With the current state of extinction of most of the countries of the South, the countries of the North were still.
Anyway, as long as we're paying a payment to a big country called Arcana, the dragons won't attack us.
But it is on thin ice. It's something everyone understands, but the dragon doesn't attack because it doesn't have to. Necessary, if you decide, you'll attack me.
If you try to make it a feathered dragon, it's not a human or any other threat.
With the exception of the Eight Kinds of Divine Treasures and a handful of long-lived people, all but dragons are inferior creatures.
"Well, they all got together..."
A meeting of monarchs from more than middle-sized countries, among the countries of the North.
It happened to some extent where it would be held first, but it managed to be held in secret in 'a small state just to say that it is at the heart of all nations'.
That and this would also be because we all felt the need to hold meetings as a whole.
"It's a secret meeting anyway, a forethought would be nice. It's the biggest problem… I want to decide which country to let win"
The competition, officially presented by the Kingdom of Arcana, determines the owner of Eckezacs.
The previous owner, Rui Festival, was wounded in the battle with my dragon and was to retire, so he was to formally decide on a new Lord.
I will put a challenger against the Silver Ghost Fist Run, who is now the provisional lord, and I promise to treat those who defeat him as the valiant of Batlub.
What a heartbeat story, but in fact the average person is not able to win even if they participate.
First of all, Lan is a rabid warrior with bad blood, and depending on the rules of the game, he will never win.
It is the Kingdom of Arkana that sets that rule, so at that point it can be said that it is hopeless.
In addition, on the north side or on the south side, all nations except Arcana and Domino want so much divine sword that their hands can come out of their throats.
Even if someone powerful enough to beat the run appears, as long as one of them belongs to the Arkana kingdom, he will be killed by the unleashed assassins of the nations gathered on this occasion.
"What a fool...... for us the common enemy is the Mad Warrior, the representative of the Arcana kingdom. I didn't expect countries to put up an agenda that would disrupt such a foothold even though they were trying to keep their footprints in order to get rid of her somehow"
It's the hardest thing to lose a run, and it's not as hard as it was earlier from there.
If we can beat the runs again, the means of confronting the dragons will consequently belong to some country on the north side.
It's a good story if that country fights dragons, and I don't think it's up to me to decide on this occasion right now.
"Think about how we can work with the countries of the South..."
"You think we should focus on getting Arcana out and the winning contest should be due to strength?
"Yeah, no matter who wins, no resentment."
Well, I don't know.
If we try to decide that on this occasion, we can be sure that we will do much more.
"So you don't resent the death of your own people?
"What?"
"You're optimistic, you are. I wonder, what do you think would happen if we didn't argue here and sent it forward?
"Isn't that going to be believing the players you sent in?
"It would be decided to be a meal. That's the silver ghost fist run at the heart and before they fall, it's a leg pull."
But if you can't do much here, you can do a lot in the field.
It develops into a literal killing between sent operatives.
Because if you decide beforehand who owns the divine sword 'head to head', at least it won't mean killing players from other countries.
"If we decide the winning country beforehand, we can avoid killing each other with 'allies'. Don't you even know that?
"So, but the... we shouldn't figure out how to get the run off..."
"That's not what we should think!
In a way, say something politician.
But that's not in a bad way.
"That's what people in the field should think! We just need to make sure the crime scene doesn't do anything extra so we can do enough!
I don't know why, experts in the field are the ones most familiar with those M.O. 's.
Even if people outside the specialty come up with wisdom here, it will never work.
"Anyway...... a little out of line but why not decide which country will win"
We must take Eckezaks from the Arkana kingdom.
I don't care where that is, but if I can, I want my own country to get it.
The Heads of State of the North were trying to set up a system of cooperation in a different way from that of the countries of the South, which had nothing more to lose.
"You mean the winning country gets second place to Arcana?
"The story isn't even that simple. Think about it, do you think the dragon would shut up for Eckezaks traveling from Arcana to another country?
"... as Arcana was done, that they would preemptively attack?
"That's the thing...... it's not strange to say that the opponent has one head, but that the national territory is burned round"
Now he bears the obligation to fight the dragon for getting the Eckezacks from Arcana in the tail.
That was too burdensome for a narrow country.
"Of course, I'm not willing to allow Arcana to be arbitrary like this. Why don't you decide on that, a country with a mission to fight dragons?"
"So 'up there' is still a hassle to make decisions. Therefore, behave with caution."
An operative on the north side infiltrating the King's capital of the Arkana kingdom.
They were lurking in the safe house, working on the operation.
