Oukoku e Tsuzuku Michi

Episode 343: The Merchant's Resolutions

"It's going to be broken now. That's a lot of bloating."

I stroke Melissa's belly.

What an emotion to think my child is in this bloated belly.

"Haha, the doctor says it's not weird when you're born anymore"

Melissa looks a little darker as she strokes herself.

"... I wonder if my stomach is still crazy, I don't know..."

Melissa's belly had been destroyed by past ramblings.

The effect of the dragon's blood cure made me pregnant, but I still can't seem to worry enough.

"Idiot, if this is all grown up, I'll be fine. And it works good, doesn't it?

"It worked today, too. But it really didn't seem strange to be born a month ago..."

I'll stroke Melissa's head.

Pregnant women are prone to emotional instability.

Nonna bought expensive things all over the place, and Carla was concerned and often argued with other women.

"Don't worry about anything. I'm on it."

Melissa buries her face in my chest like she's relieved and exhales heavily.

"Thanks...... hehe, sorry. I feel weak now."

Melissa smiles, then turns into a prank face and squirts her pants.

"Whoa, okay?

"Yeah. I can't just give you a hug, but I'll be fine with your mouth."

I'll keep Melissa in my chair, and I'll stand before her.

This posture doesn't strain my stomach either.

"You're gonna let a big belly woman shave you."

"Don't get excited when they say it again"

Melissa can drop a kiss on my male root that's already grown and tip it off.

It was when I looked up at me groaning lightly and then tried to swallow it deep down.

"Ah!?

"What's up? Did it stink?

I did use it once today, but it should have cleaned me up after.

"No! Yes, it hurts! My stomach hurts......! It hurts!"

Melissa holding her belly.

Apparently, he induced labor pains by stirring up a man.

"I'll call people soon"

If you say so, I'll pop out of the room and catch the maid walking down the hall.

"Ahhh! Duh, go ahead..."

The maid looked at me and screamed, but soon turned around and rolled up her skirt.

"It's not. Melissa noticed the birth, so get ready!

Is it because he hastily spoke while peeling off his male roots?

But that's not the case.

"If it's enough, the midwife should rush. Be a little more patient."

"Wow, I know... it hurts too much... maybe I can't anymore..."

Melissa, the first born, holds her belly down and groans.

Exactly, I'm inexperienced, but I guess it's pretty much because Nonna also said - pain I think is the end of the world - etc.

"But I can't die anymore! Rip my stomach even if I die. At least only the baby -"

"Don't say that. Come on, you can scratch it."

Melissa squeezes the hand she offers.

My nails stand and my blood seeps, but nothing compared to her pain.

"The midwife will be here any minute! Good luck!"

"Women have a body that can have children, so it's okay!

"I'm sure it's cheap because my lord holds me!

The maids who heard the noise speak to Melissa, but they don't seem to hear much from the pain.

I usually can afford Melissa, but it's my first birth, so I can't help it.

"Also, no more -!!"

Melissa bit me in the arm.

I wish I could chew as much as it would relieve the pain.

"Oh, I was born!?

"Shall we?

"It hasn't been five minutes..."

I hear a toy and a cry, and Melissa exhales deeply.

"Thank you for waiting! is born!?

A rushed midwife exhales in a clapping breath.

Anyway, I'm glad both mother and child are safe.

"Baby...... girl...... cute......"

Melissa lets me hold the crying baby and zero tears from her eyes.

"I thought I couldn't have another baby... baby... my baby..."

You look really happy.

I wouldn't look like this if I let him rise ten degrees in a row.

Slowly a family woman jumps into the room late.

I didn't make it because I realized it was early.

"Well cute!

"True... you look like Melissa"

"Your eyes look like Agil's."

When this happens, you don't need me anymore.

Let's leave the rest to the women.

"Everybody out of the way now! I'll put the baby on hot water."

I'll do it.

How Melissa stood up when the midwife tried to produce water.

"Wow! Mr. Melissa, you can't stand up!

"Can you stand already!?

"Er, I thought I was dying of a stomachache. Because it was painful."

"Let me tell you as a midwife, giving birth in five minutes is cheap and cheap. Ordinary women suffer and bear a hundred times more than you do!

"I knew it was because Agil's was big."

"Mr. Eigil's array is honestly more than the baby's head... right?

After all the rape and noise, we all look at this one.

Is it praised?

I sit back with a chair in the corner of my room.

"I'm here all day. Say anything. I'll leave if it bothers you..."

"Yeah, stay! Please stay!

Melissa woke herself up and was impounded by a maid in a hurry.

That's fine.

There's nothing I can do, but it's like a thank you for having me.

If you're asleep, I'll stay by your side, and if you're free, I'll be the one to talk to.

Read the air. Exit the room as fast as you can except for the midwives and maids you really need.

