116 – Proposal
The gray rat crisis in Gray Town was getting worse like a snowball.
The number of protesters surpassed 50,000 for the first time since self-proclaimed as the Gray Jura, and for the first time, large-scale clashes between protesters and guards broke out.
-Give us bread!
-Why isn’t Tigris coming?!
-Tigris will give us a new life! everyone!
-If Tigris doesn’t come, we’ll go!
After a fierce battle between the Gray Rat protesters trying to cross the Rainbow Bridge to meet Tigris and the guards wearing heavy equipment to keep the Rainbow Bridge from being taken away, bloodshed eventually broke out.
There were no fatalities, but as the media reported that five guards were injured and 33 protesters were seriously injured and rushed to a nearby hospital, Victorian citizens began to recognize the seriousness of the incident.
“Isn’t this how Gray Town rats are attacking Middle Town?”
“hey. Don’t do that too much. I’ve been to Gray Town before, but it’s not really a place for people to live.”
“But give those rats bread with our taxes? Then I don’t work and I protest. How nice it is to just sit on the newspaper and shout whale whales.”
“Do you not want to work with them? Purple Town’s factories are already overcrowded. If His Majesty had not enacted the Minimum Wage Law, would those worthless bastards have entered our jobs?”
When the gray rat protesters became a big issue in Victory, various intellectuals began to pour out columns.
Some columnists who write on behalf of factory owners are even discussing repealing the minimum wage law.
Columnists from the military also said that they should send golden knights to subdue them and establish the dignity of the imperial family.
Builders who wanted to wipe out the Gray Town shantytown and build new houses were also talking about new housing projects.
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Jane put down the newspaper and asked Tigris.“Tigris. Isn’t this just getting worse?”
Tigris put down the teacup and said.
“This is not a problem I can tackle on my own.”
“No, but there are more than 50,000 people looking for you, aren’t you too quiet?”
Charlotte, Irene, Linia, and Nemesis and Sora, who are learning how to drink tea from Trisha diligently, pricked up their ears and focused on Tigris’ mouth.
I am very curious about what Tigris is thinking right now.
“If I do, the problem will only get worse. Because this issue is not just about their welfare, but also about the dignity of His Majesty the Emperor. Problem solving must be done in the Empire.”
“I’m curious about what Tigris thinks, other than such a banal theory.”
“A knight must act on orders, not thoughts.”
“Ugh! stuffy! If you give me an answer, where will it go?!”
Then Sora raised her hand.
“······what?”
“May I ask if I can ask you one question?!”
Tigris looked at Trisha reflexively.
Trisha was embarrassed and dyed the nape of her neck red.
“conch! When did I teach you that!”
“uh? Isn’t that how you do it? You said to ask your superiors as politely as possible.”
“Why are you half-talking again now!”
“Is it because I’m in friend mode now?”
“You are just…!”
“Aaaah!”
Tigris sighed and said.
“What do you want to know?”
Sora, who avoided the flying sticks, opened her mouth with twinkling eyes.
“Then you were allowed to ask…”
“Just say it.”
“Oh, yes! I’ve been told from Trisha that even knights should advise their masters to make the right choices! Then, isn’t Tigris in a position to give advice to His Majesty the Emperor?!”
At Sora’s bold question, Trisha looked at Tigris with anxious eyes.
“That’s a good question.”
Sora looked at Trisha with a smirk on her face, ‘Did you see it?!’
Trisha was really desperate for a honey night, but she endured it.
“As you said, the driver is in a position to give advice, but the driver should not take the initiative to solve the problem before the order is issued. And I have already given advice to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“yes? What advice did you give me?”
This gray rat case was unprecedented before the return, and it was impossible to propose a solution to such a political problem because Tigris was not the expert.
However, he could offer suggestions that would reduce the political burden on the emperor.
“It is a secret.”
Sora pursed her lips.
“Tigris-sama seems to have a lot of secrets! Can’t you tell me a little bit?! I’m dying of curiosity!”
“conch. Tigris-sama is in trouble. Stop it now!”
“But you want to know?”
“Hold on.”
