Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 149



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 149

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“Oh, I see.”

Arthur nodded, and Plavan Jeongwi asked,

“What do you think?”

Ah. Chew… … Shouting monarchism in the middle of a republican party? You’re just trying to create enemies.

Arthur chose to take the path of self-preservation to avoid making enemies as much as possible.

“Can’t you still see it as a form of loyalty?”

“how?”

“A person’s day is limited to 24 hours. It is impossible for His Majesty the King to handle all the major and minor affairs of this country, is it?”

“So then you have subjects?”

“The principle of life that I believe in is that responsibility and rights go together. Couldn’t republicanism be seen as a system that relieves the king of his heavy responsibilities?”

Flavan chuckled at Arthur’s words.

“If it were anyone else, not you, who would have said something like that, I would have blown the whistle and said there was some other plan.”

“thank you.”

“I’m not joking. I’m serious. Haven’t you proven your loyalty to His Majesty the King through your actions so far?”

Flavan recited Arthur’s merits. He increased the nation’s industrial power through the music box industry and earned gold and silver, and he helped Zaran, the current head of the Skara Central Bank, introduce fiat currency, and today, he dared to raid and seize the Haibon Bank, which refused to cooperate with the tax evasion investigation… .

“Stop, stop, stop.”

“Don’t be so humble. If you’ve done something good, show it off a bit. That way, life will be more enjoyable.”

No, I think I’m going to die.

Arthur was fed up with the eyes of those around him gathering one by one, so he tried to stop Plavan from speaking, but he remained calm. Arthur asked in a tone of resentment.

“No, why on earth are you doing this?”

“No, what?”

“I don’t want to be the center of attention.”

“Working for the glory of the country in the dark. How wonderful.”

“ha…….”

Arthur sighed.

I didn’t know he was this kind of person when I met him at the banquet. It seems that in order for a commoner to become an officer, he had to be able to hide his true feelings and learn the art of speaking to remove the mask from others.

“In any case, I am a citizen of the Kingdom of Skara, and I have no intention of shirking my duties.”

At Arthur’s words, Flavan smiled with satisfaction, as if he had finally heard a satisfactory answer.

“Yes. As a citizen of the kingdom, you must fulfill your duties. However, there are those who are confused about whether they are citizens of the kingdom or citizens of the republic. You should not be like that.”

Arthur just nodded.

The duties he spoke of were not the duties of a citizen of a kingdom, but rather the duties of a father, a family member, a friend and colleague, etc.

It’s not that I didn’t think about my duties as a citizen of the kingdom, but those duties were secondary, so I didn’t intend to prolong this pointless argument by honestly stating that fact.

Anyway, after that dinner, Plavan Jungwi was at the top of Arthur’s list of things to avoid. He pushed out Fried Papaka, who was originally in first place, and took first place.

I wish the republican politicians and die-hard royalist soldiers would all just disappear, but unfortunately Arthur’s position was such that he was in the spotlight even though he didn’t want to be.

“It’s all because of you who have grown up.”

“Why is it my fault that the awl in my pocket is sticking out?”

“Yeah, it’s all your fault.”

“… … Ugh.”

In response to Arthur’s complaint, Zan did not take his eyes off the documents and responded, and Samuel also took Zan’s side. Arthur sighed, having nothing to say. He knew better than to say that it was nothing more than a complaint.

But I felt like I was continuing to sink deeper into the swamp.

[Arthur. I met a lieutenant named Plavan Janikos a while ago. He checked my training and said I had learned well. Yesterday, he wrote me a letter of recommendation for officer training. From what I’ve seen, I already know you. You even worked together on a mission a while ago? It’s embarrassing to write this letter again, but thank you. Back in the countryside, you were always a precious younger brother. I just didn’t realize it because I was immature… … .]

Hans’ letter was an example of reinforcing the prejudice that men become wise only after they serve in the military, but Arthur was more annoyed by the fact that he was entangled with Flavan than by his brother’s wisdom.

Honestly, do you want to distance yourself from ardent royalists like Plavan?

It’s not that I don’t like the pro-royalists or that I’m not a pro-royalist, but as people live, there are times when their thoughts or positions inevitably change, right?

At times like that, I didn’t want to get caught up in something by having an acquaintance with fervent beliefs nearby.

Arthur was already nervous about the Plavan position, and he had to keep receiving unwelcome visits.

“Hello, His Excellency the Honorable Hurt. Here is a letter from Bishop Emen. Please come to the cathedral once on Sunday and worship.”

A man came out of the cathedral and left a letter.

“Hello. My name is Jamon and I work in the office of Assemblyman Papaka of the People’s Assembly. Assemblyman Papaka would like to invite you to dinner.

People also came out to the people’s assembly.

“This is a letter from Count Stan. That’s all for now.”

A nobleman I knew sent me a letter asking me to have lunch with him.

There were also nobles who visited in person.

“Arthur Hurt! How could you do this to me?!”

“Count Hanbaya? What brings you here?”

It was Count Hanbayar of the noble faction. He questioned Arthur with a flushed face.

“What the heck! A raid on Haibon Bank! Did you know?!”

“I knew it, right?”

Count Hanbayah felt frustrated and beat his chest as Arthur looked bewildered, saying, “I don’t understand English.”

