"Woah, hey, here, here,

　In the study, the new resident of the mansion, Mari, was like a chicken.

　I placed her desk in the secretary position in the corner of the study, away from my office desk.
　It was her own private space, so to speak.
　Mari is both impressed and bewildered when she's given it to me.

"Well?
"Su, wow!
"Yes.

　I don't know what's so great about it, but I know you're excited.

So get to work.
"Yes!　What should I do?
"Transcribe this and this and this on this parchment over here. In the script of the Holy Empire.
"The Holy Grail, I see.

　Undertaking Marie.
　She takes the pen and carefully transcribes my letter on the parchment.

"Alec, are you there?
Father.
"Father!　Father of the country!　My name is Marie Curie.

　Your father comes into the office and hurriedly stands up and bows his head to Mari.

Mari, your father will be in his office often. You don't have to do that every time he comes. You don't have to do that every time you come.
"Wow, I see.

　With my permission, Mari went back to writing the letter.
　My father on the other hand.

Ooh, not only is he not beholden to vanity, but he's kind to his men. That's my boy Alec. I'll tell the Alexander writing team what I just said!
"What do you want me to do, father? More importantly, what is your reason for being here?

　Through & through & stop the runaway as usual .
　I asked my father what he wanted to do.

Oh, that's right. I had something to talk to Alec about.
"What is it?
To tell you the truth, since Alec became full-time in the Oval Office, the Carlyle family's fortune has gone through the roof. I just did a quick count and it's the largest in the history of the Carlyle family.
Is that so?
"Ooh, ......

　Mari stopped and her eyes were shining.

"No, that's a given in and of itself.
"Is it natural?

　I smiled.
　Your father, who took it for granted that this was the largest asset in the family's history, was never wrong.

Yes, of course!　So I don't really care about that, but I'm going to talk to Alec about how I'm going to spend my money.
"How to spend money?
"It's foolish to let the money play around. Don't you have something to do with it?　I knew that Alec would have an amazing and unprecedented idea, and that's why I came to you.
"You lift too much, father. You're right. ......

　I thought.
　As a result of farm reform and everything else, the Carlyle family's tax revenue increased.
　What can we do about it? .......

How about a tax cut?
"Tax cuts?
Yes.

　I nodded.
　My father, who was born a duke by birth - an aristocrat of the highest order, doesn't know this area, but I know from experience, with my memories of my previous life intact.

　For the common man and the worker, the less taxation, the better.

　If taxes are high, you feel foolish to take your work away, and if you have money, you can make more money.
　If you are a farmer, you can buy new farming tools and otherwise just repair or build a new house to live in, resulting in a lower chance of getting sick.

　The empire, and Alexander's domain, has a long way to go.
　It's time for more money to go around.

　At a time like that, it's good to lower taxes.

I see. How much lower then?
"Yes, farmers to zero.
Zero?
Yes, zero taxes. Three years for now.
Why three years?
If you have three years to spare, you will want to have more children. And the children will not be sold to the labor force. I don't know. Father.


"......
Father?

　Your father was flabbergasted - and then he began to tremble and run outside.

Mom!　Alec, but Alec was a rare master after all!

　And ran out of the office with a shout.
　Seeing your father, Mari was flabbergasted.

That was the first time for you. Don't worry, it's just the same old dad.
Oh, I see.
So Mari, add work. Write me a sentence to announce the tax break later.
"--Yes!

　A delighted Mari.
　Her smile, which until a few days ago had been living in a place unrelated to the nobleman's house, felt directly indicative of the effect and meaning of the tax cut.

　If this would work, the Carlisle territory would be--" "Oh!

''Oh!　Get out of my way, brother-in-law!
I need to talk to you.
"Alec, listen to me.

　Hossen, Miller, and Angier's father came through the door where father had left, one after another.
　Father and his merry band of friends suddenly barged in--

What's going on, guys?
"Oh, I'm overtaxed and I have money left over, brother-in-law, you'll have to think of something to do with it.

　Hossen said, and the other two nodded and looked at me.

　...... It was so.

　Before my father and his merry band of friends, they were the lords of the Alexander League lands, ruling with policies similar to those of the Carlisle lands.
　I help in many ways.

　So the three of them came.
　Like the Carlyles, they may have reached an all-time high in assets.

　At the intrusion of these three, Mari in the corner.

"No way this is also ...... so great ......

　And had expectant eyes.

　Naturally, I said, "What about cutting taxes?

. how about a tax cut?

　And suggested to the three of them.

　　　　　.

"Fu ......

　Hossen and the others returned to their territory with great joy, and I let Mari out of the study to say that the day's work was over.

　I was the only one left in the study.

Well done, my dear.
"Eliza

　It was Eliza who quietly came into the study.
　It was Eliza, dressed in plain clothes, a ninja.

　She walked up to my side.

What do you mean you got it right?
"Tax Free
Hmm?
"It's the poison in the medicine?　The Philosopher's Stone--I'm sure Alec, who has the Philosopher's Sword, has no idea what happened to the country that did it in history.
Yes.

　Eliza was right, it is a poison in a way.
　No, it's better to say that it turns into poison.

"A man never forgets the taste of honey once he gets it. Once you get it down to zero, there's a riot when you get it up.
"As long as I'm alive, it's going to be okay. I'll take care of it.
"While you're alive?
Yes, and then, just before I die, you can raise it. If I die afterwards, the infamy and vindictiveness will just go with me to the other side. It's not the end of the world, but compared to the prosperity of another 60 years or so in my lifetime, it's a plus or minus.
"...... You've learned to do evil too,
"Yeah, I've learned a thing or two about God the Creator.
That was quite a lesson to me, the snobbery was worth it.

　Eliza's words trailed off after she said that.
　There's a scene in the study.

　I was curious to see Eliza.
　Eliza has a look on her face that I've never seen before.

　I don't ...... know what that face is like.

I'm ...... a politician.
Hmm?

　What's the matter with you all of a sudden?　But then Eliza got very serious.
　The Emperor, Elisabeth Shih-Forsize.

　That's the look on her face.

"One who can balance the clear and the pure, and is willing to suffer her own pain. I believe that is the highest quality of a statesman. It's usually just one or the other. The former ridden with corruption, the latter a moron who knows only ideals.
"Yes.
I was tempted to give it up to Sir, that's how I felt.


That's a bad idea, indeed.

　Eliza nodded quietly.
　The empire has traditions, not even the emperor can do that.

　And Eliza knows that.
　Handing the emperor over to me after all this time won't change anything.

"There is one more thing that has strengthened me.

　For a change, Eliza returned to her normal female tone.

　I've known this Eliza for longer, but I knew she was an unfamiliar face.
　It was as if she was buoyed by the heat, how should I put it.

Hmm!

　Eliza's face approaches at once, her face blocking my view.

　The last thing I see is Eliza closing her eyelids.
　The last thing I felt was Eliza's soft lips.

　It was just a moment, just a moment.
　Eliza and I kissed, lip to lip.

"I want to be your woman. I want to be your woman... I'm sure you'll be allowed to go to .......

　The first time Eliza and I kissed, it was a mixture of things.

　Anyway, it made me happy.