All that was left was the overlord.
King Kashol glanced at me and glanced towards the overlord’s side, as if he was paying attention.
The overlord, who was sitting in his seat with a look of boredom, yawned and opened his mouth.
“Kalderick has no intention of interfering. Just do it yourself.”
At that moment, the uneasiness that was peeking out from King Kashol’s face disappeared, and a feeble joy rose.
I thought for a moment.
The war between Earthhill and Kashol.
In the main story of the original game, the war between the two countries was not yet time.
I didn’t know if it was too late to start a war after the declaration, or what kind of butterfly effect my existence would cause…
Anyway, now Kashol will use Rawalp as an excuse to eat one by one metallurgically and start a war to swallow Earth Hill altogether.
Although the two nations’ national strengths are similar, Kashol also drew support from the other three nations in the game, so it was difficult for Earth Hill to stop their invasion.
“What do you do, King Longford? Kashol is ready for war.”
King of Earth Hill and Taylor
King Kashol’s voice was relaxed, as if he had no more fuss.
His only concern must have been Calderic’s interference, but the overlord’s remarks just completely dispelled that.
There was only one thing that Kashol had misunderstood.
Although the Overlord has declared that Calderic has no intention of interfering, that does not mean that it is not my will.
I had no intention of not interfering in the war between the two countries.
“If you’re going to start a war, I’ll support Earth Hill.”
At my words, everyone’s eyes focused on me.
Gazes of embarrassment, astonishment, and shock.
King Kashol, unable to speak, blinked his eyes, then looked at the overlord and asked.
“Obviously Calderik won’t interfere.”
The overlord shook his head and looked back at me.
“Seventh lord, I have no intention of granting the military authority of the 7th monarchy for this matter?”
I already knew that.
Exercising military power outside Calderic was only possible with the overlord’s permission.
I stared at the overlord.
She narrowed her eyes, and then raised the corners of her lips as if she understood what I was saying and burst out laughing.
“Uhhh! Oh, was that what you meant? Then I’m not going to get involved.”
The others were just making confused faces as if they didn’t understand the situation.
“I think I misunderstood the words.”
I turned my gaze back to King Kashol.
“As the Overlord said, Calderik does not engage in war. There is no need to mobilize a very small army, not even a single knight or wizard.”
He said to him, blinking his eyes with a blank expression.
“It’s not Calderick that I want to support Earth Hill Kingdom, it’s just that I’m alone.”
Neutral Nations Conference (4)
King Kashol was completely at a loss for words.
7th lord, what the hell is that author talking about?
‘······If a war breaks out, will you join Earth Hill’s side alone?’
That’s an odd word.
No, it’s absurd, so it’s nonsense that won’t even make you laugh.
But if it was the Lord of Calderic and no one else who made that statement, it could no longer be accepted as nonsense or nonsense.
He had reigned for a long time as the king of a neutral country sandwiched between two giants, Calderic and Seinthea. So I knew better than anyone.
How much beyond common sense is the power of a real, transcendent person, not a mediocre strongman.
The lords of Calderic, the power they possessed was literally able to overwhelm a nation alone.
“············”.
Longford and Taylor looked at him, half enchanted by the 7th lord’s outrageous remarks. So were the others.
“Isn’t that… a bit strange to say?”
King Kashol tried to call it sophistry, but he barely lowered the level.
“The monarch is clearly Calderik’s power diary, but the fact that only individuals are going to participate in the war…”
The 7th lord stopped talking.
“Calderick is not a nation, but a union of ten monarchs. The will of the overlord does not include the will of the rest of the monarchs.”
The monarchs were said to be independent forces in partnership, not under the overlord’s control.
The overlord also helped with a smile.
“Kalderick’s statement that he won’t interfere was misleading. Accept that it’s just my intention.”
King Kashol felt something rushing inside and bit his teeth tightly.
Even though it was true in a formal system, the words of the Seven Lords and Overlords were still just sophistry.
