A floating island that Rion had previously given up.

　When Livia came to the dock there, she found herself in front of Ricorne, who was being refurbished by Creare.

'Arle, aren't you going to fix the Weiss?'

'There's no need. Because I've taken the saint-related equipment out of the Weiss and loaded it into the Ricorne. "It's a 'how could this happen?' kind of thing."

'When did you do that?'

"When the Master is in the Republic

That's not when Ricorne was built!

'Yes. Yes, and I had it ready to be used in a pinch.

　Cleare is smiling and doesn't look the least bit offended.

　Livia puts her hand to her forehead.

(But now I can fight for Rion-san too.)

　Weiss - the trump card once owned by the kingdom was an airship loaded with a device that performed widespread mental interference.

　It sank in a battle with the Principality and became unusable - it was supposed to be.

　But now, the device was loaded onto the Ricorne, and if the saintly woman boarded it, it would become the most deadly weapon.

　Whether it would be effective on Arcadia was not clear, but it was better than nothing.

　Creare looks from Libya to the back of the passage.

''Oh, you're here.''

　Livia also looked out of Claire's gaze and saw Noel there, waving at her.

''Oh~''

　Behind Noel, who waves cheerfully, the robots are carrying a young tree of the Holy Tree behind him.

　Livia looks at them and asks Claire for an explanation.

''What are we going to do with the young tree of the Holy Tree?''

"She inhales magic. The magic is then used as a source of energy for Ricorne. This will make Rikornu even stronger.

　Noel approached Livia and then looked at the young tree.

'He'll do his best. After all, our future depends on it.

　Cleare approaches the young tree and mutters something scary.

'You're a harmful plant on the newcomer's side because you breathe in magnesium and purify the air, right?　If you lose, you'll be burned. If you don't like it, you'll have to work with us.'

　Seeing Cleare's situation, Livia laughs bitterly.

''Ahle-chan, that's a threat.

It's okay. It's okay to scare the shit out of this guy. Now, you can load up Libby's power, Noel and the Holy Tree. The only problem is, I need one more move - I need the power of a saint.

　Noel seemed to think of Marie.

'Marich?　But Marich, as I recall--the temple hates you, doesn't it?

　As a diabolical person who cheated on the saints, Marie is hated by the temple.

　Because of this, she was recognized as a saintly item, but she became a false saint.

　Originally, she would have been recognized as a saint, but her response after the battle with the Duchy has been so bad that the story is also flowing.

　In other words, Marie is unable to wield her power as a saint.

''In order for Ricorne to bring out her maximum performance, she will inevitably need the power of a saint.

　Creare said, and Livia nodded slowly.

'Then I'll ask the Temple for help.

Do you want to help me?

　Noel gives me a difficult look.

'That one, right?　We don't get along because Rion covered for Maric after the war with the Principality, right?　Can you help me?

　But Libby doesn't back down.

'I'll let you borrow it.' --I've been relying on you a lot, Leon. It wouldn't hurt to help out a little. No, we'll let you help.

　Livia's eyes were powerful and she was going to make him cooperate at all costs.

'I'm sure they don't think so, though. 'I don't think this is a race for survival in the first place. Also, there's a bad story. Some of the forces on the Temple side are getting closer to the Empire.''

　Livia's eyes widen.

'Why would you do that?'

"Revenge for being made a liar by the royal family?　Well, we're not aware that we're strangling ourselves. Besides, the nobles in the kingdom are also making suspicious moves.''

　Immediately Livia walks off to the temple.

'Hey!　I mean, you're on your own.

''If we don't do our best here, we won't be able to help Rion-san. Besides, Angel will definitely take care of the royal palace and the nobles. So I have to do my best where I can.

　Noel squeezes Livia's hand.

'All right. I'll go with you. I'm still a priestess of the Holy Tree. I can be of some help--

　Then, Clairé raises her blue eyes a little.

''Oh, it looks like Marie-chan did it.''

　Livia let out a clapped-out voice at Claire's report.

'Huh?'

◇

　Temple.

　It is a religious institution that once revered a healer known as a saint.

　She was the sixth woman involved in the founding of the Kingdom of Horfath.

