Chapter 150 V9 Chapter 8. The Governors Mansion

There existed a satellite far away from the planet governed by Chester, and behind it, a stealth fleet led by Liam was on standby.[1]

The fleet was receiving supplies delivered from the Banfield Family, and Thomas, the merchant, was the one who delivered them.

Im always surprised by what Lord Liam does. That said, now that several routes have become safe to use, us merchants can do business with peace of mind.

There was a look of joy on Thomas face as he talked to Marie.

But of course. After all, Lord Liams born to be the true ruler.

Thomas pretended like he didnt hear that last part as trouble was bound to come knocking if someone heard their exchange.

Anyhow, when is Lord Liam planning on returning to his home planet? Itll be problematic even for us if he remains absent for too long. Its said that His Highness Calvin is making a lot of moves back in the Capital.

Marie was also concerned about this.

Didnt he fall from grace after being defeated at the hands of the Kingdom of Dominion?

Even so, he is still the Crown Prince. Unless Lord Liam is there to put pressure on him, he can move about freely inside the Capital. The Clave Company and the Newlands Company are also eagerly awaiting Lord Liams return.

And what is His Highness Cleo doing? Lord Liam may be absent, but there shouldnt be any problem as long as hes present.

The Cleo Faction was essentially Liams, but it existed to support Cleo, who was a prince.

Hence, although not as great as Liam, Cleo still had a decent amount of authority.

With Liam absent, Cleo shouldve made his presence known and rallied the faction under him.

Marie was slightly discontent since Cleo wasnt doing that, but her opinions changed after hearing what Thomas said next.

Weve also noticed some suspicious movements from His Highness Cleo. Hes been gathering supporters and welcoming them into the Cleo Faction. Theres nothing strange about that in and of itself, but said supporters mostly consist of weak aristocrats without any real power.

How very kind of him.

Maries eyes narrowed when she heard that Cleo was generously providing them monetary support and making them feel indebted to him.

She spoke words of praise, but the same wasnt happening inside her head.

It seems he enjoys using the Banfield Familys wealth to give alms to poor aristocrats.

Well yes. He has requested a huge sum of money from the Banfield Family, and has been generously distributing it.

It wouldve been understandable if Cleo was doing this to become the Crown Prince, but he was trying to draw in aristocrats and knights who had no power.

This served no purpose at all since they couldnt be used for political maneuvers.

Originally, the Banfield Family wanted to send a powerful knight to the Capital.

However, they now had to guard their own territory, and the Empires border with the Kingdom of Dominion.

There were very few knights who had administrative skills like Klaus and Tia, and even if there were more of such knights, it didnt help much considering the ever-expanding territory of the Banfields.

Alas, he wouldve had a safe and peaceful future if he had only stayed quiet and done his best to hinder Calvin.

Frightened by Maries demeanor, Thomas decided to change the subject.

H-have you heard about the activities of Lady Rosettas Personal Guards?

I have. To help in matters outside Lord Liams reach, I heard shes put together a decent fleet. Reallyif she had asked, I wouldve put together an even better one to serve as her guards!

Marie felt affectionate towards Rosetta.

As such, she had helped her out in various matters.

She had to accompany Liam this time around, but had Rosetta asked, Marie wouldve done her best to help.

Lady Rosettas becoming pretty well-known within the territory. Many citizens are demanding a formal marriage to be carried out as soon as possible.

Insolenceis what Id like to say, but I agree with them. I was under the impression that Lord Liam and Lady Rosetta would be wed immediately following the end of their training.

She wouldnt be at ease until they married and had a child.

That was also what the people wanted, but Liam had prioritized his journey.

He refused to listen to anyone that tried to advise him.

Brian-dono and Amagi tried to persuade him many times, but he wouldnt budge.

Hearing Marie sigh, Thomas hung his head.

Wed also like to see Lord Liam get married. The sooner the better. Is there no other way?

Marie thought for a second but eventually shook her head.

No.

This was one of his shortcomings, the Banfield Familys power was concentrated too much on Liam alone.

That was why no one could stop him from going on this journey.

Although it was proof that he held absolute power, it meant no one could stop him from doing whatever he wanted.

Marie fixed her appearance in the midst of their conversation.

