Episode 173 The Empire’s Reward
The princes shook their heads at his words.
“It seems that the saint has gone too far. Lessian never wants to enmity the Holy Kingdom.”
It’s true that I don’t want to be hostile.
Because it is the place where the monster that subdued the necromancer and blew down the gates of the empire right in front of their eyes.
There was no way I would have the heart to fight because it was a place guarded by such an unheard-of and unprecedented saint like a guardian deity.
said Ray.
“Am I out ahead? A woman named Lesian’s princess tried to assassinate a key figure in the Holy Kingdom. Can you still say that Lessian did not want war?”
“It happened because of the three princesses’ arbitrariness. This is by no means the will of Lessian as a whole.”
Luke interceded.
If the saint explodes again here, the empire is truly over.
He took out his anger on Ruthella.
“What are you doing! Can’t I apologize right away!”
Then Ruthella responded.
“Brother! Anyway, this is in front of the soldiers! How could I show the princess bowing her head!”
It’s a very hostile field.
There must have been something wrong with Ruthella’s head or her own ears.
Ray approached her.
Then he put all his strength into his hand and slapped him on the cheek.
Jjaak –
A pleasant crackling sound rang out.
Not only the soldiers, but also the princes’ eyes were stained with astonishment at the unexpected situation.
I could see her lips quivering as she slapped her cheek.
Ruthella looked up at Ray while clutching her cheek.
“Go… How dare you tell the princess…”
“She’s sitting and talking like a princess. Would you like another shot?”
As he speaks, he raises his hand and closes his eyes.
Even if you hear it wrong, you hear it badly.
Ever since she was little, she was fed up with the things that the status of a princess gave her.
Since this wasn’t a princess, there was no such thing as an idiot, so I didn’t even want to treat her properly.
However, he did not intend to overthrow the empire at all.
The story would have been different if the princes had also come out as shit, but the princes tried to act appropriately in their line.
All that was left was that crazy princess.
That alone is unforgivable no matter what.
Trying to kill someone who came to help? I was so embarrassed that no words came out.
Sun Prince Jared calmed Ray down.
“Fix it, saint. We would like to resolve this matter through dialogue. How about we get together and talk about this?”
At his words, Ray also thought for a moment.
To be honest, I didn’t like the prince in front of me either.
Like the work in the lobby and the usual treatment.
Not only was there no apology, and the fact that the current situation has occurred is something that I cannot think of as a VIP from a foreign country.
However, an idea suddenly came to his mind when he said that we should talk about it.
the state’s financial situation.
It didn’t matter if he made the empire mush with this, but he was not the only one who would miss out on the benefits he could gain.
It was enough to destroy the empire according to the empire, and it was better to get the things that could be obtained.
Why are you thinking of missing one? If you get a profit and stir up the imperial family, isn’t it good for your sister, brother-in-law, and saint!
Ray nodded and removed one corner of the wall.
“Explosion.”
Kwaaaang-!
For a moment, the knights were nervous as they watched the saint cast the 5th circle magic without difficulty with just a starter word.
If the saint in front of them tried to harm the imperial family, they had to step in.
However, the things the knights were worried about did not happen.
He shook his hands as if he felt relieved and spoke to the princes.
“Conversation is good. I’m going to have to sort it all out right now. Call both the prince and the princess to the lobby. If you come out with the same attitude as last time, I’ll throw you a lot of catfish, so I’ll tell you well.”
He turned his back with the horse.
When he disappeared, only the enchanted knights and princesses, the castle gates that suddenly disappeared, and the walls of the castle that were shattered were left there.
* * *
As he said, all the princes and princesses were gathered in the lobby.
Prince Oh said while resting his chin.
“joy. Dare to gather the prince and princess on the subject of the holy kingdom, I have to say something.”
Prince Lee accepted his words.
“Never reply to what he says.”
“It’s a little strange that my brother said that.”
When this prince, who was normally indifferent to others, said this, a sense of wonder welled up in him.
Prince Oh didn’t know it, but Prince Il and Prince Lee witnessed the saint’s power right in front of their eyes.
It was not a force that humans could possess.
If he had made up his mind to destroy the Lesian Empire, Lessian would have collapsed in less than a week.
Of course, as a mage, he wouldn’t have that much mana.
Prince Il and Prince Lee did not even think of sitting down.
That’s why I stood there until he showed up in the lobby.
Not long after, Ray opened the door to the lobby and entered.
Looking around, it seems that everyone has gathered.
