A famine broke out in the territory of the D’Este family.
Ferdinand, the head of the Scala family, was reluctant to respond to the request for assistance from the royal family and the D’Este family.
“The mismanagement of the D’Este family is beyond reproach.”
His wife, Alessandra, nodded quietly.
“They are too lazy to take care of their food. Since we’re preparing for the coming of the Apostles, so it is only natural that we’re focused on that, though.”
“That’s true. If he comes conveniently, it will be easy to solve the problem.”
“It didn’t work out that way, though.”
“In the end, even the royal family has thrown their request for support to us. It seems that they want to deprive us of our power no matter what.”
“I guess they’re aware that we can’t afford it since we’re developing our territory.”
“If we were in turmoil, they would probably try to blame us for it and try to reduce our territory.”
Alessandra looked as if she had just survived that.
“If it weren’t for Alfred’s administrative reform plan, the town would have resisted and we would have been in trouble.”
“Fortunately or unfortunately, we’ve also been able to strengthen our control over the town.”
Ferdinand remembered what Alfred had said earlier.
“While you’re taking away the vested interests, you might as well second the officials. The pretense is to liaise with the main family in case of problems due to changes in the balance of payments.”
Ferdinand shook his head.
“There’s no way that guy was expecting this to happen …… right?”
Ferdinand’s overestimation of his son is growing.
Alessandra shook her head unsurely.
“No matter how you think about it ……. There’s no way he can anticipate the region next door to have an emergency.”
Alfred could have done it.
We can’t see the whole picture, so the false image grows.
“Anyway, we’re gonna need some help with that thing too ……”
“It’s going to be pretty expensive.”
""
Ferdinand sighed.
“I don’t want to negotiate with Alfred either, you know. I would rather negotiate with a hundred monks of the church.”
“The family’s survival is at stake. Whether it’s demons or devils, we’ll have to rely on them.”
The treatment of his son as a person is also disappearing.
“But …… I’ll leave that up to you two.”
“Y- …… Yeah. It’s a good lesson to learn.”
This is the moment when we decided to throw the whole thing to the two older brothers.
◆◇◆◇◆
“Brother Amilcarre! It’s bad!”
I guess they’re getting more comfortable these days.
Baldassarre, whose skin has become more radiant, comes running into Amilcarre’s office.
“What happened. Did Alfred …… finally get pushed down by Kiara? Or is Kiara pregnant with Alfred’s child?”
“No, …… that would trouble, but it’s not like I’m going to run in here surprised!”
“T-That’s true too.”
Baldassarre caught his breath.
“You know of the famine in the D’Este Family, don’t you?”
Amilcarre looked up at the sky.
“Oh, I wonder what they’re thinking …… How dare they starve their people.”
Amilcarre was furious.
We’ve been struggling to come up with a solution to the famine, but ……
“The royal family has also asked us to help them.”
Amilcarre shook his head like he was not joking.
“I know that, too. But we don’t have that much to spare either.”
“Yes. So father and mother asked me to ask Alfred to help with that too.”
A minute or so later, Amilcarre seemed to lose consciousness.
“Oi, you’re joking! Please tell me you’re joking!”
Baldassarre was furious.
“If you say this is a joke, I’ll have nightmares!”
“Y-You’re right …… So, how are we going to ask him for help? If you make too many outrageous demands, we’ll even make Kiara our enemy.”
“Lately, she’s suddenly become very intense. To be honest, I was relieved when she went that there.”
The sighs of the two of them …… certainly synchronized now.
“I’m sure Alfred will still take it easy on us, considering our position. But ……”
“It’s bad …… Kiara is not good ……. When Alfred is involved, common sense is less than garbage ……. She’ll treat us exactly like dust on her clothes.”
Amilcarre was horrified.
That’s exactly it.
She has always been very close to him, but lately, she has gone beyond that.
Amilcarre looked at Baldassarre as if seeking help.
“W-What are we going to do ……?”
“L-L-L-Let’s try to do this in a way that involves as little interaction as possible.”
A frightening vision of the future invaded both of their brains.
