258. Confusion (3)
“Ah… Ah…”
Imperial University Chairman’s Accommodation.
Heavy breathing leaked from Iris, who had connected to the observation spell on the terrace.
I could see the sky slightly reddish in the distance.
The sun had already set for a long time, but red light and black smoke were rolling over the sky.
It was a desert frontier far away from the islands.
The city where Schluss Heinkel is now is being completely swallowed up by fire.
“No…”
I definitely warned you.
I saw the future and warned Schluse.
We’ve seen a future where the desert frontier is engulfed in flames, so prepare for it.
However, the future has not changed.
“Stop, saintess.”
“·······?”
“That was all expected, right?”
“Miss Emilia…”
I looked back at the trembling voice.
There, Emilia was clasping her hands together and looking this way with a worried look.
Looking like a frightened small animal, Iris decided to eat his heart hard.
If even Iris looks frightened here, Emilia will fall into a panic.
“Of course. I’ve taught you the future, so it’s certain. This must all be the result Schluss intended.”
“Is that so? But the letter from Schlust never said anything like that. It’s always going well and it’s peaceful here…”
“You don’t have to worry. Schluss will be safe. Your companions will be safe as well. Schluss said he was fine, so that’s for sure.”
“Really… Is that so…?”
As Emilia began to cry, Iris felt her legs move of their own accord.
Iris approached Emilia and hugged her.
I swallowed her stretched nose to keep her from crying, and I hugged her and patted her back until the shivering Emilia calmed down.
‘Maybe this is really the result of your intention…’
Her elongation As she whispered her positive voice to Emilia, it seemed that her own thoughts were also changing.
Earlier, she thought only that the future she had seen in her dreams had come true because of the shocking sight of the flames and her smoke.
But now that she thinks back, the appearance of the desert frontier she saw with her observation magic was a little different from the future she saw in her dream.
In the dream, buildings and everything collapsed, and the city itself was in ruins, but now the desert frontier was simply a sporadic fire.
It was dangerous enough, but it certainly wasn’t a disaster that would wipe out the entire city.
The future I saw in my dreams has not yet come true.
The situation is still all under Schlus’ control.
I wanted to believe that.
No, I had to.
“Huh… Black… Thank you, Holy Lady.”
As if her breathing had calmed down a lot, Emilia smiled and gently pushed Iris away.
As she looked at her face, which was covered with tears, Iris seemed to have a vague idea of why Schluss fell in love with this child. She
She was definitely a child with a protective side.
She is polite and kind, so she is the kind of child who is loved everywhere.
“By the way, saintess. It may sound really out of the blue…”
“It’s okay. Tell me.”
“Are we, no, my schluss, even violent toward the saintess?”
“What’s wrong with being violent…”
“In bed. That’s what I’m asking.”
Wrong.
Seeing her hostile eyes, Iris had to admit that she was wrong.
She wasn’t just a good kid.
“That, that’s…”
“Aha. Judging from the reaction, I haven’t tried it yet. Am I right?”
“·······.”
A faint smile appeared on Emilia’s lips, as if oddly triumphant.
Iris’ eyes twisted slightly.
Annoying child.
Iris decided to organize it that way.
***
There is an executive of Asylum that I have been tracking for a long time.
After the bloody day when about ten heads of Asylum officers were cut off, he cut off all of his tails and went into hiding, then resumed his activities safely.
······Go himself will think.
But we didn’t miss him.
After letting go, I continued to watch from behind the one step that was about to be grabbed.
Because he still had a role to play.
We leaked extension information to Asylum through him.
A summary of the information leaked this time was summarized as follows.
-Schlus Heinkel wants to join hands with the elves.
-For Schluss Heinkel, he has the ability to make a tempting offer to the elves, enough to break the thousands of years of human-elf ties.
-And if you create a place for negotiation, humans and elves will form a blood alliance. Must.
It made me believe so firmly.
The result was this tail.
“This, this is…!”
After coming out of the building, Mahmed was busy letting out a sigh.
Fire erupted here and there.
Police stations, government offices, and military facilities were hit simultaneously.
If you focus on your sixth sense for a little while, you can hear the clashing of spears and screams from all directions.
The soldiers who had been standing side by side and chatting while standing guard were suddenly stabbing and slashing each other.
The soldiers had to kill their comrades who suddenly changed without knowing why.
It was truly a scene of great chaos.
“I, not us! Sir Schluss Heinkel! I, we did not instigate!”
“I know, so calm down.”
Looking at my eyes, Mahmed exclaimed, his face turning white.
I knew very well that it was not caused by the chiefs of the elven tribes.
Because they don’t have the ability to do that.
This was the work of Asylum.
Damian has had to drastically increase his recent draft rate.
In addition, the Elves dragged their cavalry and staged an armed demonstration, so even those who had undergone basic military training had to be reconvened and set up a guard duty.
