Garudeina Oukoku Koukoku Ki

"This is Master Georg! I've been looking forward to seeing you again this day with a long neck. Please take a seat. And Eduardo."

I'm sorry.

"I care, it hurts"

Georg was now visiting the city of Nidea, the Hall of Raymond, for a long time. That's because I didn't want to visit the Empire any time soon, so I wanted to keep my face on while I could afford it before then.

"We've both been looking at each other for a long time, but it looks better than anything."

"Whether it's a crisis like this or not, you can't lay down sick."

"Actually (seriously) you are right. Even our Chamber of Commerce continues to order hiccups of food, lumber, iron, and swords and bows and arrows. I can't say it out loud to people in your country, but now is the time to make money."

"Am I one of those people in your country?

"No, that's what it was before the building. I've lost my mind."

Ed and Raymond continue the conversation. The feeling is that the meeting between the Lords and the Chamber of Commerce, rather than the friends of the Old Knowledge, has an atmosphere. It is not hard to imagine that there would have been various interactions while Georg did not show up.

"Well, it's not like I had a big errand this time. I thought I'd take a look at the two of you before it's going to be a busy day."

"Oh? I didn't know Master Georg couldn't ask the hard questions..."

"What do you think I am?"

"At least until now, every time we meet, our Chamber of Commerce has ordered quite a few items. I was finally in shape. That said, I was half anxious about expectations."

"Hmm, my daily routine as it turns out."

Georg says with such a bitter laugh, they both respond to it by breaking their faces. Both still only face to face enough to count, but in the meantime they share secrets that can never be revealed. The relationship, the new density, or the fear of Georg are quite significant in terms of respect.

"Well, if that's what you're saying, can I push the challenge once and for all now?

"Well, were you still up to something?"

"No, it's not so much about planning. I think it's time to expand the city again. Along with that, we are planning to accept residents and procure food, but there are other challenges that we cannot say, such as purchasing large quantities of food from countries where there will be war?

"That's... that's hard indeed"

When Ed put his arms together and clapped his face, he opened his mouth after Raymond also roared once beside him.

"Currently, orders and purchases of supplies, starting with food by the state, are being made everywhere in the country. If we were to collect a large amount of food in the middle of it and prepare it for foreign use, it would not be a laughable situation to be turned down as treason, or suspected of conspiracy, if we were bad. All this time, I'd have to say it's hard..."

"What, it's supposed to be, never mind"

The assumption on the part of the Kingdom was that by now it would have taken the Imperial Castle Fortress of Sankzi and maintained its ability to continue fighting by taking the food stored there together, but in fact it had withdrawn without being attacked, suffered a de facto defeat and, on the contrary, the Imperial side has continuously assembled reinforcements for counter-invasion into the Castle Fortress.

Naturally, the kingdom is also aware of the movement, stationing its withdrawn troops at the border, constructing positions for defence, and calling for reinforcements from all over the country. Even if you are suspected of conspiracy, such as refusing to supply or buy food at such a time, or selling large quantities of food outside the country or the institutions that belong there.

"Together, would it even be difficult to gather sub-people? Even if we collect it, if we don't have the food to feed it."

"Yes, I'm sorry, but for now only, I was wondering if I could live up to Master Georg's expectations..."

"I don't mind. More than the original, I don't mean to. More importantly, won't this battle affect you two?

To Georg's words, the two of them started curling up in a whisper just saying, "I've been waiting".

"That's it, but we're in a painful position now,"

"As Eduardo said, if we are in contact with Master Georg through Gardina, or the enemies of the kingdom, we will not be able to live tomorrow if things are revealed. Anyway, the troops that attacked and struck our soldiers in the previous battle, their ground power, are the subordinates we sold many of them to. That said, even if we surrender to the Empire for breaking the border into the Empire, we don't know how we will be treated without any connection to the Empire."

"Yep, the end of a city surrendered to an enemy country, etc., all the same. It would still be better if we could just let them supply us with food and supplies. But if they take away my money, I'll be lost on the streets, too, not far away."

"Of course, being a lord, I would be something similar. If the Empire, in the unlikely event that it breaks down its border guard and enters the country, it is never unlikely that the area around Nidea, one of the leading barn zones, will be targeted. If that happens..."

More than that, I know it without words. When Raymond's words became real, his options were precisely three.

1 · Thorough anti-war. Castle on pillow. Straight line.

2 · Surrender and beg for mercy.

3 · Bring the clan romantic party and flee. However, there is no destination to go to.

Previously Georg had decided that Nidea would not hit the march path if the Empire proceeded in the shortest possible time from the Sankzi Castle Fortress to the King Dinant Capital.

But, yes, the area around here was a barn zone... which, together with Raymond's anxiety, is not a problem either.

That said, Gardina still doesn't have enough troops to carry out the invasion or enough personnel to manage the land it has taken. The option of marching to Nidea ahead of the Empire and taking control of the surrounding area did not exist.

"... aye ok. I'll talk to the Emperor of the Empire."

"Oh! Thank God for that!

"Thank you very much."

"But it's something we don't necessarily think will unfold the way the two of us want. Gardina and the Empire are only forming their first tentative friendship through a unanimity of mutual interests. There is no step-in-law for accepting either unilateral request."

"Of course, I understand."

"At least let's be better than the current situation with no handover whatsoever. That's more than enough."

"You should be. But if the time has come for the Dinants to be ravaged by the Empire, then I'd like to incorporate Nidea, and west of it, as the prints of Gardina."

In response to Georg's words, the two respond with a bitter smile. And since there's been some time.

"We hope to thrive as part of the Gardina if we can."

"Uhm. Our children will be relieved to live a hundred years more precisely than the head of man, through friendship with the likes of Georg, who can live a time equal to eternal robbery."

It was Georg who laughed bitterly at their frank words.

Then, after a little chat, Georg returns to Gardina.

It was about a month ago, when the Empire began invading the Dinants.