I Became the Vassal the The Tyrannical Is Obsessed With chapter 112

Chapter 112 Might Go Crazy

Chapter 112 Might Go Mad

“I think we should settle the issue of past history first. What is your Majesty’s opinion?”

A total of 4 people attended the formal meeting.

Cecilia and I are on the side of the Eckhart Empire.

On the side of Sergel Kingdom, King Bethel and his aide Ponta.

Me and Fonta’s role here is to record and document the contents of the meeting.

When a final agreement was reached through the talks, it was a necessary process to maintain its effect.

…… All of this was learned thanks to the Imperial Household Rulebook, which he had studied during his training as a direct secretary.

I never thought the day would come when I could use it this way.

“I was thinking of doing that anyway. How can we discuss the future without resolving the problems of the past?”

Cecilia responded with a very serious expression.

Then Vettel smiled kindly.

“I look forward to an open discussion, Your Majesty.”

“Neither do I, King Bethel.”

First of all, the atmosphere is not bad.

It would be nice if things went smoothly like this…….

“As you know, about 30 years ago, there was an incident in which the Marquis of Ranker, who was an aristocrat on the side of our Empire at the time, accidentally killed the aristocrat of your side, Earl Hormeld. At that time, your side demanded a strong punishment for the Marquis of Ranker, but this was not realized.”

As Cecilia began to recount her past, she felt the air around her grow heavy.

Vettel and Fonta were watching Cecilia’s mouth with serious eyes. Perhaps because of that, Cecilia paid more attention to accent and pronunciation than usual.

“In fact, even after returning to the Empire, the Marquess of Ranker lived happily without any punishment. This is something I recently discovered while investigating his past.”

“… ….”

Shortly after Cecilia uttered that remark, Vettel’s eyebrows formed a sad look on her face.

Since she was sitting across from him, she could quickly notice the slightest change in expression.

“However, they say that the whole family went bankrupt after running this or that business because of their own greed.”

“You can think of it as a kind of retribution.”

Vettel let out a bitter voice.

Honestly, which victim would be happy if the assailant told them that they had a good life?

“But there is no doubt that alone will not comfort the family of Count Hormeld.”

There was silence for a moment.

Meanwhile, Cecilia held the teacup in front of her. As she spoke, she seemed to be thirsty.

Or, this place makes me nervous.

‘Come to think of it, this is the first time Cecilia has been on the diplomatic stage.’

I slightly lowered my gaze. Cecilia was repeating her straightening as she clasped her hand on her first thigh.

‘I need to relax first.’

I carefully reached out and wrapped my right hand around her back.

“!”

Cecilia shuddered at her moment. Then she slowly turned her head towards this side.

Instead of opening her mouth, I gave her a nod.

Perhaps even this much would be enough for Cecilia to understand.

After a while, Cecilia gave her a slight nod. There was no more nervousness to be found in his appearance.

Her eyes were full of determination to finish this meeting well.

I feel like I’m a bit futile, but I’m glad it worked.

I was about to withdraw my hand. However, something unexpected happened.

‘What?’

Cecilia…… You hold my hand?

As I tried to sneak it out, she tightened her hand. If I try to force myself out of here, I’ll ruin the mood for the meeting…….

‘It’s a bit uncomfortable, but I have no choice but to put up with it.’

I was the one who touched your hand first.

“As mentioned in the prior discussion, the families of the Marquis of Ranker are currently imprisoned in the dungeon of our imperial palace.”

“Yes. Didn’t you say that if you return to the Empire, you will be executed?”

“Yes.”

Cecilia nodded her head once. Vettel let out a heavy groan and grabbed my lower jaw.

After a while he threw the question mark again.

“Do you have anything else besides executing them?”

“We plan to pay compensation to Count Hormeld’s immediate family as well as his collateral family.”

This was an idea from Mulia.

“I see.”

From Vettel’s reaction, it seemed like her proposal didn’t sound too bad.

“And I want to invite Count Hormeld’s immediate family here.”

“Are you going to pay the damages yourself?”

With Vettel’s puzzled expression on her face, she expressed her doubts.

“Not only because I want to pay reparations, but also because I want to apologize to them as the empress of the empire.”

What Cecilia said was Flora’s idea.

Vettel immediately opened her eyes wide, expressing her surprise.

“Are you talking directly?”

“Yes. Wouldn’t they have wandered in pain for the past 30 years? I hope my apology can bring some comfort to their hearts.”

“… ….”

Cecilia conveyed her firm will.

With that wind, a dazed expression appeared on Vettel’s face as well as on Fonta’s face next to her.

“I didn’t expect Your Majesty to say these terms… ….”

In fact, their reaction was quite natural.

A country’s head apologizes to a nobleman? Even to foreign nobles?

In normal circumstances, this is not possible.

In normal cases.

‘How absurd Flora is for thinking like this… ….’

Of course, that’s Flora’s charm.

“… ….”

Vettel did not give an answer easily.

