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Vol 4 Chapter 6: ChapterĀ 6 - Betrayal

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Otomege Volume 4 Chapter 6 Chapter 6 ā€“ Betrayal

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Part 1

I came to the harbor at night. The place was very noisy when I arrived.

When I reached the place where Einhorn was anchored, there were a lot of people there boarding it as they pleased.

There was a crest on the hull emitting a faint light.

Was that the sacred treeā€™s crest?

Marie and others who had arrived earlier approached me while I was looking up at it.

All of them were present here. They were making apologetic faces toward me.

怌I-Iā€™m sorry. Actuallyā”€ā”€ć€

Marieā€™s face was looking pale and her body was trembling. She tried to explain how things got this way but I stopped her.

怌I already heard from Chris. Iā€™m amazed that you guys were able to gamble using other personā€™s possession.怍

怌No! It was because of those guys-怍

Julius objected in Marieā€™s place, but I turned my gaze toward the man who was walking out from Einhorn.

That man was Pierre.

He had purple color just like Brad, but compared to him this man lacked any refinement.

怌So youā€™re this shipā€™s previous owner.怍

怌Previous?怍

The men who were boarding Einhorn must be Pierreā€™s lackeys.

They were looking down at us from the deck while drinking alcohol and laughing.

怌Is he coming to take back this ship~怍

怌There is no way he can怍

怌You guys will die if you against the sacred tree.怍

It irritated me seeing those guys doing as they pleased with other personā€™s airship.

Pierre brought his face closer to me.

怌This ship now belongs to this great Pierre-sama. You see that crest over there? Thatā€™s the proof that the sacred tree recognized this ship as mine. The sacred tree wonā€™t just stay quiet if you try taking it back. Want to give it a try?怍

I wanted to see it myself just what would happen if I tried, but I refrained for now.

怌I give up already after seeing your attitude, but I guess Iā€™ll try asking just in case. I want you to give it back.怍

In respond Pierre spat at me.

Pierreā€™s saliva hit my cheek. It was disgusting.

怌How about no.怍

怌Is that so?怍

怌At first I didnā€™t have any expectation for this ship. I considered destroying it right in front of you guys. But, this ship is fitting for this Pierre-sama. The armor is also quiet powerful even though it got a lame appearance. Iā€™m going to make use of it.怍

It seemed he had also investigated about Arroganz.

This guy worked fast.

Then Luxion who was floating around my right shoulder moved to Pierreā€™s left shoulder without saying anything. It then turned its red lens toward me.

Pierre was even more surprised than me.

怌What is this thing?怍

怎Itā€™s an honor to meet you. I am Luxionā”€ā”€the one who is managing this Einhorn. Einhornā€™s ownership has changed hand, so my master has also been changed. Iā€™m looking forward to serve you from here on.怏

怌ā”€ā”€Luxion怍

Luxion averted its red lens from my glare.

Marie who was watching the exchange just now fell into confusion.

怌W-wait a second! Your owner is Leon isnā€™t it!?怍

Luxion replied indifferently.

怎It was until just now. But, from now this person is my new owner.怏

怌N-no way怍

Pierre too somehow guessed what was going on after seeing Marieā€™s dejected look.

He placed his hand on Luxion and laughed.

怌Iā€™m surprised but, so thatā€™s how it is. This thing is a type of familiar that is managing this airship. No wonder there isnā€™t any sign of crew inside even though itā€™s a ship this big.怍

怎ā”€ā”€Yes. There wonā€™t be any need for crew with me here.怏

怌Awesome! Iā€™m liking it more and more.怍

Pierre laughed at me in a good mood.

怌Howā€™s that? How does it feel to have not just your ship but even your familiar taken away? If youā€™ve learned your lesson then leave and never come back anymore to Alzer. Well, if you donā€™t like it and want to take your ship backā”€ā”€this Pierre-sama will take you on anytime.怍

The commonwealth was undefeated in defensive battle.

Pierre too wasnā€™t saying that as a mere bluff. He was seriously not minding even if it became a war against the kingdom.

Iā€™m completely fed up.

