The Annals of the Flame Kingdom (WN)

The word 'truth' is not even important between the state and the state. It may be an invitation to talk, but it is probably a word that contains one side of the truth. It's not a big issue, such as whether it's true if you just give it a reason to shake up your fist, and it's not uncommon to talk about your own people and the many nations that surround you becoming ultimate and lies truthful if you say 'yes' if possible.

"... what do you say?

"… since the war, there has been no intense and accurate national understanding of the population influx"

"I mean, it's good to think it's possible, isn't it?

"... Yes"

Ayano and Sonia also took the interview back there to the office in the royal castle. Rudolph was encouraged by the task of figuring out with Flora the exact number of the people. Having said that, the continent of Orkena, where information equipment is not developed, the material is naturally paper-based, and matching work with materials that do not even ask for real-time, etc., was carried out through the night, and Rudolph dropped his small shoulder and sighed into a sole that could not be positive after all, when the conclusion in the quote was that 'the killer of Lotte has a human potential in the Kingdom of Larchia'.

"... have you turned the knuckles behind you?"

Understanding demographic trends is important to the state. As some say, 'the people are the power of the nation', taking it to the state and 'the people' is a kind of property, and population growth and decline are important Merkmars in trying to rise and fall the nation. But even modern Japan, where information equipment and technology are developed, is still missing, and there are dozens of cases of disappearance occurring each year. Especially when it comes to Rudolph, who has devised and implemented an early policy for post-war reconstruction, it is more or less impossible to grasp the general population to the number of people who have disappeared anyway.

"... it's not your fault"

"... thanks, Flora"

"In the first place, it's not just about our country, such as missing persons. There will be similarly missing persons in other countries… First, there is no reason for our country to be hostile to the Kingdom of Flame. Isn't this pretty much what you're saying! If we are to be hostile, rather than our country -"

"Flora."

Hand control the flora I was about to tell you.

"I know what you're trying to say, but be careful what you say."

"... Yes"

Rudolph smiles small at Flora, disapproving, then drops his shoulder.

"... I'm in trouble."

The current situation is very unsavory. Flora's right, it's almost rhetorical, but there's no basis in Larchia to just overturn it. There is no chance that if the Kingdom of Flame says' the Kingdom of Larchia did it ', whatever the facts may be, we can turn our suspicious attention. On the contrary, Flame, if the two great powers of the Orkena continent, Solvania, turn to the condemnation of the Kingdom of Larchia, it will not be that long before it is replaced by the' truth ', Rudolph reads. No nation will have a state with the shoulders of the Kingdom of Larchia until it turns the two great powers against its enemies, and we don't even expect such a sense of justice or anything in the first place. Larchia Bad Egg Theory will pass through grandiose in a slippery way so as to cause an avalanche.

"… Your Excellency"

"I don't know what else to do"

"And he said he had no choice! So, but it's not really what our nation's people did!

"I know that. But then Flame will prove that our country didn't do it. Do you want to check all the alibis of the people? No, I guess that's not enough. We must identify the missing person from the Resident Ledger, search for and capture the missing person identified, and find an alibi at the time of Prime Minister Lotte's assassination. Assuming that the missing person is in the registry, we must identify the date and time of death and look for that alibi if it was before the assassination of Chancellor Lotte. Dozens, hundreds, all of them missing. There must be no perjury, so we must spend a great deal of time looking into it. This is a busy time for post-war reconstruction."

"That's impossible!

"I guess."

"And... if so, shouldn't the Kingdom of Flame prove it! It's a simple choice, whether the Kingdom of Larchia has a nothingness or not! Then our country should also respond to apologies and compensation if the Flame kingdom on the suspicious side catches the culprit and the culprit is unfortunately a national of the Kingdom of Larchia!

There is a law that says' there is no burden of proof on the denying '. To put it bluntly, a speeding violation requires proof of the fact that the speeding violation was committed, but the violator does not need proof that the speeding violation was' absent '.

"Right."

"It would! So..."

"Then there will only be war"

"-!? Let, war!?

If this is the world of law, if it is.

"... there is a net difference in national power between our country and Flame and Solvania. Produce proof, and if they say" May fly ", that's it. If it's one nation, we don't have enough power to bounce back pressure from both."

"Oh, no... Oh, isn't that lame! Talking about it, if you refuse to do so, I can't believe in war... where is justice! Did it or not, the truth should be one!

"The only truth is the number of nations. Neither is justice. If there is unconvincing truth or justice, we need just the power to overturn it. But... unfortunately, we don't have that power."

……

To Rudolph's words, Flora moisturizes her eyes with regret and puts on her lips. Staring at him like that, Rudolph tried to smile and show him.

"... don't look like that. Which way, it is the default route that must side with either the Kingdom of Flame or the Empire of Flame. Maybe this one would have been better if I hadn't regretted 'I should have chosen that one', etc., more than just a short one about both of them?

Rudolph shows a smile that includes just a little tea glare. Flora stared at Rudolph like that with her lips bitten.

"… I wanted to make my own decisions about the future of my country, even if I regret it"

Still staring at Rudolph strong and strong with seemingly zero eyes. I know that Rudolph is not bad, and I know that Rudolph regrets it.

"... then be strong, Flora. Create such a strong, strong nation, Flora, where this kingdom of Larchia cannot be beaten by another country, nor can it be frightened by the interference of another country."

