48.Night Of Fire 【城内の清掃は終わり、風通しも良好】
「文官教育......ですか」
フォカロルの領主館、文官奴隷たちの為の会議・研修室として用意されている部屋には、ヴィシーからオーソングランデへと所属を変えた街の代表たちが集められていた。
彼らの目の前では、文官奴隷のカイムがむっつりとした顔のまま、淡々と説明を続けている。隣にはブロクラが書記として座っていた。
「そうです。領主であるトオノ伯爵は、それぞれの街から数名ずつ選出し、我々が受けたものと同じ内容の教育をするように、と申されておりました。一通りの勉学と実務についてをお教えします。ああ、今集まっていただいている方々は町長として引き続き街ごとの取りまとめをお願いいたしますので、選出していただいた文官候補と共に、同様の教育を受けていただきます」
新たな権力者からの呼び出しに、命も危ういかと内心恐怖していた街の代表たちは、自分たちの立場がある程度守られるという説明に安堵していた。
だが、表情を変えずに続いたカイムの言葉は、そんな安心感を吹き飛ばした。
「ちなみに、成績が悪い方は問答無用で役を解きます。無役になった方に代わりの役職等は用意いたしませんから、予めご了承ください」
代表の中には、単なる相続で代表を受け継いだ者が相当数いる。もちろん、しっかりと役割をこなしていた者もいるが、地位にあぐらをかいていた者もいる。
心当たりがあるのだろう、数名は汗をびっしょりとかいて青ざめていた。
「1ヶ月の間、フォカロルへ滞在していただきます。期間中はフォカロルより職員と領兵を派遣して現地調査及び募兵、代表代理をいたしますのでご安心ください。宿泊施設はこちらで用意いたします。自分で宿を選定する方は予め申請してください。申請用紙は後ほどお配りします」
書き付けたメモを読みながら、カイムはすらすらと読み上げる。
「ここまでで、何かご質問は?」
「一度持ち帰って、検討したいのだが......」
おずおずと発言したのは、先ほど成績の話で青ざめていた者の一人だ。
彼の質問を受けて、カイムは無表情のままその男をまっすぐ見つめる。
(あ、これはまずい)
ブロクラはカイムのこの癖が出たのを見た事がある。
「あの......」
じっと見つめられた男が、居心地悪そうに言うと、カイムが口を開いた。
「検討とはどういうことでしょうか。私は今、私の主であり貴女の主でもある領主からの“命令”であり“方針”を伝えているのです。持ち帰って何を検討するのでしょうか。従うか拒否するかということですか。つまり、貴方と貴方の街はトオノ伯爵、ひいてはオーソングランデに対してまだ完全な恭順を選んではいないということですね」
「この事は、一二三様へしっかりとお伝えいたします。私にはあの方がどのような形で貴方がたの忠誠心を確認されるかはわかりませんが......街の規模が半分になるくらいは覚悟の上での言葉だと私は認識しました」
くどくどと一本調子で語られる内容に、見られている男だけでなく、周囲の代表たちもすっかり怯えている。
「わ、私が勘違いしておりました! どうか、平にご容赦を!」
「勘違いですか。その程度の状況認識能力しかないというのは、しっかり記録させていただきます。もちろん総合評価としてはマイナスの要因として扱います。そして今後も、貴方には一定の注意を払って対応いたしますので、今後何をなさるにしても、全て私どもには伝わるものとご理解ください」
床にこすりつけんばかりに頭を下げる男に、カイムはつらつらと宣言し、ブロクラをチラリと見た。記録をつけろという意味だ。
「みなさんも、よくよく考えて言葉を使うように。私どもは寛容かつ誠実に対応させていただく所存ではありますが、決して敵対を許すわけではありませんし、領地の運営を邪魔する事を許容するものではありません。そして、貴方がたが選んだ新たな領主は、忠実なる部下には非常に寛容ですが、敵対者は絶対に許しません。たった一言のために命を失ったとしても、不思議では無いということは、肝に銘じておいてください」
他に質問がある方は? というカイムに、誰ひとり口を開くことはなかった。
「遅いな......」
同じ城内の一室へ向かって小娘一人を殺害するだけだ。多少の抵抗や逡巡があったとしても、とっくに終わっているはずの時間が経っている。
