Late at night when everyone is asleep.
An unfamiliar shadow fell upon the stable, which was filled with a quiet silence.
The shadow put something into a water jug filled with clean water and suddenly disappeared.
As time passes, the early morning dawn dimly illuminates the world.
“Haam, I’m so tired I could die.”
“Yeah. Suddenly, there are more things to manage...”
The stable keepers went to work complaining.
First, they checked to see if the horses were safe overnight and then gave them water and food.
“You have to run hard from today, so eat a lot.”
As a parent, he takes great care of his children and then tries to do something else.
Thud-
“...!”
“What, what is it!”
The horses that had been drinking water just fine a moment ago began to collapse one by one.
With the Knights of Leopold now the last of the Knights, all the Knights were gathered together, and if all went as planned, they were to depart early this morning to recapture Dilom and Fronde.
Yeah, if everything goes according to plan.
“Lord, I have sinned, Master! I am sorry!”
I folded my arms, lay flat on the floor, and looked down at the stablehands, who were wringing their hands like flies and begging for forgiveness.
In front of him, Count Whale was frowning, his face furrowed. He looked like someone who had just heard the news that the world would end tomorrow.
The other northern nobles were also very embarrassed and murmured.
Count Martina was also taken aback at first, but after exchanging glances with me, he seemed to have noticed something and calmed down.
“This, this is all Mund’s fault. That guy didn’t manage the water tank properly...!”
“That’s right! If only Mund had properly managed the water tank, this tragedy wouldn’t have happened!”
“Oh, no! It’s the fault of that kid who didn’t keep watch properly!”
“What does this have to do with night watch...!”
“Everyone, shut your mouths!”
Count Whale's roar echoed through the wide courtyard like a lion's roar.
“You can’t even manage a single water tank properly, so you’ve caused this mess. What do you have to say about that?”
Let's get out there and do this slowly before emotions get any more intense.
“You seem to think that if you spit out what you have said, everything will make sense...!”
"Stop."
I grabbed Count Whale's back.
“They didn’t do it on purpose, so please don’t be so angry and be generous and forgive them, Count.”
At my words, the stablehands looked at me as if they had met their savior.
On the other hand, Count Whale asked me with great bewilderment.
“Does Your Excellency not realize how big a mistake those guys have made and what problems it has caused?”
“I know.”
It was my doing, so how could I not know?
“But how can you forgive them? Because they didn’t manage the water supply properly, the horses got poisoned and couldn’t compete...!”
“We can still participate. Fortunately, out of the seven stables, only two were completely destroyed.”
Of course, this was also my plan.
“Right now, about 200 of them are poisoned and can’t be used, so I guess we can send the rest, except for one knight.”
One of the northern nobles intervened in the conversation.
“If one knight is lost, the loss of power will be too great. The recapture battle could be a disaster. Are you okay with that?”
“It’s okay. I’m not leaving at all, I’ll join later.”
“Huh? What is that...?”
“I think I’ll take the train.”
The nobles looked at each other in bewilderment at my answer.
The Northern Territory noble who first asked me the question asked.
“If you take the train, it will take a long way around, and you won’t be able to get there on time. There is no train station in Dilom, Your Excell. There is a station in Frond, but it is under Allied control, so you can’t get off there.”
“Do you really think I said that without knowing it?”
When I asked back with a smile, the Northern Lord bowed his head in haste and apologized.
“The final destination I mentioned is Rosdom Station. It takes about a day to walk from Rosdom to Dillom. The knights who arrive at Dillom first should not attack until that knights arrive, and should just engage in a standoff.”
Count Whale said worriedly at my words.
“But then the plan to recapture all five territories at the same time will fail.”
“Since things have come to this, there’s nothing I can do. Or does anyone have another good plan?”
The nobles, including Count Whale, only watched, but no one gave any opinion.
“Then I take it you agree with my opinion, and let’s start by looking into the train. Can you help me with that, Count Whale?”
