Hakai no Miko

Episode 42: Question

"You have nothing to be thankful for."

Pompius bowed his head deeply to those who gathered him in one of the rooms of the royal palace and said so.

And what was gathered in the chamber was such a blush.

First of all, Fagle Garguz Gallum, who became a young hero of Zoan living in the Sorbiant Plains and is now the grand general of Soma's army.

Next to it is Kraga Bigana Zug, who, with bravery, became the chief of the Claw Clan, whose name was known on the plains, and led Zoan as a beast general in the army of Soma. Then, Faglu Jagata Gurkaka, who became the deputy chief of the Fang clan, and Menuin Bararak Banuka, the son of the chief of the Fang clan, continued.

In addition, Dvarin, a craftsman who heads the workshop and leads the Dwarf heavy-duty infantry, and Norzuri, his deputy general.

Bird General Pipi Tot Gigi, who now leads all the eyes of Soma's army, Harpuran.

From Dinosaurian, Jahangil Hetham Jarouge, the dragon general, and his three sons, making him the strongest warrior in Soma's army, both of them.

From the human species it was not only Marcronis, the general of man, and warlords such as Adomius, the "black wall", to his deputy Setius, but in addition to Michena and her father-in-law, Solon, feared in part to be the secretary of ice, he even lined up his face to Marco, the cook.

And bow general Eladia Oldwood, who leads the Elf Bow and Arrow Soldier by making them the chief female officer who called them to this occasion by the wishes of Pompius.

With all due respect, it can be inferred that this gathering is not mere because the Ethereal Horse has joined away from the protection of the Ethereal Horse, even Fagl Garguz Shemr, who recognizes him as the first minister and trusts him as his own half.

"Thank you is good. I want you to get down to business more than that."

In response to Pompius' apology at the beginning, it was Gallum who first cut the spout.

"It is now a busy time for the arrowheads to finally proclaim the founding of the country in large measure by Soma. Many have not seen their faces in person in this way for a long time. They probably asked us the same thing about seeing each other like that."

Garam, who runs (really does) day and night as a grand general, came here after a busy hour because of Pompius's errand told via Eladia.

"The importance of whether a new country will survive for a long time or can soon be crushed. - That's what I've been asking, and you're not mistaken about that, are you?

If it's a lie, I'm not sorry, Garam said with a temper. Concentrated fire from the gaze of those who were seated in line with it showers Pompius.

But that's the former Grand Chancellor. Even if there was no darkness behind them, they did not show a single colour of fright in the gaze of the fierce who, if they were weak-minded, might have fallen, and took it softly.

"To the honor of this old bone, there is no lie. - Perhaps it is difficult to survive even if we are still interested in a new country."

In Pompius' tone, which only tells the truth lightly, the reaction of those who were there was half denial and skepticism.

Even though we have now changed our standing position to the faction of the Ethereal Horse, if we try to make it Marcronis, who were human beings in the Holmeer Country, we cannot handle it lightly if it is the words of former Grand Chancellor Pompius. Still, it was too disturbing to pelican.

"I wonder what the former Grand Chancellor of Holmea will say"

It was Norzuri who raised his voice as the representative of the deniers.

Until recently, the Holmeer Nation occupied Marben Copper Mountain, the land of its fathers, and for Norzuli, who has been tormented as a mining slave there, the human being of the Holmeer Nation is an enemy. It was so easy to accept only what Pompius said, even called his Grand Chancellor.

"Our momentum, which devoured all of Holmea, is like a fire sent by the wind with a foil. On what basis did the Grand Chancellor of Holmea make a mistake?

Norzuri said so sarcastically as he jerked his finely braided red beard with his fingertips.

Whatever the man in the devastated Holmeer country says, it's not as convincing as pieces.

It was such an atmosphere as to affirm the very opinion of what the others would not take the initiative to agree with Norzuri's words.

But that's about what I expected, Pompius, to take it tauntingly.

"What you say, Sincerely. You must also be tempted to believe my words, which are not even under Master Soma's command."

That said Pompius takes his gaze off over Norzuri and turns his face towards another.

