Nice to et you. I am Artur von Benno Bowister.
Nice to et you too. I am Amadeus Freitag von Breichrader.
If you think about it, its a strange greeting.
I am now retired, but my first eting with my close parent, Breich Rader, has been the head of the Knights of the Bauister family for more than 30 years.
Usually impossible, but the League Great Mountains between the forr Knights of Bauister and the frontiers of Breichrader made it a reality.
Rembering, on the way to the royal capital to go to the assassination after his fathers sudden death, Bleich Rader, the frontier, who greeted was the predecessor.
He accompanied a trading company who returned to Breichburg, greeted the previous generation with Klaus, who was also young at the ti and used to crossing mountains, and stayed in the mansion until the flight of the magic airship to the royal capital ca out.
The cost was a little floating, but the cost of the round-trip magic airship was for two people, and the stay cost in the royal capital.
I really wanted to go alone, but even a poor knight was hesitant to go to the royal capital alone, so the cost was high.
Despite that, my father had died earlier, so I had to be attacked as soon as possible.
Claus carrying a heavy box of armor and a sword looked apologetic to as I paid all the expenses.
Normally, the attendant should not mind such a thing.
It ans that we are so poor.
However, it is also true that when I looked at Klauss line of sight, which I thought was physiologically inappropriate, I was angry as if I was stupid.
Klaus is excellent, but does not warp with .
It was at this ti that I first strongly recognized it.
Breihill Raders retired family mbers also looked at as if they were foolish.
Its up to that point, but its sothing that cos to mind.
However, even those who do not like that are killed in the forest of the magic with their predecessors.
It was a big blow to us, but it may have been the fact that there was only one drop in drinking.
Its an incompetent predecessor who cant control the ridiculous runaway runaway.
Well, well I wonder if I would have had a similar result at that location Im not even Wendellin.
The modern-day Breichrader frontier seems to be not as arrogant as his predecessor, even though he is young.
Because I care about such an incompetent retreat.
You dont have to worry about it. I couldnt make the decision to hand it over to Wendellin. Im an incompetent ex-principal.
When I do that, it seems like a lot of repulsion
The other brothers. Erich if you can? If you had him take over, you would have used Wendellin well. Stop complaining.
I agree
I stopped talking about assumptions that could not be realized anymore, and in fact, I was summoned by Breichraders frontier count because I had to make important decisions as Vendelins father.
Until now, it was impossible to reach Breichburg in just one day, even if it was suddenly called by the Breichrader frontier.
That is because now I will arrive imdiately if I board a Mage airship that regularly cos with the new territory of Paul where I moved.
It is no longer necessary to cross the Major League Mountains in preparation for the danger of altitude sickness and the assault of wildlife and Wyverns.
The developnt of the territory is proceeding smoothly thanks to the magic of Wendelin.
Paul called on his forr guard colleagues and his acquaintances to form a vassal, accepting the territories who were no longer in the Baumister Knights due to the Kurt case, and now have a population of 200. Over.
Approximately two months after Kurts death, it is an amazing speed.
Isnt the problem about that Woman?
Well, thats why
Although it is not a very customary practice, an appealing woman is a woman who teaches such things before the aristocrats heirs get married.
Because it will be difficult if you do not teach and you will not be able to have children as a result, you will send such a woman to the trace of the royal family, aristocrats, rchants, and large-scale farrs.
Most of the ti, it applies only to the eldest son, but when financially affordable, there were also houses where the second and third sons could apply.
This area can be said to be case-by-case.
However, the selection conditions are strict.
Even if I consulted with the frontier of Breich Radar in front of , it was a problem that he was also pondering.
First of all, business won are useless.
Because there is a problem of illness.
Since so won have problems with their sexual roots, there was a possibility that the relationship would be heard publicly or, at worst, they would be forced to talk about it.
Next, even amateurs who are greedy or have a light mouth cannot use it.
Anyway, it will be known by rumor in the territory, but since it is not officially concubine, I can not even look at my wife who got married later.
Since a man was the first woman, I liked it strangely, and when I tried to forcibly envy, the order of the back was disturbed and sotis it caused a fight.
