The Economics of Prophecy

The wide road that fixed the old path of the ancient kingdom stretches northeast. There is no shadow that this was deserted land until just a few years ago. It is now an artery that links the economic activity of the kingdom to the empire. Today alone is different from many carriages.

There are already two accomodation towns along the road. It was originally a base for fighting demonic bugs. By the way, one is supposed to say empire and the other is kingdom.

(If it changes, it will change. Of course I had a hard time getting this far...)

I snapped through the window of a horse dragon car running lightly through the cobblestone. Eyes to the left and right of the car. Imperial knights with consulates go hand in hand with the knights of the central garden contingent of the kingdom.

I wonder if the kingdom horse is struggling to follow a horse dragon car that incorporates ball bearings. The subtle security of the joint armies of the two countries indicates that a comparable presence of the Imperial Empress is aboard me.

I wonder what would happen if I said, "You can go home now." Because the people they protect are also in imperial positions before they are built. It's no surprise this one is responsible for security if we get inside imperial territory. Well, there's no way the kingdom would approve of that. Whatever the person of the moment......

The passengers look far rearward through the back window, on the banks of the Great River, slightly visible thanks to the way up to the imperial border. A little uninteresting.

"What, I miss the other one already. It's only been two days."

"Well, yeah"

A thoughtless reply. It's not rude to be alone with me at the corner. With that in mind, I move towards Ricardo and see what he's looking at. You can't just take your eyes off him anyway. As an imperial consul, as a researcher of magic, and….

The Great River to the far south and the Cape City that protruded there. I can see the city that was originally the rear stronghold of an unmanned land created to fight against the great army of demonic worms, the plan to destroy mankind.

"From here on out, it's a hell of a development."

I went like that. The busiest city in this world. The city with the most changes. More importantly, the state of the art in magic research, including demonic veins. In that sense, I get my hair pulled back, too.

There are a number of lab studies at the university. The title of Visiting Professor over there has become much more important to me than an Imperial Consul or Empress.

"Well..."

To my words, Ricardo nodded vaguely. That's a little dark on your face. I can't say I ate people originally or expressively......

I wonder what's in those eyes. Anyway, even if you look at the same thing, you think it's completely different from me. When I was trying to extremly guide my demons in the Empire, I didn't even think there was a human being who could see the same thing as me.

"It was Ricardo who said he was going to go with me on my temporary return home. I was hoping for a little corner, but you're looking for a different woman."

I recall the lord of the nearest territory of the empire that I am going to now, an otherwise eastern country village. For the royal family, he is a distant relative whose qualities of magic guidance were low and whose territory was also a periphery.

"Aside from misunderstandings, will you stop making statements that invite international problems? You're about to enter the empire."

"Alas, you don't have to worry so much, Ricardo is also Lord of Imperial Disasters. Besides, no one will complain if you consider exporting more Imperial Demon Crystals thanks to that winter box. Instead, there's a thin string around your neck."

I personally enjoyed developing The Winter Box. It was a fresh sensation to collaborate with Noel and the others, and to delight so many humans in the way that we created them.

What I thought the Magic Guide was for the battle. Maybe this is a new way of looking at the world, too. Next door is the man who invited me to those places. I'm the one who doesn't get my hands on me, but I appreciate it and there's no way I can leave.

"There's an element of the word you don't have to worry about right now. I'm going to tie him up. What happens to my protection?"

Don't even know my mind, Ricardo makes a troubled face. It's a long way from the cautious if you look at the behavior, but it's troublesome because your attitude now really looks like it's just civilians. Well, I'm told one end of the reason for that, too.

Are you sure this is the kind of thing that says that there's a common nation in the other world? Well, I don't believe you about that.

"If you go into imperial territory, you will be what I think you are. Just kidding, Ricardo is where you stand."

"Is that really the way to go home temporarily? It's a heavy town in the Empire. There's a lot of things going on because the demon bugs are coming down."

"The Imperial Consul in Central Garden is still the most important position. You deserve to paste one of the leading royalty. Mostly, that's what Ricardo must have built for the city. Grand Duke of Central Garden."

I can no longer imagine both countries losing that city. Yet......

"I feel that chill." Nickname. "Stop it. The city is under the direct control of the kingdom, and the three counts are in charge of ordinary times. And there is only one Grand Duke in the kingdom. Well, one of these days there's gonna be another, but that's not me."

