A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

119 – Only for You (2)

“The reason I invited you to dinner was because I wanted to hear directly from the Chairman of the Gorge Foundation.”

“What is the story?”

The most famous restaurant in the royal capital.

“Well, isn’t there meaning in just talking about any story? Because conversation is ultimately about giving and receiving.”

“Even if you are sitting at the same table and in the same chair facing each other, will you be able to have a good conversation if there is a difference in the status of the people sitting?”

It’s a place where you have to wait at least 6 months to make a reservation, and even at restaurants, you have to go to your room.

“Why? Are you uncomfortable talking with me?”

“Yes. It’s uncomfortable.”

“Is that so?”

The crown prince rests his arms on the table and smiles with his chin resting.

“I am very comfortable.”

“…”

“It’s such a strange thing. I’ve never talked to anyone so comfortably in my life.”

“I feel like death.”

“You feel like you’re dying? Are you now?”

“I honestly don’t know why the crown prince of the empire invited me to dinner like this.”

“I told you. “I want to hear about the scholarship.”

“I will send it to you in writing.”

“I don’t like it. I think it would be faster and more efficient to hear it directly from your mouth.”

“…”

Even if the 300-page scholarship society operation manual becomes a system, it will definitely end up in the trash can.

“Nothing much. The Scholarship Association literally manages scholarship students, and Imperial students will also be managed as scholarship students.”

“What about other cases?”

“Canyon Scholarship students will be selected in a variety of ways. I feel like it would take up too much of your time if I told you the methods in detail.”

“It’s okay to say that. The chef seems to be busy today, so the food seems to be coming out a little slowly.”

Instead of the food coming out slowly, they probably made it so that the food wasn’t sent until someone was directly called.

“Okay. I heard you don’t like to talk around things, so let’s get to the point.”

“Who did you hear it from?”

“Well, I have a lot of listening ears.”

“I can only see two.”

Hehe…”

Now I’m laughing as if I can’t breathe.

“You really seem like a good fit for me.”

It’s not because he particularly enjoys talking to me, but because he’s never seen such a cocky guy in his life.

“Yes, yes. Scholarship society. What kind of talent are you trying to attract?”

“Selecting students with excellent grades…”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

“We are trying to select competent people who can fight against the empire.”

“…I like it because it’s refreshing.”

The crown prince immediately clapped his hands loudly and laughed.

“Yes. In this academy created for unity, in this educational institution built with the empire’s money, we nurture a future to fight against the empire? Why?”

“I do it so that there are no fools who don’t know and get harmed.”

“You suffer without knowing?”

“A lot of people in Nostrum don’t know much about the Empire. When things from the Empire start coming in, a lot of people will die stupidly.”

In fact, many people died.

“The Empire’s culture will quickly spread throughout Nostrum. This is an unstoppable trend, and the entire kingdom will be assimilated into the Empire’s culture.”

“Hmm… “

The crown prince taps the table and slightly tilts her head to the side.

“You’re saying that externally, right?”

“Of course.”

“What are your true intentions?”

“If you want to get that out of me, it would be best if you first told me the real reason why you called me.”

I knocked on the table.

“Please tell me clearly what kind of request you are asking so I can weigh it.”

“Haha, it’s good that you’re honest. But why are you judging me after listening to my request? Just say yes, I understand, whatever it is, I’ll do it unconditionally, and it will be easier for you too. “

“Even words spoken verbally cannot be picked up, so you have to be careful.”

I cut my own throat with the blade of my hand.

“Improper solicitation is difficult.”

“What?”

“I don’t want to be kicked out as chairman.”

Haha!!”

The Crown Prince tapped the table with his hand and laughed.

“Do you think I called you here to do something like illegal solicitation?”

“You’re not denying it, but you’re going to ask for it.”

“It can’t be called a request.”

“Then, a proposal, a request, or a deal. In any form, His Highness the Habsburgs has something he wants from me, and it is something that others should not hear, so he called me here.”

“Hmm.”

The crown prince called me here for a purpose.

“You seem to be living a boring life.”

“Would you just like Your Highness? You are someone who has never caused a private scandal.”

“I’m a person who enjoys everything in my way, right?”

