After the secret meeting with Duke Romalung and Princess Farina, me and Tart return to our room.
　Then Dea greets us.
　She makes me a cup of tea, a rare treat. I'm sure she's concerned about Tart, who is slumped behind me.

'Good job, Roug is as usual, but the tart seems to be having a hard time.
Ugh, I'm so tired. I haven't said a word. The air is so tense.
The tart doesn't seem to be very good at that sort of thing. So, did you get an interesting story?

I'm the one Dia looks at.

'Yeah, that's an interesting story. I'm going to talk to you about it.

The assassination team has been given permission to talk about the content.
　If I was going to give them that permission, I wanted Dia to be included with them from the beginning.
　After we finished talking about the assassination of the second prince in a single sentence while drinking tea, Dia put a hand on her chin to collect her thoughts and then opened her mouth.

''Why the second prince? With that story, wouldn't it be better to go after the Countess of Grunfeldt?　Maybe the second prince will come to his senses and it's a lot easier than killing the prince.
'I can think of several reasons. The Second Prince has been a good puppet for Duke Romalung and Princess Farina until now. That's why the Second Prince can read their modus operandi. ........If it's not good, the anger of having your lover killed might be directed at Princess Farina.

The second prince is only a puppet.
　He doesn't have much ability in his own right.
　However, in addition to his position as the second prince, he has achieved a lot of success thanks to the Romalingu Duke and Princess Farina.
　In terms of power alone, he surpasses Duke Romarnung and Princess Farina.
　If he goes out of control and takes a bite out of them, the two of them will be out of control.
You're probably right. The second prince's position plus his track record is such that no other pawn can match him.

There are other princes.
　But even if you switch to that one, it's too weak a piece to hit the second prince.
　This happened because Princess Farina was too good.
　She was excellent, and she probably had a plan to keep the second prince under control, but the temptation of the demon tribe was far beyond her expectations.
　It was because they exceeded that plan that they should be seen as being on maximum alert.

''There must be other reasons. Those two don't think that the only one being tempted is the Second Prince. ........First, we'll get rid of the most harmful second prince and get out of the urgent situation, then we'll monitor Countess Grunfeldt's movements and find the other broken pieces and dispose of them as well. If you kill the Countess of Grunfeldt without knowing which piece is broken, and the other piece goes out of control, the country is finished. Love is a scary thing. It's impossible to reason with. You can't kill Countess Grunfeldt with the current situation. ........If the situation was that if I didn't instantly kill the Countess of Grunfeldt, it would be the end, but that's not the case.

That would be one of Countess Grunfeld's ploys.
　She created a situation in which she wouldn't be easily killed, and even if she was eventually targeted, she would do something about it using forceful techniques by the power of the demon race.
　As a matter of fact, as a demon race, she can always just crush the Alvan Kingdom once she can get this deep into it.

The reason why she doesn't do that is because she enjoys her position as Countess of Grunfeld.
　Rather than destroying the country, she focuses on gaining power and indulging in the pleasures of the country. That's why she won't do anything that would destroy the Kingdom of Alvan.

I know that because I know what goes on behind the scenes, but those two read that from her actions and are playing a game with the Countess of Grunfeldt, confident that they won't ruin the board itself.

'They're amazing people,'
'Well, that bloodline is scary. The Romalung's goal is to evolve humans, and at the end of it, to become truly human. The result of hundreds of years of doing that is the Duke of Lomarng and Princess Farina.
Isn't it funny how we evolved from humans to humans?
'We have different values. From their point of view, today's people are less than human, incomplete and imperfect. Therefore, we must collect and refine our perfection, and in so doing, we will become real human beings. That's the idea.

It is easy to focus on breeding, but the Romarnung also spends a great deal of time honing its talents, and thus educating them.
　He spends the same amount of time educating people as he has for breeding for hundreds of years.

'Wow, that's a bit of a stretch,'
That's not what it looks like. There's a lot of legends out there.

There is a famous anecdote. Once, just to get blood, the duke's war effort alone was used to start a war and destroy a country.
　There was a way to get blood without going that far, but if he left a grudge, it would be a problem between nations and would be detrimental to the kingdom and conflict with the interests of the royal family. That's why they crushed it completely, and followed up with the surrounding countries perfectly afterwards.

In addition, things are done at the same time over there. Especially if the best work of that era is a man, and that's exactly what he does, if he finds a woman he thinks is a good one, he makes her have a baby anyway.
　Then, except for that masterpiece, he serves the main family as an excellent vassal. The Lomarungs who are not chosen as the best work are considered failures, and no one but the top few can speak of the Lomarungs' name, and there are restrictions on their ability to bear children. This is because the purity of the Lomarung is diminished.

The exception is the advance in reserve if the best work is broken.
　The whole clan accepts that. I don't know of any other clan that is that pure.
　It's a good thing the best work of this generation is female. If they were different, they could have been spotted by Tart, Dia and even Maher.
　Even if the Duke of Lomarng had been a little younger, he might have been out. ........If he was going to go after those girls, I would have turned against him.

''I was scared even if I was behind Rougu-sama. That's how different the air he wore was. Also, I was surprised that they knew about Maha.
I'm surprised, but that's as good as it gets. The information that Maha and I are lovers, that's a decoy for me and Maha to use. People are relieved when they find secrets that we are hiding. We don't want to step in and find out more truths from there.

The fact that me and Maha are lovers is dummy information.
　It's hidden to the extent that a top-notch intelligence agency could find it if they were serious about it.
　The greater the effort to find it, the more believable it becomes. If they've gone to such lengths to conceal this information, they'll believe it's real.
　Plus, the relationship between me and Maha can be seen as such, and Orna's dealings with Touahade are information that should be hidden. It's a weakness of mine that only satisfies the other side.
　That's why it's a stopper to keep Irg Balor and I from being connected to the same person.

