Duchy of Brunhild

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## Politics

### Government

* Unitary
* Semi-Constitutional Monarchy

## Debut

### Light Novel

Volume 4

The **Duchy of Brunhild** (ブリュンヒルド公国, *Buryunhirudo Kōkoku*?) is a sovereign city-state in between the Kingdom of Belfast and Regulus Empire, governed by Touya Mochizuki. Later, the duchy’s development is being managed by Kousaka Masanobu of the Elite Four who is also the counselor of the duchy. The land was given to Touya as a gift from both the Emperor of Regulus and the King of Belfast while also serving as their form of an alliance. The duchy also hosts the World Alliance's monthly congress and sporting event.

At present the country solely consists of a still-expanding town, which makes them one in the same. Touya considered building more towns in once the capital is fully established.

## Geography

The Duchy of Brunhild is located on the south of the borderline between the Kingdom of Belfast and the Regulus Empire where 2/3 to the north of the border is occupied by Melicia Mountain Range (メリシア山脈, *Merishia Sanmyaku*?). The area of the Duchy is about 410 square kilometers, or according to Touya, 2/3 the area of 23 ward of Tokyo City, which is 621 square kilometers. The land is fertile, but also featureless, with only a single river flowing through the land and a single highway that stretches from east to west. The highway connects the Kingdom of Belfast to the west to the Regulus Empire to the east. The highway passes by the royal castle on the midway and has checkpoints on both ends. Before Touya Mochizuki claimed the land, it was bustling with demon beasts and bandits.

### Land Management

The eastern area of the land is dedicated for agriculture, mostly rice fields. The rice used is a higher quality version of Eashen's rice, which is produced by The Alchemy Building. The production process makes the rice plants plague-resistant and more fruitful. The agricultural areas of the duchy are being managed by Naitō Masatoyo (one of the Elite Four).

## Demographic

The population of the Duchy of Brunhild is made up of mostly Eashen immigrants. These immigrants are composed of 67 people (including children), who are actually ninjas, from Tsubaki's clan, and about 50 people made up of the Elite Four and their subordinates. After the Knight Order’s recruitment, 22 new immigrants, 17 beastmen and 5 demi-humans, came to the duchy. . Even though most the citizen come from Eashen, the resident houses and commercial building have western style architecture. The country later receives additional immigrants after the fallout of the Sandorian incident though the exact amount of people that immigrated to Brunhild is unknown.

Immigrants from other nations also continue to move to Brunhild, due to Touya establishing anyone is welcome regardless of race.

## Economy

The economy of the country is based on its specialty product, the bicycle. Naitō Masatoyo of the Elite Four is responsible for the economy management of the duchy. The duchy shopping district, which is located on the highroad, is flourish with coffee shops, bicycle shops, weapon shops, armor shops, and tool shops. Later, when the duchy expanded its territory using transitional gate, vendors lined off in front of the gates that sell various types of equipment and objects for the adventurers exploring the dungeons (compasses, potions, canteens,emergency rations,etc.). There is also a former Takeda's ninja (and subordinate of Tsubaki) who undercover as stall vendor to keep an eye on any disturbances that occur near the transfer gates as well as supplies information to Touya. Touya later establishes beach areas on several of the islands that did not have dungeons (a private beach for his family and friends and a public beach for regular people)

## Royal Family

Unlike most royal families, their name can be addressed either using the country's name (Brunhild) for their family name or Touya's last name, Mochizuki.

### Brunhild Royal Castle

The royal castle of Brunhild Duchy is located in the middle of the country. It is larger than the Belfast Mansion and surrounded by 2-kilometer-long-moat, the water in which comes from a nearby river and is purified using Babylon's technology. The idea of the royal castle was using Kingdom of Belfast's royal castle as the foundation which then adjusted according to the king's and his fiancées' (later wives) suggestion. The contractor for the building project was High Rosetta and she also utilized her Babylon, The Workshop, for finishing the project. The material came from an abandoned castle of a former feudal lord at the northern Regulus Empire and the construction was completed in three days. The castle has defense facilities which consist of a rampart and side towers along with a guard station. It also has a large garden with a large fountain in the middle and two training fields, one located on the back of the house and the other located underground. The castle is a 2-story building with interior that resembles Kingdom of Belfast's castle interior and the castle has been enchanted with 「Protection」. Each member of the Royal Family has their own room; so neither wife can monopolize their husband. (Linze's room is filed with stuffed toys and sewing gear; Yae's room is modeled after Eashen; Hilde's has her weapons and a stuffed dragon head; Elze's room is surprisingly filled with girly things, etc) The audience hall is rarely used by Touya, as the country is just starting out.

