Chapter 353 – Sparrows Can’t Just Walk Past the Mill.
“It will kick us out.”
Germi intervened. The tail and ears, which had been drooping, were back to their normal condition, as if they had regained their energy before they knew it.
I nodded her head at her words.
“Hmm. That’s right…”
Did you say destroy it if you can’t have it?
“Either the acquisition fails, or even if it doesn’t, they’ll probably try to kick us out.”
“That is also a story in a moderate situation. If the situation gets even a little bit worse, I might drive them out even with violence.”
“Um…”
At Trissian’s words, I crossed her arms and looked around the inside of the carriage.
All of them are wearing beautiful dresses, but they are all talented with terrifying power. Didn’t the lord call us after hearing the rumors of the armed forces in the first place?
“Are the knights under the tricker strong?”
“Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”
“Will their military power be enough to threaten us?”
At my question, Trissian took a quick look around the inside of her carriage and shook her head as if she realized she hadn’t said it.
“That, um… It must be difficult. No nasty situation will happen.”
“I’m glad. If the situation cannot be resolved by force…”
Power is not all about force. Both power and wealth are power.
However, thanks to the operation of the Black Moon and its involvement in the textile business, financial resources are not lost anywhere.
So what about power? Power is our only weakness, but we are guests of Verolder, lord of the Westway. Therefore, the tricker’s power cannot overwhelm us.
It comes up with things that the tricker side can do, considers various conditions, and removes things that don’t fit the situation and can’t be used by the elimination method. If you look at the opponent’s hand while erasing them one by one, it becomes increasingly clear what the opponent will do.
“Then the only thing left is slander.”
If you can’t drive it out with your own power, all that’s left is to slash your opponent.
It is to tarnish our honor, or cast out a stigma.
But, how are you going to put it into practice?
You can predict how your opponent will come out, but figuring out how to do it specifically is a different area from reasoning.
The only way to do this is to watch the other person’s reaction and behavior and respond in a timely manner.
Looking at the results alone, it seems that the considerations made so far are useless, but just by understanding the intention of the other person, you can roughly determine how to act in the future.
“You’ll have to be careful how you behave when you arrive.”
“It’s not like you know what to blame and argue with.”
Natalya, who was sitting next to her, let out a small sigh.
It seems that other women have similar conclusions.
“Well, it looks like we’ve arrived.”
Trissian’s horse peered out of the corner of the carriage, and the rattling movement of the carriage stopped.
As soon as I got out of the wagon escorted by Vivien and Berry, who had come out smartly, the magnificent front gate of the manor house and the servant standing in front of it caught my eye.
“Welcome to Count Denevalve.”
It was very polite to see the servant standing with his heels together, bowing toward us, bowing his head, and greeting us.
“Thank you for the hospitality. Oh, I brought a present for the lord, can we bring it in?”
“Are you talking about the real product?”
At my words, the servant looked at the white fabric on the back of the wagon and smiled.
“We will move the luggage. Guests go this way…”
I stopped walking as I was about to enter the mansion following the servant who was leading the way.
I suddenly had such a thought.
The head of the butler, Viscount Iraq Gein, is a neutralist who serves the former lord. However, just because the butler is neutral, can all the servants under him be considered neutral?
It is not polite to come empty-handed to a precious meeting with the lord. That’s why I brought a pile of fabric to offer as a gift, but how likely is it that the servants who move this fabric aren’t ‘enemies’ with the breath of Administrator Simir Jack?
Is there any guarantee that the servants unloading the fabric from the wagon will not mess with the fabric after being instructed by the administrator Simir Jack?
I gave the fabric to the lord, saying it was a gift, but what is the possibility that something like dirty filth is buried in it?
“Hansong?”
“Why?”
As I stood still, Natalia and Trisian turned to me.
Sai Yong, who naturally led the way, tilted his head as he looked back at me.
“Is something wrong?”
“Well, I think we should take the gift to the lord.”
“You mean those fabrics? We kept it and tried to bring it out according to the interview time… ?”
“It’s a very good material and it’s resistant to contamination, so I’m not too worried about it, but since it’s a real product to be dedicated to the lord, I think it’s reasonable for me to manage it until then. Wouldn’t that be a difficult situation for both sides?”
“… All right. Then let the porters move along.”
At my words, the servant nodded and soon approached the servants who had taken the fabric from the wagon.
The servant had a conversation with the servants, and soon the servants started following us from the back.
Following the attendant, they arrived at a place that looked like a drawing room.
I confirmed that the servants were stacking the fabrics one after the other on the table prepared on one side of the drawing room.
“I will come to you when you are ready. Please wait here for a while until then.”
The servants and servants withdrew.
After confirming that only me and my women were left in the drawing room, I sighed and sat comfortably on the sofa.
The black tea served by the servant before leaving caught my eye, so I picked it up and quenched his throat lightly.
“Huh, I feel like I’m already getting nervous about something.”
“Some of the employees may have been instigated by the administrator. It was a good choice to bring the real product, the fabric, to the room.”
Saying that, Trisian glanced at the fabric on the table.
“The material is pretty good. The texture of the fabric is also good. It is as soft as silk.”
“Because it is made from the thread of a giant spider. These dresses here are also made of that fabric.”
“Oh, that’s great. If it’s this quality, it’s going to be quite expensive.”
“No, it’s not that expensive.”
“Hmm? How much?”
When I told Trissian, who was intrigued by my answer, she gave me a look of surprise.
“Are you selling something of this quality at that price? I see, they say they’re popular these days, but the rumors aren’t exaggerated.”
“Where did you hear about our fabric?”
“Well, I mean the story of the crew. Some guys say they have already bought them and are using them at home.”
“Um, is that so?”
As I was talking to Trisian about the fabric, she began to feel strangely stuffy.
I frowned, feeling as if I was missing something important.
After thinking about it for a while, Trisian spoke first.
“The barracks of the guards. The bedding I was using was very old, so I was thinking of replacing it. Will the guard be able to purchase in bulk?”
As soon as I heard Trician’s story, I felt like a big lightning strike in his head.
The barracks where the guards live.
Of course, there will be many beds, and the guards will be good customers to purchase a large amount of fabric.
“Ah, that was it!”
Trisian is the captain of the guards. In other words, she means that there are many guards under her command, and it is not just the guards under her command that she has jurisdiction over.
The guard’s budget can be moved by Trician.
Obviously her budget to move around must be substantial.
Because the military is a monster that eats money.
“Dude, are you okay?”
Trisian looked at me with a slightly worried look as I stopped with a surprised expression.
I responded with a bright smile in those eyes.
“Good idea. When today’s schedule is over, let’s start with the contract right away.”
“You are active.”
“I’m always an active guy.”
As Trisian answered with a grin, Germi, who was listening to her story, pouted her lips, as if that was mean.
“It’s embarrassing to be so active in women’s issues. There are still many of them.”
“Kuhm…”
She cleared her throat as if in trouble, but Trissian, who understood what Germi meant, widened her eyes.
“Hey, did you say something… ?”
I know what Trisian is asking.
He’s probably asking if he told the other girls about the hot night they had together.
“I wonder why… That’s it, yes… ?”
It’s not like that, but I feel like I’ve become a man who doesn’t talk much.
