I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 131

131. Tightrope Walking (5)

This war is not fought simply out of the personal greed of the emperor who could not give up the war of conquest, but becomes a noble war for future descendants.

People feel uplifted by being involved in something noble and great. Would anyone be so crazy about religion that they would sacrifice their lives for no reason? The legitimacy of ‘nobility’ has that much power.

– So, I’m asking all the people watching right now. What should we do! Should we really gain immediate peace by selling the future for a single word from those incredible demons, or should we gain the future by turning our overflowing national power against them now that the empire is enjoying its heyday?

A boiling voice that makes you forget that it all started with the empire’s merciless war of conquest.

As if in response, somewhere out there, ‘We must win the future!’ A voice was heard shouting.

This is why public speaking is scary. You can calmly discover loopholes in logic by reading and re-reading the text and pondering the content, but in a speech that touches your emotions and paralyzes your reason, if you get emotional even for a moment, it passes by before you can even think about the content, making it difficult to notice loopholes or contradictions. . Because of this, everyone shows the same reaction as if they are under hypnosis.

‘Besides, once you get into a mood like this, even those who care about reason won’t be able to point out the flaws in logic….’ From

the devil’s point of view, this should be cut off midway. Instead of the internal strife that was intended, it looks like we’ve come together as one.

Just when it seemed like this war of words was going to end on the emperor’s side, applause was heard.

– Clap, clap, clap.

Everyone’s eyes turned to the Demon World side screen, right next to the Empire side screen. There, the Demon King was clapping his hands with the corners of his mouth smoothly raised.

A light voice continued as if cold water had been poured into the atmosphere.

– Excellent. It was a great speech.

– ….

– But. No matter how well you package it, that’s the bottom line, right?

It’s random, but I think I understand why the Demon King allowed the Emperor to interfere with video magic.

– The empire does not give up on conquering the continent.

Because it’s fun.

Although they had been fighting a war of nerves all along, they had the opportunity to meet face to face and have a war of words with someone they had never seen before. Of course, I would have been happy to induce it.

“….”

“….”

The heated atmosphere cooled down.

It was a mistake for the emperor to try to deal with logic in the first place. I’d rather face it like the devil….

Just as the devil said. It was transformed into something plausible, but in the end, when you open the packaging, the core message is, ‘We can’t give up conquering the continent, so let’s go to war.’ That’s about it. Since the Demon World’s early speech saying that they would withdraw obediently if the empire stopped the war of conquest was answered with a war, it is only natural to tie it in like this.

‘Is it a close match?…’

The emperor’s defeat.

Although there is still a little bit of propaganda left, it will be difficult to have the same effect as before no matter what words you repackage, since the devil himself has torn up the packaging like this. It would be difficult to reverse this atmosphere right now.

It’s a dangerous situation where you could fall down if you touch it. What the emperor chose in an uncomfortable situation where almost all humans were glaring at him.

– If you look at it that way, isn’t that the conclusion of the Demon World side’s argument? To keep the empire in check and seize the moment to take over the human world.

He grabbed the other person by the collar and fell with them.

To give another example, instead of throwing away or avoiding a flying fist, you would completely give up your defense and strike the fist in the same way.

A strong will to never die alone!

The Demon King covers his mouth at the unexpected remark, then lowers his head and shakes his shoulders. The laughter, which was barely audible, grew louder as time passed and burst out loud through magic.

– Ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!! It’s really fun!

– ….

– I wonder if this is the first time I’ve laughed in years! I admit it. You are the best, Emperor! Maybe I would have coveted you before I met him!

I feel like I’m encountering a lot of scenes today that I’ve never seen before.

The devil laughs out loud. He always smiled like a mask, but this is the first time I’ve seen him smile so loudly.

…But why do I have chills….

***

“I have chills….”

“…Sir.”

“Chill….”

“Marquis!”

“Yes? why?”

I quickly woke up from my thoughts and raised my head. I made eye contact with Dan, who was looking at me with worried eyes, wondering when I had approached him.

…It’s too close. It’s a burden, so please stay away.

“Are you okay? “You keep muttering that you have chills.”

“Ah… it’s okay.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“huh.”

“Then please complete the paperwork quickly.”

“Now that I think about it again, I don’t think it’s okay.”

“If you lie, you will lose your hands… No, this is not it. “It’s become a habit.”

what?

“Even if you lie, I won’t believe you.”

“…are you still gambling at the top?”

“What kind of scary words are you talking about? My top was very clear from the start. “We have never done anything like opening a gambling house under the guise of a merchant and collecting commissions or hiring players to steal money from the players, and we will never do anything like that in the first place.”

“…The explanation is very detailed….”

It is better for your mental health not to delve into it.

Dan went back to his seat as if nothing had happened and looked at the documents again, but suddenly something caught his eye and he narrowed his eyes.

“Looking at that document, it doesn’t seem to be mine…”

“Oh, I brought it because I had to process documents related to the upper part… Damn Lowfel upper part! also!”

The crumpled documents were crumpled.

I know that the top of the low-fell is the top that held this floor tightly until the top of the den rose. It was also the reason why Viscount Rowfel was not ignored by the Empire.

It seems like they are rivals with the top of the den now…

“Maybe they started an argument?”

“They signed an exclusive contract first for something we were looking to distribute!”

“Of course, there are a lot of checks… At this rate, it would have been more difficult to get into that floor, so what did you do?”

“Hu huhuhu….”

A sinister smile even at first glance.

