episode_0192

“Look at that, Dad! I think that’s Somerset Land!!!”

“Yeah, it looks really good.”

Dwarf Jack was already exhausted from cheering along with his son, who was tugging at his hand and urging him on with an excited voice.

‘Dad! There’s a ride in Somerset Land that floats in the air and then falls!’

‘Dad, my neighbor Tommy went to Somerset Land recently and he said there were so many things to see that I couldn’t even imagine!’

His son Jackson kept him company for nearly a year, telling him stories about Somerset Land every single day.

Thanks to this, Jack was able to recite by heart all the rides, foods, and attractions in Somerset Land, even though he had never been there.

‘Man, I waited a year to get this ticket. It’s as hard as digging up orichalcum.’

I regretted the past when I had bragged about booking tickets to Somerset Land for my son, who was obsessed with the fairy tales and comics from Somerset Studios.

‘Your waiting number will be available for entry one year later.’

‘What? Not a week or a month, but a year? Something seems wrong… .’

‘If you postpone it, the first digit of the number may change. Should I postpone it?’

‘Ah… no! Okay. Give it to me!’

Jack regretted it, but if he had known that he would have to wait a year for his turn, he would have told his son in advance that he had won the reservation so that he would not have suffered for a year.

“Wow!!! There’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves marching!”

“No, wearing something like that in this weather?”

Seeing my son’s excited expression, I began to think that it was a good idea to bring him here.

Of course, my son and I had a very different impression of Somerset Land.

‘It’s not that cold because it’s in the south, but it’s amazing how well you dance in this kind of weather wearing clothes like that.’

The son was just excited to see the parade of people who looked like characters from a fairy tale, but Jack felt sorry for the people who were wearing light clothes in this weather.

“I’ll give this candy to our little one!”

“Thank you!”

The marchers gave candy and other snacks from the baskets they were carrying to the children following them.

The children who received it were very happy, as if it were a great treasure.

‘We need to get one for our child too…’

Jackson, a short dwarf and a child at that, was buried in the crowd and had not yet received his candy.

Jack’s heart grew anxious as he saw his son’s sad expression, as if he was about to burst into tears.

I feel like I want to snatch the baskets they are holding and give them to them.

There was a person holding a basket who noticed that Jackson had not received anything, so Jack’s heart reached the sky.

‘No!!! Why the nobleman!’

But when Jack confirmed the person’s identity, he screamed inwardly.

The person who met Jackson’s eyes was none other than an elf woman dressed up as Snow White.

Since elves and dwarves were usually so bad that they were called mortal enemies, Jack was sure that she would ignore Jackson and pretend not to see him.

‘Jackson will be so hurt…’

At that time, Jack was blaming himself for bringing his son to Somerset Land and leaving him with bad memories.

“Does our dwarf kid like candy too?”

“Yes!”

“Okay, this is for you.”

“Thank you!”

Contrary to Jack’s expectations, the elf woman smiled brightly and handed Jackson a candy. Jackson’s expression upon receiving it soon changed to a bright one like the other children.

“Why on earth… would an elf do something to a dwarf… .”

It was fortunate that his son was not hurt, but Jack was speechless, having never imagined that an elf would be so kind to a dwarf.

“Have you never been to Somerset Land, or rather the Empire?”

“How do you know that?”

As Jack was amazed at the unbelievable sight, the elf man next to him spoke to him.

Jack was flustered by the sudden question, and even more absurd because the person asking the question was an elf, but he answered without realizing it.

“It’s no longer surprising in the Empire for an elf to give candy to a dwarf child.”

“What?”

“This will help you.”

The elf man handed Jack a small booklet and disappeared with the elf child waving at him.

Jack looked at the booklet in his hand.

– In the Empire, no race will be discriminated against based on race, and those who violate this will be punished according to Imperial law.

– Anyone who causes trouble or conflict with other races within the Empire’s territory will be permanently banned from entering the Empire and from using the Yuren Merchantship.

-… .

“Huh, in the empire, you have to be careful, whether you’re an elf or a dwarf.”

As Jack read the notice containing various precautions, he immediately realized why there were no major accidents in the Summerset Lands, where many races gathered.

There were many different contents, but one sentence in particular caught my eye.

The content that said that anyone who caused an accident would be permanently banned from entering the Empire and using the Yuren Tower felt very grim.

The Yuren Merchant Corps, which had spread throughout the entire continent of Sylvania, was no longer the highest corps of the empire, but the highest corps of the continent.

