Reincarnation into the Barrier Master
Episode 528: Don't Open a Box
"Suggest it to the Society immediately"
"Huh?"
For Vieille, it was a totally unexpected answer. Unexpectedly, I've seen Melius sitting in front of me twice. She continued her words with a slightly excited face, sparkling her eyes.
"Such great technology should be shared with more people. That can be more effective. And doing so will dramatically improve your technical skills."
"Well, you're right, but this is still in the experimental phase..."
"So, if so, we should share it with even more countries. Experiments from various angles will increase your success rate. Now, let's share this with the gatherers."
That's what Mae stands up for. Vieille inadvertently holds Mairias' hand.
"Whoa, wait. Before we share it with the world, we have to figure out how effective the flowers are. I'd like to ask Master Maurice to help me do that. First of all, could you please check the effect of the flowers we developed, with Maurice's eyes?
"It's more, it shouldn't be done"
"What..."
"Those things should not be done by me personally. There are situations, however, where only a limited number of people have to check the effectiveness. But things are different now. Outstanding scholars from all over the world, technicians, gather here in Aphrodite. Now, here, if Mrs Vieille and others announce the idea of converting the flowers developed into edibles, they will all, surely, cooperate. I think we will spare no cooperation, especially King Ribbon of the Kingdom of Fladime and others. For all mankind, this technology has the potential to benefit immensely…. That may eliminate the sad event of hunger from all over the world. That's so much technology. We should get it done quickly. And for that, we should share it with everyone gathered here."
Going all that way at once, Mae shook her hand as she sat on the bench again and turned her gentle eyes to Vieille.
"Come on, let's come. To your waiting room."
"... thank you"
Vieille was so full of answers. So much, there was confusion in her head. It was a totally unexpected reaction. I had no idea that Maurice was going to make a claim to herself so far.
... right. Even then, I did.
Society previously held in this Aphrodite. Maurice had uncommonly revealed her anger. The sight was vividly recalled behind Vieille's brain at that time.
It's not like I didn't know. I knew full well that when a type like Meyrius burned his passion, he would show an outrageous ability to act. But the actual Maurice showed much more than she could imagine. They're going to release technology that hasn't been established yet, to the whole world. There's no way I can do that, and even if I did, I wouldn't even think about it if I were a human being. But Maurice in front of her is trying to do such an insane thing for nothing, sparkling her eyes.
... It feels like you've opened a box that you shouldn't have opened. And this vibe, it's kind of like Lacker.
The body of Vieille trembled unconsciously, remembering that man, who physiologically did not accept him, and the feeling that Mae's behavior coincided with that of Pittari. She tries and pretends to be calm when she understands the upset.
"The flowers we have developed… it will be presented at the next Society"
"Mr. Vieille"
"To be honest, we neglected to confirm its effectiveness. We have a position, too, although it is best to say what Lady Maurice says. For those of you whose verification is negligible, our credibility will fall to the ground. For once, my country has lost its trust. I don't want to step on the same thing again."
"... ok, ok"
How unfortunate the look on your face, Melius. That gaze gave Vieille an indescribable sense of defeat.
"Thank you for your time"
Saying so, Vieille stood up and slowly touched her hand there as she approached the wall. Then, the room swayed into small pieces, and after a while, part of the wall disappeared and a passage appeared leading to the consolation venue.
"Go ahead."
With a glittering grin, Vieille urges Maurice to leave. She gets up slowly and leaves the room behind.
"Mr. Vieille......?
Melius gives a strange look to Vieille, who is still not trying to get out of the earlier room.
"I'm going to rest here a little longer. Don't worry about it."
That said Vieille bowed her head deeply. At that moment, a wall appeared at the entrance and her figure disappeared.
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Returning from Vieille's side, Maurice immediately turned to Linos. But when he returned to the venue, he was surrounded again by the participants who were waiting for her, and Maurice was not able to move easily.
Eventually, she was able to go to Linos when the meeting was open. There was a figure of Sidi suffering from a headache, and at Linos' discretion they immediately moved to the Imperial Mansion.
I didn't have time to breathe about conditioning Sidi's headache relieving pills or taking care of the kids who were waiting for me to get home. And it was in the bathroom that I could be alone with Linos.
The two of us wash each other's bodies, grab onto the hot tub, and report the discussion with Vieille to Linos. He looked to heaven for a while and thought of something, but eventually, with a slightly more serious look on his face, he opened his mouth.
"The flower, maybe Vieille was trying to use it to invade another country"
To her husband's words, Melius is breathtaking. Because she herself was something that Linos would never have expected, such as to think about that.
"Suppose the flowers were fast growing and not withering. Besides, if you were good at playing, this would be pretty nasty, wouldn't it? If you cut it or pull it out, but it plays from it, the whole country will be buried with those flowers, right? Then the country will perish."
"But...... It's... not the same in Mr. Vieille's country..."
"It's about him. I would be thinking about that measure. For example, if you develop a drug or something that can wither its flowers…. Crimeana can make enormous profits just by selling it to countries that have trouble breeding flowers"
"Damn... no..."
"Well, it's only my prediction. I honestly don't know if Vieille thinks that much. However, considering we took Mae to a separate room and we had a discussion, he might have wanted to do something about Mae."
"Will you take me?"
"No, this doesn't take off the realm of my speculation either, but if, assuming, Mae was intoxicated by Vieille, the effect would be immeasurable. Most people believe what Mae says, even if they feel a little strange. Even I would still listen if May took me seriously. I don't know, but if you were thinking about adding it to Mae's credibility, that little girl... she's gonna have to be tight."
With that said, Linos soothes his index finger and does the trick as if he were shooting a gun. Maurice, watching how it went, softly holds Linos' hand.
"To such things, it will never happen"
"... right"
"I am your husband's slave. I'm not going to belong to anyone but your husband."
"May...... But you're not my slave anymore. My wife. Don't tell me you're my slave again."
"... I understand"
"May, don't just push it. And... talk to me if you need anything."
"Yes. I'm just comfortable with what you said. Let your husband, and I will continue to, sweeten you."
That's what she says. She clings to Linos' arm. Linos embraced the body gently.