The Archmage’s Restaurant

# 221

Chapter.41 Oblivion

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“What are you so serious about?”

When I entered Grayke’s office, the boy was shuffling through documents with a very serious look on his face.

I think the matter with Sienna has been resolved well.

The reason it’s so serious is probably because there are still a lot of troubles left. At least he couldn’t tell the difference between black and white compared to Count Lutian.

“Master! When did you come? “If you had given me a message, I would have gone out!”

“no. “You must be busy because of Lutian’s work. Is there even a need for that?”

I lowered my butt onto the sofa where Gray was sitting.

Then Gray nodded and sat down as well.

“I think you are doing well. “I think the attitude to fight and win like that is very good.”

“is that so? Thanks to the attempt to kill Sienna in the territory, I am thinking of using Baron Guerin to carry out various operations. Sienna will never be taken away again.”

“Hmm, but if you’re worried, wouldn’t it be difficult with only evidence of murder?”

“yes? but… !”

Gray rolled his eyes in surprise.

So, I held out the documents I had brought in front of Gray. These are documents taken from Count Lutian’s study.

It is also data that clearly reveals the circumstances of playing behind the scenes with relief supplies.

“Master, what is this?”

Grayke expressed his curiosity as he grabbed the document.

“Before explaining the document, let me first point out that attempted murder is certainly a crime, but what is important in aristocratic society is the useless concept of one’s belongings.”

“that… .”

“Rather than murder, the fact that someone from another family was being held captive, whether by force or not, would be more of a hot topic in aristocratic society.”

“It makes no sense. “That’s more of a hot topic than murder!”

Gray responded by clenching his fists.

“That’s why that document appeared. try reading this please.”

When I gestured, Gray quickly picked up the document and began to read it. A look of surprise gradually appears on my face.

“It is a different story, however, when problems arise that go beyond the useless notion of possession. Stealing relief supplies behind the scenes is tantamount to treason. No, you have to drive it like that. So, disband the Rutian family. Then there would be no need to give up Sienna. “The behind-the-scenes work of bringing back people from a disbanded family would be possible with the recent income earned by the Gray family.”

“Unbelievable… okay. “This is material that can really ensnare Lutian!”

“yes. Of course, data is just data. It’s all up to the lord what kind of board he makes with it. So, I can’t help you from here.”

“I will try. “If you can’t get the results you want even with this much data, it’s absolutely impossible to navigate the capital’s political scene!”

Yes.

That’s what I want to say.

Because standing alone begins now.

“Besides, I can’t help you for the time being even if I want to. “I have a plan.”

Now is the chance to fulfill Rurin’s lifelong wish.

Rurin’s mother. I plan to leave Gray City for a while to solve the case that has been dormant for a long time.

“This might be the last help… This material is that gift.”

“Yesssssss?”

The surprised Gray got up and came towards me.

“Master, what is that!”

I was so shocked that I couldn’t even close my mouth, so I felt like I was some kind of poor hamster, so I corrected myself.

“I am leaving for the time being because I have work to do. I will return when it is completed, so I am not leaving completely. So calm down.”

“ah… Is that so? then… .”

Gray sighed and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. And then slowly sits down on the sofa.

I emphasized this to the boy once more.

“yes. It comes back. certainly.”

It’s natural to come back. Do you plan to grow old and die in this place where the restaurant is located?

Well, I’ve said everything I wanted to say, and I stood up from the sofa.

“If you are a lord, you can accomplish anything. Be confident.”

“Now wait a minute, Master!”

I was about to leave after giving my best wishes, but Gray immediately called me over and stopped me.

Then he came in front of me and shouted with an urgent look on his face.

“Actually, I have something to tell you.”

“yes?”

“I have decided! “Master!”

Have you decided? what?

Are there any more decisions left to make?

Still, it wasn’t a joking look. Those eyes are extremely serious.

So I decided to listen to the story and sat down on the sofa again.

Then, Graeke spoke passionately in the same position he was standing in.

“In my opinion, servants of noble families are not slaves. The imperial class system refers only to royalty, nobles, and commoners. There is nothing below!”

That is correct. Although slaves are being secretly sold, that is a back alley story.

There is no open slavery. Instead, among the commoners, there were some who had noble professions.

It’s like a situation where it doesn’t exist but it seems like it exists. I guess that’s the situation.

“And commoners have freedom of occupation. Users are also commoners. Regardless of whether you are a butler, a maid, or a maid, you are a commoner under the law! “A commoner cannot become a nobleman, but he has the freedom to choose whether to farm or do business.”

“It all sounds correct. But why are you suddenly saying this?”

It’s all true. There is no way for a commoner to become a noble. The nobles always reign over the commoners.

The way for a commoner to become a noble is to establish a country and become king.

Or, by assisting the person who would become the king, he would establish a new country and become a contributor to its founding.

About these two things.

So, unless something happens that changes heaven and earth, commoners are commoners in this world.

The highest rank one can rise to is knight level.

Since most nobles lived off the income from taxes, it was ultimately the commoners engaged in various occupations who led the world.

In other words, it is commoners who feed the country and pay taxes.

But why?

I looked at Gray.

“However, although servants belonging to noble families are commoners, they do not have freedom of occupation. The proud reason why the secrets of a noble family are leaking out? I don’t think so. Rather, I think that in order to prevent nobles from doing things like Count Lutian behind their backs, we need to guarantee free movement for employees even more!”

ah. Was that what you heard?

Free movement of employees working for noble families. I guess it was because of Sienna.

