News of the chaos caused by the dragon began to spread. It even reached my grandfather who was enjoying his retirement after serving as Duke Flora for so long.
He didn't come back alone! He returned riding a large dragon and leading a troop of dragon riders behind him.
"Everyone, get ready!" he ordered.
I think there's a misunderstanding here.
We had just come out of the cave mouth and were greeted by a troop of dragons. Of course, just looking at the vehicle we were riding in already felt strange to them.
Several sharp weapons began to be pointed at us.
"Um... Karl.. how are we going to explain this to them?"
"Leave this matter to me, Father" I then opened the hatch above me and showed my face.
"Grandpa~" I cheered.
"Eh? Karl?"
"What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I heard that your place was attacked by a dragon, so we came back to help."
"Oh... Ah!! Don't worry, Grandpa! Everything is under control," I replied while raising my thumbs.
"What do you mean? Where are they, Karl? Don't waste any more time! It's an emergency and you should know that."
"Well.. what else can we do... they're all dead, Grandpa."
"Hah?"
"Haaahh??"
"Haaaaaaahhh???"
"Haaaaaaaaaaaaaah????"
We joked a little as if we didn't believe each other.
"Hey! Don't joke with your Grandpa! And where is that useless kid? I've been looking for him. Did he run away?"
"Ahem! Dad! I'm here!" replied my father while coming out of the same hatch.
"Hou, you're here! Let's hurry up and hunt those dragons. For our honor and the safety of the citizens!"
"Dad, what Karl said is true. Those dragons have returned there peacefully. If you don't believe me, just try entering the cave behind us." My father immediately pointed to the cave not far behind us.
"Everyone!! Move! Finish off those dragons!" while saying that, Grandpa then moved quickly charging into the cave in front of him.
"Etto.. Dad.. I've wanted to say this for a long time but why didn't Grandpa's personality rub off on you?"
"Well, what else can we do? Your grandfather lived as a commander and in a state of war while your father was born in a state of peace."
"Hmmm.. do we need to go to war again?"
"No!! Do you think war is fun?"
"Just kidding, Dad.. besides, we haven't created a private army yet. All the troops we have still belong to the royal army. Oh, by the way, how do we use these dragon corpses? Aren't their skins valuable enough to make armor?"
"For normal dragons they are valuable but for small dragons they are useless. Let's just keep them, who knows, they might be useful later. Being on guard is necessary, Karl!"
"Well, let's go back home now. This problem seems to be resolved."
With an agreement that went one way, we agreed to go back home. From a distance, Sebastian was seen leading several adventurers to guard our residence.
Our vehicle moved through them. The shape and speed of this vehicle slightly aroused their curiosity and observed this vehicle from afar.
I thought of one thing.
"Hey, Dad, what do you think about us re-educating our troops?"
"Isn't that already included in your plan?"
"Well, I mean. What if we adopt orphans and teach them new military techniques? These vehicles and weapons are new to this world, right? I don't want people who are not trusted to use them. At least, educating them and teaching them loyalty is worth a try."
"Your idea is worth a try, when are you going to start it?"
"Well, after this problem is over."
"If you need more money, just come to Dad's office.. Oh! One more thing! If you want to build another vehicle... I'll leave those people to you."
"Oh... O-Okay" I hesitated a little when I heard that. Seeing the memories of them working hard with knives at their necks came back to my mind.
Forcing someone is not my hobby, but it's worth a try.
[...]
Becoming a noble in this era is very easy.
You just need to be born into a family with strong noble blood.
What about half-bloods? Well, you just prepare to be a sacrificial pawn to be sacrificed.
Why am I so sure about that?
Good question, because right now I'm reading a list of orphanage children who were abandoned by barbaric nobles. They couldn't control their desires, refused their responsibilities under the pretext that nobles must be pure, and other depraved actions that are hard for the conscience to understand.
"Damn.. this kingdom is full of trash people. Luckily we've done a cleanup in our residence."
"Um... Onii-sama? What are you doing?" My words turned out to pique Chiyuki's curiosity.
"Oh, this..." I gave the list of abandoned children to Chiyuki.
"Uh~ poor thing. Why did they easily abandon their children?"
"Well, their egos are bigger to commit sins than to bear them."
"So, what's the next plan for this? Onii-sama?"
"Um, as usual.. we will sell the corpses and use the money to rebuild our residence. If there is still enough left, we can use it to adopt these children. Well, I have marked some children who caught my attention."
"Long-term plan?" Chiyuki asked.
"Yep, some of these children have talents that can be honed. Like dogs that will remain loyal if trained from a young age."
"Um... Onii-sama.. it seems they are not dogs. More precisely wolf girls who were found by slave traders after their village was destroyed by a dragon attack."
"Dragons again? Dragons do like to cause trouble, huh?"
"Ahem! Not all dragons have such short brains, Karl-sama" replied Myria who was standing behind Chiyuki.
"Eh? Myria? Are you being insulted?" I joked.
"With all due respect, Karl-sama. They are stupid but their strength cannot be underestimated."
"Eh? But they all died yesterday?"
"Ah.. eh.." Myria couldn't say anything else.
"Oh! Onii-sama! Why didn't you invite me yesterday? Why did you have to invite Father!"
"That's right, Master! Why did you have to invite Duke!"
"I also want to slay dragons!!!"
"I also want to slay dragons!!!"
I don't know where Chiyuki and Mercedes' enthusiasm came from but I could feel their envy towards my Father.
"Um, why are you so enthusiastic?"
"That's.. because Onii-sama made a new weapon, right?"
"Master, you're stingy! Not inviting me when making a weapon!"
Huh?
Now it's my fault?
How come?
"I'm sorry, it was urgent at that time and didn't you guys have fun slaying those dragons?"
"Eh? But it wasn't fun.."
"Not very satisfying, Master! Such nonsense is very easy and the boss ran away."
Yep…
Now they are blaming the dragons.
It is also difficult to understand the way these girls think.
"Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. Has Onii-sama reviewed the report of the merchant who came to buy the dragon corpses?"
"Ah, Father is working on that matter, what's wrong?"
"I heard about one of the merchants who can imitate one of the goods. Do we need to hide those goods?"
"You mean that one?"
"Yes, that one!"
This made me a little uncomfortable. Having the ability to imitate an item for a merchant was a gift in itself. They didn't need to bother making the goods if they could imitate and most of them were skilled and skilled swindlers.
They said the goods were useless but behind the scenes, they made them in large quantities.
"Karl!!!"
Suddenly, I heard my grandfather calling me.
He entered the living room right where I was relaxing.
"Where did you get this weapon!"
Right in his hand was a panzerfaust.
"I made it," I replied shortly.
"Sell me all these weapons!"
Without us realizing it, our finances continued to grow without stopping.
Today, the entire remaining supply of panzerfaust has fallen into our grandfather's hands.
After this incident, I plan to rebuild our residence.
A modern fortress in the middle of this dangerous area.
[...]