「フェアリートロフ王国の混乱は続いている! もっとこちらの言い分を通してもいいはずだ」
「王国の神子が偽物だと発覚してからもう二年。いまだにあの国は混乱の中にいる。こちらから食料の提供をやめれば我が国の方が上に立てるだろう」
「いや、混乱しているとはいえ王国は強大な力を持つ国だということが分からんのか!! この二年、散々言っておるであろう!!」
「私もその意見に賛成だ。こちらに攻め込まれたらひとたまりもないのだぞ!! だから、駄目だと言って居るであろう!!」
「そもそも、我らは国内を安定させることの方が大事なのだぞ!! 問題は多くあるのだ!! 外に目を向けて、国内が崩壊したらどうするんだ」
俺の名前は、シュオンガルベ・サフ・レゼッド。連合国家サフの国家の一つ――レゼッド国の国主である。国とはいえ、大きさ的に言えば小さい。小さな国家が集まって、連合を組んでいるのがサフだ。
そしてそのサフの方針は、国主たちの会議によって決められる。この会議、定期的には三カ月に一度とされている。が、この二年、臨時の会議がよく行われている。
というのも、隣国であり大国でもあるフェアリートロフ王国が混乱の中にあるからだ。二年前、保護していた神子が偽物だったと発覚してからの内乱、それに伴い、国内は不安定になっている。さて、我が連合国家は正直言って国土の面でも武力の面でも劣っている。そもそも連合国家として、小国たちは手を取り合っているが、まとまっているわけではない。フェアリートロフ王国に勝てる要素は、幾ら混乱していようともないと俺は考えている。
......が、王国を相手に勝てるのではないかと考えてしまう国主も中にはいるのだ。幸いにも十四の国主の半数以上が戦争に反対しているから、この二年、戦争は起こっていない。早くフェアリートロフ王国が安定してくれればいいのにと俺は思ってならない。でも残念なことにフェアリートロフ王国はまだ混乱している。
王国が安定してくれないと、この声はおさまらないだろう。というか、連合国家内で王国をどうにかしたいばかりに戦争に反対している国主たちを自分の都合のよい国主にすり変えようとしていたりもするのだ。そんなわけで国内もいろいろと混乱している。俺も、殺されそうになって、あー恐ろしやって感じ。
ちなみに俺はつい一年ほど前に父が亡くなって国主になったばかりだ。オヤジは、喉に食べ物を詰まらせて亡くなった。......あーあ、俺が国主を継ぐのなんてずっと先だったはずなのに。つか、弟でいいじゃんって思ってんのにさ。普通、国主になりたいもんじゃないの? 何で「長男だし、兄上がぴったり!」と押し付けるんだろうか。
正直、こんなさー、戦争したい派が臨時会議をよくおこなうけど、ぶっちゃけ本気で勝てると思ってんの? って聞きたいからな。そもそもこういう会議の暇あったら、国のこと良くした方が絶対時間の無駄ないと思うんだけど。こんなさ、話し合いずっとしても結局戦争しないになるだけじゃね?
