Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

As if the darkness were falling from the sky, the Emlinza Empire was not destroyed the day the black bugs rained down. The Potentia that attacked did not intend to hurt the people, as promised with Waltz.

So what happened was that three things disappeared not only from the Imperial City, but also from all over the country. Money, documents, and the castle itself, where the emperor lived. Potentia's micro-machines ate it all up.

Without money, people will have no choice but to barter, and it will be difficult to exchange goods with neighboring countries. Without the documents, instead of not being able to write a contract, it is impossible to prove a contract that is retroactive in the past, so that all the transactions that have been exchanged so far can no longer stand.

And finally, without a castle, it will be difficult to keep the body as a nation, so weakening as a nation is essential. It was clear that it would take quite a few years to calm the chaos and return to the original state.

Moreover, not only the castle, but all the clothes, armor and food of those who were in the castle disappeared at the moment of the attack. Looking only at the castle grounds, it seemed that the sight of a "human zoo" filled with naked people who were surprised by the sudden events was spreading.

It was Potentia who had almost destroyed the Emrinza Empire overnight, but he seemed to have frowned on his own ship above the Imperial Capital. Apparently, there was only one thing I didn't know.

”Hmm... did you miss the First Princess...?”

Only the First Princess, who was hiding in the shadow of the turmoil in the Grand Duchy of Restofen, had disappeared somewhere using transfer magic. It was possible to detect one of Potentia's micro-machines on her clothes, but it didn't come true because she escaped before she could stick it... Potentia had no choice but to put on a regretful expression.

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There was something about...

"Hey, aren't you too quick to destroy your country?" It's been less than 10 minutes since you said you were going to start attacking. "

"A small country without such a decent anti-aircraft weaponry doesn't need the time to destroy it." Ah, I got a lot of money and gold and silver treasures, but do you want them? In total, it's about 50 trillion gold. "

"No, I don't need it because I don't have any trouble with the money..." Wouldn't it be better to turn it into an industrial material? (Ah...... I'm now penniless......) "

Okay, I'll send it to Cortex-sama.

"(Huh...? What's 50 yo... gold? What kind of material is this?)"

While listening to Waltz and Potentia's conversation, the Asteria seemed to be opening her mouth to a conversation that was too different. It seems that I could not understand the name of the gold digit at first, nor could I understand the statement that gold and silver treasures are used for industrial materials. No, in the first place, it seemed so far removed from reality that it seemed that the great powers would perish in about 10 minutes after the attack, and that they were even making some kind of fairy tale.

Teresa notices the question mark on her head as she speaks.

"Ah, Lord Asteria? I think it's very confusing right now, but that's what it is, so don't worry about it." I don't care about it anyway, but it's not something I can accept. "

It is impossible for an ordinary person to understand it properly. Teresa, who knew it well, tries to stop her thinking before the Asteria thinks about it.

However, even though she is deliberately trying to apply the brakes, there is a person who stepped on the accelerator.

"I feel like I can tell Ah-chan (Asteria) the truth, too." You've lived with us for quite some time, and you're not someone else? "

It's Lucia. It looks like the Asteria was a part of her.

"... now, Miss A." Why don't you try and explain to Lord Asteria what happened? ”

"Me? Well, that's fine..." Well, the empire that was next to this country is ruined, isn't it? Potato-chan's gonna do it. "

"... I'm sorry, Master Lucia. I don't know what you're talking about."

"That's right. Yes, Teresa-chan, baton touch!"

"Hey?!"

Teresa turned her attention to Lucia, who was just roughing the field as usual and walking away. But Lucia blows the wind somewhere. As a result, Teresa is forced to tell the Asteria the details.

In this way, the Asteria receives a detailed explanation from Teresa... "After all, she swallowed things after midnight. At that time, Teresa was a gossip, and she looked at Lucia as if she was sleeping in bed, and she didn't look at her...