◇ ◇ ◇ ◇ after a few days of feasting in the village at the foot of Mount Gorn

　Wangdu, Office of the Director of the Frontier Bureau, Central Agency

...another scandal?
　While checking the pile of documents that had been passed around on the tabletop, Fanneria, the Elf Fanneria, the head of the Central Agency's Frontier Bureau, sighed loudly.

　The Frontier Bureau was a department that oversees the frontier located far away from the King's Capital, with departments in the east, west, north, south, south and west, and Funnelia was in the overall position of those four departments.
　Although it sounds good to say that the four departments are in charge of the maintenance and management of the more than 1,000 frontier garrisons, as well as information management and guidance, the frontier garrison is not very popular to begin with, and more than 90% of the personnel who work in the frontier garrisons are either freshly enlisted recruits who don't know anything about the left or right, or those who are sent off to off-duty jobs that get sent away after causing problems.
　As a result, morale is generally low, and problematic cases continue to occur almost daily in various parts of the country, so Fanelia's job, as the supervisor, is to arrange for the settlement of a mountain of paperwork and post-processing.
　It's a good thing that you are a master of light magic, and because of this, she was selected to work at the central bureau of the capital despite being a subhuman from the frontier, but she got tired of the factional strife and promotion battles within the central bureau, so she voluntarily took the post of director of the frontier bureau, which is a half-quiet position.
　However, the sheer number of scandals and the severity of their contents have left her too weak to feel even a sense of dismay these days.

　This day Fanneria also sighed heavily as she looked through the stack of documents piled up in the pending box.

''You're still working seriously hard, as usual.
　A woman unexpectedly appeared in front of Fanelia's eyes.
　Faced with that figure, Fanelia braced herself for a moment.
'Look who it is it's been a long time since we've seen each other, Foldente...was it thirty-two years, six months and eighteen days ago when we last met?'
You're the only one who can remember that many details, aren't you?
　Then, that figure, that figure, Foldente, laughing with a giggle.

''........If you, who have already become a thought body, came all the way here from that gate, is the requirement regarding this?''
　Fanelia pulled out a report from among the pile of pending documents and presented it in front of Foldente.

The 411th Frontier Garrison Case, Results of Investigation and Proposed Punishment of the 131st Regiment for Misconduct

What?　It's just yesterday, and you're so quick to deliver these reports.
''Well don't say too much. There are so many scandals that I still care about this one.
　To Foldente, who was couscous laughing, Fanelia lowered her eyes and slightly pouted in disapproval.

　This case was an investigation regarding the salamander riot that had occurred in the neighborhood of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun the very other day.

　The contents of the report clearly stated as fact that after the incident was settled, an investigation had been carried out by the neighboring frontier garrison, and it was clearly stated that unauthorized collection of frontier goods, which was prohibited in the 411 garrison, as well as hunting and other combat activities for the purpose of hunting and other activities in the prohibited hunting area, had been carried out.
　Initially, the knights of the 411 garrison had denied all of this, but a suspect had been followed out of the village at the foot of Mount Gorun, and the testimony of the suspect had revealed all of this, and based on that, this statement had been compiled and delivered by fast flying mail.

'Before I go any further, the 131st Regiment is disbanded, and all the knights and others who belong to it are dismissed.
　A new regiment of knights will be formed and assigned to the 411 Garrison.......Since it can't be right away, the surrounding 410 Garrison and 412 Garrison will be taking over the security together for a while.
　Listening to Fanelia's words, folding her arms and bobbing her head from side to side, Foldente smiled a small smile and
So, I thought I'd take a huge weight off your shoulders.
　At Foldente's words, Fanelia wrinkled her brow.
'It's only when you say that that it's not a big deal... as it has been in my experience.
　A look of disgust is blatantly on his face.
　However, Foldente doesn't care about that and continues to speak.
''How?　Why don't we grant autonomy to that area?
Autonomy?
It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what to expect. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
　It's a good thing that the people around you are not doing a good job, but they are demanding a lot of money from you.
　Funnelia chokes on her words, having been hit in a sore spot.
'So hey?　It's a good idea to let someone trustworthy rule the land.
　It's not a good idea to have knights who do not do their job properly and always cause problems.
　After being hit with even more pain, Fanelia was even more at a loss for words.

