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“I hope there are no more misunderstandings from the Marquis of Kurid. His Majesty the Crown Prince did not give us special preferential treatment just because we were royalists, nor did we dare to induce his wishes.”

Count Shea spoke to Marquis Kurid, who was trembling with his mouth shut, in detail, and as if to conclude, he said something to stop talking nonsense.

Then, he looked at the Marquis of Kurid, asking if he had anything more to say.

However, the Marquis of Kurid could not say anything despite Count Cher’s words. He wasn’t saying anything particularly wrong, and since he was talking about things that actually happened, there was no way he could refute it, so it was only natural.

“My, I will never forget this humiliation.”

In the end, the words that came out of Marquis Kurid’s mouth were ‘We’ll see later!’

No matter what I said, Count Shea would refute every single detail, so I couldn’t say anything, and it seemed like he was so proud that I would just let it go that he was planning to threaten me.

The Marquis of Kurid gritted his teeth so hard that I thought they might all break, glared at me and Count Shea, and then left. Of course, the nobles of the noble faction who followed him also glared at us and left.

“… … Viscount Steele. I have to be careful.”

And Count Shea, who was also watching the scene, gave a low warning.

“Yes? What do you mean?”

“Marquis of Kurid. Contrary to his enormous greed, he is not a petty person at heart. If the author himself said it was a humiliation, he would try to repay it somehow. Just like petty little people usually do.”

“Ha, it’s bothering me in many ways.”

I frowned when I heard that they would use force because words were not enough.

But that didn’t mean I was scared or anything. In the first place, there was no need to worry about territory wars because the territories were too far apart, and the Marquis of Kurid did not have many means to interfere with my business.

Still, I didn’t mean to just let down my guard. There is nothing more annoying and annoying than revenge from a petty little person, so it was better to be prepared.

“Count Shea. first… … . As a thank you for your help in this Congress, I will send you some erythronium weapons. The easiest way to prevent me from taking over the market is to disrupt the supply of raw materials.”

“Haha! I didn’t help you with that in mind, but since you said you would give it to me, I’ll be grateful.”

The beginning of preparation was to provide support for more stable supply of raw materials. It was a natural thing to do, as the driving force behind being able to occupy most of the domestic market was the smooth supply and demand of raw materials.

It may cost some money, but it is better than suffering a loss due to a disruption in the supply of raw materials and not being able to meet demand.

Thanks to this, not only Count Shea but also the lords of the cooperative families, including Baron Divide, began to laugh as if they were happy. It was almost like they were doing it for their own benefit, but they were happy to receive an unexpected gift like this.

Naturally, the lords of the cooperative families who had been promised weapons as gifts were highly motivated. If an agenda about me was presented to the National Assembly again like this time, it seemed like he would jump in without hesitation.

‘Not bad.’

Looking at that, I felt a little satisfied. In reality, it was for their own benefit, but it was bound to be good because it produced good results for me.

And, as we were satisfied with seeing the lords of such cooperative families, there were people who quietly approached where we were. As the Marquis of Kurid left with the nobles, the nobles of the royalist faction came to visit.

“Viscount Steel. It’s been a while.”

All kinds of nobles approached me, starting with Count Carbon, who I could say I was close to, and even nobles I had never seen before.

The nobles who approached me were busy introducing themselves as if they were trying to talk to me. Aside from the benefits I give to my partnering families, it seemed like there were more than one or two benefits that could be gained by linking up with me.

The lords of the territories that were not yet able to communicate directly due to their location wanted to communicate directly with me, and those running the upper level seemed to want to be allocated a separate supply.

Although each of them showed favor for a reason, they did not reject them. Not only were these people who would become important customers, but they could also be my strength just like the lords of cooperative families.

“Viscount Steele. Would you like to try this? This is a wine made using grapes, a specialty of our estate.”

“Oh, it tastes good? I almost want to get it separately later.”

“Is that so? I will send it to you separately later. Don’t feel too pressured, just accept it comfortably.”

Since there was nothing wrong with building a good relationship, they began to deepen their friendship by eating and drinking alcohol and refreshments prepared at the banquet hall.

Not only nobles who grow food crops based on fertile land, nobles in areas with no special products but active commerce due to regional characteristics, nobles in areas close to monster zones that specialize in monster by-products, etc. Several nobles came and went around me.

And, the banquet that I began to enjoy in earnest was quite a beneficial time. Not only did I get to interact with people who could be quite helpful, but I was also able to secure a large number of potential customers.

No, it wasn’t just potential customers. Some people said they wanted to sign a contract right away, and they even signed a contract verbally.

Thanks to this, I thought it was a good thing I attended the council. At first, I was not happy about the fact that this was a congress that was not held for a very good reason, but I was very satisfied because the results were not bad and I was able to gain some benefits.

It was a situation where, if something had gone wrong, the pockets would have been emptied.

