131 – The Crown Prince’s Request (1)
The day after the banquet ended, I went to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Because no matter which prince’s faction you join, once you earn a star and become a general or an administrative officer and become a director (same rank as a brigadier general), it is common to go to say hello every time you are promoted.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was worried that I might not know this custom, so he kindly sent an attendant to tell me this.
‘I just happen to have free time tomorrow. So, I would like to have a cup of tea with you. However, if you are unwell due to a hangover, you can postpone the meeting.’
It may sound like you don’t have to come, but in reality, you had to go because His Majesty the Crown Prince would be disappointed if you didn’t go.
While thinking about random things like that, I moved around the mansion under the guidance of the butler, and ended up right in front of His Majesty’s office.
“Your Majesty, Director Jaeger has arrived.”
His Royal Highness answered in a voice so happy that it could be heard even beyond the door.
“Hurry and bring him in. Hurry!”
At the same time as he said that, the door opened and as soon as he saw me, he welcomed me and patted my shoulder, almost as if he was going to hug me.
When I was momentarily taken aback by the sudden friendly treatment, the Crown Prince smiled brightly and pointed to the desk where refreshments and tea were placed.
“Actually, I’ve been waiting for you to come for a few days now. And from the moment I heard that the 12th Brigade was coming to the capital, I ordered the merchants to get the highest quality black tea from the East. Now, please sit down.”
“Thank you for caring so much about me.”
“No. No. “Thanks to your actions, the empire was able to achieve such a great victory and occupy a larger area than expected. As the crown prince of the empire, how could I not treat you generously?”
As we chatted, we sat down and took a sip of black tea, and a refreshing scent, as if strongly brewed cherries, filled our nose.
At the same time, for some reason, I feel like I am at peace, so as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, this must be the best product from the East.
“I never thought I would have the luxury of drinking such good tea.”
“You seem to like tea, so I brought it here to give it to you when I meet you. I thought you would like it. “I will give you a can of tea leaves on the way back, so you can drink it with your wife.”
“I think my wife, Lt. Col. Laura, will definitely like it.”
Laura likes drinking tea just like me, so she will definitely like the black tea gifted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
So even now, she is still suffering from mental fatigue after the war. If you give her a cup of tea and rub her shoulders, she would really like it.
After that, we chatted for about an hour, and at some point, His Royal Highness looked at me and smiled and said,
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“By the way, I must say that you are also very honest. You summarily judged Baron Granz during the last expedition. That was a bit too dangerous. “When I heard that story, I thought her heart sank.”
In fact, the reason I summarily judged Baron Granz in front of everyone was to prevent him from being checked by His Highness as a member of the Crown Prince’s faction.
Because no matter how much of a weakness I have as a commoner, my value was already at its peak when I was promoted to viscount and brigadier general in my mid-20s.
My price has risen to a level where I can afford to eat at least a high-ranking member of the faction, no matter where I go, regardless of the prince’s faction.
I committed this act with the calculation that by killing a baron without mercy, based on law and principles, I would declare that I would not join hands with nobles, and from now on I would entrust my life to the Crown Prince.
So, although he is scolding me verbally, His Royal Highness’s face is radiating such satisfaction that I can even feel the energy of a grandmother who wants to feed her cute grandson something more.
“I’m sorry. “I was young and impatient.”
When I said that, the crown prince looked at me with a bright smile and said.
“It’s okay. Isn’t this a problem that can be solved without doing it again? Anyway, if Granz hadn’t died by your hands, he would have been sentenced to death in a military trial. “But I do have one thing that I regret.”
The way I see it, there wouldn’t be any element of regret for killing Baron Granz, let alone anyone else, right?
“It’s a shame that you, who know how to be so hot and manly, don’t enjoy alcohol and women that much. If you’re a man, there’s nothing wrong with showing off your feminine side since you’ve risen to the rank of general at that age. In addition, since you have now become a major general, he can come out to play with the other generals. “I’ve never been able to invite Director Jaeger to a place where women hang out.”
