Magic Gems Gourmet

"You're in my way? The captain of the guard and all the other men are not fools."

"What do you want to say?"

"If you don't know what to say, I'll tell you." Giddo... are you going to betray my country? "

Ain and Marco became even more interested in what the deputy guard, Riordo, said.

The two listen and keep on breathing.

"Don't be silly. Why would I betray this country?"

There, Riordo said in a dumb voice whether it was a lie or a truth.

"For decades I've been pouring my blood into the iron kingdom. My thoughts remain the same now and in the past. I lived to this day thinking only about the prosperity of the iron kingdom."

Then why won't the Queen come back?

"Let's hear it again. What do you want to say?"

"Don't even start falling in love!" I don't know if it's time for the queen to return! "

Ain and Marco raised their brows at the same time.

Indeed, Gido and Lil had previously said that the reason they appeared on the ground was because they were involved in the management of the Hammer of the Iron King.

It's a matter of being inspired by the former counselor of the...... example that if you go to the earth, you will get what they want.

"... I think I know." But I had no choice. Certainly, the Iron King's hammer is in a difficult situation, but it is not stupid compared to those of Ishtarika ".

--But it was like a different story.

Their story has been hidden until now, without Ain or Marco knowing it.

Exactly what they thought was at the heart of that disturbance.

"You don't have to tell me that!" But for what purpose did you leave Lil in their kingdom!? What do you think we left the ground for! "

…………

"I don't know what will happen to the queen like this!" Are you going to kill the Queen!? "

"What do you want to say?!" How dare you say such a word to me! "

The two pulled out their swords at the same time.

However, they are pinned to gaze at each other.

Fighting here, the Iron King can't atone for them just in case. Therefore they quietly hold the sword according to the reason that is left, and look at each other with a sharp eye like a piercing shot.

"I had planned (,,,,,,,,) for the Queen to return to this country (,,,,,,,,) so closely (,,,,,,,,,)! Throw in my wisdom that your thoughts are beyond comprehension!"

The words come as a shock to Ain.

From the general's point of view, I must be stupid. But I'll declare here that it's Giddo who's really stupid. "

Giddo said this before.

When Ein heard that, he said that Giddo had something to hide. For example, if he had any thoughts of usurping the throne...

However, listening makes me feel uncomfortable. Here we go again.

I wonder if Gido is also a loyal minister.

Ein is lost in his own way... and smiled bitterly, wondering what was right and who was planning what, and now he's wondering if he should rely on Shannon's power.

However, it is an absolute power of control that both Giddo and Riordo will be dismantled if they make a mistake one step at a time.

In view of the existence of a former consultant on the golden route hidden behind it, I want to avoid doing anything like that.

"That said, Ein has no choice but to work his head..."

But Marco, who was next to him, trusted him.

Everything that seemed to be the strength of history, on the side of your lord.

"Then why is the situation of the queen still the same?" Why do you think we made the decision to go out on the ground! "

"That 's--"

"Hey Giddo, I'm going to ask you again, what did you leave Lil in the King's City for?" Why did you just come back here and let me (,,) hit you with a play (,,,,,,,)! If you're going to hide something, I'll throw you into the gavel and execute your magical execution! "

Hearing that, Ain suddenly said:

(One play... that Riordo sold us a fight?)

I thought there was nothing else.

What are the advantages? Ein twisted his neck and immediately noticed.

Riord will be a loyal servant. There is no way that the man will not be of service to the queen, that is, his own behavior will lead to the queen's future.

(For example, letting our interests be directed to him)

What if Ishtarika's fangs turn into a military rampage?

Under these circumstances, executing the Queen---that's even more premature.

(... I see)

Considering that the Queen has not drawn the blood of her royal family, the decision to execute her will be far removed.

Even as Ishtarika, it is not as if it is meaningless, but it is.

"Words and deeds don't match. You're..."

Eventually, Riordo left the hammer behind.

The remaining Gido leaned down one by one.