So, after the banquet was over and I was a little drunk, I left the palace very happily. Normally, there would have been time to talk to the crown prince, but since the dukes caught him in the banquet hall and wouldn’t let him go, there was no time to talk. Well, there wasn’t anything else to talk about or anything like that.

Anyway, after the sun had set, I left the castle and decided to immediately find a place to stay and spend the night. It was a hassle to leave the castle gate as it was already closed. Besides, I had other things to do, so I was thinking of leaving after spending the day.

And, after spending a day in a luxurious accommodation, I came to my senses a little late in the morning. Because I drank wine and champagne, it was difficult to wake up in the morning.

“… … ?”

But the sight I saw when I woke up was quite brutal.

There were four unidentified people lying on the floor, and all of them had holes in their bodies. Naturally, there was a puddle of red blood on the floor.

“What is this.”

“Master… … . While you were sleeping, an assassin came… … .”

Since they didn’t understand the tragedy, one of the skeleton mage I had brought out last night approached me and started explaining the whole story.

Not long after I fell asleep, an intruder broke in by opening the window and door, and the Skeleton Mage killed the assassins along with the Skeleton Knights.

“It must be Mana Kurid, but… … .”

It occurred to me that this must have been done by the Marquis of Kurid, who had been shouting in anger in the banquet hall.

It was only natural that if I were to disappear, the Marquis of Kurid would once again dominate the textile market. The person who would benefit most from my disappearance was the Marquis of Kurid.

Moreover, since those who were previously in the textile business were focusing only on producing raw materials, it could be said that the best situation for the Marquis of Kurid was for me to disappear.

Still, just in case, the souls of the assassins who had died were forcibly summoned and verified.

However, since he was the lowest level member of a group that professionally carried out assassinations, he actually did not know much. This is because the assassin carrying out the request was not thoroughly informed about the client.

“Tsk.”

As long as the assassin knew about the client, he would have a legitimate reason to attack the other person, but it was very disappointing that he could not do so.

There was no evidence to attack, saying, ‘An assassin has arrived, and anyone can tell that it was sent by the Marquis of Kurid!’ There is nothing you can’t do, but it could have created a bad image for no reason.

If the image of a company being manipulative to eliminate competitors was created, there was a high possibility that product sales would be hindered. Especially toward the premium line that leaves a lot of profit.

In the case of aristocrats, the main customer base for purchasing premium products, it was not simply about the quality of the product. I bought it while considering the story behind the item and things related to the maker. There were not many nobles who would buy items from sellers with a bad image.

“Ugh.”

Still, I was disappointed, so I sighed a little and got up.

He ordered the use of skeletons to clean up the devastation. The Skeleton Mage completely cleaned up the blood pooled on the floor, and the assassins’ bodies were made into skeletons. All I had to do was visit the temple later and report appropriately. There was no need to report it right away since the spirit could be summoned to prove it.

After roughly organizing the inside of the accommodation, I left the accommodation immediately. The assassin came in quietly, and the skeletons also quietly dealt with the assassin, but there wasn’t much of a fuss.

“Then, let’s go to the slave market first.”

After leaving the accommodation, the place we headed to was the slave market. Since I had promised the elves before that I would save my people, I was planning to save them in the capital.

As it was a luxurious lodging, coachmen were waiting, and through them we moved straight to the slave market. After about twenty or thirty minutes of riding in a carriage, which was not very comfortable, we were able to arrive at a fairly large slave market.

It was a slave market located on the outskirts of the capital, quite a distance away from the capital, but it looked quite neat as it was located in the capital.

“… … I didn’t expect to see that here.”

And, I discovered something unexpected in that slave market. It was underwear made of elastic fiber. To be exact, it is worn by saints. She was even wearing stockings that went up a little higher than half of her thighs.

“Oooh! Such beauty!”

A nobleman who seemed to have been seen at the banquet hall yesterday was seen exclaiming in admiration and suddenly purchasing a slave.

As underwear emphasizes beauty, it seemed to be actively utilized in this area as well.

“Oh my… … !”

Of course, men were no exception. I could also see a female nobleman covering her eyes with a fan, unable to take her eyes off somewhere.

He shook his head at that sight and immediately started looking for the elf slaves. Perhaps because it was located in the capital, there were a total of four elves being sold as slaves at the slave market.

There was one female elf and three male elves, and I bought them without hesitation. The more elves there were, the more high-quality fabrics could be made, and the cultivation of firewood flowers, which required enormous consumption, was also easier, so there was no reason to hesitate.

And, after purchasing the four elves, I immediately moved towards my city since I had nothing more to see in the capital.

There was an incident where the elves got scared when they saw a zombie wyvern and ran away, or when a female elf approached and was pushed away while spending the night on top of a wyvern, and when a male elf tried to approach and was almost thrown from a zombie wyvern, he safely made it to the city. I was able to arrive.

But, to the city I returned to. To be exact, I could feel the energy of death the moment it landed in the garden of my mansion. It was not the energy of another warlock or anything like that, but the kind of energy felt from a dying person.