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Elector Frederick, who somehow shows a slightly envious expression while talking about running away from home.

About this, I told him with a light smile on my lips.

“Well, it’s definitely not a huge loss, but I’d like to say that, from experience, it wasn’t a very good choice. Of course, there are certain things that can be learned through hard work, but without going through such a process, people can change greatly depending on their mind.”

As we talked, I somehow started to feel like I was talking about the military rather than running away from home.

What the two have in common is that in the end, people grow up through hardship.

In addition, looking back on this process, considering that I was able to learn enough without having to suffer, I think that in the end it was the same as a loss.

Of course, the cause of protecting the country should not be taken lightly. Apart from that, my conclusion is that it is better to grow up in society on your own than to grow up in the military.

Seeing me speak with sincere feelings after the stat explosion, Friedrich somehow had a surprised expression on his face, but…

Soon, a bright smile began to form on his lips.

“..I see what you mean. I will remember your words well. Really. Thank you.”

With those words, Friedrich slightly bowed his head toward me.

Regarding this, I also bowed my head and greeted him.

‘At first, I thought he was just trash based on the original work… but when I started talking to him, he surprisingly seemed to be quite communicative.’

I don’t know if it’s because we’re of similar age or because we’re the same nobles, but anyway, I have a very different impression of this person named Friedrich who is leaving in front of me than I did an hour ago.

It feels like a friend who has a strong corner but doesn’t have a bad personality.

*

Frederick Elector of the Palatinate.

He was a man who had always been brought up with undeserved expectations from those around him.

Friedrich was a quiet boy who liked reading and walking since childhood.

He had a mild temperament that did not allow him to get angry with others, but unfortunately the young Elector Count’s finite nature was far out of step with his rugged fate.

And the tragedy

It began when Friedrich lost his father when he was just entering puberty.

Although he was young, Friedrich naturally inherited his place after his father, who was an elector.

However, one area…

In addition, the heavy responsibility of ruling one of the main regions of the empire, the Palatinate, was too much of a burden for Frederick, who was still an immature boy.

Political affairs that are complicated and burdensome, stiff and rigorous education, and at the same time, the burdensome expectations of people around you that you feel every moment.

Friedrich, who lived such a painful life every day, eventually couldn’t stand it and even tried to run away.

Eventually, even this failed, and he had no choice but to accept his fate with a feeling of resignation in a corner of his heart.

Even in this situation, his mother, who should have understood and gently embraced her son’s pain, far from understanding him,

With the determination to change his weak character and make him a strong monarch who protects heresy, he had Anhalt as his teacher and received a strict education.

However, instead of fixing Friedrich’s unique and weak personality, this only resulted in aggravating it.

Rather, as a result, only side effects were created that made the monarch, Friedrich, overly dependent on his servant, Anhaltra.

As a result,

Although he had loyalty to the monarch, Anhalt, who had a desire for more than that, had done this and that to make Frederick emperor regardless of his will.

And in response, Friedrich just helplessly acted as Anhalt told him to do, and the reason he came to Bohemia this time was simply the result of Anhalt’s will.

however..

Shortly after arriving here,

An image of a person began to appear in Friedrich’s eyes, who was moving helplessly along the flow created by Anhalt as usual.

Santana Andreas, son of the Count of Thurne.

My first impression of the young man was, in a word, that he was a manly person with both confidence and dignity.

He seems to be the same age as himself, but the atmosphere that emanates from the outside is completely different from him.

About that point, Friedrich started to feel a little curious, but soon his interest in this little interest came from the conversation between Anhalt and Santana overheard on the way to the lord’s castle..

When he heard that Santana had run away as a child and had recently returned, Friedrich automatically began to feel a desire to speak with him personally.

A person who was born in the same noble family and was similar in age, but unlike himself in the past, he succeeded in escaping from the frustrating reality and then returned.

In this regard, Friedrich began to feel a strange sense of kinship and fellowship with Santana, and tried to contact Santana using the opportunity that Anhalt had told him to rest well today.

and..

