Chapter 73 Part5 (2/2)

“If you just guide us, the rest will et attacked by monsters”(Wendelin)

“Understood” (Nikolas)

Travelling to the monster domain located in Brotrich’s outskirts with Nikolas lead, Hendrik iainst a bear monster with support from Wilma

Being given an assignment that is above interht have the misfortune attribute

“Dad, usually ((you start)) from smaller…” (Hendrik)

“This level ofthose doith one fist strike!” (Ar)

“Only you, dad, can do such thing~~~!” (Hendrik)

“Ah, I’m able to defeat them like that, too” (Luise) (T/N: Why is she here? Oo)

“Luise-saory” (Hendrik)

“As expected of doushi+’s son”

Due to Luise correcting hiives her an answer filled with poison albeit in a polite tone

Even while I’ that, as expected of doushi+’s son

In the beginning it was close fights, but after continuing he got used to it right away and brought down several monsters with his spear

“A, Hendrik Won’t you join our party next time?” (Wendelin)

“Master, I’h…” (Hendrik)

Without any dangers, the other members hunted one monster after the other

“Everyone is great” (Nikolas)

Only Nikolas had a normal field trip in a safe location

“Karla-sama!” (Erwin)

“Yes!” (Karla)

A those, Erw and Karla hunted monsters with a nice efficiency

After Erw inflicts a blow, Karla finishes them with an arrow

Likewise they are going with the reverse pattern

If seen from the side, they are a fairly nice combination

“If it’s Karla-saood adventurer You are also skilled inwith other people” (Erwin)

“No That’s because Erw-san is a great adventurer” (Karla)

There should be so

That is…

“(Erw thinks that they can ell together since Karla-sama is well-matched with him)” (Wilma)

Wilma utters to me in a whisper

If it’s the thinking of the current Erw, the possibility of hih

“(The answer is that Karla-sah)” (Wilma)

“Hahaha…” (Wendelin)

Due to Wilhter

I’d like him to do his best as close friend, but for me to support hi of Karla being treated as daughter of the Bänker household goes smoothly

I intended to give both of the if that happened and Karla was interested in it

Currently it’s impossible for me to support him as Earl Baumeister

Erw probably understands that as well

That’s why he is trying to do so about it by himself

And, the first step is both of the a mutual love

“If it’s adventurers, there will be dangers but it’s also easygoing…”

Even Burkhart-san, who is hunting with ht have piled up various stress thanks to the recent dispute

Firing spells in rapid succession, he continuously hunted monsters

“It’s fine at this point for today, huh…?”

As it has beco, we decide to finish for today since ere able to hunt a splendid amount of monsters

We have to search for an inn, but Karla says that she has so in mind

“The mansion of that new successor candidate or such?”

“Yes That’s right” (Karla)

“That’s fine…”

The dispute is dragging on It’s a person where it’s wrong if we don’t got to meet them anyway

First off, what is sad is that it’s no good if we don’t consider various things in regards to the lot fro household

If the successor candidate, Karla mentioned, is really excellent, they would provide a nice ht

“The retainers, who support Philip and Christoph, ht come to assassinate us”

“The probability isn’t zero”

“Since they will be this time a waste of mana, I won’t paralyse them but burn them black, freeze them or chop them up” (Wendelin)

Area Stun was a spellit possible to defeat them without casualties, but it consuulate its power

We used it unreasonably because it was a dispute, but if the opponent is an assassin, normal spells won’t consume mana quickly

“Before that, all of them will be beaten to death by doushi+” (Burkhart)

“It will be legiti)

Karla didn’t particularly change her expression due to my, Burkhart-san’s and doushi+’s threats

“(If Karla-sama was a man, it would be a simple story)” (Wilma)

It’s just as Wilma says That’s because the discussions will stop once Karla is made to succeed

“It’s this mansion” (Karla)

With Karla’s lead, we move to the mansion of that person

That e mansion of the feudal lord which is located in the heart of Brotrich

Its scale was s maintained beautifully by the owner

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“Karla-sama!”

“I’m the adventurer, Karla I came here because I have business with the master of this mansion” (Karla)

The soldier, who guarded the gate, knew Karla’s face

After he returns into the mansion in a hurry, an elderly butler-like man comes to invite us

“Karla-sama, Have you returned from the front?”

“Various things happened Is uncle-sama in?” (Karla)

“Yes Master is currently bored Especially since the feudal lord’s mansion is in such a state”

As Philip and Christoph are absent, the retainers supporting either party are standing off against each other with the corpse of Margrave Broho has been refrigerated for the sake of a funeral service with unknown schedule, in between

“There are many people who don’t enter the feudal lord’s overnment affairs has been delayed as well…”

“That’s terrible, Beckener” (Karla)

“It doesn’t affect me much since I’ ((to do)) but to stay quiet currently By the way, the people in the back are… Excuse uide you” (Beckener)

It seems he realized our true identity

The butler called Beckener guides us into the mansion

When we are drinking the black tea which was offered in the parlour, a 40-years oldman around 20 years, who seems to be his son, appear

Both of them resembled Philip and Christoph a bit

“I’ And, over there is my son…” (Gerd)

“I’ant members” (Lienheit)

It looks like both of them know doushi+’s and my faces

“Gerd-san is the younger brother of the deceased Margrave Browig?”

