episode_0147

As the cool winter begins to approach.

The village of Lugeron was visited by unusual guests.

That too, a lot.

“Can’t you accept us?”

More than thirty women came to live in the village of Lugeron to escape Hadron’s exploitation.

Sure, as a village chief, it would be nice if outsiders would settle in the village, but this time there are just too many.

And strangely enough, everyone there was female.

“Where did your sons and husbands go, leaving their mothers and wives behind?”

The village chief, who found this strange, immediately asked a question, and the oldest woman among the women sighed.

“My husband died in the war, and my son was killed by other bandits.”

“All the men in the village died like that?”

“Oh, no. The men who have masters have already settled in other villages with their families.”

“Hehehe.”

“Please help us. There is no place that will accept us except this village.”

The village chief understood the current situation through the old woman’s words.

Their original destination was not the village of Lugeron.

They first tried to settle in other, relatively better villages, but were driven out of the villages because of their disadvantages as widows and orphans.

‘Did you come to the village of Lugeron with a desperate mind?’

Although the village chief would like to accept them in their difficult situation, he was not in a position to do so out of personal feelings.

“I’m sorry, but it is difficult for our village to accommodate this many people.”

“How can a person do that!”

The old woman became furious at the village chief’s words.

The village chief’s words were tantamount to telling them to die.

But from the village chief’s point of view, there was nothing he could do.

Now we need to prepare for winter in earnest, but we suddenly can’t increase the number of mouths to feed.

And the population of the village of Lugeron was only fifty.

There were only fifteen adult males there who could function as a proper labor force.

Accepting more than half of the town’s population as women?

You may need to use seeds for this winter, as well as for spring farming.

“Please accept at least a few people.”

“Please help me, even if it’s just a concubine.”

“Yes, there are still virgins!

“Haa… I’ll discuss it with the townspeople for a moment.”

The village chief had no choice but to take a step back at the sight of the women struggling to survive.

And the village chief gathered all the village elders and started a meeting.

Thanks to the addition of Si-an, the conference room was spacious enough to accommodate all the village elders.

“What do you all think about this situation?”

Khan answered the village chief’s words as if it were a given.

“Of course you should kick them out. Winter is coming soon. Are you planning on opening your mouth?”

“Just a moment.”

Selnia glared at Khan’s words as if she found them ridiculous.

“You’re just going to leave them to die?”

“Then what should we do?”

“We should all discuss that together. It’s a matter of human lives.”

“We all discussed it, but there was no answer.”

“How do you know that?”

Carlson carefully pointed out to Selnia’s attitude that she was speaking with a glare.

“Ms. Selnia, food isn’t the only thing to worry about. There’s also the issue of housing for them to sleep in, and the heating they’ll need in the winter. And there aren’t any houses left in our village that can accommodate thirty people.”

“That’s… ”

“This is why women should be excluded from town meetings.”

“What does that have to do with being a woman!”

Celnia, enraged by Khan’s words, rushed at him, and Carlson and Tom had to sweat profusely to calm her down.

‘Everyone agrees with Khan’s opinion.’

In such a dire situation, Elsia quietly read the atmosphere.

‘It’s definitely right to hit it.’

It would be nice if the number of villagers increased, but only if the circumstances are right. It goes beyond simply suffering losses, and even your own livelihood could be in danger.

‘It’s different from last time. There’s no reason to take care of the circumstances of an outsider.’

As Elsia had expected, everyone agreed to ignore the thirty foreign women.

It was the same for other women.

If you take her as a concubine for no reason, your position in the family will be in trouble.

‘It’s just that Selnia is pitiful.’

Elsia, who was comforting Celnia, the only one who opposed, was about to agree on behalf of Sian when an unexpected person next to her raised an objection.

“I accept it.”

“Chloe?”

“We also have some leeway. It may be difficult, but I don’t think we can ignore them.”

At her words, Elsia showed her embarrassment to someone other than Cian for the first time.

“Haa, that bastard didn’t understand what I was saying either.”

