Price of Management

That's what Salamander looks like.

It is my sorrow that I want to keep my son, who never even had a chance to be born, without erasing him from my memory.

In that way, the salamander was not a grumpy one, but a thankful spirit that granted my wish.

“My lord.”

Jeron has just arrived.

“You've successfully made a deal with the Fire Spirit. Congratulations."

“Ah. Lucky me. ”

“I've never seen such three spirits before in my life. ”

Jeron looked at my spirits with interesting eyes.

Wounded and heartbroken, the salamander found Jeron with me.

The salamander flew up to me and asked.

- Dad, Dad!

“Huh."

- What's that?

“Jeron Deckard, my man. ”

“I'm a royal steward, to be exact. ”

Jeron said as if he was offended.

The salamander stared at Jeron and asked me.

- Can I burn him?

Jeron's face was lifted with a question as embarrassing as the one he asked.

“No. You can't burn anything without my permission. ”

Can't we just burn him? Sounds like fun!

The salamander mumbles like a child and says scary things. Jeron glances at me with a cold sweat.

“My lord. Is this a spirit or a demon? ”

“Well, at first I thought he was a spirit, but now I'm confused. ”

I spoke softly to the salamander.

“Son, you must never burn anything, and you must never burn a living thing without my permission. If you don't listen to me, I'll send you back, and you'll never summon me again. ”

Tsk, tsk!

Where did you learn to talk like that again?

The salamander spits and flies away. The spit burns a small fire poop. I silently stomped on the dung with my feet. That bastard! Even as a Spirit Enthusiast (?), I can't give a damn about you!

“After all, the Lord has become possessed by the Spirit of Fire, so we should be able to shoot the Orc tribe first into the fireworks. ”

“Yes. The sooner the better, the better. Tell them to get ready to march in two days." ”

“I understand.”

I'm not free either.

The aftermath of the great famine and black blood disease remains, so we have to enter many businesses during this recession. There's no room for sovereignty in this countryside.

After solving the Orc problem, I decided to leave the territory to Jeron and go back to my business.

* * *

“Why can't I? ”

Earl Wolfgang Ranzhel, called "The Brain After Education," was quoted by his oldest son Jason. Jason's face was gloomy with tears.

Earl Ranzhel stares at Jason with a cold face.

“Because you're still incompetent. ”

“Am I less than Evan Taylor, the janitor? ”

“Yes.”

“Grrrgh!"

Jason sharpened his teeth.

Jason, who was already in his mid-30s, was displeased and humiliated by his father's assessment that he was just below Evan Taylor, who was only in his mid-20s.

Earl Ranzhel said:

“Come to me and look at yourself before you make such a request. You were foolish to reveal what you wanted, and foolish to reveal your feelings without knowing it. How do you intend to prove you're better than Evan? ”

“ ……. ”

Jason trembles at his humiliation.

He didn't like Evan Taylor, who was called his father's right arm.

Baron Evan Taylor.

That vile, vile creature had become an underling of his father and was deeply involved in the great cause of the Ranzhel family.

As Jason, who had to compete for the position of his brothers and heirs, Evan was greatly disturbed.

‘I'm dying to be recognized by my father, but what the hell is that lowlife doing in his place? ’

Jason thought his father was giving Evan too much power. Even more so than he is the Grand Duke of this family.

So Jason came to the table and stated that he would support his father on behalf of Evan Taylor.

The result was this:

“Get out. I've made my point. ”

“Father...! ”

Earl Ranzhel shakes his hand as if he doesn't want to talk anymore.

Jason had to leave the Oval Office with a gloomy face.

As he steps out, someone knocks on the door outside.

Knock-knock.

“This is Evan, Count. ”

“Come in.”

“Yes.”

Evan comes in and finds Jason flawed.

“Greetings, Grand Duke. ”

“Hmph.”

Jason snores and goes out loud.

Evan is sweating cold.

‘Something bad happened. ’

As Earl Ranzhel's underling, Evan exercises a great deal of power, but he wants to avoid confronting Duke Jason. Because Duke Jason, despite his lack of qualifications, was extremely strong with the deceased following him.

At this rate, if Grand Duke Jason becomes the next heir to Earl Ranzhel, Evan would be expelled.

“What's going on? ”

Earl Ranzhel's silent question prompts Evan to hurry to his senses.

“Ah, a letter has arrived from the royal court. ”

“Have you checked the contents? ”

“Yes, but that's ……. ”

“Tell me.”

“Yes, the royal letter demanded that the passage of the Baden River be significantly reduced. ”

“The Baden River toll? ”

Earl Ranzhel's eyebrows twitch.

The toll on the Baden River was the largest money line after the siege, including Earl Ranzhel.

And the problem with the Baden River toll was entirely their own authority, not that the royal family would interfere.

Why did the royal court start touching this delicate matter?

Earl Ranzhel opens his mouth, thinking about the bear.

“Is that a request or a king's order? ”

“…… It was the king's order. ”

“Huh.”

Earl Ranzhel snorts because he's overwhelmed.

“The other priests must have received the same letter. ”

“Yes, I think he's angry at the royal ridiculous demands. ”

“Considering the request, one must refuse the king. ”

“Yes, I think so, too. ”

If he had ‘requested’ in the name of saving the lives of people affected by the aftermath of the great famine and black blood disease, he would have considered it.

However, there are many eyes that do not like to see their landscape monopolizing the Baden River basin, so they should concede for once.

But a king's name will change the story. When the royal court gives an 'order’ to lower toll, responding to it leaves a bad precedent. It is because the Royal Court once again gives reason to interfere with the passage of the Baden River.

“I will write to the household not only of the refusal, but also of the injustice of the royal interference. ”

“Of course. The question is, why did the royal family send such a letter? Of course the Crown knows what we're going to reject. ”

The Pokémon must read the opponent's count.

I need to know what I'm doing.

Evan thinks about it quietly and opens his mouth carefully.

“I think they're trying to press us by publicizing the taxes on the Baden River. ”

“What power does the royal family have over us? I'm sure you didn't just pick a fight without thinking about it. ”

Evan had to think hard.

The royal intentions are clear. Trying to weaken the forces after the siege by lowering the passage of the Baden River.

However, the Royal Family currently lacks the strength to exert pressure on the post-school environment. They say they sold Sachsel for quite a bit of money during the Black Leukemia, but it was nothing compared to after the siege.

But why did we take up such a battle?

Earl Ranzhel said to Evan on his mind,

“Figure it out.”

“Old?”

“This is too bold to think of a royal figure. Neither the young king nor the old man are good at tricks. Find out in whose head this plan came from. ”

“Yes.”

Evan was curious.

The young king must be checked if he or she has a skilled role model.

* * *

“Here we go. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The Young King and the Old Chancellor.

Marquis Erik and Duron are looking at the reply from the aftermath of rejection.

King Erik says.

“I think we need his ability, Caroc. Have him summoned immediately. This time, I will make him a burden. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

* * *

200 Territories, 50 guards. 50 Dean mercenaries. And 300 elite members of the Vatan Castle vigilantes.

A combined force of 600 gathered to attack the Orc tribe.

I've made Dean commander of many battles, big and small. Of course, I was the commander.

“Let's go! Let's get rid of the Orcs from this territory." ”

“Old!”

The soldiers responded gracefully.

That's how the Orc subjugation began.