Sword of the Philosopher

Now let's get down to business. Regarding Livina... Lord Leon and the others must understand why his unfortunate son ran into murder. "

"Yeah."

Hit each other. The aim of the prince is to cure the disease. That required the sacrifice of my sister.

"When I heard that from Emena, it was a complicated mood for me... I felt uncomfortable and did some research. As a result, I came to an unexpected conclusion."

Thoughts...? Waiting for the words, the king made an unexpected remark.

"Let me conclude. Livina's illness... is a lie."

"... eh?

I heard back and I was silent... lie?

"According to Livina, a device has been unearthed from the ruins to detect diseases and the like. With the translation of Spirit Whisp, I learned how to handle it, and some people tried to activate it... and when Livina tried it, there was an abnormal value."

"You think it was a disease?

"Livina was not very concerned at that point because she didn't know if it was really the right result, as it was the equipment that existed at the site… and was then recommended by the person conducting the site survey and tested carefully. I looked at it with modern technology."

"The disease has been discovered."

The king nods to my words. [M] However,

"Are you saying that all of them... were lies?

"Oh no. The Spirit Whisper on the spot... someone crafted it so that it would only have an unusual value when he was a prince. And I tested her and found out she was sick."

"If you do that, the doctor you tested will be glued too....."

"I checked him out, and he's gone."

It stinks a lot... Sophia opens her mouth to me thinking the same thing about the King's words.

"So you're saying Prince Livina was ill and you wanted to target Princess Emena?

Extremely likely

"Why is that...?"

"The reason is unclear, but I doubt why I sent Livina to do that before then..."

"That's...."

Sofia clouds her words. I know what the king wants to say. But is that really possible?

"I heard from Emena. I don't know, maybe there's something like an underground organization... which is hypothetical, but I think there's a good chance that Livina was trapped."

"Our guess is...."

"I think it fits."

I started Spirit Whisper, tried to use Prince Livina... and the goal was...

"Suppose there was an underground organization, the purpose of which was the descent of the star gods...?

"That means... But there are still questions here. Why did the undercover organization try to use Livina? And why did you target Emena?"

The king said so, and put his arms together.

"I wonder... if there are people who know the future differently from Lord Leon and the others."

"The future....."

It's not impossible. Demon Kings and wise men had the ability to predict. It is not strange to have such a capability in any way.

"Nevertheless, I don't see any sensation of Lord Leon's movements... This is speculative, but if we act like this from the star gods, we'll be on the ground..."

I see, then the Tsuji suits you.

Is it someone who was taught, rather than knowing the future? We have also been informed of our future by wise men. On the other hand,

"Of course, the opponent doesn't know everything… Rather, the presence of Lord Leon and the others should be regarded as irregular"

"Even if the conclusion of the arrival of the star gods is the same, whether or not we are taking measures... this is going to be huge."

"Exactly. But it is. At the moment, it is only speculation. I don't think we're going to make a tail out of Livina's capture. Probably the next move."

The future that the wise man saw... the story should interfere with Prince Leno next. In other words,

"We know what happens next... when we use it to explore the organization."

"Hmm, that's the thing... if there's someone behind it who's manipulating something, it's a state of affairs. We even use the royal family anyway."

It is regarded as a threat, regardless of the existence of the Star God.

"As it stands, what we're talking about here is hypothetical... we can't fight invisible enemies, so we'll investigate a little bit before we move on. According to the information, time is reserved for at least six months. If the organization exists, there will be some movement in that period."

... how far can I look? If there is an organization, how big is it? It's enough to swallow Prince Livina, and if it succeeds, there may be members of the organization around the royal family.

"It's very difficult, but let me gather information to avoid being distracted."

"Ok... in the meantime, we will proceed with the study of the Star God."

"Okay. If we could have known the status of the organization six months ago..."

"It moves. However, I would like to buy as much time as possible… let's talk again about what to do once we know what the organization is really like."

The king nods to my words. [M] Yeah, I suppose that's it for now.

"Can I have one?

Here Sofia asks the king.

"Oh, I don't mind."

"About Prince Livina....."

"... even though I had feelings, it was true that I was targeting my sister. I don't know if Livina will be worthy of the throne again than it is publicly known..."

As a king, it must be the part with the head.

"I just heard from Emena... that she wants you to think about how she treated Livina. I knew about the disease, and I knew it was a lie... and I thought of all kinds of possibilities. In some cases, I see that Livina may have been guided by her own thoughts."

Well, maybe I won't aim for my sister if it isn't.

"Regarding Livina, if there was an undercover organization, it would be judged after the confrontation. I know what you think, but I want you to leave this to me. Whatever the outcome, it is I, the King, who will ultimately decide -"