150 – White Dragon Hunter 10

While watching Bahamut, Emperor Robezetta seemed to be asking if he had something to say.

Bahamut, in the most calm tone possible, carefully opened his mouth while looking at the rose emperor who could send him away in one blow.

“First of all, I would like to apologize for the earlier rudeness, Your Majesty.”

“It’s rude. Well, I did commit a pretty big rude thing. A mere merchant tried to touch the imperial princess…”

“No, that’s not what I’m apologizing for, Your Majesty.”

“..what is that?”

Bahamut’s words bring out an unexpected story.

At this, the suspicious emotion in the emperor’s face deepened even more, and Bahamut continued to speak calmly while watching her.

“What I want to apologize for is what happened at Benessa the other day. I am talking about something that prevented His Majesty from purchasing this sword at the time.”

“Benessa?.. Ah.. that thing.. ha.. ha ha..”

Emperor Roseveta smiled at Bahamut’s words as if he was a bit dumbfounded.

Then, with a slightly chilled expression on her face, she looked at Bahamut and said.

“I thought he was a pretty smart person, but now I see that he is a foolish person who is not good at grasping the situation. Now that means, playing with just one sword was more trouble than my daughter was in danger. Do you mean that?”

“Yes, it certainly is for me, Your Majesty.”

Bahamut responded so confidently to the emperor’s words that he felt even mild anger.

At this attitude of his, the emperor showed a bit of embarrassment on the contrary, and Bahamut continued to speak in a clear voice while watching her.

“As your Majesty knows, I am a merchant. He is a person who puts profit as the most important value and works for it.”

“I guess so.”

Recalling what he had said earlier while rejecting Elios’ appeasement, the emperor quietly replied.

“By the way. In order to leave a bigger profit as a merchant, you must follow one essential principle. It’s called trust.”

“credit?”

At Bahamut’s words, Emperor Roseveta showed a slightly surprised expression.

That would be too. The merchants she knew were basically based on deceiving others.

Inflating prices or distributing false information in order to leave a greater profit was the most basic means of leaving a greater profit as mentioned earlier by Bahamut.

In fact, wasn’t it a situation where she herself was hit in the back of the head at Benessa?

“Doesn’t that seem like a concept that doesn’t suit those who make a profit with their tongue?”

“You might see it that way. But, Your Majesty. What I realized after living half my life on this floor is how well you keep that trust, which is the criterion for whether or not a merchant can grow into a merchant. In other words, it was about how strong of faith you could instill in others.”

Although he was speaking out of necessity, Bahamut spoke to the emperor with his heart.

Although he was lacking in many ways as a merchant. At least while living as a person called Bahamut, he tried to keep the principle of faith and trust as the most fundamental of business, and this has always been the most important reference point for judging and treating the people he met.

He punished Isolda for betraying the faith of Bahamut.

Ophelia, whom no one could trust, became a reliable and dependable existence.

Bertina, who had lost her original intention and tried to break the principle of trust, helped her return to the right path again, and thoroughly destroyed Linda, who deceived the hearts of those who believed and relied on her.

And..

Layra, who betrayed her people, her country, and even her entire family, destroyed everything she had been enjoying, and left without even a hint of mercy or concern for what she was being treated by someone.

As such, for Bahamut, trust was the most fundamental concept that distinguishes good from evil, and now it has become the most important iron rule that he must abide by as a merchant.

And when you look at it from that standard. In the past, even though Bennett had paid a fair price, the act of stealing the item by using an expedient method could be said to be a breach of principle and damage to the credibility of Bahamut.

Even if it was something that had to be acquired in connection with survival.

“On the other hand, the fact that Ophelia almost defeated Princess Elios just a moment ago, for me, was just to keep the confidence that I would go to this war with the Holy Empire. No matter who the other party is, no matter how difficult the conditions, faithfully fulfilling the terms of the transaction as a person doing business. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that.”

In this war, although they met as enemies, they also rejected their appeasement. This is in order to faithfully follow one’s beliefs.

