episode_0047

“Did you not hear me? I said I would clean up the Senate.”

“Kane, are you… … crazy?”

Lisiella said with a look of pure curiosity.

“Are you saying you’re going to get rid of my family members right in front of me?”

“Isn’t that what you were hoping for?”

“Yes. When I become the lord, I will completely replace the Senate. But, I will not assassinate you.”

Lisiella sighed in disbelief.

Well… I didn’t mean to say anything specifically about assassinating the Senate.

Regardless of the success or failure of the assassination, it is a huge risk for me, the head of one of the five great families, to attempt such a thing.

Even if you look at it right now, Royce Goldwyn. He’s competing with Merhen for the throne, and he’s probably being torn to pieces by Merhen.

Even if it’s not like everything will come out if you investigate, there are no eternal secrets.

Since we don’t know when or which family will attack, we are trying to avoid taking any actions that would expose us to political risk as much as possible.

“Kane. I think you’re misunderstanding, so let me be clear. I hate the Senate, but I don’t plan on killing them. They’re old, stubborn men, but they’re still my family. ”

Lisiella presented her argument.

I raised my hand to let her know she was mistaken.

“Lisiela. You misunderstood what I said.”

“Really? What were you trying to say?”

“It meant to help take control of the Senate.”

“Control? The Senate?”

The Tierniel family, the family of Lisiella, is a family that focuses on alchemy.

As such, various potions are often produced within the family.

The potion that represents the Tierniel family is the Super Regeneration Potion.

Only the head of the main family and his immediate family can make the super regeneration potion, and only the members of the Senate are permitted to handle it.

It is managed so that only a very small number of people can touch it.

However, the potions of the Tierniel family do not end with super regeneration potions.

Representative examples include the Giant Vitality Potion, which greatly increases strength instantaneously, or the Titan’s Essence, which greatly increases stamina.

These are all potions produced primarily by the Tierniel family, especially by members of the Senate.

Instead of stealing the recipe for the potion made by the collateral line, House Tierniel chose to bring them into the Senate.

This method was adopted to reduce the gap between the main family and the collateral line and to promote harmony.

But as time passed, the original purpose disappeared.

Now the Senate is only used to pressure the next head of House Tierniel.

The conflict between Lisiella and the Senate runs quite deep.

The reason is the greed of the current Tierniel family’s senior members.

In addition to the potions handled by the collateral line, they also want to distribute the super regeneration potions made with the vision technology of the Tierniel family.

Naturally, Lisiella opposed this.

Right now we’re only talking about distribution, but once this part is approved, you can roughly see what the next demands will be.

Lisiella was disgusted by those who shamelessly came out thinking that it would be nice if things went their way, and it didn’t matter if things didn’t go their way.

If Lisiella becomes the head of Tierniel, those in the Senate will be immediately expelled.

However, if that happens, it will cause great difficulties in producing other potions made in the collateral line.

It is because of these problems that Lisiela has not yet ascended to the position of head of the household.

There is a very simple solution to this.

“Lisiela. Wasn’t it because of the Senate’s corruption that you couldn’t become the head of the household?”

“… Not yet. It’s just that it hasn’t happened yet. The position of the head of the family is mine. I won’t give it up to anyone. ”

“Okay. So I’ll help you take control of the Senate. So you can become the head of the household.”

“… How? You seem so confident, so I guess there must be a way?”

“I will tell you the recipe for Giant Vitality Potion and Titan Essence Potion.”

“… … .”

The look in Lisiella’s eyes changed.

She looked at me silently, her eyes sharp as veils.

In the suffocating silence, Libra reaches for the dagger in her bosom as if preparing for an emergency.

I raised my hand to Libra to stop her, meaning that it was okay, and continued speaking.

“The biggest problem right now is the recipe for the potion. If you can solve this, your position will be more advantageous.”

“That’s right. But how could you get the family’s secret recipe out of your mouth? Want to have a battle of information? Tell me about your family’s story, too?”

“Read from the book… … .”

“If you’re going to say something that doesn’t sound like something you read in a book, stop now.”

Hmm, Lisiella came out more aggressive than I expected.

Her eyes seemed to be expecting a proper explanation.

If I know the recipe for the potion of the Tierniel family branch, then that means… there is a traitor within the family.

I thought this part might have been a bit short-sighted.

But it’s already spilt milk.

