The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

Kota, who left the Chancellor's office, walks alone, inside the Royal Castle of Larchia. "Ancience", of course, proudly boasts of the size of the Kingdom of Flame, progresses within its royal castle to its destination without getting lost. Standing in front of the door for three times while giving a salute to a different maid on the way, Knock. To the voice that sounds' Go ahead '- unlike his own imagination, but surprised by the voice he was used to hearing, Kota opened the door.

"... it hurts... it hurts..."

"Yes, sir. That hurt ~. All right, I'll give you a rub, so I won't make that pitiful noise."

"Ugh... Ayano ~..."

"... ha. I thought Scion was a great guy... why am I, Scion's butt stroking?

"... what are you doing, you"

Bed at the window furthest from the door. Sigh leaked out of Haota's mouth as she held her pillow while falling asleep in depression, flushing the cloudy word 'ugh', and Ayano sitting on the bed and stroking Shion's buttocks with her right hand OK.

"Hmm? Oh, it's not Kota. What's the matter with you?

"I'd rather say that. What's the matter with you?

Why don't you sit down without me standing? And he nodded at Ayano's words urging him, and sat down in a round chair that Kota placed in the center of the room, and noticed.

"I was told, as a matter of course, 'Sit down,' but this isn't Ayano's room, is it?

"Amnesia? You visited Theon's room, didn't you?

"So naturally said."

"You have no choice. Because the lord of the room is' like this'"

"... oh"

In the hands of Pong and Ayano, who slapped him, 'Higu!' and raised his frog's crushed voice, and Theon lifted his face loose. Tears accumulated in both eyes, staring at Kota still with his eyes.

"... what?

"... something flattering"

"Do you blame me, there"

"Even if you shelter me, you'll hit a bee! 'Theon? What the hell were you... doing?' Did you see Lotte Ong's eyes when he said '? He's killing three people. He was a killer's eye!

"No... but I was surprised. Mr. Lotte is angry, isn't he? No, I thought you were a 'scary' person in many ways. I didn't think you were that emotional."

"Yeah, that's what I thought, too. Kota told me," People like the of the Flame Kingdom, "so here's some more... I was imagining people like The Dark Curtain."

That's what I said. I glanced at Theon's glutes.

"You're a 'butt pen' in front of the public. Long time no see, butt pen."

In Ayano's words, Shion's face collapses, which he was trying to lift only his face off the pillow. but it's also for a moment. Momentum bubbles from the edge of his mouth as he raises his face and sends a tight gaze in the order of Ayano and Hota.

"That guy always does! You treat me like a child!

"... it's like a youth drama when you just hear the words, why not? You just have to snort, this."

"Yeah, I think so too. More than that, Mr. Scion? It was unusual and honest, wasn't it?" Come on, Theon. Time for maneuvers. Come here. "" Yes. "

"... it sounds awesome when you just hear the words"

- That's the muzziest idea I've ever had.

"Let's have no choice! That man would do worse if he resisted or defied! It's not an easy level to whip a dead man! You're the type of guy who would kick that face up as a joy if people were crying!

"Is there a level up or down between whipping the dead and kicking the crying face?

"Dead people won't hurt to whip!

"I don't think that's the problem..."

"Anyway! That Jen is really terrible! Basically, it's not even my butt 'pen'! What is it," Gu "! Hit him with what?! On top of that, pinpoint people's pain and beat them up by identifying the level of criticality they can move! Abuse!"

"Even though a good-looking adult over twenty is allergic to just a butt pen, and on top of that, he says' abuse '"

One nod to Ayano, whose face floats, so that Kouta is also in tune. It's pathetic, but the one thing I can't sympathize with right now is not much if you say not much about the treatment...... because it's Scion?

"Well, we won't talk about our educational policy, either. Hey, Kota?

"That's right. So, you didn't abandon him, did you?

"Ugh... Still, there is, isn't there? 'Wait, Mr. Lotte! Mr. Scion is not bad!' Though it would be nice to have a beautiful figure sheltering me, like '! I'm ashamed of myself in front of the public on the boulder!

