Royal Feud

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

“Yes, without a doubt Your Majesty. Princess...... Can it be that the reason why this problem has already been solved is......”

“Ahh...... the Princess has always been smart, and when it comes to negotiations, even His Majesty would sometimes be defeated by her......no way.”

Martha said in a surprised voice after seeing Olivia’s message birds.

Warren seemed to have expected it, and Martha also somewhat understood.

“I had to go through a number of people from the Commerce Guild and the Adventurers Guild. However, I couldn’t seal the deal since I was just the lady of house Roundhart. Along with these message birds I’ll also give you this document. It contains Euro’s price for the expenditures regarding labor cost and their selling price for the mined Crystals.”

Taking out a piece of paper, Olivia handed it over, alongside the two message birds to Prime Minister Warren.

“Hahaha......You’ve always been a girl who could anticipate the future, Princess. But who would’ve thought you would be able to prepare the negotiations alone up to this point?”

“Since this was a resource that wasn’t worth much in Euro, I tried bringing down the price to a certain extent in the negotiations. Well, this was all I could do as an intermediary.”

Silvird, Warren, Lloyd and the others couldn’t hide their surprise at Olivia’s words.

“Princess. What did you do for them to recognize you as a potential trading partner?”

“I moved forward with the guise of a new company. I told them we wanted to use the minerals for the development of new products.”

“......The price per unit for the Sea Crystals is reasonable, it seems you brought it down a decent amount. Even if the labor costs are included, it’s still more than enough to call this an achievement in and of itself. The projected amount should be enough to cover us for a while.”

Warren, after finishing to read the document, expressed his opinion to Silvird. There appeared to be no issue and it looked like Ishtalika would be able to proceed with the deal without any issues.

“But that said, how shall we proceed from now on? With these conditions, the deal seemed to be progressing well. So, it looks like there wouldn’t be any problems revealing ourselves as Ishtalika.”

“Sorry...... I have no idea what to say.”

“You’re not alone Your Majesty. I’m the same.”

Martha joined Silvird in having a tired expression.

“I’m tired of talking about this already. Father, can I leave the rest of the deal to you?”

“With things progressing this smoothly, it seems there was no point in sending Olivia over to become a bride.”

“I’ll just write it off as even since I got my cute Ain.”

“......I see.”

For Olivia, having the child named Ain had already erased all the hardships that she had experienced in the other country. Everyone had been surprised that Olivia had come back, but in the end, they were relieved that everything seemed like it would work out.

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It seems Mother was the most overpowered person here.

“Ain, I’m sorry, we’ve been talking for a long time, were you bored? “

“No, there’s no way that’s the case. After all, I felt as if all my questions had been answered at once.”

“That’s great then.”

About one hour later, everyone’s questions seemed to be answered?

In the end, my mother showed she was a bit more of a cheat than I thought.

“Martha, can you prepare some tea for us?”

“As you wish.”

“I’ll help you too. Your Majesty, Princess, please excuse me.”

His Majesty asked Martha to go prepare some tea, and Chris followed to help her with her task.

Certainly, my throat felt a little dry.

“Seriously, it seems that every child is loved by conflict in one way or the other.”

“That seems to be the case, Your Majesty.”

“That certainly appears to be the case for you. ......Your Majesty, may I ask you one question? “

“What is it?”

Seemingly having a question on his mind, Warren asked the King.

“It might be impolite to ask, but I can’t bear to not know. Why did the Roundharts disinherit you, Ain-sama?”

“......My skill was the cause, Warren-san.”

“Huh? Your skill......you say? “

Lloyd-san looked at me with a puzzled face.

“Forgive my continued inquiry, Ain-sama, but was it really just your skill? “

“Yes. My skill wasn’t acknowledged by either my father, who’s a great general, or my grandmother, Isis or any member of the house, since House Roundhart is a military family. And then my little brother Grint was born with the Holy Knight skill.”

“Hmph......that’s a bit strange, isn’t it, Lloyd-dono?”

While Warren-san kept looking at me with a puzzled gaze he started talking to Lloyd-san.

