“Jefford.”
Victoria, Duke of Windsor stroked an eagle. He carefully took the letter in his beak.
-I don’t want to work.
“….”
Victoria Windsor stopped moving as if thinking for a moment.
This text is Ruid’s handwriting.
The hastily bent tail of the writing seems to represent the son’s feelings.
Ruid is currently at the academy.
I ran away from the academy because it was annoying.
Academy President Clifford said he was resigning.
Immediately after that, there was news that the Emperor visited the Academy.
There is no way Ruid would send a letter about anything.
He sent a letter asking for help because he had exceeded his authority. Since I said I didn’t want to work, I could tell that the emperor had ordered me to do something.
“…Is that really what happened?”
It only took a few accidents for Victoria to find out what had happened to Ruid.
“Lucius. “I thought of you as a close friend.”
Victoria carefully held the letter and headed to her room.
First of all, let’s permanently store the ‘first letter’ that Ruid sent to himself through various magical treatments.
**
“your majesty! This is a big deal! A remarkable flow of magical energy has been discovered at Windsor Castle!”
The court wizard, Merlin, made a fuss and reported. The emperor asked casually.
“What flow are you talking about?”
“Well, that is… It is presumed that it was the act of throwing sword energy into the sky, and considering its power, it is presumed that it was done by the Duke of Windsor. “It’s snowing at Windsor Castle right now.”
Lucius, who heard that story, laughed as if it were absurd.
“Windsor also conducts protests in a novel way.”
“This is not something to be taken lightly! Windsor’s magic turning towards the sky can be interpreted as a challenge to the authority of the imperial family. “This has never happened before in history!”
“It will be recorded as a rare act of nonsense? “Why are you tormenting the poor sky?”
“your majesty! “The Duke of Windsor must be brought to the imperial court immediately and held accountable!”
“Are you going to ruin your relationship with Windsor over a trivial prank? “f*ck off, sir.”
“yes.”
Merlin quickly ran away.
Lucius took out the bracelet while he was alone in the battle. When he used the emperor’s authority, his arms glowed brightly and a square appeared in the air. It was a contact network that replaced the role of the crystal ball.
Victoria was seen wearing her uniform.
“Nice to meet you. Victoria.”
[Lucius.]
Victoria paused for a moment and added.
[Your Majesty.]
“Just speak informally. “It’s not really a public matter, is it?”
[I heard the news. It looks like he ordered my son to do something.]
“Are you even protesting just because of that?”
[The clouds are gathered together, only separated.]
Clouds symbolize peace. Parting the clouds did not have a positive meaning.
Lucius sighed heavily.
“That’s your problem. We haven’t talked since a long time ago. “If you don’t like it, just say you don’t like it. Why bother with this cute cloud?”
[What exactly did you ask Ruid to do?]
“I recommended him to take over as president of the academy. Still, it seems like Ruid relies on you a lot. “If you look at what I told you right away.”
Victoria smiled.
He spoke in a slightly softened tone.
[Don’t expect too much from a 12-year-old. The reason I sent him to the academy was to encourage him to hang out with kids his age.]
“Haha, he’s too good for that. Do you know what your son has done?”
Victoria wasn’t receiving any reports about Ruid. This was because the more reports I received, the more I wanted to see them. I don’t know how many times I suppressed my desire to go to the system right away.
Lucius, who knew this, recited Luid’s merit in a relaxed manner.
“Not only did he discover new magic, hold a briefing session, and defeat a warlock on his own, he even recently repaired the academy’s old facilities, which had been a headache, for free.”
Victoria was expressionless.
“So how can I bear it…”
Victoria said in a voice as loud as a mosquito.
[…a little more detail.]
The face is a little red. Lucius chuckled and recited what had happened. I didn’t forget to include compliments from Ruid here and there. I praised him a little too much.
[Indeed, I understand. Lucius, you are an outstanding emperor.]
…Victoria smiled proudly.
[But unfortunately, my son doesn’t want that. I hope you rescind the order.]
But Victoria was not so lenient. But unlike before, his tone was very gentle.
‘Check.’
Check-in situation when playing chess. I moved one space to the side and cleared the check, but the rook was blocking my escape route. All that remains is to move the rook one space to the side.
“Now that I think about it, Victoria, I’ve been eyeing ‘Larden Territory’ for quite some time.”
Larden Territory is a territory owned by the imperial family. In the past, after the territory was confiscated due to Count Larden’s treasonous act, it was owned by the imperial family. Coincidentally, it was located very close to the Duke of Windsor. Unlike the Duchy of Windsor, which had a barren environment, the Larden Estate was a valuable land rich in resources.
The Duchy of Windsor is a place where food is not readily available. As a result, Larden Territory always imports a huge amount of food and distributes it to the people for free, but the problem is that the recent explosive increase in population has made it difficult to distribute food.
