Oh, thank you so much for coming. Ladies and gentlemen!

　Abraham welcomed Rezad's representatives, Ains and Nemeth.
　The three of them are in Abraham's mansion in Gehenna.

　It's a mansion that Rezad and Nemeth's people ironically call Abraham's Palace.

　Nevertheless, it is on a scale that could be called a palace.
　At least it's huge and more luxurious than the palace in King Rosais' country.


　Yes, Your Excellency Abraham, thank you for inviting me here today. Thank you for inviting me here today.
　Ains bows lightly to Rezad.　
　Representative Nemeth then bailed lightly as well.

　Then the three of them immediately moved on to the meeting.



　As you may have guessed, the topic of this meeting is the country of King Losais. As you may have guessed, the subject of this meeting is the country of King Losais, who is my grandson. Naturally, I will send him reinforcements. What about your country?
　We have received a formal request for reinforcements. Of course we will support you. And Belvedere is our enemy, of course.

　Rezad and Gehenna have a great reason to intervene.
　From Rezad's point of view, there is no reason not to intervene, as this is an opportunity to pinch Belvedere.

　The problem here is the movement of Nemeth.

　He said, "Unfortunately, our country is not that close to the country of King Loseys. "Unfortunately, our country is not that close to the country of King Loseys, and I personally would be happy to send reinforcements, but the citizens are not convinced. I'd like to offer them food, money, and other support.

　In other words, Nemeth also supports King Rosais' country.
　That's what I'm saying.

　'This meeting isn't about this obvious talk, is it?　I can't wait to get down to business.

　Ains said and Abraham cowered his shoulders.
　Abraham opens his mouth as he says, "Good grief.

　This war, that country's funds will surely run out. After all, not long ago they were doing some big projects. Therefore, they will want to borrow money.
　'What's unsettling to us is that you're using your great-grandchildren to get rid of us.

　Ains says, glaring at Abraham.
　'As far as Lesad is concerned, I agree with King Rosais' policy of putting the country in debt, but I don't trust Abraham.

　'Haha, I'll be dead by the time my great-grandson becomes king. Isn't that right?
　You're right.

　The representative of Nemeth laughs bitterly.
　'Abraham has a time limit of a lifetime,' he says.


　''Well, that's fine. Either way, this is a major project that can only be accomplished by the three countries working together. I will trust you.''
　We at Nemis will help you.
　'Thank God!　Hmph, because business doesn't begin without trusting the other party!


　The Cilician people are a people of business.
　Naturally, there are many who farm, but they do so to sell.

　Wheat does not grow well in Cilicia. Olives and grapes are easy to grow in their place.
　They sell their produce to Persis and other countries and buy wheat in return.

　As soon as he smells money-making, he gets on a ship, flaps the wind in his sails, and heads to the site.
　They would load their ships full of goods and travel by sea from island to island and continent to continent.


　Ains, Abraham, and Representative Nemeth are all merchants.
　And they are also pirates.

　If their business doesn't go well, the merchant ships will quickly turn into pirate ships.
　They have sunk several Persis and Pophenian ships that way.

　That's the Cilician.

　It's no coincidence that the Cilicians dominate the Sea of Tethys.
　Their military prowess, their navigational skills, their bargaining skills, their business acumen, their financial power, and above all their cunning.

　They excel more than any of the peoples of the countries facing the Tethys Sea.

　Their many victories over the superpower Persis prove it.

　The Cilician people should not be the only enemy........



　The question, by the way, is who will be in charge? From a political point of view, I'd say two men from each country, but we lost because we split the chain of command into two. I don't want to do something asinine as that.
　I agree with you. ....Actually, I have just the right person.
　Who are you?

　Ains answers Abraham's question.

　'Alexios. I'm Alexios Barca. Well, he gets angry when I call him Barca.'
　"...the son of that Pofenian general, Haldir Barca. He would certainly be the perfect commander. He doesn't belong to any country, and he's very capable. As I recall, it was a war about five years ago...

　There was a conflict between Pofenia and Cilicia.
　The battlefield was an island called Trisichellia, a little south of the Adelunian peninsula.

　Trisichelia Island is a famous breadbasket in the Tethys Sea, and Cilicia also imported a lot of wheat.
　About 30% of the wheat imported by the Cilician people was harvested in Trisichellia.

　The commander at that time was Haldia Barca, and Alexios Barca led a thousand elites under his command.

　Initially, Pophenia had taken advantage of the situation and hunted down Cilicia's forces one by one.
　In the worst case scenario, there was even the possibility of a total retreat from Trisichellia Island.

　That's how troublesome Haldia Barca and Alexios Barca were to deal with.

　But for some reason, there was a sudden disturbance in their military actions.
　They could win if they attacked quickly, but they didn't.
　They don't even have to retreat, but they do.

　They began to behave in such a strange way.

　This allowed Cilicia to reel it back in.

　This is what Abraham and the others found out later, but the Senate of Pofenia was meddling in the battlefield.
　Because of this, they couldn't win the battles they could have won.

　No matter how capable a soldier is, if the politicians who control him are incompetent, they are useless.
　This is a good example.

　But can you trust them?　This is a man who abandoned his country.
　No problem. That man has built a world all by himself and his wife named Melia. He is an excellent warrior who will do us justice as long as we don't interfere in that world. What's important is to make sure he doesn't do what Pofenia did.

　Ains said, and Abraham grinned at him.

　'What? I won't do anything stupid like that. As long as you win, that's all that matters.'
　Abraham opened his mouth wide and smiled broadly.

　...I should also note that this caused his jaw to come off and he had to be aware of his age.