Price of Management

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Maybe it's because I've consumed too much Spirit Affinity. Even though I was a senior spirit, it was not easy to tear down the entire wall of Lyndel Castle and cause flooding. It was harder because I had to control it to avoid personal harm.

When I came back to Kunt territory, flying at a staggering speed, I was distracted when I opened the door to my house.

God, I feel like I just drank an entire barrel of beer. I can't heal with Wounded's power because I'm not hungover.

“Here I am...... ”

Julia opens her axe and greets me, speaking in a weak voice, relaxed.

“No, why are you here now? Do you know how worried I was?! I searched every alley I could think of. ”

That made me confused.

“Honey, I told you it would take a few days. How many days of drinking in common? ”

There's no better way to be a high-ranking spirit warrior just lying around drunk on the streets. What a shame.

“You look like you've been drinking all day. ”

“Phew, let's not talk. Besides, he's tired now, so let's get some sleep. ”

I lay flat on the couch in the living room.

“Wash, change and sleep. No, go upstairs and get some sleep. ”

Ah, it's Julia. Can you keep your voice down when your head starts ringing?

Then someone ran downstairs from Dodo and put her in my arms. Well, this is a nice little size sheath.

“Oh, Sis! Why do you want to sleep with me again after all this time? I have to go to work!”

It was morning now, but I asked to sleep regardless.

I don't know how long I've slept.

Sleeping well, I had to wake up feeling someone stabbed me in the side of the Cook. Sis, who was sleeping with me in her arms, woke me up.

“Sis, are you hungry? ”

“Yes, and the guest. ”

“Huh?"

Let me see if I can translate this for you. You're hungry, but you woke me up because a guest came.

I woke up.

“… Huh? ”

Evan sits on a table in the living room.

I was awake. Evan Taylor finally came to me as promised.

“Isn't the mansion's security too lax? There were no guards except soldiers from the nomads. ”

The guards guarding this house were a few of the chondrowers Patrick had put up with me worrying about my safety.

“Well, we don't need guards because we usually keep the spirits summoned. I'm moving to Lerdon soon anyway. ”

After saying that, I woke up Sis trying to go back to sleep.

“Sis, let's have a simple meal. ”

Sis nods and heads to the kitchen with a frizzy face.

I looked back at Evan.

“Have you decided? ”

“Yes, a promise is a promise. Lord.”

The last Lord echoed my heart. That Evan Taylor is finally my man!

“Here's the state. What role will you play for me now? ”

“Actually, I was going to give you the position of head of the Caroc Merchant Guild.... ”

I carefully brought up the story.

Evan grins.

“Are you going to make me money? Well, that doesn't seem like a bad fit at all. It's my specialty if I'm selling weapons and food and sexually assaulting rival gangsters by triggering epilepsy. ”

“…… No. When I think about it, I think it's a waste to put talent like you at the top. ”

Scary bastard.

After hearing Evan's life story a while ago, I changed my mind about assigning him to the Merchants Guild.

Evan was of the same class as Emperor Kars and Wolfgang Lanchel. He is a human being who knows how to play a game and even enjoys it. Evan needed that ability to stand up to Emperor Kars.

“Then I suppose it serves the same purpose you served Earl Ranzhel. ”

“Let's do it. Well, the ligands don't need a janitor. ”

Evan laughed at me.

“Then let's talk about Earl Lindell. How would you react to Earl Lindell? If you had been willing to walk away, you wouldn't have held 29 prisoners. ”

“I broke Lindell Castle for a light retaliation. ”

In my words, Evan made a confused face for the first time. Haha, that guy can make that face, too.

“Didn't you know? I'm a senior spirit. ”

When Evan's face was stunned, I felt rewarded. Evan became slightly bored with the story of destroying the walls, docks and shipyards of Lindell Castle.