That conversation with Santana…

It made Friedrich feel a freshness completely different from anything he had ever experienced.

In the meantime, in the isolated position of Elector Count, Friedrich had no one to talk to comfortably.

For him, the conversation with Santana, who was the same age and in a similar situation, began to give him the feeling that he could communicate well for the first time.

Even, the fact that Santana had a more timid personality than he did when he was young, but after learning about the wide world and coming back, he changed into a dignified figure as he is now.

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Naturally, it began to make Friedrich feel a sense of longing for the man named Santana in front of him, along with a strong and refreshing shock.

‘Similar to me… No, in some ways, a man who overcame worse situations than me and grew up to be this confident. If I try too… will I be able to become like this person someday?’

Even though they are nobles of the same age,

In terms of status, Frederick, the elector who was located directly under the emperor, had a high status and power that was incomparable to Santana, the eldest son of the count.

But at this moment… Friedrich felt as if a huge sun was floating in front of his eyes.

The beginning was no different from his own, but he found his own way through hardships.

As a result,

At this moment, it feels like a source of light that is so brilliant yet proudly emitting its own brilliance.

Recognizing that fact, Friedrich quietly

He expressed his gratitude to the God he had been praying to since childhood.

In his own life, where he was just stumbling along in the dark,

Thank you for giving me the light that illuminates the way for me to move forward with my own will.

*

In fact, it was a short time, less than an hour, but Friedrich spent a moment that was considered more valuable than any conversation he had ever had in his life.

so he

After thanking Santana for being his ‘friend’ for the first time, he left the room.

After a while, he began to see the figure of Anhalt, who began to urgently search for himself in front of his eyes.

“majesty! Where were you? I’ve been looking for a while!”

“What’s going on? If my memory is correct, I’m sure I heard that there was nothing special today?”

“Yes, it certainly was. But something happened that I want you to come right now. Regarding the upcoming war, it is necessary to organize the management system between our army and the Bohemia army, and Your Highness will have to step up and use some strength in this regard.

Anhalt talks like water flowing with a bit of urgency.

However, in his words, what and how he wanted Friedrich to do was omitted, because he did not think it was necessary to explain that part at this point.

Anyway, it was Anhalt’s role to discuss the details during the discussion.

As Elector Count Friedrich, all he had to do was sit next to him and sympathize with his will.

Just like it has been so far.

And looking at Anhalt like that.

After a moment of silence, Friedrich said,

He opened his mouth in a cautious voice.

A strange awkwardness and an attitude that seems to have its own timidity.

however..

What comes out of his mouth is what Anhalt expected…

It wasn’t about simply accepting his request, as it had always been.

“When you say management system.. what exactly do you mean?”

“Yes?..that…why are you… asking?”

Contrary to expectations, Friedrich throws questions about his words.

In response, Anhalt’s face was momentarily puzzled and he reflexively asked a question.

and..

Looking at him like that, Friedrich said in a voice that seemed to have received some strength.

“Yeah.. Of course I need to know about this, so I’m asking, right? no. More than that… I remember that it was you, Prince Anhalt, who taught me not to answer questions with questions…”

“! Ah.. b.. yes. Sin… I’m sorry… Your Highness.”

Anhalt begins to break into a cold sweat as he momentarily realizes his mistake.

Seeing him standing so speechless, Friedrich asked him in a slightly frustrated voice.

“so? let me say it again What is the system between the Bohemia army and our army?”

“you… yes? Ah..b… Yes.. that… that’s it, Your Highness.”

Friedrich’s atmosphere changed in just a few hours.

Regarding this, Anhalt, in a state of bewilderment, doubt, and confusion, began stuttering what he had to say…

“Um… I can’t forgive you.”

“… .yes?”

“I can’t do that.. that’s what I said. Anyway, since we are guests, wouldn’t it be awkward to damage too much?”

“…”

Friedrich feels a bit awkward, but clearly expresses his intention to refuse.

In response, Anhalt could only stare at his monarch with a blank expression.