This is stupid. Jeralis is, Jeralis is, dead. (Emperor)
Jeralis, my own childhood friend and heir to the Marquis family, my own right-hand man, with superior wisdom and judgnt.
Was, dead.
No, I killed him. I did it myself.
Impatience, frustration, and careless words that would normally never flow out.
And the weight of the words I spoke as emperor.
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The emperor went down on his knees, disappointedly.
The dignity of the ambitious emperor of the Alder Empire, who was seeking to expand his territory, was not there anymore. Just the back of a shriveled middle-aged man
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I surrender. -Emperor of the Alder Empire, Schultrak III -Notice Board
Ah, hes backing out~
I thought I would have to stick around a little longer
I wonder whats going on, whether a trusted subordinate has made a desperate appeal, or whether the nobles were on the verge of rebellion
Well, the word surrender does not an that the other country was the one that was surrendering.
They will not cede territory nor pay reparations to the victors, nor have their people be taken away as slaves. They will simply apologize and lose face.
I wonder, I may just be thinking about it, maybe
Thats why its much easier for them to surrender.
If it were against another country, it would not be so easy to surrender unconditionally.
Since it was just the divine ssenger, they wouldnt expect anything but be demanded an apology. I guess they thought it was much easier to surrender
But the world isnt that sweet.
And so do I
Okay now, back to Japan, and print!
Printing at convenience stores would be a hassle, and if soone saw printing a large number of suspicious docunts that were neither in Japanese nor English, I would be reluctant to go there again, so Ill just use my ho printer/scanner/copier to make copies.
Epsons reliable multifunction device, which was a tank type and had a low ink cost, which was aweso!(TN: An unexpected product endorsent!)
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And two hours later, it was all over the Imperial City.
I threw out the 200 leaflets.
It was at a pretty low altitude and the winds were weak, so more than 80% of it would fall within the Imperial City.
Since it was only letters, it did not consu much ink, unlike pictures.
Also, I copied it in grayscale, not colored.
After scattering the flyers, I imdiately withdraw in transition.
Theres no need to confirm the landing of the leaflets.
Besides, this ti its at a low altitude, so if I dont hurry, Ill soon hit the ground.
If the flyers were scattered at too high an altitude, they would fly too far from the Imperial City.
Anyway, if I scatter this much, even the emperor will get it, also the residents of the imperial city, and those from other countries staying in the imperial city will get the ssage sufficiently.
What has the emperor done to the divine ssenger?
What did the angry divine ssenger demand of the emperor?
And how did the emperor respond to that?
Yes, aning, the whole continent will know what the emperor promised the divine ssenger.
If the emperor was the only one who knows what he was promised to the divine ssenger, he may later choose to fail to keep his word, alter a part of it, or even change it entirely.
However, if all the people and all the neighboring countries knew the contents of the treaty, if the empire broke the promise, they would say, The empire breaks even the promises made to the divine ssenger without any hesitation. If so, they would break treaties and agreents with other countries with impunity, Its aningless to make any promises to the empire, and It would be foolish to make a treaty that the other side honestly has no intention of keeping and only we can keep it.
No matter how bullish the empire was, it would not want to be completely discredited by all of its neighbors.
Even if international relations were not so good, they should still be conducting comrcial transactions, which were importing and exporting.
It would indeed be bad for them to be interrupted.
And the empire has suffered heavy damage on two occasions, when they invaded our country and when they invaded Princess Gegeges country. It must have been quite a blow, both financially and in human resources.
Especially in terms of losing a large number of skilled soldiers
Yes, because I purposely aid at the important human resources who support the army, such as commanders, officers, and non-commissioned officers.
Instead of the forcefully conscripted temporary soldiers such as farrs and peasants, I took out officers and skilled soldiers that took years and loads of budget to train
So now the empire should be considerably weaker.
The military power, the financial power, the centripetal force of the people Also, the unity of the aristocracy and the military.
No wonder.
The reckless dispatches resulted in two heavy defeats.
A close fight would have been fine, but it was too miserable since both defeats were one-sided thrashing.
Death in vain. A dogs death. No territory gained, no slaves, no goods.
Moreover, the people lost their precious family mbers.
An aristocrat loses his precious heir.