## Military

### Brunhild Knight Order

#### Overview

Before the Knight Order of the duchy was created, Touya Mochizuki employed 3 former soldiers from the Kingdom of Mismede, Lain Netherland, Nikola Strand and Norn Siberia who received recommendation from Leen and approval from Yumina Ernea Belfast as the first law enforcers of the country . These three recruits then become the leaders of the Knight Order with Lain as the commander and both Nikola and Norn as the vice-commanders. Baba Nobuharu and Yamagata Masakage of the Elite Four moved to the duchy and were then employed as the battle instructors of the knight order. The knight order is composed of 15 former soldiers of Takeda from Baba Nobuharu's subordinates, 15 former soldiers of Takeda from Yamagata Masakage, 10 former shinobi of Takeda including Tsubaki for the spy unit, and 64 newly recruited soldiers, 22 of whom are beastmen and demi-humans.

The Brunhild Knight Order is equipped with armor which is made from mithril and a sword, sheath, and shield made of Phrasium, enchanted with 【Gravity】 to minimize its weight. Because of the crystal like weapon and shield, the Brunhild Knight Order is also known as The Order of the Crystal Blade .

### Brunhild City Guards[*citation needed*]

A Knight order unit separated from the first that look after the city, as they are separated from the kight order they can't move even when the order is deployed. They are commanded by Yamagata and Baba so they can act even if Touya is out the Duchy

#### Selection

* **Qualification**:
	1. Do not have criminal record.
	2. There is no limitation regarding gender, age, and race.
* **Selection Step**:
	1. Registration and stamp number picking.
	2. Perseverance Test.
	3. Fighting Skill Exam.
	4. Interview.

### Frame Gears

*Main article: Frame Gears*
Frame Gears are single-piloted giant mobile robot which were designed by Regina Babylon to combat the Phrase.

