Price of Management

“Glad I wanted to meet you, though. How could you possibly think of buying 40,000 sacks of wheat? My heart still aches just thinking about what happened back then. Hahaha.”

Huh, did I tell you?

I'm gonna get sick later.

That's the little hoodie who was desperate to leave me with even more wheat. Now you will regret selling me a large quantity of wheat.

“I just got lucky. I just wanted it to be a bad time, because the farming had been going so well. Ah-ha-ha.”

“You're either very lucky, or you're very modest. ”

“Let's make it the latter. ”

“What? Mwahaha! ”

Marquis Houdini smiles joyfully. Selling me 40,000 sacks of wheat would have been a huge loss, but I didn't seem to have it in mind. He's a pretty decent guy, except for vanity.

“Yes, humble friend. Let's get to the point. Unless you're here to drug me, I assume you have the answer to our marriage proposal. ”

“Here you go. ”

I took out my engagement vows and showed them. This fall, our Kunt family seal was stamped on the pledge of a wedding. All you have to do is seal the book of Houdini and your engagement will be sealed.

Having read this, Zhao Hudini smiles graciously.

“You've accepted. This fall. ”

“Yes, since the end of the Territory War, there is no current situation. Fall would be a good time to have a big wedding. ”

“Not really. It's good autumn, since the wedding doesn't cost a dime or two. ”

Houdini convinced himself.

He looked at the engagement vows for a long time and suddenly opened his mouth to me.

“Do you know why I offered my marriage to the Kunts? ”

“I wonder if you've been kind to my family. ”

I answered humbly. In fact, his intentions were somewhat speculative.

“I sold a lot of wheat to Earl Ranzhel last summer. I got paid a lot of money, and then I got closer to my relationship with Jehovah. The closer we get to them, the better the money in this country will be. ”

I nodded, too.

He kept saying.

“But you know what? I think that sometimes. Are they really that strong? ”

“Old?”

Surprised me, he said.

“Jehovah is expanding into the Kingdom of Leaden with enormous funding. Nevertheless, I question that. Are they really that strong? ”

“ ……. ”

“When faced with a crisis like no other, do they have the power to break through? Can they protect those who follow them? The more I think about it, the weirder I think I'm going to be surprisingly weak after school. ”

I was greatly surprised.

Bird of Hoodini, my former father-in-law.

I didn't know that in my past life, but now I see that he has an amazing insight.

He's right.

In my past life, when the Horn Empire invaded, all I did was hang tight and defend my territory.

It was, of course, because Earl Wolfgang Lanchel, who was called the brain after the abortion, was not dead, but it was still a weakness that was devastating compared to their powerful funding.

Why is that?

It was because there were not many strong knight families among their forces.

Even though he had a strong army with a lot of money, there were no knights among the Jehovah. It's because all the knight families followed the royal family. The reason is…….

“You have no reason to be grounded compared to the royal family. There is a royal legitimacy in gathering real loyal talent, and not in the aftermath. ”

I was once again astonished by the insights of the hoodie.

The writer smiles and says:

“So I thought, The Royal Court, whose existence alone is a cause for concern in the country, after the taxation of money ropes. I have to strike a close balance between them. ”

So he proposed a marriage to a member of the royal family.

I didn't know that before, but you're pretty smart now, aren't you, kid? I need to get along well.

“I cannot help but admire your insight. ”

“Haha! That's what you thought, if you were impressed by what I said." ”

It was once again Houdini who sharpened the core.

He said to me that he was hot and didn't say anything.

“I knew it wasn't a coincidence you bought wheat last year. It's a shame to see it. ”

“Yes?”

“I actually wanted you as my son-in-law. But I couldn't help but overlook my firstborn son, Arthur, from the point of view of Kunt himself. He's not bad for a son-in-law. ”

“Ha, ha, ha. I'm just a merchant. ”

“Well, we'll see about that in time. Whether you're really just a merchant or a crouching dragon. ”

Haha, a crouching dragon. This is embarrassing.

The Marquis of Hoodini finally sealed the engagement vows. That's how the engagement ended. The engagement vows were split between him and me.

“Anyway, stay here tonight. I'll make room for your acolytes as well. ”

“Thank you."

“Well, I'll see you at dinner. Oh, Leyra's in the backyard, so meet her and talk. ”

“Yes.”

After he left, I got up from my seat and headed to the backyard where Leyra was.

