Sweet Reincarnation

There are two kinds of borders in the world.

There are two types of borders: artificial and natural.

Artificial borders are easy to understand and borders. Draw a line from here to here as their land, and make it the boundary between the country and the country. In modern times, there are borders that draw lines linearly with longitudes and latitudes. Even on the southern continent, there were boundaries that humans each agreed upon based on political circumstances, religious differences, ethnic divisions, and historical circumstances.

Natural borders, on the other hand, are those where the natural topography is the border.

There are definitely more of them on the southern continent in a way that naturally exists as a boundary between countries and territories.

Rivers and mountains, valleys and forests, and coastlines. We set these as borders, and we set them as boundaries for each other.

Among these natural borders is the coastal border, which is particularly unusual.

What is changing is because the coastline changes every day and throughout the day.

In shallow seas, the shoreline can shift and change over hundreds of metres or kilometres at high tides and dry tides.

If the coastline is to be taken seriously as a territorial boundary, that is why we have to rewrite the map every day. It's unrealistic everywhere.

There, lines are often drawn at sea.

Set a fixed reference point on land and draw a line to determine how far away it is and how far this area of the sea is their zone of influence.

In this way, their seas, or territorial seas, will be clear even at the end of the tide.

However, there is another problem here.

When you draw a line at sea, it becomes very obscure when you go out into the sea.

If it's an island, it's a landmark, but if it's not, it's an ocean plain on the horizon. As long as there is nothing to see from the sky with artificial satellites, such as line drawing, it is impossible first.

So how do people in the Southern Continent draw boundaries at sea?

The answer is simple. Strengthen.

Use the ship to guard the area claiming to be their own and claim to be their own if you see a foreign ship. If the claim hits, you can force the opponent to accept it.

If you win, you stay the course, if you lose, you retreat.

Like a push sumo, it was the maritime boundary where the presses collided with each other and the balance of power was achieved.

Very vague maritime boundaries.

If a human being from another country tried to escape the kingdom of God, there would be no more convenient place.

Once you're out in the ocean, there's an obscure grey zone ahead. Politics and military make it a world we can manage.

That is why Pace visited the guardian of the sea.

"Long time no see, Ulanta brother-in-law. No, Countess Bombino."

"I don't mind Uranta, Sir Pastry-Mortane. There won't be any hard titles between us."

"Thank you for your concern. I begged you not to do it today."

Bombino house. In a luxurious castle, Pais, the rightful son of the Vicomte de Morteln, and Uranta, the current Lord of the Vicomte de Bombino, greet each other.

These two are good friends, because they are the same age, and because they are in-laws. There is nothing else about in-laws. Josephine, Pace's youngest sister, is Uranta's wife.

José is a woman who is capable of action, older than her husband, and very clever. He was also strong, and Uranta fell in love and offered to marry him.

As a normal consequence, uranta is laid on the buttocks in the house.

My wife's brother-in-law, who has a big influence in the family, comes to visit me. Moreover, Uranta respects Pace unilaterally and sees it as an apprenticeship goal. It's a disaster.

Uranta shows her welcome with a full smile. There was no falsehood in the welcome, and Pace was truly pleased to be here.

"No, we don't have a gate to close at the Morteln house. Come anytime. So, what can I do for you today?"

"Actually, I wanted to ask you a few questions in private."

"In confidence?

"Yes, please pay."

Uranta instructed the maid and guards to stay away.

Of course, keeping the escort away was difficult from the assistant, but Uranta pushed through with the opinion that "if you don't want to come all the way here, just come magically in the middle of the night".

The other day, I asked House Morteln for help. It is a dragon disturbance like no other.

I didn't think it would be that important at first. I opened the lid and I met the legendary Tai Ryu. Although Urantha has been struggling with her daily routine and is fairly mentally mature, a monster like a mountain in front of her in a boulder pulled her liver out.

Even more astonishing is the appearance of his brother-in-law, who dared to confront the monster of the giant body, which would obviously be in the hands of man.