今の所、戦争したい派が他の国の国主殺して、戦争したい派に変更しやがったけど、結局殺した国に証拠叩きつけてそっちを戦争反対派に変えたけどさ。つかさ、うちの連中、中々有能だよな。情報収集、かなりしてくれていて助かるとしか言いようがない。暗部や護衛の連中いなきゃ、俺なんて命がいくつあっても足りないしな。俺ってくそ弱いから守られなきゃ速攻死んでる予感しかしないし。あー、もう本当国主って面倒だなー。速く帰りたい。
なんて思ってたら話を振られた。
「レゼッド公はどう思われるか?」
「そうですね。私としましては戦争には反対しています。まずは国内を安定させることが第一です。そもそも、そちらの国土では盗賊が出ているのでしょう? まずはその対処をすべきではないですか? 国民達に穏やかな暮らしを与えるのも私たちの義務ですから」
あー、だるい。そもそもさ、こんな口調でしゃべるのも面倒なんだよ。俺って、この国主たちの中では若輩者もいいところでさ。本当、面倒。マジ、オヤジ何でアホな死に方したんだよ。
「そ、それはそうだが――」
「しかし、王国は物資を奪っているのだぞ!!」
「奪っているとは違うでしょう。きちんとした値で買い取っているだけです。王国も国内が安定していないのに他国と戦争をしようなんて思っていません。出来うる範囲で食料や物資を買い取りたいと言っていました。王国に見栄を張って、多くを差し出したのが問題です。実際、私のところは最低限のみでしたが何も言われることはありませんでした。国民たちが生活出来る範囲での援助です」
なんというかさ、見栄を張って国民達が貧困しそうなレベルで食料とか差し出した馬鹿な国主がいるんだよな。というか、戦争賛成派になった連中の中では見栄はりすぎた結果、王国め...ぐぬぬってなってるやつとか。馬鹿じゃね? 何で自分の所が上手くいってないのに外に食料とか多めに与えようとするんだよ。まず自分のところの事考えろよ。
確かに王国は混乱の中で食料などを多く買い取りたいって言ってたよ? でも別に適正価格で買い取ってるし、生活できないまで欲しいとは言ってなかったし。だからオヤジも必要なもの以外を買い取ってもらってたし。
「しかし王国が不安定だからとあの神子を探すとかいう連中は、いまだに我が国土に留まっているんですよ!?」
邪魔なら追い出ばいいじゃねーか。馬鹿。とは流石に口に出さなかった。
王国の混乱がこちらに伝わるより前に、サフにやってきていた神官一味。彼らは本物の神子を探すために王国を出ていたらしい。で、このサフに留まっている間に二人ほどどこかに消えていた。何処に消えたかは知らん。その後、残った連中は国に戻ろうとしたらしいが、王国の混乱を聞いて、混乱が治まるまでは――とかいって居座っているそうだ。
多分、見栄を張って盛大におもてなしをしたせいで、味を占めたのだと思う。しかし二年以上もとどまられて、追い出せばいいのにさ。王国と戦争をしたいと言っているくせに、まだ戦争を始めていない段階ではそいつらを追い出して王国の不興を買うのが怖いらしい。ビビりかよ。じゃあ、戦争したいとかいうなし。
「穏便に帰ってもらえばいいと思いますが。混乱しているとはいえ、王国は安定に向かっているでしょう。内乱は終わったわけですし」
「拒否されるのだ!!」
いいじゃん。帰せよと思うが、やっぱり凄いビビっているようだ。王国が混乱していて帰れないにしても、神子探しでもすればいいじゃんって思うんだけどな。それもせずに遊び惚けているらしい。
結局戦争したい連中は、連合国家全体で戦いたいわけだ。まぁ、連合国家のうちの一つや二つで向かっても勝てないからな。......だからまぁ、勝手に戦争を始めるようなことは今のところない。本当さ、全員で一致団結して戦争したいとか馬鹿じゃね? そんなことしたら領土を取られて終わる未来しか見えないつーの。
「――では、戦争は行わないということで」
それでさ、結局、毎回これで終わるんだよな。マジ、この会議、意味なくね? 臨時会議とか言って、時間の無駄させるのやめてほしい。
会議が終わって、部屋を出る。今日は一泊してから、レゼッドに戻る予定だ。毎回さ、泊りがけで此処までくるのマジ無駄だと思ってる。
「お疲れ様です。シュオンガルベ様」
部屋の中で俺に声をかけてきたのは、護衛としてついてきた昔馴染みだ。
「おう、疲れたぜ。あいつらまた無駄なこと話してるしさ」
「まぁ、馬鹿なんでしょう」
「お前、本当口悪いよな」
「シュオンガルベ様に言われたくないです」
「はいはい。てか、本当、めんどくせーよ。国主の座、ディライに譲っちゃ駄目だろうか」
「ディライガルン様は拒否しますよ」
「だろうな」
そう言いながら俺はベッドに体を預ける。
本当、国主とか柄じゃないし、弟のディライの奴に譲ってしまいたい。とはいえ、嫌がる弟に譲るのはどうかと思うし、そもそもあいつ譲らせてくれないんだよなぁ......。あれか、一番早く国主を譲れるのは、さっさと結婚して跡継ぎ産んで、子供を国主として相応しくしてさっさと譲ることか。
でも結婚とか面倒だしなー。俺まだ、十六歳だし、結婚とか早くね? って思うけど、結婚話も出てんよな。
あー、本当、国主って面倒。早くやめたい。
俺はそう思ってならないのだった。
(連合国家の国主の一人は、国主をやめたいと悩んでならない。そして王国に早く安定してほしい)
"The chaos in the Fairytroff kingdom continues! We should be able to make more sense of this."
