Year 7442, Month 10, Day 25
Hmn, there's no particular problem with telling them about it. There's no problem but there is a problem. I wonder if I'll be told it's unrealistic and laughed at? Will I be told I'm like a child and looked down on? If as a result of that they were to leave at the same time the contract ends then...Ah, I guess they can't cut the contract from their end huh? Though you know~ Even though I finally made acquaintances of them, and they're reincarnated people I've made into my subordinates. But, there's no way to completely see through the other sides personality and what they're actually thinking in this short period of time. I'm sure that's the same for them as well. I wonder what they could know about me in just a matter of a few months?
I'm not such a fool to believe in illusions like if you hold deep interaction with someone then the amount of time it takes is unrelated. Even my parents who cared so much for me, they listened to and accepted my dream but didn't sympathize with it. I already understand that my dream is that close to being something absurd. However, if I were to talk to them here while they don't worry about me as much as my parents did then let alone sympathize I can only imagine that they might not even try to accept it so it's difficult to tell them about it.
However, someday I'll definitely have to tell them and it's my true feelings that if possible I want them to sympathize and cooperate with me on it. From here on out I need to gather even more people but the majority of them should be following me because I've offering them something to their advantage. Though it would be more unusual to hope for loyalty greater than the compensation given from the start.
Although, I'm not God or anything like that, so I'm not so arrogant that I think I could manage over everything all on my own. If I can't do it myself then trusted retainers are necessary. The problem is whether or not they could pledge loyalty to me in some meanings greater than compensation to me. I don't think I have anything that could captivate their hearts. Of course, my encounter with both of them took the form of coming to their rescure so I'm sure they at least feel a favor towards me. There is right? If there isn't then I would cry from the start.
I'm paying them plenty of compensation and not putting them through a lifestyle where they're especially troubled by anything. I'm sure the way I treat them isn't all that bad as well. I don't think I've dealt with them unreasonably like a slave even once. Therefore, I want to think that they at least feel a debt of gratitude towards me. But, something like loyalty is completely different from that. Since I've gained some amount of information from them you could say we've both benefited each other but even in that case I should have paid even more.
I thought about it for a bit.
"I guess so..Honestly speaking, I don't mind telling you. But, if I tell you then you might scorn me, or at least it's my true feelings that I'm afraid of that happening."
After I said that and Bel opened her mouth.
"Al-san. I just said it but can you really not trust us as that much?"
"It's a bit different from whether or not I can trust you. It was only a few months but we've eaten meals out of the same pot. I trust you two. However, it's different from that. That's right, it might digress a bit but listen to this. Bel, how do you feel about your parents and siblings?"
She was a bit confused when I suddenly brought her parents and family into it so Bel was a bit lost at words but responded.
"Eh? My parents? I think the Koloil family was probably an average sub-Baron family on Orth. It wasn't all that wealthy but there was nothing I troubled about in my life. And I knew that I was loved as I was raised. But..I wonder ..I feel like they aren't my real parents somehow as well. I obviously feel the gratitude towards them for raising me and I can boast that I love my parents and siblings as well but..In the end, in order to search for him I left the house.
Obviously, when I first brought it up they were against it. I think my parents probably wanted me to remain in the village and marry one of the squires or else marry me to the child of a different villages lord. I understand that. Since I understand that they were trying to send their daughter off into a stable lifestyle. However..no matter what I want to find him. I must find him."
Well going off what I've seen of her so far it's pretty much exactly the answer I had guessed.
"I see, Ralpha, what about you? What do you think about Zenom? Ah, if you don't want to say it then you don't need to force yourself."
"I've always wondered about it but, why do you only refer to me as "omae"? It doesn't really matter though. Zenom is...after all my father. I was a high school student before I reincarnated but my parents weren't in the house very often, and honestly speaking I have a weak impression of them. Was it imprinting? That thing with chicks do where they mistake the first moving thing they see as their parents. I wonder if it's like that? Ever since I realized I was reborn I was always by Zenom's side and he protected me. There were countless dangerous times. Even then Zenom raised me without abandoning me. It's true we might not be true parent and child but we've already been together for countless years, and we're completely family."
Well, I figured it was like that.
"I see. However, in regards to your treatment, put your hand on your chest and think carefully~ You're too cheeky. And Bel is much cuter as well. It's only obvious to treat you two differently~ Also, if it doesn't particularly matter then don't say it in the first place. Be quiet, that part of you is why you're such a child."
