The best territory designer of all time - Episode 208
208fury. A secret to prevent labor exploitation (3)
first love.
A feeling like measles that comes to everyone at least once.
Also, it's a sad memory that most people miss out on..
Lloyd also had that kind of first love..
Back in the day, there was a book rental store in the neighborhood..
At the time, whenever I saw my sister who was working part-time at a book rental store, my heart would pound..
So I was embarrassed.
Why do you do that?.
Why does my face keep turning red?.
I was embarrassed because I couldn't figure out why..
But strangely, I kept going to the book rental store on my own..
Every time I went there, my heart would pound, my face would turn red, and I would feel embarrassed and embarrassed, but I went to the rental store almost every day due to an attraction that I could not understand..
I used to borrow a lot of books that I didn't even read..
The reason I didn't even know at the time.
I realized that only later.
It was after my sister quit her part-time job..
‘Tsk.’
I didn't even know his name or contact information..
We've never even had a proper conversation.
Just like that, his first love at the age of fourteen ended in vain..
Lloyd gently put aside the memories of that time and raised his head..
I looked straight at Julien in front of me and said.
“If you behave so clumsily, you will lose Miss Serazade.?”
“……what?”
Julien's eyes are round like a rabbit.
Lloyd continued..
“No joke. Do you know why Miss Serazade came all the way across the desert??”
“Uh, yeah. I heard that I have something to get from my brother. I'm going to record a lullaby…….”
“But if I record it right away?”
“……huh?”
“Then, Miss Serazade, you will return to the Sultanate.?”
“Uh, right… … I guess?”
“So what are you going to do??”
“…….”
Julien's eyes wavered..
“Hey, bro? I really would do that.?”
Looks like it's begging you not to do that.
Lloyd's voice became softer..
“I don't know. Actually, that's not my problem to decide..”
“then?”
“It's up to Miss Serazade's decision..”
Lloyd's tone became more calm, as if he didn't know or didn't care..
“Actually, I gave Ms. Serazade a choice a few days before you came. Instead of getting a lullaby, either join the engineer corps and stay here for 5 years, or just go back..”
“then…….”
“Fortunately, if Miss Serazade accepts my offer, she will be staying here for about 5 years. If not, there's nothing I can do.”
“Uh, that's…….”
“I don't like it?”
nod.
Julien nodded sharply..
done.
First of all, I succeeded in inciting him..
A secretly meaningful smile appeared on Lloyd's lips..
“that's right. I will hate it and it will be regrettable. You'll want to stay together forever. But I don't know what to do. Right?”
“Uh, yeah.”
Julien looked up with somewhat earnest eyes..
“Bro, then what should I do??”
“you?”
“huh.”
“First, I think it would be a good idea to look into Ms. Serazade’s heart first..”
“Miss Serazade?”
“uh. It's not a problem that will end if only you like it..”
It really is..
It's not just about being good for yourself..
The other person’s feelings are just as important as your own..
So, we must be as considerate as possible to each other and get to know each other’s feelings..
‘……I heard that. To whom? To my classmate.’
In fact, he is also a single person..
I've never actually experienced combat(?).
Although that's a bit sad.
It doesn't matter now..
‘It doesn’t matter if I’ve never experienced it. The important thing now is to make Julien aware of his emotional state and guide his actions..’
All you have to do is blow it like that..
Then the rest?
It will take care of itself..
‘Miss Serazade is probably in a similar state to Julien..’
Thinking like that, Lloyd patted Julien on the shoulder..
“It's not that difficult. First of all, you know your own mind, right? Then act honestly with those feelings. How about being nicer to Ms. Serazade, seizing the opportunity and being courageous??”
“Take courage?”
“uh.”
“No way, confess?”
“of course.”
gulp.
Julien's small neck swayed..
Am I nervous just thinking about it?.
But at that moment Lloyd saw.
The faint light of determination in Julien's eyes.
‘boy ~.’
Lloyd suppressed a happy smile..
This is enough for this side..
So now?
It's time to go and gently encourage Serazade..
♣
“Hehehe.”
“…….”
“Hehehehehe..”
“…….”
The next day dawned.
And Javiel, a knight of the Count Frontera family, became deeply suspicious of the mental state of the master he served..
‘what.’
Javiel looked at the back of Lloyd's chest-like head with an uneasy look..
Time to take a walk after breakfast.