“Did you know that the saying that curiosity kills a cat was made for nothing? I can’t stand my questions… Oh, I’m sorry! Sorry!”
When Trisha threw the stick and ran, Sora screamed and started running away.
“you! Aren’t you standing there?!”
“Aaaaah! Save Sora!”
Tigris sighed.
Sora’s path to becoming a knight seemed very difficult.
Tigris saw Nemesis still drinking tea.
Nemesis seemed better.
Nemesis was also curious about the same thing, his ears were perked up and his tail was very stiff, but at least he kept his mouth shut.
Then, Nemesis opened his mouth.
“Tigris-sama.”
Tigris was worried about something, but he opened his mouth.
“Why?”
Nemesis crossed his legs with a bewitching expression and lowered his upper body.
“Can’t you just tell me a little bit? Only I will know.”
Tigris knew that posture and expression very well.
This was the method Nemesis mainly used to extract information from men.
“·················ogue.”
“Isn’t it okay too? Usually it all comes down to this.”
Although the others were astonished, Linia’s hands trembled as if she was even more shocked.
I saw an affair woman seducing her older brother from the front, and it would be strange if she wasn’t shocked.
“Isn’t the blur angle too bad? Oh, the button wasn’t loose.”
Tigris drank tea, pretending not to hear.
When Trisha came, it was a mess, but when Sora and Nemesis arrived, there was not a single day when the house was quiet.
At that time, Lenny came to Tigris with a telegram.
“Tigris-sama, this is a message from the Imperial Family.”
Sora and Trisha, who were wrestling in the living room at the sound of a special message from the royal family, stood tall like dolls that had stopped winding.
And he was seated right away.
“Mr Tigris. What is it?”
“Prince Harry wants to see you tomorrow.”
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Jane thought deeply and opened her mouth.“Did Prince Harry not go to the Black Land due to the stabilization problem?”
“You just came back.”
“Did you come back very quietly? When he went to the black land, he swore that he would completely eradicate the problem of the black land and come.”
“Victory has a big problem, so you stopped by to solve this problem.”
Charlotte opened her mouth.
“Prince Harry, do you have a pointy number?”
“There will be.”
In Tigris’ memory, Prince Harry had neither military insight nor charisma to conquer people.
Of course, Prince Harry’s appearance at Princess Rain Rover’s birthday party was very different from Tigris’ memories, but he didn’t believe it too much because he could easily collapse when faced with a difficult problem.
“Five. What kind of sharp number do you have?”
“do not know yet.”
“But how are you so sure?”
“The Crown Princess said that if it was Prince Harry, it could be resolved.”
Tigris doesn’t see his eyes very well.
But the Rain Rover is different.
The Rain Rover was excellent at seeing, analyzing, and placing people in the right places.
If a Rain Rover is possible, it is possible.
Nemesis sighed.
“This already shows Gong-cheo’s temperament… it’s dark in front of my eyes.”
Trisha shot Nemesis.
“Nemesis······.”
“Ah, I didn’t even know it. sorry.”
Nemesis drank all the holadang and opened his mouth.
“Anyway, my body is aching. Miss Linia, it was late at night, wouldn’t you like to play a match with me?”
“Oh, is that so?”
Sora raised her hand.
“me too!”
Linia has recently been fascinated by Nemesis and Sora.
Did you say that you don’t know how such a cute child came out of a blunt guy like Tigris and that you want to take care of him?
Linia also secretly seemed to like hanging out with Sora and Nemesis.
To be precise, I felt envious of their freedom.
Positive energy seemed to come from the freedom of the beasts who could freely speak and act, rather than living a life of restraint as aristocrats, and in fact, there was a change in swordsmanship.
In the past, he moved according to a hard sword and set rules, but recently he started to learn the Bakutu technique of the Beasts, and his eyes started to open.
Linia looked at Tigris and said.
“Brother. Can I come and have a fight?”
Tigris nodded.
“Do whatever you want.”
“yes! thank you!”
Linia was excited and headed to the terrace.
At that time, there was one thing that bothered Tigris.
‘······The pants seem a little short.’
