CH 82

(Viceroy Garsh’s Complaints)

Where did they go? Yes, the harbor? You shouldn’t neglect to monitor them. Keep an eye on them.

Maybe they’ve noticed us. Don’t get too close and be careless. 

All you have to do is keep an eye on it from a distance. Don’t move strangely.

Maybe we are being monitored too. I feel uncomfortable.

I don’t know what I’m doing.

Anyway, it’s not good.

What about our plan? I don’t know.

Well, I wonder if that lieutenant can only be seen as a dull brother. This kid is a simpleton.

It’s usually not a big deal to be a rotten bastard. You just have to say “I’m so strong, I’m great”. 

Do sharks bark?

That’s the case with the bastards in the Senate. All they do is bark and it’s not a big deal. They are the same as a small puppy.

I thought that if it was that kind of a guy who would come out in the negotiations, the Demon King’s army wouldn’t be a big deal either.

But this dull brother, neither intimidating nor bragging.

Rumor has it that he was a monster who killed 4,000 people in the battle with Tuburn.

No, 4,000 people wouldn’t be true. That would mean he would have killed all but the Tuburn soldiers. However, he is not a man who kills people unnecessarily.

Oh, I’m sure his skills are undoubtedly good. I’ve heard from Aram’s little boy. It seems that he noticed the hidden room and even guessed the number and equipment of the soldiers inside.

I’ve heard rumors about him killing the heroes, and I believe it.

These guys don’t unnecessarily meddle in other things. It’s the same for his subordinates.

With such great skills, he has a lot of credit, but does he ever talk about that? 

In short, in his mind, such things are normal and nothing to brag about…

Oh, that’s right. You should know this.

He’s a real monster, a ridiculous human-eating shark.

The human-eating sharks are inconspicuous in color, and it comes quietly and quickly, and eats the sailor.

I don’t know if it will be satisfied even after eating. They don’t count how many people they have eaten. That’s the kind of man he is.

If you make him angry, Beruza will perish. I’ll bet my ship on it.

This alone is bad enough, but what he really does is bargaining.

Didn’t you see the way he ate the fresh fish? I thought I was going crazy!

If he was forcing himself to eat it, he is certainly a great actor. It only seemed to me that he was happy to eat it.

The chef was happy, he has probably never seen customers who were so happy to eat. Even though he is a demon, he knows the tricks to please his hosts.

Either way, he was not scared of the fresh fish, even though he ate it for the first time. The other guys were terrified, so he’s probably the only one who can do that.

The problem was after that. He even had some seasoning that we didn’t know about.

That seasoning was absolutely delicious. It’s perfect for fresh fish. I must try it out again later. It will bring a new breeze to Belusa cuisine.

Thanks to that, I think I can make a profit.

Oh no doubt. I was going to show you the story of the trade. It was a little blurry.

Not only did he just threaten with force, he also dangled bait for us.

Moreover, it is casual and natural.

His level of naturalness is very difficult to achieve.  I can’t do it yet, so I always end up looking like I’m forcing myself. It can’t be helped even though I’ve been doing it for a long time.

He’s pretty good both as a cultural person and as a business person.

Now you know.

It seems that Belusa is now losing diplomatically, militarily and culturally.

If I use all of Beruza’s troops well, I may be able to repel the Demon King’s army at least once.

But do you guys have the courage to fight the werewolf who bit the hero and the Vaito who killed 4000 people?

Hey, to me, that’s not courage. The courage of a sailor is being timid and cautious.

Therefore, there will be no war against the Demon King Army. It’s much safer to quarrel with all the cities in the north than to make enemies with them.

Well, I managed to get them to at least secure the safety of the route. If we get any greedier, we might be killed. I was really scared.

No, at that time I was really trembling. I was just as scared as you guys. I was already negotiating only with my sense of responsibility as a Viceroy.

It would have been strange for him.

The Viceroy, who is proud of his strength, is trembling like a newborn lamb.

But he didn’t make a fool of me, who was trembling and quivering, and he treated me naturally. I don’t know how he didn’t laugh at me.

Maybe that’s the dignity of a strong man.

……no. Perhaps it doesn’t matter if he’s strong or weak.

I don’t understand, but I feel like I’m looking at something different from what he see.

What is it?

I don’t understand that.

I was shaking and rattling.

By the way, what are they doing now?

Playing in the water? Putting that Rashi girl in a swimsuit?

What’s that? They’re having fun with a woman in their midst?

And what is Vaito doing?

Reading a book? With a difficult face?

Are you reading a book at the pier without looking at your sister in a swimsuit?

…No, I don’t even know.

But I have some ideas.

It’s okay, I won’t bother them anymore. I’ll just watch from afar.

Oh yeah, keep those beers cold.