Chapter 472: Battle of Attraction
The day after Takumi went to Margrave Voltons house to plant the cherry blossom trees, Margrave Volton sent an express letter to the Royal Capital.
Because of this, King Valkyra found out how Takumi was doing right now.
Simon, foolish lower rank nobles are causing a fuss.
Haa~ My head hurts, Your Majesty.
Your Excellency Lord Prime Minister, we had witnessed Goddess Norns blessing when we went to the Sanctuary during Iruma-donos wedding ceremony. Therefore, I believed that even highborn nobles would not intervene with Iruma-dono in that manner.
In the Royal Castle of Valkyra Kingdom, King Valkyra, Prime Minister Simon, and Knight Commander Galahad who always accompanies the king as his guard were talking about the letter that arrived from Margrave Volton.
Even so, what a poor move that their aim is read.
There are a limited number of nobles that are close to Iruma-dono, so there are many who would even like to partake in our leftovers somehow.
Sophia-donos family is a Chevalier, but Maria-dono and Marnie-dono are commoners. They are all fools to think they could suddenly wedge themselves in.
Marriage offers from merchants were swarming purely for the profit. However, this was different when it comes to knights and baronets[1]. Its similar in the sense that they would like to make a profit from it, but those fools also believe that their daughters would rise in rank as a wife, that hey would have access to the Sanctuary and the magic devices that Takumi creates, and that by gaining the initiative, their rank would rise and that they would gain even more social status.
Truly the epitome of foolishness.
King Valkyra agreed with Simons harsh remark.
Margrave Volton and Earl Rockford are on good terms with Takumi because they and their families do not make a display of their status and associate with others as normal people.
Regarding the cherry blossom trees, theres no issue with Margrave Voltons plan, right? Three families the Royal Family, Margrave Volton, and Earl Rockford no, theres King Yggurle too. The dukes might cause a ruckus.
I will try to keep that in check.
They themselves asked Takumi so they cant really say it too strongly, but it was impossible for Takumi to take trips to go to all the nobles who want cherry blossom trees. If it was the royal decree that had to be followed no matter what, the relationship they had painstakingly built so far with Takumi would have been destroyed.
Besides, it was normal to increase trees by using cuttings and grafts. It would likely grow into magnificent trees if they wait 10 or so years. If they cant wait, they could hire a mage thats able to grow plants by themselves.
Well, mages like those were few and far in between though.
As such, right now King Valkyra and Prime Minister Simon must think about are the people who aim to strengthen relationships through marriage.
The reason this type of issue hasnt surfaced until now was because Iruma-dono was an elusive person very difficult to contact. However, Iruma-dono had recently employed butlers and maids for his mansions in Volton and the Sanctuary. He must have intended for it to lighten the burden of housework, but as a result, the previously unapproachable mansion guarded by golems now has beings that could be made contact with.
Iruma-dono must also be concerned.
He is a bit out of touch regarding such matters.
Simon deduced the reason for why this issue was only coming up recently, and King Valkyra sympathized with Takumi. Though Galahad pointed out that Takumi was lacking in this regard, but he acknowledges that Takumi was reliable for his age.
Still, I wonder if we would be able to suppress the nobles in our nation. Theyll make a move soon the rabble from Lomaria and Samandour who would like to marry Iruma-dono.
Even if the rank of the person applying directly is low, the parents or relatives instructing them would be the hard ones to deal with.
And so, King Valkyra pondered for a moment.
Then Simon and Galahad were dumbfounded by his muttering.
better yet, shouldnt he marry a princess from the royal family?
Wha!?
No wonder the two yelled in surprise. It was unthinkable for a commoner to marry a princess from the direct lineage of the royal family.
Normally speaking, there is a custom for the nobles in this world. A princess from the royal family would marry into an Earls family. There have been no precedents of them marrying any lower than that. More so if their partner-to-be was a commoner, it was beyond understanding.
Simon, Galahad. You cant think of Iruma-dono as just a commoner from Valkyra Kingdom. If you consider him to be the King of the Sanctuary, it wouldnt be that strange, no?
O-oh, so we can look at it that way!
Fumu, I cant say for certain that he isnt the king of a small country.
But we need to be careful. Talking about this is forbidden. For the time being, Simon, keep the nobles of our nation in check. The part regarding the merchants should be fine.
Then, I shall warn the lower ranking nobles who proposed marriages to Iruma-dono.
Unbeknownst to Takumi, an outrageous conversation was taking place.
The person in question was preparing to travel to the Royal Capital with cherry blossom seedlings without knowing about this.
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Footnotes:
1. Changing quasi-baron to baronets
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