Maou No Utsuwa

The battle in the south was right in front of the showdown. But that's when a messenger comes from the Imperial capital and tells him to leave the battlefield.

As a Hildegand, it's not a convincing story at all.

"Anyway, I can't take that order!

Hildegand's voice echoed in that place, which became the headquarters of the Southern Frontier Army.

"Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand?!

The messenger is bewildered by Hildegand's tough attitude. I didn't expect to be rejected at all.

"How can you leave this place in this situation!?

"But it is not acceptable for Her Royal Highness Hildegand to defy this decision in the Imperial City."

You're absolutely right. I have no authority to refuse Hildegand.

"… then we will take the head of Prince Wang and then return to the East"

"We don't have time for that"

"I have time. I have almost grasped the location of Prince Wang's formation. All you have to do is make a positive move and enter the enemy formation."

"Is there such an unscrupulous operation? We're going into 30,000 armies for just 3,000."

Common sense thoughts make this reaction. The messenger is not trying to harass you. I'm worried something will happen to Hildegand.

"It's 30,000 fragmented enemies. Prince Wang's army is 10,000 at best. No problem."

"There is a problem. Still not more than triple? And what if they find us on the way?

"We're going to make sure they don't."

"Such dangerous imitation is unacceptable"

"It's not dangerous"

"It's dangerous."

"How can you not know?

As a Hildegand, I'm talking about having a good enough chance of winning. I'm showing a little frustration with the messenger who doesn't get it.

"It is Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand who does not understand. The priority now is to strike the main army of the kingdom that is about to attack the Empire."

They're attacking us in the south.

"Border Territory."

"Even the border realm is an empire!

"That's..., yes"

Prejudice about the border is deeply rooted. No attempt to erase it has been made yet, naturally.

"Anyway, Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand. Her Royal Highness is not in charge of the Southern Front more than has been ordered by the Imperial Capital. The Supreme Commander of the Southern Front is the ex-South Uncle, and the Border Regiment is under his command."

"So why do you have such an order now?

"There is no other way out if you say something like that. This is a military order. Even royalty must obey."

"Oh, no."

"You have to obey. Failure to obey would constitute a breach of military order, not only by Her Highness Lady Hildegand, but also by the Border Regiment that obeyed it. Isn't that where you want it?

Since Hildegand wouldn't listen to me, the messenger finally said what he threatened to do.

"... it's cowardly"

"Please say anything. I don't have time for this right now. At least as soon as possible, the Imperial Army will have to prepare itself for a counter-attack. When Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand was transferred to the East. It's not a mistake to say that it was at the start of the counterattack."

"But..."

Even Hildegand knew from the beginning that if it was an order from the Imperial Capital, he would have to obey it. But I'm not convinced by the imitation of abandoning the southern border territory.

"Uh, Her Highness Lady Hildegand."

"... Mr. Serene"

"You have no choice. I'm sorry to stop you on the way, even though I've been preparing for it."

Serene, who understands Hildegand's feelings, thought he had no choice but to mention it.

If we stop here, the battle in the south will be prolonged.

"I know that, but I cannot disobey the royal decree."

"That's not true. You just have to let me take responsibility. If you're forced by me and obeyed."

"That kind of reasoning doesn't work for the Empire. I'm pretty sure they'll be obsessed later."

"If I give you the kung fu here,"

"What if I fail?

"It's..."

"What would happen to us if we failed after violating a military order?

Hildegand will also be punished. However, it is much lighter than the punishment that the border territory makes it suffer.

"I won't fail. I'll make it work."

"How can you be so annoying? I don't get it."

"I don't know more about Mr. Serene's feelings. Why do you say things like asking about the complexion of the Empire?

"That's not what Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand says. Aren't you royalty of the Empire?

"Yes, it is."

The impression Hildegand has of Serene was made when he was at Royal College. It was Serene when I was acting with the Kamuis. That was making Hildegand feel the subtle discrepancy.

"Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand. I've had enough. I know how you feel."

"Lord Carlos. To you."

Carlos Castagna, a descendant of the Southern Frontier Lords and a classmate of Camui from Imperial College.

"I don't agree with you. I'm not asking about the complexion of the Empire."

Words that purposefully provoke Serene.

"Hey, that sounds like I'm asking you for your complexion."

Serene also easily rode the provocation.

"I didn't say otherwise. It's just that you and I have different things to protect."

"I'm not convinced either."

"What about that? You want your own Antai. That's not what I think."

"You're the same, aren't you?

"You're not. Above all, there are different people to rely on."

"... how do you tell me to rely on you?

The meaning of Carlos' words is well understood by Serene. Even if I understand, there's nothing I can do about Serene now.