“Age-e are close to 30 years apart though It’s the sarave had a young ive birth to me in his last years” (Gerd)

He has been acknowledgedby receiving wages and a reasonable status so that he won’t threaten his nephehile they are growing up

The rest will be succeeded by his son, Lienheit He has no particular complaints, Gerdsan explained

“The news flowed in, but ((the situation)) is messy”

“Yes”

“What are those two doing?”

“Siotiations to negotiate a discount for the reconciliation money”

They are likely waiting for Margrave Breithilde to give in

Until the tie Lands develop the war tiled down

“They are so that they won’t ever crush the Browig household”

At present you could say that, but if they overdo it too dom’s side to snap won’t be zero either

Therefore, it shouldn’t be good for theet too unreasonable

“That why you want me to succeed, Karla?” (Gerd)

“There’s no other way” (Karla)

“The other sons?” (Gerd)

“You know, uncle-sahts and left towards lower households once, to becoain…” (Karla)

Since they went down to branch and retainer households in order to not dispute over the inheritance rights, it will trigger a big opposition if they simply return

“In that regard, you have your inheritance rights, uncle-sama” (Karla)

As a ht after those two

Because of his usual conduct they aren’t cautious of hiless as he has al him

“I’ expense for just looking at the account books for a bit…” (Gerd)

“I don’t think so at all” (Karla)

Karla seems to consider Gerd-san to be a capable person

Certainly, he has such aura

Living by receiving a moderate amount of money in a moderate position is very likely his worldly wisdom

Fro like an excellent younger brother, who is apart by years, is nothing more than a hindrance if he considers the future of his children

Since there’s also the danger of assassination at worst, you could say it was safe for him to not exhibit his abilities

“The one who sheltered the seal official, Heiht?” (Karla)

“Why do you think so?” (Gerd)

I have a feeling like I heard such conversation once before, but by no means did I expect for it to appear from Karla’s mouth in this place

“It’s my intuition Nii-sama’s frantically employed people tois far too skilled Nii-sa that he has left Brotrich” (Karla)

The two extended the search range believing that there were flaws in the gathered information

However, Karla believed that he was actually sheltered by Gerd-san who is living at a place close to the mansion

“As expected, I can’t relax uard around you, my niece” (Gerd)

Certainly one ent around her

Doushi+, Burkhart-san and

Acting like she has talked about everything to Margrave Breithilde and hly, most important information in reality

“Certainly, I’et killed and the seal will be stolen” (Gerd)

Once Gerd-san s in onethe room for a moment

He, who is al, is probably the seal official, Heimo

“You hid him after all, uncle-sama” (Karla)

“Sorry The two approachedh it was a lie Even the seal, they told e the seal official…” (Heimo)

Thekilled if it isn’t a natural death

Since the seal official is a special position, they can never be replaced if it isn’t by the feudal lord himself

“Due to my troubles, Gerd-sama has lent me a hand…” (Heimo)

After that he always hid in this mansion

“I believe that it was terrible, but is there a testa? If there is, various things will move ahead, but…” (Burkhart)

From the standpoint of Burkhart-san, who accorave Breithilde, it will be fine if the arbitration negotiations finish quickly no matter who succeeds

“That is, master has…” (Heimo)

He just revealed　『Those two are lacking so i further

“The feudal lord didn’t decide it…?”

He likely took into account the possibility of being unable to deny that there ht be a dispute between the supporters of both parties if he no besides being irresponsible

“Well then, that means there’s no problem if Gerd-san succeeds either”

“No one will follow even if I succeed?” (Gerd)

“Considering it the other way, the retainers ht think it’s fine for you to declare the ood positions”

It would have been probably fine if they won in the dispute, but in reality those two lost and are naturally distrusted as successors by the kingdorave Breithilde and me

For the retainer households, who presented their daughters as wives, it’s too late, but there was the possibility of the other households switching over to Gerd’s faction if they can secure their current treatment

“Will it be alright with a group that switches over that easily?” (Burkhart)

Burkhart-san say looking worried whether it’s fine to count on such lot

“If you put it in reverse, that kind of group is tractable”

The kind of retainers, who possess odd believes and fanatic loyalty towards those two, are dangerous

Given that it’s wrong to not protect a household that is capable of being hereditary even for retainers, it can’t be helped even if they abandoned those tho caused disgraces up to this point

What the current Gerd-san will do is to push their backs

“How about holding a tea party tomorrow?”

