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Request for escort to Wangdu.

There are materials that can only be collected in the vicinity of Alistair on the border and objects that can only be obtained in the labyrinth.

The merchant's escort, who was responsible for transporting such supplies to the Wang capital.

That was the request I took on this time.

There is no problem with the request itself.

I have received many requests for escorts before.

This request was an easy one with only a few demons attacking along the way with escorts to the Wang capital. Hiring us was also more famous than having strong demons protect us when they showed up. The desire to be close to us was obscured.

Finally, the point is that you can be free to go home.

There were two groups of adventurers who took on escorts from Wang Du, but now that we have reached Wang Du, we do not need to act with them based in Wang Du.

However, the problem occurred later when I reported completion of the request as a guild.

"What? Are you so unhappy to be invited to my tea?

"Nothing..."

Mr. Louise, who is guild master at the Adventurer's Guild in Wang Du, caught me.

Mr. Louise, who knew we were coming in advance, waited deliberately where he could see the entrance to the guild, and he pulled Melissa and Iris' hands to the room to grab him when he finished reporting.

You can't handle Alliance Masters underneath just where the eyes of other adventurers are.

We can't just leave them alone, so we all head to the room.

"So, what can I do for you?

I wouldn't even try to hide Melissa's disgruntled look.

"Just because I came to Wang Du doesn't seem like they call me to the office every time."

The same goes for Illis.

Mr. Louise's eyesight turned into something serious.

Good, there was a good reason.

"I called you because I wanted to give you information that people couldn't hear."

"Information, is it?

If you are also an Alliance Master, you have a variety of relationships from which you can get information.

Also, Mr. Louise, who worked as an adventurer for many years, has her own handwriting.

"It's a rumor about the Empire. Listen, it shouldn't hurt."

"Let's hear it."

Melissa gets serious about this too.

When it comes to empire and our involvement, I can only think of about the war that broke out earlier in the spring.

"Relieved. Again, it's not like they're attacking me or anything. Instead, it won't be long before that country strikes."

"Really?

"In this war in the first place, the kingdom side could not perceive where food and weapons were prepared from. Still, I guess I couldn't do it that way. Right now, the Empire is panicking because of all sorts of things."

War costs money for supplies, naturally.

If we had the necessary supplies, we could have predicted that we were going to wage war in advance, but the reconnaissance of the kingdom that infiltrated the Empire could not be discerned at all.

They investigated it thoroughly on suspicion of takeovers, etc., but in the end they didn't find any facts like someone had been acquired.

"We were unable to identify the cause. But this one won't be so important to you, so save it."

I'm not that interested in the way supplies are prepared.

Supplies collected from the Imperial Army, but large quantities of meat from demons such as oaks, not beasts, were used for food. but it's not just meat because there were other vegetables and fish decent.

"All the nobles who advised against the kingdom were to be held responsible for their defeat in the war."

Specifically, confiscation of assets.

Seems to strive to recover the treasury lost by it.

Since it is far from recovering the treasury that was lost where the noblest confiscated all the possessions he possessed, he decided to make up for it firmly by asking all the officials of the nobleman family to fall into slavery and so on.

"And the man most responsible was the first prince of the empire."

"Did you have a war on the first prince's proposal?

"I hear you are."

I just have to be stunned by that word.

The first prince can inherit the emperor unless there is more to it.

Naturally, war can take the other's territory if it wins, and there are advantages such as looting being allowed in the occupied city, but at the same time there are disadvantages.

The moment you lose, you will fall from the side you take to the side you take from you.

Not only have we been deprived of most of the supplies necessary for the war, but the Kingdom has officially decided to send a statement of protest to the Empire to compensate.

That amount is not the ratio of the supplies taken.

No, it's a natural compensation because there's actually less damage in the area where I lived in Krashel.

This time, the first prince, who should have been the next emperor without having to do anything, was stripped of his right to inherit the throne because he scratched more greed than necessary and waged war. Even more so, they've fallen into slavery.

What are you doing...

"That's what bothered Atashi, so I personally looked into it, and apparently there was a problem with the inheritance of the empire that caused the war."

"What do you mean?

"... an imperial succession will take place in the near future"

"Isn't that unusual?

Even the kingdom has decided that the first prince, Prince Randolph, will be the king's prince next year.

This one had a hard time deciding because three men put in cross spears, but I'm glad the next generation is safe.

"The guy who will be the next emperor is the first prince. As a result of being taken responsibility, if he had a high order of succession to the throne, like the second or third prince, he wouldn't have had a problem. But the next guy to be emperor was the same guy who didn't have the right to inherit the throne."

46th place in the rank of succession to the throne.

Being that can't even be a spare in nature.

Originally, the younger brother of the current emperor was born with a maid who worked in Imperial Castle in the late years when the former emperor ceded his throne to the current emperor. In other words, make him uncle of the first prince and younger brother of the current emperor.

The right to inherit the throne is given priority by the Emperor's son, daughter, and also by the Emperor's clan, so he, the son of the former Emperor, also has the right to inherit.

"That's tough."

By the time the next emperor was born, the first prince was already ten years old as well.

The previous emperor's hustling in late years made it a strange relationship.

"To sum up the story, the cause of the war was: 'The first prince, who was about to be deprived of his next emperor's throne by his younger uncle, waged war on the kingdom in search of clear procedures to make his status a firm object' - is that what you mean?

"That's more like it."

"No!"

Iris speaks up.

Even I would be angry if I were a party.

Even though fewer people are sacrificed in that war, the reason for this is due to the struggle for power.

The promised status was about to be taken away.

That's just it.

"Nearly six months are about to pass. It's time for the Empire to settle down."

Until now, it has been best to solve domestic problems by pursuing responsibility for waging war.

If that clears up, I'll be out of the country next.

The same is true of reprisals against the Kingdom of Metis itself, but there are more susceptible beings to hate than that.

"We..."

Personal retaliation.

Just lost a war between countries, retaliating against countries is a problem, but retaliation between individuals is easy to solve even if there are problems. Besides, if you're a self-inflicted adventurer against a danger like us, you can't pursue blame for being resented and dying.

We have no problem with ourselves.

I can be confident that even if I get attacked, I can return the favor.

The problem is with my family.

It's impossible stories like saving everything without knowing how far they're going to look into us and how far they're going to retaliate, but at least we have to protect the family we live with.

"Your mothers are the same as your family, even if you're a cop. Keep it safe so it doesn't get hurt."

"Okay."

When I get up, the other members get up.

"Transferring from this room is the least noticeable if you want to transfer. Don't worry, I'll mislead you when it comes to leaving."

"Thank you"

I thank Mr. Louise and transfer him to Alistair.

If it's true, I was going to take a slow look around the King's Capital before returning, but it might be a situation I can't even say so.