A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

"Yes! I have a question.

Ann sees the time and raises her hand.

"Oh? Your Highness Anne, what have you done?

Other faces see Ann when Orcott asks.

"Ugh... I'm talking about Mr. Takeo earlier.

Why are you giving information to the demon kingdom of the east when we're talking about the west?

Ann asks questions about her temperament, although she is distracted for a moment by everyone's attention.

"Hmm..."

I look at Takeo while Orcott does his troubling tricks.

Takeo said, "Does the Prime Minister's failure to respond promptly mean he won't tell us what the neighbouring countries think yet? I think."

"... Your Highness Ann, I was talking to the Director of Foreign Affairs, do you know the broad outline?

Takeo asks.

"Yes, I think it means giving the demon kingdom some information about the preparations for war that will take place on the western side of the kingdom of Azpur.

"Yes, you're right.

So His Highness Anne doesn't understand the need to care about the demon kingdom on the other side of the battle against the Katlanda Empire and the Wilip United States?

"Yes.

If it's about how to flow information to the Wilip Union, I know... "

Ann says strangely.

"Hmm...

Your Highness Ann, do you know the most delicious sweet shops in Wangdu?

"Huh?... ha... I know for once..."

"Where is that?

"He wrote in the book that it was in an alley that passed three avenues from the front street through the gates of the Wang capital.

I'm thinking of going with your sister Krina tomorrow, though.

"Oh, is that it?

Your Highness Ann, when you do ask the people of the city, they say that the store in the alley past three avenues from the gate is the most delicious store in this king's capital.

They say 9 out of 10 would recommend the store.

"Yes!? Is that so?

Ann is surprised.

"Excuse me... city rumors are my imagination.

"Yeah, yeah..."

Ann is disappointed.

"... Well, Your Highness, I'm talking about it now.

Takeo will continue without breaking his expression.

"Huh..."

"The information that the Foreign Office sends directly to the United States against Willip is the information in the book that His Highness Ann saw.

I would like to use the reviews I have heard from the people I have spoken with as information from the Demon Kingdom.

"Mm-hmm...?

Ann tilts her neck.

"Didn't Her Royal Highness Anne think 'It's absolutely delicious' when she heard the ratings from the city people with the information in the book at hand?

"I thought that. I'm happy to be ahead of you..."

Ann makes me look at Jito and say it, but Takeo doesn't care.

"I strongly assume that this is the same information when told by separate sources... simply put, many people made the assumption that 'if you mean it's delicious, this is delicious'.

This is called a bandwagon effect... "

"Bandwagon effect?

Ann tilts her neck.

"Well, I don't care what your name is.

In other words, it's easy to assume (...) that people are delicious if you say that two people are better than one and four people are better than three.

This is not only a delicious thing, but also this time against the Wilip Union.

With information from the kingdom of Azpur and the demonic kingdom, on the western side of the kingdom of Azpur (...), we circulate information that can be so concluded from two directions (...) in order to make us conclude that we have started buying cereals (...).

"I confirmed that I started buying grain on the western side of the kingdom of Azpur. Furthermore, information came from the demon kingdom that grain prices in the kingdom of Azpur had risen because the West began to buy them.

Then will the kingdom of Azpar start something as a country? 'So that's how it goes.

Takeo explains, Ann remains difficult.

"I know what I want to do, but why Demon Kingdom (...)?

Not in the Katlanda Empire?

"Not if you say so about this one.

"Why is that?

"Because it's close.

The problem is that people from the Wilip Union can go check when they distribute similar stories in the Katlanda Empire.

We believe that the Katlanda Empire and the Wilip Union are currently in a collaborative relationship.

That means that both parties should have confirmed the information, so there's no point in flushing it.

I would like to use the demon kingdom as a source of information that is hard to confirm, uncertain, but highly probable.

"Mm-hmm. But will what I said to the Demon Kingdom be sure to pass on to the Willip Union?

"I don't know.

Takeo answers all the time.

"Huh?"

Ann is taken aback.

"I don't know what kind of relationship the demon kingdom has with the Willip Union.

Is there a connection or not? I don't know.

"Then... why are you telling the demon kingdom?

Even though it might not pass on.

"Because you think you'll pass it on.

"Mmm... Mr. Takeo! Weird! What you're saying is different!

Ann gets angry.

"Hehe... Your Highness Ann, what's so weird?

Takeo says pleasantly.

"Because while Takeo says, 'I don't know the connection between the Demon Kingdom and the Wilip Union,' he thinks, 'what you said to the Demon Kingdom will be passed on to the Wilip Union!

There's no way you can pass it on even though you're not connected!

Ann says.

"Is it?

I don't know how you're connected as a country.

But I just think that the demon kingdom and the Willip Union have the conditions under which information can come and go.

"What is that!? How so?

"It's Dwarf country, isn't it?

"Dwarf country?

"Yep. Count Elvis told me that north of the kingdom of Azpur there is a kingdom of Dwarves that buys and sells (...) to every country.

"Ah..."

Ann opens her mouth and solidifies.

"I buy and sell iron.

Then you'll talk to the public about something at the time of that negotiation.

I'm hoping there.

"Mmm... does that work?

Ann says troubled.

"If you did, go. No problem, and if you don't, don't go. The Foreign Office will think of other hands.

But merchants have a wide and shallow range of non-merchandise information.

Because the freshness of information is life (...).

Information from other countries will also be well worth the bill in price negotiations.

And it has freshness, so it should be used early.

"... does Mr. Takeo use that information too?

"Yes. I'll let you use it.

"Is there something in the Willip Union, too, Mr. Takeo?

"To be clear, both the information on the Katlanda Empire and the information on the Wilip United are the third... fourth or so unnecessary information as far as I'm concerned.

For me, it's just that I want the demon kingdom to export grain.

And I want you to export triple the quantity at the time of circulation of this information, but as a business, you want to lower the unit price (...).

Now, we see signs of price increases (...) in key cereals in the countries to which the cereals are to be wholesaled.

There came a state-of-the-art nobleman with a triple export request (...).

Will the other side increase its exports, or will it aim for less distress again?

I think I can get a glimpse of the thoughts over there by what I think.

"Mmm... is Mr. Takeo not interested in the Katlanda Empire and the Willip Union?

"I'll be interested, but it won't be about me being actively involved.

And it's a local aristocracy for that. It's the nobles' job over there to think about that area.

Because I should only be against the demon kingdom.

Based on the information on the west side, it is your job to carry it in the east side in your favor.

"Mmm... Mr. Takeo is ruthless.

Don't you want to move for more of your country?

"It is the civilian and martial officers of the Wang capital who move for the country, and the civilian and martial officers of the local nobility who move for the province.

I am entrusted with national institutions, but I am unnecessary on the west side because I do tactical considerations on the east side.

That part will be done by Lord Alderson.

I would also consider the movement of soldiers if they were within the regional aristocratic territory, but the military bureau of Wangdu would give them estimates, trials and instructions for all of Wangdu.

Everything is divided into dwellings.

There's no turning the country around when individuals are doing everything.

"Mmm... I think it's included.

"Yeah, I'm including you.

But, Your Highness, that will be learned from now on.

You don't mind me thinking you have an unwilling adult in front of you right now.

This is the limit for me right now.

People around you can help you with what's missing.

Takeo smiled and told Ann.

But the adults around me said, "Nobody's better than you, right?" and smiled bitterly.