Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Deshou! (WN)

Interlude 29: The situation of the Duke of Nuremberg.

"Duke of Nuremberg, will you finally perish? After the reckless rebellion and useless slaughter, you will leave the wrongdoing to later generations. That's right. "

"Don't tell me, the demons. Are you gonna live for a thousand years and collect my bad words?"

"It's not like the Duke of Nuremberg where you can study. Even demons don't live up to that point. I'm 187 years old this year.

"Wow! It would be enough to live that much."

I, Duke of Nuremberg, are now on the verge of ruin.

Many vassals and aristocrats who believe they can survive if they engage in defensive combat in the territorial southern region are still giving up.

First, prevent the imperial army from invading, and then survive in a military alliance with the Helmut Kingdom.

With that in mind, it seems that some people have already sent messengers privately.

There are no wise men in the kingdom of Helmut, and aristocrats with various ideas are creating factions.

There may be powers moving into an alliance with this in order to annex the Empire.

Because of that, the movement of soldiers on the Helmut Kingdom side seems to be less than expected.

Even if you don't want to work with me who destroyed the advance squad, the decision of the Royal Palace may have been stagnant because of the nobleman who proposed an alliance with me.

In this regard, is this confused alliance proposal useful?

But there is no alliance with the Helmut Kingdom.

If foreign powers intervene in the process of unifying the empire, it is impossible to unify the continents.

"To the end, there is no point in having a rebellion if you don't aim for a unified empire on your own."

"These useless prides will shorten your life."

"Do you go as you expected?"

I'm angry, but I guess it's going to happen with a great deal of probability.

If the situation changes as it is, I will be destroyed.

If you think back, there have been many mistakes since the beginning of the rebellion.

First, Therese, I couldn't kill you.

The other electors and their successors are only Bonkura compared to you.

Despite the disadvantages of being a woman, you have the talent to become an emperor.

Because she is a woman, she has some sweet parts, but she can make up for it with her vassals.

When you tried to kill you, there was someone who stopped it.

In the Kingdom of Helmut, this is the youngest magician and the reputed Earl of Baumeister, who has saved Therese from the dead.

It's totally a young habit.

Despite the smell of the award, there was luck in Therese even though there were runs of the four fools who did something unexpected.

In the end, I missed Therese and ended up creating a PLA.

Even in battle with the PLA, unnecessarily sacrificed.

He disposed of a lot of useless stupid aristocrats, but made too many other sacrifices.

The sacrifice of wizards is especially great.

He tried to survive the damage by excavating from the underground archeological site and a measure to give up the two tigers by abandoning the Imperial City temporarily.

That emperor is not too much a tiger, or a stray cat is enough.

The stray cat and the female tiger Therese split as planned, and only the stray cat sent an expeditionary force here, losing reputation as I expected and losing.

I was doing well up to that point ...

"History is a thing that sometimes produces unexpected heroes."

"May flies, demons"

A young boy named Peter, the third son of a stray cat, came out.

He was born to a commoner's mother and was just playing in the Imperial capital to suit his mother.

I walked with all the same bad birth dogs and was out of the Imperial City on the day I woke my soldiers.

After a while, I returned to the Imperial City, but got drunk and drowned by most of my vassal, and when I ordered house arrest, he whined to go to the prostitute.

If you give permission, you are playing without worrying about the surveillance.

In addition, the price is likely to be paid to the Imperial Family.

I thought it was a helpless little person unlike my two brothers who were honor students, but it wasn't such a play as to deceive me.

And to this young man was Count Earl Baumeister, who was at a distance from Therese.

At the time when they kept a distance, I thought I could have won.

Earl Baumeister and the stray cat were at their worst, and I didn't think he would help his son.

After all, Peter upset after the death of the stray cat, quickly seized control of the central capital, armed himself before I rushed to the imperial capital, and for the first time caused great damage to my elite.

You defeated the confidant Sauken, who was entrusted with another squadron.

Asking a few soldiers who fled, he was deceived by the magic of Count Baumeister.

Pia the young man interrupted me again.

