Chapter 332. Conditional Agreement (2)
This is the Countess of Frontera.
The only exception in a world where time is still frozen.
Thanks to that, it is a country estate where people live in the morning sunlight for several months.
But today, a slightly different light poured into one of the estates.
Pasha ah!
Brilliant sunlight enveloped the mansion’s bedroom.
It wasn’t that long.
Strictly speaking, it was very brief.
That’s exactly the amount of time it takes to have a shot of soju.
Or, during class, it was just that amount of time to check the chat on the morph phone for a while.
But after a brief dawn broke.
The two of them had returned to the bedroom, which had been empty and quiet before.
It was Lloyd and Xaviel.
“…Whoa.”
Lloyd gasped and looked around the bedroom.
Familiar interiors and beds.
It was his bedroom.
A smile came out of nowhere.
‘It’s nice to be back. I got the results I wanted well.’
Suddenly, I remembered things from a while ago.
Face to face with the archangel.
A bold proposal.
The reaction of the archangel to that proposal.
and….
“Seeing you smile like that, it seems that the conversation with the archangel went well.”
A voice suddenly knocking on the eardrum.
Lloyd, who had been lost in thought for a moment, suddenly turned around at the voice.
Xaviel was staring this way.
“Because you looked so good from before. I wondered if the negotiations with the archangel went well, but because of the guide angels around me, I was a little too hasty to ask.”
“Are you afraid that I will notice the angels around me and get into trouble because of a useless question?”
“yes.”
“What kind of notice is always welcome.”
Lloyd sat down on the bed.
said with a smile.
“The story went really well. I think I got almost everything I wanted.”
“Is that so.”
“uh. So from now on, I’m going to the royal capital to get summer eyes.”
“…yes?”
“The archangel decided to help with that.”
cool again.
The smile on Lloyd’s lips widened.
While talking to Xaviel like this, it suddenly came to me.
Memories of earlier negotiating with the archangel came to mind.
♣
“I would like to ask for your full cooperation so that I can obtain the second new item of the Magentano royal family, Iris of Summer.”
“…What?”
The archangel’s eyebrows frowned.
A gaze looking at this side with a tilted head.
At the archangel’s reaction, Lloyd’s eyes flashed.
Didn’t laugh at all.
What the hell are you talking about?
Did you eat something wrong?
The more the opponent looks at this side with that kind of reaction.
On the contrary, with a more serious expression, he brought out something to say on this side.
“It is as you say. I want to get the Iris of Summer, a sacred item of the Magentano royal family. That’s why it seems like we need the help of the archangel and the celestial world.”
“…Do you mean to cooperate in fulfilling your desires?”
“yes.”
still seriously.
So much so that it feels shameless.
Lloyd nodded as if it were natural.
“A little while ago, the archangel spoke directly. He said that he admits that I suffered great damage when the Left Angel descended and tried to carry out the demolition of the jewel. Actually, I almost died at the time. It’s not Satan, it’s not a murderer, it’s not a robber, it’s not an angel’s head exploded and ascended to heaven…No, I almost died. Do you know what this is called in the underworld?”
“Could it be attempted murder?”
“Thank you very much for taking care of my meaning in this way. you’re right. attempted murder. Or it could have been a negligent manslaughter on the job…I can tell you that much. So I don’t think the requirements I mentioned as compensation are particularly excessive.”
“Are you saying that I’m asking you to cooperate in obtaining the royal family’s treasure?”
“yes.”
“But angels do not help an individual in the underworld for personal reasons.”
“It’s not for personal reasons, but to compensate for the damage caused by public affairs?”
“But in the end, isn’t it a request to help one-sidedly you as an individual?”
“I am not saying that I am asking for help. It just needs a little bit of spice on what I’m trying to do.”
“seasoning?”
“yes.”
“What seasoning?”
done.
it comes down slowly
The archangel furrowed his eyebrows.
On the one hand, it expresses curiosity.
The moment I asked him, Lloyd quietly asked back.
“Can I borrow your ears for a moment?”
“….”
