Tearmoon Empire Story
Lesson 58: Stop the Golden Giant Meer Statue!
Arriving in Viscount Bellman territory, Meer was to be briefed the next day on the school under construction.
Because of this opportunity, Ludwig scheduled an inspection.
- Well, you just have to run if you have to...
Having regained his motivation in Anne's words, Meer does a lot of official business, at least with an unusual tension.
Greetings to Viscount Bellman, words of labor, and then, at the Viscount's Hall, he is briefed on the plans for the construction of the town of the Crown Princess (Princess Town).
"We are now building the school building first. We wanted to open the school as soon as possible, so that's how we arrange it..."
"Yeah, no problem with that."
He used to be a bellman with a humble grin when I met him, but now he has no heart or just a little proud face. That was similar to the grin that comes to mind by people who feel rewarded for their work.
Immediately next to it was the figure of a civilian seconded by the Red Moon Province. There is some elegance in the luxurious blonde hair, a beard with a nicely groomed spill, and a nostalgic smile on her face, and it can be seen that she is out of a good house.
In the years, would it be just as good as Ludwig......
- Is that someone from some aristocratic house...?
Meer observes carefully and then smiles.
Either way, I've never crossed the line without making enemies. It is free if you just smile. The clerk, while looking a little surprised, inherits Viscount Bellman's explanation.
"Priority is being given to school buildings and dormitories where students live. With the help of neighboring Louloulou tribes, school buildings are being built by still sea forest trees. We hear it is His Royal Highness's favorite wood..."
That's what I said, I glanced at Meer's head. There, I got it from a Loulou boy, but he still wears it.
"That's good...... It will be a beautiful school building."
Shizumi forest trees shine rainbows if they are sharpened and polished. Imagining the pale and shining school building, Meer nodded contentedly.
Essentially, I'm not as obsessed with expensive buildings or anything, but that doesn't mean I don't like beautiful things.
Bellman's been talking to Meer like that.
"Your Highness, I'd like you to see this one..."
What was offered was a piece of parchment.
"Well, what is it?
As such, Meer finds herself trying to reach out.
Bellman with a good face, right behind...... To the figure of a civilian standing with a bitter face......
- I kind of have a bad feeling...
With that in mind, Meer, who dropped her eyes on parchment paper, opened her mouth to pout.
"Holy shit... what's this?
"Yes! It's a giant golden statue of Her Royal Highness Princess Meer!
"Hey, huge... golden statue... is it?
The sound of it makes my head creep.
"Yes, we are looking to make it about the height of the White Moon Palace spire."
I wonder how much that will cost...? and so on, and that was the only thing Meer would sneak up on, but without realizing it, Bellman goes on.
"Besides, the interior is hollow and you can go inside"
"So, inside, is it?
Meer hurries and turns the parchment. and there, the blueprints inside the giant statue were written closely.
"Yes, we are able to see the outside view from the eye and mouth"
"Heh, you are..."
"At night, I'm thinking about letting the light shine from it. I just don't have enough money to build this. So, Your Highness, I'd love to be here..."
"... uh, dismissed."
Without force, Meer sighed.
- If you waste that, Ludwig will piss you off..., no, before then, that, maybe a little too bad a hobby...
At night, imagine a golden image emitting light from your eyes and mouth, imagining that face mimicking its own irreplaceable... Meer shivers her spine.
- This way..., I thought about it when I was in Kanzaki before, but come on, you don't seem to have a good taste.
"So, why? Your Highness, if it were complete, it would make this Empire's greatest specialty..."
"Because..."
You don't know until you explain why, and Meer sighs inside.
It was a hassle to convince me one way or the other, and I was alarmed that I would get it done with an order... etc. Meer...
"If it seems financially difficult, I would also like to consult His Majesty the Emperor"
"... I would definitely ask you to stop."
Meer said instantly.
- I mean, if your father asked, I would definitely do a special tax increase in Norinoli or something! I have no doubt that the people will resent me for raising taxes to build a gold statue that imitates me.
But the man in front of him, Bellman, is very likely to sue the emperor directly, even if Meer tells him not to do so here. We have to persuade Bellman here at all costs.
Meer works hard on her aching head and moves on to rhetoric.
"Viscount Bellman, you're making a mistake."
"Different heart, is it? What is that...?
"My glory is the students who go to this school. And it's a lot of credit to those who nest out of here! So if I had the money to build a golden statue or something, I would rather spend more money on my students."
Prestigious chest, Meer says away.
- Well, a number of accomplishments, or specifically a new type of wheat produced by Cyril Rudolfone, are the purpose......
and so on, adding in my mind.
"Is it to such a thing...? But."
"Think, where we built it on this land, its brilliance is only visible to those who visit it. But if the students who left here did remarkable work, eventually their fame would sweep across the continent. The world's most active genius, the first school city in the empire to grow it, and the Viscount Bellman territory to have it, right? That's very nice, don't you think?
"I see…, people are royal castles, people are walls, …"
To the lid, a small twinkle came into Meer's ear.
Turning his gaze to the voice, an earlier civilian stared at Meer with interest.
"What is it? That?"
"Oh? Didn't you know? It is the language of the famous king of the East. No matter how splendid a castle is built, it makes no sense without people, and if you care about people, sometimes people are as robust as castles, and they protect you as hard as walls. That's what I mean..."
For a moment, Meer tried to answer that, of course, she knew. but stomps at the inches.
Meer's sense of smell sensed a dangerous odor...
- It's dangerous to get acquainted in front of someone smart. This guy, he kind of smells the same as Ludwig or something...... This place......
Meer said with a clear face.
"I had no idea. You're an expert."
"No, I..."
A civilian shaking his head. I was wondering how that looked like I was thinking about something Meer......
"I see, that's Her Highness Princess Meer...... I truly admire your experience."
I was satisfied with Bellman's words, for example, and never pursued them.
Thus, Meer managed to stop the golden giant statue project, but another statue is built in the school at a later date by Bellman.
The statue, made by the elites of the Loulou tribe at Bellman's request, was remarkable, although not so large.
The statue made by shredding the trees of the Shizukai Forest is an elephant that plays with Meer and the Horse...
It also happens that some haunting writer with a fierce paranoid habit sees it, a phrase oiled by the flames of burning hot paranoia in his chest, the imperial transmission becomes something even more radical...
Well, that didn't matter.