On this day Arcs was walking with Swoo through a market (Bazaar) in the Wang capital.

This market, along the (Rouro River), the artery of logistics, a huge river that flows through the Wang capital, is the largest of the markets in the Wang capital, selling everything from fresh foods to daily necessities, clothing paid down by nobility and other necessities for life, to inscribed tools.

It's like a European market with colorful simple stores and loads of vegetables and fruits for sale.

See also the stalls that are a staple of fast food and the open-air merchants who just spread the product over the rug. If you step in, you will hear a powerful voice stirring up your customers' willingness to buy, and you will be surrounded by a different kind of enthusiasm from the heat.

This is one of those places where the two of us often go around, just like the cafes and squares we use every time to study magic.

The purpose is the same with finding unusual things, but basically the dishes sold in the street are what you're looking for.

It is not elegant because it belongs to Lower Town, but the price is cheap and the taste is good.

And the representative is the Duck Sandwich, a specialty of the King's capital.

Fast food tangled with classic gravy sauce in stir-fried duck meat, sandwiched in a large (paoz) bun steamed with flour.

The look is a compromise of a man's world Chinese reminiscent bread with western-style utensils.

The packaging (paoz) is steamed, and the contents are also made to make the hot air. The smell is the same, but the lighted brown sauce drips thickly over the white envelope (Paoz), but I can't help but have a terrible appetite.

Swoo cheeked it up all over his mouth.

"Am...... hmm"

Suw chews the duck sandwich and speaks satisfactorily.

His face was a full smile and he could see a very happy thing.

"You like Swoo, it"

"Yeah! I knew this was the lower town of Wangdu! Ah, happiness......"

That said, I take the duck sandwich out of the bag and cheek again.

I hope this lady can't do that with these meals either.

Whenever Swoo chews duck sandwiches, he accidentally chews.

In fact, duck sandwiches are delicious, so is this reaction natural?

As she immersed herself in the aftertaste of the intoxication that had emerged from the delicacy, her eyes turned to the fudge and the sauce was dripping over her mouth.

"Swoo, sauce on your face. It's got sauce."

"Huh? Where?

"Look, there."

I point to my face as I teach, but I eat different directions that are classic of these exchanges or left and right conscious.

Even if this one points with her finger, she just wipes the other side.

Hating such an unobtrusive exchange, I wipe my mouth up with a removed handkerchief.

"- Hih!?

Such a voice goes up as surprised.

"Don't move."

"Ugh, yeah......"

Pointing out, SW shrinks that he never will. Have you been ashamed of your mundane crude phase? Eventually when he finished wiping his face, Swoo, in a strange way,

"Thanks......"

"No, you're welcome"

I respond casually to thank you, and I handkerchief.

... Looking to the other side, skewers from the East or a store of Western-style fruit juice.

There are few things in the Wang capital that could have been made of a mixture of Eastern and Western food cultures, like Ducksand earlier.

This is probably why the compromise shades appear so strongly in the part because the Crocellulode family, who woke up the kingdom, is from the East. When the region was still in the midst of the war, there was a history of erecting the kingdom by putting together the clans of the land.

Because the interaction with the East is also flourishing, for a reason.

Because of this, the kingdom is scattered by the way with the feeling that culture has become messy, even if the basement is western.

The most important thing is food culture.

It is a real shame that Hamburg has not been developed as such.

A familiar stall owner talks to me in a powerful voice.

"Hey, Swoo! Do you have a date with your boyfriend today? You're always hot!

"Hey! Hey, uncle! Nothing. Arcs is not my boyfriend! Suddenly what are you talking about?

"Isn't it always a good idea?"

"That's not true!

"Really? Just a sauce on your mouth."

"Ohhhhh!?

Swoo shook his hand loudly and raised his voice as he deluded the stall owner's chill. The shopkeeper just turned a niggling glance at whether such a suw attitude was funny, while she began to get puffy when she saw it.

The people around us are also turning a slight gaze.

