Before recapturing Elte Company (5)
3 days before school starts.
The students began to return to the dormitory one by one, and news about the catastrophe at the Roth Taylor mansion began to arrive on Aken Island.
During the vacation, the students who went back to their parents’ homes return to Aken Island with news, and news about him comes in as well.
After going all the way to Elte Co., Ltd. and getting my face stamped, I returned to the camp and immediately started making calls here and there.
The power reorganization of Elte Corporation is deeply intertwined with the power reorganization of the imperial family. Even the giants mentioned in the background were not one or two, so it was burdensome to ask someone for help.
“The student president said he’d be returning home soon. I hope things go well with the main family.”
Still, I was thinking of gathering people who could help right away and sharing information about my plans… .
“Ziggs, you… why are your cheeks the way they are?”
“I fought with Elka.”
“Do you guys even fight…”
“It’s a bit long to explain…”
Ziggs Eiffelstein, the current second-year undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic, had red, swollen cheeks in the shape of palms.
It wasn’t a guy who would go around getting beaten up, so there was no need to ask who the culprit was.
“I tried to help Elka in this way in order to help Elka live at Lorail Hall, but… I guess the way he did it was too ‘wildlife-friendly’…”
“What the hell did you do, that modest librarian slapped you?”
“When I was in the Islan Mansion or the Ophelis House, there was always an attendant on my body when I washed my body. So, in case Elka, who suffers from asthma, would have a hard time washing her body, I…”
“No, that’s okay… just go there. It’s entirely your fault.”
Ziggs was one of the first people he contacted after returning from Elte Firm.
It was because I had heard that Elka had to return to school early because she had work at the conference, so Ziggs came back with her.
“I heard from Yenika. She said she ran into her at the dock.”
“Yes. I returned to school around the same time as senior Yenica. We talked about this and that at the dock.”
“What are you talking about?”
“hmm..”
“It doesn’t matter what we talked about! I can’t think of anything! What a great story! Oops! Oops!”
Incidentally, Jenika was also sitting around the campfire.
It’s a bit awkward for me to desperately gloss over what Ziggs and I talked about at the dock, but for now, it’s not important, so I decided to move on.
And, there were more besides Yenika and Ziggs.
“By the way, I was taken aback when he came out with a low profile for Ed-senpai.”
Year 2 Head of Pensions Department, Elvira Aniston.
It may be a somewhat unfamiliar sight for her, who is the first person to come to the camp, but seeing Ziggs and Yenika casually sitting near the campfire, she sits down nearby.
He was definitely a person who could be said to be quick to adapt.
“Even if there was a request, the person who always said it proudly, what happened to us this time as if it was so regrettable?”
I spent a full day visiting Lorail, Trix, and Ophelis.
First of all, I tried to put in contact with all the places where I could reach, but… There were few other people who could properly come to the camp to help.
There were quite a few students who did not return to school because the vacation was not over yet, and most of the faculty members did not even go to work.
“This time, it seems to be more troublesome than I thought.
The Sylvania branch of the Elte Corporation was now almost in Dune’s hands.
Based on the support from the head office of Elte Trading Co. and the support of juniors, the employees were recruited one by one within the company.
Even so, the scale was large for what was accomplished in one month of vacation, but considering the background, it is not unconvincing.
2nd Princess Persicae, the next weekly Slog, and even Vice Principal Rachel.
Considering Dune’s speech skills, which are good at measuring the distance between people, it wouldn’t have been a task to conciliate the employees of the company in an instant.
Right now, even I was graduating early, settlement subsidies, and even long-term support from Elte Co., my brain stopped.
“Still, I’m not asking you to help me for free. I’ll promise you a corresponding monetary reward. As you can see, I’m now… a member of the Elte Firm.”
Showing the cloak with the pattern of Elte Co., I stood up.
The faces of everyone gathered around the bonfire were strange. Among them, Yenika’s expression was the most spectacle.
“Ed… then you’ve become a full-time employee of Elte Co.?”
“Now it is.”
“J-now…?”
Saying that, I sat down on a wooden workbench near the campfire.
It becomes a form of looking down at everyone sitting on a tree stump. It’s an appropriate state to brief the situation.
“Lortel Kecheln will be stepping down from the chair of Elte Firm sooner or later. He was stabbed in the back.”
Everyone will take her name differently.
