Kuro no Senki (LN)

[General & Alyssa]

In January of Empire Calendar 433, the Marquis Mansion was surrounded by silence.

New Year's Eve is a special holiday approved by Chrono.

This period of rest does not reduce pay, and if you work, a special allowance is added to your salary.

Some return home during special holidays, but in small numbers.

Because the vast majority of those who grew up in poor environments and therefore had to abandon their homecoming because their homeland was far away.

The general, Sheila Eklon, is one way or another the latter.

Thoughtful to my hometown, the Marquis of Elakis and Baron Ekron are too far apart.

Well, I don't have a lot of difficulty seeing my sister (Canaan) in the face.

Sometimes it's not too bad to be free, and the general has no one in the dining room... sit in the window seat and think about that.

I usually cook meals for maids who work at the Marquis.

At noon, even the dwarves and clerks who work in the workshop will be added.

Without the support of the maids, they would have turned up the sound some time ago.

No, I could have pushed it until I fell.

Bad habit.

I haven't been good at relying on others for a long time, but I think it's gotten worse since I broke up with my husband.

So I even owed a hundred gold coins.

Her vision slipped unexpectedly, and the general looked up.

Then Alyssa with the tea set stood across the table.

Alyssa poured incense tea into two cups, placing one in front of the general and the other in front of herself before sitting on the chair.

"Sure, there's a biscuit to make..."

"No problem."

"Really?

The general tried to get up, but Alyssa told her to sit back down.

"Master Chrono, I have your permission."

"I know that, but I've been worried about you from time to time"

"I'd love to hear from some twin."

The general smiled bitterly.

Pioneering still continues south of Hashel.

At first it was to grow the trees that were the raw materials for the paper, but as soon as it became known that it was not very rare, it changed its purpose to cultivating the vegetables.

Plus, Chrono doesn't seem to be going to sell sugar.

It was Elf's twins who were ecstatic about this...... Aridead and Deneb.

The two started visiting the kitchen for biscuits on an off-duty day.

It would be because of your idiotic words and deeds to say that two human beings are allowed to do this.

"With that said, is your daughter any good?

"You can't rest when your men are at work."

"You're as tough as ever."

It's easier to attach than before, but the general adds in her heart.

I think Alyssa had a strong sense of vigilance about the person she found out about before.

It feels soothing now.

I'm pretty sure Chrono is involved in Alyssa's change.

I mean, there must have been a change in mentality as a result of Chrono's relationship with men and women.

It is about a narrow city.

I can't believe you two are in close contact. It comes into my ear even if I keep quiet.

"... Phew"

Alyssa drank incense tea and exhaled.

Seems pretty relaxed.

This has never been seen before.

An area I can only imagine for a childless general, but raising a child with one female hand would be accompanied by heavy pressure.

Not to mention that there are times when Alyssa couldn't work with a broken body.

No wonder I was feeling more pressured than I needed to.

Alyssa was relieved of the pressure by having a relationship with Chrono.

Well, if you didn't know who Chrono was, you'd think Alyssa was put in a weakness.

I guess he approached me with a lower heart and got fit in the depth, and the general put herself up on the shelf as much as she wanted and thinks about it.

Chrono is a weird man.

Seduce me but I won't come on board.

If you know this one is in trouble, it will help you in a way that is close to free.

Honestly, I get confused when I approach you with a lower heart and you respond like that.

Bewildered, I began to see Chrono himself, not Chrono's title or fortune, and my feelings aroused.

That's where Chrono attacked once and for all.

It's like doing everything you can to attack a fort, doing everything you can to get your morale attacked from behind.

Once you have a relationship, it is the last.

It's hard to push even the situation up.

When it becomes a relationship between a man and a woman, it is disproportionate.

So I finally realize.

He said Chrono was an ant hell or a muddy man.

Damn, how many women do I feel if I put my hands on them, and the general poked her cheek wand.

[Leila, Aridead & Deneb]

White light illuminates at hand.

Lighting magic items provide enough light for reading, but the light is cold somewhere.

