I Returned As the Governor of the Country That Abandoned Me

19 – Gift

Because I loved this country so much, I wanted it to perish. He truly had contradictory thoughts, but it was the same for me to have contradictory thoughts as well as that knight.

“I hate this country, so I hope it continues.”

Suffering endlessly, I hope you never pay for your sins. I hope that you will survive forever, so that you will not even remember the hope of the end now.

“Hairan forgot the sword, and your sword lost faith.”

The color of the aura on his sword was muddy. Because he lost the faith he had, that was revealed through his aura.

“Aran von Robertein!!”

He got up and ran towards me. He will know that too. That he couldn’t beat me on his own.

Nevertheless, he grabbed his sword. Even if you face a vast enemy, do not give in and fight against it. Because this was Hiran’s chivalry.

“You are a knight.”

Fighting him, I also grabbed a sword in both hands. His judgment is foolish. If you encounter an enemy you can’t handle, just run away. This man gave up his life even though he knew he couldn’t win.

“The only knight I met in Hailan.”

This is a foolish act. It’s a stupid move. Anyone who has seen the knight’s actions will say this. That’s right, it’s really pitiful to see you run at it like that even though you know you’re going to die.

But we are knights. Even if someone accuses us of being stupid, even if someone else accuses us of being stupid, we are knights who wield the sword according to our beliefs.

In honor of him, I swung my sword.

Chack-

Once again, a solid line is drawn across his chest. If there is a difference from before, this time my attack went in properly.

The last remaining knight of Hilan fell into my hands. As he wishes, this country may not be remembered as a country of chivalry, but this man will be remembered as the last knight of Hiran.

Because I will make it.

With one swing of the sword, I brushed off the blood on the sword. Then, slowly, I walked towards the inner room.

I can feel the gaze of the servants looking at me. Fear, awe, anger. Even if they had such feelings, their decision not to rush at me was indeed wise.

So, these weren’t knights.

We walked slowly and arrived at the back room. I opened the door to the room by breaking down the door.

“Your Highness. Were you here?”

The people in the room were the Queen of Hailan and the Prime Minister of the Interior. The Queen seemed aloof, as if she had heard everything that was being said outside, and Alfred was watching her.

“Governor. Even the knights of the kingdom wish for the destruction of this country.”

“Your Highness..! This is just a personal opinion! The fact that everyone has such thoughts…!”

Alfred hurriedly stopped her, but she seemed already quite shocked.

“Personal thoughts. Yes. This is just a personal opinion. However, it is important that there are people among the people of the kingdom who are thinking this way.”

The words that came out of the mouth of a knight who was supposed to protect the kingdom, wished for the destruction of the kingdom. It will be quite a shock. I, too, would be offended if Serena or Ariel said, ‘I don’t need your Excellency the Governor’.

It sounds like I, who is in command of the Governor-General, would be hurt too, but what if I was the king of a country?

“Please come out now. Outside, people are waiting for Your Highness.”

But that’s none of my business. Now, there are people out there who are waiting for this person to come out. Even for those people, it was necessary to take the queen out quickly.

“Yes. Go away, governor.”

It was at that moment that I felt that the way the queen looked at me had changed somewhere. Did she realize something during her break and through this incident?

The figure of the queen who slowly rose up and took the lead was not the glazed queen we had seen in the past.

As if she had made up her mind on something, the queen’s footsteps moved straight ahead without wavering. But what she realized and what she decided did not matter to me.

No matter what she does, I have no intention of letting her do her thing.

With the purpose of escorting her queen, I headed for the castle with the imperial army escorting her queen. This is because the Queen said she wanted to go to the inner sanctuary, not her office.

Following the imperial army leading the way escorting the queen, the officials of the kingdom also head to the inner castle. This is because the queen has summoned all the officials of her kingdom.

‘What do you want to do?’

To convene officials at such a late hour. Apparently, the Queen has something she wants to do.

For her like that, I want to give her a present.

When she arrives at the castle, the queen goes inside first and sits on the top table. Directly below him, Alfred, the Prime Minister of the Interior, sat down, and on either side of him sat the officials of the kingdom.

In front of them, I led the imperial army and went inside.

