The reborn aristocrat is ambitious! "You've got pretty good status, give em to me"

At night, a dinner was held to welcome Garrett and his party.

Even though the royalty of Rockwell had visited before, there was a Fartyl Kingdom between the two countries.

Therefore it was the first time in the last two hundred years that the king himself set foot.

However, not all the nobles in the capital were gathered together, and the 4W was mainly attended by ministers.

We needed a calm atmosphere to talk.

After introducing both attendees, Isaac speaks to Garrett.

"But it was unexpected." I thought I'd be able to deliver Lord Sylvester and Lord Buick's head... "However, now that we know the secret of the Rockwell Kingdom, we can understand His Majesty Garrett's decision.”

The more I thought I understood Garrett's decision, the worse the intel on the Rockwell kingdom was.

First of all, most of the mines, which are lifelines, were used as collateral for loans from the Farragut Republic.

Moreover, the repayment is delayed.

Nonetheless, the Republic of Farragut has not seized it.

If we seize it, we'll have to run the mine ourselves.

They chose to keep on sucking on sweet juices without taking responsibility.

Garrett once said, "If you want compensation, take over the Kingdom of Rockwell."

Mine revenues account for nearly half of the national budget.

The situation in which most of them are held by other countries should not feel comfortable living.

He must have been waiting for the inspiration to break the status quo.

“I'm reviewing the documents I brought with me with the information I have, but I don't think there's much difference, so you can trust the documents. That is why I dare to ask you before formal negotiations. Are you thinking of any breakthroughs?"

- I won't forgive you if you're just trying to pay for the Reed Kingdom.

Isaac stares at Garrett with such intent.

For a moment, Garrett bowed to Isaac's gaze.

Although he was a good man without a strong appearance, if he knew the contents, he could fully sense the threat in his gaze.

I realized that bad jokes and deception didn't work.

"We have some breakthroughs." However, the Kingdom of Rockwell cannot do it alone, so it will be worthy of your prestige. ”

Oh, is it prestigious?

Isaac smiles.

(Great, I would have refused if I had just said, "Replace the money.")

Isaac thought that the disadvantage of corrupting the interior of the kingdom was greater than the advantage of gaining a country without contention.

I didn't mean to accept such a parasite.

That's why I was satisfied with what I was saying about (...) being prestigious.

Isaac's idea of how to save the Kingdom of Rockwell was also based on the power of the Reed Kingdom.

“I don't know all about the Kingdom of Rockwell, but I've come up with some ways to break the stalled status quo. Maybe it's the same as Lord Garrett's breakthrough.”

"Did you come up with it in just half a day!?"

"Because I don't know more about your country yet, it's possible that I could easily get it out. If you actually make a proposal, it might mean that the proposal was out of the question. Let me take a seat at the negotiating table.”

I'm looking forward to hearing how to break it down now.

We have a chance to save our country.

Garrett was in a good mood.

“My ancestors are very sorry that my generation has ended the history of the Rockwell Kingdom. However, I am glad to be able to free the people from the invisible pain of tomorrow. Please take care of it, Your Majesty Isaac."

"I just want to say yes... but we haven't even started formal negotiations yet." You're fast. "

Upon hearing Isaac's reply, Garrett kissed him.

"We have heard from His Majesty Hector that 'His Highness Pamela will marry His Highness Loretta if the threat to the Kingdom of Rockwell is removed after giving birth to a boy'." We've been talking about it so far, and we're not going to backfire here. Wouldn't that make our relationship with the Fartyr Kingdom worse? ”

“It's a prerequisite for getting married. You may decide that you should not accept the Kingdom of Rockwell because of other conditions or circumstances. I don't know what you've heard from His Majesty Hector, but don't forget that the choice is yours."

"W-Well, that's..."

Garrett gave a gruff look.

Anyway, I thought the marriage between Isaac and Loretta was definite.

(Maybe it's because you've told me too much about the current situation in the country? No, I'm saying I'm thinking of a breakthrough. Are you sure you want to turn down the restored Kingdom of Rockwell when you can get it bloodless? Is this a threat that you don't think it's going to work out for you? You think the country will be saved, and you warn me not to get on my nerves?)

Garrett was upset.

"But when you fail, don't you just get stuck in the nail so you don't get too discouraged?" It is also considered. "

I admonish myself that I have been floating a little.

"Excuse me. It is true that His Majesty Isaac has the final say. I thought I could save the people, so I ran away. I'm sorry."