Layla rested her hand wrapping around the page and remembered the glass cover she saw when she visited the Pics Chamber of Commerce at work.

Of course, I prioritized my work then, but according to Nicola, there is a slight demand.

Perhaps there is a demand for wealthy people who can not only buy lighting magic items, but also give money to create a room atmosphere.

If you have a glass cover...... no, it's too luxurious.

You should save as much money as you spend on that stuff.

Luxury is the enemy, Leila told herself.

I would give up if it was so expensive that I couldn't reach it at all, but the price I could buy was crooked if I made it a little impossible.

Since Chrono became a lord and commander, money has been saved.

This can be said of other soldiers.

First of all, there's no cost of food and rent.

You can teach me reading, writing and arithmetic for free, and I can borrow books for free.

I think luxury is really scary, again.

Three years ago, I thought it was a luxury just to be able to eat three times a day. Now I take hospitality for granted, and on top of that, I want something that I don't need much.

"By the way, how long have you two been drinking in my room?

"At all, because you won't talk to me"

"Think or don't think you're being ignored"

As Layla looked back, Aridead and Deneb were serving liquor on a cloth spread out on the floor.

Wine is not wine or barley wine, but distilled wine made by extracting alcohol from them.

The tavern is familiar with the name Elf's medicine.

This name is attributed to Aridead and Deneb teaching others how to extract alcohol.

There are places where I think I have spilled technology, but if I hang the elf medicine on the wound, it will make it harder to purify... I think it should be a pleasure that the concept of disinfection is spreading.

"The knob of the day!

"It's like a fish bone!

Aridead and Deneb raised fish bones.

It's not just fish bones, it's fish bones baked until they're crunchy.

The two hands that would otherwise collect the discarded part and turn it into a pinch of booze are a big deal.

Because it is made on the spot, it is difficult to hit it off.

"Is Leila like studying till this time?

"Sometimes it's like I want you to hang out with a liquor bar."

"... we're always dating"

Layla sat on a cloth spread out on the floor as she sighed.

They sometimes go out for drinks with their men, about once a month, when the two of them serve liquor in Layla's room.

Watching two people actively communicate with their subordinates makes me ache for their lack of clarity.

"Well, don't look so dark!

When Layla took the empty cup, Aridead poured the elf medicine.

The sweet and sour taste spread in my mouth when I included the elf medicine in my mouth.

They seem to mix fruit juice as usual.

"Well, this is how we celebrated the New Year, and there was a lot of it last year."

"Seriously, I wanted you to give me a break fighting the users of Kamikaze, like"

Deneb tended to lay low and said in a slightly lower voice.

"This year I want to be of service to Master Chrono"

Layla said as she looked down at the cup.

Two years ago, the parental march did not help the queue, and in the southern border, the chrono at a critical time.

"Leila's in the service of Master Chrono in troop operations!

"We want to help Master Chrono outside of combat!

Aridead and Deneb held their heads.

"Honestly, it's like I don't want Master Krono to fight for me."

"Dear Chrono, I'm rather impotent."

"... it's for us"

Leila said.

If you look at Chrono's body, you can easily imagine how impossible he is.

I shouldn't have said I wanted to be mildly useful.

"I got a little snug, though."

"Wishing Lord Chrono health and territorial prosperity"

"… Cheers"

Leila gently raised the cup.

[Snow, Sue, Eryl]

Sue's room is the most unusual of the Marquis mansions.

First, the smell is different.

There is an odor that cannot be explained by Snow's scarce vocabulary because it is crushing, drying, simmering, or burning the herbs collected in the coma forest.

It doesn't stink bad, but it makes me feel uncomfortable.

The next point is Eryl's room, but this falls within Snow's comprehension.

Lots of books and magic items.

Dwarf Workshop, to name the most similar.

That's how cluttered Eryl's room is.

Snow's room is normal compared to Sue's and Eryl's.

I can't bring in much weird stuff because it's a room for two, and I have limited storage space, so I have to leave only what I really need.

The half-elf in the same room is of quality that doesn't care about the details, but I don't think it's a good idea to be too sweet on that.

