Although the purple-haired girl responded to the call brightly, the lingering lingering heat of Priscilla still lingered in the hall. She ignored Julius beside her and raised her hand to the sky, then waved it down, making a cracking sound. rang out, the atmosphere just now was swept away without any explanation. In response, Anastasia smiled and thanked Julius, and then stepped forward, with Julius standing side by side. , just like that, the two people who were most like masters and servants in this king's selection gathered at the front.
"If there are strong expectations like the first two people and the burden is too heavy, it will be very troublesome for the family. I don't welcome people who are too strong, so my lack of personality is my selling point."
Anastasia showed a gentle smile, and her behavior and smile restored the original temperature of the hall that was originally tense due to a sense of urgency.
"So, the Lun family, Anastasia Hessin wants to speak. If others are not happy to hear it, please bear with me?"
Anastasia began to introduce herself in a rather cheerful tone.
"I am the first knight of Lady Anastasia, Yurius Euclius. Please show mercy."
Caressing his bangs, Yurius showed off his presence with a posture that was refined to the point of no unnecessary movements. At this time, the judgment that "the selling point of having no personality" is a high-level joke has already appeared in Subaru Natsuki's mind, but the most disappointing thing is that As expected, what Natsuki Subaru cared about was Anastasia's natural accent, but it seemed that he wasn't the only one who cared about this.
"Look at that unique accent. Are you from Kalalaki?"
Mycolotov started the exchange with this question.
"Exactly, I was born at the bottom of the Kalalaki Free Trade Urban Group."
Anastasia's words made Myrotov narrow his eyes slightly.
"Well, bottom floor, how did you and Lugnika get involved?"
Lower-class area, if the meaning of this word is the same as Lugnica's, Anastasia's status is that of a commoner, but according to the semantics of "lowest class", it may be lower.
"Although I come from the lowest class, I now have a house in the capital and have opened shops in several other cities... I came to Lugnika for this reason in the first place."
Although what Anastasia said was very inconspicuous, the inconspicuousness she wanted was shattered by Julius.
"She is the president of the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, which is a major force in Kalalaki. The Ruhika Chamber of Commerce, which originally had a stable position in their country for a long time, was bought and renamed by Anastasia-sama with her own business talents. With the status of the president of the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, he is now cooperating with Mr. Kazami to sell various magic weapons."
Julius's words made Anastasia beside her lower her eyebrows in confusion, and also made Kazami Yumu and Kazami Yuuka look over. After all, if you just called Kazami, you couldn't tell who you were calling.
"With the expansion in Kalalaki, there will be opportunities to expand business into Lugnica. My contact with Lady Anastasia was also based on this as an opportunity at the beginning."
This is how Julius and Anastasia met, and the first time Kazami Yumu met Anastasia was when Kazami Yumu took the initiative to break into their residence.
"Well, even though he was born in a lower-class area, he is a young businessman who is self-reliant with his business talents... It sounds like an anecdote about the founding hero of Kalalaki."
Mycrotov smiled, and Anastasia clapped her hands, her eyes shining.
"Yes, that's it. The Lun family admires that [Desolate Land Hexin] very much. When I become a businessman and have to bear my surname, I will report to Hexin to get the honor."
Anastasia was very excited when talking about this hero.
"From the distant past to the present, He Xin, who has been regarded as the greatest individual in the entire continent, has no scruples in saying that name... I see, this is an amazing courage."
Anastasia and Mylotov have similar minds. She has also heard of Subaru Natsuki's [Desolate Land Hexin], and remembers it as one of the heroic stories that are sung and passed down in this world.
"It is Kalalaki's advantage to give little girls like the Lun family a chance to make a career. What's interesting is that the Lun family seems to have the talent to smell money."
From her speech to the present, Natsuki Subaru could also see that the people around her were gradually wavering, easily crossing the barriers between commoners and nobles. Her business acumen was so amazing, although it was not clear when she realized her talent.
But judging from her appearance, Anastasia is younger than Subaru Natsuki. Judging from her age and the reactions from those around her, it can be easily concluded that she is a monster in the economic world.
"Anastasia's business talent is a gift...that's why I chose to cooperate with her in selling various magic tools. I believe that she will gain a lot from me by getting these things."
At this time, Kazami Yumeng expressed his opinion about Anastasia, which also gave everyone present a certain understanding of Anastasia's business talent.
"Thank you Kazami-sama for your review."
Julius expressed his gratitude to his master at this time.
"please continue."
After Kazami Yumu made this evaluation of Anastasia, he had no intention of continuing to delve deeper into this issue. After all, Kazami Yumu is still more biased towards Emilia.
"Well, then I would like to ask Lady Anastasia, for what purpose do you, who was born in Kalalaki, want to become the king?"
It is natural to care about this issue, but not just countries, the world itself has these divisions between countries and nations. Although the divisions are highly unclear, even if the situation is urgent, generally speaking, they will not give up the throne of their country's king easily.
People from other countries, everyone in the hall held their breath, and Anastasia, who was surrounded by tension, smiled lightly.
"I am very nervous to be so expected. Unfortunately, the Lun family does not have the great ambitions of Miss Curio, nor does it have the boldness and confidence of Miss Priscilla who should have been elected."
The smiling Anastasia said this, which made Marcus frown.
"Because the Dragon Balls reacted, I just followed the trend and ended up here. You wouldn't say that, right?"
If Anastasia really came here with this attitude, she would never get much support.
"Ahaha, if that were the case, the Lun family would not come to a place like this. Of course, I have my own purpose. After all, the Lun family has more desires than others."
Mycrotov's question, Anastasia's relaxed remarks that made Anastasia stick out her tongue, and her speech were so different from expectations and atmosphere that most of the people in the venue suspected that they had heard wrongly.