However, the person walking ahead of me had been smiling sinisterly for some reason..
“Hehehehe.”
“…….”
In the end, Javiel couldn't bear it anymore and asked.
“What do you like so much?.”
From my own experience, I felt like there was a reason why Lloyd smiled like that..
He's definitely plotting something sinister..
I asked with half-confidence..
Then, as expected, Lloyd stopped walking..
I asked back with a meaningful smile on my lips..
“Does it look like that to you too??”
“yes.”
“I look like I'm in a good mood?”
“yes.”
“Well done. It feels good, right?.”
Lloyd continued..
“I think things are going very well..”
“This is what I was thinking about.”
“A man and a woman with different places of birth, different ways of living, and different goals, will finally become one..”
“Are you really talking about Julien and Miss Serazade?.”
“uh? how do you know?”
“I can't help but know.”
Javiel said as if it was obvious.
“Recently, the way the two of you looked at each other was unusual. It was a look I saw a lot..”
“you? You saw a lot? Those eyes?”
“yes.”
“how?”
“It was very similar to the look that women used to give me right before handing me a confession letter..”
“…….”
“If I had to count the exact number of times I've received looks like that,…….”
“Don't count.”
“eight hundred and sixty…….”
“Stop.”
“…….”
A feeling of envy wells up every time I see the famous people..
A feeling of jealousy toward all the benefits they take for granted..
As usual, Lloyd sadly swallowed the newly blooming negative dimension emotions..
“Tsk. Anyway, you enjoyed it. I think those two will confirm their feelings for each other sooner or later..”
“How do you mean.”
“How and what. Because I instigated it.”
“Are you talking about Lloyd??”
“uh.”
Lloyd nodded..
And then he remembered what he had done last night..
“I went to see Julien. I tried poking it just in case. As expected, that guy Julien, he has no idea what kind of emotional state he is in.?”
“Is that why you told me?.”
“uh. I did the same to Miss Serazade..”
it was true.
After inciting Julien.
I went straight to see Serazade..
At first, Serazade was wary of conversation with this side..
It could have been so.
She had already been fooled by this party countless times, even from the Sultanate..
She had come all the way across the desert and was forced into an unexpected employment contract..
“No matter what I said, he never seemed to believe it..”
“But how…….”
“Did you encourage that girl??”
“yes.”
Lloyd said with a grin..
“Well, nothing much. I told you that Julien would soon be leaving for the royal capital..”
it was true.
It's not that difficult..
All you have to do is give the person involved an opportunity to feel anxious..
If the basis for the impetus is a clear fact, its power will be further doubled..
That was exactly the method he used on Ms. Serazade..
“I told you the truth. Julien is a member of the Academy who graduated second in class, and he will soon receive a government position from the Magentano royal family. Right now, I'm just staying in his hometown for a while to wait for his dispatch..”
Everything was certain.
In fact, Julien will return to the royal capital soon..
As a subject of the royal family, you become a resident of the metropolitan area..
Of course there is no reason to stay here..
Then with Serazade?
It will fall off naturally..
“In this way, Miss Serazade gave Julien an opportunity to look back on him again. People are like that. Even if you didn't think anything of it before, when you get hit by a time attack, you become anxious and become obsessed..”
It really is..
Things I didn’t know were very valuable before.
The story changes when there is a time limit or time attack..
For example, daily limited sale items are like this..
Originally, it was a bundle of ramen that I didn’t really need..
If you see it on sale for half price for one day only,?
First, I unconsciously put it in my shopping cart..
Even though it was something I originally had no intention of buying..
If you don't buy it today, you'll soon find yourself thinking, 'It's a waste.'.
I don't need it right now, but I will eventually eat it later..
So, in times like this, it is beneficial in the long run to buy it in advance..
convince yourself.
‘Same goes for cars. This is especially true for foreign cars sometimes. At the end of the year, inventory discounts begin and rumors are spread through dealers that this model will be discontinued next year. Then, people who wanted to stop the car but were holding back came rushing in. Don't want to miss it before it's discontinued. But what happens next year? The discontinuation of the species is a mess. They kept selling it just fine..’
It was a way to stimulate the so-called ‘now or never’ mentality..
The method Lloyd used against Serazade was in a similar vein..
“I set a time limit that Julien will leave here sooner or later. He'll think he doesn't want to miss out. Then he'll think about why he thinks that way..”