"Ugh... well, that's..."

"What will you do if you become a habit!

"I know! No, or Mr. Scion! Please don't shake it off any more 'shame'! Because you can't keep up with my processing!

Heartache, cold things flow down Kota's spine on Scion blushing her cheeks. Cohon and Hota coughed up one thing and tried to change the conversation because they felt something 'nasty' going on with this conversation more than this.

"Well, as I leave it...... nothing else has brought me here. I didn't expect Ayano to be here."

I got Kota's gaze and said, 'Seat, shall we take it off?' Ayano floats from bed asking. Hand control such Ayano.

"No, fine. I originally thought I'd go to Ayano's, so I'm just fine."

"Really?"

One smile at Ayano as he lowered his hips, Kota continues his words.

"Mr. Lotte brought me a 'deal'."

"From Lotte Ong?

"The content is a change in the currency currently in circulation. Abolish Flame White Gold Coins...... Right, 'deprecated' and a major construction to a system that distributes' banknotes'. And then you put that stick on me, and, well, that's the story."

"Hmm, the abolition of white gold coins?"

Slowly as you wake your torso, Zion wakes your body up.

"... well, Coata. Abolition of white gold coins? Did you just say that?

And stop that movement.

"We won't be talking about it right now. But that is likely to happen in the not-too-distant future if banknote currencies become available for circulation. That would happen, given the convenience."

"Yes, no, wait! Flame, it's white gold, right? A thousand years after the founding of the Flame Empire, it's a monetary culture rooted in the continent of Orkena, isn't it? Abolish it, you say?

"As I said earlier, I'm not 'abolishing' it. I'm just saying it will inevitably be" yes. "

"Economy" with various and complex mechanisms, but if you put your foothold as "money flow," the basics will never leave the barter area. After all, everything goes to 'money' when you make it a tax and a fiscal policy and a monetary policy. It's about the difference between getting it out or taking it.

"Money is the ultimate, if only it had three functions, supposedly. It is the storage of value, the measure of value and the exchange of value. Flame white gold coins, new banknotes... In my world, I used to use shells, but shells are fine. If everyone admits' it 'as currency. And the currency gradually goes sophisticated. It's not an impossible story to flow from shells, coins, and banknotes that were natural at first, and it becomes more convenient in the process."

From fragile, that is, seashells to coins unsuitable for storing value, from their coins to banknotes that are easier to exchange. And if we think about easier value exchange, electronic money itself is the place to go. Although there are many problems.

"... is that what it is? I don't specialize in economics, so I don't know the details."

"We're talking about centenary units, Mr. Scion. So perhaps while you're alive, there won't be any Flame White Gold..."

Sion nods vaguely at Kota's words with a look that doesn't get the guidelines.

"Yes, let it go." Question. "

"That kind of little stuff is good because... I guess I'll do it, you know. Yes, Ayano-kun"

Kota nominates Ayano as he sighs his energetically raised hands. Ayano, who was pointed out, rose up from the bed in a sneer.

"An organization called the Royal Academy of Sciences with the kind of 'machines' that summon Kota, and it's even the same age as us. Success, is it?

There's a precedent for Terra's extradition deed.

"It's a different story, but when I was in elementary school, 'Menco' was popular among the boys."

"... is that it?

"Buying and selling pudding for lunch, cleaning duty, changing daylight, they were all 'settled' in Menco, boys. Our elementary school boys were idiots who would be happy to abuse things heterogeneous to themselves, but still shop in Menco in supermarkets on boulders! There wasn't a single idiot here."

Ayano's words show Kota flaunting his shoulders. He wants to know the world, and he has an unconvincing look on his face, even in Scion, where he's graduating from the Supreme College, one way or another, with a predecessor's temperament. That is what will take eight hundred houses around the city, as well as the fishmongers' generals and dames, to convince, understand and use this new system in the medium term. It's a good story for Kota to understand that the bigger Hako gets, the less people will understand, and the more "effort" that calls for understanding.