How should Cecilia respond to her offer? She must be constantly tapping her calculator in her head.

First of all, our side showed all their cards.

Now it’s time to wait for the other person to reply.

“Perhaps Count Hormeld’s family would consider this an honor. Also, I could feel once again how sincere His Majesty is in this meeting.”

“It’s relieved to see you accept it positively.”

Only then did Cecilia softly curl her lips into a smile.

“Now, I want to hear what kind of sincerity the Kingdom will show.”

“Our kingdom is responsible for declaring war in the first place and for compensating the Empire for damages incurred in the act of aggression.”

Cecilia nodded her head.

She said, “I heard that a lot of damage has been done, especially in the southern regions of our empire.”

“Yes. As I recently re-examined, yes.”

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Vettel nodded in agreement with Cecilia.

Continued, Cecilia gave specific figures about the extent of damage to the empire at the time.

‘I’ve been researching anything I’ve come across while I’ve been here.’

As I listened to it from the side, I admired it inwardly.

“There seems to be a lot of matching with what I researched.”

“Then I’m glad.”

Cecilia let out a short sigh.

“I think you are familiar with it. The fact that we were the victors of this five-year war.”

“Yes. I am well aware of it.”

“However, I will not decide the amount of compensation first. I wonder how much sincerity you will show me.”

This is what Cecilia wants to say.

As a victorious country, it will take the form of demanding compensation for damages.

At the same time, they want to pay a level of compensation that they will not be disappointed with.

This was possible because Cecilia first said that she would apologize to the victim’s family.

“Of course I meant to do that.”

Vettel responded right away. Then I threw my eyes at Fonta, who was sitting next to me.

She took Fonta’s curled paper from her bosom and unfolded it.

“There is something I wrote in advance. Can I have my aide read it for me?”

“Hmm. I will listen.”

I focused my gaze on Vettel’s face.

Vettel read the words written on the paper, pronouncing them clearly. When he finished reading, I was surprised in many ways.

“Is that really true?”

And Cecilia was equally amazed.

“Yes, Her Majesty Cecilia. If this is not enough, please feel free to tell me.”

I noticed that the emotion in Vettel’s blue eyes was a firm determination.

“Pay the kingdom’s two-year budget as compensation over a total of four years, la… ….”

Like Cecilia, I too was troubled.

If I could put some of that money into my pocket, I would be able to relocate not only my family but also all of the villagers.

…… I only had a dream for a little while. Because I already know that it’s impossible anyway.

“Don’t you like it?”

Vettel studied Cecilia’s expression and asked cautiously.

Cecilia was still immersed in her thoughts. He even let go of my hand at some point, as if the trouble was quite deep.

“It seems that the burden of managing the kingdom will increase. Are you okay?”

“This is the conclusion I came to after calculating everything. Nothing will happen that will cause His Majesty to worry.”

When Vettel spoke in a confident voice, Fonta said yes and agreed with his remarks.

“If you say so…… I will accept it.”

“Thank you for recognizing our sincerity, Your Majesty.”

Vettel held out her right hand with a friendly smile, and Cecilia shook his hand.

The process after that was carried out in an instant.

Me and Fonta sat down and wrote a copy each of the contents of the meeting as an official document.

Cecilia and Vettel then took up their seals and stamped the seals under each document. By sharing this one by one, the talks to settle the historical issues could be successfully completed.

“It was a meeting that convinced me that in the future, our empire and your kingdom will be able to create a bright future together.”

Cecilia’s expression was relaxed.

“Yes. I am also very excited. If we start trading in the future, our kingdom and the Eckhart Empire will prosper for a long time.”

The two also discussed and set the schedule for the next meeting in advance.

One week from today.

It was because Cecilia expressed her opinion that she wanted to see the specialties of her kingdom with her own eyes.

Only then did the two of them stand up.

Fonta and I also got up from our chairs following them.

“Your Majesty. But throughout the meeting, he kept holding Captain Nedville’s hand.”

“Ah.”

Cecilia turned her head slightly towards me.

“He used his wit to ease my tension.”

“Oh ho. Wit…….”

The corner of Vettel’s mouth rose slowly. He looks like a mischievous person who thinks of a funny prank.

“As expected, the captain is an interesting person. That’s why His Majesty trusts you so much, Captain.”

“You have a good eye for people.”

Cecilia put on a pleased expression.

We soon left Vettel’s office. Fonta offered to meet her at her room, but Cecilia refused.

“You will stand by the king.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

The door to the office was closed, and Cecilia looked up at me.

“Your Majesty?”

“Thanks to your reaching out, I was able to relax. It really gave me a will.”

“I just did a small job.”

“No. It is not so.”

A soft smile appeared on her face.

“I’m really glad you are my secretary.”

The moment I saw that smile, my thoughts seemed to stop for a moment.

I didn’t think of anything except that that face with that soft smile was pretty.

‘Maybe I’m going crazy… ….’

-Continued