Episode 110 25. Rayan Tepez (4)
There was silence for a moment at the unexpected words.
But the first to break the silence was the first prince who listened to Rockefeller’s words with interest.
“You’re not going to support Kalman?”
When the desired reaction came from the first prince, Rockefeller crossed his legs again and took a relaxed position.
“Yeah, wasn’t that exactly what you wanted?”
What you wanted was right.
However, the following conditions were just annoying.
“Instead, I won’t apply either, are you saying?”
Rockefeller nodded lightly in reply.
“That is the best option we can take.”
Then the prince snorted.
“Heh, the best thing would be to go all-in to me.”
“I’m sorry, but that’s not the best option for us. If you did that, the Sinclairs wouldn’t stand still, and if that happens, who else would you like to support your Highness? Then your majesty loses the war for the crown?”
Rockefeller spoke right away.
“Then we will be like duck eggs floating in the river, are we fools?”
“So the best is not to support both?”
“That’s right.”
The 1st Prince wrinkled his expression softly, as if dissatisfied.
‘You don’t support me? It’s good not to support Kalman, but… … .’
The first prince’s gaze naturally turned to Trinity, thinking that it was a judgment that could not be easily made.
But she was already paying attention to others.
‘Who are you looking at?’
So, when I asked who he was looking at, he was looking at a guy named Lee Han, right?
‘this… … .’
“what do you think about it.”
When the 1st Prince asked the question bluntly, Trinity, who had been distracted for a moment, turned and gave him a blank look.
“What?”
“Didn’t you hear what I was just talking about?”
Rockefeller stepped in and helped her before she was embarrassed.
“I just said that both His Majesty Lai Yan and His Majesty Kalman were not going to apply.”
When Rockefeller finished speaking, it was only then that Trinity began to think about it.
‘You don’t support both?’
My immediate thought was that it wasn’t that bad.
As the former Rockefeller said earlier, the side that the Lyon Guild, who holds the money chains of the empire, pushed, was more likely to become His Majesty the next emperor.
However, if there was a place that could exert such a powerful influence, it seemed obvious that it would be a battle between the 1st and 3rd princes who were on the same line in the end.
“It doesn’t look bad… … But can you believe it?”
At those words, the first prince looked at Rockefeller with the same thought.
“I think the same. I mean, you can do that. But you already have a connection with the Sinclairs, can you do it like I just said?”
“If I do what I said before, are you willing to give up on us cleanly?”
“Are you giving up cleanly?”
“I’m asking if you can stop harassing us anymore. And of course after the Wars of the Crown.”
The 1st Prince paused for a moment to think.
‘If you don’t support Kalman and me here, the Crown War will be purely a battle between the Sinclairs and the Tepes.’
When you compare the wealth of the two.
It seemed that the Tepez family, to which he was affiliated, had an upper hand than the Sinclair family.
The Sinclair family also had a lot of wealth, but it was because a part of that wealth came from the Lyon Guild.
‘Then I’ll have an advantage. If you really stay still here.’
After thinking about it, the first prince looked at Rockefeller with his mouth firmly shut as if he was still suspicious.
He doubted the sincerity of what he said.
Rockefeller saw this and smiled softly.
“Are you doubting what I said?”
“then?”
Rockefeller began to shake his head as if he was sympathetic.
“Of course, I can fully understand His Majesty’s suspicions about me. Who would believe that we, who have been with the Sinclairs for a long time, suddenly said we would not support them?”
“You are good at talking.”
“But we are not Sinclair dogs. At least everything changed from the moment I became the head of this guild. Even existing relationships.”
The 1st Prince quietly decided to listen to him more.
“From now on, we plan to break free from the bondage of Sinclair and grow into an independent force. I plan to work with the church and the imperial family to seize all the money in the empire.”
“Catch all the money chains in the empire?”
Rockefeller smiled lightly.
“That’s right. For that reason, the enemy we are targeting is not His Majesty.”
“Then who are you?”
“They are the Black Label Union, building their forces in the same way as us.”
“The Black Label Union is your enemy?”
The first prince shook his head as if he did not understand.
“Did you know that they have anything to do with Ismail?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Then you know that touching the Black Label Union will put you in danger, right? No matter how much Ismail became a toothless lion, it would not be enough to deal with the head of the Banco Alliance.”
“So I. I plan to openly help His Majesty Christian, the second prince, for the revival of their wish, the family.”
At the absurd remark, the first prince wrinkled his expression.
“what? Are you going to help Christian?”
“Yes, His Majesty Christian isn’t His Majesty the Prince? Then, of course, we will be able to participate in the War of the Crown.”
The first prince, who knew better than anyone that the Ismail family had fallen, simply laughed.
“Hahaha, keep talking.”
“If we help His Majesty Christian, we will be still at Ismail. If that happens, Ismail may quietly tolerate us hitting the Black Label Union.”
“So you want to support Christian?”
“We have a justification to seize all the money chains of the Empire, so even if we help His Majesty Christian, the two of them will not say anything. You could even roast and boil the Sinclairs with this.”