"No, I think it's a fine thing to have a compassion for the people." We need to negotiate so we can move on. ”

If Garrett had been the kind of person who would have asked him to "let me live on my own since I'm leaving the country," Isaac would have let him go without saying that.

Once an enemy, the idea of doing something for the people is respectable.

That's why Isaac's response is somewhat less than it should be.

I thought he was a shallow man who threw Melinda out without thinking about him.

But it must have grown with age.

“Speaking of which, I spoke to Viscount Sanders, but the more I spoke to him, the more I had the impression that he was so generous that I didn't think he had defeated Tom.”

Garrett brought up Randolph to change his story.

Randolph himself has no choice but to smile bitterly at this.

"That's because I had a dwarf spear, as I told you." It just happened to be a good hit, and I just got rid of it. ”

"No, no, it's not good to be humble. If you honor Tom with your defeat, you will be convinced of our warlords. Oh, by the way, there's something I'd like to share with His Majesty Isaac."

- Yeah, I already knew Randolph was talking about dwarfs.

That's why Garrett started talking about it.

“It's fairly accurate, but there's some information that isn't on the document.”

“What does it look like?”

“The Republic of Farragut is gathering dwarves enslaved in the city of Woden.”

Slave the Dwarves!

Isaac didn't even know about this information.

I turned to Morgan and the Count of Lancaster, but they didn't know.

Or maybe the rumors weren't accurate enough to report.

Isaac has a good relationship with the Dwarves.

You cannot ignore the presence of the Dwarves of the Farragut Republic.

Seeing their reaction, Garrett was convinced of his victory.

"There is a descendant of a dwarf who was taken prisoner in an interracial war." However, the number is small, and the metallurgical technology is incomparably less than Neuy Eisen, and it is only making exquisite things with the same materials as us. You seem to be holding so many craftsmen as if they weren't just humans. ”

"If Neu Eisen's dwarf listens to that, he might say he wants to help." I hope I don't want to involve them in the fight..... "

(Seriously, we did it!)

On the contrary, Isaac was delighted.

In annexing the Kingdom of Rockwell, the presence of the Republic of Farragut and the Duchy of Gridlay was a matter of urgency.

If we liberate the Kingdom of Rockwell, which is practically treated like their slave, they will resent us.

Clearing the sparks before Zack takes power should help stabilize the Reed Kingdom.

I was grateful that there was one excuse for war.

Also, Isaac didn't want to take the Elves and Dwarves to the battlefield because of the Reed Kingdom's rule (...).

Because it was difficult to gain the support of the nobility because it was thought that "I alone have no power to be a king" when I became a king with the help of a foreign race.

But war with other countries is different.

Even with the help of elves and dwarves, it can be appealed that "the king does not have power", but "the king has the power to use the power of other races".

The Farragut Republic may have a chance to bring in Dwarf reinforcements and keep Neuy Eisen as the satellite nation of the Reed Kingdom.

“There were wars all over the continent. It's not surprising that some of you were taken prisoner before you moved to your hometown.”

Isaac concealed his joy and had a painful look on his face.

“When I saw the tools from Neuilly Eisen, I thought they would be a threat if they were exported to the Reed Kingdom. Compared to that, the quality of the Farragut armor was somewhat good, so I didn't think it was a threat, and I ignored the information that there was a dwarf, but is it the information that concerns His Majesty Isaac?"

Yeah, I don't think I can ignore it.

Isaac thought Garrett had taken one.

You can't listen to this story and do nothing.

We will have to send a secret agent to the Farragut republic before we go to the dwarves.

If that were the case, the Kingdom of Rockwell would be important as a way forward to the Republic of Farragut.

If there is a slight problem, I have to swallow it and accept it.

“Let's assume this isn't the case until it's confirmed, and it won't affect negotiations with the Kingdom of Rockwell. However, the Foreign Minister, Mr. Well Rod, will need to confirm the veracity of the rumors in the future.”

“Yeah, I can't do that without proof.”

Garrett, while respecting Isaac's opinion, was satisfied inwardly that he had “broken the wedge.”

Whether you think about the Rockwell kingdom or not, the Dwarfs are going to be in my head.

The hurdle of annexation should drop considerably.

The Kingdom of Rockwell gained an advantage when we were able to pass on this information at an early stage.

If there is a problem, there is one.

--If you choose to abandon the dwarf because you didn't hear about it.

As expected, Garrett has no intention of turning Isaac against the Dwarfs of Neu-Isen.

I just said there's a rumor like that (......).

It was up to Isaac to see that as a problem.

- I hope you see this as a serious problem.

Feeling weak, he swallowed his weakness with a glass of wine.