“Of course. I’ll look into it right now.”
After Count Whale left, I glanced at Count Martina.
“I think it would be better for the Knights of Leopold to remain.”
Count Martina, who noticed what I wanted, stepped forward.
“They joined the latest and are still suffering from the aftereffects of the attack. They will not be able to carry out the original operation, so Your Grace will need to contact the leaders of the other attacking units to discuss a new operation.”
I was going to catch fish by just throwing out bait, but it was convenient because they caught the fish for me.
I was glad I trusted Count Martina and left it to him.
I smiled happily to myself.
“I think that would be a good idea.”
“Then we will set off right away.”
As time passed, the other knights, except for the Knights of Leopold, quickly packed up and left Whale.
Then I guess I'll go too.
As I was turning around, Prophetes IV approached me with perfect timing.
“Are you ready?”
He smiled brightly and nodded in response to my question.
"Of course."
“It still doesn’t work.”
Perdes let out a deep sigh and put down the sleeping mini dragon.
He tried dozens of times to contact Byblos but never succeeded.
If he can't contact Byblos, that means he can't contact Adele either.
“This is a big problem.”
Not only was he unable to convey any information to Adele, but he was also extremely anxious that he would not be able to receive any information from her if anything happened. Perdes paced around the room restlessly, groaning and scratching his head.
“Let’s go to Leopold’s estate first.”
Before leaving, Adele told Perdes that the capital would soon become a battlefield, so he should go to Leopold's territory to avoid damage.
If he leaves right away, the Emperor and the others will think it's strange. Perdes was here to find out things, but now it was time to leave.
Although he was concerned that he couldn't contact Adele, it wasn't like being here would solve the problem, so Perdes packed his bags.
And then, avoiding the guards' eyes, he sneaked out of the palace and headed straight to the train station.
The train station was crowded as usual. There was no need to wait in line when booking first-class tickets, but today, he had to hide his identity, so he stood in line and bought the lowest class seat.
While waiting for the train to arrive and mingling with the crowd, Perdes kept trying to contact Byblos, but there was still no response.
At this point, he was worried about the safety of Byblos.
Surely nothing happened.
He hopes Byblos is safe.
"Ha."
Perdes let out a deep sigh of frustration, and a red light leaked out from her chest.
The magic communication ring he was wearing as a necklace was sparkling.
That means Aaron has been contacted.
Perdes was contacted from a relatively quiet corner.
"Yes."
Perhaps sensing the urgency in his low, quiet voice, Aaron cut himself short and got to the point.
[Just now, a man presumed to be the Crown Prince and Sir Aldor entered the palace.]
"What?"
Even if the man resembled Aldor, the Crown Prince entered the palace.
“Are you sure?”
[Yes. It was definitely the Crown Prince. The man who was presumed to be Sir Aldor also called him the Crown Prince.]
Since the title of Crown Prince would not be used for just anyone, the man Aaron saw was definitely the Crown Prince.
'What happened?'
Why is the Crown Prince, who should be in Owen by now, here?
Perdes couldn't understand it at all.
[I would like to continue tracking, but unfortunately, I cannot enter the palace.]
Aaron continued speaking.
[So, I'm sorry to say this, but Mr. Perdes, please do it for me... ]
As the train pulled into the station, Aaron's voice was drowned out by the loud noise.
But Perdes could tell what Aaron wanted.
He guesses he wants Perdes to track down the Crown Prince and Aldor on his behalf.
Perdes' gaze fell on the train that had just stopped at the station.
If he missed this train, the next one would be two days later.
Then, he would have to disobey Adele's request to go to Leopold's estate.
As they were boarding the train, he heard Aaron say that Aldor and the Crown Prince had entered the palace.
'What should I do?'
Which one should I choose?
[Can I ask you a favor?]
"...Yes."
The thought didn't last long. Perdes stuffed the train ticket into his pocket and turned around.
