Chapter 51 (1/2)

CHAPTER 51 – FLUTE OF A DRAGON TAMER?

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“Alright, it’s a success” (Wendelin)

“Are you again experi?” (Hermann)

A little less than 3 months passed since I came to this Baumeister territory

I, who got out of bed today at the sa room of the mansion

As I’ on the chair of the uards, and Hermann-nii-san, who came to the mansion on business, on both sides

Also, Erw and Ott in their respective seats

The e of cooking and serving the food

If this scene was publicly shown in the Heisei japan of my previous life, without doubt there would be complaints tossed at me by all those, who call themselves feminists

However, in this world this is an accepted practise

Me, who is a Baron and the master of this ht and Herh-ranking seats

Erho is the Junior Commander, Ottmer-san, who is planned to becouards are sitting on the adjoining seats

It’s not a question whether that’s good or bad This is simply co about this

The difference in seating order is dictated by the social position, but if I recall it now, even at the year-end party of s were seated at the head of the table

It reat as person with a high social standing or being great as noble

I feel like even I finally got used to sitting at the seat of honor every time

“Wend, what’s this?” (Paul)

“It’s a new product, Paul-nii-san” (Wendelin)

“Are you developing merchandise even at this place?” (Paul)

During his tiuard in the royal capital, Paul-nii-san had known for a fact that I was inventing seasoning and cooking during my stay in the capital

There is also the iven hied by Artur-san It see once in a while

“It’s a new friend of mayonnaise!” (Wendelin)

“Again?” (Erwin)

“Well, then it et any” (Wendelin)

“The new product looks delicious” (Erwin)

For Erw a noble, who concentrates on cooking and seasoning,of anxiety

But with only this much, it was impossible for him stop me since this is my hobby

“So, will you put it up for sale again?” (Paul)

“For now it’s only a prototype If you included the production costs, it would wouldn’t be payable easily…” (Wendelin)

This time’s prototype was my favorite food from my previous life, 『Mentaimayonnaise』

The way to make it is simple, but the proble in this world

As a o up streams due to the mild clie Lands, thus it was possible to obtain salmon roe from there

I’ properly pickled in soy sauce

And although there was cod roe, I have confirmed that it is eaten in the north

Ied by the family of the female staff member, orks at the Sorcery Guild and who becas, including cod roe as well, being a local delicacy and with the costs for transport and i an expensive price

Further mustard-seasoned cod roe

As result of requesting this from the fish dealer, the price turned out to be even more expensive than curry powder

“However, it’s a great idea you’ve come up with” (Paul)

“Certainly Especially if you consider the contents of the meals of our family’s home…” (Hermann)

Although neither Paul-nii-san’s nor Hermann-nii-san’s expression of curiosity broke apart, the reason fored to my work in my previous life

Tentatively it was a trading company with a known name, but ere treated as second-rate by the industry, which had elite e orders for infrastructure projects with a big aotiated with the local governe industrial plants

Such ○ far weak

After I finished the training as new ee of buying up things related to foodstuffs

Further primarily responsible for local foodstuff, I occasionally directly went to locally producing farredients

I offered these to manufacturers and stores where these were needed

I didn’t realize that a ht be a slightly different existence At least I think that I was dealing with h-quality products

Even the clients were soy sauce warehouses, miso storehouses and sake breweries, ere fixated on the traditional way of

It was s products by only utilizing good-quality native ingredients

Naturally, in relation todeals with the people of such companies, it’s impossible to say that you don’t know basic way of

I learned those by studying and experience

Anyway, there wereabout the techniques of the makers in this way

Duringco yelled at by or

Since I’ experience on how to cook during , I don’t knohether it has proven to be fortunate for my life

“At any rate, let’s sample it” (Wendelin)

With wanting to test the taste, I immediately put the 『Mentai mayonnaise』 on top of cooked rice and sample it after that

Even everyone else began to sa it on cooked rice and bread

“Delicious” (Paul)

“Ah, graduallyin luxury” (Hermann)

If it was only cod roe, it wouldn’t match with cooked rice, but if it’s Mentai mayonnaise, it will even fit with bread

Even in iven that it was usually sold in bakeries

However, I think it fits best with cooked rice after all It’s probably because my inside is that of a japanese person

Thanks to cod roe being ih, but if it’s the current ’s possible

I don’t even have any intention to stop eating meals with cooked rice I don’ want to eat the dry and cru brown bread eaten in the Baumeister territory anymore

Certainly this ance

“By the way, although the talks have veered off, will you go to inspect the Savage Lands today?” (Hermann)

“Yes, I want to advance the development special ward” (Wendelin)

I ansith a 『Yes』 to Hermann-nii-san’s question

Given that it’s a secret agreement, no one opens their mouth, but it has already beco Hermann-nii-san inherit after father

Besides, as compensation for his cooperation, it will become possible for Hermann-nii-san to at least obtain the title of Baron with his allocation of the Savage Lands and it has been decided that he will receive help in developing that soil

On this occasion I considered to carry out an inspection of the location as it will border in the neighborhood of my territory

“I see However, the lot froovernment is scary” (Hermann)

