Wortenia Senki (WN)

Different Worlds Summon Day 103 [The Shaken One] Part 1:

"I apologize for suddenly interrupting your busy place. I would like to express my profound gratitude to Count Bergston for his generous willingness. My name is Ryo Shiba, and I am the envoy of Her Royal Highness the Princess. Please know.

Ryo Jin lowered his head to the man who would sit in front of him so deeply.

This is the possession of a bystander two days away by carriage from Pireus, king capital of the Kingdom of Roselia.

Yang was now exactly as bad as Jomtien, so it would be during lunch time if we considered it in very common sense.

It was a less appropriate time to visit the aristocracy.

"No, you can do it roughly if you become a messenger more than Her Royal Highness. Not to mention the fact that Lord Mertina, close to His Highness, is with you.

That said, Count Bergston recommended the chair to Laughing Ryo Shinza to Eagle Deep.

"Do? What can I do for you?

Of course this question is not serious.

A princess sent a messenger to Count Bergston, a bystander, when this political situation was unstable.

There's no way anyone with a slightly more discerning eye can find out.

"Well, let's do our mission first.

Count Bergston frowned slightly at Ryo True's words.

In fact, to the Earl of Bergston, Mertina had already asked for help with the princess about January.

Of course the Count's reply at that time was no, but the Count was heartbroken that the same story was a steam because this time again a messenger came from the princess.

"Hmm? Is it a mission?

(What do you mean?... Who the hell is this guy in the first place? There wasn't supposed to be a man like that in the knighthood or in the nobility?

The Earl, who just thought that Mertina was going to take the lead in the story, was puzzled.

A man who had never seen his face at all started talking.

It is more impossible to tell them not to be confused.

"Yes. Her Royal Highness is very sad.

"Well? Against what?

There is no change in Count Bergston's face.

"It is about the fate of the Count Bergston family, which can be counted as prestigious among the kingdoms of Roselia.

Having heard Ryo True's words, Count Bergston had difficulty swallowing the curse that went all the way out to his throat.

Anyway, just as Meltina used to do when she came to solicit, she thought it was a dictate to mourn about the faction feud between nobles and knights.

That suddenly becomes the story of the fate of the Count Bergston family.

That would also be a bad story for the Count Bergston family, given the foreword of the Princess's mourning.

There is no reason why the Count, who thought he was a man who had come to ask for help, should want to curse.

Because princesses are weak people who can't worry about others.

Still, Count Bergston smiled back as if nothing had happened.

"Hmm? Is it the end of our house? It is an honor for Her Royal Highness to have all kinds of hard work, but to worry about the fate of such a weak aristocrat as my own. May I tell His Highness that I thank this Earl of Bergston deeply for his willingness?

It is a good answer to say that it is almost full.

While remaining a nobleman, ostensibly expressing gratitude to the princess, it contains a mockery of the princess.

Are you in a position to worry about our house or something? and.

(Hmm. How about advance information first?

Liang Zhen was relieved by the meaning of listening to Count Bergston.

Liang Zhen thought that what the princess needed now was a man who could be described as a wisdom bag.

There is no need to confine ourselves to the military, because the princess is lacking in politics, economics, diplomacy, culture and all of it.

Of course that may not be the sole responsibility of the princess.

But in reality, there are only samurai around Princess Lupis.

Even Mertina, who is said to be close, can't do anything at all in terms of her personal force or her loyalty to the princess, not to mention her intelligence or her sense of politics.

Maybe that's an occupational disease that I call a knight in a way.

What is required of a knight is the arm of martial arts and loyalty to the royal family.

Of course that's important, but there's a tendency to look down on things that are too thoughtful, belly art, or even damage accounts that emphasize such things.

That's not bad.

Because knights need honor and pride.

But from the point of view of the organization, it can only be described as distorted and incomplete.

That's why Liang Zhen chose Count Bergston as the number one person to draw into the princess.

Hated for his disrespectful and arrogant attitude while having excellent political power, he neglected this man, both from Lord Gerhardt and from the late King Falst II of Roselia.