As usual, you've been very thorough. You're as prepared as ever, but you're not very interested in being taken in by a jerk. The fact that they're hiding the most important information from us doesn't change the fact that they're not going to be able to get to Orna or Maha. Don't they have any weaknesses that they can exploit?
Yes. In our meeting earlier, I discovered the secrets of Princess Farina and Duke Romalung.
Wow, how could you do that?

The other side wouldn't even notice that they had been noticed.
　It was only because of this magic eye, the Touahade's secret treasure, that I noticed it.
　I'll tell you the secret.

'Princess Farina's father is the Duke of Romalung.
Well, my dear Lugues, the secret that the shadow warrior is the Duke and Duchess of Romalung isn't really a threat, as every member of the royal family knows.
'Nevan is a daughter too, but Princess Farina is also the daughter of the Duke of Romalung. Those two are twins.
'What, yeah!

Tart makes a startled sound.

'These eyes can see magic power. Each magic power has its own color. If they're parents, they're similar to some extent, and if they're twins, they're almost identical. Princess Farina is supposed to be the niece of Duke Romalung, but they are too similar. It's almost identical to Nevan........ostensibly, the Duke of Lomarng's brother fits in with Farina's mother's son-in-law. But make no mistake, Princess Farina's father is the Duke of Lomarng himself.

I don't know why in the world he did such a roundabout way, but there is no doubt about it.
　An affair with the royal family, and not only did they have s*x, but they even gave birth to a child, would be a huge scandal.

........Duke Romalung gave birth to twins to the princess, leaving the cherry-haired Farina, a sign of royalty, in the royal family, and took in Nevin, who had no sign of royalty, as his own son.

He should be able to shoulder Farina. She is her own daughter.
　That's not the reason for parental love. Princess Farina herself is a Romalung. It's useful in reaching the true heart of the house.
　I thought the next generation's masterpiece would be Nevan, but the fact is that Princess Farina is the one, and Duke Romalung might be planning to switch the stage of true human-making from the dukes to the royal family.

However, it's weak in the current situation, where there is no evidence of a parent-child relationship only through my senses.
　Just as the other side looked into the relationship between me and Maha, I'll let them look into it and get some evidence.

You can't have an affair with royalty in the right spirit. Isn't it bad enough that rogues are being targeted for this?　I mean, why don't you stick with a brave guy anyway? If it's technology, the rogue is better, but what they want is inborn strength as a creature.

Well, Dear doesn't know that Epona is still a woman.
　But even if she was a man, Duke Roemarng would not have chosen Epona.

''No, what the Romalung is aiming for is a true human being. Brave men and demons are monsters, and they don't recognize them as humans. They're aiming for the ultimate in humanity. If you step outside of that, you will fall into a monster.

If you just want to seek power, you can take in the factors of demons, demons, and other powerful creatures in that area.
　........Although there have been very few successes, some houses have done so in search of power.

But the Romalungs do not choose to do so.
　They love human beings. Because they love them, they believe in their potential, and they put it out there. They don't want any mixture, they want to be human and reach the ultimate.

Yeah. Well, let's make them brave.
'Dear sir, that's great. Then we won't be targeted anymore!
I wouldn't have a problem with it if it were that easy.

Even a goddess is an irregularity that can only produce one person in the world. It's not something one can do anything about.

Anyway, my business in King's Landing is done. I'll go back to Touahadé.
Um, are you sure you want to assassinate the Second Prince?
'It's not impossible to do it now, but it's risky. In the case of a royal killer, even if there is no evidence, he is guilty of death when he is suspected. You have two months to do it. We should take all possible precautions. We'll wait for Princess Farina to give us the second prince's schedule.

But you don't have to look at that schedule to know when to almost kill it, though.
　Just the right event for you.

It's nice to finally go home.
'I'm glad. I've been wondering how the vegetable garden was going.
Aside from the tart, didn't Dear like living here?
'It's comfortable, but I still don't have a workshop, so my research isn't going to get done.

.........Workshop, it's a room in the Touahade's mansion that Dia has thoroughly remodeled into a magical environment.
　I don't understand why such a thing is necessary with the magic development that is done by rewriting the formula, but I can't complain about it, since it's actually producing results with it.
　Next time, let's see what they're doing in there.

''Well, you'll be busy when I get back. The last time we fought the demon tribe was just barely enough. That's why I have to be strong. There are two things I have to do. The first is that we finally received the evaluation paper. With this, I'll look at the two of you skills, and depending on your skills, I'll review your fighting style.
Oh, so you've finally got it.
That's one thing I've always wanted to see.

I had asked the Holy Knight authority to order it for you, but it seems there was some trouble over there, so it has finally arrived.
　Depending on the skills of the two of us, there are more things we can do.

''The other is to turn our [Egg of Possibility] into a skill. This guy is a mirror that reflects our hearts. It will definitely be a skill we need.

It reads the person's life, their craving, and so on, and turns it into a suitable skill.
　In some cases, it can be an S-ranked skill.
　That's why I chose it.
　I want to get a new skill before I fight the demon race next.

''Roog, but how do those eggs hatch?''
I don't know, sir.
'Actually, I don't know either. I'm looking into it, but I'm going to have to wing it and do some stuff.

Let's talk to Epona.
　It's a skill she has. She might know something about it.
　Let's pay our respects before we leave the capital.
　And I must ask her to help me with Neusch.
　That thirst for power, plus the snake demon tribe's meena, has taken a liking to him.
　I can't help but wonder about him.