Arestia Empire'S World Domination
Chapter 40: The Fulfillment of Promises

...—Capital of Excelia, Arestia— Empire...

...—28 September 1238—...

"Claire, tomorrow morning, come to the throne room."

To the last person to leave the room, Ares gave the order, though both his eyes were fixed on a piece of paper he was writing.

In order to open the door, Claire momentarily stopped her steps, turning to look at Ares back, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty?"

Moments later, Ares stops the movement of her quill, paying attention to the long black-haired cute girl who stares confusedly at him, "I'll appoint you as an investigator for the acts of corruption committed by the nobles."

"Didn't that duty have become full authority for Margrave Ginnes, Your Majesty?" claire asked, objecting.

Not that Claire refused the task that would be bestowed upon her. However, she wants to maintain her good relationship with Kristin, who is known to have been assigned to investigate the irregularities.

"No, that's not what I meant." Ares shook his head lightly, "It's not a hard task to check and get evidence like Kristin did, but as the head of the audit to check their financial statements. Then, match it with the shopping and taxation they have been doing all this time."

Claire immediately understood his task, bowing lightly as a sign of approval, "Well, Your Majesty."

"And so.. How did your sister and Kristin respond to the engagement proposal I had arranged for them?" ask Ares.

"Pulse... Brother and Margrave have not once given their response, Your Majesty... When I asked about it, both of them seemed to turn the topic towards the corruption case they were investigating, even though Princess Charlotte had given her consent for her brother's marriage to the Margrave" Claire replied, a little embarrassed by the topic.

"Well..." Hearing this, Ares heaved a sigh, more than a month had passed since Ares betrothed Sieg to Kristin, making Ares's worries increase considering Kristin's age would touch the number 20.

Very inconvenient...

If I was a depraved person, maybe I would impregnate him so that this matter could be finished soon.

No. gabe. If I did that, the dualism of power could have happened to the generation after me.

Right, I can't possibly marry Kristin.

"Please try" Pinta Ares.

"Okay, Your Majesty," Claire replied.

"I'm sorry to hold back your time" said Ares, laying down his body back on his soft chair.

"I don't mind. Excuse me, please." Once again bowing, Claire left the room politely, returning to her mansion to rest.

I gave my consent to Gardom if I didn't mind inviting Ecasia's delegation to the conference...

"Has..the time for carrying out my promise has come?" To the empty space, Ares muttered, his gaze fixed on the lantern on his desk.

Sighing lightly for a moment, Ares tidied up the scattered sheets of paper and parchment on his desk, placing them in a drawer, keeping the pile undamaged.

Ares turned off the small lantern on his desk, as well as several lanterns attached to the walls of his private office without relying on the help of a servant.

In fact, several knights and servants were required to accompany Ares indoors for safety and to provide assistance to him, even if they were not even needed and just stood in the corner of the room.

Like contracting with nobles with low-level servants in general, even if Ares requests a sexual service to the servants and does it indoors, she said, they should not refuse because it is in agreement.

If this were to happen, the majority of the common people's servants would surely receive such treatment voluntarily if the nobleman was a person of ethics and responsibility. It is undeniable that the nobles will give large amounts of money as a price for their virginity, especially if from the relationship was born a child.

Approaching the door with a large rectangular glass displaying the scenery outside, Ares slowly pushed on, opened the twin doors and breathed in the cold night breeze.

On the balcony barrier, Ares touched with one of his hands, looking at the sky which now no longer displays red rays from the sun that was about to sink.

"Rea." Without turning his head, Ares called out, sensing a faint presence that was right on top of him.

"Yes, sir." Rea answered flatly, sitting on the roof of the palace, his gaze was also fixed on the same thing as Ares.

"Why did you tell Excel?" ares asked, his tone calm, asking only to satisfy his curiosity.

For a moment, Rea fell silent, ashamed to reveal the truth to her Master, "I..."

"Tell me, I won't tell anyone." Ares forces.

"I lost a bet with him" said Rea, a little shy.

"Betc?" ares asked, instinctively pitting out even though Rea remained invisible to him due to the constricted roof.

Rea was silent, not answering. Understanding the desire of Rea who did not want her Master to understand after a moment of silence, Ares painted a wry smile.

"Well... Maybe, in the next one to one and a half years.No, I promise I will do it in less than two years, I will keep the promise I made with you guys." Ares expressed full seriousness.

Rea was momentarily stunned, the hope of revenge for the organization he was facing would be granted. Unknowingly, both corners of his eyes let out a few drops of tears, great happiness enveloping his heart.

"Thank you... Your Majesty." Rea gave thanks, even though the tone he cast sounded very flat.

"So, I want some of you to know the local conditions and the political situation of the southern islands." Ares momentarily fell silent, breathing deeply while tightly clenching his right palm, "Because even for me... I really can't predict what that country will do in the future to screw us up."

The toughest opponents as enemies of Ares in the game are the Holy Knights as well as the military of Renacles. However, he would deny if the two parties would cause a difficult battle for him.

In the previous world, even for all the Online RPG players will agree, if the South Islands are a country that is not only the hardest to conquer, but also the most difficult to conquer, but it is also their most difficult battle tactics to predict.

In the previous world, Ares had tried hundreds of times to fight against them. However, in contrast to the other two strongest countries whose war tactics would be read after dozens of attacks, the Island Country always had a strange way of defeating the country's players, making Ares very wary of them.

Despite having lost the "strongest killer squad" at their disposal, the highly uncertain geopolitical conditions left Ares distraught, though confidence in victory remained in his heart.

Ares did not understand how much he would lose if he fought a prolonged war with them, in addition to the other two blocks that were predicted to continue to be in a state of waiting and seeing.

As a result of the words of his wife, his heart became strong, feeling confident that he could go through all the bad things that would happen in the future with his wife who he loved so much.

"Will." Rea's confidence was very strong, although the words he uttered still sounded flat.

Quickly, Rea's existence had disappeared, leaving behind a piece of paper that flew down was a picture of a crouching little boy crying while covering his eyes with his arms and an old man who reached out as if to help him.

Ares reached out, looked at the contents of the paper to make him momentarily pensive.

Is this...is your past, Rea?

If so, please leave it to me, I will definitely avenge the death of your savior.

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