Episode 254 Epilogue (2)
Pandemonium, the capital of the Allied Government Abyss Islands.
“Oh my gosh, welcome back, Governor! “It is truly an honor to meet the ‘master of defense’ who is renowned throughout the continent!”
Damien de Mirbeau, Governor-General of the Allied Forces, felt internally happy as he saw the president himself come out and give a welcome that was so pompous that it felt burdensome.
It’s a praise I’m tired of hearing now, but far from being boring, it’s thrilling.
It’s always something new every time I listen to it.
After all, he is an incredible talent who deserves such praise!
“dismissal. “You’re not able to manage your facial expressions.”
However, Damien’s brief joy was broken by the cold-hearted woman’s voice that sounded like a knife.
Ah, now that I think about it, I shouldn’t feel good about this.
Because he came on a bad note.
“Keuhum khum. “Thank you for your welcome, then let’s go in.”
“Whether there is a yay! “I’ll take you there!”
Damien walked into the building with great strides and was ushered into a luxurious drawing room.
“Please sit comfortably, Excellency Governor. “Can I prepare you some black tea?”
In the past, he would have been a little intimidated because he was the second son of a nobleman from the poor southern part of Francia, but…
Damien put his foot down on the table that looked dirty and expensive, and crossed his arms.
“No, there is no need for that. Rather, the boss. “Don’t you know why I came?”
“Hum hum. Well, I don’t know. “I wonder why His Excellency the Governor would come to our exemplary workplace…”
Damien clicked his tongue at the sight of them acting indifferently.
“It was only when I received a report that the exemplary workplace had exceeded the demonic working hours designated by the Allied Government.”
Thanks to this prestigious person!
The master of defense ended up wasting his time like this!
When Damien snorted while thinking that, the president responded by rubbing his hands together.
“Oh my! “I think there was some misunderstanding!”
Then he motioned to the employee to bring a box and opened it in front of Damien.
Seeing the interior filled with sparkling gold coins, Damien made a huffing noise, put his feet down from the table, and straightened his posture.
“Our workplace is an exemplary workplace, but it seems there was a mistake somewhere. His Excellency the Governor-General. Still, we have prepared a small gift of friendship to express our joy in meeting the busy ‘master of defense’! “What an honor it is for you to visit us in person!”
“How do you know I like this kind of thing…”
Damien was about to have drool dripping from his mouth… but
when Giselle Davy cleared her throat behind him, he immediately changed his stance.
“…Are you deceiving me with a bribe? You evil business owner!”
“Uh no, that. “That’s it…”
The president couldn’t hide his embarrassment.
He had researched and prepared diligently in his home country, and the information that Damien de Mirbeau was weak against bribery must have been clear.
The information was certain, but his bad luck was that he overlooked the fact that the Abyss system itself was too far away to receive information that had changed in the middle.
“Violation of the demon labor law! Attempts to bribe public officials interfere with the execution of official duties! “If all of these apply, what is the punishment, Dabi?”
Giselle Darby answered Damien’s question sharply.
“We will suspend business for a month, Mr. Governor.”
“Ugh no! Have mercy, have mercy! “Your Excellency the Governor!”
“Oh, there’s nothing to do~ There are a lot of people who want to come anyway, even if they’re not at your place~!”
“Oh my gosh, how did I get this! Oh my gosh!”
Damien declared coolly and walked out, leaving the corrupt businessman crying behind him.
“Oh my, this is so annoying. “Does the governor have to do all these things one by one?”
“Excuse me, Excellency Governor. “In your home country, you are asked to do this kind of work.”
Damien sighed at Giselle Davy’s sharp answer.
The demons who survived the last war are performing labor under the management of the Allied Government. It is a form of replacing war reparations with labor.
To be honest, this is closer to slavery, but the devils also did things anyway, so it’s not a topic for them to talk about.
If Damien had said that he wouldn’t accept this, he would have pulled out his sword first.
The Allied Forces also prohibited the use of excessively harsh labor in order to maintain a minimum standard, but it was still high-quality labor that was used for free.
Thanks to this, among the countries that participated in the Allied Forces over the years, the right to operate a business under the old Abyss Corporation Abyss system has become difficult to purchase even with money.
In fact, with the exception of the upper part of Aquitaine, which holds an unrivaled stake by taking charge of the supply and support of the Allied Forces, every country is trying to take over with their eyes lit.