As spring approached, all sorts of flowers arrived in a beautiful garden. The warm, sunny garden was beautiful. In the middle of the garden is a round table and two chairs, with Leyra sitting on one chair.

She lowers the long blonde and wears a bright red dress. She looks very beautiful.

It was nice and confusing at the same time.

My ex-wife. She should be Arthur's wife now. Of course, there's no such thing as naivety about her. It was just a misunderstanding that I had to reconnect with her who had caused me pain in my previous life.

“Oh, hello. ”

Leyra, who enjoyed tea while watching the flowers, stood up and greeted. I bowed my head as well.

“Hello again. Bird of Hoodini's favorite Ray. ”

“I see.”

“I'll have to call you my brother-in-law soon. ”

“Yes……. ”

She blushes and smiles shyly. Huh, what a cute face. Are you sure it's her?

When I first saw her two years ago, I thought it was all a sham, but now that I see her again, she really seemed pure of heart.

“Hey……. How's Grand Duke Arthur? ”

Leyra cautiously asked. It is natural to wonder about the man who will be your husband.

I said with a smile.

“I'm so happy that I'm single. Wouldn't it be nice to have a famous beauty as a wife? ”

“Oh, and Baron Carroc. ”

Leyra blushes again. But she soon asked me again.

“Can't you give me the kind of advice I need to be a Kunt woman? ”

“Very well, there are five principles you must remember as a woman of the Kunt family. ”

“What's that? ”

Leyra's eyes lit up, I said. I really wanted to do well as Arthur's wife.

I told you.

“The first one is root sword saving. ”

Hmph!

Leyra's shoulders are slightly stiff.

Uh-huh.

I kept saying with a sly smile in my heart.

“The second one is root sword saving. ”

Now he's staring at me with his hot face.

“The third and fourth is also the root sword savings. ”

Leyra was confused for a while as if she was greatly shocked by my words. After a while, she asked with her face.

“…… is that the fifth mushroom savings? ”

“No.”

“Really?"

“Home education."

I said decisively, reminiscing about my former bastard son.

A moment of silence passed.

Leyra only winces at me to see if she was depressed.

I knew it.

I don't think she's dirty yet, but luxury was her natural habit.

A moment later, she says with a resolute face that shows her energies.

I said, "Okay, I'm going to work on my root canal and home education. ”

“Are you all right? You seem very disappointed. ”

“Yes.”

She grins.

“If you look at the monster stuffed in the hall on the first floor of the mansion, you'll notice that the members of the Houdini family have vanity. I like to dress up with pretty clothes and jewelry, too. ”

I was interested in her honesty.

Her words continue.

“But if the Kunt family's mandate is to conserve muscle swords, we must keep it. Too bad... But I don't hate this story. ”

“Why is that?”

“I heard that the Kunt family is growing rapidly and that Arthur, who will be my husband, has been able to rule the land on behalf of Prince Kunt. ”

She laughs and speaks.

“If I could be the wife of a great husband and raise a great child, I would be much happier than grooming myself. Isn't that right?”

I was stunned by what she said.

“Yes… I see. ”

“Please tell Grand Duke Arthur. I will try very hard to be a good wife, even though I am lacking. ”

“Yes…. ”

I talked to her a little longer.

As the sun went down and it was evening, I had dinner with the Bird of Hoodini. However, I was so confused that I didn't know if the food went into my mouth or into my nose.

As I unpacked and changed my clothes at the old butler's house, I muttered to myself.

“Was it because of me? ”

Arthur was right. I guess women are for men. My family member who had been unhappy in my previous life was also my own fault.

I was an ordinary merchant.

I wanted to be special, but I felt more complex because I had no talent.

Of course she couldn't have been more proud of me.

The title of my wife did not make her proud. That's why she pretended to be more luxurious.

“Ahh... ”

I sighed deeply.

Who do I blame?

My previous life I was not capable enough to meet her expectations. She also asked for more and was disappointed instead of loving me as I am.

There is no way to explain that it was just the wrong fate.

I suddenly took out the engagement vows I had in my arms. It contained the promise of marriage between Arthur Kunt and Leyra Houdini.

“Congratulations, sir. Congratulations, Leyra. ”

Please be a good couple this time.

* * *

The next day, I took the wagon back to the territory.

When the engagement ended, my father and Arthur were very happy. I also put aside the last handful of bitterness and congratulated him.

That's it.