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Chapter 56 The Planned Resignation

The news that Duke Darkness had been beaten to death by a mob shocked the entire circle of nobles in the capital.

They actually dared to ambush and kill an Imperial Duke in broad daylight! These people are no ordinary mobs; we must strike them hard!

Petitions and accusations poured into the Senate like snowflakes, leaving the noble senators in a state of near chaos.

The royal family immediately expressed their extreme shock and announced that the flag in the capital would be flown at half-mast today to show their deep condolences and remembrance.

Of course, simply making such a statement is not enough.

Someone must be punished in order to quell the anger and panic of the nobles in the capital.

"What's going on with this Fahel?" Emperor Nilocas asked in a deep voice in the imperial study. "A dignified imperial duke has been besieged and killed by a mob at the gates of his own residence. He has utterly disgraced the empire! If he can't manage the capital's garrison, send him back to the Reach!"

"He had no choice," Empress Margarita said softly as she massaged his shoulders. "If those mobs hadn't committed such terrible crimes, would His Majesty have wanted to publicly massacre the marching citizens in the capital?"

Emperor Nilocas sighed, understanding that this matter involved imperial tradition:

First, the emperor must represent the fundamental interests of the imperial citizens in order to counterbalance and suppress the entire aristocratic class.

Secondly, if anyone infringes upon the emperor's interests, then these people are no longer citizens, but rather mobs that need to be eradicated.

In other words, before Duke Darkros was brutally murdered, these protesting citizens of the capital were nominally under the emperor's protection, so Rein naturally couldn't just use his knife—otherwise, the emperor would be the first to punish him.

It can only be blamed on the fact that the situation took a sudden turn for the worse, changing so abruptly that there was almost no time for people to react.

Emperor Nilocas quickly made a decision and said in a deep voice:
“I know he has his reasons. But the current situation is that the nobles in the capital have banded together and are united against a common enemy. I must give them an explanation, otherwise the situation in the capital will become extremely turbulent.”

"Well, alright," Queen Margarita sighed. "He'll just have to suffer in this situation."

"Make him resign to take responsibility," Emperor Nilocas ordered. "Go and tell him."

Queen Margarita agreed.

This is a very unfortunate situation. Although Rein was not the murderer of the Duke, as the commander of the Imperial Capital Garrison, he was in the most suitable position to take the blame, so he could only ask to share the Emperor's burdens.

In the private garden next to the Amazon Memorial, Queen Margarita was still weighing her words, wondering how to persuade Raine to resign voluntarily without making him too disheartened.

After all, the empire is full of capable and talented people, but not many are truly loyal to the royal family.

Those who are truly loyal to Her Majesty the Queen are even fewer... Once the storm has passed, Margarita plans to find a reason to go to the River Bend Province to reinstate this young man and have him serve her again.

“Your Majesty,” Renn suddenly said in a deep voice, “I have heard about what is happening outside.”

"Now that Duke Dacros has died, the nobles in the capital are full of complaints. Why not dismiss me from my post to appease their anger?"

Margarita was immediately shocked.

Is this child really capable of going to such lengths to share the burdens of me and His Majesty? To even sacrifice his own future?
This is loyalty...

The Queen looked at the young man again, her eyes filled with the same gaze she would give a knight from some ancient era.

Raine's face, however, showed only determination, resolve, and sacrifice, which made Margarita's eyes slightly moist—mainly her eyes, of course.

“Darling,” her voice softened, her hand unconsciously reaching for Ryan’s collar, “your loyalty has deeply moved me, and I will give you the compensation you deserve.”

A mysterious voice suddenly echoed in Renn's ears:

Oh dear, it's nothing serious, just take some medicine...

He lowered his head discreetly, tucking his hands into his sleeves to conceal the magical light emanating from his fingertips:
Calmness technique.

Queen Margaret was still feeling the stirrings of spring when she suddenly jolted awake, as if she had taken a cold shower on a hot day, and her whole body became languid.