さらに気になるのは、侍従を向かわせた部屋に王妃の姿が見えず、今も探させているが見つかっていないことだ。
「何か問題でも起きているのでしょうか?」
しばしの思考。隣には第一騎士隊の騎士が十名程詰めているが、半分は確認に行かせてもいいだろう。
「かもしれん。何人か連れて見てきてくれ」
ラングルが返事をしようとしたところで、ノックの音がする。
「来たか」
しかし、待っていてもドアは開かない。
「どうしたのでしょう?」
ラングルがドアへ近づき、ノブへ手をかけた瞬間、木製のドアを貫いた刃が、ラングルの首を貫いた。
刃を引き抜かれ、ビュッと音か声か判別できないものが聞こえて、ラングルはドアにすがりつくようにして倒れた。
そしてラングルの死体ごと、ドアを蹴り破って入ってきたのは一二三だった。
「貴様か......!」
リベザルは一二三の顔を知っている。王を殺害したあの時、謁見の間に居合わせていたのだ。
「起きている気配が固まってるから来てみたが、ここは何の部屋だ?」
一二三は部屋を見回して、のんきに質問してきた。
「第一騎士隊隊長であるこの私の部屋だ。貴様がなぜここにいる」
槍を持ち、一二三へと向けて油断なく構える。
「大掃除だ。雑音が多いと物事がうまく進まなくなる」
「そう簡単にいくと思うな!」
リベザルが吠えると、物陰から飛び出してきた二人の魔法使いが、同じタイミングで火の玉を飛ばしてきた。
「おお、火のやつは初めて見た!」
嬉しそうに言いながら、一二三は前に進んで火の玉をやり過ごした。
そこへ、リベザルの槍が突き出される。
「ぬぅ!」
「いい突きだ」
槍先は一二三の肩をかすめて道着を裂いたが、体までは届いていない。
対して、横凪に振るわれた刀も、リベザルが素早く引いたことで空を切る。
更に槍を突いてくるのを無視して、一二三は跳躍して一人の魔法使いを斬り倒した。
「室内で火を使うなよ。非常識だろ」
肩口からバッサリと斬られた魔法使いは、即死している。
もう一人の魔法使いが、再び飛ばしてきた火球を、振り向きざまに一刀両断する。
「お、試しにやってみたがやっぱり斬れるのか」
もうこれ刀とはちょっと言えなくないかと思いながら、怯える魔法使いの心臓を貫く。
横に倒した刃が骨を避けて突き刺さる瞬間、絶好のタイミングで横合いから槍が迫る。
「おおっと」
突き刺す手応えを名残惜しく感じながら、一二三は刀から手を離して転がった。
さらに二度三度と床を転がる一二三を、リベザルの槍が襲う。
素早く膝立ちになった一二三は、槍を掴んで逆に石突でリベザルの腹を突いた。
槍を手放してリベザルが倒れこむ。
咳き込みながらも素早く起き上がると、目の前では一二三が自分の槍を振り回している。
「いい槍だ。バランスがよくて重さも丁度いい」
自らの槍を突きつけられ、リベザルは後ずさる。
「無手の相手を殺すか」
「何を言ってるんだお前は」
一二三が呆れた声を出したところで、数名の騎士が部屋へなだれ込んできた。
「今の音は!」
「ご無事ですか隊長!」
騎士たちは、副隊長たちの死体と、槍を持った一二三を見て一瞬呆気にとられたものの、素早く構えて一二三に対峙したあたりは流石と言える。
「貴様、ここで何をしている!」
一二三は答えず、槍を回して石突でリベザルの顎を強かに叩いて転がしてから、先頭に立っていた騎士の目、喉、両足と鎧のない部分を四ヶ所、瞬きの間に突いた。
全身から血を吹き出して死んだ騎士も、周りの騎士も何が起きたか分かっていないうちに、さらにその横に居た騎士も穂先で喉を刎ね切られた。
「何を突っ立ってるんだ。槍の使い方を教えてやるから、さっさとかかってこい」
いきり立って力いっぱい突いてくる騎士たちの槍を、穂先どうしを合わせて器用に逸らしながら、ひとり、またひとりと血を吹き出して倒れていく。
「槍技は突くだけじゃないぞお!」
一人の突きを避けつつ懐に入り、石突を相手の足元に差込みながら肩を押して転ばせると、そのまま槍を回して首を刈る。
さらに次の相手の攻撃は、槍を回して絡め取り、武器を失って呆然とする相手を一突きで殺した。
血みどろの惨劇が繰り広げられる中、顎を叩かれたリベザルは、目の前で星がチカチカするのを顔を振って振り払いながら、よろよろと部屋の隅へと進んでいった。
そのまま壁の一部に手をかけると、人一人がやっと通れるような穴があき、リベザルはその中へと潜り込んだ。