... because she and I are kind of together, that's what people around us think, and this is how they make tea.

Until now, I've been following you more closely, but these days, I feel that you are somewhat more twisted than before. I guess it's because I no longer have a childish reluctance. I began to be properly aware that I was a friend and avoided inadvertent contact.

As for the fact that I can no longer reluctantly favor you, I am lonely.

"Miss Swoo, don't even look at our products. There's something interesting in there."

"Uh? That's what you said before, bro, and it ended up being weird, right?

"Swoo, I got a good apple in here. Bring me one."

"Oh, Auntie, thank you!

... Swoo is popular.

This is basically what happens wherever you are, and you get along quickly with anyone.

Is it because of its bright, naive character?

I guess I'm better at stepping into personal space.

People are uncomfortable with physical proximity, mental proximity, but in the case of SW, they seem to take the distance better and are mostly liked by the other person.

So it's strange that I'm the only friend who seems like a friend, but that's anyway.

In the world of men, the word charisma is often used when one criticizes these people, but this would be exactly it.

A strange charm attracts them.

I guess myself analyzing her that way is also one of them.

I wonder if these people will be the founding fathers and leaders of religion.

Once you even let her speak here, they should all stop.

(Something tells me that people around me are just outrageous, right?

Compared to those people, I still wonder if I'm an ordinary person.

If there was a difference with the others, it would be enough to have a man's life experience and his knowledge. There is no power like a hero (hero) with special and uninterrupted power, often found in men's world readings, nor does magic leave the realm of the ordinary.

In that regard, SW would be broken compared to others. Magic has a tremendous capacity, even the unintelligible qualities that mean that the magic used will be stronger than other humans.

In addition, it is difficult to compare them because they also have the strength of arms.

Prior to this, I boasted of the results of my daily workouts and all the

"Recently my uncle's training has been worthwhile and powerful."

"Do you want an arm wrestle?

Negative.

Besides, in her case, it was a silly force that just added a little or softly strength to make her invincible. It's even strange where in those thin, supple arms there is such power, but many people in this world not only have magic, but also these extraterritorial powers.

Life is unequal, it's unfair. When you feel a little confident, someone with more amazing power comes to shatter that confidence. All I can do is grieve anymore.

In any case, Mr. Swoo is now thirteen years old, and he started attending the magic court.

The mystery is that the frequency of meetings is almost the same as before.

- A magic court study? I have enough to go to Dr. Merklea's lecture.

That's what she said when she asked about the magic court.

Retreat until you say it's not much use except for the lecture of the National Magic Instructor.

The beginning and end of saying it's more beneficial to be studying with yourself like this.

Perhaps the reason for this is that she has a proper magic tutor attached to her.

Magic history, grammar, and legitimate studies are all learned there, so magic court lectures are less valuable.

The quality of magic court lectures is by no means low.

So I'm just saying that studying with yourself is a priority, gaining knowledge that you can't get anywhere else.

Whatever.

"Is that it?

And when asked.

"'Cause sometimes authors even pull unnecessarily foot-colored text, right?

Explanatory notes to the Chronicle often mix, perhaps, the author's subjectivity. Because spells extract and treat the meaning of words and their hidden intentions, they sometimes remain descriptions that the author over-reads.

Instructors don't recognize it as a "deep reading" and teach it as a new discovery.

For humans who started studying from the Chronicle, it must be a spray.

............... I didn't even punish you for putting the sauce on my mouth earlier, and SW cheeks the package (Paoz) happily again. Dressed in a white coat as usual, underneath which is likely to move easily.

Dark hair is not indispensable or rusty, and eyes are scattered with emerald glow in the rugged. Her eyes, narrowed by sword swallowing at first sight, were now fully open and made her feel happy.

"What's going on?

"Oh, no, it's nothing"

When she realized she was looking at her face and she missed her gaze, did she think she was about to want something?

"Want some arcs too? Just one bite."

"... doesn't that hurt a little?

"Uh, I'm not complaining to you."

"Then take a bite."

"Yes."