怌Then how about we fight over my ship right away?怍

Pierre rejected my offer.

怌You think Iā€™m going to make a bet with someone like you who have nothing? Come again when you have something as good as this ship. Iā€™ll accept your challenge if you do that. Though itā€™ll be impossible for me to lose no matter what you do.怍

I wiped the spit on my cheek and turned my back toward Pierre before walking out of the harbor.

怌Donā€™t forget those words.怍

怌Yeah, Iā€™ll take you on anywhere anytime if you can prepare something as good as this ship.怍

ā€˜Kehya kehyaā€™ Pierre let out a strange laugh. This guy really was a villain to the core.

Marie and others followed behind me.

Now then, what to do now?

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Part 2

Marie sat on her knees on the floor when they arrived back home.

She couldnā€™t stop letting out cold sweat. She also couldnā€™t raise her face.

Leon was walking in circles with deliberate slowness around her.

怌In other words you were unable to stop Julius from carelessly accepting the match.怍

怌ā”€ā”€Iā€™m shorry怍

She fumbled her words.

But, it was a trivial matter.

What was important right now was the fact that Leon was enraged.

Marie and Leon were siblings at their past life.

Because of that Marie knew where was the line that must not be crossed to keep Leon from getting truly angry.

At the past life she was also taking advantage of him while being careful to stop right before she crossed the line.

Because as long as she didnā€™t cross the line Leon would spoil her.

She also knew that when Leon was seriously angry, he wouldnā€™t blow up. Instead he would calmly corner his opponent.

There was this incident that happened in her past life.

When he was an elementary school student, Leon once became a target for bullying by the naughty brats in his class.

Marie only learned about this incident long after it ended.

At that time she still thought 怌Controlling big bro is really easy怍, but the story that she heard from her mother appalled her.

There were three kids who bullied Leon, but apparently he did something that caused the three of them to transfer to another school.

Before they transferred, the leader of the three kids came to Leonā€™s home while crying to complain, but Leon was only smiling at the kid.

It seemed Leon said 怌Do your best at your new school怍 to the kid. It made the kid ran home while crying.

The man who made his bullies changed schoolā”€ā”€that was Leon.

He was still at elementary school at that time. Marie couldnā€™t even imagine what in the world he did that it resulted in something like that.

She remembered how she swore to absolutely never angered her big brother when she was in middle school.

Yesā”€ā”€Leon was a man who would be thorough when he decided to do something.

怌Oath to the sacred tree is it? I never heard you mentioning it before. Perhaps it was me who simply forgot it? Isnā€™t this something that is really important?怍

Marie couldnā€™t stop trembling under Leonā€™s interrogation.

怌I forgot about it until today. Itā€™s my fault.怍

怌Is that so? So you forgot to tell me. ā”€ā”€Thatā€™s truly unfortunate, Marie-san.怍

She wanted to cry but she held it back.

(Do, donā€™t cry no matter what. Big bro really hate crying woman, so you will only offend him if you cry here.)

Marie desperately held back from crying while lowering her head.

She performed a kowtow.

To be honest, this was all Pierreā€™s fault. She wished that Leon would also hear what they had to say in their defense. But making excuse would only backfire on her when Leon was genuinely angry like this.

There was one more important thing to consider. Leon had experienced going to war.

Marie was scared by that fact.

(I once saw in TV that once someone used gun, their trigger finger will get lighter!)

The knowledge from her past life was telling her that Leon right now would even take her life if he decided to do so.

(PIERRE YOU STUPID BASTARDDDDD! WHY ARE YOU ANGERING MY BIG BROOOO! He also called me ā€œMarie-sanā€ just now, heā€™s treating me like a stranger)

怌Please forgive me. Iā€™ll do anything!怍

怌What a wonderful spirit. Then I shall have you display your sincerity. But before that, just go and heal Brad already.怍

Brad was laid down on his bed after he had been given first aid treatment.

Marie stood up straight and saluted before running away from the room.

怌Iā€™m truly sorry! Please excuse me!怍

Marie escaped out of the room and ran while wiping her tears.

