Chapter 87 goes to the next level
Chapter 87 goes to the next level
Fifty days before Cecilia received a reply from Sergel’s royal family.
“Your Highness.”
“Why?”
Betel Seymer, the king of Sergel Kingdom, cast his gaze toward his aide.
He had been working on paperwork since morning, confined to his office.
“It is said that someone from the Eckhart Empire brought a letter from the emperor.”
“If it’s the Eckhart Empire, do I know?”
“Yes.”
The aide responded by bowing his head.
“Oh, my God. Sending a letter from there all of a sudden…….”
Vettel rubbed her lower jaw with a curious look on her face. His aides also found this situation strange.
“Where is he now?”
“They are waiting at the northern gate. He could speak a little of our language.”
The reason why the head of the department knew how to speak the kingdom language was because he wrote a note to convey to the kingdom side.
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“Hmm.”
Vettel recalled the past history with the Eckhart Empire, which he had learned during his political and history education.
The tragic history of an accidental quarrel between the nobles of the Eckhart Empire and the nobles of the Sergel Kingdom.
As Eckhart’s nobles murdered the Sergel kingdom’s nobles, the situation erupted out of control.
In the meantime, the Eckhart Empire did not properly punish the offenders.
It’s like pouring oil into a burning house.
From then on, the public opinion that it should not be passed over took place among the nobles.
‘And my father inevitably started a war… ….’
For the kingdom to fight against the empire.
No matter how injustice he suffered, it was not an ordinary fight.
No, it might be more accurate to call it a passenger.
The result was, in effect, the kingdom’s defeat.
After paying a huge amount of compensation, the former king severed ties with the empire.
“Why is the Empire sending all the letters all of a sudden, Ponta?”
“Well?”
His aide, Fonta, shrugged.
Even in front of the king, Fonta’s somewhat casual appearance was because he was her cousin.
“Should I keep waiting at the gate because it’s outrageous?”
“That doesn’t sound like a good idea.”
“Eh. I really meant to do it if you agreed.”
Vettel clicked his tongue in regret.
But Fonta knew. That Vettel wasn’t really the kind of guy who would do such a nasty thing.
“Ask the purpose of your visit, and if it is friendly, invite them to the imperial palace.”
“Yes. I will tell the captain of the northern gate.”
“You must have had a hard time coming the long way, so lend me a wagon.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
On that road, Fonta left the king’s office.
Vettel had a relatively docile personality, unlike my father who was hot-tempered. He also had a broad tolerance for listening to those on the other side.
Of course, that doesn’t mean he’s weak enough to show kindness even to his opponent, who still hasn’t even apologized for his past mistakes.
‘But I’ll have to listen to what he’s saying.’
Because it’s something you just have to listen to and make a judgment based on that.
An hour after leaving the office, Fonta returned to Vettel’s office. A letter was clutched in his hand.
“Is that a letter from the Empire?”
“Yes. The person who brought the mail is said to be the head of the postal department in the empire.”
“Your position seems to be quite subdivided.”
Vettel’s tone was tinged with interest.
Ponta handed him a letter from the Empire.
“Where is the department head now?”
“I let them rest in the guest parlor.”
“Good job.”
Vettel looked down at the envelope for a moment before tearing off the seal with a paper knife.
“Let’s see…….”
He opened his eyes wide as he checked the contents of the letter.
“This is interesting… ….”
“What does it say?”
“They say they want to apologize to us for things in the past.”
“First of all, it is a friendly letter.”
Vettel nodded at Ponta’s words.
“But there is something more surprising than that. Do you know what?”
“What is it?”
“The emperor of the current empire is said to be the empress. That’s how you introduce yourself in your letter.”
“Empress, you mean?”
Fonta asked in surprise.
“Yes. Take a look.”
Vettel handed the letter to my aide. After reading the letter, Fonta’s face was filled with amazement.
“It’s amazing. The empress who rules the empire…….”
“From what I learned from studying history, it will be the first in the Eckhart Empire.”
“It seems that a lot of things happened on the other side of the road between us and the severance of relations.”
“I guess so… ….”
A bitter expression crossed Vettel’s face for an instant, and Fonta didn’t miss it.
But she didn’t bother to mention it.
Because that was in the past.
“So, what are you going to do?”
“What can I do? The other side said they would reach out first, but why would they refuse?”
“It is, yes, it is…” ….”
Vettel tilted his head. Fonta’s flustered reaction was not well understood by him.
“Why are you reacting like that?”
“I was wondering if Your Highness was more interested in something else.”
“Ah. I’m not interested in that either. What kind of person would the first empress of the empire be? However, she thinks that just having a conversation with the Empire again means a lot. Of course, you will have to keep a close eye on the other person’s attitude there.”
After saying that, Vettel let out a low laugh. Then she gave Fonta instructions.
“You guide the department head to the best room. Since he is a guest who has come a long way, please treat him with utmost respect.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
Fonta politely bowed and left her office.