“Governor! Is this ignorance!”

Alfred, who came out into the inner castle and confirmed the imperial army coming in, shouted in this direction. The queen also made a puzzled expression, and the officials of the kingdom also began to mumble.

“A knight of the kingdom tried to attack the governor general. This is by no means something that can just be passed over.”

The gaze crossed with the queen. Her eyes narrowed as she looked at me.

“Commander Serena. Bring a witness.”

“Okay.”

At my command, Serena dragged one of her squire from within her library and brought her to her knees.

“Did your knight, Dave, plan to attack the Governor-General?”

“Yes! That’s right!”

Dave’s seed obtained in advance before coming to the inner castle. I wanted to make this seed a witness to this incident.

“A knight of the kingdom kidnapped Your Highness, and made a plan to attack the Governor-General. This means that the kingdom did not properly manage the knights.”

“.. What does the governor want?”

At her words, I turned around and spoke to the imperial army and the kingdom officials gathered here.

“As of the present time, the kingdom’s knight system is abolished.”

“The governor!”

I heard the queen’s voice from behind, but I didn’t care and continued.

“The knights of the kingdom kidnapped Your Highness and planned to attack the Governor-General. Accordingly, the Empire judges that the Kingdom does not have the power to control the knights, and the Kingdom’s knight system will be abolished, and the Empire’s knights will protect the Kingdom.”

Soon, at the glance of my eyes, Serena approaches me.

“Commander Serena.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Lead the imperial army right now, arrest all the knights and servants stationed in the kingdom, and imprison them in the Governor-General. I need to see if they have anything to do with this.”

“Okay.”

Soon after, Serena led the imperial army I brought with me to escape the inner castle. This was the present I prepared for the Queen.

“Hairan is a country of chivalry, governor! How can you abolish the chivalry system!”

Soon, after hearing all of my words, Alfred exclaimed in astonishment. The country of chivalry, Hiran. However, that reputation has long since disappeared in the old evening.

And then it was. One of the officials on either side opened his mouth.

“Your Highness, if the Imperial Army can help, other countries will not look down on Hailan.”

Starting with him who opened his mouth first,

“Your Highness! This is the result of the kingdom’s mismanagement! Accept it.”

“With the help of the Empire, protect Hailan!”

The officials of the kingdom began shouting in unison one by one. This is what all the officials present here have said. Abolish the chivalry system.

The bureaucrats remaining in the country of chivalry are telling us to abolish the chivalry system. Indeed, it was absurd, and nothing but laughter came out.

“Secretary of Defense! What do you think, Secretary of Defense! You are not in a position to be responsible for the defense of this country!”

“Ah..! I… I…”

At last, Alfred called out to the young Minister of Defense. As the son of the foreign minister, he rose to the position of minister by parachute. He just hesitated, as if he didn’t know much about the situation.

“The kingdom’s knight system will be abolished, but the kingdom’s regular army will remain. This is because the Empire trusts the kingdom’s military.”

Toward him hesitating, I threw a carrot. Calm down. I promise to keep your authority.

It didn’t take long for the boy’s face to brighten after hearing my words.

“Ah, then.. I think it will be okay..”

“Minister of Defense!!”

Alfred, filled with anger at the words of the young defense minister, kicked the desk and stood up.

However, the situation has already ended.

“At this moment, all chivalry systems in Hailan are abolished. The kingdom cannot have knights, and instead, the imperial knights will protect the kingdom of Hyran.”

“In addition, the kingdom regular army for the defense of the kingdom maintains this status. This is because the Empire trusts its Minister of Defense.”

So, I notified the queen. That she would abolish the kingdom’s chivalry system.

“Is the empire… trying to trample on the honor of Hiran?”

The queen finally opened her mouth. I looked straight at her and said.

“This is an inevitable choice to protect Your Highness and this country.”

“… “

The eyes of the queen looking at me were still stinging, but there was nothing she could do.

“I will not forget today.”

“I am glad that my feelings for protecting Your Highness have been conveyed well.”

I won’t forget today’s work. Did you like the gift I prepared so much? Looking at the Queen’s eyes staring at me fiercely, I wondered how long she would be able to look at me like that.