The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

Looking down through the window, the city was thriving.

Even if you can't see people's faces, you can see them full of life from the way they run around, inadvertently changing the edge of their mouths into a form of laughter.

"... envy"

"What?

Turn your gaze toward the voice that accidentally rests on your back.

"First of all, thank you, Courta Matussillo, for responding to my offer. He gave me a good leg in spite of the sudden call"

I pushed the door open and came in with romance grey hair all back, beautiful and sturdy through my nostrils. The man, who was still a man enough, but would have made a sawdust float when he was younger, said so and spoke to Kota.

"This is a pleasure to meet you."

"Such a hard greeting is unnecessary. Besides, I called you because I couldn't. Rather, it's not here."

No, that's not true.

"Don't say things you don't even have in mind. Are you listening to me?" Miracle actor of the Rondo de Terra, "" Alchemist of Yamate, "" Insane Common Sense "... oh, you also had two names:" Devil "and" Demon King "?

Say that, hum your nose.

"Is there any reason why you, with those two names, should say such a special victory? I don't want to talk to such a mask. I want to talk to a human being named Courta Matussillo."

Kouta flaunts his shoulder to the man who stares at him with a gaze of shooting.

"I'm not lying. In fact, it's true that I wanted to talk to you more precisely about the opportunity to see…

That said, run your gaze again into the landscape you can see through the window. Trade boats lined up with narrow areas awaited entry into the sea, and, as earlier, many people were seen crossing the land.

"We have developed so far, I hope to teach you the secret."

"Hmm. Develop Terra that far, and still hope?

Develop.

"Naturally. If it's going to happen, it's going to be more than just this city... and you want to get more than Solvania, the king's capital of Solvania, right?

"... hmm"

Interesting, he said.

With that said, King Carlos I of Solvania laughed invincibly.

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The Solvanian royal family sent me a letter.

Kota will hold a meeting with the King of Solvania, fifteen days ago.

Heartfelt, blue-faced, Erica offered a seal in front of Kota's eyes. He receives a bright white envelope that says nothing but his name, and Kota earns a view.

"... how do you know this is from the Solvanian royal family?

"It's a seal."

"Sealed wax?"

"Snakes tangled in the balance. The Seal of the Solvanian Royal Family."

They tell me, and I do my gaze at it. A single snake entangled in a horizontally held balance was gazing this way. She seems to be staring at me and her spine is cold.

"... do you use the crest for sealing wax?

"That's the place, over there. Because it's a commercial kingdom."

"What does that have to do with anything?

"The point is, if you can prove who you are, you can do it alone. Waste of money making two or three."

"... that's sensible. I don't think that's even the thing to say...... does this crest make sense?

"To a scale that used to be mandatory for business, looking for profits is like a snake..."

"Would you call yourself a 'snake'?"

What a false crest. At least, it's not a very royal image.

For that reason, I'm pretty sure this is a letter from the Solvanian royal family.

No one is going to forge the royal seal, so read and see, and give Erica a letter. Kota cuts the wax seal. Parin, and made a thirsty noise, and the finely crafted wax flew off. Something's wrong.

"... what does it say?

I haven't read it yet.

Despite having just opened it, Kota smiles back at Erica, who asks in a hurry, and drops her eyes on the letter.

……

……

"... say something"

"... Erica"

"What?"

"Flame... or continental Orkena's... Anyway, is this what all the 'over here' kings look like?

"What is this?

"Safe or... common, or what?

"It's not common, but... there's a continent called Dejas just south of Orkena, for example. There's a country called the Dejas Empire that owns all of the continent, and there are more free kings there than there are emperors."

Erica that because there's a strict atmosphere and her breath gets clogged. Did you learn to be interested in that figure, or Kota opens his mouth?

"I've never heard of a nation called the Dejas Empire, because you hate it?

"I don't like it or not. If I may borrow your words, I'm relieved. The monarch of Orkena is better."

"... ho"

"I gave it to you, and I think it said in" The Walking Way of the Continent of Orkena, "but every country in Orkena, including Flame, was originally a country that existed within the same" Flame Empire, "with the exception of the Parsena Border Bob. If you think that the Flame Empire was under the landlord and that every nation was in the store, you don't have to hit it far?

"It was a coalition empire," he said? And the kingdom of Flame?

"The kingdom of Flame is my landlord Dora son."

Does it feel like the apartment management failed and the only thing left is a house?

"It's easier to rent three other houses next door than to rent condiments to neighboring streets, isn't it? Well, sometimes I hate it when it's too close, but is that basically what it looks like? The language is similar."

"And the language?