Its almost time for my periodic call with Lord Liam. Thomas-dono, please remain quiet. This is an important, I repeat, an important responsibility of mine.

Thomas nodded seeing how excited Marie was about this periodic call with Liam.

A small window soon appeared in the air, and the figure of Liam was projected within.

Lord Liam, its time for our perioHIIII!

Marie let out a scream.

Thomas was similarly shocked by Liams appearance on screen.

Lord Liam!!!

The reason why even Thomas raised his voice was because Liam was washing the disheswhile video calling.

Huh? Thomas, youre there as well? Anyway, Im busy washing the dishes, so Ill being cutting the call.

Marie hurriedly approached the screen.

You mustnt, Lord Liam! Lord Liam shouldnt be doing such a thing! After all, Lord Liam is this EmpiresHuh? Lord Liam? LORD LIAM?!

The call had been cut.

Marie felt the blood drain from her face seeing Liam wash the dishes.

NOOOOO!!!

Thomas covered his ears as Marie wailed.

We had dinner at our Masters house.

We ate everything as itd be unthinkable to leave something that the Madam has prepared untouched, and Im in the process of cleaning up.

Im sorry for having you do the dishes.

The Madam looks apologetic, but since shes Masters wife, I cant be rude to her.

Please dont mind it. Im used to washing the dishes.

Ive done it several times while I was in training, not to mention I lived alone in my previous life, so something of this degree wont pose a problem.

I look towards the living room from the kitchen and chance upon Rinho and Fuuka playing with Yasuyuki.

Yasuyuki, call me Onee-chan.

Is there anyone ya hate, Yasuyuki? Big sis here will cut em down for ya.

Yasuyuki seems a bit overwhelmed by the twos enthusiasm.

As hes Masters son, hes like a younger brother to them.

Ellen, whos like their niece, already gets showered by lots of love.

When it comes to a younger brother, theres no doubt theyll spoil him even more.

Ellen appears dissatisfied with the three of them.

Arent you two forgetting the fact that we have to raid the governors mansion tomorrow?

Rinho, whos been laying down, rolls around and turns to face Ellen.

With a smile that screams So what?, she begins to talk about tomorrows plan.

Well, weve decided on raiding the place, but we just have to do what weve always done.

Theyre part of the same school.

I beg to differ. Theyve become corrupt. Theyre no longer qualified to be a part of One-Flash.

Fuuka joins the conversation while carrying Yasuyuki on her back.

Shes right. And if we happen to lose, that just means we were weak.

The weak have no right to say whats right or wrong.

To show that were right, well be storming into enemy territory to cut everyone down.

After washing the dishes, I wipe my hands and join in on the fours discussion.

Ill be getting in touch with Marie later. Well take custody of Masters family, and ensure their safety before rushing in tomorrow morning. Make sure youre all ready by then.

Rinho and Fuukas eyes become sharp, and they both smile.

Their blood must be boiling.

Weve only encountered weak enemies until now.

Although theyve become corrupted, our opponent this time is from the same school of swordsmanship.

I can feel my heart racing as well.

Theyve laid their hands on our Master. Since its him were talking about, hes probably safethat said, we must settle the debt properly. Dont horse around too much.

Although Im excited, Im also furious at them for taking away our Master.

Id like to have some fun with them, but we must first teach them whos boss.

The three give me satisfying nods.

The folks over at the Original One-Flash will have to pay this lesson fee with their lives.

The Guide and Gudwar were on top of a skyscraper with wine glasses in hand.

The glasses were tilted diagonally, and they were filled with the blood of citizens.

More specifically, they were filled with the blood of citizens that suffered under Chester.

While absorbing the negative energy coming from them, the two were waiting to watch the best show of the century.

Hmm, I prefer negative emotions that are a bit more mature, but the youthfulness in this is good too. This man, Chester, has a lot of potential.

He was definitely evil.

There was no questioning that he was an evil governor.

The man named Chester didnt see his citizens as humans, and caused them to suffer by imposing heavy taxes.

He killed those that went against him, and he sometimes killed on a whim.

Such a man had been bestowed the One-Flash by the Guide and Gudwar.

Gudwar was also feeling ecstatic about the situation.