“Will you stay still with the Sinclairs?”
“So, don’t we have a good cause? To capture all the money chains of the empire. Anyway, we’re going to war soon. It’s not a war for the crown, it’s a war against the Black Label Union. Would we be able to help the Sinclairs? Frankly, you can make up any excuse not to help them. Don’t worry about that. It’s something I have to figure out.”
Rockefeller asked the first prince openly.
“In that sense, let me ask you. If we were to support His Majesty Christian, would His Majesty Layan stop it?”
Will the second prince Christian, not only himself and Karl, win the crown war?
Now, the prince of the Ismail family who barely maintains that legacy?
He was also abandoned by the church and had no hope.
“It’s really stupid. How come you mean you’ll stick to the second prince? Even the church doesn’t look good there. Even if we win the war for the crown, the Holy Father will not allow it.”
“My Majesty, Rayyan. Do you really not understand what I mean?”
“huh.”
The first prince, who did not respond, looked at his sister again and asked.
“what do you think about it? They say that the crazy guild leader here pushes Christian instead of me and Kalman.”
Unlike before, Trinity, who had been concentrating on their conversation, answered immediately.
“Isn’t that what you mean?”
“It doesn’t really mean that. They say they do it for a reason.”
From the perspective of the first prince, there was no reason to stop Rockefeller’s decision to support the dead second prince.
Of course, he was a bit reluctant to support the second prince, one of the empire’s biggest sources of money, but he thought that there was no chance that the second prince would win the crown war because there was the Ismail family and a denomination that branded them as pagans.
And I saw that the cause of the Lyon Guild to support Prince Ismail was also quite convincing.
‘If it was the old Ismail, I don’t know. But not anymore. Ismail is already over.’
To encourage such a first prince, Rockefeller delivered these words.
“And if we get all the money in the empire like this. No matter what kind of sire will become His Majesty the Emperor in the future. We intend to help him make the Empire the best on the continent. If His Majesty Lai Yan ascends to the throne, don’t worry too much about the war funds.”
The following words were the best words that Rayyan heard when he met him.
“There is no need to raise taxes, we will provide all the funds. All you have to do is lead the Imperial Army and spread out across the continent.”
Is there a better word for a war-fan than me?
‘It’s good to hear.’
The first prince, who thought about Rockefeller’s words for a moment, suddenly put a smile on his lips.
“From what I’ve heard, you don’t seem to have much interest in this war for the crown. All the other nobles are busy lining up.”
Rockefeller, who accepted the prince’s smile as a positive sign, smiled as well.
“Why would anyone dare to side with us and take that risk? For us, no matter who wins the crown war, we just have to be with him.”
The 1st prince seemed to have agreed, and I started to shake my head alone.
“You are lucky. It wasn’t originally for this purpose. Do you really not support Kalman?”
To that question, Rockefeller only responded with a smile.
“Who knows who will win the war for the crown, and who dares to help His Majesty Kalman? Then, if your Majesty wins, what will happen to us?”
“It would be obvious. That’s good to look forward to. If there is talk of supporting Kalman, it will be later. Anyway, I will kill you who deceived me first.”
“Haha, you’re kind of worried. As I said before, we intend to support His Majesty Christian. I’ve given you a brief explanation of why, so you won’t have to ask.”
As Rockefeller said, the first prince did not even bother to ask.
At first I thought it was unlikely.
“At first, I didn’t like it.”
Were you tempted by his promise to lend you money for war in the future?
Or was he moderately satisfied with the statement that he would not support Kalman?
The first prince of the Empire, Rayyan Tepez, who was thinking about not only the upcoming Crown War, but also what would happen after that, decided not to be an enemy of Rockefeller here.
After all, isn’t it the world’s business that there are no permanent enemies or permanent allies?
Even for the sake of the future, such a warm ending was a good thing for the first prince.
“When I talked to him, he seemed to be a very thoughtful person. First of all, I apologize for the rudeness I committed in the beginning. Still, you are the head of the Lyon Guild, so I had a short thought.”
Those words would come out of the prince’s mouth.
Also, the power of money seemed very great.
“no. On the contrary, I have committed a greater disrespect to your Majesty. I am sorry, too.”
“It was unpleasant earlier, because there was a misunderstanding, so today’s event will be easily forgotten.”
The first prince, who seemed to be thinking of leaving, stood up and held out his hand to Rockefeller, who was standing up opposite him.
“I am looking forward to the post-Crown Wars. Did you say Rockefeller Ball?”
“Yes, my lord. Rockefeller Ross Medici.”
“Integration with Black Label Union, no, I am not sure whether it will be integrated or absorbed. Anyway, I will support you. But please keep that promise not to support Kalman.”
“Don’t worry too much about that.”
The words that followed were quite sincere even for Rockefeller.
“Even if the sky falls, I will never support delivering only swords. Who would you like to support? In the future, I might be able to work with you. Isn’t it?”
“Please, I hope there are no boring things between us.”
Pobre tonto XD