Supporting Characters Also Need Some Love

CHAPTER 4: EACH TRUTH AND EACH HAPPINESS (XX)

Part 086

 

As she looked at the places her fingers pointed out one by one, Princess Remina’s face brightened. There were two huge parks that even commoners were prohibited from entering, and the mansions of many noble families, including the Marquis Luther, which boasted enormous land. Opening a noble house to the commoners in the outer castle area may be a difficult thought to think of for people in this world, but you know what. Why was he making fun of this precious land? In addition, there were large and small parks that were beautifully created for no reason, entertainment facilities such as performance halls that were idle because there were no performances, and when she looked differently, there was land to make temporary accommodations with tents everywhere.

 

“Indeed. You always find answers in unexpected places. Come up with an accommodation plan.’

 

“Yes, sir.”

 

After saying hello to the princess and returning to her office, she took the map and left the palace. She had to see this with her own eyes. The first place they arrived with Jenny and Franz was Count Ethart. The garden of the house was not very large, but it could accommodate 200 to 300 people, right? If you’re bored, you can hold a garden party and have weddings in the garden. If it’s a large mansion’s garden, you could easily accommodate about 1,000 people.

 

“Franz, please go to Marquis Luther.”

 

“Huh? Miss, why do you want to go there? Aren’t you here because you have business to do at home?”

 

“Jenny, what if the residents of the outer city evacuate to the inner city? They are planning to make temporary accommodations in empty mansions and parks. What do you think, Jenny?”

 

“Huh? Opening the nobles’ mansions to commoners?”

 

“Yes, because accommodations are limited. Is it really that surprising?”

 

“What kind of thoughts does our young lady have in her pretty head?”

 

Jenny smoothed her hair with her cute, to-die-for face. And as she nodded, she told her something she hadn’t thought of.

 

“It doesn’t matter what happens to the mansion that was vacated by the bad guys, but for a mansion that has been vacant for a while like our count’s mansion, you will need soldiers to take care of the house. Miss, everything from the curtains to the wallpaper will be torn down, but we can’t leave it like that.”

 

“Are you saying you’re going to come into the mansion and steal?”

 

“Yes, young lady, there will be people who will be thankful for opening the garden, but there will also be bad guys who will think poorly of it because it is a rare opportunity.”

 

“I see. Hmm, I didn’t think about the security issue. There are almost no soldiers left in the castle, so how do we get the manpower to control it?”

 

First, we decided to first look at only the mansions that had left Midoc by participating in the rebellion, excluding the mansions that had been left empty after taking refuge in the territory. After seeing the huge mansions, wondering what they were doing in the garden, she put aside her worries about finding space. They may not be able to plan for the worst case or provide a comfortable, spacious space, but at least we have secured enough space for everyone to lay their heads. However, the problem was the manpower to control a large number of people and evacuate to a designated location. Throughout the afternoon, they completed a report dividing the outer walls into regions and assigning shelters to each region, but they could not find a way to solve the manpower problem. The administrators were tight with just the work they were doing, and what’s more, they weren’t even soldiers. In a situation where there were only a few soldiers to escort the princess and guard her main palace, this report was virtually useless. Before leaving work, she visited the princess and handed her a report with a gloomy look on her face, and Princess Remina was very satisfied.

 

“Well, Princess, I have a plan in place, but I don’t have the manpower to put it into action.”

 

“Is that why your face wasn’t bright?”

 

“There are over 30,000 households in a population of 100,000. No matter how you think about it, at least about 1,000 control personnel are needed, and I heard that the total number of soldiers in the palace is about 100.”

 

When she answered sullenly, the princess smiled.

 

“This was just in case, so this is enough. Sir Etihart. And there is someone I would like you to meet regarding the manpower issue. It seems they have organized their own militia in the outer castle area. Please meet the leader. “

 

“Militia?”

 

“It’s been a while since the security forces were sent to the front line. There have been reports that the militia is patrolling and taking care of the elderly and the weak. I hope you can take care of them.”

 

“It was already a mess because there weren’t enough people here and there, but it went well! I’ll report to you after we meet tomorrow.”

 

Now, as she was about to say hello and finish the report, an attendant hurriedly approached Princess Remina. The princess opened the paper handed to her by the attendant, read it, and spoke with a bright face.

 

“The commander has joined the Western Front. It is said that Taln’s Iron Blood Cavalry has been annihilated, and the three counts and the minor counts are all safe.”

 

The heads of the three count families and the minor heads were safe. Her father, Rutvan and Adrian. 

 

‘Thank god. I’m so glad.’

 

“Adrian is okay too, right?”

 

“That’s right.”

 

After saying hello to the smiling princess, she ran back to her office. While Jenny was organizing the papers, she was startled when she saw her come in with tears in his eyes. She hugged Jenny tightly and told her the news.

 

“My!”

 

Jenny hugged her and exclaimed that she was glad, while Franz, who was standing behind her, grinned and said.

 

“My lord has always an amazing timing. I told you not to worry.”

 

“That’s right. I’m really glad.”

 

“If the whole western region comes to the capital, my lord will also come to the mansion around today.”

 

“Huh? western region?”

 

“I saw Ethan taking some with him. He must have sent them straight to the mansion when he arrived.”

