I Possessed an Academy Without a Protagonist chapter 137

Episode 137. Reason to give up (2)

The world’s tallest tree in the Great Forest.

A room with sunlight.

There, the old prisoner turned his back and looked down at the bed.

A small, thin daughter lying on the bed with her eyes closed.

“Did you ever wake up?”

“Yeah. I’m taking the advanced recovery pills every morning, but nothing…”

“Whoa.”

The elder sighed deeply at the nurse’s answer.

It had already been a month since my daughter lost consciousness after being ill.

In the meantime, there will be hundreds of lawmakers who have visited the Great Forest.

They all diagnosed it this way.

He has a heart problem, and it gets worse and eventually leads to death.

When asked to treat this, everyone expressed displeasure.

It is not a disease that can be cured.

It was said that continuous administration of recovery drugs could lower the rate of exacerbation, but fundamental treatment was impossible.

“Elderly, I’m so glad that the saint is still here.”

“············”.

The elder turned his head away from the nurse who spoke with a smirk.

It would be impossible for even a saint to save his daughter.

She was well aware that the miracles she performed were only exceptionally effective healing magic, not an omnipotent force.

Still, with her power, it would be possible to restore the consciousness of her daughter, who had not been able to wake up even with a high-grade healing potion, for a moment.

Of course, that was all.

“Lock the door.”

“Yes?”

Even though it seems to have improved right now, that is an illusion.

In the end, if the magic of the saint is cut off, the disease will rapidly worsen again.

That must have been the reason why the Empire sent a messenger and a saint together in the first place.

He was probably trying to get the negotiation out of the way by using the saint’s continuous healing magic as a condition.

Even the people and other elders were sensitive to anything that put the shaman’s life at stake.

However, it was impossible to sell the national interests of the Great Forest to delay the already scheduled death.

“Make sure no one enters this room until I tell you otherwise.”

“Wow, Elder?”

“Did you understand?”

“I got it….”

Avoid contact between saints and daughters.

Then there will be no torture of hope.

The daughter will die as planned.

No more living a painful life, sleeping comfortably.

okay. This was the right way.

How much of the national treasury has been wasted on purchasing recovery drugs so far…

“Ah. Even if there was only an Elixir.”

Tears streamed down the elder’s cheeks.

How desperately have you been looking for an Elixir over the past few years?

Thinking about it, the Empire suddenly became resentful again.

There is no one who doesn’t know that elixir is overflowing in the basement of the Imperial Palace.

It’s for emergencies for the royal family, and it must have been stockpiled for decades.

If only one of them had been sold to the Great Forest…

“It’s all in vain.”

that has already passed.

The elder wiped away his tears and left the room.

Now it was time to get to work.

We had to show our will to the messenger who came to the great forest without notice.

Our Great Forest will fight against the Empire.

I wouldn’t let the shaman’s limited life be taken hostage…

***

How many hours did you wait alone?

One by one, old prisoners began to enter the conference hall.

As the fourth person entered, the procession ceased.

“Nice to meet you. Schlus Heinkel. I am a direct knight of the Emperor Freya.”

“Nice to meet you. This is the Elders of the Great Forest.”

Great Forest Elders Association.

As the most respected people in the Great Forest, they were the rulers of the Great Forest, who jointly formulate and decide all policies.

However, the elders must have originally consisted of nine members.

There were only four people shaking hands with me right now.

I’m not going to get together even though it’s obvious what I’m here for.

I couldn’t help but think.

“I heard that you declined the protocol and meals.”

“Heh heh heh. How humble you are.”

“············”.

It was swearing around to say that the baby’s temper is dirty and urgent.

It was a little uncomfortable, but not enough to wrinkle his expression.

After all, it was nothing more than the bark of beasts who would soon succumb.

“Could you please gather all the members of the Senate. I would like to proceed with the negotiations.”

“Negotiation? What kind of negotiation do you mean? There doesn’t seem to be any negotiations going on right now.”

“You’re wrong. This is a demand, not a negotiation. Stop all aid to the Southern Republic and join the blockade.”

“············”.

