The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

Episode 21: The Battle of Women

- Demon King.

King of the demon kingdom who unites the demons and leads the demons. Satan, Lucifer, Belzebub...... Saddlehorse Tengu if you say it in Japan, Iblis if you say it in Muslim, Babylonia would be a puzzle.

It is also well used as a metaphorical expression from the overwhelming power of the Demon King. Nobunaga Oda calls himself the Sixth Tendemon King, and what people have conveyed to future generations are the words that are said to refer to the talents and abilities of his habitual people apart, or to their brutality.

"What do you mean, I wonder?

In the reception room.

Exposed to Erica & Emili's freezing gaze, Kota's body tenses strongly. I was so nervous... as far as Hota can remember, since the second year of my employment, when I went to get it set up with a freelancer who would fuck me.

"Huh... all the time... right? This is the..."

"Oh, no excuses, huh?

... Then don't ask! Oh, my God, I don't think Kota. It has been experienced in the past that defying a woman like this will never be a good thing. Mainly, for the Bureau.

"... right. If you're sure of my memory, Coata. You went to Solvania to talk to her, didn't you? Hey, Emily? Didn't I?"

"No, Master Erica. As I recall, Lady Courta was headed for the" Welcome "."

"Right? Sure, you went to 'cheer', didn't you? If it wasn't my mistake, it wasn't" friendship, "was it?

"Yeah, I suppose so. And I heard it with both of these ears. Master Courta went to" Welcome Talk ". It was never" fringe. "

Kota, I can't stop sweating. I don't know what to say anymore... I don't have half the pressure. Demon King, Demon King and I have been told here and there lately, but honestly, "Black Aura" out of the two of us now deserves more demon king.

"Dear Coata? What are you two angry about?

An adorable girl caught in the arms and looking up at the cotta with an up-and-coming look, knowing or not the heart of such a cotta. I am Miss Sonia, not to mention.

"Uh... Mr. Sonia"

"" Sonia, "Mr."?

"... Dear Sonia"

"No, Master Coata." Dear "and other ways of calling it behaving. Aren't you going to sit with me and Cotta?"

"... hehe hehe hehe! I wonder what kind of friendship we're in!

"Ah, Mr. Erica! Calm down! Please calm down! Cup! There's a cup in it!

"... Dear Erica, I will not sit in your cup. I wrote 'Coata' down here, so take this one."

"... Oh, boulder Emily. You're so sweet."

"You're not being considerate! Emily, you..."

"- Something?

"- - Anything... yes, no"

Hota, silence. Women are scared. I knew it... but women are scared.

"... Well, as Hota's 'Punishment' will be considered later"

Kota's spine shivered all the time. Huh? What is punishment? And, Hota asks in his heart. Or scream.

"... In the meantime, thank you very much for coming, Princess Sonia. You seem strong and above all."

"I'm sorry I'm being unfaithful, Master Erica. Erica seems to be strong, above all else."

"Thank you. And it's been a while, hasn't it?

I didn't expect to see you in a place like this.

"... what does that mean?

"Oh, that's what it means, isn't it? Thank you. It seems my coata has caused trouble."

Technically, 'head spinning fast' and 'smart' are only slightly different. For example, Kota. He belongs to a more knowledgeable, in short 'smart', than 'spinning faster'. The measures he has so far succeeded in, or the negotiations with the King of Solvania themselves, have not shown him any creative knowledge or surprise. It is rare in Orkena, but for this reason it just seems' original ', and in fact it merely released the stock that was stored. Likewise, she said she made it Erica or Emily. Naturally speaking, Erica, a royal and aristocrat, will not jump out of common sense, even if she is an emily who has lived with the aristocrats for a long time as her squire.

"... No, Master Erica. It's not annoying at all. 'Cause it's my coata."

Sonia, by contrast, belongs to 'Fast head rotation'. Youthfulness is also relevant, but she had the 'talent' to imagine and create even when she jumped out of the realm of common sense. Sonia's realization of the fact that the King of Solvania overlooked is also in fact in this matter of 'having a different perspective'. The difference between genius and brilliant talent, should I say?

