Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

The waltzes noticed the anomaly just before the sun went down and we had dinner. The Asteria, who was supposed to be helping with the meals, didn't come home when it was time.

By the way, Asteria didn't go out. He was going out to the neighbor's house in the underground space to split a piece of meat.

Originally, the hem division should have ended in a very short time. Give me the flesh, say a word or two, and the conversation should be over. Even if we split up all the neighbors underground, it couldn't have taken more than two hours.

Ar-chan, isn't it too late?

Baguette?

Ar-chan?

"Asteria-chan's name"

"Ahh... Ah-chan...... Ah-chan...... (As for the nickname, all the people whose first letter is" a "will become Ah-chan, right? In other words, Lucia, Teresa says" a girl ", so... it's already chaos. Well, I know who you're talking about in the atmosphere)"

"Hmm... I'm sure he's coming home late..." how far are you going to go..... "

"When it's this time of the day, I'm supposed to be making dinner with great pleasure, but I'm not there... isn't it a little weird?"

Today, dinner is a meat dish made with freshly caught peony meat, which is a favorite of Asteria. It was very unnatural that she was not in the kitchen, saying that she could eat three cups of baked vegetables just by the sound of steak baking.

Teresa, who was wearing an apron, seemed to be wondering as she cooked.

"It can't be helped. Miss A?" You're free anyway, aren't you? I'm going to check on Lord Asteria for a second. If I don't get back in five minutes, I want you to tell me that the meat will be well-done. After ten minutes, it will be carbonized. That way, he should come back with transfer magic or something.... well, I don't know if I can use transfer magic. "

"I can't help it..."

Shall I come with you?

"Huh? Maybe. Just my concubine?" Damn! I pulled it out...! I thought I'd be alone with Waltz... "

As a result of the exchange, Teresa decided to leave only one person behind. At this time, she seemed to feel a lot of regret in her words, but she didn't even want to throw out dinner... I felt lonely and decided to make dinner.

Waltz and Lucia walked around looking for the asteria in front of the neighbor's house in the basement space. That is where they find themselves.

Huh? Not too many people?

There aren't many of them, right?

Although there was no one, there were few people in the underground houses, and there were not many signs of people. Of course, I can't even see the Asteria.

"I wonder why..."

I thought you went out there, didn't I?

"Since I'm not underground, I can only assume that I went out to earth to erase it legally..." With such anticipation, as the waltzes walked underground, the two met in the scene where the beasts and the knights were talking, uneasy that their companions would not return, just like they were.

According to it, not only the beasts, but also the knights who went out to train on the surface have not returned. The waltzes who heard the story were struck by unspeakable anxiety.

"This... looks like something happened on the ground?"

"Yeah..."

Having said that, they turned their anxious gaze towards the brown sky.

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Outside, as the waltzes had predicted, something unexpected was happening. What was going on?

I'm not allowed to attack the merchant corps, right?!

"Then we will return our brothers and sisters immediately!"

The Asteria was in conflict with the Merchant Corps. To be precise, it should be said that the knights and villagers, including the Asteria, were in conflict with the Commercial Corps.

The beginning of the matter was that Asteria, who could not distribute the meat only to the houses underground, wanted to distribute the meat to the village chiefs on the ground. When the Asteria came to earth, the merchants caught the beasts who could use their magic from one side, without asking the villagers to stop them.

The beasts that had been captured seemed to have no idea what was going on. Everyone seemed confused. Even though I was wearing collars and chains, I didn't see how I could resist them.

In this way, the Asteria noticed the beasts that were about to be taken away and raised a voice of protest. Knights and villagers gathered to follow her like that... As a result, the siege of the Merchant Corps was completed. Initially, the villagers seemed to be dumbfounded by the actions of the merchant corps, but it seemed that they heard the scream of Asteria and returned to me.... we can't just stay like this.

However, the Asteria could not forcefully suppress the merchant corps. We've taken our Beastmen hostage. Knights like her can't turn their swords to the merchant corps. Because the acts committed by the Commercial Corps are lawful in the Grand Duchy of Restofen. There was a dilemma that those who abide by the law cannot break the law.

However, just because it is prescribed by law, it was unacceptable to take a neighbor in a kidnapping dispute. Therefore the Asterias encircle the merchants without arms, and claim the liberation of the beasts.

"You can tell the difference between good and bad things, right? They're like our family! Please let me go immediately!"

But once the Beastmen are captured, the merchants will not respond to the Beastmen's liberation. Even if the relationship with this village is bad and you can't do business with it, you can make great profits in the short and long term by bringing back the golden eggs of the beasts who can use magic to the official capital.

Therefore they wield the shield of the law.

“I didn't know that! The laws of the Grand Duchy of Restofen prove that our actions are only good! If you're going to interfere with us any further, I'll force you to break through as a legitimate defense, okay? On top of that, I will return to the capital and report that a" thief "has appeared!"

That being said, the leader of the merchant corps is pushing the Asteria's claims head-on.

While the waltzes searched the earth for the Asteroids, two kinds of justice were sparked from the ground.