"I don't know. That's not what I teach you. The only thing I can say is that, unlike you, I have no one else to rely on. I'm not desperate like you."

"That's why... no, it's nothing"

"... I didn't know you were supposed to be in the closest position of our borderline brothers. When someone else takes my hand, it's different."

"Take extra care of me."

"You can rely on whatever you want at the Western Uncle's. That's your choice."

"You didn't say that!

There was a decisive crack between Serene and those on the southern border. The situation was so harsh that there were southern border areas.

The mere fact that Kamui's information did not arrive sufficiently spread the confusion that had seldom occurred in the eastern border territories.

"I told you to take it personally. Well, Your Highness, Lady Hildegand."

"Yes."

"I know how you feel, and I know you don't want to betray your trust. You know what that means, don't you?

Whose trust it is, it is up to Kamui. Hildegand was asked by Kamui to come to the southern border.

"... Yes"

"I think we've had enough. The invasion of the kingdom into the southern border territory stopped quite a while ago. I believe the role entrusted to me has been fully fulfilled."

"Is it?

"... I honestly don't know. But I think I'm good enough."

"Right. You can't possibly understand that."

"Yes, and I can see that, given the overall war situation, it would be a loss for the Empire for Her Highness Lady Hildegand to stay here."

"That's not true."

"And I don't know about this, but those idiots are fine with that kind of plot."

"Right, right"

The plot to pull Hildegand off the main battlefield. This possibility cannot even be denied by Hildegand.

"Using a woman's purity is a terrible hand to conspire with."

"Yes, no, Lord Carlos, it is decided..."

"Forget such a terrible man, how about it? What about new love?

"Yes?

Carlos' story suddenly drifted off the sidewalk.

"It's a loss to the world to think of a dull man like you all the way."

"Oh, you know? I am the wife of His Royal Highness Prince Therese, the..."

"I don't care about that."

"... mind you"

The likes of those who follow Kamui are still unusual. Well, Carlos is one of those who follows Kamui no differently when the story of him being the Demon King spreads.

"Hey Carlos. You know what? Do that."

"Is there a problem with this, Lord Marie?

"And what if that idiot was all the way to purity?

"... no way?

"Well, what if it wasn't?

"... pull yourself back"

Carlos is one of those who knows by staining himself with the horrors of Kamui.

"Wise. I mean, you shouldn't have come forward from the beginning."

"No, a beautiful woman should resolutely dictate whoever it is, which is a family lesson that has lasted for generations in our home."

"What kind of homework is that?

"I don't."

"Absolutely. Why are all these weirdos and one-of-a-kind people around Kamui?"

"I don't want Lord Marie to tell me that."

"Why am I out there?

"He was supposed to be the head of the faction, though? Well, I don't know what you want."

I'm talking about college. The Kamuis were also part of a faction that had Marie as its lord. By manipulating Marie.

"... I'm getting angry just remembering. That's right. That's what they are. This is definitely their plan."

"That's not true."

"No, that's for sure. Kamui and Alto only think about fitting people in."

"... Really?

"Come on?"

"Which way!?

"I don't know if I'm serious or joking. It's troublesome. I even think that what's bothering me is the Kamui's strategy."

"Right."

"Well, this time it's an imperial order. We have to obey."

"... ok"

Neither can Hildegand be mean at all times. If you're going to the east anyway, you better hurry.

"Maybe we should get a little closer to the Kamuis on that. I can't tell you what I know."

"Hey? What do you mean you should get close?

It was Serene who was surprised by Marie's words. And Marie is also surprised by that surprised Serene.

"... you really don't know, do you? I hear the Kamuis are in Northende now."

"What!? Did the Empire allow that?

It's proof Serene is losing contact with Kamui. And the more this alerts Kamui, the more proof Serene gives priority to his relationship with Deefleet.

The rest of the Southern Territories are not just getting emotional. This is what happens when a certainty is born.

"How can we prevent Kamui from returning to Northende?

"That's true, though."

"The question is, what are you going to do back there? Well, I can imagine somehow."

"What?"

"I can't tell you that. I'm not sure, and I told you, it doesn't matter."

"So how do we get out of the empire? Can't you tell me that, too?

"You don't know. How the Imperial Capital perceives Kamui"

"... you know, when I think about it, is it okay to be talking about this in front of a messenger?

During the conversation, Serene realized that at some point she had forgotten to hide Kamui's name. But this worry was useless.

"Oh. If it's about Kamui Kreutz, I don't mind. This way of saying it is weird. Correctly, when it comes to Kamui Kreutz, we don't want to get involved for the moment."

"... Kamui Kreutz?

