Roughly two weeks had passed since the start of the year, also almost a month after the civil war of the Kingdom of Astley, an event that promoted our rank from a viscounty to a marquisate.
On the day Mother had become the marchioness, we finally announced in front of imperial nobles that we had discovered and conquered a dungeon inside the Great Forest of Darkness, though we did not disclose the number of floors the dungeon consisted of, and told them that we would be making a city on it and we were needing people to move there.
Later on, we filed an appeal to the emperor stating that we would declare independence from the Empire of Dixon and establish a country of our own. Until now, no response had reached us. Giving up a portion of their territory that would become a potential threat must make them think deeply about the matter.
