have received just by living without worrying about food as before will be like heaven.

So, they voluntarily honor the Emperor of the Reich Empire by giving him the title they are most proud of, Kakan.

How could they resist the emotion if the crown prince came to see them in such a far away place, greeted them and helped them up?

“I will do my best for the empire. majesty.”

“Well, thank you as always. I hope you continue to work hard for the empire like you do now. Don’t forget that His Majesty the Emperor is always looking forward to you.”

After the conversation was over, the chief couldn’t hide his expression of disappointment and walked out the door.

His Highness Albert sighed as if he was tired, and the Chamberlain looked at him with concern for a moment, but…

“Is there no one coming for an audience today, Chamberlain?”

“More than 30 more chieftains will come for an audience tomorrow, but this is the end for today. “Captain.”

Hearing those words, I, like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, breathed a sigh of relief and approached him.

“Thank you for your hard work today, Your Majesty. My wife, Viscount Anastasia Kergit, is from the North, so I would like to ask her to cook delicious Northern food for dinner. “Can I do that?”

Even though the crown prince is only a 10-year-old child, it may be because he has become close to me as we have been traveling together for the past few months.

All tension disappeared from the face of the person who had been playing the authoritative crown prince with a very solemn and stern expression and voice that was unbecoming of his young age.

So my voice became brighter and my face showed a hint of anticipation for food, but was it because I thought I had to maintain a relationship with a military deity who is a few years older than me here?

“Please do so.”

He only tried to speak solemnly, but the voice that came out of his mouth was like that of a child.

The chamberlain looked at that and made an expression as if there was nothing he could do, and I decided to continue talking.

This is because when he comes to the North, his Royal Highness must also truly enjoy the Northern culture, saying that it is so good, in order for the Crown Prince’s visit to the North to be more effective.

In particular, many of the chieftains here have a sense of inferiority because the cooking is so simple and rugged compared to the mainland Reich Empire.

If the Crown Prince, who enjoys all kinds of luxuries, said that the food they eat was also delicious, there would be more than one person who would be thrilled by that alone, without exaggerating.

“Then, today I will ask Anastasia to prepare cheese fondue. Cheese fondue is a food made by boiling cheese and dipping bread or meat into it.”

After hearing the explanation of a food called cheese fondue, which is not commonly eaten in the imperial palace due to health or etiquette reasons, His Royal Highness’s face was filled with smiles as if he had imagined eating food covered in chewy, soggy cheese.

The chamberlain looked at me and tried to say something, but I put my finger to my mouth and spoke quietly.

“In the imperial palace, there are etiquette in the imperial palace, and in the north, the best etiquette is to respect the northern culture and enjoy their cuisine. Besides, there are no other northern dishes that you might particularly like.”

“… What you said is correct, Captain. However, if His Highness the Crown Prince later says he would like to have fondue after returning to the palace.”

I accepted those words very naturally.

“Isn’t there one more food that Your Majesty likes to eat?”

And today’s audience and the news that the crown prince enjoyed the northern food naturally spread throughout the northern region.

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