Hakai no Miko

Turning to the metal noise that echoed in the chamber, it was Shemr there. At its feet, a mountain knife falls from the body.

"I'm sorry. Looks like the string that tied the knife was untied."

Shemr, who excused himself firmly, showed a (so much) untied string that drooped from his belt. Then when I pick up the mountain knife that fell at my feet, I take the time deliberately to tie it back up with a string to keep in mind.

"I'm sorry for making such a scene. - But now it's okay."

Besides, Joash shrugs back "evil ups" in his heart.

There's no way this is a coincidence. He said he could have pulled a deadly word out of the Ethereal Horse in a few moments, but he was nicely removed from the meantime.

But the spell is a temporal one.

It doesn't make sense to buy a little more time now. It is clear from anyone's eyes that the Ethereal Horse will fall with only one more push.

Even to just cut up such a boring negotiation, he was Joash with his eyes on the Ethereal Horse to make that last push, but he felt fuzzy and uncomfortable.

Because of my mind, it felt like the atmosphere of the Ethereal Horse was changing.

Without even noticing Joash's surprised (much) gaze, Aoima was thinking about Shemr's behavior today.

The Ethereal Horse also noticed that Shemr had deliberately dropped a mountain knife. Anyway, for Zoan's warrior, a mountain knife is the soul of a warrior who takes over from his father. There is no way that such an important mountain sword is roughly handled by the proud Shemr.

What did Shemr try to do until he dropped such a mountain knife?

When I thought about it, the first thing I came up with was her saying, "It's okay".

To the Ethereal Horse, it sounded as if he was saying it to himself. No, I guess I actually did. Shemr said, "You'll be fine."

As soon as I understood that, I felt so powerless from my stiff shoulder.

"I'm sorry to disturb you. I apologize, too."

The Ethereal Horse was remembering a certain word as he connected the place with words of apology.

"Do not put fear or haste on the table, the chief who leads the warrior. Just calm down a little. '

It is Garam's advice, directed at himself, who had lost his composure in advance of his battle with General Darius.

Yes. We need to calm down first.

Saying so to himself, the Ethereal Horse rubbed the chilled tea in his crotch to dampen his dry throat, ignoring Joash, who slapped his desk with his fingers to hasten the answer.

'Master Soma, when the opponent pushes you, you will be immediately withdrawn, but you shouldn't. In particular, an inadvertent apology can be a thread for the opponent to attack'

It was Eladia who taught me that. I say it is the usual means of negotiation to get into this drop, ring a bell, and raise demands.

At the negotiating table, you must never admit to falling. I recall being told it was just as good as it seemed to be thick and shameless.

"She, too, must have been stunned by all the rhetoric."

So the Ethereal Horse blurs all over the sky.

"I'm making up my mind," he said?

Joash shows grumpiness using all his facial expressions and tones or even a few tricks. I would have been scared earlier, but that doesn't work anymore.

Now reliable Zoog was also so horrible that when we first met he thought it was a monster. The face of a fierce beast on a giant like that one. Compared to that, it's something cute like Joash's angry look.

Thinking about it makes me laugh tiny.

Then I feel the pressure from Joash swayed slightly because of my mind.

Speaking of which, Dvarin used to say. "Drinking, eating meat, singing cheerfully, dancing happily, and laughing gahaha is mostly something you can handle," he said.

Exactly, I can't start eating and drinking, singing and dancing on this occasion, but let's at least laugh and show it off.

The Ethereal Horse who thought so, makes a conscious smile.

Then I felt Joash's fingers slightly disturbed, rhythmically tapping his desk like the drums of a momentum (seko) driving the beast all the way up until then.

It's like trying to mislead it, Joash said after coughing it up small.

"You're out-of-heart with claims. As a matter of fact, we couldn't get through this city without..."

"I didn't order you not to let anyone through, and you didn't have to. I'll just make that clear."

Obstructing Joash's words, the Ethereal Horse said away strongly.

But behind that strong tone, the Ethereal Horse keeps a smile.

Occasionally, Jaharn Gill can stare at me. When Dinosaurians stare at me for lack of expression, I get anxious without knowing what I'm thinking. It's impossible to get an unreadable look like Jaharn Gill, but then you just have to keep making smiles no matter what happens. Hide your emotions with a smile.

"I see. You're right. Sure, you didn't order it. - So, what do you think about fugitive slaves?

Are you being pushed by the smile of a pale horse, Joash's tone lacked the initial sharpness.

"That's a promise, too."

The Ethereal Horse abandoned him clearly.

"Did I ask you to free your slaves? Did you tell the slaves at your place to run away? Yet we cannot blame ourselves until the escape of our slaves."

"But isn't it true that there are numerous fugitive slaves in your territory?

As Joash put it, there were many predominantly heterogeneous slaves in the city of Bornis who had fled Holmea and Jeboa. Not much, but he also commands the Ethereal Horse to take care of his residence and work so that such fugitive slaves can live.

"I have trouble being told that. Sure, that could be more like it. But we asked the people who came to this city," Are you a fugitive slave? 'Cause I'm not sure. Or, in Jeboa, do you check with everyone who comes to the country?