But I couldn’t resist him.
In the end, all the contents of this meeting were only made under the will of both Calderik and Sainteya, and the neutral countries were nothing more than words taking advantage of their interests under the tacit permission of the two powers.
If either party had decided to step forward, they could not resist the will, whatever the cause or reason.
Just as Kashol brought up the war on Earth Hill, it wasn’t just the cause that mattered, it was just strength.
‘Saintea is….’
So King Kashol turned to the emperor.
Since Calderic got himself up, the only thing that could stop them was Seinthea.
However, the emperor was just looking at the 7th lord with an indifferent expression.
Soon his mouth opened.
“Why do you want to support the Kingdom of Earth Hill, Seven Lords?”
The seventh lord answered.
“At the same time now, will it cause chaos like war with only territorial issues?”
“············”.
“I only wish for the stability of the continent. And that would be the same for the hero, Emperor. It seems that the hero is still concentrating on recovery, can you do it?”
The king’s eyes twitched slightly at those words.
The overlord, who looked at the emperor as if it was fun, smiled and opened his mouth.
“It seems that the 7th lords are really going to participate in the war, how about it?”
The emperor, who was silent for a moment, shook his head.
“There is no change in the will of Saintea.”
“············”.
“Only suppressing unresolved conflicts by force is not the best way for the peace of the continent. I just thought that way and tried not to interfere in the conflict between the two countries. However, if the will of the 7th monarch is the same, I respect him as well. . It’s up to you to do it at your will.”
In the end, even if the Seven Lords were involved, Seintea would not intervene.
King Kashol let out a small laugh with an empty face.
The 7th monarch asked him.
“King Kashol, is there still no change in your determination to not hesitate to fight Earth Hill?”
“············”.
“If there is no change, you may officially declare war here.”
With that said, King Kashol clenched his fists at the arrogant figure of the Seventh Prince, who leaned back on his chair and folded his arms.
It’s like an ogre suddenly intervening in the war between the goblins.
The existence of the kingdom would be in jeopardy even if only one came forward, so would they wage war because they were crazy?
“············The decision seems to have been premature. I will withdraw all of my previous comments. Kashol has no will to go to war with Earth Hill.”
In the end, I had no choice but to raise my hands.
At King Kashol’s swift overthrow, the other kings also drooled inwardly.
But he had no choice.
If Seinthea didn’t come forward, no matter what, there was no answer.
“I think this issue still needs more dialogue with each other, so it’s okay to move on to the next one.”
Longford looked at King Kashol, who bowed down to him, and then turned his gaze to the 7th lord.
With just a few words, he had Kashol back down, and he looked so casual that it was only natural for him to be here.
Once again, I couldn’t help but marvel at Calderik’s status.
‘But why…’
Why is the 7th Lord helping Earth Hill?
There was still only a brief sense of relief, as I had no choice but to feel doubts and insecurity about him.
As the talks continued, Longford couldn’t take his eyes off the Seventh-Lord.
***
After the long meeting, I grinned inwardly as I watched King Kashol and Prince hurried out of the meeting room with a tired face.
‘Anyway, this prevented the war.’
Now that I have made it clear that I will support Earth Hill, Kashol will not hit Earth Hill in the future.
It wouldn’t happen, but if he really turned around and invaded Earth Hill, there was no problem.
At that time, I really only had to go to war and help Earth Hill.
Because no other ability specialized in genocide in war as much as mine.
Of course, I didn’t want to do that at all, so it was a very good thing to stop the war with a few words.
‘And the emperor is true….’
As shown in the game, he was a very snarky character.
In fact, the biggest reason that Kashol was able to openly declare war on Earth Hill this time was another.
The absence of a warrior.
I was able to convince myself by stabbing the emperor once.
‘As well as setting up Kashol to go to war, I roughly expected it from the time he didn’t show up at this meeting…’
Apparently, the hero was in the ‘Seong-dong’ right now.
