That night, the president came to see me.
“I heard you had a nightmare.
And you cried “" Yes." “Is it because of me?
“The boss's eyes were slightly moist.
I blew on the cocoa and answered the president.
“I'm a bad man.
I'm in charge, and …” “…” “I should have said it gently ““There is one thing you can do for me “At my words, the president coughed in vain and mumbled : “What? … Why is this related to that?
“As if my words were absurd, I smiled at him gently.
The president paused and sighed.
“… Only Fry it ““Get a doll and give her a fake identity ““If it's a doll … Do you mean a ball jointed doll?
“The ball joint doll is a magical tool.
They can be used as a substitute for a person by injecting magic or power into them * A doll pacifier that looks just like a real human.
“Generally, in your late twenties, the puppet will be the one running Hope Peak ““It will cost a fortune.
There is only one type of these mages in the empire, and it is difficult to find them even with the power of Doppelganger ““I have some money to run ““How will you escape if you use it?
““I will not flee “I stood up and ran over the president.
“I will live here now ““You won't flee?
“I smiled and said : “I will make Doubled independent of the Empire.
Where the interference of the Church and the imperial family will not occur ““…!” The president's face hardened.
“This is not possible.
It is something that everyone, from the first Duke to the current Duke, has aimed for, but no one has achieved.
It's just a meaningless dream ““Why did your mouth tremble when you said it was a dream?
“He let out a loud laugh.
“It's funny how excited you are about the word independence even at this age ““Isn't that very honest of you?
“The president's eyes sparkled as I held the cup of cocoa with both hands.
“The people who served in Doubled are honest but have their own desire.
Only hypocrites from the empire call us evil ““The doll will take my place until I'm old enough.
Go get it ““It seems that my birthday present from Louis is not Spinel, but it is you, Little Miss “The boss and I looked at each other and laughed like villains … *** There was a lot of work to be done to achieve my new goal.
Fortunately, there were a few things I completed while preparing for my escape.
Funding Hope Summit.
Powerful assistant … ' The only thing left is the guard.’ Although Doubled's military prowess was excellent, she still lacked the ability to confront the Imperial Family or the Church in an emergency.
So I called Andy.
Entering the room, the boy opened his mouth with an overwhelmed expression.
“What type of room is this? …” I presented a basket of cookies to him, who murmured in excitement.
“All this “Andy, who picked up the cookies, looked at me.
“But what did you call me for? …” “Andy, do you want to live here?
“When I asked, Andy dropped the cookies.
Andy, with his palm outstretched, swallowed several times.
“Oh, wait, wait ““huh?
““Since when?
““How long have you liked me?
Is this from the moment you gave me the bread?
““What?
““Me, I'm in trouble.
She's cute, but she's four and I'm thirteen.
There is a big difference in age.
I am the malicious person who sees a child as a woman ““…” “You're really cute, and honestly I've never seen a kid as cute as you, but I'm not a pervert -“… What is he talking about?
“You must be Persian “When I looked at him, Andy asked, his face red as a tomato “huh?
“I'm not canceling the plan to find Zachary.
However, it was the second best plan.
“Even if I find Zachary, he may not be loyal to me “But Andy clearly had good feelings for me … Although he was weaker than Zachary, his ability was strong enough.
He was leading a group of four or five years old, and he was leading much stronger adult men.
The strategy he used at the time.
The audacity.
Courage to be in leadership.
I gave him a very high grade for all of that.
“I don't have money to buy horses and weapons.
Who will accept me as a student?
“To be a knight, you have to be more than just strong.
Horses were expensive, and purchasing them was a heavy burden for the common people.
In addition, they had to purchase a usable weapon, and practice it for years as a student under a knight.
It must have been a difficult dream for Andy.
“I have a lot of money!
“Are you really going to use me as a knight?
““Yes, Doppeld will elevate you if you become a knight “" my lady." He immediately changed his attitude.
' Well, it's a good thing.
His frivolous attitude suits Doppeld.’ I nodded contentedly, and Andy said with a firm look … “This is when you swear allegiance, right?
I know everything “This will be the third time someone has sworn at me, which was stressful at first.
“Andy greets Mr -” He stopped suddenly and frowned.
Then he muttered : “Isn't that a very common name for a knight?
““Well, I'll change my name as a knight from today on “He put his knees on the floor and stared at me … “Knight Zachary greets the master ““… What?
“I looked at him.
“What was that now?
““Zachary, doesn't that name sound just like a knight?
“I looked at Andy, or Zachary now.
With a puzzled look on my face … ' Really?
' Is he really Zachary?
But Andy is very weak!
If Andy is really Zachary, why can't he fight at all?
“Why didn't you confront my maids last time?
““Because I can't hit a woman ““I cried ““To suit the situation “Was it all a hoax?
It's really cool … I was so sad when I couldn't find Zachary, but Andy is Zachary!
However, it wasn't Zachary's fault, so I pressed my forehead to lower my displeasure.
I called out to Leah.
“Leah, teach Zachary how to use a sword ““Is this baby's name Zachary?
““Yes, he changed it “" Understood." Leah, who nodded, stroked Zachary and looked at him.
“Follow me, I will teach you to use the sword “Zachary seemed to wonder why the maid had learned to use a sword, but he followed her.
And that day Zachary really cried. *** “Better to teach Zachary spears than swords.
He has talent ““Okay …” “Haha, he's a funny kid.
He has a great imagination about how a knight should act in front of others “Leah, who taught Zachary last week, laughed : “Every day there were a series of surprises “I looked at Zachary as he swung the spear with the leader.
For some reason I was angry.
But I tried to think positive.
' I have two of the four best horsemen in my house.’ Isik and Zachary.
As a joke, they said that if the four people came together, half of the empire's power would be powerless.
I will work hard to grow and use Zachary.
I made up my mind.
To be the best knight, it seemed like it would take years to raise him properly.
So I asked Seria to make a deal with the mercenaries.
Dango was a good mercenary who ran missions in my previous life as a beggar.
' First of all, I have to raise him.’ The more money, the better, and money is needed that can be used inconspicuously.
Until I grow somewhat, there will be a lot of time left before I can take over, so I have to get along well with my family.
After I decided not to build a wall for the Doppeld people, it turned out that the Doppeld people were ordinary father and brothers.
Just a normal family who wants to spend time with their daughter and tries to take care of her.
' I finally have a family that doesn't hate me.’ My heart was beating with joy when I thought that.
I was covering my cheek when I heard a knock.
“The master is looking for you “' my dad?
' I nodded yes and followed the maid.
When I arrived in the room, I saw Isik, who was on the sofa, and Henry, who was reading a book.
Henry smiled at me and said : “Good morning “Isik waved too.
“Did you sleep well?
“I said : “Hello “Also, I sat between Henry and Isik.
“Did the Duke call you too?
“Isik nodded.
" Yes." At that time, my father came into the living room with Nous.
There were three small boxes in Nos's hand.
When Dad sat down, Nos placed three boxes on the table.
“Open them “We opened the three boxes with a curious look.