The Yuren Merchant Corps, which had advanced into not only the human kingdom but also the kingdom of other races, was now an indispensable place.

Because it was the only place where you could get not only the items sold at various Somerset workshops, but also numerous magical engineering items made in cooperation with the Magic Tower, and new materials discovered on the Western Continent.

For the dwarves not to have access to the Yuren Top was tantamount to social suicide.

Jack let out a sigh of relief, thinking that if he had acted rashly earlier, he would have been in serious trouble.

And being banned from entering the empire was also a very scary punishment.

‘The Somerset Goods Shop, which is only available in Dad’s Empire, has a lot of rare goods that can’t be found here.’

As a rule, Somerset Goods shops never open in foreign countries, so if you wanted to get goods, you had to go to the Empire.

Not only that, the official tournament, which is still very popular in the Dwarf Kingdom, was only held in the Empire.

The magical pink snow festival held every winter at Somerset Estate was something that everyone said they had to see at least once in their lives.

In addition to this, there were many things that could only be experienced in the empire, such as the Western Continent Exhibition or the Merry Ground tour that appears in .

It was horrible not being able to do them all.

“Dad! Let’s go ride the rides!!!”

“Okay, let’s go.”

Jack’s expression brightened as he watched Jackson running towards him with candy in one hand, as if the march was over.

Dwarves, elves, water people, mermaids, and even humans.

The only place in the empire, and especially in the Summerset Lands, where all the races on the continent could gather together and enjoy themselves without fighting was in one place.

Just being able to give such a precious experience to his son was enough to make today unforgettable for Jack.

***

Manapia.

It was the first comic magazine created in the empire, and even after 20 years of publication, it still holds the undisputed number one spot among comic magazines.

“The great treasure is definitely an ancient weapon that can erase the boundaries of the world, right?”

“Hmm, that certainly sounds plausible?”

“More than that, this Eastern Continent arc was really great! The scene where he fights Behemoth, the strongest being, can only be expressed by a great treasure.”

On the day of publication of such Manapia, it was quite natural to see people lined up in front of each branch office at the top of Yuren reading the magazine.

In fact, each branch of Yuren at the top even set up makeshift tables and chairs around the area on the release date for these people.

“Duke Rupert is also really great.”

“That’s true. If I were the duke, I probably wouldn’t have left the mansion because I would be having fun with the three-colored flowers.”

Among them, Rupert’s name suddenly popped out while reading , which has been serialized for 20 years.

As soon as Rupert’s name was mentioned, people immediately changed the subject.

Rupert, who had been created an honorary duke ten years earlier and had a grand wedding, was still the most talked-about man in the empire.

“Isn’t the Duke of Somerset almost like a kingdom?”

“It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that with the addition of the Imperial Palace to the Tower of Heaven and Bluewell.”

Just ten years ago, the Duke of Bluewell was the most powerful noble family in the Empire, but now the mainstream opinion is that it is the Duke of Somerset.

The current Emperor, Alex Bell, not only cherished Rupert the most, but also had great authority due to his marriage to the Crown Princess Iolin and his connection to the royal family.

That wasn’t all.

Bluewell, formerly the most noble family, was also a close ally through marriage, and now Xenia, the lord of the Magic Tower, whose influence extends beyond the empire to the continent, is also married to Rupert.

In fact, it was not strange that people called it the Kingdom of Somerset.

“I’m sure you’re spending each day filled with happiness.”

As the head of one of the most noble families in the Empire, a strong patron, and father of wives who were rumored to be the most beautiful in the Empire, Rupert was the most desired man by all men on the Continent.

‘I’d like to live as Duke Rupert for just one day.’

And the person involved in that rumor is.

“I was wrong.”

“What is it?”

“All of them.”

“Are you saying that someone who knows that said that?”

“I can’t believe I’m calling my lovely wife by that stiff title, Miss Amelia.”

“How can you call me Miss Amelia instead of all those nice words like ma’am, honey, and darling?”

Rupert was suffering because he unconsciously fell into the habit of calling Amelia by her name.

Amelia glares at him sharply.

As for titles, it was a very sensitive subject as he had three wives, so Rupert was quickly racking his brain to overcome this crisis.

“You are more beautiful than when you were a student, even after all this time, so I can’t help but call you by your old nickname.”

“What? Seriously… embarrassing.”

Amelia’s mouth is criticizing Rupert’s words, but the corners of her mouth are going up without her knowing it.

Today too, Rupert successfully carried out WWE without being divided into three equal parts.