Maou No Utsuwa

The departure of Samuel Ethenberg, heir of the Oriental House. This fact was taken by the Empire of Schutz Alten as a half-surprised, half-natured consequence.

The fact that the Kingdom of Ruthua is demanding a concession of the Oriental Uncle family territory spread to the public as if it were a matter of decision and even entered the ears of Oriental Uncle before the Empire considered its response. The possibility that Oriental uncle would be angry and decide to leave was also assumed by the Empire at this point, but what was surprising to the Empire was that it was not Oriental uncle himself who left, but Samuel who was the heir.

I can see that Uncle Oriental is putting the Empire and the Republic on a double scale. But what surprised the empire and was not convinced was that it deliberately placed Samuel, the successor to the trail, on the Republic's side. The Republic already has Hildegand. From the Empire's point of view, still, it's like a double scale.

Furthermore, it is believed that the act of attaching the heir Samuel to the Republic stems from the sober judgment of Oriental uncle, who is not self-inflicted, but highly estimates of the likelihood of victory for the Republic.

This disturbed many in the Empire and enraged those in the upper echelons.

The Empire promptly formed 20,000 Crusaders and dispatched them to the northern part of Eastern Uncle Territory. Along with that, he also asked the northern uncle to send troops, and in addition to the 10,000 of the northern uncle's army that responded, with 30,000 troops, he attacked Samuel's ruling area.

However, the early settlement of the matter and the move to crusade with the intention of restraining the Oriental uncle have not been as unfolding as the Empire thinks. As soon as we entered the northern eastern Uncle Territory, by a force of monks who had ambushed us. Correctly, by its commander.

"Let me explain something to you, shall I?

At the crusader's headquarters, Prime Minister Kalk is questioning Oscar. It is uncomfortable that the Knights of the Empire, while aiming for an early settlement, do not show signs of a constant attack.

"This is the one you want me to explain. Have you ascertained the facts about the relationship between the Kingdom and the Republic?

Oscar is unhappy with Chancellor Kalk, who has suddenly questioned him in a blameworthy tone.

"Relationships, nothing"

"Then let me ask you why you can tell me there is absolutely no"

"Nothing is missing."

"That's suspicious, so I asked for an investigation. No way, you haven't even investigated?

Oscar's refraining from attacking for a reason. I explained why and asked for an investigation into it, but Prime Minister Kalk doesn't talk about the investigation at all.

"It's decided to plot the northende"

"That would be so. What I want to know is whether the kingdom is cooperating with the plot."

"You can't be cooperating. The transfer of the Oriental Uncle has been offered by the kingdom, right?

"I suspect that's the trap."

"It can't be"

Prime Minister Kalk's reply is also unfounded. I am not going to admit to Chancellor Kalk that it could be a trap in the kingdom. Because that means that I went to negotiate and I fell into a trap.

"So why was Kamui's subordinate imitating to support the battle of the kingdom?

Assassination of former General Bandels in the battle between the Empire and the Kingdom. The culprit, Ignatz, appeared as commander of the enemy demon unit. This shocked Oscar. It was the first time I realized that Ignaz was one of Kamui's people.

However, there are aspects that I have no choice in. Oscar saw Ignaz only once when Kamui left Imperial College. Besides, Oscar, from a distance, was just watching. On the contrary, Alto would be surprised if it was something he noticed well.

An assassin of the kingdom appeared as commander of the troops. It was Alto's strategy to distract the empire from the rebellion of the Oriental uncle, making him think that the kingdom was supporting him behind it, but this ended in failure.

However, unfortunately for the Empire, Oscar suspected the plot of the kingdom even if he found out that the murderer of former General Bandels was one of Kamui's people. The kingdom and the republic, and Samuel and, in some cases, the Oriental uncle himself, have conspired.

You're right in a way, but it's a problem in terms of early clean-up of things. Oscar, fearful of plotting, hesitated to fight the rebels.

"Even if it was previously in a cooperative relationship, it is not now. The Kingdom's gripping hand is stretched out to our country."

Chancellor Kalk demands that Oscar's suspicions be made absurd and that the battle begin immediately. It is true that the Kingdom is not directly involved, and Chancellor Kalk is right in his idea, but there is stupidity where he spares no effort to prove it.

"If this is the trap of the kingdom, our army will deal with the Republic and the kingdom at the same time. Besides, in enemy land."

This is what Oscar is afraid of. There is a new territory in the northern part of Eastern Berg territory, further north of the Republic, and east of the kingdom that Samuel took from him in the last battle. Now, if Uncle Oriental himself is involved, it could fit the beating from the three sides.

"Earlier, I said there was no such thing. Conversely, if Nort Ende can be clearly implicated in the insurgency, it can hit Nort Ende, jointly with the Kingdom. To do so, we should start the battle quickly, capture the Northende soldiers and reveal their identity."

Chancellor Kalk sees this as an excellent opportunity. Because if the kingdom finds out that the republic that took Hildegand, here again, is trying to take Oriental Uncle into its own home, this time it will help destroy the republic.

"So I want you to show me the basis. I said it earlier."

