Episode 234 New Age (4)
Baron.
The title that belongs right above the ordinary knights.
“What is this……”
“A baron!”
The nobles went black at the chancellor’s bomb declaration.
It was worth it.
“This is unprecedented! To give a barbarian an inheritable title!”
A baronet may inherit the title.
Not forever, just sons and grandchildren.
In a way, it can be seen as better than an honorary baron whose title is maintained only for the time.
‘I didn’t expect to get a title even though I didn’t take the noble route.’
To be honest, I’m a bit dumbfounded.
In the game, it was possible to become a nobleman by clearing quests related to a nobleman higher than a marquis and accumulating public value.
It was a route with many disadvantages as well as benefits.
Although he is a nobleman, in reality he feels like a vassal of a great nobleman, so there are some restrictions on his play.
But what about the restrictions in this case?
‘…But anyway, no matter what the king orders, it’s the same that both commoners and nobles can’t refuse, so isn’t it virtually the same?
Well, it seems to be like that, but……
Then the chancellor shouted.
“Everyone be quiet!”
“But…”
“Your Majesty’s words.”
“…….”
The confusion, which he thought would not subside easily, calmed down at the word of the king’s instructions.
It was the weight of the king’s name in this country.
“I’ll let you know as soon as the date of conferring the title is decided later.”
Anyway, that’s the end of my non-work trip.
The chancellor did not even ask if I would accept the title. In that case, I wouldn’t have thought of it.
Well, I had no intention of rejecting it in the first place.
This is not just a simple game.
In other words, if you become a noble, you can enjoy all kinds of conveniences and the number of games you can play increases.
“Come out of the Nartel Clan’s Portyan Miriant!”
After my turn, the process of announcing rewards according to the records of others continued for a while.
At this time, my teammates also stepped forward one after another, but they all got decent rewards, although not as well as me.
To summarize:
Mischa Ainar Bear can now choose a reward of 10 million stones and level 5 essence or equivalent equipment.
In addition, Raven, a wizard, requested the chancellor to obtain the qualification to learn royal magic instead of a normal reward.
In the case of Erwen, it was a 4th grade essence or an item equivalent to it, and the reward was the greatest among his colleagues.
In addition to being recognized as the second contributor in the battle against the corpse collector, the bereaved family compensation for Daria’s death was also added together.
Although he was unable to attend, there was no problem with this part as it was announced today and compensation will be paid later.
“Yandel-san, then Erwen is still in the Holy Land?”
“Listening, it seems like the funeral has already ended, but your mind is still complicated.”
“I see……”
Raven asked after Erwen’s safety and blurted out her words. I asked him if he had anything to say, but he didn’t answer.
how long has it been like that
“What a wonderful day. Everyone, please enjoy this event with the protagonists of the new era with great joy!”
After a long time of nongonghaengsang, the banquet began.
***
Because there were so many people, the banquet was divided into two spaces.
A huge inner hall where nongong peddlers were held and an outdoor garden filled with all sorts of delicacies.
Although not compulsory, most explorers enjoyed banquets outdoors.
That’s what the atmosphere was like.
The interior is quiet with classical music playing.
More than half of the nobles chose to enjoy a banquet here, so it would have been awkward for explorers to remain.
“What will Mr. Yandel do?”
“Of course I have to go outside.”
We also chose the outdoors.
“If you stay here, you can expand your network.”
Since the conferment of barony was confirmed anyway, if networking is the goal, it is not necessary today.
I wished it wasn’t like that today.
“Yandel! Yandel is here!”
“What is it? Why do you come here to become a noble?”
“Hahaha! Where is Yandel like that!”
The explorers greeted me warmly when I came out, perhaps feeling a sense of distance at the word that the title of nobility was conferred.
What would you have done if you hadn’t come?
No matter how much I think about it, I feel that the relationship with these guys is more precious than the nobility.
“Everyone is only looking at you, so why don’t you say something? I’ve been listening to it all the time from inside, but what you say will sound different.”
Kyle, who followed along, said from the side.
Yes, at least do something like a short toast.
I thought about what would be good for a while…
‘Let’s just go like a barbarian.’
The worry didn’t last long.
Do you need to think
I’ve already heard enough of congratulations with rhetoric attached.
So…….
“Everyone had a hard time!!”
This should be enough for today.
“Let’s eat, drink and have fun!!”
The call ended in an instant.
The barbarians, who do not naturally prefer long words, shouted in response.
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
The same goes for explorers.
“Now that I live, the day of drinking at the royal palace is coming!”
“There’s also Yandel who will become a baron, so what are you worried about? Let’s play with peace of mind!”
“Waaaaaaa!!”
