After receiving the threat of the colonel, I immediately stand up activating my domain of the emperor by focusing it on him to also put pressure on him. I was not afraid of having to face a battle against the colonel, but honestly, there were more disadvantages than advantages in doing so.
So since I didn't want to look like an easy prey that he could intimidate and also I had to let him know that if he decided to fight me, he would lose a lot for that too. The result I get is quite good, when he sees me get up and feels the pressure on his body, I see the doubt in his eyes and even he recoils a little.
I cannot say that I am very surprised by this, he can have a strong character and be proud of his achievements and rank but being a soldier who probably has not experienced a real battle, you could say he was more like a normal person that was wearing a military suit.
Probably the first real fight he had to face was that of a few months ago when they created the camp in Kinato, so the level of this colonel was not much, he had only exceeded his first limit by being a level [14].
Although it may also be that he may have concentrated on the bureaucratic side of the militia, anyway, I can tell the difference of all these soldiers who hid in a more peaceful place and those of us who had to fight zombies every day.
The Kinato soldiers who came, the majority are between the 1st and 2nd limit, surely thanks to the military training they received, but our soldiers who were ordinary men have now even surpassed them thanks to constantly killing zombies.
If I had to fight this colonel's group without weapons, I would gladly do so since I knew that physically our men would outdo most of them.
"Boy, calm down. The colonel just got carried away, we don't want the few remaining humans to kill each other, right?"
"...well, if he just wants to do business, I don't have a problem. But if he wants to step on our heads, then I wouldn't mind showing them that we're not harmless either."
The girl who had stood between the general and I, spoke again but this time she addressed me. I said that the military that came from Kinato didn't seem like much, but there are always people who stand out in one group and she was clearly an example of that.
She was a girl with purple hair and tanned skin with a great body that immediately make highlights her femininity no matter if she wore that military suit, although with this I do not mean that she looked delicate, she certainly had a well-trained body, but maybe not as much as Leona... she looked softer in several areas than this.
"Hehehe, what's up boy? Is this one-san stealing your heart? "
"...if I say yes, I get any advantage?"
"Alex, these people are from another camp! ... also, maybe they are hostile!!"
When the military girl discovers me observing one of her softer big areas, she smiles and highlighting her attributes more when she asks me that. Then wishing that she would give me a positive response, Kurisu who was close to my intervenes... recently she seems to have a little more tolerance with the other girls by my side or it may be because they know each other better, but unfortunately it is still very sensitive if I approach other girls.
With the calmer environment due to our short interaction, I decide to continue with the negotiations and prevent Kurisu from getting in a bad mood. Also, I know this girl can not escape that we become more close...
"Then it only remains for you to accept or reject the offer, I will not lower my demands, but you should also be glad that I do not increase them by having an idiot leader"
"Damn brat !! Maybe I should educate you, instead of your parents !!"
"Geezer, you're not qualified to be my father... no, let's not talk about being my father, even if you kneel and ask me to take you as an adopted child, I would reject you without blinking because if I do it, I would really lose face for having a such an idiot son "
"We will think about your proposal and let you know as quickly as possible for our response! Please, Colonel, you should calm down a bit and think things through more carefully"
When the colonel began to hyperventilate due to the fury, again the purple-haired girl intervenes, then after giving me a strong look, the old man turns around to leave the meeting room together with his men with the exception of the soldier girl.
"Kohon... Alexander-san, I had previously told you that I had two reasons why I came to this place, with the first resolved then I would like us to move on to the second.
The truth is that my son was in this city, I would like to ask if by chance he is among the survivors of your camp. He was a teacher at the school of the daughter of senior officer Miyamoto, so maybe they know something, his name was Koichi Shido... "
"A teacher from Rei's school? I'm sorry, I think the only people who managed to escape when the zombie outbreak started were just students... I don't remember seeing any teacher. Any teacher from your school was saved, Rei? "
"N-no, a-as you say, only high school students could escape and S-Shido-sensei did not appear later among the survivors who joined us..."
