Chapter 43 – Lightning Sword (1)
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The first envoys to arrive in the Holy Empire were diplomats from the Kingdom of Valois.
Thoroughly condemned the Liberia elves.
He promised to release the new recruits of Gilead if he paid the ransom, but not only did he not fulfill it, but he also mobilized his troops and aimed for the lives of the diplomats who had participated in the negotiations.
Of course, the Valois kingdom also mobilized troops at the negotiation site, but he didn’t say anything about that. It was to occupy an advantageous position in the Diplomatic Office of the Holy Empire.
“The Kingdom of Valois is an ally that has been in alliance with the Holy Empire for hundreds of years. Not only did he dispatch reinforcements against the demon king’s army, but he also built up a lot of trust in the field of trade and diplomacy over the long term. That’s why I firmly believe that the empire will consider the difficult circumstances of the kingdom.”
The diplomatic ambassador dispatched from the Kingdom of Valois was the Minister of Finance, Baron Turgo, who led diplomacy in the Urhel negotiations.
He preached why the Holy Empire had to side with the Valois kingdom. The Liberia elves also had trade and diplomatic relations with the Holy Empire, so they had to somehow gain diplomatic superiority over the elves.
“I know, so don’t spit.”
A white-haired girl with horns on his head said, frowning at her.
The person on the imperial side was a young girl who looked only in her mid-teens.
But none of her kingdom’s diplomats saw her as her girl. This is because the white-haired girl was a monster among monsters and a master of politics who served as the imperial chamberlain for hundreds of years.
“What are you looking at, first time seeing a goblin? Are you pissed off because a bitch who looks young is squeamish? But what? I’ve been serving as the Imperial Chamberlain for hundreds of years. 3rd in the Empire’s hierarchy.”
“No! Sorry!”
Seeing the kingdom diplomat stare at her face, Tanya opened her mouth.
Then the diplomat bowed her head.
As the situation became uneasy, Turgot hurriedly opened his mouth.
“Please impose sanctions on the elven country so that the kingdom can return Gilead. It is the only way to get back the precious soldiers of the kingdom.”
At Turgo’s words, Tanya frowned at her and shot her fiercely.
Dear soldier?
Wasn’t Gilead thrown in the war like expendable supplies, and besides, Yushin Gilead fell into the trap of the second prince and was captured by the elves?
As for why Shin Yushin was helplessly captured by the elves, we have to hear from the person concerned… But the one who provided the reason why he was captured by the elves as a slave is the royal family of Valois. Numerous soldiers, including Yushin, were captured by the elves. All of this is a tragedy caused by the second prince, that damn bastard. I felt a stench worse than the gutter at the words of Turgot, who shamelessly called the ‘precious soldier’ after causing the tragedy.
“Please impose sanctions… But our empire is doing as much trade with the Elves of Liberia as the Kingdom of Valois. So it’s hard to impose sanctions right now. Sanctions would result in astronomical losses.”
For the Holy Empire, the Elves of Liberia were as important partners as the Kingdom of Valois.
The country of elves is holding back the Demon King of Heatwave.
If there was no Elf country, the Demon King of Heat would have driven an army from the Liberia Peninsula, invaded the Kingdom of Valois, and then targeted the rear of the Holy Empire.
That’s why the country of elves was important. If diplomatic relations were distorted and the elves formed an alliance with the Demon King’s army, the Holy Empire could end up being cornered. So, the Holy Empire could not carelessly answer the request of the Kingdom of Valois.
“You all know how important the Liberia Elves are to our empire, right? Knowing that, seeing that he makes unreasonable demands… It seems that he is starting to feel the importance of Gilead, the God of Restoration.”
Seeing Turgot making a bewildered expression at her words, Tanya almost forgot that she was a diplomat and almost sweared, “You idiot.”
His head is pounding.
This is why the kingdom of Valois did not want to deal with it.
