In the afternoon, Erdena returned from an inspection visit.

　A young buffalo man and his wife, who are in charge of the cultivation area in the south of the country, had asked me to go and check out the canal because they wanted to create additional cultivated land, and according to Erdena, I had been asked to go and check it out.
Well I don't have a problem with building a canal but I'd rather have a farm crew in the cultivation area.
　This was the case.
　A young buffalo man and his wife have taken the lead in turning the old shukuba village into a large cultivation area around it, but they are absolutely short of workers.

　Just when I thought the shortage of guards had been solved, there was now a shortage of farm workers....
　As I listened to Erdena's words, I couldn't help but chuckle.
　For now, I'm thinking of putting out a job offer as a town hall and circulating it to the surrounding sub-human settlements as well, but this is a method I've done several times before, so my expectations aren't very high.
　So, I need to think of some countermeasures for this matter again...

　After a brief report from Eldena, I cut to the chase about the Vice Lord.
''As for me, I'm thinking that it would be a good idea to have Biblina do it.
　I told him so.

　Candidate in person
　The approval of his father, Geltar.
　Foldente's recommendation.

　As I told her these things, Eldena thought for a moment and then
''Well it's true that she may indeed be the right person for the job... she will be the Lord of Batcombe one day, and it will be good experience for her to do so.
　That's what he told me.
"I'm sure she'll be a Lord of Butchcombe one day.
　And I wonder if he had an agenda when he repeated that five times in the conversation that followed?
(...I don't want someone who is overly fond of you to stay around forever.)
Hmm?　Erdena, what did you just say?
No, not really.

　Thus, I obtained the approval of the current Vice Lord Eldena, and we discussed this at the town hall meeting held two days later.
　At the meeting, we were able to get the approval of all the members because Eldena, the current Vice Lord, had already given her approval, as well as Geltor, who had also given his approval.

　Next, we discussed with everyone if there was a good idea for a manpower solution for the cultivation area, but there was no way we could come up with an immediate solution for this one, so in the end we decided to continue the discussion.

　After the meeting ended, I immediately called Vibrina.
'What do you want, my lord?
　Biblina immediately came to the lord's office.
''Regarding the deputy lord that Biblina was running for, since it was approved at the town hall meeting earlier, I'm going to make the appointment official.
'Oh!　Finally!　Okay, Safate, you can count on it!　I will take away every headache you have.
　As she said this, Biblina smiled happily.

　Then Biblina walked around the desk and walked over to me, sitting right next to me in the chair.
'........................I am truly glad to be of service to you.
　As she said this, Biblina hugged my neck and kissed me on the cheek.

'Hey Vibrina!'
　At that moment, the door to the lord's office was thrown open with a bang and Erdena came in.
　Erdena said as she walked over to us with Zucca Zucca.
With such an attitude, we will have to wait and see regarding the matter of the Deputy Lords.
　As he said this, he looked down at Vibrina.
　Then Vibrina pulled away from me.
"Han, watch and learn. I will serve Safate better than Erdena.
　As he said this, he fleshed out his own face against Eldena's face.

　Right beside me, the two of them become dressed in a stare each other while keeping their heads of noses together.

　.........How can this be happening?　Totally.
　Shortly after.
They're both on duty right now.
　I interceded for them, and they finally pulled their faces away.
"Hun.
　And at the same time, he turned away.

　.........How can I say it, I felt a little bit like I had done something a little bit prematurely......

◇ ◇.

　A few days later, I formally announced Biblina's appointment as Deputy Lordship to the entire city.
　At the same time, I asked Biblina to come to the lord's office and handed her a letter of resignation.
''From now on, I look forward to working with you as Vice Lord of Liberty.
Leave it to me. I'll do my best.
　Biblina was smiling happily as she shook hands with me.

　Eldena was worried, but this time she was smiling and applauding me.
''Well I have quite a few problems with you, but I appreciate you as a human resource and I have high hopes for you, right?
　That's what Erdena was talking about, but the fact that she went on to repeat, 'Although I have quite a few problems with you,' five times in the conversation that followed.........I guess she must have a special agenda after all.


　With this, Liberty has cleared the various conditions for promotion from a frontier small city to a frontier city.
　Just to be sure, I asked the three of us, Eldena and Vrina, as well as those in charge of each department in the town hall to gather together and review the information we received from the Central Frontier Bureau to make sure that there were no omissions.

　A few days later.
Yeah, I think I'm okay with that.
　I said as I finished checking for the third time.
　Erdena and Biblina and everyone else who had joined me in the checking process nodded in agreement with my words.

　In response to this, I decided to ask the Central Frontier Bureau to inspect Liberty's promotion to frontier city.
　If this inspection determined that there were no problems, Liberty would be promoted to a frontier city.
　However, it seems that the re-inspection is often sent after other work, so it's not uncommon to have to wait for several years even if you apply for it.
　That is why I want to make a decision at the first visit.

　I scraped up the inspection application form and left it to Mr. Foldente.

　Incidentally, I used this inspection application form because it was in the materials related to the promotion of the frontier city given to me by the Central Frontier Bureau.

　When Foldente received a sealed envelope containing the inspection application form from me
All right, I'll be back later.
　Saying that, she instantly disappeared from in front of me.


　If Foldente is still alive, I wonder if she's not the right person for the lord, let alone the deputy lord.
　After all, she's existed around here for over a hundred years and is extremely knowledgeable about the surrounding area.
　She has the ability to talk and negotiate with other cities and the royal capital without difficulty.......

　Regrettably, because she is already a non-physical thought body.......a so-called ghostly existence, she is in principle not allowed to be appointed to positions such as lord or deputy lord.
　Well, as a matter of fact, we can't even consider when their existence will collapse and disappear, so in a sense it's only natural.

　I'm hoping that Foldente will continue to teach us, and I hope that he will remain in existence forever.

◇ ◇ ◇.

　A few days later, Constance returned from King's Landing.
"I've arranged an inspection.
　According to Foldente, a delegation of inspectors was to come in a month's time.
Oh, after that, Liberty will finally be a frontier city.
　Biblina speaks in a tone of voice as if she has already passed the examination.

　For me, I've prepared for all of this, so I want to believe that it will be all right...............