There were quite a few cases in which the woman herself had an ambition and disdained the man.
Are you a widow in the territory?
I can co in, but Im the wife of that incident.
Because they were ex-wives of Kurts accomplices who tried to assassinate Vendelin, I couldnt help it.
Im a man, so Ill take consultations, but its hard to introduce myself.
If you were the hunter of the old Bauister Knights, Bleich Radar Frontier should have recomnded you imdiately.
However, considering the current influence of Wendellin, if he introduces a bad woman Attempt Woman and the woman does extra things, it will be Bleich Radars frontier who will be criticized.
He would not want to take any extra risk.
However, it doesnt an that I have a good guess.
After all, Im just a retired old man.
Why dont you hand over a book to make the tea cloudy?
Since it is impossible for all children to be an approaching woman, I usually prepare for it after seeing such books after my second son.
The woman who becos a wife also learns such books from her mother before she is married.
Im very sorry for the very personal story, but how was Mr. Artur?
There wasnt a specific woman.
When I was young, won from the southern part of the territory were sexually liberal.
Although I am a married woman, I have an affair with no harm.
Moreover, I refused to accept the invitation from the woman, and I was very disappointed.
However, after being known by the priest, ister, that custom was abolished at once.
Are I the youngest person at that ti?
What a slutty custom!Can you speak openly to God?
ister, who was an old man from that ti, was usually mild, but only this ti he was angry like a fiery fire and the villagers were frightened.
Klaus seed to look at with such a bla, but at that ti I thought that I wanted him instead.
A man who was really disgusted by the habit of knowing how much people are struggling to reconcile in their territory.
It was normal for
The older brother who was the heir was sick, and it seems that such a woman was also addressed to her who had been preliminarily treated.
I was a daughter of a small prince. I lost my husband at a young age and was a widow.
Since we teach such things, naturally won with experience are selected.
Because the husband gets more complicated, the widow must be chosen.
At the ti of my marriage, the relationship ends, and I end up paying nuisance charges.
It seems that the woman is now the second wife of a certain old-aged vassal.
Of course, it seems that they are being grown up because they are included in the words of the mbers.
I was envious of the Bleichrader frontier family in that I could be grown up.
What about Kurt?
I cant afford that
Since it is a small isolated territory, problems can easily surface if you apply such a woman.
So I handed over the book and made the tea muddy.
If you think about it, it may be the reason why Kurt is strange, including such parts.
While I am the inheritance of an aristocratic house, why is the treatnt different from the inheritance of other houses?
I dont think so, but there was a pain that I couldnt say for 100% unless it was the cause.
I want you to prepare yourself, Artur-san. Just
I want to avoid the Countess of Bauister
Since there are a lot of new vassals in the new Earls family, there is a possibility that trouble will occur if you decide from that edge.
If you are a woman who is badly related to so aristocratic family, it is likely that you will tell it out because it is against the erging family of Count Bauister.
Since the formation of the vassals has not ended, there is a possibility that they will beco a serious vassal at that edge.
Beco your favorite nun and give birth to a child, forcibly take over the child and use his power as a relative.
As is often the case, you should avoid that kind of danger.
I was troubled
Well. What do you think His Majesty want from us?
Wendelin, as far as Im concerned, its probably not a big deal.
I hope so.
It was now autumn and the harvesting of crops had already begun.
Once that was over and the taxes were paid to the state and the nobility, the mobilization for the defeat of the Duke of Nuremberg would finally take place.
The Imperial Army would mobilize 300,000 n for the frontline alone.
The actual number would be much higher, as there were many supply units, intelligence gathering units, and units in charge of the military administration of the occupied territories.
No matter if the finances were strained or the emperor was incompetent, it was proof of the excellence of the empires bureaucratic system.
But, alas, wars are determined by the ability of the military personnel.
While the militaries skill and supply situation remained constant, the Duke of Nuremberg had the advantage of the ground, his army was more elite, and he had more money and supplies.
The quality of the commanders were superior on that side as well.
Even the lower level commanders were selected and trained personally by him.
Even if the Imperial Army were three tis as large, I couldnt imagine a future where the Imperial Army could win.
