51. Everyone Sit Down, Basic Operation

Quickly scanning the various obscure small nations gathered together in my line of sight, with the script appearing, I felt confident and had my answers. So even when gazes were cast my way, I had no intention of retreating.

“Although everyone knows the Unreachable Land is very unstable, it’s an undeniable fact that too much important information is traded from there. Now, it’s just that the Unreachable Land needs a unifying organization called ‘Monarchy.’ Everyone who has tasted the benefits from the Unreachable Land should have no reason to reject Miss Nilu’s proposal, right?”

If I didn’t stand up, how did Nilu plan to “persuade”? I wasn’t sure, but I knew that Nilu, who was very surprised by my action, was looking at me in astonishment. At the same time, with the script appearing, I also understood why Nilu was so “fearless”; even when facing sarcasm, she could remain calm.

【Nilu had given up on controlling the crowd with ‘commands.’】

No wonder, since she had a way to “solve things directly when communication fails,” she certainly didn’t need to get angry with these self-righteous supporting characters. Would the biggest boss in the script get angry at a small supporting character? Of course not…

I just can’t let Nilu do this; it would be too difficult for me to control.

I secretly gave Nilu a look that said “I’ll handle this,” and then quickly avoided her surprised gaze. I didn’t want others to overthink my relationship with Nilu.

Scanning the script, I directed my words at the extra A, who had scoffed at Nilu’s idea of ​​establishing a kingdom first.

In the script, he was the ruler of a “small country” surviving in the cracks of the continent, essentially just an extra. Yet, while he mocked the Unreachable Land verbally, in reality…

“Just like you.”

I cast my gaze over, “Didn’t you just recently purchase some intelligence about other countries from members of the Unreachable Land?”

As soon as I said it, the extras in the room panicked, and one of them, feeling guilty, tried to cover his expression with doubts about me.

“You… what nonsense are you talking about!? Aren’t you from the Great Ying Empire? How can you speak so freely…”

“You’ve bought some too, but that was just some gossip news intelligence.”

With one sentence, I scared him back. I had just glanced at the scripts of the extras present, and most of them had, to varying degrees, purchased intelligence from the Unreachable Land, which made it easy for me to silence them on the matter of “kingdom establishment,” but I couldn’t help but feel a twinge of concern.

What exactly does Nilu want by wanting to “rule and dominate”…

“In any case, everyone isn’t so ‘innocent,’ so let’s not hold any biases against the current situation of the Unreachable Land.”

After all the extras fell silent, I slowly spoke.

Helping others to the end, delivering a Buddha to the West, I might as well say that last line too.

“Please view this decision of the Unreachable Land with a more just perspective. By the way, I believe that a legitimate kingdom can actually make your sources of intelligence more ‘reliable,’ preventing any mishaps. Don’t you all agree?”

The extras, who had just been freely mocking the Unreachable Land, quieted down. After all, the insider information gained from the script was absolutely true. Even if they disliked the Unreachable Land, they didn’t dare to voice it anymore. As for the “recognition” that Nilu wanted, it was merely a formality. If it weren’t for Louis IV wanting to “test the waters,” the opinions of these extras wouldn’t matter at all.

Having reached this point, there shouldn’t be any problems, right?

As I thought this, suddenly, someone stood up, banging the table in righteous indignation!

[Extra C did not buy intelligence from the Unreachable Land, so he cannot accept it!]

“Hmph! Come on! How could such a place have any kingdom! I can clearly see that this dubious woman from the Unreachable Land has colluded with you after some private dealings…”

“…”

Tsk, could it be that Nilu’s constant gaze at me made the extras start to suspect our relationship!? This won’t do!

However, before he could finish his words, he seemed to be slapped, his neck twisting to the side, and then he sat back down in a daze. Immediately, before anyone could react to what had just happened, Nilu had already picked up on what I had just said.

[Nilu used ‘Command’ to silence Extra C!]

“The source of intelligence from the Unreachable Land actually comes from only one place, and that is me. We meticulously collect and safeguard various intelligence, then reveal it to our subordinates when necessary, layer by layer down to the bottom, before selling it to you all. So if you are concerned about the issues with intelligence after the emergence of ‘kingdom,’ I can guarantee that I will not tamper with this matter nor will it be seized.”

“If you must question whether the Unreachable Land can produce ‘kingdom’ and whether I used any dirty dealings to seek help from the Great Ying Empire, then I can prove it to you right now.”

In the blink of an eye, everything that could be considered “equipment” in the hall shattered completely. Whether it was the long table the extras were using for discussion or the chairs they were sitting on, in an instant, they all turned into a pile of ruins before I even realized it.

A gust of wind blew through, lifting my robe to shield me from the wind, and Nilu smiled at all the extras who had fallen on their backsides, still unaware of what had just happened.

“This is the evidence. I only hope to gain your support for the sake of fairness and justice. Even without any support, I still have the power to establish the kingdom of the Unreachable Land. Please don’t be too confident.”

At this point, wasn’t it already a veiled threat? Nilu turned to signal me to leave.

“Therefore, I hope everyone can show a little support for our place at the summit later. After all… everyone has purchased information from our place, and correspondingly… our place knows each of you quite well, doesn’t it ?”

Then, at the point where I felt that Nilu no longer needed my assistance, she quickly slipped away and followed in my footsteps to leave together.

That said, Nilu didn’t really need my help; she could obtain others’ “recognition” on her own.

However, it seemed that Nilu herself didn’t think so.

“Mr. Oqili, thank you very much just now.”

Nilu, following behind me, suddenly spoke up, “Even though you treated me as an enemy, you have actually been caring for me all along, and I’m really… happy.”

No, this… what I did just now was for my own considerations; how could it possibly be for you!

But in this situation, I really had no chance to explain, as Nilu’s few fairies had long wanted to chop me to pieces.

Perhaps… I also missed an opportunity for a “quick resolution” because of this.

Because immediately after Nilu’s invitation, I realized that everything that happened today while following Nilu might not be so simple to end.

“By the way, Mr. Oqili, before we go back, could you accompany me to take a slight detour? Consider it as~ a gesture of care from the Great Ying Empire towards members of our place?”