Episode 89: I have to get half of it. (4)
“Hahahaha! Pour it! Drink it!”
“Handsome Ricardo! Look here!”
“Long live the Archduke! No, long live the Baron!”
“For the victory of Ferdium!”
Everyone was excited and drunk and making a lot of noise.
The best way to relieve the fatigue of a difficult war is with alcohol and food.
Jiselle, who was looking at them with a smile, turned around and quietly left the banquet hall.
‘It is the natural lot of those who have suffered to enjoy the joy of victory… … .’
There were some who could not enjoy this joy: the victims’ families.
Although the casualties at Ferdium were small compared to the size of the enemy force, there were still deaths.
Those families will not be able to recover from their grief for now.
Jiselle visited them one by one, held their hands, offered comfort, and even promised a huge reward.
It was originally the lord’s job, and Zwalter would have gladly stepped forward, but Giselle paid no attention and took action herself.
‘I guess I’m responsible too.’
I don’t regret it.
If not, Ferdium would have eventually perished, and all the people would have died or lived in suffering.
However, it could not be denied that there were victims because of Giselle.
It was he who brought the war forward and increased its scale.
Since this was a war that started to protect everyone, the victims deserved to receive sufficient comfort and compensation.
Giselle went to find the victims’ families, accompanied only by Belinda and Gillian.
I can’t do this forever, but…
Before leaving Ferdium, I wanted to comfort my hometown people at least once and compensate for their sacrifice.
“Thank you. Thank you, Your Highness.”
Everyone Giselle met bowed their head to him and expressed their gratitude.
To the successor of the estate who came all the way here to offer comfort and not forget.
They also know that it would have been more painful if they had lost the war.
But the grief over the death of his family could not be quickly overcome.
Gillian followed Giselle silently and watched the whole thing.
‘I thought you were someone who only cared about efficiency.’
I knew he took good care of his own people, but I didn’t know he would do this to the people of Yeongji.
Anyway, Giselle will be leaving Ferdium soon.
Even though there was nothing to be gained by doing so, Jiselle volunteered to meet with the bereaved families.
“Black.”
“What’s wrong, Belinda? Are you crying?”
“No? When did I!”
Belinda glared at Giselle with tearful eyes.
The soldiers of the territory were like friends to her, so she couldn’t help but feel sad.
Giselle smiled wryly and put a handkerchief in Belinda’s hand.
“Let’s call it a day and go back.”
When he returned to the castle, he did not go straight to the banquet hall, but instead checked on the wounded and finally went to see Vanessa.
“Vanessa, are you feeling better?”
“Ah… … . Your Majesty.”
Giselle stopped Vanessa from getting out of bed and sat down next to her.
“You did a great job. Thanks to you, we were able to win the war.”
She smiled faintly at his warm eyes.
I’m glad I could be of help and repay the favor.
But what I was most happy about was that I was finally recognized as a wizard.
As the two people faced each other and smiled, a dying voice was heard from the side.
“Sick… … . Can’t you see me… … ?”
Alpoy gasped and glared at Giselle. Giselle opened her eyes wide in surprise.
“Alpoy, were you there too? Yeah, you worked hard too. You did well.”
“Ugh, that damn kid… … .”
Alpoy glared at Giselle, gritting his teeth.
I almost died because all my magic power was sucked out by someone, and yet you have such a natural attitude.
But now, my curiosity was greater than that.
“What on earth did you do? How did that woman use magic… …. such high-level magic at that.”
The sight of a giant pillar of fire exploding was something even Alfoy, a native of Magic Tower, had never seen before.
I learned from Vanessa that she had exploded the runestone that had been buried in the ground, but I couldn’t understand how she had used magic.
The amount of magical power must have been enormous since it took all six people’s magical power, but the Vanessa that Alfoy knows doesn’t even know how to properly use 1st circle magic.
“You weren’t able to use mana to begin with, so when did you start being able to control it?”
Vanessa said that Giselle forced her to feel mana, but Alfoy didn’t believe her.
What even the top floor couldn’t do, a country manor scoundrel could do?
That can’t be true. There must be some other secret hidden there.
Alfoy believed that if he could find out the secret, he would become stronger.
Giselle shrugged her shoulders, looking into his eyes that were shining with desire even as he was dying.
“There is a method that only I know. If you want to know, work hard for the land. Then I might be able to tell you one.”
“What, what did you say? You… … . Ugh… … If I just go back to the Magic Tower… … .”
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Then Giselle interrupted and laughed.
“Ah, Matap? I was planning to go there soon anyway, so I’ll make sure to tell you what happened. Maybe it’ll solidify your position as the successor to Matap.”
Alpoy couldn’t help but chuckle at the words that he had spoken well.
“Ahem, that’s appreciated… … But why are you going to the rooftop? There’s still time left on your contract.”
“I have a suggestion. It might be good for you too.”
“… … ?”
Alpoy blinked, unable to understand what Giselle meant.
But Giselle had no intention of explaining any further.
He looked back at Vanessa.
“Get some rest. I’ll tell you more when I get back.”
Vanessa nodded with a small smile.
“No, wait! Explain what I mean and go! Hey!”
Alpoy’s shout was heard from behind, but Giselle didn’t even turn around.
* * *
The next day, as soon as the banquet was over, Giselle and her mercenaries entered the Forest of Demons again.
While he was away, the fence and road were almost finished.
Giselle dug up a lot of runestones and gave half of them to Homer.
Now that we have money, the Ferdium territory will quickly stabilize.