Tanya muttered something resentful of the crown prince who entrusted her with the Valois delegation. The kingdom of Valois had a more arrogant aristocracy than the Holy Empire. That’s why extremely selfish guys took over politics. Most of the people who came as diplomats were also people who were tired of aristocraticism.
“Wait for a while. Because there are still people left to come.”
Tanya held out his hand.
Then the secretary held out his pipe.
Soon after, he put the pipe in his mouth. As the embers lit up in the empty pipe, smoke began to flow out.
“I am grateful for your welcome, descendant of the Empire who combines courage and wisdom.”
The elves arrived at the imperial palace.
It’s an envoy from Liberia’s elven country.
As the elves began to invade the diplomatic hall, the delegation of the Kingdom of Valois began to stir.
Did you dare to come as an envoy to the subject of breaking your promise while showing a brazen attitude in Urhel’s negotiations? The kingdom envoys glared at the elves strongly. There were also quite a few who radiated murderous intent. Even though the situation was like a powder keg full of gunpowder, Tanya was smoking a pipe.
“Where are you making a fuss? Shut up agari Do you want to suffer the shame of being dragged away by imperial knights?”
Tanya slammed the pipe hard.
Then, red-hot sparks fell to the floor.
The Valois diplomats kept their mouths shut at the Imperial Chamberlain’s remarks. However, looking at their eyes full of murderous intent, depending on the situation, it seemed that they would have another fight with the elves.
“Elongated ears, what is your main point?”
Tanya asked.
Then, the representative elf immediately opened his mouth.
“We, the Elven Country Council, have agreed to release Gilead.”
“What?”
Turgot asked back at the elf’s words.
Because I got an absurd answer.
I felt a strong suspicion at the elf’s behavior when he said that he would hand it over to me now, even though he held out his flippers after calling me to the negotiating place.
It was natural to be suspicious. Because there was a history of being hit hard by them. Even after hearing the words of the representative of the elven delegation, the kingdom delegation did not dispel their doubts.
“But there are conditions. And that condition is a problem that the Holy Empire can solve.”
“U.S? Not the kingdom of Valois? You can’t be too bold. Okay, let’s listen.”
Tanya beckoned.
Then the elf representative opened his mouth again.
“Please send the demon king slayer to the Elf country. On that condition, I will hand over the Yushin Gilead to the Kingdom of Valois.”
“…What, just now?”
The goblin’s eyebrows twitched at the elf’s words. It was her habit to show when she was quite startled.
The request made by the Elves was clearly directed towards the Holy Empire. It’s like saying that Yushin Gilead was just a way to get help from the Demon King Slayer. The elf requested the dispatch of a demon lord slayer on the condition of being recruited by Yushin.
“Speaking of a demon king slayer, he must be the one who is said to have killed the tyrannical demon king, Agares…”
Turgo murmured.
Obviously, the demon slayer who killed the tyrannical demon lord was a knight of the Holy Empire.
However, no one knew the information about the Demon King Slayer, a knight of the Holy Empire. The Emperor of the Empire and the King of the Kingdom might know about it, but… Information about the Demon King Slayer was handled as a top secret to the extent that even Turgo, the Minister of Finance, did not know.
“…Are you kidding me on purpose? Or do you really not know?”
Tanya opened her mouth.
She glared at the elf representative with extremely angry eyes.
In response to the goblin’s furious reaction, the elf thought it was because he felt burdened by the request to dispatch the Demon King Slayer, the most important force of the Holy Empire. But Tanya was angry for another reason.
“Of course, I am fully aware that this is a difficult request. But we are also desperate. The demon king of the heat waves that occupied the southern part of the Liberia Peninsula has begun to move in earnest. The Demon King’s army, which came across the sea from the southern continent to the Liberia Peninsula, is approaching the vicinity of Maherit, the capital of the Elf country. In order to save the Elven country and to expel all the demons from the Liberia Peninsula, we need a Demon King Slayer of the Empire.”
The elf gave a lengthy explanation to Tanya, informing her of the need for a demon lord slayer.
The Liberia elven country is in danger.
It is an urgent situation that does not know when to fight the heat wave demon king.
