CH 295

“Huh… aren’t you coming today?”

Carloy sighed.

Many vassals have noticed that the master often goes out for a visit these days.

It was a fact that only he knew that the outing place was Ariel’s hometown.

Also that Ariel is an elf whose identity is hidden.

Steelguard some elves in the great forest

Ern, who was brought to the village, decided that it would be better to tell the general manager, Carl Roy, the circumstances of the situation.

‘Ariel-sama was an elf… ?’

Carloy wasn’t surprised at all.

‘Isn’t it absurd that a beautiful woman like him, whose name is enough to shake the country, is not known at all? If you are an elf. It’s all been explained.’

And, well, the lords trade with dwarves.

It’s fun to get to know an elf

It’s not even lol

the problem is.

‘He said he would be away for just one day and there was no news for a week or so… …

What matters is not the place, but the time and duration.

During the busiest harvest season, the master was away for a week, so Steel Guard did not work properly.

‘Just today, I have accumulated so much to receive payments… …

Carloy with both hands full of papers headed to the lord’s office.

hallway in front of the office.

The panicked vassals were anxiously waiting for Ern to return.

“OMG… … . Please come back soon, my lord!”

“New knights must be appointed to be able to put on a mission… . The lord is not here.”

“In this case, speed is life. The more you steam, the more the benefits disappear.”

The man in charge of the trade is Jenkus, a man with a neat style that rolls his feet.

Chief blacksmith Kai Tan, who boasts of his shaggy and muscular body, is worried that his impatience will explode.

The Knight Commander Rafael kept going back and forth in front of the office door, and it seemed like he was going to fall out of his throat.

thud! thud! puck! puck!

“Ahhh… ! I think I’m going crazy! My head is going to explode!”

The skinny man with his head nailed to the wall as if it were a hammer is the wizard of the realm, Jess.

“… … What are you doing in front of the office? Jess-sama makes me more crazy!”

And.

The middle-aged man standing tall on the edge of the wall with his lip biting is Markus, the owner of Ern Sanghoe.

“Uhhhhhhh! Save me, my lord!”

Despite Caloy’s rebuke, Jess doesn’t care.

Jenkus shook his head.

“Leave it. I don’t even hear what the manager says. Your lord must return to control it.”

The original wizards were a bit eccentric, but Jess was very strict.

I don’t know why he’s staying in the Count’s Territory instead of the Horse Tower.

If you look at it that way, Jess may be an honest person who is thoroughly evaluated based on his skills.

‘I’m sure Markus-sama is here too… Huh? awhile… ?’

Carloy turned his head to Marcus.

He should be in the capital, why is he here… … ?

“Marcus-sama?”

“Ah, General Carloy. I haven’t been able to say goodbye. How are you?”

“Yes, but suddenly something happened… ?”

“Something urgent happened. I had to meet the General Assembly Lord.”

“Ah… … . But, as you can see, he is away.”

“When will you be back?”

“Well, that’s me… …

Carloy didn’t ask what the urgency was.

Just look at the furrows on the forehead that are thicker than when we saw you before.

Also Marcus is the busiest body in the capital.

If he hurriedly moves to Steel Guard, how serious it must be can be guessed without saying.

“uh… ?”

Rafael’s steps stopped.

Seeing Calroy, there was no reaction, he straightened his back and bowed his head.

“… … miss.”

Karen Stilga entered the hallway.

All eyes except for Jess turned to her.

Karen looked around the vassals.

“No news yet, the youngest?”

“Looks like… do.”

Karen’s face darkened as Rafael nodded.

“Even if something went wrong… . Isn’t it?”

“Yeah, that’s right. I think you’re going to be late because you’re on your way. Nothing will happen.”

Even with Rafael’s words, Karen’s expression did not brighten.

” Whoops•••••••

As she sighed, the vassals felt a strange illusion.

It was as if all the magic lights illuminating the hallway had gone out.

It was as if the entire narrow and long space was sinking into a swamp.

My heart sinks and my mouth burns tight.

The depth of the heart that dwells in her beautiful arms

I thought I should delete it soon.

It’s not because she’s the master’s sister, but Karen has something like magical power that she doesn’t know.

A noble and good energy that naturally follows people, and that I want to protect and preserve.

Many people would pick Ariel as the most beautiful woman in the territory, but she, an elf standing in this area, does not reach Karen.

‘there… How can I do it?’

‘General, you… ?’

The vassals looked only at Kaloi.

‘My, what am I?’

‘You must know your master better than us.’

