Ed Rosstaylor Contest (3)
Lortel Kecheln is quick to grasp the situation.
I was able to decide on a course of action just by going around the scene, revealing my identity to the soldiers and giving them some money, hearing about the incident, and organizing my thoughts.
While Lortel was riding in the carriage, it seems that Crepin, who rebelled against the imperial power, created an uproar in the Rosstaylor mansion, summoning an evil spirit, and Ed, Yenica, and Lucy seem to have somehow prevented the plot.
The fall of the Ross Taylor family is predestined. It seems that all the members and employees in the mansion are not doing well, and everyone holding a position in the imperial family will be kicked out.
A war of nerves will continue to occupy that space. It was obvious that those in power would work harder to put their own person in the position, and that the dispute over imperial power between the princesses would become more intense accordingly.
The intensifying conflict smells of money.
If you play well and create a flow, bigger money will follow.
However, this case is more special. This is because Ed Rosstaylor was among the parties involved in the incident.
“Hmm… .”
To put it bluntly, Lortel, who rationally has a huge crush on Ed Rothtaylor… Especially when he is involved, understanding and judgment become completely clouded.
In addition, when Ed Rosstaylor was in a position to be used for political purposes, the priority was to get him out.
I gained Selaha’s trust with my skillful management skills, and was barely able to get Ed out to the Elte Company… The problem is that Lortel was not the only one who had such thoughts.
“Ed was seriously injured. It’s right to take a look at the situation while recuperating on Pulan’s side. There is no better place to treat and recuperate during vacation. “It’s also good for avoiding pursuit.”
“Good water and good air don’t always heal wounds. The high-ranking priests and treatment personnel on the Holy City side would be more… ”
Lortel spoke while pressing down on his throbbing head.
“I can do everything, including providing shelter in a place with good water and air, and preparing competent medical staff. The problem is discussing the future situation.”
Lortel stood close to Yenica and Clarisse and spoke in a low voice.
“Is it possible to coordinate the conflict between political battles and continue to protect Senior Ed’s safety?”
Clarisse and Yenica were speechless at those words.
Lortel is good at managing things.
Living on the commercial front, I have a keen sense of assessing and coordinating the interests between people. This is an ability that Yenica and Clarice do not have.
Elte Company could take Ed away under the pretext of managing him, stealing him here and there, distracting him from the sluggish work, and buying time to find another solution.
Once Ed’s recruits were in the hands of the Elte Company, they were ready to come up with all kinds of excuses to not give Ed’s recruits to the imperial family.
“Senior Ed will take you to Alldeck. “Because it’s the safest.”
In the meantime, once he receives treatment at a commercial facility and recovers his health, it is up to Ed to decide.
“But once the imperial family decides to do something, there is no way to respond.”
It was Clarice who struck out there.
“I recognize Elte Company’s intelligence and management skills, but in essence, it’s all just a trick. If you press them down with the power of power and just blindly hand over Senior Ed without any logic… Will the Elte Chamber of Commerce be able to establish a confrontation with the imperial family even then? “Even though you make a living through the empire’s distribution network?”
“… “Our way at Elte Trading Company is to prevent such situations from occurring.”
“If you are the size of Seonghwangdo, you can stand in a direct confrontation.”
Jenica and Lortel were speechless at those words.
In order not to give up Ed, Saint Clarisse is even willing to endure a situation where things develop into a conflict between the Saint Emperor and the imperial family.
There is no way the entire city of Seonghwang would step forward to save a man’s life. Most likely, another justification is needed.
“Senior Ed, you have to go to Holy Law trial in the Holy City. “He hurt me.”
That was the cause that Saint Clarice found.
Ed Rothtaylor is a believer who was baptized into the Telos Church during his coming of age ceremony. Since the believer directly injured the saint, he became a lamb who would be judged according to the Holy Law.
The right to a trial under the Holy Law belongs solely to the Holy Emperor. Before handing a sinner over to a foreign country, he has the authority to govern the sinner through sacred law.
