I Reincarnated But Will Try To Live Without Using My Cheat Ability - CH 264

A few days after the tedious explanation of the country, an arrow flew from an unexpected place.

It was a stunning surprise…

I confirmed again with Kiara, who had brought me the letter.

“Is it true that mother is coming for an inspection?”

Kiara looked at me with serious eyes.

“Brother, please stop your futile resistance. It’s been three years, and as a mother, I can’t say no if she wants to see her son’s work.”

I guess so.

“It can’t be helped…”

Mil sighed with a troubled look on her face.

“Mother-in-law… I wonder if she’s okay… She and Al… they’re not on a normal level in a lot of ways.”

Kiara puffed out her cheeks.

“Sister, I don’t agree with you putting me and my brother on the same level.”

Mil looked at Kiara with a serious look.

“You know… from one’s point of view, there is no difference between 10,000 and 100 million.”

Kiara was unusually at a loss for words.

“Well said… But Sister has as much as I do.”

It’s sad to see the barren numbers war.

“You should stop it there, you two. Anyway, it’s fine because I have nothing to hide. It’s a good opportunity to introduce Mil to her.”

Let’s leave this matter alone for a moment.

Maman’s check is not much of a problem.

But a parental check is a daunting prospect, even if you have nothing to feel guilty about.

Then, a few days later, a messenger entered the room.

“A messenger from the demon tribe has offered to negotiate the turnover of the prisoners.”

“I give you permission to pass. By the way, what does the messenger look like?”

If it were a wise man, it would be funny, but it isn’t him, it’s not.

“It was an old man. He said he is the deputy of the chief and an elder. His name was Oliver Erlingue.”

“I understand. If necessary, you can send a carriage for him.”

Elder…should I take him seriously or is he a sacrificed stone… I won’t know until I meet him.

Kiara had a wicked smile on her face.

“It’s a pity. It would have been better if they had chosen the wise man as their emissary to solve his blunder.”

“If they didn’t care what happened to the prisoners, they would. But in a normal organization, escape before the enemy is to be executed. He led the war, made a mistake in the operation, and fled without dealing with the failure himself. If they let him live for this, the chieftain’s head would physically fly off.”

Kiara looked a little disappointed.

“That’s right. So Brother thinks that he has already been executed.”

“Yes, there is no escape. All the other tribes that signed the non-aggression pact have already submitted their hostages. They have no advantage to harboring them. If he is overconfident about his reputation, he will return. And then there’s this.”

Then I made a decapitation gesture.

“Then the chief must be better than the wise man.”

“”

“I don’t know how much better. I guess I’ll ask Madam Plunkett. Please call her.”

“I understand.”

Kiara instructed her aide to go and call the ill-natured grandma Magali.

Elders, huh?

Normally, they would be intelligent, but the wise man is that, after all…

Mil looked at me and laughed.

“The title of the demon tribe is not something you can rely on.”

I knew Mil agreed with me, apparently.

“One person might be the exception…and it would be premature to make any assumptions.”

“As for Al, which is better?”

“I honestly can’t say. It’s hard to speculate without information.”

“You’re as careful as ever.”

I had no choice but to laugh.

“When I underestimate things or make assumptions, it affects a lot of people. You can’t be too careful, but I think it’s good to be cautious at the beginning.”

“You should take a breather once in a while. If Al ends up in a slump, it’ll be a long time.”

“I don’t have anything to say back, I’ll be as careful as I can.”

From there, it was just idle chit-chat.

Soon after, the aide arrived with the ill-natured grandma Magali.

The ill-natured grandma Magali sat down and looked at me in a troubled expression.

“Do you want to hear about the elder of the demon tribe?”

“Yes, his name is Oliver Erlinge. Do you know him?”

The ill-natured grandma Magali stopped me over with her hand.

“You called a weak old woman over here. Why don’t you offer her a drink or something?”

Drinking in the daytime, huh?

“Kiara, serve her some medicinal water.”

Kiara nodded, trying not to laugh.

“I understand.”

The ill-natured grandma Magali glares at me.

“How can alcohol be a medicinal water?”

