The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

"Oh? This is rare. You've come, haven't you? Please, take a seat."

Erica smiles like a flower and recommends the chair to the man who came into the room. By contrast, the man who came into the room sat on the chair staring at Erica with a tannic surface that did not look good on her face.

"... Long time no see, Lord Duke of Flame"

"The Earl of Baden seems magnificent, above all."

A man with a nose so stuck in Master Erica's words… Count Baden, with territory adjacent to Terra, looked around the room.

"You look 'well' too, more importantly. Nevertheless... what is it, this murderous landscaped room? No conditioning, no painting, nothing. At least keep one of the vases and it'll look a little better."

"... did Count Baden come to my room's opinion?

"- Hmm. You're as cute as ever."

That's what I say, Count Baden, who stares at Erica.

"... let's just say to the person in charge. What do you mean, I'm dropping off my wheat purchase this year?

Where does Erica blow the wind to the Earl of Baden, whose hostility also keeps staring in the open? Put your mouth on my brewed tea and sip deliciously.

"It means exactly what you say, Count Baden. Until now, I have purchased wheat from Baden territory, and I intend to buy it from someone else."

Terra is a cropless land. Adjacent Baden territory, by contrast, is a bountiful land of natural grace. There's no way you can live by eating the summers. If you want to get enough bread to the mouth of Terra's inhabitants, you'll have to buy out 'excess' wheat on Baden territory.

"Hmm. Forget I've ever 'sold' wheat for you?

"'Eun'? You're a good joke, Count Baden. Scattered so far, 'I made you make money', with which mouth do you say 'grace'?

"... what does that mean?

"This is the one who 'bought you' wheat that's nearly twice the market value, right?

Dear Erica, who places a cup of tea and points a sharp gaze at the Earl of Baden.

"Of course Count Baden, that's your arm. So it's not a muscular thing to complain about here. No..."

Take a breath.

"... 'The Chamber of Commerce selling wheat to Terra forbids commerce in bartending territory' is... too much for boulders, isn't it?

"... about what"

"I certainly don't want large-scale consumption in Terra or anything like that. It's not a fascinating territory for merchants to stop by." I don't have any stock in my hand right now, "he said." I don't have time to go to Terra because it's time to scratch in. "I guess so."

Shoulders.

Erica showing her shoulders flapping, as if Kota would do better.

"... I see this is also your business arm, isn't it?

Hey...... Count Baden? and.

Count Baden laughs niggardly at Erica, who even smiles and says so.

"... ha-ha-ha! That's funny, Duke of Flame. Really? So in Terra, we don't need Baden wheat in the future... right? Great! Then we won't have any future dealings with Terra!

Dan, and the Earl of Baden, who beats his fist to the table and rises from his chair. Keep your back down, tease your shoulders and put your hands on the door.

"... Oh yes, Count Baden. Will the 'treatment' of wheat be okay this year?

"... processing," he said?

"Yeah. I'm talking to the merchant who's coming to Terra." I don't intend to buy out any wheat I can get from Baden. "

"... what?

Uncle Baden with his hands on the door and his surprised look at Erica. Put a smile on that face that makes you fall in love.

"The merchants were kind enough to accept that, weren't they? As much as Terra hates you, you can quit the deal with Baden itself."

Sa La, I could see the blood draw from Uncle Baden's face. He hurries away from the door knob and rushes back to Erica's sitting table.

"Ki, you! No way, you threatened me! Tell the merchants to quit doing business with Baden!

"No way. We just need merchants to do business of their own free will, right? I just said, 'I don't want to buy Baden wheat'. Actually... it didn't fit my mouth, the wheat in Baden"

Gilli, silence after the sound of biting your teeth off. Heavy air flows through the room.

"... ok. I'll sell it for the same price as the market."

Eventually, a squeezing voice leaked out of Count Baden's mouth.

"'I'm selling you'? Sounds like there's been some mistake, isn't there?" I'll buy it for you "is one of us, right?

"... buy me at the same price as the market price"

Uncle Baden turns his gaze like he's avenging his parents. Cool that gaze, Erica.

"If it's half the market value, I'll buy it for you."

"Don't be ridiculous! Half the market value! There's no way you can drink on such terms!

"Up until now, you've bought it for about double the market price, right? We need to restore some of our profits. If you don't want to, fine. Terra doesn't buy any wheat from Baden."

Please, could you sell it somewhere else? and Erica smiling.

"... the response is"

"Yes?"

"The answer is, I'm asking by what time!

"Right. As soon as possible, please. Because there are other procedures for buying this one."

……

……

"... you demon"

Really, to Count Baden, who groans so hatefully.

"Oh? This must be an 'arm of commerce' too, right?

Beautiful beautiful smile, Erica said.

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"... ugh"

"Good day, Master Erica"

"Thank you, Emily"

Return to your room and serve tea to Erica, who lowered her hips to the executive chair. As if only a little tired, Erica, who was still received with a smile, sipped at it and breathed out a long breath.

