I ran into Mao-chan at breakfast the next day.

The closing ceremony ends on the fourth day of the tournament, and the day after all the tournament dates are over, Mao-chan returns to her normal administration instead of a holiday.However, it seems to be three consecutive holidays from now on.

It's breakfast for the day.Me, May, Radica and Hagis, Soda, and Mao-chan are eating around an elongated table as usual.

"What, I'm going to ask you with a serious face, so what do you think?"

Mao-chan takes it for granted to put bread in her soup.

I'll add more.

"I've been wondering about 10,000 times in my life!?

"Doesn't that mean it doesn't matter?"

Mao-chan pushes in like that, then closes her eyes and answers with her hands together.

"... when my concubine was still young, I made a human friend.It was a maid, to be exact, but there was a big age difference, but it looked the same as a concubine. "

"Mao-chan, you had a human friend before me."

"My concubine was spoken to kindly by him, and I learned about human culture and spent a pleasant time playing with human beings.But one day, when his concubine came home from business, his friend was brutally murdered by his mother.He was stripped of his entire skin alive, ripped of his inner body, and killed.I was only ten years old. "

May feels chilly and trembles.

Sodium is also bluishing his face.

"My concubine was scolded by my mother.Humans were taught to bully and kill.The maid I gave to my concubine was meant to remind my concubine to bully humans.Since the concubine heard about it, the demons who attacked and killed humans have become hateful.I began to wonder if I could kill a human being unconditionally. "

Speaking like that, even though your expression wasn't moving, it seemed like your voice was shaking, your hands were shaking, and your anger was burning quietly.

I miss you and apologize for the time being.

"Ma... mao-chan, I don't think this is such a tough story..."

Mao-chan takes a few breaths and keeps breathing for a while.

The heavy conversation seemed to have ended here, and I felt that the tremors in my hands had stopped.

"You don't have to worry about it.Since the demons preferred to bully humans instinctively, they thoroughly educated the demons everywhere after their concubines took office as demon kings.Other demonic nations were thoroughly asked to educate through diplomatic routes, and the disobedient nations were destroyed.My mother was still alive because she gave up her life, but she was violently opposed and her concubine was beaten many times.Still, my concubine didn't stop.My mother died fifty years after taking office, and now it is common sense among concubines and demons to treat humans the same way as demons.Peace today is the fruit of 300 years of stack.My concubine is so glad. "

Mao-chan finished what she wanted to say or she rubbed the soup with a spoon and drank it.

"Do you want to hear more?We don't have time in the morning, so we'll talk about it at dinner. "

"No, thanks.I know all about it. "

May speaks loudly.Both Natori and Hagis feel awkward because they've heard a heavy story.

Looking at that, O-chan summarizes the conversation so that she can follow.

"... because I had that friend, I also met you concubines.If it hadn't been for that tragedy, there wouldn't have been a concubine. "

Drink the soup and stand up.

"Oh, yeah, Natori said he wanted to talk to his concubine.Nat, you come to your concubine's room after dinner tonight. "

"Okay."

I, Natori, am going to talk to the three of you tonight.Looks like we can't be alone tonight.Hmm, I've been enduring it all along the tournament.Shall I wait until tomorrow?

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Around the same time, in the palace adjacent to the royal castle in the kingdom of Wistaria, Ka 'Bassa, Kurch III awakens from the night he was always with Shizuka.

I usually sleep near noon, but the door was knocked early this morning.The Kutch III was uncomfortable with that. He dressed Shizuka and then put the knocker directly into the bedroom.

"What's going on? This isn't the hall, if you need anything, just say it."

The minister who came into the room was sweating from his forehead, would he suddenly tell him?

"Your Majesty, I say thank you.An ambassador sent for the deportation of prisoners on death row and peace talks has returned as a corpse. "

"Hmm, what!?

The Third rises from the bed and yells.

"Can I help you? The Kingdom of Harmony claims that the messenger committed suicide."

"You must have been killed!

Originally frustrated by being beaten up in bed, Junior III concludes lightly.

"But killing the messenger is not a diplomatic courtesy, and I don't think it's easy to kill them there either."

"Shut up. The Kingdom of Harmony killed messengers of conflict and peace.This would be a declaration of war against our kingdom of Wistaria.Command Harass to attack the Harmony Kingdom now!

The kingdom of Wistaria is now dominated by harassment in the territory of the former Crow kingdom, where the remnants of the Crow kingdom are on guard against rebellion.It is an order to send troops out of there to attack the Kingdom of Harmony.

"Ha, ha."

The minister answers and leaves the room.

Soon, a speedy horse was issued with a letter ordering a war against Harass.

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On the other hand, a day ago.

An order has been issued to kill a total of 100,000 soldiers in two cities, Dagar Penu, a city close to the territory of the former Crow country where the harassment is located.

The lords of each city moved to form an army, consulting with their ministers and concluding that they could not go back to the king.

However, there were a few exceptions.One exception to this is the city of Vendana, which has the second-largest number of troops in the surrounding city.The minister suggested this to the lord.

"The King ordered the execution of these two cities for the simple reason that the bandits were in exile.But thieves are everywhere, and this Vendana is no exception.It may be our turn to die next.I hear that the King has been behaving in his own face lately without listening to words.With such an attitude, the King is not in a position to withdraw this execution, and he may wish to repeat the same execution in the future.If we're going to die anyway, let's resist and die.Work with Dagar and Penu to start a rebellion.First of all, Daghar and Penu have not received this notice, so let's get this information up and running and getting them ready for the rebellion. "

The lord listened to the advice and gave Daghar and Penu a quick horse.

Some of the surrounding cities and towns have the same ideas as Vendana, and one after the other they are fast horses.

The next day, early horses sent from all over the country gathered in both cities of Dagar Penu. The lords of the two cities gathered their ministers, decided on the spot to start a rebellion, and issued a quick response horse.The rebellious minister was given a sword by the lord.

This led to an uprising of 250,000 people, including some of the surrounding cities.Dagar and Penu quickly laid down their defenses and prepared for war.

Eventually, an army of executioners will arrive from the surrounding cities.None of the executioners, because the two cities did not know the circumstances of this execution, did not prepare to fight and thought there was no organized resistance, so only a small number of soldiers were brought in.The executioners were retaliated against and decided to retreat on that day.

Knowing the defeat of the Execution Army and the rebels' unity, lords across the country hurried to the surrounding land and Hallas, where they were stationed in the former Crow kingdom, in search of reinforcements.

Together with Dagar Penu and the surrounding cities, the massive rebellion of five cities and 250,000 soldiers seemed to mark the beginning of the end of the Kingdom of Wistaria.