(This is baddddd! At this rate my second life is going to be over with big bro killing me. Or perhaps it will be over with big bro abandoning me! I donā€™t want thatttttt!!)

For the first time in a while Marieā€™s brain was working in full capacity for a way to survive through this situation.

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Part 3

怌ā”€ā”€Perhaps I threatened her too much.怍

They wagered my ship without asking and allowed Pierre to do as he pleased.

I lightly vented my displeasure from that to Marie, but it seemed to be effective enough.

Well, it like this matter was completely her fault.

Watching her made me even felt like she was too pitiful, so Iā€™d forgive her this time with just this.

怌Now then, the problem here is Pierre. But still, why was he causing trouble with us?怍

It was troublesome because Pierre was a key character for a major event.

I never even considered that he would make a move on us.

I thought he would make trouble with the main character, so I only focused on Noelle and Lelia. Now it came back to bite me in the ass.

怌Einhorn got taken away and Luxion is also switching side.怍

It was painful that I couldnā€™t predict what Pierre would do now.

Would he make trouble with the main character just like in the game, or had the game scenario gone out of whack already?

Life just wouldnā€™t go as we wanted it.

怌ā”€ā”€Even so that Luxion, could it be that he was actually really angry?怍

When he switched side from me to Pierre, I couldnā€™t shake the feeling that he was angry.

Was it just my imagination?

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Part 4

The next day, Noelle found the classroomā€™s atmosphere was strange when she came to the academy.

怌Morning~怍

She made her greeting but no reply came.

Far from that, her classmates were averting their gazes from her.

怌Eh, what?怍

Noelle was shaken, but she noticed another strange thing.

怌Eh? Why is there fewer desks?怍

The desks and chairs filling the classroom. Some of them were removed so now there were two empty spots inside the class.

Those spots were where Leon and Brad were sitting before.

Her gaze scanned the inside of the classroom. Most of her classmates were looking down awkwardly.

In addition she also couldnā€™t find Leon and Brad.

怌ā”€ā”€Whatā€™s going on?怍

Noelle approached a female friend nearby, but the girl started to fidget and her gaze wandered around suspiciously.

怌Did something happen?怍

怌E-err怍

The girl looked troubled. It was a boy who Noelle was close with who gave an explanation in her place.

怌The overseas students got into a quarrel with a noble. Since the morning there were rumors going around that they had been thoroughly stamped out. Noelle, you were going to be targeted too. Just what have you done?怍

怌W-why are you asking me!? I havenā€™t done anything! Forget that, are you guys going to obediently follow the words of that kind of guys!?怍

Her classmates averted their gazes from her.

The six great noblesā€™ standing was absolute in the commonwealth.

The nobles who were chosen by the sacred tree didnā€™t only have influence, they could also use a part of the sacred treeā€™s power.

They would become unable to live in this country if they defied the nobles.

Noelle immediately ran out of the classroom.

However she bumped onto Loic who was waiting for her in the corridor.

怌Good morning, Noelle.怍

Loic greeted her with a smile. Noelle felt a chill seeing him in this morning.

怌ā”€ā”€Loic, you怍

怌Do you feel like accepting my love now?怍

There was no doubt that this guy was involved with the situation inside the classroom.

(This guy, will go this far? Also, why is he carrying a collar with him?)

Loic was showing her a refreshing smile, but his hands were holding a chain and a collar for some reason.

怌Isnā€™t this collar pretty? This will be the proof of our love. If youā€™re going to run away from me, then I have no choice except tying you down with this thing so you canā€™t run away anywhere.怍

(He is lying right? Whatā€™s with this guy)

It was a scene straight from horror movie right in the morning. Noelle immediately ran away from Loic.

Loic didnā€™t chase after her.

怌Soon you will learn the reality and come back to me. Iā€™m looking forward to that, Noelle.怍

Noelleā€™s brain couldnā€™t comprehend what was going on.

But there was only one thing that she knew. It would be bad if she didnā€™t run away form here. Noelleā€™s danger sense was blaring loudly inside her.