"I don't think you all need it, but I'm ordering you to treat me as Kamui Kreutz, not the Demon King. Honestly, I don't know what this means."

"Why did that happen?

"No further details have been asked. Former Chancellor Kalk also said he can't say now."

"Right..."

Marie knows what happened when she stopped calling herself the Demon King. I asked Raoul and the others about the brave men. What I don't understand is why it's faster than I was asking to pass it on to the Empire.

"What does that mean?

"Someone must have made contact with Kamui. That's the judgment."

"Who is it?

"Possible is the former northern uncle. Kamui recently moved north."

"Right. But how could you do that?"

"I don't know. If that's what you need to think... I don't know."

Marie couldn't think of any reason why Kamui bothered to pass on her information to the Empire. Hildegand gives you an unexpected answer there.

"Well, that's a thought."

"... Yes?

"Maybe he didn't think about it."

"Is that what happened? No, only him."

"But sometimes we talk too much, don't we? I like to talk to people. Kamui is."

"... yes. For once, keep it in mind. Well, that's it for nothing. I'll be ready to move to the East."

"Yes."

Thus the Hildegands left the South, but by the time they reached the East, former General Bandels, who was supposed to take substantial overall command, had died. A difficult battlefield awaited the Hildegands.

◇ ◇ ◇

In the Imperial Capital, where we do not yet know the situation on the front line, former Prime Minister Kalk was willing and partitioned the meeting.

"Well, let's talk about the future."

The partition of the Heavy Council in the Imperial Capital is entirely in the hands of former Prime Minister Kalk. No one could complain more than Prime Minister Zion's deputy is happy to accept it.

"In the future, we haven't had a fight yet."

"It wouldn't be too late to consider it since the results came out, would it? To some extent, we have to assume some of the next moves so that we can move as soon as we get results."

"Yes."

"Now, the first thing we should consider is our relationship with the kingdom. We have to think about the kingdom and how we can bring it into harmony."

"Reconcile!?

Empress Claudia accidentally shouts out loud at the exact suggestion.

"Yes, harmony."

"But you've attacked me from the kingdom, haven't you? And yet, you allow that?

"Reconciliation is not the same as forgiveness. If this is an overwhelmingly advantageous situation, we will naturally claim compensation."

"Disadvantaged, then?

"Find a compromise and reconcile"

"For example?"

"such as handing over parts of the Eastern Border Territory to the Kingdom."

"No!?

The story of former Chancellor Kalk was all that was not at all in the head of Empress Claudia.

"Naturally, that would mean losing our country. In order not to do so, we do a lot of things to rule victory in battle. But still, we can't win every battle."

"... yes"

"You don't have to think so much about what happened when you won. Now all you need to think about is when you lose. How far to give way. We need to consider that."

"Former Chancellor Kalk thinks he can give in anywhere?

"The worst is everything on the eastern border"

"You're lying!?

The Princess Claudia is more responsive. It's proof that I listened to former Prime Minister Kalk and still haven't thought about anything.

"Worst of all, is. But actually, it's not as bad as it sounds."

"Why?"

"The Kingdom will have a disturbing territory on its border with our country. Can you understand if you say that you can do what our country has traditionally done?

"Inducing a rebellion or plotting a turnaround?

"That's right. This one is just a fan, and the kingdom will have to move the army, so exhaustion will be more intense in the kingdom."

"Right."

"Shit, if you do that, heh, the peripheral realm will be rebelled from this, from the Empire,"

Empress Claudia has convinced me, but Prince Therese doesn't. The idea of former Prime Minister Kalk is unacceptable.

"... Yes. That's possible. But that's no different than before."

"Shit, no"

Former Chancellor Kalk has misinterpreted the meaning of Prince Thales' alleged disengagement.

"What is it?

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no."

"Then I don't know. What's the difference?

"Strong"

"... Scion. Can you explain what this is about?

Former Chancellor Kalk, anxious to explain the unspoken Prince Thales, urged his deputy Chancellor Zion to explain.

"Yes. Are you aware of the combat situation in the eastern border territories?

"The war report went through the first line."

"What is the status of the battle with the main army of the Kingdom?

"I saw that, too. I'm surprised you prevented 50,000 for 8,000, but wasn't that the work of Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand? All the battles on the front line were described as fought in a horseback riding unit led by Her Royal Highness Lady Hildegand."

"Yes, you're right"

"If that's the case"

"The core of the horseback riding unit led by Her Royal Highness Princess Hildegand is also the Border Lord's Army."

"... where is that?

"I am a former Viscount Kreutz leader."

"Is it Kamui Kreutz..."

