After a while, the guard who went inside to confirm came back. Another knight accompanies him.
"Thank you for waiting. We've got confirmation. Please go inside."
"I will guide you from here, my name is Douglas and I work for the general."
The knight, who so named, with all due respect, guides the Ethereal Princes into the castle.
"Oh, please"
When Aotearoa returns that much, he leads after Douglas with his head gently bowed to the two guards.
"Is this the first time you've come to the Empire?
Douglas, who leads the way in the castle, asks questions without other love in an attempt to let him have it between the roads.
"Oh, I just got here the other day. I'm surprised it's developing in comparison to other countries. The welcome ceremony by the Flying Dragon Squad was brilliant."
Aotea returns what she thinks. He seems satisfied with the answer, smiling and nodding.
"You will! This is also a gift of the general's wisdom. Flying Dragon Squad also in the first place..."
Aeta stopped talking by controlling with her hands against Douglas, who had been trying to explain the same thing to the man she had caught in the cave.
"If it was that story, it would help if you made it another topic because I asked the other ones. Right...... what the hell kind of guy is a general?
It was Douglas who broke his expression for a moment when he was stopped from talking, but his eyes glowed when he heard Ethereal's question.
"Right, I don't have Kiri when I start telling you everything... first of all, that force. It is said that he has perhaps the best power among those who have held the position of general of the empire in history. I've actually seen it in the battle against demons, but it was something that I fell in love with when I defeated all demons under one sword, not one powerful demon."
Douglas talks about it with an admirable look. It also feels like he has become an admirable General for him.
"Oh well. So you still can't get to the general?
Aotea realised she had misbehaved the story and corrected the track.
"It's about time, that corner was bent."
At the curved end, there was a heavy black door.
"I'll be here. General, I have brought Lord Sota and his companions."
Douglas, with Knock, spoke to the inside.
"Thank you, come in"
The voice was somewhat wild. When the door was opened, the three Ethereals went into the room, and Douglas returned to pay tribute to the General and Ethereals.
"... are you an adventurer named Sota? Sit down, all three of you."
Sitting on the couch as prompted, a lady in maid clothes lines up her tea in front of the three.
Don't worry, it's not poisoned.
The General utters words that may be dramas or novels. Hearing that, Aeta narrows her eyes and looks at the man.
"You suspect? I can drink it first and prove it..."
"No, I was wondering why you said that"
Aotearoa's eyes on the general were sharper.
"Ha ha, right? I knew you were."
The general laughed lavishly at Ethereal's response, which was interesting.
"Let me introduce myself first. I'm sitting on the throne of the Empire General. The old name is Shuichiro Hongo."
I had some anticipation, but Aeta opened her eyes and was surprised to hear the Japanese name again.
"That means..."
"Oh, as you can guess, I'm from Japan. Should I say I was reincarnated? In the original world, I found a hiccup on my way home from work, and I tried to catch him. He had a blade in his hand."
Aotearoa was in his head, anticipating the next word.
"He stabbed me... he did, but he managed."
Because it was an unexpected word, Aeta gets gagged. The reaction was as expected in Hongo, and I thought I did.
"So I tried to poke him out to the police. I happen to have an altercation nearby. But that's where the man rammed up and took his pistol from the police and shot him. So I got shot out of my heart and went to the afterlife. From there, it's a goddess or a goddess, so why don't you live a new life in the other world?"
Speaking with a gentle grin, I couldn't see him being particularly sick about his death.
Whatever the history, the end result was just as Ethereum expected.
"So you're going to use the skills you've given the goddess, the brains in front of you, or something, to take her place now?"
Aotearoa continued anticipating the continuation of the man's words.
"... well, that's the place. So, what about you? A metastasis? A reincarnation? I put on a camouflage, but you can tell by listening to my name and my story, that's what it's all about, right? Tell me about it."
There was a moment when Ethereum's opinions were affirmed, and even more so, he stepped forward and asked questions.
"I'm a metastasis. Whatever history you have."
Aotearoa broke off that she was not willing to speak any more.
"Huh, that's a pretty funny one. The answers are cluttered, but you're watching to overlook my every step of the way. But it's been a long time since I've spoken to the Japanese. Don't take my side. I'm sorry to hear that."
That's it, Hongo raises his right hand. Then a man of hood and a man of armor appeared from the shadows.
"None of them then."
"Long time no see."
The two greet each one to the Ethereals. Deena and Leila stared at each other's movements to be vigilant about the increase in numbers and never returned a reply to their greeting.
"I knew it was you guys. Hongo, I know your men are after the dwarves. I've come to make it stop."
Aotea held the sword in her right hand at some point.
"Don't put that out here. We're not gonna fight here."
Seeing Hongo say with a smile, Aeta hesitates for a moment but immediately delivers her sword to the sheath.
"You're hostile to us, aren't you? Then where are you not with me to fight?
Hongo shrugs his shoulders to the bloody Aeta.
"Oh man, if we fight here, the castle will be affected instead of the room. The final showdown is done on a decent stage, and the market is set, right? Besides, if you break out here, you'll be recognized as enemies of the Empire."
I don't know how far I meant it, but the lead on this occasion was held by the main town. Aotearoa and he had different years and something that made them think they were no match for each other somewhere.
"... So where do we fight?
Hongo laughs at Ethereal's attitude, which he honestly pulls back.