Celia, who was sitting right next to me, was also held in arms by Myra and Kara.

I laugh a little at Celia dripping.

"And Melissa's fine."

Having struggled with her birth, Nonna slept all day like she fainted, and even though Carla and Mel, who were cheap, were just tired and hadn't woken up for a while, Melissa is stopped by a maid trying to wake her body, if not her body, as she gently strokes the baby.

"Yeah, I'm perfectly fine. Show your baby more than I do."

I can be stopped by the midwife trying to wake up my body again.

"Hmm. You're a baby."

Melissa laughs at it.

I don't care if they say so...... I'm used to complimenting beautiful women but babies are so different on their own.

"Look, it's my dad. Come on. Come on."

The newborn baby's eyes are still closed, naturally, to say in a sweet voice.

When I tried to touch him, the midwife grabbed my hand and politely wiped it.

"I'm not going to touch anything dirty today."

"What about the other women?

I touched that. I've touched a lot already.

When I said that, they wiped me from corner to corner again.

"Daddy's got big fingers, too."

The baby jerks off when he grabs my finger, otherwise he releases it all.

"Haha, you wanted this"

Melissa breastfed the stuffy baby.

A baby that squashes into a rich milk.

"Is your breast his thing from today on?"

That's right, right milk for the baby. That's why I call it left milk.

"Ugh, if I seem to have too much, I'll split it with Mr. Agir."

The midwife watched her breastfeeding but breathed whether she decided not to worry.

"You have a lot of mother, baby, health, and milk. There are no problems in the meantime so please call me if anything happens. After that is to rest your body slowly anyway...... don't exchange the act or anything right away if you make a mistake! A month is forbidden."

"I know."

What kind of animal would commit a woman right after childbirth?

What does a midwife think of me?

"- Not even the butthole, right?

Still, the midwife sees this one right when she leaves the room.

"I know!

Something's wrong with me. We have to investigate Rafen as a whole once.

The baby who drank breast milk fell asleep.

We'll be the only ones in the room.

"Baby...... you were born"

I put a chair next to the bed and listen to Melissa.

"My lost family... we're done again."

Melissa weeps as she strokes the baby.

A drop of tears, falling on the baby's forehead and swelling.

"Right. Me and your kid."

I wipe Melissa's tears with my fingers.

"That's terrible. Me. Maria and Carla are all doing well, and they say," We have a family. ""

All I can do is hold Melissa's hand.

"We're all an important family. That's true... more important than anything else... but I'm sure Agil and this kid are special among them, and now I know how Mel feels."

Melissa comes back to hold her hand.

"It just hurt when they messed up my stomach, but it was only a while ago that it was really hard. When I chewed up what it meant to be unable to have children anymore... when I thought I was alone forever"

'It's over. I already have kids' feelings to stroke my head.

You passed it on. Melissa's hand tangles disappointingly in my hand.

"Mom and Dad, brother, I can't see anyone anymore, but I've got a new family"

Melissa's house was a merchant. It went bankrupt, the family was separated, and Melissa was sold to buy people.

It was a long time ago, so it's hard to find a family anymore, and there's no point in searching.

Neither they nor Melissa would want to be reunited with Melissa, who sold it once.

"That's right. You're not alone anymore."

I'm connected. Let go of my hand and hug Melissa before she looks lonely.

"I will protect this child even in exchange for his life. So don't let Mr. Agil die, either. Me, I can't stand losing my family any more. I can't stand it."

I don't answer.

I don't mean to die hairy, but sometimes on the battlefield I lose my life with a single flow arrow.

But I'm just a little relieved.

Even if something happens to me, Melissa already has a child. I won't be alone.

The baby snarls as we hug each other.

Melissa laughs and starts breastfeeding again.

My daughter was named 'Jennifer'.

The next day.

Celebration mood has not yet fallen out at the Mansion.

Family and servants visit Melissa's room one after another.

At last, it was enough for the midwife to royally stand in front of the door asking her to rest her mother and her baby.

I guess that's all Melissa liked by everyone.

I've never seen anyone, male or female, say she doesn't like it.

Sir Hardlett, I need to talk to you.

Still, they don't take it easy.

Adolf came to the office with a serious face.

His place of work...... Claire and Laurie are there when I head to the Internal Affairs Director's office.

Well, Adolf and they should have had quite a nervous relationship with the tax taker.

"We have received a circular from the Philich Chamber of Commerce head office"

"Oh, what chamber of commerce is it?

"It's Mr. Claire's chamber of commerce. It's about the head office in Stura."

Oh, did I?

Claire, I didn't know because I thought it was the Chamber of Commerce.

"Hmm? I think I've been writing about the Claire Chamber of Commerce for a long time."

"Me and Celia were fixing it."

"Um, is it time?

Claire smiles before continuing the conversation.