“Strengthening your muscles or reading a book. From your point of view, these activities are all leisure activities and hobbies.”

This man meets someone in private after everything goes his way.

“You don’t act like Saint Geo Nostrum, do you?”

“Do you really think so?”

“I saw it in the Imperial Newspaper.”

“Contrary to how it appears in the newspapers, I may actually be leading a more promiscuous life than St. Geo Nostrum?”

“At least he doesn’t seem to be ‘enjoying’ it.”

“…”

In other words, private meetings do not exist for the Habsburg von Tersians until the empire takes over the kingdom.

“I can’t do that. It doesn’t look like he’ll just grant my request, and I’ll get my nose pierced if I make a deal with him, so I’ll have to give him an order.”

“I am nominally a member of Nostrum.”

“I am the crown prince of the empire, and this academy was built with the capital of the empire. A whopping trillions of gold were spent on it.”

“Whether you have invested tens of billions of thalers into this academy or not, the only person who can give me work orders at the academy is the actual chairman. I am a kind of agent.”

I gently lifted my suit coat.

“Only the Crimson Margrave of Gibraltar can give me orders.”

“That red color suit you well. It looks very natural for someone wearing authority.”

“People in my family are good at digesting the color red.”

“Good. It suits you really well. It’s the color I hate the most so I don’t really like it, but it strangely suits you.”

The crown prince giggled and continued tapping his fingers on the empty table.

“Maybe you could try wearing a blue suit sometime later? I think it would look pretty good.”

A quick, light suggestion.

“I’ll think about mixing light blue with a pinkish purple in moderation.”

“Hmm… “

In response to my answer, the crown prince crossed his arms and was silent for a moment, and I picked up my tea cup and lightly quenched my thirst.

“Is that what you want?”

“You already know me well, so you know what I want.”

“Then what do you think I want?”

The crown prince lowered his upper body and brought his face closer to me.

“Guess what. “What purpose did I call you here?”

“Three things.”

“There are three?”

“Actually, it will be much more than that, but we will have to build it up step by step from the bottom.”

What does Habsberg von Tersian want from Gray Gibraltar, who is a low-level knight with a broken body, but is he now the chairman of the scholarship foundation?

“First of all, the scholarship foundation. If you want to create a Habsburg scholarship, we welcome you with open arms.”

“100 points. How much should I give?”

“Please give as much as you want and I will adjust the budget accordingly.”

“Adjustment? Do you want to eat it?”

“Shouldn’t I be compensated for my labor? Instead, I will open a language training course for Habsburg scholarship students.”

“…Hehe.”

The Crown Prince is fiddling with his mustache.

“Language training? How much?”

“At least one semester. If conditions are difficult due to poor public opinion, it would be okay to use vacation.”

“…”

“When selecting those students, I will actively accept the opinions of employees dispatched from the empire. All I have to do is stamp them.”

“That’s a very scary answer. Do you know how much power the dojo has?”

“So, I am the chairman of the board.”

“Okay, okay. That’s one thing. Let me do my best. Create a scholarship in Habsburg’s name.”

Gray Gibraltar, the request to the ‘Chairman of the Canyon Foundation’ is over.

“What next?”

“What does the Earl of Gibraltar think of the empire? He doesn’t think too badly of it.”

“200 points.”

The crown prince’s smile deepens.

“Is it okay to tell me that? I was the Margrave’s enemy until a few years ago.”

“The empire was the enemy.”

“Did the Count give me permission to say this?”

“Even if I said this, you probably won’t mind. In fact, you might like it. It’s not that my father likes the empire, but…”

Taking a moment.

“My mother is quite friendly towards the empire, and my father has been using the empire’s items quite well since the outlet opened.”

“Hmm… “

“Child care products, hygiene products, etc. I didn’t know when they didn’t exist, but it’s a little different now.”

“Hehe. As expected.”

The crown prince smiles slightly.

“Do you know what humans are most seriously addicted to? Alcohol? Drugs? No. Convenience.”

“Your Majesty.”

“Why?”

“I am a minor.”

“…I apologize. I made a mistake. Hmm. Still, I’m glad that the count and his wife enjoy the cultural convenience of the empire.”

It’s an expression that seems like he knew it would happen, and he feels pleasure when his plan turns out just right.