Even if it was casual clothes, he was wearing clothes that showed all his legs like Nemesis, Sora, and Trisha.
“Well······.”
It seemed that Linia had changed a lot more than she had expected.
* * *
Tigris had tea time with Prince Harry and Princess Rain Rover.
“How about the black land?”
“The people don’t care who their master is, but they are hoping for a lesser tax-paying owner, and the nobles and corrupt officials who have lost their support in an instant are struggling to rescue even a little bit.”
In a word, the Black Land area was still chaotic.
After all, they are the ones who have lived in that area for at least several hundred years.
It was a delusion to think that the rotten roots would be uprooted at once.
“Still, the people are cooperating well with the Imperial Army, so the stabilization work will be finished before winter comes.”
“I’m happy.”
“Still, I think it would be better to avoid war. Of course, it can’t be done with my own mind alone.”
“There are wars that cannot be avoided.”
“So, you have to prepare thoroughly. It is especially necessary to unite the Empire as one. I saw it in the Black Lands.”
Prince Harry said as he recalled what had happened in the Black Lands.
“The Imperial Army was able to unite and fight as one because it had a cause to save the persecuted people, but the knights and soldiers of the nobles of the Black Land area were different. I’ve seen some soldiers pretend to fight and surrender with swords and spears.”
What are you trying to say by dragging your words so long?
Tigris decided to get straight to the point.
“So this Gray Town issue should be resolved quickly. Do you have a solution?”
“The solution is very simple. You can give them a job.”
What is the underlying cause of the Gray Town’s gray rat protests?
It was because there was no way to make a living in the zodiac.
“But where are the jobs that can accommodate so many Gray Town citizens?”
“Why not? Job creation is nothing more than a large-scale civil engineering project. And just in time, there is one thing I need to do is a large-scale civil engineering project.”
Prince Harry spread a map of the continents on the table and held up a red pen.
And a solid line was drawn connecting the jungle area and the former Marquis of Baros.
“The graves of giants have been found in these Black Rock Mountains? According to the investigation team’s explanation, the amount of manastones to be excavated from the tombs of giants is enough that the Empire can use them without worrying about manastones for the next 100 years.”
“There is nothing more than a train to distribute these magic stones.”
“right. The distance from the Marquis of Baros to the Black Rock Mountain is about 150 km in a straight line alone. How long do you think it will take to clear a piece of land this size, put a railroad, set up a station, and install a guard point?”
“I do not know.”
“Even if you catch it, it’s four years old. At least the citizens of Gray Town won’t have to starve for four years. Even jungle areas don’t have winter, so you can work all year round. Of course, the frequent rains are a problem, but that’s something to be dealt with gradually.”
Tigris admired himself.
Creating jobs through a large-scale civil engineering project and solving the population density of Gray Town at once.
Rain Rover didn’t just call Prince Harry for nothing.
‘Is this the real talent?’
“But there is a problem. In order to carry out such a large-scale civil engineering project, it is necessary to find a contractor and raise funds. And since it is the first large-scale project to be conducted with the prisoners, several new policies will have to be made.”
“In a word, you are saying that it takes time.”
“right. I’ve calculated that it takes at least half a year to get your first shovel into the jungle. But looking at the situation in Gray Town, it doesn’t look like the gray rats are going to wait half a year. Then they need something to calm their anger right away……”
Prince Harry hesitated a bit, making an offer that was hard to say.
“Would you be able to persuade the protesters on your own?”
Tigris thought for a moment and opened his mouth.
“I know that the citizens of Gray Town depend on me. But I’m worried that if I go on my own, I’ll be a nuisance to His Majesty the Emperor.”
“I understand your concerns. If the successor of the Marquess Norberd makes a political move in the middle of Victory, he must be thinking about whether it will be a problem.”
There is nothing wrong with Tigris making political promises to the permanent inhabitants of Norverd.
However, making a promise to the public that they will only trust you because they will give you a job in Victoria, where the emperor directly rules, goes beyond the authority of the emperor.
If the nobles risked this problem and fell, both Tigris and the emperor would be injured.
“The solution is surprisingly simple. I’m not speaking as the successor of Norberd, but as the emperor’s son-in-law and sire, everything will be resolved.”