A pure soul, free from desires and wants.

“Good child,” she said gently. “I will send your compensation to the Fahre family.”

Upon hearing that Her Majesty the Queen had changed the payment from sexual favors to cash compensation, Renn finally breathed a sigh of relief and showed an expression of overwhelming gratitude:

"I have no way to repay Your Majesty's kindness. I only pray that the gods will have mercy on me and allow me to serve you again for the rest of my life."

—————————— Raine's resignation was planned.

It's almost time; it's time to take the Dragon Girl to the rainforest peninsula to save the lizardmen.

After gaining enough favor with Her Majesty the Empress, he returned to the Imperial Capital Garrison and summoned several captains in gold robes to his office.

“I’ve resigned,” Ryan said bluntly.

The team leaders stared at each other in astonishment for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed all at once:

"Commander, don't go!"

"The Imperial Capital Garrison cannot do without you, just as the world cannot do without the sun!"

"In my heart, only you deserve the position of commander! I don't recognize anyone else in that position!"

"loyalty--"

"Stop fooling around," Renn interrupted the group's pledge of loyalty. "I'm not testing you."

"The death of Duke Dacros needs to be taken the blame by someone, and I have decided to share the burden for Her Majesty the Queen."

"The reason I called you here is to inform you of two things."

"First, after I leave, the position of commander of the Imperial Capital Garrison will not be vacant for long. It should be granted by the royal family to a nobleman of the Imperial Capital, which is also part of appeasing them. You can prepare to welcome your new superior."

"Secondly, I have witnessed your loyalty during my tenure. Therefore, I intend to organize a fraternity."

"After joining the Brotherhood, everyone must share honor and disgrace and pave the way for the interests of other brothers. If you don't want to work in the Imperial Capital Garrison in the future, you can come to River Bend Province to find me. The Faher family will guarantee you a job and benefits."

The captains in golden robes were silent for a moment, then spoke in unison:

"Let's join!"

There's really no need to worry too much about this. First of all, although Raine likes to have his men shout about loyalty, he has never really mistreated them. In fact, their income has even increased because of the city's sanitation fees.

Secondly, nobles would not serve as guards of the capital. Apart from the commander, everyone in the military camp was of commoner origin.

The biggest problem for people from humble backgrounds is that they have to work to earn money; if they don't work, they have no money—what businessmen often refer to as "having no income other than from labor services."

Who dares to say they can work in the Imperial Capital Garrison for life? Joining Lord Rein's Brotherhood guarantees a job even if you lose your job, without any cost. Hesitating for even a second is disrespectful to this secure job.

“Very good.” Raine was extremely satisfied with their performance. “Everyone in the Brotherhood must work together… let’s call it the ‘Brotherhood of Unity’.”

“I’m going back to River Bend Province. I won’t be your commander anymore. At most, I’ll be the elder brother in the Brotherhood. If you have any problems later, you can write to Raven and have him deliver it to me. I’ll try to find a way to solve them for you.”

"Goodbye."

As he spoke, Raine stood up and walked out of the military camp.

The captains in golden robes watched his retreating figure. Someone shouted, "Loyalty—!" Immediately, everyone instinctively stood at attention and shouted with all their might:

"loyalty!!!"

Considering that Rein had already stepped down from his position as commander, the captains' voices no longer contained the obsequiousness of the workplace, but only pure sincerity.

Outside the military camp, Ellina and Bersalia were waiting for him.

“I thought you really weren’t planning on going to the rainforest peninsula,” Ellina said casually.

“Raine Fahre never goes back on his word,” Raine said calmly.

“A person who never breaks their word is bound to break it at the crucial moment,” Bersalia said with a smile. “A good reputation makes the next betrayal even harder to guard against.”

“Your mind is filthy,” Ryan commented. “You don’t understand what virtue is at all.”

“I’m a dark elf,” Bersalia chuckled, then turned to Ellina and said, “Alright, let’s go.”

"I miss little Dia a little."

(End of this chapter)