Since this girl says everything she thinks bluntly. In particular to just me. In some meanings you could say she's similar to Mill.
"Ha...What the, Al, you think Bel is cute? You like her? How unfortunate~ Bel has a boyfriend~ Bel's chest belongs to her boyfriend~"
Th..This brat...I can't help but feeling like I want to punch that smile which pisses me off. Calm down, my right arm.
"Yeah, Bel is cute right? Unlike you she doesn't say smart-ass things after all. Also, even if someone of your level doesn't say it over and over I already know she has a boyfriend. Ah, Bel don't be bothered over it. Since this girl is an idiot "Fufu...I understand. Doesn't Al-san probably not think of me as anything more than like an ally or subordinate? I can tell that much. I'm sure Ral isn't saying it seriously as well."
Right. It's true that Bel's chest is worth paying attention to but she's about average for the Rabbit-people race and not all that unusual for her race. Though it's plenty strange for the sensations of a Japanese. But, I haven't been caught up in being conscious of Bel's chest. It's not that I'm not interested. Rather I am. However, I also know that no Japanese women would feel good about attention paid to their chest.
"Well, ignoring something like Ralpha. And, in regards to the matter I just heard about but I like my parents and siblings. I lived together with them until the spring of this year but it's true I have indebted to them but the feelings of love are stronger than something like that. One of the few things that I felt was good about reincarnating was that my family had increased.
However, my current parents on Orth and my parents on Earth I don't feel like there's any difference between them at all inside of myself, might be putting it too extreme. It might not feel the same for you two but when I reincarnated I was 45. In comparison to that my parents at that time were both in their 20s. At first I saw them both as brats. They were both considerably younger than me after all. But, after living together with them and having them care for me I naturally started to be able to respect them. It might have been because I saw the hardships up close to a degree which would have been impossible on Earth."
I use my tough will that's like steel to hold back my right arm that feels like it would go on a rampage at any moment while looking at the two of them and continuing my words.
"Bel, it's strange to say this but listen without getting angry. You left your house because your boyfriend was more important than your parents. Is that wrong? It's not wrong right. No, it's fine. It's only obvious in some ways. Even my parents on Earth were important to me but my wife was more important than that. It's an extreme example but if I were told to choose between them I'm sure I would at least worry over it but in the end I would pick my wife. It's the same as that.
However, I want you to calmly think about this without feelings. Which of them truly understands things about you more? If you were to commit a terrible mistake, who will cover for you? It's just for example but even if I were to soak my hands in a far too trivial crime there's a possibility my wife would lose patience with me and it's even possible I would be given a letter of divorce, but even if I was mistaken I'm sure my parents would scold and slap me but in the end I think they'd cover for me."
The two of them are thinking at my words. I don't want to hear their response so I continue.
"Returning the conversation. When I left my house I told my family about my goal. They listened without making fun of me. Probably, I don't think they sympathized with me but they accepted me, and gave me permission saying to steadily keep with it. I think that was because they had the deep love that they were trying to understand, recognize, and let me be free. It's a weird way of putting it but even saying, something like that is impossible, I won't say anything bad so just do this instead, is love as well. It's not a matter of which is better. Either way is fine. Just, if they aren't making fun of it from the bottom of their hearts, then that's love. I think that way."
The two of them are looking at my eyes.
"..Ralpha, Bel. The two of your are my important subordinates. But...But you know, I don't think you can listen to my objective, my dream in the same way as my parents without laughing at me. Rather, I think you might end up being fed up with me, or abandon me, I'm afraid of that. I'm sorry to say but as expected I don't feel the same kind of love from you two as my parents. The two of you don't feel that way right?
Even the two of you, for example, Bel, even you should have some things you can't say to your boyfriend, but you could say to your family. Ralpha you're the same right? I don't know if you had a boyfriend though it's fine even if it's a friend or best friend. There should be something that you can't tell to him or her but you could tell to your parents or Zenom."
After saying that I looked at Ralpha and then looked at Bel. I don't know if they understood what I was saying or not but it seems that they've digested a bit of it and are nodding.
"And the complete opposite of that is also true. I had things I could tell to my wife but couldn't tell my parents. But, in that case the weight is difference. In this case, if you were to ask, the stronger reason would be in order to not make my parents worried or feel uneasy. In the end my parents would understand, that's why I don't want to let them worry over something like this, or I might end up making them be too careful of certain things is what might be more correct.