I can’t turn back now.

“Calm down, Lisiella. It seems you don’t know the origin of potions.”

“The origin of potions? What does that mean?”

“Originally, potions and elixirs were the exclusive property of fairies.”

“Fairies? They all disappeared during the Great War.”

A great war 50 years ago caused by the clone of the evil god of blood and flesh, Belmagor.

In the aftermath of the war that day, many races disappeared.

Fairies were one of the races that disappeared at that time.

Gods and dragons are creatures that live as a force of existence.

The way each person regains their existence is similar, yet slightly different.

Among them, Belmagor’s method of recovery is, of course, the sacrifice of blood and flesh.

This was not limited to humans, as most of the Elven race were devoured by Belmagor’s legions.

Humans almost ended up like that too.

Thanks to the intervention of the polymorphic dragon Draken Theranos and the then-commander of the Knights and the current emperor, many people were able to prevent humanity from becoming extinct.

However, before the fairies of that time became extinct, the first head of the Tierniel family, who had heard the principles and essence of potions, practiced alchemy from that day on.

Thus, the super regeneration potion was finally created using the family’s secret recipe.

However, if the outstretched branches became the Tierniel family, then the original tree was that of the fairies.

If you explain this part well, Lisiella won’t ask any more questions.

It’s more convincing than just saying, ‘I was possessed and it was actually a game.’

“Did you know that the fairies spread the principles of potions and elixirs?”

“I think my grandfather said something like that when I was little… So?”

“I have read the book and seen the recipe for a potion that has similar effects to the potion of your family’s collateral line.”

“… Cain. Our family’s potion, what, a 100-year tradition? The Giant’s Vitality Potion was made less than 10 years ago. There’s no way that’s written in the old book. ”

What Lisiella said was absolutely correct, with no flaws whatsoever.

In fact, the Tierniel family’s potions are still being improved.

However, the Giant’s Vitality Potion was also improved 10 years ago.

The original potion was less effective than the improved version, but it clearly existed in the past.

And if you continue to search for such originals, you will eventually come across potions from the past that have weak effects.

When played as a game, it was divided into 10 stages from the 1st stage potion, and it was possible to advance to the next stage through improvement.

In other words, if you teach Lisiella the recipe for a level 1 potion now, she will be able to improve it and create a higher level potion herself.

“I don’t know the recipe for the Giant’s Vitality Potion. However, if it’s the recipe for the original potion… I have some idea.”

“Huh. Why are you telling me that? If you make it and sell it, it will surpass our family.”

Lisiel asked me as if she didn’t quite understand.

All the potion recipes of the Tierniel family are stored in my head.

However, the most important problem is the ingredients for the super regeneration potion and the higher-level potions that have not yet been made.

All the ingredients that go into that potion come from the secret garden of the Tierniel family.

Even if you know the recipe, you can’t make it if you don’t have the ingredients.

If I were to make and sell potions using the recipes in my head, I would only end up putting my enemies at odds with the Tierniel family.

“I told you my purpose. I want you to use this iron to make a weapon.”

“Isn’t that a little lacking?”

“Of course. If you make a new potion using my recipe, I will receive a certain percentage of the sales.”

“What if I just use it to pressure the Senate?”

“That’s okay. But please deduct the potion delivery fee from now on. Is this okay?”

“Umm… Can you make me a potion for free?”

“Must be made a top priority.”

“Well, that’s about it. But, the recipe you mentioned has to be real.”

“Don’t worry.”

I took out the two recipes I had prepared in advance and gave them to Lisiella.

“Is this the recipe?”

“An early potion used by fairies. Its effect is weak, but it is certain to have the same effect as the Giant’s Vitality Potion and the Titan’s Essence Potion.”

“Okay? I’ll make it once and get back to you. I’m going to go now. Do you have anything else to say?”

I have more to say.

I can’t really remember… Oh, right.

“Lisiela. I’m thinking of opening a social gathering in my family. You should attend too.”

“… What? Socializing? Cain, you… … Are you planning on getting married?”

…Why did the story turn out like that?

“Not really.”

“Really? Well, if your family is hosting it, I’ll attend too. It’ll probably be the first and last time. Well, I guess there’s nothing more to talk about, so I’ll go now.”

Lisiela left my office, promising the following.

I saw her off and then went back to my office and sat down.

Because there’s still a mountain of work to be done.