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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 3 Chapter 6: Arrival at the Royal Capital
Volume 3 Chapter 6: Arrival at the Royal Capital
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The carriage carrying the Saint had arrived at the royal capital. Cain’s two bodyguards from the royal knights had gone ahead to the royal capital, and the information that the Saint was coming had already disseminated amongst the people of the royal capital.
When they entered through the gates of the royal capital, there was such a large number of citizens waiting for them that some had overflown onto the carriage’s path, the guards chasing them off again and organizing the traffic.
Cain and Silk were surprised at the mass of people that had flocked together to see even just a glimpse of the Saint.
“To think this many people would have gathered… truly amazing.”
“They’re all gathered here to catch a glimpse of the Saint-sama. It kinda feels like they’re celebrating at our wedding parade.”
“…”
Even while Cain was smiling bitterly at Silk’s unexpected delusion, the carriage continued moving through the royal capital. Leaving the commoner’s district behind them and passing through the noble’s district, they eventually arrived at the royal castle.
Cain and Silk got off their carriage first and joined the line of nobles in front of the royal castle that had come to meet the Saint.
Then, the Saint, wearing a pure white formal dress with golden embroidery, took the hand of a handmaiden and disembarked from the carriage in front of them all.
Cain had been in her company for a few days now, so he didn’t really have anything to say, but the nobles who were seeing her for the first time were fascinated by her beauty.
“She’s still young, yet has such a divine beauty…”
Such words escaped from the nobles’ mouths.
Having exchanged greetings with the bishop dispatched to Esfort, the Saint was guided into the royal capital.
Cain and the rest of the nobles also followed along. And while the bishop and the Saint went off to a waiting room, Cain and the other low ranked nobles headed onwards to the audience room.
Only the nobles ranked viscount or lower had gone to greet the Saint in front of the royal castle, and the higher-ranked ones were already waiting, lined up in the audience room. Cain joined the row with his fellow viscounts.
Then, the members of the royal family all made their appearance, and the king sat down on the throne.
“Now, the Saint is entering.”
After the attendant shouted that, the doors opened, and the Saint and the Bishop entered the room side-by-side.
The two of them stopped in front of the throne, went down on their knees, and bowed their heads.
“You may look up.”
They did as the king said and raised their heads.
Then, the king called out to the Saint while smiling.
“It must have been difficult with such a long journey. I have already received a report from your bodyguard. About the incident where you were attacked as well. He might be young, but our bodyguard is quite excellent, wouldn’t you agree?”
“Yes, the bodyguard you assigned to me, Cain-sama, saved me countless times. If it weren’t for Cain-sama, I would not have been able to be here.”
The Saint answered the king’s question with a divinely smile, to which the king nodded and whispered something to Prime Minister Manga, who then started speaking.
“Viscount Silford, come forwards.”
While a little anxious about being called out so suddenly, Cain still stepped out of the line and walked forwards until he was next to the bishop, where he also kneeled and lowered his head.
“I, Cain von Silford Drintor, am here.”
“You may look up.”
Cain looked up.
“Cain, good job being the Saint-dono’s bodyguard. You shall receive a reward separately. You will be told the details by Magna later.”
“Yes, thank you, I am grateful.”
The king nodded at Cain’s response and continued.
“Saint-dono, you must be tired from the long journey. I shall end the audience here. Saint-dono, please rest and recover your energy today. Bishop-dono, I shall leave the rest to you.”
Next to Cain, the bishop nodded.
The audience was over and everyone left. Cain was called away to a separate room, which turned out to be the usual reception room.
A little while later, the king, Prime Minister Magna, Duke Eric, and Dime, the vice-commander of the royal knights entered the room.
“Sorry for making you wait. Well then, let’s hear what happened on the way here again. I’ve already heard of more or less what happened from the royal knights who were your bodyguards. Did anything else happen?”
Cain nodded at the king’s words.
How the pope’s faction and the Saint’s faction were at odds, that there were people moving in secret to kill the Saint in Esfort. How on the way, some of the foodstuffs had been poisoned. How they used incense to attract, not drive away monsters. Cain explained all of that in order.
“I see… So choosing you as her bodyguard was the correct choice. We chose lady Silk as she was close in age to the Saint-dono, but if you hadn’t been there, not only the Saint-dono, but even lady Silk would have been in danger…”
He did have the royal knights as guards, but some of them had gone ahead to the royal castle, leaving only eight behind. Even if the monsters had been low-ranked, they wouldn’t have gotten out unharmed after being attacked by that many of them.
“Cain-kun, you saved my Silk again. Truly, thank you.”
Thanked by Duke Eric, Cain smiled back at him.
“Lady Silk is my fiancée, so protecting her is only natural.”
Hearing that, Eric nodded, smiling.
