Iâve decided that we need to make an urgent decision, so todayâs discussion is over.\n
I intend to discuss and decide on a detailed internal affairs policy several times later.
âFirst of all, I have invited the lords to the castle, so we must prepare for the feast. Probably coming.â
I see. Letâs get you ready. â
I accepted Ritzâs proposal.
I havenât received a reply because I just sent a letter, but I donât think they will respond that they wonât come. As a young man, you may not like me becoming the governor of Canale County, but it will be difficult for a single lord to speak up because it is a move at the discretion of the clan. At least Hamand Plaid, Lord of Tolbekistan, will come.
My daughter Lycia and I are engaged. Even if you donât come, youâve never gone too far to prepare.
⌠so what do we do with Lycia?
I had promised to get married when the war was over. Marriage itself has no grievances, but the war is not yet completely over. We are in an overwhelming position, but we have not yet been able to drop the enemy home of Alcantes. There will be another fight soon.\nI personally think we should get married after the war is over, but I donât know what they think. Iâm more likely to come with Hamand, so Iâd better talk to him at that time.
A few days after we got them ready for the feast, we received a letter from Lord Tolbekista, Hamand Plaid, and Lord Khmer, Kral Orthrow, stating that they were going to Canale Castle.
I was preparing for a feast that day.
âArus-sama, Sin Seymaro is coming to the castle to see Arus-sama. Will you meet him?
Thatâs what Ritz reported.
Sin Seymaro⌠I didnât know for a moment, but I remembered right away. A man of high airship aptitude who was the Imperial Capital.
When I became Governor of Canale County, I promised to help financially and help develop the airship.
âArus, do you intend to invest in the development of an airship?
Ritz asked. \nItâs a promise.
âWell, I have to keep my promise⌠but honestly, the fiscal situation in Canale isnât so good⌠especially now that weâve just had a fight⌠I think itâs better for Sin to have some time here.â
Certainly because there were fights, Canare canât afford much more money than I thought. I still have more room than Lamberg.
But what does Sin think if he makes you wait here? Originally, it doesnât even look like a very patient type.
Besides, I want you to build an airship as soon as possible. Assuming that the first to develop an airship was the Lovent family, it would be of considerable benefit.
âThe airship is important, and I want you to develop it as soon as possibleâŚ..â
âThatâs right⌠I donât know how much money Singh would require for development, but instead of paying all the requested amounts, what if we paid about a third first and the rest later? Without the full amount, we can develop it for the time being.â
âI see⌠okay, thatâs it. Bring Sin.â
\nâI didnât say that. Letâs start with a third of what we need. Weâll resume our assistance as soon as we can afford it.â
âMm, mmm. Can you afford it?
Iâll figure it out.
Singh has a slightly dissatisfied expression.
âOkay. You promised the County Mayor of Canale youâd do the same. Donât trust Ars.â
Looking straight at me, Singh declared.
Then ask for the required amount. It was certainly difficult to pay in bulk for some of the money, but I could manage to pay one third of it.
Prior to paying the money, I redeemed the contract prepared by Ritz with Singh. Ownership of the created airship is a written agreement that the Lavender family owns. There are several other provisions to prevent the leakage of technology or to secure the interests of the Lavender family.
Singh seemed interested in making and flying, and if he left the piloting to himself, he said he didnât need any ownership, he put a bloodmark on the contract