気配でリベザルが逃げて行くのを感じながらも、更にどこからか増援がきた第一騎士隊の面々の槍衾を打ち払いながら、まあいいかと放っておいた。このまま第二騎士隊なり王子なりと合流して、今の状況を伝えてくれるならわざわざ呼び戻す手間が省ける。
逃げながらここにいない第一騎士隊の連中を糾合してくれれば、数が少ないが城という拠点を守る立場の第三騎士隊中心の王女派と、数は多いが拠点攻略から始めないといけない第一・第二騎士隊中心の王子派とに分かれることになる。
そうなれば、お互いに死力を尽くして戦ってくれるだろう。
「そんじゃ、そろそろ掃除を終わらせるか!」
返り血を浴びたまま、良い笑顔で気合を入れた一二三に、騎士たちは訳が分からず恐怖した。
この夜、第一騎士隊は三分の一の人員を失い、残った者の半数は投降して王女派へ恭順を誓い、残り半数はリベザルを追って王都を後にした。
「これじゃ、王子派も王女派も騎士だけで言えばほぼ同数じゃないか。城攻め側が多くないとバランスが悪いなぁ」
と翌日になって一二三が漏らした不満には、オリガ以外は賛同しなかった。
朝が来て、出仕してきた住み込みではない文官や貴族たちは、城内の物々しい雰囲気に首をかしげた。
誰ひとり例外なく騎士隊が何者であるか確認をしており、別の出入り口からは次々と担架に乗せられた何かが運び出されていた。
「何かあったのですか?」
通いで勤めている女性文官の一人が、検問をしている騎士に訪ねた。声をかけられた騎士は、濃いクマを作った目で、うつろに答えた。
「ちょっと、夜のあいだに殺し合いがあってね」
「ええっ?!」
「ああ、もう大丈夫だから。トオノ卿が全部終わらせたから」
ただ、うかつな事を言っちゃうと、文字通り首になるから気をつけろと騎士が言う。
不意に悲鳴があがり、そちらを見ると布をかぶせた担架から、人間の首が転がり落ちたところが見えた。
「首って......」
真っ青になった文官はどうにか相対する理由を考えようとしたが、混乱の事後処理で忙殺されて、血の臭いがあちこちに残る城内で残業をする羽目になるのだが。
「それで、イメラリア様はご無事なのですか?」
「もちろん、細剣の騎士様がついているから、傷一つないよ」
それは良かったと安心する文官を見ながら、騎士は心の中で“身体的にはね”と付け加えた。
一夜の惨劇を通じて、オーソングランデはイメラリア体制が出来上がり、貴族たちも主流派は王子派から王女派へと移り、多くの貴族が慌ててイメラリアにご機嫌伺いと称して恭順を誓うために訪れた。
うんざりする気持ちを押し殺して、力になりますと今更言いに来る貴族たちをあしらうイメラリア。その背後には、艶々と満足げに笑っている一二三の姿があった。
数名の貴族の面会が終わったところで、一二三はそろそろ城を出ると言った。
「一通りはお膳立てができたな。後は自分で頑張れ」
「......今度は、どちらへ?」
「ヴィシーに行ってくる。その後は......その時に決めるか。じゃあな」
一二三たちを見送ってから、椅子に深く背を預けて目を閉じる。
「ここからが、本番なのですね......」
宰相と相談しながら、近日中に戴冠式を行うことになっている。弟に報が伝わるのはその前後だろう。アイペロス王子が王都へ戻る前に、正式な後継者として、新たな女王としての基盤を作ってしまいたかった。
圧倒的な権力を持てば、逆にアイペロスを守ることもできるだろうとイメラリアは踏んでいる。その為に、泥沼の内戦状態は避けたかった。
「そのためには、わたくし自身がまず強くあらねば......」
死んでいった者たちを思い、謝罪は全てが終わってからだとイメラリアは自分に言い聞かせた。
Chapter 48: Night Of Fire
"Civil official instructional education... you say?" (Representative)
In the room arranged for the purpose of training and meetings for the civil official slaves at the mansion of the Lord of Fokalore, the representatives of the cities, that had changed allegiance from Vichy to Orsongrande, gathered.