Rudolph nevertheless comforts his gentle voice and gaze at Flora, who will 'sweeten' this Chancellor. To such Rudolph's gaze, Flora knots her lips together all the time, wiping a zero tear unknowingly.

"- Yes. I will definitely make this country a strong country"

In Flora's response, Rudolph gently stroked Flora's head with a smiling grin.

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"... tired, Sonia"

"... good job, Mr. Ayano"

Ayano dived into bed after Rudolph and Flora left and was passed into a room for two. Looking at Ayano with such a good look, Sonia brewed two teas for Ayano and herself.

"Oh? Did you leave the princess alone?

"I don't mind. Anyway, because I won't be a 'princess' any time soon. Whatever it is, you're disqualified as a 'wife' to leave to Mr. Emily, aren't you?

"What do you think? Normally, noble wives don't do chores in general, do they?

"Because Master Courta is a civilian. Besides, some competitors are looking for a tiger to grab his stomach, right?

"Like Mr. Ayano," he added, placing one cup of tea on the side table of the bed. Thank you, take the cup and sip the tea, including it in your mouth.

"... oh, that's delicious"

"Naturally. I'm studying too."

"Tell me, Emily?

"That's right. You're doing great inside, aren't you?

"Yes, but... are you sure? Teach your rivals."

"I don't know if it's a rival, but -- well, I don't know how to put it, but I use everything I can."

Sonia with a smiling smile. Ayano said to Sonia, "Oh, my God."

"... in the first place, even Mr. Ayano, right?

"I?"

"Yeah. I use everything I can use. This time, too."

Sonia stares at Ayano like that.

I'm not listening, am I? "The assassin of Prime Minister Lotte is a man of the Kingdom of Larchia," etc. "

A staring Sonia gaze. In his gaze, Ayano glances at his shoulder again.

"I guess. I haven't even heard of it since I said I was going to Larchia this time. By the way, Kota hasn't told anyone but me."

"... are you proud?

"Simple, proper material, right? If this is the Kingdom of Solvania...... um, well, Kota might not tell Sonia either, but if Sonia was the closest person I'd think she would have told Sonia the best, wouldn't she? You know, there's a princess in Westria who married Laurent, a good friend."

……

"Sonia?

"Well... I'm not questioning Master Kota..."

Toothless and softly so crushing Sonia. To that appearance, Ayano nodded and opened his mouth.

"Right. Even I lost my soul when Kota told me. By the way, the source of the information is the victim himself. He heard it right away when Kota was present at Mr. Lotte's end."

"... it"

"Kota is not such a lying person. So first of all, I'm pretty sure the bad guys are from the Kingdom of Larchia."

"Is it possible that Mr. Lotte is lying?

"It's not zero. Not zero, but then why bother calling Mr. Lotte a bad guy a person in the Kingdom of Larchia? At that point, the Kingdom of Flame was still alive, and I wonder if it's a little hard to imagine that I even imagined 'this' thing and vomited a lie. Well, assuming you're lying in anticipation of that, I don't know what else to do to fool a monster like that."

"That's... well, I guess so"

"And... well, from here on out, it's my guess, but I don't think this Larchian kingdom guy 'could do it'"

"Could you do that?

Ayano nods and shows Sonia her neck twisting at the words.

"I don't know what it is... people in this country are so pure. So, we went to war... and more importantly, I don't think there's any chance of resenting the people who stopped that war."

"... because Princess Jessica was loved"

"Even so, I think it's a little unusual. So, well, I cautioned you at the end of the war."

……

"Of course, given that timing, I'd say the main assassin is that Westerian subordinate, right? But there's a good chance that there's someone from the Larchian kingdom among the executioners - and I heard about Kota and thought it was awkward. I'm sure the kingdom of Larchia is worried about 'which way' it's going to go, and we're talking about cutting the cards we can cut."

"Then why don't you say something before you hang up that card? I don't criticize or accuse you of that attitude of using anything you can use... even if all of a sudden you say, 'The perpetrator of the assassination is a man of the Kingdom of Larchia', etc."

Such an add-on, there's no way it lasts forever. Ayano twists her neck to Sonia, who says so with only her eyes.

"But you said it well, didn't you? Well, Erica and Emily will explain and root for you in advance, won't they? But I thought Sonia could do it."

Ayano says so to make it look like nothing. To that appearance, Sonia sighs in a small way.

"Trusted, is that why?

"Credit? Yeah, you're not, are you?

So Ayano shook his head to the left and right.

"About that time, you think Sonia can do it for granted, right?

Sonia puts her lips on Ayano, who says so without any feelings.

"... Really?"

"That's right. Or what? Should I explain one thing from now on?

'Course you can, right?' There's no way I can say it from Sonia's mouth, 'she said,' please explain it to me because I can't.

"... Fine. If you could only explain what Ayano thought would be better."

So here's how it looks. Ayano put his mouth on the tea as he looked at Sonia's side, looking at Soppo with a little dissatisfaction.

"- Well, I already threw the race. The ball is over there, and should we wait slowly for the rest? I don't think it'll take that long, though, do you?

That being said, it was before noon the following day that the Kingdom of Larchia informed Ayano of the support of the Flame Empire, as expected by Ayano, who tilted the cup and drank tea and narrowed his eyes to its flavour.