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"Good work. Gerzen, I'm back."
At the calm man's voice, Baltzer raised his gaze, which had been lowered to the documents at hand.
"Ah. How was Raimondo-sama?"
Baltzer, who had been investigating Raimondo's surroundings since that party, which was also the social debut of Giancarlo-sixth-ouji a few months ago, suggested a chair to the man who had just entered the room.
In response, the silver-haired man, who identified himself as Gerzen, gave a military salute and sat in the offered chair.
"As far as I could see, he is quite wary of his surroundings. It may be because he is keeping Niarchos-sama away, but if Raimondo-sama is going to be wary as he is now, I don't think we need to protect him in particular. He turned away a Maya faction noble from the door today as well."
At Gerzen's story, Baltzer stroked his own goatee lightly and pondered.
"What else did you notice?"
"The Grimaldi family's, the etiquette apprentice who became Maya-sama's attendant, the caretaker of Raimondo-denka, I think she is the one who is influencing Raimondo-denka after all. Her response is thorough to all the nobles. It seems that Raimondo-denka himself does not talk to other nobles directly."
Baltzer made a grim face at those words.
The Grimaldi Duke family. A duke family that had continued to declare neutrality since the Maya faction and the Karina faction were created, that is, since Raimondo-denka was born.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the victory or defeat of this factional strife would be determined depending on which side that family fell to.
Especially if Raimondo-denka is attached to the daughter of the Grimaldi family.
Baltzer sighed at the power struggle between nobles that would likely intensify from now on, and gently rubbed his brow.
"Really, it's a headache. The right to inherit the throne is based on seniority. Even if Bertrand-sama and Andrea-sama are the leaders of our Karina faction, it is Bertrand-sama who will be the next crown prince after Federico-sama. Then Andrea-sama. There are also Giovanni-sama and Giancarlo-sama still in between."
Even if Raimondo-sama is more capable than any of his brothers, the customs of many years will not be easily overturned.
"Are you going to commit regicide until you gain power yourself...?"
Even if he were to resort to such drastic measures, there is no way that the king, Ablamo-sama, who loves his family, would allow it.
If that happens, Raimondo-denka will be executed as a great villain of the century who incited the nobles and killed the crown prince, and the next king of Centro will adopt one of the sons of Orlando-sama, who married into the Western country.
"Raimondo-sama is learning swordsmanship from Niarchos-sama. And beyond the minimum knowledge required by the royal family. It would be best if he entered the academy and took root like Bertrand-sama, but if..."
"If he raises achievements like he's succeeding that demi-human, huh..."
It would have been easier if the nobles of the country, just like his father had been, could be in a position to teach Raimondo-sama swordsmanship.
One of the few S-rank adventurers in the world.
The swordsman Niarchos, who once had the name of the strongest in the world.
There is no one in this country who can match the whip-like swordplay produced from his supple body.
Should I think that it's only better that he wasn't a magician who uses magic that can massacre a large number of people with one blow, I'm afraid that Raimondo-sama has an ego and bares his fangs.
The power of the Grimaldi family
The military power of the swordsman Niarchos
The bloodline of Raimondo-sama himself, who has the blood of Ost and Centro
Furthermore, by elucidating the cause of the so-called "defects" that occur in Giancarlo-sama and Giovanni-sama, he can also gain the support of their mother, Sophia-sama.
If that happens, what will naturally follow are the demi-humans of the Notos United Kingdom, centered on Sophia-sama's birthplace, the Elven Village.
Even just one of them is unavoidable that it's troublesome.
Furthermore, the wisdom of Raimondo-sama himself is in an unknown territory.
"Let's make a plan. We cannot let the history of Centro, which our Baltzer family has protected, be interrupted here."
"My life was saved by you. I will give you an arm or two for your sake, Raimondo-sama. Please use me, Gerald-sama."
Baltzer made a dumbfounded expression at Gerzen, who looked straight at him and appealed that way.
"You..., could it be that you picked a fight with Raimondo-sama today? Were you almost cut off an arm?"
"I thought it would be quicker to see the essence. But unfortunately, all I could find out was that Raimondo-sama likes the daughter of Grimaldi."
".........Really, I've told you so many times not to do things that would hurt yourself. And, there's still gold hair dye left in your hair. Carelessness is fatal. Be careful, Rasheed."
"Yes, this Rasheed Gerzen. I will play the dissipated son of Bossa, Cosimo, admirably."
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