Price of Management

The next day I summoned Patrick to introduce him to the egg.

“This is my knight, Patrick Condol. I came up to Expert recently, and my swordsmanship is more than beginner level. I'm a mercenary, so I can handle surprises. ”

The egg bows before Patrick.

“Greetings, Lord Condol. A new egg that has become part of the Carrock Merchant Guild. ”

“Yes, it's good to see you too. ”

I said hello to Patrick.

“In the future, escort the Egyptians along the way to the Horn Empire. ”

“Is my mission a escort escort? ”

“Yes, and it means a lot. ”

Patrick wondered what I said. I explained in addition.

“Patrick Condol. I'm going to assign you two tasks as Lord. ”

“Just give me a shout, Lord. ”

Patrick kneels on one knee.

“First, become a master of error. It's not bad to be able to challenge your father and improve, but it would be better for you to gain experience confronting numerous human military statues in the Horn Empire. ”

In fact, in his past life, Patrick was called "The Mercenary King Condol." He was a mercenary who had experienced many battlefields.

“Yes.”

“And one more thing. You must be the leader of the continent's mightiest cavalry. ”

I was surprised to see Patrick's face.

“The greatest cavalry on the continent? ”

“Yes. The Horn Empire will one day lead a great army and invade this country." And then the scariest thing was the nomadic horsemen. Meet them in advance and gain experience as you fight. You'll have to get used to it before riding, so you'll have to polish your skills before you lose to the nomads. ”

“That's why you ordered me to march on the Horn Empire. ”

“Yes. You see how important this is? ”

“Yes! I'll do my best. ”

“Fine. I trust you. ”

I encouraged Patrick.

The Royal Mercenary King Patrick Condol sweeps the battlefield with a well-trained cavalry. As long as the dream comes true, even the nomads are not afraid.

This is one of my paintings.

Just as Emperor Kars is drawing a big picture to conquer the continent, I am drawing a strong picture to stop him on my own.

Time will teach you who wins.

The egg set out with Patrick on the order of the Houdini.

I will pay back there and come back here with my staff.

I gave Patrick 6,000 Redinas in bills for Birch Hudini and told the Egyptians where the 20,000 Redinas' food and necessities were stored.

“Now it's up to you. ”

“Leave it to me. I'll return with great advantage." ”

“That's the spirit. ”

The egg rides with Patrick on his horse.

“Phew.”

Now I'm relieved.

The eggs will take care of everything else now, so I can play with my feet open!

After work, I went back home.

Of course, the house was empty because I always left for work in the middle of the day.

I felt lonely somehow. It's all about the spirits.

“Noum, Undine, Salamander. ”

- Did you call him?

-Yeah.

- Heheh heh! You summoned me to a fiery house!

Spirits summoned individually.

“Noum. Should we put some decorations in our garden? We're bored. ”

- Yeah!

“Then let's make a bunch of statues. As our gnome wishes. ”

Hehe, this is gonna be fun!

Norm plunges the ground with a shovel.

Kuku!

The statues started to appear in the garden in front of the house. I could feel the spirit affinity slipping away, but it was nothing to me, already a senior spirit.

“Wounded. Clean the house. ”

-Yeah.

Woundee makes a puddle of water and starts sweeping through the house.

“And salamanders. ”

- Hehe!

“Light the fireplace. With the right fire.Don 't burn your crops to ashes. ”

- Chet, this is annoying!

The salamander grunts and shoots a ball of fire at the fireplace.

Bloop!

The fireplace with the pyre was lit and the warm air in the house spread.

Meanwhile, Norm was thinking about what statue he was going to make, but after a while, he made six statues.

I, Julia, Sis, Noum, Wounded and Salamander were together.

I was amazed by the clapping of my hands.

“You've done a great job! We gnomes are amazing! It's a master! ”

- Heh heh, I'm a master.

Norm laughs at the bash.

Now I'm feeling energetic.