“Does this mean that you will realize your own heart in the process?.”
“uh. I like it because I understand it quickly..”
“I hate Lloyd like that..”
Javiel said with a stern face..
“I'd like to ask. Why are you trying to connect those two people? Of course, it's not pure favor.?”
“Uh, of course.”
A smile appeared on Lloyd's lips..
Of course it wasn't a genuine smile.
“I want to live without being influenced by the king. That's why I'm doing this.”
“yes?”
Javiel's head tilts.
What on earth does that mean?.
What does the King have to do with the continuation of Julien and Serazade?.
The silver-haired knight felt a mystery deeper than the abyss..
A wry smile appeared in Lloyd's smile..
“If the two of you get married, the king won't be able to treat me carelessly. No, at least the foundation to create such an atmosphere will be laid..”
“May I ask why that happens?.”
“Even the things that won’t work. To put it simply, Julien's marriage to Miss Serazade will allow our family to straddle both the Magentano royal family and the Sultanate..”
“Isn't that treason??”
“at all. Because Julien is not the eldest son..”
Lloyd continued..
“Julien is second. I don't carry on the family line. So there is little problem in marrying the princess of the sultanate. No, at this point, it is actually a welcome thing..”
“Why is that like that?.”
“This is right after the Magentano royal family and the sultanate signed a peaceful agreement..”
Lloyd said with confidence..
“In an unusual move, the Sultanate acknowledged all responsibility for the monster domino effect. Not only did I pay a large amount of compensation, but I even signed an agreement to prevent recurrence. In other words, the two royal families, who had been bitter enemies for generations, have entered a long-awaited mood of peace..”
“However, while such a peaceful atmosphere is ripening, what if the second son of the Count Frontera family, who became the center of reconstruction after being damaged by Monster Domino, and the princess of the Sultanate, who acknowledged responsibility for the damage, were to get married?…….”
“It is a marriage that promises and symbolizes peace for everyone. To both royal families, externally, everywhere..”
In other words, this marriage becomes an icon of peace..
Furthermore, the Frontera family becomes a symbol of peace and reconstruction..
Instead of being suspected of treason, you will be able to have one foot in the sultanate naturally, with blessings and welcome..
‘Plus I have some useful compliments.’
Lloyd recalled the first compliment he ever received..
The one who carries magentano.
The option for praise was to 'never be suspected of treason' during the reign of King Alicia..
In other words, unless you do something outright crazy, you will not be subject to the bondage of treason..
“So, although the Magentano royal family may feel sad inside about this marriage, they will not express their dissatisfaction on the outside. No, on the contrary, they are worried that we will become closer to the Sultanate and guarantee more benefits..”
“……So, are you saying that His Majesty the King will not be able to mistreat Mr. Lloyd?.”
“huh. If you mess with it, they'll act like you're going to the Sultan..”
“…….”
“Then, the Sultan will welcome you with open arms. In fact, it was me, not Julien, that the Sultan wanted as a son-in-law..”
“…….”
“That's how our family takes the lead between the two royal families. Neither side will be able to treat us carelessly. Of course, my comfortable retirement will also be guaranteed.?”
“Phew. Lloyd, what a person you are..”
“really?”
“It's nasty. It's messy. I have never seen a crook as petty as Lloyd..”
“Okay, thanks for the compliment..”
Lloyd grinned after revealing his true feelings..
That was the reality of the big picture he drew..
Marriage of Julien and Serazade.
Through this, both Magentano and the Sultanate are trying to please this side..
The situation just has to turn out that way..
Then, you will be able to drink honey comfortably without worrying about being called to the king from time to time, without worrying about anyone or anything..
‘Of course, it will take a lot of effort to maintain that leadership..’
Ultimately, obtaining autonomy from King Alicia with guaranteed exclusion from labor..
That was Lloyd's ultimate goal..
‘you can do it.’
Lloyd looked up at the mansion as he checked his plan..
The window of Julien's room is tightly closed..
Serazade's dormitory window with curtains drawn.
I looked at the two windows alternately and smiled slightly..
‘Yes, think about it. Be troubled. And this body responds to the arrow of enlightenment fired..’
The arrow has already left the demonstration.
Accurately hit both targets.
Lloyd was sure.
He said Julien and Serazade would react the way he wanted..
Indeed, his expectations were not wrong..
Deep in the night that night.
Something(?) really happened.
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