"Wow, here, here."

In the study, Mari was like a hen, who had newly come to live in the mansion.

I put her desk away from my executive desk, in the secretarial position in the corner of the study.

That's my own space, so to speak.

Mari, who was given it, feels moved and bewildered.

"What do you say?"

"Shh, it's amazing!

"Yeah."

I don't know what's amazing, but I know exactly what's up.

"Then get to work quickly."

"Yes! What should I do?

"Write this and this, and this content on this parchment over here. in Holy Empire Letters."

"Holy Empire lettering, I see"

Mali to undertake.

She takes a pen and carefully transcribes my letter on parchment.

"Alec, are you there?

Father.

"Father!? Father of the Nation! Wow, my name is Mari Curie!

My father walks into the office, and Mari rushes up and bows her head.

"Mari, your father will continue to come to the office often. Because you don't have to do that every time you come. Mari is a work priority"

"Wow, I get it"

With my forgiveness, Mari returned to write to me.

The other father.

"Oh, not captured in vain, but kind to my men. That's Alec. Yes, I have to tell Alexander's writing team what I'm talking about!

"What are you making me do, Father? What brings you here more than that?

Thru & stop the runoff as usual.

I asked Father what he wanted to do.

"Oh, yeah, he was. He was. I had to talk to Alec."

"What is it?

"As a matter of fact, since Alec became fully involved in the executive branch, the assets of my Carlisle family have been climbing eels. If I tallied it down now, it would have been the highest in Carlisle history."

"Really?"

"Ooh..."

Mari was stopping her hand and her eyes were glowing.

"Nah, that's natural in itself."

"Is that obvious?"

I smiled bitterly.

I knew my father wouldn't brace me for taking for granted what had become the greatest asset in the history of the house.

"Uh-oh, sure! So I don't care about that per se, but I was hoping to talk to Alec about the use of the money."

"The use of gold?

"It's a stupid story to let the money play. Any use for that? I thought Alec would come up with some amazing ideas for an unprecedented surprise zone, so I came here to talk to you."

"It's too much lifting, Father. Right..."

I thought.

As a result of various initiatives to reform agricultural land, the Carlisle family's tax revenues increased.

What can I do with it...

"Tax cuts, what do you think"

"Tax cuts?"

"Yes."

Nodding me.

Around here, I know as a physical sensation that I was born in the Duke's house - my father, the highest class nobleman, doesn't know, but I have the memory of my previous life intact.

For ordinary people, and workers, the less taxes the better.

I find it ridiculous that if taxes are high, they take them for what they work, and with money, they can make even more money.

If you are a farmer, simply renovate your farm tools or repair and build a new home where you live even if you don't, and as a result you have a lower chance of getting sick.

Empire, and Alexander's realm is yet to come.

It's time for more money to go around.

In that case, it's better to lower taxes.

"I see. Then how much lower?

"Right, peasants to zero"

"Zero?"

"Yes, zero taxes. For now, three years."

"Why three years?

"If you can afford three years, you'll want to have more children. And the child is not sold to lip service and becomes a workforce. What do you think? Father."

……

"Father?"

My father shook up a mess when he thought he was a poker, and he ran out.

"Mother! Alec, Alec was a rare and famous man. Oh!

And he shouted and jumped out of the office.

Seeing your father like that, Mari turned into a poker.

"That was your first time in Mali. It's okay, 'cause that's my usual father."

"Oh, really?"

"So Mari, add a job. Write down your tax breaks later."

"- Yes!"

Delightful Mali.

Living in a place unrelated to the noble mansion until a few days ago, she felt that her smile showed the effect and meaning of the tax cuts as they were.

If this goes well, the Carlisle realm...

"Whoa! Get out of my way, brother-in-law!

Bowes, I need to talk to you.

"Alec, listen to me."

From the door where my father left, Miller and Ange's father continued to come in to Horsen.

My father and his delightful companions suddenly pushed me.

"What's going on, guys?

"Whoa, too much tax money, brother-in-law, think of a way to use it."

Horsen said, the other two nodded and looked at me.

... it was.

Before his father and his delightful companions, they are lords of the Alexander Alliance, ruling in policies similar to those of Carlisle.

I help a lot, too.

So here we are, the three of us.

Like the Carlisle family, they may also have had their assets record the highest ever.

To those three break-ins, Mari in the corner.

"No way this too... then wow..."

and had eyes of anticipation.

Naturally, I am.

"Why don't we cut taxes?"

And I suggested to the three of them.

"Ugh..."

Hawthorne and the others returned to their territory with great joy and sent Mari out of the study saying that today's work was over.

In the study, I was the only one left.

"You did it."

"Eliza."

It was Eliza who quietly came into the study.

It was Eliza in her personal clothes.

She came all the way beside me.

"What do you mean you did it?

"Tax-exempt"

"Yeah?"

"That's poison, isn't it? The stone of the wise, with the sword of the wise, Alec has no idea what happened to the country that did it in history."

"Right."

Eliza's right, that's poison in a way.

No, it turns into poison, you should say.

"Humans can never forget the taste of honey they found out once. Once it's down to zero, there 'll be a riot when it's up."

"It's okay while I'm alive. I'll do something."

"While you're alive?

"Yeah, well, you just have to put it up right before I die. If I die after I raise it, the infamy and resentment will remain with me until the afterlife. I wouldn't go as far as solving everything, but compared to 60 years or so of prosperity while I'm alive, I guess it's positive or negative."

"... you also learned to do evil."

"Yeah, I learned one thing about God of Creation"

"You were quite a teacher on the other hand, and you were worth a lot of money on your stuff."

The word broke off when Eliza said so.

Scenes and air flow through the study.

I look at Eliza with concern.

Eliza had a look she'd never seen before.

I don't know what that face is... I don't know.

"The rest... are the exchangers"

"Yeah?"

All of a sudden? Eliza looked so serious when she thought.

Emperor, Elizabeth Sea Forsyth.

That's her face at that time.

"It can be cloudy, and I don't hate my pain. He thinks it's his best qualities as an exchanger. Mostly just one of them. If the former alone is corrupt, then the latter alone is the ideal."

"Yes."

"I wanted to give up Zen to Sir, so much thought"

"You can't do that, that's right"

Eliza nodded quietly.

There is a tradition in the empire, and even the emperor cannot do it.

Plus, I know Eliza.

Giving the Emperor over to me now will not change anything.

"There's another thought that's gotten stronger."

At first sight, Eliza went back to her usual female tone.

I'm longer and more familiar with this Eliza, but, after all, it was a face I didn't know.

It's like I'm floating in heat, I don't know...

"- Mmm!"

Eliza's face approaches at once, her sight blocked by her face.

The last thing I saw was where Eliza closed her eyelids.

What I felt was - Eliza's soft lips.

A moment, just a moment.

Eliza and I kissed each other on the lips.

"I want to be your woman. You... should be forgiven."

Eliza's first kiss was a mix of things.

Anyway, I feel happy.