It will be a girl with a somewhat complicated feeling to Yenika, a class A classmate to Ziggs and an unknown merchant, and Elvira to be a celebrity who has not much interest but has heard of her name.
“I don’t know what you guys think, but I’ve been helped a lot by him in the meantime… I can’t bear to pretend I don’t know.”
It has already been briefly briefed that Dune led the overthrow of the Sylvania branch of the Elte Corporation.
The question is what am I going to do from now on.
“However, I’m not able to use my magic much right now, and I’m in a bad state… I desperately need help.”
“Ahaha, then you’re asking us to break into Elte Firm and steal Lortel?”
Elvira smiled and spoke in a playful way, but the content was quite bloody.
“This is a really crazy proposal, but senior Ed… shouldn’t we also think about our bachelor life?”
“That’s right, Senior Ed. And it doesn’t seem like everything will be solved just by taking out Lortel’s new recruits.”
Elvira and Ziggs had some truth in their words.
Simply attacking recklessly, beating them all up, and securing Lortel’s new recruits was meaningless unless the fundamental background of the reorganization of power centered on the Oldecks and the support of Princess Persica were not addressed.
“That’s right. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not easy for us to lead the macro-political flow and change it. There’s a separate person with the right person for that.”
“Are you the right person?”
“Princess Fenia will be back before school starts. I’ve also received a letter. She’s bringing Lucy.”
A carriage departing from the ecliptic of Chloeron, carrying Lucy, is heading for Aken Island.
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Once there is Lucy, there is nothing to worry about in the powerless part, and if there is Princess Penia, who can wage a war of nerves on an equal footing with Princess Persica, the political part will also have a place to lean on.
“I’ll hold on until Princess Fenia comes. If I have the power of the imperial family, I’ll be able to try it somehow.”
“I don’t like Lortel very much.”
Suddenly, it was a sentence that struck me.
These were the words of the Elementalist girl, who was warming by a bonfire, hugging her knees tightly.
Ziggs, who was sitting across from him, glared at Yenika, swallowing dry saliva.
“Yes, Jenika-senpai.”
“If I had to say… I don’t want Ed to take that risk to save Lortel.”
For an instant, silence hung over the camp. Only Elvira was tilting her head as if she was alone and relaxed.
When I suddenly looked at Yenika, I saw a grumpy face with puffed cheeks.
It was not very pleasant for her to see her rushing recklessly to save Lortel.
He said he would do anything to help, but it seems like he’s in a bad mood again to help rescue Lortel.
In fact, it does not mean that Yenika does not have a human heart.
No matter how much Lortel used to fight each other, if they were cornered and pushed to the brink of being thrown into the gutter… My heart will agree.
However, Yenika didn’t seem to want me to be in danger just to save Lortel.
“Still, Ed… Even if I stop him, once he’s made up his mind, he’ll go ahead with it.”
“…”
“I can’t live. Eh…”
And static again.
The moment I was about to say something, leaving Ziggs alone, who strangely noticed Yenika… Ye Nika raised her voice again.
“So, all I can do is make Ed a little less dangerous.”
“It seems to only worry you every time.”
“No, it’s because I worry a lot about everything in the first place. So… what are you going to do?”
Yenika’s eyes were already full of life.
I don’t like Lortel, but the distinction between public and private is clear.
Above all, Lortel has always been kind to me. It would be better from my point of view to have such a person as the head of Elte Firm.
I came to such a strange conclusion, but… In fact, it is all self-compromising.
Yenika just joins my actions and agrees with my opinions. Let’s be thankful for that fact itself.
“As I said, even if Lortel is stolen, the timing is important.”
“Isn’t there a need to steal it? Shouldn’t we just keep quiet and report everything after Princess Penia returns to school?”
“Unfortunately, time doesn’t seem to be on our side.”
I couldn’t get all the information out of Elte Corporation.
Above all, it is unknown how Dune will make Lortel step down from her position.
Politics is, after all, a fight for justification.
In order to forcibly remove Lortel from the position of the ruler, there must be a justification for making it that way.
But Lortel, though somewhat cold-blooded, was always a principled leader.
There was almost nothing to catch the pod, and if I had to say, the Dune side was much dirtier.
There is no way that a careful dune would do something like this without any conviction.
I did this because I was convinced that I could create a justification for Lortel to step down.
― ‘Vacation will end soon, and a new semester will begin in Sylvania. Until then, it will be resolved if the deputy Lord Lortel is held back from doing anything.’
