Philia.
What is it, Vermudol.
You will be taking Kain along, right.
Lets see. Having him in this sort of form is undesirable, but it does seem like it is necessary to have Kain stand in public as the Hero.
Just, stop that.
Hearing Vermudols words, Kain made a surprised face, while Philia faintly moved her brow.
Up until now, he had purposely created a self that is not the Hero. I am sure he desires nothing other than that.
Even if, the fact that Kain is the Hero, would be the thod that make that country cooperate in the most peaceful manner?
I am sure that you at least understand that relying on the Hero is what made them turn out like that.
While saying that, Vermudol turned his gaze towards Kain.
In the short term, what Philia was saying was correct.
If it was with the Kain who had his Hero strength unleashed, it would be possible that the nations chaotic situation would settle down all at once.
However, that would also turn into allowing for even more strain afterwards.
That nation, which was like a concentration of many long years of chaos, would definitely go crazy sowhere with this thod.
That is why they needed to attack with a different thod.
Lets see. You can use Ein.
Ha? D, Demon King-sama?
Receiving Vermudol and Philias gazes, Ein displayed a rare sight of discomposure.
Even just being at this place when she was nothing more than a re intelligence operative was already beyond her position, but it was clear that they were trying to add her to sothing.
She gets along fairly well with Kain. By pushing that to the front stage, it should be good enough to make a diation for the friendship between two nationsno, between different races.
I see. So you intend on publicly closing the fate between mankind and the Mazoku with that.
As expected of the woman who continued to refine a foolish plan for many long years, you are quick on the uptake.
Philia twitched in reaction to Vermudols snide comnt, but she knew that this was not the ti for sothing like that.
Very well. Now then, you are fine with going in that direction, right, you two?
Eh, no, please wait, Philia-sama! Doesnt that sound like Ein and I are, um, like lovers
It is fine if you want to do it like that but, I dont mind if it is a relationship of being friends. Would it be better to be lovers?
Kain, dont drag into your love circumstances.
Ouch!
Receiving Eins kick that was aid at his shin, Kain raised a scream, and after crouching down, he muttered lets go with the friend relationship.
Seeing them like that, although Philia breathed a small sigh, she stood up from her chair and walked over to the two of them.
It would seem there is no need to make you match with each other. We will be going imdiately.
Eh, ah, wa-
Without giving Kain the ti to say wait, Philias group was enveloped in light and transferredAnd all that remained were Raidolg with Celis and Reina, and then the Demon God and Vermudols group.
Now then.
Raidolg lightly stroked his beard, and sent his gaze towards Celis.
Next is about you.
Eh, you say?
Umu. In order to overco the current matter, the Canal Kingdom will promptly need to have a new king. I am sure there will be many hardships from now on, but do you have the resolve?
In response to Raidolgs question, Celis surprisingly made the imdiate reply of Yes.
Raidolg went Hou, letting out a breath of astonishnt, but Vermudol didnt react to it at all.
It was for that sake that I resolved myself to fight against my elder sister. While I am unable to pay back any of the nurous debts of gratitude to King Vermudol, I cannot possibly run away from it.
I see.
While saying that, Raidolg turned his gaze towards Vermudol.
That gaze, which seed to be making sure of sothing, was by no ans a pleasant onebut Vermudol had not a single thing to be ashad of, and therefore had no reason to avoid his gaze nor get inflad for being looked at.
What was the most unpleasant thing for him was the gaze of the smirking Demon God that had yet to leave from the top of his lap, but since she wouldnt listen even if he told her that, it couldnt be helped.
Well then, I must tell you. About the origin of the Canal Kingdomand about the tale that was lost.
LostBy that, does it have sothing to do with that earlier story about the pastabout the far past?
While asking that, Vermudol rembered sothing.
Before they transferred to the Dinsional Gap, they had a talk about how the races that were blessed by the Gods had each created their own nations.
However, despite the Canal Kingdom being a country that worshipped Raidolg, the king was not of the race that was blessed by Raidolg, but a Human.
There was an unnaturalness to that, but as he thought, it seed that the key to unravelling that mystery could be found in the Canal Kingdoms origins.
Umu. Vermudol, it would seem you have noticed sothing, havent you?
Yeah.
In that case, could you reveal a bit of what it is you realized?
It wasnt like he didnt feel like saying why should I, but things certainly were on the way to that story.
After lightly clicking his tongue, Vermudol spoke.
This is just a probability butfirst, if my thoughts are correct, among the three princesses, the one with the most qualifications as the successor of the Canal Kingdom should be Celis. Am I wrong?
No, you are not mistaken.
Heh!?
This should have been a story of the past, but having the topic of the conversation suddenly turn towards herself, Celis displayed a panicked lookhowever, after looking at Reina who was standing behind her, she looked relieved and corrected her sitting posture.
