This indeed sounded like a very reasonable suggestion, but... the one making this suggestion was Elizabeth, the daughter of the Great Demon Lord Ainz Ooal Gown! Any suggestion she made could not be understood or viewed with a simple mindset.
But! Hadn't she just over-interpreted her meaning, leading to her current passive situation? This hateful woman!! Which side was her true sincerity? Jircniv's heart grew even more flustered.
"So, how long will this adaptation period be?" Jircniv asked. Yes... she wanted to find out how long this so-called adaptation period would be! If the time was too long, even if it meant directly angering her, she would have to refuse her!
"How about a week?" Elizabeth gave a time that surprised Jircniv even more, but this time he controlled his emotions and didn't explode like before.
One week? What could be done in one week? She had expected Elizabeth to propose at least a year or more, but it was only a week? A week wouldn't even be enough for deployment, let alone adaptation and familiarity. And with only one person participating in management and integration, could she even handle it?
"Is one week too short? Then..." Ellie saw that the Blood Emperor didn't speak, so she wanted to extend the time further... "Enou...Enough. We also don't want to trouble you for too long, so one week it is." Jircniv agreed without even thinking. If she were to extend the time further, it would truly be bad.
"That's truly great. You know, we're also very short-staffed here, so just one week is a big help." Elizabeth also showed a relieved expression.
When did this Female Devil turn good? Could it be that after the Empire became a vassal state of the Magic Kingdom, it no longer had any use for her, so she now considered the Empire her own? Therefore, she no longer had any schemes to use against the Empire? Had she really misunderstood her? Jircniv thought.
"Then I'll draft the documents immediately... This really is a great help to me." Jircniv quickly added, as such a good thing needed to be implemented as soon as possible to avoid any complications!
"Then, Emperor Brother, please send the documents to E-Rantel after you've prepared them. I will also inform them. I also owe Emperor Brother a big thank you!" Elizabeth also showed a very natural and brilliant smile.
"Princess Elizabeth, I still have a question that greatly puzzles me. If you are comfortable, could you explain it?" Since they had already agreed, there were fewer concerns. Since she genuinely wanted to exchange, but fifty for ten, it didn't seem like a reasonable exchange no matter how you looked at it. And this number was proposed by her, and it was precisely this disparate exchange ratio that made her wonder if she was playing some other trick.
"Please tell me what it is." Elizabeth responded.
"It's just, why would Princess Elizabeth propose such an exaggerated exchange ratio? This exchange ratio seems extremely unreasonable to me. Oh! Of course, when I say 'to me,' I don't mean to haggle for a higher price. I just feel that such an exchange ratio is not very disadvantageous for Princess Elizabeth's side?" Jircniv asked.
If she could clarify this question, then she could basically determine Elizabeth's true objective. After all, Elizabeth herself had just said that debts of gratitude are very expensive.
"That's what you would think from Emperor Brother's perspective, right? But from my perspective, those ten teachers are much more valuable than fifty Undead Arch-Mages. I myself feel like I've made a profit." Elizabeth replied.
"Why does Princess Elizabeth value education so much? If it's just for learning modern literacy and culture, you wouldn't need so many teachers, would you?"
This was indeed very curious. When she first proposed this exchange, she had asked the maid behind her, and she had also mentioned schools earlier.
She also mentioned that the withdrawal of the Church led to only the maid behind her doing the work of a teacher, which meant she was referring to the problem of the lack of lower-grade schools run by the Church, which involves simple content like literacy and arithmetic. It didn't warrant such an absurd ratio to exchange for teachers, did it? And to exchange for ten at once, did they have that many people to teach?
"Of course... In my eyes, education is as important as healthcare. The reason why the withdrawal of the Church caused such a great impact is precisely because both education and healthcare were previously controlled by the Church, isn't it? If we have our own teachers or healers, then even if the Church is destroyed, it won't affect us, will it? Ultimately, the Church's monopoly is one factor contributing to this situation, but I think the bigger problem is the country's inadequate grasp of education." Elizabeth's expression was unusually serious when she said this.
Who said Elizabeth didn't understand internal affairs! Stand up!
Uh... she was right, it was true that she had underestimated this Female Devil... Fortunately... she wasn't her enemy now!
Otherwise... who could deal with a Princess who was both scholarly and skilled in military matters, and extremely adept at scheming! The only thing she didn't know now was whether this invincible Princess could lead an army in battle. If she could do that too...
Uh... being able to submit to the Magic Kingdom was truly fortunate.
It was at this moment that Jircniv realized that she was actually celebrating that she was not an enemy of the Magic Kingdom now, and that the thought of being able to kneel before the Magic Kingdom was truly wonderful.
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