In front of their eyes the civil official slave Caim, with a sullen looking face, was continuing to explain indifferently. Next to him Brokra sat acting as a clerk.
"That's right. The territorial principal Earl Tohno has said to gather from each city a selected few in order for them to receive the same education we received. They will be taught in general subjects and practical application. Ah, all of you gentlemen, the town mayors, who are participating at today's assembly, please organize a gathering at each respective city after this and together with the civil official candidates, that will be elected, you will receive the same education alongside." (Caim)
As they were summoned by a new influential person, the city representatives were scared within their mind whether their life would be in danger. They were relieved to hear that their own position would be preserved to a certain extent.
But, with the continuing words of Caim, whose facial expression didn't change, that sense of security was blown away.
"By the way, if your grades are bad, you will be removed from your post without any useless discussions. Since we have prepared something like replacements of your posts in case you are lacking the ability for your duty, I'd like you to give me your acknowledgement in advance, please." (Caim)
There is a considerable number amongst the representatives, who took over the post of representative by mere succession. Of course there are also some who managed their assignment properly, but likewise there are those who rested on their laurels coming with the status.
Seemingly having an idea, there were several amongst them drenched in sweat turning pale.
"Please stay in Fokalore for the duration of one month. You can be relieved because the representative proxies will dispatch personnel and soldiers for field work as well as recruitment during your time in Fokalore. We have prepared appropriate accommodations for you on our side. Please hand in an application beforehand, if you wish to stay in an inn of your choice. We will distribute the blank application form later." (Caim)
While reading the written down notes, Caim spoke in a smooth and clear voice.
"Are there any inquiries up until this point?" (Caim)
"I wanted to take it home and examine it temporarily, but..." (Representative)
A single person, who became pale earlier during the talk about the grading, nervously made such proposal.
Hearing that question, Caim looks directly into they eyes of that man expressionlessly.
(Ah, this is bad.)
Brokra saw the occasions when Caim's habit came out.
"Ano..." (Representative)
As the man says uncomfortably due to Caim's motionless staring, Caim opened his mouth.
from your feudal lord, who is also your Lord and my master. If you take it home, what will you examine there? Will you abide or reject it? In other words, you and your city have no other choice but to swear absolute allegiance towards not only Orsongrande but also Earl Tohno." (Caim)
"I will fully convey this matter to Hifumi-sama. Although I don't know in what kind of manner that gentleman will confirm your loyalty... I am well aware that if it was his words, you should be resolved for your city's scale to decrease by around half." (Caim)
As he is speaking of the details monotonously and boringly, not only the man he is looking at, but even the representatives in the surrounding are trembling in fear.
"Yo-You've misunderstood me! Please forgive my humble self!" (Representative)
"Misunderstanding, it is? I will use my privilege of properly record that you have no more than this level of situation perception ability. Naturally, it will be treated as primary factor for the minus points for the over-all judgement. And also, please do understand that from now on all of your interactions and actions hereafter will definitely be transmitted to us and we will pay attention to them." (Caim)
Brokra threw a fleeting glance at Caim giving a profound proclamation while the man is bowing, almost about to rub his head on the floor. He knew this was also going to be his record.
"Everyone, I hope that you very carefully choose the words you use as well. Our intention is to have honest and open-minded interactions, but you won't be forgiven if you decide to antagonize us. You are not permitted to obstruct the administration of the territory. And, although the new Lord you have chosen is very tolerant towards loyal subordinates, he is absolutely unforgiving towards his opponents. Please bear in mind that a single word can cause you to lose your life, and that is no exaggeration either." (Caim)
There wasn't a single person opening their mouth when Caim asked "Are there any other questions to be addressed?"
"So late..." (Ribezal)
It is only the assassination of a single girl who lives in a room inside the same castle. Even if Deumus had some reluctance and hesitation, the time, by when he should have finished it, had passed a long time ago.
What worries him even more is that the chamberlain couldn't find the figure of the queen in her room when he went there. Even though they are currently searching for her, they haven't found her yet.
"Maybe some kind problem is occurring?" (Rangul)
Although around ten knights of the First Knight Unit are assigned for duty next, it will be fine for half of them going to check, I guess.
"Possibly. Take some people and go have a look." (Ribezal)
Just when Rangul wanted to try to do something in reply, there is the sound of knocking.