As Rafael pushes her back, Karen’s eyes turn to Karloy.

“… … The Commander-in-Chief knows something! tell me What happened to the youngest?”

“Oh, no? what do i… ? When do you want me to come? I just wait

I just do it.”

Carloy closed his eyes tightly.

The master said that only he should know that Ariel is an elf and her hometown is the Great Forest.

The commander’s name must be kept.

I deliberately avoided looking at Karen’s piercing golden eyes, as it would weaken her heart.

“Don’t worry too much. Nothing will happen. Where will your lord be in danger?”

“… … You know what I said before? There is nothing wrong with Toshi.”

“When I… Oh?”

had said

An eternal lord to him.

At the time of the disappearance of Lebadan Steelgard.

Who would dare to harm the Iron Blood Count, the descendant of the hero and the heroic level, I was arguing… . The result is as everyone knows.

‘I’m sure you’ll be worried about me… . Well, even the master disappears afterward.

Throw it away.’

It could be said that the vacancy of the Iron-Blood Count was filled in this way, but the scars left on the family were irreparable.

Unless Lebadan Steelguard returns!

However, if Ern disappeared in the same way, it would be like being stabbed twice and then set in a fire.

My heart feels heavy as if it is tied with lead, something I don’t want to even imagine.

‘This can’t even be sutured. As well as the Steel Guard family. The entire Steelguard, an irreversible blow to all of us…;

For a moment, Carloy was almost speechless.

The master says he is going to the great forest.

But for two reasons, he couldn’t continue.

‘If you say you’re in the great forest, wouldn’t you be more concerned?’

squeaky… ?

The door to the office swung open, and Sari slipped out and ran into Karen.

“I… !”

“noodles… !”

Karen’s eyes lit up with the sari in her arms.

What about the reappearance of Sari, who had not been seen for a while?

‘… … The lord has returned!’

Carloy frowned and ran to the office.

But are all people thinking the same?

“I’m First!”

“Hey, keep your order… !”

“I’m really in a hurry!”

Kaitan and Rafael react the fastest.

Jenkus as well as Jess jumped up and rushed to the door.

“Master, I will see you first… !”

thud!

The door, which had been opened with force, slammed against the wall, making a noise.

However, the eyes of the entangled vassals turned inward.

“••••••uh?”

“Hmm?”

“Lord, lord… … ?”

What appeared in the eyes of several pairs at once was a surprise, not a pleasure.

Hundreds of sheets of paper fill the office,

there was

A sight like this is rare, but you can see it occasionally.

When the stupid general affairs assistant had a major accident.

When a manager who is mentally exhausted from overwork is giving up his anger at his desk with a feeling of desperation.

‘Why… Are you still floating?’

In such a case, it should be only a few seconds.

The difference is.

The fact is that now the papers are not going to come down to the floor.

As if a strange buoyant force was acting, it surrounded the master.

flash!

As soon as Ern woke up, the seal of the lord was engraved on hundreds of signature lines.

“Oh, no?”

“Is that?”

The vassals opened their mouths.

… … Even the magic sign, Jess, can’t explain how this is possible.

“What? Why are you all here?”

As Ern tilted her head, the floating papers finally sank and piled up on the desk as a neat bundle.

“… … Why is it so busy outside? What happened?”

After finishing the conversation with Lee Ji-ham, the sun god, Ern went to the office without anyone knowing.

came to

Even thinking about it myself, I feel like I’ve been away for too long.

Voila! I came back quietly because I thought everyone would be fussy if I showed up.

They were doing that outside, so they just pretended they weren’t there and checked the documents that were pushed back.

Jess asked.

“Sir, what was that just now?”

“Efficient Paper Processing Techniques.”

“••••••Yes?”

Ern looked at Karloy.

“It’s over, so you can take it. Do I have to deal with that too?”

He receives the paper bundle and puts it on the desk, holding the paper sheet with both hands and hugging Carloy’s chin.

“Did you really check everything? How much?”

“Not much, though.”

“Oh, how long have you been… ?”

“Well, about 20 minutes?”

“No matter how lord you are, these many

sheep

It was a fact that the general was well aware that Ern was processing documents at a mechanical speed using ‘speed reading’ and ‘immersion’.

Still, it is.

A week’s worth of paperwork during the harvest season is not something that can be processed in just ten minutes.

“As long as you checked correctly… .”

Carloy, who handed over the papers, checked that there were no blanks in the signature line.

“… … not.”

A seal that is everywhere where it should be.

Occasionally, missing documents are marked with a reconfirmation mark, and reinforcement measures are detailed.