Snow stood at the wall of Sue's room and repeated his deep breath.

By the way, I'm standing on the wall because there's a tent in the middle of the room made of fur.

"The... uh, I've forgotten a few times, but I'd like to convey my gratitude to Master Krono for the meeting!

……

……

When I declared the start of the meeting, Eryl and Sue applauded me for patting me up.

Eryl's eyes are vain.

Sue doesn't seem very interested.

"I have a suggestion"

Eryl raised her hand.

"Do you have any good ideas?

"There will be a dinner party surrounded by Master Chrono. I'll ask the general to prepare a lot of dishes to convey my gratitude."

Successful diet and dietary restrictions should have been lifted, but Eryl's eyes were glitzy.

Apparently, the diet left a bad influence on Eryl's mind.

Snow also clenched his fist when I didn't try my best not to poach.

"I have to tell Master Chrono how grateful I am, don't I?

"No problem. Master Chrono will be pleased."

"Sue doesn't have anything?

Snow spoke to Sue.

"Me, Solo, Role, Fructus"

"What role?

"Child, Raw M"

Huh? Snow froze.

"Da, no!

"Me, Sonotame, Il"

"I can't believe the three of us!

Snow imagined a scene where the three of us were making a child with Chrono, and said hastily.

Sue leaned her neck strangely.

"Three, no. Me, Alone '

"Oh, yeah, that's why Sue's here."

Ahaha, and Snow laughed and misled.

"The idea of the three of us is reasonable."

"Huh? Huh?

Snow stared at Eryl.

"I heard Marquis Elakis was lustful. We..."

Eryl looked down at her body, then Snow, and finally Sue.

"We're not well developed."

"Oh, yeah?

I think he's grown a little, but Snow held his own chest.

"I can't fathom even three of them alone: the Queen, the Empress Tilia and Cecily. Then the three of us can deal with each other and reduce the burden on one head."

"Danger, How To Nye"

"Is that what you got to do?

Snow tilted his neck unconvinced.

"You should think rationally"

"Enemy, hand strong. Chicara, Heissel, Naturally '

Ugh, and Snow groaned.

It's strange because talking to you two makes me feel like I'm wrong.

"I knew you weren't!

"Snow is unreasonable"

……

Sue nodded at Eryl's words.

"I'm not talking about rationality!

Snow used scarce vocabulary to try to persuade him.

Apparently, we have to fill the ditch between the two of us before we even start a meeting.

[Elena, Faye]

Elena woke up and was boggling on the bed.

Will the time be past noon?

It's usually a big breakdown, but at the end of the year it's a special holiday period set by Chrono.

This period of rest is not subtracted from salary, and if you work without rest, you will receive a special allowance.

Both the Marquis Mansion servants and the clerical staff are left with a minimum number of people in a state of semi-authorisation, the Dwarf Workshop and the Paper Workshop are off to school, and only military personnel work.

Elena thought it was my first dream.

I slapped money on Chrono and dreamed of buying myself back.

In fact, I have enough money to buy myself back, but I'm more hesitant than wanting to buy myself back.

Vague anxiety is one of the reasons, but it's horrible to lose Krono's asylum.

Elena shuddered remembering when she was at the slave trader's.

I didn't think it was so horrible that no one would protect me.

"... you mean the slave guts are stained?

As Elena shelved her doubts and dived into the futon, the door was knocked Don.

He wore a futon and ignored it, but there was no sign of even stopping the sound of dong dong.

"Oh, already! All right, man!

Finally, I lose my roots and get out of bed.

The drowsiness was completely blown away.

When Elena opened the door, the person who was knocking on the door...... Faye was stopping her movement in the position where she swung her fist up.

"Good morning, Lord Elena!

"...... fe ~ i"

Faye held his left chest with his right fist.

"It's a great day out."

"I don't like it because I'm lazy."

Elena tried to close the door, but Faye interrupted her.

I've been plugging my legs in so that the door doesn't close.

"is, I want you to be the talker!

"You, you had friends in the army!

Faye should have been friends with a half elf named Snow.

