Chapter 119: Gather Intel (Part 1)
Uhh...seemed like I finally woke up after an overnight sleep, I should wake up now, Advisor was not with me so I would have no alarm to wake up. I slowly opened my eyes and then got up from the bed, my eyes have a bit blurred after waking up but I didn't rub my eyes but closed and opened them a few times.
This time seemed to be a bit late for me when I looked out of the windows, the sun has risen, seemed to be newly dawn, about 5:00 AM, I think. I looked at my watch and saw 5:06 AM, maybe I should spend at least 15 minutes working out before doing anything else.
Reimi was not here with me, I told her to go to school to protect Shera from last night when I returned to the Palace. I would go to meet Shera maybe in the afternoon, maybe 3:00 PM when the school time out, I will date her or maybe I just get to visit her and stay there to teach her.
I immediately stretched my body for a few minutes and then did 100 pushups, maybe I would do 200 pushups if the time was enough for me to do it. After exercising, I wiped out my sweats and then wore my clothes, a white tank top and a green military pant, maybe I will get to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
I walked to the bathroom to brush my teeth and then took a bath though I had bathed twice yesterday, later I went to the restroom to relieve myself and then defecated. Goddammit, maybe I should eat more vegetables because I pushed myself so hard while defecating, maybe I should push slower and steadier the next time.
After doing all of those stuff...but do I have to tell those stuff for myself? Those actions were the things we all do daily but why did I...ahh, forget it!
Maybe I should go to my subordinates' room to check up on them, I didn't say anything to them these days, I was wondering how were Hatano and Sarah. I walked to my subordinates' room and then raised my hand to the door, I was wondering who would be the one who greet me when I knock on the door, maybe Hatano, I think!
"Knock! Knock! Commander is here, open the door, I want to talk to you two."
I waited for the response for three seconds and then the door has been opened, Sarah opened the door, she was wearing leather armor with her sword on her left belt and her M199 pistol on her right belt.
"Good morning, Commander, what do you want?" - Seemed like Sarah did not yawn like the previous times when I was checking up on my subordinates
"I just want to check up on you two, that's all! Anyway, where is Hatano? Your big sister is still sleeping?"
"No, Commander! My sis has gone away so she gave me a letter." - What the hell?
"What do you mean by "gone", Sarah?"
"Don't know, Commander! My sis told me I should stop doing the shipping and request the King to let me guard inside the Palace for a week."
"Here is the letter my sis wrote to me if you want to see, Commander." - Shera gave me a fur paper so I took it to take a look
Sarah - chan, I have a few busy works outside so I will not stay with you today, remember to ask the King to let you guard inside the Palace, stop shipping around the streets, okay?
Ask the King to let you guard inside the Palace for a week, I will return soon at today's night, remember, Sarah - chan. Love you, my little sister...remember not to do anything without your big sis, do not ship, okay? love you, Sarah - chan.
Hatano Shizuka
"When did she go away?" - What the fuck was wrong with Hatano? I peeked inside of Sarah's room and saw only one Alrotz bag, what the fuck Hatano would do outside of the streets with full military gear and a Katana in her hands?
"Maybe before 4:00 AM, Commander, I woke up at 4:04 AM and didn't see my sis."
"You didn't worry about your big sis, Sarah? She never told me what the fuck she is doing outside but now she has suddenly gone away for that reason."
"Don't worry, Commander! My sis brought SA with her so I can communicate with her when I want to, I didn't know why my sis brought full gear with her but she has done similar things to this many times."
"What do you mean by many times, Sarah?"
"Well, my sis always went to the Sword mountain in her free time alone, she has gone outside many times alone so I have used to it, my sis will be fine."
"My sis before going would give me a phone message or write notes and place it in my room, she always returns exactly in the time she wrote in the messages."
"Ah, Commander...do you remember what happened yesterday's noon?" - Of course!
"Well, a crazy girl who wore horns called herself a demon lord, a bunch of old planes flew over the sky while dropping yellow toilet papers and the faked Kirovs that broadcasted this other world's news."
"Can't you talk serious, Commander?"
"I'm serious but it was the first time I saw modern things in this fantasy world, I thought this world only has medieval things."
