Chapter 161 – 161. The Duke’s Ninth Sabotage (2)

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“…President. Butler!”

Startle.

The butler shuddered.

His focus returns.

“What are you doing while you’re engrossed? No, rather than that, wipe your mouth with some saliva.”

Regal politely reprimands the butler.

Sup, flow.

The head butler wipes the saliva at the corner of his mouth as if possessed.

He seemed to have lost his mind for a moment.

“Did you doze off during the meeting?”

“I’m sorry, Your Highness.”

“Are you not feeling well?”

“It’s not like that. But…”

Regal reads the colors of his desire.

Examine the whispering ripples between the colors in detail.

The pattern that the wriggling emits,

‘Excuse, concealment, and escape…’

He desperately cried out for escape from Chiba and Regal.

‘The butler. Even though you’ve been with me for decades, you’re still a very weak human being. He treats you moderately, but it often annoys me to be honest.’

Regal smiles softly.

Now, about 15 months had passed since he rejuvenated, Regal’s smile contained a very refreshing youth.

Regal, who used to stick to her expressionless face to the point of being called the “Faceless duke,” Is now able to smile more naturally and warmly than other young people.

Of course, the butler was more afraid of his smile.

“Quickly finish the rest of the agenda, and you, too, quickly go and rest. I’m not comfortable being so tired that I dozed off during the meeting.”

Whether or not Regal was using this ability, only he could know.

The same goes for Chiba.

The couple don’t even know if the other uses this ability.

But the head butler and the Whisky couple know each other well, even if they don’t tell each other.

The fact that even when they are asleep, they do not stop using the power given to them.

The couple were thoroughly addicted to voyeurizing the desires of others.

“… I understand, Your Highness.”

The butler is always sure that the couple has not read their desires, as they have served Regal for a long time.

The butler is sure that Regal knows what he is afraid of, why he is screaming so much, and what he desires because of it.

Even at this moment, the butler was convinced that all of his own desires were being read.

And it was clear that the butler was aware of that, and Regal was also clearly aware.

“The next thing I’d like to report is an agenda related to pressure on new media outlets and old media outlets.”

“Ah, dear. I’m sorry. I tore up the summary of the report because I was excited about the researchers’ deviation.”

“You don’t have to worry about it, Your Highness. Even if there is no summary, there is no problem in reporting it.”

“I’m glad.”

But Regal doesn’t show it.

Regal always disguises herself, as if she is not reading her desires out of consideration for others.

No, the couple thoroughly disguised themselves as if they did not have this ability in the first place.

The head butler was horrified by the abomination of Regal, who knew all the desires flowing inside him better than he did, but always thoroughly deceived him with a smile.

“Of the 33 old media companies that formed a secret alliance between media representatives, 32 media outlets went into the process of shutting down or selling the company. It is a situation where the actual owner has evaporated. Therefore, you can see it as a de facto discontinued state.”

“Hmm. Selling… Are you selling the company itself to other media outlets or individuals?”

“Yes. It is a contract that transfers the title of the media company and the right to subscribers to others.”

Regal strokes his chin.

His chin, neatly trimmed without a stubble, was smooth and dry without a single pore, just like that of a 20-year-old man.

“Are there any cases where the sale was carried out to relatives or friends?”

“Absolutely no. Those who wanted to take over the media were all those who had experienced the establishment of a new media company or the establishment of a new media outlet stranded due to checks and collusion conducted by the old media outlets.”

“In other words, do you mean that you can be seen as a perfect stranger?”

The butler was desperately holding his heart.

The head butler focused his gaze on Regal’s chin, so as not to look into Regal’s brown eyes.

It was because if you looked into Regal’s pupils, it seemed that the passage that came into contact with his inner world would be connected directly.

“Yes. It has been confirmed that they had considerable antipathy towards the old media company and its owners. They evaluated the representatives of the old media company as scum who tried to control the ideas of the subjects of the empire by monopolizing public opinion and preventing latecomers from entering the market. Judging from this, it was judged that the possibility that the people who took over the media and the representatives of the old media company are maintaining a close relationship is extremely low.”

“I see. What is their disposition?”

“Unlike the traditional media representatives, I was quite obsessed with the pursuit of profit.”

“Seeking profit…”

The butler began counting the dimple-like wrinkles on Regal’s chin.

“Yes. Existing media outlets, both progressive and conservative, tended to obsess over delivering correct information to the majority of their subjects rather than pursuing profit, whereas most new media outlets obsessed over the pursuit of profit. The concept of advertising After this rapid establishment, many of the citizens who wanted to get a taste of the money jumped in.”

“The zealous self-purification that has been going on since the massacre of the press is now on the verge of disappearing.”

“That’s right.”

Chiba’s eyes lit up as he listened to their conversation.

“Boss. Can I ask you a question?”

“Do it.”

“What’s the press killing case?”

Suddenly aware of the age difference between her and hers, Regal looks at her and smiles affectionately.

As she was not yet twenty years old, she would not have had the opportunity to hear even rumors from her about the disaster that occurred thirty years ago.