In the midst of all this, Alfons and I had been called to the Imperial Palace again.
Regrettably, I wanted to make more porcelain if I had the ti to do so, but we had to take care of business.
The instruntalist led to the throne room, where His Majesty the Emperor, who looked incredibly well-bred, was waiting for us.
The cronies around him, like suckerfish, were the sa as before.
Cant he gather so better people?
As soon as we completed the greetings, the emperor cut us off, I would like the two of you to set up a camp around the Imperial City and work to maintain the security of the area.
Huh?
It doesnt make sense to why he would order such a thing.
They should at least position us in the town of Sakart or put us inside the Imperial City and make us a reserve army.
Maybe they dont want us inside the Imperial Capital, though.
I dont hold any troop, Your Majesty, but
It would be good to borrow troops for Therese.
If I let Therese lead a large army into the Imperial City, she might try sothing in my absence.
However, I dont want others to think I fear that.
One of his followers may have advised that Alfons, who had a poor reputation as a general, should set up camp around the Imperial City.
It was a minor, or rather, half-hearted order.
We will begin preparing our troops as soon as possible.
Youre in charge.
After leaving the Imperial Palace in a short amount of ti, the only thing left to do was to return to the town of Sakart, but we have to stay a night in the Imperial City.
The guards commanded by , as well as Alfons and Er walked around the Imperial City to find an inn.
The Emperor didnt ask you to stay in the Imperial Palace?
Wendelin, did you wish to spend the night there?
I dont want to be rigid and obviously unwelcod, and I also dont want to take into account the possibility of poising in my food. Im just saying.
Im with you on that one.
Walking through the comrcial district of the Imperial City, I found that it seed to have recovered a lot from the ti following the recapture of the Imperial City in early spring.
The expressions of those walking around have also mostly recovered.
Since the magic airships cant be used, the economy is a bit more depressed than before due to the drop in air traffic.
Ive heard that the economic bureaucrats of the empire are arguing with the emperors cowardly bureaucrats in an attempt to raise funds for economic stimulus along with the war effort.
In their hears, everyone must want an effective leader.
Er. Lets do so business first.
I wonder if porcelain could be sold without the emperor watching?
I dont have a problem with him watching.
Im using my hard-earned money in order to prepare the troops that His Majesty the Emperor has instructed to prepare.
He may want to cut down on my financial resources, but Im not going to blindly do his bidding.
Dont say such scary things.
The trip between Sakart and the Imperial City would eat up more than a week of my ti.
It would be a blow to our economy because we cant manufacture porcelain during that ti, so I have brought a large quantity of manufactured porcelain in my magic bag.
Er seed to be worried about the other potters, the nobles who protect them, and even the emperor who will watch . But we have a large number of people who need to be fed.
I was going to fight back as much as I could, since it was forced onto .
Its not like theyre squeezing the market by selling the sa quality stuff. The price is different, so the buyers are different. The porcelain from the other potters arent enemies.
White porcelain is so popular that rchants are coming to Sakart in droves.
If the porcelain is taken to the Imperial Citys Grand Chamber of Comrce, they will pay a high price for it.
If it doesnt work out, we can take it back to Sakart and sell it.
Why do you have to be so combative?
Er frowned at Alfons words.
Im sorry Alfons, but the guys in the Empire are more combative with than I am with them.
Thats no excuseHis Majesty has recognized you as one of the most powerful foreign forces.
Theres no reason to not pay them for the work theyve done so far, and just because Ill pay for it later is no reason to impose a further burden on them.
To top it all off, people are struggling to earn money and even feed an army of mainly imperial forces, and then they are ordered to be stationed again.
There was no way this was going to be friendly.
Alfons, you and Therese are perceived as a separate friendlier force.
Even so
I dont know if its because of the conflict with the Emperors faction, but there hasnt been a supply of food recently.
They are in currently in a state of gradually stockpiling by joint hunting by gurus and military forces, and imports from neighboring areas and the country of Mizuho.
Ive complained to Therese. I told her to keep supplying Wendelin with food, no matter how hard it is.
Why did it stop?