 

At Franz’s words, she quickly packed her bags. News from Adrian might come home. The past week has been difficult because Adrian’s face has been blurry. If only he had seen a face, heard a voice, or even sent a message. She never thought that smartphones, which were taken for granted in Korea, would become so desperately needed. As the nights of sleeping alone became more and more sad, they all took up Adrian’s empty bed and closed their eyes. A week had passed since the person who had been hugging me disappeared, and she couldn’t do anything other than worry about where he was, what he was doing, whether he was eating or whether he was safe. As soon as Franz arrived at the mansion, he called the chamberlain and asked him, and he summoned Lord Hegel. He said he had arrived a little while ago and handed me a small, rolled up piece of paper.

 

“I looked at it, but I had no idea what was going on. I need you to decipher it for me, but I’m not good at passwords…”

 

Hegel said, scratching his head, and Franz, looking over her shoulder at the paper she held out, also tilted his head.

 

“This is the first time I’ve seen an array of numbers?”

 

And she laughed. She burst into tears while laughing. Adrian, this guy ess really great.

 

“It’s okay. I know.”

 

[7,11, 5, 2]

 

It was the first message he sent.

 

* * *

 

The next day, she welcomed Tuesday in a good mood. She slept with a message from Adrian under her pillow. She had been having trouble sleeping these days, but for the first time in a long time, she slept very well. After finishing the preparations, she decided to look around the outer castle area before entering the palace, and as she was about to leave the mansion, Lord Hegel was waiting in front of the carriage.

 

“Lord Hegel?”

 

“I will be your escort today, young lady.”

 

He smiled bitterly but spoke firmly. When she turned to Franz, he made an embarrassed face, shook his head, and opened his mouth.

 

“No, I will do it. I can do it well, brother.”

 

“Franz, let’s do some work too. You’ve been taking care of your wife all along. Am I always tired of having fun?”

 

As she listened to Lord Hegel’s words, she wondered if she had been too indifferent to him. It was because of her that he stayed at the mansion, but she was more familiar with Lord Franz and the two people accompanying Jenny were so nice to look at that she couldn’t pay attention to Lord Hegel. Maybe you were bored staying alone in the mansion? When she looked at Sir Franz again, she saw him with drooping eyebrows and shaking his head as he hid his large body behind Jenny.

 

“Then, will you both go together today?”

 

“Miss, is that okay?”

 

“Sure.”

 

As soon as she spoke, Lord Hegel jumped onto the carriage. Jenny and she also got into the carriage, laughing when we saw Franz and Lord Hegel sitting side by side in the coach seat and bickering. After leaving the outskirts, I first went to the dockside where grain was being sold. Lady Dorote and Tina, who had been out since early this morning, were busy.

 

“Oh, second-class administrator. “What are you doing today?”

 

Lady Dorote found her and approached her and spoke playfully. She scratched her cheek at the title she was not used to hearing, and greeted Lady Dorote and Senior Tina.

 

“I came out to do something else and stopped by. Everything was okay, right?”

 

“This week, daily sales have stabilized at around 800 kilograms. The current stock will be sufficient for the next week or so.”

 

“Oh, Senior Tina. Were you calculating that in the warehouse?”

 

“Yes, Lady Dorothee, did you say three more are coming in today?”

 

“No, there will be two. The current on the River Lorraine is strong, so boats from the east will likely be delayed.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Oh? See these sisters? Where are you going when you eat so much and now you’re best friends? Lady Dorote’s attitude toward Senior Tina has become much more relaxed, and Senior Tina is also quite friendly, isn’t she?

 

‘Thank god. I guess I can leave this to these two people.’

 

“And Lord Etiheart? What brings you here? Do you have any instructions?”

 

“That’s not true. Lady Dorothee, I heard that a militia has been organized in the outer castle area. Can you tell me where I should go to meet them?”

 

“Militia? There are militia members here too, helping. See those people with blue straps on their shoulders? They are all militia members.”

 

“Is it so?”

 

“I showed up last week to help out. Thanks to you, food sales have become smoother. The militia leader is here at the moment. Shall I call him?”

 

“Yes, senior. It’s a good thing you came here.”

 

As she waited in the office behind the warehouse for a while, a man came in with a blue cloth tied around his right forearm. He was tall, his shoulders wide, and he was indeed a handsome middle-aged man with the look of a captain. She came in with a slightly nervous look on his face, bowed his waist to nearly ninety degrees and greeted me.

 

“It’s Hennessy. I heard you were looking for it.”

 

“This is Administrator Ethart. I heard that the residents of the outer castle area have organized a militia.”

 

“Yes, there were many young people who volunteered to help as the country was in turmoil.”

 

“Yes. They say they are helping a lot here as well. How many people are there?”

 

“There will be about a thousand people.”

 

A thousand people? A thousand people out of a population of 100,000 is only 1%, but there were a thousand volunteers in this situation where you need to lend a hand to a cat? Mr. Hennessy, who was sitting stiffly across from me, suddenly started to look pretty.

 

“You are the militia leader. What are you all doing now?”

 

“It’s not a big deal. I deliver grain to houses that can’t come in person to buy grain, I go to places where administrators are and help with work, and sometimes I catch thieves or patrol at night, things like that.”

 

It’s just right. She internally cheered and pretended to be a solemn second-class administrator.

 

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