A brave hero who speaks with his back of what he should be as a nobleman against an unfinished disaster. It would be natural to have a sense of respect for this.

Having no idea is happiness.

Such a contemporary hero pays and consults.

It was helpless to be more vigilant than necessary.

Now that there are only three of them: Underboss, Uranta, and Pace, Pace starts explaining.

"Actually, there was a little trouble in King's Landing."

"Trouble case?

"Yes, it's a theft that seems to be organized."

"Thief... thief?"

When I heard about the theft, Uranta's eyes were intriguing.

There are many crimes in the world, but thievery is a common crime.

Of course, it's not a good thing that happens often, but the desire to want what others have is something that everyone has. Whether you are a noble Urantha or a commoner of Ichii, the likelihood of being a victim of a thief is the same.

Not to mention Uranta is a man of the sea. Strictly speaking, all the people of the Bombino family in the past grew up on ships, pillows on decks, and lullabies with waves, and Uranta inherited their blood.

The law of the sea is the law of the weak.

It is a place where the strong take away the weak from the weak.

The Count Ratesh family, which is now in good hands, was also a pirate's best friend. Compared to the Bombino family, they do not differ greatly from pirate businesses if they go back in time.

The roughness of the sea taking away what you want with strength.

From Uranta, who inherited it from the skeleton, it was strange why people like Pace dared to move and want to keep secrets like thieves.

Therefore, Uranta seems to be worried about the end of the story, and she starts getting up a little bit.

"That's right. Something was stolen from our house, apparently as a planned crime."

"What is something?

"I can't say. Please forgive me for this."

"Royal... that's not all."

After all, the idea was in Uranta.

Because I didn't think that Pace was supposed to come out of Uranta for trivial crimes that weren't enough.

Of course, the Royal Decree is involved.

What the hell was stolen? National treasure jewellery or honor medals stolen, possibly classified documents.

I can't believe they stole the confectionery and came to get it back.

With that thought, Uranta was an understanding of Pais, just thinking that maybe it would be sweet.

Of course, it wasn't jewelry or sweets that were stolen. Eggs.

Subtle and unexpected.

"Yes, I have a request for the Bombino family."

"Is this a request from the Morteln family?

"Yes, I need your help. The Bombino family is very comfortable with your help."

This is the real deal, Vicomte Bombino, who corrects his residence.

Let's hear what's going on.

Pace explains what happened.

What happened in King's Landing. Suspicious organizational involvement. From the circumstantial evidence, it seems that the Wizard is involved.

Before coming to the Bombino house, the border between the northeast and west had been kept under control. Border guards and surveillance were originally part of the mission, so I've been careful about this.

"As far as I can see, there's a 20% chance that the bandits fled the west, 10% in the north and almost zero in the east."

And Pace tells us what he expects about the thief's escape.

Seventy percent of you are expected to be south.

"On what grounds?

"To the east, under the Morteln family and the closest Huberlek family, border surveillance is a home art. For many years, we have faced up to enemy countries, and there have been skirmishes. When it comes to the seriousness of security, it's one or two in the country. I've actually seen it, but it was even a magical measure using Dragon Gold. If the bandits are wizards, they'll catch them first."

"Huh?"

The Huberleks have faced the kingdom of Saili, their neighbor, for many years, and have been competing with the True Border family all year round.

It is now time to allocate resources (resources), such as human and financial resources, to the internal affairs of the family, but originally border guards were the role of the home, and the rabbits are tough when it comes to getting people in and out.

Of course, the opponent is the landlord, and even assuming a national enemy, the espionage is complete, and magic countermeasures are also carried out where necessary.

You can't get out of here first. If you can, the Psylli Kingdom is already doing it.

"The same is true of the North. However, the control of the neighboring small lords is somewhat sweet here. If we get out of there, there's nothing we can do. Ten levels of success."

Hmm.

Speaking of the North, the Enzensberger family's sphere of influence. Security is not as tight here as it is in the east.

Pace doesn't know everything, so he can't be as sure as the Huberlec neighborhood, in the sense that anxiety remains.