As a result, in order to acquire the authority to take over or manage a business, a lot of money had to be endured, and once those who did, there were many who tried to quickly recoup their investment costs by pushing the demons hard.
“Eh, tsk. No matter how much you do it, it happens too often. Ugh, what if we operate in an exemplary manner like the top of Aquitaine? I won’t let go, and they will both stay in their positions for a long time. It’s not a win-win, it’s a win-win! But what-”
The Allied Forces, in their own way, prohibited workers from doing work under too harsh conditions and agreed on a proper working environment and minimum compensation, but the other party is a devil and they think that good things between humans are good, so they often cross the line and try to cover it up with bribes. There are many people who lift it.
“…Gun.Gun.Gun.Ha.”
Damien’s lament was cut off by Giselle Darby’s call that cut like a knife.
“Yes?”
“…I trust that you have not already forgotten why I am here.”
“Uh… khuh hm khuh.”
Damien cleared his throat.
He was caught taking money and turning a blind eye to business owners.
In fact, if he had had more hammocks, his head would have been blown off while he was in his position as governor, but as soon as he had eaten a few hammocks, the Marquis de Lafayette stormed in and he had to cry and beg for mercy.
Considering the reputation of the ‘master of defense’ and the prestige of Frangia, the Marquis de Lafayette decided to confiscate only the bribes he had received and hand them over without notice, but left Giselle d’Avey behind as a guard.
It’s unclear how it happened so quickly. That damned Black Witch of Aquitaine…
Damien trembled and answered shakily.
“Well, I’m sorry about that.”
“You just need to know, Excellency Governor.”
In response to the cold wind blowing, Damien sighed as he looked at the major general rank insignia attached to Giselle Davy’s epaulettes.
“Ugh, you just treat me like a general now. Still, we have a bond that we fought together…”
It’s already been two years since we fought together on this island.
Damien made a wistful face, so Giselle smiled and answered.
“I am the inspector general under the General Headquarters, Excellency the Governor-General. “I am only faithful to my position and there is no housemaster.”
“Okay, okay. Hey, let’s go in quickly. cold. “I’ve been here for two years, but I can’t get used to the weather on this shitty island.”
* * *
A moment later, in the governor’s office.
Damien de Mirbeau was sitting at his desk, working hard to sign his name, reducing the mountain of documents, then glanced sideways.
Giselle Darby was leisurely drinking cocoa and reading a report.
Come to think of it, he was extremely picky and had childish tastes, so he always drank sweet cocoa even on the battlefield.
Just looking at what you do, it seems like you only drink coffee without any sugar.
Damien felt the corners of his mouth slowly relax and opened his mouth as he began to fill out the documents.
“Does the inspection work end today?”
Giselle Darby blew on her cocoa, took a sip, and answered.
“Your Excellency Governor. “Now I have to return to my home country.”
If you just look at him, the things he does are secretly cute.
Damien thought like that and joked.
“Hey, is today the last time you’ll see this neatly organized report? “I don’t know what I would do without Director Dabi.”
Giselle looked at Damien with a slightly subtle expression and sighed softly.
“Honestly, I’m not that busy. I know that when I’m not around, you pass half of the money to your subordinates and play around with it. “In the first place, didn’t you take on the position of governor because it was an honorable but leisurely position?”
“How much do you know about the Black Witch of Aquitaine?”
When Damien screamed, Giselle responded with pitiful eyes.
“I am not the Count of Aquitaine’s servant. And even I, as well as the Count of Aquitaine, can get an estimate at a glance, Excellency the Governor-General.”
“Ugh, there’s no way I’m that easy to read…”
Giselle looked at Damien, who was talking nonsense for a moment, and then added, quietly averting her gaze.
“Still, I am grateful that you worked diligently while I was here. I will also report properly to His Excellency the Marquis de Lafayette. To be honest, I was a little surprised.”
That’s just to impress you!
As Damien cleared his throat thinking that, Giselle put down the cup of cocoa on the table, got up and approached him.
“This is the final report I am submitting, Excellency the Governor-General. I would appreciate it if you could prevent something like this from happening in the future.”
Damien glanced at the report, stood up, faced Giselle, and opened his mouth with a secret smile.
“Still, it was nice to meet you after a long time, Director Davi. Huh huh huh. Do you know that my strong recommendation also played a role in the rank of major general you received? Still, you rolled around with me and did a lot of work, and our relationship wasn’t that bad, right? yes?”