He eventually makes a strong grip on his hands and ingests his nails deeply and deeply. And a few minutes later, I left the room quietly.

"Marco"

Ain opened his mouth while hiding from Marco.

“Let's go back to the airship instead of waiting for the morning. Hopefully, we can settle the turmoil in the iron country soon."

Although Marco could not understand the true meaning of the word, he nodded silently, knowing that his dear lord had seen it all.

The two of them were forced to leave the country of iron unexpectedly and took the road back to the airship.

◇◇◇◇

As for the airship, Ain soon contacted the capital using a message bird.

Then Sylvia visited his room where he was.

You're early, Ein-kun.

"Yes, I was so curious that I thought I'd hurry to contact the capital."

Oh, I see you've heard some interesting stories.

Saying so, Sylvia stepped beside Ain.

The two of them sit down in a chair in the room.

I told you to come back in the morning because of the curse I found the other day.

There was a curse on the cultivated land in the iron kingdom.

Sylvia and Marco said it was an old curse... "

"There's something connected to the Dark Elves in this country---that's probably a female dwarf."

How did you know that?

"I thoroughly investigated the curse."... there used to be some kind of curse that could only be used by men and some kind of curse that could only be used by women. "

She was sure of many of those fine possibilities.

I thought I could share the results with Ein and help her investigate the next day, but she sees the actions that Ein took after returning to the airship and considers their relevance to her story.

"Ein-kun contacted the King about which Dwarf (,,,,,,,)?"

"... what I thought was a mastermind was a waiter (...)"

"All right," Sylvia nods.

She doesn't want to go into more detail, and with this much information, she quickly reaches the same conclusion as Ein.

Ain was surprised at the brilliance of her head, and she suddenly changed the subject.

"The iron kingdom is ruined--No. Do you remember the reason why you ruined it?"

“Of course, because of the beauty of the Dark Elves and the skill with which the king was robbed, as well as the struggle between dwarves in the country.”

“That's right, don't you think it looks like that this time?”

"Are you similar...?"

Sylvia smiles as she sees Ain twisting her neck. While loosening her cheeks to the presence of her son, whom she loved and never stopped, she moved her lips to continue the story.

I'm not familiar with it, but I hear that the former counselor is a beautiful lady.

Why did the topic come up? The dwarf of the woman Ein thought was the mastermind was involved.

Yes, Sylvia wanted to say this.

This turmoil is like the iron kingdom was destroyed in the past... this is what it looks like.

But Sylvia was going to end up like this.

But there's no man more attractive than my husband and son.

◇◇◇◇

A few hours after Ein sent a message bird to the capital of Ishtarika.

The queen, who was under house arrest on the outskirts of the king's capital, and Lil, who was serving by his side, were secretly about to do something.

But the Queen was unconscious.

She was in a deep sleep, carrying Lil's back as she walked through the castle at night.

Where Lil was prepared, he was dressed in a rough robe that the traveler would cut, and the facial appearance of the two could not be seen from a third party.

... but why are they walking freely through the castle town at night?

Why are there two people who should have been under house arrest until today?

The answer was in the golden bracelet (,,,,) that Lil had attached to his arm.

"For that person... to give you a favor again..."

Words that have been muttered many times are as if they indicate one's own purpose.

A murmur that gave the audience a strong sense of obsession, which seemed like a curse, continued until she reached her destination.

The destination is near the airship station on the outskirts of the capital.

”If I don't work hard, I won't be able to love you... I won't be able to look you in the eye...”

With the Queen on her back, she approaches a group of nearby Augusto Chamber of Commerce.

The murmur was really like a curse anymore.

"Beautiful silver hair... all these gemstones are clear eyes... all of which fascinate me."

The golden bracelet that adorned her arm flashed brightly.

The knights watching, the people of the August Chamber of Commerce, and even one of them didn't realize that Lil was more than here, and they didn't seem to want to go through it without looking.