“Everyone has gathered. Then we can start talking right away.”
Ray spoke directly.
“I think there may be people who don’t know, but last night the three princesses over there sent an assassin.”
“What?”
“…Oh my God…”
Princess Il covered her mouth after learning roughly how the situation was going.
“So, does the Holy Son say that Lessian must make amends for him?”
“Exactly.”
After returning to the VIP room to calm down and think about it, Ray thought that this would be an opportunity to open the way for diplomacy in the castle country that had been blocked.
In fact, the castle that cut off all diplomacy and trade with neighboring countries is doing a little too much financially.
In such a situation, exchanges with the empire would be a great strength.
It was better to think that in a way it went well, since trade will be able to make up for the financial losses so far, and diplomacy can be used to promote friendship with other countries.
However, Princess Il shook her head.
“I don’t think there is a need for that.”
At her words, Prince Il and Prince Lee’s eyebrows twitched.
Ray nodded, as if to say more.
“If it is true that the three princesses sent assassins to the saint, it seems that the Lessian Empire does not need to compensate for it. Because this is what she did on her own.”
If you just listened to it without thinking, it might sound right, but in reality, it couldn’t be anything other than absurd.
Think about it.
A member of the imperial family and the son of the emperor who leads the empire sent assassins.
But can it be said that the empire has nothing to do with it?
Lessian had already intervened in the big case of the saint’s assassination.
From now on, no one can step out.
I can’t and I won’t let it go.
Ray shook his head and said.
“So you can’t pay anything?”
“That’s right. You can’t expect anything from us.”
That’s a very good opinion.
It wasn’t without a feeling of regret to spit it out before dying, but it would be okay to be proud of it as a will.
When he was about to say something, Prince Il answered quickly.
“I think differently. Obviously, this happened because of the three princesses’ own will, but this is the case of the entire imperial family. Shouldn’t you be able to be called a member of the imperial family only if you have that kind of responsibility?”
Prince Il’s words, spoken at the perfect timing, blocked Ray’s actions.
Ray slowly lowered his raised finger.
Seeing the scene, the prince also participated in the story.
“I also think that my older brother is right. If you can’t accept this, then as a member of the imperial family, you’ll have no choice but to question your sense of responsibility.”
There could be no disagreement with the words of the princes who were competing for 1st and 2nd place in the succession ranking.
I don’t know what was going on, but when the two of them came together and said that, Princess Il couldn’t hastily present an opposing opinion either.
“…If you two say so…”
As the story goes like this, the rest was about the ‘compensation’.
Ray doesn’t want big things.
Close diplomacy between the empire and the castle country and active exchange of trade business related to it.
With that alone, the funds that will enter the Holy Land can reap more than double the profits.
Moreover, this was not an unfair agreement, and it was a story that was beneficial enough to the Empire.
If trade is active, merchants will go back and forth between the castle and the empire.
If the guild moves so much, even foreign countries that smell the money will cling to it.
As the market grows, the amount earned by both countries also increases.
If you look at it negatively, there’s nothing to be honest about it, but besides that, there are not only a couple of advantages, so this was the appropriate compensation that Ray wanted.
Of course, he intended to take a much larger sum than the Lessian Empire, though.
Ray began to bring out the things he had been thinking about one by one.
The prince and princesses, who were listening to the story, thought about it for a while and then nodded as if they thought it was okay.
There were quite a few positive comments.
In the first place, even if you think about it generally, if it was this good, it would be enough for the empire.
You have to pay 65% of the return to the castle, but if you see this as the ‘responsibility’ of the imperial family, it’s definitely a good thing.
Of course, Ray had no intention of forgiving what the three princesses had done.
The Empire’s imperial family touched the wrong opponent.
Lay, who is self-proclaimed generous and has the same heart as Ha-hae, has a fairly long back end.
Even now, it was to the extent that he hadn’t forgotten the elven village in the Grencia Mountains, so he said it all.
Being caught by him, it will not end at this level.
After the story was over, the princess scolded Rusella.
“Why did you do that? I’ve been saying this since I was little, but try to behave befitting a princess.”
At her words, the three princesses hung their heads stiffly and replied.
“Don’t talk like you’re proud. Because there is not much difference between you, the second princess, and me, the third princess.”
Seeing them all made me sigh.
This is the imperial family that can be firmly established even if it is ruined even if you do not touch it.
What would the emperor do if he was an iron-blooded lord and a leader who cared about his people?
It is only when the education of children is so wrong that the empire will perish in the next generation.
