Tearmoon Empire: Volume 10 by Nozomu Mochitsuki

Author:Nozomu Mochitsuki [MOCHITSUKI, NOZOMU]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 28: Ludwig’s Rumination

“One must recognize when they should act.”

Given the place, the group, and the relationships between those present, one should recognize when it is they should make a move, and then, use their full power to do so. Ludwig believed that those were the only times when one can relish more in the accomplishment than the efforts to get there, and he always felt that as a vassal to the Great Sage of the Empire, Mia Luna Tearmoon, he was at quite a disadvantage when it came to discovering his role. Both mentally and morally, Mia was beyond reproach. As both a paragon of wisdom and character, she was a titan—absolute perfection. Thus, a wrong move would only result in making his own presence superfluous.

If she lacked wisdom, Ludwig would give proper advice. If she lapsed in her morals, he only need give her a bold remonstration. However, what kind of guidance could he give to one who was both completely virtuous and incredibly logical in her judgments? Ever since he had begun working for Mia, wondering what role it is she wished him to serve had become a habit of his. Thus, discovering the meaning hidden behind her earlier glance had been simple. Currently, he knew the exact role she wanted him to serve.

Indeed. Given those present, I am the one who should speak as Her Highness’s intermediary.

Accepting his role, Ludwig adjusted his glasses, all the while reflecting on the bliss of being able to put his all into the task he was meant to do.

But what exactly was Mia asking of him? Put simply, that was an objective display of merits. In other words, he was to use logic to persuade Louhua, elder of the Fire Clan. When a helping hand is offered in terms of feelings and virtue, courage is required to clasp it. It was impossible to know whether that hand was offered on a whim, and there was no guarantee that it wouldn’t later be withdrawn. It was also susceptible to malice; anyone with even the slightest wisdom knew that such things were often too good to be true. Nothing is more expensive than “free.” Thus, being wary of such an advantageous offer would only be natural

Thus, Her Highness is requesting that I present the logical advantages we gain from offering our aid.

Louhua needed to understand this, and even if she already did, it was vital to reveal that they were aware of the advantages to offering her their aid. Of course, Ludwig was also confident that Mia herself was aware of the pros of the situation. In fact, he was certain she may be even more aware than he was. Still, Mia couldn’t put those into words herself, as it was not an alignment of merits that had tied her and Aima together, but “friendship.”

Ludwig recalled the words she had spoken the previous night.

“Why don’t we put an end to this? It’s all so incredibly silly...”

Mia had definitely spoken those words. But

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