Of course, since the saint is on Ed’s side, there is no way the punishment will be that severe. In the first place, it is unclear whether the saintess’s injury was simply because she tripped and fell, or whether she was truly injured because of Ed’s mistake.
We just need a justification for a legal trial. For now, just keep Ed in custody for that reason, and when things calm down, you can get him a not guilty verdict and that’s it.
“The distance between the Holy Capital and the Cloel Imperial Family is really long. “If the Holy Emperor’s side tries to protect Senior Ed using the Holy Lady’s discretion, what do you plan to do if you are unable to access various information needed to reorganize the imperial family or manage your affairs?”
“… yes?”
“Physical safety is important right now, but it is also important how to overcome the problem and turn the situation to your advantage. So, it is right that Senior Ed is protected by Elte Trading Company.”
You can’t beat Lortel with logic.
It is unclear whether the Holy Emperor’s Capital will truly protect Ed, and even if it does, Ed will become a duck egg if he gets mixed up in the war of nerves between the Holy Emperor’s Capital and the imperial family. That’s not a very good situation either.
“It’s good to want to protect Ed, but does that have to be done while securing Ed’s recruits?”
Yenika doesn’t sit still either.
“If the problem is being used by high-ranking people, shouldn’t we first go where there are no high-ranking people…? ?”
Although she was speaking in a general way, Yenika’s words were clearly penetrating her blind spot.
No matter where it was, the focus had to be on getting Ed out of the quagmire of political strife.
“I am confident that if I decide to run away, I will never be caught. “Unlike Lortel or the saint, I am not tied down to anything.”
Yenika already looks very tired, but if she wants to, she is ready to take Ed and run away even to the end of the map.
“While I’m running away with Ed, it’s safest to resolve the matter, either by fighting or by appeasing him.”
Whether things develop due to a fight between the church authority and the imperial authority, or whether it is by devouring Princess Selaha with a mysterious way of dealing.
In the end, it’s all up to Clarice and Lortel to do it… There was no reason to take Ed with him personally.
However, there is no way the other two people could understand that fact. If Ed does not immediately secure his own safety, follow-up measures cannot proceed smoothly.
In the end, it is a structure that is bound to cause a war of nerves over who takes Ed.
It’s a very cute and heartwarming reason to ensure Ed Rosstaylor’s safety, but… Looking at the situation alone, it couldn’t be more brutal than this.
Yenica Palover, a spirit summoner who can even reach the realm of the highest spirits if she grits her teeth and pushes too hard.
Lortel Kecheln is a very wealthy man who can buy an entire sailing ship with just the money in his wallet if he wants to.
Saint Clarice is revered as the most sacred and noble being in the Telos Church, the continent’s greatest religious order.
The confrontation between the three of them caused even the soldiers standing far away to swallow dry saliva.
It’s hard to hear the conversation, but it seems like they’re discussing a very important political issue.
If you listen to the reality, it is just a war of nerves over who will take Ed Ross Taylor.
He’s just looking for justification for taking Ed away, offering up various plausible justifications.
These are people who, if their cause does not work until the end, will go to great lengths to take them away. If you look at it from a distance, it is a sight that will make your shoulders sink.
However, it is a problem that cannot be easily seen by Ed Rosstaylor himself.
Do you go to Pulan, to Shenghuangdo, or to Oldek?
Depending on Ed’s destination, there is a clear difference in what stance he will take in the war of nerves with the imperial family.
Those who run away, those who confront, those who take advantage. They are all options with pros and cons, and it can be said that whoever you choose will be an understandable choice.
However, for the three girls, it is not just a matter of Ed’s behavior.
If it comes down to the question of whether to follow Jenica, Clarisse, or Lortel… In the end, Ed ends up choosing someone.
If Ed regains consciousness at all and declares that he will follow someone… . At that point, an atmosphere was created where the other two felt like they were feeling a great sense of defeat.