“I'll follow along.”
An unfamiliar shadow fell upon the stable, which was filled with a quiet silence.
The shadow put something into a water jug filled with clean water and suddenly disappeared.
As time passes, the early morning dawn dimly illuminates the world.
“Haam, I’m so tired I could die.”
“Yeah. Suddenly, there are more things to manage...”
The stable keepers went to work complaining.
First, they checked to see if the horses were safe overnight and then gave them water and food.
“You have to run hard from today, so eat a lot.”
As a parent, he takes great care of his children and then tries to do something else.
Thud-
“...!”
“What, what is it!”
The horses that had been drinking water just fine a moment ago began to collapse one by one.
***
With the Knights of Leopold now the last of the Knights, all the Knights were gathered together, and if all went as planned, they were to depart early this morning to recapture Dilom and Fronde.
Yeah, if everything goes according to plan.
“Lord, I have sinned, Master! I am sorry!”
I folded my arms, lay flat on the floor, and looked down at the stablehands, who were wringing their hands like flies and begging for forgiveness.
In front of him, Count Whale was frowning, his face furrowed. He looked like someone who had just heard the news that the world would end tomorrow.
The other northern nobles were also very embarrassed and murmured.
Count Martina was also taken aback at first, but after exchanging glances with me, he seemed to have noticed something and calmed down.
“This, this is all Mund’s fault. That guy didn’t manage the water tank properly...!”
“That’s right! If only Mund had properly managed the water tank, this tragedy wouldn’t have happened!”
“Oh, no! It’s the fault of that kid who didn’t keep watch properly!”
“What does this have to do with night watch...!”
“Everyone, shut your mouths!”
Count Whale's roar echoed through the wide courtyard like a lion's roar.
“You can’t even manage a single water tank properly, so you’ve caused this mess. What do you have to say about that?”
Let's get out there and do this slowly before emotions get any more intense.
“You seem to think that if you spit out what you have said, everything will make sense...!”
"Stop."
I grabbed Count Whale's back.
“They didn’t do it on purpose, so please don’t be so angry and be generous and forgive them, Count.”
At my words, the stablehands looked at me as if they had met their savior.
On the other hand, Count Whale asked me with great bewilderment.
“Does Your Excellency not realize how big a mistake those guys have made and what problems it has caused?”
“I know.”
It was my doing, so how could I not know?
“But how can you forgive them? Because they didn’t manage the water supply properly, the horses got poisoned and couldn’t compete...!”
“We can still participate. Fortunately, out of the seven stables, only two were completely destroyed.”
Of course, this was also my plan.
“Right now, about 200 of them are poisoned and can’t be used, so I guess we can send the rest, except for one knight.”
One of the northern nobles intervened in the conversation.
“If one knight is lost, the loss of power will be too great. The recapture battle could be a disaster. Are you okay with that?”
“It’s okay. I’m not leaving at all, I’ll join later.”
“Huh? What is that...?”
“I think I’ll take the train.”
The nobles looked at each other in bewilderment at my answer.
The Northern Territory noble who first asked me the question asked.
“If you take the train, it will take a long way around, and you won’t be able to get there on time. There is no train station in Dilom, Your Excell. There is a station in Frond, but it is under Allied control, so you can’t get off there.”
“Do you really think I said that without knowing it?”
When I asked back with a smile, the Northern Lord bowed his head in haste and apologized.
“The final destination I mentioned is Rosdom Station. It takes about a day to walk from Rosdom to Dillom. The knights who arrive at Dillom first should not attack until that knights arrive, and should just engage in a standoff.”
Count Whale said worriedly at my words.
“But then the plan to recapture all five territories at the same time will fail.”
“Since things have come to this, there’s nothing I can do. Or does anyone have another good plan?”
The nobles, including Count Whale, only watched, but no one gave any opinion.
“Then I take it you agree with my opinion, and let’s start by looking into the train. Can you help me with that, Count Whale?”