"That's the word Maria uses, that's Solvanian, isn't it?

"... I thought it was a dialect"

"Solvania is a commercial country, so it is highly versatile with the Flame language, which is extremely similar to the Orkena common language. It's a little more complicated to speak Laurentian, a country that never invades another country."

"By the way, do you speak Laurentian?

"Laurentian, huh. Wait a minute... Example sentence..."

Take a breath.

I said, "Oh, my God, what's wrong with you?

"... Yes?

"'Oh, Courta. What are you doing here?

"... I'm reading a letter. I see. Is this Laurentian?"

"It's hard to tell when you're talking, but if you write it on paper, it's hard to understand. We have grammar together."

"I see."

"Culture, customs, lifestyle and everything is close because it was originally an empire. They're similar in political form."

"The Crown, you mean?

"The Flame Empire was a United Empire, but it wasn't a strong centralized nation. Precision is the landlord. I left the store to myself. That's enough to keep you from paying your rent."

"Rent...... a payment to the Flame Empire, or national tax?

"Yes, in front of the empire of Flame, the" recognized "queens will reign in kings, but not in reality. Disgruntled, displeased, rebellious. Anything. He did whatever he wanted. The emperor must have struggled."

"Like other HRs, you're Erica's ancestor, aren't you?

"Never before. Your ancestors are less than others."

Indeed.

"For that reason, the kings of each nation have a strong culture of independence. I don't know what you're gonna do. Because of that culture, we can say the same thing about the people beneath each royal family. Parents grow up looking at their children's backs, right? Why do so many people think they are… when their parents are not paying taxes?"

"So what's the 'kingdom' for?

"Defense, right. Instead of territorial appeasement, or territorial enlargement due to the division of the Crown's direct jurisdiction, each Marquis supplies troops to the good of the State."

military service burden in lieu of receiving relief. He is gracious and dutiful.

"By the way, Terra doesn't have a military burden, does she?

"I guess. I've never seen military spending. Because you're Sister Wang?

"Yes, that's why they call it 'paradise on earth'."

The burden of military expenditure is considerable. Just looking at Soko would certainly be 'paradise'.

"... don't say anything, okay?

"... Yep"

Except for "Soko," which was hell. The lawn next door is blue.

"You missed the point, didn't you? So, what did the King of Solvania say to you?

I'm relieved, what did he say? Come on, Tong. I imagine it would say something about no demo. To Erica.

"... what is it"

"Don't rush me."

"You'd be surprised, wouldn't you?

"I'm ready."

Take one more breath into Erica's words.

"In the meantime... it says come and have some tea"

"... to?

It was a relief to go diagonally in that imagination.

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In a nutshell, it was' a stern man '. A' trade 'country with three unfrozen ports directly under the royal jurisdiction and which continues to hold part of the world's wealth by its overseas transactions. The Lord of the Maritime Empire, King Carlos I of Solvania, deserves the two names of its' trade 'and flies his gaze at Hota with a stern look like a sailor.

……

It's like, discerning.

"... Your Majesty?

Unable to stand that gaze, Kota asks unexpectedly. Nearly thirty years older, it is also the top of the nation. When you can keep staring at people like that, you also get nervous about boulders.

"... ah"

Eventually, a voice leaked out of Carlos I's mouth. 'Ah', and.

"Ah?"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I can't stand it anymore! What, '... heh. Funny'! Where are you handsome?

Zubashi, and hits the back of his hand into the void with backfisting guidelines as he makes a good sound.

It is commonly referred to as the "Why Yanen" posture. Into one person.

"............... Yes?

"Subybo, I'm gonna stand up! 'On offer -'! I don't care how much you dress, me!

Kota, Pocan. That would be so. The king in front of his eyes, who had been serializing until just now, suddenly burst into havoc in the Kansai Valve, is.

"Really, you asshole, you're uh-huh!

The door opened earlier by Carlos I opens again with momentum with Burn. Jumping man. Plus Hota of Pocan. Harrison sounds better with Sparn than the earlier penetration.

"... Harrison?

"Go! What are you thinking? If I slap you with a mon like that, you're gonna be an asshole!

"Be! Your head can't be any dumber than this! I told you to take me seriously, didn't I? Huh? I told you, didn't I? You're not listening to me! Are you kidding me? I'm kidding!

"Can you put up with Hoi! What do you mean, '... fu'! Such a mon, it's disgusting!

"This asshole king!

"Who's an asshole!

"You! Anything but you!

"Oh, I'm your master! By and large, if you harrison your master, what kind of idea is it? You sent me to the headstand for disrespect!

