Episode 373
“Is it because you’ve been eating well lately? You seem very full.”
“… … .”
“I’ll ask again. Let’s just ignore your name and look at it as it is. When I’m about to do something or do something, do I have to wait for the approval of the other nobles, including the Marquis, before doing it?”
The Marquis gulped and swallowed.
The hierarchical relationship was established long ago.
Clearly it was the Marquis, not Aveiro, who forgot that.
“We decided to change the name of the country, we decided to do business, we made that decision. Do we look like we have nothing to do?”
“… … .”
“Shouldn’t you have told me in advance? Should you have discussed it? What did you do wrong? Now you want to get involved in politics, gain some benefits, and gain some power, is that it?”
Railway business.
There is no need to explain at length; this was an ‘innovation’ in itself.
The horses that pull carriages no longer need to pull carriages.
There are no longer any cases where merchants need to travel in large groups to trade.
Because the horsepower train will take care of everything.
This should not be viewed simply from a distribution perspective.
The railroad is a kind of link that can exert influence regardless of territory.
In other words, this is vested interests and power.
Innovation that leads to money, fame, and power.
Aveiro was not stupid.
Aveiro knows the real reason why the Marquis in front of him came to this place.
“So. You want to get involved in the railroad business?”
Leopold swallows, feeling stung.
How can you do that when I didn’t even mention it?
“You feel like you have everything in the world because you are well fed, have no opposition, and have your lord supporting you from behind? You gather nobles, gather opinions, and arrogantly want to get involved in your lord’s business, so you even appoint a representative to come and see you. You are amazing. Do you have a lot of free time?”
“……sorry.”
“What’s the point of apologizing with just your mouth? Do you really need to say it out loud for people to understand? Are you an idiot?”
“… … .”
“Are your eyes and ears just for decoration? You say yes and yes and give me Tyler, help me stabilize the territory, and provide me with funds, so do you think it’s done anything? The smell of the oil stuck in your stomach vibrates. It’s nauseating.”
Aveiro did not raise his voice.
What Jack is trying to do clearly requires the cooperation of the nobles.
But what is the basis for these nobles to have the power they have now, even if it is just a matter of cooperation?
Because Jack gave me a chance.
Then it is right to follow whatever you do.
You didn’t pay attention? It just got pushed down the priority list.
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But why do you come here and ask questions like this, as if you were a representative of the nobles?
Clearly the Marquis was full.
The other nobles also had their fill.
You’ve forgotten the days of hunger and are now ready to be greedy.
Aveiro, looking at Leopold, let out a sigh.
What a waste of time.
It wasn’t in the plan.
“Are General Rommel and Margrave Cierran involved in this?”
“……no.”
Aveiro looked at Leopold with cold eyes.
Whether this is true or not is something you can ask the eavesdropping staff.
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“……doesn’t exist.”
“Get out. Okay.”
After saying that, Aveiro turned his head and buried his face in the papers.
The Marquis, with his mouth tightly shut, quietly leaves the office.
There was a brief silence, and soon a man who had been waiting in the next room came in.
Philip.
If Aveiro was Jack’s confidant, then Philip was Aveiro’s confidant.
To be exact, he is a close associate who has proven his abilities to Jack.
Philip asked.
“Hey, I thought there was a war going on.”
Aveiro, who had been burying his head in the papers, smiled and raised his head.
“You came in at a good time. I have something to do.”
“What is it?”
“All the nobles of Teslan, no, of Milos, gather at the palace.”
Philip opened his eyes wide.
“Really?”
“Yes. Everyone, including Rommel and Margrave Cierran, without exception.”
Philip felt it.
Aveiro has changed a little.
And Philip had no intention of hiding that feeling.
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“I think you’ve changed a little.”
“It has to change.”
Aveiro, who spoke casually, had a really casual expression on his face.
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“What my lord is trying to do is not a national matter, but a continental matter. Just look at the railroad project. It starts with the Kingdom of Milos, but it will expand beyond the Forest of the Demons to the entire continent. In a short period of time, the Kingdom of Milos will become the Empire of Milos. Do you proceed while paying attention to the opinions of each and every one of the minor figures in handling such matters?”
Aveiro paused for a moment, then continued, scribbling something on a document with a pen.
“If you do things that way, the speed will only slow down and the obstacles will only increase. That’s not the way you do things, my lord. It’s not my way either.”
That wasn’t a wrong statement.
If you appease one complaint, another one will pop up, and if you appease that one, another one will pop up.
That is the world, and it is the natural greed of the human race, or rather, the intelligent species.
Jack wasn’t idle enough to worry about all that, and neither was Aveiro idle enough.
This is what power is used for.
“Then I will convey it like that.”
“And, please hire more wiretapping staff. Even if all the manpower was concentrated in other kingdoms, they should have caught this.”