　She is an excellent user of healing magic, and her skills are said to be a power blessed by the gods.

　She comes alone to the temple where she is worshipped as a messenger of the gods.

　The knights who serve the temple - the temple knights - draw their swords.

'How dare you appear before us, witch!
I'll chop off your head!
Report to the High Priest!

　At the back of the hectic temple was a statue of a saint.

　The saint's items - a staff, a necklace, and a bracelet - were on it.

　No one could handle them now, and they were carefully stored there.

　Marie held up her right hand in front of the knights, who had drawn their swords.

'If you have recognized me once--just now, lend me your strength.

　Then the statue of the saint cracked.

　Her left arm is shattered, her neck falters, and her right hand is shattered.

　A bracelet, a necklace, is attached to Marie's neck and left arm.

　Then, the saint's staff spun around and came towards Marie - and then dove straight into her raised right hand, which Marie clutched.

　The temple knights who saw the scene and the High Priestess who rushed in after hearing the report gasped.

　The saint's item recognized Marie as the Lord.

''--Thank you. Just once. If you don't help my brother, I'll regret it again.

　Praying to the saint's item, Marie tries to leave the temple.

　Then the High Priestess reaches out to Marie.

'Well, wait!　No, please wait!　It's unusual for a saintly relic to have such a strong response!　If you're not a real saint, aren't you?

　Marie turned around, as if to say, "What's the matter now?

　It reminds me of what Leon had said before.

　Even if you say it's a fake yourself, the saintly item acknowledged Marie, so "you're the saint".

'It's not obvious. For that matter, I'm busy, so I'm going to go now.

Please wait!

　The High Priestess squirms, but Marie shakes it off.

'Yuck!　I don't have time to get involved in things like you guys.

What a bunch of crap!　You are a saint. I'd like to hear you say--

　Marie slammed the stone thrust of the staff in her hand to the floor.

'I don't have time for you guys to complain about goofing around and not cooperating at this critical time!

　A moment later, a burst of pale blue and purple electricity scattered four times around the bee and disappeared.

　The high priests and temple knights stopped moving.

''I have things to do!　Get out of my way!

　The temple officials simply looked away from Marie, who seemed to have escaped with most of the saint's items.

◇

　At the royal palace, Angier was meeting with someone.

''The headmaster--no, I'd like to ask the duke to cooperate.

　The figure, looking out the window, stood tall with his hands clasped behind his back.

　His back was turned to Angier.

　When the duke didn't answer, Angier continued to speak.

''Or do you plan to just leave Rion to die?　Your apprentice is trying to fight for the kingdom, and you're abandoning him?

　The duke looking back - the younger brother of the earlier king, the duke was the man that Rion looked up to as his mentor.

　He looks a little sad.

''--You've put too much on Mr. Leon's shoulders, haven't you?

Then you should have been the king.

　The Age of the Prior King.

　A battle for succession was about to break out between the king's brother, Master, and Roland.

　The Master had a lot of support, but Roland was the rightful successor.

　Roland had been in trouble since that time, and there were many noblemen who carried their master.

　The Master shook his head.

''I couldn't change this country with me. Your Majesty--I tried to entrust Roland with the possibility, though.''

　Angier says.

'I've been thinking about it for some time. You advised Rion in the war against the Duchy, but you didn't say anything in particular about the last civil war.

　The Master turned away from Angier.

'I almost expected as much from Mr. Stallion as I expected from Roland. But having escaped from the throne, I felt I had no right to say anything.

　Master couldn't speak to Rion as he looked at him, who was slowly getting sicker and sicker.

''I couldn't tell Mr. Rion to run away. I'm just a coward. And now I'm only a duke in name only.''

　He devoted himself to tea and other hobbies in order to hand over the throne to Roland.

　So the people moved away and Roland successfully took over the throne.

　That's when Roland said to Vince, "That bastard pushed me and ran away! Angier heard him say.

'The duke will help you. If they hear your voice, there will be many noblemen who will gather.'

　The master nodded silently at Angier's offer.

''We can't keep putting the bill on Mr. Stallion forever, can we? But I can't do it on my own.''

　It's not a situation that can be managed even if I alone cooperate.

