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 Ill 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 cant be helped.

And whats 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.

Hes here my lady.

I reaffirmed Tanyas words.

Welcome, Kaadir.

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

Prince Kaadir, wearing the Acacia kingdoms nobility wearing, had a soft smile on his face.

I think its 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 theaters 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 wont 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.

Thats a shame

Yeah, its 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 thatd be because the former king made a secret agreement with the Twils 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 dont 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 doesnt change the content.

Thats painful to hear

Kaadir smiled.

Im amazed my important partner and queen candidate was attacked.

Its scary

Well do I have such a scary face?

No, no. Its terrible because what you say is not reflected in your face. You arent moved by emotions in the least. Those kind of beings are the more dangerous ones.

He didnt respond to my words, but I said it from my heart.

Its hard to make negotiations with such individual.

Now, Acacias 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.

Its 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.