Price of Management

“Huh, one day my father said, Fight your opponent, but don't turn your back on your opponent. ”

“Wow, it really is him. ”

I nodded. It's also a Wolfgang Land of Hell motto. No matter how much they hate you, you have to listen to them.

Jason kept telling me if something else had come to mind.

“I have one more thing to say. ”

“Tell me.”

“Speaking of the threat of the Horn Empire, you're not just going to lie there and wait for the day you die. ”

“Yes? I heard the sickness is too deep to behave. ”

“It's true. Except that Evan Taylor is working as your father's proxy. Probably finishing things up in the Horn Empire and coming back right now. ”

I was surprised.

Earl Wolfgang Lanchel.

Does this mean he's still up to something?

When I look at him, I can't imagine the helplessness of waiting for death.

It is not surprising that you are preparing a final gift for Emperor Kars, who once demonstrated bitterness by sneaking over Castel Castle.

“It will be your father's last. ”

Jason said confidently.

Earl Ranzhel was planning a plot against the Horn Empire. I'm not interested for a while.

“Can you tell me what the hell is going on in the Horn Empire?" ”

Jason nods at my question.

“I won't have to keep it a secret from the royal family. Did you know that the Emperor of the Horn is trying to absorb the nomads? ”

“Of course. I understand that during the Baden River negotiations, they were trying to initiate a vigil against the nomads by implying that they had to disrupt the supply routes and abandon the basin." ”

The nomadic people of the Horn Empire, divided into several tribes, did not welcome imperial control due to their free nomadic lives. For this reason, the imperial court and the imperial court had a big and small conflict and were able to repeat themselves.

But even nomads pride themselves on being citizens of the Horn Empire.

A long time ago, with the great conqueror Crost. Bezalius, I was proud to have scourged the entire continent.

However, when it was learned that nomadic tribes like themselves were forced to give up the conquest of the Baden River by pillaging the Imperial Army supply road, each tribe began to repeat itself.

It was not possible for the nomads themselves to stand in the way of the Emperor of Bezalius, who was about to be conquered in the wake of the weather.

Jason told me.

“The emperor of the Horn Empire has declared that he will conquer some of the rebellious tribes within his country and wipe out the cornerstones of conquest. As a result, many nomadic tribes voluntarily sided with the emperor. Conquest of the continent again now? Those idiots who are obsessed with the glory of the past. ”

“But if Emperor Kars were to unite the nomadic people into his own hands, that would be a tremendous force. ”

“It won't be that easy. Because your father put his hands on it. ”

The nomads were already divided into the Imperial peoples and the ones who did not.

How do we stop the march of Emperor Kars from capturing the power of the nomads in this situation? No matter how much I think about it....

Huh?!

I suddenly opened my eyes to a wild guess.

Nomad tribes following the Imperial Court.

And the tribes that didn't...!

“Independence of nomadic peoples.... ”

I muttered unconsciously.

But when Jason heard me, he was surprised.

“How did you know? ”

“Is that correct?”

“Well, yes. Have you heard anything from the Horn Empire? ”

“No, I'm just guessing. ”

“I got a comment from my father, but he was a rebel, and he was really scary. You.”

Earl Ranzhel must have said something to Jason about me. "Be careful, he's a scary guy. ’Approximately? Hahahaha. I'm really impressed, Second Life.

Anyway, Earl Ranzhel had arranged for King Kars to screw himself before he died, which seemed to encourage the nomads' independence.

Perhaps it was after claiming independence with some of the hardened tribes who opposed the other imperial kingdoms who were photographed as' The Dynasty that hindered the conquest of the Baden River 'by Kars.

Behind it, Earl Ranzhel has funded the success of independence.

In other words, it seems that a battle has been established between Emperor Kars and the tribes who want to be independent of him.

But is that even possible?

It seems to me that the trend is already towards Emperor Kars.

I was curious.

“I don't think there are many Independent nomadic tribes already in the Horn Empire. What do you think of Earl Ranzhel?" ”

“Evan Taylor, commanded by his father, must be looking for a charismatic anamfatha among the rebellious tribes of the Horn Empire. ”

Baron Evan Taylor again.

