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"Hahaha. I was surrounded by all the Imperial Gideon troops and the Yuf Labyrinth Knights, and Zach Zykers would have to offer the treasure quietly."
"Zach said that he had knowledge of the treasure, and he immediately made him bring it.The Beastman made sure it was, and the Commander-in-Chief said he was going to get it, but Zak wasn't scared, he didn't apologize. ”
Huh.
On the spot, I asked Eda for Purification , and instead of paying for it, I told her to take home the Jewel of Tranquility .
"That's... pretty good." By the way, was the enemy's Commander-in-Chief someone you knew? ”
"Yeah. Shall I introduce you?"
Yeah?
I'm downstairs right now.
As expected, Freeman often lost his words.
Didn't you hear that I brought a guest?
"No, no, I'm listening. You brought someone you knew. [M]I can't believe you're speechless. "
"It was bad blood for you, wasn't it?"
"Wait a minute. The invading army commander-in-chief is home." Alone. "
Lecan didn't answer this question.Because you don't have to answer.
"I'm sorry, but let me hear it all from the beginning.Everything since I left here on the 18th. "
Lecan explained. Eda sometimes supplemented it.It was a pretty tedious explanation, but it took a lot of time.
Freeman also taught me a few things.
After all, the Parsimo Magic Corps stood by Mashajine.After Lecan left, he stopped by, listened to the situation, asked for food for his return, and left the messenger of the Marquis of Parsimo here to go to war.
And when I finished doing what I had to do, I stopped by Mashajine, reported to Marquis Parsimo's envoy and Manfrey, and went straight back to Parsimo.The large [free-range box] was limited, and the white-headed dragon was terribly overeating, so I had to hurry home.The envoy of the Marquis of Parsimo went to the capital to report on the situation.
So Ziza knew from the beginning that it was Lecan who was attacking the Beastmen's headquarters.
After the explanation, Freeman asked some questions.Fujisul also asked questions. Lecan answered it.
"Hmm. I didn't expect this to happen.But the results were better than expected.This is the best we can think of.No, more than that. Lecan. Well done.Thank you, and thank you to Lord Eda. "
It's good that the request is complete.
"Of course, the reward will be ready soon."Nevertheless, the Chancellor is in a terrible state. "
The Chancellor?
"The first time I dispatched the Royal Knights and the Royal Magicians was not bad."However, when the Royal Knights and the Magicians failed, they should correctly understand the threat, assemble the Knights of the Duke in a well-coordinated combination, prepare a clear chain of command, and intercept.Otherwise, we should have had an army of 10,000 men and a proper Commander-in-Chief. ”
How could you do such a thing?
"I should have been able to do it if I had tried."However, in reality, the worst method was to summon halfway and gradually put in the battle force without setting a clear command. "
"Why did that happen?"
“If you give a clear order, you have to take responsibility for the outcome.I guess you didn't like it.He didn't form a powerful army or set up a proper chain of command because he didn't want certain lords to have a lot of control over him.Halfway through the procession, many lords were questioned because they wanted to take the opportunity to strengthen the relationship between the royal family and the lords.Well, I guess that's why I'm here now.In fact, if an invading army of only a thousand men had formed an interceptor army of 10,000 men, the Chancellor would have suspected his sanity. "
Even if there were 10,000 people, if Parsimos and the Knights of the Labyrinth hadn't come, I would have lost.
What?
"Well, that's fine. I think the Chancellor is relieved to have driven the invading army back.”
"Are you relieved? The prime minister?"No, it's the other way around. Right now, the Chancellor will not be able to sleep at night thinking about how to put things together. "
Huh?
“Think about it. The war itself was almost a defeat.I managed to bring it to the draw, but it wasn't the Prime Minister's strength, but the Knights of the Labyrinth who volunteered to join. ”
“Yeah, that's right.”
“It wasn't the Prime Minister who sent his forces to win the battle against his enemy's commander-in-chief, but the adventurer the First Lord personally asked for.”
"That's your trick."
"That's right, it's my trick.Moreover, the adventurer is the fiancé of the princess of my family. "
That's right.
"And the end is terrible." In the first place, the Gyud Empire claimed that someone from the Kingdom of Zaka had attacked the Great Forest Temple and taken its treasure.The Zakaas denied this.After all, it was the work of the Lords of the Zakaah Kingdom.Of course, the Chancellor would have sent his men to Cogles to investigate. ”
Is that so?
"We are in a position to invade the Great Forest, and there are only a limited number of ministers who are armed.Lord Cogles must have been one of the most suspicious. ”
Then why did you reply that it was a Japanese act?
"To create an excuse for war."Then I fought to inflict pain on the opponent, strengthen my country's position, and discover the hidden treasure and return it.It's a way to get away with apologizing and paying compensation. "
I'm not sure, but was it inconvenient for the Chancellor to return the treasure and drive the Beastmen back?
"It is convenient for the country, but it is inconvenient for the Royal Palace and the Prime Minister's Office."I assumed that the treasure was in Cogles, and the Chancellery was not involved in any of the extremely important political roles of bringing in the Gideon Empire, negotiating and returning the treasure. "
Could it be that what I or Duo did was an ultra vires act?
"No. When the Prime Minister sent out the Knights, he instructed the Knights' delegates to talk to each other and move forward."And Viscount Nodraine Lucca was the most powerful person on the scene.The Knights of the Labyrinth were the least damaged and the strongest.And you were the one who won the duel with the enemy Commander-in-Chief and cleared the way for a renegotiation.There's nothing wrong with it.But the Chancellor must have regretted it.Why didn't you send a high-ranking official from the Chancellery to Aspora? "
What would have happened if I had sent you?
"Of course, the high-ranking official accompanied him to Cogles.The Chancellery was able to announce that it had withdrawn the forces of the Gideon Empire as part of the negotiations.I could punish Cogles and protect His Majesty the King. "
Didn't you ask about me?
"Even if there was." The Prime Minister has been in contact with us in the Nata Mirror. "
"What did you say?"
"I asked my cousin's fiancé, the adventurer Lecan, to either defeat the enemy commander-in-chief or to let him leave the army of the Beastling in some way."By the way, Lecan, what are you going to do now? ”