Side: Mako
We went to see Lady Hilde in Deseo and suddenly had to head to Amagi Castle.
Lady Hilde said something about Yamato and Mana and Sir Yuri being in serious trouble, but she didn’t tell me the details. But both of them will become queen’s younger sisters, and Sir Yuri is first in line for succession, and Yamato is marrying and engaged to them, so it’s natural for them to be busy. If the three of them are busy, it could interfere with Wing Crest’s activities, so we can’t stay out of it either.
Thinking that, when I heard the story in the royal family’s private salon at Amagi Castle, the result was quite different from what I expected.
“No way…”
“Me, Feel…”
“Why me too…”
Mana, Sir Yuri, and Yamato are holding their heads with despair on their faces. I heard about the recent international conference from His Majesty Reinhardt, and the issue there was about the succession rights to the Celestial Emperor, which was also on the agenda. His Majesty Reinhardt intended to transfer the succession rights of Amister as they were, but dignitaries from other countries objected. After hearing their opinions, they quickly adopted a proposal that was a better idea than His Majesty Reinhardt and Prime Minister Rraina had expected.
“I understand what you want to say, but you’re making quite a bold move.”
“Mana and Yuri are my sisters, and Yamato is their husband and one of the most powerful individuals in Helios Orb. Well, one of the reasons for giving him succession rights is to inflate the number of successors, so it’s not that big of a deal.”
“No, it’s a big deal for me too, with the peerage and territory and everything!”
Yamato shouts, but it’s true, it’s a big deal. The issue with the Celestial Emperor succession rights was the existence of two ducal families in Amister. His Majesty Reinhardt will be the first Celestial Emperor, so it is desirable for his descendants to succeed him generation after generation. The ducal families are blood relatives of the first King Amister and also related to His Majesty Reinhardt, but their blood is too distant to be enthroned as Celestial Emperor. Therefore, only the head of the family and the eldest son were listed, and it was decided that upon the enthronement of His Majesty Reinhardt’s son, His Highness Lessheit, they would relinquish their succession rights and would no longer have succession rights to the Celestial Emperor.
His Highness Lessheit is only three years old, so he cannot be listed until he is ten years old, the age when he can be given succession rights, and he will not be enthroned until he is an adult at the earliest. If something were to happen to His Majesty Reinhardt in the meantime, Sir Yuri, who is first in line for succession, would be enthroned, but it is said that it is meaningful for the ducal families to be listed, so it was feared that there would be no actual successor. Therefore, Mana’s succession rights were revived, and at the same time, succession rights were given to Yamato, who is Mana’s husband and Sir Yuri’s fiancé, and their unborn child will also have higher succession rights than their mother.
Furthermore, the three of them were granted the peerage of Heavenly Noble, which is higher than Duke, and Sir Yuri will be given Feel and Prada Village, royal territories in the northern part of Amister. Mana will prioritize bearing children, but she will also be given territory in the future, and Yamato, as a holder of succession rights to the Celestial Emperor, is also discussing territorial matters.
“Regarding the territory to be given to Yamato, unfortunately, it has not yet been decided. It’s quite difficult due to Scholars’ Guild and MARS.”
“…I have a bad feeling about this.”
All three of them want to protest, but since it was officially decided at the international conference, there’s nothing they can do now. His Majesty said it was the price for missing the international conference, but isn’t it too big a price? Well, it’s true that if they had attended, they could have objected or opposed, so it’s not wrong. By the way, the Heavenly Noble peerage was the idea of King Gumnos (Beast King), and it means being a noble connected to the Celestial Emperor who looks up to the celestial tree.
“Of course, we have no intention of interfering with Wing Crest’s activities. We will dispatch civil officials, and it will likely be several years before Yamato and Mana are given territory. In the worst case, you can just delegate everything to a provincial governor.”
“That would be a problem, wouldn’t it? Who knows what the other nobles would say if you did that.”
“No, if I’m not the only one but Mana too, I’m practically going to die!”
