Price of Management

I headed to the Oval Office where Jeron is retired.

There are two guards guarding the front of the Oval Office, who have been distracted for some time.

“Bring me another bottle of wine if you want me to work! ”

As the shout of the young man echoes from inside the office, the guards shudder.

“You had a bottle at lunch! ”

“You can't get drunk like that! ”

“Profit! How can I get drunk and work...?" ”

“Can I work with Menthom?! Get me a drink! ”

Oh, my God.

The guard found me after trying to shoot me something else, and was surprised.

“My lord! ”

The word "lord" also silenced me in the administration room.

“Open the door. ”

“Yes!”

The frozen guards immediately open the door.

As I entered the office, I saw a neat beauty tied together with light green hair. He looked quite stunning, but he was in his early 20s.

The beautiful man, Jeron Deckard, stared at me quietly, as if to ask me when I was on campus.

“His name is Baron Jeron Deckard, royal steward. I'm here to see Baron Carroc Kunt. ”

“Hello, Baron Deckard. ”

“Just call me Jeron. ”

“Really? Then you can call me Caroc, too. ”

“Yes, Mr. Carroc. ”

“You've led the Vatan lands well. ”

“ ……. ”

Jeron doesn't say anything with a grumpy look on his face.

I said with a smile.

“I was amazed, to be honest. Help me to lead the territory in the future. ”

Jeron turns on the light in his eyes and says, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

“That's not gonna happen. As long as Caroc is here, I'll return to the royal chambers and be assigned the next post. Although this territory is a crisis, I believe that Lord Carroc, who is a great spirit and a famous giant in our kingdom, will survive. Don't you dare take me under your wing! No matter how much you pay me! ”

“Huh, really? So what are we gonna do about it? ”

“ ……? ”

I smiled and said to Jeron with a vague look on his face.

“I sent a letter to the king. I want you to keep working for me. Sooner or later, there will be an order of duty to assist me here in Vatan territory. ”

Jeron's complexion turned pale.

“W-what the hell! ”

“I have a close relationship with the king at this time. I'm familiar with Viceroy Duron, the Chancellor. He'll do anything for you. I need you to keep working for our territory. Territories like you, too. Good, right? ”

“That's... that's, that's crazy! ”

Jeron jumps up and shouts.

“How much more trouble do you want me to go through? As soon as I joined here, I want to enjoy a comfortable life... with monsters filled with Black Blood Disease in the Great Catastrophe. I thought I was done with the job. What do you mean, I'm working here again? Arrggg! I can't stand it! You still don't know why I was trying to get into the middle of the night? even forged an ID under a funny pseudonym, Jeron Polman! ”

“Huh?"

“There's only one reason I tried to escape from the castle called Deckard. Just leave me alone! I want to live my life roughly! ”

“No, I just said Jeron Polman...? ”

Jeron Polman?

Did you just say Jeron Polman?!

I couldn't help but wonder.

And why is that?

Jeron Polman.

It is because it is the name of the Lord who was later called the final barrier of the Orient Kingdom.

Jeron Polman.

At the age of the late 20s, he was appointed to the care of the Orient royal family and excelled at the sight of the King of Orion and served his country with his title.

As soon as he became Lord, Jaron Polman rushed to prepare for war, including expanding his army. At that time, the continent was still at peace with the Horn Empire, but Jeron Polman looked forward.

He anticipated and prepared that one day the Horn Empire would rise against the Kingdom of Leaden and push its strength to invade the Kingdom of Orion.

In the end, Jeron Paul's prediction was right on target.

The young emperor of the Horn empire swiftly wiped out the Kingdom of Leaden with monstrous ambition, and Jeron Polman recognized his insight and climbed to the Orient Royal Register of Commerce.

The Orient Kingdom lost a third of its territory to a powerful invasion by the Horn Empire, but barely defended the country. In the process, Jeron Paul's work was the greatest.

However, at a young age in his late 30s, he had to relinquish a senior position called the Commercial Register.

He immediately adopted an 18-year-old young but capable nobleman as his adopted son, and passed on all of his territory and property. He retired with only a certain amount of wealth.

He then enjoyed his desired retirement until he became a soldier at the age of 63. Although he continued to receive lighting offers from the royal family or other priests, Jeron Polman, who had no desire for power, spent his entire life reading, writing and relaxing.

That jeron paul is the one in front of me?

I looked at Baron Polman, or Jeron Deckard, in a daze.

You really did manage to escape!

In his past life, he fled from Castle Deckard and lived in the Kingdom of Orion under the name of Jeron Polman.

I made up my mind.

He mustn't be missed. How competent he is has already been demonstrated in his previous life.

Or let them flee to the Orient Kingdom?

So, how do you want me to treat you?

