The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

Royal Castle of Larchia, Kingdom of Flame, inhabited area of the 'former' Prince of Westria. Erica Orenfeld van Flame, the fifty-third king of the kingdom of Flame, now the lord there, saw Christina Westria with a frivolous eye with a dusty smile as she sipped tea in front of her, her hands on her forehead and a deep sigh of sigh as she waved her head.

"... what are you thinking, you? Why are you wearing made-up clothes?

"Hmm? I just said cancer. Maid clothes, don't you think they're cute? I just wanted to wear it. No, I'm glad my dream came true, I'm glad."

"It's not 'good, good'! Your Highness the Regent of the Kingdom of Flame, right? Policies! There hasn't been a single policy proposal in the last ten days! The Flame kingdom will collapse like this.

Erica rolling all at once. To Erica like that, Chris looked at her face with disgust.

"... uh..."

"What!"

"No... I don't know... Dear Erica, I didn't mean it - did I? Normally, at a time like this, I'm like, 'What's the policy proposal! What is it, Your Majesty?

"I'm dressed as a maid and drinking tea. I bet you're better than your Highness Regent!

His Majesty the King is nothing but a 'ornament' in addition to the reign of the King, which he did not want. Normally, it's no surprise that you don't have anything on your hands. Nonetheless, Chris turns his gaze to Erica, who moves aggressively to make the country better, even with strange things. After receiving such a gaze, he snorted just a little, still Erica exhaled small and opened her mouth.

"... mourning the situation won't do anything, will it? Then work hard to get the best results in the given environment, I will. That's the only thing I can do right now."

"... heh. Eh, no idea. Cancer."

"Right? I'm a buyer and seller of cottas."

That's what I say. I smile bitterly at Erica for putting out her tongue and showing it, and Chris takes out a piece of paperwork.

"... what makes you angry, that's what makes you angry"

- From the valley of the chest.

"No, I'm sorry, Master Erica."

"Don't apologize! Because I'm unnecessarily angry! I mean, why? Why are you so big? When you were dressed as a man, you were so peppered!

"Is it about Erica?

"Leave me alone! What? What kind of magic did you use? Tell me! It's cheating!

"The last thing that was leaking was something I didn't want to hear... nothing magical or anything? Simply crushed it with 'Sarasa'. No, I'm already in pain. Well, Erica said it was hard work."

"Will you really leave me alone!?

He smiles bitterly at Erica, who is furious with the gar, and Chris throws the paper at hand to Erica to give it to him. I slipped through the glass table. That just stopped right in front of Erica.

"... what, this?

"Erica said it was a policy proposal. Well, Ed made the original proposal for Daiyuan, didn't he? Percentage, don't think it's a E proposal?

Chris smiles all the time just saying take a look. Erica dropped her eyes on a piece of paper so that her gaze would prompt her.

"- What! What, this!

Breathtaking, for a moment. Later, Chris covered his ears with his hands with disgusting glances at Erica, who shouted all over the room.

"My voice is loud - Dear Erica. If they shout so close, you'll be deaf ~"

"Don't shut up! I don't care about that! What's more, this! What are you thinking?

Paper piece at hand - Erica screams as she slaps it with Dan on the table, which says' Draft Policy '. Chris looked at Erica like that again, and the door of the room was knocked three times with a ton of tongues.

"Aittori ~"

"Chris!"

"Excuse me, Erica, Chris."

"Ed? What's going on?

"What's the matter and these things...... Dear Erica, I can hear your voice all the way outside. If you could just lower your voice a little bit."

It was Chris's scalpel, Edward Altner, who put his face out the empty door. Taking her gaze off Chris, Erica turned her eyes to Ed like she saw her parents' revenge.

"Ed! Explain it to me from you! What the hell, this!

"Whatever you say..."

Talking that far, Ed sends his gaze to a piece of paper on the table.

"... oh. Would you like to sit down to talk about the proposed policy?

"Policy proposal? I can't call this stuff, the proposed policy, etc.! Explain it properly! What are you guys thinking?

Erica's rage echoes indoors again. Not lightly by clapping it over his shoulder, Ed turned to Chris.

"... Dear Chris, those who had earlier offered their use under the castle returned"

"Oh! Did you see that?

