Episode 191
-It’s just a question of possibility. I don’t want to see my boss get hurt, either. But.
“but?”
-… … I don’t think it’s something to hide.
Charlotte was silent for a moment.
Because the words that Cell uttered were very, very subtle.
-We’re family. I don’t think it’s right to keep secrets from family.
“but.”
-but?
The cell turned its head.
Charlotte’s expression.
It looks very serious.
“You’re hearing Thanos’ secret from us, who aren’t even involved.”
-… … .
“Is that right?”
Cell finally let out a sigh.
-Are you doing this because you’re afraid you’ll get caught eavesdropping?
Charlotte laughs awkwardly.
And then he added:
“No.”
* * *
I think this is the first time I’ve had thoughts like this in a while.
Our little ones.
Something is strange.
Was it when we were eating dinner yesterday?
Thanos seemed to have something to think deeply about.
Charlotte and Cell look at Thanos with meaningful expressions.
Looking at those kids, I thought this.
if.
Is Thanos in love?
It wasn’t a random imagination.
Because I asked just in case. Like this.
“Is there something bothering you? It looks very complicated.”
Thanos.
“Ah… … No. My lord, there is nothing.”
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He answered like this.
I turned my head slightly and asked the two sister-like little girls the same question.
-I don’t have any.
“me too.”
hmm.
This by any chance.
Are you leaving me?
“I’m just saying this because I’m worried, but is it really nothing serious?”
“Except for the cell, the two guys said.
“yes.”
Cell.
-well.
I said this.
Could this really be puberty?
Hmm.
* * *
The next morning.
After sending the three suspiciously behaving kids to the academy, I crouched in the yard.
Three crystal balls placed in front of me.
They were about the size of three of my fists each.
[Are you trying to make that ‘thing’ I mentioned before?]
“Yes. You can call it a magic communication device, or… … .”
[Wiretapping?]
He smiled faintly.
“Yes. It’s a wiretap, but I’m not really sure what it is.”
I wasn’t talking about the process of making a magic communication device.
The things before my eyes speak for themselves.
These three.
I made two last night and one just now.
I made three artifacts in an instant, each worth millions of gold.
The problem is.
“Eavesdropping, how should I engrave this… … .”
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long time.
It feels like it’s been a really long time since I’ve used my brain.
At first I thought about engraving black magic.
But it is inappropriate.
Because no matter how black magic it is, the basic category is circle magic, so there’s no way the ‘masters’ wouldn’t notice it.
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Then there is only one.
“Honki… … If we use that, even the Masters won’t notice… … .”
But why are you doing this?
It’s simple.
Because I want to take the easy route if possible.
The number of magical communication devices that need to be made now is roughly 500.
They may break in the middle or have an accident during transportation, so you need to make about 700 to 800 of them, including spares.
But you’re saying that you’re going to carve your soul mate into each and every one of those crystal balls?
That’s crazy.
Well, isn’t there another way?
Then suddenly, I turned my head.
The Master came down from my shoulder and linked his arms with mine.
[Where are you looking?]
The teacher also turns his head to follow my gaze.
The Academy beyond the Master.
As I said before, I definitely intended to use the Academy as a base.
Even if all the cities in the world collapse and disappear, I will protect this academy.
therefore.
It means the safest place in the world.
Come to think of it, I was also thinking of inviting Aveiro to the academy… … .
hmm…….
if.
Am I a genius?
[It seems like you’re quite content with being alone.]
I burst out laughing.
“If.”
[What if?]
“How about creating a fairly large magic circle and making it a ‘communication center’?”
[Communication center?]
The teacher tilts his head.
Even if he was a teacher, he wouldn’t have thought of something like this.
Even though 400 years have passed, the existence of master magicians has remained the same, with only the number of such beings being different, and so naturally, magical communication tools were also bound to be rare.
The principle of the magical communication device currently in use in the world is simple.
Connecting and compensating between communication devices through coordinates.
If we dig deeper, it turns out that the [Transmission] part of the teleportation magic was disassembled, then made compatible with [Voice] and rebuilt.
In order to send that reconstruction, each communication channel must have a serial number, and that number is usually called a ‘coordinate’.
To put it simply, it means that not just anyone can make or use it.
“I feel a bit awkward saying this.”
[… … ?]
“I really do.”
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[really?]
“I think he’s a genius.”
[… … .]
I’m not joking. I’m 100 percent serious right now.
I looked at my teacher and told him exactly what was on my mind.
“We will create a mid-point called a communications center and connect all magical communication devices to the communications center.”
[connection?]
As mentioned earlier, existing magical communication devices could only communicate with limited communication devices due to coordinate settings.
but.
What if there was a central organization that handled all of that?