"I'm sorry bald... Shido-san, it seems your son was more unfortunate than lucky"
"I-I see, it's really a shame to hear it"
Apparently the son of the politician must have the job of a teacher in the school of Rei and the others, I only remembered that of the group of people that left that high school, the only adult was Shisuka. But I still check this with the others since my memory could be a bit skewed and have ignored some man who accompanied us...
Besides, it could be that later when we rescued more people others found him, but unfortunately for the bald man that was not the case. Since Rei and the others confirm my words while they are a little nervous, then most likely he must have died during the zombie outbreak.
...on the other hand, I can understand that Rei is somewhat nervous about having to give bad news to someone who is his father's enemy, but for others this should not affect them... this was a bit strange.
"Boy, I'm also looking for a person ... a blonde nurse with a slightly extravagant body and the appearance of being a bit clueless. I don't know if you know someone who fits that description..."
"...This is something unexpected, I did not think that the military lady would prefer the girls, that makes me a little sad... but I have a girl who fits perfectly in your description, unfortunately for you, I do not change or sell her... so you will have to keep looking for the yours "
"E-eh? ... No, Damn it! It's not that boy! She is my friend, I'm not giving you specifications to buy a girl !!"
When I watched the reaction of others in my group by the bald man's question, it was the turn for the military girl to talk to me to find a person. As she had wanted to make fun of me a little, therefore I also decided to do the same by telling her that.
My response to answer her was among those words from before or to tell her that if she looking for a girl with those characteristics, then she would have to join the line since surely more than 90% of men wished could have such girl.
But in the end, I chose to tell her the previously since if I said the other option, then that would leave me in a compromising situation if the other girls thought I was within that 90% and I had a preference for Shisuka higher than towards them...
Anyway, the reaction the military girl showed me was very good. She is silent at first with some surprise when she hears my first words, so before she can correct me turns happy when hears me continue saying that there was a girl in the camp with the characteristics described and forgetting the first thing I mentioned.
But when her ears catch the last thing I say and she observes the strange looks that other people around give her, she quickly corrects my speculation about why she looks for that girl.
The truth was that when I entered the meeting room and saw her, I recognized her immediately. Although I don't remember her name, I can't forget seeing her in the anime in my original world, she was a pretty remarkable person.
So I knew that this military girl was Shisuka's friend and the person she should be looking for is precisely her. Well, I think we're on hand for having made fun of me before, now let's stop her worry telling her that her friend is fine.
" Is the person you are looking for called, Shisuka Mirakawa? "
"Yes! It's her! Do you know if she is okay? Or where she could be? She is my best friend so I would be very grateful if you could give me the information you have about her... even if it's bad news, I need to know."
"Do not worry, she is fine ... if she is not in the laboratory singing a song while working, then surely she should have gone to the most famous cafeteria in this camp and will be enjoying the desserts there... later we will finish with this meeting I'll take you with her so you can see to Shisuka"
"I-It seems that her life after the apocalypse has been easier than I imagined... well, she has always been a lucky girl. Then I'll see you later, boy, I'll talk to the colonel to calm down him and we can reach a deal... we really need those antidotes and some food "
"It's okay, military girl, I hope you can to convince the old man and it would be good if we could both do business"
"I'm Rika Minami, boy, not a military girl. You can call me Rika."
"Fine, Rika-san. Then I'll see you later."
Finished saying that, Rika-san turns around to surely go find her superior. I really hope she can have some influence on him, it would be great if we could get some things from them and at the same time reduce their military power.
"Well, Shido-san, I think we need to talk about the details of our negotiation. It should be more convenient for both of us if we divide people and food to delivery into two separate parts for a period of 15 days."
"... if we do it that way I think it will make things much easier than having to prepare everything at the same time, Alexander-san. So if you have no problem doing it that way, I agree with that"
If we received 15,000 people at once, that would become a big problem since that was almost the population of MLDW. So it was better to first integrate 7,500 people over the course of the 15 days and so that the camp can adapt to the sudden large growth in the population.
I think it is enough time for the people of MLDW to process everything and that the pressure on them is not so much, then 15 days later we can receive the rest of the people and repeat the process.
