Chapter 468
"Iron and steel country...... gandiris?
Certainly a country to the east of the Gardio Empire and south of the Holy King Arendt. I haven"t been there yet. Right. Two crossed hammers, the flag of this country?
"Gandilis, a steel country, is blessed with many mines and because of the variety of minerals that can be harvested, it is also known as the "Kingdom of Mines", or "Land of Steels". We have a deal with my Gardio, and most of our Golem is made by Gandylis minerals."
Is it a mining state? Manufacturing Golem will require valuable minerals such as Orihalcon and Adamant.i.te. I don"t know if there are Orihalcon golems and such on the Western continent, but if not, the mines that produce them would be just a pile of treasure.
I wonder about your relations.h.i.+p with Arendt and Gardio. I"ve never really talked about it.
His Majesty Emperor Gardio answered my question.
"I have quite a relations.h.i.+p because I am a neighbor...... What if they say it"s a friendly country? You"ve had wars every now and then. Earlier Emperor Gardio… Me and my grandfather at Revue Borderline were quite harsh and aimed at Gandilis"s mines many times"
Wow. You"re the first emperor, aren"t you? He said he and Eisengard had joined hands and invaded the Kingdom of Levé as well.
For the current Emperor Gardio, his maternal grandfather, Lucreción Boy, Ravé Borderline Uncle, has no blood connection, but will he be his paternal grandfather? I"m already registered, but you were like a chunk of ambition...
In my ear of the admiring and distressing, um... and the troubled voice of Emperor Gardio arrives. What"s wrong with you?
"I knew you couldn"t solve it..."
"What is it?
"No, because I don"t think the King of Gandilis was the type of person who was either relaxed or less capable of plotting. Well, I know there are secret detectives in every country..."
Well, that"s true. We also have intelligence knights led by Tsubaki. Besides, the kids are in on it this time. To this party.
Belfast also has a unit called Espion, which reports to His Majesty the King. Perhaps Belfast has lost a few of its partic.i.p.ants.
Information is a weapon. I think that"s necessary to protect my country, even if it"s not the type of plotting.
I don"t know if it"s the king"s order. Sometimes a good prime minister will move even if the king doesn"t order him.
"It"s not about sabotage, a.s.sa.s.sinations, etc., but maybe it was just a little bit of an information-gathering purpose. You don"t have that power in anthropomorphic golems. But there"s a victim named Miss Imelda, so I can"t really see her."
No, even if you don"t have the strength, for example, poisoning, and if you"re willing, you can do some sabotage. But if I tell you that, anyone who"s at a party is gonna tell you that it"s possible.
I turn to Miss Imelda"s golem, where Else lies.
"Hmm...... But I don"t think he was going to do that kind of silly imitation, this kid."
"What makes you think that?
""Cause you should have been sneaking up on the real Miss Imelda, right? If you disappear after the party, it"ll mean you"re missing. If you don"t kill me, I"ll either say," Who was that Miss Imelda? "I thought you were supposed to. After the party, I guess."
Hmm, I guess that"s what they say. You didn"t mind if I found out there was a replacement? Surely it would be more convenient to kill him and bury him somewhere. I don"t want to kill you...... no, were you under orders not to kill me?
It can"t be, can it?
King Leafreese faces Emperor Gardio.
"So what are you going to do about Gandhiris?
"It"s hard. What with the testimony of Uncle Levé Borderline by" The Devil"s Eye of Memory "alone...... There"s no physical evidence that Gandyllis did it."
"It was definitely a Gandylis flag, wasn"t it?
Get confirmation from the Reverend Reeve. If it was a mistake, I would put Ichamon on a completely unrelated country.
"Definitely. Because I"ve seen it many times since I was a little girl. But the flag was just in the room, and I didn"t see the Gandylis person. But..."
"Anything else?
"My voice. I heard a faint voice, but it was a woman"s voice." Emperor Gardio, "" Out of the way, "" To eliminate, "and..."
"Become...!?
Eliminate Emperor Gardio!? Does that mean a.s.sa.s.sinate!?
It is not uncommon for kings to be targeted by a.s.sa.s.sins in other countries. I"ve been targeted several times, too. But as there are a.s.sa.s.sination units, there are units that protect the king from the shadows. It"s not that easy to kill a king of a country.
Especially in these places. Even now, by the sire of Emperor Gardio, we have a formidable knight and a golem.
