Chapter 33 – Episode 33 ― I Can Hear Your Voice (1)
Episode 33 ― I hear your voice (1)
“Call the maid Diobe.”
Diobe, who was in the training room, was summoned.
Like a human who is familiar with the demons, Diobe greeted the four high-ranking demons without hesitation.
“Diobe, the low-ranking maid, is following Your Majesty’s orders.”
Her unexpected theft, felt in her words, her Minoreus looked at her curiously.
Roan looked at Aranya.
“It’s been about a month since humans have been educated. As you all know, there are people who work as servants in the castle now. I heard that the rest of the humans are also quite educated.”
“Yes. Reported to the corrections officer. Your majesty.”
“Here, Diobe is the maid who accompanied me. She has been through both demons and human societies, so she took on human education as a representative.”
Roan began to explain about ‘renting workers to and from work’, which he had previously discussed in the garden with Grunent, Schikwiena and Diobe.
After the conversation in the garden, it was a version that supplemented problems such as salary and meals.
Those who first heard the idea were lost in thought.
The first to express an opinion was the theory.
“I like the idea of making money as a human being. Your majesty. Because until now, things related to humans have been caught only in the expenditure statement.”
The Treasurer gave a positive opinion.
“Human beings get paid for their labor, and we also get fees for lodging and education. Those who employ humans also benefit from food purchases.
Then, even in the castle, you can use it at a lower price than the existing users.
However, if the structure of the part that supports human food is not properly prepared, it may become a deficit. There will be people who abuse it.”
“For example?”
The treasurer shrugged at the corrections officer’s question.
“Is food supported forever? If human dietary support were suddenly cut off, there would be a backlash. If it’s a way to subsidize the cost of food, they might intercept it.”
“You mean they burn food, eat it themselves, and give humans something lousy?”
“It’s good that it’s not bad. I can give you something humans can’t eat.”
Lyon glanced at Diobe. Recognizing the ‘human flesh’ between her lines, Dio Ve bit her lip lightly. Because she had been in the demon society for a long time, she was a recognizable part.
Seeing that, Roan answered Lee Ron’s question.
“For food, the province offers what it has at a lower price than what is sold in the market. There was enough food in Basel and the big cities anyway. Use some of it Arteala’s wheat will surely come to us.”
Usually, the employer gives the worker a place to sleep and meals, and provides an extra pay.
However, in this system, lodging is missing, so you only need to provide food and wages.
In addition, food can be purchased cheaper than what normal demons eat.
Being able to cover meals cheaply would be quite valuable to the demons.
In response to the emperor’s assertion, Lee Ron did not ask further.
“All right. Your majesty.”
“Besides, there are advantages to the commute here as well. Humans are supposed to return to the castle every day and report to the officials.
Knowing that, would you have the nerve to play tricks on human food? Or is there a possibility that humans will lie instead of the demons?”
“Hmm…”
Lilon nodded her head at Roan’s words. Lies can be determined with magic.
In addition, the system requires a separate manager to mediate between humans and employees and to survey employee satisfaction as well.
If I said that the emperor was watching the people behind me, they would be very repulsed. On the other hand, what if you can hire humans by conveying opinions and consulting through the management of demons at the lower end?
In the eyes of the employees, those humans would feel relatively close, like possessions already being managed by the same demons.
A power that is so strong that it is invisible is a law that makes its reality faintly felt.
Like a distant star.
The more I thought about it, the more I was fascinated by this efficient system. Why don’t you leave your apprentice at home and have him commute?
Meanwhile, Aranya opened her mouth this time.
“What is the level of educated men at present? Diobe.”
Unlike Grünent, Diobe saw Aragna several times while walking around the castle.
Despite the snapping of the spikes on the spider’s legs, she answered calmly.
“About a quarter of them are already working as servants in the city. Cleaning, tidying up, gardening, organizing food, laundry, etc.
They are doing what they did when they were in the kingdom again here, so it won’t be a problem if you have them work right outside.”
“Are you saying that it satisfies the castle’s standards?”
“Yes. We have made it to a level where there is no problem even if you send it to a noble family.”
Diobe’s words continued without hesitation.
“About 20% are humans who were good at letters and numbers. Even if they have the ability, they need to understand the culture of the idiots to do their jobs properly.
They need time. That’s why I’m currently helping the correctional officer in the castle and getting acquainted with the demons.
Even now, they are already doing simple tasks such as purchasing and managing items in the castle, calculating, and keeping books. “
“Then you have about half left?”
Aranya snapped her thorns once more, using them like her fingers, with her hands resting on her table.
It means that she is terribly focused on something on her part or gets on her nerves.
“Yes. A little over 50% of the remaining humans are currently learning technology.
It’s about dealing with delicate things that the demons feel uncomfortable with. It is a job such as cooking, repairing, and handicraft, and the servants staying in the castle are educating humans.
Half of them have completed basic work and can work as apprentices, but the rest… , A quarter of all humans need a little more time.”
In an instant, the air in the room became chilly.
He is simply a human being who survived for ‘efficiency’.
It’s not worth living if you’re only eating rice.
Only the expressions of Roan and Shikvienna, who already knew the contents, were calm.
Lee Ron asked in a clear voice.
“Is time necessary or useless?”
“Because it is an advanced technology, it takes time.”