Well, it probably that this doesn't affect much to me since the busiest person will be Yoshioka, but it would be unfortunate if he ends up collapsing because of overwork and if that happens, I would probably have to take care of that too.
In fact, I could see that when we had finished negotiating the number of people and food, Yoshioka became tense and began to sweat. So now that he hears me say this, he breathes a great sigh of relief.
Although I do not plan to stay without doing anything, I have other plans to carry out and thinking about that, I turn to the bald again.
"Shido-san, I would like you to provide me with a small space in your camp... I don't know if you noticed but at the entrance of this camp, there is a small shop. This was created because there are some groups of mercenaries here, so I would like to create one in Kinato if possible "
"A shop?... I don't want to refuse you, Alexander-san. But honestly, the situation of Kinato residents is not very prosperous ... so I don't think you get much from it"
"...I understand that, but the thing I want is practically useless for people and surely if they can get some food or other things in exchange for these crystals, I think we can do some business there.
...you can see this as something of charity that some of the girls in my group like to do, so I don't think it causes any problems in Kinato. Of course, I don't want that little space free, I can give Shido-san 100 antidotes that I mentioned to the old colonel for this one.
Also as a courtesy for our successful deal, I will add 10 antidotes that work up to 1 minute after a person is bitten. "
"I see! Without a doubt, Alexander-san and his group are people of great heart! So how could I refuse someone who wants to help our camp? I will return immediately to Kinato and start preparing things for the transfer of the 7,500 people.
Also, I will look for one of the best areas to deliver you and that this is completely at your disposal. You must be confident, Alexander-san, surely you can do a lot of business there.
When you are in Kinato please make sure you look for me, I will receive you to show you the camp personally, I think we can get along very well and help each other in several things "
Hearing me ask for a space in Kinato's camp, he makes his bald head stand out more for his frown. But then when I tell him that he will receive a "compensation" for this, a smile quickly appears on his face and begins to speak with great encouragement.
I really don't know why every time I hear the word "political", the first word in relation to this and that comes immediately to my head is bribery... it seems as if this is a universal law in any universe.
With him and his relatives also leaving the meeting room, the only group that remains is that of Rei's parents, so I direct the vision on these and as a result, her father speaks.
"Glad to meet you, Alexander-kun, Kiriko told me many things about this camp... I thought she only exaggerated a bit since the situation in ours is very precarious and so I thought that things not should be much different from our camp, but when I saw it understood that she really did not lie.
I am somewhat surprised that normal civilians could go through various adversities and create this place, but more than this, I feel happy that many people could escape from misfortune. We may have somewhat different thoughts and beliefs, but that does not change the respect I feel for the leaders of this camp for achieving this.
Also, I would like to personally thank you for helping my daughter, she told her mother that you were the person who helped her from the beginning and that thanks to you she was able to survive so we could see her again.
As I was busy with Kinato's things, unfortunately, I couldn't come looking for her... but sincerely, I was more afraid to face the reality that maybe I could never find her in a big city full of zombies... "
I was very surprised by the sudden formal tone with which Rei's dad started talking, I thought he would complain about me because I have done business with the purchase of people since I had previously heard some objections from him, so what less expected was this .
He talks as he ducks his head in a large arch as if he really felt the things that he was expressing and not because he wants to look good or made a favorable impression on us.
"Miyamoto-san, please raise your head. We simply did the things we had to do ... but I'm also glad you could see your daughter again, and she should also be very happy about that.
I've also heard that the situation in your camp is not something that is enviable and when I seeing the other leaders from there, I realize that Kiriko-san didn't exaggerate "
"Soichiro, I'm glad to see you and Yuriko again"
The one who takes the floor is Soichiro who gets up from his seat and walks towards him, then as he stands by his side as a friendly greeting he pats his shoulder.
Because of my surprise, I don't know how to respond, honestly, more than helped Rei at the beginning of the apocalypse, it was more like I just did it since she was in our group, it wasn't that I cared especially for her... no, we didn't even get along between us in the start.
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