Maybe what, but I don"t think the leafless maid in the corner of the infirmary is the only one either. I don"t think I can handle a weak anthropomorphic golem.
"Gandylis has a woman"s chief minister?
"I don"t think I was as far as I can remember.... but you still feel uncomfortable. Maybe the woman is a Gandhiris person, but has nothing to do with King Gandhiris."
Hmm. I don"t know. In the end, this is an a.s.sa.s.sination attempt...? At least imprison Miss Imelda? Doesn"t mean we caught the killer who did.
"Hmm. You can"t even protest Gandylis with this. I think we should find out what"s going on over there."
"Right. Maybe it"s a sign of civil unrest or something, and I"ll arrange it right away."
In the meantime, this anthropomorphic golem was to be kept at our house. The Elka technician, to be exact. If you look closely, you might find out something else.
Elka technicians and Dr. Babylon, along with Golem turned into Miss Imelda, were sent to Brunhild, and we returned to the party venue again.
The party proceeded as if nothing had happened on the surface, and each of the partic.i.p.ants was on their way home with the results of those who had harvested, those who did not, and those who were sad.
I wondered what happened to Empress Lilliel, who caused this party, but you will hear from His Majesty the King one of these days.
Although I can"t expect much from that look that was pounding my smartphone at the party.
Having a daughter would be tough...... As someone else"s "one" has already been decided by fate to have eight daughters.
I returned to Brunhild feeling the hards.h.i.+p of my unborn daughter. [M]
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"I wonder why I didn"t ask you for your name there."
"Ugh...... d.a.m.n, it wasn"t the other way around, you mean it was totally falling out...... Besides... I don"t even know if you can tell me..."
Empress Liliel, sitting in front of her, was gripping the handkerchief she had received from the black mask that she had helped her as she leaned down. Me, Yumina and Linze are the only other people in the room besides the princess. Don"t tell His Majesty the King, I didn"t know this would be such a consultation if he called me in.
Because I wear a mask at the ball, I don"t know where anyone likes it. For this reason, if they liked it, they secretly told them their real names and arranged for it to be their connection.
Of course, if they don"t like this one over there, they can"t tell me their names, and teaching them names is like telling them, "I like you," so I can"t teach them cheers. Because I get stuck with soft guys and a.s.s-witted women.
"Mr. Winter Night, you can"t handle it, can you?
"And even if they say..."
Lindsay begs me, and I wonder what"s wrong with me.
The only clue you got is a black mask, right? When you distribute masks to countries, you distribute them evenly, so every country has a black mask.
There"s a pretty good number of women out there, right?
"Oh, but Mismid or Zenoas...... The Beasts and Demons disappear, right? They didn"t have tails or horns."
"Uh... actually, that"s not it. Give some people who want to get rid of their tails and horns. I"m also giving you that type of black mask..."
When I answered Yumina"s words, the smile that floated turned into something unspeakable. No, there are a lot of nasty problems when you look like you know Mismid, Zenoas, and then Dragon Nation "Dragon Newt" of Wu Kingdom La.r.s.e. I don"t care who doesn"t. I wish I could have pulled horns in like a cherry blossom or a Zenoas prince.
"For once, I don"t think there"s anything I can"t find because I have a record of who wore the black mask... It"s gonna be a smudge, this..."
Look at the list of partic.i.p.ants recorded on the smartphone. Gennari a little. I don"t know if you can answer me honestly. There could be a lot of things going on over there.
"... are you really looking?
"I want you to look. I want to see you again and talk to you. Otherwise......!
Whoa, hold the handkerchief in your hand hard, and Empress Lilliel leans down. Are you so thoughtful......
"Otherwise, you"re worried and the ma.n.u.script won"t go on! I managed to finish it this time, but I"m kind of feeling mossy and restless! It"s a mess to get in the way of your writing! We need to get out of this state as soon as possible!
Oi. I have trouble deciding if it"s a good one.
I invited Yumina to come here as Choi Choi, diving her voice and questioning the key points.
"I mean, is that what this is about?
"I thought maybe so. Sister Lili, I"ve never seen anything like it. I don"t think I quite understand myself."
There"s no such thing as that paranoid runaway princess... You don"t know. Whose words were "a very small amount of hope is enough for love to sprout"? Quite a troublesome start.
"I"m the one who helped me. Of course I care. Aren"t you just not sure if this is love yet? I"ve never even heard of Sister Lili"s floating story."
"I see. That"s familiar, you know very well."