“That’s the world we live in There is no other way but to call that common sense” (Wendelin)

Once again Burkhart-san’s figure couldn’t be seen, but recently he has been alwaysKurt

Also, he has been called to go report to Margrave Breithilde before, though I sent him with teleportation

It seeic tool for communication at that time

There are only few people who currently use this ic tool, which is known as portable communication device and cellphone in my previous life It was an iteh ratio of being common

Originally it takes quite a bit time and labor to produce it Since the majority of the produced iteovernment offices, it doesn’t come around often to a countryside noble, even if he is an important noble

Of course it’s not possible toit to Burkhart-san was proof of the situation in the Bauathered the attention of the nobles

“Kurt-aniki wants to be the leader of this territory, including the Savage Lands I guess he wanted to inherit it” (Hermannl)

“Such a pipe dream” (Wendelin)

“He likely thought it would be possible, if he exploited it from Wend Thanks to that, it turned out like this” (Paul)

As Paul-nii-san says, because of the secret activity of Burkhart-san, who is capable of locating the current position of his opponent due to minuscule quantity of mana, all of Kurt side’s movements were leaked to us

Just three days ago it see only the influential people of the e

“That , huh… ?” (Hermann)

“Have you been aware of it, Hermann-aniki?” (Paul)

“You also heard about it only by ruuess, Paul?” (Hermann)

“I have heard of it, but only as sort of previously arranged o by what the folks of the other villages say” (Paul)

“Well, don’t say that It was a plenty usefulback in the old days” (Hermann)

At the tiun it was a valid policy by the ruling Baue favorably

Being in the sticks, where you can’t expect any support from sorip on preserving its sovereignty, there was no other way if they wanted to avoid their downfall due to a rebellion

“However, it has become ill-fit for the current times Even I wasn’t allowed to attend until I became the head of the branch family Even if only a few of their wishes co petitions with unreasonable demands” (Hermann)

Also, as theare old people, the cause for thehas apparently become obsolete

The elder have been thinking that it’s fine for them to continue their lives of favorable treate until they die

Therefore, when Herested a proposal on how to not discries, they ended up laughing scornfully

Also, if Kurt beca as feudal lord, it would result in the crafts

Hermann-nii-san apparently expected a reforeneration, but the fact is that they are attached to their vested rights, no different fro the favorable treate

“Even Kurt-aniki laughed at it with 『Ihts』 What do you think, Wend?” (Hermann)

“In short-ter-term, won’t it be the first step to a slow decline?” (Wendelin)

“Right That’s what I think too” (Hermann)

Above not being able to develop the peculiar Savage Lands, it will become a suicidal act to increase the population of this territory in the future

If it beco people will naturally leave the territory, if the lot of the ets favorable treatment

“Orthe troublesoe’s population on the fahters?” (Wendelin)

“They will definitely refuse that, no?” (Hermann)

“There is the possibility of the Bau it” (Wendelin)

Additionally, there was also the possibility of the newly cultivated land for the sake of benefiting the es beco victims

“As expected, going that far…” (Hermann)

“The iven out by the Bauh” (Wendelin)

“No, the labor has been put in by the fief’s population though…” (Hermann)

Or rather, if they did such thing, the inhabitants of the declined villages would get disgusted and leave

I wonder how they are planning to develop the Savage Lands this time?

“As I said They are holding onto the dreaeneration after that will at least be an Earl』 As for concrete plans, they don’t really knoell” (Hermann)

“There is Aren’t they saving funds and want to exploit money from Wend?” (Paul)

Hermann-nii-san as well as Paul-nii-san were shocked by Kurt, who doesn’t ue plans such as 『If I beconty will be fir the Savage Lands in the future without fail』

Even the kids around here can say such things, if it’s only at this level

“With that quite a few inhabitants will follow hiht?” (Wendelin)

“No, because of that he lost followers, I heard” (Hermann)

And at this point Burkhart-san makes his appearance

It looks like he has taken a break frorab some food

“It seems that a considerable number of his supporters have been stripped away by you, boy” (Burkhart)

If you becoree, it’s si your presence with ic

If the opponent is skilled, there will also be a high possibility to be spotted, but Kurt’s skill in ht or below that

Since there isn’t anyone excelling at that field even aate their movements

“However, the o…” (Wendelin)

I have succeeded at luring away the craftsroup beforehand and thus only the blacksot into a dispute previously, has attended the

Even for the wealthy far

“It’s probably because many of them suddenly want to curry favour with you too, boy Even that lot has likely a guilty conscience” (Burkhart)

“Huh!? And then?” (Wendelin)

“I only made a few little rumours here and there It has been in the style of 『Even God doesn’t knoill becoht? But that is after all a probleh I think you would be able to profit in the end, if you proclaimed your neutrality here』” (Burkhart)

Even the folks froeous for anyone to unreasonably support Kurt in the inferior position he is now

However, they also have a proble him in this situation

They won’t have to choose to support either side if they become neutral and thus they have decided to handle it in this way

If Kurt is disinherited, it will likely trigger things like readjusting the land of the e

“And as they didn’t attend the , that person probably considered it a betrayal and not neutrality” (Wendelin)

