A few days have passed since then. Overall, there were 36 wrecked frame gears, 24 lightly injured, 4 seriously injured, and 0 dead as a result of this disaster.
　It was a good thing there were no fatalities, but the results were thought-provoking.
　The capital city of Euron was devastated and numerous towns and villages were wiped off the map. If only we had been able to get a little more control over the situation, we could have done something about it.

And what will happen to Euron in the future?
I don't know. We don't need to interfere anymore. They don't need to know about it.

　Of the Western Alliance members lined up in the conference room, King Mismid seemed uninterested in my question.

But won't this start a war between the nations over the Euron? Even with the people of Euron being hurt by the Frays, if this were to start a war on top of that...
''Hanok wanted to draw a line with Euron from the beginning, so there's no need to worry about that. The Demon King's Xenoas has also maintained its non-interference in other countries, so there's no problem. As for Yisheng, there is an atmosphere of civil war in the near future, and the Kingdom of Horne is a country that does not sanction armed invasion.
Well, that leaves us with Felsen, Nokia, Rhodomeer and the rest of the world...



　Both King Belfast and Emperor Regulus pondered the words that Pope Ramish had said.

'Perhaps those three nations will be quiet for a while. Think about it, such a devastating blow was wrought by a mysterious being. Do you think they would want to rule there? It would send chills down my spine to think of what would happen if it happened in my country.

　Indeed, Emperor Liefries might be right. One could say that it's natural to wonder if the same thing happens again.

''So Euron is now without a ruler?''
''No, that's the thing. The Celestial Emperor had three sons, one of whom was in Shen Hai and thus shared the fate of the Celestial Emperor. The other was in another city, but this one was also attacked by the Frays and died. The last one was lucky enough to survive and is said to be calling himself the new Celestial Emperor.

　The King of Belfast tells King Linier about the current situation in Euron. A new emperor has emerged? Then maybe Euron will be able to get together again.
　Just when I thought that, King Belfast made a face as if he had bitten down on a bitter bug.

'By the way,' This new Heavenly Emperor says that this time the destruction of Yulon is the work of King Brunhild, or in other words, Lord Winter Night.
What?

　How can you do that? I was stunned by the incomprehensible accusations, and my open mouth was not closed.

You say that Fuyu-dono, who summoned Frase with his summoning technique, had Shen Hai and the town attacked. The proof of this is that he built a fortress on the Hannock side of the border as a front line. And some say they saw Fuyoru-dono summoning Freyze to attack the city. They say they saw him massacre and sacrifice Euron's people and use mass summoning techniques on a large scale. I've heard there are witnesses who have fled for their lives.

　What's that? You can't even fake it! It's not some gossip article, where did that rumor come from? Who says they saw me call up Frase?

How do you know so much?
No, they sent me a letter. This time it was Fuyoru-dono's own making, and they are the victims. That they wanted to do this in order to show off their own military power and take control of the Western Alliance.
'It's dangerous to leave such a military force in the hands of Brunhild. It's best to take it away and let the great powers of Belfast, Regulus and Euron manage it, as it was also written.

　After the King of Belfast, Emperor Regulus also opens his mouth. You're on your way over there too!

So what did you say?
'No reply or anything. If that were true, they would be no match for us. How could we resist an opponent who could wipe out the capital of Euron? I shall surrender quietly to Brunhild.
In that case, it's a wise move. I will present this letter to King Brunhild and see if it is true. If there is a mistake, he may be offended by it, but it is the duty of a great power to reveal the truth. Leave all things to me.

　They're both hideous. What a sense of abandonment. Well, I sympathize with the fact that it's ridiculous to deal with them, but....
　But..... Now that it's come to this point, I'm starting to feel like I don't give a d*mn about Euron....
　No, no, the people who live there are innocent of any crime. Just because some of the ruling class Euronians can't do anything about it, doesn't mean they're all the same........

'For now, as far as Euron is concerned, we can just leave it alone, right? With the country in that state, we can't afford to do anything. We don't even have a border with Euron.

　King Linier is right. We don't have as much power and military strength in Euron as we did before. We have no fear of an attack on Hannock, so we will soon return that border fortress to Hannock.
　As for Euron, we'll leave him alone. It's decided. We won't interfere in any way, and our interactions will be limited to a minimum. The Shin-Tien emperor's actions have caused a great deal of loss of confidence in the West. If he had a decent loyal vassal, he would have stopped it, I think. I wonder, the phrase "a frog's child is a frog" comes to mind....
　Either way, the New Heavenly Emperor was assassinated two weeks later. It seems that a battle for supremacy has broken out within Euron. Here and there, there were those who claimed that they were the true Heavenly Emperor.
　It is said that a large number of Euronians fled to other countries to avoid the fires of war and became exiles.
　Incidentally, it is said that I was the one who assassinated the New Heavenly Emperor in Euron. I don't like this country any more.