"I also know what Ayano said. It is also well understood that it is difficult to get into circulation and actually be used within the Flame Kingdom. I know very well... well, it's Mr. Lotte's territory around there. In the meantime, as it stands, I'll throw it round."

Pickle and Ayano's one-eyebrow rise in Kota's words. Kota smiled bitterly in response to that change in expression.

"Surprise?"

"Yeah. Here's the thing, 'I'll figure that out myself, too!' Cause I thought you were gonna say,"

"I'm quitting that already. Anyway, you can't do anything alone."

"Hmm... So, Kota, what are you doing?

"Mr. Theon?

"What?

"Wang Du Commercial Federation, do you know an organization called

"No matter, I know. Not only the king's capital but the kingdom of Flame... but the whole continent of Orkena. It's a huge organization with networks all over Orkena. There's no one in Flame who was born and doesn't know."

"So you also know that the Wangdu Commercial Federation is issuing flame white gold coins, right?

Of course.

"This time, it's Sole I got to talk to. To the Wang Du Commercial Federation, which is responsible for the manufacture and distribution of flame white gold coins, is, well, such a role: 'Give me that vested interest'. So, basically... sell the fight to the Wangdu Commercial Federation?

Sion turns a half-eye to Kota like that like nothing else. Eventually, I shook my head and leaked a sigh of breath all the time telling him to do it.

"... the Wangdu Commercial Federation is a great place that even children know if they are born in Flame. That is why many of the chambers of commerce that underpinned Terra's economic development have grown larger and smaller and are associated with the Wangdu Commercial Federation. You really think it's a good idea to sell a fight to someone like that? If you hit him bad, Coata, he'll crush Terra, right?

"I also know the danger of poking at the commercial federation. In the first place, bankers are more suited to sex when wrapped around long objects. But that's also comparative. In the end, if you don't swallow Mr. Lotte's proposal, that will crush Terra. To Mr. Lotte, not the commercial union. If so."

"It's the same about both," he said?

I agree with Ayano, who speaks after Kota's words. Seeing the trick, Ayano also shakes his neck to the left and right, as was the case with Scion earlier.

"I don't think the Chancellor's going to take his life without Kota's help, do you? But what about the Wang Du Commercial Federation? What if Hota thinks he's in the way?

Isn't it funny to say, "Put it on the ethics of the commercial federation?

"Yeah, not at all. You take the risk of getting your hands around the back, but don't you try to kill me?

"It's not like I don't have that anxiety either. I don't even want to die. I just think Mr. Lotte is a cynical guy around here."

"What do you mean?

"They'll let me live while I have the 'value for use'. That's what's coming from the commercial federation."

"Hopeful observation. My talent is' collateral for my life '?

"Well, I can't help worrying about my life. That's not why you don't have to move."

"... for Terra?

"It's for me."

Again, Ayano looks at Kota with his shoulders flaunted. As it stood, I went on with the words.

"Hauta, didn't you hate the Prime Minister?

"I hate it more than sweet stuff, huh?

"It doesn't mean I hate it. Sort of good. You're threatening to crush Terra by a 'hate' prime minister like that?

"What do you mean?

"'Cause, right? You said,' You'll end up crushed about both. 'Then wouldn't it be better to follow a commercial federation than to follow a Chancellor you don't like?

That much talk, yeah, and Ayano nods one thing.

"Yeah, that's better. I'd rather be attached to someone I don't like or dislike than someone I dislike emotionally. Besides, the... the one who's gonna cover 'vested interests'? I don't know how to do this, but the point is to 'root' for Kota, right?

"Well, to put it bluntly,"

"Then you have a choice."

"Choice?"

"It's up to you to turn the roots - rot the roots, right?

"... heh"

Kota leaks his admiration as if he were just a little surprised by Ayano's words. The voice was unhappy, or Ayano lovingly swelled her cheeks to show.

"Later. So unexpected?"