“In simple terms, this is what happens. The Marquis of Valantie is trying to contact the Marquis of Grey. He happens to have a communication device in his hand, so he activates it. But, huh? A strange person appears from the communication device? And that person asks, ‘Where should I connect you?’”
The teacher’s eyes opened wide.
“The Marquis Valantie says, ‘Connect me to Marquis Grey.’ The operator replies, ‘Understood. Please wait a moment.’ After some time, Marquis Grey appears in the communication port. And so Marquis Valantie and Marquis Grey converse. Conversation like that.”
A smile forms on my lips.
“The operator is listening. ‘Secretly.’”
[… … .]
What will happen next?
It’s simple.
When I use the phone, other people don’t know that I’m eavesdropping.
The problem is those who feel a sense of discomfort, even if only instinctively.
In such cases, you can use the existing magic communication device, which is very expensive, even if it means enduring the inconvenience.
So this is what I’m going to do.
“The ‘normal type’ that connects to the communication center, and the ‘premium type’ that allows communication only between specific communication centers without going through the communication center by setting coordinates like existing communication devices. Naturally, the price difference between the two will be at least 10 times. Still, it will be cheaper than the magic communication devices currently on the market. Can you feel it, Master?”
[… … .]
The teacher just looked at me without saying a word.
There is only one reaction.
You understand exactly what I’m going to do.
“The world has changed now.”
There is a saying that a horse without legs can travel a thousand miles.
But now.
A horse without legs can travel ten thousand miles.
I burst out laughing.
ah…….
“Don’t I look like a real genius?”
[… … That’s right.]
The master stretches out both hands.
It’s as if he’s asking me to sit on his shoulders.
So, he carefully lifted the teacher with one hand and sat him on his shoulder.
The master said.
[Genius, that’s right.]
Perhaps this is just the beginning.
The world.
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Because it will really change.
* * *
Someone came up with a business idea that made them think, ‘Oh, this could make money?’
So what should we do after that?
There are several ways.
Either go to a famous commercial city, set up a stall and sell your goods, or go to the noble who manages the relevant territory.
but.
As I have said countless times, good people cannot survive or be happy in this world.
If you set up a stall and sell things, even if it makes money, you will be assassinated by someone and your things will be taken away.
If you go to the noble who manages the territory, the person who took the business item will be in a state of ‘not entering the territory’ for a while.
To put it simply, you get killed by that noble and everything is taken away.
I don’t mean to make the mistake of generalizing, but that’s what happens to most people.
So, those who are truly smart go straight to the continental battlefield.
There are rumors that it is fair, and it is possible because it is a fair continental battlefield.
That’s why the Continental Battlefield is so great.
If an evaluation like, “This business item is good,” comes out on such a continental battlefield, it will be automatically promoted to the world right away.
Because the Continental Battlefield is the upper class that dominates this entire continent.
I am in a similar situation now, but I fell into that category.
A business idea came to mind, and it was surprisingly groundbreaking.
So I called in Harold Lynch, who was to become the Dean of the Commerce Department for the first time in a long time.
Straight to the villa.
But is this just a coincidence?
I guess Harold Lynch had something to say to me too.
When we faced each other, we spoke simultaneously without even knowing who would speak first.
“Let’s do business together… … .”
“I’m thinking about starting a business… … .”
At the same time, I stopped talking.
Harold makes this face.
What the heck is this guy?
Me too.
What the heck, this guy.
“business?”
“… … Please speak first.”
He shook his head.
“Tell me first.”
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“Then I will tell you without hesitation. Is it possible to mass-produce the carpet you made before?”
Look at this.
Who would think he’s the son of a wealthy family? He smells like money.
Then suddenly this thought occurred to me.
Is this guy a merchant through and through or is he just a merchant in name only?
“Is that all?”
“yes?”
“A flying carpet in the sky, anyone would think that it would make money even if it wasn’t you. Business?”
“… … ?”
Harold didn’t seem to notice the underlying meaning in my words.
I was convinced by that.
This guy is a merchant in name only.
If I had to give it a score.
“50 points. No matter how I look at it, you don’t seem to be fit to become a successful merchant.”
“… … I hope you can explain it in a way that I can understand.”
I ended up laughing hysterically.
“Why should I? I’m not your father. Go ask Roland.”
Harold’s expression becomes distorted.
I really don’t understand, but I still have an instinctive feeling that what I’m saying isn’t just nonsense.
It looks like I’ll just get that, okay?
“Let’s skip the carpet thing. First, I have a new business idea I’m thinking of. Listen carefully.”
Yes, I told Harold about the part I had discussed with the Master earlier.
Of course, I left out all the ‘wiretapping’ stuff.
There’s nothing else to talk about, and talking about wiretapping is a bit much.
And there was no need to talk about wiretapping.
Harold was very surprised by my story.
