"So, I don't know, Laura.Why don't you run for council? "
"Senator? Me?I'm sorry, Alphonse, I've never thought about that before.... "
"No? Hopefully, congressmen will be able to get out of this city so that the new Balkan city works."
"... even if they say that, it's troublesome.There are many senators, but there are many amazing people.Whether or not I'll go in there and be a partner. "
"It's okay. Laura can do it. Besides, I'll get a good assistant out of my house."
"Assistant? Is there someone in this city who can help with the congressman's work?"
"Yeah, I'll lend you an eye now.With Eye, I think we can do the congressman's job. "
Oliver told me about it at New Year's.
I just came back to New Balkans and told Laura.
I'll have Laura run for Congress to make a cooperative councillor with me other than Banaj.
Explaining such a plan would seem to have seen Laura too.
I replied with a wave of my arms.
But still persuade.
Laura's claim that she was unable to work as a member of parliament was assumed in advance.
Therefore, I will present the Eye loan that I prepared as a response to that question.
Ai has never had a job as a senator before, but I think he might be able to do it quite well.
If such an eye were around, would Laura be able to do it?
"That's good. Why don't you try it?"
"That's what I'm saying to you, Christina.Certainly some of the women who were prostitutes once ran for parliament.But no one has ever been elected. "
"What's wrong with that?It's fine. All you have to do is run and win.Once it falls, there's no choice.Isn't that right, Mr. Alphonse? "
"Of course, if it falls, it can't be helped.Don't worry, I won't complain to Laura about it. "
"All right, all right.Then I, Laura, will run for office in the Orient Council.I don't know how far I can go, but I'll try my best for Alphonse. "
"Thank you. Now let's gather the nominees."
It was Laura who hesitated, but Christina broke when she came along and persuaded her.
Get the nominees you need to run before you change your mind.
So, let's get through the necessary procedures quickly.
In this way, Laura was somewhat forced to aim for senator.
"So, does Alphonse have any ideas?May I ask how you plan to lead me to my election when I have never had a job as a senator? "
"Oh? You're more motivated than I thought, Laura.I thought you were going to act like you could fall. "
"You know you can't do that.The merchants in this city recommended me, didn't they?And I can't do the right thing. "
"Yes, indeed, all the merchants who came to this city support Laura.If you're going to do it, it's only natural that you do it well.I'll do my best for Laura. "
The collection of nominees worked better than I expected.
At first, like Laura, I was going to gather nominees from former prostitutes who had come to the city.
But they didn't have to do that.
A merchant in the city told me where he'd heard from.
Trying to nominate themselves.
I think the merchants have a lot of feelings.
One is about the future of this city.
Maybe I'm worried that this city I built will continue forever.
But the situation will change if senators are born from this city.
At least, the fear of getting cut off from the Orient country will diminish more than anyone connected to Congress.
Besides, a merchant might be happy to have someone to complain to about this city other than me.
There may be requests for things that have happened in the city, improvement points, and many other things you want to say.
At that time, going to the head of the mercenary regiment with force every time would be a lot different in terms of feelings than going to the congressman we recommended.
After all, I may rely on Laura, who has become a senator more than I do from now on.
And I guess there's a little guilt in trying to make me feel better.
When recruiting mercenaries, many merchants are worried that people were being sent in by merchants in Orient Country.
This is because it would be troublesome if strict measures were taken against merchants, whether directly or indirectly.
Traders who are not originally jobs that produce something are often treated lightly.
I bought land trying to get a new job in a new city, but I don't want to be treated as an affront.
In that way, for a variety of reasons, Laura somehow gathered quite a few nominees.
Then there is no problem with the candidate himself.
If so, is it possible to secure a vote?
I decided for a while to think about how to solve the problem.