Hero without Blood or Tear

- The king has a great sense of humor. Hahaha.

The emperor is a cooperative figure, but that wasn't the only thing between us. You know, they think of each other as collaborators.

- Your Majesty, the important thing is the goldmine development, but there are other things I'd like to ask of you.

- Good, but a favor requires courtesy. Thank you for what you did last time. They will be the foundation of the empire. You are a true believer, Earl.

I previously conspired to send several crates full of gold coins to Vienna. Only the Emperor knows where he used it, but he must have liked it.

To the emperor who interfered in all kinds of matters and protected the empire with endless mischief, money was always insufficient. He was competent, but there were too many places to get money.

If Wurzburg doesn't have a real gold mine, shouldn't it be hard to pay my respects to Jim? Nowadays, it's rumored that you're spending money on the ground for military maintenance.

Even though the best merchant, Liechlieu, is spending every penny he can find out how serious military maintenance is just from the sound of his money flowing to the ground.

- Don't worry, Your Majesty. Your loyalty to His Majesty comes before all others.

- Is that so?

- It comes out when it's done. How can gold only come from gold mines? If I feel bad, I'll cut off the Demon King's arm and give him gold behind the plate, so don't worry.

I heard the emperor clapping his hands.

- Sounds sweet as honey in my ears. You're good at this, too.

- So I know you like me.

- You're a real villain.

- Don't they all play amongst themselves? Your Majesty.

- What?

Eventually, the emperor couldn't bear it and burst into laughter.

* * *

- Well, that's how Empire politics works. I think I was naive in the meantime.

Asbiella, who saw the emperor and my work, voices filled with anxiety. Valpurgis, the daughter, must be worried about being in the middle of this.

- Some things are convenient. How many words did you share and not receive the top of your change bag?

The emperor has decided to acknowledge new occupied locations such as Basel and Rheinfelden and to assume the title of change bag. Now I am Earl Vallarsted von Wittenbier-Basel. For convenience, I was just allowed to call it a Wittenbuyer Change Bag.

- That's what I'm afraid of. In a few words, if you can get a promotion, you can lose it in a few words.

A wise woman. You know the nature of power.

- Don't worry, I'll protect your daughter.

A week later, the Emperor's envoy arrives. On that day, a congratulatory envoy arrived from Munich. Various nobles of Bavarian have gathered to see my face.

I held a large banquet after receiving the title in front of everyone. Celebrations come from everywhere.

“Congratulations, Mr. President! ”

“Your presence is the rejoicing of the Empire! ”

Everyone insisted as if they were going to come out and face me.

“Ladies and gentlemen, ”

As I greeted the visitors, I stepped forward applauding.

“Thank you for coming all this way to celebrate my victory today. ”

Oh, my God!

The applause poured out, and I continued to express my gratitude.

“But today's announcement is not just about winning. Emperor Peha, protector of the Empire, granted me one more right. It's the right to develop a gold mine in Wurzburg. ”

People wonder about the sudden development of gold mining.

“There's a gold mine? ”

“I've never heard of it. But if it's true, it must be against your will. ”

I put my hands up, stopped chattering, and continued.

“What is Bondi Wurzburg? It belongs to the Imperial Decree, of course. Because they took the place by force and sat there, they were forced to claim it as the Demon Prince. ”

It's conspiracy theory that works best like this. There's nothing wrong with what's happening in the world, but linking it with conspiracy theory worked well.

“Why would the Demon King want that land in the first place? They've known about the existence of gold mines for a long time. After a long expedition, the Demon King finally found the gold mine. And now they're laying gold all over the place like dragons. Even the most lowly servant of the Demon Spirit used the golden cutlery. ”

The nobles who were surrounded by the word "gold" became greedy faces.

“People, do you really think this is the right thing to do? The Evil Demon King is sitting on the Emperor's land, gathering gold of his own accord. ”

Then an angry voice popped out from everywhere.

“What a pity! ”

“You've got to make me pay! ”

Seeing the fierce shouting, the opposing team seems very envious that either the Demon King or whoever is eating the gold mine alone. I shrugged my head, empathizing with their intentions for ten minutes.

“Now you can imagine why I gave you the right to develop gold mines. I intend to punish the shaman king as he wishes and return all his rights to their rightful place. ”

“Oh!”

When a specific story about gold mining came out, everyone couldn't hide their excitement.

“The Emperor promised. It's hard for me to do this on my own, so gather your righteous allegiances and join me. You have decided to lower your share of the gold mine to everyone who participated. ”

“Oooh!”

Everyone's eyes were rolling with the word "share of the gold mine." Moreover, I am the hero of the tale and am battling the Demon King. The stock price is rising, so you'll want to put a spoon in my work.

“And this is not just a gold mine. Würzburg's Demon King Parza invaded His Majesty's estate after his esteemed Bavarian predecessor. Shouldn't we raise our voices of protest in the eyes of those who obey imperial laws and love peace? ”

“Yes! You're right! ”

Then someone shouted in exasperation.

“War!”