"Be modest. We hear that the Count of Bergston family has a vast territory and a large population. Is it about 1,000 troops? You can't call me a very, very weak aristocrat.

"Your emissary seems to be buying our home. Or is the dispute with the aristocrats preventing us from making a normal decision? hahahahahahaha"

"No. My judgment should be right, right? Because I have also heard Lord Gerhardt come to the Count Bergston family with a hot gaze on that evidence. Or have you already belonged to the aristocracy?

"Become!... you're in trouble. Do not speak of such roots and leaves.

Skillfully concealing the surprise that floated for a moment, Count Bergston laughed and showed Eagle Deep.

"Oh yeah, no! Then Her Royal Highness will be relieved. At any rate, Her Royal Highness was worried that Count Bergston would get nothing and become a breeder.

"What the hell is this?

Earl Bergston's complexion changes when he hears Ryo True's words.

"Oh? What's up? Weren't we talking about no roots, no leaves?

Listening to Ryo True's words, Count Bergston said, exhaling loudly as he sat back in his chair deeply.

"Huh... I can't help but explore my belly enough... you know I belonged to the aristocracy, don't you?

The Earl of Bergston gave up somewhere.

"Yep.

Ryo True was so shocked that he just knew it was like he knew but had to hide the Mertina surprise desperately.

(Stupid! What are you talking about? Count Bergston was already taken in by the aristocracy?... since when the hell?... No more than that. What the hell did this guy know that from?!... No, you can't... now it's just about doing my job faithfully. You can't let me do anything extra to pull this man's leg!

Because Ryo Jin has not explained anything to her at all.

I can tell you that it's not impossible to be upset.

Mertina was thanked for proving that Ryo Jin, a newcomer, was a princely person.

It's just that.

Her upset. Ryo Jin-tae's meeting continues.

"I don't know where it leaked from, but this decision isn't gonna change, is it?

Count Bergston looked at Ryo Trun with an eye that looked somewhere to explore.

"Yeah, it doesn't matter.

"What?!

"You are the only one who loses money, Count Bergston.

Listening to Ryo True's words, Count Bergston thought deeply.

"What do you mean?... What are you talking about?. You think I'm gonna lose?

After a long silence, Count Bergston finally urged Liang Zhen to explain that.

"Oh? I didn't know... did I? Then I'm sorry, so let me explain.

The explanation that came out of Liang Zhen's mouth had a strong impact on Mertina and Count Bergston, both.

"Under what conditions was Count Bergston solicited by the aristocrats?

Count Bergston replies with reluctant expression to Ryo Tru's words.

"At dawn, when Princess Ladine, an aristocratic princess, took office, she was promised the status of Finance Minister, after increasing her territory.

"Well, that's an amazing favorable condition.

"That's right! Can you give the princess all these conditions!

In Count Bergston's words Ryo Trun had to hide his mockery desperately.

"Well, aside from the fact that you can't get out, what did you ask for to get that reward?

……

Count Bergston closed his mouth.

The fact that I belonged to the aristocracy was revealed because of the talk of losing money, but I couldn't easily tell the princess about the trend of the aristocracy.

"The solicitation of other bystanders and the inaction of the soldiers of the Count Bergston family. What do you think?

"What!"

Surprising words leak out of Count Bergston's mouth.

"Well, I don't have another job to ask the Earl of Bergston. To the aristocracy.

"What do you mean?

"Well, that's fine, don't you think, as a reward for that degree of work, it's broken?

Count Bergston conceived into Ryo True Word.

Surely it is a condition which may be described as a breach.

There is nothing wrong with Count Bergston to say that working for bystanders or not moving his own soldiers at all.

"Because it's a promise I'm not willing to keep from the start.

Count Bergston changed his complexion to Ryo True Word.

"Ba... stupid... that shouldn't be..."

"It's impossible to achieve in the first place. Your position as finance minister will increase your territory. Because the faction you belong to is aristocratic.

What would be nobility in the first place?

It is the generic name of a human being given territory by the Kingdom and granted a certain autonomy.

