Now, ...... I feel like I've overdone it, but I can't help it, right?

　Giselhair looked at the old fortified city of Toria, which had literally turned to ashes, and awkwardly scratched his cheek.
　If the city (Stadt) class had been left alone, it would have eventually built up its strength and caused more havoc.
　The worst of several possible options is that the Holy Land itself would be attacked and destroyed and a state (Schmidt) would be born.

'We'll leave the rest to your Majesties.

　Giselhair is strong, but he is only an amateur in politics and diplomacy.
　Negotiations with the Holy Land should have been left to the experts.
　When he returned to the imperial capital and reported back, the emperor and the viziers had their heads in their hands.

'I've heard of the city (Stadt) class ...... stories, but I didn't know it would become a reality in today's world.

　It's not surprising that the emperor blurted out.
　As a result of the development of sorcery, magical tools, equipment, and civilization, it was possible to respond early to large scale attacks by demons.
　It was easier to detect and subdue them before the situation became more serious.

''I turned you in for goodness sake, but I didn't think it had really come to that.

'I'm sure the Holy State was capable of dealing with this, too?

　To the emperor, Giselhair says in wonder.
　The Holy Land has enough national power to be counted as one of the great powers.
　He wanted to nod his head, wondering how the situation had come to the point of losing the citadel.
　The Prime Minister replied with an expression as if he had bitten down on a bitter worm.

''In that country, the king's faction and the temple faction are quite unfriendly. If they shared information properly and cooperated with each other, they would have made the situation worse by not cooperating, even if it was a situation that was worth fearing.''

That's an annoying story: ......

　Giselhair frowned.
　He could still understand if he wasn't strong enough, and he should be able to offer a helping hand.
　However, what could he say other than annoyance if he couldn't resolve what could be resolved due to the internal dispute?

'In any case, I'll notify the Holy Land and demand a reasonable reward. Thank you for your efforts, back off.

Ha!

　With a bow to the Emperor, Giselhair left and went straight to Claude's.
　He was ushered into the parlor of Claude's mansion, where Val and Meena had arrived first.

'They were both here?'

　Giselhair says so, but there is no surprise in his voice.
　The maid offers him some tea as well, and as he pulls back, Claude opens his mouth.

'So how did it go?　I hope it was just something Her Majesty couldn't take care of.

It's a terrible thing.

　Giselhair frowned and spat.
　He refrained from doing so in front of the Emperor, but right now, here and now, he had the strength to do so without needing to.

'I never thought I'd see a city (Stadt) class demon in my lifetime.

A city?

　Claude was dumbfounded, Val lightly cringed, and even Meena twitched her eyebrows.

'So it was the right thing for Giselhair to be sent. As always, I fear for His Majesty: ......

I agree.

　Val nodded at Claude's admiration.

'Your Majesty can't abdicate at this rate yet. At least not until things seem to have settled down.'

　Giselhair agreed.

'Yes. His Highness Adrienne is not a dark fool, but he is an unknown quantity when it comes to dealing with fire emergencies.'

By the way, with the city (Stadt) class, you couldn't just kill the enemy and be done with it, could you?

　He shook his head at Claude's question.

''Ah. I had no choice but to destroy the entire citadel. I hope they don't make it difficult for the Holy Land later.''

　Both Claude and Val could understand Giselhair's concern.

'We should count ourselves fortunate that the city (Stadt) class has emerged and that it's only one city that has been damaged, but that's not the kind of sanctuary we're going to find out about.

　Val clicks his tongue and Claude gets a pained look on his face.

'It hurts me just to imagine how much damage was done before we became a city (Stadt). The incompetence of the upper echelons of the Holy Land who were on the back foot makes me want to vomit.''

　Giselhair rolled his eyes at the statement.

'Oh come on, that's pretty radical,'

An incompetent head is nothing but a bad thing.

　Claude says as he spits.
　Giselhair chooses to be silent at the force of his words.

'I suppose that's not the only problem,'

　Val unexpectedly said something like that.

'What do you mean by that?'

　Giselhair asks as he crosses over.

''The power of the Eight Divine Brilliance has not been well known. My master Jurgen's crushing of a country is now even considered exaggerated.

　He and Claude immediately guessed what Val was going to say.

'...... Right. I've learned that there's no exaggeration in the power of the Eight Gods, it's how the rest of the country comes out. If he was aiming for it, then there's a schemer on the demon's side as well.

　Claude clicks his tongue with a look of abhorrence.