Giselle looked at Damien with a slightly subtle look on her face, but then smiled and answered as if she had no choice.
“Yes, that’s right. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought, Governor General.”
Damien took courage from Giselle’s reaction and
took out the bouquet of flowers he had hidden under the desk and offered it to Giselle.
“Giselle Darby! “Marry me!”
Damien held out a bouquet of flowers and spoke rapidly with his eyes tightly closed.
“The passion to rise to the rank of general with a woman’s body! From flawless ability that makes up for all my weaknesses to sincerity! “If there is any woman who can perfect this master of defense, it must be you!”
After silence passes.
There was the sound of documents being put down on the desk.
Even then, there was only silence, and Damien slowly opened one eye and looked at Giselle –
Giselle had a very absurd expression on her face.
“May I be presumptuous, Mr. Governor-General. “What does this mean?”
“What does it mean?…”
“My boss, who was exchanging a pile of documents, suddenly took out a bouquet of flowers and proposed marriage. Even I don’t understand what this means.”
“Oh no, that. I mean it literally. That’s it. We’ve all been through our share of hardships. You may be rich, but that makes sense. Wise and pretty too. “After today, I’m going to go back to my home country, so that’s… uh…” As
Damien’s voice grew quieter, Giselle let out a sinking sigh.
“His Excellency the Governor… may I take off my rank badge for a moment and speak to you?”
Damien trembled, but then nodded and
Giselle Darby began bombing.
“It’s very flattering, but I don’t understand where rational feelings could have sprouted between you and me.”
“Huh? But we’ve been doing well together for quite some time! I also have gynophobia, but I didn’t feel any discomfort towards you…” “
That’s because I was your subordinate and had to accommodate everything to your excellency. “If you feel uncomfortable as a superior, are you a human being?”
“Ugh….”
“From the first time we met, they looked down on me because I was a woman. They were arrogant, self-centered, and even cowardly.”
“Wow….”
“He even abandoned me and his men in Iberica and ran away.”
“I even saved you back then!”
“If you hadn’t abandoned me from the beginning and run away, you wouldn’t have almost died in the first place.”
“Hehehehehe, I thought I had saved you and earned points in a cool way at the time…” “You
even have the personality to slander and slander your Excellency, the Marquis de Lafayette, who trusted you and entrusted you with important responsibilities, and your Excellency, the Count of Aquitaine, who supported you both materially and spiritually. .”
“Aaaahhh ok! “Stop that!”
Damien, who was almost in a groggy state, cried out, but Giselle Darby struck the final blow without mercy.
“As foolish as I am, I can’t even imagine how I could be rationally attracted to this old bachelor in his 30s, who is 5 years older than me, who has the laziness to pass everything on to his subordinates because he is too lazy to do it, even though he holds a high position. I would greatly appreciate it if you could explain.”
“Hehehe…”
The bouquet fell helplessly.
While 33-year-old Damien de Mirbeau (solo from birth) was lying limp on the desk, tears streaming down his face, Giselle Darby felt a sense of self-destruction as she felt relieved.
“I also respect Your Excellency’s ability as a commander to persevere in times of inferiority. As a superior, I am grateful to him for being moderate to me, but as a member of the opposite sex, I just can’t-”
“Stop it… I’d rather kill you…”
Giselle thought she might have been a bit harsh and tried to comfort her, but she shook her head.
“I apologize, Excellency Governor. “Then I’ll just leave.”
Giselle went out of the room and
made eye contact with the blonde woman who was blinking in front of her.
The female succubus Leah immediately smiled brightly.
“Ah, Inspector! Thank you! The owner who was suspended from business this time was someone who really did too much! “They say everyone has improved noticeably since the inspector came!”
Giselle nodded in a calm tone.
“I was just doing my job. The Allied Government clearly imposed labor on you, but it is based on the standards specified in the treaty. “Because we must be different from the previous Abyss Corporation.”
Leah smiled lightly, bowed her head again to Giselle, and opened her mouth.
“But… the delicious smell of despair has been in the air since a while ago. Is there something wrong with you, Excellency the Governor?”
Giselle turned her gaze into the room and said,
“As expected of dark women, I am scared…”
She glanced at Damien, who was crying pitifully, and said one thing.
“…You were broken hearted.”
“Oh my.”