Sauken is my one-armed arm, so I had to leave another squadron with peace of mind.

The range of tactics is reduced.

"Count Baumeister, don't curse me. Demons, are he even drawing your blood?"

That young man and the final weapon of the kingdom?

They doubt that they are really ordinary people.

"Because the demons and human halves disappeared from this continent nearly 10,000 years ago, they are potentially throwbacks."

"A throwback?"

"It's a long time ago, what you call an ancient magic civilization."

"Explain"

The demons seem to know something, so I ask for an explanation.

I want to get any information now.

"In the era of ancient magical civilization, advanced magical techniques were developing and trading with my demonic nation."

"Speaking of which, you came from the far west."

It looks like a middle-aged gentleman with a white tuxedo, a top hat, a monocle and a whisker, but the demons have long ears.

He suddenly appeared in front of me.

At first I thought I was trying to corrupt me, but I was stupid that he was reading too much of the story.

Everything seems to be an archeologist.

"Duke of Nuremberg. Your territory has a great deal of precious ancient heritage, so let me investigate it. ''

To be honest, I can't read this guy's nature.

Whether there is a demonic country behind and aiming at the turmoil of this continent, or simply approached me from the intellectual curiosity to me who has the authority of the land where the underground archeological site is located.

Still, as a result, I got a lot of the legacy of ancient civilization.

Demon type golems that explode, mass-produced dragon golems, and huge devices that hinder “movement” and “communication”.

A number of other sources were available, which were of great help in revolting.

"Aside from the number, no more unusual items came out than I thought."

It seems that he was a little dissatisfied with the results.

The demons ... Another strange thing about this guy is that he doesn't give his real name.

So I call him a demon, but he doesn't complain about it.

I don't like it, but he helped repair and maintain the excavated items.

I can't do anything because I'm not a specialist, but I can do simple repairs and maintenance.

He helped the Great Golem Corps run, thanks for exploring the underground ruins in the Duke of Nuremberg.

"Are you still a demonic country?

"I don't have it because I'm a smuggler."

It's suspicious, but he's a demonic and has a huge amount of magic.

"The demons are few in number. Instead, everyone is a wizard. ''

The power of the demons was phenomenal.

He is constantly researching while repairing and maintaining excavated items while regularly replenishing magical devices to devices that hinder "movement" and "communication."

"I wish the demons didn't really attack"

"There are so many demons. There are some who propose to enter this continent. '

"Are you going?

"The demons are at the limits of their race"

In the past several thousand years, it seems that demons have become harder to have children.

"It's a declining birthrate. The demonic country in the west is an island, but as large as a subcontinent. There is no war and politics is stable. Nevertheless, the number of people who are not married has increased and the number of children born has decreased. The birth rate is about to drop below 1.1. By the way, there are more than four Duke of Nuremberg. "

Some words such as birth rate came out, but I was more worried about demons' “advance”.

Words are useful.

Even if it is an invasion, it can be deceived at first.

In other words, demonic nations have continental aggressors, like imperial southerners and kingdom northerners.

The numbers may be small now, but as the demonic nation becomes declining, its opinions may increase.

Ordinarily the opposite?

A stupid war is one that resonates with human instinct.

Foolish people who dislike war and who don't want to be warned will be delighted with the victory of their nation or lord if their own or their families are killed or injured.

The winner wins over and exploits the loser to varying degrees.

It is not surprising that there is an idea to make up for the lack of ourselves with slaves of lower heterogeneity and humans.

Demons may attack this continent where humans live to regain their instinct.

I need to rule this continent and prevent it.

Even if you use this demons.

"Return to the story, is it Bourmeister's throwback?"

"His magical power is just below the advanced level by demons. It's still increasing, but it's more likely that demons will be higher than the advanced level. It is impossible for humans, so it is reasonable to think of it as a human reincarnation of the ancient magical civilization era. ''

"I know more."

"I haven't actually seen those days, but the ancient magical civilization had the technology to artificially increase the number of wizards."

"What ?! What kind of technology did you have?"

