Don!

　Hercule hits the wall hard.
　Scheherazade's body trembles.

　"Oh, um, ......, Your Majesty.
　"Scheherazade......

　Hercule lifts Scheherazade's chin lightly with his right hand.
　Scheherazade closed her eyes and ...... their lips came together.

　Then Hercule slowly pulls Scheherazade into his arms.
　Scheherazade's large mounds pressed against Hercule's body, ...... and Hercule salivated.

　She put her lips close to the long, shapely ears peeking out from her long, beautiful blonde hair.
　And ......

　"Scheherazade......

　He whispers.
　Then Scheherazade leaned into Hercule as if she were weakening.

　"Oh, ...... Your Majesty, no, no. I'm, uh, the Princess of Foulds.
　"Yes, you are. Yes, I am. ...... But I'm Messianic.
　"Well, yes, but ...... oh, no.

　Scheherazade said, pulling Hercule away.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　I'm sorry ......
　"No, it's fine. I rather like you.

　Hercule said and stroked Scheherazade's hair. 　
　Scheherazade's ears flushed red.










　"Long time no see, Emperor of Lemuria.
　"Long time no see, ......, though it's been a month. King Farus.

　Hercule and Sasan VIII exchanged greetings.
　They were at the middle of the Hurath River, which was always used for diplomatic negotiations between Lemuria and Phars.

　Today, they had come to sign a treaty that would have a profound effect on the future relationship between the two countries.

　It is a marriage between the pure-blooded High Elves of Lemuria and Fahls.

　Both the Empire of Lemuria and the Kingdom of Fahls are nations that hold the supremacy of the High Elves.
　Just as there are seventy-six holy families in the Lemurian Empire, there are thirty-seven aristocratic families in the Kingdom of Foulds.
　The fact that the Lemurian Empire has a larger number does not mean that it has a larger population of pure-blooded High Elves.
　Both empires have about the same population of pureblooded High Elves.

　Now, both countries have a policy of intermarriage between purebloods in order to maintain the purity of their blood. ......
　Actually, there are two problems.

　One is that the ages of the people do not always match.
　Elves are a long-lived race, and they have very few children.

　Therefore, there can be an age difference of about 50 years.

　However, this is not very good.
　If possible, we should marry people who are close to ...... in age.

　Another reason is that the blood becomes thicker.
　For example, Hercule and Karolina are actually quite close in blood.

　It's not dangerously close, but it's still very close.

　It is known to some extent as a rule of thumb in both countries that children with disabilities are more likely to be born when closely related people marry.
　Even so, the birth rate is low.
　In addition to this, if the rate of children with disabilities increases, it could shake the ...... national system.

　The nobles of both countries were vaguely worried.

　Therefore, Hercule and Sasan VIII planned an international marriage.
　In other words, they planned to marry a woman from the Lemurian Empire to the Kingdom of Phars and a woman from the Kingdom of Phars to the Lemurian Empire.

　The idea was to exchange and dilute the blood between the two countries.

　Needless to say, this is a very dangerous policy for both countries.

　After all, the two countries are still virtual enemies.
　If war were to break out, the married woman would be caught between her husband and her parents.

　There was also the issue of religion.

　As we know, the Lemurian Empire is a messianic nation, and the Kingdom of Fars is a holy fire nation.
　Even though both countries do not allow interfaith marriages ......, it is an issue that must be handled with care.

　Therefore, Hercule and Sasan VIII sent diplomats to each other, and sometimes they met face to face to discuss the matter.
　As a result, the Lemurian-Faerus Friendship and Marriage Treaty was finally concluded.

　The contents of the treaty were simply as follows.


　Both countries will marry the same number of girls.
　Even if war broke out between the two countries, the marriage relationship, once established, would not be denied.
　Both countries respect each other's religion.
　Children born in both countries follow their national religion.
　Women who marry swear allegiance to their country.
　A woman who marries must swear allegiance to her country. But she must return home.
　In the event of the death of her husband, she may choose to return home or remain.


　If the husband dies, the woman can choose whether to return home or remain.
　There are other detailed rules and regulations, but I will not go into them here.


　It is also important to note that ......
　This marriage is supposed to be done secretly in both countries.

　This is because the Lemurian Empire is allied with the Kuro Thrust.
　The reason is that the Lemurian Empire is allied with the Kuro Thrust, and it would not be convenient for them to exchange blood with the Phallus ......　
　The reason for this is that it is not very convenient to exchange blood with the Phallus, even though we are both allied against the Phallus.




　Let's get this thing signed.
　"Yes, I would say so, but things have changed a bit.

　King Foulds grinned.


　Hercule frowns.

　The air froze.
　The diplomats on Lemuria's side looked angry, while the diplomats on Farus's side looked panicked.