“Is that just right? Uh, how?”

“You said Newly developed paper processing technology.”

My psionic ability has reached a point where I can read thoughts and thoughts contained in objects and characters.

Several at once!

[Multiple Psychometry] c.

‘I don’t read and interpret the letters, but the whole meaning of the text is transmitted… . It’s a step above the speed reading. I think it will be faster once you get used to it?’

Instead of giving him the secret, Ern asked Carl Roy.

“Is there anything else to do, Commander?”

“no… . It was solved so quickly that I let it go for an hour. The documents you brought today can only be processed within a few days.”

“okay? But the general, don’t go, stay here.”

“Yes… .”

Carloy went to a corner of the office and sat down.

“Come on, next.”

“From me… !”

“Lord! You must hold the inauguration ceremony as soon as possible!”

Again, Kaitan and Rafael were the fastest.

“The leader is next to the general.”

“Yes?”

“I have something to discuss with you. Why Kaitan?”

“The furnace temperature keeps dropping. That’s because the cause is unknown… . If we go on like this, we may have to shut down.”

“Manual here.”

Ern took out the maintenance manual from the drawer and handed it to Kaitan.

“If it doesn’t work even after doing what is written there, come back to me.”

“Yeah, old… !”

Kaitan’s face brightened and he quickly ran out of the office.

“Lord of the General Assembly! This is an emergency!”

When the giants fell, Markus stepped out.

“Um… what’s going on with Hoeju? ok yes It’s something we have to discuss together even after meeting.”

“No, this is not the time.”

“hurry.”

Ern let Markus sit down as well and told Jess and Jenkus.

“Tell me, Jess.”

“That… The teleport obstruction magic circle you told me to install. The progress is so clogged up. It’s just that the formula keeps getting twisted.”

“… … If you leave it to me, you can do it all yourself?”

“Because it’s harder than I thought.”

“Than you think?”

“no… . I think my head is going to explode It’s easy to block everyone, but writing a formula that allows only a few.”

“Aren’t you stuck here?”

Ern activates the [Light Pencil] and draws a formula in the air.

“Ummm..9 Ummmm 9”

ding!

A light bulb lit up above Jess’s head.

“… … Is there such an easy way?!”

“Did the twist come loose?”

“Yes. Let’s go. I’m.”

Like when he ran like a madman, he’s in so good condition

oh went out

“Anyway… …

The last person left is Jenkus.

He bowed his head politely and opened his mouth.

“All the tops of Lechte rushed to the sale of rice. First of all, I put a competitive bid.”

“Well done. This year’s volume is hard to digest. It’s not bad to take advantage of the surrounding businesses. Can I do that?”

“Yes… . But the company that fetched the highest price is Kreite.”

“..2”

Was   still alive?

As Marquis Branwell walked the path of downfall, the Creit Company also went downhill.

The commercial district in northern Navarro is divided into the existing strong   and  , which extends across the continent beyond Navarro.

Craig’s company is now almost nonexistent… .

“How much are you calling?”

“For wheat, it is 4 gold per 100 kg.”

“Wow, you hit it too hard. Where did you get the money from?”

“I don’t know.”

“What’s next?”

“This is Damian. Damian gave up after catching up to 3 gold and 80 silver. The 20 silver difference is also quite large when stacked.

what to do… .”

“Still, go to Damian. I can’t share the fruits of the territory with Creit, because there might be a plan.”

“… … Okay.”

As Jenkus left the office with a more relaxed expression on his face, Rafael and Markus looked at each other.

‘Did you finish all four of your agenda in one sitting? In five minutes?’

‘What? Easily solve anything

It’s something you need to discuss… … ?’

Rafael felt anxious.

But the words that came out of Ern’s mouth were unexpected.

On the contrary, wouldn’t it be enough to dance all over the place?

“While I was away, I secured mythral. The amount is quite large, so you want to supply it to the Knights Templar and sell the rest through the merchant? What do you think?”

“How are you? Is that really?”

“Really then.”

Steel Guard Knights armed with mythral!

A shiver ran through Rafael’s body when he remembered the splendor.

“Of course, it is the slope of the land! How did you get it… ? No, that’s not important. You did a great job!”

“Ugh… .”

Unlike Rafael, who welcomed with open arms, Carloy and Markus were somewhat cautious.

“Misral is a product that is difficult to sell carelessly. It is undeniable that it is the best product if you can sell it. how… Any way you thought of it?”

Ern’s eyes lit up.

“… … If there was no way, would I have spoken out?”

“Ah….”