Dancing Circles on the Horizon of Events

Tick-tack, tick-tack...

A painful air flows through the small meeting room.

Inside this room now were tempo, atlas, and cortex homunculus members and waltz, except for Strella, who was not in the king's capital.

And the other one.

Someone who shouldn't be here wasn't even seated, just standing up.

... of course, it's not a ghost.

"... sister..."

... is Lucia.

"... talk about that magic bomb... maybe I'm the cause"

Lucia squeaks as she shrivels (shrivels) her beast ears and tail.

"... you think the destination of the magic particle beam back then was Boreas (Sirius territory)?

"Yeah..."

3 months ago.

The captain of the intelligence unit to which Julia belonged, by Thakubus, who was also under the command of the demon king Altair, when a union of phantom magic was erected in the king's capital of Mid-Eden.

To break that junction, Lucia unleashed a full magic particle beam.

The beam flew somewhere, not as it could be called, but as a lump of magic as a fluffy, floating chabon ball.

If this was the magic unleashed by a normal wizard, one day it would be attenuated and gone, or there would be a small explosion somewhere, and that would have been it.

... but Lucia's all-powerful magic is powerful enough to completely blow up the uninhabited islands that were floating in the ocean to generate a small tsunami.

It wasn't a surprise at all, even if it had landed on a land I didn't know existed and had a huge explosion.

... Rather, I'd say it was inevitable.

"... what does everyone think?

The homunculus with a difficult look on Waltz's inquiry.

Desperate, think of an excuse to be able to defend Lucia... but unfortunately, it didn't seem immediately to come to mind.

... among other things,

"Lucia."

Atlas opens his mouth.

"Don't think too deeply, okay? Well. I can't say I care... but those with great power, naturally, will have the same magnitude of risk. Well, some guys throw the blame like your sister and run away?

"Hey... what is that? Like I'm irresponsible..."

and Atlas who dares to say the following words without worrying, even though Waltz argues.

"So you just have to do what Lucia wants. You can take responsibility, or you can run away like your sister. Fortunately, we're the only ones who know about this, and at least the members here are on Lucia's side."

Lucia, who initially had a blue face to such Atlas words, also seemed somewhat pale.

Then this time, Lucia opens her mouth as she was thinking about the meaning of Atlas' words.

"Hey, Atlas... how can I make amends?

Atlas smiles at Lucia's words like that.

Apparently, he was imprisoned by a strange feeling compared to Lucia, who decided to live a different way than her sister, and Waltz, who decided to keep running away.

"I see. What do you think, Cortex?

"That's right ~... if you think about Lucia's power, I think there's a lot to do. Besides, the letter of Sirius, the Demon King, did not allow such a statement as the death of a person, so, as Atlas put it, there is no need to think deeply ~?

I heard Cortex say something like that, Waltz.

"Because? Ma, wouldn't it be nice if we transported the food in metamagic, or dug the money out of the area appropriately and sent it to you?

... Yes, I said it in the right way.

"... it's too bad you're really your sister, around there... Something tells me there's no delicacy... or I can't read the air..."

"What...?

I didn't think the word delicacy would come out of my brother. So, waltz to face by accident.

While Waltz is losing his word, Atlas utters the following words against Lucia.

"Ma, in the end, when you say what you want to say,... you mean that with too much power, you may let someone lose something important, but maybe, on the contrary, you can protect or get something important back. In short, don't be too pessimistic about your powers."

So Atlas stroked Lucia's head.

"... yeah."

Then there was no Lucia with the blue face until earlier.

"You know what? For my stupid brother, you say good things, right?

"... why are you a stupid brother, tempo sister..."

"Doesn't the Guardian have the luxury of having to refer to his siblings, slower than himself, as his stupid brother and sister?

"Hey, that's not it! Sure, my sister told me... But if I were to say that, even a temp sister would have to be called a fool by your sister."