As I say repeatedly, this is just a story about Ed’s escape route.
It is the three girls who begin to give meaning to it on their own terms. This was the result of trying to create justification to somehow get Ed to come to him, and the atmosphere ended up being overheated. It’s like being self-employed.
“The imperial army will arrive soon and begin walking around the half-destroyed buildings to assess the situation. “The imperial army is very large and well-trained, so they will get the job done quickly.”
There will also be personnel involved to clean up the scene and retrieve the bodies. Of course, the personnel to take Ed will arrive as well.
If that happens anyway, Ed will naturally move to Elte Trading Company. Lortel had planned the situation that way.
– Less evil! Less evil!
At that moment, the sound of the soldiers guarding the garden steadily shaking their ceremonial spears was heard. It means that a distinguished guest has arrived.
It was a place full of VIPs from the beginning. Taking that into account, it means that the soldiers who did not perform the rituals were noble enough to raise their spears.
The person who came in past the garden entrance… Selaha, Princess of Frost.
“There you are, Ed Rosstaylor.”
He was accompanied by all kinds of nobles.
The angry nobles were screaming that the Rosstaylor family should be stopped. Selaha walked forward with his back to them and looked at the girls.
The reason she doesn’t even say hello is because her only interest is Ed Rothtaylor, who is leaning against a tree.
The boy with his eyes closed, leaning against tiny Lucy, seemed to Princess Selaha to be the key to reorganizing the entire power structure.
It is obvious that if left alive, it will serve as an opportunity to unite the remaining forces of Ross Taylor.
Yenika’s hand holding the staff was tense. If he wanted to do anything, he was ready to call Tarkan right now and run away with Ed.
However, it was not Yenika who stopped Princess Selaha.
– Woah, boom!
A blade of wind rose from the sky and split between Selaha and Ed.
The wind blade that left a trace on the floor scattered into the air and disappeared, leaving only its aftereffects to distract the heads of people around it.
After a puff of dust rises, a girl is seen blocking Ed’s path.
There was a lot of dust all over his body, and his always elegant hair was unkempt. His clothes are so dirty that he cannot be considered a nobleman.
The girl – Tanya Rosstaylor, stood between Selaha and Ed, looking up at Selaha.
“do not touch.”
Hwang’s name was rejected.
These were words that were difficult to come out of the mouth of Tanya, who had always lived in submission to authority.
Yenica, Lortel, and Clarisse were thinking of stealing Ed away in some way. Because there was another possible destination.
Those who have alternatives try to steer the situation in as positive a direction as possible.
However, Tanya is completely different.
Tanya was a girl who lived in the Ross Taylor Mansion, looking only at the grandeur of the Ross Taylor family.
I have lost a lot, I have been used as I should, and there is nothing left in my clenched fist.
The girl’s eyes are filled with angry nobles. The damage caused by the plan led by Crepin. He asks Tanya for compensation.
You have lived like a king in the name of Ross Taylor, and now it is time to pay for it.
With such absurd logic, he raised his voice at Tanya, who finally appeared on the scene.
Tanya blocked Ed with her arms outstretched… She slowly opened her mouth and spoke.
“For me… Last remaining… “He is someone who can be considered a close relative.”
Arwen was lost, the family’s honor was lost, and all of their belongings were burned to the ground.
There is nothing left for her to resist, with her arms open to the world.
It’s not much different from Ed sitting alone on a rock in the northern forest of Aken Island and starting to build a wooden shelter.
Although there is no reason to live, I imagine my brother gritting his teeth and creating a new home.
It was only then that Tanya, who had entered the beginning, understood how long a journey it had been.
However, Tanya’s situation was a little better than Ed’s.
The vast mansion and the family’s sky-high prestige were scattered like sand castles and disappeared… Tanya still has blood relatives.
The boy leaning against the zelkova tree with his eyes closed is now Tanya’s last remaining asset.