　After being told that, Angier nodded a small nod.

''I understand. His Majesty Roland will be asked to step down from the throne. The kingdom needs to be reborn under a strong and undisputed king.''

　The reason why the nobles are not united is not because of the history and distrust that has been in place, to put it simply - it's not.

　That's one of the reasons, but it's because the kingdom has no power.

　The kingdom needed a new king.

　The master puts a hand to his chin.

'I see. You want me to help you with that? That's a big role.'

And then the Duke has one more task for you.

Whatever you can do to help, please tell me.

　Angel looks down apologetically and sadly.

''You need to talk to Rion. Because the one person Rion trusts--the duke.

　The Master shook his head.

'They're just hobby friends. The Mystarion is your master, though. But I'll oblige.

　Angier bows his head deeply.

'Thank you,'

　The Master said.

''Well, then, it's imperative to take measures against the Holy Kingdom of Rahshel. That place has been fighting with our country for many years. I don't see how we can let this opportunity pass us by.''

　There would be many other kingdoms that would want to attack the kingdoms that were busy fighting against the Empire.

　But of all of them, the Holy Kingdom of Larshel was the most dangerous.

''We'll leave that one to the Fraser family. We'll let them stall for time.''

I see you've embraced the Fraser family.

Leon has covered himself in mud for the sake of Elijah. --He'll do his job well. Besides, the Fraser family has always been the guardians of the border.

　Even though we are falling down, we have been fighting against the Holy Kingdom of Rahshel Holy Kingdom until now.

　If we say so, we are able to be at war with the Sacred Kingdom of Rahshel.

　And it meant that the nobles who were in charge of the borders could not fight against the Empire.

''Even if we were to unite the kingdoms into one, there would still be a huge gap in strength between us and the Empire.

　Angier understands that.

'Still, we need to get it together.

　Seeing Angier's powerful eyes, the master closed his eyes.

''--I'll do my little bit too.

◇

　Inside the royal palace.

　Angier's next stop was Milene's place.

　Milene was in her office doing paperwork.

''My Queen,''

　With Angier's arrival, Milene seemed to have figured out a lot of things.

''--I've been contacted by the Empire. They said that if we hand over Mr. Leon, we will avoid the war.

　Ange is bitterly disappointed with the empire that is attacking him in that way.

　In contrast, the kingdom is goofy - it's not coherent.

''Do you intend to hand them over?

No way. There's no way we can beat Leon-kun now. But there are many nobles who think they can at least harass you. They want to avoid war with the Empire at all costs.

　The nobles who don't know what's going on don't realize that this is a trap for the Empire.

　They think they can survive if they avoid war with the Empire.

　Or, they are thinking of abandoning their weakened kingdom and siding with the Empire.

''--My Queen, there is a story behind this Imperial affair. The Empire intends to destroy us.

　When Angier slowly told her what happened, Milene listened to the story in silence.

　Milene, who listened intently and not foolishly, looked up at the ceiling.

'A race for survival, right? It's so outlandish.''

For all that, you were listening to me seriously?

I know you're not the kind of girl who would lie on such occasions. And I'm still royalty. --I know that there was a more advanced civilization in the past than this one.

　It's a world of unrepeatable tools called Lost Items.

　Intellectuals know that in the past there was a civilization that was more advanced than the present.

　They just don't know to what extent it was.

　Milene puts her hand over her mouth.

'About those old humans and the newer ones, there's some lore in my parents' house. In this country, of course.'

　Angier is surprised.

'Do you have one?'

It's called Royalty Secrets. I thought it was a fairy tale. But I don't know all the details like Angers does.

　It used to be that the new people destroyed the old people and ruled the earth - that's what it was all about.

'The problem is that a lot of nobles don't understand when you say it's a race for survival. Some of the nobles will turn to the Empire's side.

　That's the problem for Angier.

　Milene says to Angier.

'Do you need my help?'

It would be very helpful if you could enlist the help of your parents.

What else?

I'll take care of the domestic ones myself.

　Milene senses Angel's strong will to show this much collectively.

　Milène would tell Angier.

'His Majesty is waiting for you in the audience chamber.