“Even if he had abilities like prophecy or precognition, what he’d obtain through them would only be ‘information.’ To utilize or make use of that ‘information,’ you need either an appropriate position or the ability to look beyond what can be gained from the information.”
Even if Kurtz had somehow obtained information that [Fleet Volcano would erupt], as a child, he wouldn’t be able to utilize it. At best, he could only avoid danger in advance.
However, for Trakia who has connections everywhere, it would become a negotiation card, and for Edel who possesses both wealth and personal networks, it would become a golden seedling that generates great profit.
From the fact that those who can utilize such [information] have gathered under Kurtz, he selects personnel not just for the [information] itself, but also looking ahead to the methods and people who can make maximum use of it.
“Even so, he’s not exactly a cunning villain. There are ways to utilize information more efficiently and to the maximum extent, yet he chooses precisely [the good within the best].”
In Feiyu’s case, the fact that he saved the young lady of the Blaskas family is originally an immeasurable achievement, and he could have obtained not only a baronet title but also a source of funds for the time being.
Conversely, by passing information to the six grand ducal families, he might have obtained all the praise he desired.
Among all these options, Kurtz chose to abandon all achievements and fame, transferring them to Edel instead.
If [a nameless poor child of the Empire] had obtained everything, it would have accelerated the resentment and ill feelings of the remnants of the purged noble faction elves.
However, if it’s [a human from Mercator with connections to sub-humans], they would lower their guard to maintain trade with northern regions and current living standards in the future, without leading to new sources of conflict.
It’s truly a choice worthy of being called [the best] that creates no unnecessary friction.
“That’s why I want to confirm it. What kind of purpose he has as [something other] than a genius, and what kind of result it will lead to in the end—knowing that has value that can’t be bought with [money].”
After showing a slight smile, Edel turns toward Falsen.
“Regarding Falsen as well, he might have chosen you because he thought you as necessary.”
“…………Me?”
“Yes. The fact that we’ve become involved like this means that in his mind, there’s some kind of meaning to it, I believe. And not just in the form of using him to accomplish his own purposes—but in a form that would be [the best] for those who became involved.”
The prime example of this would be Trakia-Blaskas.
If he wanted to utilize the Blaskas family’s power, the connection with Feiyu alone should have been sufficient.
However, Trakia, who learned of his purpose, was genuinely delighted to be able to fulfill the feelings he had been harboring, and was filled with vitality that made him seem anything but elderly.
“That’s why I’m also looking forward to seeing what becomes of Falsen.”
“………………..”
Falsen gave no answer to Edel’s words.
After a long silence, Falsen slowly raised his dragon head and was about to open his mouth when—
“—Ojou-sama!! I’ve returned~!!”
“Damn, moving around in this heat made me sweat the noble sweat of labor!!”
A loud voice that could be heard from far away reached them, and Edel stopped her thoughts and turned her face in that direction.
There—half-naked large men were running toward them carrying wooden boxes.
Rather than half-naked, they were wearing only loincloths.
“Grad, Gizaia, the visual is unsightly.”
“Sorry, Ojou!! Even the strongest of us were slightly beaten by the heat!!”
“But please appreciate our consideration in protecting our loincloths as the final fortress!!”
“Good. If you had been completely naked, I would have stopped treating you as humans from now on.”
“Hey, we did it, Gizaia!! We’re still barely human, it seems!?”
“That was close! When we screwed up before, Ojou only called us [Muscle Number One and Two], and since we couldn’t tell which was one or two, I ended up crying!!”
“……That story aside, please put down the boxes quickly.”
While averting her gaze from the muscle lumps who were crossing their arms and emanating heat and steam from their entire bodies, Edel emerged from the makeshift pool and draped a towel over herself.
“So, how much ore were you able to extract?”
“It’s obvious, Ojou! We got a lot!!”
“……Gizaia, unlike Grad, I believe you can count things.”
“Ojou! This time, I’m siding with Grad because what he’s saying is correct!?”
“……What do you mean? You put the extracted ore in those boxes, didn’t you?”
“Yes!! But it seems the amount and variety we extracted was too much, so we brought back just the types we could extract and the amount for quality assessment!!”
Hearing this, Edel understood everything.
Certainly, the extraction pace was faster than scheduled, but even if they had reached the vein, she didn’t think they could have extracted an amount that the two couldn’t carry.
“……Brilliant, my thinking was indeed correct.”
By opening the wooden box, Edel became convinced of her own thoughts.
Iron ore, silver ore, copper ore, lead ore, tin ore—but it wasn’t just these various types of ores.
Large, continuous crystallized natural gold.
Rough stones of various colors emitting dull brilliance.
“—For all of this extraction work, we found veins everywhere!!”
At Gizaia’s report, Edel involuntarily looked up at the sky.
“……Grad, Gizaia, after you rest a bit, go back to the estate and bring writing materials and paper.”
“Kuh!! First, Ojou’s kindness in giving us rest touches our hearts!!”
“We’re fine without rest!! So how much do you need!?”
“All of it, right now. I need to send them to various places or I won’t be able to handle it all.”
Yes, after showing a smile, Edel—
“—I’ve come to realize that Kurtz’s value is not fifty billion, but immeasurable in terms of [money].”
Along with excitement she couldn’t suppress, she began calculating as a [merchant].
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Around the time when major movements began to occur in Felmund.
“Uheee……so~hot~”
While drenched in sweat, Lucia unusually raised a pained voice.
Hearing that voice, Kurtz also wiped the sweat that had formed on his forehead and replied.
“We’re close to our destination. Please endure just a little longer.”
“But it’s too hot…”
“This is the limit of the heat-resistant barrier magic tool. Rather, compared to original divine magic, even though the output and effects have decreased, we should be grateful that we can block the surrounding heat to this extent.”
Kurtz said while looking around at the surroundings distorted by heat.
Now, Kurtz and the others were near the middle slopes of Fleet Volcano.
The activity had calmed down since the initial eruption, and the volcanic ash and lava flows that had been ejected had settled.
However, the heat still lingered around the area without weakening, and without the magic tools they had prepared in advance, it wouldn’t have been strange if Kurtz and the others’ bodies had burst into flames in this environment.
“Mm……Well, young master is straddling on me, so it’s fine for him.”
“I sense malice in that way of putting it.”
“That’s because young master is too adolescent.”
“You wouldn’t say ‘straddling’ for being carried in a harness on someone’s back. It’s difficult for a child’s body to climb a volcano right after an eruption, and it’s an unwilling arrangement for me too.”
Kurtz sighed while still on Lucia’s back.
Currently, Kurtz was strapped to Lucia’s body with a harness, in a state as if being carried like an infant on her back.
Since it would be dangerous for child Kurtz to even move on foot and would greatly slow down their climbing pace, and the heat-resistant barrier magic tools had range limitations, they had no choice but to take this form.
“In exchange, I’ll hand you whatever you need. I have water, food, and towels prepared.”
“Then young master, wipe my sweat~”
“That much is fine. Face? Neck?”
“My cleavage~”
“Just stuff a towel in there or something.”
“Wait, that’s different, young master. When you really have big breasts, sweat accumulates in the cleavage, and the discomfort around the underboob area is terrible…”
“At least I understand from your voice that it’s a serious concern.”
“But when you think about it, isn’t saying ‘stuff a towel in your cleavage’ also erotic?”
“You’re really energetic even in this situation…”
After casually ignoring her and handing over a towel, Lucia turned slightly sideways and asked.
“Speaking of which, young master, you knew Falsen in your previous life too, right?”
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