"--- Please take a closer look"

Lil suddenly stopped and looked up at the night sky in the center of the outer square.

Is my heart that you said was beautiful still shining?

The last murmur is due to the voice of the maiden in love.

Once you ask, the depth of the thought will hit your chest with heat and vigor, and you can see from the side that the one thought is the heroine itself that appears on the stage with the theme of love.

"... I have to go."

Lil suddenly makes a voice on her back, falls asleep, and speaks to the Queen, who remains carried.

The queen, who never seemed to wake up, didn't react in any way, but she didn't seem to mind Lil.

She just opened a huge crate next to it and put the Queen inside.

The Queen is never cold asleep, and will eventually wake up at a convenient time for Lil.

That's why the queen leaked a "nnh" to the shaking of her body.

Then, after confirming that everyone around him was not paying attention to himself, Lil threw a small golden egg from his pocket into the earth.

Continuing into the wooden box, she hugged the queen and smiled pathetically.

"Queen, I'm sorry to say you shouldn't have left the other day." I was also prepared. ”

Lill excused herself before Warren and Chris, saying they shouldn't go home once.

Eventually, the crates they sneaked into were brought into an airship parked beside them, and after quiet, they hit the beat so early that they could hear the beating in their chest.

Somehow, the airship that took them on board leaves the capital.

As the airship departed the capital, magic power began to gather in the square where the wooden box had been placed.

The magic gathered around Lil's golden eggs.

An anomaly that was unfolding unknown was about to be brought to the capital of King Ishtarika.

― ― However, it is still completely prevented from being known.

Heehee

”Ufu... ufufufu”

A man-eater suddenly appeared on the ground in the square. The two-wheeled man-eater was bitten by the falling golden egg and crushed to pieces.

Hmm?

"What's the matter? Is something wrong?"

"Yes, I felt something shattered."

"... there's nothing there, isn't there?" It's just your imagination. "

The Knights, or those who belonged to the August Chamber of Commerce, thought it was their fault, and the Man-eaters worked lightly.

Eventually, the two-wheeled man-eater disappeared and headed for the castle.

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The freely moving man-eater came to Warren's office inside the castle.

What appeared here was a single wheel, one of which showed up from a vase filled with decorative flowers placed near the office window, surprising Warren.

Oh, what's the matter?

However, he quickly regained his composure and asked the man-eater.

Man-eaters have even made their bodies smaller to show themselves through the vase, and this wheel is somewhat cute.

The man-eater spit out a shard of golden egg from his mouth.

Fuu

It is a voice full of a sense of accomplishment that I have completed my work.

"Hmm... give this to me?"

Nn

"I see. I don't think it's chilling.... this color also comes to mind on the Golden Route. It looks like an egg or something."

Ng!

"Apparently, I hit it. Anyway, I personally care about that monster."

That monster was Vafar.

Even so, it was simple but communicative... Warren, who was laughing like this, recalls Ein's contact a few hours ago.

I want you to keep Lil in custody, or I want you to dare send it to me.

and so on.

When asked, Ein seemed to think that Lil was the cause of this disturbance, and the more Warren asked why, the more he felt like hitting her on the knee.

However, it seems that Ein-sama dared to send it to me.

Warren saw the airship that had just left the capital a few minutes before and thought about what was to come.

By the way, can you escort that airship?

...... haa

Please, you can eat the magic stone over there.

Ahh!

Man Eater saw Warren pointing to the decorative magic stone and shook his body.

I knew it at a glance. It is a luxury product.

Soon, Man-eater's body was enlarged, and he stretched out his vines to crawl blood and headed for the Magic Stone.

I chewed it with a bite on the pedestal, and now I say I can't help it.

Ai

and.

Man-eater disappeared, and Warren's office returned to silence.

The door of the office was then knocked on, and Lloyd walked in.

Sir Warren, I heard Man-eater's voice.

Yeah. Actually, there's something going on with Lord Lille.

That's an example of what you can do with a swim.