Former Prime Minister Kalk intended to have grasped a variety of information beforehand, but the details are still leaking.

"Yes, from previous research, we have determined that all places known as strong in the Border Lord's Army are affected by Kamui Kreutz."

"Why did you decide that?

"Because most of the border areas have classmates from the Imperial College of Kamui Kreutz. Even if not, it's a frontier territory that stood on the same battlefield as Kamui Kreutz in the East during the Viscount of Kreutz."

"You left it to have that much influence, didn't you?

"Can you call that an abandonment..."

"What is it, not abandoned?

"Can it be said that it was the Empire itself that expanded the influence of Kamui Kreutz? Considering who it was that brought it up as a symbol of the Empire's martial arts, you'll see."

Actually, this is a mistake. Kamui's influence pervades his college days. The common sense of anti-empire was helping it. This is not something the Empire can understand.

"... right. I'm sorry. It's my mistake."

"No. The question is what happens when the Border Lords get the right place to defend themselves equally against the Knights of the Empire when they stop 50,000 of the Kingdom's main army."

"Do you mean to lose?

"Once an assumption is made, you could lose"

"... What is the premise?

"That Kamui Kreutz leads the Allied Coalition of Border Lords. This is not a personal view, it is the result of a force analysis."

"Such an idiot!?

The last thing that is leaking in the knowledge of former Prime Minister Kalk is what was advanced by the instructions of Prince Therese. This kind of information was barely in my ear.

Today's peripheral territory has the power to successfully defeat the conflict. That's what former Prime Minister Kalk doesn't know.

"If you have any doubts, please conduct another force analysis under the guidance of former Prime Minister Kalk. Honestly, I want the results to change, too."

"I will do that. do......, is Kamui Kreutz that strong?

Former Prime Minister Kalk is showing upset when the assumptions on which his thoughts are based are broken.

"As a Kamui Kreutz individual, I was wondering if I could call it overwhelming strength. But the fear of Kamui Kreutz is not individual bravery, but strength as an organization."

"Explain. I haven't checked yet."

"Yes. First, overwhelming intelligence. I don't know how much information Kamui Kreutz actually has, but he's always taking the lead."

"What's its source?

"I know the Demons have a lot of power, but is that all they fulfill? I can't even grasp this one."

"... what is the intelligence department doing in our country?

"Honestly, nothing now."

"Why!?

"If you move, it just moves, it weakens. If the intermediate moves, it is perceived and erased. Any further damage will affect the fight against the kingdom"

This was also something former Prime Minister Kalk did not grasp. Former Chancellor Kalk's face is coming through surprises and turning bright blue.

"... Next"

"Mobility. Make a good move by saying you are truly divine. We definitely have some kind of proprietary mobility, or route, but we don't know anything about it."

"Later..."

"Combat ability. I was wondering if there was any need to explain this. Even though he leads a powerful demon clan, he has even more experience in action. If you look for weaknesses, you can say that you have little experience fighting with a large force, but you don't know if that's actually awkward unless you try that situation."

"... Do you still have it?

"Financial strength. Not to say surprisingly, because this is why we can continue our extensive activities, I was wondering if we have a lot of power. It's just that I'm starting to see one end of it."

"What's that?

"Deto Chamber of Commerce. I was wondering if this Chamber of Commerce might be involved with Kamui Kreutz."

"Deto Chamber of Commerce? I've never heard that before."

"That's right. It is the Chamber of Commerce that recently appeared on the table. Besides, the owner of the Chamber of Commerce doesn't know anywhere."

"Why did you doubt your involvement with Kamui Kreutz?

"Looks like someone who says Otto works there. He was a classmate of Kamui and a substitute for Northende."

"... why would such a person be the deputy of Northende?

"It's......, Nort Ende won't heal unless it's one of those"

"I mean, you say that Nort Ende is completely under the control of Kamui Kreutz, right?

"Yes, there's no mistake in thinking about it."

"... crush that Chamber of Commerce"

"Become!?

"What are you surprised about? Losing funding is one of the most effective strategies."

"I mean, you want me to make Kamui Kreutz my enemy?

"Originally, aren't you the enemy?

"But"

"The culprit of the current situation in the Empire is in Kamui Kreutz. Because of the indeterminate element of Kamui Kreutz, the situation with the kingdom also becomes chaotic. The main point of the strategy is to get rid of those uncertainties."

It explains it like that, but it's actually just getting emotional.

When people encounter something they don't understand, they either ignore it altogether or try to erase it. Former Prime Minister Kalk chose the latter this time.

"There's a counterattack coming."

"That's why we try to reconcile ourselves with the kingdom. Kamui Kreutz is a common enemy of the empire and kingdom. We should work together."