"Oh, quite unexpected. I can't believe you said that."

"Yeah, 'cause you do, don't you? It's not easier to crush that new thing than to start something new. Besides, the Wangdu Commercial Federation has power, right? Asking for roots to take power away from that powerful man, what, isn't that scandalous enough to break a leg?

"I guess that's right. Mr. Lotte himself told me because he couldn't make a stand on his own. I don't know if I'm going to lose my leg... but I might be able to get a way to sell the information for a" high price "and keep Terra safe."

"So, right? Well, I thought," You're black while I'm at it, "and I thought you were gonna despise me. But it's better that way! Safe, secure, nothing. There's no need for Kota to force just one person, and I don't know how to blackmail him like that."

"Three, correction"

"- Ugh... heh? So, correction?

"I don't think anything 'black'. I don't think that's the wrong way. This is the first. Second, I'm not thinking of doing it alone. I'm sorry, but I'm trying to get everyone to carry me."

"... what's the third?

"Who said they were 'blackmailed'? I said 'deal', didn't I?

That said, Ayano returns Pokan's face to Haota. After such an interesting look at Ayano, Kota took over the words.

"Ayano, what do you have if you want to issue a 'note'?

"Issue notes? Well... you need a lot of things. Even ink, people..."

"More important stuff. There is, right? Paper coins, huh?

"... paper?

"Correct. You print notes, so of course, you need paper. The paper is made of vegetable fiber. I mean, there would be a 'tree', wouldn't there?

"... right"

"Okay, Ayano? From now on, the kingdom of Flame will embark on the manufacture of banknotes, right? Flame coins are also used in the Kingdom of Larchia, so we need 'paper' that only meets the demand for two countries, 'lumber' that will be the raw material for paper. And -"

What do you know about that information now?

- It's just us.

"... frightened"

To Ayano, who says so and shows his shoulders flaunted, Kota returns a deeper grin than earlier.

Insider trading, there is the word. "Insider" is a term used to refer to an organization, someone who is inside, or who knows the circumstances, and "insider trading" itself is Zubari, insider trading. The current Japanese legal system is regulated by the Financial Instruments Exchange Law.

For example, let's say there was a pharmaceutical company that listed shares. As a result of years of research, suppose he invented The Immortality Medicine. It is not an exaggeration to say that the eternal dream of humanity is immortality, it is not hard to imagine that such a new drug would be an explosive hit if it were announced. Corporate performance will grow to poke heaven, and stock prices will jump with it. In other words, purchasing shares in the company before the announcement is sure to make money, and insiders, such as managers of the company or inventors of immortal medicines, are prohibited from purchasing shares before other investors know the facts. regulations to protect investors' fairness.

"Corner, I have information. Let me use it cleverly... let me 'make money'"

Naturally, there are no such regulations in the Orkena continent. Information is a winner of the things you get, and it depends on your will and talent whether you use it effectively or let it rot.

"Are you going to buy up even the lumber?

"Buying in kind is tough. I don't have a place to put it, and I don't have that much money to make it work in the first place. Buying in Terra territory stands out, you know."

"So what are we gonna do?

"The war between Lyme and Larchia, you forgot?

"Futures trading?

"That's what I said. Buy up lumber with futures. But in kind or in the future, Terra stands out when she does it, and she's in danger of finding out." Stand out, "I guess. You can bribe to a certain extent in the form of building construction and harbor construction mixed with it, but that's not enough at all. That's why I need your help."

"To whom? You need a lot of lumber to talk about Kota, right? Well, it's obvious who bought it."

"What about the Kingdom of Larchia?

"... what?

"The Kingdom of Larchia did not expose the land to battlefield. No, but the economy was at a standstill. There is also luxurious cash due to the compensation received from Lime this time. Wouldn't it be surprising to invest publicly in fiscal policy to drive a stopped economy? Infrastructure has materials. Purchasing lumber is not uncomfortable."

"Well... you're right, but..."

"I want the Kingdom of Larchia to lend me a 'name'. Get a little more lumber to order. Naturally, I'll pay the price."

