episode_0229

The losers’ ears perked up at Karssein’s words.

‘Rumors…’

‘okay. ‘There was a rumor!’

‘No matter how good the presentation is, it cannot be without flaws!’

My grades have already hit rock bottom.

He received all kinds of criticism from Princess Arcien and Prince Florence, and even received a significant deduction in points.

However, Karssein, who should have been at the bottom, was at the top, which aroused tremendous jealousy and envy.

Those who should be at the bottom must stay at the bottom.

The hyenas that finally caught the tail showed their teeth.

“Her Highness the Princess. His Royal Highness. Request defense time!”

Although he issued a warning that only those with the right grades should attend Defense Time, there is no stopping him unless he can already bring down Karssein.

Moreover, this issue is actually related to friendliness with residents among the grading items, so it is quite different from the case described above, so in fact, anyone could speak.

After hearing those words, Princess Arcien began to have a short conversation with Prince Florence.

“…allowed.”

Before long, the Defense Time Declaration was passed.

‘done!’

There was the joy of passing the defense time.

Now I have a chance to open my teeth and bite.

‘I will definitely bring you down this time!’

‘We need to dig into these loopholes and eliminate them significantly!’

‘How dare someone from the low class get higher scores than us? ‘No way!’

The cheaters, who had been shadowed as losers until just now, poured out their buried words as if they were catching a ghost.

“You know it well.”

“Why is there a rumor going around that the residents of Chatrene are fighting among themselves?”

“The rumor has spread so widely that there are quite a few people who do not know about it.”

The main point is rumor.

It started from a rumor that was famous enough to spread outside the territory.

***

As expected, as soon as they heard that it was a rumor, those who had kept their mouths shut suddenly stood up.

Considering the scores they got, it was actually impossible to say a word, but everyone stood up because they felt like they could raise their voices on this topic.

Even though they can’t raise their own grades, at least they can’t stand Carcein being on top of them.

The sight was laughable in the eyes of Arcien and Florence, but defense time was still allowed.

“Prince Karssein. There is nothing more important than the relationship between the lord and the residents.”

“I can’t believe they don’t stop the residents even though they are fighting so much. Isn’t this a matter of disqualification as a lord?”

“No matter how much you identify and improve Shatren’s problems, if you don’t even know the situation within the territory, this is clearly the lord’s problem.”

Items that do not have Karsein’s faults are first set aside.

It induces loss of points by emphasizing that it is an element that may lead to a large deduction in other items.

“You probably forgot, right? Harmony with residents is also included in grades.”

“You should also remember that you will receive double the points in return for delaying reporting until the final announcement date.”

And he doubled the number of goals conceded using the promise that Karssein himself declared.

If this happens, Carcein’s grades will inevitably plummet.

Around the time the nobles began to laugh, vaguely predicting his future.

Karssein smiled slightly as if he had been waiting.

‘also.’

‘I guess I had something in mind.’

Arsien and Florence noticed the slight change and relaxed their anxiety.

“Hmm. Everything you say is correct. There is a rumor going around that the residents are fighting in the territory. Such rumors should not spread.”

“Does that mean you will admit that it is your fault?”

One participant, who raised his eyes curiously, tried to drive a wedge with this.

From the moment you become aware of the problem with the rumor, you will have nothing to say.

It is time to become unreasonable and cause trouble, just like in the past.

This was a question asked in anticipation of the future.

“That’s not it.”

“Oops. You can’t be stubborn.”

“Are you trying to insist that there was no mistake in failing to manage the residents?”

“No matter how much you are a lord, if you say you were unable to govern the residents, you would not be satisfied with even the basics of managing the territory.”

“If a policy is imposed forcibly without the permission of the residents, it is nothing but tyranny!”

The nobles stood up again and fiercely fired at Karssein.

“Of course it is. But, when did I admit that the rumor was true?”

“…What?”

“It’s just a rumor. Why exclude the possibility that an exaggerated story has reached your ears?”

Karssein continues speaking calmly.

“ Speaking of rumors, there was a story like that going around a while ago. There are rumors that the strawberries and grapes coming out of the Chatelaine territory are actually witches or poisonous fruits. Everyone remembers, right?”

“Well, that’s it…”

The nobles flinched.

This is something I am familiar with. I also thought that if I used this well, I could lower Karssein’s grades.

But the end of this incident goes against them. I had no choice but to step forward and stop it now.

“Wait a moment! It has nothing to do with that…!”

“Sufficiently related. To continue.”

Even before his shallow intention to hastily divide the two cases was revealed.

Arsien quickly continues this.

“Actually, the crops that grow in the Chatrene territory are crops that have eaten Maggi. But, what is the problem with that? Even if you have Maggi, there is no problem if you cook it correctly. Chatelaine fruits were actually so safe that they didn’t even need a recipe. However, there was a rumor that it was poison.”

The nobles became depressed when they were placed in a disadvantageous situation.

Karssein did not miss the opportunity.

“There were exaggerated rumors going around that people who drank alcohol made with snake venom contained poison that could not even scratch the human body. Isn’t this an example that proves that rumors are just rumors? Again, I would like to inform you that this is just a rumor. Because in reality, the rumors you have heard are false.”

Now, Shatren’s doubts have been answered.

“How can that be false?”

“Just because you insist that it’s a lie doesn’t mean the facts will change, right?”

However, the group of hyenas still did not let go of their mouths, biting their buttocks.

“I heard you clearly. What do the residents of Chatrene, who are in charge of each field, fight about?”

“What fertilizer did you use and why? Some people asked why I chose to betray my territory and use fertilizer.”

“Ah. Did they even use the word traitor? They fight very violently.”

“Did you know that you, the lord, would fight in an unknown place even if I stopped you for a moment?”

Next, they organize.

