Episode 68 - Sakura 'Negotiated'
"Come on, let's start 'negotiating'"
Since the magical influence of the wizards of the Kingdom of Geppelus made it dusty between the sights, me and King Lenierd, king of the Kingdom of Geppelus, and some of the heavy ministers, had moved places to come to negotiations.
This room is close to the sight. It seems that it is originally a well-appointed meeting room where only the King and a limited number of heavy ministers hold meetings. I do have a good taste in the calm shades of conditioning, starting with this sandalwood table, and the air conditioning works well to see if there is any finishing in the room itself. If I ever create a similar conference room later, I will make it a great reference.
"Negotiations, huh? I don't think it's gonna be a negotiation."
"That's the best part. I would have liked to have had a little more peace of mind over here. This would be a roundabout, too."
Respond with shoulder to the words of King Lenierd.
In the first place, if I followed something like that, it would be like this relationship was decided from the moment I met Marr in the city of Crossroads. Even Tina became the feather of my daughter-in-law... well, considering the reaction of the Royal Miss Cronia to Crown Prince Merkis, can't you say it's generally my fault?
It seems to me now that Prince Merkis hated Marr as much as the other royal faces did the snake scorpions. Wasn't it because Marr ran away in the first place because he didn't want to marry Prince Merkis?
Well, I just twitched that story back here, and I don't know what's gonna happen.
"We don't need many words throughout this period. Let me hear your demands."
"Shall I then ask the Kingdom of Geppelus to show full respect for me? As a testament to this, I will ask you to offer one princess at a time from all the nobles of the country. If there is no unmarried princess of his age, he or she shall be offered the youngest and most beautiful of his or her spouses."
The clerk who writes the ministers and discussions on the terms I poked at with Niyaniya laughingly hardens his breath.
"Lord Tysi, I need you to abuse him too much. The little ones have small livers."
But only King Lenierd could make a bitter laugh without moving at all. You have quite a liver, this old man. Looks like you're seeing through that I didn't mean it, huh?
"I just made a demon-like request to meet your expectations, didn't I? That's what your son told you."
"No matter how great my king may be, no door shall stand in a man's mouth. As a nation, I can promise you that I will not officially call Lord Taishi the Demon King."
"Well, I don't care what they call you. I'm not going to make any vicious demands. As far as I'm concerned, I didn't want to make a futile argument, so I stopped it."
"Unbeneficial feud."
That's how he whined and King Lenierd laughed bitterly.
"Yes, it's such a useless fight for me. Honor, pride and honor are of the utmost importance to you."
Even as the Kingdom of Geppelus, the fiancée of the King Prince was taken twice, and on top of that, the Centaurs, who were the opponents of the civil war, were taken from within their own national territory, and in doing so they wounded the soldiers of the kingdom, and furthermore were scattered and made vain by me when they raided the royal castle, so it would involve prestige to cry and sleep here.
In that case, the forthcoming Kingdom of Geppelus will not be Antai. Because no one's going to follow a leader who cries and falls asleep without fighting back even if he gets beat up by a bump.
Oh? Actually, this guy's weak, isn't he? So there might be a guy out there trying to replace the leader, and this guy deserves the leader better, and yes, that might crack the group.
A kingdom, a king, a nobleman. After all, man is only man.
"Honestly, as far as we're concerned, it's hard to be at war right now. It's more of a hassle than trouble. It's a waste of time and effort swinging that way."
"Isn't that a mouthful that doesn't seem like a battle from the start? Aren't you a little overconfident in your power?
I sigh deeply at the words of the chief minister who has finally become unbearable and has spoken from the side. That's decided not to be a battle.
Let's just say that even the Kingdom of Geppelus is like a thousand brave men with high fighting power. Well, I think there might actually be some of them. However, it is estimated that the power is not so high. At least, there won't be one on the same level as me. If they were here, the Centaurs would have been wiped out a long time ago, and Prince Wang wouldn't have had to rely on guns.
I think there was talk that brave men should not take part in intercountry indulgences. Am I good because I'm the Head of State himself? Nobody pointed it out to me, though.
Well, if it means hurting the Horn, the Kingdom of Geppelus, then there's absolutely no need to fight that thousand forces from the front. All I have to do is fly around at high speeds, or destroy big streets, mines, water sources, and harbors as I move. Only then can we fully hunt down the Kingdom of Geppelus.
By contrast, the only place I need to protect is Clover, the territorial capital in the middle of the Great Tree Sea, which is a natural element. Of course, the areas of life of the Arkenian people, river people, and ghost people are also defensive targets, but they would be extremely unlikely to be targeted because they are far from the territorial capital.
Or the Kingdom of Geppelus should not even know the exact location of the territorial capital Clover. While I'm checking my position, I see that I'm going to end up ravaging the territory of the Kingdom of Geppelus.
I can think of any contingency, but it should still be faster for me to kill the Kingdom of Geppelus.
And what is it? Apparently, these guys forgot their position while we were talking manners.
"I said it first, but I'm not going to negotiate. This is just a place where I demand and you accept it with all your promises. If you don't like my suggestion, you can kick my ass, okay?
"Dilk, stop it. Lord Tysi wants the spear to hold."
"But Your Majesty!
"I'm telling you to stop. I got this place."
King Lenierd flaunted his heavy minister and turned to me.
