Survival in Another World With My Master

"I can't drink under these conditions."

"Are you in a position to say you can't drink it?

Make way for the strangely powerful attitude of Lord Antonius. What kind of aggressive attitude is this when you say you've wiped out every fort you've gathered at the border?

"I know who your trump card is. We have all the best magicians in Japan. Is that a magic weapon made of brilliant stones-- no, a magic weapon?

"... uhh"

Surprised. Did you find out that it was the Magic Stone bomb that caused the destruction by investigating the damage to the fort?

"If so, I don't know why your country has such a strong attitude?

"Magic weapons using Magic Stones are not so mass-producible. If the tongue breaks, there's nothing to be afraid of. You lack the troops and personnel to capture and maintain control of our city. Is that why you have to confront us with a handful of sophisticated weapons? I know you're close, but I don't need to drink such a condition. Don't you think?

Hah, I see. I know who the Magic Stone bomb is, but I can't mass produce it. We consumed the tiger boy to threaten him. We're not a threat. That's what you think.

"I see, I see. Magic Stones are not so obtainable. So even if we destroy the fort and show it, we won't be able to destroy other cities and villages in the same way, and we need to be scared because we know we have few soldiers. That's what I want to say."

Did you feel something disturbing about my attitude? Lord Antonius and his colleagues will look at me like they see something creepy. Hahaha, let's get you out of here.

"By the way, has Antonius ever seen the real object of the Magic Stone? What about the others?

I reached out to the table and pulled the Magic Stone out of the inventory. From the size of the pinky finger to the size of the ping-pong balls.

"Nh, nnh...!?

"I can't give it to you, but I don't mind if you take it in your hand and test it. Go ahead, take it and see what it is.

That's why I pushed the magic stone that became a mountain a long time ago. Antonius stretched out his trembling hand into the mountain and peered into the magical stone in his hand. The Magic Stone itself captures the magic of nature and amplifies it to emit light. No polishing, no surgery, no engraving.

"Well, that's stupid... this is impossible..."

"What's in front of you is real, you should admit it honestly. Let me be clear. We certainly don't have many soldiers. But that doesn't mean you can't destroy your country. We also have the option of wiping out tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, millions more lives in order to break the grief of neglect."

"But then why...?!

"Will you not destroy the Principality of Dihart quickly, or what? Or will you not destroy the Holy King?

Or both. Lord Antonius did not respond to my words and kept his mouth shut while sweating. Then carefully handled the Magic Stone back to the mountain.

"We just want to get our home and our people back and live happily ever after. So I fought to regain the kingdom of Merinard, and I will not forgive those who try to invade their homeland again. But we're not going to do what we did. Is that the answer?

"... oh, I see. Excuse me, can we just talk about this for a second?

"Go ahead."

When I said so, Lord Antonius took the Principality of Dihart's mission away from the meeting room. I think we're going to have a discussion there, because it looks like the Curtain Hall is already in place where the Kingdom of Tigris built it yesterday.

"Mr. Koske, are you happy?

"Anyway, they'll find out what my specificity is. If you find out anyway, you'd better do it flashy. If only the kingdom of Tigris and the Principality of Dihart could do something about it, then only pay attention to the Holy Kingdom in the east."

On the south side, there is only the Omit Great Wilderness, which has become our dominant territory, and the black forest where the Elves and the families of the Grande live. On the west side, there is a small group of countries that require a little attention, but the Dragonis mountain kingdom in the west has made us stare at the small group of countries.

They are friendly, but not as trustworthy as black forest elves. But while Grande and I are in the Kingdom of Merinard, we will not lose our friendly stance towards the Kingdom of Merinard.

If we can conclude an inviolability treaty with both countries on the north side, Hanamaru. Otherwise, if we can bring the Kingdom of Tigris to our side and serve as a deterrent to the Principality of Dihart, we can achieve our goal. Worst of all, both countries will wipe out major cities so they can't go to war for another decade... well, I don't want to do it.

"Wouldn't it have been better to fold it upside down?

"I have an idea, but I think that Antonius is probably pretty careful and smart. I can't imagine how bad it would be if I saw all those magical stone mountains."

Magic Stone is of course a strategic material with incredible performance as a material for magic equipment, but it is also a precious stone that is even more expensive for chaos. Even the shards of the pinky finger are worth standing in the Mansion. What if it's about the size of a ping-pong ball and doesn't have a scratch? It's worth an eel climb. I wonder if he thinks that owning enough to build a mountain is more than a magic tool, it is also a threat in the sense of mere financial power.

Maybe you have more Magic Stones to read through? Or maybe there are other hidden balls? Maybe they'll think something like that. Well, actually, there is. A lot of mythrills and other things like magic iron, magic steel, black steel. What's more, magical crystals that literally gush out of the pulse hole as much as possible. I wonder if there are any more jewels.

"I thought it might work in a favorable direction for us."

"I can't make the original pointy plan. If you stick it down badly, the city could really be more like a fortress."

"Ha...!? That's impossible! You can't possibly drink such a plan!

The Praetor, Sir Ansam, who listened to me, brightened his face and raised a vein in his bald head. Wow, you bark so easily without even knowing my feelings.

"You saw that magic stone mountain, right? You can dispose of as many magic tools as you want to make one fort there. The magnificent stone you need to make the fort one is half the size of the tip of your pinkie finger? The magic stones there alone made the city of the Principality even more abundant. I don't know how many stockpiles there are in all of them."

"That's why...!"

"Well, listen. How much do you think that Magic Stone is worth?

"Huh? How can you value something like that?! It's worth as much as the Principality of Dihart can buy... yes!

I mean, that's what I mean.

I mean, it's not like they're in trouble for money. To be precise, I don't want money. You can see that there is no territorial ambition because there are no territorial concessions in the conditions. So what they really want is definitely a reciprocal inviolability treaty or a trade treaty.

"I suppose you're serious about the Holy King. That's why I want to say no to the grief of reckoning."

"That means the Tigris kingdom has tougher conditions for us..."

Nod to Foreign Minister Riddell's words and take over the rest.

"You will be proud to take the kingdom of Tigris in preference and keep our country under control."

If I go further, I think the Principality of Dihart will follow the Holy King to the end. The current royal family contains the blood of the Holy King's family. It's only natural that you think so.

"... you don't seem very familiar with our internal circumstances."

"Somehow it's an emerging country. It's been less than a year, and I don't think we're going to be able to do that."

The serafita, the famous elf lady, has been asleep for twenty years. Knowledge should remain old, and above all, I don't think I can afford to focus on domestic control right now. However, only military and financial capabilities are extremely sophisticated. What a distorted country.

"I think it would be better to make as many concessions as possible and settle things peacefully...."

"Do you have any cards that can go out?

"Like the Kingdom of Tigris, there is no other way to offer a subhuman slave....."

"The impact on domestic agricultural and mining production is immeasurable. I'm sure the Tigris kingdom was paid for ten years, right?

I suppose so.

"Worst of all, if you can withdraw the money for ten years... instead of handing over the slaves at the same time as in the Kingdom of Tigris, how about handing them over in stages?

"Is that acceptable?

We were able to gain a common understanding that it would be better to convert to a policy of trying to reach a compromise in as peaceful a direction as possible from the original policy of holding out the demands there. We offered each other wisdom in order to best protect the national interests of the Principality of Dihart.