No. 347
“Are there people you can trust?”
When I asked, Jin replied, “Are they trustworthy?”.
I smiled with a mean look.
* * *
Archduke Locar pressed his throbbing temple with his eyes closed.
Five minutes after the Kakan (Tribal Chiefs) meeting started, the castle went back and forth without fail.
Meetings continued day after day on the agenda of destroying Shinji's Temple, but each time it did not exceed ten minutes, it was opened.
“The destruction of the Temple of Shinji is the Armatal’s arbitrary decision, we Whiterock people, cannot agree!”
“Why is the Armatal election delayed? The destruction of Shinji's Temple is a foreign country's business. The Athar coalition does the work of the coalition!”
“The shrine of Shinji is not unique to their own country. Are you saying that you want to prioritize the struggle for power over an ambassador whose fate is at stake in the world?”
“Armatal, stand right now, and plan for the future. The Red Spiders don't know him!?"
The conference hall was a mess, as always.
His only son, Lionel, who was sent as ambassador with Archduke Locar, whispered to his father.
“I don’t think there will be any conclusions today, Dad.”
“Is there no contact from the Empire?”
"Yes…… It seems that the communication line cannot be restored.”
Time was running out, but the Athar Tribe Union did not give him an answer.
Rather, if we concluded that Shinji's Temple could not be destroyed, we would have pushed it away by force, but since there was no conclusion itself, we could not think of the following here.
In the last communication with his mother, she said:
[The system remained only the outer shell, and most of the central nobles fled. Son, you must hurry.]
As the power of Archduke Locar's hands got stronger, Lionel called his father in a worried tone.
"Father?"
“Your grandmother and mother are worried. Both of them have a temper that never backs down, but will they ever leave the mansion of the system and escape safely?”
“……”
Locar's expression darkened.
Today's meeting was canceled without a conclusion.
The chieftain of the WhiteRock clan became very angry and threw a fist at the chief of the RedSpider clan.
After the escorts of each tribe ran into the conference hall, it was a dog fight.
The escorts and heirs of each tribe rushed to take them out, and the chiefs shouted at each other until the end.
“I will not deal with the dull WhiteRock!”
“Our tribe, as soon as we return, we will subdue the RedSpider!”
It was the same with the other chiefs splitting sides.
One of the Imperial ambassadors who watched the scene shook his head as if tired of it.
"Who's not a savage-"
"Zero."
When Archduke Locar called in a low voice, the reaper was startled.
There was still the leader of the Athar Tribe Union in the meeting room.
The old man glanced at the Imperials. Although his hair was all white, he had a great physique, and the prestige of the one who reigned at the top of the 12 tribes for more than half a hundred years was unusual.
He is so fiercely intimidating that someone gets goosebumps just by being looked at.
The union leader, who got up from his seat, said with his back.
“Remember, strangers. This is Athar. A land of beasts, where it is easier to bite the nape than to talk.”
Archduke Locar bowed his head on behalf of the messenger.
After the Union Chief left, the Archduke rebuked the Shinigami for teasing him.
“Sahad, the leader of the Athar coalition, is a barbarian, so he is not a man that can be ignored.”
“But you have to be, isn’t he an old man with missing teeth?”
“Even if he lost his teeth, he is still a beast. Athar are people who have dealt with the amazing civilizations of other countries with one body for nearly 50 years. Do you think this is possible only with the amazing physical abilities of the Athar tribesmen?”
"If……"
“It’s because the leadership of the Confederacy was better than any other generals.”
The reapers and Lionel sighed.
“If only the position of the current leader of the association can be strengthened, it would be possible to destroy the shrine of Shinji.”
“But there is no business in time. Now that Athar has reached this point, the removal of the leader of the coalition is an inevitable procedure.”
“Is there really nothing we can do but good luck?”
The expression of the Imperial envoys darkened.
But that night, heaven really came.
* * *
Midnight. Archduke Locar hurried down the stairs.
“Is it true that the Red Spider clan was attacked by the WhiteRock clan?”
Lionel answered with great excitement.
"Yes! It wasn't a battle between warriors, but it was quite a fierce battle between tribesmen. It seems that the people of the Red Spider tribe have suffered quite a bit, so their chief is indignant.”
“If all goes well, there will be a proper war between the tribes.”
Then Athar will be destroyed.
Then the tribes would not have to follow the decisions of the Kakan Council, and the shrine of Shinji in the Nashalk Tribal Territory could be destroyed at the discretion of the Nashalk Chieftain.
The priests cheered.
“Good luck, Grand Duke!”
Lionel also took hold of his father as if overjoyed, and cried out.
Archduke Locar narrowed his brow and looked outside.
‘A battle ahead of the election of the coalition leader?’
No matter how harsh the nature of the White Rock people, it does not make sense.
‘What did you mean?’
As if someone had made a plate, things were going in the direction the Empire wanted.
At that time, the Nashalk tribe.
The union chief Sahad was rolling walnuts in his hand while listening to his son-in-law's story.
“The Red Spider and the White Rock……”
“Isn’t that a good thing? The chieftains have been blindly forgotten about the selection of confederation leaders, but what are we most afraid of? It is mine.”
“We are only strong when we are one.”
“If they break down, they are the weak ones that will be swallowed up by other countries. No, you won't be able to live from suffocation before bringing in troops from other countries. Yesterday's comrades will be fearful enemies who know the inside well today."