Apparently it's a pretty serious story for her to get off the hook.

"The head office of the Philich Chamber of Commerce - northeastern Central Plains… has decided to withdraw from here"

"What?

That's just amazing.

"Finally, I sold all my assets and interests, and the employees told me to fire them all."

I'll put on Adolf.

"Didn't you get a deficit because you squeeze too much? I should have seen him a little sweeter."

But Claire shakes her head.

"The details are secret, but rest assured the profits are at an unlikely level such as retreat"

"Then why are you retreating? That would be too steep, too."

I'm not a businessman, and I should be able to talk to you first.

"I didn't have any consultation from the head office. I'm in charge of the region, too!

A moment of anger cages in Claire's face.

"Unless it's so unprofitable, there's no way to liquidate the entire business district."

That's what Claire says, then drinks tea and tones it back.

"That said, I'm not stupid either. I already know what's going on."

Let me ask you something.

"The head office is Queen Wilhelmina - we have received a huge request for funding from the founding Southern Eugrian Empire. Of course they do… No, they're offering too much in return."

I got Wilhelmina's name again.

"Because other chambers of commerce don't take away this opportunity, the head office needs cash right now. Even liquidate my area, which is black enough!

Adolf says as he joins hands.

"I'm new to the country. No matter how much money you have, it won't be enough. Because even Goldonia, which was originally rich, fell short of funding with a rapidly expanding territory...... but don't you worry about paying back with so many huge loans?

"Even if you are anxious to repay the cash, you have been promised other collateral. Exclusive commerce rights and exclusive shipments of agricultural products in specific areas can vary."

Adolf and Claire started talking... I call Laurie because I have nothing to do, but she refuses because it's serious.

"Surely now the realm of the Southern Eugrian Empire is vast… do you mean that there are other things to take besides cash"

"Yes, and that country will need a lot of money in the future. Because if you take a bad step down, your credibility will collapse and you won't be able to fund it not only from its chambers of commerce, but also from other chambers of commerce."

I pulled out one of Adolf's papers because I was free and looked at it, but I got a headache so I put it back.

A nightmare arises when numbers and letters are disturbed.

"... Still, in the end, we just have to believe in Queen Wilhelmina. Isn't it still unnatural to put that much faith in emerging countries?

"Right. If the Philich Chamber of Commerce were adequate, it would have been a small to step-by-step even if it had dropped it off as a high-risk project or lent it. At least it can't be huge enough to empty the Chamber of Commerce vault. But I don't have a choice right now. It is the Chamber of Commerce sales that are black thanks to me, but sales are shrinking more and more...... there is no prospect of recovery. Suddenly, I think it made me want to bet on a big country that showed up south."

Please, Laurie. Deal with me. I miss you.

"... Phew"

She comes here with her gaze pointed at Claire.

I stroked my head and ass with a full smile.

"Some places remain that I don't understand a bit, though. Do you call it prudent at the head office? There were a lot of people waiting patiently now. But after accepting His Majesty's invitation, Wilhelmina turned around and told me to send more money."

Because Wilhelmina is beautiful. Definitely.

"Ahhh..."

Move your fingers as you hear Laurie's adorable voice.

"Ma, I don't care how it goes. The crux is whether you're leaving or not."

Honestly, it's very difficult.

Claire's differences are common in Rafen and Lindtblum.

They don't just sell and transport, they do everything from sourcing fuel to arranging people.

Finding a replacement for me because I'm suddenly withdrawing is too harsh.

If I threw a round at Adolf, my hair would splash again.

Besides, what Claire leaves is losing a woman.

We both do, because Laurie's leaving together, which can be described as a tough tragedy.

"There's no reason to leave! How much effort and money do you think it took to develop a mine in Lintblum and establish a trading route! I'll beat it up and sell it and never withdraw!

I miss Claire shouting.

"Then the instructions from the head office..."

"I will ignore it. The head office will also know that it is not a problem to clean up today and tomorrow with one letter... it will stick as much as it can."

"So you pull it, and what do you do at the end?

Claire said away with a ready face.

"I will crack the Chamber of Commerce and be independent. Is that what you've been struggling to build for the Queen of the South? I'm going to be interested in Laurie's shop independently."

Laurie snorts next to Claire, too, escaping my hand.

When I showed him the fingers to pull the thread, he turned bright red and leaned down.

"I'm not a merchant, so I don't know, is that going to be easy?

Claire laughs at Adolf's query.

"No way, it's gonna be a war."

War is a mess.

"When I say war, it's a merchant's war. They will steal customers from suppliers, not territories, and bribes will fly, not arrowballs."

Now, has the noise gone down?

"I don't think I need to tell you, but I can't help you. The Lord's Home Secretary must be neutral."

"I'll give you as many hands as I can. Say anything."