　"Hmm, don't look so scared. Emperor Lemuria.
　"I'm not sure how tolerant I am, but I'd feel bad if you were to rescind it. I hope you have a reasonable excuse?

　When Hercule said this, Sasan VIII laughed out loud.

　The diplomats on the Lemurian side looked displeased as Hercule became visibly angry. 　
　On the other hand, the diplomats on the Farse side looked pale, as if they were in a hurry.

　"His Majesty the King ......, you know, there's a way to say that .......
　"Well, well, Befnum. Calm down.

　As if he couldn't stand to watch, his aide, Befnum, tried to remonstrate with Sasan VIII.
　But Sasan VIII stopped him.

　"Rest assured, Emperor of Lemuria. If anything, I believe this proposal will be of great benefit to your country .......
　"Well, ...... you've put yourself on the line here. That's a reasonable benefit, isn't it?
　"Hmmm, of course. I'm sure you'll be pleased.

　Sasan VIII grinned.

　"I will give you my daughter, Scheherazade.

　Hercule raised his eyebrows for a moment, a questioning look on his face.
　The diplomats on Lemuria's side were also puzzled.
　On the other hand, the diplomats on the Fals side were relieved that Sasan VIII had finally broached the subject and dispelled the bad atmosphere.

　You forget, don't you?　My country has entered into a marriage relationship with Kurotsuki. If there is a marriage between our country and yours, Kurotsuki will be angry.

　Hercule was trying to make Scheherazade fall in love with him and control him. ......
　In fact, he had no intention of marrying her at all.
　Because of her relationship with Kurotsuki.

　You can rest assured of that.

　Sasan VIII smiles.

　After all, my country and Kurotsuki have entered into a marriage and a truce agreement.

　At this, even Hercule's eyes widened.
　The diplomats on Lemuria's side were also shocked.

　The Kingdom of Foulds and Kurotsuki were on bad terms, and it was impossible for the two countries to make peace.
　At the same time, it meant that the Lemurian Empire had been betrayed by Kurotsuki.

　Let me explain how this happened. You know the land of Sirna, don't you?
　The Land of Silk, you mean. That much I do know.

　Silna.
　It's not very common, but it's an empire in the Far East that the Lemurian Empire calls the Land of Silk.

　You know of course that his country and the Kuro Plague started the war?
　Of course.

　Linasha had told Hercule about it.
　According to Linasha, they have a slight advantage.

　Hercule had increased the volume of trade between the two countries in order to support the Kuro Thrust.

　"So we are slightly outnumbered?
　I'm not so sure about that.
　Oh, I see there is a discrepancy between your sister's information and mine.

　Sasan VIII said with a smile.
　But his eyes were not smiling.
　He was calmly trying to determine how well Hercule knew the situation in the East.

　That's not what I meant. After all, our country and its battlefield are at the very eastern and western ends of the continent. A great deal of time is needed to transmit information. The situation of the war is changing every moment. ...... Therefore, whether the information we have and your information are the same or not, we cannot judge whether our information is different or not unless we know when the information was obtained in the first place.

　The information known to Hercule and the information known to Sasan VIII.
　I can't tell which is newer.
　It is possible that the change in the war situation from superior to inferior has caused a discrepancy in the information.
　The reverse may also be true.

　Most ...... of all, I will never fully trust my sister's information, nor yours.　
　"Well, why is that?
　Because I would mix lies with it.

　Linusha is indeed Hercule's sister, and she is working for the benefit of the Lemurian Empire.
　But at the same time, she is the Empress of Kurotsuki.
　Naturally, she'll be working for Kurotsuki.

　(Well, it's probably a back-and-forth battle, and I'd say the situation is stalemated.

　If they were winning even a little, they would exaggerate and report it as a "great victory" in order to advertise their military power.
　On the other hand, if they were losing even a little, they would report it as a "great defeat" in order to extract aid.

　If the war situation is 50-50, ......
　If the war situation is 50-50, it is easy to predict that they will say that they have the upper hand, considering the national style of Kurotsuki.

　In Hercule's mind, he would stick out his tongue and say, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

　Sasan VIII's statement that he was "outnumbered" also confirms this.
　This is because Sasan VIII moves in the opposite direction of Kurotsuki.

　In other words, the war is in a stalemate, going back and forth, and both sides are in the process of rewriting the game.

　"So what does this war have to do with my marriage to Scheherazade?


　Calm down, calm down. I'm not finished with you yet.

　Sasan VIII appeases Hercule.
　Sasan VIII tries to calm Hercule down, but it's counterproductive and gets on Hercule's nerves. But Sasan VIII knows what he's doing.

　"Actually, Sirna has asked for an alliance with us. In fact, Sirna has asked for our alliance.

　Hercule's eyes widened.