“If it were just a rumor, how would we know in such detail why the residents of Chattren are fighting?”

Is it really true that it never happened?

Actually, I know clearly why they fought.

A rather sharp remark was thrown at Karssein.

The defense for this agenda seemed quite unfavorable, but…

Karsein answers very confidently.

“Ah. That’s it. That’s what I instructed. They told me to pretend to really fight on purpose.”

“What, what?!”

“The fertilizer you all pointed out. In order to research it, I needed to look outside. So I told them to pretend to fight.”

Maybe this should be called offense time rather than defense time.

***

“Her Highness the Princess. I would like to ask your Royal Highness a question. If a person causes damage to another territory in a symposium and lowers the target’s performance, will that person be punished according to the regulations?”

Really, there’s no way he asked because he didn’t know this.

The two people exchanged glances.

Interests are aligned.

“Of course, the imperial family will severely punish that.”

“The significance of the symposium is for nobles to gather together to solve problems in each territory. They say they are competitive because of their grades, but what you just said is bullying others with malicious intent.”

“It’s something that shouldn’t happen, but if you do something like that, it will undermine the very foundation of the noble council. Therefore, you will receive the highest level of punishment.”

When the two people expressed their stance, Karssein spoke as if he had been waiting.

“Inside the Shatren territory, there were people who intentionally ruined the territory.”

“…What?”

“To be more specific, do you think there are people who steal the support money that arrived from the Duke of Bagland and use it, or secretly sell crops harvested in the fields to other territories without reporting them to the territory? Well, that’s a light example.”

Karssein explained while holding his chin.

He adds, as if that’s not all.

“Chatlaine has become very closed-off ever since it went downhill from its brilliant past. They were very reluctant to allow outsiders to participate unless they were trading on an exchange. However, there was something that the residents were blindly clinging to.”

“What is that?”

“ is fertilizer.”

There was a bag of mysterious fertilizer in Karssein’s hand.

“While looking at the situation inside the territory, there was something that struck me as strange. Why do people who are reluctant to engage in external intervention bring in external goods? There was even a perception that this fertilizer must be used. So I had no choice but to research this fertilizer.”

“Then?”

“As I mentioned earlier, soil pH has a great impact on crops. However, this fertilizer intentionally lowered the pH of the soil significantly.”

“That means it was a fertilizer that intentionally acidified the soil.”

“That’s right. There was also a perception that this fertilizer must be used. It’s as if someone had exaggerated the rumor. But that’s not all.”

“…isn’t that all?”

Right after those words were finished.

Karssein sprinkled fertilizer into the flower pot he had brought separately.

After spraying a drop of Pistella’s rapid growth solution, another effect of fertilizer appeared.

-Pad-duk-duk.

“…!”

“This is…!”

The stem grows in a bizarre shape, accompanied by a strange sound.

Soon, when the petals opened and ugly teeth began to appear, everyone in the room knew what it was.

Karssein pulled out his sword just in time and struck down the newborn.

-Keeek.

Even the sight of him collapsing with a bizarre scream.

It was a scene where no one could deny that there was a problem with that fertilizer.

“I think making fertilizer like this is a serious crime in itself.”

Then a nobleman from the audience stood up and shouted.

“Huh, nonsense!”

Sigh.

Karssein smiled as if he was confident of victory.

***

Count Retelbeek gripped his staff fiercely.

I don’t understand why Karssein revived Shatrene.

Are you talking about fertilizer? I must have noticed something.

‘If we don’t cut off the tail here… then our lives cannot be guaranteed.’

Count Retelvik widened his eyes and called out to the nobleman sitting next to him.

“Look here. There you are.”

“Yes?”

“You step in and stop that.”

Then the man shook his head, saying it was nonsense.

“Going into this situation is suicidal. Besides, aren’t we sitting in the stands? Doubting his abilities in this symposium is…”

“I’m saying stop it. Unless you want to find out what happened on Mount Waglu three years ago.”

“…!”

gulp.

A heavy drool went down my throat at the overwhelming threat.

“Huh, nonsense!”

The man quickly got up and shouted.

“Hey. We started doing fertilizer and fertilizer earlier! Didn’t they just use the fact that they were fighting in their own territory as an excuse to say something else?!”

Other nobles who felt a sense of crisis, as well as those who received a signal from someone, shouted together.

What kind of ridiculous excuse are you making?

In fact, I wonder if they are trying to slip by by saying that they deceived the residents.

He tried to defeat Carcein’s argument by saying that such a thing was absurd.

However, Karssein asked without any hesitation.

“Hmm. Are all the people who woke up now from there? Waglu faction.”

“…!”

“Well, what does it matter!”

“The Waglu faction is located quite close to Shatrene. In other words, it means that you are in the best position to inflict the most damage to Chatrene. Because there is Mount Waglu, it would be impossible to cross that mountain. Then it looks like he could be a suspect in the crime I just mentioned. What do you think?”

Hearing those words, the Waglu clan nobles screamed.

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

“How dare you accuse a strict person of being a criminal!”

“It’s just speculation! We can’t believe we ruined Shatrene!”

“Just because we are close, we are the culprits? It looks like you haven’t been able to change your mean personality of passing on your mistakes to others, right?”

If anything, I shouted with the intention of providing evidence.

‘That’s it. Even that kid wouldn’t have any evidence.’

While the Waggloo nobles are gathered together and causing an uproar, there is no evidence to point out.

How could that guy know about the black market of the Waggloo faction that produced that fertilizer?

Using Marf to destroy Chatrene failed due to Lilpeten, but this is impossible to prove.

Defense time was going to end like this.

however.

“In that case, you just have to prove that it wasn’t speculation. Her Royal Highness Princess Arcien. I would like to submit evidence.”

Count Retelbeek’s expectations were completely wrong.