(This is bad. That guy right now is really a bad news. I need to do something, if notā”€ā”€)

Noelle went to ask for helpā”€ā”€form his little sister Lelia.

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Part 5

Around the time such trouble was happening in the academy.

There was also a commotion occurring in the harbor.

怌WOOOOHOOOO!怍

Pierre was piloting Arroganz to fly around through the airships that were coming and going from the harbor.

The armor flew past with great speed right beside the airships. The shockwave from that movement shook the shipsā€™ hulls.

The crews and passengers on the shipsā€™ decks were panicked by the shaking. Pierre opened his mouth wide and laughed seeing that.

怌This thing is awesomee! It got lame appearance, but its power and speed are the best!怍

Luxionā€™s voice sounded inside Arroganzā€™s cockpit.

怎Itā€™s good to know that Pierre-sama is having fun.怏

怌Oi, one eye. Tell me more about this armor. Is there any more interesting thing it can do?怍

He had been testing Einhorn and Arroganzā€™s performance since early in the morning. The result brought Pierre good mood which drove him to rampage wildly in the harbor.

怎However, the guards are heading this way right now.怏

怌There ainā€™t no way those small fries are going to against this me! The great Pierre-sama of Faiviel House. Iā€™ll tear them apart if they got any complaint.怍

怎I see. So a member of the six great nobles has stronger influence than even government official.怏

怌Donā€™t ask me about something so obvious. More importantly, this thing made me badly want to try it in real combat. Isnā€™t there a handy enemy somewhere that I can use to test this baby?怍

怎In that case, I believe Hohlfahrt Kingdom will be appropriate.怏

怌What. Do you want to kill your previous owner? Youā€™re also a bad guy huh.怍

怎ā”€ā”€Perhaps that is true.怏

怌But, Hohlfahrt Kingdom is quite big. Itā€™s just the right opponent for me to rack achievements. Should I send them the head of their prince to provoke them?怍

怎Is Pierre-sama planning to create a situation where the kingdom will be forced to attack so it will turn into a defensive battle for the commonwealth?怏

怌They will come here on their own if I provoke them. This place is Alzer. There wonā€™t be any chance for us to lose as long as the sacred treeā€™s divine protection is with us.怍

Pierre looked like he was having fun. He continued talking boastfully without watching what he said.

怎ā”€ā”€I see. I understand. In that case, perhaps it will be better to target someone else.怏

怌Aa?怍

怎Leon Fou Bartfaltā”€ā”€he is a hero in Hohlfahrt Kingdom. If Pierre-sama take his head, not only it will become an achievement for Pierre-sama, the kingdom also wonā€™t be able to stay quiet. Leonā€™s fiancĆ©e is a daughter of a duke in the kingdom. The royal family wonā€™t be able to stay quiet too.怏

怌Hee~, thatā€™s great. Killing that hero and taking his fiancĆ©e is going to be interesting.怍

Pierreā€™s thinking was vulgar to the extreme.

怎Yes, Leon should become a good target.怏

Like that Luxion was guiding Pierre to target Leon.

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Part 6

At the embassy of Hohlfahrt Kingdom.

Marie came there in the morning to report what the commonwealth had done to them, but the reaction of the staffs there was unfavorable.

怌A protest! Letā€™s lodge a formal protest! This act is completely unjust and oppressive!怍

The reason Marie was protesting this strongly was also as an appeal to Leon.

She was also simply aiming to appeal to the country to solve this problem for them.

But, the staff who was dealing with her gave an unexpected reply.

怌Iā€™m very sorry. We will report this to back home, but I donā€™t think it will bring the result that Marie-dono is wishing for.怍

怌Why!? I just want them to return Einhorn back!怍

That was the only thing she need. She would be able to somehow vindicate herself to Leon with that.

Conversely Leon would stay angry with her as long as that didnā€™t happen.

Leon would keep calling her ā€˜Marie-sanā€™ as though she was a stranger.

