Price of Management

The next day.

Emperor Kars summoned me to the White Cedar Gardens after breakfast this time.

I was sleepy walking with the most dangerous lunatic in the world.

Our bodyguard, Earl Randall or Halstein, must be following him from the shadows.

“You said you'd give me a prize. This is the prize.”

I guess you have to keep your word.

Emperor Kars gave me a dress.

“Huff!”

It was a red misrill coat.

It was an extremely luxurious coat made from fine thread of thread, beautifully watered with red dye and then crafted with a sweat!

Besides, the blue button with two strings...

“Spirit Stone?! ”

“I fixed it to suit your taste yesterday. ”

Given my tenacity as a spirit, I seem to have made a button out of spirit stone and stuck it. What a luxurious coat! It was truly the best gift for me.

I took off my usual Troll Leather jacket and put on a red Misrill coat.

Warmth spread as soon as I put on my mouth, with a good feeling of fit on my body.

I was surprised again. It's got thermostats.

It's similar to the sword I gave Duke Meutt for a price, but it's not an exaggeration to say that I'm wearing one small territory. It is an item that cannot be paid for unless it is covered by meat.

“You look pleased. ”

Emperor Kars looked at my face as a disease and said.

“Thank you for your generous gift, Your Majesty. ”

“You haven't entertained me in a long time. ”

We walked through the garden together.

The cold breeze was blowing and the scent of the side white tree was refreshing.

“I used to walk here with my mother as a child. ”

Emperor Kars glances around the garden without a care.

“I don't have a memory before I was five. I heard that the food you ate was poisonous, so you had to desecrate it. Until then, he was a child who laughed and cried well. ”

I knew it.

The Emperor's madness was a terrible shock to erase his own memory.

“My mother used to give me sweet candy while walking here. When I ate it, my mother smiled at me widely. Then I laughed like my mother. I learned to smile like that again... I can't remember anymore. I don't know how to smile. ”

Emperor Kars smiles. Your lips twist strangely at the expressionless face. A doll's smile.

I felt sorry for him like that.

“I was embarrassed when my mother and brother were assassinated by another brother. I lost my precious mother and brother, but I couldn't feel any grief. So I climbed to the top and killed all my brothers. I couldn't feel anger, I couldn't feel cheerfulness, so my loss grew even bigger. ”

“ ……. ”

“I blamed my destiny for giving me this tragedy. And fate taught me. ”

Emperor Kars said in a firm tone.

“I don't need joy or sadness or love or despair. I was only reborn to complete an incomplete task. I am Crost. Bezalius. That's how I woke up. ”

It's a little crazy to be crazy.

I was trembling.

Emperor Kars said with a twisted smile.

“Now tell me. Why did the Kingdom of Leaden send you? If it's not interesting, I'll kill you. That's what's in it for them. ”

As expected, Emperor Kars has revealed his intention to kill me and Randall.

Oh, let go. If I had known this, I wouldn't have come as an envoy... Why am I in this situation because I know I'm useless?

Especially knowing who Earl Halstein was. Oh, of course, even if I die, I won't blame my little gnome.

If the business I have brought does not interest the Emperor, he will die.

“I'm here because of the taxes on the Baden River. ”

“Are you dragging me in as a means of pressuring me? Yes, it's a good idea. ”

Emperor Kars was terribly aware of my intentions when I was finished. As expected, this lunatic's brain rotation is like a storm. Shit, that's even scarier!

“The cost of the Horn Empire, in exchange for fulfilling your wishes, is reduced by the passage of the Baden River and the cost of imports is cheap. It would be in the best interest of the import-dependent nation. ”

“Yes.”

Well, there was no need to explain. Emperor Kars only has one word to say to complete the calculation.

“You used your head well. This is what you came up with. ”

“How did you know it was my idea? ”

“No matter how small an unofficial lion may be in the royal kingdom, he does not send a young baron who is only twenty years old. ”

“…… I see. ”

I'm fed up with this.I can't believe my head is spinning like that.

