Price of Management

-Yeah.

Wounded's appearance fades like fog, and soon it's completely gone. But at the next moment, I felt the warmth of healing surrounding us.

It was only then that Julia and cis' heartbeat returned to normal.

“Baron Karoc Kunt's Buddha has arrived. ”

The servant speaks. King Eric's voice echoes from within.

“Listen. ”

“Yes.”

The servant made way for me. Two knights of the Royal Knights opened the door to the palace meeting.

We went inside.

I see King Erik. Next to him was Earl Duron, and behind him was Earl Graham, the Master of the Royal Knights, and Earl Randall Spain, the Deputy Master of the Royal Knights.

Like curtains on either side, the royal high officials blurted out, and we moved on.

We sat on one knee, I said.

“I am here at His Majesty's behest, Caroc, the Baron of Kunt. ”

“Welcome, Baron Carroc Kunt. Today, Jim is here to pay for your achievements. ”

King Erik rises to his feet and draws his sword from his waist. Is there a monarch better suited to a sword than this young, sturdy king?

The powerful image of King Erik, who had already arrived at Expert, was envious of the Orient King in the neighbouring neighborhood.

“I declare myself King of the Kingdom of Leaden. You order a triumph of victory by yourself because you have worked so hard until the pass-through negotiations of the Baden River were concluded. ”

King Eric pounds my head and shoulders with the back of his sword.

Well, actually, being a bird was a long time ago, but since it was private, it was only a formalization for this opportunity.

But then his words continued.

“I will also name the castle 'Ligand’ after the Great Spirit of long ago, given your identity as a bastard. As a result, Baron Karoc Kunt became the birthright of the ligand, his two wives also became the birthright of the ligand, and the ruler of Vatan's territory was named the ‘Birthright of the ligand’. ”

Oh, my God!

That's why I asked you to bring Julia and Sis.

I didn't think he would receive the castle. That's Raul Ligand's castle, too!

However, Raul Ligand was presumed to have left no offspring, and it was not a problem because there were no people who could find a castle called Ligand.

However, Raul Ligand is a supreme animist who has a mysterious image that could be a bit of a problem, but I am also a animist! There is no one better suited to the castle of Ligand than me.

It meant a lot to me by giving me the name Ligand.

First of all, Raul Ligand gives me the mystery and respect of the man who succeeded the castle, and consequently raises the authority of the Kingdom of Leaden to whom he made me his servant.

I can't believe you came up with this.

Perhaps it was the idea of the late Duron himself.

I had never experienced discrimination, but the fact that I was a bastard in noble societies was something I had to endure a lot of inequality. For example, it could be seen as the middle class of nobles and commoners, and many people who were often called fallen nobles came from the scribes.

However, I have been promoted from the bastard of the Kunt family to the head of the ligand family.

“Ligand……. ”

“Sergeant Caroc Kunt of the Grand Spirit's Castle? ”

“Come on, he's a spirit too.... ”

The high officials were astonished at King Erik's decision. At that time,

“Quiet.”

Earl Duron raises his eyes to the table and quietly approaches the meeting room. What a great charisma!

King Erik smiles at me.

“Everyone's in a hurry. Jim's orders are not done yet. ”

He sticks his prosthetic sword into the sword and goes on.

“Birch of Caroc Ligand. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

“Appointing you as the head of the royal household, I appoint you as the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, at the same time, as the head of the treasury. Do you follow it?”

The senior officials tremble with wide open eyes. They will feel uneasy because I have finally joined the royal court.

I answered.

“Yes, Your Majesty. I pledge my allegiance. ”

Once you've made a promise, it's good to be the high official of the royal family, but you're both in the same position! How many times are you going to beat me up?!

“One final task for Raul Ligand. ”

“Lower your voice, Your Majesty. ”

King Erik smiles and says:

“Assemble alliances with the Orient Kingdom within the next year. Can you do it? ”

“ ……! ”

“ ……?! ”

The senior officials were once again surprised.

Bargaining passage to the Baden River was already a huge public matter. By the way, an alliance with the Orient Kingdom within a year.

Once I had solved this, its glory and position within the royal palace became enormous.

Well, my alliance with the Orient Kingdom was part of my plan anyway. But in a year... Is this gonna work?

As far as the Orient royal court is concerned, I won't feel the need to rush the alliance until I'm brought back as a Daryl son-in-law.

In the end, it means that we have to make an offer first, and if this side asks us to do it first, we have to take away the control of the negotiation and pay them that much.

I did a lot of calculations in my head.

...... Shall we try it?

According to my calculations, it didn't seem impossible at all.

After reflecting, I opened my mouth.

“I will.”

“Very well! Jim believes in your service. I have no doubt. ”

Have some doubts.

Don't trust me too much. I feel overwhelmed!

* * *

Ah, what a shocking royal debut.

Formalized as a bird, it was only the dawn of time.

He received the castle of the legendary Grand Spirit Raul Ligand, and joined the royal family in two positions: the "Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistance" and the "Chancellor's Assistance." Both of them are senior management and above, and they are monopolized.

Moreover, Huanglongbing asked us to form an alliance with the Orient Kingdom within a year!

It was clear that by placing these shocking elements in succession, my presence was strongly recognized by the work of experienced politician, Earl Duron.

