186 . Report of promotion



 When we returned to Liberty from Urinacombe, we were greeted by Erdena and Biblina.
 From Biblina we heard
What do you think? Was your father of some use to you?
 He asked me that out of the blue.
 I told him that Geltar had really helped Riknas and the other guards of Urinacombe, and he told me that
Father, you do a good job once in a while. Now Safate can be proud of himself.
 He said and smiled happily.
'It was Biblina who made the request, I didn't do anything to get my nose in the air.
 I said that to Vrina.
But thank you, Biblina. You saved us all.
 I added and smiled at her.
 Then Biblina's cheeks flushed a little and
Well, I'm just doing my job as an assistant mayor.
 He was smiling happily as he said that.
 Beside him, the same deputy lord, Erdena, was making a slightly reluctant face, so.......

 So, that Eldena was the first to run up to Korok and Tiree.
''Well I'll be preaching to you later.
 Eldena says that with an angry expression on her face.
 It's no wonder that Erdena says that.
 It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.
 It's a very good thing that you're able to get a good idea of what's going on.
 So, Korok and Tiree, who had already heard the news from me and were being preached to by me, were
I'm a remorseful bear.
I'm sorry.
 He said this to Erdena and bobbed his head with a divine look on his face.
 Then Erdena sighed once and
''Well I thought I'd give you a lecture, but Safate seemed to be pissed at you and you seem to be sorry, so I'll tolerate it for once... just this once.
 As he said this, he gently stroked their heads.
 Both Korok and Tiree were delighted by those words!
"Eldena, I love Kumar.
 Korok hugs Erdena as he says that.
 And then Tille, who was excited, tongue licked Erdena and Korok with his tongue as a sign of affection, and in the blink of an eye, the two of them became sticky with Tille's drool.

 I couldn't help but giggle at the sight of Erdena and Korok like that, and so....

◇ ◇.

 Here, Cornes, Chias and Dodona are
Then we'll report to Captain Googs and then return to our regular duties.
 I said as I saluted.
'Thank you, all three of you, you've been really helpful.
 I shook hands with the three of them as I said this.

 I saw them off as they walked toward the town hall and returned to the mansion.
'Thank you for your hard work, Bocchan,'
 Unja followed me.
 The magic bag on Unja's waist is filled with the items that Riknas gave her as gifts.
 I told her she didn't have to push herself.
After everything you've done for me, I'm not going home empty-handed.
 I was forcibly thrust into the magic bag.
Unja, could you give out this souvenir to everyone at the town hall later?
Yeah, just tell me what to do.
 Unya took the magic bag from me with a smile and ran towards the town hall.
 As if to replace Unja, an aura in a maid's outfit came out of the mansion.
My lord, welcome back.
 He greeted me as he said that.
 I went back to my room with such an aura.
 I walked into my room.
'My lord, some letters came in,'
 As he said this, he pointed to the top of the desk.
 There, as Aura said, there were several sealed letters that were strictly sealed.
 I quickly checked them and found that there was a sealed letter from Quinn, the royal capital, mixed in with the parenthetical letters from neighboring villages.
 I opened it first.
''My lord, shall I go make a cup of tea?''
'Yes, do you mind if I ask?'
Yes, I understand.
 After I saw Aura leave the room with a bow, I took out Quinn's letter and read through it.

 I couldn't help but smile when I saw its contents.

 I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's been in a position to know that Liberty's promotion to frontier city has been officially decided.
 It's always quite late for the king's decisions to be communicated to the frontier cities, so Quinn must have anticipated that and sent me this envelope.
 In fact, the letter I received did not contain a letter from the king's capital announcing such contents, and if a letter had been addressed to Liberty, Erdena or Biblina would have already informed me.
'My lord, is something good happening?'
 Aura asked when she came back with the tea ready and saw that I was smiling.
 I smiled at Aura, and she smiled at me.
Yes, it's been very good.
 I told them.

 I quenched my throat with Aura's tea and immediately called Erdena and Biblina to tell them this.
 Biblina was
'Congratulations! We must tell the whole city immediately.
 She was about to run out of the room when she said that, but I hurriedly stopped Biblina from doing so.
''It's not that I don't trust Quinn, but it's just that I think it's better to announce these things only after the notice from the royal capital has officially arrived.
 When I said that, Biblina reluctantly withdrew.
 It's nice that she's happy to see me, but just in case something happens.
 So, for the time being, this became a secret between us in the room and Unja.

◇ ◇ ◇.

 It wasn't until two weeks after Quinn's message arrived that King's Landing officially announced Liberty's promotion to a frontier city.
 As expected, it took quite a long time.
 The grand doughnut who served as my instructor for the frontier city training course in King's Landing arrived to deliver the notice.
I'm glad to be able to deliver this notice to you because you have passed my lecture with honors.
 The grand donut smiled happily as he said that.
 I also smiled back at Grandonut like that.

 I received the notice in the lord's office along with Deputy Lords Erdena and Biblina.
 After handing over the notice, Grandnuts took out a large number of wooden boxes from inside his magic bag.
 It was crammed full of example rules and regulations, style books and question and answer books that were necessary for a frontier city.
 Although there was a large quantity, I had already studied everything related to these in my training at Grand Nuts, so I wasn't that surprised.
 However, both Erdena and Biblina
That's a lot to take in.
Now, that's why all this red tape is...
 I was whispering to myself.
 At the sight of the two of them, Grandonut couldn't help but smile, but when Grandonut looked directly at me again
I know you'll make a fine frontier city lord, my friend. Good man.
 He held out his right hand as he said this. 
'I'll do my best,'
 As I said this, I firmly squeezed his hand back.

 Thus, our frontier small city of Liberty was promoted to a frontier city.
 Along with that, the name of the city was also changed from Liberty to Liberty Combe.

 The frontier city of Liberty Combe was thus inaugurated.

 To the groundhog who went out of his way to visit us.
We've set up a place for you to stay and have a good time.
 I told him so.
No, no, no, I still have some work to do.
 After saying this, Grand Nuts boarded the regular magic ship and moved on to the next city.
 If I ever go to the royal capital again, I'll have to go and thank him... I thought to myself as I saw Grandonatsu off.

 I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us.
'It's time, Safate,'
 Biblina tapped me on the shoulder as she said this.
''Well we're here to help.
 Erdena smiled as she said this.
 I stared at the two of them in turn.
It's a pleasure to work with you.
 He nodded widely as he said that.