“Good. I'll join you in the negotiations. I will advance my troops to the Baden River and put pressure on the Jehovah Empire. Is this what you want? ”

“That's right.”

Fortunately, Emperor Kars accepted the offer.

Phew, they're not going to kill me. Thank goodness. I saved your life.

But Emperor Kars was smiling. A distorted doll's smile.

I felt a frown on my sneaky smile, so I turned my cold gaze away.

“What were you thinking just now? ”

“I didn't think much of it. ”

“Hmm, is that so? ”

You little ghost psychopath.

* * *

I boarded the wagon with Randall to the Kingdom of Leaden.

I was finally able to say goodbye to the Mad Emperor. I felt so much love for my country that I did not have.

This experience was really terrible.

I was the scariest face I've ever seen in my life.

Ah, that was traumatic. I heard that Emperor Kars appeared in my dream last night and pressed the scissors with a weird smile!

I hoped I'd never see you again, but I thought I'd see you again. We need to see it in the Baden River negotiations right away.

“You finally did it. ”

Randall pats me on the shoulder and compliments me.

I smiled.

“Yes, but not because I'm very persuasive. It was just the emperor's idea of profit. In fact, he just said one word, so he pretended to know everything and agreed. ”

“You're a dangerous man. This Emperor of the Horn Empire. ”

“Yes. One day, they will invade. ”

“This time there is little income for our Kingdom of Leaden. It's all yours. ”

“Of course. ”

Randall laughs softly at my words. Maybe getting along with this guy is one of the perks.

Ahh.

Not to mention my snot-nosed red Misrill code, which is worth more than a Batan territory.

This one pair is worth more than 10,000 households a month. How luxurious is this item? It looks like it's worn as a symbol of the absurdity of society, but there are some areas that are uncomfortable....

If memory serves, subordinates under the poverty gap will start causing chaos more than 40 years later, and those who feel threatened will begin to boost their treatment of the dominance class in the sense of magnetism.

It's none of my business right now.

After a short journey of homelessness, we finally crossed the border of the Kingdom of Leaden.

I really, really want to celebrate.

“A slight turn northeast would have been Duke Meutt's territory, wouldn't it? ”

“That's right. Temple of Knights is close to here. ”

“Then perhaps I should see Duke Meutt. I thought you should know about this, Duke Meutt. ”

“I see. The Duke of Meutt is obliged to let you know about the Horn Empire." ”

He was the Duke of Meutt who had prevented the invasion of the Horn.

Duke Meutt must be reminded of this, as he has brought the Horn Empire to the negotiating table and made it possible to raise an army. Isn't that one of the main customers of our Caroc Armory?

Moreover, the Duke of Meutt himself may be one of the greatest cards to pressure the landfall.

I saw Rick's face on the way over.

* * *

Temple of Knights.

It refers to the fortress of Duke Meutt.

Duke Meutt, one of the continent's most revered knights, and his revered knights.

Duke Meutt not only brushed his skills intensely after becoming a master, he also often taught talented people to be loyal to the House of Leaden.

The result is that Duke Meutt's disciples are now hundreds of disciples.

Of course, not all of them were good.

There were more than half of those who had not yet crossed the threshold of Expert, and some who were equally hard-working and pushed their limits.

However, the top 30 people became the most skilled knights in the Kingdom of Leaden, and among them, the disciple who was prominent in excellence was Rick Kunt, my second older brother.

Of course, this was all that was known on the outside.

Duke Meutt was extremely wary of power leaking to the Horn Empire, so his disciples were largely unknown.

The disciples also seemed to be in strict security, requiring Duke Meutt's permission to go outside.

Anyway, we stopped at the great wall of the Temple of Knights.

It's because the soldiers with shields and spears gathered and stopped us, pointing their bows at us at the top of the wall.

“Halt! I'll inspect it! ”

“Of course.”