Hitting the offered duck sandwich spreads a good taste of duck all over your mouth.

That goes with the package (Paoz), and this is it again.

"Good."

"That's right."

Walk out, talking about no other love like that.

On this day, I went outside to study magic as usual… not for my own errands.

When I told Swoo about it this time, he said he was going to follow me and pushed me.

Despite this errand priority, was it because of the invisible balance of power between herself and her that I saw the market (Bazaar) before I heard her request, or simply because I wanted to look sweet on her face?

The destination location is a large store that is often used to make magic meters and engraving materials.

The royal request led to an increase in the production of magic meters, which is new to my memory, but I probably needed a lot of magic silver, and I always came to the big store where I ordered the materials to check availability.

"- No stock of magic silver?

As soon as I walked into the store, that's the word I was told on my head.

When I ask back, the warden bows his head looking terribly sorry.

"That's... yes. I ran out of stock. I apologize for every time you put me down."

"But why all of a sudden? I should have told you beforehand what you'd need?

"Yes, it is, but the purchase was laggier..."

"Got a purchase?

"Yes, to tell you the truth, I have been able to purchase less quantities for a while now, and I made up for them with stock for selling them, but I also had that stock the other day"

"He said it was gone."

"Yes."

I know it's not in stock, but the question is why did it happen?

It is true that magic silver is an important commodity, but since the quantity used for engraving is trace, and there are not so many technicians, it should not be the case that demand exceeds supply.

With that in mind, the warden,

"I've never purchased so little before... No, I don't know what's going on in this situation."

"You know, less silver output under magic silver?

"No, I hear that's as far as it goes. It's just that from the Chamber of Commerce that wholesales magic silver directly, multiple retail chambers have started buying it at high prices, reducing the amount that goes into this one."

If there is no change in output or production, that would be the reason.

Someone bought it first.

Or did you start hitting him with a bunch of bills?

But...

"But if you suddenly come out of nowhere to do that, aren't you going to complain or something else?

"That seems to be the breath of the noblemen, and the wholesale chamber of commerce can't get out too big."

"Right..."

If there's a reason I said that, I can't help cutting stock, but then there's another problem.

The fact that the breath-taking chambers of commerce of the nobility are collecting means that their destination is the nobility's collection.

Then inevitably, we will talk about why we are collecting so much magic silver.

"By the way, do you know who that nobleman is?

"We have heard rumors that it is not Uncle Nadar, although it is still uncertain information. We're still at the rumor stage."

"Nadar......"

Count Polk Nadar.

He is a senior nobleman with a territory to the west of the kingdom and one of the lords bordering a territory with the neighbouring British Empire.

The Chamber of Commerce, which has such a lord behind it, is buying and fishing for magic silver at a high price.

"To maintain military power, you think we're collecting?

"Come on, it's not that far for me..."

"Hmmm......"

Magic silver is also an important military materiel that is mainly turned to the processing of weapons because it is used for engraving.

Magic silver is indispensable for maintaining and expanding combat power because every army wants to assemble an engraved weapon.

"But it's strange that I made that happen. Collect in multiple chambers of commerce and collect too much of anything else you can't turn."

"I don't know how familiar we are with it, but I was wondering if it would be difficult to purchase it if it didn't work out"

Then you'll have to hang them on top and put pressure on them.

The production of magic meters is a project that is being driven by the king's life.

Communicating this situation to Crave and Godwald would improve the situation.

But naturally it will take some time before it does, and not necessarily without trouble.

You will need to go and buy your own for what you want right now.

"Magic silver, how do I get it?

"Then I was wondering if you would like to go directly to Rustinel territory in the West to buy it. The lord over there has more than one silver mountain, and he has a magical silver workshop."

"Rustinel territory...... maybe I should talk to Noah. Okay. I'll go. Thanks."

"Yes, thank you for every visit."

When he leaves the store after listening to the courtesy of his superior head, Swoo, who had grown up until then, opens his mouth.

"Magic Silver Buy..."

