Arthur met Duke Julius, who had come back within a day, in his own office.

“Duke.”

Standing up to shake hands, Arthur’s face was as fresh and plain as if there was no such occurrence between us.

“……”

The Duke silently accepted his hand with a stern face, then let go.

Without bringing up the issue of the shoddy supply, the Duke only mentioned that he had come to apologize for his mistake yesterday.

“……”

Arthur signaled with his eyes to his knights who were guarding behind him to go outside.

After a quite a long conversation alone with Arthur,

Duke Julius, who came out of the office, personally found Lionel and apologized with a respectful attitude.

“I’m sorry. It may not compensate for the insult you received, but I will at least compensate you for the medical expenses.”

Lionel accepted the apology timidly.

After receiving the compensation later, Lionel commented that he could take about three more slaps.

And two days later.

The remaining reform soldiers all arrived in Julius’ territory.

It was a week since Arthur returned as Duke Julius.

The newly arrived people were over five times the number of reformists who had arrived first with Arthur.

‘Wow……’

Reina opened her mouth in surprise as she saw the people filled in the border area garrison outside the window.

It was a huge number of people.

“I thought the people who arrived with Kyung and me on the reform a week ago were all……”

Arthur grinned.

“Those who could move on horseback came quickly first. Those who arrived with me that day were mostly knights or soldiers who could move on horseback. Soldiers who took time to move were to follow separately.”

Arthur stood by her and looked out the window with Reina.

“In fact, the people who arrived today are really Julius’ conscripted soldiers.”

“Ah……”

I see.

Somehow, those who came earlier seemed to be armed similarly to Sir Arthur.

People who can move on horseback……

So that’s why they were able to arrive so fast against expectations.

Reina understood everything belatedly.

But why did Sir Arthur come in such a hurry?

“But madam.”

Arthur playfully flicked her forehead.

“When will you call me ‘Sir Arthur’.”

Arthur smiled.

“Oh, I’m sorry. ……Arthur……”

Reina felt shy at his unreserved joke and touched her forehead that his fingertip had slightly brushed.

Reina hesitated and said.

“……it’s still a bit…… awkward. I’ll call you that when I get comfortable. ……You can also speak to me comfortably. I’m young.”

Arthur asked back without looking at her, his gaze still outside the window.

“By name?”

“……”

Oh.

……Reina ended up awkwardly laughing without saying anything.

Arthur quietly smiled and said,

“I’ll do the same when I get comfortable, madam.”

Arthur went out with his knights to greet the arriving soldiers, then turned around to escort them and saluted back towards the Duke.

And then he erected the imperial flag facing the west where the emperor is, and saluted.

Duke Julius and his wife quietly watched them from a seat arranged a little higher.

Unusually, the Duke didn’t overdo it by coming out to act friendly or show off to Arthur or the returning soldiers.

And on that day, a proper street festival celebrating the full return of the soldiers took place all day long in the territory.

There were mishaps from a week ago and preparations had been made since two days ago, so a street feast of much grander scale than the first reform was held.

It was something Arthur had requested when Duke Julius visited two days ago.

Food that was delicious, rare, and fulfilling were supplied all over the territory and garrison because a much larger sum of money was spent in a more organized manner.

And about the time the soldiers were dumbfounded by the Duke’s changed attitude and their jaws dropped at the huge amount of reward money for participating in the war that arrived in front of them and their families.

News came out.

【 Exclusive! Solo interview with Sir Arthur! “Julius’s supplies, cannot deny there were immature parts. But Duke Julius is not petty.” 】

It’s true that there were deficiencies in Julius’ supplies.

But one thing I can clearly tell you is that His Excellency the Duke is not stingy as misunderstood by the public.

Things like supplies can naturally be plundered and accidents can occur in the middle.

Following the rules, here is your translated passage:

Two days ago, Arthur had demanded just compensation for the knights and war veterans who returned against the duke who came looking for him.

And the duke had accepted the proposal of the successor with joint control within the family, equivalent to the ‘head of the family’.

The authority within the family and the private property were separate, so in fact, he could have rejected it as much as he wanted.

【Julius, the largest war compensation ever paid to the war veterans!】

【Julius generously opens the vault! War veterans sitting on a pile of money 】