"Commander, you didn't remember what you and we saw under the warehouse of Zaira village?" - What the fuck did Sarah just say?
"No, tell me what is it."
"How can you be so heartless, Commander? You didn't care to remember it...anyway, I don't want to quarrel, I want to talk to you about my sis, she is a bit strange." - Maybe Sarah was a bit nervous
"Well, during those airships appeared in the sky and broadcasted the news, my sis said the Demon Lord woman mentioned a name Hiro Hatano, our late father's name." - Oh, I forgot that Hatano lured us to this world with her in the purpose to find her father
"I didn't notice about that details because I was so shocked to see the airships in the sky, I said to my sis that must be a coincidence because our father is dead."
"But my sis kept insisting our father is still alive and stopped talking after that, she went away mysteriously with all of her military gear when I was sleeping, I'm worried about my big sis, Commander."
If Hatano left Sarah for finding her father then she would surely return in a short time, she would not heartless enough to leave her little sister, maybe I should not worry about it.
Hatano even devoured Sarah in the world war 3 dimension when her little sister died and she wanted Sarah to stay with her forever, Hatano would surely give up finding her father soon and return to Sarah, I think.
"Don't worry, Sarah, Hatano has a bit of stress in her mind so she wants to go outside today to release it, she will return soon."
"That's so, Commander? But my sis never told me." - Because I lied to you, you dumb girl soldier!
"Anyway, what would you do when you have to guard the Palace alone without Hatano?"
"Well, I would chat with the guards and the maids, or even Baston - san, I would bring him his lunch and chat with him in the jail."
"That shining bald guy is quite fat so I would order the maids to make his meals more healthy, hehe." - Remember to not let yourself too close to that dirty old man when your big sister is not with you, girl!
"Okay...meet you later...or days later, Sarah."
"Goodbye, I haven't done talking yet, Commander!" - I closed the door before Sarah could say goodbye
Maybe I should go to the Palace's dining room to eat with Hoster - the new King right now, today he would have a discussion with his officials in his court, I would like to join the discussion to see how it goes.
I walked past the hallways to find the Palace's dining room and saw the room, I opened the door to go inside then I saw Hoster and General Dunkel. Dunkel was sitting near Hoster to protect him, maybe I would sit opposite Hoster to talk to him, I wanted to talk to him about something.
Hoster saw me but he didn't greet me, similar to Dunkel, these guys did not welcome me at all but I ignored them and sat opposite Hoster, our breakfast hasn't been brought out yet. Hoster's clothes were the King's black coat with the gold Crown on his head, he was reading a book or something but I didn't know what was the category of the book.
"Good morning, Hoster." - I would not call him His Majesty, I did not respect him as well
Hoster kept ignoring me and read the book, he later sighed and then handed the book to Dunkel, I was wondering if Hoster was fine or not, he seemed bored more than excited to be a King.
"Hello, tutor John." - Finally, this guy greeted me
"Good morning, Sir Rigen." - Dunkel greeted me and bowed toward me when he was sitting
What should I ask Hoster now...what should I ask him?
"Luckily that the Demon Lord did not attack us, the Palace and the streets had been in chaos yesterday by the sounds of those metal objects and the oval things that floated in the sky." - Hoster pulled out a warning paper and raised it toward me, he later torn it out and gave it to Hoster
"The paper's material of the Demon's Kingdom is very well quality, I'm wondering how can they create those things while we have to use the fur papers, very waste of animal furs and costly."
"Anyway, tutor John...about your love with my little sister, my father did not approve of you two to love yet but now I approved, please make my sister happy, my brother-in-law." - Why does this guy talk about this?
"What do you mean?"
"I and my little sister have a promise when we were kids, I would congratulate her when she has married the one she loves."
"I did not welcome a stranger man like you but if loving you is my sister's will the I would not protest her, that's all I can say to you, my brother-in-law." - Hoster suddenly moved his mouth toward my ear
"Tutor John, I have to thank you when you gave me the letters from my uncle, can you...tell me when did you meet him?" - Hoster whispered to me as if he didn't want to let his General hear
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"In Swei town, he taught me swordsmanship and we later got lost, he gave me the letters in the last moments,"
"That's so?" - Hoster seemed to have a bit of regret on his face
"I have the fault when I doubted my uncle, I thought he caused the coup, now I knew that cunning snake Prime Minister was the one who caused it."
