132 – Interlude – Union
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(1) Homecoming
The whole body is puffy and the eyelids are heavy.
I can hear the children playing in the distance.
As I rolled my drowsy body half a turn, my face was buried in something soft.
“Ugh.”
My tongue does not move well.
I’d rather the pronunciation of a babbling baby is more accurate.
Somewhere there was a rustling sound.
The sound of a chair being pulled and someone getting up.
It wasn’t just one or two.
When I opened my eyes, I saw a dark, low ceiling.
As my vision was blurry and I was contemplating where I was going, I smelled a tickling smell on the tip of my nose.
“Schwein soup!”
As soon as I got up, I knew where I was.
The 5th floor of the old school building.
It was a dazzling evening play class where dozens of simulators stopped running and took a break for tomorrow’s class.
Laughter was heard from all around.
“Erif. Is that what you say as soon as you wake up?”
“I brought it with you knowing that it will.”
I scratched my head at the voices of Chermia and Shane and opened the simulator door.
Out of the narrow helicopter interior model, it came out to the wide world.
“Chermia. Shane.”
“Welcome, Erif.”
“We are too.”
When I turned around, Kirst, who had lost all the fat on her face and had a haggard look, and Armion, who had grown old by then, were standing there.
“Armion. Cust.”
In addition to that, the researchers I saw often, and Anna, the school nurse.
There were quite a few people who knew my secret.
Mr. Anna finished a simple test and gave a diagnosis of ‘No abnormality’ and then gently stroked my hair.
“It was hard. There is nothing wrong with the body, but it is better to refrain from using muscles for the time being. Oh. It’s also hard on the heart.”
“Yes.”
Kirst approached after Ms. Anna had left and exchanged brief greetings with her researchers.
“Don’t say long words later. She heard that the gate in the spirit world was closed. You worked hard, and I apologize for letting you go easy.”
“Okay. Because I came back this way.”
After all, I had an accident while traveling alone.
Besides, we caught the culprit, so there was no need to investigate further.
Curst bowed his head repeatedly to apologize, then took a deep breath and left the classroom.
Next is Armion.
He came over without a word, hugged me tightly, and patted me on the back.
“I’m sorry.”
“What?”
“Just. Sorry.”
Armion continues to apologize for unknown reasons.
Kust and Armion, adults are really weird.
Armion left the classroom stealing the corners of his eyes, and the last remaining Chermia and Shane also sniffled and stepped aside as if they remembered something.
“Wonderful.”
A bowl of hot soup was placed on the table behind the friends.
“Are you hungry? You don’t even eat food in the spirit world.”
“I prepared Erif’s favorite thing.”
Laughter came out of my friends’ actions.
Anyway, they know me better than I do.
“Thank you.”
When I saw the table, I heard a rumbling sound from the stomach.
Laughing out loud with friends facing each other, and holding up a spoon.
The food I ate after a long time was so delicious that I cried.
(2) For a meaningful vacation
The last summer vacation of the 3rd year of the military academy was exceptionally hot.
Amidst the global crisis, the dormitory was being expanded during the vacation as the policy of recruiting more than double the number of first-year students from next year came.
During vacation, I couldn’t go home without anything special, but I had no choice but to come into the duke’s house and hang out with my cousin Cress.
Caon recently joined the 1st Corps as a commanding officer.
It was hard for her eldest mother to take a deep breath as she was still a freshman and said she had a lot of trouble.
Still, Kaon will hardly ever be on the front line, so even if a full-scale war breaks out, his life will not be in great danger.
I tried to say this, but I kept my mouth shut because I thought it would only increase my anxiety.
There weren’t many close friends around here except for the twins.
I’m tired of playing with young Cress, so I contacted Kirst to try something a little more productive.
“What’s going on?”
“Can I help you with anything?”
“Don’t say that. I am afraid that something like this will happen again.”
You seem to have a very strong soul.
“If a war breaks out anyway, you’re going to roll around with the army, so get some rest.”
“I’m tired because I’ve been resting.”
After taking a break from school for a while on the excuse of being seriously injured while running, all of the 1st and 2nd grade classes where I was an assistant were excluded from work.
Thanks to the first semester, I only listened to the pilot class essential classes in the morning and had nothing to do in the afternoon, so I continued to watch TV in the dormitory.
You’ve already rested so much that you’re full, so if you rest longer than that, your body will get rusty.