In fact, this is something I often hear from all generals except my father-in-law, the Marquis of Venner.
It’s good that he has great ability, but it’s a shame that he doesn’t know how to play like a man.
Moreover, this continent of Europa is a society where cheating by a man is widely accepted as long as he does not bring home even an illegitimate child from a woman he has never taken as her concubine.
If you were someone like me who sticks to monogamy, you could say that I live a very celibate life and would feel quite bored as an old-fashioned person.
In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who says this is not only because of his social status, but he is also about three years older than me…
I guess he makes jokes like this because among the subordinates he can hang out with, there are very few subordinates of the same age range except me.
“In return, we will always reward you with the best performance.”
“That’s natural to you. hahahaha. No, so far you have never disappointed me. Ah, this chat has gotten longer. “Okay, what I want to ask you to do is…”
When the crown prince was about to ask me for something, someone knocked on the door and said,
“Your Majesty the Crown Prince, I apologize in the middle of a chat. Major Max, who was in charge of the Royal Guard, came to say thank you. What would you like to do?”
“Director Jaeger, I think Major Max came to say thank you for having a drink last night, wishing you victory and the young people’s success. “Let me take a moment.”
Of course I agreed to that statement, but the thought that it was a somewhat familiar name occurred to me.
When Major Max came in, I was convinced as soon as I saw his face.
This is Major Max von Benner, the heir to the Marquis Benner family, whom I first saw at the wedding with Laura.
“Ah… Did I come in while your Majesty and the Director were talking?”
“hahahaha. Isn’t it between me, the Major, and Director Yeager? “Just come in comfortably.”
“Then please excuse me.”
After saying that, His Highness the Crown Prince, perhaps to ease the tense atmosphere, patted his shoulder in the same way as he had done to me.
“hahahaha. So, did things go well yesterday?”
However, Major Benner, or rather the person who can be said to be my executioner, answered in a rather harsh voice, probably because he was conscious of me being four levels higher than him.
“Thanks to your concern, it went well.”
“Is that so? Yesterday I walked in with a woman with two of her arms around her. “She played at night until she died, so I thought she would show up the day after tomorrow.”
“His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally bought us drinks and even watched us out for a night out, so we can’t be late in saying thank you. However, Major Otto, Friedman, Schultz, and Wittmann were originally scheduled to visit today. “Director Jaeger and His Highness the Crown Prince are with us, so I will tell them to come visit us tomorrow.”
“Be like that. And take this.”
After saying that, the crown prince handed me a tea leaf container from under the desk in his office containing black tea that was about three grades lower than the one I received.
“I received it as a gift and I heard it is good for sobering up. “I still feel like I’m getting drunk on my face. Have a drink and then sober up.”
“Thank you.”
At first glance, it may seem that the crown prince happened to drink with young officers yesterday, and the officers came to say thank you today without knowing that I was coming and were having an intimate conversation with the crown prince in front of me.
Common sense would suggest that a person of the crown prince’s level would not be so happy to open the door for a major when he was being treated alone because of a trivial friendship.
This is the message His Highness the Crown Prince is sending to me by creating this scene.
‘Because there are other young officers I like besides you. ‘Be a little more careful about how you behave in the future.’
It’s not a serious warning, but you’d better be a little more careful in the future.
Furthermore, even though Major Max is the heir apparent of the Marquis Vener, he was never told to sit down and have a cup of tea before leaving.
‘Even though you are the successor to Marquess Benner, your position is very different from that of Director Yeager.’
This warning is putting tremendous pressure on people not to come out based on personal relationships.
We haven’t even gotten to the point yet, so what on earth did you call me to talk about?
Just as I was thinking that, Major Max stiffened and left the room.
“Now let’s get to the point. After all, this is something I want you to do now that you are the director. “It’s not that difficult for you.”
…… When I heard that, I was sure. It won’t be easy.