Hallway.
It's a place where everyone can meet someone.
Cuena and Ek.
Both of them fitted into the possibilities of meeting each other.
Ek is an informant, and Quena can be described as such a guest for her.
It was inevitable that I would speak to someone I knew.
"Oh, isn't it ecclesiastical?" What are you doing here? "
"Geez...! Ku, Kuena-san, your ass!" I just want to talk to the customer..... "
Quena was easy-going, but Eckhardt's face was pulled back.
It was a time I definitely didn't want to meet.
It was obvious that Quena was suspicious of Eckhardt's openness.
"A guest? A place like this?"
"Ehehe, because of this kind of situation, people like me are quite called."
Quena agreed on that.
There's even talk of wars deciding to win or lose before they kill each other. Information warfare in advance is a must, and a presence like Eko cannot be neglected.
Who did you call?
"Eh!? Uhh... I can't divulge customer information..."
This faction should be one of us.
"I still think there are a lot of things."
Ecu's eyes swim.
The excuse is blatantly naive.
You're not spying on me, are you?
That's not how it works!
Ecu totally denied it.
That's why Quenna's suspicions became even stronger.
"Then I'll follow on my own." Then you didn't say anything. "
"No... that's also..."
Eku holds his head.
I don't mean to bother Quenna too much, and I'm not enjoying it.
It's true that there are many things that are better not to know, but I can't say such a long thing in war.
Quena gave up on her attitude and relaxed her body.
"I see..."
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There were only Riff and Ruina in the room.
It is a de facto two-top against 'The Astheist'.
They were lined up with maps and reports from all over the country.
"I didn't expect a composite army to be formed." You must be too hated by your wives. "
"I can see people trying to take advantage of the guild."
Anyway, there were a lot of enemies.
The Weyra Empire is surrounded except for a few.
Instead of trying to muster them, they are hampering the necessary logistics. There were skirmishes everywhere.
Even though the enemy is playing the same trick, the numbers are different.
There are some emergency routes, but they are different from those declared in advance, so they are still troublesome.
Someone's here.
As Riff said, the door is knocked on.
When Ruina allowed her in, it was the information dealer's ecclesiastical skills that made her peek into her face. There was also Quenna in the back.
"I'm sorry. Quena followed me by saying, 'Why are you here?'..."
"Isn't that supposed to be a guess?"
Ruina asks. It was for Quena.
"I've been thinking. Too much of what I need to survive as an adventurer. This girl is just like that."
“Yeah, that's what I thought I had in mind, right?”
"I'm here to hear other excuses."
"No, it's definitely what I prepared."
Luina confessed lightly.
Quena's eyes were wide open.
"Why...!"
Quena shouted roughly.
What do I have to ask now?
"I want to know because I'm fighting with you."
Ruina shrugged her shoulders.
“I didn't want you to die. That's why I saved her."
Eku reacts to Luina's words with a twitch.
When I was asked before, I said, "Because I didn't want to see Quenna's death face that resembles me."
It's a non-similar answer.
This time, she is trying to mislead Quena and elicit her favor.
Quena knew that too.
You're kidding me.
Cut it out tight.
Ruina shrugged her shoulders.
"So, Ek. You must have come in a hurry to take Quenna with you." Could you please report it to me as soon as possible? "
Oh no!
Quena disappeared from Ruina's eyes.
It was said that there was nothing to talk about.
Quena loses sight of her words too often.
Eku also showed a momentary bewilderment, but he moved his mouth while floating the information he knew in his mind.
It looks like the Combined Forces are going to be waging heavy battles against us.
"Finally. What's the due date?"
"I don't know exactly, but I think it's within five days."
How strong are you?
The name of a mighty nation or organization comes from Ek's mouth.
It also had names such as the Holy Republic.
This gathering is bad, but it's likely to be more than expected.
Let's hit it here with one hand.
What, are you even thinking about something?
"How about crushing one of the cities and making your own movie? The Holy Republic burns down a city that it has declared heretical, and we destroy it. There will be many casualties, but it will increase your centripetal power."
Luina's eyes glowed suspiciously. There was a certainty that it would succeed. It feels like I've been there in the past.
"Are you serious?"
Quena rebounds.
Apart from my disgust, I felt betrayed.
I was hoping for Ruina just now. You were protecting yourself, I thought.
Even if you deny it is a lie, you are still a sister.
It's not that I don't want to believe it.
"Come on, if we don't do something, we'll lose."
It may be true, but if you do that, you'll feel like you've lost.
"That's a sloppy pussy. --This is war. It doesn't mean they'll choose your hand as well."
……
Cuena took a breath away.
Your skin feels cold as if the air has been frozen in an instant.