As a result, Victoria was paying close attention to the Larden territory. However, out of consideration for the dignity of the Duke of Windsor, he did not show it off.
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It was undoubtedly true that I was hoping for it quite earnestly.
[….]
“I’ll give you that. “Can you persuade Ruid?”
[Are you really going to give that to me?]
Victoria had an unbelievable look on her face.
‘I was originally going to give it to you, but you’re using it like this.’
In fact, from the empire’s perspective, the Larden Territory was nothing more than a land that was good to have and was useless without.
There are many territories that produce good food. Rather, there was always a shortage of manpower due to the operation of the Larden territory. This was because it was a fiefdom located at the northern end, so it was a place to avoid work. Imperial officials even think of being ‘demoted’ when they are assigned to the Larden Territory.
In other words, from the empire’s point of view, it was land that had to be disposed of. And if you were going to dispose of it, it would of course be better to hand it over to a trustworthy nobleman, the Duke of Windsor.
‘Giving favor to the Duke of Windsor is something more valuable than anything else.’
If you are going to give something, it would be better to give it without receiving anything in return. Under the name of ‘reward’.
However, it was more impressive to use a weak excuse as justification to bring down the government. So I was waiting until I had a suitable excuse.
Finally, I found an excuse to use it properly.
“okay.”
This was an offer I couldn’t refuse. Still, Victoria was worried. That’s how much affection he had for Ruid.
‘It’s terrible, it’s terrible.’
I never thought I would worry about this. Lucius was dumbfounded.
But it’s not over yet. Lucius opened his mouth to checkmate.
“Hmm, but it seems like the position of president will definitely be considered burdensome to Ruid.”
[okay. [He is still too young to be given that kind of responsibility.]
“All I want is for Ruid to be at the academy like he is now. Sometimes, when I feel like it, I help and show warmth. “I don’t particularly want to run an academy.”
Lucius grinned and planted a wedge.
“So, under an appropriate justification, we decided to give him an honorable title and allow him to freely stay at the academy. For example… something like an emeritus professor. What is it like? “I don’t think it’s a bad offer.”
Also known as the door-in-the-face technique.
This is a technique that first suggests high value, induces rejection, and then makes the person accept the value they really want by making them think it is not that big of a deal.
Of course, offering the position of president to Ruid, who is only 12 years old, is a step away from common sense.
However, the ‘honorary professor’ that the real Lucius wants is also beyond common sense. Because Ruid was already the youngest academy student.
However, it feels like a much more trivial task than initially offering me the position of president. And that was what Lucius intended.
Lucius looked at Victoria with a confident expression. I didn’t think she would reject this offer.
[…I’m sure it would be okay to be an emeritus professor.]
“Really? Then…”
[But it is more important to ask my son’s opinion.]
You’re saying you won’t accept this right away? Lucius was embarrassed.
‘It’s really terrible…’
He shook his head. Asking for more than this could be seen as coercive. Lucius had no choice but to nod.
“good night. “Then, let’s ask Ruid what he wants.”
Victoria spoke very hastily.
[I will ask you directly.]
Lucius nodded with a shocked expression.
**
[…It’s nothing… that…]
Ruid looked at the crystal ball with a cold face.
“Speak quickly, Mom.”
Victoria said with a very sad face.
[Is this all grown up now…? [I don’t even call her ‘mama.’]
I wish Ruid would do something about that word.
‘Where is the 12-year-old who still calls me mama?’
But I couldn’t be stubborn when faced with that very sad-looking face.
“…mama.”
Victoria’s expression brightened.
“Anyway, how did it go?”
Actually, I already noticed it. Because Victoria is hesitant, it means the results are not good.
‘What on earth, you failed even though you used Mom’s chance?’
Ruid couldn’t understand.
[Well, how about an emeritus professor instead of a president? Of course, it doesn’t matter if you don’t. Because Mama is on Ruid’s side. Although the conditions are a little better, they are not at all important compared to Ruid.]
Victoria was not the type of person to talk much. It was the same for me too. But now, it’s a bit talkative.
“…What are the conditions?”
Ruid noticed right away and asked with eyes full of suspicion. Victoria paused again.
[The conditions are not important at all. The only thing that matters is my son’s doctor. If you don’t want to do it to the tee, you don’t have to.]
“Condition.”
[…Large.]
Victoria cleared her throat once and spoke cautiously.
[…I decided to receive the Larden territory as a grant. On the condition that you become an emeritus professor.]
“….”
Ruid blinked.
I was confused about what I had just heard.
Isn’t Larden Territory a complete bonanza?
[If you accept this offer, since Ruid has obtained it, the Larden Territory belongs to Ruid…]
“I will do it.”
Ruid answered without a moment of hesitation.
