Munou To Yobareta Ore, Yottsu No Chikara Wo Eru

Teito Olympus.

It is the largest city in Olympus, one of the five largest countries, in the centre of the continent of Valhalla.

It is second only to the capital, Nieberg, and has a population of about 30 million.

Because of its excellence in commerce, industry, tourism, adventurers, etc., it is called "a town that holds everything in the world".

The town is covered by robust steel walls and is also equipped with a large number of powerful weapons not found in other countries, whose military power does not allow other followers.

There are also three walls in the town, the first with residential and commercial establishments inhabited by adventurers, merchants, the general public, and the second with various government agencies and aristocratic, luxurious or high-ranking adventurers' mansions.

And on the third level, which is the heart of the town, only the chosen one is allowed to enter… the huge, luxurious castle of Olympus stood idyllic.

There was never such a wall in the past, but the voice of the crane of Zadiak-Olympus, the current king who took over after his predecessor King Olympus, transforms the town into what it is today.

It was only natural that there would be a rebellion against it, but his credibility with him fell to the ground as a result of not having any ears to listen to, and furthermore covering all of it in a way that raised taxes, such as the cost of building walls, increasing military power, pulling out good adventurers, and renovating castles.

But an event and the presence of the brave Roy change that.

Almost the same time Zadiak's credibility fell to the earth, information came in that a divine beast appeared in Vanaheim, the sword emperor peak, the largest mountain on the continent of Valhalla, just outside the imperial capital Olympus.

Zadiak immediately forms a crusade and himself travels with Roy to Vanaheim, where he succeeds in crusading this brilliantly.

Zadiak, who thus triumphed over the neck of the Divine Beast to the Empire as a souvenir, said this to the gathered people.

"What is peace? It is laziness. Whatever happens at this time is not strange. But people can only follow their immediate routine. Is that why? Peace is the poison that lets you lose your sense of crisis. We have to understand that our daily routine is a sandy cabinet that we don't know when it will collapse. So it moves now. So prepare now. So I have to do it now. I promise. As long as there is more...... Olympus will not perish"

As a result of the imminent and mighty crisis that shook people's minds and brilliantly removed the crisis, Zadiak was elevated to a great king at once.

Furthermore, the words of Roy, the brave man who spoke afterwards, shall entrench the status of Zadiac among the Olympus people.

It was a declaration that even if he risked his life for his allies, Zadiak, and hence for his beloved native Olympus, he would definitely defend himself.

As a result, no one in Olympus can speak to Zadiac.

But the people don't know.

How ignorant and childish Zadiac is.

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Time goes back to when Levi woke up in Woodgard.

One room at Olympus Castle.

The room is different from the one that Zadiak, who likes gold, made just for himself.

In that place, an evil hobby covered in gold, was the figure of King Olympus Zadiac and the brave Roy, surrounded by Friedrich and Olga, and... by the inflexible soldiers and high-ranking officials.

Zadiac is thirty this year.

The figure, wrapped in brilliant golden clothes on a skinny body, is as if it represented his manifest desire as it were.

Zadiak still sat with his elbow poked against a chair made of gold, staring at Friedrich and Olga kneeling on a red carpet with blue eyes peeking from its blonde forehead.

With a slight distortion of the mouth......

"Sorry to keep you waiting... it's Friedrich"

"No... this time..."

"You don't have to be. Now look up."

As a result, an hour has already passed since Friedrich and the others entered this room.

The time had passed, but Friedrich and the others had been waiting on their knees for Zadiac.

Naturally it is deliberate.

That's how ridiculing people and looking down was his greatest pleasure.

Everything he told the people during the divine beast crusade was a dialogue his subordinates had thought of, and he himself had thought of nothing.

In the first place he did not take part in the divine beast crusade or anything else, and after leaving town he was only hiding himself until Roy crusaded the divine beast.

I don't need to talk about it anymore, but he put his efforts into the wall and the military force, not to mention to protect Olympus, not to mention to think about the people.

I simply did so to protect myself.

