Takarakuji de 40-oku Atattandakedo Isekai ni Ijuu Suru

The next day, Zirconia was in a room at the Narson Mansion, meeting with two men.

The men are military commanders and diplomats of Clayratz.

The military commander is a skinny but tight-bodied brunette, whose name is Carnelian.

The age looks about 40 years old and is facing the Zirconia's with a really grand attitude.

The diplomat I'm with is 20. He's a young man there, and he was sweating on his forehead because of the tension.

On both sides of the zirconia, two old men sit.

One is McGregor, deputy general of the second legion, and the other is Ixios Slan, deputy general of the first legion.

Ixios is Isaac's father and McGregor's brother.

He was supervisor at a fort under construction near the border until a few days ago, but this time he was summoned abruptly to return to Isteria.

I have all-back blonde hair with gray hair, and I get the impression that it's hard to stick to because of the look on my face that seems difficult.

In fact, he has a boneless personality and doesn't really slap him in the mouth for nothing.

"Army marching rights?

Repeating the words Carnelian had spoken, Zirconia looked suspicious.

"In case anything happens, I would like to garrison a certain number of soldiers on Istell territory from now on so that each other's armies can work together smoothly. Later, I plan to ask Gregorn territory for permission to move in as well. Whatever you accept, we will also travel to the Wang capital."

The right of military presence is the right to enable an army to sit in another country.

Currently, Arcadia is in alliance with Clairatz, but has not allowed the military to advance in peacetime.

It is not an agreement of the kind that can be easily concluded, and when armed clashes occur for some reason at the time of arrival, things become very difficult.

"Because of the offer, I refuse"

Ixios opened his mouth before Zirconia could answer.

"It's called smooth collaboration, but our border defense is consolidated. You may ask for reinforcements when the time comes, but it's not the kind of situation where you have to borrow Clayrats' hand in advance."

"No, I'm not asking you to move in unilaterally. We want the Istel Army to be present in our country."

"Why not. It's just too expensive to be profitable."

"Yes, I do. If there is a march ahead, the movement will also be smoother when sending reinforcements. Sometimes when it comes to fighting in unfamiliar lands, you can't use your original power, but why not also mitigate it…"

Carnelian turned to Zirconia in a funny way with a serious face.

Zirconia blushed slightly, but Ixios did not change his expression.

"I won't deny it to a large extent, but it's not enough to do it at a large cost."

Ixios replies, but Carnelian stares silently at Zirconia with his face facing him.

Looks like Zirconia wants a response.

"... I'm sorry, but we can't allow you to proceed"

"Really, unfortunately, you can't help it. I made a sudden request, and I'm very sorry for your loss."

When Carnelian said so without looking sorry, he laid his hands on the table and bowed his head.

Ixios says nothing and stares at it.

"Now let's get to the point. It's about the movement of Barbell, but there seems to be signs of a repositioning of the Corps in the country in the near future."

And it shifted the agenda to a very normal exchange of information, as if nothing had happened.

After the meeting, the three of them looked at each other as the Carnellians left.

"... you've put in some exploration."

Zirconia turned to McGregor, who leaked pompously.

Ixios keeps his arms around him, staring at the door in silence.

"Do you have any idea what's going on?

"I don't know for sure, but it looks like Mr. Zirconia was trying to find out if he knew anything about it."

"Me? I don't know what that means."

"It means they're grabbing information we don't know."

To Ixios' dialogue, the two turned to him.

"I also said it in such a deliberate way that I knew that I could put in exploration in order to induce upset. If you knew that information, you would have thought Zirconia would have reacted."

"Ixios!"

McGregor raised his voice in a panic at the way Ixios said it undressed his teeth.

"What. If you flatter me, people don't grow up."

"No, that's why... there would be something to say about how to say it"

"Master Zirconia doesn't care about that kind of thing"

"McGregor, it's okay. Just so you know, it would be better if you told me."

Zirconia laughed bitterly but laughed at McGregor, to Ixios, who said so in a blatant manner.

Ixios has long had this attitude towards everyone.

