“Go ahead,” Siegfried allowed Michele to speak.

“First, I wish to sincerely congratulate Your Majesty for becoming a Dragon Slayer,” Michele said.

“Thanks. So what is it that you wanted to say?”

“Please bestow me an official governmental position.”

“A governmental position?”

“The administrative state of the Proatine… it’s a mess, so there is a limit to what I can do with my current authority. If you bestow me with an appropriate rank, then I can—”

Siegfried interrupted the boy and said, “I hereby appoint Michele de Petronas as the Minister of State.”

Siegfried appointed the boy as the Minister of State on the spot.

“Your Majesty!” Michele exclaimed, stupefied by the sudden appointment.

He wasn’t alone…

“Ha! Minister of State?!”

“Oh my god!”

“Haha! A boy is the Minister of State?!”

The officials of Proatine were taken aback as well.

It was understandable. After all, the Minister of State would be the king’s proxy when it came to the internal affairs of the kingdom, and it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that Michele was now the second-in-command in the kingdom after Siegfried.

“I have high expectations from you, Michele—no, Sir Michele. I know that you likewise have high expectations from me, but I want you to be patient for now. Do you understand?”

“Yes, Your Majesty! I understand!” Michele replied while bowing once again to show his reverence toward...