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chapter: 213
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The Unclear dark clouds, and the talk is over
「In other words, Marquis have discussed the lands that he intends to invade with the imperialists beforehand and would be ceded to them if they kept quiet.」
「Then why bother with ......?」
「Even if it was in exchange for something would be a major loss to vacate the land. This time too, he was reluctant but decided 『'I couldn't get my hands on that one because of the suppression of the revolution, and if it weren't for the revolution, I wouldn't have ......'』, the emperor put it all on the ringleaders of the revolution. 」
「'But then the land would be taken away from them, wouldn't it?'」
「It was originally too far from the centre of the empire to be monitored, and it was deemed to be unprofitable land to hold. So they’re not fighting the war, just going out with an attitude.」
On the other hand, it is a land that has some kind of advantage for the kingdom, but I guess the reason they didn't tell me what it was is because they decided it would be better not to let me know.
Moreover, I'm sure there were benefits to the empire from the kingdom as a condition of the exchange.
「The emperor will crush the revolution, round up all the rebels, use the military build up to cover for the mismanagement of the land seized by the kingdom and change the course of government in reflection of the revolution.」
「You're lying about being sorry, aren't you?」
「Well, the empire wasn't as tyrannical as they say.」
Marius nodded easily at my words. So all that revolutionary fuss was a farce. Helen's presence is the only irregularity.
It's true that Helen's presence, which could be a confirmation that the whole thing is a farce, is quite troubling for the empire.
Wait a minute, to start with: ......
「Perhaps it was ...... something around the neighbourhood」
「Whoa, that's enough, Eizo.」
Marius stops me in mid-sentence when I try to guess.
If I'm right, it would explain what one of the benefits was and how he knew that Helen was being held captive when he should have been regulating the information with a watertight system.
The fact that he knew about it suggests that the emperor's own true intention does not seem to be to kill Helen.
However, given the situation, it would be impossible for the empire not to go after it, so I'm not sure it's actually safe to say. ......
Moreover, I can't help but think that the weapons I delivered might have been used to suppress the revolution. Which was almost a farce.
Even if they say it's not my fault, there's a part of me that can't be divided.
Perhaps sensing my feelings Marius bowed his head and Camillo, who had remained silent while he spoke, bowed his head as well.
「I'm sorry this time If I'd have figured it out a little earlier, there would have been something I could have done to stop it.」
「Let me apologize too. I didn't think I'd be this involved.」
「 If you two can't make it, there is no helping it. Don't worry about it, Please raise your heads 」
This is my feign state of mind. If Marius and Camillo can't do it, I can't either.
He was just good at it. he had his reasons for doing so regardless of what we think or don't understand, he probably had his reasons for doing it.
If it were to start a major war against the world, I would use all the power I have to stop it. If not, there is no reason to stop it.
「Plus, I'm pretty sure we rescued Helen.」
I turn to Helen, who seems to have calmed down considerably by now and chatting something with Diana and Sammy. I'm glad she’s back on her feet.
I'm 30 years old on the outside, and I'm already over 40 on the inside, so I don't know what the best thing to do with a young girl is. ......
「I appreciate you saying that.」
I responded to Marius' words with my usual fluttering and waving of the hand. This is the end of the revolutionary story finally. From here, another always begins.
As usual, Mr. Clerk nodded and left when I told him what I wanted to pick up from Camillo this time.
The rest of the story is a bit of a rant but Marius and Diana are having their first conversation as siblings in a long time. It seems to be something about the recent situation of the servants.
We were talking with Camillo about the city but Camillo just returned the day before yesterday, so we didn't have much information. There is a distance from the border and the confusion does not seem to have been transmitted this far.
After all the preparations finished, we received our money and headed home.
As I was leaving the business meeting room, Camillo called out
「Eizo, a moment.」
I let everyone go ahead and just Camillo and I stayed in the room.
「What's wrong?」
「No, well, ...... I just thought I'd let you know. ......」
Camillo was very brusque and despite his words, still seemed to be lost.
「If you don't want to tell them, that's fine. Many things in this world are better-left unheard.」
「No, you need to hear this. It could get you into trouble, but it's good to let you know.」
Camillo turns to me, looking different from before. His eyes seemed somewhat full of determination.
「Helen is the bastard of a marquis.」
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