Of course, I'm not talking about which is better or which is not. There are age differences, and Sonia won't be able to beat Erica no matter how she scratches it in a paper test that will be a battle of pure knowledge, but that doesn't deny Sonia's talent, nor does it curse Erica that the paper test is just excellent. The point is the difference in the direction of talent… In the end, what do you want to say?

"More than that, Master Erica? Could you not call the" me "coater?

… Satanic Sonia realizes. "This man" is my "enemy".

"... 'mine'... 'mine', they say?

"Yes, I'm my fiancée, Master Courta."

"... heh. Fiancée, fiancée! Are you sure Princess Sonia, you're only about ten?

"Yes... is that what it is?

"No. It's just... I wonder if Coata had such a hobby?

Gin, Erica's gaze pierces Kota sharply. Kota? I've been shaking since just now.

"... what does that mean?

"No, right? I can't believe you're Coata's fiancée who's a" young girl "... just think of it as a bad joke"

"... Nothing, it's not uncommon, such as a political marriage with age differences?

"As they say, it's not uncommon to have a political marriage with different ages. No..."

That said, Erica sends a one-way gaze to Sonia from top to bottom.

".................. p"

"What do you mean, it!

"No, it doesn't mean anything profound, does it? Political Marriage, right? Yeah, well, there's nothing you need to satisfy Coata as a 'woman', is there?

With that said, Erica has a winning grin. By contrast, Sonia bites her umbilical cord with regret.

... just in case, these two have an age difference of more than ten years.

"… an increase in age"

"........................... oh? Did I say something, Princess Sonia?"

".................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Now, which would Master Coata choose?

"... what does that mean?

"I thought you still preferred 'young' women, too. And..."

That being said, Sonia is part of Erica's body… specifically, she looks at two modestly flapping hills.

".................. p"

"What do you mean, it!

"... no. From what I've seen, Erica, thank you. I was wondering if there might be some problems with the" attraction of women "part."

"Oh, I don't want you to tell me!

"My chest is filled with dreams and hopes! Anyway, I'm only ten years old. By comparison, you..."

Phew.

Let's make a complete fool of ourselves, Sonia.

".................. Emili"

"Yes."

"Even if it goes to war with Solvania... we don't have a choice, do we?

From Erica's eyes, the highlights disappeared completely. Erica, who generally ranks easily in the category of beautiful girls, shouldn't have a look on her face.

"... Dear Erica. Don't speak lightly of war."

"But!"

"... and"

Say so.

Emily protrudes as if to boast two fruits, fruitful in deflection.

"... the value of a woman is not her breasts, is it?

"Oh, you don't -!

"No... big, stiff shoulders, nothing good."

"That's how you look down on things you don't have at all times!

I see, it is the truth.

"Mmm, aren't your breasts just huge! Mm, it's the shape that matters to your chest!

"Yeah, you bet, Princess Sonia. My breasts, etc.... Interpretation, wasting milk, right?

"Hey, what did you win that pride - now, gaze! My gaze was so sympathetic!

"Isn't that paranoia, Princess Sonia"

"Bu, that's disrespectful! I 'm--"

"King of the Kingdom of Solvania, eleventh son of His Majesty Carlos I, you will sit in Sonia, won't you? Yes, of course you do. I know..."

Princess Sonia... you're not saying that in 'This Occasion', are you? and.

"... Huh!

I say no, but it's not funny that the offense of disrespect applies to Emily, who spits' that 'word on Sonia, the princess. It's not funny though.

"... hey, it's nothing!

I don't know, I think I lost when I pulled out that 'heirloom's treasure knife', even if Sonia thinks... well, no wonder. This is the Battle of Women, because it is not fair to hold a place there.

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Dragons, tigers and... bears, is it around?

"" "Hmm!

Hota, trembling in the corner of the room, felt like she saw such an aura on the back of the three.

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"... Um... Erica?

"... what"

He lowered his hips to the chair opposite him in Erica's private room, and Kota was trembling alone. I'm mad. Erica's definitely mad at you! and.

"Well... I apologize for taking Sonia on my own. Bringing Sonia, the royal family, without her, the lord Erica's permission, could be a serious international problem - Erica? Um... why are you looking at me with such cold eyes?

"... nothing"

I wonder if you really don't understand this' idiot ', Erica thinks. I don't know if it's a good idea.

