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Chapter 2: Making a plan

Clarification: the thoughts of the characters are written in this way.

It had been a month since the birthday party and that show I gave in front of the nobles. At this time,I had not called the slave to my room, I saw that she was improving little by little at this time, I am not interested in minors old.

While I was pondering that, I felt like a wooden sword hit my knee, something that made me fall to the ground and bring my hands to the impact area, writhing in pain.

"Brother! You said you were going to teach us. Don't get distracted! " A little Piña scolded me, behind her were a mini Bozes and a mini Hamilton, along with other girls who in the future would be part of the Rose-Order of Knights.

"I'm sorry... I've been keeping my mind a bit busy." I excused myself to get back on my feet. "Well, knowing how to use a sword isn't just knowing how to wield it, posture also has a lot to do with it... For example, Bozes, try to position yourself so that you would block a vertical attack, from top to bottom."

The drill-haired blonde girl nodded and put her sword in front of her as if to block an attack, but she was standing normally, so when our swords collided she staggered and fell sitting on the ground from the force with which hit her sword, and she had dropped hers as she fell.

"See? That happens when you don't have a good posture." I said looking at them. "During a battle you must have –"

As I was speaking, I was interrupted by a sword strike to my stomach, causing the air to escape from my lungs and I fell to my knees on the floor.

"During a battle you don't get distracted!" The blonde girl exclaimed as she raised her sword in victory.

"A-Are you okay, prince...?" Hamilton asked shyly seeing how her friend just hit the crown prince.

"I'm fine... ugh... but Bozes!" Little by little I stood up. "Why?!"

"Brother, don't blame her for your carelessness." Piña said while laughing, it was clear that this was why she asked me to help them.

"tsk... Very good drill-girl, now try to block but using this posture." I said, separating my legs a little and standing firm.

"What did you call me?" The blonde asked.

"Do you have a problem with what I called you, drill-girl?" I said somewhat annoyed at the sneak attack.

"I don't know... What is a drill?" She asked confused.

For some reason I forgot that there are no such things here, I wanted to slap myself for what an idiot I was.

"It doesn't matter, in position!"

I ordered and that's how she stood to block the attack, this time I attacked with great force, when the swords collided, she could feel how all the energy was distributed throughout her body, she could even see how her knees resisted the weight, something that was too much for her and brought her to her knees, however, the attack was blocked AND she was still holding the sword, her arms trembling but still holding on.

"Well, with your sword in hand, you still have a chance to defend yourself, that's how... Bozes?"

I saw how she began to shake and cry

"I… thought I was going to die from that blow..."

They all started patting her back to calm her down, I was confused.

"Brother, you're a brute." The princess told me very annoyed.

"Shit... I think I scared her." I tried to get closer to the girl to apologize but then I feel again how the wooden sword hit my stomach, leaving me breathless again... I was betrayed.

"He he! You fell into my trap! The victory is mine!"

I felt that this was going to be a very long day...

/

Already after I recovered, I was talking to her about different types of weapons while they were sitting on the ground.

"The first one I am going to talk about is the gladius." I said taking that short sword from the table. "This weapon is the core of the army of the empire, a very light sword that allows quick cuts and thrusts." I said brandishing the sword giving quick attacks to the air.

Hamilton raised his hand. "Excuse me, but if the sword is short, doesn't it mean that we will be closer to the enemy " She asked a little worried about fighting at such a close distance.

"Excellent question, you see, those who use the gladius usually fight in formations behind a shield, so the key is to make a quick thrust in a vital point and then return to the safety of your shield, if you fight on the ground, the shield will always be your best ally."

Leaving the gladius on the table and then taking another longer sword.

"Now, if you are going to be on the back of a horse, the spatha is the most suitable for you, with a greater range it will allow you to attack from a safer place without much risk. One more thing, with this weapon it is more effective when making cuts but not so much in thrusts. Although if you want fight at a greater distance, the spear is without a doubt the best weapon on horseback... and to fight against cavalry.

"Brother, what weapon do you use? " asked my little sister raising her hand.

"Well... I prefer to use the gladius but if one day I go to battle they wouldn't allow me to go to the formation, surely they would put me to lead a cavalry unit... Although it never hurts to learn to use both."

