episode_0071

“You are busy so please pass away.”

“Today too?”

“Yes.”

“Today is your 3rd day, are you still busy?”

“What… You are busy every day.”

“Then please set a date! I’ll come on time!”

“Well… I think you’ll be busy in the future.”

At this point, even the purest Felix could tell. Agnes was avoiding herself.

“Did I do something wrong?”

“Well… ”

“Then why don’t you meet me!”

“You don’t have to do something wrong to avoid seeing me, right?”

A clear statement of refusal.

But Felix also had no intention of backing down easily.

“Please tell me I won’t move until I see you.”

“It seems like a waste of time… ”

“That is my decision.”

“Well, do whatever you want.”

And so Felix stood majestically in front of the gate.

Agnes’ servant just ignored him and continued cleaning the yard.

—–

The next morning.

Agnes was surprised to see Felix standing majestically in front of Agnes’ front door as she left the house.

“What are you?”

“This is Felix.”

“Felic… Who is that?”

“I came here to appoint you as Franz Mayer’s vassal.”

“Oh, was that you?”

I never thought it would be this small. Agnes was dumbfounded. I felt like I looked down on myself a lot.

And that evening.

When Agnes returned from work, Felix was still standing majestically.

‘ha… ‘

This guy is persistent. With that in mind, Agnes entered the mansion.

The next morning Felix was still there. However, the previous spirit had faded a little.

And the next day. Day 3.

Felix was still there. However, he was sleeping leaning against the wall in front of the mansion.

The side face of Felix, who was sleeping against the wall without even being able to wash himself properly, looked a little pitiful.

Agnes looked closely at Felix’s profile.

He looked younger than I thought. He looked to be no older than 20 years old. Was he 17 years old?

‘If you look closely, it looks kind of cute… ‘

I really liked the face. Indeed, I felt guilty about eating them because of the large age difference between them.

Agnes woke Felix up by nudging him with her foot.

“Hey.”

“Umm… ”

“Hey, wake up.”

“Ugh!”

Felix was surprised when he saw Agnes.

“Come in. I’ll give you food.”

“Uh… Rice?”

Saliva flowed from the corner of Felix’s mouth.

‘You must be hungry…’ ‘

He must have been waiting at the door without even eating properly. I was worried that Agnes might come out while I was away.

Soon, Agnes’ servant brought out tea and refreshments, and Felix began to eat hungrily. I even forgot the main point.

Agnes sat quietly and looked at the scene. I thought that the world had become so dirty that even a child like this had to go to war.

Felix, who had been devouring the refreshments in a hurry, quickly chugged down the herbal tea and jumped up from his seat.

“It was a good meal! The refreshments here are very delicious!”

“Do you want to go?”

“Yes! Thank you for the hospitality!”

“Didn’t you come here to persuade me?”

Felix, who was leaving, immediately turned around.

“That’s right!”

“… ”

“Please be my vassal.”

“Your vassal? Not a vassal of Franz Mayer?”

“Yes. My vassal.”

Agnes sighed. Even if Franz Mayer had come in person and asked you to become his vassal, you would have refused right away, but you are a vassal of a vassal. It was beyond absurd.

“What confidence?”

“Yes?”

“What confidence?”

“What is that… ”

“You don’t know me? He’s the best mercenary in the central region. Ambrosia tried to take me with her before it collapsed, and not long ago, the head of the Carter family came in person. But you just want to make me your vassal? Not even Franz Mayer?”

“… ”

There wasn’t a single mistake. She was the best mercenary in the central region, and Felix was just a brat with no achievements.

“I know that I am lacking.”

“Then the conversation is over. Go out.”

“But, I am confident. I am confident that within 20, or even 10 years, I will go beyond the Meyer Army and enter the core of the Krusenstein Army.”

“What is the basis?”

“No!”

“… ”

“All I can say is that you trust me and follow me. But my determination is real. I will definitely stand at the center of Krusenstein and compete for world hegemony. So please, trust me and follow me.”

Agnes was dumbfounded. In a word, doesn’t that sound like unfounded confidence?

‘There were a lot of guys like this under me too.’