I thought you would be able to handle it, Wendelin
Alfons was against stopping the support, but ironically, his two nephews, who are in charge of the internal affairs of the Duke of Philips estate, voted to stop it.
They said it would be better to put that amount into loans as aid to the northern lords.
From Thereses point of view, the opinions of her brothers could not be ignored.
Its probably because she thinks that if she makes enemies, the Emperors faction will cause harm to her.
We are only outsiders, foreigners.
Still, we cant give up here.
We need to defeat the Duke of Nuremberg.
Its an amazing building.
While we were talking, we had arrived at the headquarters of the Grand Chamber of Comrce, one of the most prominent places in the Imperial City.
After informing the gatekeeper guarding the front of the building of my identity and my business, I was escorted into the reception room where expensive tea and sweets were served.
As expected, it will beco one of the empires large business associations.
This is more delicious than the yerba mate that Elise usually brews.
Alfons and Er were impressed with the taste of the tea that the maid brewed for them.
The fact that the tea is better than the tea Elise brews ans that it is much more expensive than the tea leaves we usually use.
As expected of the most important mber in the Bauister family, his most important person, and Alfons, Duke Philips confidant. You all have quite a discerning palate, dont you?
A well-dressed middle-aged man, who appeared to be the head of the Chamber of Comrce arrived and comnded Alfons and Ers taste buds.
And Wendelin Bauister, your power is rapidly expanding.
I dont like to be doing this. But, Im sure as the master of the ier Trading Company His Majesty has been very unsympathetic to you, hasnt he? Its the sa for .
Yes. But when repaid with the profits from the defeat of the Duke of Nuremberg, there will be a good amount of imperial bonds with no interest indefinitely.
Thats a funny joke. I assu youre getting a tax break on your purchases?
Well, well, well. For a young man, Earl Bauister is quite knowledgeable.
Its not that Im knowledgeable.
Ive just heard of a case before where they sold credits on such terms.
Its the sa for . They say theyll make up for it later with rewards, but I dont have any inco, so Im taking a side job so I can feed people.
Throughout the Empire, Earl Bauister, a nobleman from the Kingdom of Helmut is said to be living off the porcelain to support his vast army.
A vast army? I think a large army is only possible when you have at least the Duke of Nuremberg in place.
Its difficult for our trade association to support an army of 10,000 n.
I could feed hundreds of thousands of people if I wanted to.
Thats a short-term solution.
I know.
Porcelain sells for a high price now, and the soldiers being feed were only paid a small allowance.
The hired official baronet Bohnhoff and most of those below him, were paid handsoly, but I couldnt pay everyone.
If I had, I would be long dead.
So it is that I, such a wretch, have co to sell porcelain to the ier Trading Company.
That is good news for . Earl Bauisters white porcelain pieces with the Mizuho porcelain craftsn are very popular. Even in the midst of a civil war, there are people who spend money to keep their morale up.
Id like to request the shipping cost and friendship price.
Yes, of course.
Soon after that, I took out a large amount of goods from the magic bag and showed it to the head of the ier Trading Company.
Is it a high-grade item?
The head of the family had stopped selling the plain, low-priced items. When he saw my items, his face broke into a smile at the tea sets and vases that had been gilded by Mizuho craftsn with gorgeous, delicate paintings and golden rims that could be considered works of art.
The Imperial governnt doesnt have the money, but so places do. Those people are waiting for these items.
The amount offered by the head of the ier Trading Company was higher than I expected.
Just to be sure, I haggled a bit and the price went up by 20%.
I dont know how much profit he expects to make, but he must be confident that he can earn even if he buys at that amount.
Im fine with that amount.
If you have a similar item, please contact the ier Trading Company. By the way, where are you staying tonight?
After taking the goods out of the magic bag and handing them over, I received the paynt. I was about to leave when the head of the company asked where we would be staying.
I havent decided yet.
In that case, Id like to introduce you to an inn Im familiar with.
He recomnded an inn he enjoyed and sent a young servant to guide us there.
Thank you for taking us.
I gave a silver coin to the servant as a tip and we checked into the inn.
The inn is a high-class luxurious inn that offers an extensive dinner.