Is there anything else that might be interesting? I spent a long time trying to play.

Why don't we just have a picnic up in the sky?

Ah! I have an idea.

“I'm going to take a bath. ”

I got gnomes to make pretty stone bathtubs. Gnome quickly made me a bathtub to lay down my body on a giant rock.

Then Woundee pours the water and the salamander warms the water.

I took off my clothes and soaked myself in the bath.

Oh, it's warm. It felt good.

“Noum. Bring the bathtub up to the sky. ”

- Yeah!

The bathtub I soaked myself in reminded me of floating in the sky. I smiled, looking up at the blue sky. You're the first man to bathe in the sky.

Lying in a soaring bathtub about 20 meters high, I could see people on the ground. Some people were already looking at me with a frightened look on their faces. Hahaha.

The soaring bathtub was fun.

I took a bath and flew around the sky. When the water tried to cool, the salamander warmed it back to the right temperature.

The bathtub suddenly flew over the Caroc stage.

The Caroc staging point was now twice the size it was when it was founded.

As quality was recognized, the order volume increased, making it inevitable.

Craftsmen have been scouting everywhere and the number of pottery has increased.

I couldn't find anyone without a job in Kunt territory anymore.

As Caroc Armory sales increased, the iron ore mine also had to mine more iron ore.

I also needed someone to transport the iron ore here. Jobs were created all the time.

The Iron Ore Mine and the Caroc Weapons Point were of great importance not only to me, but also to the Kunt family finances. Now the Caroc Armory is a treasure in our territory.

“I couldn't have done it without Julia. ”

I was the one who came up with the idea and started a business, but Julia did a great job propelling it so far. Without Julia, I'm in a lot of trouble.

“Ahh... ”

I felt confused.

I did everything I could, like taking a bath in the sky to erase it from my head, but I finally remembered last night.

“If only I could be Lord's wife.... If I could spend the same time in the same place, smiling, crying, having fun and kissing, I would be satisfied without being superior to others. I just like the shorts. ”

“I love you."

“I'll give you some time. ”

“It won't be that long. ”

Julia's words rub against your brain.

I can't believe you love me.

I've never heard you say that before. Of course, I only hear it from my family sometimes, but it's different from this.

“Julia……. ”

Actually, I don't hate you either.

Your heart knew right away. Sometimes I think it wouldn't be so bad to marry you.

But…….

I was reminded of Emperor Kars. During this Barden River negotiation, it was the first time that I saw how frightening he was. Thanks to that, all those sweet thoughts, such as marriage, wife, children, and family, disappeared palely in my mind.

Someday we'll have to start playing all kinds of games against Emperor Kars.

No, maybe it's already started.

I have to bet everything.

My family, my people, Patrick, Dean, Rex, my country…….

The moment I lose the game, I lose it all. After the defeat, all fate is at the mercy of Emperor Kars.

But in a situation like this, I have more to walk to. I'm afraid of it.

I don't want to have anything left to protect. Because I cannot be confident that I can defeat Emperor Kars.

It was when I was so lost in thought.

“Shorty? What are you doing there? ”

You hear a familiar voice on the ground.

Turning your head, you see Julia staring at me with a look of insanity.

I shrugged.

“As you can see, bathing. ”

“Who takes a bath flying through the sky? I saw that the staff was making a fuss because something strange appeared……. ”

“It makes sense because no one does it. Are you jealous?”

Our conversation was as normal as ever. Julia complains, and I react appropriately. I liked that the awkwardness of last night didn't seem to affect me.

However, Julia said with a charming smile.

“Do you want to join us? ”

“Huff!”

Boom!

I lost my balance and soaked my head in the bathtub.

“Fun!”

Julia laughs and goes back inside. Oh, shit! Like a monster. You embarrassed me again!

Ha.

Let's stop and go back.

I started flying home in the bathtub.

On the way back home, I heard someone calling out to me.