I don’t know if Kashol was aware of it because he leaked it to Seintea, or if he was trying to decide based on the reaction at the meeting, but that was probably not important.
The war with the demons was a long time ago, but the aftereffects suffered by the hero in the battle with the demon king continue to corrode her to this day.
Therefore, there was a period when she had to focus on her recovery from time to time to slow it down, and during that time she couldn’t afford to interfere with the affairs of the world.
If the hero had been out in the world today, there would be no way the emperor could have been left alone with the war issue at today’s meeting.
‘It would have been nice to have met the hero at this meeting.’
I haven’t found a successor yet, but in any order, it would have been nice to meet her and talk to her first.
I got up from my seat, feeling a little sad.
At that time, the King of Earth Hill and Taylor, who were still there, slowly approached this way.
He looked back at me and the overlord once, and bowed politely.
“Thank you for helping Earth Hill, Seven Lords.”
is it a thank you
I had nothing to say, so I just nodded my head.
Taylor, who was standing next to him, asked me.
“········7 Lords, can I ask you one question that I am really curious about?”
“Ask.”
“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why the 7th Lord is helping Earth Hill so much.”
The King of Earth Hill was startled and looked back at Tayr, perhaps not knowing how to ask an open question.
I looked at Taylor waiting for an answer with a nervous face, and pondered what to say.
If you think about it, it would have been incomprehensible from their point of view.
What advantage was there for Calderic that prevented Kashol from declaring war until the monarch himself stepped in?
In fact, even if I hadn’t met Tayr in the Fifth Monarchy, I would have probably helped Earth Hill.
The biggest reason I helped them was because of the main story of the game, not because of the debt I owe Taylor.
It’s just that the reason why he helped become clearer because he accidentally touched Taylor.
At this point, I was thinking of saying thank you for the map, but I decided to just quit.
The overlord was listening next to me, but I was reluctant to bring up this or that story.
“I don’t have any other intentions for my honor as the lord of Calderic, so you can rest assured about that.”
I said to King Earthhill.
This is because, after the agenda for Kashol was finished earlier, he continued to look at me and showed a disturbing look.
It seems like I’m misunderstanding that I may have a hidden plan, so I should reassure you at least a little bit.
He shook his head with a bewildered expression as if he had been stabbed in the stomach.
“I didn’t think of that.”
I said, moving my gaze to Taylor.
“The reason I helped Earth Hill is as I said before. I don’t want unnecessary chaos on the continent. That’s all.”
Especially since it was time.
Few people were aware of the shadow that quietly covered the continent yet, but I knew it very well.
main story. The full-fledged movement of the demons would take place in a few years, but there were dangerous movements all over the continent even now.
Because my location was a location, there were often big incidents that caught my attention even if I didn’t recognize it.
Recently, traces of demons presumed to be one of the ‘raw horses’ appeared in the village that was slaughtered on the Seintea side.
Even if there was still time left, there was no time to relax.
Because I didn’t know how my existence might affect the flow of the main story.
Therefore, I had to control the variables that I can control as much as possible and keep moving towards the goal without stopping.
“okay.”
King Tayrna Earthhill didn’t seem to believe me completely, but it was good.
The lord of Calderic wants peace on the continent.
If I thought that a dead tyrant or the Black Sea Empress had said such a thing, it would have been ridiculous and I wouldn’t have laughed.
I met Taylor’s eyes for a moment, then said.
“It’s good to be back in the kingdom.”
“············”.
“You can’t do anything by just avoiding it. Don’t forget what I said back then, and do your best where you need to be.”
Tyr nodded his head in confusion.
The overlord, who was quietly listening to the conversation, looked at me with interest, but ignored it lightly.
I bowed my head to the king of Earthhill and went out with the overlord.
For a long time until the distance got farther away, I could feel Taylor’s gaze staring at me, standing behind my back.