95 – Talent Recruitment (5)
“So, Freibach is trying to keep Stellar’s upper management in check.”
“Yes… To be precise, they are going to place both me and Dan Sang under Freibach and take care of them. “I use debt as an excuse.”
Stella’s story was sad for her, but it was a bit heartwarming for me.
Discord between Freibach and Stella. And pressure on the top.
“It is not a widely known fact, but I am actually the illegitimate son of the Duke of Freibach. His father was a servant to the current Duke of Freibach, and I am officially his mother… “She was not recognized as the duke’s daughter.”
If you look at her family history, it was extremely unfortunate.
Her mother, the Duke, did not officially recognize the child she carried in her womb for ten months as her own. Rather, she is said to have concealed her presence from Stella, claiming that she had miscarried a child with her own husband.
However, some of her key vassals were aware of Stella’s existence, and the duke, who did not want to be caught by her weakness, called her father and himself to the castle.
However, the duke’s love, which had cooled, did not return to her male servant and Stella, and Stella ended up not only working as a commoner in her family, but also being harassed by her older sisters who knew her secret. .
“There were various methods of bullying. Call your father, a servant, and make him do ridiculous things or get beaten by other servants… I even felt like I had experienced something that was difficult to talk about as a man. From what I found out later.”
-Crackling… !
Stella, gritting her teeth and recalling her nightmare in Freibach, must have had a hard time holding back her rising anger. She took a moment to catch her breath and continued her story.
“My father and I had a hard time, and eventually my father got sick and passed away, and I was left home with only a reasonable amount of compensation. “I was like 9 years old at the time.”
It is said that Stella did many different things after that. From a waitress at an inn, to a shopkeeper, to a mercenary…
“Thanks to my experience working in various jobs and the good people I was lucky enough to meet, I was able to start a business even if I had to take on debt. And the top also achieved success in its own way. But there are limits.”
This world is a caste society. Stella, whose external status was a commoner, must have experienced quite a few instances of unfair treatment.
She is me, she is Lana Even though she never had to experience anything like that thanks to her aunt taking care of her, it must have been different for Stella, who had to deal with the absurdity of this world firsthand and had to stand on her own. .
“So I decided to become a knight. “If you become a knight, you can have a lot of influence on the nobles, and if you’re lucky, you might even become a noble.”
Later, Stella was also called the ‘Golden Knight’, although it was an infamous nickname. For her, her option of becoming a knight may have been her most effective option for her success.
“That’s how I came to this place… It looks like he will be ruined before he becomes a knight. It interfered with my ambitious flight up from Freibach. Even if I used the moves I had prepared, there was no answer as they tried their hand in many places, risking a lot of money. Even people I strongly believed in were bribed with money.”
After listening to this point, I felt like I somehow understood why she was later called the Golden Knight.
Discord with Freibach that occurred just before he became a knight. And there is a high probability that the top would have been lost to that side.
As far as I know, her top didn’t have the name ‘Stella’.
‘Vengeance’.
That was the top name of ‘Golden Knight’ that I remember.
There were differing opinions among users as to why the name at the top was like this and what it was a revenge for, but it was about Freibach.
“If this problem is not resolved… Even if you recruit me and Stella Danang, you will suffer enormous damage. “If I have not repaid my debt according to imperial law, I will clearly be treated as an object of the Freibach family.”
“How much debt do you currently have?”
“1000 Gold… No, interest would have been added to the borrowed money, so it would be about 1,500 gold. Originally, it was a debt that would have been resolved through this commercial transaction… Phew… “
1500 Gold is definitely strong. I heard that the Imperial Mansion I got this time was worth 500 gold. Even in the game, with that much money, you can buy exclusive equipment for the main knight characters, excluding materials.
In the end, it takes a lot of money to recruit her. This isn’t much different from how to recruit Stella in the game…
After roughly understanding the flow of the situation, I asked Stella about one last question that had not yet been answered.
