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Chapter 125: Being Able to Have One’s Own Army

And now, I am being told the reason why I was summoned to the Imperial Castle.

There are, of course, small-scale militias to protect one’s territory, escort groups to protect the lord and their household, and self-organized militias formed by the inhabitants themselves, but establishing a militia to defend the entire territory by replacing the imperial guards with personnel prepared by oneself, as in this case, is a first. The Empire has been actively working to prevent this from happening.

One of the reasons is that the problem arose from the guards operated by the Empire, and since it occurred in a territory managed by a ducal family, the Empire was unable to come up with an excuse to refuse Father’s demand of “No more guards, let us create our own militia.”

Naturally, those within the guards who committed such acts were to be executed according to the Empire’s attempts to placate Father’s anger, but Father dismissed it with “That’s only natural!!” while laughing in the carriage.

Seeing Father like this made me think more deeply that “if you show weakness to the nobles, they might drain you to the bone,” so I felt the need to be even more cautious when dealing with nobles.

“Nevertheless, well done!! I never expected that while I am still alive, we would be able to have our own army!! Now we can withdraw the useless guards from our territory!! Until now, we’ve been talking about settling disputes near the borders with a ‘both sides are at fault’ approach, but from now on, we’ll respond properly to problems initiated by them!! Also, it seems the retired predecessor will return to the territory temporarily because of this incident!! Well, having an army was also a dream for the predecessor!! It seems they are very pleased!!”

Father seemed extremely happy throughout the conversation.

In fact, he kept calling it an “army” rather than a “militia”…

Still, if Father and the predecessor are happy, there’s no reason to go out of my way to dampen their spirits.

And so, the carriage headed towards the Imperial Castle, with Father’s cheerful conversation as its background music.

“Every time I come here, it’s extravagantly luxurious… Above, below, left, and right, it’s clear at a glance that a lot of money has been spent.”

“Kaiser, do you dislike such opulent designs?”

“No, I don’t dislike them, but it seems, in a sense, that such excessive embellishment lacks artistry and refinement, and it ends up looking somewhat vulgar.”