It's morning.
Each of us sits in a chair and surrounds the table.
Apparently, they haven't found us all.
Bettenburg opened his mouth as Mentila spread the map over his desk.
"Now, from now on, we will seek the slightest force of war and go to a district isolated from Isel, commonly known as the 'City of Mercy'"
"City of mercy?
... what a frigid name.
I'm the one who uttered the word, but others seem to think so, making the eyebrows eight letters.
"That's right. Accept people who are not close, have no job history, have a criminal background, etc., a quarantine district.... Lazareth wouldn't know what this means, would he?
"... Yes. If I told you, it would mean isolating people who have difficulty living within the state, wouldn't it?
"Exactly. Maybe there's someone out there who doesn't believe in the law of the wise. Well, I'm just saying it's possible."
... Of course, we are in Isel, even though we have been quarantined.
There is fear. But there's no difference between going there and getting killed and getting killed by the four of us in Dahlia.
"Let me hear it before then.... Why did you try to help me and get to the Wise Men's Act?
"... oh, I'm sorry. You didn't say."
Bettenburg moves his seat across from me when he removes the monocle.
"Lazareth, do you know what a nation should be?
"... what should happen?
"It's a simple question. Should the king just have popularity or be rich? What do you think?
"Isn't that the ideal nation where a hopeful king can lead people to live in abundance and happiness?
"That's right. But it must not be eternal."
... What do you mean?
What's wrong with happiness that lasts forever?
"As there is the word necessary evil, we humans are corrupt just because we are happy. If that's what you grabbed on your own, it's still hard to survive when the cage is broken, in a man who doesn't even try to see his outer enemies in a cage called the State, but just greedily devours happiness"
"… so what are you trying to say"
"A human being is something that moves forward repeatedly through doom and regeneration. If a god named you appears and lives in eternal peace, it's nothing like a beast in a cage."
... I think what he's saying is right.
But those who have died in doom can't do it.
"... you still look unhappy."
"Yeah. I'm not convinced. I can't believe that eternal happiness is harmful to humans, and that doom is the way humans should be."
"Then you can go to the city of mercy. So let's just say I'm spoiled and I'm going to tell you what happens to living people."
When Bettenburg drinks up the cocoa in the cup, he sends his gaze to Mentila and he heads to the carriage.
After Bettenburg left the cabin to chase it, Zahr spoke to him.
"... your argument is not wrong either. But it's too narrow."
……
"For once, you should take a look. the depraved figure of man in the name of protection."
Zahr takes the great sword and follows them.
After I drank cocoa too, I followed them.
When Mentila enters your podium, the horse walks away after each of them has boarded a carriage.
I can't get much speed so I can't find it this time.
I sigh in the corner of the carriage and see the view in the woods.
That's when I remembered I had to ask Bettenburg.
"... Bettenburg. Can I ask you one thing?"
"Fine. If you can answer that."
"You poisoned me, is that true?
"If it's true, you'll be hanged immediately. You know what it's like for a nation to have me here?
... you mean you've been eliminated because you're in the way?
But since his brain is spared on the legal side of the wise, did he even spend a few years trying to brainwash it?
"Do the Noels or the Iphs believe in the law of the wise?
"Come on?"
"Ha... haven't you seen him?
"Oh, if the three nobles are close, even if they are united by the covenant of their brother-in-law or whatever."
"Oh, is that so"
"That's what it is. But there's no chance the Iphs won't believe in the Noels anyway."
"What do you mean?
"They're golems. I don't know more about magic, but is it possible that it hasn't?
... Speaking of which, they are certainly not human.
But where the hell are they?
With my neck clenched, now Zahr opens his mouth.
"But are you unfaithful? If I'm going to kick your ass, I can think of a line that won't help."
"No, I thought I'd lend it. She's looking down at me. This is mutual, but they think it's easy to kick me down."
Bettenburg smiles sarcastically.
At that time, the carriage suddenly stops and Mentila glances over here.
"What's up, Mentila?
"Bettenburg, I can't get through here. Is there a way around?
As he pressed his fingers, a knight dressed in silver armor from the gap between the trees and a few collared demons wandered around.
... unsavory, had been prefetched.
"... no, it would be Othi who is stranded elsewhere, even if he detoured"
"Then what?
"... mentilla. Don't you think we old people need time to stretch our feathers?
Bettenburg laughs niggardly and pulls out the rapier.
After Zahr saw it too, he sighed deeply and pulled out the great sword.
"No way......"
"No way. Let's go, gentlemen. It's time to fight back."
"... hehe, Bettenburg. Someone named you."
Mentila eats her teeth off in a cold sweat, forcing her to make a laugh.
Me too, pull out the dagger and get into combat.
"Let's go, gentlemen!
With Bettenburg's signals, the carriage made its way to the group with the sound of tearing the trees apart.