They all agreed, with this the class for today would end.

/

I was walking to my room, having just come out from taking a bath.

I was thinking about how to get rid of the current emperor, I couldn't just poison him and that's it. If my brother Katie was alive he would have taken the throne with no problem, but I couldn't do it, the nobles and the senate hardly see me as a child, so I am sure that they will support different candidates.

"I'm sure that if Molt dies now, everyone will try to manipulate me and my brothers... And it could start a civil war. I'm not going to endanger Piña and Diabo. Also, if the assassination attempt failed, I would have no one to support me and I would end up crucified or worse."

When I entered the room, and after stretching a bit, I lay down on the bed, I was about to fall asleep until suddenly I heard a sweet voice but it seemed very nervous.

"Are you alright... master?"

I turn a little nervous and I see that in a corner of the room was the slave that had been given to me, she was wearing a thin transparent white tunic, with a cleavage and that didn't even reach her knees but at least it wasn't ridiculously short. I must admit that with the care of the maids now if she looked extremely beautiful and healthy, there were still some marks.

"Emm... I didn't call you. Why are you here?" I said genuinely worried that maybe he had sneaked in to try to kill me, after all I had insulted him at the party.

"T-The head maid sent me here... she said maybe you need to relax after training..." She said scared.

"I see... What's your name?"

"S-Saskia, master!" She replied, avoiding looking at my face.

"Okay, Saskia, you can entertain me before sleep... where are you from?"

"M-master?" She asked somewhat confused, she had walked halfway to the bed before she heard my question.

"I want to know what your story is, that way you will entertain me tonight"

"... I'm from one of Gali's tribes... or I was, my tribe no longer exists." She answered with a sad tone.

"Was it destroyed by the empire?" I asked and was surprised when he shook his head in denial.

"It was other tribes... There was a war and my tribe lost... We were enslaved and sold all over Gali, some like me were sold to the empire...

"So Gali... That's to the north..." I had forgotten that in this world the empire was not the only one that committed atrocities and practiced slavery. In fact, now I'm sure that in this world everyone does it. "I had heard that some of those tribes had skirmished with our soldiers around the Inland Sea."

"We were located north of the mountain range of the Inland Sea... We called ourselves the Andes, all the lands were prairie and forests with the exception of the mountain range that is in the south, along with the lakes north of the Inland Sea where dad and I used to fish... There were also some small forests where I used to play as a child, I remember the cold winter and that the snow came from the Mountain Range of Ice and Snow that could be seen on the horizon..." She said while some tears fell down his cheeks, then she realized whats she said and began to dry hear tears quickly. "I'm sorry master, I didn't want to waste your time with my thoughts." She apologized, bowing his head.

"I'll decide what I want to waste my time on, continue." I said making a gesture with my hand.

Duke Canus lands, Niketas

We were both lying in bed after hours of talking, she had told me a lot about the Galis peoples, I learned that there are currently 11 independent tribes, who often fight each other, although these tribes also have other smaller subjugated tribes within their territories, the Andes are one of those minor tribes, and many of those small towns are not happy about their current situation. Also, about more geographical things, like the fact that the Inland Sea did not face the ocean, so it could be said that it would be the equivalent of the Caspian Sea.

She also told me about how she was captured, although she doesn't know much or nothing about tactics, she knows that a traitor opened the gates of the city.

"Master Zorzal... Thank you." She said sleepily, we had talked for hours. "You treated me well and... you wanted to hear my story... Thank you..." She said for the last time and then fell asleep next to me.

So the days went by, we both talked about the Gali or how my training was going, however I couldn't be relaxing all the time, so I decided to go on a trip, I was going to visit Count Canus in the city of Niketas, something I didn't like it but it was necessary for my survival plan.

The original Zorzal got the power because he was a very good manipulator, as much as i hate to admit it, however I am not Zorzal and I don't have his persuasive skills, so I would have to move very early to make powerful friends, and since the economy of this world depended a lot on slavery, being friends with slavers would be vital to my plan, right now I was regretting yelling at him like that on my birthday.