“So, as for how you plan to roll this…Whispering…When I had an audience with the king’s sister…chatter chatter…It came crashing down like this…jjing jjong jal…In a way that goes back and forth…Blah blah…You can do it.”
“….”
“How is it?”
“How about it.”
Lloyd’s soft whisper.
The archangel, who heard all of this, openly expressed his displeasure.
“Are you asking an angel to lie to you?”
“Oh, how could that be?”
Lloyd quickly excused himself.
“You don’t have to lie at all.”
“why? how?”
“If only the archangel would accept my request here and now. Just accepting it will make the lies disappear from all the things I ask you to do in the future. Wouldn’t it be?”
“….”
The archangel’s expression hardened.
What Lloyd said was true.
The archangel Gabriel was well aware of this fact.
‘I guess so. If it’s a situation where my approval as the supreme decision maker has fallen, there will be no lies in anything the angels say to help that human. but…I hate it.’
Maybe that’s why he’s the kind of talent that the King of Hell covets?
The archangel looked down at Lloyd.
He asked in a more stern voice.
“You, Lloyd Frontera, the human of the underworld. Now you are attempting to manipulate the workers of the celestial world at will, do you not know that this act in itself is accumulating karma on your soul?”
“I know.”
“But why?”
“Because there’s no point.”
A bitter smile crept across Lloyd’s lips.
It’s real.
There is no other way.
Also, this is the surest way.
‘How else can I get summer eyes? There’s no other way but to rebel against the king’s sister. but i hate that no no If that happens, everything will be over. It’s a problem even if the rebellion succeeds. If I suddenly become a king, my life of sucking honey like an unemployed person will be good-bye forever.’
Rather, it is difficult.
What if you only suck on honey like an unemployed?
The king’s sister should be a strong umbrella.
So I don’t even want to imagine a rebellion.
“I also thought a lot. This is the conclusion reached at the end. This is the way to get summer’s eyes with the least harm to others.”
“Hmm.”
“So please. Shouldn’t we work hard to make up for the karma we will accumulate this time by doing many other good things?”
Lloyd asked earnestly.
It was really sincere.
Does that kind of sincerity work?
After struggling for a while, the archangel finally nodded.
“…i’ll know later In fact, you’ve already accumulated a lot of good karma in the underworld. Considering the damage you suffered, I will accept that request specifically this time.”
“…thank you!”
done.
Negotiation was successful.
Lloyd cheered inwardly.
But I wasn’t just distracted by joy.
I moved my hand quickly.
Anyway, before the archangel’s mind changes.
Before the decision you just made is overturned.
He took out his trumpet weapon from his chest to drive a wedge into the outcome of the negotiations.
Flutter!
“…what is that?”
“It is a contract.”
I held out the two contracts I had drawn up in advance in front of the archangel.
“One piece is mine. The other one belongs to the archangel. Everything I just requested is included. The contents of the two chapters are the same, but please look carefully to see if there are any mistakes or places you don’t like. Oh, and the signature at the bottom.”
“….”
“I think you can use the date as a celestial standard?”
“….”
It’s a signature, it’s a nabal, and I’m just going to cut the head off.
So, should I send you to hell in one shot?
No, if I did it for no reason, wouldn’t there be a loss of being deprived of the talent (?) by the king of hell?
Seeing the brazen Lloyd, the archangel suffered a moment.
But the anguish was short-lived.
The decision was quick.
“…Because I don’t have a personal signature over there.”
“Ouch, you can take a picture of Jijang.”
The archangel asked just in case.
Lloyd laughed and laughed.
After a while, the sacred golden jijang of the first-class angel minister adorned the contract.
The negotiations were a success.
♣
“…If that’s what it is. So, do we have to go to the royal capital now?”
“uh. maybe?”
“But I have a question.”
After hearing the rough story behind the negotiations from Lloyd, Xaviel frowned slightly.
I asked as if I didn’t understand.
“How the hell did Lloyd-sama predict all of that?”
“A prediction?”
“The archangel’s response.”
Xaviel’s words continued.
“Looking at the attitude Lloyd-nim showed during his visit to heaven today and the negotiations he had with the archangel, I got the feeling that Lloyd-sama had designed and kept this current situation and negotiations in mind in advance. That’s why I’m curious.”
