I kept being called incompetent at home, but it seemed super competent globally

Is that the first Valdemar family?

Seeing the painting stuck in the pendant, I immediately asked the Queen.

Then she nodded happily somewhere.

And slowly, but slowly, he begins to tell the story of the past.

"Was that about 200 years ago?"

At the time, our home wasn't as closed as it is now.

I walked out of my cave and swimming in the sun was my daily routine.

One day, I stumbled across a dormant boy and helped him. ”

That's the first Valdemar family, isn't it?

That's right, though I was only the second son of the lower nobility at the time.

With that, the Queen raised her gaze.

And while looking up at the glorious moon, he continued in a moist tone.

"After about ten years, the boy came back.

As an upstanding aristocrat who was granted possession of the area around Lake Lamia.

And... the two of us... "

"... have you fallen in love?"

Kurta asks in a pleasant tone.

Are you interested in the topic of the hand, whose eyes are sparkling?

Nino, who was next to her, seemed somewhat upset.

The queen smiled at them.

"Yes, thinking of each other, he and I began to hide behind each other.

It was really fun to sneak out of the cave.

... but love beyond race is a cause and effect thing. "

Is something wrong?

He was fascinated by the magic of the mermaids.

The queen's tone was dimmed.

She turns her face down and takes a deep breath.

It seemed like he was taking a breath and sorting out a complicated interior.

“He gradually showed me an unusual desire for exclusivity.

At first, I was positive that you loved me so much.

I realized it was strange when the research team came to this place. ”

"That's probably why I left that record...!"

Research material on mermaids that I saw in the Great Library.

It must have been created about two hundred years ago.

The Queen keeps talking, even though she's amazed at us.

“I asked him to get rid of the investigation team.

Then he led the investigation team to the Forbidden Land.

I entered the barrier, but finally I knew that Belzebufo would eat me. "

"What...!"

I didn't expect it, it was a terrible result.

We accidentally lost words and looked at each other.

No matter how hard you try to keep the secret of your loved ones, you can't overdo it.

There must have been many ways to deceive better.

"Why would you do that...!"

"To make sure you don't come back again, it's a lie."

In fact, one person disappeared one after another, and the investigation was quickly terminated.

However, I was horrified to see that I would not hesitate to put people to death.

And when she pulled herself back and became a queen, she forbade any member of her family from appearing in public. "

"Wow..."

"Beauty sometimes drives people crazy. That's a good example."

Sister Ecclesia, who was listening quietly, said in a heavy tone.

There must have been something deeply felt as a creator of beauty.

There seemed to be a sense of caution in the words.

"But how does that relate to the establishment of the city?" It sounds like a tragedy.... "

"That's right, the main point is from here."

After we were gone from the bottom of the lake, he invited famous painters from all over.

I made an elaborate portrait of me, and I tried to distract the loneliness. ”

"But when I did that..."

"Yes, loneliness must have been a part of recruiting."

I secretly used my magic to explore his condition, but... it was terrible.

But there's a woman who can change things. ”

The Queen's voice was only slightly lighter.

She keeps talking like a flower.

"The woman was originally one of the painters he gathered.

But she never tried to paint a mermaid.

Instead, they continued to paint beautiful landscapes and people on the ground.

At first, he was frustrated by her not painting a portrait, but gradually he was attracted by the painting.

And in time, I started to look beyond myself. ”

The power of the painting has restored my heart.

“Yes, this is how he developed the city as a city of art.”

Having spoken so much, the Queen smiled.

I can't believe there was such anecdote in the city of Elmar.

The city's inhabitants seem to have no idea, and they look terribly surprised.

I can't believe the mermaids were so deeply involved in this city.

I never believed in mermaids until now.

"Me too, I thought it was just a legend."

The inhabitants speak loudly.

Here, a terribly dry voice resounds from the lake.

"What do you mean?" Has our family been destroyed by love since our ancestors' generation..... "

Turning around, there was a figure of Lady Leonidas grabbing onto the mermaid's back.

She goes straight to the pier and kneels down like she's falling.

From the rounded back, I couldn't feel the domination called Empress.

There was a woman in sadness and emptiness.

"...... I haven't perished yet"

What did you say?

"You're still alive.

After paying for your sins, you will serve people like him.

And what you need to do now is to build this city.

Until then, I'm not allowed to die. ”

In the majestic words of the queen, tears spilled from Leonidas' eyes.

I'm also going to cry naturally.

Thus, the case was settled for the time being.