Soon after, Baron Bord arrived in my study.
Baron Bord was just a fat old man, his basic abilities were terrible.
"You wanted to see me, sir?
Is this old man the core of the people's suffering?
Did it really come from Julius's orders or did that man instigate Julius, that's the point.
Is Julius the only bad guy, or are they both bad guys?
"I hear you have won the battle. As expected, the lord is a blessing to his people!"
Baron Bord suddenly began to flatter me.
"I can't believe the lord fought in person!"
I couldn't bear to listen, so I interrupted him and got right to the point.
"Now, about the taxes…"
"Yes, sir. What about taxes?"
"Why don't we raise the taxes a little? Lobbying in the capital is expensive enough as it is."
"That's...But, my lord, any more than that and we'll be in trouble."
Oh, really?
Do you disagree?
"You've been exploiting taxpayers' money under every guise you can think of. What's the problem with one more?"
"It's...."
"Baron Bord, I'm counting on you."
"But we've already taken so much money from the taxpayers, I don't know if we can create any more laws."
"I see. Well, then, it can't be helped. I'll reconsider."
"You're so quick to understand! I'm in your debt!"
Isn't Baron Bord a bad guy?
Is Julius the only bad guy?
"You can leave now."
"Yes, sir."
I should not draw any conclusions just yet, I need more evidence.
I continued going over the documents first and as I suspected, the taxes were a conspiracy between Baron Bord and Julius, I really should've read these all the way before summoning him.
Baron Bord is the one who created the various taxes.
It doesn't make sense that after cooperating with him so much, he would be considered a good guy for stopping me from trying to raise the taxes even more.
It's wrong that he cooperated with Julius from the beginning.
Isn't that what makes someone like Haddin, who was imprisoned for saying the right thing, the good guy?
My mind started to get confused.
It was possible that he was just a worldly man.
"Chamberlain! I need a bath!"
I decided to take a bath; after all, baths are the best.
The warm water soothed my fatigue for a while.
I felt a little better, and by the time I finished eating lunch, my headache had subsided. I came back to the bedroom in such a state.
If this had been just a game, I wouldn't have had to worry so much.
After all, if it was a game, I could start over.
But now, if I push the wrong button, I can't go back.
That's why my head hurts from worrying so much.
Damn it.
"Mmm."
With that in mind, I walked over to the bed and sat down.
At that moment, I felt something very soft in my hand.
I withdrew my hand involuntarily.
"What...?"
I looked over at the bed in surprise.
Obviously, someone was there.
This was the feeling of touching a person.
It was also a very soft and squishy part.
I willed myself to turn up the covers.
In my haste to enter the [Attack] command, I froze when I saw what was under the covers.
There were two naked women lying on the bed.
Two beautiful women without a stitch of clothing were lying on my bed.
Both of them had huge breasts.
I couldn't help but back away from the situation.
I couldn't look at them without getting a nosebleed.
"My lord?"
The women looked at me as they sat up.
They looked rather surprised at my reaction.
When they got up, I felt their breasts swaying and I almost lost my mind.
Fortunately, the two women were too shy to cover themselves with the covers.
This hid their breasts as well, but it made their appearance even more erotic.
No, no, no, no, no!
"Chamberlain!"
"Yes, my lord!"
I called the chamberlain again.
I know I've been calling on the chamberlain all day, but I need him now.
I've never been so desperate for the chamberlain in my life.
"You wanted to see me, sir?"
"What the hell are these women doing here?"
"We've prepared them as usual. Have the two naked women lie on the bed. Everything is as you requested. Of course, today's women were prepared by Viscount Bord. He left with a big smile on his face and said he was sure the master would like them...."
As usual?
Ah....I totally forgot about that.
Yes, I was Julius.
Julius was a man addicted to women.