E, excuse . I was surprised by the sudden developntAnd so, Vermudol-dono, why ?
Its not that big of a deal. It was rely that among the groups that are on this continent, the ones with the most obscure details are the Beastn. Im not exactly sure since I havent looked at the history books in detail, but I thought that the first king of the Canal Kingdom was probably a Beastman.
Celis heard that, and rembered the contents of a library book that she read in the past.
The Founding History of the Canal Kingdom.
The contents of the book that were probably quite exaggeratedly dramatized, if she rembered correctly
If I rember correctly, the race of the Founder shouldnt have been recorded. However, going by the nurous pictures that remained, they should have been Human.
Human.
If that was the truth, then including the fact that the Cylas Empires ship was technology of a different continent, it ant that Vermudols conjectures were off the mark.
However, it was there that Raidolg interrupted.
Nell was a Beastman, you know? Those pictures or whatever, were they not just sketch replacents?
Eh, N, Nell!? Isnt that the na of the queen consort that was said to have devoted herself to the Founder
In response to Celis opening her eyes wide, Raidolg shrugged his shoulders.
It is the opposite. Nell was mannish, but that suited her and was part of her charm. That damned Ganes, even after becoming the prince consort, he was desperate as if he couldnt give up on it.
Raidolg spoke as if he was talking about sothing from yesterday, but Celis was astonished by the contents.
In the history books, the na of the first king of the Canal Kingdom was Ganes, while the na of the queen consort was Nell.
What Raidolg had said was unexpected, but it was because of that that sothing was realized.
Thenthe history books are incorrect, are they?
Is that not what you had surmised, Vermudol?
After Vermudol, who had brought up that topic, breathed a small sigh, he reluctantly spoke.
Yeah. My conjecture is that the Canal Kingdoms history books were rewritten. I dont know at which stage it happened but, the Canal Kingdom was originally a Beastman nationno, thats wrong. It was probably a nation that focused on the nomadic Beastn.
Beastn. Their greatest defining feature are their animal ears that should be called another set of ears that grew on their heads.
The Beastn could instinctually use these ears, which they had more over than the other mbers of mankind, so the range they could hear was surprisingly largerthat is what was said about them.
They had a nature called wanderlust that made them sowhat unable to stay in a single place for long, and therefore they did not deeply get involved with other races, and not much was known about their ecology.
In one theory, it was said that the Beastn do not have a specific God that they worship.
This was a story that ca out because the Beastn in the area would frequently commute to the local temple to worship, but since there was a thin basis for it, the theory was heavily criticized.
In addition to that theory, to discern their lifespan and why they go on journeys, it was whispered that they wandered in order to conceal their lifespans that were just as long as the Sylphids, but this had already been mostly denied.
Like this, since the Beastn were a race with many mysteries to the other mbers of mankind, various rumors and conjectures about them were made. In addition to that, since the Beastn kept their silence towards them all, it ended up causing speculations to fly about even more.
Among all of those ,what was decided and regarded as fact among mankind was that since the Beastn were wanderlust, they had no country, and also wouldnt create a country.
However, Vermudols earlier words straight up raised an objection to this.
That is why Celis had displayed a shaken expression.
You are correct, Vermudol. To begin with, the Canal Kingdom was a nation that a young Beastman girl call Nell had created seeking a new land.
Nell, who was the First Princess born in a country known as the Lind Kingdom, had left her country under certain circumstances.
The ones who adored and accompanied Nell at that ti would bear the responsibility of being the core of the Canal Kingdom that would later be created in the Shutaia Continent.
What do you an by certain circumstances?
Well, there were various things like power struggles and diplomatic problems. Since the main problem among those does not matter, why dont we set that aside.
Seeing that Raidolg said that while displaying a displeased looking expression, Vermudol predicted that there was probably a no-good occurrence at that ti.
He had no intention of dreaming that the other continent would be a utopia, but it seems that there would be similar problems no matter where one went.
Now then, in any case, Nells group had founded the Canal Kingdom as a result of their hardships. Due to having been tired of scandalous disputes, they aid for a nation of true equalitysee.
That ideal of the Canal Kingdom had gained the sympathy of various people, and the country gradually beca bigger.
Carrying the many arms that had been granted to her by Raidolg, Nell was called the Radiant Light King, and the Spears of Light Chivalric Order that she ford had turned the tables on the mid- and small countries that attacked them for being a rapidly growing outsider country, or for being jealous of the Canal Kingdom, one after another.
The Canal Kingdom continuously absorbed excellent personnel, and beca a country that could rival the other large nations.
And then, thanks to the ideals that they touted, it also established its position as a neutral country that various organizations would set up their headquarters in.
This is a story from when wars between fellow mbers of mankind were still prosperous in this continent butWell, it seed that the equality that Nell touted during such a ti looked like it was sparkling.
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