“…I understand, Miss Stella. “Then let me ask you one thing.”
“Which one?”
“What do you trust about me that makes you tell me Miss Stella’s secret like this?”
Money issues are definitely important. However, there was absolutely no need for Stella to talk about her relationship with Freibach. Even if I just hide it without knowing and come in as a vassal, I will be the one responsible at that time.
Regardless of whether I want to recruit Stella, I am a stranger to Stella. She’s never done anything with her, but that’s never why I can trust her.
“To be honest, I only have a relationship with Ms. Stella because we previously performed the same mission during the midterm exam. It is as deep as we spent the night risking our lives together, but in some ways, it is not a relationship at all. So, if you don’t mind, I would like to hear Stella’s honest thoughts.”
“……”
Until she became the ‘Golden Knight’ in the future, she distrusted people and treated everyone as money. Stella is by no means the type of person to trust others easily. For me, who knows that, the way Stella is showing right now feels quite disjointed.
Then why is she telling me her secret? Recruitment hasn’t been confirmed yet.
“Whoa…” That’s right.”
When Stella heard my question, she smiled sadly and then made a face as if she had given up.
“Honestly… The reason is that it doesn’t really matter anymore. She was very tired. Work at the top, work as a knight. Standing up alone is never easy. And I am now experiencing my limits.”
“But the professor is different. The professor entered the Imperial Knight Academy and became the Sword Saint’s disciple on his own. In the southern part of the country, he excelled in martial arts and reached the level of master. That person brought up the story of the mine to me. “To me, who we have no relationship with yet.”
She seems to have felt a sense of trust from the fact that I brought up the story about the mine.
In order to recruit her, I just wanted to mention her potential for further development of the Child Boris Territory… It’s a fairly unremarkable territory for now.
“It is a great honor for you to reveal such a secret to a small merchant like me and to an insignificant engineer candidate. Therefore, I also wanted to be as truthful as possible to Professor Ivorys. “If you recruit me, the enemy you will have to face, as well as money issues.”
Certainly, the scale of the current Stellar top and the value of an article called Stella cannot be generally afforded. There would be no one who would do such a thing to steal someone from the strongest empire on this continent and the most powerful duchy within it, the Freibach duchy.
If that is the case for a ‘normal’ person.
– Plop!
“Gyo, professor?!”
“Don’t worry, Miss Stella.”
I held her hands in both of my hands to give her confidence.
From Noble mtl dot com
“I want to trust Miss Stella as much as she trusted me. And I believe that Miss Stella will become a big character. To me, more than Freibach combined.”
“……”
“Please trust me. As proof, we will first solve the debt problem. “I don’t have the ability to pay right now, but I will resolve that in the near future.”
The only thing I can hand out now is a blank check.
When it comes to recruiting other knights, I will try to do something within the budget of Ivorys Territory, but I am still short of money right now.
But I know how to make money. And it’s even easier to do with excellent technicians.
So what I need now is a person and a system that will help me make money rather than money itself. Stella would be the best person to fill that need.
“So please join me. “Even though I am a bit lacking right now, I promise that one day, the name of the Stella Sangang and Knight Stella will resonate throughout the continent.”
“……”
At my recruitment proposal, Stella lowered her head and hid her expression. She nervously raised her head slightly as I waited for her to react.
Stella looked at my hand with her head down for a while, then nodded her head and looked at me with eyes full of firm will.
“…Thank you, Professor… “No, my lord.”
“Please take good care of me from now on, Stella.”
In this confusing world, it was a moment when my trustworthy side increased a little more.
* * *
And the first weekend of the second semester,
“It’s a dungeon… “I only remember going there more than 20 years ago. Do you think it’ll be okay?”
“Mom, it’s okay. We also went to a dungeon with Yohan recently. “It’s not going to hold you back or anything like that.”
“Professor Sartian, please take care of me~!!”
We went to the dungeon once again.