After the court meeting, I returned Julia and Sis to their quarters first.

Then you go to King Erik's party.

“Welcome, birdie ligand. Now you're my fool. ”

“It was always your faithful pretense. ”

“Hahaha. Don't be so obvious. You have finally entered the royal court, and you have no idea how heavy your burden is. ”

“You must have thought that this performance was the President's idea. ”

Earl Duron laughed at my question.

“It was my idea to lower the castle of Ligand. But I offered to appoint you solely as my Chancellor, and I came up with the idea of someone else doing the job and the assignment. ”

“Who is that…? ”

I suddenly remembered someone who was curious.

Looking at Louis with the duchess, Louie nods.

“Yes, that was my idea. ”

Louie Concern.

He was formerly governor of the Kingdom of Leaden, and it appears he was deeply involved in this matter.

Louie explained.

“This was part of a plan to strengthen your power. ”

“Impressing my presence and pressuring senior officials? ”

Louie nods at my question.

“We targeted exactly one person. ”

“Who?”

“This is a diplomatic book visa. ”

“Ah!”

Then I could have guessed Louis' intentions.

A diplomatic book novelist was also a person with ties to the landscape due to the typical high-level corruption management.

By appointing me as a Foreign Ministry booster, I think I'm going to put some serious pressure on Chaplain Bize.

As soon as possible, the future is opaque because Earl Ranzhel is on the battlefield. The writer of the Bible, who was acting as a nuisance after the martial arts, would have felt anxious in many ways.

Louie said.

“Last time we negotiated the Baden River, Visa did not serve as a diplomatic merchant at all. Exactly. The king and the Ligand have both been dealt with, so there's no room to intervene. ”

That's right.

At that time, we had no reliable high management of the royal family, so we had to do it ourselves.

“He has infiltrated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the position of" "Rising" "as the leader of the Baden River negotiations, which has put great pressure on him. And last but not least, I have forced Prince Ligand to advance his alliance with the Orient Kingdom. It didn't give Bird Bizarre any more time to intervene. ”

Louie smiles coldly and says,

“If you succeed in forming an alliance with the Orient Kingdom, you will have an excuse to subdue Visa and promote Prince Ligand to the Foreign Ministry. Perhaps before that, the author of the visa suffered enough pressure will step back. As a result, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is under your control. ”

Louie Concern!

He showed no regrets as a master of the struggle for power that had once purged the nobles of the Kingdom of Leaden while he reigned as governor.

“What do you think? Isn't that a brilliant trick? ”

King Erik gives me a nod.

“Yes, I think you did a good job taking over the CONCERN. ”

Maybe there's something else inside Louie.

If I make an alliance with the Orient Kingdom, I will perhaps triumph over the Earl.

It is clear that Marquis Duron will make me the least recreational requirement, the erl, to make me the next reckoning.

Louie has already promised to follow me when negotiating the Baden River, so she will want to make me the first member of the royal family as soon as possible.

And if I'm first in the reign of King Erik's Faction, Louie will quickly gain second place.

In fact, there's Jeron Deckard, but I won't mention him, he's full of chronic annoyances, not ambition.

Well, it was a good thing to have such a motivated guy under me.

At least I'll work hard to be the next two, and I can give up my position and retire early.

If Earl Duron is raising me as a future trophy for retirement, I'm raising Louie for early retirement? Ah-ha-ha.

“By the way, birdie ligand. Are you willing to make an alliance with the Orient Kingdom? ”

King Erik asks.

“I can't say for sure, but there's a chance. ”

“Tell me.”

“Yes. First of all, at this point, the Orient royal family may not know that I'm married yet. ”

“Of course.”

“And they would have sent a lion this way to offer an alliance. They'll move quickly to take me to Daryl's shrine. ”

“I will. If we move quickly enough, the Lion of the Orient Kingdom has already crossed the border. ”

Earl Duron interrupts.

I nodded.

“That's when the opportunity arises. ”

“Hoho?”

King Erik seems interested in knowing something.

I kept explaining.

“If the envoy of the Orient Empire learns of my marriage and becomes aware of it, then going back is a failure. ”

Then we must not offer the alliance first.

In the original negotiation table, the first person to reach out gets taken over.

“But if, on the other hand, the Lion of the Orient Kingdom doesn't notice you and still betrays you and offers you an alliance, then we can take that momentum and strengthen our alliance. ”

“Hahaha, indeed! The Orient Royal Court won't get you, but I can't say no because I told them to make an alliance first! ”

“That's it. ”

Earl Duron, who was listening to my story, laughed as if it were funny.

“Then we need to keep the duc's lion from returning on the road. Your Majesty, why don't you send someone to greet the Lion of the Orient Kingdom? ”

“Yes! I'll send Earl Randall Spain and 10 Royal Knights to the border. Find the one who looks like a messenger from the Orient Kingdom and bring him here. ”

But I withheld King Erik.

“No, Sire. I'll go myself. ”

“You?”

“Yes, I can move the fastest. Also, if you ask the Spirits, you can easily find the death of the Orient Royal. ”

Because I fly through the sky, of course, faster than anyone on the continent.

“So be it. I leave this to you, Master Ligand. ”

“Yes!”

I decided to move immediately.

The sooner we do this, the better the odds.