Chapter 255

Koushaku Ch 255 – Negotiations

. . . . . . The next day, I returned to work .

They told me that Tanya has been worried about me and her eyes were always with tears, and Merida was the same .

Not everyone of the management department knew the details, but they were equally concerned about me . At the end, they thought I fell ill because of work exhaustion .

And they were pleased with tears when my return .

Every day I do what I have to do, though I still feel a deep sadness .

My wounds cannot heal and I’ll never forget his existence .

No matter how much I bury my head in business, no .

We spent time together in this mansion .

While still buried in work, he still talked about his future dreams with me .

When a new idea popped up, we were happy .

When we hit the wall, we held our heads together .

. . . This house has too many memories with him to bury him into the past .

So it can't be helped .

And what's wrong with that?

Because I still think . . . I love you .

Thinking about that in one corner of my head, I worked on the accumulated documents .

Then, after some days passed, I recovered the intuition over business that had been cultivated all these years .

The day of the discussion with the Kingdom of Acacia, which is a big job for me, has come .

Tanya stands behind me and my mother is beside me .

Both of them look the same as usual, but they seem to be armed .

They would move immediately if something happens .

Lyle and Dida were asked to protect the house, so this time they were not at my side .

Even though it was a peace negotiation, it was prudent to have an escort at the side .

Tanya came closer to me .

“ . . . He’s here my lady . ”

I reaffirmed Tanya's words .

"Welcome, Kaadir . "

I greeted the man who entered the room with a smile .

Prince Kaadir, wearing the Acacia kingdom’s nobility wearing, had a soft smile on his face .

. . . . . . I think it's a terrible smile, but what does it matter anyways .

"I would like to express my heartfelt joy to see you . "

Saying that, Kaadir took my hand and dropped his lips over it .

I smiled at the gesture as if this was a theater’s play .

"Nice to meet you, Prince Kaadir . "

Kaadir smiled bitterly at my words .

. . . . . . Because I saw through your thoughts in the first match, you will make a little concession after this? It seems that my thought was conveyed to him .

He would like to keep a secret that he had been here as Hafiz last time .

With that thought in mind, I emphasized that we met for the first time today .

"Please, Prince Kaadir, have a seat over there . "

I encourage him to take a seat and I also sit in front .

I stared at him .

. . . . . . Invincible smile . Coupled with his neat face, it had an elegant and harsh atmosphere .

The impression he gave should be of a king seeing his subjects .

" . . . This is a good territory . The people are rich and there is no political instability . "

"Well . . . thank you"

There was a feeling of anger in my heart .

Of course, I won't show it .

“But until recently, this territory was hit by a terrible situation . ”

He utters a sad voice while turning his face to the side .

"Oh . . . "

I felt like his eyes were shining .

“People from other countries attacked my territory . ”

"That's a shame . . . "

“Yeah, it’s very disappointing . Even more, to be attacked by a country that asked for marriage . ”

A moment of silence came .

I was asking him about where he was going with the talk, and what he would point out next .

"If I have to give you an explanation . . . that'd be because the former king made a secret agreement with the Twil’s country . It was not my intention . "

I breathe out and decided to ignore the excuse .

“It was not your intention… was it? However, the fact that the Kingdom of Acacia attacked my territory is undeniable . How will you take responsibility for your country?”

He laughed . . . . . . .

I got goose bumps for a moment .

" . . . my excuse is a personal feeling . . . I don't want to be hated by you . My intention or not, but as a king I will first give you the answer of the country . It was a necessary move . . . This was due to the former king and some of his entourage . The country was not willing to attack your territory but it was necessary . "

"Well . . . just changing the wording, it doesn't change the content . "

"That’s painful to hear"

Kaadir smiled .

“I’m amazed . . . my important partner and queen candidate was attacked . ”

"It’s scary …"

"Well . . . do I have such a scary face?"

"No, no . It's terrible because what you say is not reflected in your face . You aren't moved by emotions in the least . Those kind of beings are the more dangerous ones . "

He didn't respond to my words, but I said it from my heart .

It’s hard to make negotiations with such individual… .

“Now, Acacia’s country has prepared an appropriate compensation for those who have suffered damage in this attack . The contents are on this book… all you have to do is sign it . "

An old man who was behind Kaadir gave me a document .

I pick it up and look at the contents .

" . . . It’s not enough"

Roughly reading it, I nodded .

" . . . What?"

Kaadir-sama looked at me with narrowed eyes .

Combined with that atmosphere, I must be more nervous than in any of the previous meetings .

“Kaadir . . . Actually, Jarral, the first prince of your country, is here for protection . ”

His intimidation increased with my words .