"I can't help the stuff I brought in. I'm not going to send Sonia, the royal family, to a bad mansion..."

Ha-ha, Erica has one sigh. In the first place, the mansion itself also has a long way to go. This is a good opportunity.

"… let's do a major renovation"

"The... Erica? Sonia said," It's not about the size of the mansion. "

"That's not the point. Okay? Assuming Sonia says," I don't mind a normal mansion, "we're not really going to send it to a" normal "mansion, are we? Princess, Sonia..."

If it says "Please come in everyday" and it really appears in T-shirt denim, imagine later,. It is Terra who scratches shame if she does not treat the royal family with due respect and attitude.

"... with the princess just now... and it doesn't sound like a dialogue between a 10-year-old."

"............... Did I say something?

"Yes, no! I didn't say anything! I didn't say... is that good?

"What?

"It's... money"

"... so... you think it's because of...

"Shh, excuse me! Me! It's my fault! Because..."

"... don't worry. I talked to Uncle Baden while you were gone. Purchasing wheat needed in winter stockpiles, soaking in half of the plan"

Heartfelt, proud.

That's what Erica looks out for, Kota unexpectedly.

"... is that true?

"Yes."

"How?

"Oh, there's one thing Terra and we do, right?

Of course. Negotiations? and.

Let's nibble like Hota does, Erica.

"... so you don't have to worry about the money. Well...... ho ho ho! I didn't want to use it for this!

That said, Erica stares at Kota. It's about Kota today. I'm sure you'll be terrified of this gaze, too, think so.

"... Coata?

Nonetheless.

"... Really?"

Hota will not be frightened by that gaze, but will stare into Erica's eyes. To the sharpness of that gaze, Erica accidentally blushed her cheeks.

"… Solvania has said that it will make an 'extradition deed'. And distribute it in terra,"

Kota's words accidentally caught the heat on his face.

- Put a question mark on your head. The Sorbanian deed... in terra, in circulation?

"... often, I don't know what that means? Solvania's gonna issue an extradition deed, right? So, we can use the Sorbanian deed in Terra, right? Not good, nothing. Does that mean it's easier to do business with Terra?

You are right. It would be easier for a Solvanian merchant, or a merchant with a deal with Solvania, to come to Terra if the Solvanian deed were also on board for distribution in Terra. In that way, commerce in Terra will be enlivened, which could also trigger a more favourable economy than now.

"... right. I won't deny that."

"Bye -"

"So? What happens after that?

"The... after?

"Suppose the Solvanian deed was in circulation in Terra territory. Mr. Erica, if you're a merchant, which one do you think looks like a large or a small chamber of commerce, or a good money payer?

"It's... a big chamber of commerce"

"So which one on earth would you like to deposit your money with, a chamber of commerce that seems to pay well, or a chamber of commerce that doesn't seem to pay well?

……

Erica answers Kota's question in silence.

"... Terra was able to collect many white gold coins by issuing deeds"

We are fully prepared, time and money spent on counterfeiting, but that is only a story at the initial investment stage. Now that mass issuance is possible, considering the cost basis, "One White Gold Currency Extradition Certificate" will not exceed one White Gold Currency, and is precisely about one Copper Currency. Whatever, paper.

"Terra was able to collect more white gold coins thanks to an extradition deed that could be made with a single piece of copper coin. It is also a white gold coin that can be immobilized, which does not require repayment for ten years. With this white gold coin, Terra is turning the economy…"

As Maria did, or as 800 houses borrowed money, Terra also lends in white gold coins at the same time as issuing an extradition deed. The loaned white gold coins are turned to payment, and the white gold coins turned to payment return to Terra's vault in the form of an 'exchange for an extradition deed'. The returning white coins will be turned back to lending and will return to Terra's vault just like they did earlier. Thanks to this series of moves, the Terra economy has moved more vigorously, and some money has fallen on Terra herself in the name of interest income.

"The circulation of Solvanian extradition deeds means that the value of Terra's extradition deeds will be reduced in relative terms. That means that the economic cycle ahead will lag. Bad news is, Terra, it's here."