"There is no reason for the Kingdom to cooperate with the Republic"

"There's a reason to cooperate. To invade our country. The weakness of the Republic lies in its number. The Republic cannot extend its territory because of the small number of its personnel. So, for the Kingdom, the Republic is not a threat. Isn't this what Chancellor Kalk has been asking?

"It's..."

Chancellor Kalk sees Oscar too sweetly. If Oscar is just an excellent sword figure, he can't be hailed alongside Hildegand or Deefleet. Though it is a student's assessment, it is not so sweet.

"The best form for the kingdom is for our nation and republic to quarrel and exhaust each other. But even if it doesn't, if our country is exhausted, the kingdom can annexe our territory and have overwhelming national power. Isn't that what this is all about?

"Assuming that's the case, our country can't coordinate with Northende."

Here, it was the former Northern uncle, Hans, who came in to talk to me. Why would a political advisor be a battlefield, but this time, when the Northern Belgian army joined the war, it came from the position of the former Northern Bell. Naturally, it's just an excuse, it just came out.

"Can't you tell me why that too?

Since Kainel disappeared, the old men's opponents have been handled by Oscar alone. Since it is the position of the Kingsguard Knights, it is limited to proposals on military matters, but still, it is under considerable stress.

"There are several reasons. There are many people in Northende who have rebelled against our country. You can't allow that."

I forget that it was the Empire that drove me into a situation where I had to turn away. Even if you remember, he's Hans' political adviser who values the dignity of the Empire. Same thing to say.

"Besides, Northende's terms of harmony are to change the name of the country. You can't accept such humiliating conditions."

This is also an emphasis on the dignity of the Empire. However, it is true that this is a disastrous demand unless we understand the relationship between the Demons and the Empire. And to Counsellor Hans, I'm not going to understand, either.

"I can't have friendship with Nort Ende. More than that, aren't we going to have to fight?

"Even if our army suffers tremendous damage and loses the power to fight the kingdom? Or does Counsellor Hans believe that friendship between our country and our kingdom will last forever?

Friendly relations with the kingdom can't last. If you show a gap to attack, you should be re-invading me at any time. Oscar knows this and asks Hans's political adviser.

"The battle against the kingdom will be a grand decision for the female male. If you lose with that, you won't have any remorse. Compared to that, the Nort-Ende people are full of boring craftsmanship and do not try to fight Matomo. If you tie him to such a coward, he'll just betray you right away."

"Many will grieve and suffer if the Empire perishes, even if there is no remorse left for Hans' administrative adviser. Don't you feel anything about it?

"Since the beginning, no fool has ever fought with the intention of losing. The kingdom, naturally, fights with the intention of winning"

"How exactly?

It just seems to Oscar that both Chancellor Kalk and Hans' administrative adviser are saying that the Demons, because they don't like Kamui, can't have friendly relations with the Republic.

"The first step is to regain the power of the Empire's taste. To do this, defeat Kamui and the Demon Clan, the culprits of evil. So, the border area heals. Plus, if we subdue the Demons and fight for our country, we can beat the kingdom."

Indeed, if the Empire were able to absorb the power of the Republic, it would be a great force, and it would prevail over the Kingdom. If it can be absorbed.

"In other words, is Secretary Hans going to accomplish something that even the Emperor couldn't have accomplished earlier?

"What?"

To Oscar's inquiry, Governor Hans is mildly surprised. It's proof that Oscar had no idea what he was talking about.

"Earlier, the Emperor won the battle against the Demon King, but I don't think he could say he could have followed the Demon Clan. Or was there a time when the Demons were in the Imperial Army just because they didn't know?

"... not here"

Secretary Hans also found out what Oscar was trying to say. Oscar asks how we can do what the Emperor couldn't do earlier. I poked at my northern uncle's weakness, good question.

"How can it be assumed that the Demons who did not obey the Emperor earlier, will obey the Empire now?

This can also be taken as an insult to Claudia. But there is no one here to point this out. Prime Minister Kalk, Counsellor Hans, and Counsellor Beck, who has just been listening in silence for so long, are the chief ministers of the Emperor's time earlier. He admits Claudia was a fool who couldn't even compare to the Emperor first. That's why I'm returning from retirement to support it. At least, we're gonna do that.

"... even so, it doesn't make any difference that we can't have friendly relationships. You should get rid of your worries before you fight the kingdom."

"So I'm saying that's not easy."

When the Republic is involved, the two arguments, the Oscars and other arguments, always remain parallel. Now, if Claudia were here, she'd be pushed off by force, and she'd be given a verdict, but it's a battlefield, she's not here. We shall be repeating the debate forever inconclusive.

But neither Oscar, nor Hans' political adviser, nor Chancellor Kalk have thought of the key things just to make the debate fight.

If there is no kingdom involved, why has the Republic put Ignaerts on the battlefield? The purpose should have been to figure out what it was in. Though it would have been too late to think about it.

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Almost eastern tip of northern Bertian territory. There are many soldiers in the mountainous areas that serve as borders with the Republic of Artenkreutz. The army of the Northern Belgian army.

