Chapter 69: 15 years old Inglis and Chiral's Royal Knight Academy (19)
「Well, that’s the kind of guy he is. See what I mean?」
Shrugged Faris as Myynti left the room.
「Yes, I do. Perfectly——」 「Unbelievable, he’s the enemy of women!」 「If that’s how he usually is, then no wonder his neck is being targeted……」 「Well, I sometimes feel sorry for myself for lowering my head to a guy like that, but business is business. Rather than that, forgive me for making you experience that.」
Faris bowed at Inglis apologetically.
「It’s okay, I’m here because I took the request.」 「But how could a b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲ like him become a supervisor? It’s not like there isn’t any reasonable person amongst the Highlanders. After all, we know one person like that.」 「The Highlanders that I know are more or less like that, you know? The person you met must be one-of-a-kind.」
Faris shook his head at Rafinha’s question.
「Though, while I said that all Highlanders are mostly the same, Lord Myynti is a guy who’ll lend his ear. After all, he’s the same guy who lifted the ban on Flygears and Flygear Carriers.」 「I see… So you’re saying that sleazebags have their own uses despite being a sleazebag?」 「Sounds about right.」 「But, His Highness Wayne, who claims to oppose territorial handover, seems to be very ardent regarding Flygears——」 「Well, there’s also criticism going around saying that one side is just giving lip services while the other is too focused on the profits.」 「…… You seem well informed.」 「You know Knights and high-ranking nobles can’t openly talk about this, but having a little ‘chit-chat’ with a merchant unaffiliated with the entire ordeal, like me, can be brushed off as gossiping.」
Apparently, Faris was well-versed with the Kingdom’s political weather.
「So, the Kingdom is not consolidated at its heart——is that what you want to say?」 「Yeah. There is a discord between His Majesty the King and His Highness Prince Wayne. Being the current Prime Minister, His Excellency Althea naturally sides with the Royal faction. As I said before, most of the pro-Prince faction members are not in the capital now.」 「Then, it wouldn’t be surprising for someone from the pro-Prince faction sneak in and plant some chaos instead of the otherwise.」 「But, Glis. His Highness Wayne is good friends with brother Rafa, and I’d hate to think someone like him devising something like that.」 「I’m of the same opinion. Only the Ironblood Chain Brigade would do such a dirty thing.」 「Yeah. That may be true.」 「But that’s not all, you see? The Highland isn’t monolithic either. There are some Highlanders who oppose Lord Myynti and his associates for lifting the ban on Flygears and Flygear Carriers for Midlanders. That’s what I hear.」 「So there’s an opposing faction in the Highland too, is it?」 「Yeah.」 「The Ironblood Chain Brigade, the pro-Prince faction from the Kingdom, and the opposing party from the Highland, not to mention people who hold personal grudges for him——With so many possibilities to happen in this trade, I can only say I’m awed.」 「Haah… now I feel like it’s impossible for something not to happen.」 「And since big brother Leon has already been seen in the capital, it’s very possible that the Ironblood Chain Brigade might show up.」 「You’re right. For us though, the more enemies we have, the better.」 「No, that’s just you, Glis……」