"Thank you for giving me the letters, tutor John." - Hoster bowed toward me and then sat back on his seat
"That old man Prime Minister is very annoyed in my eyes, he gives me a bunch of books over there to tell me to learn all of them while he holds all the things in my court without letting me do anything." - Now Hoster complained, Dunkel has heard what he said
I noticed that two maids were now stepping inside the dining room, they were holding dishes and eating tools in their hands, they stepped close to our seats and slowly put down each of the things in their hands.
After the dishes and the eating tools have been placed on our seats completely, the maids bowed to all of us and then silently walked away from the room.
"Ah, tutor John, about the annihilated Kingdom - Ruhe, I didn't know about it too, maybe my father and the other Kingdoms' ruler have covered that thing up." - Hoster mentioned to me the NEWS that the Demon Lord woman announced during noon
"I would have an outdoor meeting with the other King of the other Kingdoms to discuss should we keep the ceremony or not, that meeting would be hold 5 days later from now on."
"But why do you people have to hold the meeting when the ceremony would be surely stopped to save all the humans from the Demons?" - I didn't know what the fuck were this other world's Kings' thoughts in their minds, so stupid to keep holding the ceremony
"I didn't know about it either, anyway, our meals would be cold if we keep talking this nonsense, let's eat, tutor John." - Hoster grabbed a fork and a knife to cut a piece of pig meat and then ate it
Dunkel was also eating with us, I was now noticing that the meals on the table were a bit lesser than the days before, it reminded me of something that Shera talked to Sasa about yesterday when we were eating together.
Okay, I think I remembered it now!
"Hoster, what's about the food import? Princess told me this Kingdom would have starvation soon."
"Ah, about the starvation...I'm discussing with Sherry to find a plant that can fit our Warsaw agriculture lands, we lack lands to plant and our homeland is easy to have lost seasons." - Hoster held his head as if he was very headache about this problem
"Then why don't you people plant potatoes? That plant is easy to plant, grows quick and even can survive in the struggle environments."
"Your suggestion is similar to Sherry but potatoes are the foreign food from the elves people, our culture does not plant potatoes but wheat."
"The plant potato doesn't fit our culture, even the farmers do not know how to plant them then they would not willing to plant even if I order them to do it."
"Potatoes are easy to plant, even a 5-year-old kid will know how to plant it, all you need to do is to bury a potato on the ground and wait for it to grow, that's all."
"But that suggestion would only be approved if it is said by the King's advisor or the King himself, that old cunning snake is holding my mouth off and I can't do anything." - Maybe Hoster was frustrated when he could not do anything
"Anyway...please eat, I will have to make a discussion with my officials after eating, let's focus on eating, tutor John."
"And the starvation will not too bad, I think our Warsaw people can take it for 3 months, that time is enough for us to find many ways to solve the food problem." - Hoster said to me and then ate
"Hoster, can I join the King's court to discuss with you and the officials?"
"Only the King and his officials are allowed to join the court, an outsider like you would not be allowed to join."
"But...if you want to join then I will give you this time to join if you can help me, tutor John."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Stop faking, tutor John, eat." - Hoster ignored me and ate
The three of us ate breakfast, after I have done eating, I washed my mouth and then walked inside the King's courtroom and waited for Hoster. The officials inside of the courtroom have now gathered all inside and were waiting for their King to come to open the discussion court.
Why did Hoster so long? It was more than 15 minutes already, maybe he was preparing but what the hell did he need to prepare?
"His Majesty comes!" - A maid that was standing at the courtroom's door made shouted to all of us to let us prepare
After a few seconds after the shout, the courtroom's door has been opened, Hoster walked inside alone and then walked up the stair to get up his throne. The throne floor has two Warsaw Royal Guards who were standing on the right and the left side on the throne floor to protect Hoster.
Hoster walked up the stairs and then sat on his throne, the King's discussion court has been started.
I saw the Prime Minister walk out from the officials and stood in front of us, maybe this old man was about to make a speech or something like that.
"Officials, our new King is still in his young age and lacks the experience to rule, the previous King had made a testament to remind me what to do with the new King after his death." - Wait, did my father in law had a testament or this Prime Minister has just said lied to us with his cunning mouth?
