"Gyowow!"
The roar of the purple-electric giant blue dragon (Huge Blue Dragon) echoed in the refinery grounds of Gangyi Castle.
""...... Huh!!?
Below the Duke of Philsand, the knights, soldiers and heavy ministers who were in alignment cease to speak.
The Duke had managed to bring majesty, but the others, including the Knights Commander and the court magician, were shaking their bodies as they wandered. Rather, the fact that there is nothing to go into or escape from represents their normal high morale.
On the way to the feast, I told the Duke of Philsand, "I've heard a lot about your magical powers, but I still can't feel the information people have just given me. If you don't mind, why don't you actually let me use the dragon? 'He asked me to.
I just read consciousness in the ESP medal and the word wasn't a lie. However, I understood because he still seemed to remain suspicious before he saw it with his own eyes, too.
The Duke will try to take it in more enthusiastically if he is convinced that my powers are real, but on the contrary, he will reduce the likelihood of actively betraying this one.
More importantly, it's the character of the Duke that I could understand in all the conversations I've had so far (voice of heart). He is a follower of power. If you want to talk to him properly, you just have to show him more power than reciprocity first.
"Um... Is the dragon an entity, not an illusion? Do you listen to anything you say?
"Right.... Blue Dragon, lightning breath (lightning brace)!
"Gyuuuuuu"
To my order the Blue Dragon emitted lightning towards the sky.
The sound of a lightning strike, stained white in front of us like we had been illuminated by a searchlight, far heavier and louder than the earlier roar, shook our whole bodies in shock.
"Ugh, wow!?"
"Hiiyi"
Some knights and soldiers finally appeared unbearable and slipping their hips.
"Shoot that lightning bolt in a fan and you can defeat hundreds of soldiers at once! Besides, can that fly, too? I'm not afraid of tens of thousands of armies! You're invincible! You're too invincible, Lord Margils!
"Awesome. Too awesome. Is this really human power?... This guy is a force that even transcends the logic of the world..."
Speaking of Duke Philsand, he stared at the dragon with his eyes gleaming. As you calmly speculate on the power of the dragon without being frightened, you can call it a boulder.
At the same time, it seems that in my mind more than just excitement and desire, my fear of power has also arisen.
I have used the ESP medal twice in conjunction with the feast, which is restricted to use three times a day, but I hope this makes me feel a little more comfortable.
That night I was invited by the Duke to visit his private room.
Clean, but decorated with noisy shaped martial arts, military books flooded out of the bookcase, and rooms lined with stripping of bears and wolves somehow seem to represent his character.
"I'm sorry you were in the middle of a conversation during the day, Lord Margils. Looks like that dragon dragged me out."
"What, we're not in a hurry"
I clapped my shoulders as I asked the Duke to pour me a liquor that looked fancy. I am also much more relaxed than during the day.
He's definitely a big villain who doesn't even fart at trampling others for his own ambitions, but he's friendly with someone who recognizes his value.
... I guess this is how he has used others before.
I might have been lightly rounded up if I hadn't been able to read my mind with ESP medals too. However, the medal I put on my neck has not been activated yet. I can only use it once today.
"Speaking of which, Lord Margils. What did you like about my daughter?
……
The Duke has asked funny as he poured liquor into the glass.
Not a pleasant topic, but, well, this is something we need to clean up too.
"You're a very intelligent and kind daughter. But engagement..."
"Oh, I know. Would that be convenient? You annoyed me with our inner rub."
Elizabeth said it was her second brother who was after her life. And his father couldn't have known about it. It sure seemed right.
"You said you knew your real son and daughter were fighting and you left them alone?
"Out of the question, that's something serious!?"
He looked so unexpected. Well, is it surprising from his assessment?
"Ethically, I don't even think it's in your interest to abandon the successor dispute?
"Is that what you mean? Right..."
He flaunted his shoulders lightly and said as if it were nothing.
"You also know my oldest son is a prisoner of Schulz, don't you? The Schulz woman you were taking, the face I saw."
Did you still notice about Deane? Or did you even know your oldest son was alive?
"I am, Lord Margils. I was thinking of retiring until recently. Anyway, given the current situation in Philsand, it will take decades to expand our forces further. It's tough being a boulder this year."
Drinking up a glass of booze at once, he sighed for a long time.
The scale of what we're talking about is completely different, but it looks just like the sigh everyone leaks as they say 'I'm old enough' at company drinks and reunions.
"So I realized when I thought about who to let succeed me. Of the three kids, there's no one to pin on. On the other hand, I don't really know who it is."
"I see."
It's an irresponsible and extreme statement, but would this be the case with this position in this world? Now to pull the story out of him, I hammer it with the nuance 'Yeah, I know, I know'.
"Just then, there was talk that my eldest son, Balzard, was taken prisoner of Schulz. Well, I originally talked about death in action. Then naturally, my second son, Agbail, will go after Elizabeth for the cauldron, won't he?... So well, I decided to let each of the three of them do it on their own"
"... what if I let the three of you fight to inherit what survived?
"Ri, Ri! That's Lord Margils."
The Duke met his palms to drink, but I'm not happy about it.
"For once, I think Balzard is the most promising. If he doesn't even die, he might come back with Schulz in one piece. Agbail is the one with no prospects, but that's why you're desperate. Elizabeth got away with it.... Well, so I caught a card too huge for you, so maybe he's the best. I don't think I'll ever use him as a hindsight again."
"I see."
What am I supposed to be without kids, but you're a hell of a man.
I don't deserve to go into family situations, but this is all I want to hear for myself.
"... Is Elizabeth's mother a Schulz? You don't care about her and her mother... your own wife?
"Ho."
I thought he'd be laughed out of his nose, but he shut up with a surprisingly serious face. I snap an empty glass in my hand for a while, then look at this one and answer.
"That's because Shayla was a terribly good woman. She was a good woman, so I made her mine and gave her the best luxury. That means you're taking care of it, right?
Going any further would be a downside to continuing our friendly relationship with him. But I can't help but ask.
"But wasn't it forced?
"Is that it? I had enough power to take Shayla, that's why I used my power. I don't think there's anything wrong with that."
Hearing the voice of his heart in the ESP medal only confirmed that it was a genuine statement.
Right, still?
He's me.
Me that day, I used [charm (charm)] for Mora. Maybe this was happening, the way I was drowned in power.