I chewed up all the sarcasm and brought it out from the beginning.

It was my greatest concession to call it the Southern Republic rather than the Rebels.

Perhaps there will be no more concessions than this today.

“Heh heh. Support for the Southern Republic. We don’t know.”

“That’s right. I’ve given some support to the prisoners who rose up to free the slaves, but I’ve never helped the Duke of Lorraine.”

This is what I’m going to do.

I wanted to push this a little harder.

“It is truly a pity. The Empire and the Great Forest, which stood side by side and fought together even when the temple was struck, became such a barren relationship.”

“It’s a desolate relationship. We don’t think so at all.”

“If you give the messenger representing the emperor of the empire a ritual without a horse until he enters the city of the great forest, wouldn’t it be disappointing?”

“It seems the protocol department made a mistake, heh heh. I apologize for that.”

“Then you are saying that the Great Forest is not hostile to the Empire at all?”

“Of course. Why would the Great Forest show hostility to the Empire?”

“That’s surprising. The Empire defines the Great Forest as a virtual enemy.”

“What, what…?”

Even if it didn’t suit me, the political battle in which I hide my true intentions and talk about it didn’t suit me very well.

I was just going to let it all out.

Inducing the other side to throw away all the pretense, and negotiating a little faster.

“Did you declare war now?”

“It is a virtual enemy country. It only assumes the possibility of war.”

“That doesn’t mean you’re actually being hostile!”

“Yes. As soon as a rebellion occurs in the colony, what if we do not oppose the forces that interfere with the unity of the Empire by supporting the rebels with high-quality troops?”

“What….”

“It seemed like a really good opportunity. After all, a rebellion broke out at the border with the Empire. At this point, you seem to think that making the southern republic independent and making it a buffer zone would be perfect, didn’t you?”

Establishment of a strong buffer zone called the Southern Republic.

The purpose of supporting the rebels of the Great Forest can be summarized in this one sentence.

Although until recently, the Great Forest maintained amicable relations with the Empire, over the course of thousands of years of history, human forces have invaded the Great Forest from time to time.

To be honest, the Great Forest must have always defined human forces as virtual enemies.

But, what did the Great Forest think when they saw the Empire shoveling and shoveling in succession in the war against the Trud Kingdom?

what. You bastards, aren’t you doing more than you think? I would have thought

At that time, a rebellion broke out in the southern colonies, and when the rebels overwhelm the suppressors in the grasslands, they must have decided that they could become independent with a little support.

As a puppet state in the great forest, the independent southern republic was calculated to serve as a breakwater from the imperial threat in front.

“hahahahaha. A buffer zone. I have no idea about that. We just want to help our fellow prisoners who are suffering in the Southern Plains region.”

“Then it’s even more strange. The Southern Republic is currently conscripting prisoners and driving them to their limbs without even giving them proper weapons. Wouldn’t it be right to support the Empire, which guarantees the freedom and safety of prisoners?”

“Well, because I think that freedom gained without struggle is not true freedom.”

“············”.

okay. He knew that support could not be cut off with the Emancipation Order or something.

Supporting the emancipation of prisoners of war was only a justification for gaining the support of the residents of the Great Forest.

So, in order to convince these yangbans, it was necessary to convince them that support for the South would lead to the sabotage of national interests.

“Do you know the circumstances of the civil war?”

“Yeah. I know. I know the riot forces are in trouble.”

“Then you would know that hundreds of fortress guards die every day.”

“············”.

“The Duke of Lorraine seems to be misunderstanding something. Perhaps they thought that the Imperial Army was what they had to deal with. In fact, they had already lost one thousand of their main cavalry in successive defeats by the suppressors. Among them, the Great Forest Army. How many cavalry do you want?”

The atmosphere in the conference room became cold.

It is not the writers who do not know the war situation.

You must be aware of the fact that the Southern Republic’s army has been devastated by getting information faster than anyone else.

“Anyway, I’ve only lost a handful. In the end, I think we’ll win our independence, heh heh.”