Hearing my exuberance, Kirst pondered for a moment, then spoke in a low voice.
“Then why don’t you attend the union meeting in a week? Zafir’s Governor Arumanan and former Allied Admiral Bartiers also attended.”
“Rumi and Bartiers? Why didn’t you contact me?”
“There were people participating from our side, so there was no need to go separately.”
“Yes? Then I will go with them. Who?”
“Diplomats from each country on the continent are working groups. And Ireana Encaton, the saint of Levalan and the princess of Selmeier, is the representative of the human and elf sides of Ireland. And the two people she nominated by her oracle go with them.”
“If you two, are they my friends?”
“Yes. ‘Heroes’ Shane Grafol and Chermia Seine. You knew it too.”
“Of course not. I was there when God named a hero.”
「Hmm. Interesting. Please make sure to keep it as a record later and submit it to the laboratory. It’s a bit difficult to ask the warriors directly.”
“If you like.”
By the way, I am the only one who misses out on going to an important meeting with not only my classmates, but also my close friends and juniors.
After a little grunt, Kirst answered with a smirk.
“Everyone seems shocked by your last move and wants to hide you safely.”
“Oh, it’s because I don’t do that anymore. Even if you sleep in a place you don’t know, I’ll sleep with the door locked on my body.”
“Yes. As long as you’re that limited, it shouldn’t be a problem. It’ll be fine as the escort will go with you.”
The next day, Kirst sent someone to deliver various documents and clothes designated as group uniforms.
In the document, information about this meeting was briefly written.
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Participating in the union of the Irish Continent was our Selmeier Kingdom and the Holy Kingdom Levalan, the Eitian Empire, which ended the civil war earlier this year, its Principality, the Estial Republic, and the mysterious country Kariya.
And where is the meeting place, Kariya?
My country of origin is a very small country between Selmeier and Levalan, and there are a lot of excellent spiritists.
I don’t know about other information.
Because there is little known.
It is said that there is a close relationship with Korea, but there does not seem to be a lot of exchange.
Oops. How many researchers I know said they were from there?
In the past, most of the harpy-type pilots were from Kariya, but I’ve heard that they now drive fighters.
Interactions between people seem to be quite active, but the country has many secrets here and there.
I’ll have to go take a look this time.
That’s how I got to participate in the union meeting.
(3) Kariya
“Erif!”
The day of departure.
While the people gathered at the royal castle of Selmayer were greeting each other, I, who was standing there without a face I knew, greeted Ire-Ana, who ran to me warmly, and held her two hands.
The high priests and paladins followed her and bowed their heads to me.
I could feel the people behind me looking at me with amazement.
You may have thought of it as an ordinary foreign ministry freshman A, but the true identity is someone who will soon rise to a much higher position than you guys.
I went into the castle with Ireana and her arms crossed.
“Cermia and Shane?”
“The two seniors decided to meet at Stilon. It’s right in front of Kariya, so I’m leaving today, staying in Stilon, and going to Kariya tomorrow.”
“Yes? Think of it as a trip.”
“I will. Ha. It’s nice to be back in the royal palace after a long time.”
Ireana was looking around her, popping her pointy ears.
After waiting for a while, we got into the limousine with the clergy after drinking a glass of cider for a brief explanation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs and a toast for the confederation meeting.
The paladins drove a white bike and escorted us.
With. I put thick gloves on the roadrunner type.
Is it a combat bike?
After looking at the city scenery and bikes, I arrived at the train station.
We boarded the train to Stilon, which we had chartered in advance, and arrived at our destination that evening.
“Erif! Lady! Here!”
Cermia was at the train station to meet her.
After greeting the bodyguards I had met before, Ireana and I arrived at Count Seine with only the two paladins in charge of the escort.
We chatted until dawn to release the excitement of the trip.
Thanks to you, I ate and drank with puffy eyes in the morning, but it was fun, so that’s it.
After breakfast, I said goodbye to Chermiane’s parents and headed to the assembly point.
“Hello. Long time no see.”
“How are you, Erif?”
“Then. I left because I had nothing to do.”
After joining Shane, we all got into the car.
After sitting in the limousine seat and dozing off, I arrived at Sreble, the capital of Kariya.
“Wow.”
Small and old-fashioned, oriental-style tiled houses from the past were lined up along the road.
The paved road was quiet.
