Chapter 169

After leaving the Salor Palace where Dran and the others were staying, Linosart sat across from Aiza in the carriage that they used to move around in the overly spacious palace.

Even in front of Linosart, who is her lord and the next candidate for emperor, Aiza kept on her cloak which covered her entire body, but Linosart did not seem to pay it any mind. At the very least, between the two of them, it was a part of their unspoken agreement.

The interior of the carriage was spacious and lavish, which made it look like it could have been the bedroom of any royal nobleman, and Linosart tasted the red wine that was poured in his tasteful blue crystal glass.

「Sperion of the Arkrest Kingdom… He is a young man who makes me believe that the rumors of a kingdom without a foolish ruler existing are true」

In response to Linosart’s murmur, which could have just been him talking to himself, Aiza answered honestly.

She gazed clairvoyantly through the fabric of her cloak, straight at her Lord, who was expected to maintain neutrality in the struggle for the succession of the Romal Empire, and now did not show a hint of the softness he had shown to Sperion.

Linosart boldly accepted the gaze of this supernatural person, who can expose every scenery, every human expression, and even the smallest of gestures and movements, from a thousand miles away.

「Is he stronger than Princess Asteria?」

「Fu, he and my niece are far too different in standing to be treated in the same way. But since the kingdom has that abominable Arc Witch, they are definitely more troublesome. In addition, their side is made of large, solid slabs of rock. Truly, I am quite jealous.

Aiza, did you find anyone there that caught your eye? Among the guards that the prince brought with him, that one boy was there」

Aiza gave a small nod in response to Linosart’s question, who had changed to a somewhat more casual tone, as if she was more than just a regular servant.

「Yes. The boy named Dran was there. He was very normal. Before we entered Salor Palace, and when we left too, he looked normal.」

「Hmm, normal. So he looked normal to you! Someone as great as him who showed so much power during the Magic Tournament looked normal? There are many young men and women in the kingdom whose futures are bright, and they all have enough power to be candidates for the Twelve Winged Generals, but he stands out above all of them.

So that means he has mastered some sort of technique to disguise himself to look normal, even to your clairvoyant eyes. I’m getting more and more jealous, and the longer we let him grow, no, even if he doesn’t grow any stronger, he will become more troublesome」

Yes, Aiza nodded her head in agreement, it was exactly as he said.

From the video footage of this year’s Magic Tournament that they had gone to great lengths to obtain, everyone who saw said footage all agreed that Dran was one of the students that would be extremely troublesome.

Dran, Lenia, Christina, Haruto, and Eksu. Those five were recognized by the leaders of the empire as the monsters of the next generation, and there was no way that these monsters could possibly be normal.

As for Dran, there was just something about him that bothered Linosart more than the others did.

Dran would probably be surprised to hear that he is already being watched closely by two major leaders in the empire.

「He must have been purposefully added to the Imperial Guard due to his abilities, even though he was a peasant farmer. But that boy also had familiars with him, right? What about them, were they there?」

「Yes, but the lamia’s lower half of her body was not that of a snake, but a human. The vampire was also there, but her face was hidden, and I could not see it」

「The lamia was using transformation magic, and you couldn’t see the vampire’s face? If even your space-time clairvoyant eyes couldn’t see it, then…」

「There was a very, very strong divine protection. That vampire is an extraordinarily amazing woman」

The fact that Aiza’s clairvoyant eyes, which could see through space and time, could not see through it, was more than enough information that Linosart needed for him to raise his guard against Dran and his familiars by several levels.

To Linosart, the lamia is a monster first before she can be categorized as human or demi-human, and there are very few vampires in the empire, so they are demi-humans that are not even worthy of being talked about in the same sentence with humans.

If Linosart ever found out that Dran treats Selina and Dramina the same as human beings, he would have shown his contempt and disgust, but in this case, he was assuming that these familiars were simply Dran’s subordinates.

In other words, he was interpreting that Dran was treating Selina and the others as existences that are lesser than humans.

「How could he use such a being as a familiar? A vampire with the divine protection of a god? Her Creator must be the goddess of the moon, or the god of the night.

If we end up having to fight her on the battlefield in the future, it would be best if we borrow the power of a sun god, but that is still a long way off」

「Does it seem like they will join forces, with the kingdom?」

「Hmph, who can say? It’s easy to guess what Asteria would say, but that cheeky prince will choose his words carefully before making any decisions.

Beside, if I were in the prince’s position, I would wait patiently as our conflict arises, while chuckling internally.

Their neighboring country is in the middle of a civil war. What else could this be, but a perfect opportunity for them to snatch up some of our territory?」

「They’ll take, the best parts, for themselves」

At Aiza’s merciless words, Linosart’s mouth twisted into a crooked smile. Even though she was his subordinate, she did not hesitate to say things that might hurt him. Linosart poured a second serving of wine into his glass, as he kept talking.

「Even so, the conflict between Asteria and I will not be stopped. I will not allow that girl to usurp the history of our empire. If I do, then I will not be able to show my face to the generations of emperors or the people of this empire.

Those animals, which we allowed to live in the southern part of the empire without destroying them, must pay for ignoring our kindness」

In response to the demi-humans in the south, who were counting down the seconds until the start of their rebellion, Linosart had made his wrath clear, but it’s not as if he hadn’t expected this rebellion to happen.

It seems he knew very well that the demi-humans would not follow them forever.

「If the demi-human rebellion is bound to happen, then it will happen. It’s only natural. When a country rises, develops, and fully ripens, the rotten fruit will fall and cause the sprouting of new seeds, that is the way of life in this world.

The demi-humans are in a good position to start a revolution, to harvest the ripened fruits of this country, and sprout the buds of a new one, but I will not follow the traditions of this world so obediently. If we can get through this stage, the empire will be reborn, and this will be a chance for the empire to gain enough energy to survive for the next several hundred years.

But that Asteria, she say that the improvement of the demi-humans working conditions is connected to the empire’s development, and prattles on and on about such things, but I wonder just how many people actually understand what is going on inside her head」

「Half of her, is blood related to you, Grand Duke」

「You’re the only one who has the guts to say something like that in front of me, Aiza. You know no fear. Well, no matter, Aiza, I’ll have you locate Prince Sperion with those eyes of yours. There’s no need to constantly observe him」

「He may come into contact, with Princess Asteria’s subordinates」

「I know he will, even without your eyes. So long as someone other than me doesn’t try to take the prince in their custody, then the rest of the mourning team’s visit will end just as planned」

Linosart’s declaration that he would not be taking Sperion into custody came as a surprise to AAiza, and her cloak shook slightly.

It seems she was tilting her head slightly from underneath her cloak. With her stilted speech and her petite body, anyone would imagine that the face hidden under the cloak would be an innocent one.

「If prince, is taken into custody, you won’t be pleased?」

「For all the time that kingdom has spent soaked in its lukewarm peace, they are well educated in royal matters. If the prince would hurt national interest, then he is prepared to even commit suicide. Although if it was just the resolve we can see from his outer appearances, then I could have broken him down myself.

The kingdom is also taking advantage of the conflict between Todorokuni and Korato as well. If they decide that he’s become our puppet, then they will either cut the prince off from the kingdom, or they will attack with full force, on the pretense of the just cause of rescuing the prince. Since the enemy country is so capable, it will be troublesome」

While Linosart was smiling bitterly about that, Sperion and the others were already meeting with the next candidate for emperor, Princess Asteria.

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