“As expected, gambling….”

“I’ll say it again, that’s not it. “We succeeded in distributing Deusa tea leaves, which had always failed, and made customers aware of the existence of Den Sangang.”

“…You’re the same.”

“There was no choice but to break down the monopoly system. This is the bad one. Rather, the Marquis’ hand stopped.”

shit. In the end, do you have to go around and process the documents?

I sighed and moved my hands. I’ll have to take some time to think about this again, so I’ll put it aside…

‘What was I thinking before Dan called me?’

Oh right. I was thinking of the war of words between the Demon King and the Emperor.

What was the result of the war of words at the time?

‘It was probably a draw.’

My mind gradually leaks to other places.

I put down the pen and rested my chin. Dan, who opened his mouth as if to point out something, called out one step ahead and spoke first, blocking his mouth.

“But who won the war of nerves between the two monarchs at that time?”

“Was there a winner? “They exchanged blows with each other, but at the end, they coolly grabbed each other by the collar and fell into the mud together.”

“Is that so too?”

“Yes, he spoke well during that time. Thanks to you, it has become a good textbook.”

“Textbook….”

Are you saying you will develop further from there? I’m really… scared of what kind of hybrid will be born.

I turned my head to look away from him and went back to thinking.

In fact, I was curious about the reactions of the people of the empire, so as soon as the video magic disappeared, I put on my robe and went outside. To conclude, the Emperor could be said to have achieved only average results.

‘No matter what the ending was, there are those who support the emperor’s previous remarks because they make a lot of sense, and those who have bad feelings toward the emperor, thinking that no matter what the previous content was, it means that they will not give up conquering the continent and will start a war with the demon world. The ratio of people who don’t care how things go in the world, and even if they did, would say that it’s not something we can do anything about, the ratio is 1 to 1 to 1… ‘Ah, there was also a person who discussed the Emperor’s personality, pointing out that he liked the Demon King

. Was it there? Well, that person also belongs to the group of people who have bad feelings towards the emperor…

There were people who were curious as to who ‘that guy’ mentioned when the Demon King burst out laughing, but it quickly died down.

While most people were debating right and wrong, there were people who were uniquely educating others.

***

“Did you see it, Paul? That’s how you say it. In particular, that one seems to be a war of words between individuals, but its main purpose is to incite the majority, so it will be a very good textbook that can be examined from various angles.”

“It’s all good, but why bother using the emperor’s appearance as a textbook…”

“Whether you like the other person or not, you have to learn what you have to learn.”

The content was quite interesting, so I think I stopped without realizing it.

“The devil used a simple method of obscuring the point of his words and then catching us off guard, so let’s move on. … To be honest, the Demon King should be said to be proactive, but he seems unmotivated.”

“It definitely seemed like the reaction was based on interest. Even when I speak, it’s as if I’m tapping an interesting bug…”

“Is that so?”

Did you? Now that I think about it, the emperor’s words were overwhelmingly numerous. Even though the Demon King could have hung up, he just listened quietly and said a few words lightly.

‘Those few words were heavy enough to be the final blow, but…’

“As you know, the best thing to do in a war of words is to completely defend against the opponent’s attack and counterattack. But there’s no way things could go that easily, right? If defense is difficult, you have to find another way. In the video a little while ago, when the demon called the commander of the 1st Corps said that he would step down if the empire gave up on conquering the continent, what did the emperor, who has a great weakness of never giving up on this, do?”

“… Instead of answering directly… I diverted the conversation. “I attacked by pointing out the loopholes in the opponent’s statement.”

Attack to evade. And then the attack was carried out under the guise of a counterattack.

“that’s right. That’s why it’s important to listen carefully to what the other person says and find loopholes. “If the opponent’s attack is of a type that you cannot respond to, you must attack in return.”

“You can think of this as evading and counterattacking.”

“yes. And yet, when the Demon King pointed out his weakness and evasion became impossible, what did the Emperor do?”

Ah, this is easy.

“I brought down my opponent as well.”

“answer! Do you know why the emperor did this? This is not a simple war of words between individuals. A war of words in front of the majority must never be lost. How many times have I told you about the importance of images? Images really influence a lot of things. The morale of the soldiers, the difficulty of inciting the public, in addition to the individual perception of the speaker…”

The explanation continued one after another.

I don’t know what he does, but he teaches really well. The students are smart and answer well.

The wind is cool and the weather is good. I slightly lifted the hood of my robe and raised my head to look at the sky. The sky was so clear that it was hard to believe that there had been a declaration of war by the devil.

‘Ha yeah, fucking declaration of war.’

Now war is really happening. A war not with another kingdom, but with the demon world!

Ah, I suddenly felt like I was under a lot of stress. For some reason, it feels like the speed is getting hotter and hotter…

“Cough.”

Well, it wasn’t an illusion. I’m sure you’re under a lot of stress.

I thought calmly, wiping the red liquid flowing down my chin with the back of my hand.

…My questions have been roughly resolved, so I should go back now. To my mansion, where documents that I want to throw as kindling await at any moment.

Without thinking, I lowered my head and made eye contact with the man who was teaching the child.

“got it? Silence equals defeat. If it’s a simple argument between individuals, it may be okay to lose, but if other people are watching, even if it means getting stuck in the mud with the other person…”

“…?”

What, why do you stop talking when you see me?

…Oh, maybe it’s because he vomited blood… No, but the hood was almost taken off! You must have seen my face!