On the contrary, a knight is a soldier under the direct command of the royal family, and there is no territory to speak of as equivalent to nobility.

Knights are a necessity of military strength and all the positions they arrive in are military positions.

Although there are special positions attached to some nobles and knights, basically nobles have done their internal affairs and knights have done their military service.

Now here's the problem.

Will an important position be vacant in the internal affairs presided over by the nobility, just because you defeated the Knights who preside over the military?

The answer is no.

All the positions vacant after the aristocracy defeated the Knights would be military related.

And even if the Treasury Minister's seat opens, there is a 0 chance that it will come around to Count Bergston.

Because people who have belonged to the aristocracy for a long time fill their seats.

If you win with the help of someone with an overwhelmingly disadvantaged force, you can call it an unusual promotion.

But like this one, the aristocracy is already superior to the Knights.

There's no way you can outrun a person you've always belonged to where you later rode a winning horse.

And I can see that the increase in territory can't be done without a little thought.

Because knocking down the Knights didn't originally have the dominion.

If so, we will have to cut the royal jurisdiction.

But would Lord Gerhardt do that?

It may be possible if you weaken the royal family and say that you will eventually take the royal power.

But if the aristocracy wins, its leader, Lord Gerhardt, literally becomes the supreme power to manipulate the queen.

Would you deliberately divide the royal jurisdiction into bystander nobles and others who came later, if you had the ambition to take the royal power yourself?

Would you divide it into nobles, etc. who joined the faction from the way they were not giving or doing a great job?

I can assure you it's impossible first.

If I were to give, I would give it to people who have been under me for years.

Otherwise the faction itself could blow up.

When he heard the true explanation, Count Bergston's face turned bright blue.

"You mean I'm stupid..."

Such words of self-derision leak from the earl's mouth.

"I'm glad you're convinced.

In fact, it was an elusive and compelling explanation to Meltina, who had heard it beside her.

(This guy...)

Meltina felt more fearful than relieved that Liang Zhen was on her side.

(I wonder how far this guy is reading through?... It's just a mercenary, huh? That's it in just a week...)

"What am I supposed to do?

Count Bergston asked Ryo Shin powerless.

"That's right. I see the end of the line where you were in the aristocracy like this, and even if you joined the Knights, you'd fall to be crushed by that Hodrum General, wouldn't you?

It is a word that contains somewhere.

Count Bergston thought a little before cutting it out.

"For helping Her Royal Highness the Princess... the..."

It's cloudy, but what kind of treatment will you give me?

"That's right... of course I can't have the Finance Minister's chair or anything..."

The face of Count Bergston clouds when he hears Liang Zhen's words.

But when I heard the next word, I got angry in his face.

"If Her Royal Highness wins this battle, of course the aristocracy won't have to be wiped out... then naturally, there will be many jobs available, so why not?

In other words, it was the nobility who helped the princess to sit in the princess's seat when the majority of positions occupied by the victorious aristocrats became vacant.

Considering that the princess's supporting mother is a knight now, she can still hope to have a high enough position on the princess from now on.

Moreover, since the subject is noble, confiscation of the possession can be expected, and naturally an increase will come to the Count of Bergston.

Joining the princess in the back of Count Bergston's brain, where he was able to paint a future from Liang Zhen's words to his place, is added as an option.

(Not bad...... much better than joining the aristocracy like this and becoming a keeper...... but this is only if the princess wins... if she doesn't win then the story now makes no sense at all......)

"My lord, I'm sorry, but I need some time to think about it.

"Fine. Just how much do you need? I don't have much time for this.

Even as Liang Zhen, I do not believe that Count Bergston will decide to help the princess or anything else here and now.

Because if you take it to the Earl of Bergston, it will be a big bet that will shape your life.

But Ryo Jin can't just take time for Count Bergston.

Because we have to cut down other bystanders.

"I'd like you to spend the night tonight... The answer is tomorrow, could you stay at my mansion today?

"It would be good. I will await your wise decision.

That's how Liang Zhen replied when he squeezed the right hand offered by Count Bergston.