322 273. The golden king was mature and filial.

18 days ago

"What do you mean..."

It was only four days since the Kingdom of Copelandi declared its invasion of the kingdom of Chinesis. Once again, two envoys from the Kingdom of Copelandi visited our country.

Exactly the same two as four days ago. They visited the kingdom of Chinensis, and what they said was that they would speed up the invasion by nine days.

When I heard the news from the guards, I immediately went to the castle of the kingdom of Chinensis, and the messengers of the kingdom of Copelandi had already made their way to Yoan's former... gaze.

"Oh, this is it," I felt terribly... uncomfortable with the reaction and the grin as if waiting for me.

On top of that, it's that proclamation.

The messenger naturally had no appearance of being evil, and continued to speak to me, the king of the kingdom of Sursis, and to Joan, the king of the kingdom of China.

"So I said nine days sooner. It wouldn't change anything, would it? Either way, you don't have the right to choose.

"Don't be ridiculous. Tell me you will invade our country at their convenience..."

"My country? What are you talking about? We aim only at the kingdom of Chinensis.... It won't have anything to do with the Kingdom of Sursis.

Well, I wanted to say hello because it would make some noise, and I wanted King Joan to call you here. and the words dare to stroke this nerve continue.

If you get yourself into that mouthful further, Joan blocks my way with one hand and stops.

... but that's nothing but an insult. My country is the United Kingdom of Hanazoo, which is thus "irrelevant", etc.

"I just want you to thank me for taking the time to tell you this. … then, on the day we come, we invade the kingdom of Chinensis. It's about evacuating the people and getting them ready to sign if you don't want to increase the number of dead people precisely.

When they say so in a nutshell, the messengers return to their heels. "I don't mind dropping you off," he said, but he put a guard on him to make sure the two messengers left our country without him.

"... eighteen days left, huh? I wonder if Cedric will make it.

"What are you talking about so long, Yoan! Eight days after Cedric arrives in Friesia, even if one way is a royal carriage, reinforcements will arrive in time for the 10th!

Negotiating an alliance alone will take three days! and if he roughed up his voice while crushing the script I received from the messenger, Joan grinned bitterly as if it was not about him.

"I told you. Lance, we in the kingdom of Chinensis are already ready to surrender.

I'm stuck with Yoan's words.... Yes, Joan had already cemented his willingness to surrender since they told him to invade. He wanted the people of the kingdom of Chinensis not to harm us, and he also told me and Cedric that he was going to be a colony of the kingdom of Copelandi in a great way.

So it was my brother Cedric who flew out of the country.

To write down to me and Joan, I go to the Kingdom of Friesia for reinforcements. He was left to return as soon as he had negotiated an alliance.... you idiots.

No matter how powerful a power you are, … no matter how long you've wanted an alliance with our country, there's no way you can honestly help us there.

Because we've been refusing to see that alliance for a long time. What's more, it's the Radiya Empire behind the opponent.

No matter how powerful a power is,... no, because it's a great power, there's no way to avoid imitating a closed country like ours that purposefully turns Radiya against its enemies. It is visible to be pushed back where we talked about the situation in our country and asked for help.

As soon as I checked Cedric's letter of deposit, I tried to get the messenger to follow Cedric and bring him back.

... but Yoan stopped it.

'Let's try to believe about Cedric. If not, that's fine then. Because there is no shame in the kingdom of Chinensis, which is going to be a colony.

That's what Yoan asked me to do, I had no choice but to bring Cedric back and wait for him to come straight home. I also understand that he couldn't help but move for us. But it's too reckless. There's no way Joan doesn't understand that.

"But I'm still fine. It is true that there are ships from the neighbouring kingdom of Anemone, and most importantly, they have a presence in the kingdom of Friesia called the Special Capabilities. Maybe there's someone who specializes in mobility?

"What do you do with all those indeterminate elements?

Return to doubt as I hold between my eyebrows and roar. But Joan just laughs at Nicole the way she always does.

As if you hadn't listened to my words as they were "I can't dare, shall I tell you now in writing just that the due date is sooner?," he suggested.

