93 – Grand Duke Aka – 93
“Wow, I thought I was going crazy because my heart was really shaking.”
After the meeting, we gathered in Priscilla’s room, which seemed to have already become the headquarters.
“Yes, I was able to get over it today because Peony Park stepped in, but it won’t be easy from next time.”
Certainly it was.
In today’s case, as always, the work unfolded under the premise that ‘The Peony Ball will remain still.’
However, since the opponent didn’t know that Pie was on their side, he would come with a countermeasure.
“So, are you saying that from now on, that other side will harass Priscilla?”
Roger’s question. The instructor, who had been listening quietly, opened his mouth.
“It’s not just Priscilla, maybe we’ll all be in check.”
“Then, isn’t that fallen angel coming and attacking us?”
Rosé looks at me with trembling and anxious eyes.
“That won’t happen. It seemed that he didn’t come to the human world through a summoner either. You can’t make a fuss in the imperial castle with the power of about 4 stars.”
This is the imperial palace of the Holy Heinbern Empire. A 4-star Samael would have been able to subdue him enough.
“Then I’m glad… … .”
“Okay, think of fighting a bloodless war from now on.”
“… … A bloodless war.”
Priscilla murmured as she pondered whether what I said left an impression on her.
“Then, can I move as Gregory-sama told me?”
“Yes, try not to separate yourself from Raphael. And Raphael, make a thorough distinction between public and private.”
“… … I know. No matter how Samael is, I can’t forgive him for touching Priscilla.”
“okay. That’s it. Then, Rosé, let’s go do our own thing too.”
“… … yes I am ready.”
“and… … Amel, as I said earlier, investigate your brother’s whereabouts carefully.”
“Don’t try.”
“finally… … Instructor. Your mission is the most important.”
“Yeah, I never imagined I would get involved in something like this… … . Will the promise be valid?”
“Of course. Then we move on to the next operation.”
Rosé and I left Baekeun Palace and headed for the imperial family. Upon arriving in front of the imperial family, Pi was seen giving instructions to the knights.
“Ah, you’re here.”
Pi also finds us and grins.
“I told His Majesty that I would like to ask Gregory-nim and Rosé to be alone. His Majesty consented. Oh, yes.”
As if remembering something, Pi suddenly turned around and grabbed the shoulder of a passing knight.
“These nobles have an appointment with His Majesty today. I want you to guide me.”
“yes!”
After finding someone to guide me like that, ‘Then I’m busy, enough!’ A pie that disappears with the word.
As we stared blankly at it, the knight standing next to us cleared his throat.
“I’ll take you inside.”
“Please.”
Did they reinforce the security during that short period of time? The number of articles seemed to have doubled compared to that of the morning.
We were caught midway through and asked where we were going, but the knight who led us said, ‘I am guiding you to His Majesty under the order of the Peony Duke.’ When I said that, everyone sighed and sent them away.
“If you only sold the name of the Peony Ball like that, you wouldn’t be able to get over it this easily. You must be a pretty great knight too.”
If it was someone else, he would have asked me to show him something to prove. But when I asked because I was curious about how easy it was to get through, the driver laughed awkwardly.
“I am the vice-captain of the Imperial Knights.”
… … Did Pie grab the guy who was supposed to be the vice-captain of the Imperial Knights and beat him up?
That’s right, you’d have to be at the level of vice-captain to get a free pass to the emperor.
Before long, the vice-captain stopped in front of a door that was more gorgeous than any door he had ever seen.
Standing in front of the door was a knight whose face could not be seen and the commander of the Imperial Knights.
“insect. We have brought people who have appointments with His Majesty.”
The vice-captain briefly bowed his head and reported to the commander of the Imperial Knights. At this, the knight commander nodded.
“I heard you. I will take you inside.”
“Thank you for your kindness.”
“Go, thank you!”
We thank the vice-captain who guided us this far and the knight-captain who welcomed us, and entered the room.
Inside was the emperor sitting at a table looking at documents.
“Emperor.”
“Ah, you are here. Grand Duke Gregory, Lady Euglia. Come on, sit down.”
The emperor greeted us with a benevolent smile and rose from his seat.
“car? coffee?”
“Coffee, please. Rosé?”
“Oh, I like hot chocolate… … .”
… … Hot chocolate here?
Fortunately, the emperor started to laugh out loud as if he had heard it as a joke.
“Unfortunately, there is no hot chocolate.”
“Then I like tea.”
“Okay.”
The emperor nodded and quickly made coffee and tea and placed them across from him. We naturally sat across from each other.
“So, I heard you wanted a private meeting with me… … Just ask one thing before that. How did you do it?”
“… … You mean the peony?”
“That’s right, Peony! She’s known for participating in politics, even in my grandfather’s generation. Even when I was young, I never took anyone’s side. But, how did you get her to move?”
The emperor was a human who had been watching Pi since he was born. That’s why I’m curious.
What really brought her to this battlefield?
And it was Rose, not me, who answered that question.
“Because of Your Majesty.”
“hmm? You mean me?”