“I’” (Burkhart)

“How ecil” (Wendelin)

“Though you say that, three months have already passed, too Even overn impatient” (Burkhart)

It seein the development quickly even if it’s a day earlier

However, given that we are actually struggling at the actual location, their real opinion was that they don’t care about the situation itself

“But, he likely can’t refuse any longer since today” (Burkhart)

“Umm… what do you mean by that?” (Wendelin)

“After theKurt came in contact with a person from outside” (Burkhart)

“From outside?” (Wendelin)

According to Burkhart-san’s inforot in contact with someone from outside in the forest in the back of the ht

If you ask why he knows that, going by the spying on the movements of the detected fellow, it was obviously the movements of a professional adventurer

“Besides, it’s impossible for people from outside to come as far as here if they don’t use teleportation unless they are professional adventurers” (Burkhart)

“I wonder for what reason they contacted that person?” (Wendelin)

“Usually it likely for inspiring so bad The proof for that is the currently severe mountain path” (Burkhart)

For Burkhart-san, who didn’t restrain that adventurer three days ago, my safety is the primary concern

It looks like he has already reported it to Margrave Breithilde

“Although it isto clieable to reach the exit It’s easy to i about” (Burkhart)

Speaking of nobles trying to contact Kurt even once, there isn’t anyone but that person’s younger brother after all

If they got some evidence, it will cause Finance Minister Rückner to have a big debt towards Margrave Breithilde

“It’s a troublesoht?” (Wendelin)

“No, what are you talking about? It’s a link to establish independence as local noble” (Burkhart)

“So, has that person started so today?” (Wendelin)

“Once I considered whether that adventurer has lent his hand in an assassination as well, I returned right away If we assume that it’s possible…” (Burkhart)

It was alike a ic tool, is what Burkhart-san says

Since that person has been cornered, there’s no other way but to use such a person, if he aile successful attack

“Well, isn’t it dangerous to go on an inspection then?” (Wendelin)

“Possibly, though that likelihood is exceedingly low” (Burkhart)

While there al means, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s possible to achieve the objective this easily

“I think that the black uild has been used as source If you don’t pay a large amount of money to to a leader at that place, who has connections, you won’t be able to get your hands on ayou, boy” (Burkhart)

Most of theic tool with awesome power, but the probability for that is around 10?』 It see those off cheaply for around 10 of their original market price

Also, if they caused a totally different effect than explained, it was possible to get cursed yourself instead of the opponent you planned to curse

Even if the purchaser uild If they appeal to the guards, it will be hopeless to not al items themselves in the first place

“To put it siuys, who say that they already understood and dabble in it a bit, will get burned” (Burkhart)

Instead, if you pay the legitial connections, you will be able to obtain iteh public sources at first

Of course you will have to pay a large amount of money for those

That is the place called black market

“Does Rückner’s younger brother have connections to that black market?” (Wendelin)

“Maybe he has, maybe he hasn’t Even with an official position attached, if it’s at the level of an appointed Baron…” (Burkhart)

Besides, there’s also the problee amount of money

If you want to obtain a moderate item, it’s necessary to pay at least 5000000 cents

I have decided to ignore the question why Burkhart-san knows about such matters

“Even with Rückner’s younger brother preparing ayou is low, boy” (Burkhart)

“Does that mean that the inspection is a bait, to sum it up?” (Wendelin)

“That’s how it is, I think I will also accoht helpers here as well…” (Burkhart)

At the same time as Burkhart-san says that, a sound as if some meteorite has fallen can be heard from outside the mansion

As everyone went to see what’s going on outside in a rush, that person nonchalantly stood in the vacant land in front of the mansion

“Doushi+?” (Wendelin)

“Putting doushi+-sama aside, next to him! Besides him!” (Paul)

Even for Paul-nii-san it’s not unreasonable to be shocked

Anyway, next to the landed doushi+ there was the figure of a flying dragon with its head being le blow

Except a part of the e has becoons and wyvrens

Probably doushi+ had a ician, who is capable of teleportation and stationed at the royal castle, sent hih the sky of the ht

I guess that the pitiful flying dragon next to hi defeated because of that

“It was pleasant to use long-distance, high-speed flight after a long tion hindered my field of vision I simply crushed it! Given that I will be in your care for a short while, it’s fine to take it as present instead of a souvenir!” (Ar)

Since the flying dragon had only its head sree of present was tooexpenses

“Say, Wend…” (Hermann)

“He is Viscount Arician” (Wendelin)

“A royal ician is that powerful…” (Hermann)

It’s not unreasonable for Hermann-nii-san to be surprised either

The great nu theat the top of this area’s ecosystem

Of course the inhabitants of the Bauons are concerned They didn’t approach the e

The only exception is thethe mountain path

Several years after the founder of the Baurated to this land, around 10 local『Won’t the territory’s funds profit, if we sell the raw ation?』

The result, needless to say, apparently was only three of the

Since then no group appeared that wanted to do soons to earn money

“Ooh! Aren’t you Baron Baumeister’s elder brother-dono!? Even I’on of this level, there are several people here who can defeat it though” (Ar)

“Err… That means…” (Hermann)