90 C86 Big Boy Time Skip

*I said it would happen and here it is. The big time skip.*

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Six years have passed since Souei won the tournament and officially was named the strongest in the kingdom. Souei was awarded all of his prize money and his choice of binding weapon from the palace vault. He did not need money, so I told him to use the money to help build my order of assassins. As for the weapon, he already has his dual swords so he turned down the binding weapon. He wanted to pick one and give it to me, but I could just walk into the vault and take whatever I want. Even if I couldn't take a binding weapon, they will be mine sooner or later as I'm the next king.

The day after the tournament a parade was held in the honor of our three champions. It was a military-style parade with soldiers in full dress displaying their medals proudly. The winners of the 70s and 80s section were dressed in military uniforms as well, as they both accepted high-level positions in the royal army. Of course, nothing too high, as giving strangers unrestricted control of our army would be foolish. They will have Souei clones watching their every move for about a year. That year will be what I call their trial year to see if they can handle their position and stay loyal. Traitors will be killed and if they can't handle their position they won't move any further up the ladder. Souei obviously didn't accept the offer to join the army since he is my servant.

After the tournament, I spent some time with my parents before heading back to my Duchy. By the time I was leaving the capital, the Bestia royal family hadn't left yet. Before I could leave the capital, I was coerced into promising princess Aella that I would go to school in the Bestia kingdoms capital. Since she has responsibilities back in her country, Aella can't stay here and get to know me. At first, she wanted me to go back with her after the tournament, but I have a duchy to run so we came to an agreement. I would enroll in the prestigious Sitworth Academy when I'm of age. Princess Ruby said she would be enrolling with me as well. Apparently, every member of the Bestia royal family attends Sitworth.

Until then we would visit each other through teleportation. Throughout these six years, we've visited each other at least once a week. Souei would bring her to me or I would go to her. It took a bit of trust to get the beast king to allow his daughter to teleport thousands of miles away to visit me. The promise that Souei would protect her won him over. Who wouldn't trust the strength of the strongest in the Fortis Kingdom? Over this time we became good friends and I was considering the marriage contract. I'll use my time in Sitworth Academy to decide for sure if I want to marry her.

My favorite blacksmith Dalir has made great strides in forging the binding weapons and armor. He has already crafted dozens of them, but there's a problem. He's the only one that makes them, and they can't be mass-produced with molds as I'd hoped. I guess the saying is true.

'I can't have my cake and eat it too'

At least not yet. Dalir said that if he increases his blacksmith rank, then he may be able to find a solution. It's unlikely to happen, but I can only hope.

The Duchy has been advancing rapidly throughout these six years. Every road in the Duchy has been paved with concrete. Due to the new advanced roads, the trade in and around Ephia has become faster and smoother. New buildings and houses are being built with concrete, wood, and metal reinforcement. The metal was easily accessible thanks to the molds I introduced to Dalir, and the wood was provided by Anna Yelyra. She's been doing a very good job of managing the forests and has set up a forestry plan that protects the environment and provides jobs to citizens.

The farmers finally started seeing returns for their hard work. After years of handpicking the best plants and using their seeds to plant the next harvest, Ephias crop yield has been increasing gradually. The farmers that were once annoyed with the added work are now singing my name for teaching them.

Free public schools have continued to be built throughout my Duchy, and I'm happy to say that 80 percent of my Duchies territory has schools open and running smoothly. The other 20 percent are still being built. About one more year and every single citizen in Ephia will have access to free education.

The Sena College has been built and anyone that wishes for advanced learning can apply. Of course, they would have to have graduated from one of the many schools in Ephia to get accepted, and college is free just like the public schools. The maids that I gave my old school books to have already memorized and mastered them, and they have been teaching at the college for two years now. I've also put Rem in charge of the college and named her the principal. Since she also studied my old class book and was originally in charge of the maids, I thought it made sense to keep her in charge.

Other than that, Granny has been continuing my training. She invited her new friend Delilah to help with my training, and I think she takes out her frustration at losing to my subordinate on me. If the hellish training they put me through wasn't so productive, I would have had Souei start dealing out punishments.

I've also been continuing my dungeon diving in Sena. I've made it to around the 40th floor and reached rank 37. I only reached that floor at such a low-rank thanks to Souei and my party's assistance. Rem has also ranked up to 32. The only reason she is lower than me is that I'm hogging all of the XP. I would be a higher level, but I've been clearing some floors without help to sharpen my skills.

Now to the good stuff! I summoned a new servant a month after the tournament ended. He has been extremely helpful in helping me run Ephia these past years.

(A/N: Can anyone guess who was summoned?)

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