Chapter 197 – Chapter 197 – Negotiating With the Tricky Princess
In line with the slightly changed situation, the princess and I seriously considered the number of cases. The Harve Kingdom would not just sign a treaty. The Harb kingdom, which used to use swarms recklessly, will start using the strategy it originally intended to use. Now, I’ll make concessions one by one, so the Empire will ask you to accept it.
Of course, I plan to give some sweet candy to the Harve Kingdom. The elves decided to borrow the power of the empire to drive out the demons invading their territory. He agreed to cooperate with the Empire on that condition, so the Harve Kingdom would think it fair to receive something.
The second meeting began the next day after a day had passed.
“Why are you sitting there?”
Ediran questioned the sight that was quite different from yesterday. I’m sure I was just standing next to you yesterday, but this time I was sitting next to Princess Asabel. It was clearly an expression of intention to participate in the talks.
“We are here to help Her Highness the Princess.”
“What is that…”
“The decision is made by Her Highness, the princess, and I only assist. Why don’t you keep at least one person from the kingdom by your side, too?”
Saying so, ask Frenya for consent.
“What did the great guardian of the elves think?”
“Um…”
Since the score has already been lowered, it seems that Frenya is unhappy that I am here. No wonder she has been openly sexually harassed.
“Don’t look at me that way. I have the key to ward off the disaster in the elven kingdom.”
“What, what?”
“And I will probably be in charge of the contingent sent by the Empire. I look forward to.”
In other words, I was the key person to help the elves, so don’t hate it too much. How nice it would be if we could get along well.
“Princess. Is it really?”
“Only the Count can most certainly and quickly deal with the Elves’ request.”
After Asabel proved my sincerity, Fregna was forced to accept me for the elf’s sake. Even if I hated it, it was a natural choice considering the elf’s current situation.
“I get it.”
When the representative of the elves said it was okay, Ediran had no choice but to accept my presence.
“Then let’s have one of us sit down too. Natasha.”
“Yes yes?”
“Please come.”
Orange-haired Natasha, who had been watching her, approached the princess in surprise. One of the knights went out quickly and returned with one of her chairs. Suddenly, she assumed the role of helping Natasha her princess.
… Why would you want Natasha?
He doesn’t have good hair
As I stare at Natasha, Ediran gives a shallow smile. Come to think of it, Natasha, who was with me yesterday, was called by Eddy Ran. Perhaps she made this judgment to take advantage of Natasha and my relationship…
Anyway, I don’t know why.
“Then, shall we start with the story we had yesterday?”
Asabel announced the start of the meeting. She will soon find out why she has Natasha seated next to her.
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“Exactly half. That would be enough for the empire, right?”
Ediran tried to decide the position of the Empire at first. No matter how much he did, he couldn’t give him a bundle of money worth half a year’s budget. Even more so, you can’t blindly give materials.
“Princess. Haven’t you forgotten the purpose of this meeting in the first place?”
Asabel started to open her mouth as she prepared.
“The war against the demons. This is a meeting gathered for one thing. Of course, that won’t be the case, but we should mainly consider the case where the kingdom is rather damaged by the treaty, so it’s difficult to blindly ask for gold coins or supplies.”
“I made concessions, but you’re saying the same thing as yesterday, so it’s rather embarrassing to me.”
Asabel and Edran are specific figures. And we continued talking about how to do it one by one. Asabel drew the line that even if she gave her money, she doubted whether she would use it properly to stop the demon lord, and even if she gave her food, she couldn’t just give her a lot. The Empire also needs to stock up on food.
“How about doing this? Under the management of the Empire, it is to build a defensive fortress at the key point of the Harb Kingdom where the demons will attack.”
So Asabel suggested a more realistic plan. The Empire would help, so he meant to further strengthen the defense system of the Harve Kingdom. If the defense power of the Habu kingdom itself becomes stronger, it will be easier to defend against demons and even if the Empire betrays them.
“The Empire manages it?”
“Is there a problem?”