Bahamut clearly explained that it was not just for money, but to protect his credibility as a merchant.

After that, Bahamut responded as if he had said everything he had to say.

In response, Emperor Roseveta remained silent for a while and did not show any reaction.

It was not a simple silence, but an action to grasp the meaning contained in it and calculate the profit and loss.

And. The result…

“… Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!”

The emperor softened the serious atmosphere from just before and smiled as if he was having a lot of fun.

Although Bahamut wasn’t quite sure what that meant, at least the fact that it didn’t contain any killings made him feel the slightest bit of relief.

And after a while, she stopped laughing and said pleasantly while looking at Bahamut.

“It is a very interesting story. Trade and trust are concepts that are essential to any job, but certainly it’s quite appetizing for someone like you to say that to me at this point.”

Emperor Roseveta, who speaks with bones.

In response, Bahamut let out a small sigh inwardly, recognizing that the other party had noticed his intentions, and then continued to speak politely.

“This time, I am very sorry to conclude a deal with the Holy Empire first. However, if a better product arrives next time… then, as a sign of apology, I will definitely conclude a deal with Your Majesty. As a merchant, I promise you that I will trust you.”

“Huh, I understand. Then, let’s move on from this point for today, and look forward to the ‘transaction’ in the future.”

At Bahamut’s words, Emperor Roseveta showed a softer expression.

Immediately after that, she slowly turned around and started walking towards Elios.

at that time..

“Princess Elios!”

A sharp voice heard the next moment.

At the same time, Andersen, Isaac, the Royal Guard, and some adventurers stood with swords in front of Ophelia, who was injured.

Although not as much as Ophelia, whose arm was in tatters. All of them arrived here with minor injuries.

In response, Emperor Roseveta spoke to them with a slightly regretful expression on her face.

“The fact that you came here must mean that the people I prepared separately failed to capture the emperor. Still, I prepared a surprise attack in my own way, but it became a little regretful.”

With those words, Emperor Roseveta looked back slowly.

The moment they recognized her face, a light of astonishment and fear began to appear on their faces when they had just arrived.

“Yes.. Four years can’t be!”

“Ro.. Roseveta Emperor!”

Originally, they were the ones that Emperor Carol had faked a dangerous signal to attract Elios.

However… what Andersen saw when he arrived at the place where the emperor was while proceeding with the lure was actually the emperor Karl, who was in danger from an unexpected raid, and Isaac, who was struggling to prevent it.

Fortunately, Andersen intervened and they eventually retreated without holding out for long, but from Andersen’s point of view, it was something that made their hearts sink.

‘That’s why the time to come back here was delayed even more…’

‘I’d never thought that the rose emperor would come here, no one else.’

A prey that an ordinary emperor would probably pounce on.

But. The rose emperor in front of them was rather a monster that they were in danger of being hunted, so even Isaac and Andersen did not dare to attack.

What’s more, the people here were all exhausted and injured from the continuous battle.

Feeling regret and fear at the same time, they looked at the rose emperor with cold eyes. In response, she slowly put her hand on the shoulder of the injured Elios and said in a quiet voice.

“When this happens, I have no choice but to admit it. we lost This time.”

As she said, the Dragona Empire army, which was currently attacking the outskirts, was unable to break through the defense and began to withdraw, and the detached troops that had invaded the interior suffered considerable damage and retreated.

Looking at the face value, the winner of this war can be said to be the Holy Empire.

However.. even in such a situation, the word “victory” did not come to mind as they listened to the rose emperor.

That would be too. The person in front of them right now was an existence that could wipe out everyone here and put an end to even Emperor Carol, if he wanted to, even at this moment.

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Nonetheless, she declared defeat at this point.

Of course, it never meant kneeling, but simply meant that I would look at it from this point on today.

At that time, people including Andersen felt doubt and relief at the same time.

Emperor Roseveta left the place with the White Dragon Princess by using magic tools before they even had time to react.