I feel uncomfortable with how Eina has been doing over the past few days. With the support of my sister Reina, who is the most familiar with Eina in the world, I decided to ask Eina, who works in the clerk's office, to take some time and ask her what was going on.

"Mr. Eina, what is it? Things seem different these days?

...... yeah. It doesn't seem right for me to speak up to a woman or anything delicate like that.

To my question, which has become a direct ball, Eina puts the pen in her hand at her desk, frowning only a little for a moment, but answering with a slight downward glance.

"... Yoichi, I'm scared"

"Scary...... Shella is there?

That's Mr. Rhina. You're absolutely right about the perception that you're threatening something.

"... that too, but now it's about King Daphra. As far as I know, he was an excellent king, though somewhat forceful."

............... oh, I think I somehow figured out the situation. Those in front of me right now are excellent kings with somewhat forceful places.

"Does that mean you looked overlapping with yourself?

"Yes. They call me King Xian (Ken Oo) in part, too, but I am well aware that many of my men have objections within. Good while the rule is stable, but once (once) a threat like the Dragon Raid arose, I wondered if the figure of King Daphra, who was dry on that throne, would have been what I was..."

"I see... but Eina can cook for herself, and she can draw water from the well."

"... that's not what happened. I'm talking about a situation where all my men will be left alone on the throne of the void."

Yeah, I'm sorry. I knew it, but I stuck with it. But have you softened the air a bit?

... but what do you think? I do not think Eina is the type of person who gets a wide range of loyalties and favors from her people.

Still, I owe it to my ability to be king, for one thing, if I face a threat that doesn't extend to my ability. If things turn out like King Daphra faced a dragon raid, for example, we may not know what will happen indeed.

Even King Daphra would normally have ended his life as king if the biggest emergency in this world, the Dragon's Raid, hadn't happened.

But I...

"I don't think Eina will be the same as King Daphra. I don't know about the other guys, but Eina has Listella, and Rhina and Yumika have Nina and me."

I put it on a little cool. To my words, Eina's gaze puts a jittery of color together and I can point it at this one.

... Oh, this is me. "If there's a dragon raid level threat in our country, you're responsible for 99 percent of it" eyes... yeah, I see. I know what's going on, too.

If the threat that Eina fears is my relationship, including Sheila's, then Eina's worries are natural.

I have no desire to argue with Eina, but Eina wouldn't trust me for saying that, and it would always look right as a king to be prepared for the possibility.

And for once, Mr. Listella is the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce I employ, and Mr. Reina is my escort. Yumika is also my sister's direct benefactor, a pharmacist, and my daughter for Nina.

... I see. I don't know what it's like to think everyone's gonna abandon themselves and leave when it comes to having to deal with me.

And if Mr. Listella or Mr. Reina were in there, I'd be shocked how much mentally strong Eina is.

Especially if Mr. Rhina abandons you, wouldn't this guy be able to live anymore?

Uh-huh, but what do you think? At least...

"At least I don't think Mr. Listella and Mr. Reina will abandon Eina, no matter what the situation is."

But to my words, Eina returns the words with a cold look.

"I don't think so, do I? Listy is smart and stands up for calculations. You won't imitate me knowing you're going to lose everything, and if you're the best commercial chairman on the continent with tens of thousands of employees now, you won't do anything irresponsible to throw that burden out. Even your sister..."

Mr. Eina got a little stuck in the words there, but put one breath down and utter the words forcefully.

"Even your sister... your sister is more responsible than anyone else, so even if I were your sister, crying, I wouldn't do anything to bend loyalty and betray the Lord."

Having said all that, Eina's expression seems sad but also somewhere proud.

For Eina, even if she doesn't think of herself best, I guess your sister is proud of her honesty and impartiality.

... I'm just going to be familiar with Rhina's honesty even as far as I'm concerned, but I'm also familiar with the depth of my love for my sister more than that.

I don't suppose Eina realizes much because she's the one, but if it comes down to loyalty or prioritizing with her sister in times of need, there's a chance she'll surprisingly go to her sister?

Even if I'm not so bad, I don't think Eina will risk her life to go to arbitration if she comes, and if Eina and I fight and I win, she'll say, 'I'll do anything, just save my sister's life in our place.'

And if you refuse to do so... maybe Rhina will die with Eina too? Somehow, but I feel that way.

Even Listella may not stand out and talk to Eina, but she'll do everything she can to get Eina out of the way or anonymously when she's in the same situation, and what makes you look like you're on my side, and not enough to sneak information out?

My relationship with my employer is just a business collaborator, but for Listella, Eina is a benefactor who saved my best friend, Cecil, and a companion who murdered my noble son together, and has been my best friend since then.

Eina says she has nothing to do with Listella's personality, but if you tell me, I think Listella's personality will definitely be on her side.

... but maybe Eina won't believe me for saying this out of my mouth.

Although she has been getting a lot rounded up lately, Ms. Eina is a pretty basic human distrust.

I don't know if I can help thinking about the life I've lived, but what's the right thing to say to Eina like that?

... Nothing like this, Eina. But I have to say that there is not much trouble for me, but I still don't think this is a good idea.

But because of that, I am also certain that I don't feel that I can win at all by arguing with Eina.

Because it's about people's minds in the first place, I can't give evidence and I don't even think it's an argument.

I've been troubled for a while, but I still can't and I was originally prepared to say the words to Eina...

29 August 426, Continental Calendar

36.2% Continental Unity Progress at the moment (Owned by Parklen Mine - Owns the Great Forest Zone of the former Kingdom of Markham and the former Idra Empire - Owns the Great Wetlands Zone of the former Kingdom of Siddhar - Strong influence over the Kingdom of Parklen, which dominates the western half of the continent - Secures land for orphans (Koji) in the eastern part of the former Kingdom of Siddhar)

832,548 total emancipated elves

Breakdown 159,019 people in mines 532,879 people in 4603 villages in the Great Forest Elves 139,596 marsh elves (some in turn migrating to the Great Wetlands) in protection at the Listella Chamber of Commerce 24,148 orphans

Asset holdings 21,140.1 million

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Lynne (Elf Archer)

Linea (Class B Adventurer)

Lena (Elf's Textile Artisan)

Ceres (Elf's Woodworker)

Listella (hired chairman of the Chamber of Commerce)

Lucrea (Elf's Pharmacist)

Nina (next king candidate)

Eina (King of the Kingdom of Parklen)

Kutl (Fairy)

Shella (Enchanted Dragon)