"Then let me ask you something. Aurelius - No, Lord Solon."

Pompius spoke the words of a solon who had been silently watching what had happened while only one person laughed at Niyaniya earlier.

Now in its sight and insight, it is a solon that everyone in the faction of the Ethereal Horse has to admit. It was Pompius' intention to borrow his mouth and make everyone understand the problems of the newly emerging countries.

"Will a country that will be newer than this last long? Or can you crush it right away? I want you to be honest."

To Pompius' sincere question, but Solon answers with a laugh of Kerakera.

"Was there a problem? I don't know what to say."

It is a solon that everyone has to admit even in its twist. There was no way I could have answered properly.

"Lord Solon. It's important to the country. Please be serious."

Even if Pompius asks on top of each other, Solon begins and ends up falling in love with the sky if he doesn't know what it is about. Unexpected reinforcements came as Pompius conceived how to crack this twister's mouth.

"Father-in-law. Master Pompius will be in trouble. Don't be so mean."

It was Michena.

Even Michena, who was only a treasurer in the bordering city, has heard of the fame of Grand Chancellor Pompius. Before he was born, he resigned from his post and hid, but his feat is still being told. He is no longer a legendary figure for Michena.

Even though my father-in-law made fun of such a legendary great man, Michena was terrified and uncomfortable from earlier.

He was a solon with a slight grin, but when Michena begged him, he shouted at him.

Solon is a wrinkled old man who can't help it, but somehow he's so vulnerable to this adopted girl.

When Solon leaks his tongue small, he says bossy with a plump face.

"As this guy says, it's dangerous as it is. To cite all the countries of the West as enemies, the country can't destroy itself."

The occasion was deliberately deflected.

Two wise men, Pompius and Solon, say with their mouths together. Everyone thought this was more than just fear.

But what the two pivotal people fear is as if they have no idea. What the hell is the problem and those nearby talk to each other in a whisper, but answers like this never came from anyone.

Gallum opens his mouth on behalf of everyone after a while.

"We have no idea what we're both afraid of. I want you to explain it to me so I can understand."

Solon, prompted by the gallum, rises from his chair and raises a vegan voice.

"I'm going to make a country where everyone is equal. It's an equal country with no difference in race and no identity."

Apparently, he's a pale horse mane.

Shemr tries to stand up by kicking his chair in a fierce manner when he behaves like a solon who cocks his beloved "you under the umbilical." But a moment earlier than that, Gallum grabbed Shemr's arm and held him back. On top of that, I can't help but put up with Shemr if he tells me to "put up with it now" with his eyes.

While doing so, Solon continues in a retrograde fashion.

"Thanks to the lad, there are no more kings or nobles. Now we're all equal. Congratulations, congratulations. - Not really."

So Solon spoke to Garam, who was giving Shemr a boom.

"Well, my lord general. You are the Grand General, as well as all the Great Chiefs of Zoan in the Plains of Sorbiant, and the Fang Clan."

When Gallum nodded all the time, "Yes," Solon threw the question.

"I would now like to ask you to answer as the chief of the Fang Clan.

Let's say one day, suddenly, a strange family comes next to the realm of your family and begins life. And a messenger was sent by his family. They are not willing to invade the realm, nor are they going to fight. Suppose if we could, we would have told them that we would be happy if we could work hand in hand and coexist and prosper. - Well, how about the chief?

Often Garam puts on an arm and thinks.

"If they invade my family's land, I will prepare for the unforeseen, but they will form a friendship and help each other."

To Garam's answer, Solon nodded several times, "Fine, fine," before asking further.

"Are you and your messenger going to form a family friendship?

"There's no way"

Gallum responded instantly.

"If it's a family friendship, it's a family matter. Naturally, you have to face the other family chief directly and swear to each other."

Solon giggles nicely, even though Gallum has spoken of his intended answer.

"So if the other family member tells you they don't have a chief, how about it?

Gallum can understand Solon's words: "What?" and wrinkled between his eyebrows. Plus, Solon goes on to say:

"The other family members don't have a chief because they all discuss things from old people to children and decide things. No matter who you are representing, you don't know when you will be someone else because you are also deciding that in a discussion. But I'm telling you to make friendships."