"Do you have a master or a squire?" You, a little bit of it! Corta Han is from the Kingdom of Flame? Besides, I called you from over here, didn't I? Then grab some Flame in diplomatic etiquette!

"I'm bogged down if I can use something in Flame! You sold your soul to Larchia!

"Sell it. Bogus! I'll do the candy, think about it a little more.

"Am I a child! Candy, you're being deluded by something...... by the way, what flavor or what?

"Strawberry flavored candy... is deluded!

"... Um"

Kouta, who had caught sight of too many changes in the situation, raises her voice. A man with a harrison corrects his residence and carefully breaks his hips, as he had always noticed in the voice of Hota. I don't care, but Harrison, who hid it on his back with his bent hips, is also in a hello state to Kota. It's a surreal sight.

"Oh, oh! Shh, excuse me, Master Coata. I'm late for my application. I am the prime minister of this country, Philip."

"Wow, Flame or. That's disgusting."

"It's weird! When you bat your mouth! Or, I'm sorry about the overlap. Er..."

"Hey, what's a mouth batten?

"I don't care. Yes, I don't! That's so important right now!

"No, because of your mouth?

King of crossing index fingers in front of his mouth. Your mouth is in a stuffed rabbit state.

"... is this funny?

"Ask for fun! Seriously! I don't want to have a serious conversation, I do!

"Wow... did you really sell your soul to Larchia? Seeking fun and being serious... I want to be Mr. Flame's kid so badly. If I do, yes, I will!

"What the hell, Mr. Flame's kid!

... Philip, who regained his calm, apologized for the flat apology, and it took a small hour for this' meeting 'to finally start.

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"No, I'm sorry. Are you surprised?

"No......"

……

………

…………

"... Yep. Surprised."

"Ha! Honest, yeah, no."

That makes me laugh a lot, sounds funny...... well, I guess the facts are funny, but Carlos I laugh when I say that.

"I am so... sorry"

Around the same age as Carlos I was. Not as good as Carlos I, but this one is also a beautiful sturdy inside, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Solvania, Philip turns his head down next to it. I can't stop feeling Kouta's pity for what it looks like to be about ten years old at once.

"Well, I don't really care."

"That's what you can say..."

"Look, Coata says this, too. Yay, yay, yay."

"When you shut up!

"Mouth Batten?

"That's no longer true! Oh, oh! I'm so... I'm so sorry!

Philip, pity. No other emotions come to mind, Kota.

"... I really don't care. I'd rather be cheerful than cheerful."

I'm not lying. Better than the Bosnian talks in a dark atmosphere.

"... more than I could imagine, though I was free"

I've never seen a subordinate stick in the king's head in Harrison.

"Ma, this is mostly the national style of Solvania. I'm sure I'm the king, but I don't think I'm great."

"Is that why you also allow Harrison to penetrate?

"Oh! Harrison, do you know much? This is the most popular souvenir product in Solvania! How about one?

Was it a souvenir?

"I forbid it. Terra won't be sitting in the habit of sticking a boulder in her boss."

"Georg and up here. Hey, you did it, didn't you? I've been under the impression since I was a little girl, but I didn't think that Rondo de Terra was going to develop that much."

"Yes, this is also Erica - a gift of warmth and virtue from His Excellency the Duke of Erica."

That's what I said, to Kota, who tries to bring one of his loving laughs to life.

"Ha... ha ha! Don't be funny."

Looks funnier than earlier.

"Kindness? Virtue? Well, there's no way the city's going to grow in Mon."

More sharp gaze at Kota than earlier.

……

"Think about it? If Mr. Wang's virtues were high, would the people starve? If Mr. Wang is pitiful, will the city moisturize? There's no way."

"... you're right"

"I said it first. There's no way I want to talk to the mask. Courta Matussillo, I want to talk to one person."

And then... I'm speaking in Solvanian, huh?

"... neglectful of rituals in the palace. I thought this one was legitimate?

"Do that in the courtroom." My place, at least not in this place right now. "

Huh, one long sigh.

"This is where you need to wear a mask, this is it. Not just Solvania, but each trading city is an enemy to Terra. I'm not going to expose you."

"I guess I'm finally getting the real deal. Really? What we're doing isn't so different from what we're doing in Terra?

"... is it?

"Are you still deluding me? Think about it? What we're doing here in Terra is buying up land, building stores, bringing in merchants. We need lumber and nails to build a store. I also need a carpenter to build a store. There's no reason for a carpenter to live in the summer, and he needs rice, alcohol for entertainment, and a sister. Then naturally, the money moves. The point is, this is what we're gonna do?

