I think it’s best to leave the subject of the succession to the throne alone for the time being.
It is not something I can do anything about.
The priority right now is Dorius’ problem.
I will only give Charles instructions to prepare to mobilize the army and keep an eye on the situation.
There is one more thing that I would like to start doing now.
It’s a dream come true to focus on one thing in my position.
I asked for Delphine.
Delphine came to me, mentally calm now that the Ministry of Education was back on track.
“What is going on, my lord?”
“Yes, there are some rules I need to set soon. Right now, you are the Minister of Education.”
Delphine began to become nervous at my thought-provoking talk.
“Is there something about… the way I work that…”
Oh shit… I tried to find the right moment to start talking, but all I did was nervous her in vain.
I hurriedly stopped her with my hand.
“No, no, I have nothing to complain about. I’m sorry I made you nervous. What I mean is that I would like to decide as an organization what to do when you have children in the future.”
Delphine blushed a bit, but quickly slumped.
“Oh…it’s true, when I was in the guild, if you got pregnant, someone will take over and you’ll retire…”
I guess I don’t want to go as far as retirement.
It is only her wish first, but I would like to be able to choose either way.
“No, I am not thinking of going as far as retirement. For me, her wish comes first, but I am considering taking a leave of absence. Of course, I intend to have her return to work after she has finished raising her children.”
When she heard the word “leave of absence,” it didn’t seem to ring a bell.
Is there no such concept in this world?
“A leave of absence…? What kind of system is that?”
“It is a response to the temporary inability to work due to pregnancy, injury, or illness. You wait until that person is able to return to work. When they are able to return, we hope they will be able to work again. As a man, I do not know how long it takes to raise a child. I would like the women’s team to decide on a system.”
Delphine seems to have gotten it off her chest.
I wonder if she likes her current job.
“That makes me very happy. Because I like my job very much right now…”
“I’m sure that expenses involved in raising a child can be significant. If the child is a citizen’s child, we are considering offering support from the city. As for a leave of absence, we can’t afford the normal wages, but we would be willing to give the bare minimum to make ends meet, including for the child.”
Delphine is listening to me with a serious face.
She doesn’t seem to have any doubts at the moment.
Let’s continue just like this.
“If the leave of absence is for a month or so, there is no problem with a substitute, but if it is for a year, the substitute will not be able to maintain motivation. If that happens, you will have to ask them to take over the job. Apart from that, what will be your duties when you return to work in the future? I think a lot of decisions will need to be made. I would like Delphine to take the lead in deciding on the establishment of rules in that area. I will leave the selection of people to you.”
Leave the women’s matters to women.
It would be best to let those who might be involved decide.
And in Mil’s case, if she gets pregnant, it won’t be a problem because we have Kiara.
Delphine nodded happily.
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“Yes, I would be happy to do it! Oh, may I ask your lordship’s wife to help?”
“Yes, if it’s okay with Mil.”
Mil also looked at Delphine and nodded with a smile.
I told Delphine last night that I would appoint Delphine to establish the rules.
I was very careful to explain to her that I didn’t want her to assume that it was difficult to have children and didn’t ask Mil to do it… and she laughed at me.
She smiled and said she knew I wouldn’t decide for that reason.
After seeing Delphine off in high spirits, I pondered about the social advancement of women, which is so foreign in this world.
If they want to concentrate on housework and child rearing as is conventionally done, that’s fine.
If some women wish to work, let them do so.
We cannot afford to say that it is only for men.
As you can imagine, we have no intention of admitting women into the military….
In all the battles we have had with various tribes, there has not been a single woman in the offensive force.
In other words, it is probably socially accepted that women do not stand in battle.
It seems that this is not so different from before my reincarnation.
If it is a small number like adventurers or knights, there is no problem if there are women.
Or even if they are carried as banners, it would be fine.
In a society where it is common knowledge that women do not go into battle, forcing women into a large group such as an army would be detrimental.
A military researcher once said…
He said that having women in the military is like having a mixed team in football.
If that happens, men will face double suffering.
They will be accused of tackling female players, whether they tackle them or not.
If he were to be knocked down by a female athlete, he would feel humiliated as a tough male athlete.
Because of this dilemma, male athletes abandon the game.
And they would focus on something else that would allow them to show off their male side.
I heard that the Israeli army had a problem after the fourth Middle East war when they let women in and as a result, the best men ran away and the function and prestige of the army declined.
In the U.S., too, women are being recruited into the military, but with unique problems.
There was a theory that men cannot bear children, so they show off their social significance by fighting.
It seems that the basic role of men is to fight, which is the same in every world.
(T/N: I didn’t make any problem with the theory part, that’s what it says here.)
Men and women are different creatures.
It would be futile to bind them completely to the same rules.
It will be more in the future when people will cry out loudly for gender freedom.
Case by case will be important.
Leaving that aside, I wanted to check something now.
It would be fine if it was an oversight.
“Mil, I have a question for the elders of the Elves Hidden Village. Can you give him a message?”
Mil stiffened at the sudden topic from me.
She panicked for a moment, and then snapped out of it.
“E-Ehhh… What kind of question is that?”
“They’ve been here for many years… that’s why they know some things.”
Mil nodded her head a bit, trying to anticipate what my question would be.
“Of course, I’ll give them the message… but they’re in hiding, so they don’t know the details of what each tribe is up to. They just know where they are and what they are doing.”
I’m sure they will avoid an attitude of favoring one side of the force over the other.
If I ask such a question, it will be brushed off.
It’s got to be a question they have no reason to refuse.
“No… it’s kind of like small talk in a way.”