The explorers also began to enjoy the banquet to their heart’s content, putting down the inconvenience of being in the palace.
FYI, this was the case for us as well.
“Wow Bjorn! Try this! I don’t know what kind of meat it is, but the bones are crunchy and delicious!”
“Oh, that’s not food that eats the bones…”
“Huh? Why?”
“No. It’s fine as long as it’s delicious…….”
Greasy food with a different taste from Misha’s home-cooked food.
A drink that runs smoothly.
Even numerous comrades who can talk about the difficult past experiences as snacks.
‘Because of this, it seems like they’re having an affair.’
A pleasant time suitable for a banquet follows.
Sometimes, when the story of a deceased colleague came up, the atmosphere became dark, but after a brief moment of silence, everyone regained their original mood.
It was around the time that the day slowly began to set.
“Does it look interesting?”
Melter, who was enjoying a banquet with nobles indoors, came out.
“Did you have fun inside?”
“That can’t be the case.
“You are suffering too.”
It was understandable for Melter, who enjoyed a banquet with nobles indoors.
First of all, he’s leading the clan.
He probably didn’t want to miss the opportunity to build relationships with nobles. Because one day you may need their help.
“Once you come, get a bottle here.”
“A bottle…?”
“Do I need to bother to use a glass?”
“Haha, if I had known it would be like this, I would have come out sooner. But where have your colleagues gone?”
“Everybody except for Abman said it wasn’t fun and went elsewhere.”
“Really? I thought that barbarian girl would be a little different.”
“Oh, he’s a weak drinker.”
To be precise, I wasn’t weak, but I got drunk with the atmosphere and continued to blow on the bottle, and it didn’t take long.
“Yandel’s bottle is empty. I’m sure he wasn’t drunk, right?”
“No way.”
Melter must have come too. I continued drinking with the warriors around me.
This is one of the strengths of Bjorn Yandel’s body.
The alcohol is incredibly strong.
“Oh, the smell of alcohol…”
As I was drinking for the first time since waking up with this body, Misha approached me.
“Ah Misha. Did you play well?”
“Yeah. There was a performance over there, and it was fun. I wish we would have gone together…”
“There will be something like that later. But what about Raven?”
“He’s drunk and just hanging out with mages and talking about difficult things.”
Are wizards something to be avoided after all, talking about difficult things while drunk?
“I’m going to walk for a while.”
After asking for Melter’s understanding, I took a break from drinking and took a walk in the garden with Misha.
It wasn’t as much as the drinking party of the warriors I was at, but everyone was having a good time.
Nobles were also seen everywhere.
“Ah, it’s hard to imagine that there are thousands of corpses.”
“Yes. I must have been really scared. You are amazing.”
Just as I was a popular star at the old count’s banquet, the nobles approached the explorers first and showed interest.
After all, not all of them have heavy hips like the titled nobles. Young collateral aristocrats are virtually no different from middle-class commoners.
‘huh? But why didn’t anyone come to us?’
Something was strange, but I soon understood.
Dozens of rugged warriors are screaming, how can they come?
“Would you like to sit down and rest?”
“I’d better do that…….”
I wasn’t that drunk, but the aftereffects of the last battle hadn’t healed yet, so it was hard to walk for a long time.
“……Why do you sit on the floor? Why don’t you sit next to me?”
“I think it will break.”
Misha is on a bench and I just sit on the lawn.
And just quietly passed the time.
Is it because you drank too much?
The din of a noisy banquet seemed to be heard from afar like background music, and various thoughts passed through my head.
“Yandel! You’re Bjorn Yandel, who will be given the title of baronet this time, right?”
As I was spending time in such comfortable silence, several nobles recognized me and approached me.
By the way, Yandel-sama…
are you already treating me like an aristocrat?
Not wanting to interrupt this time, those who approached were well spoken and sent back.
But I couldn’t use it that way for everyone.
“Haha, are you here?”
A non-collateral titled aristocrat.
An existence that could cause problems in the future if they get into an awkward relationship…
Dwalky’s half-brother.
“……Baron Martoan.”
“Actually, I came out to meet you a few times ago, but I didn’t go near you because you seemed to be having a good time.”
no excuses.
It’s obvious that you just couldn’t get through the warriors and come to me.
“Thank you for your consideration.”
“Haha, no way. You are the main character of this banquet, aren’t you?”
After a formal greeting, I had a brief conversation with Baron Martoang.
It was a more fruitful conversation than I thought.
Usually, when a noble born from a commoner is born, there will always be a territorial attitude, but I would be a little different?
“Why?”
“Isn’t that a title bestowed by His Majesty the King? He is an explorer who is watching closely, but who would dare to touch you? Everyone is anxious to get to know them.”
