212 Episode Six: Just Expanding

The day after the Kingdom arrived, the Trilateral Conference finally began in the afternoon.

Each head of state pinched a square triangular desk between them and looked at them with no expression.

And as a result of that gaze, we were to start talking to the king.

In the meantime, I wonder if the countries that called for it to be held have said appropriate words of gratitude to the other countries before doing so.

and so on, and if you look at a whole fat king......

"My kingdom of Alber will declare war against the Vector Empire!

Without a scratch, he sold a fight to the Empire.

No, normally. Why don't you put some more foreboding?

Elaine and the Chancellor have done it... to see your face, sounds like a king's outburst.

That country will perish if we don't change the top sooner...

"... due?

Emperor Boulder, I returned the question without changing my complexion one sudden surprise.

If this happens, we'll have to move on to the meeting for the war.

Totally... I've been preparing for this and not waging a war, but it's all Paa because of the king.

If this is what the King knew and he was going to waste my prepared time, I have to change my assessment of the King.

Well, as far as that goes, that doesn't seem to mean it.

"I enter the kingdom and fight at the same time"

Well, that's what you're gonna insist...

"You told me not to attack us while I was in the empire?

"That's right. I'm a guest now. Does the Empire strike a guest?

Something's wrong with the king today......

Was it the one that got your head around here the last time we met? I think it was more of a silly round.

Did you teach that Chancellor the words to answer in advance, as he thought?

For, you were upset by the King's outburst earlier.

"Okay. While you're a guest, let's guarantee your life."

"Hmm. So is the Pope any representative of a neutral nation on this matter?

The King waved to the Pope, who had not spoken a word from earlier.

From where I purposefully get the word neutral, I guess you want to say that you don't get your hands on this war.

"No. Let me just say one thing in terms of neutrality."

"What?

"For the next six months or so, the Virgin was to preach in Murdine territory. If there is any harm done to the Virgin, the Church may dispute with both sides"

Speaking of both sides, I guess this is telling the kingdom to see his face pointed at the king.

Maybe Gregoire worked on some pope.

"What!? I didn't hear you say that!

Naturally, the king looked surprised.

I guess I never thought the Patriarchate would be my own enemy in this war.

Well, this wasn't meant for the Empire either.

"Naturally you don't know. We decided last week."

"What the..."

"So will the safety of the Virgin be guaranteed?

"Don't worry, I won't let the kingdom soldiers touch the Virgin with one finger."

Of course, the emperor answers instantly.

"... let's also promise not to do any harm to the Virgin when it comes to controlling Murdine territory"

The King answered the Pope's inquiry long after.

"Give me a hand."

"Then one from me. Let me ask you what reason the kingdom will attack the empire. Originally, this tri-national conference was conducted by our predecessors in order to maintain peace. I'm not gonna let you tell me you used that for a private war, am I?

The emperor, whose currents were coming, folded himself to the king.

To this, the king also had the expression that he did not know what to answer.

Yeah. I knew you were that king.

"Regarding that, may I answer?

"Princess Elemenane? Well, fine. Answer me."

The king got stuck in, and Elaine, who had instead refrained behind him, began to answer.

"Yes. First of all, the beginning of the matter was that the Empire took the brave men of the previous generations from the kingdom. The imperial stupidity done at the time when the Demon King was crusaded and peace finally came to the people is not very forgiving"

"Then why now? I feel like it's been a long time since then?

The Pope put further questions to Elaine's answer.

Elaine began to answer that question without changing her complexion one at a time.

"Yes. Even now, the kingdom has asked the Empire to return the brave. But the empire did not respond at all, and finally, eight years ago, it will no longer come true permanently. If we remain hit, the anger of the people of our kingdom will not subside. So we are going to wage this war after a prep period in order to let the Empire know how stupid our own deeds were.

"I see. Is there any point from the Empire?

"One thing, it is the Kingdom's mistake that we took the brave. That the brave men have fled the kingdom themselves and have only exiled to the empire. There is no connection between us to blame."

Well, as an empire, Grandpa just ran off on his own.

Even so, with all the benefit of the brave, this excuse is impossible.

"... I see. There is no way of knowing if a brave man has crossed into the empire of his own volition more than he has already died, and there will be no one to solve where he has made any arguments about how much. So let's get this over with."

Huh? Are we done here?!?

"Is this the end of it? Does the Patriarchate have anything to tell you?

"Right...... Whichever wins, I want you to promise me that you will do business with the Patriarchate as always. If we can't, we'll have to move too."

"Of course I promise"

"I'm not going to change the kingdom either"

"Then you have nothing to say from me. So why don't we just sign the pledge and open it up? If I get caught up in the war, I'll be damned."

With these words, the Trilateral Conference, held for the first time in decades, came to an end.

We haven't discussed this in an hour...

Pope, what are you thinking? You've taken a long time from the Patriarchate to get here, haven't you?

"I've prepared all that..."

I thought about backing up with Elaine and thinking about the words the Emperor would talk to me about... I spent a lot of time on it and it all went to waste.

True, give me that time back...

"Life, that's what it is. And the next thing you know, you gotta change your mind."

"Mr. Cliff...... Yes. Right."

Mr. Cliff walked into the room when I was stupidly left alone in the conference room.

Oh, Mr. Cliff's right. It's a war starting next week, so we need to get ready.

"Well, I haven't been switched either... Normally, you don't expect me to declare war in the first word..."

"You got hit with that one."

"I guess the fortunate thing about being unhappy was that the Pope, who was neutral, made me an ally of the Empire"

"Right. That was surprising, too."

The neutral pope thought he was watching this war.

I didn't expect you to make a statement more than the Empire.

"Probably because the Virgin is going to be confirmed as the daughter of the Fontaine family"

Oh, you mean that.

"Because the imperialists are going to be stronger, you said you let them see it?

Does Lelia's confirmation of the Virgin make Gregoire the next papal certainty, and inevitably the Pope has also been unable to ignore the imperialists?

"There's that, too, and I'm glad you found out your biggest enemy isn't coming back to the diocese?

"I see..."

The Pope couldn't help but fear the Virgin and Leena enough to banish them out of the country.

Since that is no longer entirely my enemy, will you respond to Gregoire's request for confirmation?

"Oh, you were both here"

"Ah, brother."

Now Brother Ivan is here.

"Both of you, Your Majesty is here for you."

Oh, I wonder if I finally finished signing the pledge.

Copy that.

"I just want to be happy that the Troika has been successfully concluded...... The war is near, but we'll be ready soon."

"" Yes ""

"Me and Cliff have no choice but to return to Empire City when the war begins. Leo, I asked for the rest."

"Yes, I'll take care of it"

If the war starts, the boulders need the emperor and Mr. Cliff to return to the safe capital.

I'm not going to lose, but I don't know what's in the war.

So from now on, I have to do everything by myself.

Ugh, I need to change my mind soon.

"And before Cliff returns to the Imperial City, inform each nobleman that there will be war starting next week."

Copy that, sir.

"Is Leo heading west from now on?

"Yes. Right. As soon as our last meeting with the Knights is over, we'd like to start a war with the Kingdom."

I'm afraid I haven't had much information on what Gert invented since the slave fell, but the operation to destroy the opponent's weapon at the western end is going to keep going.

"Right. You're the only one I can count on. Don't do anything to force me to die, okay?

"I know, sir"

I am the chief officer in charge of this one, and the moment I die, the loss of the Empire will be confirmed.

The Emperor is right, there must never be anything like dying alone too much as before.

We need to remember that it's not a fight by ourselves...