Become Tyrant On My Own Way
Chapter 135 – THE NEW KING
As Theia's mother became more and more sickly, the election of a new king of the Kingdom of Meglovia accelerated. Although it was said to be an election, it was just a mere formality because the only remaining candidate of the king was only me.
I don't really want to be king. From the beginning, I was not someone who was obsessed with power, even there, I hated it so much. Just imagine, who is a sane person who wants to be suddenly told to take care of the entire population of the kingdom. Instead of being rewarded, even our lives will often be targeted both by assasination and by poison.
But I still have to do it. In order to protect Helion, Talia, as well as my mother and sister, Ilene, my remaining family, as well as all my subordinates who entrust their lives in my hands, I must stand on that peak for them.
Only a hypocritical person or otherwise, a fool would say that putting the interests of the country first is above the interests of self and family. In fact, you are fighting for your country to protect yourself and your family. What is the use of a victorious country if you and your own family do not feel the success.
Senate voting was held within a short period of time. Of the 120 members of the senate, which consisted of various factions of nobles, only 79 had the opportunity to attend. The entire faction of the eastern and southern nobles seems to be unable to attend, as does Brother Vierra's father.
To Sister Vierra's father, I have little understanding of her current concerns about the fate of her daughter after being left by Sister Tius. I've investigated it with my familiar, it seems that Marquise Andrew van Peronaz, the father of Brother Vierra, is trying to carry out a plan to take Brother Vierra out of the continent.
I don't blame him for taking such extreme decisions. Although he knew it was a dangerous act that could end with him and his entire family putting an end to their lives on the guillotine, Marquise Peronaz did anyway. It was all because of the form of his love for the princess only wayangnya it.
Clearly Marquise Peronaz would not be willing if his son had to spend the rest of his life in the confinement of the sacred temple without being able to live like a free man again.
I understand the feelings of Marquise Peronaz. Only, is that the right action to take? Would living outside the kingdom considered dead really give Brother Vierra happiness?
If Brother Vierra really did, he would not be able to meet again with the person he had known all along and live with a completely new identity in a foreign land. It's still possible that if he met his father and mother every once in a while, it would be a very difficult thing to do.
Will Brother Vierra really be happy living like that, living as someone else in a foreign land? To this day, though, I have not found a solution.
I was thinking of helping Marquise Peronaz's efforts by adding Damian to his plan. Maybe by living together with Damian, the one who really loves Brother Vierra, Brother Vierra will live happily. But apparently I was wrong. Brother Vierra loves Damian really only as a friend. Besides, I don't know why I felt such an inexplicable premonition towards Damian.
I have always believed that I have a keen instinct as a result of the evolution of my mana-sensitivity to be able to feel one's true nature. Because there are not many cases like me, so until now, it is just a mere hypothesis that I have not proven the truth scientifically. But at least, that's what I believe I can feel.
That's why I was wary of Damian and somewhat hesitant to entrust Brother Vierra to him. Strangely, however, as far as I could look into the child's personal life, there was not a single gaffe I could find on him. Damian is completely clean. If this was just my prejudice against her, I would feel guilty for her.
However, it is not wrong if someone is careful to people who feel suspicious?
It was about Marquise Peronaz. Then the rest who were absent were the eastern and southern noble factions, the corrupt former supporters of Prince Leon. I actually from the beginning felt a sense of disenchantment with their suspicious movements lately and now it is getting stronger with their absence at the extraordinary senate meeting that is so decisive for the future of this kingdom.
It may have been a form of mourning and support their loyalty to the end to the late Prince Leon, but it could have been that they were plotting a dangerous scheme.
The most dangerous scheme I could think of was a domestic uprising at a time when the situation of the kingdom was hot on the eve of a massive war against the Vlonhard Empire that could no longer be found a point of peaceful diplomacy.
That's why for now, I'm putting my familiars in those areas to really keep an eye on them. If I am elected king, then the first step I take is not to prepare for war against the empire, but it seems that I need to ‘discipline’ them.
The senate voting of the nobility was done. The results showed 51 votes in favor of me, while the remaining 28 voted to abstain. After all, voting is just a mere formality. Even if only one vote supported me, I would still be elected as the new king since the absence of a rival candidate.
It must be thanks to Lilia's matchmaking, Duke Rodriguez's granddaughter, with Albert, my right-hand man.
Thus, I, as the sole candidate of the king, was finally really raised to become a king, although the inauguration still had to wait a few more days.
Unexpectedly, the political stability in the Kingdom of Cabalcus also recovered quickly thanks to the help of the Kingdom of Meglovia and the Kingdom of Ignitia with the accession of Prince Stephanus de Cabalcus as the interim head of the kingdom.
However, something more unexpected came up, again, both the Kingdom of Cabalcus and the Kingdom of Ignitia suddenly decided to join the Kingdom of Meglovia under the form of a dominion state with the Kingdom of Meglovia as its leader.
No, by joining the two kingdoms under our coffers, we are no longer called a kingdom, but an empire. From then on, the establishment of the second empire on the continent, the Southern Empire of Meglovia.
The kings of our two vassal states no longer bear the innate title of their kingdoms, but follow the royal tradition, no, I mean our imperial tradition.
Algebra's uncle Star Ignitia was renamed Grand Duke Algebra van Ignitia, while Prince Stephanus de Cabalcus was renamed Grand Duke Stephanus van Cabalcus.
Initially troublesome, the new empire was really preoccupied with all the affairs while we still had to pay attention to the movements of the Northern Empire Vlonhard.
It seems that they are still in the war preparation stage because they know very well if they start a war right now, themselves who will be harmed from now on is to enter the 12th month where the cold peaks of the northern imperial region.
No matter how strong they are, they will not survive if they run out of food.
But that doesn't mean we can attack them now on their own land. The southern region geographically benefits from its mountainous curves. Therefore, a defensive war would be better for us than our own who had to storm in attack.
Moreover, the situation of the cold northern empire, would cause problems for the health of the soldiers who were not used to the cold. I was worried that it would be endemic. Instead of losing because of the weapons, I was worried that we would lose shamefully because of the cold weather.
Of course that doesn't apply to me who has a lower body temperature than the average normal person.
Based on my predictions, it is likely that the northern empire will strike around the 3rd month of next year, right after the end of winter there. That means we have a maximum of three months of preparation before facing him.
The important thing I prepare now is the training of soldiers, weaponry, armor, and not to forget the importance, of food.
Because we really lack food to feed all the soldiers who will be involved in the war, so I also entrusted my subordinates from the grand duchy of Ignitia to establish contact with the Tong Kong Country in the Asium Continent to establish food trade cooperation with them.
However, it may not be a wise decision if you let the war linger. The northern empire would certainly provide more of their first order warriors, which meant more and more casualties from the slaves and commoners there.
But no less disturbing my thoughts at this time was the insistence of the nobles of the capital to immediately expel Brother Vierra from the palace on the basis of the constitution of the Southern Empire of Meglovia (Kingdom of Meglovia).