Chapter 246 – Negotiation
Saint Noir was a pretty good woman.
It should be said that she is not her appearance, but her personality. She must be a great actress if that’s acting.
The moment she gave up the right land, she seemed to relax. She showed a pretty innocent personality.
“Bishop Bichenne! I did it!”
“…”
When the saintess Noir spoke with her happy expression, she saw a countess who seemed to be her aide… So, are you a bishop?
The face of the bishop, who was called Bishene, was quite remarkable.
“I need to send this news home!”
“Is that so… But she is a saint. What did you do?”
Bishop Bichene looked at me and said to her Saint Noire.
Saint Noir replied with blushing cheeks.
“That is… I’m ashamed to tell you.”
“… Are you ashamed?”
Quick.
I could see Bishop Bichenne’s face hardening.
The insensitive Saint Noir said, covering her cheeks with her hands, as if she hadn’t noticed Bishop Bichenne’s reaction.
“This is my first time…”
“Is this your first time?”
Saint Noir glanced at me and her eyes met.
Her smile made her blush and she bowed her head shyly.
“That, what the hell… !”
Bishop Bichenne trembled at our atmosphere.
It’s pretty funny to see a decent-looking handsome man ruined.
That guy who thinks weird is weird.
What she says is embarrassing is from Dalian. Just looking at it, I could see my lack of experience in responding with a few trained patterns.
As a saint, is there anything shameful about being pushed aside by a count, no, her marquis?
Bishop Bichenne’s face turned pale at the sight of Saint Noir.
Seeing that a count-level magical power holder treats her like that, it seems that the title of saintess is not common within the Serrot Church.
“It’s embarrassing, but I did my best.”
“You’re doing your best… What the hell… !”
Looking at me and Saint Noir alternately.
That pervert baby.
What are you imagining?
“Uh, so…”
“Please feel free to call me. Isn’t it between you and me?”
“Whoops. Yes. Thank you Leoric.”
Seeing me hesitating while looking at me, he simply called me by name.
While dealing with each other for my magical power problem and the drought problem of the religion. Saint Noir greeted me with a wide smile, probably feeling grateful for my words.
“That… ! No… ! Oh my god… ! I can’t… !”
Between the two of us, Bishop Bichenne was stunned and unable to speak properly.
Soon after, he smiled as he looked at me and rolled his eyes.
Food.
“Ugh… !”
“Bishop Bichenne? Is something going on?”
Bishop Vichène, who shivered so much that even the veins gushed out of my smile, grabbed Saint Noir and moved to the corner.
If so, I’d be able to hear everything.
“Saintess! Beware of that man! A very dangerous man!”
“Oh.”
Seeing Saint Noire startled by Bishop Bichene’s sudden words, Bishop Bichenne continued to speak in a heated voice.
“He is a man who is very sensual, and of course I know that there are circumstances in that country, but he is still committing acts close to treason! And look at what you’ve done so far! He is a very violent man!”
No, but you
Can you say that in front of me
Even those around him are making strange faces when they see Bishop Bichenne. Fortunately, I only have my aide, so there is no problem with the wording.
Saint Noire was also taken aback by the words, glanced at her, and raised her voice toward Bishop Bichenne.
“Bishop Bichenne! Aren’t those words too harsh?”
“No, but… !”
“I don’t carelessly talk about other people’s circumstances unless they are the person involved! Not all the rumors are true. On the contrary, doesn’t Bishop Bichenne know that these rumors are bound to be exaggerated?”
“Yeah, that’s right, but… !”
At Saint Noir’s words, Bishop Bichenne’s face became sullen.
Looks like a dog
“And we talked just the two of us a while ago…”
“Just the two of us?!”
“Yes. Alone He’s not as bad as rumors have it. This is obviously an exaggerated rumor. It would be a lie to say that he raped all the village girls he saw in the report.”
What. That rumor.
Are you crazy?
She looked at the Marquis of Agrippa, but shrugged her shoulders.
Are there really rumors like that?
“Hoo. Also you That’s great.”
“What are you talking about. It can’t be.”
Amelia’s words made her frown.
There are strangely many handsome men and beautiful women in this world, but no matter how much it is, it is not to the extent that it is inferior to any commoner.
There is no time for that in the first place. Just the maids are enough.