“Even if I said no to alcohol, you would say it is medicine because it is the best of a hundred medicines. Then a medicinal water won’t make much difference.”

The ill-natured grandma Magali sighed.

“I think you’re jumping the gun too much…”

Ill-natured grandma Magali grumbled, but she sipped the medicinal hot water served to her by Kiara.

“So, about Oliver. In a word, he’s a decent guy. He is the one who taught Valentin the Apostle’s Art of War.”

The wise man’s master.

“I’m not sure I can count on him to be decent when his disciple is that kind.”

The ill-natured grandma Magali sniffed.

“A master-disciple relationship can only be successful if the master and the disciple are on the same page. You know that already, don’t you? Don’t play dumb with me.”

If anything, the output side… the disciples have a huge weight.

If the output side is excellent, it will grow on its own without input.

“Well, the wise man is that kind, after all. No matter who taught him, he would have been a failure. He was smart, but his mentality was too weak to maintain objectivity.”

He would be incomparably strong on paper tests.

Not the type to be good in the practical test.

If it’s before my reincarnation, he would be a TV critic.

What happens when you let a critic do the practical work…

“Even masters are not all-powerful. Even choosing a disciple is a gamble. Even when you are a kid, if you are clever, you want to take a gamble.”

“If Madam Plunkett is so sure, he must be a decent man. Then, this time, I guess he was made to clean up his disciple’s mess.”

The ill-natured grandma Magali laughed bitterly.

“Of course. So you should think of it that they are here with the intention of negotiating. So, you invited me here because you want me to negotiate with you?”

I shake my head.

“No, that won’t be necessary. I will inform Madam Plunkett of our terms.”

The ill-natured grandma Magali started laughing.

“Yes, yes, I knew that it will be fun if it’s you, boy. If you don’t abuse me so much, you would be the best feudal lord ever, though.”

“I can see that if I did, you’d stick your neck out in your spare time anyway. Someone who has been a caretaker for so long can’t suddenly go into hiding. I am doing this out of respect for those who have gone before me.”

“Seriously, I really wonder where you get your wisdom. All right, then, tell me your conditions.”

The ill-natured grandma Magali exchanged a few words about the conditions and then left.

Mil had a sullen look.

“Al, I’d appreciate it if you and Ms. Magali won’t have a conversation in your own private world.”

I shuddered, feeling a chill at the words in our private world.

“”

“Don’t say something so horrifying…”

“Because we’re outside of the conversation, you know? I see Al’s bad habit has kicked in again…”

I scratched my head.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll explain everything.”

At these words, everyone straightened their posture.

No, you don’t have to take that posture every time….

I looked around at everyone and opened my mouth.

“If the negotiator is a decent person and has connections to the company he or she is negotiating with, I will make contact with them about that first. We will find out what they are thinking and what their conditions are, and then we will make preliminary negotiations.”

Kiara nodded with a look of understanding.

“So that’s why you thought of asking Ms. Magali about the elder first?”

“Yes, you don’t just go out of the blue and start negotiating unless you are sure or intend to break up the negotiations.”

Mil nodded her head.

“Wait, when Mr. Abraham and the others joined us, they came out of the blue, didn’t they?”

“That was because we had already presented our terms. If both sides are willing to agree, the top-level meeting is valid. Then we can talk about the details, but the other side’s position will be taken into account, and the conditions will be better.”

“With Ms. Magali and Ardelheid, you knew the terms, so you were able to do it without any downside bargaining.”

“That’s right.”

“Then what about Ms. Isabeau?”

“The negotiations were almost completed when she brought the letter of introduction from the main family. All we had to do was to work out the terms and conditions. Unless you are very wise… or very stupid, you would not have made a lower negotiation through your connections, or acted to destroy the face of the person who introduced you to the company.”

Mil chuckled and nodded her head in agreement.

“I guess connections are important when you don’t know the terms…”

“Yes, we are able to negotiate with the elves because of our connection to Mil, you know. We’re starting to negotiate down through Mil.”

“You said you’re building a bridge to the village head, but I guess there are also connections.”

“That’s how it is. In the world of people, connections are strong after all.”