First it’s about gathering supporters

And, ill carry out the the ceremony in front of them at that place

“Heimo-san will entrust the seal to Gerd-san” (Wendelin)

The seal official will entrust the seal to a person other than the feudal lord

That would be equal to declaring that person as next feudal lord

“What do you think, Heimo?” (Gerd)

“My deceased erous I wonder whether there will be bla slander since he couldn’t prepare any move, but since I’m the seal official appointed by master, I will follow the conclusion of master Personally I don’t want those two as successor since they even aimed for my life” (Heimo)

Heimo-san answered Gerd-san’s question like this

And he said that he will retire once he hands over the seal to Gerd-san

His son will inherit the rest of the household, but he seee of a norriculture administration

“I was appointed as seal official because I was a playmate of master since his childhood Gerd-sama will make someone else, who has some kind of relation with him, his seal official Such is life” (Heimo)

“I ht not appoint a seal official” (Gerd)

Given that he lived being restrained by his elder brother and nephews, he apparently hasn’t e-wise, it seems troublesome to search for a seal official he can trust

“I will have a talk with the rest too though And it will be fine if I assign new hu around the retainers who declared their support” (Gerd)

The feudal ar if they don’t receive the treatside an execution of the family heads

They are the group who scheht attack

It will be also wrong if the civil officials of finance affairs doesn’t receive at least reductions in hereditary stipend and revocations of their official positions as group close to Christoph who provided the budget

Even the people related by blood to the deceased Margrave Broill be a danger if they remain in the territory He probably has to ban them to a certain extent

“Although there’s few of those who have entrusted their life to one party despite supporting the two, it will be fine if I head hunt frohtly distant place” (Gerd)

Especially the majority of the feudal ar Philip, are still prisoners together with their soldiers

They have fewto us in this place

“Let’s send a written invitation to those of the feudal army’s top brass, who have reether hopeless”

If their luck is good, there’s the possibility that they will be able to rise to the top although they have resigned thehters as Philip’s wives

Moreover, the bunch, who has dispatched their troops as support for Philip, has likewise caused a big disgrace

If it’s such lot, it will be fine to have little hesitation in betraying them

“Wend-sama How heinous” (Wilma)

“People’s factions are like that” (Wendelin)

Even in my previous life there was a department chief who made me say “V, V” (T/N: for victory or maybe a Code Geass otaku? ;)) infor a stupid reason, I had no choice but to laugh at theto him like suckerfishes

Since it’s normal for life to have ups and downs, let’s have those two leave seeing that they failed

“It will be alright if you send written invitations, except to the fanatic supporters”

“That kind has h”

“In that case the talks will be quick”

We are allowed to stay in Gerd’s mansion as is on that day

In preparation for the next day, Beckener-san ran about to deliver the written invitations together with the other servants

Once listening to their responses, it looks like everyone accepted the written invitation readily as they have apparently been already told through the adventurer’s guild that we are restless

“Will they send assassins or such, I wonder?”

“They surely won’t do that”

I’m an adventurer and am here in so around either

Even the dispute itself has been ended by the Earl Bau happens to me here

That’s true for the royal fa watched by the adventurer’s guild

“The adventurer’s guild distributed the news to the Browig household’s side to prevent such imprudence”

However, according to Beckener’s report, there are several strange groups investigating this mansion

It’s probably inevitable for the about

“In that case, it will be tomorrow”

And, on the fated next day, a strange tea party was held in Gerd’s mansion

Just before noon Beckener-san lines up tables and chairs in the es tea and sweets there

As theeither Philip or Christoph, they talked with Gerd-san while s on the surface

“Everyone, smiles”

“Since it has beco to pull each other’s feet It suits you, Wilma, that attire” (Wendelin)

Because it was a tea party, Wilma wore clothes chosen by Karla

It seehter-san as married now

“I want to be a bit taller If that happens, I will be an adult woman” (Wilma)

Wil, was really cute

“I believe it’s fine since you are cute though” (Wendelin)

We, who are chatting, drew the gazes and consciousness of the participants

There’s already no more benefit even if they lend a hand in the conflict of those two

Even while supporting either side on the surface, they are ai to slip away

“Oh, yes They are guests invited from outside for today’s tea party” (Gerd)

Gerd-san introduces me, doushi+ and Burkhart-san in order

They have already known about us, but they gave their greetings as if it was a completely unexpected encounter

“Which reminds me, didn’t you play a very active role in the recent dispute or such, Earl Baumeister-sama?”

