I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

16 – I hated myself

Three years have passed since I was appointed commander-in-chief here. However, the feeling I felt after being here for three years was that the atmosphere here was somber.

That’s right, aren’t these people who came here unwillingly? There must be quite a few people who haven’t been home for a long time. That’s why, the atmosphere here wasn’t always very good.

Until recently, a woman appeared in the gymnasium.

“Ah.. Soldier. Is it right to do this?”

“Right! You are doing well!!”

A drill hall in the Governor-General’s building. Recently, this place has become the hottest place among soldiers.

“It’s so hard to swing the sword, what should I do?”

“That’s what a sword is! Although it looks light, it weighs quite a bit!!”

“Oh, I see.”

And the person in the middle is Ariel. She is a girl who recently came in as senior’s servant. As she often set foot here, the number of soldiers entering and leaving this place increased considerably.

“Wow, those b*tches. When I was at the gymnasium, they didn’t even give me a glance.”

Of course, I love this place too. As a knight, training your body is always important. Today, too, I came to exercise with senior Ellen.

Dozens of soldiers surrounded Ariel and cheered. As Ellen senior said, the soldiers never paid attention even when I was training here.

‘Am I not that attractive?’

That’s why, I always had that thought. No, it can’t be. It is clear that they cannot approach me because of the class difference between me and me. Didn’t seniors also say that I like it?

When I was nodding my head in agreement, the senior next to me could not stand it and screamed.

“Hey dude!! This isn’t even a person?!?! Uh?!?! Me and Serena are here too?!?!”

As senior shouted, the eyes of the soldiers, including Ariel, began to turn this way. I was ashamed of their eyes looking this way, and I was embarrassed without knowing it.

“Ah.. So, when swinging the sword, use your shoulder as much as possible..”

“Right! You are talented as well!”

But that’s only for a moment. The soldiers only turned their gaze to Ariel again, but no one came this way.

“That b*tch, that must be a fox.”

“A fox… you mean?”

“That’s not a fox, what is it? Be careful too. Then Aran is taken away?”

“Yes?”

I was very surprised by Ellen’s sudden words. Losing your senior What does that mean?

“You like Aran.”

“Kuhm.”

This time, stone fastball. Senior Ellen always used to tease me like this.

“We are just a relationship between a superior and a subordinate.”

“Really?”

“Rather, don’t you like senior Aran?”

But it can’t always be like this. I also decided to sneak a peek into senior Ellen’s heart.

However, after hearing my words, the senior, contrary to the reaction I expected, started laughing coolly.

“Oops… I almost fell out of my stomach from laughing so much. I don’t like Aran. I have a fiancé.”

“.. Are you sure?”

“Okay then. If you are worried about dating, always get advice from this unnie. Of course! It will be quite difficult as the opponent is the opponent.”

Obviously… It was definitely the usual senior Ellen. But somehow, I felt as if I had caught a glimpse of an emotion called pity on her senior’s face.

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“I am going now.”

“Am I going now?”

It’s already been a week since I was dispatched as an investigator to Hailan. Ellen said she was about to return to the Empire.

“Your soldiers didn’t treat me like a human being.”

I don’t know what happened, but it’s true that her soldiers didn’t treat her as their own. Indeed, if her soldiers had treated her like that, I would have been in her imperial prison now to visit this guy.

“Give my regards to Your Highness.”

“That you hired a pretty female servant?”

“I got it because of my talent.”

I have often heard about Ariel recently. She became quite a celebrity among the soldiers.

“Isn’t it nice to see you working hard?”

I usually watch her swordsmanship. She is my squire and candidate for knighthood. It is the duty of her knight who brought her in to directly observe her squire’s swordsmanship.

In addition to receiving swordsmanship instruction from me, she is training by asking the soldiers about this and that. How could she not be satisfied seeing such a figure?

“Anyway, here we go. Contact me when you come to the empire later. Have a drink with her classmates.”

Bang-

Saying that, Ellen left the governor’s office. I told you to close the door gently, and that guy didn’t listen until the end.

