Heavenly Castle

When I took some calm Eira back to the dining room, everyone was cleaning the dining room and the kitchen.

Me and Eira's cooking seems to have been lowered as well, and with a little regret, I speak to everyone.

"I'm home."

Speaking so, Rant walked in with Schnae pushing his back.

"I'm sorry about earlier. With my reckless remarks..."

"Oh, yes, no, I'm fine. I'm also really sorry to leave all of a sudden during a meal"

They apologize to each other, and I exhale. There, Trane and Maire walk in with plates in their hands.

"Um, I rewarmed it,"

When Maire said so, she turned this way as Trane arranged the plates on the table.

"I thought you two might want to talk, so let us back off once. I'll be cleaning up by the end of the meal again."

When Trane said that, the rants also left in a courtesy.

Sure, I'm thankful to talk to Eira, but I'm too considerate.

I looked at the cup with the dishes and drinks where the hot air stood, and Eyla and I met each other. I saw that kyoton face, and it blew out both ways.

The two of us laugh at each other and get knives and forks.

"Shall I have it? If you eat, let's talk more."

"... Yes"

Eira nodded and replied.

[In Wangdu's Tavern]

There were two blonde men in their thirties or so and two brown-haired men who looked just a little younger than that, sitting around trying to pinch the table.

The dishes of food and the fruit liquor are lined up on the table, but no one is trying to get their hands on them.

When the blonde looked grumpy at the two, the two stared silently pulled their jaws.

"... any info?

"No, nothing..."

"There's been no progress since then."

When I heard the two replies and exhaled thinly, the blonde looked around quietly. The customers are neglected and the clerk is pulling behind the counter.

"... an island flying in the air, huh? Not a rumor at all in the kingdom, but I wonder in the empire"

"It's time to hear from the guys diving into the empire, isn't it?

"But if the escaped princess had gone to the Empire..."

Of the two, you whine that way more when you seem weak.

"I had no choice then. I guess we'll just have to stir up the empire another way."

"What stirs the kingdom?

"It's no use. I'm not stupid enough to wage war on an imperial opponent. Besides, if you wage war, you attack from the kingdom, and it's instantly crushed."

"... the ideal is, after all, that the empire attacks the kingdom, and the kingdom consolidates its protection. Is that the most prolonged war?"

"Oh. It's also possible that the empire will drop the kingdom in a matter of months if we allocate a significant amount of force to the kingdom, but at that time I'd rather just be thankful from here. The protection of the Empire is diminished."

As the men were passionate about the story, the sound of the entrance to the tavern being opened up vigorously from the outside.

"Well, it's an empire! The Imperial Army's attacking us!

That's what the skinhead man screams and the two men who were drinking near the counter at the liquor store kick their chairs and stand up.

"What!? In this king's capital!?

"Yes, no, it looks like we're setting up near the border to get ready for war. Rumor has it that mercenaries are also hired to incorporate them into the formation..."

"Damn, if that's true, you're not serious!

In a tavern that became noisy in Russia, the blonde lowered his posture and put his mouth on the liquor.

"... apparently, the princess remains missing, huh?

"Oh. And the empire moves faster than you can imagine. If you hired mercenaries to get the numbers together, you wouldn't just put pressure on them, would you?

"If you just put pressure on it, you'll take the time to prepare your soldiers and show them your strength."

"How many weeks do you see?

"The empire moves too fast. If the kingdom gathers its troops, there is only the fortified city of Falbe, between the king's capital and the border. 30% will want to concentrate on Falbe while leaving the King's capital with maximum power."

"If you ignore the Falbe, they'll poke you in the back in the Siege Battle in King's Landing."

"That's right. And if the Empire has earnestly scratched the soldiers of the South, put in soldiers from time to time for a month. If you don't immediately attack and get the kingdom ready, they will attack you in a week."

When the blonde guessed so, the other two opened their eyes.

"... I've never heard of a soldier that early."

"Wait a minute. Information must have come from pedestrians and adventurers that we're laying a formation near the border. Doing so would take more than a week to fly by horse from near the border to Wangdu. Maybe..."

"As early as you can, you're already marching for Falbe"

"You can't do this!

"We need to move this one too!

Seeing the two of them stand up in a hurry, the blonde finally got her hands on the dish.

I stab a slice of meat with a fork and carry it to my mouth, and I see the two of them rushing me.

"Calm down and eat your dinner. I just shredded my meal time and the time is much the same"

That's what the man said, putting meat in his mouth again.