“Isn’t it rather like letting us check the strength of the Harve Kingdom?”
“Among the death row inmates of the Empire, there are those who can be used. I will give them to you, so you can kill them when the work is done.”
He said that there was a designer who had skills, but was poor at building walls because he was wasting money. Eventually, an accident occurred, resulting in serious personal injuries, and they are now imprisoned under the premise of the death penalty. All you had to do was go and deceive them by saying they would save you if you did well, and then leave it to the kingdom to take care of it.
“You mean to trust death row inmates?”
“You know that the Empire’s technology is superior to the Kingdom’s. And the workers are going to provide some in the Empire.”
“… Designers don’t have to be given as prisoners. Please send someone more authentic instead.”
“Oh. Does that mean you will accept this condition?”
No matter how important security was, it was against common sense to bring in prisoners from other empires. There must have been some workers in Gedah, but it was impossible to kill them all on the premise that they knew the structure after construction. It was only necessary to focus on the defense system for the person sent by the empire, and manage it well so as not to spy on other places.
“And I want the Empire to provide basic supplies or funds to prepare for war.”
And Edyran hasn’t given up on everything yet.
“Even the kingdom is not rich in food harvested this year. And the military and training are also reduced unlike before. Wouldn’t it be possible to grow much faster if the empire helped?”
“… Shall we listen?”
Since you just said you’d accept the terms, the things you cut in half earlier will be further reduced. As long as the empire did not exceed the pre-conceived criteria, he was confident that he would gladly stamp it depending on how much it would decrease.
From now on, Asabel and Ediran began to negotiate in earnest. I looked at each and every detail of how the empire would help, and also looked at each item of the treaty. It seemed a bit frustrating because she was a princess from a foreign country, but when it turned out, Princess Ediran was good at diplomacy. Standing up to a strong empire was great, but the negotiation method to get at least one more was great. At first, the momentum was pushed by me, so it’s this much, if I were on the other side… Perhaps the Empire was willing to forge an alliance by accepting some pretty painful terms.
It is a gradual ending.
“Is this enough?”
“I want you to know that I made quite a concession even in the kingdom. Ah…”
Edran seems to have remembered something.
“Is it true that a new hero has emerged from the Empire?”
Suddenly?
“… Yes. The rumors are true.”
Asabel glanced at me. And so did Natasha, who vaguely knew that the hero was me.
“Compared to the hero Charlotte, I heard that the new hero belongs to the Empire. Daron Dran. I think he said Count Dran… Give our kingdom the right to call him.”
“It is the core power of the empire. Don’t you think it would be difficult to let him go?”
“It is because I want to use it as a card to turn the tide of war in case of war. As you know, there are no such people as Ariana Katrin, Kelly, Hero Charlotte, etc. In the kingdom? Not to mention the saintess.”
The names of people I knew well popped up.
“Count Catherine is a noble of the Empire, but the others you mentioned do not obey the orders of the Empire.”
“Charlotte and the saintess are originally imperial people. And they know that the mercenary king, Kelly, is in the Empire.”
It seems that the kingdom has also found out some information. It wasn’t something I’d bothered to hide, so it would have been easy to find out if I wanted to.
“Of course, there are many talented people in the kingdom, but they are asking for reinforcements to be sent. When it’s a war that can’t be won, the only thing that can turn the tide is a superman who needs to be a hero.”
He is a warrior who has just appeared. Even in the empire, I couldn’t figure out how to use me. Anyway, I wasn’t included in the force prepared to prepare for the Demon King’s army. If such an uncertain hero would rather be lent to the kingdom to fight demons… ?
Edran skillfully dug into this gap.
“Princess. But I’ve only heard about the hero, but it seems like you haven’t looked into what he looks like.”
“It is. But why…”
But what if you say that in front of the person in question?
“That warrior is right in front of you.”
“Yes?”
“Hello.”
He relaxed his body in a comfortable sitting position.
“Darron Dran. This is the body that becomes the hero the princess spoke of.”
As I said before, my doctor has no choice but to intervene in the end.
