Tearmoon Empire: Volume 12 [Parts 1 to 12] by Nozomu Mochitsuki

Author:Nozomu Mochitsuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter 28: If That’s What Mia Says...

While Mia had been chowing down in the dining hall, Sion and Tiona were preparing for their afternoon meeting in the student council room. Saint-Noel was originally built to only offer education at the junior-high level and above. Thus, offering elementary education meant a new teacher had to be procured, and today, they planned to meet with a prospect.

The Holy Principality of Belluga had sent information on the teacher, and Sion was currently looking it over. “So we really are forming a Special Elementary Education Course...” he muttered.

“What are your thoughts on the matter, Sion?” Tiona had been organizing some documents, but she lifted her face.

“I think it’s...commendable. Mia’s plan is both exact and multifaceted.”

“Multifaceted?” Tiona gave him a curious glance, but it was Keithwood who nodded in response.

“...Yes, that’s the perfect word.” As Sion’s vassal, Keithwood made an effort not to participate in conversations amongst nobility. However, that rule didn’t apply amongst the student council. For one, Mia loved directing questions at those around her. She valued hearing the opinions of others, and it was undoubtedly one of the traits that made her an excellent ruler.

Thus, at his core, Keithwood thought very highly of Mia. Even if she may have forced upon him the laborious work of making horse-shaped sandwiches—and passed that down to the Holy Lady Rafina, beloved by the whole continent—that much didn’t change. He held no grudges! Truly! But anyway...

“Um, what exactly do you mean?” Tiona still looked puzzled.

Sion responded, gathering his thoughts as he spoke. “Whether it’s her aim or just a side-effect, there are many advantages to it.”

“Yes, you’re...right. When Miss Mia saved...the Lulu Tribe...she built Princess Town. It became an...academic city...that develops wheat. It’s all...connected.” Tiona’s attendant, Liora Lulu, agreed.

As Sion listened, he ran a pen over a blank space in the documents before him. “Her main aim for the SEEC program is to prevent the creation of more Serpents. However, there is currently another reason to erect such a program—the Great Famine.”

“How is that related...?”

“The children who will be welcomed into the program are mainly orphans or those raised in the slums. Should a famine break out, they are the ones who will be abandoned first. People are starting to worry about possible starvation, and it is now, in this moment, that Mia is paying attention to these children. It’s bound to send a strong message to the other nobility.”

At the very least, Sion thought it would be a strong message to Sunkland’s nobles. Through Mia’s aid, Sunkland had begun to stockpile rations. While it may not be as abundant as Tearmoon’s, they had succeeded in procuring a hefty supply.

However, there were still some amongst the nobility that expressed doubt. While Sunkland’s main principles were justice and fairness, there may be some who would conclude that it would be best to abandon the orphans. It was easy to be moral in times of peace, but in crisis, many revealed their coldhearted nature. Sion believed it to be a sign of humanity’s weakness.

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