Philip scratches his head as if he is ashamed.
“I’ll try to supplement it with friends who are tight-lipped.”
Philip, who was saying that, looked out the window for a moment.
Philip asked awkwardly if he saw anything outside the window.
“By the way, the Marquis just now seems to be returning to his territory in a carriage. What should we do? Should we catch him again and have him wait at the Academy?”
Aveiro shook his head.
Then I glance at the calendar.
Today is the 15th.
“As soon as you leave this room, tell the other nobles to come to Ascenv by the morning of the 16th, by any means necessary. Tell Leopold when he arrives at the estate.”
Philip made a sour expression.
“When we arrive at the territory, it will probably be this evening, or the morning of the 16th? Is it dog training or something?”
“If you heard the conversation, you would know. That Marquis came representing the other nobles.”
“Is that so?”
“You don’t understand your master’s intentions at all. You’re full because you have no competitors and no one to keep you in check in politics. You’re too greedy. You haven’t crossed the line yet, but I think you’ll cross it soon.”
Aveiro looked at the papers, writing something down, erasing something, and repeating.
Perfect multitasking, working and talking at the same time.
“As I said before, I have no intention of doing things by worrying about each and every little thing. What if I see a cancerous lump growing inside me? I have to get rid of it.”
“… … .”
“But I can’t just clean it up right away. My lord gave them a chance every time, and I can’t ignore my lord’s intentions for giving them that chance. So I should at least give them a warning.”
“Then I guess I should tell them to come over there. The Academy conference room where the nobles of Teslan were tortured by Cell.”
Aveiro nodded.
hmm.
Philip asked.
“What if they cross the line even after all those warnings?”
Aveiro said it without a second thought, as if it were no big deal.
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“I have to kill him.”
Philip was creeped out.
* * *
It was a very interesting situation.
These guys in front of you are more amazing than you think.
In the human world, there are politics, heredity, the power of groups, etc.
There were a lot of things to consider, but this is a world where power is everything.
To sit in the seat of the clan leader, one must be the strongest, be able to stand at the forefront on the battlefield, and possess overwhelming charisma.
Judgment is also important.
In the case of dwarves, it didn’t matter if they had no talent for fighting.
Because they were people who used tools and made things, and they took pride in that.
Oak is a tone green hill.
The elf is Barbara Guido.
Harpy is Rain Lo Villea, or Leon Villea for short.
These were the men who had fought at the forefront, and they were literal kings who had the charisma and proven leadership to unite the races.
That too is a fighting king.
They were gathered together in one place.
Another summit with a round table as its center, including Menama-Amur, who became the new king of the dwarves.
All of their eyes were focused on one side.
Right to me.
“It feels burdensome to keep looking at it.”
Although some people coughed, no one turned their heads.
“What the… … .”
“Who are you?”
The first words… … were said by Villea, and the second words were said by Barbara Guido.
So, Guido cut off Villea’s words.
Guido didn’t even pay attention to Villea’s glare.
“I sent this message to Ellis. The plan to hit the orcs in the back of the head, that’s it.”
Only then did Blackman, who had been standing still, react.
“… … The back of the head?”
“Why are you so surprised? I only planned it, I never actually tried it.”
Blackman glared at Guido for a moment.
A fierce gaze, but Guido winked lightly as if he was used to it and took it lightly, and soon Blackman also shook his head.
Guido continues speaking.
“What’s the point of talking too long? If we had hit the orcs in the back of the head back then, there would have been a race war just as you said.”
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“… … .”
“The order of the Demon Forest is Orc, Elf, Harpy, Troll… … and Dwarf, Vampire. I made that plan because I wanted the Orcs and Elves to switch places, but if I had carried it out, the Elves would have been pushed down instead. I only found out about that recently.”
Guido’s eyes slowly move to Blackman and Villea.
“Those two guys were in a relationship.”
“You really know something great. You were spying on that with those good eyes and ears?”
Although Villea fought back with a trembling expression, Guido looked confident.
“That’s called gathering information. You didn’t even know you had such a good means of gathering information, the wings. After all, how could you know that a weapon was a good weapon when you were on the ground, fighting with orcs?”
Guido’s speaking skills were exceptional.
He is not at all inferior in dealing with the leaders of other races with just one mouth.
What’s really strange is that Blackman just stayed still.
You got it stuck? What’s that?
Whatever I do with Villea, whatever position I take at night, you spread all that stuff? What do you want me to do?
What if other people found out? So what?
Blackman just stared at me with that expression on his face, without saying anything.
Then, finally, Villea bowed her head deeply, and Guido smiled confidently. Then, Guido looked at me with a confident expression.
“Even before I received the letter announcing the coronation of the new king of the dwarves, there was something I wanted to tell you.”
