114 – Each one’s way 3
Polena said that this incident might have something to do with the Dragona Empire.
Although it was only a simple guess, and considering her feelings, the possibility was not very high.
Wizards in this world can use various types of magic, and I heard that many new magics are being developed at this moment.
Among them, from magic that deals with so-called basic ‘elements’ such as water, wind, fire, and lightning, there were also types of magic that strengthened power by restricting certain objects.
For example, wizards belonging to the Northern Kingdom of Kalmar, which can be said to be the headquarters of wizards, and the actions of the great wizards, who handle paper freely or use corpses professionally, have never appeared in the original work.
however..
It was a fact that I had forgotten for a while, but as Polena said, the magic that deals with the soul was fundamentally different from the commonly used magic.
The so-called ‘Bible’, which is the ideological foundation of the ‘church’ of this world or our heresy, fundamentally had a not very good view of magic against the law of God, but as time passed and its usefulness was proven, It was a fairly mitigated situation.
However, even under these circumstances, there were still some magical vehicles that were doctrinally taboo.
blood and soul. Other than that, so-called ethically problematic beings such as living humans belonged to this category.
Surprisingly, the humans in this world did not react very negatively to the rotting bodies and rice.
According to the doctrine of the Bible, the human body is just a skin that goes through for a while, and the important thing is that there was a gaze that regarded it as the spirit that moved it, that is, the soul.
On the other hand, living humans, as well as these human spirits.. that is, with the soul. It was common for them to show a very sensitive reaction to things like blood, which made it possible to maintain them, and in fact, researching these things in the society of wizards was considered taboo even today.
however..
I don’t know, taboos are meant to be broken.
Although these taboos were kept well in the beginning, as time passed, more and more beings who wanted more powerful power and ability started to conduct various dangerous experiments, including so-called human experiments, while violating these taboos.
As a result, in the world of mages, those who violated these taboos were officially expelled, and those expelled were called the following names.
In the name of a witch and a wizard.
And… the country that can be said to be the home of witches and mages expelled from the world of wizards was the Dragona Empire, and in that respect, Polena’s statement that this incident may have something to do with the Dragona Empire is quite reasonable. I could see this high.
‘Of course, among the recently entered wizards, there are those who secretly break taboos, so we can’t be sure, but… Certainly, as Polena said, it’s clear that you’re not an average person with enough skill to simply kidnap a 6th-level advanced magician queen. ‘
Crucially, the present emperor, Sisyphus Ferdinand, was a morbidly religious figure.
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No matter how political it is, the possibility of moving witches and mages, which are strictly prohibited by doctrine, is quite low.
So, as Polena said, I came to think that there was a high possibility that this incident was related to the Dragona Empire.
“But.. then why did the Dragona Empire do this?
If it was the Emperor of the Holy Empire, there were plenty of reasons to do this.
The heretical alliance that succeeded in concentrating the forces of the rebels in their country must be a burden for him just by existing.
However, the Dragona Empire did not have any connection with us.
If there is a point of contact, at most it is only about one day in the neighboring Rhapsody area.
‘… huh? Wait a minute… this can’t be…’
At that moment when I thought that far, a thought automatically started to come into my head.
The Rhapsody region has been associated with the Dragona Empire since the past.
Also, Estelle, the person who currently holds the real power there, was engaged to me.
Although it was a contractual relationship, thanks to the solid alliance with Bohemia based on this engagement, it was the Rhapsody region that could be said to occupy the position of the second-in-command in the heretical alliance.
Under these circumstances, it was the norm for them to try to make my position within Bohemia as solid as possible, and perhaps this case had something to do with it.
‘Certainly.. In the current situation, if I were to think of an internal enemy that could threaten my position, there would be no element that I could think of other than my eldest sister, Queen. Even so, things between us were very rough…’
Of course, the idea of kidnapping a young lady from an alliance region was quite irrational, but nonetheless, nothing else came to mind in my head right now.
To that extent, it was because we did not know why the Dragona Empire did such a thing against us.
So, I first told Polena a clumsy hypothesis that crawled out of my poor imagination… To my words, Polena unexpectedly nodded slowly.
“Uhm… It’s definitely a lot of irrational, but honestly, I can’t see it as very unlikely. Also, it’s a little bit like saying this, but since the other side is also engaged in a contract, maybe there is an intention to strangle the master through this.”
“Certainly, if my sister doesn’t show up like this… I’ll be the one who benefits the most from this incident, even if I can be suspicious of that much.”
Depending on what you think, it’s an act that pushes me, but at the same time, it’s a trick that could put me on a kind of leash because of that.
However, from my current position, I couldn’t tell my father right away about these facts, which were only heartbreaking.
If the relationship with Rhapsody, our closest ally, really goes wrong, then there may be cracks in the entire alliance.
So, while recognizing the fact that it would be unreasonable to openly resolve this issue right away, I came to the idea that I needed to make a choice.
To be honest, from my point of view, it didn’t matter that much to my older sister, whom I didn’t get along with very well and who was still looking for my place.
Unlike the other family members who, although possessed, still felt a kind of ‘kinship bond’, in Queen’s case, she was a being who could not help but feel hostility rather than affection through the way she treated her coldly at every moment.
It was a specification that there was a burden in the political part. If it was something like an internal joke, it meant that it could be viewed positively in some cases.
‘If you don’t, it could become a mine that blows away all the stretchers you’ve worked hard for.
As the big taffy I ate earlier when I was a paladin came from an internal enemy, I am now inevitably sensitive to internal intruders.
However, apart from being positive and self-reported, if this happened wrongly, it could cause great Satan, and it could also put pressure on me in the Rhapsody region, so I needed to take action.
‘Anyway, it can’t be like this for now. If Estelle really did this, we’ll have to meet in person and adjust the situation.’
Immediately after making that decision,
I decided to put this into action.
Regarding the search for his sister, Quinn, he made an excuse to go directly to the Rhapsody area and ask for cooperation…