“Well then. This time, the Saint-dono was also there. I’ll give you ten platinum coins as your reward. You need a lot of money in order to develop your town, right? Please add this money to that.”
“Thank you very much.”
“Then, that’s it for the topic of the Saint-dono. So, I’ve been thinking of announcing your engagements. Telestia’s also always telling me ‘When can we announce our engagement?’ In addition, since it hasn’t been made public yet, the heads of famous noble families in the country have asked me to act as an intermediary in marriage proposals with you. You have such talent in combat, and your having successfully pulled together Drintor, which used to be just luggage full of problems to the rest of the kingdom, has been spread far and wide throughout the country. I’ve had enough of them coming to petition for help from Magna and me every day.”
Magna nodded along in agreement to the king’s words.
“That’s…”
“Yeah, I’d like you to be the Saint’s bodyguard while she’s here, and then we’ll announce your engagements at the feast on the last day. I’m counting on you.”
“Understood.”
Cain was lost in thought that the announcement was finally coming. When he was only ten, he had been made a baron, and although he was now tied to the country with his three fiancées, he didn’t really mind it.
He returned to his mansion, and, saying to Koran and Silvia that he was back, he entered his office.
He looked through the documents and letters, but most of them were indeed letters for arranged marriages.
It was also usual for the nobles to send canvas paintings of their daughters along with the letters, as there were no photos in this world.
In many cases, the nobles would ask painters to draw pictures of their daughters, which they would then send to the other party, who then, if they liked it, would arrange a meeting.
Cain had been told by Koran that there were many cases where there was quite a gap in what the young ladies looked like in the flesh at the meetings and how they were drawn in the paintings.
Deciding wholeheartedly that one day, he would spread photos throughout the world, Cain read through the documents Koran had organized for him.
From the next day onwards, the Saint would be doing her inspection in the country, and Cain was to be her bodyguard, as well as the person who showed her around. They would be going to the church, then inspecting the castle town. As he didn’t know what machinations the pope’s faction had planned, he couldn’t let his guard down at all during his job.
And Cain thought ‘When we go to the church, I’ll meet the gods again,’ even while the night dragged on.
Cain left his mansion early in the morning and headed to the royal castle in his carriage. This time, the Saint would be riding in his carriage, as even though normally it would have been possible for the church to prepare the Saint a special carriage, out of fear that the sheer amount of citizens would block its way, this countermeasure was devised.
The bodyguards from the pope’s faction were unhappy, but they were reluctantly convinced after Prime Minister Magna persuaded them. As the Prime Minister, Magna too found it unacceptable for the Saint to be assassinated within his country. He had also made this decision because he knew who Cain truly was.
Cain had his carriage stop in front of the entrance to the royal castle, and waited there on standby. Soon, the doors opened, and out came Silk and the Saint. The bishop had already returned to his church and was getting ready for the inspection that would be happening there that day.
While the Marinefordean captain had been convinced about the matter regarding the carriage, he insisted on having them accompanied, so two guards from each country, four guards in total, were to go along with them.
(Honestly, with four people there’s no meaning to them coming at all…)
In truth, even if, for example, a thousand guards were to have gathered, they wouldn’t have been a match for Cain. In both combat and magic power, Cain, who was already a demigod, was the strongest being in this world.
As he was waiting next to the carriage, the Saint came out, accompanied by a handmaiden.
Cain helped the Saint onto the carriage, which then set off towards the church.
As no-one would have thought that the Saint would ride in a noble’s carriage, they arrived at the church without anything happening.
Since except for in extreme emergencies, swords were prohibited inside the church, the four guards were to wait at the carriage.
“Cain-dono, if anything happens… you know, right?”
Guided by a sister who was currently the receptionist, Cain and the Saint were taken to the altar. The bishop, having already finished preparations, was waiting for them there.
“Saint-sama, sorry to have made you wait. Please do come this way.”
The Saint nodded and walked up to the altar. Then, she sent a beckoning glance at Cain.
“Cain-sama, please come along.”
Cain followed the prompt and knelt down next to her.
And as the two of them started praying, as always, their vision was dyed a bright white.
Before he even knew it, the large table and the seven gods surrounding it were in front of Cain.
Cain’s expression relaxed at the usual sight, and, bowing, he greeted them.
“It’s been a long time. I came to visit the church today as the Saint’s bodyguard.”
“Yeah, I know. Well, do sit down in those empty seats there, you two.”
“Eh…?”
Hearing ‘you two’, Cain confusedly turned around.
Seeing the person standing behind him, Cain’s eyes widened.
The Saint, who had been praying next to him, was standing there dazedly.
“Ehhhhhhh!!! Why’s she here???”
Cain’s words echoed in the world of the gods.