“……”
“Now it is. I found a way to survive! If this country breaks down, any tribe will try to get our hands on it. Aren't we the only group of magicians in the Union?"
Sahad, who looked at his sullen son-in-law, asked.
“Now, Jin, bring him back.”
"Yes?"
“Kakan of the White Rock is foolish but quick-witted, and Kakan of the Red Spider is wise but cowardly. They cannot tolerate battles between tribesmen. If so, who invented this?”
“Maybe Jin…... But even so, it is commendable, father.”
"Compliment? You still don't know your son."
"Yes?"
“Does it seem that the urgent child came up with this method belatedly and separated the tribe only now?”
“……"
“It didn’t work! Although he may appear to be deep on the outside, he is the man who loves this country the most. Because we know that disintegration is detrimental to us in the long run!”
"If……”
“That guy has a snake attached to him. A viciously fast snake that doesn't care if this country is torn apart."
The son-in-law's expression hardened. As Sahad waved his hand, Hwi-hui, the son-in-law quickly ran out and said,
"Bring Jin!”
He shouted.
* * *
“I’m looking for Akira (The President’s son-in-law).”
At Vipasha's words, Jin raised his eyebrows with an expression that something was coming.
He looked at me.
"So? What are you going to do now? Grandpa is a wise man. There is no way I don’t know your intentions.”
“What do you mean?”
Jin sighed. Then he changed his expression in an instant.
It seemed that the cold, bare face of the real Jin, hidden under the sullen expression, was now revealed.
“Isn’t Shinji’s only purpose to destroy the temple? The Athar Tribe Alliance is the most annoying enemy when Dubbleed becomes independent. Weren't you trying to dismantle it in advance and deal with it?"
Rain Pasha looked at me with her eyes wide open as if it was real.
I drank my tea and looked at Jin with a nonchalant expression.
“It was like that at the same time, didn’t you know that Jin followed my own path?”
“…… You really are.”
Jin said, brushing his hair with his brows narrowed.
“I followed you because preventing the collapse of the world comes first. Because this method is the fastest way to destroy Shinji’s Temple.”
"Ok."
“But if this causes problems for Athar, we will be enemies. You know?"
I got up from my seat and looked at Jin and smiled.
"I'm not going? You are calling.”
“……”
“If you’re not going, don’t.”
“Go, go.”
Jin left the room as if he couldn't help it, and I followed him.
When I reached the President's room and knocked, a man who seemed to be Jin's father appeared.
“You, this girl, what are you doing...... Dubbleed Young Lady?”
“Nice to meet you, Akira. This is Lady LeBlaine Dubbleed.”
“Were you the snake attached to Jin?”
They are called snakes everywhere.
As I smiled, Akira let out a sigh and opened the door.
As LeBlaine went inside, she saw an old man sitting on the sofa. A man with a good physique, who did not have a curved back, had a strange elegance.
“It’s the face I expected. I heard that they had caught Young Lady at the border.”
“It’s an honor to meet you, Armatal.”
The leader of the association, who looked at me, slowly opened his mouth.
“You are an inexperienced girl. One knows and the other doesn't."
“Tell me what I don’t know.”
“You would think I did everything I wanted with my grandchildren, but you were wrong.”
“……”
“It’s a girl. As the 'Coalition Leader', I intended to cooperate with Shinji's destruction of the Temple, but as the 'Nashalk Tribe Chief', I will never destroy the Temple."
“Why?”
“First, because the temple of Shinji is a symbol of the union, destroying it now that the disintegration of the union has begun would be a declaration of the breakup of the alliance……”
The old man who put walnuts on the side table looked at me with a bitter gaze.
“You’re a nerd.”
“Did you dare to touch the alliance by swinging my grandchildren?”
"Accurate."
As the old man grabbed the handle of the sword, Jin hurriedly exclaimed,
“Grandpa!”
He shouted.
I said in a gentle tone.
“I am correct, but I am wrong with Armatal.”
“…… What?"
Then, this time Jin and his father frowned in bewilderment.
“Young Lady!”
“LeBlaine.”
I said,
“The tribe will not be dissolved.”
“Isn’t it going to get messy by making things happen?”
"Yes. The Red Spider and the White Rock have never had a battle.”
“…… What? Are you making fun of me?”
“Please. It's true. There has never been a battle like a tribe within the Athar Tribe Alliance. The fight with the Red Spider...…”
In an instant, a black rag fell under her feet. From the fog appeared those wearing helmets with horns.
The strange thing was that they were all from Athar.
“They are my ghost soldiers.”
“……!!”
I said holding the shoulder of the ghost standing in front of me.
“With my own power, I summoned the ghosts of the people of the White Rock tribe who died in the drought this year. It must have looked like a White Rock tribe to an ignorant other tribe.”
“…… Why?"
“Because we had to show the need for the Coalition Leader all over Athar. The reason why tribes with so different tendencies have been maintained until now.”
“……”
“Everyone in the Confederacy should now know it’s because you are at the center of it.”
The three men looked at me frantically.
The old man who looked at me with a hard face burst into laughter.
“It is truly the treasure of the Empire! Such a waste. It's a shame. If I could have adopted her as my granddaughter and daughter-in-law, Nashalk would be able to embrace the world!”
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