So what's the matter with you?
There's nothing to it. Just let it happen. It's your loss.
Boo. On a winter's night, you could take out a bunch of Euronians with just a little bit.

　I was sitting in a chair, and Sue twisted in my lap. I don't want to be told that.
　It's been a long time since Sue came to visit, so I was dealing with her, but when I heard about her talk with Euron, she started to get even more angry than me.

I'm sure you've been helping Euron, right? Why should they be condemned for that? They only list things that suit them without doing much research. You are an empty papier-mâché tiger on the inside, and all you do is bark!
'Well, I don't want to add any more nuisance to the mix, so just let it go.
That's not a good idea. We'll get angry when we get angry. If you don't show them you're serious, they'll just keep sniping at you. A relationship of complacency does not produce good results for either party. Some people are foolish enough to wake up only to be punched in the face once.

　That's a hard thing to say. Is that it? Perhaps because his father, the Duke of Ortlinde, is a diplomat.

'What am I supposed to do then?'
''You will beat up these people who claim to be Euron's New Heavenly Emperor with all your might and preach to them. Don't you dare to be shameless! And...

　Yes, diplomacy failed. What's with that bratty solution?
　Well, I'm grateful that you're angry for me. I pat Suu's head, who is still in a huff.

'Thanks. But really, I'm fine.''
'.........Winter Night is too kind. But that's the beauty of it, but..... You're in no position to worry.

　I turned to face me and Sue hugged me tightly. Somewhat pleased, I hugged Sue too.
　When I looked up, the door to the room was slightly open, and Sheska was peeking out from there holding a tea set.

''Well I've brought you some tea, Lolimaster.''
Maid over there, I'd like to have a word with you.

　Wrong. Absolutely not. In this case, it's the familial feelings you have for Sue, not the other way around. At least for now.

It's not something you need to hide now. Sheska is well aware of Master's s*xual proclivities. I'm sure you'll be happy to oblige.
Come and sit down. I'll preach to you.
We'd be happy to train him.
Come on!

　Then I lectured the erotic maid for an hour or so. During the sermon, she blushed and said something like, "Cuss me out more," and I got fed up and stopped her. Don't say things like, "Play impatient..." or whatever the hell that means.
　I left Sheska and left the castle. Today I gave Sue a ring as her fiancé, but I also wanted to show her Babylon, not only that, but I wanted to show her Babylon. It would be a pity to be left out of the fold forever. I kept my mouth shut tightly.
　When we arrived at Babylon after transitioning through the 'Gate', Suu's eyes widened in admiration at the view of the sky from there.

'Wow! Great, great, great, great! Castles in the sky! There really was a castle in the sky!

　It's not like that castle, though. There's no doomsday spell or anything like that. Sue is even more excited to see the 'walled' castle towering over Babylon.

'Oh welcome back, Master.
I'm home, Liora. Where's Noel?
He's taking a nap.

　Here we go again. The tower manager sleeps a lot in his spare time. I think he only wakes up when he's eating.

"Winter's Night, who is this?
It's Liora, the keeper of this 'walled' castle. I don't come down here very often, so you haven't met Sue before.
My name is Preliola. Please call me Liora.

　She plucks the edges of her pinstripe jumper skirt and greets you with a ladylike gesture. This is the kind of thing that makes me feel like the eldest of the Babylon sisters.

'Liora. So, let's talk about the system.
'Yes. Rosetta and I have been talking about this, and I think it could be practical. But I didn't think they'd be able to convert the satellite orb technology into frame gears.

　One of the Babylon defense systems, the Satellite Orb. It is an automatic defense system that uses flying spheres made by Orihalcon to intercept incoming enemies.
　I was thinking of modifying it and installing it in my Frame Gear. In other words, I was going to create a remote-controlled multi-attack system. Of course, the idea came from the anime.
　The flying object would be shaped more like a sword than a sphere, and of course I was going to make it out of fragments of flames (which I'll call "crystal" from now on because of the hassle). If it's that big, I can duplicate it in my workshop.
　The problem is that you need to have a certain amount of magical talent to be able to operate it. The activity time is also limited by the amount of magic power. It's not a weapon for everyone, but its ability to attack from a distance is a big advantage.
　If this weapon was tentatively called "Fragarach", it would have become a fixture before I knew it. Well, that's fine. People in this world don't know the origin of it anyway.
　At the moment, it seems that the control system of the existing aircraft can barely deploy four good things at once.
　Maybe we need a new type of blueprint that's in the "warehouse" after all.... Hmmm.