Price of Management

And then the cooking began.

Wounded cleanses the body of the dead bird.

The salamander burned all the feathers and roasted the birds in the appropriate century fire.

I made a round dining table on a giant Earth hand by using gnomes.

“Can you make me a cup? ”

- Yeah!

The three spirits sparkle.

My adorable spirits' favorite game is pottery roasting.

The gnomes formed a moulded cup of clay and the salamanders baked it into a fire. The cup was filled with healthy water from Wounded.

At that time, the new pot was finished.

The sensible Woundee chopped up a new pot with a blade of water so it would be good to eat.

I enjoyed the bird roast. It was a masterpiece to chew the flesh gently.

There was no seasoning like salt, so it tasted a little sour and fresh, but it was enough to eat.

Haha.

You can do this now that you're a higher spirit.

I became the first man on the continent to fly around and cook a bird roast.

When the time is right, take Sis and Julia up to the sky.) to have a picnic.

On second thought, it was a fantastic idea. It was good to see Julia rejoicing.

When I think of Julia, I suddenly think of a shocking kiss that happened not long ago.

[“Oh, shorty. You look thirsty. I'll feed you. Straight, folded. ”]

Cough!

I woke up from my flashback in a frenzy, and I touched my lips without even knowing it.

It was my first time drinking water through someone else's mouth in my entire life, so I still haven't forgotten.

I guess Julia likes me, huh?

When I first realized that, I was surprised.

Julia was just a mean, grumpy girl I'd seen.

But at some point, I started to see myself struggling to be praised and martyred.

When I thought of the time when I was complaining constantly, I thought, "I don't know the heart of the real person."

I thought seriously about Julia.

Although Sis was more beautiful than any woman I had ever seen, she often had a strange spirituality and couldn't understand her insides.

In comparison, Julia may not be the right woman for me.

Beautiful and active.

My personality is so arrogant that I feel like I won't succumb to any hardships, but sometimes I see a cute way of showing it to me.

In her former life, she was called a golden woman, so there was no need to mention her superiors or repairs.

In fact, without Julia, I would have been in a lot of trouble.

To my surprise, Julia was just my ideal type.

Oh my...

Come to think of it, I've never felt love for a woman.

In my past life, I saw blood when I got married because I thought I could make a kite with the writer Houdini.

After my marriage was ruined, she didn't even look at me.

I don't know what love is at this age yet.

But if I felt like I wanted to be with her all the time, I thought that would be enough.

“Hmm. By the way, I'm going to be 22 soon, so I should get married, right? ”

Arthur got married and had a baby, and Rick was mad about the sword, so he didn't think he would ever get married again.

So in order, I thought it would be my turn next.

I assumed there were many tales about the Kunt family targeted me by now.

My father must have been considering my marriage.

It's not a bad marriage, but I thought it was necessary for me and I also wanted to marry the woman I wanted.

“Knng, but do I have to get married? ”

Actually, it wasn't bad to be alone. I like living a life of impurity with this cute spirit.

Rather, if you have a family, you have to get involved with your widow and children and things will get messy, so it will be quite a problem.

“Oh! I don't know. ”

I shaken my head.

But I felt I needed to pay more attention to Julia.

I should buy a gift or something when I return to Kunt territory.

* * *

As soon as I arrived at Kingdom Leaden and entered the palace, I asked King Erik to meet me.

As soon as the news of my return reached me, King Erik stopped working and called me.

“To see you, Your Majesty. ”

King Erik shakes his hand at my greeting.

“Skip the salutation and tell me the result. ”

It seemed like he was in a hurry.

“I received a reply from the Orient royal court that I will not be allied with the Horn Empire. ”

“How fortunate! ”

King Erik is greatly relieved.

Earl Duron told me.

“Something terrible happened while you were in the Orient Kingdom. ”

“Something big? ”

“Yes. It's a big deal. The Hundred Thousands of the Horn Empire have taken Castel Castle. ”

“Old?! ”

I was terrified.

Castel Castle was a fortress in the territory ruled by Earl Lindell, a member of the Jesuits.

A fortress with a gateway-like character guarding the road to the Baden River basin was captured.

To the Horn Empire!

Obviously, he was instructed by Emperor Kars.

At that moment, I realized that all the pieces of the puzzle that I had been playing were aligned.

