Raydor Holy Sword War Journal
Volume 2 Launch of Omake SS Mertina Negotiation (Part 1)
King Zayn, the capital of the king. A man was hanging his hands on the floor in an aristocratic mansion.
He is a good man. He wrapped his body with tapestries and luxury meat in good clothes and saw that he was an aristocrat.
In front of the man's eyes - several documents are scattered on the floor in an unconscionable manner. It was written about the injustice that the man had done in the past.
It is a ruin for a man to have one of these documents on his face. The man bit his lips out of remorse and despair and shook his shoulders.
"Well... it's about time you made a mistake." Lord of Finance, Lograith? ".
"Geez...!"
A woman standing in front of a man throws a cold word at her.
A woman in a dress with purple hair. Her name is Mertina Marcel. She was the daughter of Lockwood Marcel, the Chancellor of the Kingdom of Zayn, and now the daughter-in-law of the King's younger brother, Raidol Zayn.
"I didn't think... you were going to stop me, Miss Meltina."
A man crumbled on the floor.
The man's name is Zero Lograith. He was the Minister of Finance in the Kingdom of Zayn and one of Prime Minister Rockwood Marcel's arms.
"I should have been your father's ally... but why are you doing this to me, Lord Marcel's daughter...?"
Zero asked in a trembling voice.
That day, Mertina suddenly came to visit Zero's mansion.
Zero is an aristocrat with the status of Minister of Finance. Originally, I wouldn't let a human who came without an appointment into the mansion, but the opponent was Lockwood's daughter, so I invited her in without being able to go down.
But... as a result, Zero will be able to put herself to ruin.
Meltina has found evidence of a number of injustices that Zero has done to get her to her current position.
"Huh? I'm an aristocrat serving the Zayn Royal Family, the Marcels." What are the reasons why we need to judge someone who has obtained a position by seducing the nation's wealth and spreading bribes? ”
"Sure, I've done wrong... but now I'm doing the best I can for my country." That's why even your father..... "
"You missed the injustice... right?"
Meltina smiled shocked at Zero, who looked up at her.
"I overlooked your wrongdoing and made you pledge allegiance to the nation instead." In exchange for using the power I've been devoting to fattening my stomach to enrich my country, I gave you the status of "Minister of Finance"... right? "
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Mocking laughter. Zero can't say anything about that too glossy smile.
Zerot, a Lockwood ally, has known Meltina since childhood.
I always thought she was a smart girl. While I was a child, I didn't know what I was thinking in my stomach... I thought I was such a shuddering girl.
(But... I didn't think it was a monster! Lockwood, why did you let go of your daughter's reins?)
Zero shouted in his heart.
I knew Lockwood had sacrificed his daughter to fit Raydor... but I realized it was the wrong decision.
This girl should not have let go. I had to keep it close at hand and hold onto the reins.
"... yes, I worked for my country in exchange for being granted a position. I will continue to do so. I must be a necessary human being to Sir Marcel. And yet, why would you do anything to expose my injustice now?”
“Of course, I understand. Because you're a one-armed man to my father, I'm trying to make you lose your legs."
"Is that...?"
"In the first place, it's fundamentally different." My aim is to drag my father... and the Emperor Granado over there. It's about making Lord Reidor the new king. "
"What are you joking about, Lord Leidel?"
I can't really understand it, and Zero becomes a vegetarian expression.
Mertina is a Marcel family man. I'm from a family with absolute loyalty to the Zayn family.
No one doubts the loyalty of the Marcel family, no matter how grim and suspicious the nobility.
Since the founding of the nation, the Marcel family's trust in the royal family has remained unchanged.
"Are you the one who betrayed His Majesty the King?" Are you renouncing your loyalty to the rebels? ”
"No... that's a mistake." I swear allegiance only to the royal family of Zayn. His Highness Reidor is also a royal man. "
Mertina's expression remained the same.
I couldn't read any facial expression from the smile of a mask on my face.
“The Marcels are a family who have pledged allegiance to the royal family, but they have as much freedom to choose as the lords to serve. My father chose His Majesty Granard, and I chose His Royal Highness Reidor. There is no cloud in my loyalty.”
"... why did you bother to kill Her Royal Highness Reidor?" What are the benefits of being on the side of an outlawed younger brother? ”
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For the first time, Mertina's face changed. I can dye my cheeks slightly and swim my eyes.
The look on her face... it was as if a girl who was not old enough had been asked about her relationship with her lover at the beginning, and she was ashamed.
"Heh...?"
"The reason for that... well, that's fine." It doesn't matter what happens when I tell you. "
Meltina takes out a fan and shrugs her face.
"I have only one request." Notify the Royal Palace that you will resign as Minister of Finance by tomorrow. If you do not comply with the request, we will release the original of this document (...) "
"... you're asking me to resign from the position I've worked so hard to obtain?" You want me to throw away what I've built? "
"Once the evidence is published, those who are after your cauldron will make a stir." Aside from your status, your home and possessions will be confiscated and destroyed. You don't have to think about whether you're going to abandon your position in the court or everything else, including your position... which is the advantage? "
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Zero shut up.
Indeed, it is not even an option. The answer was decided from the beginning.
"It is good to mention that the reason for resignation is sickness." It's about that body, and no one doubts when it's going to fall and heal. "
"... I understand. I'll hand over the position."
Zero agreed as he was hanging on the floor.
Meltina slaps the palm of her hand with a folded fan to see if the words of the man holding the paperwork scattered on the floor were a lie.
A masked smile has already returned to his face, making his emotional sensitivity almost unreadable.
"It would be nice to be in the country for a while." If Lord Leidor takes the throne, he may need the help of Lord Zelot. ”
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"Now, if you'll excuse me." Thank you for taking the time to make room. ”
Mertina rattled her cuttlefish and heels and walked out of the room.
Seeing her after she leaves with her purple hair dazzled...... Zero decides.
(Let's give my son a housemaster and really hide. I don't feel confident in the political world anymore.....)
There are many monsters in the world of politics and the world of the nobility.
Even when I was young and ambitious, I still didn't have the energy to fight monsters and crawl up.
After that, Zelotto returned to his post while being held by the king and the prime minister, and Granard's regime was shaken again.