What if the villainous aristocrat who is the middle boss remembers his previous life and gains knowledge of the game – I will never accept a future in

"I'll be right there."

There is no problem if I keep my clothes as they are.

I am in a hurry to get there, but I can't stop thinking about it.

The duke's sudden arrival without notice, even though it was for medical treatment, was probably to get back at me for suddenly asking about the duke's territory.

The question is, what is the duke up to?

No, wait, there is no point in asking unanswerable questions.

"Phew. ......"

In front of the room where the duke was waiting, I took a deep breath to calm myself down.

I don't think I can deal with him in a hurry, be calm.

Knock-knock.

Bosco opened the door at the same time as knocking.

"I'm sorry I'm late,"

"No, no, I don't mind, more importantly, Lord Dicaman, it's been a long time since we've met like this."

Yes, it's been a while, Duke Ewell.

"I know you don't like talking, so I'll try to be a little more light-hearted'.

"So, the Duke Ewell."

Duke Alan Ewell.

Although he still looks to be in his early twenties, his actual age is thirty years old, and he speaks with a soft smile.

"I'm sorry for the sudden visit.

I'm having a bit of a difficult time in my territory at the moment, so I managed to find an opportunity to visit you this time."

"I didn't realize that."

On the surface, he was friendly, but the atmosphere in the room was very grave.

"The steward and I are both too busy to get any sleep, but thank goodness Lord Dickaman has found a cure for red stone disease."

He casually inserts himself into the conversation.

I know it's not the main topic of conversation yet, but I can't let my guard down.

But I never thought it was magic that caused the red stone disease.

"I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw the information that was sent to me. I didn't realize that the magical sealing stone, which was thought to be absolutely impossible to cure with magic medicine and of little use, would be effective."

The conversation about the red stone disease and the duke's territory continued.

I was getting tired of conversing with the duke, and I wanted to get to the main topic as soon as possible, but should I start the conversation?

'I'm sure you would.

If I hadn't stumbled upon that book, I wouldn't have known about it."

"That book?"

It's a book written by the count family's successive heads.

The book contains all the cases that the Countess Dickaman family has treated, and I noticed that the cases of red stone disease were similar to the cases that were listed as untreatable with magic medicine."

The book actually exists, but it does not contain any cases that resemble red stone disease.

A source of information that I thought would convince the Duke.

The book was given to the first Count Dicaman as a prize from the king, and only those of his own blood could read it, so the duke could not verify its authenticity.

"I see."

Thanks to that book, I managed to identify the cause and cure for red stone disease, but I may have made a slight mistake in my subsequent actions."

"The subsequent response ...... was to teach the cure to the other nobles?"

What happens by teaching it to the nobles, is a substantial increase in the price of the magic seal stone.

To slow the duke I was also trying to raise the price, but the fact that I had no use for it and hardly had to collect it made the number go up more than I had imagined.

'Yes, it did

I regret that I should have thought more about the impact of the move, since many nobles had gathered up the few magic sealing stones and no merchants had them in stock, and even if they did, they were priced quite high."

"That's ......."

The reason for going out of his way to talk about weakness is to impress upon the Duke that it was not my intention to be involved in this price increase, and to show that the Countess Dicaman is not mistaken in how it was handled.

As the Duke would know, I made no mention of the fact that I sent my report to the country and the nobility.

In other words, I am only telling him that my report was handled correctly in the eyes of the state and that the repercussions arising from it were a natural process.

Even if the effects were detrimental to the dukes.

"You're right, Lord Dickerman is not wrong, as long as you share the right information."

So far I understand that this is just confirmation, the duke readily admitted.

'Does Lord Dickaman have any magic sealing stones?"

'Yes, although I have roughly four hundred of them in my possession.

If you don't mind, would you be willing to sell them to the duke?"

I didn't expect him to come straight to me. ......

"How about 30 silver coins for each one?"

I remember that the current price of magic sealing stones is about 90 silver coins each. ......

Considering that the purchase price was two silver coins, it would not be good to make the relationship with the duke too bad by persisting any longer. ......

And it's the amount of money specified by the other side, there's no need for any trouble.

"─ I'm asking for a favor from the duke's family, with whom I'm engaged, and I'm willing to pay 30 silver pieces each."

"Thank you."

In my mind, I had thought of the possibility of offering the magic seal stone to the duke free of charge, but I was too stunned to consider it.

"I am sure this will put my mind at ease for the time being."

He relaxed and leaned back in his chair as if he was truly relieved.

Is this the duke?

The conversation is too beneficial to the Countess, but the pressure emanating from the Duke is equal to that of Naamis.

I don't know what he wants, I thought he would ask for real demands such as resumption of support to the dukedom, derived from the story of the magic seal stone, but there is nothing.

The duke, sitting in front of me, took a sip of the tea Bosco had prepared,

'Now, as to the matter at hand...'

He increased the pressure even more and began to speak again.

'Do you have a good relationship with my daughter?"

I knew that this was just a tease, and that this was the beginning of a real dialogue. And if I let my guard down, I would die, my biological instincts told me.