Three days by highway carriage to Wangdu. The geographical attraction to Terra where I said I would have a port is very little as a 'relay'. If you want to bring a business breeze into a city without such charm, you have limited work to do. Make it a place of production or consumption? Terra only chose the latter. This is what happened when the water was used to reduce taxes.

"... you know me well"

"Merchants. What about the money?

"You must be His Majesty the King, right?

"I run a country."

Smiling like a child, Carlos I continues the story.

"That's what we did. At first, it was just the merchants' deals that moistened the place, right? That said, if you use it at home or in a store, it will last for decades, and the land is limited. There is no reason for merchants or people to have money like hot water. Even if I get stuck right away, yeah. When things sell, merchants don't lean on them. Even if they say 'trade', there's nothing we can do about it if it does."

Well, then.

"This is the country."

Things.

"At the outset, the development of the port of Emza. It cost me a lot of money to put a ladder on this, but because of that, a lot of merchants come to Amza. Merchants with distance problems build stores. If I build a store, I get taxes. Merchants do business more seriously than drop taxes. Furthermore, Emza develops. If it develops, there will be more merchants to set up shops, hereinafter abbreviated. Eyes, balls, pop out? If you ask me about the current tax revenues of Emza,"

'creation' of demand by the state, not relying solely on naturally occurring demand. It is an example of digging up roads at the end of the year and at the end of the year in modern Japan. A moist construction company drops money in taverns and shops, and the money it drops goes around further, returning to the nation's nostalgia. The economy is thereby revitalized. When God is closed, or doesn't reach out to me unseen with all his hands... there is a yes or no, but it is an effective method.

"In the end, this is what you're doing? The lord himself buys things and turns the money. I don't know what to say, but it was decades after the founding of the country that Solvania realized this. Even in other countries, my head says yes, and there's no story for one little girl."

"Suppose you come up with one?

"I don't have the courage. Flame is history and tradition, a stubborn country that will take care of Hemmon for the rest of its life. Now, that young lady, she hasn't been able to do anything for years. I thought you'd lost your mind when your sister suddenly sold off her property and said she was exempt from taxes."

"It's very dry."

"Oh, there's no reason you're disparaging me. Whatever you say, the heart of Orkena's culture is Flame. Defending it is also the mission of the Flame Kingdom, the 'Orthodox' Successor of the Flame Empire?

"Didn't you say it wouldn't add anything?

"Merchantily, ya. As head of state, you're respectful, right?

Minimum burn, added.

"Well, that's why I thought Coata and you were suspicious. What do you think, what do you think, what kind of future do you see? That's what I wanted to hear."

I didn't think there was any reason for you to come to Homma.

"At the invitation of the Head of State, yes? You can't just say no, can you?

"Is that a 'mask' or something?

"... as I said first. I wanted to set a little example for the prosperity of Solvania."

"Right from the beginning. Why? What did you come up with?

"It won't be that easy."

Let's do it.

Now you didn't expect it, that's what Carlos I would say and sink his body deep into the chair. And he stood up as if he had come up with something and started fishing for the executive desk.

"I totally forgot! I wanted to show you something."

You found what you were looking for, take a piece of paper, take a look at it, and easily hand it to Kota. There was a faint grin on Kota's face, who looked at the paper, which was about a turn larger than his palm.

"… a White Gold Currency Extradition Deed, is it"

A piece of paper that reads "Deed of Extradition of White Gold Coins in the Territory of Rondo de Terra". A familiar piece of paper on the surface of the deed is pressed by an impression written in "Erica Orenfeld van Flame, Duke of Terra" and "Japanese".

"Seya. I hear Terra's trading on that deed right now, huh?

"Thanks to you"

"What can I do for you? I envy our merchant. Terra can do business on a single sheet of paper, so we're talking about it."

"A piece of paper, is it? Not really."

"Oh, I know. This, Flame, is the white gold collateral? This one can be exchanged for Flame White Gold, right?

"Exactly."

"No, you've thought about something pretty funny. Think about it? There's nothing wrong with me if I do a pouty piece of white gold, but if I want to carry hundreds or thousands of pieces with me, it's pretty heavy. It's amazing how you can mitigate that."

"Thank you"

"... ho, but that's funny"

"Really? This deed itself isn't a rare idea, and I think it's something anyone can come up with over time, right? And..."

"Oh, I don't"

That's what I said, take the deed out of Hota's hand.

"I don't even realize who I made it - I just thought"

Say that, the best since we met, with a good smile on your face.

"... Huh?

"This, huh?

That said, chop that deed to the left and right.

"Patchy Yanee"