125 – Feast of Stars 6
Estelle begins to feel strangely uncomfortable when she sees a woman with the name Cazeros.
But… apart from those emotions, she politely greeted the other person with a smile on her lips.
“Nice to meet you, Cazeros-sama. We are truly delighted to assist a noble man of royal blood.”
“I am… very happy to meet the famous noblewoman of the Rhapsody region in this way. Please help me a lot in the future.”
Even though it still bothered me with the unpleasant feeling that had not gone away, it would be foolish to express such a fact here.
The opponent was a princess of the Dragona Empire, and an existence that inherited the blood of the imperial family.
She was a person in a position that could not be compared to herself, a noble on the periphery of the Holy Empire, and above all, this woman named Cazeros was a kind of person in charge who was appointed to carry out this task under the direct command of the emperor.
In other words, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the success or failure of this task actually depended on whether or not she cooperated in front of her eyes.
As such, Estelle needed to cooperate as much as possible with the woman in front of her, regardless of her feelings, and at the same time, she had no choice but to maintain a low profile as much as possible since the opponent’s position was obvious.
‘I don’t like the feeling of this woman… But first of all, it would be the right thing to cooperate as much as possible. I can’t mess with Santana-sama’s work because of my personal taste.’
*
A woman who politely bows in front of her eyes.
Looking at Estelle Bertina Fernandez, Cazeros was experiencing an unpleasant feeling unlike her.
‘What is it?.. Why do I feel uncomfortable looking at this person?’
Obviously, from her point of view, he was someone she had never seen before, and there was no particular reason for her to feel uncomfortable since they had met as partners from the first meeting.
However, despite this, at this moment, Cazeros didn’t like the woman named Estelle in front of him.
‘I’ve never felt like this before.. but I’ve never felt the feeling of being rejected by another person for no reason..’
In the first place, she had the mindset of a priest, and accordingly, she had the goal of showing mercy and love to all people, regardless of status or appearance.
Even when dealing with sinners, Cazeros has been able to control himself so that he can hate the sin but not the people.
But… at this moment, she was far from the concept of a sinner, and she was experiencing a very bad feeling while seeing this woman, Estelle, who knew little about her except that she was a powerful person in the Rhapsody region in the first place.
It’s like… as if she’s facing an ‘enemy’ who is involved in something she can’t concede.
Regarding this, Cazeros questioned and wondered if this might have happened because he was still lacking in discipline in many ways.
‘Lord.. please wash away this evil feeling dwelling in your servant’s heart..’
Cazeros silently prays in his heart and calms down his emotions.
And after a while, she started discussing the future with this woman named Estelle in front of her in a mood that seemed to have eased her emotions just a little bit more than before.
From her point of view, matters related to the support of the Dragona Empire were unknown.
However, regardless of that fact, Cazeros was thinking of fulfilling the request of this woman named Estelle to the maximum extent possible within the talent given to him.
The reason was simple.
Although the woman in front of him was somehow giving him uncomfortable feelings, apart from that, Cazeros knew one thing for sure.
The stories that came out of her mouth earlier… that Cazeros couldn’t clearly understand were from that person…
Because it was very likely that it was from Santana.
‘As far as I know, Santana is the only one who will carry out such an obscure deal in Bohemia and the Heretic Alliance. Then my job is to help as much as possible to make this deal go well. And use this as an excuse to get to his side as soon as possible…’
Unlike the days when he was a low-level paladin, who hid his identity to avoid his mother’s eyes, at this point, Cazeros no longer had much meaning in hiding his identity.
Crucially, Cazeros had a strong idea that he no longer wanted to harm the man he loved because of the difference in status.
‘It’s something I can’t hide forever anyway… I’m going to reveal the truth to Santana for sure.’
With that thought in mind, Cazeros talked about the items to be sent first, and revealed that he would personally accompany them to Bohemia in order to manage them.
“Are you okay? You don’t have to go that far…”
“No, it’s the first transaction anyway, and as much as I want to finish the job perfectly as a manager, I think it’s right to have me accompany you too. Even so… would it be all right, Your Majesty?”
With those words, Cazeros secretly looked at the emperor.
And to this, Emperor Roseveta lightly nodded and expressed his approval.
“Anyway, aren’t you the one responsible for this incident? Do whatever you want.”
“Yes, thank you, Your Majesty.”
Cazeros expressed his gratitude for the emperor’s permission.
Seeing her like that, Estelle couldn’t help but try to hide her reluctance as much as possible.
‘It’s unavoidable, but… she’s a woman who feels uncomfortable about something. For now, I have to pay the utmost attention…’
*
Unofficial negotiations between the Dragona Empire and the Heretic Alliance followed with Estelle’s visit.
After that, Estelle quietly left Sofia Castle as the banquet that followed almost immediately came to an end.
“Then, next time we will visit with the goods. See you later.”
“Yes, then, please take good care of me in the future.”
Two people politely greet each other with a smile on their lips.
however..
Despite coming to the final stage of this journey, the two still had two problems in common.
One was the fact that even in the middle of showing respect to each other, the two couldn’t easily erase the feelings of strange discomfort toward the other.
It was clear that such a mark could not be viewed favorably from the point of view of working cooperatively.
And the other one… was about Santana’s transaction method, which is still a question no matter how much he ponders it.
Although it was clear that this increased the total amount of resources that could be supported, it was very likely that Santana was clearly thinking of something else.
However, they ultimately failed to figure it out with the knowledge they had, and they came to a common conclusion in their heads.
‘I’ll have to ask Santana for details..’
*
Knowing what lies ahead is definitely a huge advantage.
However, no matter how much you know the future, if you don’t use it properly, it could be said to be nothing more than a pearl necklace around a pig’s neck.
And in that respect…
Knowing the concept of capital management, I knew very well how to turn the weapon of knowledge of the future into money.
As he made a lot of money based on this during his days as a paladin, he has already succeeded in clearly confirming its validity in this world.
However.. if you didn’t know the future, there is no way to say that there is no risky gamble as this.
I always thought it was quite ironic that the start of this dangerous ‘weapon’ was actually started for someone’s stability.
An investment method that informs countless people of the temperature of the Han River in modern society
that..