A truly our farewell. I won’t say things like see you later or that it was nice to see your face. Because those words are so awkward.

‘Because I’m planning to stop by the empire anyway.’

A knight inauguration ceremony. It wasn’t long before the day he was appointed as a knight from a servant. It is the most sacred day for the servants, who can also become knights. I was about to put Ariel’s name on the list of participants in the ceremony.

Of course, I don’t think she can become a knight. It’s just that she wants to introduce my squire to the other knights and meet her classmates who share the same squire status as her.

‘By the way, it’s quiet outside.’

The scenery of the kingdom seen through the window of the Governor-General was very quiet. As if in the middle of the eye of a typhoon.

This is one of two cases. One is a rainy day, or an emergency has occurred.

Since it’s not raining outside right now, the correct answer is the latter…

“Your Excellency. May I come in?”

Serena’s voice came from outside the door of the office. The title she calls me is extremely serious. Apparently, my hunch wasn’t wrong.

“Come in.”

After hearing my words, Serena opened the door and came in. From the look on her face, it was clear that something had happened.

“What is going on in the kingdom?”

“The kingdom’s knights and their servants. And some troops started to clash with each other.”

“Is it a rebellion?”

“All we know so far is that there was a conflict between the Templars, led by a knight named Dave, and the Knights, led by a knight named Anthony. It’s certain that it’s a rebellion, but I can’t figure out which one is the rebel.”

“Keep figuring out which side the rebels are on. And, put the imperial army on standby. The moment one side is identified as a rebel, they will immediately enter the palace.”

“Okay.”

After hearing my words, Serena started moving her feet quickly. It had been less than a month since she took office as governor, but it was a series of eventful events.

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“Your Highness! You must flee!”

A knight named Dave walks into my office. Next to me was Prime Minister Alfred, and dozens of bodyguards surrounded me.

“You dare to set foot in the place where Your Highness lives! What disrespect is this!!”

Alfred, who was next to me, shouted. As he said, a man named Dave entered this place wearing his sword and covered in his blood.

“I’m sorry, Your Excellency. However, the situation was so urgent that there was no choice. Currently, the knights, servants, and troops under his command are rushing here!”

Is it really urgent? For someone who said it was urgent, his voice was so calm.

“Sir Dave.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

“Really, is it true that Knight Anthony rebelled?”

At the question that struck me in an instant, the ministers, including Dave, who came to visit me with him, were silent.

As expected. If my intuition is correct, it’s probably not Knight Anthony who caused the rebellion…

“The troops of Unas Federation Kingdom are not!”

It was then. What Alfred shouted at them. Along with the pattern that symbolizes the Unas Commonwealth Kingdom, several troops began to surround the guards surrounding me.

As expected, my feeling is not wrong.

“Come with me, Your Highness.”

Soon after, the eyes of the knight Dave, who was looking at me, completely changed. The moment I looked at his eyes, I could easily notice that anger was nestled in those eyes.

‘If I don’t go…’

Their rebellion will definitely not succeed. I was so sure

If I reject their words and say that I endure here, then I think I will be able to endure. If they were going to kill me, they would have already killed me.

But the problem is after that.

‘Perhaps he’ll say I took the lead.’

The governor of the kingdom. If I endure without becoming their hostage, he will surely say that I led this rebellion. This time, he will be charged with treason against the empire, and will make the royal palace blow bloody winds.

However, if I follow them, I can also create the identity of being a victim kidnapped by the rebels.

‘.. I don’t like it.’

Even in these situations where life is at risk. Even at this moment when the kingdom was divided into two with different ideologies.

I really hated myself for thinking about these political things.

However, it can’t be helped. Because I am the king of a country, and as a king I have to make the best choice.

“Lead the lead.”

So, in the end, I told him. Take me hostage The judgment I chose is, after the failure of this rebellion, the best judgment looking at what comes next.

So, escorted by the soldiers of the Commonwealth Kingdom of Unas, I left the office.