Elena pointed it out, and Faye groaned all the time saying she had been poked in the pain.

"I have been alienated from Lord Snow because the holidays do not fit! Lord Sue and Lord Eryl took it!

Faye was a little teary-eyed.

"... well, if that's the case"

"I appreciate it!

When Elena opened the door, Faye came into the room happy.

"Well, sit in the right place."

"Okay, sir!

Faye sat in a chair with only one.

Well, good, but Elena lowered her hips to the edge of the bed scratching her head.

"You don't have to come to me to talk to my men."

"I don't like gambling."

Faye said in a low voice that echoed from the bottom of the earth.

Apparently, he was ducked in a betting matter within his crew.

"You're being licked by your men, aren't you?

"Everyone is usually decent. However, holidays often involve gambling, drinking, and taking off feathers."

Faye drooled his head with Shobo ~ n.

"With that said, Faye's not going home?

"There is no place to return home or anything. Strongly speaking, this is our home."

Heh, and Elena was impressed.

"If you insist, this is our home. I said it twice because it's important."

"... ruined"

"Soon, it will be our home."

That may be true, but Elena pulled a little to Faye's positivity going diagonally of her expectations.

"Night games are perfect thanks to the swimsuit!

"... faithfully, maybe that's a good idea"

Elena looked out the window.

Still, the sun is high.

It's too unsound to talk about night games from midday.

"However, Master Chrono doesn't seem to like swimsuits."

"No, well, Master Chrono..."

You want to see your shy face, and Elena moved her mouth with a toad.

"With that said, where is Master Chrono?

"Mm, Master Krono has gone to Count Cado's territory."

"Huh? Is he working?

Mmm, and Faye wrinkled between his eyebrows.

"It wasn't my job, I went to pick seaweed. Whatever, make something that'll be 'Ro-shin'?

"Ro-shin?

Elena tilted her neck.

"When you boil anything seaweed, it becomes a null liquid"

"Nulled liquid?

Elena got all hairy.

Because I understood the use of that null liquid.

"Faye, where is the string?

"It should be in the workshop"

"I'm gonna borrow it for a second."

"Offer."

Elena and Faye stood up.

The next day, my lotion! The scream of Chrono echoed the Marquis Mansion that

[Tilia, Cecily]

Tilia, having finished reading the letter, closed her eye lid and gently rubbed her eyeballs.

After all, I open my eyes to say that things don't go the way they want.

A bunch of parchment is placed on the desk.

It was a reply to a letter I sent to the surrounding lords.

"What's wrong, Empress Tilia?

I can't believe the surrounding lords are reacting.

Tilia sighed small and answered Cecily's query.

I am sending a letter to the peripheral lords for the expansion of the market through the abolition of tariffs and hence for an economic alliance, but the situation has not progressed much.

"What about my father?

"Oh, Bond offered to cooperate. Tina is also cooperating with me. Peripheral lords seem to be interested as well... Hi, seems to lack decision-makers"

Commercial activity would be revitalised if tariffs were abolished and an open-air system were introduced.

It's a success in Viscount Hamal territory, and it's not a bad bet of minutes.

"No, should I say that what I thought would be the deciding factor was not the deciding factor"

"You call that a deciding factor?

"It's the wool of the Holy Argo Kingdom. The wool over there is good quality. I thought if we knew we were gonna get it cheaper, we'd talk smoothly."

Tilia stared at her chest and struck her tongue.

"It didn't seem like it was a question of getting high quality wool for cheap. Like, for example, craftsmen from the group of free city states made with high quality wool… in short, added value may have been important"

Tilia wrapped her arms around something she couldn't ask directly.

"Is there a way to open up the situation?

"Unique."

I don't really want to use it, but I add in my mind.

"Added value is countered by added value. In other words, all you have to do is get high quality wool cheap and make it worth processing on your territory"

"It's a boulder, Princess Tilia!

Um, Tilia nodded.

"What method do you use?

"It's a bitter choice, but with his help. He's in charge of security at Alphirk Castle."

Tilia took the feather pen and began writing a letter to Rio with the thought of a severance.