Chapter 124 (1/2)
“So everything’s been packaged up rather convincingly Fine So what really happened? Here I ato harass me?”
Isaac’s question was ht of an entire lifetiy took the lead on this, but before you misunderstand, I’d like to say that this mission received approval from the Queen beforehand”
“Yet the Queen hadn’t said anything to me?”
“It was done in secret, since it was obvious you’d reject it if you found out”
“… shi+t I can’t say anything against that So what’s the reason they only told you and not me?”
“Well, the Directorate of analysis has predicted that New Port City would grow exponentially oes on”
“What? Icity a potential danger?”
“… Are you seriously asking that?”
“That… no”
Rivelia’s look of disdain agitated Isaac for a moment, but he closed hison the outside, but in reality, it was standing on thin, almost non-existent ice
Part of Cordnell’s repertoire was crying that they’d all be bankrupt whenever he showed his face, after all When Isaac’s thoughts reached this point, he cringed and shouted
“Did they pass the bomb to me?”
“They said you should clean up your own mess”
“… shi+t”
All the profit fro business went straight into city funds Even that wasn’t enough to get the out another
But the city h employment rate and all sorts of city welfare policies because Isaac didn’t need to care about the future He simply needed to survive until his ti after that was none of his business
Isaac partly orchestrated this out of spite to screw over those who sent him here, but to think that it would co blow to receive
Isaac had briefly read up on relevant articles to efficiently abuse his power as Director One of them said that any missions that directly affected one of the Directors required athe other Directors and the Queen before starting And if it was deemed a failure, the mission would be put to a halt and buried iy would have initiated the proposal, and the Queen approved it So that leaves Surveillance and analysis I don’t know about Surveillance, but analysis would ht with ”
Isaac grumbled, but Rivelia squeezed out a faint mumble as she ducked her face
“You’re close, but it was analysis that initiated the proposal, not Strategy”
“… What?”
Isaac was stupefied by Rivelia’s answer Her face bright red in embarrassment, she started to explain
Duke Pendleton cared not about the future of New Port City at first, but the situation changed when Rivelia was involved When time passed and the New Port City bomb exploded, Rivelia, as the mayor of the city on the surface, would have a tarnished record
This problem was pointed out the first time she was elected as Mayor of the City, but Duke Pendleton didn’t consider it a problem back then since he could just dump all responsibility on Isaac when it happened
But things changed when Rivelia became the Vice-Director of Security If Duke Pendleton made Isaac responsible, Rivelia would be roped in with hih to make Duke Pendleton, the overprotective father, displeased But when he heard what happened in the Forbidden Lands and how harshly Isaac treated Rivelia in their first mission, his temper exploded This is when he decided to pull Rivelia out Not only that, Duke Pendleton tried to adopt the two children Rivelia brought with her, only to have them all leave for Isaac instead
Duke Pendleton now had added a hter, but his foster children had left for the saht up the crisis potential of New Port City and offered a solution on how to defuse it
Of course this was kept secret froon ireed with analysis’ argument that one should clean up their own ht So by majority vote, Isaac was titled a Baron and became the Lord of New Port City
“… What doesto do with damsel’s extraction?”
“On the surface, you are now a Baron of a rural fief, Director And I a a Princess of Dukedom work under a mere Baron not only looks bad, the entirety of noble society would rise up against it The Pendleton Family now has the justification to pull me out from New Port City”
A whistle of astonishment and awe escaped Isaac’s o when he had power
“So this is all because of the daize”
Isaac srew er it was kept under covers, Isaac just needed to survive the oneafter that didn’t matter
“Well, you don’t have to be sorry about it It’llwill settle down if you disappear, damsel How about it?”
Rivelia, as curious at first when Isaac started speaking, defiantly answered Isaac’s subtle suggestion with a serious face
“I refuse”
When news of Isaac’s lordshi+p over New Port City spread, the city was in a festive mood
All of its citizens were aware the current prosperous rise was brought upon by Isaac and that it was only for a limited time The citizens found it a shaed when Isaac was titled the official ruler of New Port City They hailed Isaac, believing that these good times would continue ever onwards
On the other hand, the atriathered there after the news Lanburton and Rizzly, the representatives of the elves and the North Bears, respectively, were indifferent, as this was none of their business But Cordnell, as in charge of the city’s finances, looked as if he’d lost his ht next to him Opposite to the two sat Soland and Kalden, ould let out a deep sigh each time they whispered to one another
“Wow! So you’re a Lord now, sunbaenihts!”
“Me too!”
“… M, les of the administrative body were of no concern for Reisha and Kunette, who nagged at Isaac Julia also shyly raised her hand after carefully looking at her sister, only to drop her hand ilare at her But this seemed to have irritated Cordnell, who stood up and roared like a lion
“Screw the knightly orders! Where do we even have the money! We’re all screwed!”
Hik!