Who said anything about subhuman?　It's the race that I'm recommending.
　Foldente flipped through the report and pointed to one of the places.
Are you talking about this 'Unidentified Race 1' people?
You're not Safa you're Gossage Free. I'm from King's Landing. Now he's the leader of the Liberty Village, a small village.
　At those words, Fanelia nodded her head.
"...Gossage? ...Liberty Village?
　It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
It's not surprising that you don't know about Liberty Village, it's an upstart village formed by the sub-humans who lost their homes in the recent riots.
　Fanelia is convinced by Foldente's explanation, ah, I see.
''........but you're not a nobleman either, are you? The idea of such a thing becoming a lord is....
He's a fighter.
　At Foldente's words, Fanelia was momentarily speechless.
''.........This one will be the one to govern the dragon?''
That's not all.　I have two fire dragons and a ground dragon following him.
　At those words, Fanelia was even more speechless.

　It's not just the fact that the current human world rarely encounters the dragon tribe, but this person has three dragons in tow.

It's a good idea to make such a person........a lord so that we can keep track of their movements, or else it would be bad for the royal capital.
　Foldente chuckles at that.
　Fanelia often stares at Foldente intently.
　To Fanelia's gaze, Foldente returns her own gaze while giggling as usual.
''........In case something goes wrong?''
Of course I'll take full responsibility for my recommendation, don't I?
　Once again, the two intertwined their gazes.
　A moment of silence, and then Fanelia suddenly began to laugh.
''Alright, let's do that. Let's appoint Lord Gossage Free as Viscount of the Frontier and proceed with the procedure to make the entire area that the 411 garrison was in charge of as his jurisdiction and recognize its autonomy.

　Foldente is a

　If you don't accept my plan, I'll lead this guy to the royal capital with two fire dragons and an earth dragon.
　If you agree to my plan, I will take charge of the Gossage and make sure they don't rebel against King's Landing in any way.

　That was what he was implying.

　Even if the invasion by the three dragons actually took place, the royal capital would not fall, but the fact that it had been invaded could have no small adverse effect on the surrounding frontier cities.

　It was Fanellian's decision to take a comprehensive look at all of this.

You will have to pay a certain amount of taxes, though.　As expected, it wouldn't be a good sign for the royal capital to fail to do so.
I know.
　As he said this, Foldente placed a small bag of skins on the desk.
　The inside of the bag is filled with small fruit seeds.
I have 100 seeds, so I'm going to pay you a hundred years in advance.
　Then Foldente chuckles.
　After being stunned and dumbfounded by those words, and after losing movement for a while.
"...how do you expect me to report this to my superiors...
　With a bag of seeds in her hand, Fanelia holds her head in her hands.

　However, there is no sign of Foldente in the room.

A few days later

'Oh! Lady Foldente is back, bear~
　When Korok was about to enter the hot spring, he saw Foldente and ran over happily, jumped into the tub and sat down beside Foldente.
You're still in good spirits.
Bear.
　The two of them are soaking in the hot tub together.
You haven't been seen for a while?
　Erdena had come in to bathe with Korok, and at the words of Erdena, who had come in to bathe with Korok
'Hmmm? You're no good to me, ya-boo-your-own.
　Saying that, it was Foldente who was chuckling as usual.

''By the way, Foldente-sama~''
'Hmmm?　What is it?
The bag of fruit seeds that Korok was collecting is gone - don't you know that bear?
I'm sorry, I just don't get it.
　Foldente chuckled as he said this.