怌Currently the kingdom is importing magic stones in great amount from Alzer Commonwealth.怍

怌ā”€ā”€Ah!怍

Marie recalled her talk with Leon and Luxion before arriving in the commonwealth. Alzer was a strong country with abundant resource that could export magic stones. Even Hohlfahrt Kingdom would want to avoid getting into conflict with such country.

Furthermore the commonwealth was also a militarily powerful enemy that was undefeated in defensive battle.

怌We will lodge a complaint to the commonwealth. We will also report this back to the kingdom. But I donā€™t think that the commonwealth will treat it seriously.

怌Why~!怍

Marie felt like crying.

Julius was accompanying her here. He took over the talk with the staff.

怌Canā€™t you do something? No matter how you look at it, they have gone too far.怍

怌ā”€ā”€Your highness, this is the commonwealth. Nevertheless, to think that you will be targeted by Faiviel House.怍

怌Is that houseā€™s reputation really that bad?怍

怌They are the worst house among the six great nobles.怍

Marie was anxious at the inside.

(W-what now? At this rate big bro will really abandon me for real!)

Marie immediately planned her next move after finding out that it would be pointless even if she complained to the embassy.

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Part 7

At the academy.

Lelia was in a bad mood because Noelle was calling for her right from the morning. She didnā€™t even try to hide it from her expression.

怌Why do I have to skip the first period like this?怍

怌So, sorry. But, the situation is really bad so I want to ask you for help.怍

They were twin sisters, but their personality was completely different.

If Noelle was a frank and lively girl, Lelia was a composed and intellectual girl.

Lelia let out a long sigh and listened to Noelle while folding her arms.

怌What did you do?怍

怌It wasnā€™t me! Pierre is trying to chase out Leon and the other overseas students. Whatā€™s more it looks like Loic is also lending him a hand. He was telling me various scary things in the morning.怍

Noelle was also in confusion right now. She couldnā€™t explain herself well.

Lelia wasnā€™t showing any concern in her face.

怌I know about the matter with Pierre. But putting that aside, big sis just need to go out already with Loic to avoid all these troubles.怍

怌ā”€ā”€I told you already before. I hate the current him. This is because you are instigating him.怍

怌Do you want to say that this is my fault? It was you big sis who said that you donā€™t dislike him, so I gave him advise how to get along with big sis. There shouldnā€™t be any problem. He has a nice face, whatā€™s more he is a heir of a great noble house.怍

怌I wonā€™t fall in love with someone for those kinds of things!怍

In the past Loic was kinder. Noelle didnā€™t hate him then.

But, without her noticing it his desire to monopolize her grew stronger. He would interfere with everything that Noelle was doing.

It was Lelia who was giving Loic a push on the back.

怌Those kinds of things? Do you want to talk about childish things like love or whatever? Grow up already.怍

They were twins but their way of thinking was different.

Noelle was unable to accept this part of Lelia.

怌ā”€ā”€Anyway, I hate Loic.怍

怌Ah, is that so. Even so I wish that big sis wonā€™t inconvenient me. Iā€™m also busy here with my own things.怍

怌S-sorry. But this time the danger is really real. Help me here.怍

Noelle felt that she was in danger after meeting Loic in the morning. She hugged herself in fear.

But even seeing Noelle like that, Lelia did nothing except watching her with a cold gaze.

怌You only need to go out with Loic to make the trouble go away. Youā€™ll be able to help those overseas students too by doing that.怍

怌Lelia, you arenā€™t listening to what Iā€™m saying!怍

Lelia turned around to leave. Noelle clung to her arms, but Lelia shook her off.

怌Kyah!怍

Lelia was looking down on Noelle who fell down on her rear.

怌Youā€™re really a bother big sis. I told you Iā€™m busy right now. Iā€™ll try talking with Emile about Pierre, but solve the matter of Loic by yourself.怍

Noelle watched Lelia leaving and looked down.

怌ā”€ā”€Just what should I do怍

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Part 8

At night.

When I returned home from shopping, I found a girl sitting in front of the house.

A situation where there was a girl in front of my residence at nightā”€ā”€wasnā€™t the first time for me.

I had experienced this before with my little sister in the past life.