……

"... what do you say?

"... right. Difficult Ked, maybe not impossible. Mr. Rudolph would be willing to cooperate if it was profitable."

"That's what I want you to do. Chancellor Rudolph may not cooperate with me. But what if it's Ayano? What if Ayano, a useful actor who came from different worlds and led the war to an end? You might want to listen a little bit."

"You're talking about possibilities, right? He's not that sweet."

"I know. But it's definitely more likely than I say. Don't you think?

"Well... well, I guess so"

"So I would ask you to negotiate with the Kingdom of Larchia. To Ayano...... no"

to "The Virgin of Larchia," and.

"... but that's what happens when you go all smart, right?

"Right."

"Well, what if I can't? As much as they tell me to root it out. What? If the rooting doesn't work, you can't issue banknotes, can you?

"Exactly. So I'm here to see Mr. Theon, not Ayano."

That's what I say, I fly my gaze to Theon.

"What?

"I'd like to ask Mr. Theon."

"Do me a favor? What, I don't have any power, and my academy has very little political power?

"I didn't expect that one... did I? It's a big town in the state, isn't it? The position of chief researcher at the Academy."

"Not that it's important, but I don't like gold accounts or fine belly art. The Academy motto is' Just a place to learn '. Exploration is the real deal."

"Theon, didn't you tell Mr. Rudolph?" I'm sending people. "

"Except for the 'inside' of the Academy. There's some 'political power', too, for me. Especially if you look at it from Lotte Ong. So, what do you expect me to do without that kind of political power?

"I heard the commercial federation is a collegial system of nine commissioners. And one of them is Adolf, chairman of Hotel Larchia."

"Is that it? Yeah, I'll tell you what, I'm never as cordial as Klaus, but I'm not as cordial as Chairman Adolf, am I? I'm familiar with you, and I'll say hello when I see you."

"It's not. No, it's important to 'drop' Chairman Adolf, but this time it's Mr. Klaus."

"Klaus?"

"Hotel Larchia is the oldest and most formatted hotel in Orkena. Naturally, all nine Commissioners are kind, right?

"Sort of. Especially if you're from the Flame Kingdom, you don't have to stay in an extra hotel until you like anything and lower your level."

"I mean, there's no mistake in the interpretation that both Mr. Klaus... and 'the next Hotel Larchia chairman' are cordial, right?

"... I see. Friends of friends are friends again, huh?

"I'm not going directly to tell Mr. Klaus about this' issue of banknotes'. Even if I talk, you'll want to hear why, normal. But"

Alumni, if I may say 'best friend', are you so kind, Mr. Zion? Theon flaunts his shoulders in a gaze that asks.

"... from Klaus, what do you want to hear?

"The qualities of the nine-member committee. If it is a well-serviced hotel Larchia for customers…"

- Hotel Larchia, so tell me the 'secret' you'll be able to grab.

"Hotel Larchia is a customer service business. Especially in hotels as formatted as Hotel Larchia, it is not an exaggeration to say that customer information is the biggest 'property', or that the protection of customer information is the most important issue. I doubt Klaus will talk to you, though?

"Still, please"

"... well." Please, have you come? "

"Yes, 'please'."

……

To Sion, who stares silently at Hota, a token of his gratitude.

"... please, I will"

Sion leaked his words with his exhale, sounding one nose bored by such a Hota posture.

"... reasonably good. I was the one who said 'rely on people'. I'll take some facial ties, and I'll give you a mouthfeel. Yeah, it would be helpful if you could write off the responsibility you summoned?

"Success rewards, please, that's the one"

"That's fine."

At the end of the story, Kota turns his gaze again to Ayano, thanking Shion for burying his face in the pillow.