However, there are parts that can be inferred from the lines of Dune.
When the ‘new semester’ begins, Lortel will step down from her position as the head of the school. In other words, Lortel must be stolen before the semester begins.
“So, are we going to go out and beat everyone up and bring Lortel out?”
As Elvira spoke without hesitation, I shook my head.
“Then you guys won’t join.”
Oh my gosh at that, Elvira smiled as if she had been stabbed to the point.
“It takes more determination than you think to sprinkle muddy water on such a huge plate that even the imperial family and old deck colossi are intertwined with.”
“I don’t care, but I’m afraid Elka or the Islan family will be affected.”
“Me too. It’s not once or twice that I’ve caused such and such trouble to the Aniston family.”
“So, you guys should ‘join’ Elte’s plan. It’s not about resisting.”
At that, Ziggs and Elvira tilted their heads for a moment. I don’t know what you’re talking about.
“Your role… is to stop Taylor.”
I beg your pardon?
I was about to answer, but I raised my hand to block it. You must be wondering what nonsense this is.
“I’m going to kidnap Ayla.”
*
“Eh, Ed… Is this really…? Is this right…?”
The entrance to Lorail Pavilion in the middle of the night.
Lorail Hall, an honor student dormitory, was much larger in size than the ultra-luxurious Ophelis Hall, although the facilities might not be as good.
Unlike the Ophelis Pavilion, which consists of only one building, it consists of a total of five buildings, so it is difficult to see at a glance.
The reason it’s bigger is simple. Because many students use it. Still, compared to the normal dormitory, Dex Hall, it is quiet.
It’s still vacation time, so most of the lights in the room are off. Still, some of the students who returned home early had lights on, but among them, a few lights on the second floor, which were the target, were not turned on.
After looking around for a while, I was able to find Ayla’s room right away.
“Don’t worry, Yenika. There are countermeasures for everything.”
After I declared that I would kidnap Ayla myself, Yenika was startled and followed me.
“I’ve put my hands on everything so that it can be handled neatly without any regrets.”
“That, that…! What does that mean…?”
Even as Yenika caught up behind me, it seemed that she was having a major internal conflict.
Even so, isn’t kidnapping a person an act that crosses the line? What are you thinking about?
I am not a person who has lived a clean life to the point where I can argue about right and wrong. It’s funny to feel guilty and hesitate now.
However, it seems that Yenika is in great conflict as to whether she feels hesitation when it comes to attracting an innocent person.
I said that I would do anything for you, but if I were to ask if you could really take part in such an openly criminal act that harms others… Jenika had to be troubled.
“Yeah… But… Since it’s Ed, everything has a meaning…?”
“It’s difficult to trust so blindly…”
It would be better to show it directly than to explain it in detail.
However, Yenika seemed to have finished many internal conflicts by herself, and she clenched her hands tightly before speaking.
“Yeah…. let’s go…. Ed… I said it with my own mouth… Whatever you ask me to do… yes…”
On the contrary, I swallowed dry saliva at the appearance of being more spleen than necessary.
“Let’s do it… let’s do it…”
Saying that, we headed for the second floor window leading to Ayla’s room. It wasn’t as difficult as I thought, as I rode the spirit that Yenica quietly manifested.
That’s how I approached the window on the second floor of the Lorail building and quietly lifted it up. The door was not locked, so it opened quickly.
“Go in…!”
Jenika closed her eyes tightly and rushed inside. I also went in with him.
Lorail Building’s student private room.
Ayla’s neatly organized room came into view at a glance.
It’s not very spacious, but the room has everything. A study desk, closet, bed, small table, and even a private bathroom.
It is a room that is strangely girly. A few cute dolls, portraits of family members back home, hair combs and hand mirrors are scattered here and there.
The moonlight becomes the only light source and gently illuminates the room. In the center of the room sat Isla Tris, a young girl with brown hair, rather modestly.
It looks terribly calm, staring straight out the window we entered.
“Huh, huh…!”
As soon as I met eyes with Ayla, Jenika was surprised and her shoulders trembled.
It was immediately discovered that he had invaded another person’s room without permission. Did he think he would be asleep because the room was dark?
Ayla slowly raised her head, looked at us and talked.
“You’re here.”
