Price of Management

Hansen was troubled because he couldn't find a place to camp in the middle of the night. He slowly rode his horse and looked around.

“I can't. I can't see anything. ”

Hansen was worried when he came out of the monsters.

By the way.

- Idiot.

You hear someone's voice behind your back.

‘Hi-ya?! ’

You try to scream, but someone behind your back shuts Hansen up.

- Shut up, you idiot.

No, Norm? ’

Only then did Hansen realize that Caroc was nearby.

- The owner wants us to camp around here.

Hansen nods.

You tied the horse to a tree, picked up a dry branch and set it on fire.

As the fire lit up around me, I was relieved.

You continue to hear the voice of Noonum, knowing where he is.

- Someone's following you.

“Followed?”

Hansen was startled.

What do you mean you're being followed? Did a robber catch up with you?

Fear comes from the fluffy side.

- He needs to talk to you. I'll deliver the master's message.

The voice of gnome is heard again.

Even in fear and confusion, Hansen nods.

Norm continues to speak to Hansen from time to time.

- I know the king and Jehovah are looking for me. They sent me to follow you. "

"Ugh! A ghost? ’

Hansen is frightened.

Usually, it was a mystery, even though it seemed like a week of idleness with spirits, but at this time it exerted demonic insight.

I didn't even know I heard a hero because of this side.

I also thought that I might be able to serve a great person.

- Master says, "If I go back now, I have to sell wheat to one of them. How can you not sell when the king and the postwar side are pressing? 'I don't know.'

- Master says, "But if I sell it now, it won't be expensive. If it's a rich school day, it will cost a fortune, but I have to sell it to the king because of my father. '

- My master says, "The king trusts his father, and he wants to buy it for a cheap price."

- Master says, "You can't. You have to bounce it once to make the king nervous, so it's going to be a high price. ’

You hear the voice of gnome in succession.

Hansen became confused.

You want to bounce back against the king? That's not enough.

- Master says, "I cannot refuse the king. Especially since your father is a loyal royal pioneer. But there are ways to bounce without committing a grudge."

- Mr. Hansen, listen to me. You didn't find me. "

‘What, what?! ’

- My master says, "I'm going to lay low for a while, so you go back and tell him I can't find my trail."

“Oh, no! Then I'll be damned if I don't do what I'm told! ”

- Don't worry. If you do that, everyone will understand and leave our territory. '

“Ha, but……. ”

- My master says, "If you send this letter to my brother, he won't get mad."

Then Norm handed the letter to Hansen.

Hansen sighs as he shrugs in his arms.

What a pain in the ass.

The wrong job made me lie to the King!

* * *

- I told him.

“Yes, well done. ”

I stroked his head and stood up.

Well, then I better get out of here before the tailors find out I'm here.

“Noum, get rid of the earthhouse and cover all my tracks. ”

-Yeah.

The gnomes tear down the earthen house made for sleeping.

And the pit he made to start the fire moved the soil and buried it again.

Popot.

Everything was completely buried in the ground.

My tracks disappeared completely after clearing the footprints everywhere.

I packed up my things and got back on the horse.

Norm and Woundee sat flat on both my shoulders.

Oh, my sweet babies.

Why is he so cute? Are all spirits as cute as I thought they would be?

Or am I the only one with taste?

Yeah, well, it wasn't just one or two of them, so they probably had different tastes. Someone might summon the sexy, sexy spirit of a superstar. Huh? That's also a good one... No! What an impure thought, leaving cute gnomes and undines!

“Woundee, will you restore my horse's fatigue with me? ”

-Yeah.

Pa 'a.

Woundee produced water in the air and washed the horse's body thoroughly.

The water she makes has the ability to heal the body's fatigue.

Of course, this healing ability is limited to the physical dimensions. It does not restore error, Mana, or spiritual affinity.

“Heeheeheeheeheeheehee!”

Two, two, two, two!

The horse that was relieved of fatigue ran out even more forcefully.

* * *

By the time Hansen returned, he had already arrived at Earl Ranzhel's mansion in Kunt.

Earl Wolfgang Lanchel and King Erik, who were politically implicit conflicts, were creating a stifling tension within the mansion.

Hansen returns from a situation where who buys the wheat of Caroc becomes the main concern.

Baron Basque Kunt, Archbishop Arthur, King Eric, Earl Ranzhel and his accomplice, Baron Evan Taylor.

Hansen felt his body tremble as his gaze focused on five people.

From Hansen's point of view, they were very high up.

Bang, bang! Bang!

The thought of having to lie in front of them made my heart burst.

“What happened? ”

Hansen opens his stuttering mouth when Arthur asks.

