Past Life 2nd Class 9 Warlock - Chapter 229



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Chapter 229

Episode 229: Conversation with the Marquis

A loud roar.

Numerous spectators gathered in the stands announcing the start of the Akaman Swordsmanship Competition.

“Prestigious Irit Academy!! “Win!”

“The winner is Delta Academy! “I risked all my money!”

A huge swordsmanship competition on a kingdom scale.

This is both an honorable occasion and a festival of the kingdom.

Gambling on wins and losses was not officially carried out by the tournament organizers, but was carried out by affiliated merchant associations and arena owners.

Although it could have muddied the waters of the honorable competition, we did not stop it considering the audience’s response and participation.

“Please tell me the affiliation you are betting money on.”

Like sports Toto, affiliations were divided.

The names of prestigious academies were listed, and those excluding undergraduate students were divided into ‘independent’ affiliations.

“I want to bet on an individual, not an affiliation?”

Hearing Yukiel’s words, the man registering rolled up the corners of his mouth.

The odds of guessing the winner’s affiliation are low.

The one with the highest odds is predicting that the participant will win.

‘You’re a hoguro.’

Of course, as the odds are high, the odds are extreme.

Especially when there are many prominent participants like this time.

“Hoo~! How much are you going to give to whom?”

“I bet 20,000 gold on the independent Stoll Vallière.”

The receptionist said nothing and just blinked at Yukiel’s words.

He’s not even crazy, but he’s gambling 10,000 won?

“No, are you kidding?”

“No way.”

The receptionist swallowed dryly.

It was not a matter for him to decide.

No, it’s better to just refuse.

Since the competition has just started, there is a high probability that you will guess the winner 99% of the time and lose money.

But what if, just in case, the person he chooses wins?

The amount of compensation that must be paid to him is an absurd amount of money.

“Gyu, according to the rules, you can’t bet that much money.”

“Then what is the maximum?”

It was at that time that the receptionist, breaking out in a cold sweat, was about to speak.

Behind him, a fat, greasy middle-aged man stepped forward, smoothing his mustache.

He pushes the receptionist back and comes to the front.

“Le, Lecche!”

Rekche, the kingpin of the royal capital’s underground arena.

He looked at Yukiel from head to toe.

“How much are you betting?”

“20,000 gold.”

20,000 gold is not money to spend on something like this.

In the first place, there was no way I could bet that kind of money.

The maximum amount that can be bet is proportional to the total amount of participants.

In other words, it is highly likely that this is his first time using an arena or gambling like this.

‘Stoll Vallière? I have never heard it before.’

I know the Vallière family well.

However, even so, they were just a border sword family, and their children did not receive much attention.

But would you bet that much money on a gamble like this?

He runs an underground gambling house and has a lot of information and connections, so he has most of the information.

However, this is my first time hearing of a baby called ‘Stoll Vallière’.

‘Hmph, you’re a country bumpkin.’

I don’t know what he’s doing, but there’s no reason to refuse if he gives me money for free.

Above all, won’t ‘he’, the arena’s secret weapon, also go out this time?

Although he comes from a fallen noble family, his skills are real.

In order to rebuild his family, he will fight for life or death in order to obtain the victory sword.

Therefore, Lecche was confident of winning.

Even if ‘he’ loses, it doesn’t matter.

This time, all the contestants were very competitive, so even if it wasn’t for him, there was no chance that Vallière’s revival, whom we had never heard or seen, would win.

“You know how to have fun, right? Originally, it was impossible. This is because it affects the fluctuations in the odds and the dividends of other participants. So, why not set an independent dividend separately from that?”

“Le, Lecche! But the amount… … .”

“Shut up! “Don’t you say it’s my authority?!”

The receptionist fell silent in response to Rekche’s shouting.

Yukiel chuckled at his decision and poured out gold coins from his space expansion bag.

I thought I would need some time to prepare, but when I brought it out right away, they looked quite surprised.

“I will do that. Probably 20,000 gold is correct. Count them.”

I never thought I would really pay for it.

And without hesitation like this.

Lecche had his subordinates count the number of gold coins.

Lecche hands out contracts and participation cards while calculating the exact amount.

Looking at him, Yukiel slowly raised the corner of his mouth.

‘Is it up to Stoll now?’

Most kids are no match for Stoll.

I’ll probably make it to the top 10 at least.

I honestly couldn’t guarantee anything more than that.

However, it didn’t seem like they would be defeated.

‘Well, it’ll be fun at least.’

Little money is meaningless.

You have to make this much money to still feel ‘regret’ and ‘joy’ from winning or losing.

A guy named Lecche sees Stoll’s chances of winning as down to a decimal point.

Otherwise, there would be no way to accept such a large amount of money.

Even if the odds are set outside of the discussion since the amount is the amount, the flow of the odds is determined by the flow of the overall game.

If you think about the risk, no matter how bad you do it, it will be five times more, and usually it will be ten to dozens times more.

There’s no way that pot-bellied guy could pay that kind of money.

That’s why I was curious about what kind of expression he would make and beg for.

Yukiel, who accepted the name plate, walked out of the stadium with a faint smile.

“Now, wait! “Aren’t you watching the game?”

“Why? “Do I look free?”

“… … .”

“And, since we already signed a contract… … . Tell me to relax. “I’m neither a bigot nor an idiot.”

With those words, Yukiel roughly waved his hand and walked out of the stadium.

Lecche, who looked at that scene, felt chilled for some reason.

I thought he would have bet this amount because he had a certain level of confidence, but I felt uneasy that it would be more than I thought.

“No, no! That can’t be possible. “If he’s a contender for the championship, how could I not know?”

He forced himself to shake off his anxiety.

It was obvious that if he was a candidate for the championship, he would have already made a name for himself in the kingdom in some way.

