Power Master

Profit

Sidro opens the door.

“Phew!"

Sidro enters the Oval Office, kneeling down to pay his respects.

“Have a seat.”

Alcan got up from his seat and sat on the couch in front of him and told Sidro. Sidro quickly moves on Alcan's words and sits on the other side.

“Do you remember what I said in the garden just now? ”

As Sidro sits down, Alcan opens his mouth again. I talked to Sidro for a day like this. Collect reliable knights.

“...! ”

Sidro looks surprised at what Alcan has to say. Seeing Sidro's surprised expression, Alcan smiled and continued.

“It's time. ”

The time has finally come for those knights to be needed.

“I see.”

Sidro nods.

“Are you ready?”

Alcan asks Sidro, nodding his head. Asked by Alcan, Sidro stopped nodding and replied, looking at Alcan with a serious expression.

“Yes, Your Majesty. I've got it ready.”

“Good for you.”

* * * *

Earl Rotomo rules over the Khalin territory of the Helioca Empire.

“Hmmm, I knew wine was the best Chitose. ”

Earl Lotomo was enjoying wine in his room.

Knock, knock.

It was just then.

“...? ”

Lotomo, who was enjoying the wine, saw the door with a knock and soon heard his voice.

“Earl, it's Clu. ”

It was Clu, the butler of the mansion, who knocked.

Did something happen? ’

When I was enjoying the wine, something seemed to have happened to Clu, who did not disturb me unless it was a big deal.

“Come in.”

When I finished thinking, Lotomo said,

Profit

And as the door opens, Clu walks in.

“What's going on? ”

When Clu comes in, Lotomo asks. Lotomo wondered what was so big to interrupt a good time.

“We've got a meeting. ”

“Meeting?”

Lotomo nods at Klur's answer. What meeting?

“Come into the palace. ”

“... ”

After that, he frowns. The meeting that Clu spoke of was the royal court.

‘What's this meeting all of a sudden? ’

Today is not the day for a meeting. The meeting didn't even happen. And all of a sudden you get a meeting?

What happened? ’

Did something happen without Lotomo knowing?

‘This is bad.'

I don't know why the meeting was held. However, it was quite difficult.

‘I was going to meet the High Priest at night. ’

Lotomo had an appointment this evening. It is not an ordinary promise. It was a dinner with Onax, high priest of the Temple of Elgarve.

These meetings usually last all night.

I wasn't sure. However, these sudden meetings had never been over so quickly. It usually lasted all night. If the meeting continues overnight, the dinner is not available.

‘I can't not go to the meeting. ’

You don't attend meetings to honor your dinner plans? That was ridiculous. No matter how important the dinner was, it was not as important as the meeting.

“Did he tell you what happened? ”

Of course, the content of the meeting is important when it matters. Lotomo asked Clu. If the topic of the meeting was nothing, I was also not willing to attend the meeting.

“I'm sorry. I'm just saying there's a meeting...”

Unfortunately, the topic of the meeting was unknown.

“Knng.”

Lotomo wakes up from his seat with a sound of pain. Then he took a quick sip of wine and lowered his glass.

“We should get going. ”

“I've got it ready.”

As expected, the butler was tall. The preparations were already done. All you have to do is go to the body. Lotomo leaps out of the room with a satisfactory smile and talks to Klur.

“If I don't return, tell the High Priest a story. We've got an urgent meeting. ”

“Yes, Earl. ”

“If you look in my room, there should be a box. Make sure you bring it to me. ”

“I'll keep that in mind.”

After talking about it and talking about it, Lotomo got into the wagon and left the mansion. The wagon departs as Rotomo boards the wagon.

‘I wonder what happened. ’

Lotomo thinks, feeling the coziness of the wagon.

After the war? ’

The war between Valen and the Holy Empire is over. Is this a post-war meeting to discuss the situation and how to deal with it?

‘It's not too late for formal meetings. ’

However, there was no need to rush the meeting. I did not participate in the war myself, but I was able to discuss it slowly.

Does it have anything to do with what the High Priestess is saying? ’

Onax has something urgent to say at the banquet today. Maybe today's meeting has something to do with that.

“We're here.”

Lotomo, who was lost in thought, got out of the wagon thinking that he had arrived at the palace.

“Phew!”

And as he stepped off the wagon, Lotomo flinched. The reason Lotomo was flinching was because of a man who was getting off the wagon across the street.

“Earl Larry! ”

The man was Larry, the nobleman Rotomo. Rotomo quickly approaches the late Larry.

“Haha, Earl Lotomo. You're early.”