“I somehow expected this of Heim...... But now I’m convinced that continent is lagging behind in many ways.”

“Uhmm, what do you mean, Lloyd-san?”

“Ain-sama. I am the Grand Marshal that oversees and commands Ishtalika’s knights. What skill do you think I was born with?”

Why would he ask me something like that? I’m sure it’s something like a Holy Knight.

Are you bragging? Please spare me.

“......Something like a Holy Knight, right?”

“Ptff......kukuku, Lloyd-dono born as a Holy Knight, you say......HAHAHAHA! “

“Hey Warren-dono, you don’t have to laugh......I don’t really talk much about it much, but the skill I was born with, is ‘Sewing’......”

Sewing? Sewing, like in, sewing clothes, that kind of sewing?

Was such a strong-looking man born with a skill like Sewing? Is this a joke?

“I’m a bit confused. Wouldn’t it have been better for you to make clothes then?”

“While I ended up doing this, you might be right. I don’t like to brag about my own efforts, but...... after continuously training to the point of vomiting blood, I eventually became one of the strongest people in Ishtalika’s Knight Order.”

Lloyd-san said he was one of the strongest.

His expression, showing an extremely proud face, was so cool that even I felt a bit envious.

“This wasn’t easily done but as I kept trying, someone like me, who wouldn’t normally be suited for being something like a knight...... I eventually reached the top of the Knight Order.”

“Ain, I acknowledge Lloyd’s strength and efforts.”

I see, if His Majesty says so, it must be true.

“It should be fine to show him your sewing technique sometime.”

“Nu! “

“......So, here you have an example of someone working their way to the top through sheer effort. Let me be clear with you. In the history of the Knight Order of Ishtalika, there have been many people who have reached the position of Grand Marshal through their own efforts and not their skills. I don’t think you would be able to do the same with the Knights of Heim. If you think about it, there shouldn’t be any reason why it couldn’t be done in Heim as well.”

Warren-san sure likes to talk a lot.

I haven’t seen the strength of the people in Ishtalika.

However, looking at their technical capabilities, there might be a considerable number of talented people.

“Umu. Ain-sama, this is why we were wondering about them disinheriting you just for a lack of an inherent combat skill.”

“I too didn’t think it would be this bad until I went there, but in Heim, people are greatly segregated at birth. They never really give much thought to the subsequent growth through hard work.”

“What a waste......what are your thoughts on the matter, Lloyd-dono?”

“Since they have to purely rely on luck at their birth, there might be a lack of training or educational skills.”

I thought that the skills you were born with were important in Ishtalika, but seeing that there were those who reached considerably high positions with their own efforts made me feel a bit relieved.

This made me feel like this was the place where I was always meant to be.

I’ll ask Lloyd-san to show me his Sewing skill later.

“I’m sorry to have kept you waiting. I’ve brought some hot tea.”

While my head was busy with the implications of our conversation, Martha-san and Chris-san returned.

“Well then, shall we go to the backroom? Ain, there’s a room behind this one where you can take a break. Let’s continue our talk over there.”

“As you wish, Your Majesty.”

“Your Majesty, huh?...... well, we can leave that for later.”

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We were led to the back of the throne by His Majesty……A large cloth hung there, or rather, a luxurious item exquisitely embroidered with gold thread.

Hidden behind that cloth was a door and past that door was a large room with several large sofas inside.

“Everyone, please have a seat. We’ll serve your tea now.”

“Here you go Princess, Ain-sama.”

While Martha-san handed out tea, Mother and I were guided by Chris and sat down on a sofa nearby.

I wasn’t able to take a long break after the meal, so I’m glad to be able to sit down.

Drinking some of that tea, that was handed to me, calmed me down quite a bit.

“Haaa. This is a really nice tea, Martha-dono. Well then, Ain-sama……If it’s alright with you, is it possible to show us your status card? “

Warren-san asked me to show them my status, but I’m not sure if it’s alright to show it this easily.

For now, let’s send a glance to Mother.

“It’s okay to show it to them, Ain. There’s nothing to be ashamed of in it.”

“Alright. Then, let’s see……”

I took out my status card from my chest pocket.