"Regardless, we will also need a political story. I'm going to ask Mr. Erica for this. This is your chance to protect and further develop Terra. Let's get Erica's connections fully used too. I have to ask Sonia too. Solvania has a luminescent substance called 'magic powder'. Counterfeiting of banknotes is necessary, and you can give away that magic powder cheaply and sell it high to the Kingdom of Flame. If this were to happen, I should have gotten it for free at that time... well, now I can't help it. I don't know how much lumber you need, what's the right price, and that kind of detailed work... sorry, but let's ask Emili. Maybe Emily's the best at that kind of affairs. And then..."

"Stop!"

"- How much... what is it?

Hand control Kota talking in good shape. Ayano turned his jito eyes to Kota, who looked dissatisfied.

"Kota, what's wrong?

"What?

"I'm telling you it doesn't look like you."

"Not like me?

"You're a banker, aren't you? Bankers shouldn't be moving forward with stories like 'I wish I could' though. Don't do business with candor. That's the basics of bankers, right?

"Sort of."

"This time, too, yes. How can it be that easy to stand up to a certain group of companies for a thousand years? Do you really think things are going as you think they are going to be, in the midst of not knowing what kind of difficulty you're holding back?

"I don't think so, and I think you're likely to fail."

"If so, more -"

"I wish I was alone."

"- What, heh?

"Think about it. Erica's the Duke, and she's the top sister in the country, isn't she? Mr. Sonia is a real princess, and Emili's ability to handle her affairs is serious and high. I'm sure they can help me."

So, smile and show me the nickel.

"... you have such an awesome 'buddy'? Dream team, this."

"Dream team."

"Plus people like '' in the Flame kingdom this time... well, Ked, who's not one of us, is on the 'over here' side at once. Unless you have a conflict of interest, at least you can help me, right?

"But... that's why, isn't it easy?

"That's right. But think about what you've been through. Look, if you're not 'alone', don't you feel like you could do anything?

"Well...... yes"

"So, Ayano. Please."

Give me your power.

"... p"

That's what I say and I bow my head, Kota's, over its head, laughs.

……

"... kukuku... haha... ahaha!

"... don't laugh"

Ayano grinning with her stomach. Rolling around, Kota stares at Ayano, who puts his body against Shion's "affected area" and leans back on Shion like a shrimp, but still doesn't stop laughing.

"Oh, I'm sorry... Kukuku... Hi-ku, I was holding everything by myself... Kuku... you... said you weren't alone... my people...!

"I'm telling you I don't look good either. I'm aware of that! But..."

"Oh, not like that."

Slowly wipe the tears in your eyes, with the grin of the Virgin.

"I thought you needed me, and I was, like, really happy."

……

"I'm glad, but I said, 'Finally!' I thought to myself, 'It was funny and funny when I kind of thought about it... sorry, I laughed. You don't think it looks good, do you? I'm more empathetic than the guy who dresses up like he can do anything himself."

"I have enough to rot to say... thank you."

"Yeah! I can sympathize with you so much... you made me say that to you. This Ayano needs to take off one skin too! It bothers me, too."

One bitter laugh is that I'm not the only one there that's annoying.

"The neighborhood is good for now. All right! I'll help you, too. as part of its" Demon King and Pleasant Friends ""

"... I don't have any more... to show you such a sorry sense of naming."

"Oh, but I don't like it for free."

"So, my story - you don't want it for free?

"Of course, right? Zion is destroyed, and Erica and Emili defend their territory. Sonia... well, I don't know what it is, but I'm sure if Kota says' please 'and even one of her heads strokes her, she'll be happy to do it, won't she?

"... Sonia in you. Good watch. Thanks for the dialogue."

"Well, that's why they're all worth the price. But what about me? It's about time you made Larchia a big debt and stroked her head."

"... by the way, we don't have much money, do we?

"I didn't think so. Well, I guess it's gonna happen."

"... I'm quite anxious there?

"It's not that hard, it's dangerous... but I can't say it's not."

"Hey!"

He looks amused at Kota, who does a little rushing trick, and comes close to him. He shrunk my distance and looked at Kota like he looked up from the height difference.

"-Date, right? So, I'll help you!

That's what Ayano said as he dyed his cheeks and smiled.