Chapter 14
Callisteon would never have been able to pull off a scheme this clever in such a short time, but the refugee problem must have existed.
‘𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳.’
Of course, Grand Duke Babenberg is colder than anyone else when it comes to receiving compensation.
Since before he was Grand Duke, he’s been nicknamed ‘𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨’𝘴 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵’.
‘𝘖𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘮.’
When the Emperor was embarrassed, Lurick intervened appropriately and asked Callisteon.
“It seems that the refugees who fled by sea in the middle of the war are not aware of the empire’s peace policy. Would it be okay to properly publicize it and help them return home?”
Callisteon readily agreed.
“We would be grateful if you could do that.”
The Emperor’s face finally relaxed again.
“Thank you for your understanding. I will quickly select an administrator and send them to resolve the issue.”
The Emperor, who was using his second son to act as a conqueror, seemed sensitive to the population issue.
Babenberg enjoys wealth easily due to the magic stones that are buried in immeasurable reserves, but Brentania is based on the agricultural industry, so population is important.
‘𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.’
But since the rich Grand Duke promised to send back the refugees who had already entered without worrying about their settlement, the Emperor had no choice but to be satisfied.
Lurick made eye contact with me and knelt on one knee in front of the Emperor.
“If you’ll permit me, I’d like to go there myself in conjunction with my vacation.”
The Emperor burst into laughter.
“Your intention is commendable, but if I send my son, who brought me the victory news after three years, back to the border without giving him time to rest, how would others think of this father?”
Making him work like a dog and then pretending to care.
I stepped in to see the situation.
“Isn’t Heim just north of Caesarea Monastery? I think it would be good for my brother to stop by the monastery to heal his tired body and mind from the war.”
The Emperor suddenly looked at me.
“It’s been a while since I’ve heard your voice, youngest. You want to strengthen the bond between siblings, is that what you’re saying?”
Should I not have intervened?
At the same time as I regretted it, the Emperor tilted his head slightly and said,
“Well, Monk Didio is there.”
As expected of the emperor who likes to pretend to be devout.
I also bowed my head, acting with all my might.
“Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty.”
Perhaps because Lurick bowed his head with me, the Emperor soon burst into a hearty laugh and granted my request.
“It’s too far to go leisurely under the pretense of rest. Go with the Mage Tower Master.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
As Lurick answered that and Ren bowed his head silently behind him, Callisteon spoke again.
“Since His Highness the Prince and Her Highness the Princess are visiting Babenberg for the first time, would it be alright to invite them to the Grand Duke’s Castle for a while?”
The Emperor raised an eyebrow for a moment, then replied with a sinister smile.
“Come to think of it, you and my youngest daughter graduated from the academy together, didn’t you? Are you two close?”
“I would never miss an opportunity to further strengthen that bond.”
The Emperor smiled so contentedly at that moment that I realized he was eager to sell me off to Callisteon.
‘𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘣𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦.’
I could feel Chilila’s hot gaze from not far away, but the journey to meet the heroine was confirmed anyway.
Before leaving the banquet hall, I slowed down my steps and moved away from Lurick and Callisteon.
Then I approached the Emperor and bowed deeply.
“Your Majesty, I have one more thing I’d like to say……”
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