Seirei Gensouki's
Chapter 76: Melancholy of Liselotte
After confirming the conclusion of the reconciliation contract between the Stead and Rios group in the restaurant of Rikka company, Aria returns to the mansion where Liselotte lives.
Liselotte hasn't finished dinner with Flora.
Although the previous event was something that had to be reported quickly, he needed to consider the situation as well since he had an appointment with Stead and Alphonse.
After this, Flora's group will rest for one night in the mansion, Aria decides to wait for the dinner to end before letting Liselotte know about today's event.
Until the dinner ended, Aria wrote a report about the events of the day while also handling the matter handed to her quickly.
There were some things that could not be resolved without him as the great treasurer, under normal circumstances, many documents would be waiting for him.
He could call it greed, because he really wanted to have an excellent tea time after a meal to make up for the mess during the lunch break even just a little bit, because he wasted time in proportion to the amount of time for today's event while he didn't have the freedom to waste time at all.
Moments after she had secretly immersed herself in her work, a report came from her subordinates telling her about the end of the dinner, Aria went towards her master's office.
「Thank you for the hard work. Liselotte-sama 」
After knocking on the room door and getting permission to enter, Aria bowed deeply [Ojigi].
「Are, Aria. What's problem? "
Liselotte smile bloomed towards the visit of her subordinate head who was aware of her nature.
"Yes nih . There's one thing I have to say soon 」
Aria slightly complained while saying those words.
「What am I wondering?」
Liselotte train of thought changed as her expression instantly sharpened.
That expression was not the expression of the cute Duke's daughter who looked gentle during dinner.
Perhaps due to spending quite a long time together, Liselotte was able to judge that it was not good news from the skinny expression of her subordinates.
「Two nobles belonging to Bertram kingdom who currently live in Almond have caused problems in the restaurant under the management of Rikka company. The leader of the event was the heir of the house of Duke Euguno and the second son of the house of Marquis Rodan 」
And Aria frankly reported it.
"What did you say?"
Liselotte let out a somewhat misaligned voice.
The master of events is the son of the man who is in the most prominent position even among the anti-revolutionary forces of Bertram kingdom.
The two would not be able to negotiate quietly after causing this kind of incident.
“What they did in such an important time ―― [1]“, thinking like that, Liselotte put her left hand on her face while showing a lethargic expression.
Section 2
「Although I also doubted the inside of their heads from the bottom of my heart, the truth is undoubtedly」
Aria said that while shaking her head left and right.
「And then, I wonder what the hell is guilty about them?」
He felt reluctant to hear the details of the incident, but, because of his standing, it couldn't help even if he didn't want to hear it.
Liselotte asked timidly.
「They barged into a room where another guest was having lunch, trying to give permission to the women in the room which then developed into a quarrel, which was, finally they tried to find fault in the other party for abusing the impolite strike」
Liselotte balance shattered and her body collapsed [on the table].
「B-How can they do such a thing? Judging from the way you spoke, it ended up as a true effort？ 」
"Yes nih . As you said 」
Liselotte felt relieved after hearing Aria's reply.
If they really did that, they would be thrown in jail, no questions asked.
If this is an attempt, the prison sentence can wait depending on the victim's complaint.
For Galwark kingdom, for Liselotte personal reasons, they should not have survived after this for Duke Euguno.
The son of that man was thrown into prison for humiliating the honor of the nobles, he would be in a very bad position.
Since a noble puts a lot of importance in their reputation, it would not be strange if such a scandal caused a change in the morale of the anti-revolutionary forces.
"One of them?"
「The possibility of desertion is low because of their background, I am limited to monitoring the lodging they use」
「How about the victim?」
「After the outbreak of the incident, although he showed a keen attitude to pit at two noble offenders, he pulled it right after the offer for mediation came from me. Even though I offered them to come together to the mansion, it seems like they have some business today so I can't hold them back. Instead, she will come to this house 5 days later 」
After they agreed to the reconciliation agreement, Rio refused to join in to avoid further problems.
Rio was almost certain that Liselotte was a reincarnated person.
Because her hair color changed, although it would not be noticed from afar, if she was Japanese, she was, there was a very high possibility that she would feel deja-vu if she saw the appearance of Miharu's group when she met them.
At that time, how the situation will come is unpredictable, Rio refused to go to Liselotte house and bring along Miharu's group when such an opportunity exists.
Although Aria wanted Rio to come along, Rio's group was the victim, since it was the shop's fault, she couldn't force them to leave with her authority.