Among them, there were quite a few fanatics of Asylum.
Asylum is something that even the imperial family can’t completely filter out, but Damian, who hadn’t run rampant in the desert yet and lacked awareness, would have taken Asylum into the army with a free pass.
And they just received the order at once and launched a simultaneous raid.
However, this attack had little chance of success.
It’s going to cause confusion by making it difficult to identify friends and family inside, but the effect won’t last very long.
Even though many fanatics of Asylum have gone into hiding, there are very few fanatics of the officer rank.
Soon the commanders who have grasped the situation will regroup the soldiers and put down the rebellion.
In that case, Asylum will lose all the precious fanatics it has gathered so far without any harvest.
Still, why did Asylum choose now as the timing to attack?
There is no particular reason.
Because it was inevitable.
To be more precise, I forced myself to do it.
-Schlus Heinkel wants to join hands with the elves.
-For Schluss Heinkel, he has the ability to make a tempting offer to the elves, enough to break the thousands of years of evil between humans and elves.
-And if you create a place for negotiation, humans and elves will form a blood alliance. Must.
Asylum, who believes so, will never let Mahmed’s negotiations with me take place.
Because I believe that the moment that happens at the negotiating table is the day that elves and humans join hands.
So I had to break things off before this negotiation was over by crying and eating mustard.
“I’m worried about what’s going on with our faction by now. Let’s take a look at the situation-“
“I cannot leave this place until Your Excellency gives permission.”
As Mahmed was about to leave, Trieh stood in his way.
It was as he said.
Mahmed cannot leave this place.
That means you can’t leave until the negotiations are over.
Of course, the moment he left the fortress, he would die surrounded by fanatics, so it was also to protect him.
“Well then, at least for a while communication!”
“I’ll prepare a spell for you. Use this. Never leave this place.”
“Ah, ah… Yes…”
It was clear that embarrassment spread across Mahmed’s face as he deployed the spell and handed over control.
Still, out of courtesy, I decided to move out of the seat.
Because it seems like I’m going to tell you something I shouldn’t have heard.
After returning to the room and closing the door, Trier sighed.
“Haa…
“Don’t worry. It’s as planned.”
“Isn’t it even more dangerous if it goes according to plan?”
“Hmm. That’s right.”
That was right.
I’m really sorry Damian, but this plan puts up the desert frontier as collateral.
“I hope Jin will do well.”
“No, does she really trust that woman? She’s the kind of woman who’s cheated on you before.”
“Jin has no loyalties. She has no ideology or religion. All she believes in is money. That’s why she believes.”
“Ugh… I’m going to die of anxiety.”
The board has already been unfolded.
The fate of the desert frontier now hung with Jin.
.
.
.
“What is this? Could it be that she didn’t use her hand there?”
“·······.”
Looking around, Mahmed shouted loudly at the spell.
All the tribal chiefs should be gathered beyond.
But after a moment of silence, Mahmed became frustrated.
“Ah! Is it true or not!”
-Of course not.
“Yes! That’s right! As far as I know, even if there were a few of our sidekick in the duke’s army, it wasn’t on such a scale that it would cause a rebellion! Then what the hell is this? Does anyone know? Nobody?
-It appears to have been an attack by cultists called Asylum.
Asylum.
Of course, at this timing.
Mahmed felt as if his eyes were getting farther away.
It’s as if I’m a hostage in this fortified fortress, and Asylum launches a large-scale attack.
Anyway, Schluss Heinkel seemed to suspect that the elves were the main agents of the rebellion, so it was creepy.
“Asylum! It’s been quiet all this time! Yes! It’s good! It doesn’t look like it’s strong enough to overwhelm the desert frontier! I don’t think I’ll be able to leave until the situation calms down. Everyone stay calm until then-“
-Mahmed. You cannot be quiet.
“Why not?”
-It started with the fanatics of Asylum, but I know that there are many elven soldiers who are currently joining the rebellion. Perhaps he saw it as an opportunity to reclaim the desert frontier. What do you think will happen once the rebellion is put down? The humans will conclude that we gave the order to revolt. With that in mind, they will impose various export sanctions to starve us.
“I can convince you. What good do we get by raising a rebellion that won’t even succeed? So I’m going to let Schluss Heinkel-“
-You don’t have to. It’s better to give a reason if you’re going to be suspicious for no reason.
“What do you mean by that?”
The sound from beyond was meaningful.
Mahmed’s expression soon turned to contemplation.
-The desert frontier is in chaos. If you miss this moment, you will never have a chance. I will conduct an all-out assault. We will reclaim our land before the sun rises.
“No, then what should I do? If you guys stab me in the back, what should I do here!
-Good luck.
“Hey! I’m going to die like this! I’m going to die at the hands of Schluss Heinkel! Hey! Hey!!!
Mahmed’s desperate scream resonated throughout the fortress.