"Did he come?" (Ribezal)
However, even as they are waiting, the door isn't opening.
"What's the matter?" (Rangul)
Approaching the door, in the moment Rangul's hand grabbed the knob, a blade penetrated the wooden door. It pierced Rangul's head.
Extracting the blade, a *byu*, indistinguishable whether voice or sound, could be heard. Rangul, trying to cling to the door, collapsed.
And then, Hifumi entered by destroying the door with a kick sending the door and the corpse of Rangul flying.
"It's you, bastard... !" (Ribezal)
Ribezal is recognizing Hifumi's face. He happened to be present during the audience when the king was killed.
"Although I came to see since I was certain there was a presence here, what room is this?" (Hifumi)
Surveying the room, Hifumi heedlessly asked.
"This is my, the First Knight Unit's captain's, room. Why are you here, bastard?" (Ribezal)
Holding a spear, he vigilantly sets up his stance facing Hifumi.
"It is a major cleanup. Things don't progress too well, if there is too much noise." (Hifumi)
"Don't think it will be that easy!" (Ribezal)
Following Ribezal's roar, two magicians jumped out from their hiding. With the same timing they shot a fireball.
"Oh, it is the first time I have seen fire users!" (Hifumi)
While saying those words in delight, Hifumi advanced forward and let the fireballs fly by.
Ribezal's spear is thrust out at that place.
"Nuu!" (Ribezal)
"It's a nice thrust." (Hifumi)
The spearhead grazed Hifumi's shoulder and ripped up his dougi, but it hadn't reached his body.
In correspondence, the katana was calmly swung horizontally as well. Ribezal swiftly drew back and the katana only cut air.
Ignoring another spear thrust, Hifumi leaped and chopped down one of the magicians.
"Don't play with fire indoors. That's thoughtless." (Hifumi)
The magician, cut with a single stroke from the top of his shoulders, has died instantly.
As the other let loose a second fireball, Hifumi, turning around, cut the fireball in two.
"Oh, I took a chance and tested it and see there, I can slice it apart after all." (Hifumi)
While wondering somewhat whether you can still call this a katana any more, he stabs the heart of the frightened magician.
The moment he brings down the blade sideways, avoiding getting it stuck in a bone, the spear approaches from the flank with an ideal timing.
"Uuh-oh" (Hifumi)
While feeling reluctant to respond to the thrust, Hifumi fell over parting with the katana in his hand.
Furthermore, as Hifumi is tumbling on the rolling over again and again, Ribezal assaults him with the spear.
Hifumi, who quickly rose to a crouch on his knee, grabbed the spear and drove its pummel into the abdomen of Ribezal in reverse.
Letting go of his spear, Ribezal collapses.
When he rises quickly to his feet in spite of coughing violently, Hifumi is wielding his spear in front of his eyes.
"It is a nice spear. The balance is great and its weight is just right as well." (Hifumi)
Having his personal spear thrust at him, Ribezal backs off.
"Do you kill unarmed opponents?" (Ribezal)
"What are you saying?" (Hifumi)
Just as Hifumi spoke in astonishment, several knights rushed into the room.
"The noise from just now!" (Knight A)
"Are you safe, Captain?" (Knight B)
Although the knights were taken aback the second they saw the Vice-Captain's corpse and Hifumi holding the spear, they immediately set up and confronted Hifumi. You could say, as one would have predicted.
"You bastard, what are you doing here?!" (Knight C)
Without replying, after Hifumi spun the spear and determinedly knocked the jaw of Ribezal with the pummel making him fall over, he struck the leading knight's eyes, throat and both feet, the four places with no armor, in a flash.
Even as the knight died, gushing forth blood from his entire body, the surrounding knights didn't understand what had happened. Moreover, Hifumi even ran the spearhead into the knight's throat, standing cross-ways, and cut it open.
"Why are you standing around doing nothing? Since you were taught you how to use a spear, get over here quickly." (Hifumi)
Losing their temper, the knights thrust their spears with all their strength. While skilfully averting the united spearheads, one after another is falling down spurting blood out.
"There aren't only thrusts in the spear art!!" (Hifumi)
Closing in onto his opponent while repelling a single stab, Hifumi rams the pummel into his opponent's foot as he pushes his shoulder toppling him over. Rotating the spear, Hifumi reaps through his neck.
