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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
It took more than three years for the eastern cities of the Central Continent to come under the control of Razequa Amamiya.
There were two reasons for this: Razequa Amamiya did not want to rule in an armed manner and therefore did not need to make a hasty decision, and the situation on the eastern continent.
On the eastern continent, many countries were averse to the idea of the eastern cities becoming part of Razequa Amamiya.
Floria, the queen of the Razequa Amamiya Kingdom, was the former princess of the Flores Kingdom on the eastern continent, but that did not mean that all countries would be favorable towards Razequa Amamiya.
Rather, it was also because of the Flores Kingdom that they doubted their relationship with Razequa Amamiya to the very end.
However, there was the possibility that Razequa Amamiya may have been a puppet state of the Flores Kingdom… and not because they actually had a close relationship.
Razequa Amamiya was ruled by the grandchild of the former King, so it would not be surprising to think so.
In response, Floria did nothing in particular.
There was no doubt that she was the grandchild of Filip, the former King.
It was easy to imagine that no matter how much she said she had no special relationship with the Flores Kingdom, it would be deemed meaningless.
In fact, Filip also sometimes came to Razequa Amamiya to see his great-grandchildren, but other than that, there was no special relationship between the two kingdoms.
When the eastern city came under the umbrella of the Flores Kingdom, its interstate relations with the Flores Kingdom were weaker than those with the states on the western and southern continents.
After all, the presence of Flores Kingdom made other countries wary, which delayed the entry of the eastern city into the union.
And by the time a year had passed since the eastern city announced its inclusion in Razequa Amamiya, the inhabitants of the eastern city had started to feel the full benefit of it.
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“Oh. Good, good.”
In a room in the residence of the Queen of Razequa Amamiya, Filip was fawning over Floria’s third child, Riku.
Filip, who used to be the King, should not have been able to leave the country so easily, but he seemed to ignore the opinions of those around him and came to adore every time Floria gave birth to a child.
In fact, among Filip’s grandchildren, Floria was the slowest to bear a child, so he seemed to love her even more for that reason.
“Dah!”
Riku, in Filip’s arms, cheerfully responded.
“Oh, I see.”
A conversation seemed to be going on between them that could not be understood by observing from the side.
This was usually the case when dealing with babies.
Towa, who was watching the situation from the side, spoke to Filip.
“Grandpa, how long are you going to stay this time?”
Even though Filip was retired, he could not stay in the castle forever.
There was plenty of work to be done back in the country.
He wants King Maxim to take care of things instead of relying on him forever, but there were circumstances that made it impossible for him to do so.
As a result, he could not stay for so long.
“Yes, that’s right. I’ll go home when it gets too noisy around there.”
Filip replied with a sly grin.
If his former aide had heard this line, he would have fainted.
“Father, if you keep talking like that, Big Brother Maxim will turn blue again.”
Alec, who was in the same room and listening to the conversation, came over and reprimanded him.
“Don’t say that. I could go home anytime I wanted to. Besides, what’s the use of relying on me forever?”
It was a plausible argument, but Alec knew that Filip just wanted to cherish his great-grandchildren, so he gave him a glare.
Incidentally, neither Alec nor Filip have any concerns about traveling back and forth between the Flores Kingdom residence and the Razequa Amamiya residence.
Normally, a round trip between Flores Kingdom and Razequa Amamiya would take several months.
However, this was not the case for the respective royal families, since Filip’s enthusiasm had won them a Transfer Gate that would connect the two places.
At first, Alec was troubled by Filip’s proposal to connect the Transfer Gate, but when Floria heard about it, she consulted Kousuke directly.
As a result, Kousuke allowed the installation of a Transfer Gate in exchange for several conditions.
The conditions were that the gate be installed in the private chambers where the royal families of both kingdoms resided.
Of course, only a very limited number of people knew that a Transfer Gate had been installed between the two kingdoms.
At first, the plan was for only the royal family to know about it, but that was too strict, so the scope of the project has been expanded somewhat.
The reason for this was for the attendants to be informed about it, as they were the ones who were in charge of managing the royal castle in the first place.
Kousuke was reluctant to install the Transfer Gate because it would increase the possibility of secrets being leaked, but in the end, he was persuaded by Filip.
Even if the Flores Kingdom side planned to do something using the Transfer Gate, it would be the Flores Kingdom side that would be at an overwhelming disadvantage.
It was Amamiya Tower that controlled the Transfer Gate in the first place.
Even if they tried to use the Transfer Gate to make a move, it would be the Administration Floor side that would end up taking the initiative.
Regardless of that, Kousuke allowed the installation of the Transfer Gate because he could understand Filip’s desire to see his great-grandchildren. However, the condition was that only the royal families of both parties could use the Transfer Gate.
In other words, the administrative members of Amamiya Tower could also use the gate, which of course was approved by Filip and King Maxim.
However, it was unlikely that Kousuke and his family would ever use the Transfer Gate.
In addition, Filip was the only one who had been using the Transfer Gate so far.
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“What happened to the city to the east this time?”
Filip asked Floria, who was by his side, as he was fussing over Riku.
It had been several months since the eastern city became an affiliate.
Floria shrugged her shoulders at the question.
“It’s not a big change. It was the residents’ wishes that brought it under the umbrella in the first place. There hasn’t been any major disruption.”
The truth was that they had joined the group not so much so that there would be no turmoil, but so that there would be no turmoil.
The decision to join was made by the politicians of the eastern city because of the voices of the inhabitants.
“I see. Then, on the contrary, it seems unnatural that the northern city is still not affiliated with the tower.”
“Well, about that. The influence of the northern continent is surprisingly strong in that city.”
Alec replied to Filip’s words.
“Is that so?”
“Yes. The church is also very influential in that place.”
Hearing this, Filip nodded in agreement.
The northern continent was historically the continent with the strongest influence of the church among the four continents.
It was easy to see that the northern cities of the Central Continent were also influenced by it.
“Are you fine with that?”
It was a straightforward question, but he immediately understood what Filip was trying to say.
He was asking if it was okay to leave the city without being under them.
“We don’t mind. If they think they can make it on their own, then so be it.”
This was Floria’s honest, no-holds-barred statement.
Razequa Amamiya had never and would never force anyone to become a part of it.
On the contrary, they believe that the impact of this stance would be stronger if they didn’t change it, and would show its power later on.
“I see.”
Filip did not interject any further.
Razequa Amamiya was only a country ruled by Floria.
Any further intervention would have given the Flores Kingdom the perfect opportunity to put the Flores Kingdom in the background.
It would be the Flores Kingdom that would be troubled by such a situation.
Filip, while he was here, might look like one of the old fools, but he was still aware what his influence could do.