"It's a technology that died 10,000 years ago."

As expected, the main business was only an archeologist, and the demons were familiar with the ancient magical civilization era.

I also knew ridiculous techniques, such as how to make wizards.

"Because the demonic nation has not been destroyed, there is relatively little data left. Ancient magic civilization was extremely advanced in magic technology."

The ancient magical civilization era at the time was forming a loosely united alliance.

Although his homeland in the center of the continent was powerful, he did not have much political uncertainty and seemed to have granted some freedom to local small states.

"Especially in the southernmost continent of the Republic of Akitsushima, where the people choose the governor in elections."

"I think the empire seems to be OK"

"The empire can only vote in parliament. In the Republic of Akitsushima, any man or woman over the age of 18 can vote. It is the same as the demonic nation of today."

"Hmm. It's foolish politics."

Let people who don't even know politics choose politicians?

Even though the imperial parliament now has an increasing number of stupid members, it will only disrupt politics.

"Maybe, politics is a means, and if you have the power to do it, you don't care about the political system."

"Are you an archeologist and a political scientist?"

"It's a former colleague from the same university. Let's go back, but the development of magic technology has increased the number of magicians needed."

However, it is unlikely that such a large amount of wizards will be born suddenly.

So research has begun to artificially increase the number of wizards.

"At first it was a series of struggles, but I finally found it. I found something related to magic and magic in the creature blueprints."

"Biological blueprint?"

"All the creatures are based on this information. It's not the reason that the born child looks like his parents."

"Wait. There aren't many wizards in genetics. Rather, it has nothing to do."

If a witch emerges from heredity, this world will be full of witches.

"I'll explain it simply because it is a difficult technical story, but the biological blueprint is an extremely recessive genetic element."

"Recessive inheritance?"

"Which is more common when children are born to both blond and black-haired parents? That's not black-haired children. That is, blondes are recessive."

Indeed, is black hair dominantly inherited?

If so, my suppression of Mizuho people is correct.

When you grow up those guys, the empire will be devoured from within.

"The magical creature blueprint is not an extremely recessive gene. You must have both parents to inherit it."

"Hey, no magician will ever be born, even if they are children of each other."

So if so, the world would be full of wizards.

"There is another genetic component, which is documented as being related to" Essential Embodiment and Propagation "."

"In other words, can't you be a wizard without it?"

"If you don't have both, you can't be a wizard. If you have only one, you'll only have the amount of magic that any human on this continent has. "I don't have it. When I sampled and examined the hair of the people, I found that there was 20%. I don't think it's almost average from a statistical point of view."

Statistically ...

Apparently, technology and learning are progressing in the demonic country.

"In other words, is the technology for creating artificial wizards developed by the ancient magical civilization a technology that establishes the biological design of" Magical Realization and Propagation "?"

"That's right. It's a technology that the demons don't need, so it's no longer a lost technology."

If you know, it's a shame that you could increase the number of wizards.

"So why do you know Count Baumeister is a reversion?"

"It was written in an old document. It was said that all the artificial wizards that appeared in the ancient magical civilization era had the magical power of him. After that, I saw the information from you. All spouses are wizards. ''

"What happened?"

"Everyone is statistically strange. It was stated in the documentation that there was no such story before marriage."

That's a strange point.

But, isn't she originally talented and couldn't she think that the magician's talent has come to life after marriage?

The two other than "Saint", "Storm" and "Destruction" are at intermediate level.

Although it was precious enough, was it possible that you didn't notice it for a while because it was intermediate?

No, magic testing should be mandatory in the kingdom as a child.

Yes, that's strange.

"Another thing I know from old sources is that even if you have both creature blueprints, if you do not stimulate them, you will not notice the magical talent until you die."

"What is it?"

"Even today, eight percent of the population of the Duke of Nuremberg have both biological plans, which is also an average."

"For that, there are few wizards."

First, if you don't notice it, why is it meaningless to supply the crystal for identification to remote rural villages?

"The rate of witches embodied in discriminating crystals and matching instruments is the same as in the ancient magical civilization era."