That's it, that's it!

It was not the alliance with the Orient Kingdom that Emperor Kars intended.

Of course, it would be nice if the alliance were successful, but Emperor Kars would not have expected much more than to use it as bait. In other words, it was a trick that brought back the attention of all of us.

There was a real purpose to raising 100,000 troops.

When my mind is clear, I ask the late Duron.

“Was Castel Castle not quickly taken down without a large casualty?" ”

“Yes. 100,000 troops were besieged and the Earl of Halstein, as you mentioned before, appeared to show his true colors. ”

“That must be quite a number of captives from the Horn Empire, huh? ”

“Of course. The deserted Castel's guards surrendered early. ”

“Phew, thank God. ”

I said sweeping my chest down.

“What good is that?”

The late Duron asks again, and I answer.

“I'm glad that's what Emperor Kars was really after. I don't know how much I fell asleep because I didn't know there was something very dangerous going on. ”

“So the original Horn Empire raised 100,000 troops to take Castel Castle? ”

"Yes, to quickly conquer without bloodshed," he said, "with 100,000 troops as well as Earl Halstein. Emperor Kars doesn't want to lead to a major war, because he doesn't have the strength to fight properly. That's why we caught as many prisoners as possible without casualties. ”

“But will the landfall of Castel Castle remain still?" ”

“That's why we've reduced the casualties and held as many prisoners as we can. If the Exorcist demands the return of Castel Castle at the negotiating table, the Horn Empire will accept unconditional release of its prisoners. Were any of the prisoners captured the main personnel? ”

“That's right. Castle Castel was guarded by Count Victor Lindell, the third son of Earl Lindel. ”

“That's what he would have wanted. prisoners that could be negotiation cards. ”

“Even so, it didn't go so well for us. After all, Jehovah is the nobleman of our kingdom, and Castel Castle is the territory of the Kingdom of Ledon. ”

The words of Warden Duron make me shake my head with a smile.

“It's definitely not good, but it's not that bad. ”

“Why is that? ”

“Castel Castle has been taken and the Baden River Basin has entered the attack zone of the Horn Empire. From now on, I started worrying about the trends in the Horn Empire. The safety of the Baden River Basin requires royal strength, so you will be more cooperative than ever before. ”

“So you share some of the burden of our kingdom to worry about both the Land of the Horn? ”

“Yes, this negotiation has ultimately benefited everyone except after the landfall. ”

“Hahahaha!”

When I was finished, King Eric clapped with a smile. King Erik speaks in a cheerful voice to me curiously.

“Excellent indeed, Bird of Caroc Kunt. You came up with the same conclusion we came up with! ”

“Yes?”

For a moment, I turned hot and glanced at Earl Duron, Louie and Jeron.

The three of them were also smiling at me.

Yeah, I see!

I knew it, but the geniuses in this room wouldn't have known it!

“Did you test me? You're too much, my lord. ”

As I struggled, the duchess smiled and dared to speak to me.

“Don't be so grumpy. Thanks to you, I have proven once again that I will succeed. ”

Oh, my.

I feel a young obsession with the inspiration to make me an heir.

I shaken my head and said.

“Anyway, all that remains is to wait for the negotiation to begin. Perhaps after the loss of Castel Castle, our pride will make us stronger. ”

Louie nods and shakes his head.

“The Horn Empire has been pushed too far. In addition to the conditions for freeing the prisoners, Emperor Kars must give up something else in order to survive the siege. ”

“But you don't think the Horn Empire will return Castel Castle, and what concessions do you need?" ”

King Erik asked, and Jeron spoke this time.

“Castel Castle is hard to get back, as you said. Castel Castle must be used by the Horn Empire as a beacon for the invasion of the Baden River. Therefore, we must ask the Horn Empire to limit their garrison to no more than 10,000 Castel Castle. Along with him, I think it would be acceptable for all prisoners to have free reinstatement. ”

Earl Duron and I nodded our heads to agree.

King Erik has made up his mind.

“Very well. Jim will watch the workshops of the Jehovah and Horn Empires at the negotiating tables and coordinate them to the appropriate timing. But after school, Jim doesn't want to lead the negotiations. Don't you also need a means of pressuring something after shore? ”

I opened my mouth to him.

“We have a very good compression card. ”

“Tell me.”