Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

I am the Unifying King of the Careland Region.

I am the Unifying King.

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Just because a Unifying King was born does not mean the Careland Region changed dramatically overnight.

However, the fighting stopped.

And through the battles to decide the Unifying King, I became close with the kings of every land.

As expected, when you fight together, then eat and drink together, bonds grow stronger.

The alcohol and food for those gatherings are now plentiful through trade.

It brings peace of mind.

And it is my role as Unifying King to share that peace of mind with the people.

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Fifty days have passed since I became Unifying King.

We moved to the new capital.

Just as Lady Tiselle said, the royal capital was complete.

A castle for the Unifying King, more magnificent than any castle of the territorial kings.

Centered around it are the residences of the territorial kings and the mansions of the nobles.

Beyond them, shops and homes of commoners line the streets.

A royal capital that anyone can proudly point to.

The one who built this capital was Kurokuro-dono, an acquaintance of Lady Tiselle.

They never showed themselves, but was it really fine not to greet them?

And the payment too.

We are not exactly wealthy, but we will pay properly.

If possible, I would like to ask for installments.

Over, say, a hundred years or so.

Being allowed to work freely was enough reward?

Th-that is a person with few desires.

Can they really make a living like that?

Well, I am grateful that it did not cost much.

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The territorial kings gathered from every land.

There were many things that needed to be discussed.

The most urgent issue was noble ranks.

Until now, each land had been a separate kingdom, but now that they were unified, differences in noble titles within each territory became a problem.

Even nobles with the same rank often held vastly different levels of power depending on the land.

Lady Tiselle recommended maintaining existing titles while having the Unifying King grant new ones.

For example, a count of the Jidoen Territory would henceforth become a Unified Baron and Count of the Jidoen Territory.

Of course, since titles would likely be granted each time the Unifying King changed, the plan was to have officials under the Unifying King conduct reviews.

Oh yes, we also need to properly decide on the country’s name.

Right now, the name is not settled and feels vague.

And then there are issues near the borders with neighboring countries.

Each territory likely has its own local rules and long standing disputes, so those will also need adjustment.

Well, that will be left to the officials.

I will oversee the banquet celebrating our arrival in the capital.

Cheers.

Oh, King of the Gozlan Kingdom.

Thank you for watching over the Jidoen Territory while I was away.

「Leave it to me. Though, all I really did was maintain public order」

That is true.

Domestic administration will be handled by the officials of the Unifying Kingdom.

Tax collection as well.

The role of a territorial king is to maintain order in their land and handle local concerns.

「No, no, maintaining the military is also important. If the Unifying King calls, we must answer at once」

Another territorial king says so.

Each territorial king is required to command troops based on the size of their land, or more precisely, its income.

For now, a force strong enough to keep neighboring countries from looking down on us is sufficient.

There is no need to deliberately start wars with other nations.

As Lady Tiselle advised, for the time being we will focus on strengthening domestic affairs.

Until now, we fought constantly, but from now on we are comrades working together.

I stand above as Unifying King, but I intend to listen to everyone’s opinions.

I look forward to working with you.

Hm?

When will the next Unifying King selection be held?

Lady Tiselle told us to leave an interval of five years.

I would like to hold it every year, but if the king changes too often, neighboring countries will not look kindly on it.

Hahaha.

「Then, once again, a toast to the Unifying King」

Cheers.

Oh, shall we start telling foolish stories again?

Sounds good.

It is a shame there is no new material, but complaints about the angels never run out.

I feel a sense of unity.

I am happy.

Lady Tiselle, Lady Tiselle.

Would you like to hear some complaints about the angels?

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The day after the appointment banquet.

By Lady Tiselle’s request, everyone was gathered in a large conference room.

It seems there is an announcement.

What could it be?

Something about the future of the Unifying Kingdom?

No?

「Well then, the reason we came to this land was because we met the Third Princess of the Gozlan Kingdom」

That is true.

「We asked the Third Princess about this region. At that time, what surprised us was how bad the reputation of the angels was. Yesterday as well, we were able to hear the details」

That is fine, but…

Is that something you needed to gather everyone to say?

「Then, first of all. To all of you… no, to all of you here, I apologize for the trouble caused by the angels」

Hm?

Lady Tiselle does not need to apologize.

「No, no. I am not unrelated」

Saying that, Lady Tiselle spread wings from her back.

「Because I am of the angels」

——!!

Those gathered took defensive stances.

「There is no need to be afraid. I came to this land to restore the reputation of the angels」

So, that means?

「Where an apology is needed, it should be properly given」

But just because she is of the same race, Lady Tiselle does not need to apologize.

The ones who should apologize are the angels who caused the trouble.

At my words, similar opinions arose from those around me.

「Then let us summon the ones responsible and have them apologize」

That is impossible.

Would angels really come all this way just to apologize?

That sounds like a fairy tale.

「It will be fine. Tier, the Angel of Annihilation, is my mother」

………………………………….!

「Considering my mother’s personality, it is true that she would not come here to apologize on her own」

R-right.