That is, there is no one percent.

"Even though I have a biological blueprint, the magic doesn't materialize. It seems that I was called up by severe training at first, but this seems to be inefficient."

If you can become a magician with hard training, it should be no wonder that some soldiers of the Dukes of the Nuremberg Duchess can use magic.

"As a result of our various studies, we discovered another biological blueprint and created an artificial wizard with three. This artificial wizard has great features."

If you make a heterosexual and a child with two biological blueprints, the child will be almost a hundred percent wizard.

Second, the demons explained that they can stimulate those who have two creature blueprints where magic does not materialize to bring out the magical talent.

"As a result, those who were previously thought to be unable to use magic can cast magic, and those who can use magic can use their potential to increase their magical power. The humans have increased the number of wizards. ''

Indeed, that led to that great prosperity.

"But, and with the return of Earl Baumeister ... Demons, what are the factors that bring out their potential?"

"Human is superior to demons. It is not a sexual desire to support its fertility. Because of the pleasures, humans are growing in large numbers and overwhelmingly more than demons."

"Don't let go of the silliness, as will demons."

Because there is no difference in appearance from humans, there is no way that it will increase by producing eggs.

I have never heard of such a story.

"In recent years, young demons are said to be herbivorous, and many are not interested in romance or marriage, and many are immersed in hobbies and work. The government's measures to reduce the birthrate are always empty."

I don't know how hard it is to live with advanced civilization.

Huh, all countries and races are running out of trouble.

Than that ...

"Why did the brides of Earl Baumeister, who originally had the factor, embody and strengthen their magic through marriage with him?

"Is that so? It's the quickest way to increase the number of witches. Because witches have been favored in the past, women who want to be witches or women who want to be witch wizards come closer to artificial witches. Can choose whatever woman they like and it's a man's dream? "

"Yes."

I'm a man too, so I don't know that feeling.

"But, why did Count Baumeister get that factor?"

"It's a mystery, and it's the job of scholars and researchers to examine it, but the report you saw about Count Baumeister is strange."

"It's strange? Why?"

I was spending a lot of time and money investigating Count Baumeister.

Is that guy an enemy or an ally?

Either way, you need to know who you are.

"Do you deny my investigation?"

"It's only one thing that's weird. It's written that the magic of Earl Baumeister took shape. It's estimated to be around five or six years old. It's strange."

"Why?"

"Once the factors of the Artificial Wizard have materialized, they have enough magical power at birth."

"It may be because his parents had no way to look in the countryside."

"It's called 'artificial wizard's rainbow color' and it usually shines in rainbow color right after birth. "

"In other words, was there anything at the age of Baumeister, around the age of five or six? Did you accidentally wake up to talent at that time?"

There is no guarantee that everyone will be awake immediately after birth.

"Did you listen to my story properly? The biological plan is innate and cannot be acquired suddenly."

Indeed, it's already decided when it was born because it was a biological blueprint.

So it's impossible for an artificial wizard to suddenly wake up to magic later.

What does that mean?

"Count Earl Baumeister hears that his father had been born over forty. It is said that his old wife was born, but she may have misled her child. What?

This is a common story for nobles.

Why do children who give birth to women other than their wives claim to be children of their right wives?

Indeed, I don't understand.

If the mother is a poor farmer's daughter, she may not have noticed.

"I ask, just in case, is there any sudden change in the biological blueprint?"

"It is not lost, but it is not possible on this continent today."

"Is it impossible now? What is it?"

"That would have been possible 10,000 years ago."

10,000 years ago, the central nation of the ancient magical civilization, which had unified the continents despite its allied state and boasted overwhelming prosperity, suddenly collapsed for unknown reasons.

In spite of having better magic technology, this country seems to have died suddenly one day.

It is one of the mysteries that the history and archaeologists of both the empire and the kingdom have not yet discovered the cause.

"Because our demons are not versatile, we don't know exactly why the ancient magical civilization was destroyed, but we don't know for the most part. It remains. "

"This is my first time. That's it."