Civil engineering works when it comes to what you're doing in a place like this while you're sending troops to the Samuel Crusade of the Oriental Uncle House. Northern Uncle, correctly, by order of the former Northern Uncle, is trying to build a path of invasion of the Republic of Artenkreutz.

It has been going on for quite some time, this task, but it still takes quite a while to reach the Republic. Now, it's still good, but if we go back, the Warcraft will come out quite often. Other than Nort Ende, it's a powerful warcraft that you can't see. Chased by the battle against the Warcraft, I can't afford to be working on it or anything. It's suspicious that the average soldier could make it back alive.

But now, more unfortunately for them who are carrying out construction, they will fight a stronger existence than such a warcraft.

"... Did you see anything now?

One of the soldiers standing guard is checking with the soldier next door.

"What, what?

"The black shadow seemed to have moved ahead"

"What? So you're saying the Warcraft showed up?

"I don't know for sure. But shouldn't I warn you?

"... then I'll tell the troop leader"

A shadow of something you can't handle. Even with such vague information, the guard soldiers are educated not to be neglected. However, with unconfirmed information, the guard did not have the courage to issue a warning to all soldiers. I told the captain and chose to turn to him for judgment.

This is the error. But the results won't change that much.

The shadows seen by the soldiers are growing in numbers and approaching the Northern Belgian army. And it finally emerged through the trees, before the soldiers.

"Ma...!

The first soldier to see who the shadow was could not speak until the end. A shaken arm, a sharp nail ahead of him, slit his throat and swung his blood, fell.

"Ma'am, Demon Clan!? Demons. Ahhh!

From the woods, the beasts appear one after the other. The soldiers of the Northern Bertian Army, who found out about it, fell into chaos. I can't afford to fight it. Many soldiers turned their backs to escape.

But also on its front, many shadows appear. Soldiers who got around and lost their escape. There was no soldier trying to fight it. They're engineers sent in to make their way. With the elite of the Northern Belgian army, far from them, there is no imposition.

Against such weak soldiers, the Demons, the Army of the Artenkreutz Republic, were harsh. After blocking the escape route, they slaughter the soldiers one after the other. It didn't take long for all the soldiers to breathe.

"... are we done?

After giving me a glimpse at the body of a stacked soldier in front of me, Kamui, not asking anyone, issued an inquiry.

There's nothing to give back the answer to. But whatever, Kamui keeps talking.

"This is the last time. Get rid of all resentment against people. Even if you can't turn it off, don't push it into your personal mind and show it to others."

Most of the demons who participated in this battle were treated badly by people. Opening up from illegal slavery did not erase their resentment. I guess this is natural. I've had a terrible eye for years. I can't tell you to forget that.

However, those who are hostile to the people cannot accept them as nationals of the Republic. Reconciliation requires both human and demonic steps.

"Whoever thinks it's impossible, step forward. I will prepare something that I will not have any trouble with for the time being. However, living within the Republic is unacceptable. Ethnic harmony is the country of the Republic of Artenkreutz. Those who fail to defend it are not qualified to be citizens."

The colour of the idea floats on the faces of many. Just because you killed a human race doesn't make it easy to disappear, such as resentment. But if you leave the Republic, you're likely to see the same thing again. The Republic is the only place where the Demons can live in peace.

"... don't worry. Also, if things go down like being dropped by slaves, then, I'll rescue them again. If I can't do it, someone with the same aspirations as me. And if not, he who inherits his will will will help him. No matter how many decades ahead."

When he saw how troubled he was, Kamui told him this. Kamui knows how hard it is to get rid of seniority grudges.

I can say I don't like anything I don't like. This is also the country of the Republic of Arten Kreutz.

"... I can't promise that I can erase my grudges immediately. But resentment will never imitate Kamui in his way."

One demon clan knelt down and told me this. I can't erase my grudges. But I can't imitate Kamui's thoughts to betray them. This is the promise of the result of the thought.

With this in mind, one after the other, kneel down, and utter the word of the oath. Everyone thinks the same thing. I don't want to waste Kamui's thoughts more than my personal grudges.

"Thank you. Then go to the national capital and visit Mathias. It will make arrangements such as where to live. If you want to hear about the tribe, tell Master Ryan."

Kamui opened his mouth when he confirmed that they had all knelt. From this moment on, they become the full citizens of the Republic. It's a promise the Demons have spoken of. It will not be broken.

"We will fight together"

The first demon tribe to kneel has asked to accompany him. Those who are here know where Kamui is going.

"It's not necessary this time. Northern repression is exercised only by the army, and also by the army of the people. For the Republic's sake, now it's the people's turn to shed blood."

"... ok"

When the people heard it was their turn to shed blood, the demons spoke of acceptance. Because I found out that this was also for reconciliation.

"Kamui, I'm ready to leave."

In anticipation of a seperate story with the Demons, Lutz has spoken up. Rutz is right, a little further away, an invading army to the Northern Uncle Territory is waiting in formation.

"Then go. To take back the North."

Northern invasion by the Army of the Republic of Artenkreutz. When this information ran through the continent, everyone who listened was greatly upset.