Maou No Utsuwa

Claudia is incompetent. There are few who know Claudia and deny it. That would be even worse if it were close to Claudia. The imperial subjects know all about their incompetence.

Why did Claudia continue to exist as an enemy of Kamui?

This is also because Claudia is still incompetent. Claudia has removed the thoughts of the Kamuis several times. It may be said that it is the only being who has broken the Kamui's ploy. Just to say that the result drove the Empire into a more painful position.

That Claudia is also trying to take the Kamui out of their minds. While no one is watching the behavior because they are seen as incompetent.

"... explain it to me again"

Kanyates, a fortified city with the headquarters of the Royal Ruthuan Army. When he heard the messenger's report during the sight of the castle, Prince Nikolai doubted his ears.

"Yes, Emperor Claudia of the Schutzarten Empire wants to enter our country"

"... again"

No matter how many times I hear it, the messenger's report is strange.

"So Emperor Claudia wants the seat of His Royal Highness the King's wife."

"How does that happen!?

Prince Nikolai standing up and shouting out loud. As I put it, I have no idea how this is going to happen.

"Wouldn't it be nice to see it as surrender?

"... you surrender even though you haven't had a fight yet?

Apart from talent, Prince Nikolai is a man of martial arts. I am not convinced of the empire's pity in choosing to surrender without fighting.

"It's a woman. Aren't you afraid of the fight?

"... but do you really surrender?

"There are a few conditions. I hope you'll accept this."

"Talk."

Prince Nikolai felt realistic in his surrender when he heard there were conditions. He is listening to the apostle to hear his explanation in a calm manner.

"First and foremost, then, to make Emperor Claudia the righteous queen of Prince Nicolai"

"... how old is Emperor Claudia?

"Come on? You still look like a teenager."

Claudia looks like an eternal teenager. And tones and tricks.

"You can't be a teenager, can you?

"Nevertheless, I am certain that you are much younger than His Royal Highness the King"

"Well, yeah."

From Prince Nikolai, he is no stranger to being a daughter.

"Do you care how it looks?

"No! I just pushed Baba late and thought he might be trying to fool this one"

This is true. At a time when I just care if it's Baba or not, it's the same thing the messenger is saying.

"That's no problem. I've seen him many times."

"Right...... Any other terms?

"Yes. To acknowledge the survival of the Schutz Alten Empire"

"I guess so. So you're saying that governance remains the way it is?

When the imperial system is left unchanged, surrender, etc., can only be considered a temporary convenience. But there's no way Claudia would come up with such common sense conditions.

No, His Royal Highness the King on the throne of the Emperor.

"... what?

Still King Nicolai Prince wanted to doubt his ears.

"His Royal Highness Prince Wang had stated that he should be emperor of Emperor Schutz Alten to unite the entire continent"

"... that Emperor Claudia?

"Yes."

Continental reunification. This is the goal of Prince Nicolai. Claudia has been telling me to do that as Emperor Schutz Alten. The heart of Prince Nicolai swayed at this.

"Next. To give Emperor Claudia's brothers and sisters the land they deserve to be king. Except for Terreise."

"... that it's a king?

"He wants to treat his brothers and sisters as kings because they are good in small countries. At the very least, they wanted to make this much amends."

"Hmmm......"

Prince Nikolai has no judgment on this condition. I don't know Claudia's intentions.

"... I thought it might be troublesome"

It is Vasily who has answered the question.

"Troubleshooting?

"If His Royal Highness Prince Wang becomes Emperor, those people will no longer be royalty. And there will come those who rebel against it and flip the flag, and there will be those who bear it."

"... I see. We give him so much standing, we satisfy him, we kick him out of the empire."

"Not so much, I'm just a little lord by name with a king. If you consolidate your surroundings with those of our country, you can't do anything. But this is what Emperor Claudia did?

The Kingdom of Ruthua is naturally looking into people and abilities for Claudia. But I can't relate this shade to the Claudia statue from my research.

"No, Emperor Claudia looked really worried about your brother"

I've been telling you how it was when the messenger spoke to Claudia here. If I knew Claudia's nature, I would know it as completely useless information, but those who are here are not.

"Coincidence? Well, it's up to you how to use it."

The feelings of Prince Nicolai, who says this, lean towards accepting Claudia's offer. Whatever it was, it was significant that continental unity became realistic.

Most of all, it was only in the head of Prince Nicolai that it became realistic.

"… if you succeed to the Empire, you will clash with the Republic"

Vasily has communicated her concerns.

"I was going to fight the Republic one day more than I originally did. We've got the Empire. next would be the Republic"

Prince Nicolai intends to achieve continental unity in the other half.

"One day, not now. I don't think we should fight, at least until we have complete control of the Empire."

"Why do we have to wait that long?

"Because the empire has been scattered so far. There is something in the Empire that allows it. You have to find something to prevent it."