Being a king…
I always feel it, but whenever I talk about the king, I feel something uneasy.
Like what the chief said.
‘Anyway, if this is true… ..’
For some reason, I looked at the butler sitting next to Baron Martoang, who was
playful, and said
hello. “It’s been a while,
by the way,
butler .” At that time,
the barbarian now had great fame and
power .
It wasn’t thrilling
.
Even a punching bag needs to have a moderate sense of impact to be able to beat it. I stopped teasing the butler at this point and even talked to Baron Martoang. Then, naturally, Dewalky was also mentioned. “By the way, where did my brother go
?
”
Baron Martoang, who used the expression ‘my sister’, which he didn’t even use at the time, perhaps because he wanted to be close to me.
Misha and I both hardened at the same time.
‘What the fuck is this?’
Are you kidding
me now? “Where did you go…?”
I barely managed my expression when I asked, and the butler’s expression grew whiter.
One piece of information that could be obtained through this.
Apparently, he seemed to know the situation.
And two.
“I’ve said it before, Baron, but Lyole Warb Dwalki…”
The Baron knew this too.
He only forgot about it after hearing it once.
“Oh, that’s right. It’s true that people are old and their memory isn’t what it used to be. Haha.”
The baron bursts out laughing as if he’s embarrassed.
I feel like my insides, which were fine even after drinking several bottles of alcohol, are seething.
Maybe that’s why?
Kwak.
When I came to my senses, Misha was holding my arm tightly with a worried face. I In the sense of not worrying, he tapped the back of his hand and removed his hand.
That’s because I’m not the me of the days when there was nothing.
There are so many things I have to be responsible for.
Therefore…
“Okay, I understand, so don’t worry. When you get older, you may have problems with your hair.”
“… Huh? Oh, how can you express it that way? Ha ha ha.”
I held out my hand and asked the baron to shake his
hand. Nice to meet you.”
“Yes? It’s a pity. I’ll see you later.”
Baron Martoan responded to my handshake with a smack of genuine regret. He
asked me one last time.
” Oh, but where are you going?” ”
Ah, I
suddenly want to wash my hands.” I
have to wash the dirty things.
***
Baron Martoang was slow to notice.
“…Really? Anyway, I’ll call you later, so don’t refuse. Now that you’ve become a noble, isn’t there a lot to learn?”
The baron who let me go without showing anything.
Maybe the problem was with me.
You wouldn’t imagine that a barbarian in general would do a spin-off like this.
‘It might be one of the few disadvantages of a barbarian.’
“You’ve endured it well.”
Mischa stroked my hair as if I was proud.
Gradually, I got up from my seat and headed indoors.
I’m washing my hands. You can grab a wizard passing by and ask for it, but I also wanted to go to the bathroom.
“Can I not go with you?
” ……Do you know what kind of a child I am?”
I parted with Misha and went to the bathroom with the help of the guide. Then, I came out and went back to the banquet hall.
Someone recognized me and pretended to know me.
“Oh, here I am . It
was Count Verdehild, the organizer of the banquet I participated in last time. He gave me the winning prize, ‘No.7777 Garphas’ Necklace’ and said something strange. [I’ll call you separately when you’re ready.] In the end, until today
,
separately “You talk as if you were looking for me.”
”
Because that’s true.”
“Since we met, why don’t we go over there for a drink?” It won’t take long.”
“In that case.”
He was a man with so much power that he couldn’t compare to Baron Martoang, so he obediently followed and went
inside
. ” My
colleague is waiting, so can I hear the matter first?”
“Haha, of course.”
Fortunately, the count, as if understanding, brought up the subject without any sign of displeasure.
“This is my youngest daughter, Arabella. Have you seen it before?”
This feels strange…
“How is it? Isn’t it pretty?”
Sure enough, the Count wrapped his daughter’s shoulders next to me and pushed me forward.
“Ah, I’m Arabella…….”
The Count’s daughter, who looked like she was in her early teens, looked at me and said her name trembling.
I didn’t know that I would go through something like this after living for a while.
“How is it?”
It was the first time I’ve experienced this situation, so my brain stopped and I couldn’t answer anything.
But did it seem like he was thinking about it?
“Oh, if you’re dating a woman, don’t worry too much. . Isn’t it okay to take her as a concubine anyway?”
“…Concubine?”
“Oh, didn’t you know?”
The count laughed at my muttering and said,
“It is one of the nobles’ duties to have many descendants to help this country. .If you become a nobleman, you can have up to three concubines in addition to the royal family.”
Duty is a thing.
For some reason, I wanted to go to the bathroom again.