Even this is close to the wealth of the empire.

Unless you majored in imperial history, it would be difficult for a girl who had nothing to do with the media to know this fact.

“A newspaper spread rumors about the princess, and the furious imperial court seized her newspaper and designated it as a harmful media that mass-produced false rumors. Because of that, angry subjects attacked the press and many journalists died. .”

“Oh, by that princess, are you referring to the current emperor’s older sister?”

“That’s right. When the princess was alive, she was a well-known figure not only among the citizens, but also among commoners and slaves. She was even greatly favored by the former emperor. Unfounded sex scandals about her made headlines in the press. Can you imagine how angry the former emperor must have been, since it was revealed through this?”

Chiba nodded her head with her eyes very sympathetic.

“I must have thought that I had dared to dirty my possessions, so I don’t think there was any way I wouldn’t go on a rampage.”

“That’s correct. There was even an article in the press about a relationship between a prominent member of the imperial family and the princess enjoying incest.”

Chiba’s eyes are stained with interest.

“No way…?”

“Actually, the previous emperor had an incestuous relationship with the princess, that is, his own daughter.”

“… Truly like a beast, no, it can’t be anything other than the beast itself.”

Regal silently nods her head, affirming her words of slandering the previous emperor.

But his expression looked cheerful.

“It goes without saying that the dignity of the imperial family and the Diageo family has been damaged, and the entire empire has become a melting pot of chaos. I criticized it. It was a bit excessive, but even from the position of the imperial family, wouldn’t it have been necessary to set an example so that the insignificant press would never touch the scandal of the imperial family again?”

The butler sneaks into their conversation.

He was more comfortable talking about the history of the past than plotting.

It’s probably because he’s grown old that he’s obsessed with the past, but it’s more because he doesn’t have to worry about past events that have already happened.

“The enraged subjects abandoned the fact-checking demands and, in a fit of rage, attacked the media outlets and slaughtered the journalists. Except for some journalists who were famous for conscientiously reporting the facts, most media outlets were created by journalists. Some scholars believe that the toleration of false reports by some scholars at the time precipitated such horrific bloodshed.”

“I see.”

“At that time, the reporter who exposed the sex scandal of the princess claimed her innocence, hoping to hear it directly from the influential aristocrats who visited the imperial palace. I didn’t even know his name. It’s just that he’s a young aristocratic man with brown hair, brown eyes, and impressive white skin…”

The butler’s gaze stopped at Regal.

His eyes flutter anxiously.

In front of him sat a young aristocratic man with brown hair, brown eyes, and even fair skin.

Regal felt the butler’s gaze and smiled even more deeply.

“Isn’t the reporter’s description of the informant’s appearance coincidentally very similar to my current appearance?”

“That, yes, yes…”

“I’m saying this now, but I’m the one behind it. To put it more clearly, I leaked the incest between the former emperor and the princess to that reporter.”

The butler shuddered.

Where he turned to get rid of his fear, he encountered it again.

The butler had a hard time even breathing properly.

“Even after knowing the shocking fact that I am incestuous with the Diageo family, is there any reason to keep my mouth shut? Do I have any loyalty to the imperial family? Do I have any loyalty to them?”

“That, that’s not…”

Chiba’s eyes shine brightly.

She was looking at her own husband with her admiring eyes.

“I’ve never known that such a thing had happened until now! At that time, wasn’t your husband a young man my age?”

“That’s right. It was when I just made my debut in the social world, and it was a time when I was ignorant and wild. Looking back now, I think I was very energetic at that time.”

Chiba’s voice begins to have a subtle color.

“Are you saying that, at the age of only a teenager, you became the mastermind behind an event that would shake the empire so much!”

“At that time, I was probably a little younger than my wife now.”

A blush blooms on her face as she watches Regal flaunting himself to her with her plaintive voice.

If possible, she would have liked to reconstruct Regal in a younger version of her appearance than she did now, and to contemplate it.

She felt a tingling sensation down her lower extremity just at the thought of her regal childhood.

“With what mindset did you cause such a great incident, husband?”

“My desire remains the same. To change the imperial family from Diageo to Whiskey. I have never wished for anything else.”

“Girl, I think I’ll fall in love with you again!”

Parr.

If it weren’t for the head butler, she would have run into Regal naked.

He was looking at Regal with her eyes full of affection, as if she couldn’t bear to love her.

Judging by the magnitude of her desire she radiated, it seemed that she should enjoy the sex that accompanied her penetration for her, even if her genital pains remained tonight.

“Isn’t there anything new?”

“Becoming the husband’s wife is the greatest luck in a girl’s life!”

Pat, pat.

Regal gave her a few pats on the back to calm her excitement.

And she took enough time to rest.

She needed time to calm down, but also time for her terrified boss to get out of it.

By the time Chiba and the butler calmed down their excitement,

“I think the story leaked a lot.”

Regal opened her mouth.

“Ah! The girl asked unnecessary questions, and the girl got overly excited. Shame on you, husband…”

Regal seemed okay, she smiled kindly and shook her head at her.