No one is dissatisfied with the fact that the decision above is delayed.
I understand that it's a matter of state, and I'd hate to be told to kick it down to other countries.
Even for once, it would still be more reassuring to be told not to collide with agents from other countries.
"But we can plan and investigate the operation. Everyone, I want you to give your opinion."
"So… first of all a proposal to bring in the leading local aristocrats… seems difficult"
Anything is, but looking for a 'weak spot' is the most important thing when chopping up someone.
The kingdom of Arcana is a nation based on the royal family and the four great nobles, and it is quick to use the four great nobles in conflict to cut down the royal family.
"This tournament is hosted by the Royal Family, but the Silver Ghost Fist Run, which is supposed to win, belongs to Batlove. In addition, the royal family already has five divine treasures. Plus, I own one house at a time with the exception of Sopede..."
It's natural in a way, but the royal family owns the most divine treasure. Therefore, it will not be possible to work on the royal family and take it away from the bat.
If the royal family didn't have one, let's take it out of the batrub, I could breathe in the sweet saying, but I'm already largely biased, so I can't expect it to work.
In addition, the other nobles have one at a time. If so, few would want to embarrass Bathrub.
"So what's the only one who puts on a sopede that you don't have?
"I was wondering if that's hard too...... not a single sopede holds a divine treasure, but on the other hand we have the long-lived man considered a 'trump card', 'Sword Saint of the Child's Face' on hand"
Even though there are five leading houses, the domestic balance is preserved as a result.
It also looks like one of the royals with all the dominoes in his hand is missing, but to the contrary, to that extent.
Every house is quite honorable, and there is no distortion in trying to fall into the Bathrub.
"By this man's connections, the information that the heavenly realm floating in the sky is supporting Arcana is hustled rather than hidden"
"Plus the information that we are killing a lot of dragons in earlier wars by means of rare magic weapons that can only be used by immortals..."
"So how's the other house?
For better or worse, the actions of the Kingdom of Arcana give too much priority to the 'national interest'.
Few should feel rebellion against it.
"Disya is actively engaging its former customers and letting them take it to the weaker, smaller countries on the north where they can't pay for it. Caputo seems to be providing food and other assistance to refugees on the south side."
"But they both seem to follow the great strategy of the state while providing aid to each country…"
"That's troublesome..."
The purpose is obvious.
Throughout the nation, there is oppression on the perimeter, but that leaves too much to be desired.
To avoid that, I guess the two houses that usually carry out diplomacy individually are quite concerned.
It proves that too much catching up doesn't make a lot of sense.
"Not in good faith, supposedly to reduce dissatisfaction..."
"That's natural. It won't just be a complete goodwill (...), don't say one thing I understand"
If the Arkana kingdom does care about that, it's easy, for example, to kill a people sitting outside the border.
Anyway, Caputo's trump card actually has that kind of effect.
It just doesn't mean it's urgent, it doesn't mean it's necessary.
The other person is human, and this one is human. In a situation where there is not so much need, you would not want to commit mass slaughter or anything else.
"For the most part, even on the south side, I don't want to give such good intentions. After all, they can only tell you to be patient."
If you want to fight the monsters of the old world, leave them alone.
Well, it's not a story I don't know.
"... it's only natural that Arcana doesn't move."
Everybody, I'll shut up.
After all, it was actually just a war of conquest, just a little exaggerated because the opponent is a monster in the old world.
Very few countries bother to help because their neighbors have been conquered.
If after the opponent has secured enough territory, it will be all the more so.
That's what the doomed country did to Arcana.
"Needless to say, we act only for our home country. I'm not fighting for the south side. On top of that, we have to work out measures other than cutting from the inside..."
"Again, you should stop targeting dignitaries. We don't have any rare magic users, and then it's really hard to make a point."
"Right..."
Assassinate the head of the Arcana kingdom.
That's not something I can do to try to do.
Besides, this is a situation that the Arcana Royal Family is after.
Naturally, security will be tighter than usual.
In the first place, the risk is too great if you fail.
"After all... I have no choice but to expose those in the tempera, the inhabitants of Lan's hometown..."
A population composed exclusively of human beings of susceptible descent with rare magic users, like Caputo and Saib.
"Everyone's a rare magician."
"No matter how much, there won't be a user from adults to children. How about a raid inside the tempera?
"They're in a hell of a place..."
"When it comes to going back and forth, it's not realistic..."
"When that happens, you still mean just the big adults..."
The other person knows that, too.
But even so, there is no other hand.
"Be ready to move when you have instructions from above. Find out as much as you can about their technique."