Vol 10 Chapter 185 (1/2)
Sevens: I Want to Stand Out!
I Want to Stand Out!
The parlor of the h Priest Gastone-san
And Lorphys’ Prime Minister Lonbolt-san
Knight of Lorphys, Alette-san along as an escort, I carried out negotiations alongside Adele-san
Diagonally behind me was Monica
Maksim-san occupied that position behind Adele-san And Alette-san stood similarly behind Lonbolt-san When she heard my proposal, her expression crumbled
Seeing that, I was sure the Third was grinning as he spoke
『Just because you’re friends, you can’t go off showing your expression like that little Alette-chan We’rea proposal that benefits all parties, aren’t we?』
And I’ a serious expression Irritated at that
『What’s she so worried about here!? It’ll cut dohatever you lot borrowed from Beim! Don’t think we’re not aware of your financial situation!』
The Fifth, fed up as he was
『By the e also know full well how many troops you can mobilize』
Gastone-san looked even more worn out than before And he confirmed over my proposal
“F-from both countries… five thousand troops from Zayin and Lorphys? No matter how you look at it, that is…”
I made a serious expression
“That’s wrong It’s five thousand troops each You’ll be putting out ten thousand total By the way, this is speaking in ter power It doesn’t include a count for support roles”
The reason I demanded troops from both countries was simple If I didn’t, ouldn’t win No, perhaps I should say ouldn’t fulfill the conditions for victory I was ai for
Beiathered
If you wanted to look at its able fighting force, it could instantly scrape up a hundred thousand But that would be a volunteer army of adventurers and residents
An inconsistent hundred thousand There were roups around for what they orth, but getting theether would be difficult
Lonbolt-san’s calm expression had crumbled
“That is ih trouble as it is getting the land we’ve only just gotten our hands of under control”
And that I knew As I wasn’t opening my mouth, Adele-san spoke up
“But in the off chance Beie mass of monsters will flow across the lands At that time, can you say for sure none of them will flow into Zayin or Lorphys? To add to that, Lyle-san’s participation in this defense has already been set in stone It’s only a ins to pressure you as well”
Gastone-san groaned Both countries were quite close to Beim So up to this point, they had racked up quite a debt with the city
Even in that last war, they had a loan from Beim So we planned to make that loan into a favor, and exploit it
With so, it’s only natural they seek assistance
“How does two thousand troops sound? That e part of the defense”
On Lonbolt-san’s proposal, the Seventh scoffed
『Well that’s not enough In that case, on’t stand out in the slightest!』
I crossed s, and crossed my arms over them
“You think that is enough to gain Beiratitude? Massive debt… if we cannot reduce it here, change shall not come to both of your countries’ harsh financial affairs And what I’ll be defending is the front most lines”
Alette-san spoke
“The front most… line You’re not sane And why must we do it?”
Isn’t that obvious? Why should Zayin and Lorphys undertake the life and death battle of the front o that far for Beim?
I spoke quite plainly
“I won’t say the current the current delegate is a failure, but up to this point, both countries have borrowed, and borrowed more That bloated debt is a considerable surowing”
The repayment couldn’t keep up And perhaps in an attempt to repay it, a war and even more debt…
The thing called money really was a monster
Bei countries, and that was a reason it was independent
Gastone-san turned to iven up a bit
“What are our chances? And what sort of terms do you plan to pull out of Beim? The adventurers’ Guild and merchants aren’t easy”
It does see lost an ally, Lonbolt-san wasa reproachful expression
The Third laughed
『That’s right! When your country’s savior is asking, it’s downright e to send out less troops than the smaller Zayin! Even e nearly doubled your landmass for you!』
I made a smile
Chances? That’s uncertain as long as we don’t know the scale of our enemy monsters But if I told theerous, I couldn’t think they would send out troops
“We in Through victory, we shall show the world The power of the reborn Zayin and Lorphys”
I eating quite heavily inside Imasses of soldiers to their deaths It was on a different level fro role to Lorphys
The scale had grown to the tens of thousands range
Lonbolt-san lowered his shoulders
“… Please knoon’t be satisfied with a mere ten percent cut in debt”
“Of course Let’s wring theot And… Don’t you think Beim holds a little too much power?”
I turned a grin to the two of the of my plans from here on
Alette-san quietly mumbled
“Lyle-san, you’re even worse than I thought you were”
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… In Beieuests
Those guests were Zayin’s High Priest, and Lorphys’ Prime Minister
As the guard and support of her superior of the East Branch, who’d been called in, Tanya was participating in the
(For him to move that fast What’s more, these two…)
The two leaders with light reflecting off their smooth heads had come forth to offer assistance in Beim’s time of crisis
That part was all and good The Guild and Bei out money for a time like this
But the extent of their assistance had exceeded Beim’s estimates
Lonbolt stood from his chair, and slammed a fist on the table
“How can this be!? When we’re preparing five thousand in pure fighting forces, you’ll drive us to the sidelines in this defense!? What codswallop is this!?”
Tanya watched over theto keep up a poker face Her superior wasa troubled expression, and as expected, he was a little panicked
“No, while we appreciate the senti force… how much would your full forces number?”
Lonbolt stuck out his chest
“They’re sure to surpass eight thousand My elite men of Lorphys will surely protect your city of Beim!”
(That’s almost all their troops Even if you do that, it’s just troubling for us Send two or three thousand, and that’s enough to…)
Originally, they wanted to have both countries dispatch five thousand total And stationing the difficulty in defense, Beim wanted to concentrate its own forces
The Prireed with Lonbolt
“Zayin holds the same sentiment What’sin this ishi+ng for the forehts are already prepared We’ll surely be able to move nine thousand when the time comes”
That side had also prepared the maximum number of troops it could move
The adventurers’ Guild, and the hed
“Well thanks for that”
“No, you’re both so reliable”
“But having you go that far is…”
Don’t do anything unnecessary, was likely what the executives participating in theso far to have the front lines left to them
Beim anticipated that the foremost line would be breached
And if in that tie number of casualties were to surface, they would have to provide rei like, ‘you went and helped us on your own, so on’t offer a reward,’ it would create a problem of trust down the line
Gastone let out a low voice