Larry smiles and greets Lotomo as he hears the shout. Then Larry and Lotomo started talking walking to the meeting place.

“I heard she was sick...”

“The gift you sent me just now made me feel better. Thank you.”

“Haha, no! ”

The first conversation was a complicated story, such as the current situation. Lotomo looks around and talks about it.

“My Lord.”

“Huh?"

“I have one question for you. ”

“Tell me.”

Larry replied with a serious expression on Lotomo's face.

“Do you know why today's meeting was held? ”

Larry's face stiffens slightly when Lotomo asks.

“I'm not sure. ”

And what Larry said next, Lotomo thought:

‘I see.'

Larry, at the center of power, knew something other than Rotomo.

“I understand the war between Valenn and the Holy Empire is coming. ”

At the end of Larry's words, Lotomo was stunned.

“Yes? War? ”

“Be quiet. ”

At Lotomo's startled voice, Larry looks around and pays attention to Lotomo.

“Oh, I'm sorry. ”

Lotomo continued, reducing the volume of his voice.

“But isn't the war over? ”

The war is over. The sacred empire has fallen. I thought war could happen again, but not for a while.

“It was over, but it can't end with that war, can it? The war will not end unless one of them is destroyed. Besides, there's not much damage to both countries in this war. ”

Is it the difference between the erl and the erl? Or is it the difference in abilities? Larry was more aware of the situation than Lotomo.

“Like I said at first, I'm not sure. We'll know exactly when the meeting starts. ”

Everything was a guess. I wasn't sure. You will be able to clearly understand the topic when the meeting begins.

“Thank you, Your Highness. ”

“Huh?"

“I have one more question for you. ”

“What?”

“Don't you have a dinner with the High Priest today? ”

It wasn't just Rotomo and Onax. Many nobles were invited to the banquet, and Larry was one of them.

“Ah, I see what you're wondering. ”

Larry smiles.

“Aren't you curious as to what Ambassador Onax insists on doing? ”

“No, that's right. ”

“I know that for sure. ”

I didn't know for sure about the meeting. But he certainly knew about the promise of the banquet with Onax.

“Is that a story you can hear here? ”

Rotomo looks around again and carefully asks.

“That's a bit of a story to tell here. ”

There were many people around whether it was close to the meeting place or near the center of the palace.

“I'll tell you on the way back. ”

“I understand.”

At Larry's words, Lotomo folds his curiosity. Then Larry and Rotomo started talking again. After chatting like that, the two of them arrived at the meeting place shortly after.

Larry and Rotomo head inside, greeting the knight standing guard. There were already many nobles inside.

Some nobles stood up and greeted Larry and Rotomo, and as they greeted Larry and Rotomo approached the nobles who had to greet them, not themselves.

After greeting Larry and Rotomo, who were seated, began talking to the nobles around them. There were many stories, such as what the meeting was like today.

While we were talking, the nobles arrived inside. And soon after all the nobles arrived.

“Your Majesty is entering. ”

Alcan arrives for the meeting.

‘...? ’

Watching Alcan come through the door, Lotomo tilts his head.

Master Sidro? ’

It wasn't just the alkanes. Sidro, the Imperial Gun Master, has followed Alcan. It wasn't just Sidro. Following Sidro, several knights follow him into the conference room.

"Why?"

Knights don't usually attend meetings. Then why did he enter the conference room?

Is this a real war? ’

When knights attend meetings, only war-related meetings. Today's meeting seemed like it was war, as Larry said.

“You're all here. ”

The most seated alkane opens his mouth. Rotomo folds his thoughts and looks at Alcan.

“Onax, high priest of the Temple of Elgarve, came to see me today. ”

And according to Alcan, Lotomo had no choice but to swallow the saliva.

“They threatened to destroy our empire. ”

“...! ”

All the nobles who were listening to Alcan looked surprised. It was because of what Alcan said, the atmosphere, and everything was unusual.

“Soon there will be a war between Valenn and the Holy Empire. But I have no intention of empowering the Holy Empire with threats. ”

An alkane that continues so naturally with such a serious story.

"Something..."

Listening to Alcan, Lotomo felt ominous. Rotomo looks carefully at Larry's face, not revealing his sinfulness to the outside.

Larry didn't look so good. I hoped it would tilt, but it didn't seem like the ominous end would be a tilt.

“Sidro.”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

“Begin.”

And Lotomo's misfortune soon became a reality. The knights who came into the conference room with Sidro moved, and Lotomo could feel a chill in his neck.

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I hope you have a happy evening.