166 - - Episode 164 He was a poor-quality fool.

A tempestuous, arrogant aristocrat arrives at the mansion. While I was having a hard time getting through to him, the master of the Adventurers' Guild came to the house. I thought the Adventurers' Guild was troublesome, but when something even more troublesome comes along, I'm a little glad that the master of the Adventurers' Guild is here. It's a strange feeling.

"Yuta-dono, may we leave the discussion to the Adventurers' Guild from now on?"

Guilmouth is talking to me. I have a problem with the master of the Adventurers' Guild speaking respectfully to me, but I guess he has to do so because of our past relationship.

"Yes, please."

I'll leave it to you for now. I've taken Wings of the Labyrinth and Muscle Star to the 50th floor just to force them to deal with this kind of trouble. Please take good care of them.

"Oh, the master of the Adventurers' Guild is a quick talker. Mr. Galli wants the adventurers there. Please make the arrangements immediately. And the adventurers there are not polite to the nobility either. I wish you would do a better job of educating your subordinates.

The first squire speaks to him with a pleased look on his face. Is the first squire of the viscount class really so high and mighty that he can complain to the master of the adventurers' guild?　If so, the nobility has a lot of power. No, in the case of Viscount Galli, his father's power may also be a factor.

"Viscount Galli, the State, the Adventurers' Guild, the Commerce Guild, and the Pollius Trading Company have agreed on the delivery method of the precious materials and have agreed that Yuta is not to be touched. We cannot allow this kind of extraction."

Guilmouth ignores the first squire and speaks directly to Viscount Galli. The first squire was ignored, and after a pause, he began to wince and tremble. I was hoping that Guilmouth would make the first squire feel bad, but I didn't expect him to ignore me. It's a funny thing to do.

And Barotta, the necromancer in the service of the state, said that the state won't give up so easily, but I guess there was an agreement. Ostensibly?

An agreement on how to deliver the materials seems to be related to the war. It seems to me that they are in the position of a merchant of death. Even if they wholesale healing materials that are useful to people, are they a merchant of death if they are used for war?

Currently, the Pollius Chamber of Commerce has the most valuable materials, so it seems that they have been participating in the discussions with the guilds and the government. It would be impossible for them not to get involved with the government when they have materials that would cause such a commotion.

He said he got a lot of connections that he couldn't get normally, and he seems to be involved in many places. Well, he's Marie's father, so it wouldn't be strange if he's making full use of the material.

I don't know."

Viscount Galli replies tediously. The first squire is about to open his mouth, but is silenced. He does not interrupt his master's conversation. But you can't say you don't know what your country decides. Is this country strong enough?

"I wonder if the Marquis de Galli has the same idea?"

"This has nothing to do with you, father. I am offering him to you for your use, and you will give him to me as soon as you can. It is an unusual thing for me to have come all this way! Don't make me go through all this trouble! Or does the Adventurers' Guild want to make an enemy of the Galli family?"

Viscount Galli looks at Gilmas with a look of deep-seated mockery. It's amazing how expressive human beings are to be able to make such a disgusted face. But how can he be so stubborn when the country has agreed to it, even if his parents are Marquises?

The Adventurers' Guild is a very powerful guild that does a lot of things, such as killing demons, gathering materials, and escorting merchants, so it should be very difficult to offend them. Do they hold a vital point for the Adventurers' Guild?

Is there some valuable material in the territory, or a production site for equipment and tools needed by adventurers, or is it possible that they have a big connection with a church that seems to have a monopoly on recovery magic and can pull up priests for adventurers?　How will Gilmas settle things?　I'm getting excited as if it's someone else's business even though it's my own.

"I'm afraid you're right, sir."

"It is good to know."

Viscount Galli nodded in satisfaction. Gilmas never said anything about accepting, but I wonder what he understood.

"The Adventurers' Guild will lodge a protest with the Kingdom of Chrysoprase and suspend the activities of the Adventurers' Guild in the Marquess and Viscount Galli's domain until the appropriate action is taken, is that acceptable?

"What?

Viscount Galli, his first squire, and me. Wouldn't the suspension of the Adventurers' Guild be a big problem?　I'm worried that you're being so bullheaded. And what authority does a guilmas in a labyrinth city have to do such a thing?

"Do you know what you're talking about?　The Galli family is a major military family. If you do anything like that, you'll get away with it!"

Viscount Galli, his flabby cheeks trembling and spit flying, shouts loudly. ............ What?　That's it?　Are you telling me that you threatened Gilmouth with your confidence, and now you're telling me that he's a military heavyweight and you're afraid of him if he gets angry?　If the Adventurers' Guild withdraws, this country could die?

"Viscount Galli, I told you earlier that I have an agreement with the State. And by country, I mean that I have an agreement with the royal family. Does the Galli family have the power to disobey a royal decree, to mobilize an army, and to oppose the Adventurers' Guild?　As far as Yuta is concerned, he is authorized by the Grand Master. The Adventurers' Guild of the Labyrinth City will not back down."

Guilmouth explains slowly and carefully to Viscount Galli, as if he were teaching a young child a few words. I see that Viscount Galli is the type of person who can only understand difficult things if they are said slowly.

"Well, if I can master that adventurer, we can win the war. I could slay scores of fire dragons, make armor out of their scales, swords and spears out of their fangs. We will have the most powerful army the Knights could ever muster. How could the royal family object?

I'm talking slowly, but we're not on the same page. I told you that I already have an agreement with the royal family, so why do you say there is no reason to oppose it?　Even if the royal family or the state were to touch me, they would do so secretly so as not to get into trouble with the Adventurers' Guild. And I don't like Gulli's red-ring.