"I understand. Because so did I."
That"s my wife laughing mischievously. [M] No, in Yumina"s case, it was his father, His Majesty King Belfast, who helped.
I don"t suppose it should be with us, but does it resemble the fact that they"re princesses of a country?
Search the list of attendees on the smartphone for black-masked users, from which they exclude women. Er, thirty-eight in all...... I knew it was a lot.
"Shall we crush it from where we know it for now...?
"So, it"s from Brunhild"s Home."
"Yeah. There"s three of us. Knights Luchade, Caron, and vice president Nicolas."
Luchade is a young man of the Vampire tribe and from Xenoas, the demonic kingdom. He"s a weirdo who doesn"t like blood on vampire jerks. You"re an early member of an ancient stock in our Knights.
There is a slight weakness in pus.h.i.+ng, but he is a gentle young man. I"m a vampire when it comes to youth, so I"m over sixty......
Karon is a young man from Belfast, and his parents are pharmacists. For this reason, I am familiar with plants, and within the Knights, I am mainly asked to show my strength to those who develop agricultural land. It seems to be my Uncle Kosuke"s favorite, slightly getting the "protection of the farming G.o.d".
In this case, "protection" is not a special ability like the Yuminas" family members", but is usually like talent.
Needless to say, Mr Nicolas is vice-president of the Knights of Brunhild. I"m from Mismid, the Fox Beast Man.
Is that it? Mr. Nicolas was a mask of racial cover-up, too.
Do you want to ask for an alibi for now... and an alibi? I"m not looking for the killer.
"Is Luchade and Karon silo..."
"What"s a silo?
Yumina leans her neck and asks. Well, I"m in a detective mood.
I couldn"t tell the two of Luchade and Caron directly about Empress Lilier, and asked "A woman is looking for that person to thank, helped by Mr. Black Mask". You might lie and say, "It"s me," but then you just have to ask about the handkerchief. Ma, I don"t think our Knights have such a guy.
As a result, Luchade danced with a woman she knew at that time, saying Karon was obsessed with a rare leaflet meal.
Of course, there was no surrounding testimony or anything because I was wearing a mask, and I had to believe my own words, but if it was true, they were not the ones who helped the Empress.
If the person I helped told me "I don"t know", I wouldn"t even be able to confirm this...
Well, if you could use the Doctor"s Lie Discoverer, Keeler Polygraph, or the True and False Devil"s Eye, which discerns the lies under Pope Ramish, you"d soon find out. Because I didn"t do anything wrong, and it"s not about coming out that far.
...... dull. I thought you used [recall] to explore memories for everyone......
"No, you can"t, man. Use [recall]."
"... Sonnakoto Kao Etenaiyo"
Linze stabbed me with a nail. Ugh, sharp. Well, I can"t read [the recall] until I remember not wanting to give it to you, so I can"t do it if the person refuses. You can read it if you reinforce it with sanity.... No, we won"t, will we?
We came to the Knights" training ground to speak to the last one, Vice Commander Nicolas. Everyone still works in training today. I"m digesting Sister Blade"s h.e.l.l menu.
At first I used to see everyone who collapsed from corpse to corpse, but I haven"t been seen much lately. I think that"s all that"s gained strength.
I guess, but if we"re all just strong, we"re all red ranked... with first-rate adventurer-level strength. However, it is difficult because adventurers and knights may have different skills. The Knights don"t train like "Untrap Crates", do they?
"That"s not a winter night. What"s the matter with you?
Else called out to us with her face on the training ground. I"m sitting on the bench and wiping my sweat with a towel. Being queen doesn"t change these places.
"Oh, I need to speak to Mr. Nicolas for a moment. Are you there?
"The deputy commander"s? If you"re the deputy commander, there you go."
Wooden spears and wooden swords were crossed at Else"s pointer.
Mr. Nicolas" wooden spear, protruding in a tearing mood, is lightly avoided and bounced with a wooden sword from below.
At that time when Mr. Nicolas had stopped moving slightly, Hachi, stuffed with a long range of spears in an instant, struck out his torso as if it were a lightning bolt.
"Gu......!
Gaku, and Mr. Nicolas kneels at the front. Mm, are you okay?
"That"s it. Can you stand?
"Yes. It"s okay, sir."
Mr. Nicolas answers briefly as he rises to Hilda of the referee.
