Elizabeth, the day after she added a new companion (staff) named Deane
I was drinking with Darmund, Duke of Philsand.
As before, it is the Duke's private room.
The booze and knob were superb, but there was a moderate tension between me and him.
As far as I'm concerned, it's time to draw conclusions about our alliance with Philsand. Of course, in a way that does not involve ambition such as the invasion of the Duke's kingdom of Felde.
The Duke would, on the contrary, like to take me in and get a bun of the kingdom of Felde together.
At the last meeting, I talked from me to the point where I would give him conditions as a prerequisite for forming an alliance.
One of the conditions is for the Duke to stop and cooperate in the struggle between the three children in order to consolidate the ground.
Is there another condition, this one I'm putting on hold?
"... Looks like Elizabeth went to your place, huh? Well, do me a favor."
"Well, as for this one, it's a thankful story. But you could have let her go?
I don't mind.
This is, strictly speaking, a result contrary to what I put out: 'Bringing the three children together and letting the Duke cooperate'.
But I was going to flush there.
Originally, the meaning of protecting Elizabeth was a strong condition, and he would be aware of that.
"To be useful to you means to be useful to me. Besides, we'll be friends with it forever, even if we keep it at hand."
"... right"
The Duke's expression was bulky.
He is not an evil of truth that would happily hurt people, but he is also not 'decent' enough to love his daughter as a father.
I guess Elizabeth also chose to come to Zytheas as her own path because she clearly figured that out.
I am of the same age as the Duke, but I have no qualifications or words to say anything great to me that I have never had a child.
It will stay, but this matter will have to be good.
"How about Lord Balzard and Lord Agbail?
I'll pour the wine into the cup the duke has left empty. The timing around here is already used to each other.
"The announcement to make Balzad the official successor was made. He's originally an uninteresting man, but he'll do it well. He's doing great with Felde and Schulz somehow."
"That was good. I think he's fit, too."
It's a shame you haven't been able to talk very deeply with your two sons.
Still, I can see that Balzard, who won the trust of the Schulz, is personable. I don't think he's the Duke's son.
Just a little too good for a ruler.
"I hear Agbail's forgiving Balzard, too. You're not going to imitate anything more than finalizing your inheritance order."
"Right. I'm sure he'll have a chance with that."
It is well understood that Agbail is, on the contrary, the son of the Duke. Intentional, cunning. And I can think of things in the position of the weak.
It seemed certain that I was giving my brother a glimpse. If he and Balzard cover each other's weaknesses, Philsand's governance is going to work.
Finally say......
"Speaking of which. Didn't the Agbail guy say something to you?
The Duke grinned as he poured wine into my cup. You similiar parents and children.
Sure, Agbail was sneaking up on me to tell me it was there.
"Oh. 'I'll let you know in advance if your father ever betrays you at a later date.'"
"Fuck. Sounds like him. That's why he didn't say anything. Just think I didn't betray him."
"Let's do that.... let me tell you something, don't let your hands on them, okay?
"I don't care as much as the kid wanders around at my feet."
Well, that's about it for him and the kids.
I guess the Duchess, her mother, won't be able to do anything more than the Duke wants to end it.
It's about time.
"... so. What reward is there for the hard work of a father who managed to keep his family together, my Wizard?
The Duke came to the point in a shattered tone. But in the back of my eyes is a fire of ambition that I have seen before.
"Oh. That's what I was about to say the other day.
I guess what Philsand needs is a new pioneering ground. If it were, there would be a good looking land there (...), "
So, good for you, I pointed to a point on the map that was put on the wall.
A vast blank land to the north of Philsand… the 'Plains of Dusk'.
"... there are countless dead (undead) people wandering around there... you know what?
Can you do something with magic?
The Duke stares at the map.
I guess I don't deny it without a headache because I don't know the limits of my magical powers rather than his calmness.
Of course, I don't know any spells that would erase the countless undead that exist on vast lands either.
However, during his stay in Philsand, he visited the library and sage to gather information and actually scout the dusk plains.
"There was a mass outbreak of undead over there 120 years ago. After what we now call the Storm of the Dead.
There are probably causes that are generating undead. Let me get rid of that. "
"Much... that's like chasing a bee. No, for a wizard, isn't it?
"Well, that's the place."
In fact, there is only fragmentary information about The Storm of the Dead. It also seems half-baked that there is some cause and we should get rid of it.
However, with mass production of the Golem and cooperation of the Dwarves, it is not impossible to do everything in our power to eliminate all undead and pioneer them.
Above all, we would not be able to satisfy the Duke's desire to conquer without this much bait.
"What do you say? I need to be ready... but I promise I'll be back on the" Plains of the Dawn "based on" Plains of Dusk "in a year or two.
By then, I want you to be committed to doing business with Zytheas and rebuilding the territory. "
"Hmmm..."
The Duke conceived.
When this happened, it was good to have shown plenty of magic power to defeat the Legion of the Dark (Legion).
Without it, he would have ended up laughing at my suggestion and all that.
"It would be good. Which way, the cultivated land and villages on the path of the Dark Legion are badly damaged.
It will also take time to rebuild it and strengthen the legions. Two years, let's wait. "
"Uhm."
"Pioneering the plains of dusk will do one or two of the fine cities in twenty years. That way we can take down Felde in ten years."
"... I hope so"
Bad for the Duke, but of course I'm not going to lend a hand to the invasion in twenty years.
In a way, I feel sorry I'm cheating...
Actually, Lord Margils.
"Hmm?"
"It's time to fight the Legion of the Dark (Legion). At first, I thought this was the end of the fillsand of Gangyi Castle.
And then when you magically swept away the dark... I was relieved. "
The Duke laughed sarcastically as he looked down at the glass full of wine.
"Hi. I hear some of me had feelings and feelings about taking care of the castle, the city, my people and the people.... years."
"... maybe years"
The Duke of Philsand, the 'bad self' who has misused his mighty powers.
Having met him meant so much to me.
The mirror image of him allowed me to think that I was at least not wrong.
But that's why.
There is no guarantee anywhere that what I have done and what I will do is' right '.
Even in modern Japan, it was difficult to find 'right'.
Does' right 'exist in this world (Sedia)?