The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)
Episode 182: Operation of the Serpent, Thoughts of the King, Thoughts of the Father
Erica gives a surprised look to Carlos I, who spoke of 'exit', which would be the best bomb of the day - and Kota turns that gaze into something harsh. Carlos I licked his finger with a peroli and tongue when he carried a cookie into his mouth that had become a hunk of reluctance, not knowing if he knew such a Hota's gaze.
"Exit, is it?
"This cookie, delicious ~" Kota turns a frigid eye to Carlos I, who seems to have so much fun. Carlos I waved hilariously at such a gaze.
"Saya? 'Exit' or. King Carlos I of Solvania retires and returns to Carlos Solvania. Alonso Solvania takes over as Carlos II for the next generation. The Kingdom of Solvania is fully conceded."
Saying so like nothing, Carlos I looks at Kota funny.
"What? Are you unhappy?
"... right. dissatisfied, is it dissatisfied when you say?
"Hey, Coata!?
Erica puts her toes up to plug Kota's mouth, as she panicked, at such Kota's words. Slowly pressing Erica like that, Hota turned her gaze to Carlos I.
"- What is your aim, Your Majesty?
"Aim? I told you earlier. Yan. I feel bad about being unemployed or something at the daughter-in-law. Saya, I thought I'd give it a shot at getting a job. I don't care if you're a merchant at Maria's, but if Maria falls hard, you're not gonna look good."
Carlos I make you laugh with karakara. but also during the bundle, he received Kota's stabbing gaze and showed it flaunting his shoulders.
"... do you honestly think, Coata? That I had a back."
"No, I don't think so. So here's what I'm gonna say."
Bring a sneering smile.
"Please, pick it up"
"... yeah? If we keep doing this, does His Majesty Erica live in a caged bird?
"With your help, if you live under your asylum, either way, Mr. Erica is in a cage, so the same thing - oh, no. Is this a bamboo cage? Is this an iron cage at your place? Cramping is a mistake."
"... terrible to be told, huh?
"You're praising me, aren't you? If it's harder for you... your abilities are higher."
The 'usurper' with no ground or anything, the lord of the maritime empire famous in one or the world. Either you don't want to turn to the enemy, such things are self-evident reason.
"... What about His Majesty Erica? No? Do you want my" chicara "?
"Wow, is that me? Wow, I..."
Carlos I, and Kota. After staring at both faces with a flicker, Erica exhales small. Sigh, breathe as if you had decided something, not something.
"… I agree with Coata"
"... heh"
"No, because Coata says she's sure to get me out of here. So I agree with Coata."
"... heh. Round tossed chicken, huh?
Just a little bit, to the way Carlos I heard you nasty.
"You don't have to do anything, everything yourself. I leave my specialty to those who are good at it, because it is' work 'that brings them together. Well... maybe not now that I'm used to standing on top of people?
That said, Erica makes a great smile.
"... a lot of sarcasm, huh? You believe me, don't you? Philip or something."
Carlos I shows his willingness to surrender with both hands up. Haota opened her mouth with a slight inclusive laugh at the appearance.
"... if Erica tells you where you are, you can't go without me trying, either, can you? His Majesty Carlos I? Surely your suggestion is an attractive card. But that's the card that came down and gushed. I've weaved that card in from the beginning, and I wasn't thinking about the plan."
"With cards that make the situation easier all at once?
"I won't deny it. But it's too risky."
Kota and Carlos I's gaze intersect. For a moment, after a time that could be taken forever, it was Carlos I who turned away first.
"... ha. You don't trust me."
"... I'm sorry. But, Your Majesty? Don't you think it's weird that suddenly they say 'I'm leaving' and I don't doubt the back?
"Oh, so you're right? Ha, shh. I'm asking you for a job. If your employer tells you what's going on, do you want to tell me?"
After dropping his shoulder like he was tired of saying so, Carlos I continued his words with a bitter smile.
"Well, I guess I understand, but nothing like," For the kingdom of Flame! 'Or' For Your Majesty Erica! 'Or so I suppose. No matter what, I'm not talking about it in good faith. I have an idea, a story based on that idea. "
"... you think that's 'exit'?
"It's me, Coata? The three sons of the previous Solvanian kings."
