Price of Management

Chapter 4. Tension

- Dad, wake up.

In the morning, Wounded stabbed me in the cheek. I turned to the other side, turning my back. It was the side where he was lying. I took Sis' little body to my arms in my sleep. Sis stuck to me like glue. This time, gnome tickled my feet.

- Dad, it's 6: 00.

I struggled, scratching my feet.

- Let's just burn his head a little.

It was the salamander who suggested it. His cock.

I couldn't help but open Booth's eyes because he must have burned my head.

As the duvet came out, cis and Julia in their pajamas appeared beside me. Oh, they slept in my bed again.

“Hey, guys. ”

- Hey, Dad.

- Morning.

- Just grow up! Khehehe!

The cute spirits gave me a refreshing morning. Except for the last one.

Wounded washed me clean, and Norm brought clothes with his Earth hand and dressed me. After preparing to go to work, I suddenly looked at my stomach and asked the spirits.

“Girls, have I gained weight? ”

I've gained 3.12 kilos in the last month! Pig! Lazy bastard! Khehe!

“Cough!”

The salamander's straightforward language pierced my chest.

Thinking about it, I've been living a very lazy life lately. No, I worked hard every day except for weekends, so I wasn't lazy, but I lived with the help of the spirits. I even woke up to go to the royal palace dressed!

Thanks to this, my weight was accumulating just as much as the notoriety of the "Mad Spirit" who was piling up.

“From now on, I have to walk. ”

I've been gaining weight ever since I was able to fly with the power of the undead. I need to walk and exercise. This is why Julia teases you that you're done!

I went down to the restaurant on the first floor and had a simple breakfast.

“Farewell.”

Now, Larc Nievel, the head butler of the ligand family, greets you. I waved my hand and took a quiet step down the road.

It took about 40 minutes to walk from the countryside to the royal palace, so it was a good morning workout.

As I was walking to the palace, I met a strange person on the way.

“Earl Ligand. What are you doing here? ”

“You're the one.”

“I commute this way every day. ”

It was Louie I met. I was embarrassed by Louis walking to work alone, like a merchant.

“Hey, is it okay for you to go around like this without a guardian? ”

“I've always been like this. ”

“It's not the same as when we were end managers. You have plenty of enemies. ”

The Kingdom of Leaden has now fired more than half of its senior officials, and Louie is leading the procession.

Where is that?

Taking into account that you and I, Jeron, are one of King Erik's key brains, you should be concerned about your safety.

“Even a wagon could use a few mercenaries. ”

Louie shrugged.

“Where's the money I deserve? ”

“…… Ah. ”

A treasury bill with no money...

It may sound strange to you that he has no money, but this was normal. The green rod of care is not usually very rich. Of course, it was not enough to get generous letters or luxury.

Senior management of four or more levels has many opportunities to spend money, but it was not the case for an honest Louis.

As a rich man, I felt guilty about what I said. Politically, I didn't even know Louie was like this.

“I'll give you money, so you can buy a wagon and hire some good mercenaries." ”

“The Earl already has many favors, but he cannot lose. ”

“All right, all right. You know, I have a lot of money. ”

“I'm fine. ”

“So when's your birthday? ”

“Yes? My birthday is in February. ”

“Oh, it's been a long time. I'll give you a birthday present.”

I immediately took out 50 gold coins worth 10 Redinas. Having handed over 50 large gold coins, Louie ponders for a moment, then nods.

“Then I'll thank you. Wagons don't fit in their nature, but I'll get some horses and mercenaries. ”

“Yes, it is.”

As we walked together into the distance, Louie suddenly pointed to the left.

“Let's go that way. ”

“You have to go straight, right? ”

“If you go with me, I'll know. ”

“Well, yeah. ”

About 10 minutes later, I realized why Louis asked me to go back to the left.

Even in the morning, Jeron sleeps in a small bar with an open door. Jeron was laying on the table with a few bottles of booze lying around.

The owner of the bar, who was cleaning, looked at us and asked us to take him away.

Louie approaches Jeron and waves his shoulders.

“Just in case, you didn't come home last night either. Wake up, Duke Deckard. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Maybe Lou and Jeron had a drink together last night. But Louie went home for a drink, and Jeron who liked to drink seemed to have stayed home all night.

I couldn't help but wonder.

Louie walks into work all by herself, and Jeron gets drafted into a speakeasy as a military contractor? I realize this is the most troubling thing in the Kingdom of Lerdon.

Louie forcefully raises Jeron.

I sighed and blew Jeron's hangover with Undyne.

“Hmm? You're not the erl. What are you doing in this dump? ”

The bar host who was working hard to clean up after saying that it was ugly became a hurt face.

“Here's what I want to ask. Is this the kind of place where a high-ranking official of the royal family sleeps? Are you crazy?”

“Then cut it off. ”

Jeron grumbles and grumbles, and I am deaf and dumb. Jeron Deckard, who's been a pain in the ass his whole life, would rather be fired.

“Cutting off who? Instead, I can ask the king to punish me for working five days on the seashore. ”

“I was wrong. ”

Jeron immediately lowers his tail.

So the three of us headed to the palace together.

While walking quietly, I suddenly remembered the information I received from Evan last night. I told two people about my reunion a while ago.

Louie also agreed that Jehovah might try to work with the Horn Emperor.

“I think it's possible enough. I had never been so desperate before. There's not even Wolfgang Lanzhel, the owner of that shiny clan, who knows what kind of mistake he's gonna make. ”

“There's a good chance you'll think about taking advantage of the ropes between the Kingdom of Leaden and the Horn. That would look even better than the reality of fearing an invasion of the Horn Empire. ”

Jeron also expressed his opinion.

I knew you two would agree with my concerns.

“But I think it's time we watched a little more. Soon there will be a marriage between Earl Ranzhel and Earl Kunt, so why don't you keep an eye on the situation and decide? ”

Louie says I nod.

“I think so, too. It's not like we're gonna use our hands right now. But right now, we need to focus on the internal issues of the royal family. ”

There was a storm inside the palace for a while because of a massive maneuver that eliminated senior officials of class 4 or higher.

However, with the excellent handiwork of Louis, Jeron and Hazel Duron, the chaos subsided, boasting much faster and more accurate work than before the march. After the great disappearance of incompetent senior officials, the reporting system became simplified and significantly improved.

Thanks to this, it was the opportunity to reform the interior of the royal family.

I was going to come up with a grand plan as the next Chancellor of the Kingdom of Leaden. There was no fear of failure. There are many outstanding people around me, including Louis and Jeron, as well as the Marquis Duron and the Count Hazel Duron.

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