Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga - 167

I was slowly, slowly narrowing the siege of King’s Landing.

I was strangling them with a cotton ball.

My goal was to create a state of moderate starvation in King’s Landing. It would not raise the will to fight, and more importantly, Hasse’s position would become even worse if he was not able to protect the people of King’s Landing.

It is the duty of a king to protect his people. Even in an age when the nation is divided into countless small states, if he cannot even save the people of King’s Landing, he is not a king.

However, it would not look good if he seriously causes many people to die of starvation. Therefore, he allowed ordinary citizens to escape from the capital. We kept a close watch on them to make sure that Hasse and those with him did not escape.

I made repeated threats of surrender in Rumi’s name. The eastern lords Hasse relied on have either surrendered or been destroyed. There is no force that is on Hasse’s side. Nothing can be done by his own military might alone.

At last, they built a castle close to the castle to watch the enemy.

Rumi also sent an ultimatum that if they did not stop fighting here, they would have no choice but to launch a general offensive.

Whether or not he would immediately launch an all-out attack was not clear, but it was a threat.

Still, Hasse remained silent. Rather than being stubborn, he did not want to face reality. His hope of being called the founder of the Kingdom of Thirlwil was about to be ended in the worst possible way.

However, despite Hasse’s silence, the kingdom’s officials were fleeing the capital one after another.

It is hard to imagine that we will use them when we come to power, but killing them here would be counterproductive, so we do not take their lives.

And on the fifth day after the complete siege of the capital.

One of the officials of the capital came to see me.

It was Jahnhan the Dragon.

He was a dragon man.

Since I was in the mood, I met with Jahnhahn in a makeshift tea room.

“When was the last time we met like this?

Jahnhahn was as laid-back as usual, as if he thought that nothing had changed in the capital.

“You didn’t escape from King’s Landing, did you? It’s true that technically you’re not a vassal of mine as regent, but an official of the kingdom. ……

Most of the officials with whom I had close ties had left King’s Landing. Some of them fled as early as the moment Hasse considered me a bandit.

It was only natural that they would be suspected of espionage if they had stayed behind, and even if they had not, they would have been in danger.

“If I am not in King’s Landing, I can’t do my business. Besides–”

Jahnhahn smiles to hide his mouth.

“You know my relationship with the Regent, Master Hasse, so you can’t take our lives.”

So he thought that if he killed his mistress here, he would finally be saved.

“Also, I came here today to negotiate a surrender. I’m here as an emissary of Lord Hasse.

“I see. It seems that Hasse-dono can think at least that smart.”

Behind Jahnhahn’s back, you can see the desperate look on Hasse’s face as she tries to somehow keep things quiet.

“The following is only Hasse’s opinion, so please don’t take it out on me.

As was to be expected, since he had made that preface, Hasse was still making convenient statements at this stage of the meeting.

“I will pardon your rebellion and ask you to withdraw your troops,” he said. You still don’t doubt that you are the king, do you?

“It is a basic principle of negotiation to make an offer first. Well, what do you think?

“Tell them that His Majesty here is considering killing the former king who occupies the capital. We can do as much or as little as sending assassins.”

Jahnhahn did not change color, but laughed calmly the whole time.

“I understand. I will tell him so, as a messenger. However, I am sure that Hasse would like to make sure that you are safe, so the sooner you can make that clear, the sooner we can talk.”

And before I could say anything, Jahnhahn leaned closer to me.

“I have a plan,” he said.

The plan was not a bad one. I’m glad Jahnhahn came here. He could never have done it with Hasse’s favorites.

“All right, let’s go with that. I’ll let his majesty know too.

“Yes. Thank you very much.

The date and time for the fall of King’s Landing are about to be set.

The time of the fall of King’s Landing is about to be decided.

The next day, a messenger arrived from Hasse’s side to accept the surrender. It was a young man who had been favored by Hasse and had risen in the ranks.

Hasse formally abdicated to Rumi I and lived in the lands he had been given as a retreat as the former king – that was the condition of his surrender.

At the same time, Hasse officially hands over the royal crown to Rumi in a coronation ceremony. With this, the civil war is considered to be peacefully resolved.

Rumi could not refuse, since the country would be united.

Finally, the is over. Without a doubt, a new era begins here.

The new era will begin here.

In the days leading up to the coronation, Rumi and I purified ourselves in the river. It was Rumi’s idea, not a tradition.

This coronation is qualitatively different from the previous ones. Rumi said that he wanted to take on the throne with a certain amount of responsibility and determination.

“I’m sorry to keep you company. Are you cold?”

Rumi, wearing a white cloth, said to me, who was wearing the same cloth.

“This is nothing compared to the pain I went through when I was a little girl.

I wanted to hug the shivering Rumi, but I thought that would defeat the purpose of purifying myself, so I refrained.