When marriage issues suddenly popped up, Lane Rover’s face blushed.
“Why is the story of marriage all of a sudden…”
“Rain Rover, you must be aware that the ordinance restricting marriage between relatives has changed recently, right? is not it?”
“No, even though I know…”
“How difficult it was for me to wrestle with the central aristocrats because of that problem. That’s why matchmakers don’t seem to do anything. ha ha ha!”
For some reason, as soon as Prince Harry returned to the Black Land, he continued to meet the central aristocrats, and it seems that it was in order to revise the kin marriage law.
Rain Rover opened its mouth, squealing as if it had arrived just before it exploded.
“Brother, please, close that mouth…….”
“greatness! Anyway, how long do I have to postpone this marriage? It’s very frustrating for me to watch…”
Startle!
Harry shrugged his shoulders at the lively gaze.
Rain Rover had a fork in his hand.
“If you say more, I will die. Stop this story.”
At that moment, Prince Harry’s attendant assistant approached.
“Prince Harry. The appointment time is almost over.”
“Oh, is that so? The time has already come.”
Prince Harry looked at the time and stood up.
“Originally, we were going to have lunch together, but His Majesty the Emperor asked us to have lunch together today. So I’m sorry, but let’s have dinner together. Then I will leave.”
Prince Harry disappeared in an instant with a roaring laugh, leaving only Tigris and Rain Rover.
Rain Rover fanned his hands because it was too hot.
“Don’t worry too much about that… Sir Tigris. This is not a very urgent issue… Is it an urgent matter…?”
“Are you okay, Princess?”
“yes?”
Tigris looked at his own face in the tea.
“Don’t you know very well what kind of person I am? But would you mind marrying me?”
Rain Rover knew what Tigris was thinking.
“There is an old saying. A lesson without pain is meaningless. The old Lord Tigris experienced countless mistakes and failures, but he was not hurt. Sir Tigris was arrogant and blamed others rather than taking responsibility. But now it is different.”
Rain Rover looked into the eyes of Tigris, who were in pain with regret.
“Sir Tigris is sick right now. Every day I think of that hellish battlefield, and I’m beating myself up. As a result, Sir Tigris changed. Sir Tigris, who was arrogant and unable to trust others, now trusts and relies on me, the principal of Bastian, and Sir Bergang.”
Rain Rover tamed the ruby necklace Tigris had given him.
“I like the changed Lord Tigris. I think it will get better in the future. Sir Tigris, isn’t it?”
Rain Rover’s face had turned red like a ruby necklace.
Tigris looked into Rain Rover’s beautiful eyes and opened his mouth.
“There is a tradition that goes down in the Norbert family.”
“what is that?”
“I propose a wolf sword to my companion who will be with me for the rest of my life. My father also proposed with a sword when he proposed to my mother.”
Tigris knelt in front of Princess Rain Rover.
Then he pulled out the wolf’s sword and handed it to the Rain Rover with both hands.
“Princess Rain Rover is too deserving of me. She is the wisest woman I have ever known, and she has the kindness to make up for my mistakes and mistakes, just like my mother.”
Tigris lifted his head and looked into the eyes of his lovely wife.
“If anyone asks me who is the most precious relationship I have ever met in my life again, the answer would be Princess Rain Rover. So please. Will you marry me?”
Rain Rover accepted her husband’s sword and said.
“of course. Tigris.”
* * *
Prince Harry watched from afar as Tigris was proposing to Rain Rover.
“I thought he was the most blunt person in the world, but he wasn’t.”
As only Prince Harry and the Emperor know, Tigris was ready to propose to Rain Rover today.
All Prince Harry had to do was to quickly change the ban on kin marriage and to allow Tigris to bring a wolf sword into the palace.
To add a little more, Tigris gave him a little push on his back to give him courage?
“I would like to have the engagement ceremony in the fall of this year and the wedding in May next year.”
I find it disappointing not to go in the order of dating, but oh well. I hope their relationship goes well, and that it doesn’t incidentally turn into a harem. That would be moreso Rakan thing.