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Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World – the Apostle of the Gods Who Know No Self-Restraint (Web Novel) - Volume 2 Chapter 48: The Baisas Empire
Volume 2 Chapter 48: The Baisas Empire
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The Baisas Empire, found on the other side of the fort by Lamesta in the Gracia territory of the Kingdom of Esfort.
With a population of over 10 million and a vast territory, it was said to be the largest nation on the continent of Glunude. The royal castle was extravagantly built, with the king’s room gilded and adorned with gorgeous ornaments.
And, sitting in his luxurious chair in his office was the Thirty-Eighth Emperor, Fernandez van Baisas. He was an emperor that led a luxurious lifestyle, wearing glittering clothes over his large belly, his brown hair tied up in rolls.
“How’s That coming along?”
Holding a glass of wine in one hand, Fernandez started talking to the wall, even though there should not have been anyone else present in the room.
“I think the amount of time will have elapsed in a few more years. We already have some dozens of units undercover in the town, having them appear to lead the lives of normal citizens.”
A man covered entirely in black answered, appearing from nowhere and getting down on one knee.
“Only a few more years. And then I will have accomplished what all my predecessors could not. And then, I shall leave my name in the annals of history as the greatest emperor to have ever lived.”
“Your wish is my command.”
The man covered head to toe in black answered, on one knee.
“Continue monitoring the situation, and make sure you can begin moving as soon as the time comes.”
“Your wish is my command.”
Leaving behind those words, the man covered in black disappeared.
Fernandez finished the wine in his glass, and put it down on his desk. He then went out onto the terrace and looked out at the city below him.
The Baisas Empire was a militarist nation, often going to war with other countries, and continuing to expand its territory through an increasing number of client states.
After having collected money and resources from its client states and using all of that to prepare its army, it then repeatedly invaded other countries.
Ten years before Cain had been born, the previous emperor had just passed on, leaving Fernandez in charge. He then proceeded to also attack the Kingdom of Esfort, in the middle of the continent, but, unable to seize the forts on the border, he had to withdraw, leaving behind a painful memory. The person who had led the Esfort Kingdom’s army at the time was Cain’s father, Garm.
As the country was founded by a hero some three hundred years prior, Fernandez thought that by conquering it, turning it into a territory, and ruling over it, he would be able to say that his own nation was the best on the whole continent, and be able back up that claim. However, there were only three ways into the Kingdom of Esfort from the Baisas Empire, one through the fortress town of Lamesta, one through the Forest of Monsters, and one over a vast, vast mountain range. Going through the Forest of Monsters, they had to take into account the damage all the violent monsters living there were capable of doing, and even then, just marching through such an expansive forest would be difficult for an army.
The route through the mountain range was lined with cliffs, and while infantry might be able to make its way through, the transportation of provisions and such would be nigh on impossible. Thus, the only choice left was to go through Lamesta.
“You lot in Esfort, remember this! I’ll never forget that humiliation.”
Fernandez gripped the terrace’s railings powerfully in both his hands.
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Having been summoned to the royal castle and severely told off by not only the King but also the Prime Minister, Cain sighed while sitting on the sofa.
“Cain-sama, you seem quite exhausted. Did a problem pop up again…”
Koran asked, standing at the door of the office.
“I gave Teles and Silk presents I made myself, and apparently, they’re really valuable and extremely rare, so I was summoned to the royal castle.”
“… just what on Earth did you give them?”
Cain answered light-heartedly to Koran’s fearful question.
“Necklaces that tell me their locations in case of an emergency. They don’t have any other functions, though.”
Koran sighed at Cain’s casual reply.
“Cain-sama, with that function alone, if the nobles knew it, they’d all want one. You can broadcast your location if you’re kidnapped, for example, or, if you’re captured as a prisoner of war during wartime. They may not be national treasures, but they’re plenty valuable, if you ask me.”
“Yeahhhh well, but this time I only gave them to Teles, Silk and Tifana, so I got off with a relatively light scolding.”
Initially, he had only made a necklace each for Teles and Silk for their trip, but thinking it would turn into a problem if he didn’t give one to Tifana, who was also his fiancée, so he gave her one after their mock battle. At the time, Cain thought that she was cute with her face blushing from embarrassment.
“Also, I’ll be taking Lula and Laura to Drintor on the weekend, so could you help them get ready.”
“That’s out of nowhere… no, very well, I shall help the two of them with their preparations.”
And so, when the weekend came, Koran and Silvia, as well as Lula and Laura, who had brought their luggage, all gathered in the office.
“Well then, Lula, Laura, I’ll be taking you to Drintor with me. You’ll be living there from now on.”
Lula and Laura nodded at Cain’s statement, albeit a little confused as to why they had all gathered in the office and not downstairs by the carriage.
“Cain-sama, Laura is still learning, so please take care of her.”
Silvia bowed. Cain, who naturally had no intention of letting a ten-year-old work too much, nodded.
“Well then, let’s go. I’ll be back by Monday.”
Koran and Silvia nodded.
Koran told Lula and Laura to pick up their luggage, after which Cain laid a hand on each of their shoulders.
[Transfer]
The three of them disappeared from the office in the royal capital.
“Will those two be okay in Drintor…”
“I think Cain-sama knows what he’s doing. We should just hold down the fort here in the royal capital.”
Koran answered Silvia’s question, and the two of them left the office.
“Eh!?”
Lula and Laura were surprised that their field of vision had changed in but an instant.
“Welcome to Drintor.”
Cain told them with a smile.
“… was that Transfer Magic?”
Cain nodded in response to Lula’s question.
“The two of you will be living here in this mansion. Lula, I’d like you to help my older brother out with internal affairs. Laura, could you please continue training to be a maid. The butler here, Darmeshia will probably be here in a second, I think, so maybe if you start with doing what he says.”
As soon as Cain said that, there was a knock on the office’s door.
“See, I toldya, he’s here already. Come in.”
After Cain had replied, the office’s door opened and Darmeshia entered the room. He might have looked like a stern old man, but he was an outstanding butler. In all sorts of ways.
Laura and Lula were both nervous, but Lula’s face was also red.
“Cain-sama, I see you’ve brought some guests.”
Cain nodded.
“They’re sisters from the White Fox Tribe, Lula and Laura. Lula will be helping out my older brother, and Laura will be training as a maid, so please teach her everything.”
Darmeshia bowed.
“I’m Cain-sama’s butler here in the town of Drintor, Darmeshia. Nice to meet you.”
To his elegant and perfect greeting, Lula’s face became even redder, while Laura bowed her head.
“I-I-I’m L-Lula. I look forward to working with you, Darmeshia-sama.”
“I’m Laura. Nice to meet you.”
“I shall prepare a room for the two of you, so I’ll come get you later. While you wait, please have some tea.”
Darmeshia bade them sit down on the sofa and began making tea in a corner of the room.
The smell of the tea wafting through the room made the two of them clear their throats.
“Sorry to have kept you waiting.”
Darmeshia elegantly poured the black tea into cups, which he then set down in front each of them in turn. As Cain was used to him making tea like this all the time, he simply started drinking it.
The other two, their hearts pounding, also took sips of the tea.
““– – delicious.””
“I’m glad it was to your tastes. Well then, please excuse me for a bit.”
Darmeshia gracefully bowed and left.
Cain observed that Lula had been staring at Darmeshia the whole time before he left.
“Heeey, Lula, you like older people?”
Cain accidentally asked.
At that moment, Lula turned bright red, and she hid her face in her hands.
“– – – – I’m weak against stern-looking old men like Darmeshia-sama…”
Cain could only laugh at Lula’s comment that she liked old men.