"... you haven't"

If we admit that there are fugitive slaves in the territory, we will hold them accountable, but if they are told with the possibility that they may be, they cannot do so either. I don't know if it was meant to be, but Joash secretly leaks a tongue punch in his chest, even though he was dodged the verbal trap he put up.

"But a slave is a clean asset. I mean, a fugitive slave is like a bandit depriving his master of his property. Are you suggesting we keep such outlaws at bay?

"I'm not going to let the outlaws get away with this."

Ethereal horses also make bitter laughs that are not acts.

As a matter of fact, the outlaws also had blue horses on their heads. Hearing the Ethereal Horse rebel against Holmea, it was often because of the bandits and bandit breakdown outlaws who came to the city to fly a flag in the battle against the country that they were threatened with the security of the city.

"That's right. Could you turn around something like an arrangement?

The Ethereal Horse used only the arrangements of the bandits and bandits, and I thought it was enough to ignore those of the fugitive slaves, but this became an unexpected counterattack against Joash.

As Joash also said, slavery is a worthy asset. Naturally, the responsibility for its management rests with the owner. Yet being fled by a slave is what makes the owner suspicious of his ability to manage. Whatever it is that ensures that the fugitive slave returns, it is only the paint of shame that reveals the escape of the slave even though there is no such certainty. Even as Joash, I could only return an ambiguous answer: "Think about it".

Finally, Joash realizes that he was mislooking at the other person.

Until the negotiations began, there is no doubt that the Ethereal Horse used Eladia as a help line. Even trivial problems and doubts, the Ethereal Horse was unconsciously eager for her reaction. You could say I was obsessed. And the more he who was connected, the more brittle he was when he lost the outline of his request.

That's why Joash was the first to eliminate Eladia from the scene.

And as per that prospect, as soon as Eladia was gone, the Ethereal Horse began to wander visibly.

In addition to the character that Joash sees in the Ethereal Horse that takes into account (his tits) his opponent to the point of excess, he is wise enough to understand the stupidity of turning Jeboa against his enemies in the present situation, and the integrity he sees from previous territorial operations.

If you look at them, you can win the conditions that are just convenient for Jeboa if you blame them with a loud voice that later would be difficult.

Yes, Joash thought. Again, it was.

But not now.

From the pale horse today, I feel like a strong core. Perhaps you found something in you that you couldn't give in while you were so caught up.

Previously, the Ethereal Horse had felt a weakness in trying to put the negotiations together, even if compromises were reached. That's why Joash has been pushing so hard to leave if he doesn't want to break the negotiations. However, there was a strong will from the current Ethereal Horse to dispel (plump) its weakness and not give way, even if the negotiations were broken.

What the hell changed him so far?

Joash, who thought so, flickers his eyes at Shemr, who taps behind the pale horse.

You're Zoan's daughter!

Joash was so sure.

I didn't realize when Eladia was there, but now I know.

Zoan's daughter's immense trust in the boy. And the temper of a boy who stands up for it and tries to confront his enemies at his own will.

You were this Zoan's daughter, not Eladia, who should be eliminated first!

Joash noticed his own failure.

"Absolutely. We don't seem to understand the plight of Jebor's Merchant Guild, so we're not going to discuss it."

To confirm his guess, Joash tried to suggest a negotiated breakdown in the dark.

Then, the Ethereal Horse only laughs slightly bitterly, returning perseverance (quickness) without even showing a bare gesture to move.

"You can't even admit your claim to me, so you can't help it."

In that response, Joash is convinced that what he felt was not a mistake.

When this happened, we couldn't just attack like before. If you try to invade that inalienable part poorly, the current Ethereal Horse would crack the negotiations. That's not where I want it to be for Joash either. What Joash is looking for is not a dispute, it's only a gain to be made through negotiation.

"May it not be misunderstood. We, the merchant guilds of Jebor, are in no way looking for contention"

As Joash put it, Jebor, who has a strong merchant guild power, has no ambition to invade other countries and expand his territory. All they want is freedom of commerce and rights and interests.

"You're not asking for contention, are you?

Turning away from his high-pressure attitude, he showed Joash, who told him to be funny, that the Ethereal Horse was snorting.

"I also want to get along with Jebor's Merchant Guild."

Ethereal horses and we understand the situation in which they were placed.

No matter how much you defeated General Darius, the Holmeer forces are still overwhelming the Ethereal Horses. If we recover from the pain of the "Bornis Showdown" or the confusion caused by General Darius' change, it's not strange when the angry King Walius will attack us.

In such a situation, it is suicidal to turn to the enemy up to Jeboah.

In the story of Marcronis and Michenas, I did not think that Jeboa would launch into direct military action, but any indirect means such as aid for military supplies to the Holmeer State or the march of mercenaries.

Joash, who confirmed that the Ethereal Horse was properly aware of such a state of affairs, presented one proposal.

"I can't flinch back the problems that have already happened. So, how about that? If you show us a clear attitude of friendship, I will stop talking about past problems."

While alert to Joash, who suddenly softened his attitude, the Ethereal Horse asks (just) what was presented.

"When you say friendly attitude?

"Withdrawal of Slave Liberation"

To the words, just forget about making both the pale horse and the smile, and mumble your face.

Then, you expected that reaction, Joash said after smiling nicely.

"- It won't be possible, so why don't you make it clear that you won't accept fugitive slaves from other countries in the future instead?