‘Now I have to think about how to write a reply… ….’
Vettel pondered for a while with her arms crossed, then she began to carefully compose the letter.
* * *
After Cecilia confirmed Sergel Kingdom’s reply with Luke, she immediately sent people to the Duke of Kailos.
She was to summon Duke Kylos and Count Clusio to the imperial palace.
For that reason, I naturally left the afternoon work to Flora and Mulia.
Me and Cecilia waited for the two old men to come in the drawing room where we always had our interviews.
“Meet Her Majesty, Empress Cecilia, Mother of the Empire.”
“Hmm. You came sooner than expected.”
Cecilia instructed the two old men to take their seats.
“A reply came from Sergel Kingdom. I heard that you are responding to the meeting request.”
“I am glad that the good news is back.”
“Oh! Well, good news is coming!”
The Duke expressed his joy with a calm voice and the Count with a booming voice.
It’s a real polar opposite.
So those two are getting along?
While thinking about something else for a moment, Cecilia called me by name.
“Luke.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Back in the real world, I responded quickly.
“I think your command of the kingdom language has improved, but how do you think to yourself?”
In Cecilia’s eyes looking at me, she was overflowing with enthusiasm for what she was going to do in the future.
But she wasn’t the only one staring at me.
Countess Clusio, who was on the other side, was also sending intense eyes toward this direction.
…… No matter how you look at it, this is an angle that needs to be answered well.
“You can leave it to me as an interpreter.”
This is not a bluff.
Thanks to studying the Kingdom language the rest of the time except for work hours, I’m pretty confident now.
I taught the head of the postal department a simple kingdom language.
“I see.”
Cecilia nodded softly, and a look of satisfaction showed on her face.
“Hmm. Thanks to my teachings.”
Earl Clusio also seemed satisfied.
Honestly, he was right.
If it hadn’t been for the Count, he wouldn’t have learned to pronounce the language properly.
“Thank you, Count Clusio.”
“What? It was thanks to your excellent learning ability.”
The count acknowledged my ability with a cool voice.
Are you getting some mulberry on your shoulder?
I can’t tell because there are only people higher than me in this place.
“If my secretary says he is confident in the Sergel kingdom language, then he has crossed a great mountain.”
“Your Majesty. Are you planning to send an envoy to the Kingdom?”
“Hmm. I think so.”
As soon as she heard my question, she answered without hesitation.
“Your Majesty. May God dare to say something?”
“Yunheohaji. Duke Kylos.”
Kyloth took a break, then opened his mouth.
“Before sending the inspectors, I think it is necessary to inform the Kingdom of what kind of people will be going. You will also need to coordinate the topics to be discussed in advance.”
“Certainly, it seems necessary.”
I recorded everything Kylos said on a piece of paper. By the way, I used a normal quill pen instead of the gold pen that Flora gave me as a gift.
Continued, Kyloth also roughly selected her number of people to send to her delegation and recommended them to her.
It included my name.
“Looks like I need to think about sending it to my secretary.”
“Yes. Everything depends on Your Majesty’s will.”
It’s a waste. Raise your hand to go…….
But seeing him say it so firmly, I don’t think he would have let me go even if I raised my hand.
‘Well, I have no choice but to do that.’
If 3 people handle the paperwork that should have been handled by 4 people, everyone will probably collapse from overwork.
Cecilia talked with Kylos some more.
“Thank you for your advice today too, Duke.”
“If you need my help in the future, please call me anytime.”
“Lastly, when the dispatch of the delegation was raised as an agenda item, we expect active support from the imperial faction.”
“Yes. I will definitely make a policy.”
This concludes our conversation today.
But suddenly Count Clusio asked Cecilia to speak.
“Yunheohaji, Count Clusio.”
“God’s work is now finished. Now, I will leave it to His Majesty, the secretary, and the duke, and return to the barbarians.”
“I see.”
Count Clusio bowed his head at Cecilia.
Cecilia stared at the count’s crown for a while without saying anything.
Looking at the fact that Duke Kylos doesn’t say anything, it seems that the story is already over.
After a while, Count Clusio spoke out.
“It is natural for an old man like me to leave the future to the next generation and step down. The bio that I think my role ends here.”
I agreed to that in my heart.
The Count is a person who has already left the political arena more than 30 years ago. That’s why he came all the way to this faraway place to help us.
That’s enough.
“I understood the meaning of the count well.”
“Congratulations, Your Majesty.”
“Thanks to the count, my secretary can do more. Neither do I.”
“I am honored to hear that you have been helpful.”
With that, Cecilia ended the interview.
Now, what Cecilia and I have to do is to write a letter to send an envoy and organize an envoy.
And, when presenting this agenda to the aristocratic meeting, we must prepare for an attack from the aristocratic faction.
I have a lot of dirty work to do this time too…….
-Continued