What did you learn from the history of the Purwar Empire?

Yeah.

I nodded clearly.

At the same time, he turned his hand to Audrey's shoulder and stroked her head with a pompous stroke.

"It doesn't lead directly to something, it can end in futility. But there's one thing Audrey needs you to do."

"Yes, please let me know, Your Majesty."

Audrey pulled herself back.

I stood straight in front of you, away from my arms, staring straight at me.

The air that was wrapped around me changed in an instant.

I thought the speed of this switch was just right.

"Tomorrow is fine, while Yu is still in the Imperial City." I would like you to hold a tea ceremony that gathers the prince, dignitaries' main rooms, side rooms, etc., including the main room of Oscar. "

"... what can I ask you?"

Audrey was a wise woman.

This story instantly showed that it was not just a game.

"Of course, the most important thing is sleeping stories."

That's right.

Audrey nodded clearly.

A bedtime story is an exchange between a man and a woman.

"It's strange, but somehow, in the past and still in the present, most men want to talk a lot to a woman with a long body."

I'm sure I'd like to show her something nice.

I see.

I nodded tinyly.

I thought there might be such elements.

If that's the case, why don't we just take Oscar's main room?

"What if I tried to do something?"

I said it with a real face.

Oscar said, "There's nothing you can do about it. We need to get our ministers involved."

"... certainly"

"Besides, if it's the lower stage of preparation." The eighth prince has been asking about my family a lot lately, "and I think he's thinly alert and leaking. If you don't decide to move, you can't shut up."

“Sure, it makes me suspicious.”

"That's what I'm talking about."

"That's right, Your Majesty." Okay, I'll take care of it. "

You think you can do it?

"I don't care if it's a chat between women. Sometimes I may let you dashi..."

Ahahaha, no problem, just kick it down.

I looked up and laughed.

I can roughly imagine what the ladies are talking about.

Whether it's the Emperor or the Prince, it might not change that much.

It would be cheap if you could just drop me off without knowing me and get some information.

"I'm so sorry, Audrey."

"Yes....."

Audrey cheeked calmly, changed the air around her again, and gently pulled her body back into my arm.



The next day, Alice's shop.

The last day you can leave the city without a parental conscription.

After tonight, preparation accelerated all at once, and my body is not completely empty, so I came here to breathe in the sense that I am now.

Alice is singing on the stage.

I asked her to follow me as a daze in this consecration, but that's why I wanted to ask her now.

I wanted to listen to her song, which she sings purely without thinking about anything extra.

While the technique doesn't change anything, song-music is a clear expression of human emotions at that time.

I think Alice's best songs can only be heard in this shop.

With that in mind, I was listening to Alice's song in a special seat prepared by a familiar shopkeeper.

"Ah, um..."

”Nnh”

I was spoken to from the side.

Looking at him, there stood a frail young man.

The young man looks at me with grinning eyes, as if he cares about his surroundings.

"Hey, you-"

While Alice was singing, she spoke as if she were interrupting.

When I noticed that, the shopkeeper who was holding back at a distance looked angry, but suddenly I turned to the young man with a voice that pushed me so that I wouldn't get in the way of Alice's song.

I like it.

I put my hand on it and stopped the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper bowed quietly, stepped back and returned to the original place if I was the right person.

The shopkeeper, but when I'm here, I always refrain from doing this.

You can move and deal with it as soon as something happens - just like now.

I lowered the shopkeeper, turned my attention to the man, and listened back while observing.

"What's the matter, do you want me to (,)?"

"Um... I... work in Oscar's Mansion."

Huh.

I nodded tinyly.

I'm not sure yet, but from the young man's words, it seems that I know that I am the Emperor Noah.

That said, I'm not going to ask you about it here.

Alice's ancient patron, Prince XIII, the current emperor.

It's an open secret in this shop, but I refrain from making too much noise.

It's an open secret, but formally it's a "secret."

"What does that look like to me?"

"Um! oh, last time! Master--no, Oscar said something disturbing."

Disturbing?

My eyebrows twitched.

In an instant, I felt my head froze, and Alice's singing suddenly moved away from my ears.

All I could hear was the voice of the young man in front of me.

Yes! Oscar-sama was in the Mansion a long time ago, and now he's a great official.

Is it a family?

"Yes! Yes, that's it!"

"Hmm, so, what happened to the family?"

"I was talking to Master Oscar alone, and I was hiding outside the window. I could only hear a little bit of it."

"... what did you hear?"

"Um... I suppose so. Are we coming? I was wondering if there was an accident on the battlefield. It was something like that."

……

I didn't answer.

I thought it would be better to remain silent than to reply poorly.

"Well, after that, the people who used to be in the Mansion said that it was a great opportunity to make a decision to assume the throne." Oh, me. I barely understood what I was talking about, but I thought this last word was definitely not good, so... "

The young man appealed desperately.

My mouth is not good, but I felt the authenticity of that.

"I understand what you're saying."

Yes, yes!

"But I have a question."

Huh?

"Why are you telling me that?" You're Oscar's servant, aren't you? "

That's...

The young man's expression changed.

Even though he was desperate enough to do just about anything, he changed in an instant.

Determination - An unshakeable determination, no matter what.

Such emotions could be read from the young man's face.

The young man put his determination on the line.

"I'm from Dosso."

"Dosso..."

That's a place name I've heard of.

I don't know where it was... oh.

It was Zoe's home, and it was flooded about a decade ago.

At the time, Zoe said she wanted to stop me after the flood.

The reason for this was that I had to quit the Prince's residence and sell myself in the paradise because I suffered water damage and had to pay various fees to my parents' house.

The maid at the Prince's mansion is a better breadwinner than that, but it's still less than a young woman can earn in the wilderness.

If it was Zoe at the time, she would have made more money because she also sold the "maid of the former prince's residence".

Of course, we can't let that happen.

I'm too angry to have a maid from my own mansion in such a place.

That's why I moved.

I inspired the relevant ministries to rebuild Dosso.

I also pushed some crosswheels through.

While the ministry's movements were still dull, he ransacked his personal property and bought Dosso's land.

It's common for merchants to buy land and consume profits in a disaster, so I preserved it first.

It is said that there was at least no secondary damage.

Young people feel obliged to do so.

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Name: Noah Ararat

Empire Emperor

Gender: Male

Level: 17 +1/≈

HPC + BFire E + S + S

MP D + C Water C + SSS

Force C + S wind E + C

Health D + C Earth E + C

Intelligence D + A Light E + B

Mental E + B Dark E + B

Speed E + B

Dexterous E + B

Luck D + C

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A status I could see in the corner of my sight.

Are young people also included in this +?

I wasn't in front of me when I swore allegiance, so I don't know where I was.

... but, well...

I thought it would be okay, in light of my experience.

"I see, Dosso." At that age, it must have been hard when the floods hit. "

When it comes to disasters, of course it's hard when you're young, but there are even more difficult ages.

Young people count backwards, they were in their mid-teenage years.

By the time you have the strength and energy, and the sense of responsibility is born again.

It must have been an age and position where various responsibilities and expectations would come into play when it suited the disaster.

After the disaster, the life of the surviving family has all been shifted to the shoulders of teenage boys--that's what I'm talking about.

This young man is probably the same.

"Yes! Master Noah helped us a lot!" Thanks to Lord Noah, I'm still alive. ”

I see.

"When I came out of the city, the thirteen princes' mansion was already gone, so I had no choice but to serve the eighth prince - but!"

The young man stepped forward and talked about his strength.

"I've always felt the grace!" That's why I can't overlook it! "

"I see..."

I nodded tinyly.

I didn't know it was going around that time...

I was a little surprised.