Soldiers lost their n, and so lost their limbs.
Whether they liked it or not, they had to remain unchanged in their allegiance to the emperor
But now, for the third ti, the empire has been completely defeated, and the conditions thrust upon them by the flyers were.
300 gold coins for dical expenses, fees, reparations, etc., for a 9-year-old girl who was the victim of an assassination attempt.
A consolation fee for the divine ssenger, Hi Miko (including the fees for using divine power), 2000 gold coins.
Abdication of the current emperor, as a punishnt for the great cri of the attempted assassination of the divine ssenger. His successor shall not be a direct descendant of the current emperor, but a collateral descendant, or one chosen from another noble family.
Yeah, its sweet.
I could have told them to turn in the heads of everyone involved, but, well, there was no need to waste blood.
At one point, Ive said, Im going to kill the whole family! but I didnt really an it, no, at that mont, my blood was rushing to my head and I was just talking without thinking, but when I cooled down, I didnt really intend to go that far, though.
Of course, it would be a different story if Colette-chan were to suffer permanent injuries or worse.
In that case, I think I wouldve erased the empires existence off the map maybe.
And the reason I didnt make too big a demand was that the burden of eting that demand goes to the empires general populace.
Aside from the first invasion of our country, the second invasion of Princess Gegeges country was because the situation in the country had deteriorated.
The war against our country caused the empire many deaths and cost a huge sum of money.
A lot of money, food, and other supplies
And so, the dissatisfaction from the aristocracy, the military, and the people bubbled up.
In an attempt to deal with their plight, they took a reckless, desperate action, which was the second invasion.
Let the military fight. The nobles will be satisfied if they get territory, slaves, and reparations as spoils of war. And the general populace will be satisfied if they see how strong the motherland was.
And yet, the empire lost another huge gamble, making the situation even worse.
If I make excessive demands on the empire in such a state, people will starve to death if Im not careful.
So, I only requested a total of 2300 gold coins as sothing tangible.
Thats a lot of money for a commoner, but from the perspective of the nobility and royalty, twas nothing but a small change.
In this worlds monetary sense, it would be equivalent to about 230 million yen.
However, converting the gold coins into Japanese yen via dollars would only amount to just under 60 million yen, though
If I dont get this much, Ill be in the red.
Theres the cost of shells and bombs and of course, Colette-chans hospital bills.
Its common to hear that if a Japanese traveler gets an appendectomy in a foreign country or has an unscheduled overseas birth due to premature delivery, the bill would be around 5 or 10 million yen.
Its much different from Japan, where health insurance was fully provided. Therefore, when traveling abroad, its a must to have so kind of insurance.
If so, Colette-chans hospital bills could easily range from a few million to over 10 million.
She wont be able to leave the hospital right away, and in so cases, she may need to have another surgery or sothing. If its possible to have surgery to reduce the size of the scars or sothing like that, of course, I would have her undergo it
Anyway, 2,300 gold coins were only the actual cost with no profit, which ans that I may be in the red, or even go broke, if not handled properly.
Whether or not Wolf Fang was ripped off because they were in a hurry to purchase from another rcenary group. Whether the arms dealer gave them a discount for clearing out his bad stock, or they got duped instead
Yeah, I didnt provide a budget in advance, my bad.
Anyway, 2300 gold coins, a negligible amount of money for the empire, would not be a problem.
Now, whether or not the emperor would cling to his position, regardless of his will, the nobles and collateral royalty will drag him down.
Then the battle for succession will erupt and the upper managent will be torn apart.
Thats why I went to the trouble of writing shall not be a direct descendant of the current emperor, but a collateral descendant, or one chosen from another noble family.
To exclude the default route of The Emperors son and to expand the range of target people.
The nephews and nieces of the current emperor, his children, and the senior nobility.
Furthermore, the children of the current emperor, although they will not be his successors, would attempt to sohow seize power.
No, its also possible that he would insist on a thorough war with the divine ssenger. For the direct descendants, otherwise, theres no other way for the direct descendants to make themselves the emperor
Anyway, for the ti being, they will not be able to invade other countries.
Well, now lets wait for a response to the flyers. Im looking forward to it.
Ah, of course, I canceled the raining seawater.
I originally didnt really intend to do it anyway.
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