I feel like I haven’t seen it in forever……But, there’s no way my status have increased.

Ain

[Job] Houseless Child

[Level] 9

[Stamina] => UP

[Magic] => UP

[Attack] => UP

[Defense] => 9UP

[Agility] 9 => UP

[Skills] Toxin Decomposition EX, Absorb, Auto HP Recover, Gift of Training.

I couldn’t help but wanting to retort.

I don’t know when my level increased, and it sort of feels like my status growth is quite strange.

Also, what’s Absorb? When did I learn that?

I don’t know what the deal is with all this, but I can’t help but feel overwhelmed.

“M-Mother……”

“It’s alright, Ain, there’s nothing to worry about.”

“No, it’s something else I’m worrying about, can you look at this first?”

And so, I handed my status card over to Mother.

” ! ? Ara……? I wonder what happened here……?”

Well, it’s to be expected, it’s a mysterious phenomenon that’s too much, even for my Mother.

“What’s wrong, Princess?”

Ahh, this is a bother and Chris-san might’ve already noticed it, so let’s just show it to everyone.

“I don’t know how this happened, but my stats have grown quite rapidly. However I don’t know the cause, so I’ll just show it to you for now.”

Saying that, I placed my status card in the middle of the table.

“What do you mean by rapid growth……HOOO?”

“For a five years old, this is……moving in the direction of a Battle Mage, one who’s good as a vanguard.”

“Let me see! “

The three men approached to see my status card.

The first two people seemed to be surprised, and were most likely already thinking about which direction to take for my further education.

But I wonder what kind of job is this Battle Mage, Lloyd-san spoke of.

“Fumu, these are not bad stats at all. It’s a waste that they decided to disinherit you……This is……!”

The King seemed to be surprised, ahh, did he see it?

He probably saw my Toxin Decomposition EX, right? I already know it’s a failure of a skill, so please don’t be too surprised.

“Warren, Lloyd! Look at this.”

“You mean the skill, Your Majesty? ……Oh my. Hoho, this is rather……”

“……We should be grateful to the Roundharts, Your Majesty. If things had gone poorly, this could have ended up as a huge ‘issue’.”

Following Warren-san, Lloyd-san looked at my status.

Please stop, this might be a trash skill, but it’s not something worth getting into a fight with the Roundhart family over, right?

“Olivia. Could it be that you thought this far?”

“Even in Ishtalika, there shouldn’t be a single person who can use it, so that’s why my Ain is such a great boy.”

I don’t really get it, but thank you, Mother.

“……So, it’s such a skill, after all.”

Chris-san nodded convinced after looking at my status card.

Saying ‘It’s such a skill after all’, please stop it, because it hurts.

“Hey, Warren. Before anything else, there are some documents that need to be prepared, you understand? “

“Of course. I’ll start on those as soon as the conversation is finished.”

“Lloyd, check the level of security in the castle. Raise it as you see fit.”

“Right away, Your Majesty.”

Aren’t they overreacting a little too much?

I’m somehow getting scared……

And what are these documents that they need to prepare?

“Martha and Chris. I think you should already know this, but treat this as confidential.”

“As you wish.”

“Yes.”

“M-Mother, why the confidentiality?”

As expected, this is a bit too scary, so I turned around and asked Mother, please help me out here.

“Ain is an amazing boy, so it’s alright.”

“I don’t know what’s amazing about me, but…… Okay.”

“……Excuse me. Ain-sama, how much do you know about your skill? “

“About which one? If it’s Toxin Decomposition, well…… I do know a little bit.”

“No, it seems you don’t understand it at all! “

Whoaa, Warren-san suddenly raised his voice, taking me by surprise.

It feels like he’s about to take a bite out of me.

“We’re honestly grateful towards the Roundhart family. Who would’ve thought this could happen…… To disinherit a son whose ability could become so fearsome depending on how it’s used.”

“Ain-sama. Your skill might not be as incredible as you might want, but it isn’t as cheap of a skill as you might think. For now, don’t disclose it to anyone.”

Following Warren-san, Lloyd-san somehow praised me.

I wonder what the heck is going on?