That Marie, in the past life she played around too much and didnā€™t have any money to go home, so she was waiting until I returned home by sitting in front of my apartment.

ā”€ā”€It was damn scary.

Now then, I could guess who was waiting for me by looking at the hair color of the girl sitting there.

怌Itā€™s pretty late already, whatā€™s wrong?怍

Noelle lifted up her face.

怌Sorry. I donā€™t want to go home today.怍

There wasnā€™t any liveliness inside her smile. It was pretty clear that she was forcing herself to smile.

怌Come inside.怍

怌Sorry. Iā€™m really sorry. I came here even though you yourself must have a lot of trouble right now.怍

Looks like she knew about our situation.

怌How was the situation in the academy?怍

Noelle scratched her head with her right hand and laughed while telling me.

怌It was the worst there.怍

怌I see.怍

I entered inside with my shopping bag in hand. Then I took care of Noelle-chan.

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Part 9

Noelle was patting Noelle-chan.

I asked her about a lot of things while she was doing that, but there were a lot of differences in her story from the story that I heard from Marie.

Loicā€™s attitude and words were really unthinkable for a capture target.

In addition Pierre was making trouble for us instead of the main character.

Noelle was getting cornered by Loic while on the contrary Lelia was getting protected by Emile.

ā”€ā”€I canā€™t pinpoint who is the main character like this.

I tidied up the table and wrote a letter on it. Noelle was watching me.

怌What are you doing?怍

怌Iā€™m writing letter to back home. Iā€™ll also have to send souvenir back soon, if not my family will become annoying. I have to report back about what happened recently too.怍

I needed to report to that shitty bastard Roland that the commonwealth was picking a fight with me.

I really wanted to see just what kind of face he would make when he read my report.

I was writing several letters excitedly.

怌Sorry, youā€™re going through something like this even though you came here for studying abroad.怍

Noelle apologized to me. I told her 怌Itā€™s fine怍. In the first place it was me who decided to come here. I came in order to nip a future worry in the bud.

She didnā€™t need to apologize to meā”€ā”€it wasnā€™t her fault.

怌Are you and the others going to go back to your country?怍

怌There is also our honor to consider. I donā€™t think Iā€™ll be able to return until I take back my airship from Pierre.怍

怌ā”€ā”€Itā€™s impossible. You wonā€™t be able to take it back easily after the oath to sacred tree has come into play like this.怍

怌You know a lot.怍

怌W-well, just so-so.怍

I looked at Noelle who hurriedly try to gloss over her knowledge while considering my plan from here on.

怌Unfortunately although I look like this but I also have a standing. It will become a problem if I run home with my tail between my legs. Also, I need to collect a considerable compensation from the commonwealth that wonā€™t apologize even after their noble went that far.怍

I was planning to bear with things to some degree, but Pierre had crossed the line.

As expected even I would get a bit angry after something like that.

怌Are you serious?怍

Noelle asked me in surprise. I nodded to her.

怌The problem is how to drag Pierre into the duel stage. Is there any treasure, one so extraordinary that guy would leap to it even if itā€™s in front of everyoneā€™s eyes?怍

Noelle looked slightly turned off.

怌I heard that the people of Hohlfahrt is brave, but this far exceeded my imagination. To think that you still want to try challenging Pierre even after what he had done to you. He has the sacred treeā€™s divine protection you know?怍

怌That doesnā€™t matter.怍

Alzer Commonwealthā€™s legend of invincibility, it was clearly related with the sacred tree. That was our hypothesis.

In fact that hypothesis was correct.

怌Well, right now I will take my time forming a plan leisurely. Noelle, you can also stay here as long as you like.怍

怌ā”€ā”€Eh?怍

Noelle made a surprised face. I looked at her while waving my hand nonchalantly.

怌No worry. I wonā€™t do anything strange to you. You canā€™t return home right?怍

怌Y-yeah.怍

It seemed she got into quarrel with her little sister Lelia, but this house got some empty rooms so there wouldnā€™t be any problem even if she stayed here for a while.

Because now that Luxion wasnā€™t at my side, it would be scarier to not know where Noelle was.