“More or less”

It’s a barefaced way of talking, but it’s a kind of talk happening often as it’s about deeds of arms in disputes since they are retainers of nobles

I talk about the events which happened until now indifferently The retainers, who heard that, sighed

There were especiallyattentively to the information about the liberation of Herthania Valley, which still hasn’t entered the news『I haven’t heard about it!』

“It looks like they are disagreeing in the arbitration negotiations for this reason as well”

The one disagreeing is the Browig household’s side who is declining to pay the reconciliation money

If they don’t obediently pay seeing that they lost, it will belost It was the same in this world as well

“It seerave Breithilde is troubled as well”

“Really…?”

“Even the royal fa its limit of patience”

While a heavy atmosphere spreads, finally the main star makes an appearance

The seal official, Heian to criticize the two successors on the spot

“It was just as rounds for a dispute In reality, the two are continuing to da it to the succession struggle If it’s noe can still so household, but…” (Heimo)

“Heimo-dono The will of master is?”

“There isn’t any” (Heimo)

Heimo clearly answer the retainer who timidly asked

At the salared at a part of the retainers

They likely forced a conferment of the seal on Heimo

“Seeing that there’s none, I believe it to be legiti after the thom master was anxious about, succeed” (Heimo)

“That’s too forcible!”

“You have to listen to the opinions of the tho have left to the negotiations, and those who are acco them”

“There are many people who have become prisoners in the dispute! They have an opinion too!”

“If we do that, it will go around in circles once again”

Many of the retainers, who found fault with Gerd-san’s succession, were those who glared at each other in front of refrigerated corpse of Margrave Browig until yesterday

They are quite influential supporters in the Philip faction and Christoph faction, but their position is half-baked

The chief retainers a the chief retainers, who have been entrusted with house-sitting without being allowed to depart to the front and unable to join the negotiation team, haven’t been invited to this tea party

Half of the uproar is also an appeal to their superiors and bosses in their own faction

“Those who becaotiations don’t finish Now then, ill they return?”

“…”

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Moreover the ones prolonging those negotiations are Philip and Christoph

The cla into silence due to my question

“Besides, if it’s Gerd-dono, he will probably receive the perdom at once, too”

At least, different from the other two, he hasn’t caused any disturbances

Even as for the ability to rule, the kingdoh skill in that as a matter of fact

Since there are people governing with a syste territories, it was important to stand in a superior position even if one’s an ordinary feudal lord

“Earl Baumeister-sadoht away…”

“If it’s about a basis, then there is one Isn’t that right, doushi+?” (Wendelin)

“In case of His Majesty, he told e at once!” (Ar)

Doushi+, as excessively eating the sweets placed on top of the table, stopped stuffing his cheeks for a moment and answered clearly

He got peric hand-held coht

“Even if we go right now, the ceree will be held without any kind of problem”

“No way…”

“Well, then let’s go together?”

“No, leaving this place in the current situation…”

“It will finish within an hour though After all ill travel by ic” (Wendelin)

I tell the hesitating retainers that there’s no argument if they head to the capital via teleportation Gerd and nine people chosen fro the retainers travelled to the capital peremptorily as is

The soldiers, who are guarding the royal castle’s gate, know my face and once I inforh

“Earl Bau with His Majesty, our attires…”

“It doesn’tterritory is in a crisis It’s ordinary dresses suitable for a tea party, but it won’t be taken as discourtesy” (Wendelin)

“…”

It looks like the retainers realized why they were invited to the tea party

“Earl Bau quite hard on behalf of the matters of other territories”

“It’s for the sake of quickly returning to a peaceful daily life” (Wendelin)

“Philip would have been useless if I didn’t take care of him…”

“Isn’t that favouritism?”

“That idiot Even though he would have been a general by now if he honestly served in the royal arhts…Certainly he won’t be able to stay in the Browig territory It will be for the sake of nipping a second rebellion in the buds”

“I see I can agree with that”

I have a talk with Minister Edgar and Minister Rückner, e met on the way towards the audience hall, but the retainers watched it with a feeling of being there in body but not in spirit going by their state

Following the unforeseen situations, their thinking capability likely got fried

“The cereht away”

Once we enter the audience hall while taking the on the throne there and waited for us

“Earl Baumeister, you worked hard on this occasion” (Helmut)

“I have just joined the transportation industry temporarily” (Wendelin)

His Majesty showed a light smile due to my joke

“I see In that case, shall we begin, Gerd Oskar von Browig?” (Helmut)

“Ha!” (Gerd)

“I, the king of Hel, the third court rank, the rank of Margrave” (Helmut)

“My sword shall be wielded for the sake of Your Majesty, the kingdom and its people” (Gerd)

Once Gerd-sana mantle

“I believe it’s so household by the royal faenerations, but in the current rave Browig There ht be those who find fault with your succession It will be fine if you wear this and contribute to the peace of the East” (Helmut)

“As you wish!+” (Gerd)

While watching Gerd who had put on the hastly pale

That’s because they were the lot who raised thetowards Gerd-san