"It's been two years since the divine son of the kingdom was discovered to be a fake. That country is still in turmoil. If we stop serving food here, our country will be able to stand on top."
"No, you don't see that even though it's confusing, the kingdom is a country with mighty power!! I would say scattered these past two years!!
"I agree with that too. If you get attacked, there won't be a single one!! So I would be saying no!!
"In the first place, we are more important to stabilize the country!! There are many problems!! Look out, what if the country collapses?"
My name is Cheongarbe Saf Rezed. One of the states of the Union State Saf - it is the head of the Lesed country. Although it is a country, it is small in size. It is the saf that a small nation is coming together and forming a coalition.
And that Saf's policy is determined by the meeting of the Nationals. This meeting is regularly held every three months. but extraordinary meetings have often taken place over the past two years.
Because the Fairytroff kingdom, our neighbor and great power, is in turmoil. Two years ago, the civil unrest since the discovery that the Divine Son he was protecting was fake, and with it, the country has become unstable. Now, my Union state is, to be honest, inferior both in terms of national territory and in terms of force. In the first place, as a Union state, the small nations are hand in hand, but not united. It is my opinion that no matter how confusing the elements that can beat the Fairytroff kingdom may be.
... but some of the kingdoms think they can beat their opponents. Fortunately, there has been no war in the last two years because more than half of the fourteen kingdoms are opposed to war. I wish the Fairytroff kingdom would stabilize soon. But unfortunately, the Fairytroff kingdom is still in disarray.
If the kingdom doesn't stabilize, this voice won't subside. Or even trying to transform the kingdoms who are opposed to war just because they want to do something about the kingdom within the Union state into the kind of kingdoms that are at their convenience. That's why there's a lot of confusion in the country. I, too, feel like I'm about to get killed and, uh, scared.
By the way, I just became a national lord after my father died about a year ago. Oyaji died of stuffing food in his throat.... Oh, you should have been way ahead of me to succeed the lord of the land. I thought my brother would be fine. Don't you normally want to be a national lord? Why do you say, "He's my oldest son, and my brother's perfect!" Do you push it?
Honestly, like this, the factions who want to go to war often do extraordinary meetings, but blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. You really think you can win? Because I want to hear it. If I had time for these meetings in the first place, I'd think it would be absolutely a waste of time to do better about the country. You know, after all we've been through, we're not gonna end up at war, are we?
So far, the warring factions killed the kingdoms of other countries and turned them into the warring factions, but they ended up slapping evidence on the countries they killed and turning them into war opponents. Grasp, my people, you're capable inside. Information gathering, all I can say is that you're pretty good and helpful. Without the dark and the escorts, I don't care how many lives I have. I'm fucking weak, so I have to be protected. I only have a feeling I'm dying fast. Ah, the real lord is already a hassle. I want to go home soon.
I don't know what I thought, but they told me the story.
"What does Lord Lesedo think?
"Right. For my part, I am against war. Stabilising the country is paramount first. In the first place, there are bandits on your soil, right? Shouldn't we deal with that first? Because it is our duty to give the people a peaceful life."
Uh, dull. In the first place, it's troublesome to talk in such a tone. I'm a good place for young people among these kingdoms. True, troublesome. Seriously, Oyaji, why did you die an asshole?