Warren nodded.

Apparently, Ein-sama thought it would be more convenient for her to move on her own.

"... you mean Ein-sama." I guess they think they can deal with the spark until the end so that their loved ones don't have to worry about it. "

“I think so too. Your Majesty said the same thing."

If you do, we'll be as vigilant as we can be left in the castle.

Lloyd says so and leaves his seat.

The rest of Warren looks out the window and murmurs as he looks at the airship that flew away again in just a few minutes.

”If we're not out of hand, we're not licking it”

Continuing, he said,

"Ein-sama, who is nothing else, is going to clean up everything." That is to say, we are serious about not comparing ourselves to Ishtarika. ― ― ― ― Please provide us with useful information, Lord Lille.

This is how I said it.

While his expression was that of a nice old man, his voice was filled with the grimness of a civil servant who could be eaten in an instant when he was out of his mind.

My Lord

This time, Warren's subordinate civil servants walked in and handed Warren the documents they had prepared.

"This is the escape dossier for the two men."

"Hmm... of the eight layers of defense equipment, did you finally sense the escape with the sixth level of magic tools?"

"That's right. We had a hole in the security guard as you instructed... but it's amazing that we had a high-performance magic tool to block the signals." Especially because it was small enough to be at hand. ”

“I agree. I suspect he was deeply involved in the Golden Route, so he must have received some special technology.”

Warren nodded and left the office.

The rest of Warren looked at the clock, and then he had to prepare some materials for himself.

... there will soon be another end to this turmoil.

Confident of that, Warren grabbed the tea cup on his desk and elegantly drank the tea that Beria had brewed.

Next, he left the office to report to King Sylvard.

◇◇◇◇

After all, the Iron Nation is about to repeat its history.

After speaking with Sylvia, Ein reconfirmed it and was tormented by complex emotions.

I didn't want to pull out the Black Sword Ishtar on my waist...... I couldn't stop praying for this.

However, the new power gained from the Gulm should also unleash its true value.

In the evening, Ein finished all the preparations.

He stood in the corner of the room, and Marco, who was waiting for the signal to leave, called out, “I need to know.”

Ein-sama contacted us the other day asking us to talk to the queens because she had something to worry about in the capital.

"Yeah. What's wrong with that?"

Since that time, did you think Lord Lil was suspicious?

"Ahahah... I'm not that sharp." I was just worried that the idea of usurping the throne and the thoughts of the dwarf children in the castle towns of the iron kingdom had disappeared. "

At first, Gido and Riordo...... were particularly suspicious of Gido.

I also learned that Lil had been asked to take care of the former counselor, and I thought that he might have instigated me to do something strange.

"That's why I thought this prediction was correct." Lil was trying to keep the Queen in the Royal Capital, so in the meantime, her relative Giddo would act to gain kingdom power. See, there was a mistrust of the queen among the people. "

But it wasn't.

Listening to Gido and Riordo, Ein quickly realized that it was a mistake and predicted the real mastermind and his aim sharply.

"But when I heard that Riordo played a play, I noticed it." The truth is... those two... no, at first, the three of them, including Lil, had a common purpose. "

Ein said that and left the room.

It was about time that he glanced at the watch.

"Besides, if you know that the Queen hasn't drawn the blood of the royal family, you can't control the Iron King's hammer anymore." If you go outside, you can get something that will benefit the Iron King's hammer---if the former counsellor instigates you to do so, the reason why you went out and attacked me on the ground will also be a common denominator. "

"I know what you mean... but what kind of play did the Riords play?"

"To keep the queen alive."

It was said in a confident voice, and Marco finally understood it.

"Our Isthmus is also involved in the turmoil of the Iron King's Hammer... and when it calms down, it develops into a question of whether the Queen will be executed. You were trying to avoid that.”

“Yes, that's why the Riordans impressed our mission with their military rampages and the radical warriors we think they are.”

With that alone, the presence of a queen could not be avoided.