I had experience with it.
It was like standing up to an absolutely powerful man.
If Quena and Ruina fought directly now, they would definitely win.
Luina was never weak, but Quena was strong enough to allow only a limited number of people to follow her.
Still, it was forces other than force that embedded instinctive defeat in Quena.
"As soon as I became the Empress." A village was burned down. It was a small village on the periphery, but more than a hundred people died. Funny how many of you can survive at least, right? I was thoroughly pursued. Although I was responsible for the measures, I was told various things. "
"Of course I do."
"Yeah. Well, let's leave it there." I decided to try to kill him for the time being. Those who pursued me. "
――
It was too sudden.
The decision must have been painful.
But in this conversation, the impossible answers all at once, and Quena can't hide her confusion.
"As a result, no one pursues me anymore."
"That's because you're a tyrant, everyone just shut up...!"
"There must be times when no one disagrees because they're afraid of me. But I found evidence that they were the bad guys who burned down the village."
"... is that a political controversy?"
"That's right. Let's take me out of the Empire and put a breathing puppet on top." You and I, or the ancient lineage that doesn't have inheritance rights. "
Quena is silent when she learns that she is involved in something she doesn't know. I knew that many times, but it was fading as I led an adventurer's life.
Luina suddenly smiles.
"By the way, I burned down the village."
"What is it!?"
Quena is a wolf.
It must have been praised just for letting out a voice in the crotch.
"But what do you think?"
Quena became physiologically disgusted.
I don't think the creature in front of me is the same person.
Quenna's red eyes sway like flames.
"You...!"
"Don't be so angry. I don't care about the lives of others. But the most important thing is me. And then the surroundings. It has nothing to do with what is true about others. You know what? The creature only believes in information that's convenient for him. Basically, instinct is right. If you were to be presented with two pieces of information that could be false, which one would you choose? I'm sure you believe in" justice "whether it's morality or ethics. I will not deny it. I can honor and praise you because I am a fake who uses justice. But I'm still a fake. Make shadowy choices for me and my surroundings"
Quena still can't understand it, although she says it in a way that makes sense. It may be a natural sex.
Ruina knew that too.
"Is it Quenna or me who is loved by God?" I don't know. But I don't care if it's human. The people on Quena's side will choose Quena. The people on my side will also choose Quenna. I just think my choices are wise, and there are people who don't either. And they will choose a way of life like mine. So which will succeed in society? There must be a lot of people on my side. I don't like the majority of them, but on my side. "
Ruina says it out loud.
Quena's eyes are closed.
The next time I opened it, it would be about a second.
There was a change. The eyes were just cold.
"I think you should lose this war." I think you'd better die. But I'm sure that's because I know the dirty ways to stand up to the Weyra Empire. You're right, they don't always choose their means. - Best of all, I care about Zed. If it's the group that's trying to kill him, I'm on the side of the Weyra Empire. "
"That's my sister."
Luina's face was so clear that she didn't think she had been directed at the rumors.
Quenna's Sword of Flames suddenly approached Ruina's neck.
The riffs and echoes that were watching from the sidelines reacted, but they stopped.
Quena's sword stopped without flying. Even if it was a little uneven, my neck would be strangled.
"Are you okay? You don't have to kill me." Now's your chance without Yui. "
You can burn the necks of Chili and Ruina.
Whether I was thinking about it or something else, Quena sprayed her sword.
"You recognize evil." It's still going to stop. That's why... I want you to say that when this battle is over, I won't do anything weird. "
That was Quena's compromise.
To abandon the evil named Ruina.
It's weird.
Kuku, Luina laughs.
I thought Quena was innocent and innocent when I chose words like childhood.
Then I continued.
“I won't promise. But personally, I swear I will."
……
It was a profound way of saying it.
But Quena did not mention it further.
Just get out of the room.
"It's a big deal to have a sister fight."
Rif muttered in a sigh.
"Forgive me, it was a cold sweat."
We're here, aren't we?
Have you stopped Quenna's blow?
"Quenna is getting stronger day by day. Because it's young. But it's still young that makes it easy to read. It was stopped, wasn't it?
I see.
"So, who really burned down the village?"
Huh?
Ecu was surprised.
The truth of the story was that she had received Ruina's words as they were.
Riff has spoken out.
Like Quena, Ruina was still a child.
"Kuku. You're still scared."
Ruina laughs.
It was by no means a bluff.
"It's an honor to have you rate me, but it doesn't mean anything if I don't know in the end." And depending on which one of you was lying, you have to change the image of the Lord. "
"You can check my sincerity on your own." If that doesn't do me any harm. "
It seemed that Riff had no intention of hanging out with Ruina in response.