Because of this, they often don't fit with people they don't fit, and the person they're talking to often gets angry.

It is a character in contrast to McGregor, who cares about the other person's face.

"Ixios, don't you have any predictions?

"If possible, it's a Barbell relationship."

"Barbell Relations......"

Zirconia puts her hand on her mouth and thinks still.

"I hope the enemy is only at the front."

Zirconia turns a little blind to Ixios' words.

"What, it has been decided that we can do it from the beginning. Let's be well prepared."

Ixios put his hand on the elbow of the chair and slowly stood up.

In the separate room, Narson had finished his interview with the messenger and was taking a breather along with several civil servants.

Next to Narson sits Havel's father, Nor Rouson, and his eldest son, Alond Rouson.

The two are civilians in charge of dealings with Gregorn territory.

"Oh man, thanks to all of you, you've got a good story together. You've done a great job, especially Alondo."

When Narson said so, Alondo finally lowered his head.

Other civil servants are nodding to agree.

"Thank you. It came to fruition that I've been visiting everywhere from day to day."

"Mm-hmm. It was huge that the Gregorn messenger synchronized with your opinion. Knoll, you have a good son."

"It's an honor to keep it in compliment. Sounds like it's time for me to go into hiding."

"Father, a civilian is an iron rule to be active for life. Let's get rid of the sweet idea of hiding and making things easier."

"Son of a bitch, just because you praised Master Narson, don't get on with it"

In Knoll's words, the room is wrapped in laughter.

We met together with the domestic envoys, all of whom have asked for the free provision of the technique of producing waterwheels.

It is now an emergency in which we have refrained from war with Barbell, and we should all work together as best we can.

But Arond waited for it.

If we develop new technologies but are forced to provide them free of charge, this will have a negative impact on each other's future technological development.

The matching consideration should be paid, and those involved in development will only benefit from it and will be connected next.

With regard to the reasons for not communicating the development information of the waterwheel to other territories until now, he explained that the reconstruction of the territory was of the highest priority and not the same place after production had just begun.

Those opinions were fully understood by the Gregorian envoys, who, thanks to their enthusiasm to push back, convinced the other envoys.

It ended up being a paid technical offering and a considerable amount of money was to come into Istail territory.

Incidentally, Gregorn messengers so easily echoed Around's opinion because they received bribes from Around on a daily basis.

Instead of providing technology to Clayratz, it was decided to sell the finished product after production had settled in his own country.

During the discussion, it turns out that Kreilatz already grasped the look and basic behavior of the water wheel, so Narson decided that they would eventually produce a counterfeit even if they tried to hide it.

Due to the characteristics of the water wheel, it would be extremely difficult to keep the installation and removal from repeated or visible use, so this would be the result of having to be stopped.

Kreilatz hasn't let his own technicians develop counterfeits from 1 because it's like publicly declaring that he's "spying on you" when he produces counterfeits on his own, which creates diplomatic discord.

Even if it is reopened as an Istel territorial side, it loses the whole lot, so it is this kind of landing point.

In Jianmae, rumors from traders are supposed to have gotten into the ears of the Kreilatz leadership, but what a mess.

As he was intrigued by the chatter for a little while, Knoll turned his attention to Narson.

"By the way, I've heard before about the ongoing development of a new lumber mill and something called a hand pump, is the development going well?

"Um, we're both just getting a prototype ready, and now we're adjusting for mass production"

"Oh, that was it. I would like to buy one of the hand pumps for our well, even after it has been installed in the main office. Everyone seems to be struggling with well water extraction."

When Knoll leaked that way, Arond, who was listening, opened his mouth.

"Do you use tools publicly?

"No, I won't. The sawmill centralizes the work by constructing a dedicated processing plant. The hand pump depends on where it is used, but it will be collected and stored at the end of the work."

"Will you report to Wang Du?

"I don't do that either. Keep it as secret as possible"

"Yes, sir."

"Everyone keep this in mind. Sometimes it's difficult to get a cross spear in, but it's also a good opportunity to gain an overwhelming advantage in our country."