“Let's take ‘lightly’ vengeance, and let's keep an eye on the situation, since the royal court has accused Earl Lindell of something. ”

“Is that what made it lighter? We'll lose a lot of money to restore the Wall, the docks, and the shipyards. I didn't know the day would come when I was worried about Earl Lindell. No, more importantly, why did you let Earl Lindell live? It would have been a lot easier if you had gone rogue and killed him. ”

“Am I an assassin? ”

“I'm telling you, you care too much about moral fiber. ”

“As long as I'm known to be a higher spirit, one day you'll know it was me. I can't prove it. Then the vendetta will deepen, and the relationship between Earl Lindell and the rest of the priesthood will be severely severed. ”

“…… Is that right? ”

Having lived a rough life, Evan said he didn't like something. I'm sorry I'm good. Yeah.

“Regardless, Earl Lindell will take action as long as you keep him alive. You've been so glamorous, you must have a headache to deal with your superior animosity. I don't think we're going to get any sharper numbers, but at least we're going to be able to work together with other post-school families to respond. ”

Evan was right. After all, the six families have always become one, so thanks to their response, they have created such a strong force today.

Evan continues.

“For now, we must end this situation not with the Royal vs. Siege, but with the matter of the Sovereign Army vs. Earl Lindell. ”

“I agree with that. I don't want to create a civil war in this country. ”

“To do that would require some compromise with Earl Lindell. ”

“Compromise?”

“Yes, after all, there have always been six families. If there is a territorial war between Earl Lindell and his family, they will fight until one side falls. The other families will never let Earl Lindell fall. Never. That's the habit of a community called Jell-O. ”

Evan knew about the aftermath as if he was from Wolfgang Lanchel's underlings.

“You have a great animosity, but the great wealth of Earl Lindell is no joke either. Either way, the winner gets a lot of bleeding. ”

“That's right. ”

“But there's more to lose than that, Earl Lindell. Moreover, he will be obsessed with the fear of losing his life to the Lord, so if he poses any more threats, he will try to compromise first. ”

“More threats? ”

“Simple. Destroy another castle in Earl Lindell." If not, Earl Lindell feels threatened by security after Castel Castle has been taken by the Horn Empire. After losing another castle, he will ask for reconciliation first. ”

“And?”

Evan shrugs.

“After that, it's obvious. We get 150,000 Redinas as compensation, we execute Baron Sam Lindell for the crimes that led to this, and we report the results to the royal court, and that's what we're shorted to. ”

As expected, Evan found out about this. You gave me a quote for the compensation in a heartbeat.

“You want 150,000 Redina? ”

“Yes, it's not enough to bring Earl Lindell down, but at least that much can make him feel financially challenged. Perhaps other families in the aftermath have funded it so that they can get away from financial problems quickly. ”

“Jehovah has more ties to each other than I thought. ”

I asked surprisingly.

I thought it was just an alliance to take advantage of the crown, but it was a much tighter community than I thought.

Evan nods.

“They once argued over the power of the Baden River. But over the years, I learned. that they are not only after the Basin of Baden, but that they must join forces to rule the land of gold forever. And that's the context of what Jehovah did for Earl Wolfgang Lanchel, who was willing to take the lead and cooperate. He made it a principle of fair distribution for the six families, not just for the benefit of the late Earl Ranzhel. ”

That's why you were able to be the leader after school.

So even more so, now is the time for him to die.

As long as any of the six families are as wise and just as Wolfgang Lanchel can't solve the dilemma, the Jehovah Empire will no longer unite as it used to be.

The first step in the division is Earl Ranzhel, and the second is Earl Lindell.

“If Earl Lindell is hit hard with this, the balance of the power of the Six will be broken. Earl Lindell will no longer have the same right to speak after the siege, and that's where the conflict begins. ”

“You're right. ”

Evan smiles coldly and says.

“It must be interesting for me to have survived for the sake of the landscape, and to have destroyed the landscape this time. ”

“ ……. ”

You think that's funny? You pervert. You're a completely different race from me.