Chapter 162
The new system of the Saxon Duchy under Dale.
Moreover, the ducal affairs he had to oversee in place of the Duke of Saxony were endless, including developing the Demon King’s Domain and the Labyrinth City—originally under the responsibility of Viscount Dale—into a hub for artifact and magic stone trade.
However, governing the duchy as the empire’s foremost grand vassal was not the role of the duke alone.
The Saxon household steward, the Duke of Saxony’s trusted loyal vassal, Lord Helmut, and countless other retainers besides.
“Set your mind at ease, young master! Is not this Helmut here with you?”
Dale was already studying various aspects of the art of kingship as the heir to the ducal house, so he was not flustered by suddenly finding himself seated upon the throne of Saxony.
As always, Lady Shadow, the black-clad knight who guarded his side, was with him.
But as fate would have it, the annual cycle of the ‘Tower Trial’ at the Black Magic Tower had arrived precisely around that time.
At that moment, in the Black Duke’s office.
“Has the body still not returned?”
Dale asked the Saxon Duke present with concern.
That day, recalling how he had faced the Immortal Warrior as the continent’s foremost dark mage. It was unquestionably a clash between ‘true mages’ themselves. A battle of the highest caliber, one that the current Dail could not even dare to approach.
“There’s no need to worry too much. My identity has already been overlaid onto this body; only a few adjustments remain.”
