The Horned Horde is on the verge of civil war?
'Yes. It seems that the royal grandson and the royal brother faction were at odds with each other over the throne.

　When Tsubaki-san reported to me, I couldn't help but shout out.
　The Kingdom of Horne. To the west was the magical kingdom of Felsen, and to the north was once the Heavenly Empire of Euron.



　It was a rich agricultural country in the surface world with fertile land, a climate blessed with many blessings of the spirits, and a king who put in place a good government and focused on developing agricultural products.
　The customs and culture are said to be not unlike those of Yisheng. I wonder if this is what Earth would call an Asian cultural zone.
　It was a year ago that a tragedy happened in the Horne Kingdom. The king of this country died suddenly.
　Normally, the First Prince would have succeeded him and become the new king to lead the Horne Kingdom.
　However, the First Prince died just one week before the King's death at the young age of 21. Apparently, he had died by accident.
　The king had no other male heirs, but the first prince had one son, the king's grandson. In other words, he was the king's grandson.
　A child just over a year old could not be expected to lead the country, so the then Prime Minister tried to lead the country by assuming the position of regent.
　The succession to the throne, however, had to wait. The king's brother refused to allow him to do so.
　The Prime Minister, who was about to take over as regent for his grandson, was the father of the first prince's wife. The king's brother dismissed this as an attempt by the Prime Minister's family to take over the country and declared himself worthy to succeed the king's will.
　In fact, there was a feud between the king and the first prince. The king, a conservative who wanted to preserve the state of the country, and the first prince, an innovator who insisted that new industries should be introduced, clashed with each other on every occasion.
　Both of them must have been thinking of the country, but it is ironic that they died at the same time.
　The king had always told his brother that the first prince had dangerous ideas that could shake the foundations of the country, and he had promised to deprive the first prince of his right to the throne and give the throne to his brother.
　The Prime Minister replied that although the king and the first prince were certainly at odds with each other, they were both concerned about the good of the country and wanted to understand each other.
　He countered that he had been asked by both the king and the first prince to mediate between them.
　It seems that the two sides have been arguing in parallel, and finally the edge of war is about to be opened.

''They call it the royal grandson faction and the royal brother faction, but to be precise, it's the conflict between the vizier and the royal brother.
'Yes. The rivalry between the king's brother, Ganossa da Horn, and his vizier, Schwein Adante. For Prime Minister Schwein, his grandson, Quo da Horn, is also his daughter's son and grandson.

　Tsubaki-san replied to Kosaka-san, our Prime Minister, who stood beside me.
　It's getting pretty complicated," he said. The issue of succession to the throne could happen anywhere, so it's a matter of course it's a matter of course.
　Normally the first prince should succeed to the throne, but if the first prince is a hopeless idiot and the second prince is a brilliant person, it would be difficult for him to succeed to the throne. I think it's better for the people if the first prince is an idiot and the second prince is an excellent one.
　But for the king, both of them are his children. I know the king shouldn't let his emotions get in the way of his decision.
　But a civil war, huh? Even if there is no direct damage to other countries, should we stop this even if it's called interference in their internal affairs?

'In a country you don't have a relationship with, you're in trouble in these situations.... What do other countries do?
''Felsen is keeping quiet for now. It seems that both the Royal Sun Faction and the Royal Brother Faction have a certain amount of contact with each other. But....

　Tsubaki-san opens her mouth a little hesitantly.

'I can see Euron's shadow behind the civil war.
What?

　Euron?　What do you mean?　The Heavenly Empire of Euron is supposed to be almost non-functional as a country due to the great attack of the Frays and their friends and the civil war that followed.
　That area is now just a few small cities that exist independently. I heard that there are still skirmishes between the cities even now.

''To the north of the Horne Kingdom is the land of Euron. It seems that since the Great Raid, there are many Euronians who have flowed into the Horn Kingdom, so it's become a bit of a problem.''
Problem?
The people of the Horn Kingdom will not accept the people of Euron so easily. As a result, the people of Euron have become bandits and thieves, wreaking havoc on the rich land of Horne.

　That would be annoying. But couldn't the Horn Kingdom accept the people of Euron? I hear it's a fairly wealthy country.

''As I recall, Euron was aiming to invade the southern kingdom of Horne as well as the western kingdom of Hannock. Not only that, I also hear that the people of Euron despised the Horns at every turn as a country with a low level of culture. If that had been the case, it would have been difficult for the people of the Horn Kingdom to accept the people of Euron.

　Hmm. I can't understand it if what you say is true. He's made a lot of fools of himself, but when he's in trouble, he turns his back on me and asks me to help him. I can't help but think that he's too much of a worm, can I?

'As you know, there was a unit in Euron that was tasked with assassinations and sabotage. It wouldn't be surprising if the country had fallen apart and they were scattered and flowed to the Horne Kingdom. There are rumors that some of these people are behind the recent turmoil.

