258-280-Roundtable Meeting




 Kekoku Enumasan. Central District--a slum.
 It is not yet known that the headquarters of the Bloodline of the Charity is located in its lowest level underground.

 A group of white hooded robes with pointy tops - a congregation of Ixos.
 They all wear these robes in unison and never expose their faces.
 Their belief in the teachings of the Supreme Leader - the Magi Pope - is what matters.
 However, it is limited to the human race.

''Here it is.

 A member of the congregation finds the entrance.
 One by one, a group of a thousand people stepped into the lowest level.
 The goal is to exterminate the beastmen and the poor.



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 The sky is endlessly blue.
 Birds are chirping and butterflies of various colors are flying around in the open grassland.
 A child of the dog tribe who fell down chasing the butterfly was given a hand by a girl of the cat tribe, smiled indifferently, and ran off again.

 Turning to the right, I saw the gate of the grounds that resembled the Land of Beasts.
 Turning to my left, I saw the house of "Hidaka Masamune".
 In the background, I could see a strange castle under construction.
 It looks like a palace lit up with blue lights.
 This is a dungeon.
 It is the property of Masamune Hidaka and is a space between fantasy and illusion.

 A grassy field in the center surrounded by three buildings.
 There was a large round table there.
 The round table was surrounded by many faces, and while eating, a discussion was about to take place that would affect the future of the organization.

'Romero. Has the evacuation been completed?

 Masamune asked the old man sitting just across from him across the table from the food.

'Of course. 'You're as concerned as ever,' Romero chuckled gently.

 The Bloodline of the Compassionate One, "Your Doctor".
 Romero A. Fingerheart. Occupation, medical doctor. Race, Subhuman.
 The three dwarf brothers - a wandering doctor introduced by Tom, Sam and Dean.
 Sub-humans are neither human nor beastmen, and as such are called monsters by humans and traitors by beastmen, a race that is persecuted continuously.
 Starting from Romero's left, Tom, Sam, and Dean were also there, in order.
 They are each a member of the benevolent bloodline.

'They must be strolling around in the empty basement.
'Right. That's a masterpiece.

 Masamune smiles as he takes a sip of wine.

'We could have killed them and made them into loot anyway,' says Tom.
'The robes the Ixos guys wear are a bit expensive, you know. 'I wish I'd had one,' said Sam.
'We're talking about thousands of people, so they must have gotten some good magic. 'Nito,' said Dean.
'It'll be ours eventually. And that castle in the sky is fascinating. We'll use it as a base of operations in the future, well, we have no particular use for it now. Besides, I'd like to gauge the difference in power between us and the Demon Pope a bit more.

 The vein of a benevolent man
 Tom A. Barkin. Occupation, alchemist. Race, dwarf race.
 Sam A. Barkin. Occupation: sorcerer. Race and Dwarfs.
 Dean A. Barkin. Occupation : Appraiser. Tribe: Dwarfs.
 The three are responsible for public relations in the organization.
 They were chosen because of their experience as merchants and toolmakers, as well as their handlers.

"Alicia. I'm sorry for calling you back so suddenly," says Masamune, speaking to his right neighbor.
'No, it's not at all. If you call me, I'll be here whenever you want me to.

 The Magisterial bloodline, the Navigator.
 Alicia A. Halsend. Occupation, fortune teller. Race, fox race.
 The foxes are a rare race of beastmen with a surname.
 Alicia is a fox race that was banished from her village because she is a mutant with nine tails.
 She was also treated badly by humans and has a grudge against the fox race and humans.
 After leaving the village, she was hired as a maid in a noble family, but the lord only looked at Alicia for her body, and when he learned of this, he felt threatened and killed the lord and fled.
 She then reached the slums of Enumasan and was approached by Masamune.
 abilities as a sorcerer. With his experience in the village, he has been entrusted with the task of navigating life by divination.
 He may also give his opinion on the organization's course of action as a consultant.

'How is the incubation going?'
'So far, so good. Julius has fallen in love with the subject.
'That's pretty good,' Masamune snickered.

 The buzz on Masamune's good-humored face increased, and each person's hand proceeded.
 They ate meat, drank sake, dabbled in vegetables, fish, soups, and then drank again.

'Gdufka. What kind of meat is this?'
A pig named Tong Paar! A voice came from right next to Romero.

 At Gdufka's words, those around him laughed, mug in hand and belly laughing.

''Huh. 'So even something like that had a good taste,' said Masamune.
'He wasn't a man of taste, though. After all, he's a pig. Hehehe, is that disrespectful to a pig?

 He is the head chef and head of the armoury.
 Gudhuka A. Trivan. Occupation, Blacksmith. Race: Dwarves.
 The weapons department also produces weapons and armor.

