EP.131
The day after the banquet ended, I went to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
That’s because no matter which prince’s faction you join, once you earn a star and become a general or an administrative officer and become a director (same rank as a brigadier general), it is common to go to say hello every time you are promoted.
His Royal Highness was worried that I might not know this custom, so he kindly sent an attendant to tell me this.
‘I just happen to be free tomorrow. So, I would like to have a cup of tea with you. However, if you are unwell due to a hangover, you can postpone the meeting.’
It may sound like you don’t have to come, but in reality, you had to go because His Majesty the Crown Prince would be disappointed if you didn’t go.
While thinking about random things like that, I moved around the mansion under the guidance of my butler. I arrived right in front of His Majesty’s office and said,
“Your Majesty, Director Yeager has arrived.”
His Majesty answered in a voice so happy that it could be heard even beyond the door.
“Hurry and bring him in. hurry!”
As soon as he said those words, the door opened, and as soon as he saw me, he welcomed me and patted me on the shoulder, almost as if he was going to hug me.
When I was momentarily taken aback by the sudden friendly treatment, the crown prince smiled brightly and pointed to the desk where refreshments and tea were placed.
“Actually, I’ve been waiting for you to come for a few days now. And from the moment I heard that the 12th Brigade was coming to the capital, I ordered the merchants to get the highest quality black tea from the East. Now, please sit down.”
“Thank you for caring so much about me.”
“no. no. “Thanks to your actions, the empire was able to achieve such a great victory and occupy a larger area than expected. As the crown prince of the empire, how could I not treat you generously?”
As we chatted, we sat down and took a sip of black tea, and a refreshing scent, as if strongly brewed cherries, filled our nose.
At the same time, for some reason, I feel like I am at peace, so as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, this must be the best product from the East.
“I never thought I would have the luxury of drinking such good tea.”
“You seem to like tea, so I brought it here to give it to you when I meet you. I thought you would like it. “I will give you a can of tea leaves on the way back, so you can drink it with your wife.”
“I’m sure my wife, Colonel Laura, will like it too.”
Laura likes drinking tea just like me, so she will definitely like the black tea gifted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
So, to this day, she is still suffering from mental fatigue after the war. She would really like it if I could give her a cup of tea and at least rub her shoulders.
After that, we chatted for about an hour, and at some point, His Royal Highness looked at me, smiled, and said,
“By the way, I must say that you are also very honest. You summarily judged Baron Granz during the last expedition. That was a bit too dangerous. “When I heard that story, I thought my heart sank.”
In fact, the reason I summarily judged Baron Granz in front of everyone was to prevent him from being checked by His Highness as a member of the Crown Prince’s faction.
Because no matter how much of a weakness I have as a commoner, my value was already at its peak when I was promoted to viscount and brigadier general in my mid-20s.
Regardless of where I go, regardless of the Prince’s faction, my price has risen to a level where I can afford to pay for a mid-ranking member of that faction.
This was done with the calculation that by killing a baron without mercy, based on law and principles, I would declare that I would not join hands with nobles, and that from now on I would entrust my life to the Crown Prince.
So, although he is scolding me verbally, His Royal Highness’s face is radiating such satisfaction that I can even feel the energy of a grandmother who wants to feed her cute grandson something more.
“sorry. “I was young and impatient.”
When I said that, the crown prince looked at me with a bright smile and said.
“are you okay. Isn’t this a problem that shouldn’t happen again? Anyway, if Granz hadn’t died by your hands, he would have been sentenced to death by a military court. “But I do have one thing that I regret.”
The way I see it, there wouldn’t be any element of regret for me for killing Baron Granz, let alone anyone else, right?
“It’s a shame that you, who know how to be so hot and manly, don’t enjoy alcohol and women that much. If you’re a man, there’s nothing wrong with showing off your feminine side since you’ve risen to the rank of general at that age. In addition, since you have now risen to the rank of major general, you can come out and play with the other generals. “I’ve never been able to invite Director Jaeger to a place where women hang out.”