* * *

A huge mansion.

The residence of the Marquis Carlin.

The marquis’ territory is quite far from the royal capital.

Therefore, in order to enter the palace and conduct political business, it was necessary to have a separate building in the royal capital.

This is a routine matter for nobles who eat politics in the central political world.

“How did you get here?”

A guard stopped Yukiel in front of the mansion.

The guard’s eyes widened after receiving the invitation from Yukiel.

“Chung, chung! “I’ll take you there!”

A guard who behaves excessively and shows extreme courtesy.

He had once received an order from the Marquis.

If someone who received your invitation comes, treat them with the utmost respect as if they were a state guest.

Judging from his behavior, he didn’t seem to be a central noble, but that meant nothing.

If you are someone who is treated with the utmost respect by the Marquis, you will be able to enter the central political world at any time.

Yukiel, who was handed over to the marquis’ vassal following the guards, went straight to the marquis’ office.

Mei profit-

The door to the office opens slowly.

The Marquis must have already heard the news of Yukiel’s visit, and was sitting in the reception chair waiting for Yukiel.

“oh… … . “Thank you for accepting the invitation!”

“It’s my first time meeting you. “This is Yukiel Agnes.”

“haha. I ordered tea and dessert to be served. “Come on, sit down here.”

The marquis actively recommends a position.

It tended to be excessive for a favor given to just one baron.

This is an act that would be shocking to those who know nothing.

Yukiel sat down in the seat recommended by the Marquis and exchanged light greetings with him before tea came out.

“But, I heard you did something in the royal capital a few days ago?”

“What did you do? “What do you mean?”

“That’s Count Belto’s son of a bitch.”

“ah… … . “I was just giving you a lesson.”

“For something like that, I heard you made a really mess of it. haha. “The look on Count Belto’s face is incredible!”

“This is a teaching that cannot be bought with money. Shouldn’t we do everything with our bodies? “Just as it has been the case since the distant past.”

Hearing Yukiel’s words, Marquis Carlin laughed out loud and nodded.

Whatever the reason, it was important to him that Yukiel caused friction with the noble faction.

Even if we leave aside the question of whether he will accept the King’s faction’s conditions, at least he will not join the noble faction.

“ha ha ha! We’ve come this far, but we can’t just send our guests away. Would you like to have dinner together? There was no set date for when I would visit, so I couldn’t make grand preparations. So give me some time.”

“I will. But… … . “Shouldn’t we hear the reason for the invitation before that?”

The Marquis of Carlin, who was laughing heartily at Yukiel’s words, slowly nodded.

“You’re hotter than I thought.”

“I apologize if you were offended.”

“No. What’s there to feel bad about? “I invited you.”

The atmosphere gradually becomes heavier along with that.

At that moment of silence, the marquis’ servant placed tea and dessert on the table.

The steam rising from the two teacups separated them.

The Marquis of Carlin opens his speech cautiously in a calm atmosphere.

“I thought about it. “What on earth do you want?”

“… … .”

“But, I guess I can’t figure it out. I have material desires, but not excessively. “I don’t think I’m particularly concerned about fame or politics.”

“… … .”

“Whether it’s creating a trade route or building something in the Estel Mountains, they’re all just things that have no practical benefit. like… … . “Like running a garden as a hobby.”

“Hoo… … . So, what will you give me?”

Hearing Yukiel’s words, Marquis Carlin paused for a moment and took a sip of hot tea.

Then, he slowly raised his head and looked into Yukiel’s eyes.

“What if it’s extraterritorial?”

“What does it mean?”

“That’s literally it. It is a land that cannot be touched by anything, including taxes. “Including nobles, even His Majesty the King.”

“Even the basic laws of the kingdom?”

“Of course. I will recognize the entire Estelle Mountains and all the territory you have conquered as your territory, and grant you the title of earl based on that huge territory. Of course, your county territory is extraterritorial.”

I was at a loss for words.

I was wondering what to suggest, extraterritoriality?

What this means is that it is excluded from all basic laws of the Belkart Kingdom and can become a completely independent territory.

To exaggerate, it is the same as establishing a ‘principality’ within Belkart.

‘Extraterritoriality?’

Absurd compensation.

If it becomes extraterritorial and becomes an independent territory, anything can be done.

Even if you make the territory like a free trade city or a necropolis.

No one can argue with it, and no one can touch it.

Even if it was the King himself.

How could you give up what you were trying to get in the end so easily?

The corners of Yukiel’s mouth went up at the unexpected windfall.

“If that’s the case, there must be conditions. What is?”

“Before that, I want to make sure.”

“What do you mean?”

“What exactly is your state?”

I’m going to try to figure out where and to what extent it can be used, right?

At his words, Yukiel continued speaking with a faint smile.

“It’s enough to kill five or six mages while singing.”

“W-what!?”

A little bit of tea spilled from the embarrassed gesture of the Marquis Carlin as he lifted the teacup.

Enough to easily kill five mages?

So how far can you go with so many undead?

At that time, when Marquis Carlin was quickly shaking his head, Yukiel spoke with a cool energy.

“Oh, there’s an easier way to explain it than that.”

“… … ?”

“Establishment of royal authority.”

“… … !?”

“It is enough to wipe out the nobles and establish royal authority. Does this make it easier for you to understand?”

Hearing Yukiel’s words, Marquis Carlin froze with a shocked expression.

Clink-

The sound of glass breaking.

Marquis Carlin, whose entire body stiffened with astonishment, dropped the cup he had lifted.

White debris flew out in all directions, leaving a small scratch on the Marquis’ cheek.

However, the shock was so great that the Marquis froze with his mouth speechless.

Because I never thought such words would come out of Yukiel’s mouth.