“The results of developing magic engineering are revealed.”

“I am also receiving a lot of help. In particular, I would be in trouble without the video magic stone.”

“Are you talking about a wireless video communicator? If I need it, can you send me a new product?”

“I would be very grateful if you could give it to me.”

“…You don’t refuse. Who are you giving it to?”

“To those who know.”

“…Write it.”

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The Crown Prince leans back against the back of his chair and rubs his fingers at me.

“Is that the final, 300-point answer?”

“It might be a higher score than 500.”

“What is the correct answer?”

“Give me your daughter.”

“…”

The crown prince’s expression hardened.

I calmly quenched his thirst with a teacup and then looked directly at the crown prince.

“Of course, it’s a secret to her that she said this here.”

“Huh… “

“Why are you doing that?”

“No, just. I think you know what it means to be Gibraltar in that regard.”

The crown prince stuck out his tongue and laughed.

“What about your daughters?”

“I only need one person. I have a younger brother named Noir over there, so if you have any ideas, please ask him about it.”

“I have many sons.”

“My sisters will decide for themselves who they love.”

“That’s right. Don’t they usually say that you shouldn’t get dirt in your eyes?”

“Will Your Highness answer that way?”

“…What does it mean to hold a glass of water like that?”

“What does it mean?”

The crown prince frowned.

“Are you the one who opened the gate to the canyon?”

“Yes.”

A sudden question.

However, I will answer as is.

“Why?”

“Because it’s annoying.”

“It’s annoying? The story doesn’t fit together.”

In the story of the third request, this story is clearly out of sync.

“Every time the imperial army came and protested, I saw them running into the canyon, and I was worried about whether I should live like that if I inherited it.”

“…”

“What do you think, Your Highness?”

Now is the perfect time.

It is time to ask the question in reverse and bring out the true feelings.

“If His Highness the Habsburgs were born a son of Gibraltar, would he live as guardian of the kingdom?”

“No. Not at all. Never.”

The crown prince immediately denied it.

“Saying one’s life, one’s future, and one’s life for someone is valuable. But it is only truly meaningful when you risk it on someone who is worth it.”

“I think so too.”

“I agree. If I were you, I would definitely be shocked. Because…”

“I have no intention of forcing my loved one to live inside the mansion for the rest of his life due to the shackles of being a guardian.”

The guardian’s problem and the third reason are problems that eventually come together when confronted.

“I just want to be happy as a couple with the person I love, but I don’t want to live a life where everything is restricted for the sake of the kingdom.”

“Is that your true intention?”

“Yes.”

“…I see.”

The crown prince looks at the table.

“I hate the kingdom.”

Avoid eye contact, and continue talking while slowly filling an empty glass with water.

“What if I were you? Should I serve a king like St. Geo Nostrum? I would rather start a rebellion.”

As the water gradually rises, the crown prince’s face is reflected in the glass.

“The kingdom must change. The king must change first.”

“There are 3 years left.”

“…Okay. Three years. If you make a mistake within three years, if you make a mistake, everything will fall apart.”

Grrr.

“Are you planning to change Nostrum’s dynasty?”

“I will do that if necessary, but I wonder if it is really necessary now.”

“Why?”

“I am Ria Zionostrum. Because she saw what she was doing.”

“Heir, if the queen shows herself worthy of loyalty, she will become a guardian?”

“No. As I said, my dream is to live happily with the person I love.”

In dealing with the crown prince.

“If the person standing in the way is Saint Geo Nostrum, I will get rid of it, and if it is Naria Geo Nostrum, I have the intention of destroying the dynasty.”

Lies don’t work.

“And even if that is…”

“What if it’s Habsburg von Tersian?”

“We must eliminate it by any means necessary.”

Because only the truth works against this man.

“Why? If I stop you, are you going to kill me?”

“Yes.”

“Is it possible to kill him?”

“Shouldn’t we try to kill him?”

“Ha.”

The crown prince raised a full cup.

“I think it would be better to have you by my side than to be killed by you.”

“That is a wise decision, Your Highness Habsburg.”

“Okay, no. “Raise your glass.”

My glass was half full of water.

“For the future and unity of the Empire and the Canyon.”

“For.”

Ta-da.