I didn't ask because I'm not interested in archeology until now, but there's more to this thing than this.

Every time you hear something, you get stuck, and sometimes they talk suddenly.

Is it a capricious scholar, or is there a demonic country behind?

Sometimes I came to my head.

I'm angry at the poor and hurt the demons, so I don't want to stop talking.

"In a nutshell, it's a failure of arrogance."

"A failure?"

"The increase in the number of wizards by artificial wizards has made it possible to handle a large amount of magical power, and it seems that we have experimented with some huge magic device."

"Did you fail and explode ...?"

"According to a demon investigator who later entered the area, it seemed to be a terrible explosion."

It seems that Gigant was torn at that time.

The capital and the hundreds of kilometers around it have disappeared, and the center of the nation that governed all of the continents has disappeared at once.

The subsequent confusion and ruin can be easily imagined.

"The magical power which cannot be considered by common sense was concentrated in one place, and it exploded and scattered all over the continent. The place where the clumps of magical power stuck became the area of the continent's bruises and demons possible"

That is, there was no demonic area before the ancient magical civilization era.

"What about demons?"

"Passing an unusually high level of magic into your body can change the creature's creature blueprints. Many things die or become malformed and do not grow, but some survive. Some prosper as seeds. ''

Is that the true nature of the demon?

"What is the boss of the area?"

"Because it contains the maximum magical power of the area, defeating it will eliminate the excessive burrs of magical power on the land, so that small and medium monsters will not be able to live on the land What?

Cheer, answering pom-pom that no researchers in both countries understand.

This is why the demons are not alert.

"It's knowledge"

"Because it's an expert. Many young demons don't study recently."

"I hate it when I say such bitches to young people."

"I was told the same thing to the elderly when I was young."

At this point, the truth of history has been understood, but isn't it likely to lead to a turnaround in the war.

It's a fact that only humans know about me, so it has some superiority.

"Yes, I forgot about Count Baumeister. Why did he suddenly turn his ancestors?"

"Throwback may not be a very appropriate word. The third biological blueprint rarely emerges without settlement techniques. It happened to Count Earl Baumeister. That's correct. "

"Well, wait. Isn't that strange? I suppose that it became possible to immobilize and pass on to the next generation in the ancient magical civilization era. Then why did the descendants inherit the third biological design?"

"Even a lost immobilization technique is limited to a few hundred years of immobilization. Without immobilization, the third gene would not be passed on to offspring gradually."

There may be other confusion after the collapse of the ancient magical civilization.

Perhaps most of the land on the continent has turned into a demonic territory.

In order to expand the habitable area, many wizards with the third creature blueprint were mobilized and died in battle with monsters.

Is this a place?

"Hmm, are the Counts of Baumeister and their descendants safe for the next few hundred years?"

As a clan with genetic elements in magic, they are heavily used in the Helmut Kingdom and contribute to the further development of the kingdom.

"And did I rebel at the worst time and drop the empire's national strength?"

"It's a common story in history, it's better not to worry."

"Do you say that?"

Isn't this kind of stupid behavior, is she really a scholar and not interested in politics, or did she trigger me to revolt by the instructions of a demonic country?

Anyway, I can't read this demons' thoughts and get in trouble.

"So are you going to defeat Count Baumeister?"

"I hope you can do it"

It is a rare piece that increases the number of wizards.

It's more constructive to think about how to attach or catch me.

And there are also demons.

Declining due to declining birthrate?

Where is the evidence that it is true?

Because it is better to have many wizards to compete with the demons.

"So do you die cleanly?"

"I'm not that good, I guess I'm determined to struggle."

Anyway, right now we have to close like a turtle and prevent the attack from Peter.

Perhaps he could upset the reign of the empire.

"If so, why use that?"

"Oh, use that. Are you okay with the one running?"

"Well, it's okay if you move it."

"If so, please go ahead and prepare.

Are you ready to survive?

It was far from my dream to unify the first continent.

But now it's important to leave the power and prepare for tomorrow.

After all, I'm a man who gives up badly.