"... ha... you don't know anything. This is why my stupid brother..."

"Hey, wait! You have no idea what that means!

... like that, breaking the air that should have been heavy, Atlas and Tempo.

Lucia saw such an exchange between the two and smiled.

... The waltz, on the contrary,

"Delicacy... I wonder what delicacy is..."

... and I kept crushing...

And after the invigorated Lucia leaves the small conference room, a full-fledged homunculus meeting begins.

"So, you're drinking the other side's demands on this one?

Waltz raises the issue of big books.

Translation of Cortex (?) If you pelican, the other side seems to want it in a rather high-pressure manner...

"Right - don't you mind about this one?

Cortex seems positive.

"By the way, why?

"In a letter across page 5, polite greetings accounted for 80% ~. Indeed, if I were to summarise the contents of the letter, it would be a request for food and other support supplies, but I could see something desperate, so I decided if I could help ~"

"... for what it's worth, it's a long story, isn't it?

"There were some Yuki in that place, so you couldn't have gotten out poorly ~"

In front of the messenger, I will not tell you the truth.

Isn't that common sense in diplomacy with other countries?

"I see... What do you think of Atlas and Tempo?

Then Atlas opens his mouth first.

"There's talk of Lucia, so I was wondering if you'd like to create an opportunity to send her support supplies if possible to give Lucia a chance to make amends"

"Hmm... You have Lucia's shoulder for a long time, don't you?

"Well, if we stay together for a long time, we'll move on, too, right?

"Is that all...?

"I'd rather ask what else..."

Atlas himself seems to have no other reason.

"... well, fine. So, what about the tempo?

"... what is it? Where you are expressing a positive opinion, should I say a negative opinion? For example, I don't have anything to give to the demonic garbage worms."

"No, that's not what I'm saying..."

"Yeah, I know. But... right. As far as I'm concerned, I don't have the same opinions as you, so I dare you to complain."

Tempo opened his mouth after meditating for the first time when he said so.

"As a result of my poor work, I think I'll know without daring to mention the likelihood that I will be forced to support you in the same way in the future. So let me tell you about another risk that comes with supporting the Demons."

"It's a risk..."

"Yes, as far as trends in the surrounding countries are concerned, there seems to be a great separation in this world between those who are generally called 'humans' and those who are called 'demons'. That's not only the Mid-Eden of today, but the same can be said of the old Mid-Eden before we got here."

Of course, Mid-Eden is a country on the 'human' side because it embraces as much bravery as it embraces fighting the demon kings.

"Now, in a world like that, what would happen if Mid-Eden changed his policy and reached out to the Demons for help... Anyway, if you're going to support it in secret, if there's anything like mouthing it off to other countries, it's definitely going to be out of balance with the countries around you. They might say, for example, 'They sold their hearts to the devil'. And that's not just for this country. Perhaps we can say the same about the country where Lord Sirius the Demon reigns"

That's what I said, then a deep sigh tempo.

And I uttered the last word.

"For those of us who have the knowledge of the modern world, there are neglected places like 'human' or 'demonic', so let me point out just in case."

"... that's for sure."

To tempo words, nodding waltz.

"If we use Lucia's metamorphosis magic to support it in secret, this side is going to be able to move things forward without a wave, but the problem is the other side, right?

"Right ~. You should also think about sending a messenger to do the back-to-back."

"But..."

Atlas pinches his mouth for the Waltz and Cortex exchange.

"Blah, what do you think? Supporting the Demons to a large extent, how many problems will there be?

"At least you're not going to get along well with Endercia, who's sending brave men... no, I'd rather not."

"For once, think about interaction between citizens too ~?

I'm a citizen, too, right?... and a waltz that I don't even think about.

"... reform comes with pain, I wonder if he..."

If this is the monarchy, with power by the king, maybe some freedom will work, but in Mid-Eden, which is now a republican system, the existence of the people could not be flouted.