"This is a desire that I have originally. It's just that when I was a child, my materialistic desires were stronger than ordinary people. I became a businessman like this. I think that in addition to my sense of money, my strong attachment to money is also one of the reasons."
Looking at the skeptical crowd, Anastasia continued to explain, and this explanation also made others start to take this businessman from another country seriously.
"In the beginning, I was just a helper in a small chamber of commerce. I gave a little advice to the people in the store and it helped a lot. After a few times, I became able to intervene in large transactions, and my life became so easy that I could forget about the life at the bottom. But. Although life has become easier, there is still no freedom, oh no, it has become less free.”
Counting the stages she had passed on her fingers, Anastasia shook her head.
"...Well, why is that?"
Marcus continued to ask out of respect for Anastasia.
"This is the scary thing about desire. Mainly because what you can see with your eyes and touch with your hands has increased, so the things you want to grab have also increased. You want this, you want that, too. This is not enough, no matter how many there are. It wasn’t enough, so I came to my senses and ended up here.”
Anastasia smiled and pointed to the soles of her feet. Her feet also represented the royal city. Everyone clearly understood this.
"The Lun family is very greedy and wants everything. However, the Lun family has never been satisfied and has never experienced a true sense of sufficiency. Therefore, the Lun family wants their own country."
Even Anastasia, who claims to have "no personality", said something as eye-catching as the previous two Chosen Ones. This attitude is probably a characteristic shared by the Chosen Ones. Anastasia's goal is the throne. , the way she judges the direction of travel can be said to be [desire].
"However, if we get the kingdom but still can't satisfy the Lun family... then we can have a higher ideal that transcends the kingdom, such as digging out all the secrets from Youmeng."
With a smile on her face, Anastasia explained the reason why she appeared here, and this reason also made the people present even more unable to despise this girl.
"For you, what would you do with something you acquired if it lost value?"
This question is probably to confirm the position of those who want to join Anastasia's side.
"Have you said it before? The Lun family is very greedy, so whatever they get will belong to the Lun family no matter what, and the things the Lun family gets will be used to satisfy the powerful desires of the Lun family. For example, in Kalalaki My life, the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, and the employees who work in the Chamber of Commerce are all part of satisfying my passion, and the Lun family will not throw it away, so you can rest assured that it will become the Lun family’s thing, right?"
She smiled gently, just like the first impression she gave people in this hall, but hidden under this gentleness was an unresolved, frantic desire. Her idea itself was very common, but that was why Her idea is extremely simple. She obeys her own desires and longs for the throne, and promises to do her best to make the kingdom prosperous from the moment she gets the throne. Her personality is not to give up after getting it, but to make it reach its peak. What she just said conveys got this message.
"Well, Lady Anastasia's opinion is very sound. Does Knight Julius have anything to say?"
After the master finished his speech, it was time for the followers to express their support. The two people before said that their master had the qualifications to be a king, but Yurius, who was walking forward, gestured to Anastasia with her hand.
"In layman's terms, Anastasia-sama is a collection of desires, but conversely, it is a manifestation of ambition and deep affection. On the other hand, from the perspective of an operator, you cannot make decisions based on emotion.
, she can do this, as a politician, this qualification is indispensable, and isn’t Lady Anastasia’s business talent what the kingdom is eager for today? Our country has many conflicts with neighboring countries, especially
The war expenses caused by the small-scale war with the imperial territory, as well as the great famine last year, have made the financial situation of the Lugnica Kingdom even worse. After decades of financial reform, isn't this a well-known fact for national events? Personally
I don’t think it’s necessary to hide it from everyone gathered here. After all, in the face of the current situation where even state-owned enterprises are stagnant, if you turn your back and don’t pay attention, the result will be such a financial dilemma, don’t you think?”
As a knight, Julius uncovered her shorts without any politeness, which also made the faces of everyone present darken.
"A mere knight has crossed the line and interfered in state affairs that have nothing to do with his own domain..."
Although she was criticized like this, Julius didn't pay attention to such remarks at all.
"My Euclius family has not been greatly affected in the first place. Even if we turn a blind eye, it will not cause irreparable consequences in my generation. But even if the family is safe and sound, if the royal family serving it is in poverty, this will
It cannot be turned a blind eye.”
Yurius turned to look at Anastasia next to the old man from the Sage Society who had veins popping out of his forehead.
"Therefore, I contacted the Hexin Chamber of Commerce, which is extremely prosperous in Kalalaki, hoping to arouse a new wind to blow into Lugnika. On the 60th, on the way, I saw the qualifications of a king from Lady Anastasia.
If this isn’t destiny, what should we call it?”
Perhaps because she was getting excited, Yurius' tone of voice became higher and her speaking speed became faster.
"Since God is going to choose a king, unless Lady Anastasia doesn't think so, I swear by my loyalty to the royal family and my loyalty to the kingdom that Lady Anastasia is the one suitable to become the king. Thank you for listening."
Yurius ended her speech to the audience with the movements of a stage actor. The people present, who were swallowed up by the atmosphere she created, all came back to their senses and looked at the master and servant on the stage again.
"Knight Yurius, you have spoken freely."
Even though he was in the middle of it, Marcus remained calm and composed. Because he was used to his boss's attitude, Yurius returned to Anastasia after confirming.
"You are great, Lady Anastasia. A flower like you should bloom on such an occasion."
Julius, who was walking beside Anastasia, praised her master.
"Okay, okay, thank you very much, but it's all your fault for saying something or not. I feel very embarrassed."
Fanning her face with the palm of her hand, Anastasia blushed and brought Yurius back to the ranks of candidates. However, as a result, the time for the third candidate camp to express its opinions was over. The next person in the order was...