Indeed, delegating the management of territory to a provincial governor and doing nothing oneself would be grounds for not only losing succession rights but also losing one’s peerage. It’s unclear where the territory to be given will be, but in Mana’s case, it will be after her child is a certain age, so for a while, she will assist Sir Yuri and cooperate with the governance of Feel. However, the problem will be Yamato. Yamato is also to be given territory, but he is already not unrelated to the Marquisate of Amatista, and since Lady Hilde is in charge of Deseo, he is also concerned about that. Deseo will eventually be handed over, but Mana, Sir Yuri, and Rika will govern their respective territories as nobles, so if his own territory is added, Yamato will have to be involved in the management of four territories. Moreover, they will be enclaves.
“You have Alka and Traveling, don’t you?”
“…”
Indeed, with Gate Stones and Gate Crystals in Alka, Transfer Stone Tablets, and the Supplication Magic Traveling, there is no shortage of transportation. Even so, with ownership of four territories in the future, won’t it become larger than not just a small country, but even Alegria? Well, it would be fine if the children inherited them.
“As for the family name, that will be bestowed at my coronation ceremony. The bestowal to Yuri will also be at that time.”
“But Feel has a provincial governor, and Viscount Archlight’s term ends this month, so won’t it be a problem if it’s too late?”
“We have already notified the provincial governor, including the successor Viscount. Marquis Frederica and Count Sofia will remain in Feel until Yuri takes office, and then they will hand over to Yuri and return to their own territories. However, Marquis Frederica is in the season for felling cherry trees, and Count Sofia is also dealing with the birth of Battle Horses, so Viscount Archlight will remain until summer.”
The provincial governor of Feel has already been informed. However, the Marquisate of Amatista is busy during the cherry tree felling and planting season from spring to summer, and the Tumalina County is also short-staffed due to the birthing season of their Battle Horses. Both are important industries for Amister, and it seems that Viscount Archlight, who will return to his territory at the end of this month, will remain in Feel until summer to assist. Of course, Marquis Frederica and Count Sofia will also remain until the same time.
“So, preparations are complete on that front as well?”
“That’s right. There isn’t even a month left until the coronation ceremony. If we can decide early, we must do so immediately.”
Today is March 23rd, and the coronation ceremony is on April 15th, so indeed, it’s less than a month away. Incidentally, today is also my birthday, and I turned 21. It doesn’t really matter.
“I won’t deny that.”
“Then, Big Brother, is it alright for me to govern Feel after the coronation ceremony?”
“The sooner the better, so anytime from tomorrow is fine. The provincial governor is also eagerly awaiting your arrival.”
Although it will be officially bestowed on the coronation ceremony, there are things that need to be communicated in advance, and sometimes it takes too long to arrive at the territory, so it seems to be case by case. In this case, although Yuri will be the lord from the coronation ceremony in terms of paperwork, it seems that he will actually be taking office from today. However, since it’s already late today, it will probably be from tomorrow.
“Also, regarding the family name, it will be officially used from the coronation ceremony. I have prepared Lapislazurite for Mana, Esmeralda for Yuri, and Fleidranthia for Yamato.”
“Eh? Brother Rai, that’s…”
“I’ve heard the story of how the two of you met. Considering that Yamato is a guest, I’ve made it this family name. Of course, not only Prim but also others can use it.”
This was a bit unexpected. The family names devised by His Majesty Reinhardt are derived from Lapis Light, Emerald Light, and Flare Light, which are derived from the colors lapis lazuli, emerald green, and a golden color that reads as Helios Orb. The golden color is a legendary metal from Japan, and Yamato seems to know about it since he mentioned it during alloy development. I never expected him to combine that golden color with Prim’s family name, Hydrangea.
“Thank you, Brother Rai.”
“No need for thanks. I felt bad about it, but I’m sure you knew that Yamato wouldn’t refuse this.”
So that was part of the reason. But indeed, with this family name, Yamato wouldn’t refuse.
“It was calculated? Yes, that’s true.”