“Have you thought about that?”

It’s not that I have an overly advanced idea that everyone is equal. It’s just an extremely natural idea that commoners should have commoner rights.

But it was also an idea that no one else had done.

This is because employees belonging to noble families were viewed as property.

In other words, he is one of those beings who are commoners but are not commoners.

It’s one of those situations I mentioned earlier where it seems as if there is a slave or not.

“If we were to accept applicants for work from among the commoners, there would be no way there would be no one from the noble family to work, right? I write who I want and I think they need that freedom to move around too. It is clearly an evil law to have to serve a noble family for generations even though you are a commoner. “Isn’t that right, Master?”

Gray continued to shoot his eyes with strong enthusiasm.

Of course, I was born in a modern world where everyone is equal and everyone is given equal opportunities. Of course, I agree with that opinion.

In times like these, it is very difficult to change such entrenched customs.

“That’s true, but would you have thought that even if Sienna wasn’t there?”

So, I first looked into my blind spots. Actually, this is the key. Then Graeke shook his head, looking agitated.

“I honestly don’t know. But even if Sienna made me think this way, I don’t think it’s wrong. “Master once told me that everything happens for a reason!”

Having a goal in life is not a bad thing.

I have no intention of stopping it.

All you have to do is increase your strength and have the power to carry it out.

“So, Master, I… !”

“But my lord.”

“yes?”

“That is difficult. Changing something that has become entrenched in the nobility is not something that can be done with ordinary power. Do you really think you have that kind of power now?”

“that. maybe… ! also… “Will it be difficult?”

“It’s difficult. “For now.”

it’s tough. Because the ideal that Gray talks about is something that can never be achieved without strength.

“Do you really want to achieve that? “How desperate are you?”

“I am desperate enough to risk my whole life. “Master!”

Gray shouted strongly, holding out both fists.

For a lifetime.

Well, that’s good posture.

“If you may, let me tell you a strategy.”

“Are you talking about strategy?”

“I was going to talk about it a little later, but I think now is the time to make the decision to risk your life.”

“Master… .”

This is actually a method that Gray came up with to help Gray Lake solve the current situation on its own rather than the user problem that Gray has been talking about so far.

If you solve the problems of Gray City, you will automatically have the power to change the problems of the users that Gray mentioned, so the path is the same anyway.

Looking at Gray, whose dry lips were shaking with an earnest face, I smiled and gave a lengthy explanation.

“The problem with the employees you just mentioned, and furthermore, the reality is that Grace City should have been part of the duchy, but it has been left out in some way and is subject to various checks. There is a way to solve both of these problems. Of course, I can only suggest a path for this, and it is up to the lord to overcome it and achieve it on his own.”

“What is that method? I can do it. “We will do it!”

“Well, the feudal system of the empire is the foundation of the country. “Great City cannot be an exception forever.”

“yes… That’s right. So, after using the dukes this time, I thought about choosing which duchy it would be… .”

“no. You definitely don’t have to. There is absolutely no need to go under those snobs who only want to take advantage.”

“Well then? “Is there another way?”

“It’s simple. All you have to do is become a being that is guaranteed an independent territory.”

“yes? What is that… ?”

Gray tilted his head as if he didn’t understand. Well, it’s worth it.

Because the real story starts now.

“If you are dissatisfied with the treatment of employees like Sienna, you can become someone who can change it. “Grace City’s finances are improving day by day, right?”

“yes… “Thanks to Master’s help, I am accumulating sufficient wealth!”

“Yes. So, there are enough ingredients. The current emperor is getting older and it will soon be time for him to abdicate. Thanks to this, the succession battle is fierce in the empire. The Duke of Delian and the Crown Prince are having a power struggle. “Very fiercely.”

“yes. “I know that.”

“So the method is simple. Help the crown prince with Grace City’s wealth. We are supporting the crown prince from behind. The goal is to make the count’s knights stronger and use the finances generated by the watch industry to elevate the crown prince to the position of emperor. “Currently, the Crown Prince is being pushed out by Duke Delian in many ways.”

“But even if His Royal Highness becomes emperor, the basis of feudalism will not change, and the imperial law itself, which states that Grace City must belong to another duchy, will not change either?”

“Elevating the crown prince to emperor means that if it is the lord who elevated him to a position that he could not have ascended to originally, then that means standing in a position equivalent to a founding contributor. So, in other words, become a duke, my lord. It is impossible to change the foundation of feudalism, so to achieve both, all you have to do is become a duke. If you become a duke and are guaranteed independence from belonging to any dependency, that power will allow you to naturally resolve Siena’s affairs as well. Of course, it won’t be easy, but make it your lifelong dream. “You said you would risk your whole life, can you do it?”

I stood up and patted Gray on the shoulder again.

Grayk had no answer. I feel my hands shaking slightly.

“If that happens, there will be no pressure from the dukes. Originally, the title of duke was a position that could only be held by nobles or members of the royal family who had a significant influence on the country. For the path to becoming a Duke in recognition of his great influence… “Let’s move slowly.”

Gray swallowed his saliva. The sound of saliva flowing down my throat is loud in my ears.

A very surprised and nervous face. Because of that, he still couldn’t answer anything and just looked at me.

Well, the choice is up to the boy.

I left Gray behind and walked out of the study.

Since he was a smart guy, he would have understood well. I think I have given a lot by doing this.

Because he was the one who called me teacher.

So now forget about the boy. I have to deal with the dragons.

It’s probably going to be a busy day for both of us, right?