Khan let out a deep sigh at Chloe’s words. Tom, perhaps finding his appearance unpleasant, said something.

“Khan, shut up.”

“Tom?”

“Shut up, or should I hit your head with a hammer and make you shut up?”

“…..”

Khan was taken aback by Tom’s sudden threat.

But it wasn’t just Tom who threatened him.

“Mr. Khan, please be careful what you say to your wife.”

Carlson even threatened by drawing his sword.

“Why are you guys doing this to me?”

“Khan, you go outside. That’s an order.”

“?!!”

Let’s have the village chief join us.

Everyone sensed the seriousness of the situation.

These three people had something in common.

He had something in common with Xi’an, but unlike the other villagers, he was not a frog in the filth who did not know what was outside the village.

Tom grew up as a blacksmith and was exposed to the authority of the nobles, Carlson saw the cruelty of the nobles firsthand as he went on adventures, and the village chief knew of the power of the nobles through his friend Ian.

And Cian was a candidate for a peerage, and Chloe was Cian’s wife.

The village of Lugeron itself is underdeveloped, so the villagers don’t know about the nobles because they have no chance of seeing them, but nobles are beings who can kill one person at will.

Although Tom doesn’t show it because Cian isn’t authoritarian, he is also careful about what he says in front of Cian.

In particular, he could not touch his family, who could be considered his sore spot.

Especially if it’s the woman you love the most.

“Chloe… Are you okay?”

“Elsia, do you think I’m talking nonsense?”

“That’s not it… ”

Elsia was embarrassed in front of Chloe.

It was the difference between a concubine and a wife.

Elsia couldn’t speak for Cian, but Chloe could.

This was a qualification that only she, as Cian’s first love, had.

“My husband is the warrior of Hestia, the goddess of love and family, and the duke of the holy kingdom founded by the nymphs, the representatives of the gods.”

Chloe, who had studied the attitude a wife should have from Helia, expressed her opinion with a certain degree of dignity.

“If we don’t help them, who will see my husband and think he is a warrior of Hestia?”

“I know what you’re saying. But you know, we might be in trouble.”

“There were more difficult times than days when we didn’t have hardships. Now we have some time to spare. However, the reason why the village of Lugeron exists today is because of my husband’s dedication. If we turn away from women who are struggling like us, won’t my husband be disappointed in us? ”

The village chief was secretly amazed at the change in Chloe, who had been an ordinary country girl just a year ago.

‘As expected, bloodlines run deep. He looks more like his grandfather than his father.’

A true noble recognized by the gods will have his bloodline preserved even after he perishes.

The village chief, recalling the words of Ian, Sian’s father who was a nobleman, added his own opinion while carefully respecting Chloe’s opinion.

“We will do as you say, Madam. However, we will help you to the extent that we can.”

“Of course. I’ll tell my husband myself.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

Many villagers were bewildered by the village chief’s attitude of treating Chloe as a superior, but those who were quick-witted began to guess how the situation was going.

. . .

“That’s how it happened.”

I was dumbfounded by what Elsia told me.

“Haa, I’m not that good of a person… ”

The title of warrior was a title that was forcibly bestowed upon him by the Holy Kingdom.

He was far from being a noble person who would sacrifice himself for someone like his father.

Because he only cares about his family and his own safety.

‘Well, if there’s someone who’s having a hard time, I’ll help them.’

He wasn’t a great person who would go out of his way to help me.

“Are you dissatisfied with Chloe’s arbitrary choices?”

As I sighed, Elsia looked at me and asked.

“That’s not it.

I had no intention of helping them, but as a lord I thought of helping others.

‘We should also increase the number of people on this occasion.’

The village of Lugeron was chronically underpopulated.

Because of the notoriety of the village of Lugeron, very few people settled here.

There are a lot of monsters, the soil is bad, and there are no people.

As a lord, this village of Lugeron is like dog shit to me.

In such a place, it was not the time to be picky about what was hot and what was cold.

‘I’m concerned that they’re all women.’

Later, when my fame grows, there will be wandering knights like Gregor who want to become my vassals. Then I can marry them off.