“Y-Y-Y-You’re right …… If things get out of hand and Kiara comes in as their representative …… What do you think will happen?”
“She’ll be separated from Alfred ……. I won’t be able to walk down the street at night just thinking about Kiara coming like that!”
Fear ruled the two of them.
They opened the door to the bathroom in the middle of the night and found a zombie doing its business.
Something like that is …… a horror that makes you think it’s cute.
Amilcarre shivered and pondered.
“I think so, too. There’s got to be something we can do …… Our lives and dignity are at stake. We must be careful here.”
Baldassarre’s face suddenly lit up with an idea.
“That’s right! Alfred had originally said that the poor people would be accepted in stages. Even now, we send them regularly, don’t we?”
At the bottom of hell, Amilcarre saw a thread hanging down from heaven.
It felt like that.
It was certainly an idea that he had mentioned.
The number of people would have to be negotiated, but it would not be complicated.
“We could ask him to accept a certain number of poor people.”
Amilcarre calmed down a bit.
I’m sure he’ll do whatever it takes.
Baldassarre seemed to agree with him.
“This will reduce the number of times we need to negotiate. I will hastily calculate the number of people to be sent out.”
A chill ran through Amilcarre, and he stiffened for a moment.
It’s okay to ask for help, but ……
""
If Alfred snaps after presenting a number that is out of the ordinary, it will be a disaster.
“I’m counting on you. But …… too many numbers is ……”
“I know! It’s for my own protection! I’ll do the math on that properly!”
The moment he was relieved, Amilcarre suddenly came back to himself.
Am I overlooking something important?
Yes, something very important.
“That’s good to know. But you know …… Baldassarre. Don’t you think that it’s unreasonable?”
Baldassarre’s head seemed to be occupied with his calculations.
He looked as if he had no idea what he was talking about.
“What?”
“The D’Este’s, you know. They’re drinking wine and dancing …… while we’re having such a scary time!”
Baldassarre seemed to have realized the root of the evil.
“That’s unforgivable ……. Let’s have them weep a little.”
Amilcarre looked stern.
Make them cry? Stop kidding me.
The duties of a nobleman must be drilled into the marrow of their bones.
By no means!
That it’s a retaliation!!
There’s no way that we’re taking it out on them!!!
Yes …… We’re just teaching them!!!!
“That’s too naive, don’t let the famine happen again. We need to discipline them to think that way. Don’t you think so?”
“Yes. Shall we take the D’Este family’s property and other things and use them as money to buy more food?”
Amilcarre thought.
That would be too generous.
I can see them buying it back later anyway, with heavy taxes.
We need them to work.
Physically …….
I don’t think they’ve ever done any physical work before.
I don’t care about any of that!
If they don’t, it won’t be teaching!!
“We’ll need more than just their household goods …… We need them to work too. It’s a good opportunity to let them know about the value of food. Nfufufufufufufu.”
“Let’s do it! Thoroughly!! I want them to pay for this unreasonable situation!!!!”
And their two souls synchronized.
” “Let’s make them pay!!!!!!!” “
◆◇◆◇◆
Thus, the D’Este family was beaten down to hell.
The family property was confiscated and the family was sent to cultivate the farmland.
Since we’re assisting them, we’ve received permission from the Royal Family’s to leave the decision-making to us.
They cried out to the royal family, but Amilcarre’s attitude toward the royal messenger was cold.
“If you have any objection to our policy, why don’t you let the royal family assist you? Are you suggesting that a family that has fallen into famine due to neglect should be allowed to live in luxury? The D’Este Family is not a part of the Scala Family. Originally, the family is under no obligation to you. It is the duty of the royal family. I wonder what would happen if such a story reached the ears of the descended apostles. Ohhhh …… there is a precedent for that, isn’t there? Would you like to follow it?”
The precedent that the apostle set was “The King and the head of the family was reduced to common people and their heads were replaced.”
It seems that the people applauded this.
The messenger had no choice but to crawl away from Amilcarre’s place.
Then, word spread through the noble community.
“Owing the Scala family is expensive.”
But, Alfred had no way of knowing that.
