Price of Management

I flew as fast as I could to Orwen using animosity. I was annoyed, so I flew through the border without being inspected. Of course, the soldiers at the border checkpoint didn't recognize me. If I turn to smugglers, I'm going to be a huge success. But enough of this hassle.

When the king saw Orwen, I dared to fly straight towards the palace.

Indeed, the palace in the Kingdom of Oren was heavily guarded.

Even the Royal Wizards of the Orient Kingdom were participating in the Royal Guard, so I was told to pass unnoticed.

I don't know if I can break in at night or dig a hole through the ground with the power of Rage, but I'm not an assassin.

Here you go.

You want me to tell him I'm here?

It's a kind of protest against the Orient King. Now that I'm here, let's negotiate an alliance.

Who are you?

Stop!

The wizards warn you with their voice-activated magic.

Well, sure.

I'm not here to fight. It's just procedure.

By the way, I want you to make an appearance like this.

I made three Earth Hands and floated them in the sky.

Three Earth hands, one at a time, stood underneath my feet like a staircase. I stepped on Earth's hand as a staircase and slowly climbed to the ground. The once stepped Earth Hand moves again to become the next staircase.

“Hey, what's that? ”

“Walk... down from the sky? ”

“Was there such magic? ”

I sensed the roar of soldiers surprised on the ground, a shared sensation with gnome.

Two wizards in robes bearing the royal crest of Orien were also talking.

“That's a spirit. It's got to be Caroc Ligand. ”

“I think so. By the way, the commander said that Caroc Ligand will soon show his cheeky face and asked you to give him a fireball. ”

Ugh, what's that noise?

The ‘Master’ they spoke of was the Grand Chamberlain Raymond, the Palace Wizard of the Seven Circles. The inspiration who fell for Salamander's Phoenix impersonation and fell for it.

Well, I expected, but you must be really upset, old man. How do I appease him?

I kept hearing the wizards' conversations.

“Do I really have to punch? ”

Don't fuck with me!

“Quit. You don't mean that. ”

“But he must be so confused when he's joking or serious, he should be able to catch on. ”

“That's right. You're so weird.But you never attack a nobleman from another country. ”

Finally, I landed safely in the courtyard in front of the palace. The soldiers and two wizards approached me. The soldiers surround me, and the wizards approach and speak to me.

“Identify yourself. ”

“You know who it is. ”

“…… Mr Ligand. The king is also prohibited from flying in Orien by national law. You've been warned before. ”

“I forgot again because it's become a habit to walk around like this. Please understand.”

“Moreover, if you want to enter the palace, you have to follow the prescribed procedure.... ”

“I forgot. Please report to your superiors that I'm here. I would like to know the king as a matter of grave importance. I'm telling you, it's very important. ”

I said the wizards looked at each other. Soon after, they nod.

“Very well. Follow me, Master Ligand. ”

They led me to the tangential cabin.

The duck didn't want to meet the king anytime and had to wait for the chance to meet him.

Maybe a few days.

As the Orion royal doesn't want to pursue the alliance so quickly, they may be trying to keep me waiting without meeting them.

If I were King of the Orions, I'd keep me waiting in this reception room all day. When we ask him, ’When can we meet?' he says, 'Time will tell us to wait.' 'It would bore me by only answering.

Well, let's wait it out.

I asked the maid for refreshments with Earl Grey. I spent time eating delicious Earl Grey and chocolate cookies.

That was three hours ago.

The clock was pointing to 6 pm. It was time for dinner, and the king would be finished by now, no matter how busy he was.

Then, the maid came inside.

The Orient King finally summons me?

I was half expecting it, but the pretty girl asked me.

“What would you like to have for dinner? ”

“Bring me something. ”

“Yes.”

The maid leaves the reception room, and I kick my tongue.

I really didn't think I was going to meet him.

Ew.

I can't do it.

You want me to get tired of waiting, but you're wrong.

I'm a very good player when I'm left alone!

* * *

“Your Grace, the Bird of Caroc Ligand is here. ”

Duke Britain has spoken of the Orient King.

The Orient King nods with his tongue.

“I know. How could you not know? You flew in the sky again, right? A presence. What a frenzied creature. ”

“I suppose this is a demonstration to negotiate quickly. ”

“Of course. But I'd like to delay negotiations as much as possible, wouldn't I? ”

Duke Brighton nods.

“Your Majesty is right. Intelligence reports that some of the nomads within the Horn Empire are rebelling against the Imperial Court to gain independence. We need to see how the civil war is going and then decide if it's an alliance. ”

“What do you think? Do you think the nomads' independence will succeed? ”

“I think it will be difficult, but we must make a decision about whether the Independents are secretly backed by the Fourth Age and whether the Kingdom of Leaden will be allied with the Independents. ”

“The Kingdom of Ledden is with Independents of the Nomads? ”

“Yes, Visa, who is being escorted after school, suggested the alliance. ”

The news that the Visa has resigned has not yet entered the Duke of Britain's network.

“So how did the Kingdom of Leaden decide on that alliance? ”

“I would have said no. ”

“How do you know that? ”

“Because the bird of Caroc Ligand is here. If you come to make an alliance with us, you will not be allied with the Nomadic Independents. ”

The Orient King thought about it and nodded in kind.

“I see.”

“For the record, an informant about the nomadic people is the information Earl Ranzhel deliberately leaked to us. ”

“Hehe. He's trying to sabotage the alliance." Is the target a ligand birthplace? ”

“You don't want the Ligand Bird raising a ball. He is a key member of the Ledon royal family, a young talent who is afraid of the future. ”

“As long as they are also nobles of the Kingdom of Leaden, they will know that our alliance with the Kingdom benefits the kingdom……. Earl Ranzhel seems confident of using the Nomadic Independents to attack the Horn Empire. ”

“I think so. However, we must delay the alliance negotiations as much as possible. ”

“I see. Baron Ligand won't be seeing me for a while. I'm going to get tired of waiting and make you want to go back. ”

The Orient King smiled in contrition.

‘The arrogant man who dared to avoid a marriage with my lovely youngest daughter Serens paid for this. ’

After Caroc's wedding news came out, Princess Serence used to show a lot of depressed faces. Turns out he liked Caroc. Seeing his daughter's heartbreak, he seemed to be torn as a father.

‘Unfortunately……. ’

He was the king of Orion, whose daughter was growing restless as Caroc was pitiful.

* * *

It's been two days.

Apparently, the Orient King really didn't want to see me.

Hmm, I'm in trouble. It was useless for me to use my hands to refuse to meet the king. I think they're going to look into the situation of the Horn Empire civil war and decide more.

But there's a problem.

I thought one of the alliance's terms would solve the financial problems of the Orient royal family.

I was planning to sell the grain that had been stockpiled due to a failed investment to the nomadic people of the Horn Empire through the distribution network of the Jewish Merchant Guild, which I acquired. Then the Orient Kingdom can also drain the grain inventory and compensate for some damage.

It was the least common time for Independents of the Nomads to gather food for the war against the Horn Empire.

But the duck king couldn't convey my will because he didn't even want to see me.

How do I get the message out?

Perhaps I should use one of the Orient King's side to convey my intentions.

Who would be right?

The Orient King's side...

“Hmm?"

I opened my eyes wide.

You know, when it comes to trouble like this, the Great Sage is easy to use!

Magic is great, but it's clumsy and has an exomedullary temperament! But the magic was so great that he and Duke Britain were the last to be crowned kings of Orion.

As soon as I remembered the old man's face, the idea started to sprinkle.