And Gallum just looked at me and said, "Is that stupid?" Then, the solon just folds.

"That's what the kid's trying to say about the new country problem. Turn your family into your country, your chief into your king, and you'll see what's going on."

It was Zug who showed an understanding of "that sort of thing" in Solon's words.

"If a warrior comes out on the important occasion of forming a friendship between me and my family, he says, 'Are you licking me? I want to send you back with my neck."

I told Zoog, "Right?" He also nodded heavily at the glam, which he turned to.

"Regardless of the messenger you touch, if you think it's important enough to form a friendship with them, you'll lose your gratitude to them if you put up quite a few positions and backgrounds. Also, as an opponent, you don't know who to view as a representative of your family, and you won't even be able to consult"

So Solon says, with one sigh out.

"With some exceptions, I hear Zoan chooses the best to be chief at that time. This is rather close to the kid's thinking. But whoever is elected chief shall nevertheless call me chief and shall seek to fulfill his duty.

But in the kid's case, 'I'm just a warrior, not a sheik'. Neither can neighboring countries see the kid as someone to discuss the importance of the country. "

This finally brings the color of understanding to everyone's face.

But there Shemr bit.

"Something stupid like that! Soma just took back the plain with the trust of us Zoan alone, and now he's won one of the countries. Isn't that a feat that everyone has to admit! Where's the shortage of it!

As for Shemr, I couldn't bear to be told that the Ethereal Horse would not be the negotiator.

Solon goes on to say "not at all" while agreeing to this.

"But he who says human beings is a creature who shows crappy adhesion to something called blood muscle. In particular, fools who have no strength and no track record can only boast of their own blood muscles and status. Therefore, blood muscle and status are the absolute values for such persons. From the people who say that, I don't even know who the king is, and I don't know who any bloodline is, kid, and I don't see him negotiating on a reciprocal basis."

Banukah opens her mouth on behalf of Shemr, who faces without finding words to argue against Solon.

"But didn't you do well in the negotiations with the Holmeer and Romanian countries?"

What Banuka points out is the transfer of sovereignty in the Holmeer State and the truce agreement with the Romanian State and the Vritas asylum.

"It is our custom to choose a chief from among the leading blood families in our family, but we do not take lightly those who have shown strength. Isn't that the problem?

To Banukkah's backup shooting, Shemr nodded with a tight arm, not just saying, "Yes, yes," he said. Banukah also appears to have risen slightly with her whole body hair in response to this Shemr.

But Solon truncated it under a single word: "Chasing a woman's ass around is done in the margin (approximately)".

Solon says to Banukah, who loses words to the ramblings he never expected and the shame of being poked at the star, no longer without his eyes.

"Whatever it is, it's up to me."

Everyone ended up saying things that were too arrogant. Then Pompius, who kept his mouth shut until then, tells him to take it back.

"In fact, it was Lord Solon's suggestion, whose blood muscles, status and track record are obvious, which is why I rode the invitation, too"

To the words of Pompius, Solon makes a proud face. And Pompius goes on to say while he thinks he can't grow up.

"And we could only argue about it because we were no longer forced to choose between being destroyed by the Romanian state or by you. But not so much hunted down, and the discussion didn't decide to come down to you."

Pompius grinned bitterly when he thought of the sight of the court when he was debating whether to descend on the Ethereal Horse.

At that time, it was the end of the day when the heavy ministers and noble lords, who were usually clear with their noble identities, threw down their shame and their outer stories, cursed their opponents with defilement, and even went out to the very beaten who were exasperated. Still, it was inconclusive, and in the end, I had to make a decision to the last royal family, Princess Wallina.

All that, Pompius kept it secret on this occasion, but even then he decided to surrender, but some bounce tried to assassinate the Ethereal Horse in the middle of the battle.

Pompius thinks it would have been easier to talk if the person surrendering had been not a pale horse, but a country of origin and status.

Solon talks to Eladia about Shemru, who is still not convinced.