Everyone entered the battlefield with enthusiasm and died with enthusiasm. They were all young guys. Young spirit. That was good, but it was easy to lose one’s life.

“Go to sleep, kid. I’ll heat up the water so you can wash. You smell now.”

“My territory.”

“Huh?”

“I will give you half. If I receive more territory in the future, I will give you half of it unconditionally.”

I couldn’t help but be surprised by those words.

What lord in this world gives half of his territory to his vassals?

Only then will the territory of the lord and vassal become the same. It sounded interesting.

“I have no military talent.”

“So?”

“I will leave everything to you regarding military matters and will not say a single word.”

That was also attractive. The reason Agnes was kicked out of other families until now was because of her unique stubbornness. When it came to military affairs, she had her own firm methods and disliked having those methods violated. So there were frequent conflicts with my superiors. These suggestions were exactly what I needed. but…

‘What a kid.’

Agnes chuckled.

“How big is your territory?”

“400,000 songs.”

“M, what?”

“400,000 songs.”

“Not 4,000?”

“400,000.”

With 400,000 troops, 10,000 troops could be mobilized.

This kid is such a great nobleman?

“Are you from a very prestigious family?”

“I come from a commoner background.”

“But 400,000 songs? What happened?”

“I don’t know about that either.”

Is Franz Maier crazy? 400,000 songs for a kid like this? Is this guy really talented?

‘Wait a minute, if I get half of the 400,000 songs… Can maintain 5,000 soldiers. Moreover, 400,000 songs at this young age means that the number may increase in the future. Assuming it doubles, the number will be 800,000 songs. If we consider half of 800,000 songs, it is 400,000 songs. ‘10,000 bottles.’

10,000 of his own soldiers. There are 20,000 soldiers who can actually move.

‘It’s a fascinating story… ‘

A kid who appears to be highly trusted by Franz Mayer.

Huge amount of territory.

Agnes could not help but be surprised by these words.

“Kid, what are you good at?”

“Mental arithmetic.”

“Show me.”

“Please give me a problem.”

“Four hundred and sixty-eight times forty-seven is?”

“21996. You can give me something more difficult. You can increase it by about two digits.”

Because it was a rough guess, Agnes couldn’t tell whether the answer was correct or not. Agnes took a piece of paper and began calculating four hundred sixty-eight times forty-seven. And only after struggling with the paper for about five minutes did Agnes open her mouth.

‘Twenty-one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six. That’s correct… ‘

Only then did Agnes realize why this little boy was trusted by Franz Mayer.

“I will do it.”

“Yes?”

“Your subordinate. I will do it.”

“Are you sure?”

“But only after this war is over. The contract with Clemens is not over yet. I know that because I will come visit you after everything is over.”

“Yes! We’ll be waiting for you!”

Felix bowed his head several times and soon entered the house.

This would greatly change the fate of Agnes and Felix.

—–

“You hired Agnes?”

“Yes. Even though it was difficult, we brought you here.”

“How?”

Agnes is a very difficult person to hire. It is not easy to bring her in because she has a severe mistrust of humans.

But Felix, who was still new in society, hired Agnes? What kind of magic did you use?

“That… ”

“That?”

“I decided to give half of my territory.”

“200,000 songs?”

“Yes.”

indeed. If that were the case, even Agnes would be tempted.

However, other families would also have proposed about 200,000 songs. It would have been difficult to bring him in based on that alone.

“Anything else?”

“Half of all territories to be received in the future, and it is the job of the military authority… ”

“That’s it.”

Now all the puzzles have been put together.

“Agnes recognized your potential.”

It was like me.

“She decided to bet on the 1 million or 2 million songs she might receive in the future, rather than the 200,000 songs she will receive now.”

“Ah… ”

A tear fell from one of Felix’s eyes. It was an overwhelming expression.

“It’s not unreasonable. Because I also bet on your potential and accepted you as a disciple.”

“Master… ”

“Thanks to you, our army has a trustworthy general. Let’s do well in the future.”

“Yes!”

Felix answered vigorously. Agnes is not far behind Henry Neville. Next is internal affairs and diplomacy. Since it is impossible to overpower him militarily, we will take down Carter little by little through internal affairs and diplomacy.