117-Episode 117: A Slave Claims to Be a Warrior Chief




 I decided to leave the troublesome task of dealing with Victor to Celestia and the others, and asked Borg about the details of the meeting.
 If they are talking about Hellas Artio, they must naturally be thinking about defeating him, and depending on how they move, my job might not be limited to being a consultant.

I'm sure you know what you're going to talk about tomorrow, don't you? I'd like to get some information first.

 I'd like to get some information first." The Borg gave a little thought to my question.

It's a good idea to explain the position and claims of the Kingdom of Theorning. Now, let's talk about the current situation. ----

 According to the Borg, the Kingdom of Theorning's proposal for a move against Hell Artio on the agenda is to form a joint army and oppose Hell Artio with the combined forces of all nations.
 However, it is said that only one of the six nations in the alliance is certain to agree with the Theorining Kingdom's proposal.

 At this stage, two countries have already proposed that Ars should help us, so depending on the movements of the remaining three countries, we will have to invite Ars.

Even though we are in an alliance, we are not a monolith, are we?

That's right, sir. There are many countries that have formed alliances based on calculation, and the Moonvalley Kingdom, which is known to agree with the Theorining Kingdom, is also the country of His Majesty's mother.

I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

...... Of course there are.

 It's very hard to imagine that the Carlitz Kingdom, which had the power to overwhelm others with a single country, would have been able to do so.
 It's really troublesome to make an alliance and play a central role, but not have that much power.
 It seems that I have to assume that there is a lot of trouble beyond Ars, and I have to assume everything.

I need information about the people who will be attending the meeting. It would be better than attending with no information.

 The western side of this continent is far from the Kingdom of Carlitz, and my knowledge of it is limited.
 In addition, there is a possibility that the king may have changed, or the country itself may be something I don't know, like the kingdom of Theorning.

All right, sir. In addition to the dignitaries, one person each is allowed to participate in this meeting as an escort, so I will also give you information about the escort.

 As the Borg left the room to fetch the documents, Ainez came flying to me as if she were taking over.
 I'm sure he's in a good mood, with a big smile on his face.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

It's a country that worships spirits. There are not many countries that worship spirits this much.

 I knew from the reaction of the soldiers when I arrived that they had a particular attitude towards spirits, but it was unusual for Ainez to say this much.

You can stay here alone if you want.

"Of course not. I'm best where Fiel is. Well, you're number two, and Celestia is number three.

You'll be able to find a lot of people who are not very interested in humans.
 You can find a lot of people who are not interested in humans, but I never thought Ainez would say it outright.

You have a very high opinion of Celestia, don't you?

I'm just giving her a fair evaluation. I gave her a fair evaluation. She deserved it, that's all.

 I'm sure you'll be able to understand that.
 I wonder what happened when we first met, when I was not there.
 I'm wondering how this eccentric Ainess got such a high opinion of me.

"Would it be bad for me if I evaluated Celestia?

 Ainess crossed her arms and looked at me.
 Ainez crosses her arms and looks into my face, as if to say, "You have a problem with that?

I don't think so. I'm glad you're getting along so well with humans.

"What, you think I'm a problem? It's the humans who don't respect me as a spirit that are the problem.

 I don't particularly respect her either, I almost spilled out of my mouth, but I didn't mention it.

I've brought you some information, if you don't mind.

 The Borg looked at Ainez, bowed, put the documents on the table, and turned to leave.

"Don't worry about Ainess. Just think of him as air.

"Airing out a genie? ...... It's not easy.

 It's not easy." Ainez smiles back at the shrinking Borg.

It's a good idea. Walth can learn from this. No, you should learn from him.

I have no respect for my people.

"My people"? Well, if that's the way Walth looks at me, then so be it. I'm not going to be treated like that by my people either.

 Ainess, clearly more excited than before, sat on my shoulder and started humming.
 In the event that you're not sure what to do, you can always ask for help.

What are you, ......, that you are so close to a spirit?

 I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like it.
 Now that you mention it, I realize that I haven't formally told him about my position yet.

I'm the warrior chief of the ...... Eurasian Kingdom Army. Nothing more, nothing less.

 The fact that I'm now a warrior chief, rather than a slave, is something I should be happy about, but it's not something I'm comfortable saying.
 I suppose it's because if the title of "warrior chief" becomes widespread, extra work will increase.
 Whether she knew my feelings or not, I saw Seretia, who was supposed to be talking to Victor, turn around and giggle at me.