The great hall of the mansion.

　I was dressed in formal attire and kneeling on one knee in a hall that is only used for parties with other noblemen and others.
　Behind me is my father, and in front of me is an elderly minister I had seen at the palace.

　The minister unfolds the imperial edict and reads it in a clear and cheerful voice.

　The imperial decree is an order from the Emperor to me.
　The imperial decree is to leave Carlisle and settle the frontier lands of Avalon.

　There's nothing wrong with that.
　With my knowledge of the wise men's sword, I know that Avalon was a paradise in mythical times, but now it is a desolate land.

　It's either reclaim or rebuild, and that's what I'm going to do.

Yet.

　The minister reads the rescript, the context changes abruptly.

"The objective is to remain silent about the purpose, and the movement shall be done on foot.
"...... to silence, walk away?

　As I was listening on one knee, I nodded my head and looked up at the minister.
　The minister seemed to have doubts about that, but he shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Your Majesty specifically ordered it, so there must be some real intent.
"I see.

　That means the minister doesn't know either.
　Oh well, we'll hear about it later (、、、、、).

　I'm going to hang my head one last time and

"Grateful happiness

　and stood up to receive the imperial edict.
　The imperial edict has now been duly received.

　Then the minister, who had completed his task, spoke to you in a friendly voice, different from when he read it.

"Well, that's what I'd call the vice-emperor, or rather, His Majesty the Father. His Majesty's trustworthiness was evident in the text.
After all, it's Alec.

　Father, who had been watching excitedly while I was receiving the imperial order, joined the conversation.

"Avalon," he said, "is also good. The whole empire will see that you have played your trump card.
That's exactly right.

　Father and the minister hit it off.
　They laughed at each other and walked out of the hall together.

　Huh?　Is this a pattern of more delightful companions?　What a thought.

　Alone in the hall, I summoned the maid.
　The maid emerged from the shadows, it was Eliza.

　She was dressed in a maid's uniform and stood reverently with her hands in front of her body.
　If you don't know what's going on, she'd look 100% like a maid.

　I asked Eliza.

How did you come to this imperial order?
"His Majesty was in town in Molech the other day

　And the preamble, Eliza.
　When she is dressed as a maid, she has this to say about herself (the emperor).

You said you wanted to make your master's name go down in history. I'm sure it was part of it.
I can see that.

　A mythical utopia whose name is preserved in the myths of the past--no, a re-creation.
　I don't need to ask if I want to leave my name on that success.

"I mean, why did I tell you to walk away? I know you don't tell anyone what we're doing.
Now, a maid wouldn't understand, but
"Just?
If you act accordingly, you'll soon understand why.
"I see.

　You will know for sure.
　Well, if it's ordered, I'll do it.

　And if it's pioneering, it's no different than anything else we've done.

　I got a lot of ideas.
　I thought about what I should do first.

I'll have to talk to my father. It'll take some time if we're going on foot. I've got to get all this Carlisle stuff back to him.
"......

　Maid Eliza said nothing, but bowed pell-mell and bowed.

　Thus, I steadily prepared to go to Avalon, handing over all of the Carlisle territory to my father.

　　　　　.

　Two weeks later, the day of departure.
　There were two carriages in the Carlisle mansion.

　One carriage is occupied by Angel and Sun.
　In the other carriage are Xiaomei, Mia, Mari and Lily and others.

　I don't know how long it will take to get back, so I've decided to take everyone associated with me.
　I checked with Eliza, and she said I'll be on foot, but the women were allowed to ride in the carriage, so that's how it worked out.

　By the way, maids like Amelia are in the shadows and gods and angels like Astaroth are not here because they come when you call for them.

Then father and mother, I'm going.

　Father and mother seeing me off in the garden, I said goodbye to them.
　Then I said.

"Duh, I want to follow you!　I want to see Alec's heroics.
You can't, dear. You are on an important mission to protect what was entrusted to you by Alec.



　No, mother, the mission is not that big of a deal.

You're right!　Hmm, I must have been born for this moment.

　So dad, it's not that big of a deal .

"You?　It's wrong.
"Where? Alec's not home, there is no greater responsibility than to take care of this.
You were born to give birth to Alec. Compared to that, this is just a stipend, isn't it?
"-- for sure!

　The exchange between your father and your mother, an exchange that was a bit sad when you realized that it had become familiar and you wouldn't be able to listen to it for a while.
　You watched it for a while, and then.

Then I'll be off.

　I said goodbye to my parents.
　I beat the horse pulling the carriage and set it in motion, following right beside it.

　I was leaving the mansion when I heard a loud noise.

Oh, my God!

　A man came rushing in with a different complexion.
　He is a man in the service of the Carlisle family, an official in charge of the security of the city of Molech.

　Then he rushes into the house.

"What's the matter?　What's going on?
"Hi, the person is
"People?
"People outside the city of Molech
"...... ha!

　What's the matter with people?
　To begin with, Molek has been inundated with tourists from all over the empire ever since the lampposts - Alec's light - were created.
　It's even rarer when there's no one around the city.

"I've counted, but I couldn't!　I think there are a hundred thousand of them!
"What?

　This took me by surprise, as expected.

　　　　　☆

　Outside the city of Molech, there were, as reported, over 100,000 people there.
　All of them are preparing for their journey - no.
　They were either moving or carrying household goods on ox carts and the like.

　As soon as I appeared in front of those more than 100,000 people.

woohoo!

　And there was a shout that shook the heavens and the earth.
　Angers peered out of the carriage they had brought with them, every one of them overwhelmed by the majesty of a hundred thousand people.

'We're even more here than I expected.
"Eliza!

　Eliza emerged from the city dressed as a ninja.

Did Eliza do this?
No, you did it.
"Me?　I didn't do anything.
This is the result of everything you've done so far.
What do you mean?
There is a rumor, originating from the Duke of Carlisle, that Alec is leaving for a while to settle new land. Alec is leaving for a while to explore new lands.
Father ......

　I chuckled.

"Alec is finally in his own domain, and now it's time for him to take a real leap of faith.

　Eliza continues with a smug look on her face.

." "These 100,000 people heard about it and came here.

　I knew there were a hundred thousand of them.

They want to be Alec's people. They want to be Alec's people in the hope that if they follow you, they will gradually become the most advanced and prosperous land of the Empire, whatever that place may be.
"I see.

　I see your point.
　If that's the case, no problem.

　We were going to gather our people gradually through the settlement, but they'll follow us from the start.
　In fact, I'd say it's gotten easier.

　We've let them rot, but we've continued to gather them afterwards, and now we have plenty of food to feed them.
　No problem at all.

"Huh?　Speaking of which,
"What?
You know, you're the one who told me to keep it to myself in anticipation of your father telling you off.
Yes, I do.
"So what do you want me to do on foot?

　Eliza grinned.
　She smiled, more proud than ever before.

"From here to Avalon, we'll pass through many cities. In the eyes of many people. Alexander Carlyle's great migration of 100,000 people who loved him. It will be an episode that will surely go down in history.
"...... I see.

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　Thus, I set out with two carriages and a hundred thousand people in tow.

　It was mostly as Eliza expected, but she had one miscalculation.
　By the time they reached Avalon, people from all over the world had heard the rumors and joined together one by one.

　In the end, their numbers nearly doubled.

　And history is made by the victors.

　Future generations will write that I took a million people and made an incredible migration.