It is a man called "Ranzhel's janitor." As Earl Ranzhel's right-hand man, I was doing my job perfectly.

As I recall from my past life, that outstanding talent would be lost if Jason were to become the head of the household and leave for the Orient Kingdom, which is a pity.

I want to be one of my own.

“You've targeted him with enormous funds to become king of a new kingdom, as well as the independence of nomads." Well, he's really good at one of those nasty things. ”

Jason's unpleasant feelings for Evan were uncovered.

You really don't like Evan. That's why Evan was kicked out of Earl Ranzhel.

But my thinking is a little different from Jason's.

Evan Taylor's ability to act as Earl Ranzhel's henchman has been specialized in dirty and dark things, and his sharp fur and talent will shine even in the more justified affairs of the sunny world.

You're so smart, you can't do ordinary things.

Well, I've already sprinkled the Paste Bait, so if you have nowhere else to go, you'll come to me as my servant.

“Anyway, Evan Taylor suggested that the anamfatha was also quite ambitious. Soon there will be some urgent news from the Horn Empire. ”

Indeed, Earl Ranzhel.

I finally consolidated the nomadic people who had been a troublemaker for a long time, and I beautifully badmouthed Emperor Kars to gain the power of that horseman.

If the tribes who were hostile to the Imperial Court held together in an orderly fashion, they would never be able to ignore it.

There was a major civil war going on in the Horn Empire.

It could lead to a long-term civil war that could greatly weaken the power of the Horn Empire.

I wouldn't count on it.

Emperor Kars is a Human.I don't think an Independent of the Nomads will survive against such monsters for long.

“Isn't that exciting? His pale face distorted badly. ”

Jason smiles as he goes along.

I wonder if that expressionless psychopath, the emperor, will disfigure your face. No, I can't even imagine. It's physiologically impossible.

* * *

After a long conversation with Jason, I went out to the garden for a little while to catch a whiff.

Oh, I'm tired.

That was a hell of a conversation.

I thought a joint venture with Earl Ranzhel was a big deal, but he tells a great story.

You really are a terrible person to think of calling the rebellious nomadic tribes independent, Earl Ranzhel. It was hardly the heart of a dying man.

But a little bitter, too.

I can't believe I'm still full of thoughts like that before I die. Such a life would never have been happy.... He is a pitiful person who cannot escape the agony of life until the end of his life.

“Ahh... I should be happy. ”

- You're not happy now?

The gnome protrudes from the ground.

I laughed and said,

“Of course I'm happy. Noum, what about you? ”

- If he's happy, I'm happy.

“Phew, my little gnome! What a good girl, what a good girl! ”

- Heh heh, I'm a good girl.

I embraced this lovely spirit. Norm likes it with a smile.

Suddenly, I could feel someone approaching me in the garden.

The senses shared with the gnomes revealed that it was indeed Rael. Rael and the knight under his command walk together into the garden.

But somehow, the atmosphere felt serious.

What's going on?

Curious, I decided to hide and eavesdrop on the conversation. There's nothing more exciting than someone else's serious secrets.

Thought it was unpopular, Raell spoke with the knight who came with him.

“Change of plans. Caroc Kunt had a woman. ”

Me? A girl?

What's that noise?!

Rael speaks in a serious tone.

“Return to the Orient Kingdom immediately and report this to His Majesty. ”

“I understand.”

“Take this. ”

Raell handed him two bottles of his Healing Potions.

“Feed one to you and the other to the horses. You know what I mean? ”

“Yes, I will run without rest. ”

Huff!

It means keep running while easing your fatigue with healing potions! It is not used unless it is a messy feed.

Is it that urgent that I have a girl?!

What the hell were they thinking? I don't know what you're talking about!

If I didn't know the Horn Empire was launching an invasion, why do I have a woman in the position of the Orient Empire?! That's weird!

No, and what kind of girl do I have?

Are you talking about Julia?!

I wanted to run out and grab her by the neck, but I had no choice but to endure it.

The commanded knight disappears with two bottles of healing potions in his hand. Raell also looked around and returned to the banquet hall.