Hoster's perspective
What? Did my father ever make a testament or this cunning snake has just fooled the officials? I never saw my father write any testament. This must be a lie, how could this Prime Minister dare to do things he want when his King was in front of him!
Rigen's perspective
"The testament said the previous King had ordered me to be the new King's Mentor, to help him in his court until the new King's 20 years old birthday come, I will let him hold the discussion court alone."
"Today is the first day of opening the meeting in the courtroom after the Prince becomes the King."
"Do you officials have anything to discuss with me or not? Any complaints?" - Why did these officials were so silent? They were scared of the Prime Minister or they were all clown officials who sided with him and were added into this court for fun?
Hoster's perspective
Why did the officials were so silent and didn't say any word? They were always silent like that? How did my father fight against the useless men when he was opening his court?
After the speech, Minister Alt turned around and looked at me, maybe he has something to discuss with me.
"Your Majesty, I have something to discuss." - What was in this old man's mind? What did he want to say?
"Speak."
"The officials in the Palace are the people who work the country's political affairs alongside the lords that hold the lands of different regions."
"So the officials in the court must be capable to do different jobs in the Palace depending on their capability to have the job that fit them."
"Not like our previous King, he sometimes placed some the people in the jobs that they never went through before, those people would ruin our country due to their ignorances."
"But Prime Minister, wait for me a bit, you were a lowly Attenta guard before becoming my grandfather's advisor."
"But I know I'm capable to rule, Your Majesty! I'm good at this so that's why I become a King's Advisor and then become a Prime Minister." - You only good at fooling my grandfather, you harmed my father to die, you cunning snake!
"Your Majesty, I have already prepared for you a list that I made to reorganize the jobs in the court for every one of the officials to fit their capability."
"My list is surely perfect to better our court and our country in the future, Your Majesty...you maid, bring His Majesty the list." - Minister Alt ordered a maid nearby him
Then a maid immediately walked to my throne to give me a fur list in her hands which has been made by the Prime Minister. The maid after giving me the list, she bowed her head to me and then walked down the stairs to go back to her position.
I opened the list and saw there were mostly names of people that I saw who seemed to have a good relationship with the Prime Minister, this old man wanted to place freely all of his subordinates in my court or what?
"Your Majesty, please speak the names in the list loud and clear to let the officials below know about their next jobs in the Palace." - You dare to play me, you cunning snake!
"Minister Alt, I think you should stop this, replacing the officials' jobs suddenly would not be a good idea."
"Your Majesty, you are still very inexperienced, why don't you ask any of these officials to know if their opinion is different from mine?"
"What are your opinions about this list, you officials?" - Why did not one respond to me? How did my father deal with these useless clowns when he was alive!
"I have a different opinion, Your Majesty!" - A man raised his hand above to let me see, that was Rigen, luckily that there was one in my side
"An outsider like you only has the chance to watch the discussion, this is the discussion between His Majesty and his officials, shut your mouth off." - You damn Prime Minister
"Your Majesty, please speak the names on the list."
I would make Sherry become my Advisor after this to rewrite the list, cannot let this cunning snake control the court. I'm not a puppet King, maybe I would speak the names on the list to please this Prime Minister, I can solve this problem later.
"Sir Parla, becomes the second General of the Warsaw Infantry Force."
"Sir Yanta, becomes the library keeper."
"Sir Galna, becomes the third General of the Warsaw Archer Force." - Why many men were being placed in the military position? This cunning snake has held the entire Warsaw army in his hands, now he wanted to place more of his men or what?
"Wait, Your Majesty!" - A loud voice came out and I took the list out of my eyes to see who that was
That man was white, wore a green coat, orange-haired and green eyes, that was Ural Valretia the 2nd General of the Warsaw Cavalry Force, he wanted to stand with my side?
"Your Majesty, replace the jobs of many officials freely this soon won't be a good idea, that would be a big disrespect toward the previous King, please think back."
"Sir Ural, you dare to doubt my rule experience? I have done this in the court till the third King's generation since I was the King's advisor." - Shut up, you cunning Prime Minister!
"I know the way to rule more than anyone else, you dare to doubt me, Sir Ural? I won't mind spending an hour sharing my rule skill with you."