Hearing that, Turgo nodded as if the elf had a point. He was an elf who was more hated than his parents’ enemies, but if the elf country was destroyed, the Liberia Peninsula would become the den of the demon king’s army. If that happens, the demon king’s army will one day aim for the kingdom of Valois.
‘We can’t let the Liberia Peninsula fall to the demon king’s army. Even though I hate the elves, I’m safe from the demon lord’s army thanks to them. As long as we can get Gilead back, it’s a good problem, so for now, we have no choice but to expect the Empire to listen to the Elven nation’s request.’
Thinking so, Turgo waited for Tanya’s response to answer the elven country’s request.
* * *
Yushin stayed with Alone and Leticia at the academy until the sun went down.
The lecture ended late.
And at the training ground that Riana had prepared, she was even delayed because she trained late.
“See you again? Actually, it’s what I’ve been waiting for.”
When I was heading to the place where the warp gate was installed, a completely unwelcome person appeared.
Bariteon Trident.
The high elf warrior chief with impressive sunglasses on his forehead appeared.
Wasn’t the 3rd warrior commander supposed to do something like that? Despite the buzzing and watching eyes, Bariteon was only immersed in Yushin. The reason he kept waiting was because he wanted to meet Yushin again.
“Back off.”
Yushin frowned and pulled Alone and Leticia back.
The guy is dangerous
A dangerous smell wafted through.
He is a fighter similar to Allen. He is a martial artist who is not bound by the world and only pursues fighting. This guy is obviously playing tricks because he wants to fight under the guise of “Sparing.” There was a risk that Alone and Leticia would be involved in Yushin, so he did not involve himself as much as possible.
“Do you think the same? My body is itching to fight with all my might. You can see it in the eyes of a fighter. A brawler who smells like me!”
Bariteon said to Yushin with his eyes flashing.
He acted deftly as if he had read Yushin’s thoughts.
“Broiler? I hate fighting And now our ladies are in a hurry to come home.”
“To deceive yourself like that, frankly, it’s unpleasant…”
At Yushin’s words, Bariteon laughed bitterly.
How can I stimulate this human’s fighting instinct? Thinking so, Bariteon’s gaze witnessed Alone and Leticia behind Yushin.
The little boy was definitely Ardena’s younger sister, and the female student with a body that was completely unattractive was the daughter of the Santander family. It was clear at a glance that Human was pampering the two ladies. To be cherished, in other words, to act as a detonator to detonate a bomb.
“Valencia and Santander, it’s scary to pretend to be both families, but it’s worth enduring enough. Human, if only I could see your strength. It was canceled because the old maid intervened, but not now, right?”
Bariteon gave a fishy laugh and gestured.
Then the high elves of the Trident Company who were waiting around moved.
I have no intention of using the majority to attack. That wasn’t what Bariteon wanted. A brief threat is enough. A smoke screen to press Yushin, Bariteon revealed his true colors after having his disciples surround him.
“If you don’t stand up until the end, those girls might suffer pretty badly, Yushin Gilead. I don’t like it. You look like you don’t show the appearance of a fighter because you’re paying attention to the gazes around you.”
Baritheon reached out to her.
The hands of the ferocious warrior chief are aiming for Alone and Leticia. It is to stimulate the planting of Yushin by the two female students. As if to prove it, Bariteon’s hand moved slowly enough to be blatant.
“Master!”
Alone shouted.
At the same time, Yushin’s hand moved.
Faaaaang!!!
A piercing sound rang through the air.
At the same time Yushin swung his hand, Bari Theon hurriedly removed his arm.
If he hadn’t pulled his arm back, he would have been ripped apart with a pangong sound. A brawler’s smile began to form on Bariteon’s lips.
His skin tingled.
Shredding enough to distort the surrounding atmosphere. It means that the killing power was contained in a simple attack that he only swung his arm at.
“Now you have revealed your true colors.”
Seeing Yushin’s bloody eyes, Bariteon chuckled and said.