"I'm a little tired of boulders."

"Please love me."

Lower your head just a little bit. That kind of makes me laugh more than I did earlier, Master Erica.

"But... I think we can improve the price of wheat a lot."

I answer Erica's words with a nod.

Terra relies on imports from Baden for almost all of the wheat she consumes. It is the fate of a land where crops do not grow, but the price is really gripped by the 'selling side'. Especially in the present situation, where one place was monopolized.

"... thank you Maria"

"Really."

It was Maria who told me that the price of Terra's wheat was unjustly high compared to the market price and the 'pressure' from Uncle Baden.

"… negotiate it backwards, it was brilliant"

"Not really. Anyone can do that."

"Be modest."

"Hey, let me bribe all the terra wheat at at my parents' house, huh? I can do about half the price right now, okay? 'It was Erica's decision to send a letter to the Earl of Baden saying' I will not buy any more 'on the condition that' I will buy at least half of it from Maria 'to Maria, who inadvertently nodded to me and was surprised. Whether it's a theory of results or not... I have no doubt it was a wise eye.

"If it's not one thing to sell, what's wrong with 'buyer'? This kind of negotiation is advantageous. So it's not great at all, and it's not a big deal."

That's what I said, a sip of tea. I look through the paperwork I had at hand.

"Come on, you're still busy, aren't you? Emily, what's your next case?

To my gaze, Master Erica tilting her little neck with a decent face. 'What's wrong?' is this dialogue.

"... what was done?

"What could it be?

"Dear Erica these days,"

Unlike those bonkers lords there, Lady Erica had been vigorously clerical since becoming Duke of Terra. That's true, though.

"What do you mean?

"Wouldn't you like to sit down and work as if you could be driven away by something? Then I will hinder you. Don't you love yourself?

"Really? I didn't mean to..."

"Lies,"

I've been serving Erica since she was born. There's no way you won't notice Erica's change.

"What's a lie... Emily, are you?

"I'm worried, Master Erica."

It would certainly be Master Coata who accomplished the development of Terra. but that doesn't make Erica's value relatively low.

"'The Duke of Rondo de Terra' is you, Erica. If you do business as you are now, you will be destroyed at some point."

The Duke says that the "face" of this territory is only Erica-like.

"... 'Duke of Rondo de Terra', huh"

That's what I think, and Erica gives me the look of just a little loneliness to say. Master Erica?

"Really... duke by name only, I am"

"That's not true."

He opened his mouth and took control of me by hand.

"I want to catch up, I do."

"... you want to catch up?

"To 'Coata'"

That's what I said, sigh.

"... I regretted it a lot"

"... I guess so"

It's disrespectful to say 'look like this'... but as you can see from the earlier 'negotiations', Erica hates to lose the basics. Regardless of whether you hold up as a royalty or your natural personality, you are reluctant to 'lose'. Good or bad, but I personally prefer...

"He said, Courta... 'The Demon King' is taking my one and two steps forward. Walking my invisible world, the world I don't know, the world I don't even think about."

He said he was alone all the time.

"... I regret it, and I'm sad. 'Cause this is my territory, isn't it, Rondo de Terra? Yet everything is decided without my knowledge. I don't regret it."

……

"So... I don't want to lose"

That's what I said, laugh all the time.

"... pardon me, Emily. This was deception."

"Deception...?

"Yep. Neither do I want to lose... right. I'm sure I want to be recognized by Coata."

"… do you want to be recognized,"

Yeah, nodding.

"I want to be next door to that guy. I don't want you to just protect me in the back. I'm the only one fighting in front of you.

I don't like it. It's not about which one's below or which one's above... I just want to line up next to that guy. "

Smile.

"... I'm not catching up with that guy at all right now. In this peace that Coata made for me, I'm just sitting there. I don't want to do that. I don't want them to think I can't use it. I don't want to be considered a needless person. So I don't stop. We have to keep walking..."

No matter how long it takes, I can't catch up with that guy.

"... I don't have time for self-love. The devil and the demon king and the curse, I move on. If you look at it from the edge, it doesn't matter if it smells muddy or doesn't look good."

"... not noble words, though?

"Right. But it's okay. Everyone looks bad when they're walking toward a goal."

... Even I, a woman, am in love.

"So... I'll definitely let Coata catch up. Sometimes I'll tell Coata," I'm glad you're here, "and," I'm counting on you. "

For that beautiful smile that a healthy adult man would undoubtedly fall in love with.

"... do you admire me, Master Coata?"

"... what?

The 'woman' part of me, just a little bit, hurts.

"Hey, what are you talking about, Emily! As I said during this time, I'm not talking about Coata."

"I'm serious, Master Erica."

"What a serious story! That would be a free interest!

Where did the majestic figure go earlier? Erica dyed her cheeks bright red like apples and stared at her. Hmm...

