273 Episode 132: The Shaking of the Martial Arts

"So, what are you going to do now?"

Klimt Berger was asking questions as he rode Kagali's tanks all the way to the western capital.

More precisely, it was when I was taking a rest to rest my riding beast, Kirin.

When I was thinking, I responded to Klimt by giving it back.

What are you going to do?

"Don't be silly. From now on, I'm asking the demon how you plan to go out against the Imperial Sword Clan."

I narrow my eyes slightly as I look at the irritated Klimt.

I wasn't angry. It was surprising that that Klimt asked me what I thought.

Humans don't listen to what the other person thinks they don't care. Obey them, or fight them, for they are the ones who have judged themselves to be the guiding principles of their actions, and they want to know what they are thinking.

In that sense, it was a good thing that Klimt cared about my thoughts.

After all, I was the one who was banished from the Imperial Household. If Klimt is going to follow the Swordsman without thinking, he won't bother asking questions.

With that in mind, I look around.

Kagari gives water and foliage to the kirin a little further away, and only four people are nearby: me and Klimt, Kraia, and Ursula. Suomi remained in the main hall to clean up the mess.

The passengers, including Kagali, have already been informed of some of the Pope's interactions. Claire and Ursula, who heard Klimt's words, looked at me with serious eyes. You two must have been worried about what I was thinking.

I explained my thoughts to the three of them, because I had nothing to hide.

In conclusion, I intend to side with the Demon Clan and negotiate with the Imperial Sword Clan.

"Negotiation, is that it?"

Claire burns her head strangely.

I nodded and continued my words.

"With this, Nakayama will undoubtedly attack the demon gate, and the Imperial Household will fight hard to protect the demon gate." If the demon world reached its end of life while doing so, it would be a catastrophe. I'll hit you before that happens. "

It is the Pope's speculation that the demon world will disappear far away, and there is no definite evidence of it.

However, even if it is just speculation, Nakayama cannot ignore it if it suggests that the land where they live may disappear. Even so, the demon realm is a land that is too harsh to live on, and the liberation from the demon realm is a tragedy for all demon tribes. Regardless of whether it was right or wrong, Nakayama had no choice but to go to the demon gate.

It is difficult to contain this flow. Because there is no one who nods when they are told to live a life of hunger and poverty as usual, frightened by the anxiety of not knowing when the earth will disappear. I'm sure that my defeat of the dragon will alleviate the effects of my temper, but I don't have any evidence. Even if I suppressed Nakayama with my strength, it would definitely explode eventually.

Therefore, if you want to suppress it, it's not Nakayama, but the Sword Clan.

Of course, it wasn't easy, but now that I knew the truth about 300 years ago, I didn't feel like giving it to the swordsman -- well, even if it wasn't 300 years ago, I didn't feel like taking sides with the swordsman.

Klimt frowned openly when he said his thoughts after saving the second half. Claire put her hand on her cheek in distress, and Ursula sighed tinyly.

All three of them served the sword family as Qinglin flag bearers, but I think there are many thoughts about the main house in this case. At least, no one was going to blame me.

After confirming the three reactions, I move on to thinking.

The content of the negotiations with the Imperial Sword Clan will be "open the gate to Nakayama" or "allow the gate to pass".

Needless to say, the Imperial Sword Clan couldn't have drunk such words, and the negotiations definitely burst. It would be useless to reveal the truth 300 years ago. Even if the conflict between the Imperial Sword Clan and the Demon Clan was artificially set up, they had been fighting for three hundred years accordingly. The accumulated hatred and enmity reaches the heavens.

Nowadays, there can be no one who believes that it was all the work of Pope Sophia, or even the dragon. Especially for the Imperial Sword Clan, it was a plot involving the first Sword Saint, who was also equal to God. You will never admit it.

I have to negotiate with the swordsman.

Even though I was suspected, I was a member of the Imperial Sword Clan. The ancestor's buttocks are the duty of his descendants. It was a natural duty for both the Demon Clan and the Imperial Sword Clan to ensure that no more blood was shed.

If the swordsman of modern times wants to block that path, it is also the responsibility of those born into the swordsman to eliminate it. It was never meant to clear up my grievances, such as accusations or expulsions.

Wielding a sword is certainly a last resort, because it's not my fault.

However, as mentioned above, I don't think the Sword Clan will honestly listen to my words. Their Book will not be fulfilled by the word of the top of the street. Therefore, it is necessary to pronounce harsh words. Yes, for example--

It was a lie that the first Sword Saint sealed the gods and saved the world!

The Code of the Annihilus Seal God that you were so passionate about was nothing but a vile mouth seal to hide your evil deeds!

This is how the descendants of the traitors who dodged the hands of the demons boiled tea at the Protectorate Savior and the umbilical cord!

If you don't slap such painful truths in your ears, you won't be able to wake the people of the Imperial Sword Clan. I was sure of that.

I would never use the truth I learned this time as a shield to mock me as a weakling and harass those who cut me off unnecessarily. Yes, I don't think so at all!

And if the swordsman hadn't changed his attitude even then, he would have pulled out his sword. All to settle with the vengeance of three hundred years ago. Individual emotions are not involved. I'm sure Emma and Mom will understand.

--Besides, sometimes I'm curious.

Based on my recent experience with Sophia Azurite, I don't believe that speculation about the demon world disappearing is a lie. At the same time, I also thought that Sophia did not necessarily tell the whole truth.

I don't know when Sophia left Suomi a will, but the dragon was still alive at that time. In that case, I can't deny the possibility that Sophia's guesses have mixed evil intentions.

For example, the grace period until the demon world disappeared was much shorter than Sophia's words.

Leaving aside that one or two years is fine, the truth is that the real grace period is less than six months - that's a possibility that needed to be considered.

Besides, Sophia didn't make it clear what would happen if the demon world disappeared. This point must also be borne in mind.

Will the demons, demons, and demons within the demon world disappear, or will they be thrown out of the demon gate and come to Kigajima?

It's not just the creatures. Buildings like castles and forts. Natural terrain such as mountains and rivers.

Above all, what would happen to the Dragon Hole?

That dragon hole was once on Kigajima. The Atri sealed it inside the Dragon Barrier. If so, it was no wonder that when the barrier was lost, Ryugaoka returned to Kigajima.

That's right. The moment the demon world disappeared, a dragon hole could be seen right under the city.

From the size of the dragon hole seen in the main hall, if that happens, the whole city will be swallowed up. Azure forest flagmen who can walk in the air can't be helped by other residents.

There was Emma, and there was a little swordsman who promised to fight again. Above all, there is my mother's grave. I couldn't sit still.

There was no way to stop the demon world from disappearing at the moment. The only way to avoid a breakup was to abandon the capital city.

The only area where people can live on Inogashima Island is the Tsubaki metropolitan area, and if you want to let the people of the Tsubaki metropolitan area escape, you have to send them to the mainland. Not only the lords on the continental side, but also the emperor's permission would be necessary to drive the people to the top. Only the chief of the Imperial Sword Clan could put this into action.

Perhaps, without a doubt, my father knows everything from three hundred years ago. The one that sent Klimt into the demon world, the one that pushed Kraia out of the island, and the one that killed Ursula's father, I'm sure my father is as close to the truth as he can get. Shit, all the masterminds aren't surprised.

What did my father do when he saw me as a negotiator? I dummyed myself out to see my father's reaction with my own eyes.

I don't know how Nakayama will respond to my proposal, but even if Nakayama refuses to cooperate, my actions won't change. Soon I'll be reunited with my father.

What happens then?

Feeling my body tremble unconsciously, I hung up the edges of my lips so that Claire and the others wouldn't notice.