Chapter 409: When I Report to Rudolf

I think various things but of course I do not say that kind of thing. Now I am a body hiding in the shadow of a pillar.

"Was it fine I did not greet Prince Green?"

When I ask the maid had a started face but

"That I thought it better you are not met."

"Why?"

"From Prince Green’s face now I think he was considerably angry. Surely angry that Her Majesty met Miss Konoka without going through him. I thought it better Lord Marie is not in that place."

"Is that so. Thank you for using care. But is it fine? Later will you not be made to take responsibility?"

The maid started. But she seems to have thought again

"It is fine. Please do not mind. Here the carriage came."

As the maid says our carriage came to pick me up. When I tried to board it the inside of the mansion shook. Not physically, a feel of receiving some mental impact. The face of the maid seeing me off became pale blue. The butler staggered too. Looking at the driver he is holding his head. The horses? They seem nothing.

What happened, the epicenter would be Her Majesty, without mistake. I waited for the driver to recover and departed the mansion. Returning to Her Majesty’s place is not a choice at all. Because what kind of scene of carnage is waiting. What can I do going!

Returning to the embassy and asked the result by Rudolf I say I could communicate a little with Miss Konoka and after that say Prince Green came and Rudolf frowned.

"That person is the first prince so even already becoming crown prince would not be strange. But not yet having become crown prince is said to have that reason."

"As I thought."

"That person is said to be a straight character but too straight and if said a thing different from his own intent he grows enraged and is said a character who is not satisfied unless he hurts the other thoroughly. Toward ones who follow his opinion extremely kind, if said well tolerant, if said badly a sweet person."

"That means whatever happens do not speak straight?"

"It seems so. Anyway limited to flattering, even if an unpleasant thing close the eyes, enduring is the key I hear."

"Amazing."

"Yes, in a sense a very splendid person."

"Certainly it may be so."

"Therefore this Hero Summoning too there is that the result of achieving Hero Summoning Prince Green wanted but as Prince Green’s thought toward the Empire attaching unreasonable complaints and trying to invade the Mainz Kingdom he intends to bring an iron hammer down on the Empire it is said."

"Heroes from the start battlefield bound is decided..."

"A hero is the strongest weapon so natural. Because they were called for that."

"That is so but they from birth have never killed a person and may not have seen a person die in front of their eyes yet if recognized able to fight as a full one they are sent to the battlefield and told to kill people."

"It cannot be helped. That kind of thing."

"Will it not become a deterrent?"

Like nuclear weapons.

"What kind of thing is a deterrent?"

"If holding a terribly powerful weapon the other country knowing if that weapon is used they always lose there is no thing of the other country starting a fight. A power that suppresses that kind of fight beforehand."

Uuun Rudolf groans. Then

"If holding that kind of powerful weapon is it not the feeling one grows to want to try using it? If thinking if using that one always wins against the enemy country I think one always uses it. This is the embassy butler’s thought and His Majesty the King and the prime minister of a great country may be thinking differently."

he talked. Certainly that is so. Rudolf continues

"If a powerful weapon like Lord Robin says is it not natural the enemy country wants to hold it too?"

he asked. Certainly that is so. Surely after America developed the atomic bomb the Soviet Union advanced atomic bomb development raising the whole power of the state I saw done on a television documentary. Using spies and such developed several years late. Then the Mainz Kingdom succeeding at Hero Summoning the Empire would of course know too and would be thinking to do Hero Summoning in the Empire. Then again children about high school from Japan would be summoned? Heroes of Japanese origin of the Mainz Kingdom and heroes of Japanese origin the Halgen Empire summoned fight on the battlefield? By the intent of this world’s rulers boys and girls of Japan forcibly summoned and killing each other on the battlefield? Killing each other and when the one who survived sees the opponent they felled and understands Japanese, just what will they think?

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While talking to Rudolf of having gone to magic corps head Hütter’s mansion a messenger came from the Duke of Vélez. The matter was if returned to the royal capital come report. Speaking of that since returning to the royal capital he had not gone to lady Mariska the duchess. Greeting the duke aside he has not delivered the medicine. He has said the medicine does not keep so since delivering before departing the royal capital he has not handed it the whole time. Even Duchess Mariska so he has not delivered to the other customers either! What a blunder, what a lack of care!

I will come at once! he conveys to the messenger and has Rudolf prepare. This time he will meet Duchess Mariska too so he decides to take Lily. No good, heart throbbing at Hero Summoning he had forgotten an important income source. A written apology, truly.

He sends the messenger ahead and heads to the duke’s residence in the embassy’s carriage.

"Lord Robbie, Lady Mariska is surely waiting!"

said in a strong tone from Lily. Of course.

"Yes."

"Women hold grave interest in beauty. For being seen by people how much they effort in the shade. Lord Robbie does not mind that much but how much they fear letting go of youth once obtained Lord Robbie does not understand!"

The tone gradually grows harsh.

"Yes."

"Her Majesty was together with Lord Robbie the whole time. Lady Aimé too. When Lady Mariska sees those two what feeling she will have do you understand!!"

I understood so stop already!!

"Yes."

"If you meet Lady Mariska even if age is seen a little absolutely do not say that!"

"Yes."

Of course he does not say that kind of thing. He wants to say he understands that much but if he says it he feels it will flare further. Tears are seeping...

"It must not come out on the face either! Even a little if you make a puzzled face Lady Mariska will surely notice!"

"Yes."

If saying that far it would have been fine if she said go early. Who was it who did various things with me and raised sweet cries he wants to say but stays silent.