Instead of eating in the room, the food is served in a restaurant in the inn.
After washing up, we ca down for the al.
May we be allowed to have such a luxurious al?
Im paying for it anyway, so feel free to eat as much as you wish.
The guards were hesitant, but this was a necessary expense.
I told them not to be hesitant at a ti like this and began to eat, the guards soon followed suit.
Good wine.
Should I get one as a gift for Haruka?
The three of us were sitting around a table, the guards sitting at nearby tables, when a young man, appearing to be a young night, appeared.
Er and the guards beca cautious, their hands ventured to their swords, but the knight held up his hands and began speaking to .
You are Earl Bauister, arent you? I am accompanying soone dining here with soone and he would like to have dinner with you.
Is this man an Imperial nobleman?
No, sir. His Majestys third son, Peter Oswald Delius von Ackert.
His Majestys third son (T/N: the italics an it is being whispered)
Now, I cant help but wonder whats going on.
After all, he is the Emperors child.
Maybe he was ordered by his father to say sothing to .
Alfons. Do you know him?
I dont know what the third Emperors son is like, so I ask Alfons, who seed to have so knowledge of him.
His public reputation is bad.
Is it?
Hes been called an imperial embarrassnt.
He does his fair share of martial arts training, but when he has ti to spare he goes out into town in a clique with the children of nobility, playing around, eating at the cheapest shops in town, and going into the forest to play war gobbler and hunt and barbecue the fruits of his labor.
He is not very much a child of the Royal Family and is constantly reprimanded by the Emperor and disliked and ignored by the well-behaved older sons.
Alfons whispered such information to .
Is he acting freely because he cant take over the Imperial Family?
Freely The reason for his bad reputation is because he is born of noble birth, but his behavior it too commonplaceI guess you could put it that way.
Alfons doesnt seem to know that much about the Emperors third son either.
He doesnt harbor any good feeling, but he doesnt harbor any ill will either.
Thats about it.
Lets et him. So, where is His Highness?
This way.
The young knight leads us to a VIP room at the back of the restaurant.
Er stands in front of and gives a look while signaling to the guards.
They quickly surround and Er goes into the room first.
Hey, Er
At the mont I called out to Er, he quickly drew his sword and pointed the cutting edge at a young knight in his early twenties or so, who was behind the door of the room.
Interesting quirk, isnt it? Even for an Imperial Highness.
Er. Youve learned well.
Haruka and the Battlestar team training is useful. I can feel the murderous atmosphere even before I opened the door. Did you not notice?
Oh, the swordsman murderous atmosphere and all that. I didnt notice him, but I did notice there was one pretty impressive wizard.
To test out my words, Er shot an ice arrow towards the back of the room, past the knight that was held in place by the sword pointed at him. Paired with the Magic Barrier, the ice arrow fell to the floor.
This isnt a simple et-up, so can you stop trying this sort of thing? I complained to the knight who showed us into the room, and he have an apologetic look.
Your lords orders? Does he like pranks?
The young knight fell silent as I tried to ask questions.
A young man erged from the back of the room.
The boy, who was about my age and was roughly dressed in high quality clothes, called out to Er.
Im sorry. Heh. Youre the first to preempt Golzt with a swordSo this is a Mizuho sword. Its true that Earl Bauister is good friends with Mizuho then. I guess you can sotis rely on information from your shitty father, right?
And you?
Goltz. If you dont put your sword away, Earl Bauisters best vassal, Erwin, will put a hole in your head.
Apparently, this boy is the third son of the Emperor.
However, he is so carefree in his speech and behavior that its hard to believe hes the son of the Emperor.
Your Highness, Im sorry.
Im sorry. Im the one who tried to get Goltz to do sothing weird. Erwin, would you put your sword away? Goltz did these things on my orders.
Wel, what do you think?
Forgive him.
Huh. Erwin, you really are Earl Bauisters best friend, arent you? Fellow adventurers. Thats nice. Id like to go hunting for demons too.
The third son of the Emperor walks in front of after dismissing the man nas Goltz and Er from their battle positions.
And he was accompanied by a young woman in light green who appeared to be twenty years old.
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