Moreover, as the next opponent attacks, Hifumi turns his spear, entangles the approaching weapon and disarms him. The opponent, being dumbfounded of having lost his weapon, died with a single lunge.
Within the unfolding blood-stained tragedy, Ribezal, whose jaw had been struck, shook off the twinkling stars in front of his eyes by swinging his head while he advanced to a corner of the room on unsteady feet.
As he presses his hand on one part of the wall, a hole, barely wide enough for a single person, opens. Ribezal crawled into it.
Though he feels the presence of Ribezal escaping, Hifumi brushes away the all the spears held at the ready of the First Knight Unit's reinforcements that had come from somewhere while deciding
If he rallies his colleagues of the First Knight Unit that aren't here during his escape, the result will be that it will be split into: the princess faction, centering on the Third Knight Unit, will take a defending stance with the castle as base, if the numbers of the First Knight Unit are few, or the prince faction, centering on the First and Second Knight Unit, will have to start by capturing the base, if the numbers of the First Knight Unit are many.
If that's how it turns out, they will make frantic efforts to fight with each other, I guess.
"Well now, it's time to finish the cleaning soon, right?" (Hifumi)
As Hifumi motivated himself with a nice smile in a state of being soaked in the blood of his victims, the knights didn't understand the reason and panicked.
Parting with one-third of the First Knight Unit's personnel this night, half of the remaining people surrendered and swore allegiance to the princess faction and the other half chased after Ribezal who left the capital behind.
"With this, can't you say that only the number of knights in the prince faction and the princess faction roughly balances out? If there aren't many on the side attacking the castle, the balance will be bad." (Hifumi)
Hifumi leaked out his dissatisfaction as it became the next day. No one except Origa approved.
Morning has come. The civil officials and nobles, who attended as they aren't live-ins, were puzzled over the heavy mood within the castle.
Confirming to which Knight Unit each knight belongs without making a single exception, stretchers were carried in from a separate entrance one by one and something was carried out.
"Did something happen?" (Official)
A single female civil official, commuting to work, visited a knight doing inspections. The greeted knight, with darkly shadowed eyes, replied blankly,
"Just a little. They were killing each other during the night." (Knight)magic
"Eeh?!" (Official)
"Ah, it's safe already. Lord Tohno finished it all." (Knight)
"But, take care to not utter thoughtless things." The knight warns her to pay attention since she could literally be beheaded.
Raising a sudden shriek after seeing a stretcher covered with a cloth over there, she could see the head of a person tumbling down at that place.
"A head..." (Official)
The civil official, who had become ghastly pale, tried to think one way or another about the reason for the confrontation. Being worked to death with the after-disposal of the mayhem, the knights are stuck with doing overtime within the castle, that had a smell of blood drifting all over.
"And, is Imeraria-sama safe?" (Official)
"Of course, she has the Knight-sama with the slender sword at her side, she hasn't a single scratch." (Knight)
While the civil official looks relieved and says "That's good", the knight added in his mind "At least not on her body."
Getting through the overnight tragedy, Imeraria completes the organisation of Orsongrande. The main part of the nobles also move from the prince faction to the princess faction. Many of the nobles rushed, pretending to do courtesy calls, to visit Imeraria for the sake of pledging their allegiance to her.
Subduing the feeling of boredom, Imeraria handles the nobles coming to tell her that she can depend on them from now on. In her back Hifumi's figure was visible brightly smiling in absolute satisfaction.
After several meetings with the nobles ended, Hifumi told her that he will leave the castle soon.
"The basic preparations have been completed. Do your best in forming your own future." (Hifumi)
"... Where are you off to this time?" (Imeraria)
"I will go visit Vichy. After that... you will be the one deciding that, no? See ya." (Hifumi)
After seeing off Hifumi's group, she entrusts her back to the deep chair and shuts her eyes.
"It's the real deal from here on out..." (Imeraria)
During the consultation with the prime minister, we have decided to hold the enthronement in the near future. The consequence will be that the news will be circulated to my brother, I guess. I wanted to lay the foundation as new queen, as official successor, before Prince Ayperos returns to the capital.
If I possess overwhelming authority, I will conversely be able to protect Ayperos, I hope
"For that reason, I have to get strong myself first..." (Imeraria)
Thinking of the people who had died, Imeraria persuaded herself to apologize after everything ends.
Summoned Slaughterer
呼び出された殺戮者
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