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Part 10

Several days later.

There was a facility called sacred tree temple in the former Lespinasse territory. A meeting of the six great nobles was held there.

The current heads of the six great nobles were gathered there.

The unimportant agendas were taken care of by their subordinates, but there were matters that needed their permission to be carried out. They were holding a discussion about such matters today.

One of the important agendas was the matter of Pierre from Faiviel House picking a fight with Hohlfahrt Kingdom.

The acting chairman, Albergue Sara Rault was reading a written report expressionlessly.

But at the inside he was filled with disgust.

(Again. Faiviel House never learns.)

Provoking the opponent to attack into their territory was already like the specialty of Alzer Commonwealth.

The commonwealth was powerful when it came to defensive battle, so much that they wanted to make other country came attacking.

Because of that they had a history of making provocative act toward other countries over and over.

(How long are we going to continue doing something like this?)

He was utterly disgusted inside his heart.

Albergue was a man in the middle of his forties. His body was tall and well trained. It made him looked like he was still in his thirties.

He looked like a cool middle-aged man with his short hair and his suited figure.

He questioned the father of the person in question as the acting chairman.

怌Lord Lambert, do you have anything to say regarding this provocative act toward Hohlfahrt Kingdom?怍

In exact opposite to Albergue, the head of the problematic Faiviel House, Lambert Io Faiviel was a small and fat man.

His hair was balding. His clothes were also covered all over with too many decorations that it lacked refinement.

怌My son had done something embarrassing. But, he did that also because of his wish to raise military achievements. Recently there are few countries that would attack Alzer. Shouldnā€™t we let this devolve into a war with Hohlfahrt Kingdom so that the youngsters can have their moment in the spotlight?怍

The one who displayed displeasure to Lambertā€™s remark was the current head of Druille House who possessed great influence despite his youth.

He was a handsome man with short curly blond hair and green eyes. His name was Fernand Toara Druille.

He was still in his early twenties. He was the youngest one here.

怌Did he pick a fight with another country for personal reason? I donā€™t think he understand his position as a noble.怍

Fernandā€™s sound argument made Lambert turned his face away.

怌This greenhorn. Just say it if youā€™re scared of war, you donā€™t need to come along.怍

The unbroken record of their invincibility in defensive battle made the perception of the six great nobles toward war to become something lighthearted.

Because they would undoubtedly win when it came to it. It made them arrogant.

The other heads had their own stance in regard to this matter, but none of them regarded it with the importance that it deserved.

怌We have a bigger problem than that arenā€™t we? We still havenā€™t obtained any orb this year.怍

怌Itā€™s a waste of time to discuss a mere third rate country like Hohlfahrt.怍

怌Just pay them some reparations along with apology. If theyā€™re still complaining even after that then we can just shut them up with war.怍

The other heads wanted to move to the next topic, but Albergueā€™s gaze caught a name that was written in the report.

怌ā”€ā”€Leon huh.怍

Fernand talked to Albergue.

怌Is something the matter, acting chairman?怍

怌No, itā€™s nothing. More importantly, there is a demand to return the airship that was forcefully taken. Lord Lambert, do you have any problem with that?怍

There was an implicit demand in that question to return the airship seeing as it was just a single ship, but Lambert was clearly shaken up by that.

怌N-no, Iā€™m afraid I canā€™t do that. It was a sacred match that was done under the oath to the sacred tree. There is no need for my son to give back an airship that he won fair and square!怍

Both Albergue and Fernand were curious with Lambertā€™s reaction, but the other heads werenā€™t interested at all. Because of that they couldnā€™t question him further.

怌Acting chairman, we donā€™t have much time. Letā€™s talk about the other agendas already.怍

Loicā€™s father, the head of Barriere House urged Albergue to move on with it already. So Albergue decided to move on to the next topic.

(I guess itā€™ll be pointless to talk about this further.)

怌Then, the next agenda is about the orb. This year not even one orb hasā”€ā”€ć€

The matter regarding Hohlfahrt Kingdom was casually brushed off in the assembly meeting.

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