However, even so, it is a family that is confronting the great power across the interfering countries. Border security is tight. Of course, the countermeasures will be assured, and even if not, the northerners have little interest in intelligence against the Morteln family at the southernmost end of the kingdom of God.

Pace gets the dragon egg, transports it to King's Landing, and scratches it like it was a bluff. It would be impossible, at least, if we hadn't been careful with Morteln's intelligence every day.

In that sense, it is unlikely that the bandits are related to the north and therefore likely to have fled to the north.

"In the west, the power of the Border Clan is weakening. I didn't seem to fail to guard the border, but the magic countermeasure itself is somewhat sweet."

"If so, could he have fled north or west?

And west.

It is suspicious to say that it is suspicious here. Originally, the Mortairns were prepared for the Voltuzara kingdom west of the kingdom of God. Intelligence against the Mortairns will undoubtedly be carried out, and there is a motive to watch out for the Mortairns and the kingdom of God and steal the dragon's eggs.

However, there are some unnatural points.

Why did you steal the dragon eggs in King's Landing? It should be easier to scratch while it's in Morteln territory.

Especially if you want to escape. If you want to escape Morteln territory, cross the mountain and you're done. It would be far more rational to cross several noble territories and flee across the mountain valley.

Possibility may be compared to the previous case, however, Pace sees the probability as low.

"Of course, that's possible. However, I did not think that I would continue to use one escape technique because of the good work of the bandits. That's why the sea is suspicious."

Suppose the thief escapes.

Pace read that he would have fled south first. And I didn't tell Uranta, but when it comes to fleeing south, I expected the other party to be the Holy Nation.

If you run south and become a Holy Nation, you'll get on board somewhere.

When it comes to searching for the victims, it is not hard to imagine that the sea is more difficult to track. Then it would be a good idea to take refuge from the Bombino Nigerian to the sea.

Uranta nodded to Pace, who explained the situation well and faintly.

"I'm convinced. So he came to us."

"Yes, I'd like to ask you to help me seal off the sea as soon as possible."

If the bandits escape, they will be at sea.

I don't know where he is right now, but if we seal off the ship and keep it from leaving, it could get caught in the net.

This is a battle against time. The sooner you catch it, the better your chance of catching it.

It was a painful request for cooperation, but Uranta shook her head sideways with a bitter look on her face.

"The Morteurs have a favor and a step-in-law. I would like to consider positively the cooperation with Pastry's unique wishes....."

"Can't we seal off the sea with a boulder?"

Even with Pace, you can't force it.

Sealing off the sea and stopping the ship means stopping much of the Bombino family's logistics and causing enormous damage.

There will be a crack in the relationship in the future if we force the Bombino family to suffer no return.

"Shipping is a major source of income for us. Many of the Nigerians work on ships. When you close the ocean, you can't ignore the economic impact."

Really?

As for Pace, I don't think you can honestly nod here.

In negotiation, one of the first techniques is to make a futile request.

So can I borrow your boat?

After the initial request was denied, Pace talks about the real request.

"One boat is cheap. I will also bring those who are good at piloting the ship."

"Please."

As expected, Uranta nodded to a better request than the first one.

There are appeals to the conscience to reject the legitimate demands of the Morteln family many times.

Pace is also a skilful negotiator, knowing that, but as a uranta, if you can pay back any of your debts to the extent that you accommodate some of the ship's crew, I guess.

Time is wasted.

It was Pais who quickly left for the harbor, but the person who picked him up there was someone who knew Pais well.

"So you brought in trouble again? You're possessed by the devil, aren't you?

A man of the sea dressed in a highly exposed outfit, yet still feels martial arts and harshness. No, the woman of the sea.

Former mercenary and now a Bombino clerk.

About the sea snake Nilda, Ms Nildia.

A legendary figure who once fought pirates with Pace and named himself after them.

"Perhaps, but it doesn't change what you do. Let me rely on you on the ocean."

"I'll leave it to you. I don't want to be a muddy guy."

Nilda the sea snake raised her tongue and smiled invincibly.