 This was before Masamune founded the bloodline of the Jishi.
 Masamune once enlisted the help of the three dwarf brothers on the Enumasan black market and posted a sign that read, "Calling for people who can eradicate the beastmen of the slums.
 Gudhuka was the one who blended in with the gathered people.
 He had them kill each other in the face of a large sum of money, and it was Gudhuka who survived.
 Later, he accepted Masamune's plans and ideas and joined the bloodline of the Ciha.

'Gudhuka, don't bring up ungracious talk. I have imagined the last face of that one.

 Vacating one from Masamune, Rana, to her left, complained as she tore off her bread and ate it.

 The Bloodline of the Compassionate One, "The One Who Doesn't Belong (Machavelle) Overseer".
 Rana A. Roslick. Occupation, Interpreter. Race, Elf.
 Elves are those with clear, white skin. However, those born with brown skin are derided and discriminated against as dark elves.
 Dark elf is a discriminatory term and not a public name. The term was first coined by the elves themselves. Elf is the official name for them.
 It is customary among elves to sacrifice Dark Elves as bad luck. In other words, they are slain.
 Rana escaped at an early age and fled her village.
 She met Masamune when she was captured by slavers and sold in a shop specializing in slaves in Enumasan.
 It was just as they were celebrating the establishment of the Jishi's bloodline, so they decided to go and raid an unlikely institution.
 And I was rescued. Since then, Rana has had a soft spot in her heart for Masamune.

"Lord Rana is a mirror of mercy. Even for someone like that.

 To Rana's left, an old man with a crooked white beard teases her.

'Sir Elfelise, please don't. I just don't want to remember the dirty human face. At least while we're eating....
'I'm human too,' said Masamune.
'It's not fair.............Amadeus-sama.' Masamune laughed.
'Lord Amadeus,' said Masamune. You mustn't change your tone of voice from one day to the next. Every organization needs to have appearances. It is said that a name represents a body, but the opposite is more than that," said the old man.

 A Patriot's Bloodline, "General Direction".
 Elferise A. Morlot. Occupation, Illusionist. Race, Human.
 The Wise Man of Grayberg--Wizard of the Forest. Brother of the late Albert Morlowe.
 Known to many as the Elfelise of the world.
 Before joining the Bloodline of the Charity, he worked as a corporate consultant.
 After joining, he is in charge of teaching Masamune how to behave as Amadeus - the supreme leader of the organization.

''I'll keep that in mind. Lord Elferise.

 Masamune's voice became a little thicker and lower.
 The voice quality was changed by the magic granted to the robe.
 The creators were the three dwarf brothers.

''By the way, I heard that you were found out, but I wonder if that's only the Demon King of Uruzoura.
Yeah.
I see," he patted his white beard. So you'd better be more careful in the future, wouldn't you? By the way, I haven't asked you yet, but I'm curious as to how that happened.
''Well yes. With that said, let's talk a bit around here then. First, there's someone I'd like to introduce to everyone.

 Seated to Masamune's left was Khalifa.
 Masamune explained little, and the Khalifa seemed restless from earlier, bringing the wine to his mouth and setting his glass down, all the while repeating the process.
 They hadn't even been told why Masamune was uniting such an organization yet.

'This woman here is Khalifa-san of the superhuman race.

 That's where I heard a few small surprises.
 Because the superhuman race is considered to be one of the extinct and ancient species.

''The heart of the legendary Adventurer Party Dragon. When I explain it this way, people might misunderstand it a bit, but it has nothing to do with that organization in existence. You can think of it as such. The Heart of the Dragon was active about 150 years ago. In those days, dungeon conquest and--

 Amadeus explained to everyone about the dragon's heart.
 That there were five adventurers, Zephyr, Cagetra, Adolf, Caliphate, and Xiong.

'The other day, as you know, I made a raid on the Empire and failed. We lost a large number of our compatriots, and there have been many defections from the organization since then.

 The round table was silent.

'Nito, you don't mean the Empire, do you mean Damescales? So you're the reason the Empire fell? ........." and Khalifa.

 A demonic communication. The empire was left empty.

Not exactly. I believe they abandoned the country themselves. I didn't destroy it. I didn't. I turned the tables on them. I had a meeting earlier with Lord Elferise, Tom, Sam and Dean. They have moved their base to the underworld.
The Underworld. You mean Sigma Deus, the one we talked about earlier?
Think of it as a "maybe". I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why. But first. So, Khalifa, did you get a visit from someone or something like that in the meantime?
'Well I don't have anyone to visit, but I think Oliver's object will work. I'm sure it's going to take some time yet.
Well he didn't go to see him.
Him? .... who are you talking about?

 Masamune drank his wine there and deliberately paused.
 Then he got to the point.

'There was an Adolf in the Empire.