Once Chesters knights have fully matured, Ill send them to my country to serve as fodder for a warrior who can surpass the One-Flash.

Neither of them was willing to acknowledge the swordsmanship known as One-Flash, a swordsmanship born through sheer chance.

It was an outrageous swordsmanship that appeared out of nowhere, and had no history to speak of.

It wasnt to Gudwars liking either, and it was a school of swordsmanship that had tormented the Guide.

The Guide wasnt willing to forgive its existence, and wanted nothing more than to see it eradicated.

Thats fine with me. As long as Liams dead, I have no complaints. Putting that matter aside, this place is really nice. There are negative emotions everywhere.

The Guide let out a sigh that contained relief, comfort, happiness, and various other emotions.

Gudwar stared at his glass.

Chesters family as a whole have done some horrible things.

Once Liams dead, I might just help them out. Have the Empire destroyed from the inside out.

The Guide wanted Chester to take everything away from Liam.

He wanted to see everything Liam had built up torn away, used for the sake of bringing about a dark age for the Empire.

The Guide smiled, imagining all the negative emotions that would swirl up as a result.

Cheers to Liams death!

Why are you leading the cheer? Im the one who gathered all those ruffians and allowed them to learn the One-Flash.

Eh? Oh, yes.

The weakened Guide could not speak up against Gudwar.

Instead, he could only lead the latter around while reluctantly pretending to obey him.

He was churning inside as he had to constantly be mindful of Gudwars mood.

(This is all Liams fault! I was originally at a higher level of existence than Gudwar, but now I could only ask for his help in defeating Liam.)

The Guides pride had been shattered, but he had to put up with it if he was to beat Liam.

(Ill definitely have you kill Liam!)

The Guide burned for revenge, and looked forward to tomorrows events.

Around the same time, Chester was contacting his father, the head of a Counts family.

Is Liam still in your area of management?

Yes, father.

With a smile plastered on his face, Chester assumed a humble attitude, paying attention to how his father was feeling that day.

It was all in order to rise up in position.

To do that, he had to bow his head to his father for the time being.

Our army is ready. To jump into enemy territory with just a thousand ships, he seems to have grown complacent after winning too many times.

How many troops have we gathered?

I had the surrounding lords get involved as well. We have 60,000, with 30,000 of them being our own.

30,000? Thats wonderful news.

However, Chester was inwardly clicking his tongue.

(I know I didnt give you much time, but you shouldve gathered more, you shitty old man. Well, I guess for someone like him, this is his limit. Either way, our fleet is for show.)

The same could be said about the surrounding lords fleets.

Nevertheless, they outnumbered their opponent 60 to 1.

Liams attempt to win against the odds would be for naught when faced with such an overwhelming difference in numbers.

He was able to win in the battle against the Kingdom of Dominion by taking down the enemy commander, but this time around the Count would remain behind the front lines.

(Having more troops wouldve been nice, but this should suffice.)

There was no escape for Liam.

The next morning arrived, and the four of us are standing in front of the governors mansion.

Despite the depressing state of the territory, the mansion is rather magnificent.

I wouldve normally praised it, but Im not in the mood for it right now.

Are you guys ready?

Fuuka smiles, but the smile doesnt reach her eyes.

More than ever! After retrieving Master, Ill raise hell and butcher em all up!

Rinho has a cold smile on her face.

Today marks the end of the line for the Original One-Flash. Only ours will remain.

Its reassuring to know that they wont go easy on the enemies despite being from the same school.

Both of them have matured well.

However, Ellen seems nervous, so I call out to her.

Ellen, this will be your first time experiencing this, so dont leave my side.

Ellen bows her head in a hurry and replies, U-understood!

Fuuka and Rinho take a quick glance at her before looking away.

They probably intend to leave her with me while they go and kill the enemies.

With a One-Flash, I cut down the huge, thick gate.

Lets go. Its showtime.

Brian (): Its painful. Lord Liam doing the dishes Thats not something that the head of a Counts family should be doing! Its painful.

Wakagi-chan ( ): Two days left! Two days, I tell you! Only two days remain until Volume 2 of Im the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! is released!

[1] Im assuming the satellite is like a secondary planet, not the artificial type built by men