"Oh. Why the hell would you do that again"

"Simply because you need a lot of it."

I guess. Magic silver isn't cheap, so it's not like creating stockpiles like salt or wheat.

If arms expansion is not the aim, then market manipulation is the first priority.

But naturally it is forbidden to do anything around it, so it should not be easy to get your hands on it.

Naturally, the Inspectorate sniffs it out. As soon as it does, it will be subject to punishment.

"Then you must strengthen your own army..."

Nadal territory is in a position where it must constantly intimidate other countries by force, due to the nature of such lords, because the territory faces other countries.

Because if you make it hard to attack, that's the only deterrent.

If we proceed with the reinforcement of the army, it will be more effective, and if other countries increase their armaments, it will also be necessary to match them.

Then again, it is likely that the military might be strengthened.

With that said, it seems Swoo was thinking of another reason.

"And there are other reasons to sell it to someone else?

"Sell it to someone?

"Yes, we don't sell them at high prices to the country, we sell them to other countries, to countries that are benevolent."

"I see. Are you saying that it's not just people in your own country who want domestic supplies"

"Yes, yes. Nadal is exporting and stuff as part of his foreign currency acquisitions... mainly empires and stuff"

"What is the Greek Empire... okay with that?

"Well, depending on the stuff, don't you think? You'll get your share of the money. Depending on the content of the exports, it also means an economic strategy. If we keep our friendship even superficially, it's hard to go to war or something right away."

"But we don't make deals with enemy countries..."

As soon as I hear of an enemy country because of the pursuit of a man's life, economic sanctions are linked.

Besides, it doesn't sound very good to the kingdom that we are dealing with the biggest enemy nation.

"Really? You need it? 'Cause we're at peace now."

To the extent that there was a skirmish a few years ago between the British Empire and the Kingdom of Rhinol, it has not developed into a major battle here lately.

There will be trouble with the aristocracy adjacent to the territory, but I can say that peace is preserved for once, as she put it.

Then,

"Then I have a question from Dr. Swoo to Student Arcs."

They suddenly got enough settings that I'm not sure about.

"Ha, what the hell, Doctor?

"Ah! I'm not motivated. It's a subtraction item, right?

"Heh yeah? By the way, what happens if you take a red dot or something?

"Arcs will remain my slave for a certain period of time."

"Hiya. You know, if only you could figure out the problem, it wouldn't be your hands or your legs, would it?

"Ah! That's a good idea! Here you go!

"It's not good! Don't give me that!

Naturally, I refuse with all my might.

If that goes through, it's not about the girl who makes a rushing imagination every time, what she finds out she's ordered to do.

"... so, what's the question?

"Why should the Kingdom of Rhinor keep, keep, keep peace with the enemy nation, the British Empire? Oh, the kingdom likes peace, so the weak answer is no."

Around calling it weak, she dreams of a strong kingdom, but whatever.

"Well, because you don't want to go to war, do you?

"Right. Then why doesn't the kingdom want a war?

"Well, when it comes to fighting an empire, it's a lot of damage, and you'll want to avoid it as much as possible"

"But an empire that wants to expand its prints to the southeast is going to attack the kingdom one day, right? So, what do you think the kingdom has to do?

I see, is that what you mean?

"Either way, the battle against the Empire is inevitably destined. Then the kingdom wants to accumulate the necessary amount of power to counter it by then. So in order to extend the state of peace as much as possible, trade and exchanges are carried out to preserve friendship on the surface. I'm letting the nobles of the border keep it as much as possible..."

"That sort of thing. Arcs students. Well done. Pachichi."

I see. Then it's not strange to have a deal.

Rather, it would be an important strategy to make deals and get supplies and information on enemy countries.

"So you're saying that the situation is going well as a national policy? But when the territory is facing you, there's a lot of resentment, so isn't there an outburst?

"That's where we're changing territories. Let them stand on the arrow in exchange for nobles who are good at diplomacy, not related to the enemy country. This way, at least the people up there are committed to averting war, so we can contain the outbreak."

