Chapter 53. Peerage Conferral Ceremony (1)

The Great Lord… No, the Emperor. I’d been completely played by him.

I don't even know how many days have passed since then.

The Great Lord was hell-bent on handing over the governing authority of the Second Lord's Territory to me, and thanks to that, handover documents piled up like mountains every single day.

“6th Lord, these are the handover documents I mentioned earlier.”

“……”

“From the top, they are, in order, the document confirming the territorial boundaries of the Second Lord's Territory, a list of laws and decrees currently in effect within the Territory… Ah! And additionally, you also need to confirm the list of nobles and merchant guilds under your jurisdiction. Lastly, the financial reports and major trade agreement contracts, so please review them as quickly as possible.”

“……”

“Aside from those, you can find the documents summarizing the status of major resources within the Territory and their mining rights, along with the locations of key fortresses and strongholds, and the blueprints of military facilities in the separately attached documents.”

Fuck, fuck, fuck.

I wasn't originally someone who cursed constantly, but the current situation just brought out the profanity...