I've said there will be an increase of chapters soon and that time has come. Starting Tomorrow there should be a large increase of chapters and things should start ramping up in the story. I've also got another announcement coming up soon(good news, not bad).
I hope you enjoy :)
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I let out a sigh as I glanced over at the stack of papers and documents I had left before I could leave for the day and use my summoning tokens. I'd assumed I could finish up quickly, but almost as if some divine being had heard me, only minutes alter, Richard had come to deliver me a stack of tax and production reports which I had to go over.
God, I hoped I got a summon who could do this for me in this batch of summons. I could have asked Migi for help, but even with him, I'd still have to be in the room or give him over to someone else, which I didn't want to do, not that I hadn't asked Migi for help when I'd needed it, but for the most part, I'd been doing fine with everything. I wasn't planning on doing this forever, but I wanted to at least get a handle on it before I handed over the work to someone else, preferably a summon since I could trust them completely and they were utterly loyal.
That thought got me thinking about the special request token. I hadn't yet decided what series or piece of fiction I was going to use it on. I had a few ideas, some of which were obvious, but I'd asked Eden what limited meant and she'd told me it meant that I shouldn't expect anything too extreme and that even if I chose a piece of fiction that had a lot of very powerful characters that I shouldn't expect to get anything too powerful this early on. It was disappointing, but not too surprising. If I got someone like Goku or even an average dbz character then my conquests would be ridiculously easy.
That led me to start thinking more strategically. Right now I needed someone with a mind for strategy and tactics. I had Danzo and Esdeath, but they were more along the line of specialists, and Esdeath's ability to lead came more from her power and the sheer authority she gave off. If she wasn't my summon then I had no doubt I'd feel worried in her presence.
There was a lot of series with good strategists and tacticians but I didn't want the average commander or general, no I wanted someone unique and very capable, someone, who would be able to work alongside Danzo and Esdeath. Already both had changed much in this kingdom, with Esdeath having almost completely changed the military structure of the kingdom, and getting rid of a large portion of the leadership. Danzo, while not in limelight, had also done a lot. From his reports and what he'd told me, his first batch of recruits was almost done and his information and spy network was coming along nicely. It helped that Danzo had a lot of useful abilities, like his cursed tongue eradication seal, which ensured no information for out about his new group of our inner workings.
I placed the report I'd been going over down and was about to reach for another when the door opened, and Susana entered, a stack of papers in her hands.
"Oh please don't tell me, those are more reports?" I asked.
"Your the one who said he wanted to handle it by himself," Susana replied. Her tone was slightly playfully but still held respect. "If you'd like I can finish up here for you. You've done an excellent job so far, your majesty. You've proven you are capable, now please, let me do my job. Generally, this type of work is given to the king's advisors to go over, and only the crucial and important pieces are given to the king. If I need you for something then I shall come to you or have a servant bring it to you."
I opened my mouth to object, but then thought about her words. She was right, why was I still doing this. Initially, I'd wanted to prove to myself that I could run this kingdom and do the necessary tasks required of me, but as Susana had said, I'd proven myself and summoning was a lot more important than this as new potential summons could have a big impact of the kingdom and its future.
I stood from my seat. "I'll take you up on that. I have an important matter I want to get to, though why did you come here in the first place? I'm assuming it wasn't just to take this work of my hands?"
She smiled. "I just wanted to inform you that the first batch has been sent off and that the stalls and shops we've allowed to sell the new products should begin selling them tomorrow. Also, most of the supplies we've sent of have reached their destinations with only those on their way to the outlining towns and villages left. As for the bandit problem? Well, your huntsmen have been doing an amazing job and I suspect this kingdom will be bandit and brigand free within a few days."
That was good news indeed. It was nice to hear that things were coming along and that we hadn't had any unforeseen problems. I'd been worried at first that things wouldn't go as smoothly as I wanted but I was glad I'd been proven wrong.
After one last goodbye to Susana, I made my way out of the room and towards the training room in which I'd told my summons about their titles. It had plenty of space and would be perfect for summoning, then again what would happen if something like Oars was summoned in such a tiny space?
"Eden, what would happen if I summoned something similar in size to Oars in a space not big enough?"
[You have no need to worry. The system will give you a warning and the summon will be sent directly to your storage instead of being summoned immediately]
That was a relief.
With that problem put to rest, I continued on my way to the training room.
I couldn't wait to see what I summoned.