Waltz and the others can turn their hands, even if they can, to the senators entering and leaving the royal castle and, where good, to the people of the Wang Dynasty is the limit, and it is difficult to get boulders to the people who live far away.

Especially since people with foreign interactions are predominantly those living near the border, if Waltz and the others break off the reform of getting along with the demonic side, it will be the first people to be harmed or rebelled by these out-of-hand people.

"... because you've already vandalized the country just fine... I don't know how to get this country into any more contention..."

When Waltz says that,

"Speaking of which, sister ~? I've been a little concerned lately."

Cortex opens his mouth.

"What could it be?

"It's about the frequency of disturbances here with other countries these days. The reason is not clear, but there has been an extreme reduction in every dispute compared to before March-January ~. If you're going to mention the numbers specifically, that's roughly one-hundredth of the time ~"

"Hey... why don't you tell me they're all gone?

"Yeah, you could say that."

"Why...?

"Come on? I'm just letting the intelligence department look into it right now, but I haven't been able to grasp the cause of the clarity yet. Or one more thing."

Then Cortex comes up with a difficult look.

"... instead of the noise gone, demons appeared more frequently in the north ~"

"Huh?... I mean, don't you mean more demons because no one else was there that was responsible for the commotion?

"I can't say for sure, but that would be most likely ~"

"... no, no way"

To Waltz... no, it wasn't like the Waltz didn't have any idea where the disappeared people went.

"Maybe not, huh?

"... the zombies... I mean, the soldiers who attacked South Fortress?

"Probably."

Waltz closing to the words of Cortex.

In other words, a man gathered from a surrounding country may be the identity of the 800,000 soldiers who attacked South Fortress...

In the first place, assuming the Marines weren't marched from Endersia without 800,000, the most prominent marching source at the moment (?) would mean a small country dotted around Mid-Eden, Endercia and Merclio,.

Well, whether we call it a march that was abducted by God and forcibly sent (in hiding) is another story.

(If you pull people from a big country, you'll soon notice something strange, so I guess that means you brought them dispersed from a small country... Well, you wouldn't know I wouldn't look into it)

With that in mind, Waltz mouths the questions that have sprung up.

"... are those soldiers... after all, all of them, going to be Endercia's troops?

"I don't think that's in the boulders, but I wonder if a small number of them will be recruited as Endelusian soldiers ~"

"... Huh. Right. I knew it. Then I should have killed them all."

"... sister. I'm just saying that, aren't they supposed to call me a demon god?

"Just kidding, kidding"

"It's not convincing at all to tell a joke about your sister's appearance..."

With that said, Atlas sends a white glance at the manoeuvring armor (waltz).

Daring to ignore such a brother's gaze, Waltz adds his thoughts.

"I mean, isn't there a shortage of men in the surrounding countries right now?

"... which means that not only the Sirius territory, but also the small countries around you, might ask for support ~"

"Yeah, well, that's the thing. Maybe their pride won't allow them to ask for help from a country that was at war until the other day. Well, we still don't know if that or this is really right, so we should have the Intelligence Department look into the factual relationship as soon as possible."

"... okay ~. You decide to ask Julia and Sylvia to work like a carriage horse ~"

"Uh... yeah. On time, huh?

"Yes."

With that said, a nickel and a grin Cortex.

Will Julia and the others be able to fulfill their mission alive...

"So, what do we do? Talk about support."

"You've already come to a conclusion ~? Tempo, sister?

That's what I said, Cortex pointing water at the tempo.

"It's not your sister's cliche, but you have to find out, don't you think? However, it is necessary to notify the other party in advance of the request for information secrecy in order not to divulge the information."

"So what do you think?

"Yeah. I'm in favor of deciding who to send later. I mean, I don't have that kind of cliché!

"I think that's all right, too, huh?

"So, unanimity means we're going to move on in that direction ~"

So Mid-Eden, secretly, was to support the country that Sirius the Demon King would rule.