Yuri and Maia looked anxiously at the back of Taiki's head as he returned to the Celestial Land and looked at the view of the Royal Capital of the Karruk Kingdom from the control room.

''........Taiki-sama, you've been silent the whole time, haven't you?

'Yeah. I thought you were hungry, but I guess not...

　As Yuri and Maia were having such a conversation, A1, standing diagonally behind Tyki, turned around and looked at Eira.

　Eira looked at A1's face, pulled her chin and walked to Taiki as if she was ready to go.

''........Taiki-sama? You know, the revolutionaries, as I thought....

　Taiki nodded to Eira, who asked him slurring his words, smiling bitterly.

''Yeah. Since yesterday, King Karruk has instructed a large number of knightly orders to start defeating bandit groups in various places. I know it's quintessential to have the royal knights and the duke knights, and later the knights held by the conservative nobles to defend the royal capital, but no matter how you look at it, it's a revolutionary opportunity coming. When it comes to revolution, there will be deaths after all.......I tried to persuade you, but we ended up arguing unintentionally....

　As he said, Taiki's shoulders slumped.

'That wasn't very mature, I'm in trouble. Should I apologize now and get them to cooperate? Or should I lend a little help to the Revolutionary side and aim for a bloodless opening.......?

　As Taiki muttered to himself, Eira looked down at him sadly.

''If Taiki-sama is so minded, how about evacuating the citizens in the event of a clash between the kingdom side and the revolutionaries? Or, as Master Taiki said, we could go bloodless...

　When Eira uttered that, Yuri uttered her voice with a troubled smile.

''Um........I'm sorry to say this, but I don't recommend that you mess with it. I'm afraid to say, in my opinion, but a brawl within the country of another country is basically inviolable. Regardless of how it ends up. If you send troops and put your hand out, it could be seen as an invasion by those around you. If you are going to lend a hand, it would be better to do so after the revolution is over.

Afterwards?

　Taiki looks back at Yuri's line. Then Yuri nods shallowly.

''Yes. A civil war would first definitely reduce our national power. At that time, I think the countries will move with the same idea while keeping each other in check.''

What's in it for my country?

　Tyki replied, to which Yuri smiled.

''That's right. If a country is highly ambitious, it will try to expand its territory when the time is right, and even a country without armed forces will try to sign a trade treaty in its favor at a time when it is in need of supplies.''

　When Yuri said that, Maea raised an eyebrow.

''Well I've had bandits come to Maer's village once. And some bad peddlers.

　When Maea muttered that, Yuri's eyebrows formed a "C" shape and he laughed.

It's true that the same thing may be true. But I think every country is trying to make a profit in order to protect their own people. So maybe it's not just a bad feeling.

　He said this gently, and Maea nodded with a difficult look on her face, but Taiki was silent with an indescribable look on his face.

　No one opened their mouths for a while, and an awkward silence dominated the place. Then, Eira fearfully expressed her opinion.

Then what if it's not a soldier or golem? I mean, for example, a slave who was supposed to run away and evacuate the citizens...

　When Eira advised that modestly, Tyki nodded and laughed, 'I see,' he said.

That's good. I'd be grateful if we could at least evacuate the civilian population. I'll ask for the cooperation of Gray and the others, as well as Richto and the others. We'll also ask the merchants who have started to communicate with our store to help us out. Alright, as soon as we decide to do that, we'll move on.

　Taiki had been darkening, but after a few words from Eira, his original optimistic face returns. Eira and Maea laugh with their eyes at his positive nature, while Yuri observes with amusement.

''We kind of know who's going to stage a coup, you know. We need to be ready to move as soon as those people move their troops. We need to expand our stores and stock up on food. Is it difficult to buy food from other countries? It would be bad if people thought the Celestial State was involved. Maybe we should hunt them down?

　Taiki turned to the screen and placed his finger on the display as he mouthed his thoughts.





　Another group of knights were marching out of the royal capital and into the provinces.

　Gradually, the number of soldiers inside the royal capital dwindled, and the hired mercenaries were no longer seen.

　Even so, there were still many townspeople and peddlers, and those in the professions of blacksmiths and apothecaries were busy running around.

　In the midst of all this, the knights are lining up in the square as if it were some kind of ceremony. However, those in the square were watching the scene without any particular question.

　This is because in the past few days, they have seen a number of knightly orders marching out of the royal capital.

　Furthermore, it was one of the reasons why the banners of the conservative nobles who had a base within this royal capital were flying.

　However, one of the patrolling guards who were there raised a question mark.

''Why are the duke's knights.......there are supposed to be no exercises or anything today.......and all of them are carrying shields.......''

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　But now all the soldiers in front of me are dressed in full armor. They are standing in a human position with swords on their hips and shields in one hand.

　This is strange. It's unnatural.

　While the guards were having this thought, there was a figure that looked like a townsman running at the edge of the field of vision.

　They were unarmed and dressed in common clothes, but for some reason they didn't seem confused and went around visiting houses one after another.

　After that, the townspeople with tense expressions on their faces disappeared one by one from the main street into the back alleys.

　The guards blinked their eyes and raised their eyebrows at the center of the royal capital, where the signs of people were fading away in the blink of an eye.

''No way..........''

　About the time the guards muttered that, the knights who had completed their alignment began their march.

　The destination was the king's castle, in the middle of the royal capital where the lord was located.