"If we let the envoy have the letter now, Cedric might make it by the time he finishes negotiating an alliance with the Kingdom of Friesia. With any luck, Cedric might bring back a lot of reinforcements.

"Why are you so easy? You!

There's no way that's convenient, I'll return it, but Yoan still doesn't work at all.

He said he was so depressed when the Kingdom of Copelandi first came to tell of the invasion. "I wonder if this is also due to my daily faith," he teased, and now it's time to really stare.

"... really.... thanks to you guys for thinking about us like that.

... In a suppressed voice, Joan replied as he whispered. The golden eyes shook fine and lonely, contrary to which the mouth remained laughing.

"We are the United Kingdom of Hanazoo.... it's natural to think of your own country.

Naturally, if I may say so, Joan laughed again as he tilted his head.

"I'm sure Cedric's doing his best with that intent. Because he's your brother.

"He doesn't even have to look over there!

To my remarks, Yoan laughs with Couscous again. For a long time, Yoan sometimes has more verses to spoil Cedric than I do.

"Well, I know you're anxious. It's about Cedric, so if he's bad, he could be behaving disrespectfully to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Friesia at his usual rate."

"I'm rather only worried about that.

If you strike out Yoan's words along the way, Yoan laughs with his belly in his heartfelt ridicule. It's no laughing matter, so if the alliance is dissolved, instead, the kingdom of Hanazoo will not have a single grass left this time.

Cedric has never learned any upbringing or manners before.

Not only because I have gained excessive confidence in my appearance, but even the men and the people of the castle will rejoice and dry up that behavior of Cedric… there is a verse in which he himself thinks it is good to remain so for the rest of his life.

No matter how reprehensible I am or how embarrassed Joan is, he doesn't even show a bare gesture of improvement at all.

Joan waved in an easygoing manner when I sighed and told him to return to the kingdom of Sursis to prepare his writ.

"Lance, you should get some rest, too. I won't keep Cedric until he gets home after all that trouble.

"This degree is not a big deal. I am busy preparing to prevent the invasion of the Kingdom of Copelandi. Sleep tight.

I sleep every day, and I get a headache from Yoan returning it in a gentle tone. Why is it so calm when you say it's a crisis in your own country?

... "I gave up," he said. That's what Yoan said.

It was only one day that the people of the kingdom of Chinensis moaned and frightened when they were told of the invasion of the Kingdom of Copelandi.

The kingdom of Chinesis is faithful. And this time the faith is also all a test imposed by God. Having so decided, the people of the kingdom of Chinensis accepted with astonishment their impending destiny. On the contrary, so much so that I began to fear that even the people of the Kingdom of Sursis would be entangled by the Kingdom of Copelandi.

"... the culture is different but it doesn't change. They say they're both in the same country.

One word came out of my mouth unexpectedly.... He's still a little tired. Let's just say we get some rest when we get back to the country and get the writ out.

When I realised unconsciously, I was grabbing the pendant I was putting on my chest over my clothes. That's what Yoan gave me and Cedric eight years ago. For me and Cedric,... it's also a sign of no changeover.

I walked in the castle of the accustomed kingdom of Chinensis, and if I went outside, the guards were just about ready for the carriage. I had no choice but to arm myself on the spot and turn my thoughts to the future.

Whether Joan or the kingdom of Chinensis are ready or not, you can't just shut up and overlook them. If there is no real possibility of enemies, and if we merely bear a grudge with the Kingdom of Copelandi, surely we should not move without doing anything either. If the kingdom of Sursis is contested and defeated without a victory, and the kingdom of China is made a dependent state rather than a colony as a result, even its long history and culture will be lost.

… but if it becomes a colony of the Kingdom of Copelandi and is made a slave-producing country, there will always be some sort of debacle.

It is not simply the people of their own country who periodically sacrifice themselves. Even that faith is bound to be threatened.

If the faith of the kingdom of Chinensis sways, one day it will disintegrate even the way it is as that country.

Cedric will be back as soon as possible, more than ten days later. The invasion of the Kingdom of Copelandi is eighteen days later. In the meantime, I was able to make Le Kotto a mazzoo…………………

"A... A, A, A... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

"Ha ha."