"That's right!　If Mr. Galli's forces are powerful enough, even the unification of the continent is possible. It will be too late to regret it when the time comes!"

The first squire has joined the fray, but I don't really care anymore. There are no last-minute tactics between Gilmouth and the arrogant aristocrat, just a discussion to teach the meaning of words to a fool.

But I thought the purpose was for materials, but if the strongest army can unify the continent or ...... the continent, I, the driving force of the army, would not just wag my tail to a viscount of a country. If I wanted to unify the continent, I would do it myself.

What is the Marquis de Galli doing?　If his son is an idiot, at least get a decent man for first squire. It's a nuisance.

Sylphy has been looking at Viscount Galli like he's a piece of filth, but now he's gone beyond tolerance and the light's gone out of his eyes. If I tell him to go ahead and do it now, he's going to cut me into pieces until I can't even see.

I don't feel good looking at Viscount Galli either, so I'm going to close my mind and wait for the conversation to end. I would rather have a conversation with the former Guilmouth than with Viscount Galli.

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"Enough, you're no use to me!　He will ask his father to punish me. Hey, Yuta, you will be my slave. You should have accepted my offer, but I won't forgive you if you regret it now and apologize."

Viscount Galli stood up, and when I came back to consciousness to think that it was over, he told me that he was going to make me his slave. I don't know what that means, but I'm pretty sure it's over. When I looked at Gilmas, he looked so tired. He said he couldn't get through to me even though he tried.

Maybe we and Viscount Galli are speaking different languages. Is there a language even my linguistic skills can't understand?

"Guillmouth. You've broken up with Viscount Galli. Is everything all right?　Suspension of the Adventurers' Guild is a big problem, isn't it?"

"The Marquis will ostensibly back down because he cannot be suspended. I would like to say that this is all right, but he and his father are both in trouble, and there is a good chance that they will try to make some kind of trouble. I will think of countermeasures, but Yuta-dono, please be careful about your surroundings.

Guillmuth looks incredibly tired. I know it's not my place to say this, but he's a poor man, isn't he?

"Well, is your father in trouble too?　Can a person with good blood in this country become a heavyweight in the military, even if he is in trouble?"

In a world where wars seem to happen frequently, isn't it a bad idea to have an army where even troubled people can rise in the ranks?

"Normally it would be impossible, but the previous Marquis was very active in the war, and because of that his son, the current Marquis, has risen in the military and has great power. When the current king was young, the previous marquis saved his life, so he seems to have a soft spot for the Galli family in some way.

No, the king may owe you his life, but not if he allows his army to be privatized for such a reason. I have a feeling that the fate of this country will be cut short in the not-too-distant future.

"So, even if the Adventurers' Guild protests against the government, it won't have any effect?"

Then there is no point in having the Adventurers' Guild act as a bulwark. Well, they're keeping out the little ones, and they've talked to the royal family, so I guess they're helping a little. You feel like there's no point now that the worst of the worst is here.

"I think it's working. I am sure that the royal family will send a scolding messenger. There will be punishment. But those people are resentful, and if they get into trouble, they will drag it out.

A wonderfully cogent explanation. In this case, leaving it to the Adventurers' Guild will not end well, I would rather work on my own. It would be better to work on your own. It would be too much trouble if you are called an enemy of the state before you know it. Let's put out the fire while it's still burning.

I understand. I'll take care of myself. Please protest. And I've taken the wings of the labyrinth and Muscle Star safely to the 50th. They were on the fifty-sixth floor when I left. He said he would be back in ten days.

And while I'm at it, I'll pass along a message. It's good news, and it will help me recover a little from the mental exhaustion of dealing with Viscount Galli.

"Oh, I see. Thank you, Mr. Yuta."

We talk a little about the labyrinthine wings and Muscle Star and watch Gilmouth leave. Now, the problem is the Viscount, and even if he takes care of it himself, he has to do it well or he'll get himself into trouble.

Even if I do something about the Viscount, his idiot parents are likely to come out of the woodwork. ...... It would be easier to just hang the Marquis and the Viscount, but I don't want Sylphy and the others to kill people. Well, I'm sure that the Sylphy of today would be happy to behead them. .......

But I don't want to kill them with my own hands either. In a world like this, I may have to kill people to protect myself, but I don't want to kill the Viscount. I don't want that face to be burned into my mind. Every time I remember it, I feel bad in a different way.

Hmmm... I guess the only way to make me feel less bad is to stop messing around with me: ............. I don't want to make things too hard on the Viscount, so I should keep it simple.

"Yes, I've made up my mind!　Sylphie, I'm sorry but I need you to keep an eye on the Viscount. By the looks of him, he'll be on his way to King's Landing tomorrow, but let me know if you see the Viscount and the Marquis.

"Why don't you just crush them thoroughly if they attack you?"

The way Sylphy looked at Viscount Galli was not the way he looks at living things, so maybe he doesn't want to be monitored. And when he fights back, he's going to crush them thoroughly and mercilessly.

"Now that the trouble with the Adventurers' Guild is over, it would be troublesome if the trouble gets bigger. Let's end it easily when the time is right.

"I can't help it. Okay, but I don't want to see them in person, so I'll just try to pinpoint their location. I'll let you know when we get to King's Landing.

He doesn't want to see Viscount Galli in person. I don't want to see him either, so I'm not going to press you.

"Yes, it's enough to know that he met with the Marquis, so please do it in a way that won't offend Sylphy as much as possible."

I'm sure I'm asking you to do other things that are more difficult, but this is the most difficult thing I've ever had to ask you to do.