“No way, King of the Orions. Is he trying to take me as his son-in-law? ”

That's all I could think about.

Princess Serence visited the banquet in person. The treasure of the Orient royal family, both young and unmarried.

And if there's a problem with me having a woman, that means I'm Princess Serence's husband!

Oh my god...

You think I'm Princess Serence's beautiful husband?

I was proposing to Julia not long ago, but now I'm also interested in the Oriental court. Why am I so popular these days?

Of course I understand.

The Orient Royal Court knows that I am a senior spiritual being, and given my promising prospects, it is unlikely that I have decided on Princess Serence's son-in-law.

But…….

“I think we're missing something, though. ”

For some reason, I felt like there was something else I didn't know.

Marrying Princess Serence isn't so urgent for the Orions, is it?

And I've heard rumors that the king of Orion is very fond of his youngest daughter.

However, even though you are said to be a great merchant of higher spirits, will you give me a precious daughter who is not yet of low rank and famous heritage?

Let's change our minds.

How would I feel if someone told me he was marrying my sweet daughter, Norm?

... I'll kill you! You thief!

How dare you become the husband of our beautiful gnome?!

I will show you the way to the afterlife!

- Dad, calm down.

“Huh?! Ah, ah, yes. Yeah, well, he got a little excited for a second. I had a horrible, unpleasant thought in my head. ”

- I'm gonna be with you forever.

“Phew, my little cutie! ”

I stroked Noonfrost's head and thought again.

As you can see, I was furious.

I don't want to give my precious daughter to anyone! How can you marry in a foreign country and not the same country? It can't be.

Giving me Princess Serence at the last minute won't make me King Orion's squire.

It would have been more profitable to pursue a marriage with a more powerful nobleman.

… Huh?

Wait!!

“No way! This guy?! ”

I realized what King Orion was up to.

He wants to bring me to the Orion royal court as his deputy. If you do that, you'll get a Great Spirit for Princess Serence, so it's never a lost business.

No, it's not a loss, it's a huge gain. You can keep your beloved daughter in the royal family.

Of course I won't accept that story. I have no patriotism for the Kingdom of Leaden, but I must act in this country to defend my family against the Horn Empire.

But there was only one way the Orion could force me to become a Daryl son-in-law.

Demanding me on the terms of the alliance!

The alliance with the Orient Kingdom was in dire need, so King Erik would not be able to refuse. Me, too. My personal position won't ruin the ambassador who decides what to do with his country.

Oh, my god.

If I do something wrong, I'm going to get stitches in my nose!

Of course Princess Serence was a good woman. Because I was a man, I liked her beauty, and her personality was perfect.

But what about Julia?

I can't accept Julia's love. There can't be many wives for Booma to become a royal son-in-law!

Even Grand Duke Crocent Bezalius of the Great Horn Empire, who was the closest to conquering the continent in all of human history, had only one wife, Queen Isabella. It was also an example of Daryl becoming a royal boomerang.

“Then it was urgent to send someone to the Orient Royal Court.... ”

It means I will take action before I marry another woman, get engaged, etc.!

The action was most likely an alliance proposal.

Oh, I see.

If I already have a wife in Orion, I won't be able to appoint her as my son-in-law. I can't ask a married man to leave his wife.

Of course, such a similar case was not unprecedented in history, but it was clear that he had bought three accusations. The Orient King, who had such pride and respect for his face, could not have brought such a flock to life.

…… if so!

“I need to find Julia. ”

I've expanded my senses associated with gnome. As soon as I tried to expand beyond this mansion to the entire Kunt Castle, I surprisingly quickly discovered Julia's presence.

Julia was right here in the ballroom.

“What are you doing here? I thought you weren't interested in banquets. Cis is here with you. ”

Aha!

You're here to feed Sis something delicious. There are a lot of delicious dishes at the banquet.

Sis was sweeping the food out of her mouth like an Ogre, because the chef she invited was a skillful dinner.

Phew, so cute. It's a blessing to eat. I wish I had lived as a child....

Meanwhile, Julia is busy wandering around, looking for someone. You looking for me?

Okay, hold on, Julia!

I firmly made up my mind to walk towards the banquet hall.