Mr. Nicolas is never weak. Something"s wrong with Yae. No one grows in our Knights because even those eighties have no hands or feet on Sister Blades. Let Uncle Wu Liu say, "While I"m comparing something called strength to someone, it"s second-rate".
"Next! Stand up!"
"Regards!
When Mr. Nicolas falls back from in front of the Yagami, the Knights who had refrained behind him step forward instead.
Back on the bench, Mr. Nicolas wipes sweat with a towel and drinks water from his water bottle. I"m sorry I"m tired, but I spoke to Mr. Nicolas.
"Do you have a minute?
"This, Your Majesty. What is it?
I stopped him trying to get up, and I lay down the name of Empress Lilliel and asked him if he had any idea.
"... no, I don"t know"
"Oh, yeah..."
Uhm. It would be easier if it were one of us, or something, but didn"t it?
When it does, it will be a smudge...... It"s tedious......
By the way, it doesn"t even seem to be a partic.i.p.ant from Princess Liliel"s, that is, Leaf Lease. There were two black masks on the leaf leash, but they decided that they were physically different because they were just a little tiny with each other. The effect of the mask can"t be deceived until it"s in shape.
I have no choice. Why don"t you introduce the kings of each country to Mr. Black Mask and hit each and every one of them......
"Speaking of which... That"s crazy...?
"What?
Else sitting on the bench asks for my crush. [M]
"I"m talking about this, but Sister Hana Love doesn"t show up...... Normally, I"d say," I"ll leave you to your sister! "You promised to show up suddenly behind your back saying something like that... "
"Wouldn"t Hana Love"s sister-in-law," Hey, "have something to do?
Yumina answers with a bitter smile, but it"s sweet. It"s too sweet. Originally, he was the one who told you about this ball, wasn"t he? Why aren"t you touching on such an interesting story (for Sister Hana Love)?
I saw that there was a good reason why a love G.o.d wouldn"t eat into a love bana. Hit me... this love won"t bear fruit...?
The ball called for unmarried bachelors to attend. It was basically voluntary partic.i.p.ation, but some of them might have had no choice but to partic.i.p.ate on orders from above.
I already had a girlfriend or something, but they made me join them, or something. If so, it"s a little tight... You want me to tell the Empress that?
No, it hasn"t been decided yet...... I hope this isn"t too much trouble.
As I felt so heavy, I called His Majesty King Belfast at the beginning.
"Total annihilation? So, n.o.body remembered who they were?
"Yeah. He said we don"t all know. Ha..."
I get on the couch. [M] As I told Leanne, I asked all the black masks who attended the ball, but no one named them. That would mean that the person who helped didn"t want to be named until he lied.
More and more, this is out... I don"t know if you"re forced to pull what you hate.
"It"s called anthropomorphic golem, why is this trouble coming from the next..."
"I"m not taking any trouble. I don"t think Darling is darling. Accept your destiny."
I feel unreasonable. I don"t want you to call people like troublemakers.
But I don"t know what to do. "I didn"t know. I"m sorry," I think that would be the end of this story, but Empress Lilliel"s feelings hang around.
I don"t even know if I"m in love yet, if I"m a little concerned... then maybe I can end it without dragging it off yet.
But I"m not the one who decides that. It is up to the Princess Liliel herself to decide.
I just want to help you out as much as possible......
A ringtone is emitted from my nostalgia that was brought to the couch. Who is this? Please don"t bother me any more.
When I take out my smartphone and see my incoming name, I"m out with "Ariati Tis Arendt".
Um... Ah, grandson of His Holiness the Holy King of the Holy Kingdom of Arendt... is that your sister? Rumor has it he will be the fiancée of His Majesty Frost, the new king of Zardonia, the Ice Nation.
That"s right, you gave me a ma.s.s-produced smartphone. His Majesty Frost and His Majesty the Holy King asked me to. I"ve never had a phone call before.
"Yes, h.e.l.lo. Is that Mr. Ariati?
"Oh, yes. Is His Majesty the King here? I"m sorry to hear from you all of a sudden. Actually, there"s something I need you to talk to me about..."
"Pfft."
Lene, who was sitting across the street, blows out tea. I heard the words and looked weird. [M]
No, because it"s another troublesome story... Hey... enough to make you laugh so much? Leanne is shaking at the pull, but ignores it at this time.
"Oh, no, it"s nothing. So? What the h.e.l.l is going on?
"Well, in fact, there was someone who wanted His Majesty the Duke to meet confidentially... I"m from Gandylis......"
No?