That’s why Tanya didn’t run away or hide, but came out to the front of the central garden with confidence.
“Tanya Rosstaylor. And Ed Rosstaylor.”
Selaha and the nobles all gasped at the sight of Tanya. The elegant and noble appearance as usual is nowhere to be seen.
Only Selaha, who softly called Tanya’s name, narrowed her brows.
“You are the siblings who most strongly inherit Ross Taylor’s blood. You guys… “I will have to accompany you to the imperial palace to hear the circumstances.”
A political battle is ultimately just a fight for a cause.
The justification given by Selaha was to listen to the circumstances in order to properly understand this incident. In fact, things like hearing the circumstances can be conducted on site without having to go to the imperial palace.
There seems to be a different reason for anyone to accompany him to the imperial palace. Tanya also felt that ominous feeling and her shoulders trembled, but she did not let go of her momentum as she spread her arms wide and blocked.
Selaha took a deep breath and looked around.
Numerous people are spread out around Ed.
Lucy is sleeping on his shoulder, and Tanya is blocking him.
And around them are Jenica, Lortel, and Saint Clarice.
It felt like all kinds of VIPs were gathered in one place to make a decision about Ed’s future treatment.
Selaha planned to conclude everything before Ed came to his senses.
Lortel said that Ed Rothtaylor was a truly clever and capable man. He said there was absolutely no benefit to keeping him alive.
Selaha agrees with that opinion to some extent, so I was planning on following that opinion…
“Haam.”
As if I had come to end this war of nerves that felt like walking on thin ice… A small yawn was heard.
The person who stood up and rubbed his eyes as if asking why it was so loud… This is Lucy Mayril.
The strength of the girl who pushed Ed’s shoulder to stand up and staggered forward… Everyone here knows this.
“what.”
He spoke in an easy-going tone, as if he was spitting out the words upon seeing the people gathered around him.
“Why is the atmosphere like this?”
It feels like the atmosphere has completely changed since the girl’s spirit. Selaha felt a strange sense of discomfort, but she did not stop her actions.
“I command everyone to stay away from Ed Rosstaylor… ”
– Swish.
However, a staff came down diagonally and blocked Selaha’s movements.
The sight of Yenika, who was standing nearby, pulling out her staff and blocking the movement, seemed as if she was blocking Selaha.
Selaha narrowed her eyes and looked at the surrounding atmosphere. There were a lot of angry nobles in the background, but the scenery ahead was calm and quiet.
from now on… The road to Ed Rosstaylor is wide open.
He is unconscious, lying against a zelkova tree in the central garden.
However, there are more than one person blocking the path ahead.
Yenica Palover holding a staff larger than her body at an angle, Lortel wearing a robe with an unknown expression even though she is clearly on Selaha’s side, looking up at Selaha coldly while holding the dance of her skirt. Clarisse watching, Tanya shaking but not moving out of the way, and even Lucy glaring at Selaha with her eyes wide open.
It’s a road you can just walk through, but a strangely cold and creepy look appears among the girls… Selaha swallowed her dry saliva.
Each method is different, but in the end, the goal is the same.
The moment he approaches Ed Ross-Taylor, the atmosphere seems to change completely, and the feeling of walking on thin ice sends a chill down Selaha’s spine.
There is a Pandora’s box in the world that should not be opened.
You won’t know if it’s a treasure chest or Pandora’s box until you open it. However, intuition sometimes hints at its contents like magic.
Ed Rosstaylor is lying still, unconscious, leaning against a zelkova tree.
Although he has a calm expression without even the slightest movement, the people standing around him all have cool expressions.
Obviously, if you want to secure Ed Rosstaylor’s identity, now that he is unconscious is the perfect opportunity.
However, Selaha unconsciously swallowed dry saliva.
I had heard that the group was acquainted with Ed Ross-Taylor, but I did not expect the atmosphere to be like this.
It’s been almost ten years since I felt tension.