“Were you confident enough to successfully negotiate with the archangel?”
“yes.”
Xaviel nodded.
Lloyd chuckled.
“That’s because I was able to conduct a preliminary investigation thanks to the left angel Raphael.”
“What do you mean by pre-investigation?”
“Honestly, I guessed a little by watching Raphael’s actions. Ah, angels are not the ones who just reign in the heavens, and they must be in the position of workers in the sky. So I did some checking.”
“What kind of confirmation did you do?”
“I asked outright. Are the decisions made in heaven unconditionally absolute? If there is a mistake in the administrative processing they are talking about, are you the type to admit such a mistake? What should I do to make them admit it? By the way, will the archangel take offense at me and be displeased when this side raises an objection? What do you mean by these things?”
Lloyd shrugged.
It was true.
It must have been from the time when the left angel Raphael was staying in the guest room of the mansion.
During the construction of the dam and jewels, I asked him about this and that.
It was mainly information related to the heavens.
‘Iron-Blooded Knight. There was also a brief mention of heaven. But it wasn’t detailed. It was all over the place. So I needed to check. I thought that the more I knew about the heavens and the archangel, the more helpful it would be to have conflicts or negotiations with the heavens in the future.’
So it was.
Even on tiring days, he would often visit Raphael.
As a result, I was able to know quite a lot of facts.
“I asked just in case, and he answered quickly. The fact that angels are civil servants in the celestial world, the fact that mistakes sometimes occur in administrative handling, the fact that it is possible to appeal the damage caused by such mistakes, and the fact that angels, including the archangel, have humble personalities, so when such mistakes are pointed out, they do not insist. .”
It was because I usually checked it.
I was able to draw the big picture this time.
Confident of their success, they negotiated and achieved results.
So what now?
‘I have to work!’
Successful negotiations with the archangel.
Thank you for your generous cooperation.
We should use that as a driving force to make the big picture a reality.
Promising, Lloyd came out of the mansion.
I looked up at the sky.
Reached out.
The time freeze was lifted.
‘Because I’ll have to go to the royal capital now.’
[Mana Heart skill option time freeze has ended.]
Kiyi….
Along with a notification that the time freeze has been lifted.
The mana heart in his chest trembled violently.
The heart of winter that was fused into the mana heart rapidly grew cold.
It was a similar phenomenon to the time freeze was lifted in the past.
No, this time it was worse than before.
‘…What’s wrong?’
What if the old days felt like sticking frozen ice cream to your heart?
This time, it felt like wrapping my heart with an ice pack, like a triple embossed bubble wrap.
Thanks to (?), the heartbeat itself stopped for a while.
The surrounding blood vessels were also strongly constricted.
A shock ran through his entire body.
“Big uh…Huh.”
Did your eyes go dark for a moment?
Did he lose consciousness after standing for a few seconds?
Lloyd, who had barely regained consciousness before collapsing, hurriedly touched the fence next to him.
Only then did a heavy breath come out.
realized at the same time.
‘The side effects of Winter’s Heart are much stronger than I thought?’
If you leave it like this, it will spread like cancer cells and get worse.
Bingryong’s advice seemed to be true.
Lloyd’s expression grew serious.
‘The side effects are worse than expected. I almost had a heart attack. I only used time freeze twice, but if this is enough, what will happen to the third time?’
I got anxious.
At the same time, on the other hand, I also felt fortunate (?).
‘You did well to refer to the Countess’s advice. It was a godsend that I pushed forward with the work to resolve the side effects of Winter Heart first.’
It was from that day.
He praised his foresight anew.
He hurriedly prepared to leave for the capital.
Preparation was nothing complicated.
Dressed up as always.
I took some food, a change of clothes, and some gold and silver coins.
Then he went to visit the count couple.
He said he would go to the royal capital because of this and that.
It was to let you know and to say hello.
Of course, he was completely unaware.
since sometime recently.
The fact that a sad sense of loss was faintly seeping in the eyes of the count couple who were looking at them.