Although for Rio it was not a bad choice to have a brief acquaintance with Aria or Liselotte for the sake of getting more information about the hero and the relationship between Aria and Celia.
And so, 5 days later, Rio would come alone, showing his good intentions to the end, they left that place.
Section 3
「Because of this event, the price of food is free, and I promise that they will get a warm welcome if they come to the store to eat again」
「Good Because Aria overcame that situation as best as possible for our side, right? Thank you for your efforts . In short it can be said that We barely managed to safely 」
Liselotte said that while sighing in relief.
「Nevertheless, it's not uncommon for the abuse of impolite strikes to end just as an effort. Please tell me in detail how this ended with just effort. 」
Although the abuse of attacks is disrespectful, in which case it is carried out, it usually ends in fatal injuries or the death of commoners, at first the nobles who abused the strike attack were disrespectful with the intention to kill ordinary people.
More or less, although self-defense on the part of commoners was allowed, there were very few cases where it ended up as an attempt.
「Rather than ending with an effort, it might be more appropriate to say that the youth on the victim's side solved it simply by effort. Somehow the victim decided the sword used, by the two nobles, to attack him 」
And then, Aria explained the chain of events that made it end as an attempt.
「...... HUH？ Uh, EEEEEEEEH? 」
Liselotte stared in amazement.
He learned swordsmanship for self-defense during his period in the Galwark Kingdom royal academy, and still received training from Aria even now to defend himself.
For this reason he could tell just how amazing the feat called cutting the sword was.
It's a different story if it's a sword [2] made for mass production and neglects durability, even if it's rotten, the high ranking nobles have their own swords.
It was possible that they had swords tempered with high quality adamantine steel.
The adamantine sword, when it came to being forged by a top grade blacksmith, was so durable that it would not peel off even after cutting the stone.
And that meant Rio decided on such a sword.
Especially two at once.
It's definitely not with luck, but the person himself is aiming for it isn't it?
Although not much, even if for example he was given the same adamantite steel sword, it was not a feat that Liselotte could reproduce.
Although it was possible that if he launched an attack into the sword section with absurd physical strength, it could be said to do that in the middle of a battle was a superhuman feat, and his two opponents were nobles who received training.
No, it would probably be simpler if he had the famous demon sword.
「Uhm, does the victim youth have a demon sword?」
Liselotte asked for the most possible option while trying to calm down as much as possible.
"Yes nih . Just by looking at the trail that was cut off, rather than destroyed, I judge it more appropriate to say that it was cut with an edged tool. I was afraid that it might be a demon sword loaded with magic to increase its breaking power to an unreasonable level. But, judging by the way he moved his body, I judged that the person himself was quite capable. Maybe it was a feat that came from his skill and demon sword together 」
Section 4
Aria replied by adding her evaluation based on the real situation.
Liselotte had a very high appraisal for Aria's abilities.
He could even say that he would not be able to find a sword master stronger than him even when he looked at the neighboring country.
Since Aria was the one who said those words, her credibility was high.
Liselotte groaned a little.
"I saw . Could he be a swordsman？ But, this is weird, right? How can an adventurer who has a demon sword and can do such a thing be nearby but not in my intelligence network. Besides, he's still young, huh,？ What kind of person is he？ 」
He investigated Rio's identity as a victim.
「Although it seems like he is called Haruto, there is no one by that name among the famous adventurers in this area. His age might be around Liselotte-sama age, or slightly older 」
「Haruto ....」.
Liselotte was speechless with a face that was a bit far away as she muttered that name. [Ed: Other victims ..]
「Do you know that name?」
When Aria asked that question, Liselotte shook her head left and right while smiling wryly.
「No, I don't know about him. …… When it came to that, he might have been completely nameless, or used an alias, since the beginning wasn't he an adventurer? I think it might be one of them [3] 」
「 Just in case, even though I used my subordinates to search for information in the guild, it seems that they do not have relevant knowledge about him. But, even though I have an idea in it, I don't know if this city guild is telling the truth or not.
「She pulled a little curiosity right」
Liselotte said that while smiling happily.
「By assuming that he really is an adventurer, we will really garner hatred from the guild if we lure more promising adventurers than you know this?」
Aria said that with a slightly dumbfounded voice.
「It's right overrated. I don't use violence, I just invite them. What happens next depends on the adventurer. In addition, I pay attention not to too many fish 」[TL: raw say" I pay attention not to invite too many of them "]
「To match Ojou-sama's schedule, please come to this house 5 days later for this young man. How about you try to judge him even if only by greeting at that time 」
Aria said that while sighing a little.