‘For now, this much will suffice for Perdium.’
The enemies will also be busy dealing with the damage for the time being and will not have time to pay attention to this.
‘We need to quickly build up our power and prepare for the next one.’
I had gained a lot of time, but that didn’t mean I could relax.
We must take advantage of this gap to weaken the enemy’s forces and seize the opportunity.
‘Money, electricity, food, forces to unite… ‘
There was so much to prepare. I had to make the most of my time. There was no time to rest.
Jiselle turned her horse around without even thinking about returning to the castle.
“Go to the rooftop.”
“The Magic Tower? Are you going to sell the Rune Stone again?”
Giselle shook her head at Belinda’s question.
I still had the runestone, but I had no intention of selling it to the magic tower.
“I have something to discuss with the Tower.”
“When are you going to Fenris Estate?”
“Let’s take care of this first.”
I shouldn’t leave the permanent resident’s seat empty for too long, but right now, it was more urgent to find the magic tower.
Because it would make things easier going forward if we made a new contract with them.
As soon as Giselle received the Barony of Fenris, she sent Kaor and some mercenaries.
For a little while, you’ll be able to keep your territory from becoming a mess.
Belinda frowned as if worried about the Fenris Estate, but silently followed Giselle to the Red Flame Tower.
* * *
After running for several days, we arrived at Matap City.
Belinda looked around and exclaimed in admiration once again.
“Wow, this place is still clean. I wish our territory could become like this soon.”
Jiselle and the mercenaries nodded in agreement with her words.
It’s a really clean and nice city no matter when you see it.
“Oh my! You’re here! Come on in!”
The gatekeeper, despite his previous stiff attitude, opened the door as soon as he saw Giselle.
Sylvain, who was guarding the lobby, also bowed 180 degrees as soon as he saw Giselle.
“It’s an honor to have you back! I’ll send you a message right away.”
Sylvain hurriedly guided Giselle to the Matapju.
Hubert Matapju greeted Giselle with a look of gratitude.
“Oh my! Welcome! Did you win the war? No, you must have won it to come here. What happened?”
There are also dispatched wizards, but the problem is the runestone.
Hubert had been hearing news of Ferdium steadily through his own sources.
Thanks to that, I heard the news that the war had broken out relatively quickly.
I was anxious because the results of the war and the detailed process were not yet known, but I was relieved when Jiselle came to see me in person.
Jiselle also smiled playfully at the excessive welcome.
“It seems like you have been waiting for me eagerly.”
“You know how anxious I was that we might get caught? I didn’t think war would break out so quickly.”
“You should not underestimate the greed of the lords.”
Hubert nodded at those words.
No matter what, I thought that war would not break out that easily, but the war broke out as if it were a direct denial of those words.
In that respect, this aesongi’s insight was worth praising.
“Okay, let’s sit down for now. Are you here to sell the runestone? I heard there’s no cart. No, but more importantly, how did you win? Tell me.”
Jiselle took her time drinking tea and taking a break.
Hubert fidgeted like a puppy on fire.
Jiselle, who had been watching the scene with satisfaction, opened her mouth leisurely.
“Nothing much. I just buried all the runestones I had in the ground and blew them up.”
“……what?”
Hubert blinked, not immediately understanding the shocking words.
Hubert, who soon realized the full extent of the incident, cried out in shock.
“This is crazy! I knew you weren’t in your right mind, but I didn’t think it would be this bad!”
If it was that much, they would have really rushed over and… …even if they couldn’t help, they would have definitely found another way!
“In that case, why didn’t you just hand it all over to us? Then we could have led the wizards away!”
Hubert lamented, recalling the wagonload of runestones from the last transaction.
Jiselle asked in a subtly lowered voice.
“Are you really going to send the wizards?”
Hubert paused for a moment, then nodded vigorously.
“Then! I helped you somehow! Of course!”
The war is over anyway, so what can’t we say?
All I had to do was please them a little and keep getting rune stones.
Giselle smiled meaningfully at his confident words.
Jiselle spoke in a voice as cunning as a snake.
“I was really touched by the thoughtfulness of the Matapju. I didn’t know that he would think of me that much. This is really reassuring.”
“Exploration, what are you talking about? We have some business dealings, so if you think about it like that, I’m upset. Don’t you think so?”
“You are indeed a worthy distributor of the Red Flame Tower. I guess I misunderstood you, as I respect you so much. I apologize for my rude behavior. I would be more than happy if we could continue our good business relationship in the future.”
Jiselle spoke with smooth words as if her mouth was covered in oil.
Hubert coughed in vain, looking embarrassed.
I threw out empty words to make Jiselle feel better, but isn’t it actually making me feel better?
At that, Jiselle added with a smile.
“Because you are so understanding, I feel like I can talk to you with ease. I was at a loss for words on how to bring it up… … I am so glad that we can understand each other.”
Hubert felt uneasy for no reason.
Now that I think about it, I think I lost money last time because I said something useless… … .
‘Come to think of it, why did you come?’
There is still a long time left in the contract with Matap.
Could it be that you came here to brag about winning the war?
‘No. He may be a strange guy, but he’s not the kind of guy to come all the way here for something like that.’
I felt it in the last transaction too.
Giselle Ferdium is a guy who never loses.
He is not the kind of person who would sit around and waste days on something that doesn’t make any money.
Hubert asked in a trembling voice.
“What, what is it? What did you come here to say?”
“I don’t think I can sell any more Runestones. I’m sorry, but what can I do?”
At those words, Hubert’s face crumpled.