Just the same, for example there's things you can only say between guys and between girls. Even among friends there's things I could tell this guy but that guy. However, when you're talking seriously the content you can say and that permissible range is probably the largest to your family who understands you the most."
It seems I gained their agreement. Well, this is different from everyone so I can't say it's the same though. The two of them were young before they reincarnated, since it seems they were students, I'm sure they were much more dependent on their parents than me. It seems that Ralpha was estranged from her parents but since she's not an idiot, I'm sure she has some fixed feelings for her parents.
"The details I just stated is the reason why I still haven't talked about the dream that I think is ultimate to anyone other than my family...I'm still hesitating at this point...I have the feelings of just going all out and saying it and while on the surface you'll just agree with or understand it but when I'm not around you'll make fun of it, those sorts of cowardly feelings are mixing up. Do you understand that this is definitely not a matter of whether or not I trust the two of you? I just said it but even if I tell you there's no direct harm in it. I understand that you to wouldn't go recklessly spreading it around as well. I trust in, no believe in you at least that much, but you know.."
When I'm stuck on my words and Ralpha says.
"Hn~ I get what Al wants to say, I think. But, are you thinking about such a weird thing?"
Bel continues saying after Ralpha.
"It's true, I'm sure there must be things that are difficult to say. But, we've discussed it with each for several days already. We've occasionally talked about it with Zenom-sam, Zulu, and Maruso as well. Everyone, thought it was strange at first. But, at one point Zenom-said to us. It's a bit long but please listen. "Since Zulu and Maruso are Al's slaves we'll put them aside on this occasion. But, the three of us are nothing more than being hired by Al with money. The same as servants. Servants shouldn't recklessly step into the heart of their master. However, the two of you aren't just normal servants. If Al would open up his heart then it might be to a reincarnated person the same as you two. There's the meeting with Bel as well. I'm sure he's not the type to definitely become an ally just because they're a reincarnated person. But, even then doesn't Al want some allies? I think he wants something close to a family that he can honestly speak to his hearts content. I'm sure Al probably has his own way of thinking and his own disposition and pride as well. If you don't take that into considerations then not just Al but I'm sure that no one would open their heart up to you." and said that. It's exactly the same word for word but the meaning is the same."
I see, so Zenom said that.
"We've already talked every night for more than three months. It's usually just Bel and I the two of us, but Zenom, Zulu, and Maruso occasionally join us as well. We've thought about various things. We think it's true that Al wants to earn money. We think this is already clear. But, for what reason? If it was just for living expenses then you're still a noble for the most part, if you work seriously then you wouldn't easily be troubled by anything right? Even the earnings we're making in the dungeon, aren't they quite amazing. If it was just the 1st and 2nd floors wouldn't Al alone be able to earn a tremendous amount of money? I think you could live a life of even more luxury.
Honestly speaking, if we just wanted to go on living I think any of us could go into business or start a restaurant and be able to do a decent job of it. That wasn't the case in the past but thanks to you we've made plenty of source founds after all. If it was just Zenom and I, the two of us then I think we would be plenty to do a small business or store. But you know, I'm sure that what Al is seeking isn't that sort of, several tens of millions or several hundreds of millions amount right?"
That's right. It's in the several tens of billions.
"We tried thinking about various things ourselves. What is it that requires that much money? What is it which is necessary to buy slaves? like that."
"Well, we were able to arrive at several conclusions after thinking like that. 1. Buy a lot of slaves and cultivate some land somewhere then receive official peerage and become a lord. 2. Start an extremely large business. A business that deals between countries. Funds for that business. 3. Save up money and use it for bribes. Use it as money that's needed to find employment as a government official? in the Kingdom of Rombert. Maybe aiming for the royal court sorcerer? 4. It's close to 3 but use the power of bribes to enter the knight group and aim to be a knight. If you're lucky then get picked up by some lord as the leader of a knight group. 5. I'll become the Pirate King! We think it's one of those."
1 and 2 are extremely proper but what about 3 and 4? Even if I didn't do something like that, if it's me then... Well, it's fine. And what in the world is 5? It sounds like a phrase I've heard somewhere before but. Rather~ wouldn't the pirate king be a completely flawed famous criminal? No matter where I go in the world I wouldn't be taken seriously. Though it's the closest among those right now. Well, it's closest to 1 and 5 with a bit more added.
"From the story we just from Al-san then putting aside 3 and 4, it doesn't seem like 1 or 2. Could it be you've eaten the rubber fruit? In Bakuddo."