"As expected . For you to say so much about someone. If he really is such a person, I want to know him, can I hear more about what kind of person he is？ 」
Section 5
Liselotte was completely satisfied, she was very happy to be informed before acting.
Features His face is slightly different from the country man in this area. He may be a stranger. Although the other five who accompanied him also came from different human races 」
「She ~, could they be a group of immigrants？ In this case, he is not named」
「Although it was just the boy mentioned above taking the full brunt of the conversation, his speech smoothly」
"I saw . I wonder what kind of person he is？ 」
Liselotte asked about Rio's characteristics.
「Basically, I feel he's a polite and gentle person. Although not intelligent, his behavior is good, and he does not seem to be afraid of others. He's calm and composed, and I think he's the type of person who thinks fast on his feet 」
「He's too talented to remain as an adventurer isn't he?」
Liselotte said her admiration at the evaluation of Aria's character.
Basically, it means adventurer is just .
Adventurers are usually vulgar, grumpy, and disorganized. That does not mean that they are gratuitous, but roughly very few among them have an education.
While it is not a problem if they are skilled, as there are places to take advantage of them, a great person even in character is more desirable.
「Is there anything else you're worried about from?」
「Although it may be only me who thinks too deeply about this, although the result is no part in the negotiations guided by the young man who became a victim ...」.
Aria replied with a slightly confused expression at Liselotte question.
「Why do you feel like that?」
「This time, it was the fault of the Rikka firm for being negligent in the previous mediation, the store manager was unable to restrain both Alphonse Rodan and Stead Euguno. And, although I decided to offer mediation from the law firm Rikka at my discretion ... 」.
Aria showed a pensive expression as she recalled the incident and, a little hesitant to say it.
「After reconsidering it, I wonder“ didn't the flow of the conversation until it reached this point of the cruise strangely smooth? ”Truly guess the situation addressed by our side, I think it is the youngster who directs the flow of the conversation.Call 」
「So you feel that's the reason?」
「Although it is especially intuitive, the beginning of my uncomfortable feelings may be when I bring up about mediation and youth easily withdraw his complaints」
Fu ~ hn, I can not say anything with just that much but ... because your intuition is reliable. If that's true, then he's a great guy. Which means he has enough knowledge even about the current international situation
It can be said that the flow of speech is usually a matter of chance.
The impression is very different because of someone who just talks and others who know to follow the flow of the conversation, even when talking about the same thing, he said, parties who speak mindlessly cannot hold on to the issue, and will end up uncovering their mistakes even when talking about the desired subject [4].
Section 6
But, based on the other party's feelings, the narrator can even set the flow of the conversation to some extent.
For Liselotte, she did not think that being the talkative type meant that they were skilled in conversation.
Presenting the subject by accurately capturing the flow of speech, speaking the right amount of words, expressing his own opinion, the type of person who has this kind of skill is skilled in conversation.
Although different in everyday conversation, fellow people who are adept at this ruse will become very difficult in negotiation.
「Yah whatever. And then, speaking of mediation, what specific problems are there in it？ 」
「Basically gave my full attention from start to finish to the reconciliation of both sides. Roughly speaking, the subject of a reconciliation contract is something like prohibiting interference in everything from now on starting from Alphonse Rodan and Stead Euguno, directly or indirectly, he said, to the people who came with the person named Haruto. In case of violation, Rikka company will make an official announcement with their connection to their crime, moreover they will pay a penalty that amounted to 20 mystic coins 」
Moreover, for this contract, they had to devote themselves to avoiding Rio's group from even just touching the save for an unavoidable situation.
Although the punishment was dropped regardless of whether it was intentional or a mistake, for the sake of judging the other party whether they were lying or not, it was already arranged for a special paper loaded with magic contracts to be used.
This by soaking the contractor's blood on the contract, is something that will reveal the truth or lie when the contractor violates the contract conditions.
「It is effective but, the punishment is quite bad. To the nobles, the announcement of their shame was more painful than money. If they broke this contract, they might destroy even the face of Duke Euguno un
Liselotte face was a little narrow when she heard the content of the punishment in case of a breach of contract.
Although it was not a problem as long as they fulfilled the content of the contract, it was a little scary when imagining that it was exposed in an unwise manner.
「My deepest apologies. Since I was maintaining neutrality from my position as a mediator, I hesitated to intervene too much. Although the two nobles were too lacking in their negotiation skills, I basically could do nothing but watch the progress and direction of the reconciliation? 」
「No, how else. When the other party is royalty, you must ensure your safety
「We have made a duplicate of contract」
When she said that, Aria presented the main duplicate of the reconciliation contract.