"Let's take Lord Tysi's request. The invasion planned by Merkis will be stopped by royal decree."
"That's survival. Let me crush Prince Wang's eyes."
"Crush your eyes...? What does that mean?
King Lenierd gives a strange look. I don't seem to receive it in the right way, but I guess it means it in the right way.
"It means exactly what it means. The eyes of Merkis would be the eyes of the devil. It is also the kind of evil eye that dominates a man's heart. You can't sleep at night if you want to turn that on my daughter-in-law or someone I know. Let me crush it."
"You think you can drink those terms? He will succeed Noon."
"If I succeed to the throne from you, the next king is him. You're supposed to be smarter to kill him right now. I'm just going to crush your eyes and forgive you. It's a bargain, right?
Unexpectedly loose mouth. It feels good to unilaterally push the challenge from the top position! For what I get from myself. It won't be a hoarding if you get hit.
"I can't swallow that condition. If you listen to the demands of Lord Taishi, who has raided you, and take away the light from Prince Wang, etc., the royal authority will be lost. Then we cannot maintain the body of the country, the country will undoubtedly break. Does Lord Taishi want our country to be a lawless zone? If the national territory of our country is rough, its impact extends to the kingdoms of Calendyl and Misclonia. You will not be able to make the 'stable deal' Lord Tysi wants."
"I see. But both the Kingdom of Calendil and the Kingdom of Misclonia can afford the force they have prepared for the 'Great Flood'. Then the territory can be cut all you want. Hooray, isn't it?
"Or maybe it is. But the confusion will extend to more than a decade. The resentment that builds up by the time the confusion is completely healed will also result in a major catastrophe. Is that the future Lord Tysi wants?
"Unfortunately, I'm a good little man, if only as happy as my eyes can be."
You seem to be trying to turn up the story and deflect the argument, but you don't go. I know what I want. All I want is the safety and happiness of my family and the people I'm trying to take care of. Polarity, otherwise I don't care. What is within my reach? I know how tall it is.
King Lenierd pushed silently as if to indulge in my words, stroking his own jaw and thinking. Think for a while and open your mouth.
"I promise not to interfere with Lord Taishi and his family in the name of Non while Non is in office. So I was wondering if you could put it on hand?
"That's a lot cheaper, huh?
"That would be what Lord Tysi is concerned about. This time Lord Taishi stood around because the point was that he tried to strip the family and the people of Lord Taishi of his fangs. Taking away his light is also to prevent him from taking any action harmfully towards Lord Taishi and the others in the future. Then why don't you let Noon guarantee it?
"That's funny as a joke. You didn't see my danger, you didn't stop me from making such a bullshit announcement. You want me to trust you?
"That's right. Let us trust Non, king of the kingdom of Geppelus."
King Lenierd said that in grandeur with my suspicious gaze. The style is not the grand king himself. I don't know where this confidence comes from, well.
Should we reject it here and go, or should we take this proposal or not?
Well, it is within the assumption not to snort at crushing or killing the eyes of that king prince. It's easy to let force say things and slay them, but if it does, it will turn the Geppelus kingdom completely against the enemy.
If you crush the royal castle in its entirety and make it more ground, it won't be the noise where you deal with me, but then there's the possibility that the Kingdom of Geppelus itself will collapse. Since not all those who have the right to inherit the throne are in this castle, then they may enter an era of herd ambition. Even if not, domestic security will deteriorate once and for all.
If that happens, it is not possible to predict what moves will take place in the Kingdom of Calendil and the Kingdom of Misscronia. Like I said, we may head in the direction of cutting off the territory of the Kingdom of Geppelus, or we may be in a position to receive refugees.
Either way, if you destroy the Kingdom of Geppelus with your power, you will be certain that the forces that endanger me will come out to both the Kingdom of Calendyl and the Kingdom of Misscronia. It will also be able to be subdued by force again, but I feel like I see a future that goes into the bottom invisible mud of continuing to crush opposition forces with force.
Make King Lenierd pledge to contain Merkis.
Is it enough as a result of this imposition and a massive outrage in the Kingdom of Geppelus? I feel a little short, but it's not good to be too greedy.
"... King Lenierd seals hostilities against us by the King Prince and other nobles in his name. Of course, as a Geppelus kingdom, we will not engage in any hostilities. If that's what you're going to make sure of, let's leave this time. We can solve everything from what we can, because we know there's a problem."
"That's an English break. Write to me."
"I don't need it. King Lenierd, I believe in your stature as king, who has taken my gaze with great prestige. I trusted each other, me and the king. We have a firm trust in each other, so I don't mind the word. Wouldn't you?
That's what makes me laugh.
I do not intend to play with words in writing. If they break this promise, that's fine. With regard to the Magic Eye, you should make sure that you have the Magic Instrument that I have taken measures against.
"This promise is broken. I'm sure that won't happen, but if it were broken then... a promising mine could be further ground, a beautiful main street could be dimensioned to a snag, a well-maintained harbour could become a dangerous watershed full of reefs, and some nobleman could disappear overnight."
"Is that a threat?
"If we don't break our promise, we'll talk about happiness."
I'll raise one eyebrow and look at this one. Answer King Lenierd with a shoulder over my shoulder. Is this the place to drop it? Not enforceable, but would have been adequately threatened.
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