320 271. The white king made up his mind.

16 days ago

"Master Yoan!... Well done. Here we go. Down.

If we let ourselves remain invited inside the castle, behind the castle as it flows… Regent Fergus led us to the king's room.

"Regent Fergus. … yet, won't Lance wake up?

Regent Fergus shook his head sideways with a harsh look on my question. That alone adds its weight to the shapeless load hung on the shoulder.

"The eyes, many times, have been opened. But other than that...

I understand everything to the Regent who makes it hard to say. Which means nothing has changed since two days before he lost his mind.

Lance, the king of this country, was disturbed two days ago. After his visit to my castle, he suddenly held his head and shouted out terribly just before boarding the carriage.

"... Cedric is.

If you ask about him who flew out of the country four days ago, his neck was still shaken beside him in the same silence.

"At the very least, Master Cedric will just return… I think it will be easier for Master Lance to willingly...

Speaking heavily, Regent Fergus stuck his chest. The day Cedric popped up, I was the only one who immediately stopped Lance from using the messenger to try to bring him back.... I'm responsible for his disturbance. [M]

As soon as we entered the castle, the disturbances were swirling there. Lance's distractions are kept secret only in the castle. That's why humans in the castle who know his distractions were exposing that anxiety.

"Without Your Majesty, how will our country be made?

"I hear King Lance still won't wake up.

"What the hell am I supposed to do... he says it's our country's hope...!

"How can I save the kingdom of Chinensis without Master Lance's judgment?"

"There's no such thing as a fine king. Replace King Lance, etc...

"You are the Hanazoo..."

"Is Master Cedric safe?"

"As long as Master Cedric returns...

"What the hell happens to our country...

Anxiety, spoken aloud by many, echoed abundantly in the quiet castle and reached our ears as well. Regent Fergus apologizes as he walks, but now I shake his head. Their anxiety is natural.

A guard opened the door and let me through. "Dear Lance, Mr. Yoan is here," Regent Fergus says to me, but there was no response from him sleeping in bed.

The only time I came back instead was with the same groan that I had two days ago: uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. From time to time, Cedric and my name, … and the name of my kingdom of Chinensis, but they were all even admonitions. It was his groan that told the story of the distracted reason.

I greet the ladies who are taking care of him around me, and I walk over to his side where I lie.

Because I haven't eaten water or meals satisfactorily in two days, or I'm very weak. He was unimaginable from him with his usual pleasure and vitality.

"... Lance. It's clear today.

He doesn't answer. Just groan, keep your eyes open and your thirsty eyes rolling.

"Lance.... Cedric,... I'm sure he's still on the road.

A samurai brings me a chair. Put it next to me, and I'll sit there and thank you.

"Lance.... I'm sure you'll be fine, Cedric would. 'Cause... that kid.

In a dark, curtained, deadline room, only sunlight from the gap illuminates the room.

"Lance...... eh... sorry. I didn't realize I was pushing you so far...

Groaning He answers nothing. A thirsty throat with rough breath and insufficient water takes in the air.

"... you guys are irrelevant. Even though it's all a matter of kingdom of chinese.

Reminds me of the people of the kingdom of Sursis while I was here. We are all well aware that the time is approaching for the invasion of the Kingdom of Copelandi, although it is kept secret about Lance's distractions. Everyone cared about my country.... and at the same time there was fright.

"... Lance. Let's get this over with, all of it. It's all right now.

Although bad for Cedric. That's all I add at the end to get up out of the chair, that was the time.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"

Suddenly, he rumbles out.

I didn't regain consciousness. Two days ago, and yesterday, it stormed out like this.

This was also the case shortly after he lost his sanity. Even though every time I repeated it from time to time my exhausted body screamed, less often, and I couldn't even move. The samurai screamed as she waved her hands and feet and rammed like a beast, and the guard took him down at the mercy of a few.

Still, he rambles, rambles, screams. Regent Fergus told me to get out of bed.

... I still can't believe he has such a strong heart that this is happening. So much so that I wonder if this is my nightmare, not my reality, even when I see it this way.

"... Lance.

Call his name. Call me as many times as you want. I know it won't arrive.... Still.

Put your hands on both his eyes as if you were in the water keep going. His breath quieted as his eyes darkened or slightly burst without his heart.

"... thanks, Lance. It's okay, it's over.

He groans again. Call us again from the unspoken word. And from time to time, "Protect" and his will fell zero out of his mouth with words.

I thank him for trying to protect the country, even in this state, the United Kingdom of Hanazoo. Because that's him,... because it's such a sursis kingdom, we kingdoms of chinese can also decide to be prepared.

"... Regent Fergus. Please send a messenger to Cedric. Lance's distraction, and… that our kingdom of Chinensis has unilaterally destroyed the alliance.

Regent Fergus changes his complexion to my words. [M] "That..." he shook his voice, distorting his face in amazement and seemed unable to say the next word.... He also guides us to the kingdom of Chinesis.

If it's true, I should have sent Cedric a letter two days before he told me to shorten the deadline. But this is what happens to Lance… in the unlikely event that the people of the Kingdom of Friesia find out about the king's distractions and so on, they put him back on the blank again where he successfully negotiated the alliance. It was a reckoning from Prime Minister Dario, Regent Fergus, who feared it. He kept hesitating to let the writ and the messenger out to Cedric, praying that if Lance were tomorrow, he might wake up the day after tomorrow, … so.

But I don't even need that anymore.

"As soon as I return home, I will send you a letter from here to destroy the alliance. … Now you don't have to worry about any more firepowder spreading to the Kingdom of Sursis. I'm sure Lance will wake up one day after a peaceful time.

It's bad for Cedric for flying out of the country and then going to get reinforcements. That's what I said and made him laugh, and he shook those eyes sadly.

If I held it as it were to my farewell greeting, both Regent Fergus and Chancellor Dario held me back strongly.... I didn't even think about it back in the day, such as the coming of a day of cuddling with the people of the Kingdom of Sursis like this.

Slowly loosen the force and finally turn to Lance again. Did you calm down a little, you were suffering badly as you were no longer rambling but repeated the admonition.

"... thank you so much, Lance. It is all thanks to you that the United Kingdom of Hanazoo could truly be one country even for a moment.... Everyone in the country is grateful to you.

How much was saved by him?

Without him, how vain we would have continued to be.

The size of his vessel saved me and Cedric.

That I am destined for a good future. He's the only one who made me think that.

"I can't thank you enough.... God bless the kingdom of Sursis.

Grasp the lowered cross on your chest and finally pray for them.

Please, let the Kingdom of Sursis alone be happy.... because that was the wish of all the people of the kingdom of China.

... At the end of the day, I also wanted to see Cedric at first sight.

With that in mind, I'll leave his room behind.

Let's close the border.

Don't let anyone come into the kingdom of Chinensis anymore.

High and strong walls.

One of the Sursis kingdoms, lest he suffer the aftermath of the invasion.

Because that's the last thing we Chineses can do as the United Kingdom of Hannaz.