"I'll just sit there in the biggest bookstore under the castle, saying that there was a" Pretty Liz Restart Edition ""

"Oh! The illusory" Restart Edition ", which the author told me had never left because of his sudden death, became an emergency release. Yes, but I heard that it sold out immediately after the launch... I didn't know I could get it... it feels like nothing!

"Thank you for your time. Go ahead, Your Highness Chris. Please feel free to read in your room."

"Huh? Eh?

"Yes."

"Ho, but... Erica, don't be angry?

"I will explain to Erica. Come on, go ahead."

Eunkai's ~?, but not here already. He sighs at Chris as he twitches, and Erica squeaks the door with her chin to show.

"... Fine. You can't be serious like that anyway... and Ed thought about this policy proposal, right? Then I ask Ed."

"Ho, ho? Oh, please, excuse me for a moment!

Quick to say, or Chris lifts the hem of the maid's clothes and runs to the door with a small run.

"Oh, Master Chris?

"Hmm? What's going on, Ed?

"That made-up outfit... looks good on you, doesn't it?

Smile, chuckle. Either that's Ed's attitude, which you can call 'boneless', or if she's an unimmune daughter, it's not weird to turn her cheeks bright red. That behavior is something I'm used to with Chris for a long time. Thumbs up and Nica laughed and showed it.

"Bye!

"Yeah. Sorry, you pulled it off."

"I don't mind, I don't mind." [incomprehensible]

Again, 'Nikah'. Keep going. Chris opens the door and pushes himself out the door. It was Erica staring at the door that Chris answered, but eventually he shook his neck left and right and returned his gaze to Ed as if he'd given up.

"... so? What do you explain to me?

"On the contrary, what would you like to hear, if you could hear it"

"Oh, yeah? So this is it." Restructuring the guards of the city of Larchia, "what, this? Cut off all the guards who are here now and hire a new one on top of that? What the hell!

"The number of guards in King's capital Larchia is too high, as is their salary. If it were meant to be, it should be re-pulled to the right people and salaries should also be lowered. However, the reduction of personnel, the reduction of salaries, causes the dissatisfaction of the guards who are here today. A decapitated person will resent the King's Palace, as will a person whose salary has been lowered. As long as you hold the molecule inside, you should just kick it out..."

"Pre-built? Yeah, pre-built, right? So, what's the real deal?

"Because we have soldiers we used in the 'Rebellion'. I'm thinking of letting you hit the city's security. You don't have to double pay, do you?

That's what I tell you to look like nothing, Ed. Staring at Ed like that, Erica opened her mouth.

"... that the 'Rebels' you brought in will be guardians? You can't admit that! Disband the rebels immediately!

A glimpse of Erica slamming the table, Ed nods one. I will definitely argue with you whatever words come from Ed. With that in mind, Erica stared at Ed.

"Really, I get it. Now let's dismantle the rebels."

It's like, shoulder watermark. Unexpectedly: Huh? 'To Erica, who raised her voice, Ed continued his words.

"Change of story, Master Erica? Do you have any idea who the Rebels are?

"Well, how is it... it's..."

"Is it the regular army in Westria? Is it a dissatisfied Westerian nobleman? Or is it a private soldier or a mercenary?

I don't know what Ed is talking about. Taking that gaze, Ed continued his words.

"It's all off. Well, some of them are second and third sons of nobility, but they mainly make up our 'rebels'."

- It's a "burglar," he said.

"... Huh? Or a burglar?

"The kingdoms of Westria and Flame, the cities and villages along the border between these two kingdoms, will be at war at any time. Naturally, fields are rough, and wars don't grow busy industries. Even a significant number of orphans who have lost their parents are born. People can't live without eating, and if they are, they can't stop being 'bandits' because... well, it's not uncommon, is it? The Rebels we both hired are all such people. No thoughts, no beliefs, no creeds, no loyalties, no brother-in-laws, no sympathy, no pity, nothing, just 'gold'."

……

"If we can't pay our salaries any more than it is an employment relationship tied to money alone, we'll be back to the original bandits in no time. Right now, the Rebels are stationed everywhere in the King's City, right?

"That's..."

Say it, Erica realizes.

"... you... eh!

"You understand what I'm saying, and above all, sit down."

"What are you thinking, you! Are you willing to endanger the citizens of Larchia!?

