Elf Tensei Kara no Cheat Kenkoku-ki

Here you go.

I was leading Voldek, one of the four Dukes of the Empire, to the reception room.

There is only a former Empire stronghold here, and a sprinkled room is available for the immediate human arrival.

"Now, don't worry, sit down"

On the surface, it is recommended to sit sneerily.

"Let me sweeten your words."

Voldek smiles back and sits in the chair. The squire put his hands together after him and watched this one the whole time.

Neither Voldek himself nor his squire are wearing armor, nor are they armed.

Whenever you feel like it, this one can kill you both.

So this leeway.

To be honest, I'm surprised. The Empire's perception of elves is an undisclosed barbarian. Being in a place of discussion with trust that the story makes sense is an anomaly in itself.

"Elf's chief, I am truly sorry for this time. How many minutes, unlike the Duke of Folandier, had no jurisdiction to stop without noticing any movement at all"

Voldek bowed his head when he was thinking.

"As for this one, there's no damage, so I'm not going to make a scene like that. Instead, I killed a lot of your soldiers in this battle, and you have no idea what you're thinking about there?

Perhaps the Empire is not already fighting Elsier with only a profit in mind. Emotional aspects are probably included. We killed too much to win.

"You're a guy called resentment bone marrow. My own cadet school buddy is a lot dead. Well, that's mutual. This one, too, killed a lot of elves. It was unwillingly destroyed to the village of Firefox. Let's not talk about that. Whatever the people down there are, we can't talk about it if our top guys talk to each other here."

"I appreciate that. There aren't many places like this, so I was hoping to have a constructive conversation."

"Elf leader, I think I feel comfortable with you. This is a souvenir."

A leather bag that allowed me to bring only one of them while I took up my sword and armor. The Duke of Voldek takes something out of it.

"It's an apology. He's the commander-in-chief of the last battle. severely punished. Now I want you to lower your sip a little bit."

That was Lurubisch's neck. Numerous traces of torture remained and the expression was distorted in distress.

This man said he had different jurisdictions about the Duke of Forandier and could not see any movement. But this is how they capture other men under their command to extract information.

You better think there's some information leaking about this one. Lurubisch, in particular, had drawn considerable information from spies in Elsier. You should think that it's all going to the Duke of Voldek.

"Just take your feelings. Because we elves don't have a cruel appetite to be as happy as humans to be born."

It was Voldek's willingness to put this out on the spot. We didn't reschedule because the flag color got worse. You wanted to tell me that you were going to come here to negotiate like this from the beginning. So I replied that I had received my feelings.

"That's a shame."

Voldek lost his neck because he said it was uncomfortable.

And smile again. The air is heavy.

In the meantime, the door opened and Ku and Yukino brought tea and sweets.

Yomogi tea and cookies brought at my behest.

The two of you carefully place the glass in front of me and Voldek and place a vial with maple syrup in the center of your desk.

"It'll be a long story, so have some tea."

"I appreciate this! Nevertheless, the Firefox women wanted to be beautiful, but not so much! They're both very beautiful."

Praise Qu and Yukino as Voldek exaggerates in surprise.

The two were more alert, the fox ears pinned and the tail hair upside down.

"No, no, I've been wondering, me. How could an elf accept a troublemaker's fire fox? If it was just the demon stone of the wind, we would have ended up not fitting in for it either. The battle is going on because you accepted the Firefox, you know that?

The look on your face that you are convinced while taking the form of a question. I stare at Voldek.

"But I was convinced to look at you both. Don't accept it if you are so beautiful and all young women snuggle at you. Yeah, don't you both feel guilty about being able to get into an elf and live with that beauty? If you weren't here, would you be aware that you were bothering the elves who lived in peace?

Ku and Yukino were badly upset and looked anxiously at my face. The inner frustration increases to the extreme.

"They are my wife and sister. An insult to them is an insult to me, Elsier's head."

"This is rude"

"You can both leave the room now. And Qu. Never tell anyone what you just heard."

"Yes,... Cyril"

There was a tremor in Qu's voice. Yukino is grabbing the hem of Kuw's clothes with a crying face.

I would have thought about what the Cus had said so before, but there would be hard things to say directly from the imperial humans.

"Is that on purpose or something? You wanted to piss me off."

When I realized it, I was returning to my usual tone rather than a salutation.

But I don't mind. It was over there that I behaved disrespectfully first.

"Terrible. I just heard it out of interest. I didn't think it was your family. Just one more thing to be interested in, it's good to protect the Firefox because you're family. But does it not hurt my conscience that as head of the elf I am putting the whole village at risk with personal emotions?

The question asked itself many times. And the answer is long gone.

"I accepted because I needed their strength for Elsier's development. In fact, their power is enriching Elsier, and it will be more so in the future. To that end, I'm ready enough to take in some minor trouble. That's all."

"Well, that's a minor problem."

Funny enough, Voldek laughs.

"No, no, well, I'm going to be strong. You are amazing! Genius. Even from what I've looked into, he has iron making techniques that surpass our country, makes bows of incredible performance, and defeats my army many times in a handful with a military genius. Even if you are the sharpest and most attacked by twenty, you will return alone! Besides, he has a lot of business talent. Erin made a lot of money, didn't he?"