Excited people quickly cooperated.

“War! War! ”

“Defeat the Demon King! ”

I gave these noble people a good reason. Justify your own greed. Now there will be many armies gathered during winter. I lifted the cup with a happy smile.

“Long live the Emperor! The people gathered here are truly loyal! ”

Loyalty is not that difficult. If you can call a fool playing by the Emperor's will loyalty.

That is, anyone with a bad head can do it.

* * *

At the beginning of December, the first snow fell. The snow is particularly late this year. The idyllic landscape of the lighter was covered in white. And a lot of friends came looking for me.

“My Lord! The Lady of the Knights of Villen has brought her children. ”

“My lord! Baron Alfheim has brought the castaways with him.

“Your Excellency! I'd like you to meet the president of Leverand Industries. ”

Around the corner, the nobles flock to the Lighter. Giants above the pay grade seemed to be overlooking themselves, but the nobles were oblivious.

Huff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff. Of course, they were like dogs.

“Mr. President! I will take back your gold mine (I want to eat enough gold to pretend I'm alive)! ”

“I have drawn this sword for good (I like gold a lot). Swing a knife at a person's head if you have to)! ”

“All of our brothers will participate (there are many of us, so we need more gold)! ”

Of course I was an asshole.

“Welcome, comrade! ”

“We shall triumph together (I shall triumph and you shall be forsaken)! ”

“Let us defend our dignity and help each other like brothers (I will not forgive the son who curses at me). ”

In the fireplace at Leiter Castle, it was a peaceful atmosphere. We formed an alliance by talking talk.

“This temporary gathering is called the Golden Alliance. ”

They all liked it, chattering. It was a blatant name for wanting to make some money. And I was elected chairman of the union unanimously. At first, I politely refused. Then the members were furious and encouraged again.

“If you're not the president of the Wittenbuyer Change Bag, who will? ”

“That's right! Mr. President! Please lead us! ”

“We will believe and follow if you will! ”

As the atmosphere of the chastity rose, I went out after clearing my throat once.

“Ahem! Speaking of which, I'll take on those who are lacking." ”

Literally, the pretense flowed like boiling water from a teapot stuck in the fireplace. It was my specialty.

“I really can't help it. ”

“Wow! Long live the Change Bag! ”

A thunderous round of applause poured out. That's how the Golden Alliance was formed. And in the winter of 1614, recruitment continued.

Participants flock to the Lighter with their own bodies and mercenaries as far as they can to construct a winter camp. Some said it would come in the spring. On the lighter's countryside, you begin swarming with troops.

“It will give more shares to those who bring more soldiers or provide more supplies. ”

In my promise, everyone was swelling with rosy views and doing the best they could. The herd grew larger and the Golden Alliance became an army of 25,000.

“Hahaha!”

“Joo-gun, you feel good? ”

Giaccomo Albino gives me a nod. These days I feel full even if I don't eat.

* * *

I contacted Valpurgis frequently. Don't worry too much, we will lead the great army in spring. Asviel seems to be getting better at taking care of her daughter.

I received an unexpected call as winter passed by. One of the rings on his hand rang.

- How have you been?

- You're not King Kubalt.

It was the Monarch of Pleasant, known as King Sezark. It's been a while.

- I've been emphasizing that.

- I always listen to the news of the Empire. I'm very interested in your success rate.

- Hahaha.

- Well, thanks to you, there's a string in Bavaria that they're asking for these days. Thank you very much.

- What's up, by the way?

- People are still in a hurry. If I said I was going to invite you to the Winter Festival, I would refuse to work.

- The king is asking for you, is he?

Of course, there was no way he could be called King Sezark for something so trivial. When I heard about it, it was unexpected.

- Sachsen wants to meet you in secret. He says he has something to discuss with you immediately.

- After Sachsen?

It has no other contact than Saxon's preliminary posting. I didn't think you'd pick me right away. But I had to see him. He's the one who's in charge of Han Ax all over this place.

- Yeah, but the meeting place was a problem. We need to keep each other safe.

- So that's how you decided to play it?

- Haha, you're quite the ghost.

If the King of Sezards guarantees safety, he is trustworthy in his own way. His palace is a neutral zone. Of course, there's a chance it's a trap.

- What do you want?

- I don't know the details. I just left you three messages.

- I'll listen.

- First of all, he asked me to come if I wanted to win this whole place.

- It's boring.

I'm not going to move that far. My Golden Alliance will wipe out your enemies without any prejudice.

- That's what they thought. Two more to go. The second is to tell you an important secret about yourself.

The secret to Sachsen's preliminary postwar? That was a strange word.Even though Sachsen's preliminaries are impressive, they must be ordinary Humans. What else could there be?

- You seem intrigued.

- Hmm... it's still a butt move. I don't intend to get up.

- Then hear the third one. He told me that if he delivered this, you'd be on the move.

Maybe that's why. The third message hit my head in shock.

- Bittenbuyer change bag, you can lift the curse of the woman you love.

How does pre-Saxon know about the Bavarian curse?