Chapter 427 End: One Month of King Lux
…One month since the day of the coronation.
In other words, one month since I became king.
Not much time has passed yet, but in this single month, I’ve already begun to see several changes.
I felt that as I looked out over the town through the carriage window on my way back to the royal castle, reflecting on it in my mind.
First, perhaps because the people who were present at my coronation spread my words,
Nobles and commoners have begun cooperating with each other in ways that can’t even be compared to before.
As proof of that…
“Hey! Look! That’s the white carriage reserved for the royal family!”
“You’re right! The king is inside!”
“What!? The king!?”
“Your Majesty!”
“Thanks to you, things have been getting a lot better for us!”
“Thank you so much!”
Right now, the view outside the window is filled with the smiling faces of so many people.
There are more commoners opening stalls as shops, and multiple noble territories have achieved rapid growth over this past month without encroaching on one another.
Thinking that the people of this country are caring for each other and steadily moving closer to happiness makes me so happy I can’t help but smile.
…However.
It seems there are still some nobles who can’t accept cooperating with commoners, and Elizalina-sama has been handling them appropriately, including through persuasion.
As for matters beyond the country, just the other day, through Rezamiliana-sama’s introduction, I met King Katisware of the Katisware Empire.
He was a very kind person, and said he would support me wholeheartedly going forward.
Ideally, I would go to meet him myself, but because of my position as king, I can’t leave the country often, so detailed communications, including those with other nations, will continue to be handled by Rezamiliana-sama.
Speaking of kings, His Majesty… the former king, is still imprisoned.
He no longer seems to have the will to cause anything major, but it appears he had done many things I didn’t know about that he shouldn’t have, so this is unavoidable.
He himself seems to have accepted that as well.
Florence-san, now part of the royal family, is able to oversee the state of the country even more closely.
With the strength of House Florence at its core, she has been providing support such as distributing food where it’s needed and carrying out construction in appropriate places.
Additionally, Ashwell-san has been assisting through the power of House Ashwell, and the country has been visibly developing day by day.
By the way, Ashwell-san was also invited to the coronation, and when I met him a few days later, he praised me a great deal.
I was happy, but I remember feeling embarrassed from being praised so much.
Felisiana-sama and Violet-san have been supporting me by my side as I adjust to life as king and face things I’ve never experienced before.
As expected, being king is completely different from being the head of a count’s house, which I had studied as much as I could, and there’s still so much I need to learn.
But thanks to the support of those two, I’ve been able to properly carry out my duties as king.
Speaking of the count’s house, when I returned to the Rodwell estate the other day,
It had already maintained good relations with its people, but as the surrounding territories grew more prosperous, it had become even more so.
Even though my position has changed to king and my residence has moved to the royal castle, my heart hasn’t left the Rodwell estate at all, and of course I still love it dearly.
Going forward, once a month… might be difficult, but at the very least, I want to return to the Rodwell estate once every few months.
As I was thinking that, the carriage arrived in front of the royal castle.
And then…
“Welcome back, Lux-kun.”
Felisiana-sama.
“Welcome back, Lux-sama.”
Florence-san.
“Welcome back, Lux!”
Elizalina-sama.
“Welcome back, Rodwell.”
Rezamiliana-sama.
“Welcome back, Rodwell-sama.”
Violet-san, the five of them, came to greet me.
As I took in the sight of the women I love, I smiled so broadly even I could tell, and said…
“I’m home, everyone.”
The end.