I opened my mouth after a moment of thought.

“I'm sorry to put you in this position on your own, I apologize. ”

“ ……. ”

“You've done a great job defending this barren territory for so long. That's what you've been working so hard for. So now I understand why you want to run away. ”

“Even if you lift me up, I won't change my mind. ”

“But think about it. Why did you have to work so hard to get over yourself? ”

“ ……. ”

“It's because you truly care for these people. ”

“Old?”

I kept telling Surprise Jeron.

“You've worked so hard because you really care about the comfort of the colonists and want everyone to be happy. You were trying to escape because you didn't think you had the strength to protect your people from the Orcs. You wanted to get away from that kind of pressure. I get it.”

I tapped Jeron on the shoulder for a surprise.

“Don't worry anymore. Here I am. I will rid this land of all the dangers before winter passes this year. I promise.”

“…… So what do you want me to do? ”

“I promise you one thing. I'm not gonna let you go through Eastern and Eastern anymore. You don't have to work with me anymore. ”

Jeron changed the way he looked at me as if his heart was shaking greatly. All right, we're almost there. I said it again.

“So give me a chance. Just work with me until winter passes this year. After that, I'll let you do whatever you want, whether you run away or relocate. ”

“Is that true? ”

“Of course.”

Jeron nods decisively.

“Very well, Caroc. We will work with you only until winter this year. I will be watching you closely and deciding how to overcome this crisis by your side. ”

“Good thinking. ”

“Please take good care of it. ”

Jeron and I shook hands. Welcome, Jeron Polman. No, Jeron Deckard.

* * *

Once the territory is intact, the system remains intact.

Jeron Deckard was appointed on behalf of the Lord to oversee the territorial affairs, and he left the military work to the commander, the guard commander, and Dean. Dean is only the head of the mercenary army, but he has a lot of experience, which would be helpful.

Now that I've put all my work in order, I'm not playing anymore... I decided to do my job.

On the second day of my tenure, two men came to see me at noon.

Just yesterday, I was deprived of my duties as chief, the former chief of Rosé, and a man named Tyrene who became the new chief.

“I'm Tyrene. I'm a hunter, and yesterday I took on the duties of a chieftain with all the adults." ”

Indeed.

Tyrene was an upright man in his early 40s. As a hunter, you have a strong and firm wick. I know how to look at people, but he wasn't the blink of an eye in any crisis. You picked a new chief well.

I looked at the former chief of Rosé's staff.

“You must be disappointed in me a lot. ”

“Oh, no! ”

The former chief of rosé shook his head in horror. Since I whipped him yesterday, it was his turn to appease me with carrots today.

I smiled kindly and said.

“The old man has his own relationship and wisdom. Rosé, I think you've led the village well. If it had been a quiet and peaceful time, an old man like you would have made a fine chief. But it's an urgent time when you can't see. You're too old to handle a crisis so proactively. ”

“He speaks the truth. ”

“In fact, yesterday's harsh rebuke was for other reasons than fixing the steel. So I hope you don't take this the wrong way. Even though you said you resigned as chief, you're still a spiritual guardian for the villagers, so sometimes when people are shaken up by fear, fix them. ”

“Thank you, my lord! I'll keep that in mind. ”

Chief Rosé squeezes his head in tears. Yesterday, I was relieved of all my grief.

I turned my eyes to Tyrene.

“You heard? You became the new chief not because of the anger of my moment, but because the situation in the current territory needs you. ”

“I'll do my best! ”

Tylene also nods, his head tightening in gratitude.

I gave them a pep talk and sent them back.

The two of them will tell the villagers what they heard from me, and the colonists will feel better about me.

That evening, I had dinner with Jeron. I wanted to be as close and friendly as possible because I trusted his abilities.

Jeron was the same type as Julia. As soon as I opened my mouth, problems kept popping up.

“The problem with our territory is not just the Orcs. Once the Orc tribe is gone, other monsters will live in this forest. But it turns out that many of the people in this region have to wander through forests like hunters and herbivores. ”

“Well, I see. ”

“Monsters are constantly breeding, no matter how many times you subdue them. Moreover, since there are no knights, strong monsters will cause more damage to the soldiers. Thanks to that, the people who live in the forest are also dying. It's a lot of trouble. Now, how would you solve this problem, Mr. Carroc? ”

Jeron asked me like I was taking a quiz.

“Actually, I have the ability to solve all the problems in this territory at once. We could hire a bunch of mercenaries to wipe out the forest. ”

“Why don't you do that? ”

“That's not a fundamental solution. Once we sweep it, the monsters will reproduce and we won't be able to put any money into it. ”

“So what do you think is the fundamental solution? ”

I laughed.

“Want me to show you?”

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