I think it’s best to leave the subject of the succession to the throne alone for the time being.
It is not something I can do anything about.
The priority right now is Dorius’ problem.
I will only give Charles instructions to prepare to mobilize the army and keep an eye on the situation.
There is one more thing that I would like to start doing now.
It’s a dream come true to focus on one thing in my position.
I asked for Delphine.
Delphine came to me, mentally calm now that the Ministry of Education was back on track.
“What is going on, my lord?”
“Yes, there are some rules I need to set soon. Right now, you are the Minister of Education.”
Delphine began to become nervous at my thought-provoking talk.
“Is there something about… the way I work that…”
Oh shit… I tried to find the right moment to start talking, but all I did was nervous her in vain.
I hurriedly stopped her with my hand.
“No, no, I have nothing to complain about. I’m sorry I made you nervous. What I mean is that I would like to decide as an organization what to do when you have children in the future.”
Delphine blushed a bit, but quickly slumped.
“Oh…it’s true, when I was in the guild, if you got pregnant, someone will take over and you’ll retire…”
I guess I don’t want to go as far as retirement.
It is only her wish first, but I would like to be able to choose either way.
“No, I am not thinking of going as far as retirement. For me, her wish comes first, but I am considering taking a leave of absence. Of course, I intend to have her return to work after she has finished raising her children.”
When she heard the word “leave of absence,” it didn’t seem to ring a bell.
Is there no such concept in this world?
“A leave of absence…? What kind of system is that?”
“It is a response to the temporary inability to work due to pregnancy, injury, or illness. You wait until that person is able to return to work. When they are able to return, we hope they will be able to work again. As a man, I do not know how long it takes to raise a child. I would like the women’s team to decide on a system.”
Delphine seems to have gotten it off her chest.
I wonder if she likes her current job.
“That makes me very happy. Because I like my job very much right now…”
“I’m sure that expenses involved in raising a child can be significant. If the child is a citizen’s child, we are considering offering support from the city. As for a leave of absence, we can’t afford the normal wages, but we would be willing to give the bare minimum to make ends meet, including for the child.”
Delphine is listening to me with a serious face.
She doesn’t seem to have any doubts at the moment.
Let’s continue just like this.
“If the leave of absence is for a month or so, there is no problem with a substitute, but if it is for a year, the substitute will not be able to maintain motivation. If that happens, you will have to ask them to take over the job. Apart from that, what will be your duties when you return to work in the future? I think a lot of decisions will need to be made. I would like Delphine to take the lead in deciding on the establishment of rules in that area. I will leave the selection of people to you.”
Leave the women’s matters to women.
It would be best to let those who might be involved decide.
And in Mil’s case, if she gets pregnant, it won’t be a problem because we have Kiara.
Delphine nodded happily.
""
“Yes, I would be happy to do it! Oh, may I ask your lordship’s wife to help?”
“Yes, if it’s okay with Mil.”
Mil also looked at Delphine and nodded with a smile.
I told Delphine last night that I would appoint Delphine to establish the rules.
I was very careful to explain to her that I didn’t want her to assume that it was difficult to have children and didn’t ask Mil to do it… and she laughed at me.
She smiled and said she knew I wouldn’t decide for that reason.
After seeing Delphine off in high spirits, I pondered about the social advancement of women, which is so foreign in this world.
If they want to concentrate on housework and child rearing as is conventionally done, that’s fine.
If some women wish to work, let them do so.
We cannot afford to say that it is only for men.
As you can imagine, we have no intention of admitting women into the military….
In all the battles we have had with various tribes, there has not been a single woman in the offensive force.
In other words, it is probably socially accepted that women do not stand in battle.
It seems that this is not so different from before my reincarnation.
If it is a small number like adventurers or knights, there is no problem if there are women.
Or even if they are carried as banners, it would be fine.
In a society where it is common knowledge that women do not go into battle, forcing women into a large group such as an army would be detrimental.
A military researcher once said…
He said that having women in the military is like having a mixed team in football.
If that happens, men will face double suffering.
They will be accused of tackling female players, whether they tackle them or not.
If he were to be knocked down by a female athlete, he would feel humiliated as a tough male athlete.
Because of this dilemma, male athletes abandon the game.
And they would focus on something else that would allow them to show off their male side.
I heard that the Israeli army had a problem after the fourth Middle East war when they let women in and as a result, the best men ran away and the function and prestige of the army declined.
In the U.S., too, women are being recruited into the military, but with unique problems.
There was a theory that men cannot bear children, so they show off their social significance by fighting.
It seems that the basic role of men is to fight, which is the same in every world.
(T/N: I didn’t make any problem with the theory part, that’s what it says here.)
Men and women are different creatures.
It would be futile to bind them completely to the same rules.
It will be more in the future when people will cry out loudly for gender freedom.
Case by case will be important.
Leaving that aside, I wanted to check something now.
It would be fine if it was an oversight.
“Mil, I have a question for the elders of the Elves Hidden Village. Can you give him a message?”
Mil stiffened at the sudden topic from me.
She panicked for a moment, and then snapped out of it.
“E-Ehhh… What kind of question is that?”
“They’ve been here for many years… that’s why they know some things.”
Mil nodded her head a bit, trying to anticipate what my question would be.
“Of course, I’ll give them the message… but they’re in hiding, so they don’t know the details of what each tribe is up to. They just know where they are and what they are doing.”
I’m sure they will avoid an attitude of favoring one side of the force over the other.
If I ask such a question, it will be brushed off.
It’s got to be a question they have no reason to refuse.
“No… it’s kind of like small talk in a way.”