The chambers of commerce that open in Terra are all the chambers of commerce that come out as soon as they hear their names' oh, of that country 'among their fellow merchants. Naturally, Terra is only a lonely cold village until just a few months ago, and it makes sense to deposit 10,000 deposits in such a lonely cold village to open… The' can do things' chamber of commerce that opens is limited to the well-known, larger chamber of commerce there.

"Almost all of the chambers of commerce that open in Terra will also have branches in Solvania. Maria's place and other head offices are located in Solvania. For convenience, many chambers of commerce will use the Solvanian Deed."

If the circulation of Terra's extradition deed stops and it is no longer possible to collect any more white gold coins, Terra will not be able to issue a new extradition deed. The inability to do so means that the amount of money that can be put into circulation on the market will be less. The small amount of money means that the value of money increases and the price of objects decreases. If the wind blows, the bucket store will not make money, but the place to go in order is the advent of a depression caused by deflation.

"So, but! When we're talking about Coata, the Solvanian deed itself gets in circulation, right? Then, if Solvanian extradition deeds were in circulation instead of Terra's deeds, the value of 'money' in itself would be -"

"As a result, Terra loses her monetary sovereignty. It depends on the economy of Solvania, it depends on the policies of Solvania, it has to go right and left with one idea of Solvania…"

to become an economic 'dependency', he said.

"... then! How to stop the circulation of Solvanian deeds."

"I can't. We can't stop the circulation of the Sorbanian deed."

Except if Terra is a stronger country than Solvania. In the first place, if Terra is higher in character than Solvania, there is no such thing as talking about not riding in distribution. That is.

"No matter how you scratch... Terra will be 'invaded' by Solvania"

"... why"

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"... why would you do that!

In that word, Kota makes a tannic surface. Erica's words are what Kota wants to say, in all seriousness.

"There are two reasons."

"Tell me."

"One is that the success in Terra caught the attention of the King of Solvania unexpectedly. I thought this would happen at some point... a little later if it were meant to be, at least a couple of years later."

In the first place, what Hota is doing is just a re-baking of what he is doing in modern Japan. The fact that there is soil that can be done with terra means that it can be done in the margins. Kota is just Columbus, and he's just the first story to slap an egg on the table.

"... yes"

Erica bites off her lips. If it was meant to be, we should be proud to have set an example for other countries, but it doesn't seem like it at all right now. He sees Erica like that in a spicy way, and Kota continues his words.

"... the second reason"

- Regrettably, hold both fists in.

"... the second reason is the sweetness of my outlook,. Solvania is a big country, and while we knew it was convenient, we didn't think it was light enough to get through the distribution of deeds."

Like Erica and Emily, Kota is also a commonsense man. If we replace what the King of Solvania has done with modern Japan, it is a switch in currency units, and if we are to give a concrete example: 'The Japanese yen is abolished. Pay with convenient electronic money!' And it's almost synonymous with what the government suddenly said. There is a huge jump from the common sense realm of Hota.

"To be honest, there are aspects of it that I thought were 'made out of terra'. The territory is small and relatively visible everywhere. It is a new territory, but for this reason, there is little smudge. I thought we weren't going this way in Solvania."

If you want to do something new, fewer people have decision-making authority. 'The size of an organization is no excuse for slow decision-making' is a commonly said dialogue, but what's wrong with the speed of decision-making is that it slows down in proportion to the size of the organization.

"So... I'm sorry, Mr. Erica"

You worked hard to develop Terra... and I hunted down Terra.

"Hey, Ko, Kota!

"It all... stems from the sweetness of my, prospects"

"Head..."

"... but it can't stay like this"

Talked, take control of Erica.

"- Coata?"

"... you can't stay like this. Fortunately, there is still time before the Solvanian deed is put into circulation. We'll use this time to hit the next policy."

"... Huh?

"... youthfulness, lack of knowledge and experience. There were many insulting elements."

So much so that I don't like it.

"Negotiation, the strength of the push, the cards to hang up, not even where to hang up... it still didn't reach the King of Solvania"

So... this is my fault.

"... I'm sorry. I know very well that I am not in charge of this kind of thing. I understand... Erica."

... again, give me a 'chance', he said.

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Keep your head down, on the coater.

"... don't do it"

"... Erica?

Erica's, in my head.

"... don't be ridiculous!

Something's playing.