“Anyway, prior to the massacre of the media, it was common to intentionally publish false articles, let alone fact-checking, in order to increase profits, that is, increase sales. Jumping in and reporting has become firmly established as an unwritten rule among them. A sort of self-purification has begun.”

“A lot of time has passed now, so not many journalists remember that time. However, over the past 30 years, media outlets have been distributing their own codes of conduct or writing and publishing the Code of Ethics for Journalists. They forced themselves to observe the work ethic of the liver.”

“Thanks to that, they didn’t understand the language at all. In order to use them properly, I had no choice but to use capital erosion as a means of pressure.”

Regal’s smile softens.

Chiba seemed to finally understand the situation.

“Haona, aren’t there going to be hundreds of journalists who are obsessed with the pursuit of profit, like lowly merchants?”

“That’s right. About 30 old media outlets were preventing the rampage of these people on their own, but now aren’t there things to control them? I guess that would be preferable.”

“I agree with you, Your Highness. We must scale up the media with our own hands, no matter what they prey on, whether it’s sponsorship, policy benefits, or subsidies. Now is the time to do this to perfect the media. This is a great opportunity to seize.”

Chiba’s eyes shine.

“If there are things that refuse to comply with the controls, are they going to be returned with stricter regulations?”

“Of course. Isn’t there an organization created by the imperial family for that purpose?”

“Ah, are you referring to the Imperial Press Review Commission, which your husband worked hard to establish as an organization under the imperial family last time?”

“That’s right. Since censorship and review decision makers are on our side anyway, there is no need to legislate a separate regulatory bill. It is only necessary to increase the level of censorship for non-cooperative reactionary media outlets and give them more frequent and longer suspensions. ?”

“If you do that, I think you’ll be able to tame the press efficiently enough.”

Chiba seemed to be interested in the body for censorship of the press, namely the Imperial Press Review Board.

To control someone to one’s will.

And that someone becomes an unspecified majority.

These two facts seemed to stimulate Chiba’s desire.

There’s no way Regal can’t read her desires.

He spoke in a friendly voice to her Chiba.

“If your wife wants it, I’ll step down as a member of the jury.”

“Is that true?!”

“That’s right. Most of the deliberation committee seats are special positions, and the right to appoint them belongs to the chairman of the Eonsim Committee. Besides, the chairman is a member of our line, so I can give you enough deliberation committee seats with just one word.”

“Boo, Boo…!”

Chiba was overjoyed.

“You don’t have to go out every time. You can attend about once every two weeks, and just regulate and censor the press and daily newspapers appropriately to suit your wife’s taste. It’s not too difficult.”

“Then, I want to go right away!”

“Hehe. There’s no need to rush. When the regular meeting opens, I’ll give you a seat right then. We held a regular meeting a few days ago, so the next meeting will be held in about ten days.”

“I’ll be waiting for you with a happy heart! Thank you, husband!”

Apparently, Chiba preferred holding and wielding her powers in her hands rather than holding them.

It was the same with Regal.

“Majesty.”

The butler, who had been quietly listening to their conversation, intervened.

“Ah, butler. Today, the story keeps leaking out. I’m sorry I couldn’t be considerate of you.”

“No. Not only are there a few issues left, but there is plenty of time.”

“I see. So, what’s next?”

Hurb.

The butler takes a sip of the tea.

He seemed completely calmed down now.

Maybe it was giving up.

“Among the new media outlets, there will definitely be media outlets that have links to the old media outlets.”

“That’s right. They wouldn’t have decided to close the publication without any countermeasures, so there will definitely be a media company that just changed its name.”

“However, it seems difficult to capture it in a short period of time. It is largely because the heads of the former media companies who were kidnapped kept their mouth shut, and all subsequent links were cut off.”

Regal is silent for a moment to gather his thoughts.

“As for the countermeasures against that, it seems that we will have no choice but to judge by looking at the articles published by the media.”

“I feel the same way. Therefore, I think we need operatives to monitor the mass media.”

“I think we’ll need special operations agents or intelligence agents. How many do we think we’ll need?”

“I think we need a group of 10.”

Regal nodded his head in approval.

But,

“There may be more articles pouring in than expected, so let’s put in two groups. Based on the system, it would be better to divide them into southern and northern parts and inspect them.”

“All right.”

“Do you have any other agenda?”

Regal looked at the butler with a coy look.

He held Chiba’s hand tightly.

“I have a few things left, but would you allow me to report them tomorrow? I’m very sorry, but I’m afraid I’ll have a hard time continuing the report because I’m getting dizzy all of a sudden.”

The head of the butler skillfully takes responsibility for himself and takes care of them.

Regal’s expression subtly wrote.

He seemed to feel a little sorry for the butler.

“Like that.”

“Then let’s go back, Your Highness.”

“You’ve been through a lot.”

Sereung.
Click.

The butler stepped down.

The time for Regal and Chiba has arrived.

They had no patience to even walk to the bedroom.

They have become two beasts with only instinct left.