"... May I? You mean Erica's companion? It means that it will be important enough for you to take it to the Duke of Terra's house."

"Well... I guess so"

"If that's the case, I can easily imagine that your qualities will have a significant impact on Terra's future. I don't know how to say this... but honestly, I can only handle my face and my family, and I don't want my son-in-law to take every second or third son of some Bonkla lord."

……

"So it's no exaggeration to say that the information of those who can be Erica's partner is one of the most important things in Terra."

"... overstatement, it is"

Best of the day, with a big big sigh.

"... well... I'm not sure."

"... I don't know, what?

"Um... Sometimes when you look at a coata, you think," Oh, you look good, "right?

"Yes."

"But! The... Cota and I lived together the whole time, and we welcomed Cota to our husband, and Cota's... well, the... Co, Co, have a baby! That's how you can't imagine yourself living together... the..."

Lady Erica blushes her cheeks and modges out looking down. I dare say disrespect with knowledge. Maiden.

"... I see"

"So, but! Well, it's not like I don't want to be with Coata! I'd like to be with you one way or the other, and I think it would be nice if you stayed on my side the whole time... the..."

... Let me tell you one more time. A maiden! Rather, a child!

"... beyond the age of twenty. I wonder about that romantic view on the boulder"

"And you have no choice! I've never been in love..."

Seriously, Erica is the closest nobleman to the royal family and loved by the king, queen and next king. It's too scary for a bad nobleman to invite you to "play with fire," and there's been very little invitation from the social community since they gave you the Duke of Terra. In that sense, I can say that I can't help being a bad romantic...

"... well, come on. You should learn to go."

"... Wow, that's a dialogue from up there."

"I'm a maid, but I'm older than Erica."

I've had about a pale heart. Well... I don't have any experience in real life, so I can't deny that I have an ear growth.

"... what about Emily like that?

"What do you mean?

"It's about Coata."

"Let's sit down for free, shall we?

"Ugh! Yeah, but... it's just cheating to ask me!

Dear Erica, who comes with a dazed eye. Lady Erica, that's not a better gaze for nobility, is it?

"So, but!... It's important!

"Where is it?

"Yes, because... yes! For example, I'm talking about Coata... and I admire her! If Emily likes Coata, too..."

"... oh"

Because they're imagining a muddy love play?

"It's okay, Master Erica"

Chickley.

"Are you okay?"

Tickle, tickle, and.

"If Erica admires Kota, I will, of course, withdraw myself."

Tickle, tickle, tickle and, prick your chest, pain.

"... what does that mean?"

"Muddy love drama will not be necessary for the development of terra"

In the first place, my position is too different with Master Erica. Nor can you imagine having a maid like me if you like anything.

"Put aside your positions... Emily. After all, you admire Coata, don't you?

"... right"

I don't deny it. Women are attracted to 'strong' men at all times. If you're a Korta, "Demon King" doesn't make any sense.

"... I... admire you, Coata"

I'm sure you'll be happy to be held in that one's arms.

The morning I welcome you next to that one, it must be very sweet.

The landscape you see on that side...... I'm sure it would be very, very wonderful, such a landscape.

"… I admire you, I do"

But... yet, I can turn back.

My thoughts must not be open yet, bud. Now you can bloom or rot.

... Then let's 'rot'

Words such as Erica's, suspicion of the beloved Thinker of the Lord. You can just forget about this thought, right away, and throw it away. Now, I can still do that.

……

……

"... wouldn't you say 'give up' easily?

After a lot of silence.

"... Dear Erica?

"I see it in your words. Thank you, Emily."

"... what is it?

"I like Coata. Imagine you smiled next to Coata and Coata was about to smile at you... my chest was crushing and it was painful. I'm sure... yeah, I love someone named Courta Matussillo"

I want to be recognized by him.

I want him to need me.

I want him to praise me,

He wants me, just me, to have that gentle smile.

"But... that's why, Emily. I don't need the coater you gave me. I'll win the thought of Coata's heart."

... So, Emily, and.

"You admire Coata as much as you like. No grudges, no crying. No matter how much you admire the coata..."

It doesn't matter.

"... Really?"

"That's right."

The thought of trying to corrupt you... you say this, my little 'love heart', you can bloom, right?

"So... you'll have it in 'Seriously', right?

"Yeah. That's Emily Notesfilt. But don't get me wrong, okay?

I'm not gonna lose, am I? and.

"... where you want it, Erica."

"... superior."

The two of us stare, and smile. Really, Master Erica? If...... let me earnestly try to get the heart of Kota.

"... I'm the one who smiles next to him"

...... oh. The 'future' is so wonderful.

"What do you think? Emily, do you have a lot of tear-wiping handkerchiefs?

"… let me give you back your words exactly as they are"

Dear Erica, I love you very much. My loyalty will not change at any time. I won't sit down though.

"... unbeatable"

"... so am I."

I will not give up on this matter at all.