However, if it is clear from the fold that the Queen has not drawn the blood of the royal family, the story will change.

Probably because the Queen was not involved, the three of Gido, Lil, and Riordo chose in a way that could be described as a painstaking measure, a scenario in which the military was the source of all kinds of evil.

It is clear from their heart and their stories that they will not only survive the iron kingdom, but that they will not have to distract the queen from her life.

Also, it was the former counsellor who burned it, and the iron kingdom must have been hoping that Ishtarika could do something about the iron hammer.

"It just happened."

The fact is that a dwarf woman named Lil began to trample on the past of the iron country.

He took on the role of former counsellor in the case, and the original three people's schedules changed.

Or maybe Lil was fooling Giddo and Riordo from the beginning.

"While Giddo and Riordo were unaware, Lil had darkness in her heart. I don't know what you want him to end up doing, but I think you're interested in him. Or perhaps you've been deceived."

As the plan progressed, Giddo and Riordo worked to return the Queen to the Land of Iron. But against their will, Lil remained in the King's City, making unexpected moves.

This was a little creepy for Ein.

Lil once acted in such a way as to keep the Queen away from the iron kingdom.

However, I was curious as to why he suddenly stepped into a secret airship and sneaked into this iron country.

"... well, it's probably because I'm starting to move."

There was some preparation and some time lag.

Ein looked out the window of the airship and looked down at the plain.

"Nevertheless, as you get stronger, I feel that it's getting more and more difficult to move."

Even though Ein has gained more strength than in the past, there is not much opportunity to use wonders and their powers to solve them easily...

It was there because things were moving forward to some extent.

If you let out such a murmur, Marco laughs beside you when he hears it.

"If the influence of the existence to be protected becomes greater, I think it is natural to move carefully."

"Ahh... I see."

I felt that I could understand that by becoming an adult, I would become a king.

"Your Highness"

Leonard said, standing in front of the door leading to the outside.

Leonard greets Ein with a piece of parchment and reads out the information written on it.

“You can always intervene in an iron country as directed. We are prepared to evacuate the dwarves as quickly as possible.”

That's right, Leonard. I can count on you.

”Hah... I'll tell you that, but please don't force yourself.”

"I know, but... somehow, there's something I can't give up."

In this case, the existence of avenging Ishtarika cannot be overlooked.

To protect his beloved country, and if his vengeance should reach his beloved, Ain could not say that he would not do it.

Looking at Ain like that, Leonard said something, but he never said anything.

As Marco said the other day, this is where Ein is.

Moreover, Ein will be attracted as soon as she leaves the airship.

"... that's..."

Leonard opened his eyes and raised his voice from a part of the plain.

Suddenly, the dense magic power was visualized, and the colorful Aurora suddenly began to fool around.

There were other anomalies, and the earth raised an artificial sound and shook.

"Ein-sama, I thought it was some kind of harbinger." The surrounding magic power is definitely heading toward the Iron King's Hammer near the castle in the iron kingdom. "

Then there has not yet been a great uproar in the country of iron.

We need to move quickly before this happens.

"Oh, I see. That's why, Leonard, stand back."

”Ha-ha-ha!”

After leaving the airship, Ein proceeds to the scaffolding tower and stands in an open place reminiscent of a sentry stand.

After I stood there, I pulled out Ishtar, and instantly put a flame on him in crimson for a moment. The next moment, I put a darker aura on my sword than at night.

... eventually, the dense magic power transformed into a cage that enveloped the surrounding plains.

"--Come on, let's settle the turmoil with the Iron Nation."

The voice shook Leonard's heart.

The voice continued to resound in the surrounding space.

He took Ishtar by the side. I shook it gently.

Before the magic waves that enveloped the area underwent any kind of change, the deep red and pitch-black waves released by Ishtar waved lightly to the side instantly burned up the weirdness around.

It's a funny word from researchers to say that it burns up the magic itself. It was Ein's hands that made it real.