"You can use your mind to fight against my mind as long as you like, to see who is smarter."
"I'm very sorry for protesting your idea, Prime Minister." - Sir Ural immediately returned to his position and didn't say any word again, though he protested and failed but he was brave among the other useless officials
"Your Majesty, do you have any problem with my jobs list?" - Minister Alt asked me while making a slight smile
"No, Prime Minister...but I also have a thing to suggest with all of the officials in this King's court."
"Sherry Sharri, she is my tutor and a very knowledgeable person, I would want to place her as my Advisor because that job fits the people who work in society affairs."
"Your Majesty, priority the country first, the subordinates later, that woman would be a shame of our homeland if she becomes a King's advisor, that work is only fitting for men."
"Then read the list yourself, even your ruler's words, you even dare to protest!" - I threw the list powerfully down the stairs and then stood up with a very angry expression
"The discussion ended!" - I walked fast down the stairs and then walked out of the courtroom
I was very mad so I immediately walked through the hallways to get to my room fastly. I immediately opened the door with a strong blow, which made Sherry and General Dunkel shocked.
I always ordered Dunkel and Sherry to stay in my room when I was doing the discussion in my court so that was why those two were here.
"If that cunning old Prime Minister keeps appearing in my court then I would not be able to sleep well or eat well, he treats me nothing but his puppet!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down! Minister Alt does that to you because he wants you to rule better." - Shut up, Dunkel, you didn't know anything
"Your Majesty...please be patient..." - Sherry was my Goddess, her voice made my heart warm so I calmed down and looked at her
"You just have become the King less than a week so you are is inexperienced, please calm down, I will do my best to help you."
"Your Majesty...please endure, the Prime Minister only wants you to be better by listening to his words." - How could you say those heartless words to me, Sherry!
"How can you two against your King's words! Are you two lost your minds by siding with that cunning old man!" - I yelled quite loud toward both of them, Dunkel has gone silent after being scolded
"Your Majesty, please calm down!"
"Shut up!"
Sherry also went silent after being scolded, what have I done to the one I loved? They didn't know anything and I scolded them...
"Sherry... Sherry...hear me, I'm sorry."
Sherry didn't say any word, I hope she wouldn't hate me.
"Hey hey, King!" - A voice called me from behind, that was Sarah, one of two of Rigen's subordinates
"Lady Sarah, please speak with our King properly, you cannot freely call him without honorifics." - Dunkel said to Sarah
"Oh...okay, okay...sorry, it's just an old habit I used to call the previous King."
"Okay?" - Sherry tilted her head because of confusion and Dunkel bowed to me and went outside to guard, Sherry was so cute!
"Please don't mind about the strange words I say, hehe." - Sarah was quite harmless in Rigen's group, only Rigen and his always silent subordinate were dangerous
"What is your purpose for coming here, Lady Sarah?" - Sherry asked Sarah
"My big sis said she would be off her job today and she also ordered me to stop shipping and request His Majesty to let me guard inside the Palace in a week."
"Shipping?" - I asked Sarah because I didn't know exactly what she said
"Means transfer goods, Your Majesty."
"Where did your older sister go?"
"Don't know, Your Majesty, but my big sis said she would return in today's night." - Maybe that black-haired girl was leaving her job today because she wanted to go outside to play a bit
"Then I will cut short your older sister's salary for leaving her job without my asking my approval, I will give you your list of work later, Lady Sarah."
"Please don't cut short my sis's salary so bad, Your Majesty, my sis is a very hard worker so don't treat her bad." - Sarah said to me while bowing her head
Sarah later stood straight and then looked about my room as if she was trying to find something. This silly girl was funny, she was very cute but she was nothing compared to Sherry, Sherry was a Goddess of my life.
"Eh...did you know where is Commander, Your Majesty? I could not find him though I ran all over the Palace." - Sarah mentioned Rigen, after the court, I didn't see him too so I didn't know where he went
"I didn't see him, Lady Sarah...about you, Sherry?"
"I also didn't see him, Your Majesty." - Then where did the man go?
"Ehh...strange..maybe I should call him through SA." - Sarah raised her hand and touched the magic item which was glowing green in her hand