Chapter 14: Jusis, the Child King
"It's obviously a time of war...... The maintenance of the streets, the surrounding urban environment, and the degree of prosperity have basically not been affected in any way. Walking through the bustling streets of Balyahat, Hailiga sneered inwardly. The nobles of the Duke's capital really don't know how to read the atmosphere, obviously even the always stupid Duke of Elbare has gone to the fortress of Orolos in person this time to participate in the organization of the war, but these nobles are still living the same life, and even because the situation of the war is generally not bad, they began to be complacent. It's also a shame that Duke Albarea is not in the city, otherwise he would have to be angry every day when he goes out and sees this group of wine and meat wastes who don't know anything, and greets himself who is tired and tired in order to make a strategic plan.
Of course, the public capital cannot be left without an owner for a day. When the lord Helmut went to the front line of the battle, and the eldest prince Lufas was in the base camp of the noble alliance, the duke's second son, Jusis, naturally temporarily took on the management of the city. Of course, this is true, but in fact the Dukes are basically the same running accounts in terms of municipal administration, and the Duke of Helmut rarely cares about these things, he has long been preparing for the smuggling of iron ore for armament and pre-war mobilization and alliance with other nobles, so these things are still handed over to the large number of consuls hired by his subordinates as usual. Jusses's actual job is to deal with the security problems within the city, as well as small-scale emergencies.
Although he was not well received here in Helmut, perhaps because he was a child with Lufas, he was exposed to the light of what was considered the best of the new generation of nobles, and the nobles of Ballihatt had great respect for Jusis. Moreover, Jusses's noble and cold appearance before he became acquainted with people did bear some resemblance to his handsome brother, so that for the most part, he did not encounter any problems in dealing with the internal problems of the city.
"Jusses, please give me ice cream." At this moment, a young girl was saying this to him in a tone that was taken for granted. Like the other children on the street, this little girl, who is not yet twelve years old, is the child of a working-class family on Artisan Street.
Jusses, who was very popular with children, and was not even affected by his aristocratic aura - a point that Miriam had pointed out directly when he was there, and now it is a testament to this.
"Why did you run out at this time? Go back, your parents should be worried about you. "Since the war, the commoners of Artisan Street are not like these nobles, they are completely lazy and lazy. These ordinary people were more likely to be involved than the aristocracy, and fell victim to the war, which caused the stagnation of trade, and in fact they suffered from it. Many of the shops on Artisan Street had to close temporarily due to lack of supplies after the civil war, and the parents of these ordinary people were even more concerned about their children.
"It's okay today β the weather is so nice, and Dad said today that a new batch of marble has arrived in the store and will be back to work soon." The little girl looked up and said proudly, "Daddy said that in a few months he will teach me how to carve - when the time comes, I will carve a stone statue of Jusis." β
"If you can accurately restore my chic." Jusis smiled, and only at this time, Jusis, who was always oppressed by the status of the duke's son, could have a sense of liberation, "I ask you for a year's ice cream." But now, that doesn't change the fact that you've run away from home to play β so now, give it to me, right now, go home! β
"Alright, alright, I know." Seeing that the fist in Jussi's hand had been clenched, the child who had already tasted the power of Jusis's "Bear Child Correction Boxing Drill" was naturally very "scared" of this, "Really, in fact, I can see it, Jusis is dressed so seriously today, he must be attending the banquet held by that nasty bearded uncle on Noble Street, right?" β
"How do you know?" Jusses wondered, although this matter was an open secret in aristocratic circles, and Count Goeti had no intention of hiding his movements, but it was not so bad that even this child already knew about itβunless she was bold enough to dare to wander the noble streets?
"Well, don't show such a terrible expression. Another big brother told me...... He was wearing a dress similar to that of Jussi, and said that he was a classmate of Jusis. β
"Classmates?" Jussi's face changed abruptly, and a familiar figure came to mind, "What does he look like?" Did you say what his name was? β
"Hmm...... It's a big brother with silver hair, and he seems to be a little lower than Jusses. I don't know his name, he just asked me to pass on the word - see you at the banquet, I have something to tell you. β
"Heliga...... Although I'm not surprised at all, you can't have any problems with things at the time. At this point, Jusses already understood the true identity of the big brother in the girl's mouth, "It's just, why ......"
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"Don't do that...... I didn't really scare her. I just happened to hear her talking to her companion about you, and I asked her if she knew where you were, but I didn't expect her to run out like that...... Also said that you must be here in the square at this time of day. In a sunny dining room decorated in the traditional style of the imperial aristocracy, Heliga and Jusses each have a cup of black tea in front of them, and Heliga is justifying Jusses's "questioning" just now.
"Hmph...... Anyway, are you a little messy this time? Although I know that you and Lane are always deliberately differentβbut the thought of you hiding so many things from us makes me feel a little angry. β
"After all, I don't know exactly who among you is trustworthy - I didn't realize until later that you were all trustworthy companions. Because of this, I won't hide the purpose of my visit from you...... You also know that my father was bullied by this group of guys a few years ago, and he had to put up with them because of the restriction of the territory. β
"If you want revenge on them...... Jusis said immediately, but saw Helliga wave his hand, "No, no, no, although I don't deny it, but not now." β
"And who are?"
"I found you first this time, in fact, I wanted to ask you if I knew these nobles."
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