In fact, this is something I often hear from all generals except my father-in-law, the Marquis Venner.
It’s good that he has great ability, but it’s a shame that he doesn’t know how to play like a man.
Moreover, this continent of Europa is a society where the cheating of a man is widely tolerated as long as he does not bring home even an illegitimate child from a woman he has never taken as his concubine.
If you were someone like me who adheres to monogamy, you could say that I live a very celibate life and would feel quite bored as an old-fashioned person.
In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who says this is because of his status, and he is about three years older than me… I
guess he is making jokes like this because among the subordinates he can hang out with, there are very few subordinates of the same age group as me. .
“In return, we will always reward you with our best performance.”
“That’s natural to you. haha. No, so far you have never disappointed me. Ah, this chat has gotten longer. “Okay, what I want to ask you is…”
As the crown prince was about to ask me for something, someone knocked on the door and said,
“Your Majesty the Crown Prince, I apologize in the middle of a friendly chat. Major Max, who was in charge of the Royal Guard, came to say thank you. What would you like to do?”
“It seems that Major General Max, director of Jaeger, came to say thank you for having a drink last night, wishing for your victory and the success of the young people. “Let me take a moment.”
Of course I agreed, but the thought that the name was somehow familiar came to my mind.
When Major Max came in, I was convinced as soon as I saw his face.
This is Major Max von Wenner, the heir to the Marquis Wenner family, whom I first saw at the wedding with Laura.
“Ah… Did I come in while Your Majesty and the Director were talking?”
“haha. Isn’t it between me, the Major, and Director Yeager? “Just come in comfortably.”
“Then please excuse me.”
After saying that, His Royal Highness may have been trying to ease the tense atmosphere, but he patted his shoulder in the same way as he had done to me.
“haha. So, did things go well yesterday?”
However, Major Benner, or rather the person who could be said to be my executioner, answered in a rather stiff voice, probably because he was conscious of me being four levels higher than him.
“Thanks to your concern, it went well.”
“is it? Yesterday, I went in with two women on my arms. “I thought he would show up the day after tomorrow because he played all night.”
“His Royal Highness personally bought us drinks and even watched us out for a night out, so we can’t be late in saying thank you. However, Major Otto Friedman Schultz Wittmann was originally scheduled to visit today. “Director Jaeger and His Highness the Crown Prince are with us, so I will tell them to come visit us tomorrow.”
“So be it. And take this.”
After saying that, the crown prince handed me a tea leaf container from under the desk in his office containing black tea that was about three grades lower than the one I received.
“I got it as a gift and I heard it’s good for sobering up. “I still feel like I’m getting drunk on my face. Have a drink and then sober up.”
“thank you.”
At first glance, it may seem that the Crown Prince happened to drink with young officers yesterday, and the officers came to say thank you today without knowing that I was coming and were having an intimate conversation with the Crown Prince in front of me.
If you think about it in common sense, it would not be so nice to open the door for a major or something like that in a situation where a person of the crown prince’s level is being treated alone because of a trivial friendship.
This is the message His Highness the Crown Prince is sending to me by creating this scene.
‘Because there are other young officers I like besides you. ‘Be a little more careful about how you behave in the future.’
It’s not a serious warning, but you’d better be a little more careful in the future.
In addition, even though Major Max over there is the heir apparent of the Marquis Vener, he was never told to sit down and have a cup of tea before leaving.
‘Even though you are Marquis Venner’s successor, your position is very different from that of Director Yeager.’
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This warning is putting tremendous pressure on people not to come forward based on personal relationships.
We haven’t even gotten to the point yet, so what on earth did you call me to talk about?
As I was thinking that, Major Max stiffened and left the room.
“Now let’s get to the point. After all, this is something I want you to do now that you are the director. “It’s not that difficult for you.”
… When I heard that, I was sure. It won’t be easy at all.
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