The Mercenary King's Intent (82)

The duties of a noble who owns a territory are many.

Among them is maintaining public order.

Until now, Fortune had been a rural territory where everyone knew one another, so we hadn't needed to pay much attention to security, but...

‘Not anymore.’

The hot spring had brought many outsiders to the territory, and as a result, all sorts of incidents, both big and small, had begun to occur.

So far, the members of the local watch had been doing their best to keep things under control, but they weren't proper soldiers.

If a knight went on a rampage, or if someone destroyed a magic tool like last time and monsters came pouring in…

That was the main reason I'd proposed that Antino become a soldier.

“I want you to become soldiers and protect the people of the territory.”

“Haha, what an honorable offer. However…”...