Though I'm glad because God Beast happened to show up, otherwise his credibility would still have remained fallen to the earth.

For him, however, it did not matter from the outset, such as the credibility of the people.

That's fine if you want.

That was the backbone of Zadiac, now king of Olympus, and it was everything.

To prevent it from being passed on to the people, the ministers are desperately hiding his words and actions, but not even those of kings and armies of other countries directly involved in the World Conference and elsewhere.

Therefore, the upper echelons of other countries know.

Olympus and trusted Zadiac are the rare fool kings in history.

"Well, erm... what sums up the terms?

"Here."

One soldier offers rounded parchment.

"Spread it out and show it. Yes, keep it. Hmm, superimposition... isn't that a good condition?"

The conditions put out started Sieg's non-participation and were all quite harsh for Greece.

But given the current situation, Friedrich and Olga have no choice but to drink it.

Naturally, Olympus also knows it and offers unscrupulous conditions, but it was Zadiac himself who decided most of it, rather to the extent that he loosened the conditions slightly so that the pitiful senior Olympus officials would not find out about it.

"... in the event of an incident, the Greek army is deployed unconditionally to Olympus. Then... uh... after we take back the country, we put 25% of the wealth Greece is storing in Olympus... hmm? Was that so little? Hmm... I forgot. Well, okay. Now, is this what your lords want?

"... Yes"

"Okay! Then let's sign it! Brush and Mark on this."

Signature will be given to King Zadiak of Olympus and Friedrich, who became King of Greece.

That's how it was decided.

It shapes the fate of Greece… when the battle 'Kudosa' begins.

"Uhm, now..."

"Your Majesty? Isn't there something I can tell you to Master Friedrich?

Roy's words, Friedrich's eyebrows moving picklessly, disguised as faceless.

"No? Uh! It was! It was! I forgot what I had left! Well, it's Friedrich. We vowed to commit ourselves to the Greek recapture, but with this Olympus... we don't know when that will happen?

"... and say?

"Mm-hmm. Roy was to be on the other side. You can't go to war."

"Become!?

Suddenly Friedrich's calm breaks down.

Olga, who was behind me, didn't speak either, but he kept his eyes open for too many things.

"But Your Majesty!

"Well listen. If Roy leaves here, the Dragons will be more likely to set a goal for Olympus? They'll know about Roy, too. So, then... maybe the rest will die. Huh?"

Of course the possibility is not zero.

But Roy can't leave, but perhaps the Dragons won't suddenly be after Olympus.

I know that's Zadiac.

This is only his convenience and just a trick to keep Roy at hand.

And that means Roy won't rebel against this, which is what I mean.

"No, that's..."

"Rest assured. Roy can't go to war, but I'll lend you from the Sixth Knights to the Fifteenth Knights instead. So what do you say?

"Sixth...!?

The Knights of Olympus exist from the First Knights to the Twentieth Knights, and the younger the numbers increase their strength.

Especially the five Knights chiefs who bind the First to Fifth Knights are as fierce as anyone who lives in this world knows.

They were called the "Five Swords Emperor" in view of the Sword Emperor Peak Vanaheim on Olympus territory and were even said to be comparable in strength to SSS Rank Adventurers.

Friedrich naturally thought only that the elites of Olympus, including the brave Roy, would participate in the battle, but would know how sweet the idea was.

"Would it be enough as a force? Celtic and Kneeberg... plus a weak country, but if Woodgard and Earthheim are going to join us, it seems like there are enough of them?

"Oh, I know what you're thinking. But the Dragons are so easy..."

"If you're unhappy, Olympus just pulls his hand. You don't mind the rest, do you?... even if you tear this up and throw it away now"

That said, Zadiak puts his finger on the signed letter.

Friedrich was reaching out unexpectedly to "Sama" as his index fingers and thumbnails grew whiter and whiter.

"Oh, that's...!

"Besides, it doesn't seem to be written here, does it? How much Olympus lends… nowhere"

"... ugh!

