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There were others who were full of questions.
"Julius, since you're leaving here, I have a question."
"A question?"
"Yes. I have a question I'd really like to ask. Can you answer honestly?"
"Anything I can answer, I swear by the power of the gods to answer truthfully."
"That's a very vague answer, considering I know you not to be a very pious person."
Yurasia looked at sharply.
"Whoa, that expression! Even if you're staring at , it's still better than your usual stiff expression."
"You!"
"Okay, okay. No more glaring. I'll answer honestly as a parting gift. What do you want to ask ?"
When I said that, Yurasia took a deep breath.
"What are your goals? Because no matter how you look at it, you don't seem like the kind of person who would be satisfied with just being a lord."
I'm surprised she can sense that.
She's more observant than I thought.
Count Fihatri didn't seem to be able to sense it at all.
"What are you dreaming of? Could it be...?"
Yurasia looked around, made sure no one was around and said sothing shocking.
"The King of Lunan?"
I was honestly surprised to hear that.
"What can I say? It's too small."
"What...? Did you just say small? You think Lunan is small?"
"To answer your question, my ideals are not that great, just happiness for and my friends. That's all. The continent is descending into turmoil right now. Most of the countries are dreaming of war, marching off to war, or already reveling their victories that's why the wars never end. To find happiness in such tis? I think the only way to do that is through unification. Because once the continent is unified, peace will naturally co."
This is just an exaggerated version of the truth.
My goal is to conquer the ga, in other words, the unification of the continent.
Of course, if one of the things I obtain is peace wouldn't that be great?
History has shown us that a period of unification is better for the people than a period of war.
Comparing life in the Warring States Period or life in dival Europe, it would naturally be the latter.
A world where war breaks out every other day and a world where peace still dwells superficially are two completely different things.
This is even more so since the continent was originally a single country.
"So I'm going to fight, to end the wars. Of course, even if we are unified, war will happen again soday. But there will be a ti of peace, and there will be a ti of war. Doesn't the forr make more sense to anyone else?"
Once united, there will not be another war so easily.
As long as the united kingdom has a decent governnt, there will be peace for several hundred years.
In fact, if you substitute the history of the earth, it would be the sa.
"..."
Yurasia just stared at .
"The people of Roserun....And everyone on the continent will be at peace...Is that what you're saying?"
"Yes, that's right. Everyone, regardless of the country of their birth."
"How is that possible?"
"I don't know. We just have to try. So, if you're willing to drop the na Roserun and join as an individual nad Yuri or even Sarah for that matter, I'm always open to that."
Yurasia just blinked at my suggestion.
"The scale of the conversation is too large for to follow. You're...!"
"Yurasia."
"What is it? Don't confuse any more than you already have...!"
"When you get back to Roserun, things might get a little troubleso."
"What do you an 'troubleso'?"
"Sothing bad will happen to royalty who becos too much of a hero. Anyway, a royal that is more popular than the king is a problem. If you can't stay in Roserun, I'll at least give you a place to stay in my domain. Of course, you may or may not share my intentions. So just rember, you have other places to go. You don't have any friends, do you? I'll be your friend."
"Oh, no! I do have friends!"
"Who?"
"I have a good friend, the...lady-in-waiting!"
"Is that a really a friend?"
"...Ugh."
Yurasia began to tremble as if she had been hit by a bull's-eye.
"But I don't have any friends, either. We're the sa. That's why we're going to have to rely on each other. If you ever decide to co to Aquitania, I'd love to see what you're really like."
"Idiot..."
Did she just call an idiot?
"I'll think about it after I go through that nasty incident or whatever it is, I'll also take your advice to heart. Your ideals it's too big for to digest, though."
My escort arrived to take back to Lunan as they called on to depart.
Taking up my horse I looked down upon the princess.
Having one last thing to say before I go.
"Just so you know, Yuri... and this is sothing I only share with my true friends, my family na wasn't always Aquitania... my na... my real true na... is Julius Ceasar."
Spurring my horse and riding off leaving the poor girl standing there with a dumbstruck look upon her face.
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