"Thanks for that."

"That explosion you showed me this time was amazing too. Two hundred and fifty people died in just a few minutes. I was heartily surprised. It would have been tragic if the Empire hadn't known about it when it raided with its back."

"I saw it once, so I thought I could take care of it."

"I can't believe I'm thinking about that. I'm not going to attack your village on us."

The Duke of Voldek shakes his head over the overreaction.

"Well, if the Duke of Voldek dies, it doesn't seem to be a problem to have you chasing and capturing soldiers you've unleashed on the Empire so that accurate information can be passed on where it should be."

There are countless soldiers who saw this attack.

But when they return to the Empire, they don't convey accurate information. Everyone was freaking out on that spot. There was no shard of calm either. It becomes something with excessive exaggeration.

Exceptional Effect Range, Power, Quantity. Only a limited number of people can communicate such things with objective information.

Behind the ravaged and hasty Duke Forandier army, it would be like Voldek's men who had decided from the beginning to see how things were going.

When I heard my words, Voldek's eyes narrowed only for a moment.

"I'm kidding. We didn't do anything. It's okay. I'll get the information right. I'm going to give you back properly in the first place. There's no point in sealing your mouth."

"... you have a bad personality"

"Well said"

Mostly to my two daughters. Most of all, their words are familiar.

"Don't you have ambitions? You want me to take control of another village, or you want me to take over the empire?"

"There's nothing like that. I wish I had Elsier. Even here..."

So once I cut the word.

"We get what we want ourselves. I don't think I'm going to take someone's. So don't try to take it from us."

That's what I meant. Voldek caught the edge of his mouth for what was fun and opened his tease.

"You're a little out of line. So, Elf Leader, shall we get down to business? Return of iron equipment stored at this base. A set of all-body armor consists of four gold coins (240,000 yen) and two two-handed swords (120,000 yen). This set was about 3,000 yen on the condition of returning 18,000 pieces of gold."

"This hope is for the price."

"The decision of the Empire is that if the armor is three gold coins (180,000 yen) and the two-handed sword is one gold coin (60,000 yen), it is demanding. Twelve thousand gold coins in total (720 million yen)"

"Much less expensive"

"I can't help but spend money replenishing soldiers and compensating survivors for the great defeat I've suffered before. That's the only amount you can move in the Empire. Folandier lost his leg and I had to take care of all of his territory, and I had a headache."

I see, the muscles are through. Then...

"Return two thousand sets for twelve thousand gold coins (720 million yen). Otherwise, I will not return it. There are as many people who want imperial gear as there are. As an Elsier, I only spoke out because I didn't want to take the trouble of transporting him."

Demand outside the Empire will be mainly on Erin, but the journey over there is only a mountain path above where one carriage can barely pass.

I don't want to carry heavy iron weapons to and from.

When I use [Round Regression], Elsier really has been away for a long time. The tie of 4t and the tie of once every twenty-four hours is tight to carry iron equipment. It takes four to five days, no matter how hard you try for a single round trip.

Still, I'd have to say no if it was about to get bought off.

"Yeah, when you use money as an excuse, you can't turn it down when they say so. Okay. That's fine. Three days later, there will be about ten carriages here with gold coins. What about the delivery? Can we get about ten of our carriages inside and carry them out?

"That's unacceptable. Let's put out all the armor and swords we'll receive outside the gate that day."

"Copy that. Okay, contract is in place. No, I'm glad everything's over."

Voldek responds to that because he came looking for a handshake.

And lead him and his squire outside.

Along the way, many murderous and hostile gazes were piercing Voldek.

Everyone here was chased after the village because of the Empire. Hate is also profound.

"Elf leader, let me warn you one last time. Keep going and one day the Elf Village will perish. The weapons and tactics you make are great. But once out of the world, no matter how far you go, all around you will catch up and reproduce. Measures can also be taken. If that happens, the village of Elves, inferior in number, will end in an instant."

That is one truth.

No matter how advanced the technology is, it will all be made once you know it is there. It's the hardest thing to find a concept, and that spreads every time I make something.

"Maybe each time you make something new. But that's only while you're alive, too. Once you're gone, what you've created will collapse easily."

"... what are you trying to say"

"Come on, why don't you stop being mean? I can make quite a concession with your hard work so far. This hand story, I know you did, Lulubish, but could you come to the empire and use your arm?

The village doesn't make it worse either. In the meantime, if you give me half of the fire fox as well. I'll pay you some consideration, too. Your contribution and half the fire foxes. With that, the Empire will protect you. The village of Elves is cheap. You are told as a hero who saved the village of Elves from ruin. Even fire foxes leave their favorite children all hail. "

I don't need to think about it. There's no way I can drink on that condition.

"I wouldn't call that a concession. If there are conditions under which you can drink, give what you were able to safely take out at the time of your natural death after receiving the corresponding consideration. If that's the case, you can think about it."

It is said that the Demon Stone can only be removed within life, but it could crystallize if it dies for a few minutes. The custom of taking out demon stones immediately after death as a shape-shift was in both elves and fire foxes.