In the meantime, Saint Noir’s nagging continued.
“… Especially to come forward and finalize the agreement for us! With this, the food crisis in our Celestial Kingdom will be relieved!”
“Yeah, that’s right… Sorry. I was quick to judge.”
It doesn’t seem like that kind of face at all, but at Saint Noir’s words, Bishop Bichenne nodded her head with effort.
Are you satisfied enough with what you saw?
“Then let’s continue the story.”
The reason I came myself.
It wasn’t just the conclusion of the agreement.
At my words, Saint Noire and Bishop Bichenne changed their positions with serious faces.
I have one more purpose for coming here.
“The eastern part of Brahms Kingdom. Can you help me deal with Kilias, the Sangvis Marquis?”
At my words, the faces of the two hardened.
* * *
“Do you think they will accept our offer?”
I shook my head at Amelia’s words in the carriage.
“It will be difficult. Apparently, she seems to have little power to move directly, and it seems that Saint Noir, who can be said to be her maximum power, received only basic combat training from her.”
In the first place, it wasn’t magic that was specialized for combat.
Of course, you can’t be vigilant against miraculous magic just because a cornered mouse bites a cat, but it’s magic that is lacking in many ways, including destructive power.
“Even so, you have to say something.”
Now that the Southern Consolidation is nearing its end, our remaining forces are the North, East, and Capital. These are the three.
“I don’t think it is necessary to obtain the North. It is too far away.”
“I don’t like cold places in the first place.”
In the first place, it was a difficult place for both me and Amelia to exert their full strength.
It is far from the sea, but there is not much water either. Eye… ? Iffy.
And although it is a place close to the sun, it is always cloudy and sunny days are rare.
“The capital…”
At my words, she frowned like Amelia.
“Honestly, I want to postpone the showdown with King Bistien as much as possible.”
“At that time, I will help too, but it is true that I am still lacking in strength. We need a little more power.”
“In addition to buying time for that, I should expand my influence.”
So it’s eastern
After the south, aim for the east.
At my words, Amelia nodded her head.
“This summer.”
The season when the sun is strong.
Decide now.
“Im here.”
The carriage stopped and I got up at the sound of the words outside.
And he looks at Amelia and says.
“May I ask?”
At my words, Amelia gave a small smile.
“If it’s a request from your companion.”
* * *
“Yeah… Leoric. The reason you came all the way here…”
Saint Noir looked at me with a worried look.
I talked to Bishop Bichenne about my proposal, but he seemed to be having a hard time accepting my proposal.
Circumstances between countries should be calm. Saint Noir seemed to be sorry for not being able to fulfill her request, but she didn’t particularly care.
“Did you tell me? I’m going to close the deal.”
“A deal?”
She looked around her once, smiling at the noir saintess who was looking at her with an incomprehensible look.
“It is desolate.”
I saw a barren land.
This was one of the waterways leading to the Serot Church.
Perhaps because the drought has affected it so far, what used to be a huge lake is now dry, cracked and devastated.
“Serine.”
“Yes. Lord.”
Serene, the female knight who followed me to wait on me, brings out a large bag from inside the carriage.
As the box being stored in a special device approached, Saint Noir and Bishop Bichenne looked at it.
“According to the agreement, it was decided to hand over the fertile land, but couldn’t we solve the food problem right away?”
“That is, yes.”
And it’s not just food that’s in short supply.
Water is the most scarce thing in a drought.
“Amelia.”
“Hmm.”
At my words, Amelia took a step forward and unsealed the box.
The blue mana hesitated for a while, then the device was released, and the mana slowly began to flow out.
“This… ? Is it a magic stone?”
She shook her head at Bishop Bichenne’s words.
It’s not just a magic stone.
“No, it’s not a magic stone…”
“This, this… !”
Before she could continue her words, Saint Noir raised her voice in amazement.
“Did you notice? I will introduce you.”
I smiled and looked around.
You can feel the moisture in the dry air.
The objects in the box began to rise slowly, creating a debt.
Receiving it, Amelia closes her eyes and unleashes her magical powers.
“Treasure of Barheun Kingdom. It is the scales of a sea dragon.”
Gurgling-!
Water began to flow from the scales of the sea dragons in Amelia’s hands.
And the water continued to flow.
Until this dry reservoir fills up.