……
"The three boys, the two brothers oozed on top. But I'm the one who inherited the 'house' and the 'Kingdom of Solvania'. Coata, do you know what this means?
"... does that seem too difficult to put into words?
"Assassination or assassination. After my dad died, a dong patch woke up between my two older brothers and me, and I just won. Well, there's no way I wanted to be king, is there? Look, am I good? Like this, even if it's up to you?
If I joke and say so, Carlos I's face won't clear. Carlos I turned that look into a bitter smile to Kota, who pushes silently without being able to say anything.
"Don't make me look like that. I'm so sorry for your sympathy. Royal...... shall I? Power is a bloody monster at all times. Because it's not a mon that cares about itself."
"... I care. 'Cause I don't..."
For better or worse, Kota is the son of a salaried man. Ever since I came to the kingdom of Flame, 'cause I've only seen people in the' happy 'category who are either in power or not. Noticing the kindness of such a ho tai to show his face in a jam of words, Carlos I smiled with a smile that could be both bitter and smiling.
"... oh dear. Well, anyway! I've come to understand. The throne itself is inside my life, isn't it? Alonso is a badly made son, but as a king, I think he's the first man to do it. If you don't want to expand your territory more than you do now, and try to maintain your territory at hand and your current balance of payments, well, there are vessels to the extent that you can manage to do so"
"Do you mean Shinseng?
"Ma, let it go. Ho, but it's normal for a defensive talent to live. It's such a turmoil now, and Alonso's ability to do it leaves me with a bit of a silly concern. Bonkers."
"... that's a terrible thing to say to my real son, isn't it?
"I got burns from my real son. Really, if Alonso and Sonia were within the same Kingdom of Solvania in those times, this would have a minute for Sonia. That kid is one of my best kids, and this isn't a good idea... well, experience shows."
……
"If I just step out and Alonso takes office as Carlos II, this problem will be cleared up... hey, but let's move on big. If you don't decide who the king is, then you can rub the problem, too, if the king decides properly?
"... Really? I think you can rub it when you can even rub it after you reign? Oh, it doesn't make me nervous."
"Well, let it be. But the obvious difference with my father is that even if Alonso is in power, I'm still alive."
"... wielding authority as a former king," he said?
Housekeeping, or Great Sovereign Politics. It is the method used by the emperors of history and the generals of the Shogun of Edo. In such an inquiry of Hota, Carlos I smiled bitterly and waved his hand to the left and right.
"That's going to cause another problem. Do it? Saya, what can I do... I don't know," let your eyes shine "or something like that?
"Let your eyes shine, do you?
"If you do what Alonso likes, ae. Ho, but if I'm about to hit anything badly, I'll help you, and if Chiba feels confident about himself and his nose column comes stretching, I'll slap one and break it. That's about as far away as I feel."
"... are you the Prime Minister within the United States"
"What? Who, Yonai?
"No, anything. So... is that why you founded the Flame Empire and took on the role of" advisor "?
"Like I said, I'm out of position, hon. But I'm in Solvania! If you do it, Alonso, I'll take care of it... and do it 'sweet'? If everyone else just cares about me and scorns Alonso, that's the end of the line. As long as I'm in Solvania, even if I'm in a despicable place, my" glory "will blow."
"... well, I guess so"
Even the company does. Even though I am retired, I would care if my former president or chairman stayed with the company as a consultant or advisor. First of all, it would be better if you went out and became an advisor to other companies... well, you still have to pay some attention, so 'down in the sky' won't go away, but it's still something that makes it easier for you to feel comfortable as you don't have to look at your complexion all the time.
"That being said, there is no such thing as a country in Orkena where His Majesty the King is served with food. Gambling and eating around Parsena, I thought about it, but I can't imagine much. In that sense, as a final dweller, it's affordable inside, the Flame Empire."
In fact, the problem, Carlos I's position, is difficult inside. In the country, saying you've been deported doesn't mean you're going to scorn your former king, and even though the rest of the country is burdensome just to say "former king," you don't want to keep "Carlos Solvania" like a walking bomb. I'm interested in gambling in Parsena, or that's all I have left to sail and fly a flag like a 'maritime empire'.
"Isn't gambling something to be avoided in the Orkena continent?
"Sometimes you can play, but you can play all the time," he said? Not to mention, I thought I'd make that a business. I can't breathe, I can't gamble. "
"... Your Majesty's all on his own, isn't he?