"Well, that's true..."
"But the kingdom is taking supplies!!
"It won't be like you're taking it. I'm just buying it out at a decent value. Nor does the Kingdom intend to wage war with other countries even though the country is not stable. He said he wanted to buy food and supplies as far as he could. It is a matter of putting up a good look at the kingdom and offering a lot. In fact, my place was minimal but nothing was to be said. assistance to the best of their ability."
Somehow, there's this stupid national lord who glorified and offered food and stuff at a level where the people are likely to be impoverished. Or as a result of being overly glorious among the people who became pro-war proponents, the kingdom stuffed. You're not stupid, are you? Why are you trying to give more food and stuff outside when your place isn't doing so well? Think about your place first.
You did say the kingdom wanted to buy a lot of food and stuff in the mess, didn't you? But I'm buying it away at a fair price, and I didn't say I wanted it until I couldn't live. That's why they bought me something other than what I needed.
"But the people who are looking for that godson because the kingdom is unstable are still on our soil!?
If you're in the way, why don't you kick me out? Fool. And I didn't put it in my mouth on a boulder.
A taste of priesthood that had come to the saf before the chaos of the kingdom could be passed on here. Apparently they were out of the kingdom to find a real divine son. So, it was disappearing somewhere about the two of us while we were staying in this saff. I don't know where it disappeared. Then the rest of them tried to return to the country, but they heard about the mess in the kingdom, until the mess was healed - or so they sat there.
I think maybe it took up the taste because of the good looks and the great hospitality. But I wish they'd stayed longer than two years and kicked me out. He says he wants to go to war with the kingdom, but he's afraid to kick them out and buy the kingdom's unhappiness at a stage where he hasn't started a war yet. You're freaking out. Then there's nothing you want to fight.
"I hope you'll make it home in peace. Though confused, the kingdom will be on its way to stability. Civil unrest is over."
"You will be rejected!!
Fine. I think I'll let you go home, but you still look terrific freaked out. Even if the kingdom is confused and I can't go home, I wish I could look for the Divine Son. They're in love with each other without that either.
Those who want to fight in the end want to fight across the Union nation. Well, because you can't win on your way to one or two of the Union states.... So well, there's nothing like starting a war on your own right now. Truth is, we all want to go to war together, you idiot, right? If I do that, they'll take the territory and it'll end. When do I see the future?
"- So, there will be no war,"
So, in the end, that's it every time. Seriously, this meeting, it's pointless, right? I want you to say an extraordinary meeting or something and stop wasting your time.
At the end of the meeting, leave the room. I plan on staying the night and then going back to Lesedo. Every time I stay here, I really don't think it's worth it.
"Good luck. Dear Cheongarbe,"
The only time you spoke to me in the room was when I was used to following you as an escort.
"Whoa, I'm tired. They're wasting their time again."
"Well, you're an idiot"
"You really don't sound right."
"I don't want Master Schongarbe to tell me."
"Yes, sir. Oh, really, it's hard. Why don't we give it to Dilai, the lord of the land?"
"Master Dylaigarun refuses."
"I guess."
That's what I say. I keep my body in bed.
True, it's not a national lord or anything, and I want to give it up to my brother Dilai's guy. Though, I don't know about giving it to my reluctant brother, and he won't let me give it to him in the first place... That or the earliest way to give way to a national lord is to just marry and inherit and give way to your child as a national lord?
But marriages are troublesome. I'm only, like, sixteen, and I'm getting married and stuff, right? I think so, but there's also talk of marriage.
Uh, really, a national lord is a hassle. I want to stop soon.
That's not what I thought.
(One of the heads of state of the Union must not worry about wanting to stop being the head of state. And I want the kingdom to stabilize quickly)
My Twin Sister Was Taken as a Miko and I Was Thrown Away but I’m Probably the Miko
【連載版】双子の姉が神子として引き取られて、私は捨てられたけど多分私が神子である。
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