## Places

* **Fashion King Zanac - Brunhild Branch**: a boutique which sell exotic style fashion and owned by Zanac Zenfield. Touya let him found it in gratitude for helping him upon arrival in the world.
* **Silver Moon Inn - Brunhild Branch**: an inn which has hot spring public bath. The water for the bath is being enchanted with 「Recovery」 and 「Refresh」. Micah is the branch manager, having founded it at Touya's request. Initially understaffed due to Micah being the only employee, Touya helped hire more staff.
* **Parent - Brunhild Branch**: a cafe which also sells desserts that Touya teaches the recipe to. Aer is the branch manager, having founded it at Touya's request.
* **Strand Trading - Brunhild Branch**: a trading branch office, the headquarters of which are located in the Kingdom of Mismede. Owned by Olba Strand.
* **Adventurer Guild - Brunhild Branch**: an adventurer guild branch office located on the west side of the country. It has a tavern next to it. The guild master of this guild is a half-elf called Relisha Millian. The Guild primarily served to gather information, as Brunhild has no bandits ot dangerous beasts in the area for hunting.
According to Allistella, Ende doesn't become the Guild Master of this branch in the future.
* **Transition Gates - Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo**: a set of three transfer gates that led to three separate dungeons that are mostly used for bringing in adventurers for both the country and the guild. The number and types of monsters that appear in each dungeon differs in each one.
	+ **Amaterasu** : it has more magic beasts than the other dungeon.
	+ **Tsukuyomi** : it has more undead monsters than the other dungeon.
	+ **Susanoo**: it has more normal monsters than the other dungeon.
* **Days of the Week islands:** Seven islands with each named after a day of the week from Earth (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday). One serves as the private beach for the Mochizuki monarchy and their friends, while two serve as public beaches.
* **Brunhild Hospital**: Due to increase of adventurers and travelers coming through the Brunhild Duchy Touya builds a hospital where the dungeon explorers can go to treat their wounds and injuries. The hospital itself is manned by recovery specialists who can use light attribute healing magic as well as doctors who can diagnose and treat different illnesses and injuries. The prices for treatment differs but is free for children 13 years or younger.
* **Brunhild School**: A school that was built by Touya with the needs of the children in mind; believing that providing an education to the entire populace (like on Earth) would greatly benefit everyone. It is currently run by Fiana (Sakura's mother) and currently has two teachers: a male elf named Leisail and a human female named Miette. The school has at present a total of 80 students with the majority being the children of adventurers, merchants, land developers and carpenters. The school was 80% complete by Touya's first visit to the Demon Kingdom of Xenoahs and was fully completed after the destruction of the Golden Order.
In the future, Fiana still the principle of the school and it is jammed packed.
* **Baseball Stadium:** A large baseball stadium was constructed to host annual baseball games between the various members of the World Alliance and also various other events. Much like a normal stadium, there are box-seats for important people; the Mochizuki royal family and visiting rulers use this area.
* **Brunhild Church:** A place of worship. It is currently being maintained by a pastor that was dispatched by the Ramissh Theocracy and a Shinto priest.
* **Fishing Port Island:** An island where a fishing town has been established to help increase the income of the country. It was established on one of the seven islands that contain the transfer gates.
* **Clock Tower:** There is also a clock tower that was installed in the central plaza of the castle town. It is divided into twelve parts all of which are written in the ancient Partheno language. It is enchanted with light magic to allow it to be seen in the nighttime as well. It is considered to be similar in appearance to Big Ben in London.

## Notable Events

* **Country Foundation**: The country was founded during the aftermath of the attempted coup of the Regulus Empire. It was given to Touya as a gift by the rulers of the Kingdom of Belfast and the Regulus Empire.
* **Friendship Party**
* **Frame Gear Debut**
* **Combined Sports and Shoji Festival**

## Trivia

* The duchy is named after the war maiden, one of the valkyrie in music dramas by Richard Wagner, The Ring of the Nibelung.
* Touya had considered the name Nihon (ニホン, *Nihon*?), Japan (ジャパン, *Japan*?), and Zipangu (ジパング, *Jipangu*?) as the name of the duchy.
* Unlike regular royal families, Touya does not condone the idea of forcing his children into political marriage; he will only have them to marry for love, which the Bride Conference has also agreed to (as they all married Touya out of love).
* Contrary to typical kingdoms with multiple queens, Touya values his wives equally with neither more important than the other. Though other countries, he believes, would look down on Yae, Linze and Elze for being commoners. Due their original social status, publicly they are not ranked by engagement order.
* The taxes of the Duchy do not end up in the Mochizuki family coffers. Their money comes from adventurer quests.  Though this is not sustainable in the long.

## Gallery

The Mochizuki family with their time displaced children.
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Web Novel Chapter 13 #98
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Web Novel Chapter 14 #100
3. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 13 #99
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Web Novel Chapter 15 #109
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web Novel Chapter 14 #102
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Web Novel Chapter 15 #113
7. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 15 #108
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Web Novel Chapter 17 #124
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Web Novel Chapter 15 #110
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 Web Novel Chapter 22 # 187
11. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 27 # 272
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Web Novel Chapter 14 #103
13. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 14 #101
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Web Novel Chapter 17 #125
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Web Novel Chapter 17 #123
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 **Light Novel** Volume 17 Chapter II.
17. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 16 #114
18. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 24 # 236
19. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 24 # 215
20. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 14 # 106
21. ↑ Web Novel Arc 19 Chapter 149
22. ↑ Web Novel Chapter 27 #281
23. ↑ Light Novel Volume 22
24. ↑ Light Novel Volume 12
25. ↑ Light Novel Volume 21
26. ↑ Light Novel 25