"... um"

I can if I want to argue with you. But I didn't think that would be anything more convincing than Vasily's words, Prince Nicolai.

These kinds of honesty are the beauty of Prince Nicolai. The individual's abilities are significantly inferior to those of King Alexandre II, but there is a measure of consciousness of it and listening to his subordinate voice. Yes, because King Alexander II had stifled me.

"Surrender of the Empire. This should be accepted. But we should not be relieved by that and think hard about dealing with neighbouring countries"

"What exactly do we do?

"Measures to keep the Republic from turning its spears. I hope this is something."

"Do we reconcile?

"... yes, but on what terms"

The Republic is not a reassuring opponent just because it has reached a harmony. Since its founding, the Republic has grown in strength, in the form of plots. If the republic is not harmonious enough to fully hold its sword, it will just give time for plotting.

"If it's what King Kamui wants, I know a little bit."

"What the hell!?

It was the messenger who was going to the Empire who raised his voice. Vasily was surprised at what the unexpected person said.

"I talked to Emperor Claudia about everything. That's what we talked about as students of Emperor Claudia and King Kamui."

A man so chatty as to be unfit for a messenger. But I grabbed Claudia's heart when this chatter stopped being dealt around me and I had no time to spare.

Even though I grabbed my heart, as someone who chatted with boredom, they just liked it. And Claudia, like this messenger, is more chatty than that.

"What will be the story of your student years?

"No, there was a condition among them that King Kamui spoke to Emperor Claudia's sister."

It is precisely a condition that Alto drew from the Sophilia Empress, but there is no doubt that it is a condition.

"What are the conditions?

"It's a condition I offered in return for cooperating with the Crown Prince's succession."

"... what's in it?

I don't know if a story like this would help. But it's an anecdote I've never known before about Kamui. Vasily thought it would be helpful.

"Uh..., sure this"

The messenger took a bunch of paper out of his nostalgia and began to read it. Vasily's face is flattered when she sees it. I was stunned by the insanity of carrying what I talked about in diplomacy on unwrought paper.

"Oh, there was. Eh, improving the treatment of the peripheral territories and properly recognizing the multiracial race as a national of the Empire and giving it the same rights as the human race"

"... is that all?

"Ah, yes."

To Vasily's reaction, the messenger is showing depression. But this is early.

"Give it to me!"

Vasily, who came to the sight of the messenger, took away a bunch of paper before he heard back, and began to read what was written with a serious look as it was.

"... how could the Empire not have done this?

This is what Vasily whined about after a while raising her face. And then he dropped his gaze on the paper and started reading ahead.

"... this is"

Now he's showing surprise.

"What's up?

Exactly this is what King Nicolai Prince inquired about.

"It even says the contents of the peace talks between the Empire and the Republic."

"You talked to him?

The question of Prince Nicolai was addressed to the messenger.

"Yes, we've had a lot to talk about"

The messenger is proud to know that the information he got from Claudia was apparently worth more than he thought.

Vasily is still reading a bunch of paper during this time.

"... I see a little"

After reading to the end Vasily said:

"You found a way?

"Approximately. King Kamui's desire is to protect other races. This is something I've known since the beginning, but apparently it's really just this."

"... what do you mean?

"For example, the founding of a republic is not an end in itself."

"... that you have no ambition?

The Kingdom of Russia thought that the founding of the Republic was something it had been trying to do from the beginning. Kamui said he had the ambition to build a demonic country and expand its power.

"I think we need a little more analysis, but I was wondering if I was wrong"

"Suppose it is?

"You just have to do what you want. Fae treat people equally and give them the same rights, duties as nationals. I wonder why the Empire didn't do this."

This is Vasily's mistake. Vasily has reason to exclude personal feelings from thought for being in a position to engage in national politics as a civilian. Now that I know the truth about people's origins, I can say this because I can think without prejudice to the Demons.

But not all people can be considered like Vasily. There are many who deny it or ignore it, even if they know the truth, and continue to be prejudiced against the devil tribe. That's why the Kamuis don't stop moving.

"You say you make the Demons equal!? The Demons are enemies of my brother!

Prince Nikolai is one of the many who continue to be prejudiced.

"You must have found that it was the brave men who killed Master Alexei."

"It's......, but the evidence is"

"The valiant outward path has been examined. Circumstantial evidence indicates that the brave man is the killer."

"Hmmm......"

It is the murder of the king and prince of his country. After listening to Kamui, the Kingdom of Ruthua is conducting a corroborating investigation. As a result, the evil deeds of the brave were coming out.

"If this is the only way to achieve continental unity, I think it would be appreciated. No, now if the Fae are to follow as a people, that will be true unity"

"... you sure do"

The way you treat Prince Nicolai is now yours too. This is not limited to Vasily.

"I will analyze this material a little more. But what you don't have to finish is you need to change some of the conditions."

"On which terms?

"The most important is the survival of the Schutz Alten Empire. The Republic asks the Empire to change its name. In other words, perhaps the name of the Empire of Schutz Alten is the reason why the Republic is hostile"

"What's that?