"Madam Secretary. I hear that the lad has already sent messengers seeking friendship to countries. Have you received any Messengers of Return from those countries?

Eladia shook her head sideways as she sifted.

"There is no such thing as hatred. Speaking of exceptions, they are from the Merchant Guild of Jebor, but those people are only buying titles for commercial convenience with money. Its roots lie in the civilian population.

Even in the Jeboean country, where the fruitful merchants are supposed to have real power, as a country, we are not sending a messenger to form a friendship directly with Master Soma. "

Solon throws up "naturally" like a bore.

"In fact, why does Jebor, whose merchant guild controls the country, lay down a royal system, albeit a puppet? It's easy. There's nothing else we can do to avoid the problems we're facing right now."

Shemr, stuck with facts, gets stuck in words. Tell such Shemru that Solon is gentle to teach.

"A royal aristocrat is a royal aristocrat because he looks great on people. I am outraged that it would be disrespectful if I didn't lay low, and furious that it would be disrespectful if I just looked directly at it. They don't think they can keep their authority if they don't.

Are you happy that those people are told to get along with themselves from a kid who insists on being the same as civilians? Do you want to get along and pledge friendship? You want me to take you to a place of reciprocal consultation?

Solon had a mean grin and said out, "Is there a reason for that?"

"No matter how poor, no matter how poor, it doesn't change. It's the same thing as a small country."

Solon says as he points out with a cane the western realm view placed on the wall of the room.

"Firstly, the small country of Barzibor, which has been sandwiched between the Holmeer and Romanian countries. For this country, which has survived in a relaxed manner between the two countries, we must be the first to seek friendship with those of us who have replaced the Holmeer country.

It is also no longer worth mentioning if we are to be the countries of the United Eight Kings east of the Romanian State. If we take the Eight Kings United to prepare for the threat of the Romanian state, we can fight the Romanian state, and we will actually have to form friendship with the Romanian state when it comes to the Eight Kings United, as we did with the Holmeer state. "

Solon poked the floor high with a cane in his hand.

"But even in those countries, no official messengers have sent them yet."

Pompius pinches his mouth there.

"I am not an official national ambassador, but I have many visitors from these countries to the former ministers and lords of Holmeer, including myself, using the former exchange as a handover."

Pompius says dignitaries from various countries are visiting to explore the internal affairs of this country as well as hold consultations in the name of warming up old relationships instead of being able to send a formal national envoy.

"What these people say all the same is, how should we treat the newly emerging countries and Soma?"

Naturally, even if one messenger is sent, the format is questioned by the other.

If the opponent was Holmea, the great power also known as the male of the West Side, he must put up dignitaries of the country as messengers, let them carry many gifts, and with the utmost gratitude preach the words of the king of his own country.

But if the other person is a civilian, the messenger is at best to the extent of an official. Moreover, after laying his opponent flat, he will unilaterally announce the King's words while showing authority there.

But the newly emerging country is a mighty nation that swallowed up the male Holmeer country in the West, while its apex, the Ethereal Horse, calls itself equal to the people.

For this reason, countries are suffering without even being able to make that decision and send messengers as to whether they should be put at the top as a country mightier than their own, or whether they should be seen as emerging countries and subordinates led by civilians.

"Those countries never want to compete with you. Instead, we want to be as friendly as Master Soma wants us to be."

Solon takes over the words spoken by Pompius with deep concern.

"In this western region, no new nation has ever been interested in that small nation that will perish in the last hundred years. Not to mention the magnitude of the shock it has had on countries, if that has also been a major country that was interested in swallowing the Holmeer country, also known as the male of the western region.

Now the countries of the West are watching with tension whether a new equilibrium will be created in the West by the countries that the lads are trying to get excited about, and whether they will push into the era of war again. "

Solon struck the map hung on the wall with a cane in his hand with a loud bang.

"However, countries have been left with unnecessary tensions because they cannot find a focal point for dialogue and negotiation with us.

That's exactly what happens when you get caught in the fire and the oil boils down. There is just a risk of a big fire with a few sparks, or it will be imperative to leave it alone and burn up not far away!