“…”
“Wait a minute, I’ve packed my stuff. I’ll get my luggage bag out. Ugh. Ugh…”
Ayla didn’t show much surprise, and took out the luggage bag she had prepared in advance.
“One set of clothes to change into would be enough…? Wouldn’t it be better to bring toiletries? Will you be tied to something like a rope? Wouldn’t it be better to wear clothes that don’t matter if you get hurt…”
“…I’m not going to play, so I’ll keep my luggage to a minimum.”
“Still, you don’t know what kind of environment you’ll live in after being kidnapped… It’s good to prepare as thoroughly as possible.”
Indeed, is this a skilled assistant?
It’s not like I’ve been kidnapped once or twice… Because he is so proficient, even from the point of view of the kidnapper, there is a strange feeling of awakening.
“…??”
“…What is that strange expression?”
“…????”
There is no soul in Jenika’s expression as she alternately looks at Ayla and I. It’s like asking with her face what’s going on so naturally and smoothly?
“It’s like the business of the company, and the business of Taily… Well, it’s a complicated feeling in many ways… First of all, I can’t help it because they say they need me. I owe a lot to them. Even though I’m humble, I’ll take care of you, Senior Ed…”
Seeing Ayla bowing so politely, Yenika had a puzzled look on her face.
After confirming the growth of Taily, helping him grow as much as possible, and taking care of the company’s work at once.
With this one case, the goal is to finish all the worries about the scenario, the power dispute with Elte Co., the curiosity about Taily’s specs, and the preparations for the upcoming Bellbrook subjugation…
I quietly took Ayla out.
“Ah! Wait a minute! I came out without folding the blanket! If the housekeeper catches me, the points will be deducted. Can’t I go and fold it now?!”
If you add up the time I took Ayla to the room again because of a minor problem and came back… It was a bit delayed.
Is this… Can I call it kidnapping… ??
Wouldn’t it be polite to the real kidnappers who sweat bloody hard to kidnap people… ??
* One agreement was reported and uploaded as a document.
It was an agreement made by the Sylvania branch of the Elte Corporation. When I unfolded the contents, it was the contents of a secret exchange between Ed Rosteiler, a student in Sylvania, and Dune Greggs, a working-level member of the Sylvania branch of Elte Firm.
The content was not very complex. It was a document symbolizing the close relationship between Ed Rosteiler and Elte Corporation.
‘Oh my… ‘
A private room for the 2nd princess of the Rose Palace located inside the Chloel Imperial Palace.
Receiving the report from her aides, Princess Persica looked at the documents with interest.
Certainly, Dune Greg is a man of great skill and insight.
He quickly figured out what kind of position Ed Rosteiler had in the current royal family.
By attracting him to Elte Corporation and creating a close relationship, the runners of the imperial power want to obtain Elte Corporation.
They are used to raising their own value like that. It is like a serpent that is unique to those who are skilled in the art of living.
So, Persica began to be more interested in the name Ed Rosteyler.
A survivor of the Ross Taylor family, a fallen aristocrat that the hero Lucy Meiril was so obsessed with, and moreover, there are so many people in Sylvania who are trying to win him over to their side.
‘Did Colossus Slog use his own number?’
Slog, a colossus of Elte Firm, who supports Princess Persica.
I gave him a little help to get him to sit in the chair. Apparently, as a proof of loyalty to him, he seems to have established a point of contact with Ed Roth Taylor.
With this, if the Elte Company comes under the influence of Princess Persica, they can have an official meeting with Ed Rosteyler. Ed Rosteyler must also be a member of Elte Firm.
‘I want to meet you.’
Princess Persica doesn’t even know what Ed Rosteeler looks like. She only came in as news.
However, according to the recent situation… The fact that he is an extraordinary person seems clear.
Even Princess Selaha and Princess Penia are important enough to pay attention to his trend. However, to Persica, she is surrounded by a veil, and she is a man beyond the shadow of an unknown identity.
Princess Persica smiled quietly and imagined Ed Roth Taylor.
Frighteningly, the flight of the imagination always unfolds in an ideal direction.
Drawing a darkness in the ideal… Princess Persica quietly folded the papers.
Now, the rivalry for imperial power will intensify.
It is not the time to indulge in delusion, like when you sit in the library and read a lot.
Persica quietly stood up and headed out of the Rose Palace.
Times are changing, and the power structure is also ready to be overturned.
Persica is… He had no intention of giving up power.