A famine broke out in the territory of the D’Este family.
Ferdinand, the head of the Scala family, was reluctant to respond to the request for assistance from the royal family and the D’Este family.
“The mismanagement of the D’Este family is beyond reproach.”
His wife, Alessandra, nodded quietly.
“They are too lazy to take care of their food. Since we’re preparing for the coming of the Apostles, so it is only natural that we’re focused on that, though.”
“That’s true. If he comes conveniently, it will be easy to solve the problem.”
“It didn’t work out that way, though.”
“In the end, even the royal family has thrown their request for support to us. It seems that they want to deprive us of our power no matter what.”
“I guess they’re aware that we can’t afford it since we’re developing our territory.”
“If we were in turmoil, they would probably try to blame us for it and try to reduce our territory.”
Alessandra looked as if she had just survived that.
“If it weren’t for Alfred’s administrative reform plan, the town would have resisted and we would have been in trouble.”
“Fortunately or unfortunately, we’ve also been able to strengthen our control over the town.”
Ferdinand remembered what Alfred had said earlier.
“While you’re taking away the vested interests, you might as well second the officials. The pretense is to liaise with the main family in case of problems due to changes in the balance of payments.”
Ferdinand shook his head.
“There’s no way that guy was expecting this to happen …… right?”
Ferdinand’s overestimation of his son is growing.
Alessandra shook her head unsurely.
“No matter how you think about it ……. There’s no way he can anticipate the region next door to have an emergency.”
Alfred could have done it.
We can’t see the whole picture, so the false image grows.
“Anyway, we’re gonna need some help with that thing too ……”
“It’s going to be pretty expensive.”
""
Ferdinand sighed.
“I don’t want to negotiate with Alfred either, you know. I would rather negotiate with a hundred monks of the church.”
“The family’s survival is at stake. Whether it’s demons or devils, we’ll have to rely on them.”
The treatment of his son as a person is also disappearing.
“But …… I’ll leave that up to you two.”
“Y- …… Yeah. It’s a good lesson to learn.”
This is the moment when we decided to throw the whole thing to the two older brothers.
◆◇◆◇◆
“Brother Amilcarre! It’s bad!”
I guess they’re getting more comfortable these days.
Baldassarre, whose skin has become more radiant, comes running into Amilcarre’s office.
“What happened. Did Alfred …… finally get pushed down by Kiara? Or is Kiara pregnant with Alfred’s child?”
“No, …… that would trouble, but it’s not like I’m going to run in here surprised!”
“T-That’s true too.”
Baldassarre caught his breath.
“You know of the famine in the D’Este Family, don’t you?”
Amilcarre looked up at the sky.
“Oh, I wonder what they’re thinking …… How dare they starve their people.”
Amilcarre was furious.
We’ve been struggling to come up with a solution to the famine, but ……
“The royal family has also asked us to help them.”
Amilcarre shook his head like he was not joking.
“I know that, too. But we don’t have that much to spare either.”
“Yes. So father and mother asked me to ask Alfred to help with that too.”
A minute or so later, Amilcarre seemed to lose consciousness.
“Oi, you’re joking! Please tell me you’re joking!”
Baldassarre was furious.
“If you say this is a joke, I’ll have nightmares!”
“Y-You’re right …… So, how are we going to ask him for help? If you make too many outrageous demands, we’ll even make Kiara our enemy.”
“Lately, she’s suddenly become very intense. To be honest, I was relieved when she went that there.”
The sighs of the two of them …… certainly synchronized now.
“I’m sure Alfred will still take it easy on us, considering our position. But ……”
“It’s bad …… Kiara is not good ……. When Alfred is involved, common sense is less than garbage ……. She’ll treat us exactly like dust on her clothes.”
Amilcarre was horrified.
That’s exactly it.
She has always been very close to him, but lately, she has gone beyond that.
Amilcarre looked at Baldassarre as if seeking help.
“W-What are we going to do ……?”
“L-L-L-Let’s try to do this in a way that involves as little interaction as possible.”
A frightening vision of the future invaded both of their brains.