"There will be no destruction, Master Erica. You'll be safe while they keep giving you enough money to be happy with. While I keep giving you money,"

"No!

"It's never an easy thing to run a burglar. If you are given a no-risk, satisfactory amount, you will not commit a separate crime. Instead, if the security of the city deteriorates, you can cut off your neck relentlessly, and if you give a circular, you may be able to help control it, and you may be motivated. I don't control poison with poison."

Take a breath.

"It's just... what kind of action would a 'ex-beacher' human who's run out of gold go into in this Larchia where the heart of Orkena's culture, wealth, gathers... if you think about it, this would be a bit of a fear, wouldn't it?" His Majesty the King. "

Not even a dust, but Erica breathes in Ed's eyes, who says so and shows it.

"... what... I'm thinking, you..."

Still, Ed twists his neck small on that word he managed to squeeze out.

"Whatever you say... I am a Westerian nobleman, but I am a hostage to my second son, His Highness Chris. Hand pawns are expensive, and we just hired people who can be hired for money."

"Not so! What I'm saying is, what are we going to do with people like that?

"What do we do, what?

"You know! I'm not sure who he is. He's the one guarding the city, right? Maybe now is a good time. Maybe we haven't had a problem yet? But what if one day those people start a revolt just like you! That's unlikely, but you really think so!

It should be avoided as much as possible to take risks beyond carrying out normal state operations. It is a natural story to take for granted, but it is visible that the majority of the guards who are supposed to defend the peace of the city will not be far from breaking a country that is burglarized and collapsed.

"What world have guards in the land of bandits! Such a country, you would have decided to die sooner or later! You don't want to take over this country and exchange something!

So what Erica is saying is basically correct. He slaughtered the prime minister, banished the king, and set up a puppet king. In spite of the fact that we have survived a number of risks on the journey there, it is impossible and impossible in common sense to run a state so that we can see it broken from the beginning.

"You want to exchange something? No. There's nothing, is there?

Like it's nothing.

"... Huh?

"So...... special, I'm not thinking of 'getting a Flame Kingdom and doing something'. Oh, I took over the Kingdom of Flame trying to do something...... well, there's no mistake I took over. No, but that's a means of prying, not an end. It's not like I wanted the Flame Kingdom and I couldn't help but want to set up a new dynasty for us. Neither I nor Master Chris want to keep that name in history. Well, you will remain notorious as a 'usurper'... and well, there is no special interest in that either. So if there's a revolt, that won't help. In the first place, it would be too much for us to say that we are the only ones who want to live in peace with the destruction of our nation, right?

"... what, that? Makes sense... I don't know what that means! Well, then, what the hell! You... what did you do this for? Didn't you want the Flame Kingdom? I didn't want to be king of this country! That's why I didn't cause this commotion! So... so!

Erica's, bloody screams echo indoors.

"That's why I didn't kill Lotte!

It saddens me that the man who killed Lotte, who loved this country, treated the Kingdom of Flame roughly, and Erica screams with tears in her eyes. Seeing such Erica with no expression, Ed continued his words.

"I don't mean to be hairy. Well, it's a country that got corners, and it's only a little spare to give it away easily, I think...... that would be only a matter of time, too. Not far away, the Kingdom of Flame - no, because this' regime 'of ours will perish."

"Because it will perish... Huh? Ho, you're doomed, aren't you? The kingdom of Flame, which you have acquired, will perish? That's okay, you guys!?

"I don't mind. As I said earlier, obtaining the Kingdom of Flame is' means', not 'purpose'. I don't know what to say, but for us, the kingdom of Flame can flourish and perish, but that's the end of the line."

Not at all, the story doesn't engage. Erica is confused by the words of this man in front of her who is significantly out of recognition with herself.

"... then"

Erica is afraid. I fear because I don't understand what this man in front of me is thinking. I fear because I don't know what a man living in a completely different 'world' thinks.

"... then, what the hell. Your purpose."

So Erica asks. At least try to understand what this man is thinking and ask questions.

"Is it our 'purpose'? It's..."

To Erica like that, Ed glanced at the door - Chris' exit, towards the entrance door.

"-" Christina "- Her Royal Highness Princess Westria's," Happiness, "right?

I even smiled and said so to show it.