「But please do not worry. If my mother exists, then my father exists as well. If I ask my father, my mother will come here and apologize for her past actions」

I-I suppose… if that is the case, then it might be possible…

No, even so, for the Angel of Annihilation to do that…

「My father is someone who loves fields. If there was damage to farmland, he would scold my mother. Even if it was something that happened before they met」

He sounds like a fine man.

「Likewise, I can call the three Angels of Holocaust」

What?

「We live together, after all」

So that means those three will come as well?

「I can also call Suarurou-san and Raz Maria-san」

……………

「It will be fine. I am confident. We will have them apologize properly to all of you here. Ah, if you like, shall I also call the angel chief? As the chief of the race, she bears responsibility」

…………………………wait.

「What are you waiting for?」

No, wait just like that for a moment.

Let us discuss this a bit.

When I said that, the territorial king, the guards, and the Civil Servants immediately gathered around me.

What should we do?

「What do you mean, what should we do? This is a bad idea」

「They are those angels」

「Even if Tiselle-dono can be trusted, the other angels……」

「They are angels」

「Even if they apologize, we will only be resented」

「They will definitely hold a grudge」

「Let us stop Tiselle-san」

「How?」

「That big golem will come out」

「We cannot beat that golem, right」

「That thing is strong」

「It is fine!」

The one who spoke forcefully was a guard who had once been defeated by the giant golem.

That guard spoke to Lady Tiselle.

「Move to the courtyard!」

Lady Tiselle tilted her head, but once again, we all moved to the courtyard.

「Bring out that golem!」

Lady Tiselle obediently followed the guard’s instruction and summoned the giant golem.

「After being beaten by this golem, I studied it」

Lady Tiselle had used the giant golem without hesitation against those who ignored the rules of the battle to decide the Unifying King.

Can we really come up with countermeasures……?

「This golem may look fast…… but it can only perform fixed movements! Anything else is extremely, extremely slow!」

Is that so!

「There are only twelve fixed movements! If you move according to my instructions, we can handle it easily! That golem is not suited to fighting multiple people!」

Oh!

「Also, because it is huge, it has no leg techniques! It does not jump! And compared to its body size, its arms are short!

In the worst case, if you lie flat on the ground, you can avoid its attacks!」

No, wait.

It tried to follow up on you when you were down.

「Its attack against someone who is down is an elbow strike. If it does that, it takes time for it to stand back up! There is no need to fear it!」

Ooooooh!

「So, a match! If we win, there will be no apology from the angels!」

The guard shouted.

If possible, I wanted to be the one to say that.

Ah, Lady Tiselle.

Is it all right if everyone here attacks together?

The territorial king, the guards…… and a few civil servants who can fight.

No problem?

Weapons too?

All right, take up your weapons!

Let us go!

For the sake of our future!

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The battle between us and the giant golem began.

As expected, it really can only perform fixed movements.

If we follow that guard’s instructions, we can avoid its attacks.

If we can avoid its attacks, then we will not lose!

……

Wait.

Lady Tiselle summoned a new golem…… no, that is not a golem.

It is a giant sword.

A weapon for the giant golem.

The weakness of its short arms is gone!

「Do not panic! This was expected!」

The guard shouted.

「A downward swing is easier to avoid than wild punches!」

That may be true, but the giant golem is holding the sword at its side.

That means a horizontal sweep.

It is going to swing the sword horizontally!

And it is extremely close to the ground!

「Line up behind me! Then jump at the timing I call out! It is fine! The movement is slow!」

Following the guard’s instructions, we avoid the giant golem’s sweeping sword.

All right, we dodged it!

But the giant golem keeps rotating its body and comes again for a second swing.

「Stay calm…… now! Jump!」

Once again, we jump and avoid the giant golem’s sword.

「We can do this! We can do it!」

「We can dodge it, we can dodge it!」

The sense of unity is incredible!

We avoid the third swing as well.

Hahaha!

There is no way we are accepting an apology from the angels!

「But at this rate, we cannot counterattack, can we?」

「Do not think!」

「If you stop focusing on dodging, you will get taken out!」

「M-my stamina is about to……」

「It cannot be helped. Old man, get on my back!」

「Are you all right?」

「If it gets bad, I will leave the next one to you」

「Tch, it cannot be helped」

We keep jumping and avoiding the giant golem’s endlessly spinning sword.

That continues until a dragon that claims this area as its territory comes by to greet us.

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Tiselle 「We were talking about apologizing, and somehow it turned into a match」

Ekaterize 「(So it is because you do not want to embarrass Tiselle-san, I see)」

E3 「(Let us watch over them)」

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Dragon 「Um, this looks rather lively」

Unified Kings 「We are desperate!」

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Calm Civil Servant 「If the fight had stayed in the meeting room, Tiselle-san would not have been able to summon a golem, would she?」

Guard 「You fool! How could we resort to such a despicable trick!」

Unified Kings 「That’s right! That’s right!」

TN: Don’t forget to take quiz 10!