When I lay it on Adolph's words, I was sighed with a frightened face.

You're the ruthless one, and I've never even seen your face before. Compared to Claire, there can be no such thing as neutrality.

"Heh heh, I'm fine. Is that how me and Laurie lose?"

Of course, it's possible that I don't need help.

"But if it is independent, the head office doesn't know what means to use. A knife may glow in the shade of night, even though it is a merchant's war. If that happens...... can you help me?

"Absolutely. Territorial security will be preserved... and I will keep you disappointed before we build."

I nodded reluctantly when I saw Adolf that I had no complaints.

"But you can't look at assassination fights and such in the realm. I hope I never set you up from Mr. Claire's side. If you see it, you have to notify Myra."

"And I'll grip it."

Adolf looks at me with a frightened face again.

And I coughed with Gohon.

"On top of that, I'm only neutral in my position. But... since we've been together so far, I'd like you to win."

"hehe, thank you"

That's what Claire says and gives Adolf the box. It looks heavy.

"So please give it to me."

There was a loud noise.

"You're not going to take a bribe!

Adolph gets angry at the Claire stream jokes and I laugh.

Whatever Adolf said, I was going to protect Claire.

"Um... poor minister, do you need a bribe?

Laurie comes pressing that little chest.

"Of course you can have it."

Shall we set the girl up tonight offered to the evil lord?

In the room after Claire leaves, I put my arms together and think.

"Hmm, it can't be like this"

Recently, Wilhelmina has become involved in both military and internal affairs.

But I know too little about her and the land she governs.

"You should come look south once. Do you want to go a little bit?"

"South? Is that a pioneering village? Or is it border security?

Adolf answers.

No, to the Southern Eugenian Empire.

Put it down for a few moments and the voice of surprise goes up.

Is the people rich or poor, full of hostility or swallowing... I'm not so smart that I have to see it with my own eyes.

If Leopold and Adolph are right, Wilhelmina and we will all run into each other sooner or later.

I had to make sure that was really the case and that there was no misunderstanding.

"If that's what you decide, get ready quickly. Pack your bags."

"Luggage...... are you hunting for a night? I'll give it to you too."

Celia was there when she opened the door for some reason.

I feel so much more stuck lately than I've ever been.

"No, we go as far as the Southern Eugrian Empire. Maybe you can meet with Wilhelmina, so put your outfit and birth control pills in there too."

"Yeahhh!!

Celia's shouts bring people together.

I wanted to sneak away and sneak home... well, I had no choice.

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The protagonist, Agil-Hardlet, 24, winter.

Status Legend of the Border of the Kingdom of Goldonia Mount Big Lords and Eastern Great Lords Friends of Dwarves Friends of King Ares Heroes of Dragon Killing

Elf's intermediary, Sex King of White Capital.

Family

Nonna (Authentic Wife) Carla (Side Room) Mel (Side Room) Mitty (Side Room) Maria (Side Room) Katrine (Side Room)

Gretel (Dog Wife) Melissa (Mother's Happiness) Qu (Concubine) Luu (Concubine) Mirei (Concubine) Pipi (? Cavalry)

Casey (Wake Up) Rita (Maid Chief) Yoguri (Screenwriter) Alice (Ass Concubine) Rare (Concubine)

Marceline (concubine) daughter Stephanie (concubine) Bridget (concubine) Felicie (concubine)

Nautia (Adventure Elf) Sofia (Concubine) Secrito (Wildlife)

Sebastian (Deacon) Dorothea (Wangdu Mansion Management) Claudia (Meat Chunks) Clara (Samurai)

Celestina (prep) Monica (prep) Adela (professional mistress)

Subordinates

Celia (Deputy) Myra (Security Squad) Marta (Side Service) Irigina (Commander) Petite Cherry (Lover)

Luna (Commander) Ruby (Bow Cavalry) Gido (Guard) Porte (Home Affairs Officer)

Leopold (Staff) Tristan (Staff) Adolf (Home Affairs Director) Claire & Laurie (Independence Determination)

Liliane (Actress) Chloe (Servant) Alma (Servant)

Outsiders

Brunhilde (Vampire) Lamy (Lamia) Arlaune (Naked) Mirmi (Mermaid)

Pets

Porch (Huge Lizard) Messerschmidt (Waste Dog) Schwartz (Horse) Felteris (Elov)

205,000 inhabitants, 10,000 refugees.

Important Cities Rafen 36000 Lintblum 6000 Special Development Districts 14000

1,3700 troops.

Infantry 1000 Cavalry 1500 Archer 1300 Bow Cavalry 500 Artillery 400

60 artillery, 30 large artillery, 16 dwarf artillery, 60 tanks.

Other

4,000 reserve officers, 200 security forces.

Property Gold Coins 13000

567 experience67 children born +555