"............ a cabinet member of both countries and the king's brother-in-law is not even the baron. If you knew anything, you'd be terrified the other way around. I don't know how much power I have to be in that position. Besides..."

I see the distant city again.

"The contents of that city, its economic importance, will grow in the future. You're the one who's ruling it out."

…………

"So to stabilize Ricardo's position. I think it would be convenient to have another wife to share the work. It also needs to be an imperial royal family in terms of political balance."

I appeal to my worth just because I'm here.

"I'd rather hear why you stick to me"

"Hey. First and foremost, Ricardo wouldn't let me quit my current job. I can be guaranteed to be in that city, which is the center of magic research, and I can distance myself from rituals as an imperial royal family. In other words, the best position for me to focus on the study of magic."

"When you hear that, it feels like it's being used by Mathier's dashi."

"Oh, isn't marriage basically like that? Ricardo and Alfina are rather unusual."

I said a little. Sure, there are a lot of intentional elements to the word right now, but like Ricardo and Alfina, we were bound only by each other's moods. What an anomaly.

"Besides, it's not a bad story for Ricardo either. Here..."

I posed with my hands wide open in front of him. I remember Crane telling me to appeal to even this one, not to position or calculate.

"You can like this body. Whatever the day is, I'm not going to leave you alone at night."

Oh, I held my head. What, I'm not as thin as Alfina, but the overall proposition is that I'm better...... Yet.

"What are we going to do with our relationship with the Empire? Balance would be a lot of bad things."

"So I can handle things around here. Better than Alfina. Ricardo, this is advice, but you're political no matter what you do. That's a lot more than I am. No one... Neither the new king of the kingdom nor Dagobad, who will take the throne next year, can ignore you. That's why we have to keep the kingdom empire on the scale. If you don't like it..."

I, out of a sense of duty stained with princess, hesitate only a little before spewing out the word.

"That's what kingdoms and empires have to do with you."

That's a joke, or I'm serious. That's how I feel about the man in front of me. Remaining consciousness as imperial royalty makes me nervous about boulders.

"That's right. I don't have time for that right now."

Ricardo put his head on. A deviant response by that brilliant. I wanted to hold my head again. "That" means control of both countries, right?

But I noticed that look on his face. This is just like when I was looking at the Central Garden earlier. What floats there, in a nutshell, is worrying.

It is true that there is still great uncertainty there as to what will happen to the activity of the demonic vein from now on. But the status quo is relatively good. To the extent that I can make half a serious joke like this.

Does that mean that what you're going to do is so important? He says it's a small business...

"... yeah, then let's change the way we ask. What do you use that for?

I switched the attack to a handful. View boxes loaded into cars, packed in tight cloth cushions. Next to it is the fridge. In addition to examples of souvenirs to Lisaberto, there is water and bee chrysanthemums that you don't know what to use.

"I'm very interested in what the hell you're gonna do this time."

Earlier worries. Something more important than world rule. I'll take this opportunity to better understand what's in those eyes. It's too big to do it alone anyway.

"No, it's really not a big deal. You'll be disappointed what you're expecting."

"Pfft, I wanted to hear that word. Besides, there's no certainty that it'll work."

"... yes, but you obviously misunderstand"

"I didn't misunderstand you. And this."

I took the magic gold cylinder out of my nose. It's about his ballpoint pen, twice as thick. That's what made that broken castle hammer smaller. Inside is a spiral structure made of Noel's alchemy.

"If it's true, I delayed the research I was supposed to do before I got home."

That's what I said and lipped Ricardo.

"Wasn't the study using the functionality of the broken castle hammer still stopped by the new king?

"It's a different use. You're also using it in the lab for centrifugation. It's just like me. Instead of a carriage, it's an output that can't carry one pot."

"Sure, I can't do much with this size..."

"It's just a commercial use. Even if the Demonic Crystal deal is revived, there's still no small imbalance with the Empire. So develop new products. I'm a merchant."

Ricardo went. That in itself would be true. But...

"Right. I've been waiting for that word. More and more fun."

"I've told you many times, it's not going to be on a big scale. Neither a necessity nor a military relationship. One way or another, it's a hobby area."

I peek into Ricardo's eyes like an excuse and laugh.

"I think you know how that word sounds to me in view of what I've done so far."

Fine. I'll let you know more about the back of your eyes during this trip than ever before. Better than those girls.