“Of course. I’ll look into it right now.”
After Count Whale left, I glanced at Count Martina.
“I think it would be better for the Knights of Leopold to remain.”
Count Martina, who noticed what I wanted, stepped forward.
“They joined the latest and are still suffering from the aftereffects of the attack. They will not be able to carry out the original operation, so Your Grace will need to contact the leaders of the other attacking units to discuss a new operation.”
I was going to catch fish by just throwing out bait, but it was convenient because they caught the fish for me.
I was glad I trusted Count Martina and left it to him.
I smiled happily to myself.
“I think that would be a good idea.”
“Then we will set off right away.”
As time passed, the other knights, except for the Knights of Leopold, quickly packed up and left Whale.
Then I guess I'll go too.
As I was turning around, Prophetes IV approached me with perfect timing.
“Are you ready?”
He smiled brightly and nodded in response to my question.
"Of course."
***
“It still doesn’t work.”
Perdes let out a deep sigh and put down the sleeping mini dragon.
He tried dozens of times to contact Byblos but never succeeded.
If he can't contact Byblos, that means he can't contact Adele either.
“This is a big problem.”
Not only was he unable to convey any information to Adele, but he was also extremely anxious that he would not be able to receive any information from her if anything happened. Perdes paced around the room restlessly, groaning and scratching his head.
“Let’s go to Leopold’s estate first.”
Before leaving, Adele told Perdes that the capital would soon become a battlefield, so he should go to Leopold's territory to avoid damage.
If he leaves right away, the Emperor and the others will think it's strange. Perdes was here to find out things, but now it was time to leave.
Although he was concerned that he couldn't contact Adele, it wasn't like being here would solve the problem, so Perdes packed his bags.
And then, avoiding the guards' eyes, he sneaked out of the palace and headed straight to the train station.
The train station was crowded as usual. There was no need to wait in line when booking first-class tickets, but today, he had to hide his identity, so he stood in line and bought the lowest class seat.
While waiting for the train to arrive and mingling with the crowd, Perdes kept trying to contact Byblos, but there was still no response.
At this point, he was worried about the safety of Byblos.
Surely nothing happened.
He hopes Byblos is safe.
"Ha."
Perdes let out a deep sigh of frustration, and a red light leaked out from her chest.
The magic communication ring he was wearing as a necklace was sparkling.
That means Aaron has been contacted.
Perdes was contacted from a relatively quiet corner.
"Yes."
Perhaps sensing the urgency in his low, quiet voice, Aaron cut himself short and got to the point.
[Just now, a man presumed to be the Crown Prince and Sir Aldor entered the palace.]
"What?"
Even if the man resembled Aldor, the Crown Prince entered the palace.
“Are you sure?”
[Yes. It was definitely the Crown Prince. The man who was presumed to be Sir Aldor also called him the Crown Prince.]
Since the title of Crown Prince would not be used for just anyone, the man Aaron saw was definitely the Crown Prince.
'What happened?'
Why is the Crown Prince, who should be in Owen by now, here?
Perdes couldn't understand it at all.
[I would like to continue tracking, but unfortunately, I cannot enter the palace.]
Aaron continued speaking.
[So, I'm sorry to say this, but Mr. Perdes, please do it for me... ]
As the train pulled into the station, Aaron's voice was drowned out by the loud noise.
But Perdes could tell what Aaron wanted.
He guesses he wants Perdes to track down the Crown Prince and Aldor on his behalf.
Perdes' gaze fell on the train that had just stopped at the station.
If he missed this train, the next one would be two days later.
Then, he would have to disobey Adele's request to go to Leopold's estate.
As they were boarding the train, he heard Aaron say that Aldor and the Crown Prince had entered the palace.
'What should I do?'
Which one should I choose?
[Can I ask you a favor?]
"...Yes."
The thought didn't last long. Perdes stuffed the train ticket into his pocket and turned around.
“I'll follow along.”
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