"Negative, huh? For a bright family plan."
"... that means something different though"
"Just kidding. Well, you sure are just saying what I do on my own. Yeah, but, Coata? I'll do everything I can to protect my family. Don't you think it's better to keep an eye on a guy like that?
"... I will not deny it. I won't deny it..."
Somehow, uncomfortable. To explore the identity of the discomfort, Kota turns his thoughts around and realizes.
"... somehow, Your Majesty, it's not 'like' is it?
"What do you mean," like "me?
"What is it? His Majesty said this...... excuse me, I thought even my family was stepping stone and thinking about the peace of the nation?
Carlos I shows his tongue out disgustingly while saying 'uh-huh' to such a Hota's words.
"Philip used to say" snakes "and stuff like that, didn't he? I'll do it. Family matters, normally. Alonso or Sonia, I want you to be happy doing other sons and daughters. Yan. It's just that my house is from the Solvanian royal family, right? In order to live happily ever after, there is a certain amount of" qualification ". For that matter, let me live."
"Responsibility of the noble, is it?
"If I don't, I'm going to be a jerk. If you want to live the same life as you do now, work hard - or you can go anywhere. In the process, the people will be happy, too. If you do it, don't complain.
"... well, sure"
"Another one, finally. As I was saying, Alonso's vessel as a 'king', trust me not to. I don't feel comfortable saying this, but compared to me, I still don't."
"Isn't it because you're still young? Compared to His Majesty."
"There's that, too, but I think it's" beyond me "when it comes to Sonia. I don't even think it's safe to do such a large vessel to some Prince Bonkla. I wonder if it would be possible to build a great empire if there were a territory and status within the Flame Empire. I don't know, but... at least they'll keep the blood muscles from the 'Solvanian family'. I don't know. Even if Solvania's own country perishes?
"... a great empire, no matter what the blood muscle. Do you want to tell us who the traders are right now?
"I'll tell you. I'm really pissed off, but Sonia's in love with Kota, so if Kota sees her properly, don't worry about it."
"… thank you, shall I say"
"Thank you for what. And, Your Majesty Erica? Those eyes are scary, so stop it, okay? Coata, I know you're in love, but what about jealous onna?
"Beh, I'm not staring! Ah! I'm not staring!
"I don't care if you say it again, it's a fly. Don't worry, Your Majesty. He also loves His Majesty Erica. That's all you have, sister and brother. Oops, I don't think it's His Majesty who misses you... but, you know, there was a horse, right?
"... ahhh"
Carlos I stares at Erica, who dyes her cheeks and leans down just a little lighter with gentle eyes. With those two in mind, I put my hand on Kota's chin and meditated. Haota noticed that trick and noticed Erica's gaze staring worryingly, or Haota opened her eyes and smiled loosely at Erica to show her.
"... I don't think very personally it's a bad suggestion, Erica"
"... no problem?
"No, it's not that there's no problem at all... it's His Majesty Carlos I."
'Terrible! I'm hurt ~!' he said, smiling bitterly at Carlos I, who showed him his hand on his chest, and Kota continued his words.
"... well, nevertheless, you also need to take some risks. Looks like His Majesty, Carlos I, has a purpose, as far as I'm concerned. Basic, purposeful people believe, me. Because that purpose will not betray you. And His Majesty Carlos I's purpose also fits our purpose. Then you'll be glad to be poisoned here."
"Poison!
"Excuse me. Maybe this really is all His Majesty's and... more importantly, it doesn't matter if this isn't everything"
"... eh? Me, even with the back, eh, Chiu-Kai?
"Yes. Because, Your Majesty? We're about to have a big fight over a country, right? One or two of his retired troubled ex-kings..."
- I can't handle it in my hand, what are you going to do? and.
"... Kukukukuku... ahaha!
Surprised look for a moment.
"Knock it off... Oh, yeah? I'm about to give my flame kingdom opponent a little fireworks, aren't I? So, one or two of me, if you can handle it, you can't win, can you?
"Yeah. I'm just gonna tell you this, right? I consider myself basic, sweet inside. But this is the only big deal. I'm sorry, Your Grace?
Smile and laugh.
"If it's a half-baked job, I'll knock it out, right?
In the words, a loud laugh came out of Carlos I's mouth.