"This is a broken negotiation. Damn, you're smart. Stupid."

"I don't mind being stupid. First of all, I promise nothing but what looks like a liar."

Exchange of gold and armor like this one. This can't be a lie.

But I don't get my hands on it. When is this story going to be rebelled? I don't know.

"Liar? What the hell?"

"The Duke of Folandier sent forth his soldiers in an arbitrary manner. I tried to stop that, but I couldn't make it. You said you rushed to catch up and solemnly negotiate."

"Exactly. There's no lie in that word."

said Voldek without breaking his glistening face.

"You're not. Duke of Voldek. You beat the Duke of Forlandier. Whisper that if you don't take this place back, you'll lose your legs. Maybe I told him to rest assured his soldiers were on their way with reinforcements."

The joy was unusual when Voldek, the Duke of Folandier, came. Without distrust, he regarded the armies of the four Grand Dukes as allies that would not otherwise interfere.

"For what?

"If the Duke of Voldek loses his legs, he gets his territory. Increases power within the four Grand Dukes. Furthermore, it means at the same time that you will sooner or later take the lead in crusading Elsier. So you tried to force a failed expedition to be more desperate and drain our trump cards at the same time."

"It won't. Then sooner or later, I'll have fewer soldiers."

"You don't mind that. It is difficult for the outer Duke of Voldek to intervene if he is not exhausted to the point where autonomy is impossible in the area controlled by the Duke of Forandi. It just makes someone else in the same territory a head. So you say," Unless you integrate due to the failure of the Duke of Forandier, you can't even defend yourself satisfactorily. "

The Duke of Voldek opened his eyes wide.

And I'm gonna applaud you.

"Wow, you're so right. Yeah, you're right. I couldn't have taken it if you hadn't died completely. Thanks to you I'll spend a lot of money and people to rebuild, but I can take that back sooner or later"

"Drop Elsier, with the demon stone you got"

"I told you. He said he wasn't going to sell fights to Elf's village."

That's how I finally get to the outside of the gate.

"Thank you, Elf Leader, for a meaningful story today. I'm too busy to be handed over in three days, but I'll see you soon."

"I hope it's somewhere, not on the battlefield"

That's how me and the Duke of Voldek broke up.

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~ Voldek perspective ~

One luxurious carriage was running towards the Empire.

"How was it, Duke of Voldek, actually seeing you?"

"Seems smarter than I imagined"

Voldek has a gloomy face like a lie earlier and a faceless look on his face. A younger boy's men were talking in a way that didn't give a shit about that faceless look.

"As the Duke of Voldek said, you killed instantly. But it's good to see their trump cards thanks to Folandier's idiot, isn't it? I didn't know thousands of people were dead when I went in there at first sight."

"That would have happened. But it doesn't seem safe because we took care of it."

"What do you mean?

"That elf leader is not at all painful to have been informed of this attack. From the heart, not the strength. So I'm sure there's still a trump card. Maybe that's one, maybe two, maybe more."

"Such an idiot!

"That's what I'd say, too. But I do, actually. That's a monster. In the first place, it seems clear from his story that the idea of winning the battle against the Empire is natural. Instead, I feel like I care how you win. Look, I can show you this time. That's it."

The boy soldier ceases to speak in that language.

My husband's observational eyes are more accurate than anything else. It means that there are still so many other weapons out there, as long as the Elf leader and I are not real idiots, than that's what his husband says.

"Above all, surprisingly, he's a chicken. I tried to piss him off once, and I tried to see him in vegetables. I was surprised at the childishness. Intelligence, knowledge, children's roots to make them even feel experienced. I don't know why. I've never seen anything like it before."

"Wouldn't it be a weakness if even children had intelligence, knowledge and experience!? So how do you win?

"Probably, his leeway is a recount from the empire's power of war, which he knows. So you have to put in the power of an empire he doesn't know to win. That's like a brave man."

"Our brave man remains missing. The other can't move under the protection of the Emperor. I really don't know where that kid is eating roadgrass."

"You must have been killed. Probably to him. Analyzing the information we heard from Lurubisch, the time he was absent from the village, and the area ahead of him, coincides with the time and area where the brave men went missing."

"A monster defeating a brave man!? Doesn't that make you more and more unbeatable!?

"You don't have to rush. Now is the time to take your time. Fortunately, I have an appointment. A beautiful girl of natural enemies of all attributes magic will come across the sea."

"Is that a monster? He's been living around the world for hundreds of years."

"What a rude creature. I saw it when I was a kid. She was a really beautiful girl. And you'll still be a girl."

Voldek squints his eyes and evokes his memory. Beautiful girl by fantastic with golden hair and jade eyes. On his expressionless face, he had a natural grin.

"That face, it's disgusting. Still better without a look."

"That's awful. You are. It's a different story, but once there was something I couldn't really enjoy laughing at. 'We get what we want ourselves. I don't think I'm going to take someone's. So don't try to take it away from us'. You're a real idiot, aren't you? Doing nothing means giving them time to do something."

The word. Finally, Voldek began his paperwork silently with his mouth shut.

Because there are mountains of jobs in a territory that has nearly doubled.