Rebirth in a Ruined Nation! The Life of a New Strategist Starting From Now - Chapter 131

At the Other Side

Lucifal and other members of the 1st Division had gathered in Lucifal’s room. Except for Lucifal who sat at the front, everyone had a bitter expression.

One of them, Sharis, asked, “Is it fine to just leave them alone?”

“What do you mean?” Lucifal asked back.

“Of course, the road opening ceremony. The King would be going to that ceremony yet it wasn’t us, the royal guard, that was chosen as the King’s guard, but members of the 10th Division instead!”

“It’s under Zackhart-sama’s request, so there’s nothing else we can do,” Lucifal replied calmly but Sharis was still not convinced.

“Even if it’s something done under Zackhart-sama’s request, how could they treat us like this!”

Lucifal narrowed his eyes as he observed Sharis. Sharis was the youngest among everyone here and for better or worse, he was frank.

Maybe he should get rid of Sharis…

That frankness of Sharis made him well-liked by other people, but it could hinder Lucifal’s plan.

However, Lucifal didn’t show this thought on his face. He just smiled and admonished Sharis, “I heard that man adopted a young girl despite his age. He is getting old and probably longing for human contact. So, let’s just let him have the last fond memory at the end of his lifetime.”

Everyone laughed at Lucifal’s light-hearted remark while Sharis, although looking dissatisfied, didn’t say anything else.

Yes, it was a last fond memory at the end of a lifetime.

Not just for Zackhart, but for King Zeurasia, Rays, and everyone else. All of them were at the end of their life, akin to a candle before it burned out.

Shouldn’t Lucifal and the others generously let them have their last fond memory?

By this time, Lucifal had lost interest in the ceremony and was quietly planning a way to eliminate Sharis.

***

“Rufa! Welcome!”

“Father!”

“Hahaha.” 

Zackhart-sama was laughing heartily as he picked up Rufa and spun her around. For me, it was a familiar sight but people who saw it for the first time were stunned.

As for King Zeurasia, he looked down with quivering shoulders.

“What? You want to say something to me?”

 People who were stunned shook their heads in response to Zackhart-sama’s intense pressure. Unable to contain himself, King Zeurasia began to laugh aloud.

“I had heard the news, but I never thought I’d see Zackhart like this. Bringing the 10th Division here is with it.”

Whenever King Zeurasia left the capital, he would be escorted by the knights from the 1st Division but this time, it was the knights from the 10th Division who were appointed as his escort. Although this was done because of Zackhart-sama’s request, it was still quite unusual.

Then, the King even said he wanted to see interaction between Rufa and Zackhart-sama as an official reason he accepted Zackhart-sama’s request. Saying that as an official reason, The King must have wanted to tease Zackhart-sama for a bit.

“My King, if you go too far, my lightning will strike you again,” Zackhart-sama threatened.

The King laughed, “But it’s true you’re the one who requested the 10th Division, isn’t it?”

Yeah, it’s true so Zackhart-sama couldn’t retort.

Putting aside pointless conversation between the two, it was true that the road was completed.

We actually used the new road to travel to Gedland from the capital and it was much more comfortable than I had expected. The King, who was riding the carriage was also very pleased.

It would take some time before the effects of the new road would be seen in figures, but in the not-too-distant future, the development of other roads across the country would probably start.

Of course, that was if Rudek survived.

The ceremony concluded with great success.

The most memorable thing was that it wasn’t the people of Gedland who cheered the loudest but rather the merchants from the southern continent who visited Gedland.

If what Luluria said was true about the roads in the southern continent being more developed compared to roads in the northern continent, then the merchants from the southern continent must be uncomfortable with the roads in our country.

King Zeurasia looked satisfied with the cheers.

With this, Rudektrad and Gedland were connected by a wide, well-maintained road.

***

A few days after the opening ceremony.

In a room in a mansion far from Gedland.

“Prince Zeland is going to perform the royal ceremony?”

“Yes.”

Heinov brought such information to the master of the mansion.

“Why did you bring that information to me?”

“Of course, it is because we also wish to support Prince Ural,” toward the lavishly dressed man with a hint of madness in his sunken eyes, Heinov answered with a friendly smile

“By ‘we’ do you mean your master?”

Heinov didn’t answer. He only looked at the man with a smile.

“Well, whoever is your master, I could care less. In any case, it’s true that if I let this continue our side will be put at a disadvantage. Thank you for the valuable information.”

“Please don’t be. Rather, I apologize if I have disturbed you, Senburia-sama.”

“…You may leave.”

Unfortunately, Senburia couldn’t see Heanov’s dark smile as Heanov bowed deeply.