“Don’t try to deny it. The southern republic will fall within a month. Not because of the offensive of the suppression force, but because of internal division. Everyone is looking forward to the future, right?”

“What are you talking about…”

“The next is the Great Forest. The Imperial Army, which has maintained its troops and resources, will do its best to advance towards this place, the World Tree.”

“Are you threatening me now?”

“You might see it that way.”

The eyes of the elders, who occasionally yawned or did other things, were looking at me all at once.

He was staring at me with the eyes of a ferocious beast.

It’s like they’re going to run right in and bite the nape of the neck.

Now it has become the atmosphere I wanted.

I didn’t like the way hostile countries gave face-to-face questions and answers, but now it’s starting to look like a conversation.

“You are finally revealing your true nature. Please come in as much as you like. Our great forest has never been occupied by humans.”

“That’s a story when the level of magic engineering was low. The World Tree, Yggdrasil may burn.”

“You sound funny. Fires never last long in the Great Forest. High humidity and dense magical energy will extinguish them before they even spread.”

“Have you ever heard of a flame that never goes out?”

“The flame that never goes out…?”

“This is the latest technique secretly studied at the Imperial University. It creates and supplies oxygen and vehicles separately to create a fire that never goes out.”

“Riga where such magic works….”

“You’ll find out for yourself. It’s probably the first time we’ve ever used it in practice.”

“············”.

Of course it was a lie.

The concept of the ‘unquenchable flame’ has been proposed for more than several decades, but practically no meaningful research has been done.

It was a setting that

Virtually all of the research team gave up, and now it is magic that remains only as a concept.

It wouldn’t be too difficult to dismiss my words as bluffs.

But what if that’s true?

You can’t help but imagine Yggdrasil pouring rain of fire on the city engulfed in flames.

“Again, I demand that you cease all support for the Southern Republic and join the blockade. Then the Empire will once again accept the Great Forest as an ally without any further demands.”

“············”.

The atmosphere was unbearable.

The eyes of the elders who were staring at me had weakened a lot, and I could see the pupils shaking.

They must be feeling it too.

It’s a fight you can’t win.

It was clear from the recent war situation that the Southern Republic was about to collapse.

And even if the imperial army, which had maintained its full power, moved only one corps, the Great Forest would have to pour out all its national power to defend it.

But what if a vicious weapon called the ‘unquenchable flame’ is also used?

The great forest is doomed.

At least they thought so.

“Kuu can’t accept….”

“It’s the same idea.”

“It’s the same.”

“············”.

They were rejecting my request, even though they knew it was a judgment that was clearly injurious to the national interest.

There is only one reason.

It was the will of the people.

Due to the nature of the democratic system, the Presbytery could not make decisions without reason to silence the public opinion.

Even if that is the path that leads to the destruction of the great forest, the people have no choice but to follow it if they wish.

This was purely the karma of the elders.

He must have instigated the people by saying that supporting the Southern Republic is the way to protect the prisoners of the South.

“Even if you say it resolutely, you seem to be troubled.”

“I don’t worry about it. The Great Forest will be ready for war. We do not accept requests.”

“I’m sorry. If you accept the request here, I was going to give you a special elixir.”

“You mean Elixir…?”

The elders’ eyes widened.

He looked as if he was doubting my ears if he had heard it wrong.

I was presenting a justification.

A cause for the elders to change the will of the people.

“I’ll be clear. If you accept the request I just made here, I’ll give you the Elixir in kind right now.”

“You mean you have the elixir now? Then show me where it is!”

“That’s right! What a bluff!”

“············”.

The elders were very excited.

It’s probably because a sensitive topic popped up.

It was good enough for the people to mention an elixir that can heal a shaman, an existence that the whole nation regards as an agent of the gods.

However, the problem was that there was still no Elixir.

Slowly, the quest must be broken.

Iris······. where are you doing now…

“If you have an elixir, show it! If you can’t show it, I’ll think it’s a lie!”

“············”.

One of the elders, who seemed particularly angry, was banging on the desk and yelling at me.

But I still pretended to be calm and kept my mouth shut.

Iris. not yet

please hurry up…

[Quest accomplished]

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