“Y-Y-Y-You’re right …… If things get out of hand and Kiara comes in as their representative …… What do you think will happen?”
“She’ll be separated from Alfred ……. I won’t be able to walk down the street at night just thinking about Kiara coming like that!”
Fear ruled the two of them.
They opened the door to the bathroom in the middle of the night and found a zombie doing its business.
Something like that is …… a horror that makes you think it’s cute.
Amilcarre shivered and pondered.
“I think so, too. There’s got to be something we can do …… Our lives and dignity are at stake. We must be careful here.”
Baldassarre’s face suddenly lit up with an idea.
“That’s right! Alfred had originally said that the poor people would be accepted in stages. Even now, we send them regularly, don’t we?”
At the bottom of hell, Amilcarre saw a thread hanging down from heaven.
It felt like that.
It was certainly an idea that he had mentioned.
The number of people would have to be negotiated, but it would not be complicated.
“We could ask him to accept a certain number of poor people.”
Amilcarre calmed down a bit.
I’m sure he’ll do whatever it takes.
Baldassarre seemed to agree with him.
“This will reduce the number of times we need to negotiate. I will hastily calculate the number of people to be sent out.”
A chill ran through Amilcarre, and he stiffened for a moment.
It’s okay to ask for help, but ……
""
If Alfred snaps after presenting a number that is out of the ordinary, it will be a disaster.
“I’m counting on you. But …… too many numbers is ……”
“I know! It’s for my own protection! I’ll do the math on that properly!”
The moment he was relieved, Amilcarre suddenly came back to himself.
Am I overlooking something important?
Yes, something very important.
“That’s good to know. But you know …… Baldassarre. Don’t you think that it’s unreasonable?”
Baldassarre’s head seemed to be occupied with his calculations.
He looked as if he had no idea what he was talking about.
“What?”
“The D’Este’s, you know. They’re drinking wine and dancing …… while we’re having such a scary time!”
Baldassarre seemed to have realized the root of the evil.
“That’s unforgivable ……. Let’s have them weep a little.”
Amilcarre looked stern.
Make them cry? Stop kidding me.
The duties of a nobleman must be drilled into the marrow of their bones.
By no means!
That it’s a retaliation!!
There’s no way that we’re taking it out on them!!!
Yes …… We’re just teaching them!!!!
“That’s too naive, don’t let the famine happen again. We need to discipline them to think that way. Don’t you think so?”
“Yes. Shall we take the D’Este family’s property and other things and use them as money to buy more food?”
Amilcarre thought.
That would be too generous.
I can see them buying it back later anyway, with heavy taxes.
We need them to work.
Physically …….
I don’t think they’ve ever done any physical work before.
I don’t care about any of that!
If they don’t, it won’t be teaching!!
“We’ll need more than just their household goods …… We need them to work too. It’s a good opportunity to let them know about the value of food. Nfufufufufufufu.”
“Let’s do it! Thoroughly!! I want them to pay for this unreasonable situation!!!!”
And their two souls synchronized.
” “Let’s make them pay!!!!!!!” “
◆◇◆◇◆
Thus, the D’Este family was beaten down to hell.
The family property was confiscated and the family was sent to cultivate the farmland.
Since we’re assisting them, we’ve received permission from the Royal Family’s to leave the decision-making to us.
They cried out to the royal family, but Amilcarre’s attitude toward the royal messenger was cold.
“If you have any objection to our policy, why don’t you let the royal family assist you? Are you suggesting that a family that has fallen into famine due to neglect should be allowed to live in luxury? The D’Este Family is not a part of the Scala Family. Originally, the family is under no obligation to you. It is the duty of the royal family. I wonder what would happen if such a story reached the ears of the descended apostles. Ohhhh …… there is a precedent for that, isn’t there? Would you like to follow it?”
The precedent that the apostle set was “The King and the head of the family was reduced to common people and their heads were replaced.”
It seems that the people applauded this.
The messenger had no choice but to crawl away from Amilcarre’s place.
Then, word spread through the noble community.
“Owing the Scala family is expensive.”
But, Alfred had no way of knowing that.
