That Ordinary Mister is a War God

Meena opened her mouth as soon as she returned to Bal's home with metastatic magic.

"I think you were particularly kind to the Altmeier family. You're exposing your face. Is it still special?

"It was my master who picked me up and raised me, who was an orphan, and Otto is my first friend. You can say it's special in that sense. There were many people who knew my face."

He admits honestly.

"Because I remember how well I was treated by the previous Lord of the Altmeier family."

"Was it"

Meena says nothing more.

It would have been nice to know that the Altmaiers were special to Bal.

"So? The truth is, how's your point? Now the master."

Bal accidentally switches the story.

He knew best that Meena wasn't the kind to tell you everything honestly on that occasion.

"You will have enough power to name the active Yagami Fai, but not likely to beat Sidonier either"

"Naturally. That's why I retired."

Bal accepts her true appreciation without surprise.

Meena nodded before snapping her neck.

"When you first met Master Bal, you were looking for his successor, Yagami Fai, weren't you? How did the predecessors retire? I think there was a trigger or a reason."

"That's the story."

I think the day has finally come for him to talk.

We should have had a chance to hear it before, but Meena didn't ask.

She wouldn't have a problem with it just revealed, but I don't feel like saying it myself.

"You should ask Claude. If you knew I was telling you to listen, you'd tell me."

"... ok"

Although Meena wondered, she did not defy.

"Now if you'll excuse me today.... Shall we bring dinner?

"No, it's fine today. Please again."

"Yes."

When she uses metastasis magic to disappear, Bal exhales with a howl.

Meena visits Claude's home in Imperial Capital.

Unlike when you go to the bal, stand in front of the front door and knock on the door using your feet, not metastasis magic.

The female servant who opened the door froze when she saw her beauty and asked me back a few seconds later.

"Vi, Vi, Master Wilhemina? What can I do for you?

"I want to talk to Claude"

The servant, who felt pressured with his eyes to call him immediately, rushes to call his husband.

Claude came less than a minute later.

He also seems to be the one who should have been relaxed but dressed without a gap: a tidy watery shirt and blue pants.

"You're a rare customer. What can I do for you?

"Master Bal once told me to ask you"

Meena goes straight to Claude.

"Okay. Get in."

What she was put through was a reception room with small but tasteful interiors and conditioning.

When the maids bring their tea and back off, they do two soundproofs and Claude opens his mouth.

"What do you want to know?

"This is why Yagami Fai retired at the same time, except for Master Bal and you. What happened? What happened?

"... is that it"

Claude distorts his expression to Meena's question.

"You can say it yourself, but it sounds like Bartolomeus around not saying it"

And it seems like it's really Meena who comes all the way out here just for that.

Claude thought so and decided to teach.

"It's an easy and stupid reason. Bartolomeus drove those six to retirement."

Listen to Bal's confession. Meena is rare and decent.

I didn't think he was lying, but I also didn't think Bal was the man to do that for no reason.

"Until you met Bartolomeus and started making limiters, Bartolomeus had a hard time finding limiters. Even if you've never heard of it, you probably could have predicted it."

Claude's words gave her a stiff nod.

I can still vividly recall that he seemed very happy that he finally got around to being a limiter maker who could contain his powers.

"At one point, Bartolomeus was to experiment with a new limiter. At that time, there were seven Yagami Fai, including myself."

It's no surprise to Meena that Bartolomeus's opponent tells me he's a seven-man.

"... so that's why you decided to retire...?

And she opens her eyes like she realizes something.

"Oh. Experiments fail. Limiter broke, me and my predecessors were worn out"

Seven to one, Bal poked at the result of virtual defeat, and the predecessors realized their decay.

"As a result, six other people besides me decided to retire and started looking for a successor."

"When I heard in a wind newsletter that it was rare for Yagami Fai to replace all six at once, I wondered, but I was convinced if that was the case"

Meena accepts it lightly.

Most people laugh because they think it's a fabrication, such as Yagami Fai's defeat to only one of the seven.

"Wouldn't you still be surprised"

"Yep. Confidence in dealing with six people at the same time, except Master Bal, I have one too"

Meena makes a statement against Claude that sells fights.

This isn't a provocation, it's something I'm serious about, and he can't deny the possibility either.

"You joined and Yagami Fai dramatically increased his power. It's a delightful miscalculation for the Empire... can you think of that?

Claude was in a mood he couldn't help but ask, even though he found it useless to check with words.

"Unless the Empire abandons Baru or Baru is determined to fly an anti-flag against the Empire, I shall be on the side of the Empire. Believe it or not, you're on your own."

Meena answers pale.

An attitude that pushes you away saying you don't have to believe me, but Claude laughed.

"Neither is possible."

What he believes is his country and Bal.