「Danna-sama! You’re the lord starting today! Of course, I’ll support you with all my might, let’s be in a wonderful domain together!」
「Wait a minute, what’s going on?!!」
Daybreak.
While the Kiryu knights were busy with romance, the Zatsuryu were working, and most of the aftermath had already been dealt with.
It seems that the male dwarves captured alive this time were planned to be scattered across the territory and assigned in blacksmith work while being monitored by the knights.
The female dwarves who lived in the village were left there, and they were allowed to continue taking care of the fields and doing craftwork. The knights who got along with the female dwarves will also end up working in the village. In two or three years, a large of dragon-dwarf half-breeds are likely to be born.
Then, the policy had been decided as the aftermath of the war, and it seems that the issue became how to handle the reward for us.
They know that it was Nasha-chan, not Philip who commanded the war.
Then, the actual battle began, and the first one to play a role in the fight against the tank units was Lina-chan, who made the giant pit, Sophie-senpai, who drew in the water, and Nasha-chan who froze the water. Then, there’s me, who planned the strategy, counted among the contributors.
Next time, Philip and I played the role when the dwarf king jumped out wearing the giant divine iron armor. The evaluation is that my performance has been the main focus and Philip-san handled the support role.
And, with the final battle with the giant of flames, Surut. It was my achievement to take over the defense from Philip, who ran out of mana, and for taking Surut’s head.
And so, if you calculate the achievements for this war, it would seem that Nasha-chan, who was the commander and was active on the battlefield, and me, who excelled in strategic planning and fighting Surut, ended up in the first and second place for combat merits. Furthermore, the difference is overwhelmingly large even compared to Philip who got third place.
Certainly, the attacks from the other knights had bounced off and had no effect, and many were shot down and had to withdraw from the front lines. Even with Philip’s support, it was me who dealt the most damage to the dwarf king and delivered the final blow.
They were discussing whether they give the top award to me or to Nasha-chan, but anyway, they needed to decide on the content of the reward first.
So, Philip-san proposed to grant me the territory. Giving me the seat of the lord of the Dwarf village.
「ーOriginally, it was the custom of the kingdom that the territories of the monsters would become the domain of those who defeated the monster」
What Philip-san just said was on eof the methods of becoming a lord, which we also learned from school.
Although the dwarves were treated as another race we traded, they were also seen as monsters who dominated the underground and the great mine. It’s the kingdom’s transmission recognizing rights only for the dragons.
「I will send the referral to the palace. After officially recognizing Alec-kun as the lord, you can draw the personnel necessary for governance from my knights」
By the way, these were the knights who became friends with the female dwarfs earlier. It seems like they were offered the female dwarves as an advance payment to become my knights as they have participated in the war but they couldn’t earn enough merits.
I’m worried that they would be dissatisfied with a child like me, a Zatsuryu, becoming their boss, but it seems that it’s fine. It seems like most of the knights were watching my fight against the dwarf king and they recognized my strength.
「It’s a territory for Danna-sama and me! Together, we’ll combine our strength and make it the most powerful domain in the kingdom!」
Also, Nasha-chan and I are official now. It seems that Philip-san and the group had envisioned a future where the two of us practice managing the territory, eventually merge to a bigger domain, and inherit the entirety of the land, Nasha-chan seems motivated now.
「What are your thoughts, Lina-chan? Are you okay with me becoming the lord, or are you not?」
I never thought that this would come up. Although, I once talked to Lina-chan about whether or not I should aim to become a lord.
If it’s about money, we can earn them from other jobs, and the lord’s work is tough, and there’s even a risk to your life. There’s no need for me to aim to become a lord. She used to say that, but what about now?
「I…」
Lina-chan gave me a powerful gaze and said;
「Of course I’m okay with it! I mean, there’s a hot spring here! I can jump in here as much as I want…This is the best!!!」
「Thought so! Hot Springs! The dwarf’s secret hot spring! Getting a territory like this is absolutely amazing!」
Lina-chan and I held each other’s hands happily.
The sun stone that illuminates this village also heats up the ground water into hot springs. The dwarves have water pipes spread throughout the great mine, and water resource is plentiful, the dwarf king’s mansion where I stayed at yesterday even has a large public bath where spring water flows continuously.
Naturally, Lina-chan and the girls enjoyed it. The bath in the girl’s dorm is large and lovely, but it can’t compare to the charm of owning a hot spring.
「Thank you Philip-sama! I’ll do my best!!」
「Yes. I expect good things from you. If the bathhouse is maintained, my wife and I will use those too. So I truly expect it」
「Yes!! I’ll do my best!!!」
All dragons love hot springs.
And so, the village of dwarves began to weave a new history as a land renowned for its famous hot springs in the northern wilderness.