"Wow..."

It is radical to force a change of territory with grace.

"But does that make it easier?

"You can't help being somewhat dissatisfied, can you? But I can't help it if I think of a detriment."

... if you listen to me, it also seems pretty unscrupulous.

Territorial change is close to forbidden in a feudal society with a strong obsession with the land it owns.

It can also be a hotbed of great dissatisfaction, together, to offer a territorial change to the pride and attachment of a nobleman who has been given a new territory and shallow days, who has opened the land and ruled the people.

Naturally, I think we have both complained from the targeted nobility, but the kingdom wanted to buy more time into the war than we had to.

"There's a way to do it, isn't there? You think I'll make you a better place than your current territory? You think I'll give you a medal? And then you just have to make a proper mistake and confiscate your territory."

"That's a picturesque way of doing tyranny. Frightened."

But going from the story, yes.

"I mean, that's what I was given a role in with Uncle Nadar"

"Yes, yes."

"But isn't that scary if it was an unreliable aristocrat who moved it? I can't tell you much, but betrayal or something, don't you?

Speaking of such anxiety, the signs of Swoo soon get cold.

And

"- That's why we always put a believable military family behind it. Keep him under constant surveillance so there's nothing to turn around and keep his back on, he won't be able to easily run against conspiracy."

"You're threatening me from behind..."

To her horrible analysis, it is a dong pull.

But it does work.

If you are betrayed, you will draw your enemies into your own territory, but if you have already foreseen betrayal, you can do less damage, and the surrounding nobles can immediately take an outside line operation to surround you.

Somehow the conversation was going on, but I think.

"... if you do something, you know more about that."

"Hmm. I'm studying."

"Something to learn more about when you're studying?

"Beh, if you were studying, you'd be familiar with it. Normal!? What happens to Arcs who isn't studying in particular but is familiar with it!?

"No, I studied too."

"Huh? What? Was there such a strategic guidebook for Laceft? I can't miss hearing that."

"Huh? That, that"

Speak up to Swoo's questioning.

I have this knowledge of myself, basically because of the book that that guy was reading.

In the case of a man, it was mostly just once read and done, but I can remember if I read even once, so it's not that hard to retrieve knowledge if it's even what the man was looking at me at the time of the chase experience.

"No, what do you mean you can't miss asking?

"Is that, uh, a lot of noble stuff?

And I said, I tilt my neck, Swoo.

Why is it doubtful?

In the first place.

"I knew you were a nobleman, right?

"Didn't Arcs somehow understand that? Even when we first met."

"Well, yeah."

"I knew it."

Honestly admit, Swoo feels swollen somewhere.

Even though I succeeded in escaping her questions, I still care.

"Deal with the Empire..."

"I still don't know if it really is, so I can't say anything."

I was talking about that. Fold, the cold atmosphere of Swoo returns to the pretense.

"... but just too much magic silver buyup. We have to do something."

That's still a tough side somewhere to peek at when she's mundane. When these things happen, there's always a chilling breeze that makes you feel ruthless, no matter what.

The way you put your hands on your mouth and narrow your eyes is a trick into the hall of adult face loss.

"Don't smell like fat rotting..." he groans when he's keeping his nose up.

It's totally strange how the tone changes from time to time.

"Do something?

"Oh. Right."

"Can you do something about it?

When asked, Su jumped up on his face like he'd noticed something.

"Huh? No, ahahaha! What are you talking about already, Arcs!? There's no way I can do that! No, no, no, no!

In this way, it is a sudden delusional laugh.

…………

That's true from earlier, but I really doubt who the hell this girl is.

Although the children of the aristocracy still used hard words, they smelled not only words and knowledge, but also sharp insights and even power this time.

Staring in a frenzied manner at Swoo, for some reason, he gave back his jito eyes,

"What's with the eyes, the cheeks?

"Give me another new hand... hey! Don't do that! Geez!"

"Hmm! I knew it was soft!

In the end this always happens......

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