So even Bel can say jokes...
"It can't be that you're really aiming to be the pirate king but even if that's the case I won't laugh. I already know how strong Al is after all. It's amazing you can use that much magic. Even after I was able to use magic it's nothing at all~"
Ralpha, you might be surprisingly..a good person.
"That's right. Even if we hear Al-san's objective we definitely won't laugh or make fun of it. I guarantee that."
Bel as well, thanks. But you know..
"Thanks you two. It's just like this."
Saying that I lower my head. And,
"But you know, I'm still afraid. A middle-age man at a good age, no I'm already and old man. And you never know what I'm going to say and.."
I'm really grateful for the feelings of the two of them, and happy. They're the same as me and look like brats but the mental age of both of them should be over 30 already. Yeah? Over 30?
"..Just a moment...Wait just a moment.."
I grab the temple of my head with my right hand and face my left hand towards the two of them while organizing my thoughts.
I'm sure it's true that my mentality is being pulled somewhat by my physical age. There's times when I act in ways that are unthinkable for how I originally was as well. During those times I'm acting without feeling it's unusual but afterwards when I try to organize my actions and the results of that time I notice here and there.
In some ways I even think that my dream of "creating my own country" is something like that. The same age as a middle-school student and an immense amount of mana that I could wield violence with, most likely I've already exceeded the special skill levels of that something or other Marquis that is the royal court sorcerer of Rombert Kingdom. Thanks to my unique ability I've realized the rules of leveling up and furthermore I've made use of that to efficiently earn experience points probably three times that of any other person. Even my growth during level up is greater than the average person, this is three times as well.
Thanks to my magic skills and the immense amount of mana that supports those as long as I can detect the enemy first then it's not even a struggle inside of the dungeon. If I were to think about doing it seriously then on Orth where there's no guns or cannons, weapons which can accurately aim from a distance (most likely even if they do exist they can only aim accurately within several dozen meters) then I alone could quite literally wipe out several hundred or depending on the situation an army of around a thousand people. If I just have the time and money then I could hire the skilled blacksmiths and even create something that could be considered large scale weapons of destruction as well.
In this situation I often or always, I don't know which but (probably, I think, always, is more correct. If that wasn't the case then it would be hard to explain.) if I have the mentality of a middle school student then it's understandable that "I want to make my own country". Honestly speaking, when I was in elementary school I looked up to the representative of rising up in the ranks during the Warring States era in Japan, Saito Dosan. Whether it be Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Takeda Shingen, or Uesugi Kenshin, in Japan there's a lot of people who look up to them. Rather, there are good members of society, the managers of organizations, and executives of companies who seriously read the business books of "Techniques to Seize the Human Heart Learned From Toyotomi Hideyoshi" or "Strategic Sight That Can Look Ahead: Oda Nobunaga".
Everyone likes stories of success in life. Even I've read several volumes of books like that. I read quite a few history novels as well. I think a number of people around me at my age we're reading them. At the very least if you're a manager then if you don't continue with your studying it's difficult to seek anymore promotion than that. Even the stiff business books are using the name of popular commanders during the warring states period to make it easier for their readers to pick up.
Putting that aside, if I'm in a situation where my mentality is being pulled by my body then I wonder if that doesn't apply to them as well? If you were to mention 14 years old then it could be considered the age where you're at the entrance of adulthood but in the end it's {low-teen}. There's a limit to it. Even I'm in agony remembering some of my actions afterwards after all. I'm sure they might laugh at me a bit but if I think about their appearance right now, I doubt it will end at just laughing at me. I'm sure they'll at least comfort me.
"Well, I guess it's fine.. My objective is to make my own country. One day I'll found my own country and I want to become the King of that country. I think of it as the period to earn funds for that right now. Since I need as much money as possible after all...Hha ha..It's fine for you to laugh. That's right, it's find to get angry as well."
After hearing my words the two of them exchanged glances and then broke out into laughter...as expected. That's right isn't it. I had a feeling this would happen. That's why I didn't want to say it...With this things will become annoying starting tomorrow. Putting aside Bel, I'm sure Ralpha will make fun of me. In the first place, even Bel said she definitely wouldn't laugh or make fun of me after hearing my objective, and right after saying that it's this...It can't be helped if you say it can't be helped though.
"Did you hear that just now Bel? I'm going to make my own county, (grin)...he said. It's the same right."
..What should I do to this girl?
"Ppu, I certainly heard. But, it's my win right."
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