Liselotte accepted it and quickly scanned it.
「I'm surprised. Doesn't this just force a unilateral prohibition clause? If the victim's side feels like it, he can announce the problem today without any penalty 」
Liselotte frowned at the flaw in the content for Stead-tachi.
When writing a contract, it is normal to include clauses that are profitable for themselves as much as possible and predict the possibility to fight all existing weak points so that it will not bite them in the future.
Although there are clauses to be left for the explanation room, it is basically better not to completely leave even the explanatory room to protect themselves in case of a dispute.
If it is the judgment of Liselotte, the person who cannot see with amaza how the conditions of the contract perform or cannot predict the consequences beforehand, without exception, is obliged to obey their words.
Section 7
For the reconciliation contract made today was, in contrast to the clause that was entirely favorable for Rio, he could say that he could not find a clause that Stead-tachi could utilize.
Although Stead-tachi was a noble and not a merchant, this was too much of an exaggeration.
「One person was too withered when he realized the seriousness of the matter as if playing with fire, the other lost his composure and was too angry. Although there was no objection to this subject after it was confirmed by them, the two of them on the noble side agreed easily, thus the contract ended. Even their opponents seem a little surprised 」
While this is definitely not a problem for many of them, there are some unskilled people who sometimes tie such contracts.
Their only consideration is towards things like pretensions or honor, many of them don't like to hang on to gain an advantage in negotiations.
If one looks at this contract, it can be concluded that Stead-tachi has these characteristics.
「Although it seems that no one will cause a useless struggle as long as they look at the contents of the contract, now after a situation like this, in order not to carelessly reveal this matter, the, it might be better to bribe for the sake of secrecy by bowing to her. The truth is this kind of contract does not favor 」
Liselotte sighed deeply while saying that.
Even as he glared, he had no intention of fighting against Rio.
And, he had no influence or connection to intervene.
But, Liselotte would not do something like this, for example, while it might be from her position, it was not like it was a big deal when it was completely left like that.
"Yes nih . Instead, we called him in order to ask this matter. Since I assume that he is open to negotiations if we handle him rationally, there is no need to worry too much about it 」
「You're the one who said it, so it looks like it's true. But, this person called Haruto is extremely evil. Contract terms are well done considering he made it in a short time 」
Liselotte rolled up the duplicate of the contract as she said that.
The contract included a clause to deal with all the future issues that Liselotte mind could think of.
Although the model of reconciliation contracts used in this country is slightly different, the, he thought that it was a good contract with no loopholes even when looking from his point of view―― at least when he looked from another point of view.
On the contrary, there are many points that can be used as references.
"Yes nih . Even though the person declared himself just an ordinary person, when I considered his skills, it was very likely that he might be a young rich merchant or a foreign noble currently traveling undercover. There may be nobility among his colleagues, or the teenager may work as a companion 」
"I saw . Agreed"
Liselotte turned her head towards the report up to date while nodding deeply as if probing it closely.
「Agar Duke Euguno did not take any rash action, it would be better if you report the problem with exactly」
"Yes it's true . Should I report this？ 」
"Yes nih . This is a brief report on the events of today. At the time of explanation to Duke Euguno, please use this for reference 」
Section 8
Aria handed me the full set of documents.
"Thank you very much . Your work asap is not 」
After receiving that, her business-like practical talk came to a halt, Liselotte atmosphere became softer as she smiled gently as if to thank the superiority of her subordinates.
「Even if their parents are capable, that doesn't mean their children are either. Yes, it's a proof of the country's historical heredity system 」
Liselotte said it in a very conspicuous manner.
「As your statement says. Although, it was Liselotte-sama who said it was a noble 」
Aria agreed with a wry smile.
「Ara, you are also a former noble, kan」
"That's right . Despite this, it's been a long time 」
Aria answered easily without even showing that she was very behind the title.
「Frank as usual ya」
Now, it was Liselotte who was smiling wryly.
「Then, I will read this report when you call Duke Euguno here. Thank you for your hard work, Aria. You can go back to work again 」
After small talk and useless for a change of pace, Liselotte declared the resumption of work.
"Yes nih . I'll take my leave 」
While bowing deeply, Aria left from her master's office.
Liselotte who was left alone in the room was looking at the view of the lake reflected by the window.
「Well, today's problems may be coincidental when thinking about prospects in the future. Help available to Duke Euguno 」
He muttered that after a short sigh, he sipped the cooled black tea with a graceful gesture like a woman as his eyes scanned the document.