I bet. This means that Yamato will be the first of the Fleidranthia Heavenly Noble House, and after the family name is officially bestowed at the coronation ceremony, he will be Yamato Mikami Fleidranthia. Mana will be Manalease Mikami Lapislazurite, but separate surnames for husband and wife are not uncommon among nobles, so neither Mana nor Sir Yuri particularly mind. Since Prim, Meena, and Flam are already married to Yamato, their names will also change. The rest of us, including myself, will likely take the Fleidranthia surname after marriage, except for Sir Yuri. Well, it’s okay to have different surnames with the agreement of one’s spouse, so I’ll talk to Yamato about it.
“Also, the fourth international conference will be held in three days. Will you be attending this time?”
“I’ll pass. I have to make the Celestial Emperor’s Celestial Globe, and there’s MARS to deal with.”
“Celestial Globe, does that mean you found good materials in Krater Labyrinth?”
“Yes, we did. We also have monsters prepared for presentation.”
“You’ll be surprised?”
“Oh, I look forward to it.”
His Majesty Reinhardt also expected high-ranking monsters to inhabit the depths, but he seemed genuinely surprised by the Royal Crawler and Imperial Crawler, which he hadn’t anticipated and was unfamiliar with the name Imperial Crawler.
“Not only Royal Crawlers but even higher ranked ones… I had no idea the Imperial Crawler was called that, but this is incredible.”
His Majesty Reinhardt and H.R.H. Maruca have also evolved to Ancient Class, and H.R.H. Elis will be close, so the Grand Silk Crawler and Oasis Spider have also been decided for presentation. As for Magic Stones, those not owned by the Amister Royal Family and Torencia Royal Family will be presented to Amister first, and the rest will be kept by us, as will the materials. However, dismantling them will take time, so they told us to prioritize materials for the Royal Authority over those for presentation.
“The fact that you hunted so many A-rank and even M-rank monsters means that the development of MARS can resume as well.”
“That’s the plan. But before that, I’m thinking of improving the Communication Tool.”
“Communication Tool? I thought it was already a superb magical tool?”
As Lady Hilde and Mana also said, Yamato’s Communication Tool was the first magical tool capable of long-distance communication in Helios Orb. Previously, the only methods were to use familiar spirits or summoned beasts, or birds with letters attached, both of which had a not-insignificant chance of being attacked by monsters, so there were many times when contact couldn’t be made. In fact, they say that the communication about Yamato and Prim saving Feel was sent to Float using a bird, but it was fortunate that it arrived. Conversely, regarding the incident where Order acted lawlessly in Memoria, it was because the bird might have been eaten by a monster and not reached Float, so it was right after they requested a reliable Hunter.
However, with the Communication Tool, instantaneous contact can be made with the other party, so the speed of information transmission is incomparably faster. There is a magical tool in the Crafter’s Guild that only spreads the manufacturing method, but that doesn’t seem to be a magical tool in the strict sense, and it seems to be unusable for any purpose other than manufacturing, so it’s a little different. There’s also the option of using the Supplication Magic Traveling, but Traveling can only be used by Ancient Class individuals and is quite a difficult magic, so it seems that very few Ancient Class individuals in the past were able to master it. I believe Shinichi and Eliel could use it, but Kazushi, Jeanne, and O-rank Hunter Blast couldn’t.
“No, even I was satisfied, but compared to terrestrial communication devices, there were many missing features. For example, who the communication was from.”
“Such high performance?”
“It’s true, but everyone uses it as a matter of course, so I didn’t notice it.”
Indeed, features like answering machines, missed call logs, and caller ID are taken for granted, so I hadn’t noticed them either until now. This is also partly because email and group chats were used more often.
“That’s amazing. So, Yamato wants to include at least the missed call function?”
“More precisely, I’m thinking of making a magical tool that notifies you of incoming calls. It would be even better if it could be worn.”
Ah, so that’s Yamato’s idea. I thought it would be good to include an answering machine function, but indeed, it would be easier to know if there was an incoming call, and even if His Majesty Reinhardt couldn’t act, H.R.H. Elis, H.R.H. Maruca, or Ciel could handle it. However, trying to send the magic waves of communication to even smaller magical tools is quite difficult, and I should also think about whether I have any good ideas.
