Legend

A corner of the castle in the imperial capital of the Bestian Empire.

Frizione had a conversation with the nobles of his faction in his private room.

"I mean... does that mean that His Highness Frizione will be under His Highness Merclio?

Frizione nods at the words of Marquis Lognos, an old man in his sixties with a splendid mustache like a dwarf.

"Yeah, I think so."

The words of Frizione, who spoke lightly, cause the nobles who were listening to the story to exhale.

Frizione, originally in the position of Empress, is very low to target the position of Emperor.

Beyond that, many of those who belong to this faction admire Frizione purely.

Not everyone admires Frizione, of course, but there are still not so many who disagree when Frizione says it will be under Merclio.

"No... What's suddenly going on like that? Certainly from before, we were talking about helping the rebels with His Highness Merclio to do something about this civil unrest. That's why we're talking about His Highness Frizione going under His Highness Merclio?

"If Merclio and I were eligible when we joined the rebels, the chain of command would be disrupted, wouldn't it? There is not necessarily anyone else who runs out to set up a handle. That's why you should make it clear that I'm going under Merclio."

"But!

A nobleman who tries to recruit.

This nobleman decided to enter the First Imperial Party in love with the kindness of Frizione.

If Frizione becomes emperor, this country will undoubtedly be better than it is now. It was a choice because I believed that.

That meant that going under Merclio would be limitless lower, although Frizione's chances of becoming emperor would not go away….

"Take it easy. It's not a question of not becoming an emperor or anything now, but how quickly to put an end to this civil unrest. Don't you think we should focus on you?

"That's..."

I also know what Frizione is trying to say. I understand, but if the nobleman still asks if Frizione will be allowed to go under Merclio, the answer is no.

"His Royal Highness Frizione would also say. Calm down."

That's what Marquis Lognos, who was talking to Frizione earlier, calls out.

"... excuse me. Disturbed."

"It's okay. Because everything is sudden in this case. As I explained to the other nobles, we all reacted the same way."

The roots to the nobility that Ray started as soon as he came to this castle, but naturally it can't be that easy.

If it had been as originally planned, it would have been natural because we had planned to proceed with each other in the form of homogeneity.

"You can't go with me on this one. If that's what you thought, you don't have to shy away, so you can go back to your territory... or you can go through my faction. I'm not going to blame you if you think this was unexpected."

It was Frizione who tells him so, but he silences himself without saying anything in particular, including the nobility he was complaining about earlier.

Whatever it is we think of, we will never abandon our masters in front of us.

Only that thought was unanimous.

I guess I understood that feeling in the eyes of everyone staring at me. Frizione smiles small and opens her teasing mouth.

"... thanks"

"No, you care. This is how we like to be here with His Highness Frizione. … but some of them have other thoughts… No, they seem to have thoughts."

The young nobleman, gazed at by Chirali and the Marquis of Lognos, dyes his cheeks red with shame.

Nobility of a man who had been attracted to Frizione for a long time.

Understanding that, Frizione was turning her calm gaze towards the man.

How do you think you are? Even though I know that, as a Frizione, I can't live up to my feelings.

There are differences in identity, and things like what I need to do and what I want to do.

(If you think about it, Vihera must be blown out of a lot)

If you are a Vihera who has abandoned his royal identity, there is no obstacle to being bound even if his opponent is a single adventurer who is not even a nobleman.

No, it wasn't that there was no handicap, because some admire Vihera herself, not exactly her identity.

(Tiyul or something, right)

In the back of my brain, a figure emerges who can be said to worship my sister.

That nobleman, who has a deep build on art, will undoubtedly be in the rebels now.

There were reports in there that I saw that in the first battle, but it was a certainty that there was already Tiyur there at the time I heard Vihela was in the rebels before that.

(I'm jealous to say I envy you...... and the fact is I shouldn't be that way)

That's why Frizione pretends she doesn't even know that the person at the end of her gaze has a thing for herself.

"Anyway, if you're coming with me, I'll take you with me. Please be ready, including the soldiers. I'll be out of the capital in a few days, so don't let Schultz or Brother Kabbazide find us in the meantime."

"But if we all try to get out of the castle at once, how can we find it? As a matter of fact, I think it would be a good idea to get some soldiers out of the castle, lurk in the capital, and gather outside the capital on the day of the decision."

"Right...... what do you think of Angela?

Angela nods back after thinking for a few seconds to the master who asks him toward his stomach, who is holding back behind him.

"Indeed, as Marquis Lognos said, it may stand out when we all leave the castle at once. However, there is also a means of making the hand hesitant by making it stand out. Especially since our escort has Ray... neither His Highness Schulus nor His Highness Kabazid will be able to attack in a detour more than a deep red."

"... deep red, huh"

It had already been explained that Ray had been sent by Merclio as an escort.

Still, it is true that there is still something to think of as the nobility of the Bestian Empire in relation to their opponent, Deep Red.

Naturally among the 1st Royalists, there are many whose family, friends and acquaintances died in the spring war.

So there was something about Ray that I thought was different.

"For once, that battle was a war. Besides, I attacked you from here. More than that, don't imitate Ray with strange resentment."