“If you do it, you have to tell them!”

“Yes? Me? Why?”

As Arthur grew more confused, Count Hanbaya shouted.

“Do you know how much I’m going to lose because of that?”

“I don’t know?”

“Hey!”

Count Hanbaya beat his chest, but he could not bring himself to say how much damage he had suffered or why he had suffered it.

Arthur knew the reason, but pretended not to know. Count Hanbaya was frustrated, but he could not bring himself to say that it was because of tax evasion and fines.

Instead, he left after giving Arthur this advice.

“If anything like that happens in the future, be sure to tell me.”

“I won’t be taking on that kind of work anymore.”

If that happens, I’ll have to lie down under the pretense of being sick.

“Ah! Why don’t you just say you’ll do it?!”

“Okay, okay.”

Arthur nodded hurriedly at Count Hanbaya’s request, and Count Hanbaya turned around with a look of displeasure.

Arthur sighed.

“Why are you coming to me and giving me trouble? I’m a mechanic.”

The priests and workshop staff were dumbfounded when they heard those words. Kadan could not hold back from saying a word.

“Go outside and say something like that. Everyone will laugh at you.”

“Why?”

In response to Arthur’s question, Cardan said that Arthur Hurt, the Count of Cambridge, was a shadowy figure who was greatly trusted by the central bank governor, Jaran Park, and who could influence the central bank’s policies behind the scenes?

“Why haven’t I heard any rumors like that?”

“I don’t usually bring up that kind of story in front of the person involved in the rumor.”

But why do I hear rumors of a love triangle so often? Is it because love is fun but less dangerous than politics?

In this day and age, talking about politics can be a bit of a hassle if you use your tongue wrong.

After Arthur had convinced himself with such a strong will, he went to meet each of the annoying people one by one. Since he had officially received the letter, he had to get a response somehow.

“It’s been a while, Your Majesty the Hurt.”

“How are you, Bishop?”

Bishop Kratang Emen greeted Arthur with a solemn air and invited him to a seat. He poured tea for Arthur as he sat down and began to talk.

“Okay. Have you decided which church you’re going to attend?”

“Actually, I am praying at home.”

Although it was a roundabout expression of his intention not to attend church, Bishop Kratang responded nonchalantly.

“Is it burdensome to go to our church?”

The cathedral that only the nobles and the bourgeoisie attended was the Cathedral of Saint Maron, where Bishop Kratang was located.

Arthur said.

“There are already strange rumors about me. I don’t want to go and get involved.”

“What are those rumors?”

“What is that? There’s a rumor going around that the president of the central bank where I grew up is a secret power broker.”

“Just that?”

“… … That’s all?”

“Weren’t you having private conversations with Her Majesty the Queen?”

“… … .”

What the hell, where did that information leak out? Arthur had thought the Queen and her surroundings were well-protected, but it seemed otherwise.

The bishop looked at Arthur, who was speechless, and said:

“Are you the messenger and advisor who passes important secrets between the Central Bank Governor and Her Majesty the Queen?”

Arthur asked cautiously for the exact facts.

“Did that rumor spread widely?”

“It is advanced information.”

“……okay.”

Although it is advanced information, advanced information does not always remain advanced information.

Bishop Kratang gave advice to Arthur, who was contemplating his future.

“So, how about coming to church and attending a service on the weekend?”

The repeated invitation conveyed a different meaning than the previous one. The nuance had not changed at all, but Arthur had heard new information about the situation.

The high-level information that he was in a position to have exclusive access to the queen made us feel the need for a stronger political fence.

The Tsuraz Craft Guild was not a reliable and trustworthy hill for Arthur, who had risen to the political level, as it was an economic fence for the issue of making a living. In fact, the guild could have suffered damage because of Arthur.

To Arthur, the fence of a religious community did not seem like a bad idea in the current situation where there seemed to be no other suitable alternative.

But the problem was that people also lived there.

“I can’t come out alone, right?”

“Um… … That’s true.”

It would be different if he was single, but it was strange for him to come to church alone without any special reason when he was married.

Arthur, it’s okay for strange rumors to spread, but it was okay for Viana to have strange rumors spread.

However, I couldn’t just bring Viana, who was not prepared, to a social gathering place full of nobles and the wealthy. That wouldn’t help her.

“I will come to see the service after my wife has become more educated and not ashamed. However, I will visit you to pray when it is not time for the service, so please be kind to me.”

Bishop Kratang nodded with a faint smile at Arthur’s intention to become friendly with the church, as if that was enough for the time being.

Arthur was known to be a devout believer, so that was enough. It was even more delightful to think that he would protect his wife, whom he had married in a sacred marriage, compared to the behavior of nobles who did not regard marriage as sacred.

Anyway, after finishing his interview with Bishop Kratang, Arthur had dinner with Fried Papaca.

The dinner with the council member was held at a restaurant that was neither too ordinary nor too fancy. It was a restaurant where the main customers were the bourgeoisie who valued practicality but also wanted to show off their wealth.

Arthur noticed an unexpected figure as he shook hands with Senator Fried.

“Hehehe. Hello. Long time no see?”

He was none other than the poor commoner lawyer Ossarin Conte.

“Why this person?”

“I also feel burdened by this kind of situation. I wanted to take this opportunity to feed this friend something delicious.”