We cannot afford to be waged war under the name of our country. However, since Prince Nikolai is of the Kingdom of Ruthua, this is how it is conceivable. If you ask me to change the name of the kingdom of Ruthua, I am determined to be angry.

"Anyway, we need to consider the terms and coordinate with the Empire. And one thing."

The last word was directed at the messenger.

"What is it?

"Is this the general thrust of the Empire? Or the will of Emperor Claudia personally?

"... I am only talking to Emperor Claudia"

"Then we must make sure that, if not general, we try to eliminate those who disagree. Can you leave me to negotiate with Emperor Claudia first?

"Huh..."

"Of course! Vasily, I delegate full powers to you!

"Ha."

The words of the apostle, who tried to complain, were cancelled by Prince Nicolai, who made Vasily plenipotentiary ambassador to the negotiations against the Empire.

The continent will also have major lateral swings.

◇ ◇ ◇

In the Schutz Alten Empire, Chancellor Kalk, who had returned from negotiations, had made a report. It's a report of a failed negotiation, but I don't see how I've been depressed by Chancellor Kalk.

"Alliance negotiations have come to an end, but this has not closed our country's future"

"I don't think I have a winning eye for fighting alone. If you cage in the Imperial Capital, you can stick to it, but you can see ahead in a cage without reinforcements."

This is not the time to worry about your physique anymore. Oscar spoke of a grand loss.

"Yes. You're right. But will that win the Kingdom of Ruthua, which took the royal capital?

Chancellor Kalk accepts the Oscar story of losing lightly. Chancellor Kalk's premise is the defeat of the Empire. Oscar's point is like a backup shooting.

"Saying?

Oscar is slightly more confused by Chancellor Kalk, who looks unusual.

"The Republic does not make alliances with our country. But that's not the same as acknowledging the imperial occupation of the Kingdom of Ruthua."

"You mean to fight the kingdom of Ruthua, which has defeated our country?

Oscar thinks there is no such thing. Because I am confident that this will not happen, I believe that the Kingdom of Ruthua has attacked.

"Yes, not only the republic, but the coalition forces"

Chancellor Kalk returns his word to Oscar's inquiry. In fact, Kamui didn't say he would fight. He asked me if I could resist the Royal Ruthua Army, which turned 120,000, and I just answered if it was a coalition.

"I see. Aim for the fisherman's interests"

It could be strategically. Both the Empire and the Kingdom of Ruthua have been after the interests of fishermen.

"I was wondering if it would be in the interests of fishermen if our country wasn't exhausted"

"What does that mean?

"We believe that the more we fight against the invasion of the Kingdom of Ruthua, the better"

"The more you fight, the more you lose"

"One defeat, not all of it will end"

"... you want me to keep my power warm?

Oscar finally knew what Prime Minister Kalk was talking about. But I still don't know where we're going.

"Yeah, that's right."

"What do you do when it's warm? After they take the Imperial Capital, there's no chance to fight back."

Even 40,000 can manage to fight because it is the protecting side. But you can't drop the Imperial Capital, which is protected by more than twice as much force at 40,000. This is what Oscar thinks.

"After the Union of Republics has taken over the Kingdom of Ruthua, we just have to rebuild it"

"You can't possibly do that"

"I think I can. The battle between the Kingdom of Ruthua and the Union will be intense. The winning coalition side just can't do it either. If our country rises with 40,000 troops there, we can't interrupt it."

"If you fight that coalition to rebuild, in the end, all you have to do is slap him."

"Yes. That's it. The Empire is at the centre. Take it there and you'll be attacked from around you. So no country can be put in the center. All we have to do is stand up in the blank."

The empire now becomes the heart of the western part of the continent. The country that took the land of its empire will stand out more than the others and become the champion of the West. So it is unacceptable for one country to hold down the centre somewhere. Yes, Prime Minister Kalk says the neighboring countries will push the gap they are holding back.

Manganese, it's not a dream story. Chancellor Kalk rode into Kamui's story because he had a chance of winning at this level.

"... but I still care how the Republic gets out"

It is good to say that the Republic sees the Empire as its enemy. I don't think Oscar will miss the reconstruction of the Empire.

"There is no need for the country to be rebuilt to be the Schutz Alten Empire. Why not make it a country that can coordinate with the Republic?

"... think about it that much"

If we can coordinate with the Republic, then there will also be a realism in Prime Minister Kalk's story. Oscar stopped getting rid of it from his options.

If the military persuades them well, it's like they've taken measures to preserve their power.

But Chancellor Kalk made another mistake. I got too drunk and talked too much about the discourse while it was someone else's way of selling it. Forget Claudia is here.

It was an empire that was inclined to Prime Minister Kalk's measures, but will change direction in the last three days. by the unfortunate event of the sudden death of Prime Minister Kalk, an advocate of measures.