"Ha-ha-ha! Don't look like that, Friedrich. It's not a ghost after all. I'll lend you soldiers and supplies. Let's also provide territory. So... what more do you want? Or something? I don't care what happens to Olympus... does your lord say so?

"Yes, no, that's never...! But then why Sieg...!

"Sieg? Uh... not that one. Words such as letting him and my soldiers fight together who can't even look around. Try to be a soldier in line with him. I didn't even know that... Lord, are you still the king of one country? Oh, you just became one! Then I can't even do it. Learn better than this. Who the hell is the king... I wonder how it should be."

Friedrich's fist hidden in his cloak clasps.

Looking down, he chewed his teeth to the extreme, and his heart is left to observe.

But there's nothing I can do.

This is the current situation in which Greece is now placed.

There is no other way but to drip this beverage and soak the muddy water.

"I'm done talking. Okay, let's get ready for battle. Nevertheless, don't bother prolonging it... for a week."

"Yes, a week...?

"Uhm. Finish your prep in a week and discuss the Dragon Clan. No more help."

"Heh, Your Majesty! In a week...!

"Friedrich. He said the rest was over... that's what I said?

"... ugh!

This is what Zadiak says to Friedrich.

This is not a "conversation" but an "order".

I don't think you have a right to have an opinion.

Satisfied with Friedrich's loss of speech that way, Zadiak fishes up the corner of his mouth with such joy.

It's like I gave in to a busty beauty... like an ugly man.

"... Adied-Stratos-Nieberg, Orlando-Gadric-Celt, Titanios-Alberto-Teeturn... and Friedrich-Paulos-Greesia"

"Huh...?

"It's just an obedient name... as the Lord knows, but more often than in ancient times, royalty and nobility have two names. Well, there are exceptions to some of them... so, it's Friedrich. Say the rest of your name."

"... The, Zadiak-Olympus... Dear..."

"Yes... my father Vandal-Olimpos, and my grandfather Barbatos-Olympos, plus my great-grandfather... and Olympos has no two names. You know why?

"Yes, no..."

'Cause I don't want it.'

Zadiak rises from his chair and stands in front of Friedrich.

Like looking down at him.

"I don't know why there are two names... that's because you can't give a single piece of majesty if you don't. I'm royal and I'm noble... what a pathetic, ugly, stupid thought. But Olympus isn't. By this name alone, everything came true, everything fell down, everything grabbed. Hence the unnecessary. Olympus is... Olympus is all I need."

Zadiak puts his face close to Friedrich, who looks up to him.

"Don't forget Yume. In the rest and in the Lord...... the definition of existence is different. Cook Cook...... Bye Friedrich...... Wish me luck"

That said, Zadiak takes his subordinates and leaves the room behind.

The two left could only hold their fists in silence.

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"My bastard... I'm gonna burn him to death right now...!

"Roy's bastard...... what a brave man. Now it's on my mind. Next time I see you, I'll punch you......!

The anger of Luca and Zwed is good too.

Everyone will feel the same way, including me.

Can I have such a king and brave man......

"Sorry... I'm just impudent..."

"You may not apologize, Lord. We're just talking about them being annoyed...!

"That's right! Ah! That's really on my mind!

"Hmm... I don't know..."

"... what? Dee."

"No, Sieg's old man, hypothetically? Assuming we lose? I was wondering if Olympus would be attacked next."

"Hmm...... it would be the same as when you abandoned Greece anyway. The Dragons increased their numbers again. So, first of all, hit Noon and weaken him. After that, we're going to use the warm soldiers to drive them out. If you win, that's fine. I don't mind losing... just kidding!

"No, I guess that's true... they know we're here, don't they? Then shouldn't we do everything we can right now? I think it's quicker to crush it all at once, and I don't like my town getting attacked..."

... Certainly too passive, as Master Dee put it.

I hadn't really thought about it because of what was on my mind, but no matter how robust it is, Olympus doesn't want his country to be a battlefield either.

That means......

"Maybe...... you have other intentions. I want to keep Roy and the elites close... for some reason"