“Yes, because of Your Majesty. It’s not that my aunt wanted to help me, but… … He said he wanted to heal Your Majesty.”
“… … is she amazing I just thought you guys were using some other magic. But, I never thought it would be a reward for treating me… … .”
“Yes, my aunt really likes His Majesty. hehehe, oh Since we are alone now, would it be better to just call you father?”
Rosé speaks in a way that ordinary people can’t even imagine.
If a third person was watching, it would have been an act that would have been shouted at as rude, but the emperor just smiled.
“Do as you please. Then I feel comfortable with you… … Rosé. You can call me that.”
“yes! great!”
Perhaps, this is Rosé’s charm and ability.
The ability to make everyone feel comfortable, regardless of race, age, or gender.
I thought that it was a skill appropriate to be called the daughter of the world tree.
“Then, let’s get back to the main topic. Why did you guys want to be alone with me? Archduke Gregory, Rosé?”
Is it finally the point?
Still, is it because the rosé made the atmosphere so good? I had a feeling that the story would flow easily.
“Your country. It was for diplomacy with the Holy Heinbern Empire. Emperor.”
“… … diplomacy?”
At the word “diplomacy,” the emperor looks at him intrigued.
“As I said. I am a demon with the title of grand duke. Of course, there are territories in the Demon Realm.”
“is it? I want you to listen without offending me. I also did some research on you. Among the summoners belonging to the imperial family, I asked those who made a contract with the devil about you. But, no one knew about the demon Gregory Jones.”
It was a story I heard at the academy. Because I didn’t reveal my name well when I was active in the Demon Realm.
So, I gave you a title that anyone would know.
“The representative of the Underworld Corporation. That’s my other job.”
“… … ha ha ha! That’s a name I couldn’t have imagined. Demon world underground construction.”
The name Makai Underground Construction has a very big meaning.
Being the representative of the Pandemonium Underground Corporation meant that all the underground of the Pandemonium belonged to me.
“Can’t you believe it?”
“Even seeing what you’ve done so far? You made Peony into politics and captured Amon’s hand. Also, didn’t you even threaten the scribe?”
“… … Did you know?”
“Because I didn’t become emperor by getting a ticket.”
Out of the air, the emperor’s eyes collided. And at the same time, the two of us started laughing as if possessed by something.
It was because we understood each other a little through this.
“Emperor. You also knew that the scribes and the fallen angels were together.”
“I just found out. However, he never showed any hostility toward the imperial family, and he stayed quiet because he did his best in the job he was entrusted with.”
Nevertheless, the fact that I didn’t hold him guilty for threatening the scribe probably didn’t look good on the scribe’s behavior either.
“By the way, recently, unsavory things have happened to our Priscilla. So, just as I was thinking about how to punish him, you stepped up. I am grateful for that.”
“is it? That’s good. Then, I believe in the fact that I am the representative of the Underworld Corporation. Let’s think and talk.”
“Good.”
I drank the coffee in front of me and quenched my thirst. He told me why he made this place.
“I heard that there is a land where mineral veins are buried among the snowy mountains operated by the imperial family in the north of the empire. The name is clear… … Lakra Mine. Am I right?”
“Well, there are definitely places like that. However, it was a mine where the veins were too deep, so mining would only cause damage. It’s abandoned now. But why are you asking that?”
“We’ll buy that mine from the Underworld Corporation.”
“… … what?”
“And I will dispose of all the ores and prism stones from that mine to the Empire.”
“In that abandoned mine? didn’t I say The mine is a mine where the more you sell it, the more you lose.”
I said with a mischievous smile as he spoke seriously.
“It’s a story when the premise of ‘if a human digs it’ was attached. It does not apply to me and the Demonic Underground Corporation.”
“… … !”
The emperor puts on an expression that has realized something.
I keep talking.
“There are many bug-type demons living in my territory. Among them, those who do not want to fight are in charge of underground development at our ‘Magye Underground Corporation’. A mine that is too deep to develop? That doesn’t apply to me.”
And I intended to exert influence on the Empire through this proposal.
“If there are other areas where development is difficult, tell me. Buy them all.”
Demonic Underground Corporation’s entry into the human world.
Collaboration with Empire.
And the representative of the Demonic Underground Corporation.
If this is done, I can become a monarch of a foreign country conducting business with the empire from the position of a guest who came to the imperial family with Priscilla.
At this level, wouldn’t he be in a position where he could put some of his breath into the affairs of the imperial family?
“Will you accept my offer? Emperor.”
Perhaps, to him, this offer will be seen as a coveted apology.
An apple you want to eat right now.
poison? I didn’t hear anything like that.
Just, in exchange for a little friendship.
“… … How are you going to pay the bill?”
“Of course you don’t intend to sell it at full price, do you? Isn’t it a mine that you guys are also abandoning? hmm… … yes. 20% of the minerals from the mine are provided to the imperial family. How is it?”
Developing a mine that would yield nothing, and giving you a 20% profit from it?
I bet.
The Emperor will accept this offer.
‘I can’t stand this.’
With a face like