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People looked at us as if they were seeing a strange spectacle.
The limousine looked a bit strange.
At the end of the well-polished road, there was a large palace.
Cermia, Ireana, Shane, and more than 20 people entered the palace where the union meeting was held.
“Welcome to all of you who have taken a valuable step.”
Queen of Kariya, dressed in elegant silk clothes, welcomed us.
After brief diplomatic documents were exchanged, we headed to the luncheon where people from other continents were waiting.
(4) Union Meeting
“Nice to meet you. Representatives of each continent and each country. We will start the meeting with a light meal.”
Kanael, who has territories on two huge continents and a floating archipelago, is usually the host when intercontinental mediation is required or when there is a need to work together.
It was the same in the last Shinma War, but it was Arumanan with a saint in front of the meeting.
Ireana sat in her chair with a tense smile on her face.
An hour of flirting with her Chermia after she gave her a small shout of fighting with her clenched fists to mean her strength.
The luncheon was already over, and the full-fledged meeting was in progress.
After checking the approximate number of troops each country can mobilize and the development status of weapons, the story naturally flowed toward the direction of the demons.
“How far has the reconnaissance done on the Easel Continent?”
“It is not easy. The anti-aircraft network is spread all over the southern shore of the continent, making it difficult for reconnaissance planes to even approach.”
“Where did the resources to make so many weapons come from…? ….”
A few eyes were focused on the Eitian Empire’s envoy.
The man who received the gaze had an unfair expression on his face, and those who knew that the current emperor was on the opposing side with the demons coughed in embarrassment.
“Why, on the Easel Continent, there must be a lot of weapons from the Shinma Wars of the past, isn’t it? If the demons had not cut off their technology, they would have restored them or extracted their resources.”
Le Balan’s ambassador, who spoke her roughly, I glanced at Ireana, she cleared her throat and spoke out.
“Actually, the oracle came down a while ago.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I heard the hint that the demons are making formidable weapons.”
I had never heard of such a news from the spirit world, so when I tilted my head, Arumanan gave a supplementary explanation.
“As everyone here knows, I closed the gates of demons open to the spirit world with my sister here a few months ago.”
When Arumanan pointed at me, people admired me with a surprised expression.
I heard gossips of ‘humanoid spirits’ from all over the place.
With the sudden concentration of eyes, heat rose on my face without realizing it.
Chermia and Shane, who were sitting next to me, giggled and stabbed me in the side.
Arumanan smiled and continued.
“Thanks to that, the secret number hidden by the Demon King of the Ezel Continent, which was cut off from the Demon Realm, was brought out.”
“Huh.”
For those who are curious about the name of the Demon King along with people’s sighs, Chermia and Shane stood next to Ireana.
“The two of you here are ‘heroes’ that God has personally designated. They are the ones who fight against the Demon King.”
The people in the meeting room applauded and cheered at Ireana’s introduction, and Chermia and Shane had their faces turned red and twisted their bodies.
This is the revenge of the past.
I applauded as hard as I could to be more shy.
After that, the meeting continued into the evening.
(5) Giant
“Fir was caught.”
Kalad frowned as he saw Astat who came into the room and spat out his business.
“I know.”
“Are you going to rescue me?”
“What channel? The gate to the spirit world was blocked. As long as the secret of severing has been broken, those in the Demon Realm can no longer penetrate the Spirit Realm.”
It was a painful loss even for the Demon Lord Calad.
He didn’t think he could keep the gate, but if it was Fir, who always succeeded in difficult missions, he thought that he could kill Miss Fire and return safely.
I underestimated the enemy too much.
Kalad, who raised the risk rating for the Misfire by one in his head, silently stamped the document.
“Okay.”
After Astat spoke in a calm voice, he left the room.
Have you ever had any affection?
Calad clicked his tongue and looked down at the papers he was holding.
It was a report that the improvement of the secret technique, the giant of light that had turned the whole continent upside down in the past, was over.
Unlike in the case of the Soul Extraction Secret, there was no need to ‘dispose’ of the tribe possessing the secret because it was compliant.
I was even thinking of upgrading to an elite soldier if I ran a little bit on the battlefield.
Now, you will start to clash with the enemies in earnest.
It is necessary to distribute the resources collected so far to strengthen the unity of the forces under the control.
In preparation for the upcoming war, Demon King Calad decided to prepare a surprise gift.
A great gift for humans and spirits.