Diove answered carefully, lest her own answer sound nervous.
“For example, things like gunpowder manufacturing, beast management, blacksmithing, and construction.
It takes a long time to learn because there is so much to know. Besides, the number of teachers is not very large.
However, once such technicians increase, it will be of great help to the operation of the castle.”
“Aha.”
Liron, convinced by Diobe’s words, gave a short exclamation, and Araña and Minoreus nodded to her.
Shikvienna added a word.
“Usually that kind of thing requires an apprenticeship. Originally, you have to stick by the teacher’s side all day.
However, since humans currently only stay in the castle, only the technicians in the castle are taught to work. So there are some things that are slow.”
“Then, except for that fourth quarter, are you saying that the rest can be put into the work Your Majesty said?”
“I see it that way.”
“I think the rest will be of great help in the future… Greater than I expected, Your Majesty.”
Roan couldn’t contain his pride at Aranya’s positive response.
“Hmm. Everyone has been doing well.”
“It may be a little difficult for the people to accept this casually from the beginning.
However, you will have the privilege of being able to cover the lack of manpower cheaply and get food cheaply… Trained personnel who can cover even the parts that they cannot do… In my opinion, it has enough charm to attract people’s attention. Your majesty.”
“Okay. This is thanks to the efforts of the correctional officer, Diobe, and everyone in the castle. Grünent also provided the idea.”
At the Emperor’s words, Shikvienna was taken aback.
“How could we have done anything? I was just following Your Majesty’s words.”
“That’s right.”
Diobe added a word to the corrections officer.
Roan was unfamiliar.
The day will come when you hear these words from Diobe.
“We are not new to seeing humans in the castle. But people don’t. It’s not that I’m not worried…”
The treasurer stroked his chin slowly with a bony finger.
“This is a wonderful insight, Your Majesty.
Anyway, it’s something that will be resolved with time. Now I can only admire Your Majesty’s cleverness.”
Roan felt a little embarrassed by the pure admiration of the theory that felt like ‘detection’.
But it’s a compliment, so take it pleasantly.
‘Cause I’ve been working hard
Roan smiled faintly and nodded his head.
*
Eleanor’s expression was cold. If the people in the castle who had only seen a gentle face saw it, it would have been a startling face.
But since she came to the front, the soldiers could see her always like this.
In a way, it can be said that she has returned to her original expression. When she was living in the Southern Dark Spirit, she always had a gloomy and sharp expression on her face.
And she had someone looking down at her as if she didn’t like it.
“What is your Majesty thinking?”
Not too long ago, she didn’t like it since the order came down not to eat human captives in front of humans. Who cares about that on the battlefield?
However, the story told through the magic sphere today is even more absurd. It was news that the emperor had officially accepted a human concubine.
Although it is said that there is no position of concubine, a lowly human took a seat next to the emperor.
Although she was an illegitimate child, it was something that even that girl born of her own blood had not yet been able to accomplish.
The eyes of the Southern Dark Lord, the Grand Duke of Darkness, were stained black with anger.
“Ugly. Are you going to be pushed aside by humans now?”
“Father.”
However, Eleanor’s voice was not suppressed by that momentum. A cold voice that seemed to freeze everything opposed the archduke.
“Is it strange that His Majesty has a concubine? It’s not even a concubine, it’s just a mistress.”
“Are those words coming out of your mouth when you couldn’t sleep with His Majesty!”
Anger like fire poured out from the Archduke. At the same time, his energy was released to 100 percent.
“Kuu…”
The Grand Duke’s power is said to be inferior to that of the Demon King, but he is one of the strongest in this country.
A malice that even her archmage, Erenia, could not easily shed, weighed on her.
If she resists with all her skill, she might be able to defeat him. But she couldn’t.
Because she has been trained that way all her life.
That’s why Erenia could only take a breath from her sudden father’s energy and gather her mana to defend herself.
She closed her mouth tightly, and a drop of cold sweat ran down her cheek.
“No matter how much human blood is mixed, my blood is half of it. I knew it would be fine. Fighting on the front lines here.
I mean, this is where you should be!”
The Grand Duke gritted his teeth and shot Elenir.
“Stand by His Majesty’s side to make succession, or report every move. Even if you do that, you will be proud or not! Whether or not you use magic here, does His Majesty have anything to worry about.”
“Your Majesty…”
However, Ernear didn’t finish her words.
The image of Roan the last time she had seen appeared in her mind.
It looked different from other days. Kind words.
Beautiful purple eyes filled with trust in oneself.
―If it were you, you could turn the tide of the battle.
―Please take good care of me.
I will keep his faith.
Ernear bit her lip hard.
It looked like it would burst with blood.
“Your Majesty believes in me.”
Evirgio is the most brilliant wizard, but the Dark Duke sighed as if he was full of energy when he saw the illegitimate child who looked more foolish than anyone else.
“… Stupid thing. Okay. These days, His Majesty is even taking care of the humans in the castle like a babysitter.
It’s unfortunate for you, half-human.”
Her red eyes stared at her. Her bloody eyes, like her Eleanor, contained not the slightest hint of her affection for her.
“Don’t let her concubine take your place.”
At the cold words of the Grand Duke of Darkness, the wizard simply lowered his head and hid his expression.