The nobles who were listening give an indescribable look to Frizione, who tells him with a sad look on his face.

We all knew that Frizione had originally taken the opposite position when it came to the spring war.

But the royal family, other than Frizione, all agreed to the war, including the emperor's tragist.

To get the ocean.

The result is that big loss.

He even gave birth to a single hero named Deep Red.

I'd say it sucked for the Bestian Empire in many ways.

And if you give me this civil war where the power of the country has not yet fully recovered, I can say that this is the worst year of my life.

"... ok. Let us not do anything against the deep red as long as we can see less."

Marquis Lognos nods at Frizione's words.

Those around them also nod back, each following the Marquis of Lognos, if that is the will of Frizione.

"Thanks. So, what's the best thing to do after all? When the soldiers are scattered across each and every one of them in the Imperial Capital, it will certainly be hard to grasp our movements, but it will take us a while to get together... if we all get out of the castle, we will find them for sure"

"That's the hard part. But in the end, I was wondering if His Highness Frizione should decide which one he wanted to choose. This faction is a faction of His Highness Frizione."

To Angela's words, Frizione gives a difficult look and thinks.

The nobles on the spot had some fresh thoughts, just Frizione, who often had a smile on his face.

You may not have noticed the gaze being directed at you, but eventually Frizione opens his mouth.

"Hey, Angela. If we all try to get out of the castle, the rest of us will obviously find us, right?

"Right. It doesn't have to be about a parade of crusaders, but you'll definitely find it."

"What do you think would happen if we had Ray on our side then?

"... if the other notices, but as I said earlier, I wonder if he would hesitate to attack. Even on the other side, you won't want to fight inside the Imperial Capital to increase the damage, because above all, you know so much about its power that you say you don't like it when it comes to the flaming tornadoes Ray uses. If you do it badly, they'll burn you down to the castle instead of the Imperial City."

I see, it was Frizione who nodded, but there is a part of me that is curious about Angela's words now and opens my mouth.

"What if I noticed?

"Yeah. I don't know what to say, but Ray just looks like a rookie wizard from the side. Griffon's... Did you like Ceto or something? As soon as we have that ceto, I think we'll find out that Ray is there."

"Oh, I see. … then I guess I'll have to manage to get that griffon inside the Empire. Surely he's outside the Empire, isn't he?

"That's what I hear. Later...... oh, there was another one when it came to Ray's symbol. With that sickle, it will soon be clear to anyone that Ray is deep-red."

Few people use a weapon that would be very difficult to use if it were normal, called a sickle.

One of those few is Ray, and with Griffon its Great Sickle...... Death Size is also the symbol of Ray.

At this time of year, if anyone wears a robe with a sickle in the Imperial capital, they will undoubtedly say that the person is Ray... and will be judged to be deep-red.

"I see. If you do see someone with that big sickle and wearing a robe, do you decide it's deep red? If that happens, will you let me change my opinion to that of Angela?"

When the Marquis of Lognos leaks the voice of consent, the other nobles nod as if to follow it.

"Then if Ray were among us, he wouldn't be attacking. That's what you're supposed to think, right?

"Yes, without something extra... it won't be long before we get out of the capital to attack at least"

"Then it looks like we should all wrap up and leave the castle.... Let's discuss it in a little more detail around there. We need to tell this to the people we've talked to before.... Angela, I'm sorry, but can you let someone of the White Rose Knights kids go?

"Ha!"

Quickly nodding to Frizione's orders, he tells the knights of the White Rose Knights who are waiting outside the room just as quickly.

"Later... yes, not a lot of troops to take, but I think it's going to take a while to get around. Don't forget to prepare and feed your camp."

"Your Highness Frizione, I was wondering if it would be better to bring it into one as a supply unit, even if it is each one when it comes to supplies. Otherwise, there will be a lot of obstacles when traveling, and it will take extra effort when distributing food."

"If you're stuck in one place, wouldn't it be devastating if you were attacked there?

That's what one of the nobles asks, but it was Angela who said no to it.

"If you have a supply unit individually, it will be easy to protect the supply unit from those who have attacked it by targeting the supply unit. But even though we're not that large, I was wondering if we should concentrate our efforts."

"But I don't think there's anything I can do to focus on defense alone? If we don't attack from this side, we'll just be unilaterally attacked."

"We thought we should be defensive and leave the offense to Ray. How powerful is he? Because we are the people of the Bestian Empire who know it best."

"... seems to have gotten along with a lot of deep red"

He was a nobleman who tells him disgustingly somewhere, but Angela returns the words without looking particularly concerned.

"That would be natural. Ray's our escort, isn't he? I don't know if I'm honest with you about some stupid imitation of hostile to that escort and deliberately making the relationship worse?

……

The words that came out of Angela's mouth were indeed true.

It's only detrimental to each other if we make a bad relationship with the person who came to escort us.

No, if you think you can defend yourself in Ray's case, the 1st Royalist will be in a better position to be unilaterally disadvantaged.

I guess I figured that out. There were a few other aristocrats there besides talking to Angela where I thought Ray would, but from now on, we were going to discuss measures to escape the Empire with that feeling in our hearts.