Everyone nodded at Narson's words.

In the evening, Knoll and Arond came from the face to face as Ichiyoshi and Leese walked side by side in the hallway.

When they admitted the two appearances, they stopped a few steps ahead and bowed their heads deeply.

"Dear Mr. Reese, I'm sorry to bother you."

"It's a hiccup, Master Knoll. Has Master Alondo changed?

"My father uses me every day, but I manage to do it. Master Reese seems to be doing well, more importantly."

When Reese answers with a smile, they both lift their heads and smile.

Both sides, great sales mileage.

"Dear Kazra, this is Lord Knoll, the owner of the Rouson family, and his son Alondo. You two are civilians in charge of dealing with Gregorn territory in general."

My name is Kazura.

I get an introduction from Liese, and I bow my head as I greet Ichigo.

"Oh, were you Kazura? Forgive me for not being convenient and not being able to greet you before."

Knoll bowed his head in a frightened manner, and Arond followed suit.

"No, never mind. It was me who used to suddenly stay at Mr. Knoll's mansion, and I'm sorry. The verse is very generous and appreciated."

"No, I couldn't even say hello because I was away that day..."

"No, it's me..."

Alondo pinched his mouth in anticipation of the time as we were rewarding each other with a social decree with our heads down.

"We ask Master Kazra that his brother is doing very well. Is my brother helpful?

"Yes, it's also very helpful to turn my hand around a lot of things that I don't even notice. He's really good."

Alondo smiled with great pleasure at the answer.

Knoll also seems really satisfied.

"I'm relieved to hear that. Since my brother is still a young man, I don't know if there's anything I can do about it, but thank you for your continued support. Please let me know if you need anything and I'll help you too"

"Thank you. I'll be sure to."

When Yiliang answered, they bowed their heads deeply and gave a word of thanks before leaving for the entrance to the mansion.

"Are those the fathers and brothers of Mr. Havel? Nice people."

"Hmm," Reese roared as Ichiya whispered her thoughts as she dropped off their backs.

"What's wrong?

"I don't like them, do I?"

"Well, how come again?

Ichiyana pointed a slightly surprised face at Reese.

"Eh, I think Knoll has an easy-to-understand personality there. But Arond doesn't know what he's thinking, or he doesn't want to get too close..."

"What makes you think that?

"Why... I wonder what to say. I just feel that way somehow."

That said, Reese roars "hmm" again.

"I've met Arond a few times, and that's when I thought," You don't trust anyone but yourself. "

"That's a lot of thought that you don't trust anyone. We barged into each other so much. You talked."

"Yeah, the story was normal. 'Cause that's just my instinct."

"It's not intuitive...... you haven't seen him anymore now?

"Yeah, I haven't been in the last two years or so. I thought I'd seen him a few times and gotten close, and now I'm getting a little less frequent."

"I'm not bored at all, so I gave up or anything?

"I don't think I have such an outspoken attitude... I don't know, I wonder if I was in an attitude before I realized it"

As I recall before, Reese is roaring with her hands on her mouth.

I'm half-hearted because I haven't had a particularly bad impression as a good one.

However, in an earlier conversation with the Alonds, I was just a little concerned that Marie's topic didn't come up at all.

"Well, listen to me half the time. Because you don't hear particularly bad rumors, and maybe that's just what I'm assuming. Besides, I have quite a few daughters who admire him."

"Oh, is that guy there, too? Well, you don't feel that way."

To a good word, Reese snorts, too.

Alondo had an intelligent face, tall, and a very soft atmosphere that the best felt earlier.

If you are in a senior civilian position in the realm, there is no reason why you shouldn't.

"He's a good talker, and he's a caregiver. He's capable as a civilian, and your father seems to appreciate it."

"But you don't like Reese"

"Yeah. I can't say it well, but I'm not good at anything. I think I'm the only one with that feeling."

"Well, it doesn't go well with people either."

"Yes, yes. Think to that extent."

After a little talk like that, the two of them went back to their room.