"I hope these gifts make him forget that day..." I said to myself as I looked at the stagecoach behind me that was carrying gifts and gold.

When we arrived, I was greeted with a smile and a gracious reception, something that surprised me considering what happened before.

"Prince Zorzal! Thank you very much for coming here, I hope the trip has not been exhausting.

"Not at all, thanks for welcome us, I brought you some gifts." Giving a signal, the servants brought the trunks with gold, spices, fabrics, wines and others.

"The Prince's kindness has no limits. "He said looking at the gifts. "You not only bless me with your wisdom for business, or your forgiveness for the offense I gave you.

"Business wisdom?" I asked confused.

"On making slaves look desirable! You won't believe the number of satisfied customers who come to buy these products. How was I not able to see it before? I only have to invest a little more money in his food and health, and people are capable of paying up to ten times more!"

"I see... In that case, I would like to see your merchandise."

I said before that but my body is in puberty... But I didn't know that this body would have such wild hormones. Was Zorzal's mother a succubus or something like that to have hormones like that? I wouldn't be surprised why he became so depraved.

We went to see the different slaves on display, there was everything, humans, cat girls, jlamias, harpies, mermaids, elves, tall, short, voluptuous, flat, teenagers, adults, milfs... And they all They looked much better than Saskia when they arrived at the palace, they looked much better fed, healthy, without so many marks and they did not wear rags, but a very short white tunic with something similar to a neckline, it was still not a good life, but at least I I'm glad their life has improved even a little thanks to me.

"hmm... Yes, the merchandise improved a lot." I said while I had my eyes on the cleavage of a voluptuous medusa.

"I suggest you be careful with her... they tend to absorb the energy of their victims with their snake hair."

I looked up and noticed that those snakes were looking at me with a thirst for blood.

"I'll keep it in mind..." I said walking away a little intimidated.

As I was choosing the ones who were definitely of legal age, I notice some men who appear to be wealthy men introduce themselves.

After the greetings, I found out that they own the largest mines in all of Falmart, they were looking for manpower.

"Our mortality rate is very high and because of the deaths, production stops every so often... I need about 200 new slaves to replace them." Said the businessman.

"A question, how long do the slaves work in the mines?" I asked curious.

"Well, from sunrise to sunset." The man replied.

"I see... Is 24-hour production possible?"

"Prince Zorzal! Doing that would kill even more slaves!" answered another.

"That means that they can work if they have the number... Why not buy three times at once and make each third work 8 hours and thus produce all day? In addition, that would reduce the mortality of the workers by having more time to rest, so there would be fewer interruptions." I proposed, although my true intention was to alleviate a little the burden of the slaves.

"Prince, that is impossible, there are not enough slaves for a company of such magnitude." Count Canus answered. "It would be necessary to buy thousands and thousands of slaves from other areas of the empire to triple the number of people used in mining."

"Oh... I see... It's a pity…".

Then the meeting ended, I chose six girls: two humans, a cat girl, an elf, a harpy and the Medusa. Of course, I'm not going to be the violent one like the original Zorzal, in fact I even think I'm saving them from a worse fate... Wait a minute, I'm thinking of sounding like those isekai characters who want to look good and fair and then buy a girl to add to his harem and in the end not do anything with slavery despite being completely OP... Well, I'm not going to play the saint, not when I plan to kill my father.

Thinking for the whole trip back, once I arrive to the capital, I immediately went to the throne room, bowing to the man I wanted to kill.

"Son, what brings you to my presence?" He asked solemnly.

I had already made a decision, I needed to make allies in the empire and build a reputation. I don't know how to manipulate so I would have to do things directly to bring very important sectors of the empire to my side, for that I had to make a completely risky move and if it failed it could end everything, this is all or nothing.

"Father! And I heard that those Galis barbarians dared to attack our garrisons in the Inland Sea. Let me take an army to go crush them!"

The reason for doing that was simple, if I was successful the slavers would be in debt to me, the mining companies would be in debt because thanks to me they will be able to produce 24 hours a day, and most importantly... If I am successful, I will earn respect of the entire empire, but more importantly, I will earn the respect of the army. the dice were thrown.