"Oh, my God, is that right?"

"... His Royal Highness Prince Therese, do you have any objections?

"Or, back to the original, this, the Empire, or whatever."

"The Empire is the strongest on the continent. You have to."

"Oh, my, my, my, my pride, yes, now."

"What do you want to say?

…………

It is not worth talking to former Chancellor Kalk. In a short time, Prince Therese cut me off. Rather than former Chancellor Kalk being foolish, Prince Therese's standards are too high. Because only Kamui is the person Prince Therese thought this was.

"Scion......"

"Yes. I have another suggestion."

"What is it?

"Consider Kamui Kreutz, not the kingdom."

"There's no way I can do that."

"The condition is the independence of Nort Ende. Independence of the border territory in some cases. on this condition."

"That's not what I meant! Reconciliation with the Demons, etc!

"Damn, in the end, that's it. Come on, crap."

Former Chancellor Kalk also vomited words that Prince Thales despised. In the end, he's this kind of person.

The Empire is not an empire to taste. Neither is the empire of truth. Naturally speaking, this is not known to former Prime Minister Kalk.

"His Royal Highness Prince Therese. What do you mean, crap?

"Ma'am, the Demons, mah, should be protected, ah, opponents. I didn't know you were hostile to it."

"Your Royal Highness, how about that statement? You'll be questioned about your qualities as a crown prince, won't you?

"Okay, well, hey, do it yourself"

"That's not why I'm here. We also need His Royal Highness Prince Therese to endorse it. This is what sets the direction of the Empire."

"Whoa, I'm, whoa, I'm going down"

"Get off?"

"Hey, I'm relinquishing my inheritance."

"Do something stupid. I don't take threats like that."

"Whoa, it's over,"

To say so, Prince Therese took his seat and left the room.

"His Royal Highness Prince Therese!

"Leave me alone."

"But!"

"I thought I'd almost decided to inherit the throne, so I got out a little bit. You can't spoil it here for the future."

As much as I can say about this, former Chancellor Kalk can't possibly know about Prince Thales. By my own assumption, I'm just judging.

"... Master Calc doesn't understand"

"What do you mean I don't know?

"I know it's easy to expect you to work like this as soon as you get back, but I wanted you to know a little more about the situation and talk to me."

"So what do you say I don't understand?

"About Kamui Kreutz, about the border, about His Royal Highness Prince Therese. And I'm talking about Her Royal Highness Princess Claudia."

"I?"

Princess Claudia is surprised when her name is suddenly given, but now no one cares about it.

"I don't see anything in that explanation."

"I can't speak clearly. I don't know how to live outside the Empire."

Talk to me.

"I refuse. In the first place, Master Calc has no authority to order me."

"I have authority from Her Majesty the Empress."

"Really? Shall I, then, bring you down from the Chancellor's deputy, too? Honestly, it's too heavy for me. (i) Serving as a civilian is better."

Chancellor Theon thinks he is who Prince Therese is. In fact, according to various thoughts coming out of the head of Prince Therese, the deputy Chancellor Zion has moved.

And I've learned that the next emperor can't be anything other than Prince Therese.

"You'll never crawl up again."

"I deserve a civilian. That's what I said."

"Then leave this place."

"Yes, I will."

And Prince Therese, followed by Chancellor Zion's deputy, also left the conference room. Everyone on the spot is taken aback by unexpected developments.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Claudia. What did you two want to say?

"I don't get it"

"Who knows?

There is nothing to answer the query of former Prime Minister Kalk. There's no way the others know what it's like to be two.

The only thing we know is the disturbing air that drifts in the castle. And so much so that the source is the Princess Claudia. Nor was it something that could be spoken of in front of Empress Claudia, who, like Chancellor Zion's deputy, became the sole successor.

"Aren't you there!?

Former Prime Minister Kalk's outrage will not change that situation.

"Uh, I mean, you've decided I'm the Crown Prince."

The words of Empress Claudia reach everyone's ears that I don't think I'm thinking about the atmosphere of the place at all there.

"... no, not now when we talk about that"

"But if my brother relinquishes his inheritance, I'll be the only one left."

"That's not yet"

"My brother clearly said he would give up in front of everyone."

…………

"That's settled. Then I need the procedure immediately. I guess I'll have to report it to my mother first."

"Princess Claudia?

So former Chancellor Kalk finally realized. I can't imagine Princess Claudia from her adorable appearance.

"And anyway, where His Royal Highness Prince Therese has settled down, let's talk again"

"Yeah? That's not true!

"I will!

Former Chancellor Kalk still didn't know who Prince Thales was.