“Th-that's... I can't help it... because no matter how much I look for it, I can't find it." ”

“What are you talking about? You mean Caroc is missing? ”

Arthur shouts.

“Well, that's …… Yes! I've been chasing him for some time now, but I couldn't help but notice that the whole thing was gone. ”

When the five looked at him, Hansen was frightened and added a word.

“I really do. ”

“I see.”

Earl Ranzhel built a ceremonial cynicism.

“At least until the fall, it seems. I have to go.”

On his feet, he bows to Eric.

“Farewell, Your Majesty. ”

He greeted them with a flawless manner, but the atmosphere was completely different.

“Do that. ”

Earl Ranzhel leaves, and his henchman Evan gets up and follows him.

Evan scowls at Hansen once, then snaps out of it.

Hansen was frustrated that his lies were exposed, but he had to endure it.

“Looks like the erl was right. I should probably get up, too. ”

“Your Majesty. ”

Erik gets up and Basque and Arthur get up. Eric smiles at them.

“Next time, Jim will send a delegate. Tell that to Confucius Carroc. ”

Eric speaks softly and takes a step back.

“Yes, Your Majesty! ”

Eric walks away with the Royal Knights.

When they left, Basque and Arthur went out to meet them outside the castle.

As everyone left, Arthur called Hansen separately.

“You bastard! ”

“Hee hee hee?! ”

Hansen is terrified of Arthur's pain.

“How dare you lie in front of His Majesty? Do you want to die? ”

“Well, that's ……! ”

“Phew, it must have been Caroc who made you lie, stuttering and stuttering. ”

“No, that's right. ”

Hansen took out the letter with almost one tearful face and gave it to Arthur. Arthur opened the letter.

Everyone left? Don't be too hard on Hansen because he's a fool to tell a lie. When it comes to the political side of our family, selling wheat to the royal family is the answer, but I don't want to give it to you for cheap. Perhaps this has delivered my intentions to His Majesty. So I'm going to wander a little bit further and come back in the fall.

- My lovely youngest, Caroc.

"What's a lovely youngest? ’

I wanted to slap a few pieces for sure. Arthur felt a deep sigh.

“Since when did this guy become such a grump? ”

It was Arthur who wanted his brother to be like this.

* * *

In the return wagon, Evan bows to Earl Ranzhel.

“I'm sorry, Earl. I must have followed him, but I lost him. ”

“I see. I've heard that Caroc is an animist. You must have used a spirit to mislead me and instruct my men. Clearly, his name isn't Caroc. ”

Neither King Evan nor Earl Ranzhel noticed that Hansen was already lying.

“In the fall, I'll come back here and get the wheat.... ”

“Never mind. I don't think he's selling to us. ”

“Yes?”

Evan wondered.

Caroc didn't show up on purpose to raise the price of wheat between the King and Jehovah.

“How did it feel to see the family of the Kunt writer? ”

“As I've heard, Bird of Kunt seems to be strong, and the work of the Territory seems to be done by Arthur Kunt, the Grand Duke. ”

He said as he saw.

“Other than that, the atmosphere. ”

“The atmosphere?”

Earl Ranzhel looks out the window of the wagon and says,

“I saw a deep trust between my father and my firstborn son. Perhaps the other sons will follow their fathers well. It's a peaceful family.”

“Ah!”

It wasn't until Evan realized what Earl Ranzhel meant.

“Baron Kunt is loyal to the crown. I don't think Caroc Kunt would sell us wheat in violation of my father's wishes. ”

“Then, what I did was.... ”

“A bargaining chip against the king. The king would probably use his loyalty to get wheat at a cheap price. ”

“So he's giving up his 40,000 sacks of wheat? ”

“Sing up to four Redinas per sack just in case. They won't sell to us after all. ”

He said assertively. But Evan knew he was right.

Because it always has been.

“Yes.”

He answered loyally.

* * *

Eric sighs as he returns with the Royal Knights. One of the Royal Knights stood up and said,

“Your Majesty, it seemed to God that he was lying. His face looks scared and his voice seems to be shaking with tension... ”

Erik raises his hand to block the knight's words.

“I know Jim. ”

“Yes? But why.... ”

“Now that I've heard the words of Confucius Caroc, I have no choice but to leave. ”

After a while, Eric thinks to himself.

‘I tried to get my hands on the loyalty of Bird Kunt easily, but it was a very uncomfortable idea. ’

I gave up the royal duties too much, but I sighed because I had no income.

The third Duke of Kunt, Caroc.

He was only 19 years old this year, so I didn't look at him as much, but now he was not worth it.