　Euron's assassination squad-- "The Crow," I think it's called--was a target for me. I've had them come after me too. They were dangerous guys who wore masks like Kyogeki, and would blow themselves up if they failed to assassinate you.

"The King of the Horn Kingdom and the First Prince never thought that the death of the King and the First Prince would be...
'It could be the king's brother Ganossa, who hired Euron's 'claws' and others, or it could be the Regent Schwein. Or a third party to lead the Horns into civil war...

　Let's see, let's say the Wang Sun Faction hired an assassin........
　The Prime Minister wants his grandson to inherit the throne. In this case, the one who would be in the way is the king who is about to hand over the throne to his brother (if the story about the king's brother is true), and if the vizier's policy is not the innovation group that the first prince says it is, then the first prince would be in the way too. But would he kill his own daughter's husband?
　On the other hand, if you think that the royal brother faction assassinated him... no, if the story about the royal brother is true, there's no need to kill anyone. The throne would normally fall to me.
　If the story about giving up the throne was a lie and the Prime Minister was right and the two of them were trying to make up... well, both the King and the First Prince would be in the way if I were to take the throne.
　If you're the king's brother, do you want to kill all the other royalty except yourself?　If that's the case, then they're after Wang Sun as well?　There are all sorts of inconsistencies and hiccups....mmmmmm....

'It's complicated.'
Yes.
Yeah.

　You can speculate all you want, but there is no definitive deciding factor.
　Well, the Wang Sun School makes more sense, right?　It's not a very good reason to kill them.

Either way, it's better that we don't do anything.
I don't think he's going to stick his nose into it if he doesn't make any contact. I'm sure that with your power, you can forcefully stop the conflict, but you are a bit too intrusive. Or would you rather conquer the Horns by force and make it the first step to world domination?

　You know..... I know you're joking, but sometimes it doesn't sound like a joke.
　There's nothing you can't do if you're honest. But world domination, even if you do, it's going to be hard to rule it, right?　Even this small country is struggling.

'Well, it's more about our country now than any other country. The number of inhabitants is increasing and the town is expanding, but of course the crime will increase in proportion to that. For now, security is maintained by the Knights and Nantaro-dono's cat watchmen, but once the Knights are dispatched, there may be a shortage of personnel.

　I know what you mean, Kosaka-san. You're talking about taking the Knights as frame gear personnel, and the town's security will be stretched thin. I'd like to say that there won't be such a large scale battle, but now that the mutants are gaining strength and the world's wards are weakening, anything could happen.

''Should we form a separate security force from the Order?''
I suppose. It's a good idea to have Yamakata or Baba-dono lead the troops, not under His Majesty's direct control, but under the care of the state. That way, they'll have a certain amount of freedom even in His Majesty's absence.

　Yeah, those two will be fine. And those two don't seem to like riding frame gear very much. I think they're better suited for it.

'The fishing on Dungeon Island is starting to take off. We've had peddlers from Belfast and Regulus coming in from as far away as Belfast and Regulus to buy fresh fish.
Make sure the fishermen don't go too far out to sea. If they go too far off the island, the demons will come out.
I'm very aware of that, sir.

　I've ordered the Kraken I called in to patrol around the island and scare away large demons, but there's no guarantee they won't attack us if we go out of their range.
　After receiving reports from Kosaka-san and Tsubaki-san, the morning's work is complete.
　We'll have lunch together, and then in the afternoon, we'll jump to the underworld. It's a light meeting before the Two Worlds Conference.
　I think we'll start with the Triharan Divine Empire. I'll contact His Majesty the Emperor directly and make an appointment. Just as Linze and Hilda's hands were free and they wanted to go with me, so I decided to take them there.



　We arrived at the Triharan Divine Empire of the Underworld, the Imperial Palace in its imperial capital, in an instant through [Other Space Transfer], and we immediately found the person who had come to greet us and walked up to him.

''It's been a while. It has been a long time. How are you?
Yeah, the Senate has been dismantled and there's a lot to do. You have to be strong to do it.

　She wasn't dressed in stiff male attire like the last time we met, but she wasn't dressed like a woman, either. The one who greeted us in a rough, comfortable jacket and trousers was the First Princess of this country, Ristis Le Triharan.
　When I introduced my fiancées, Linse and Hilda, whom I had brought with me, she shook hands with them with a smile, though she was surprised.

'Your father and brother are waiting for you. They have a lot of things to discuss with you.

　Saying that, Ristis-san takes us inside the castle. Consultation.........?　What is it?




　Waiting in a room in one corner of the castle were Harold La Triharan, the current emperor of the Triharan Divine Empire, Rupheus La Triharan, the crown prince, and Lord Zeroric, the educator of Princess Ristis.
　The emperor and the crown prince were both similarly bespectacled, so-called liberal arts people, while Sir Zeloric was a heroic warrior of the past.
　The Emperor and the Crown Prince had looked somewhat thin when the Senate ruled the Divine Empire, but now they seemed to have regained their healthy glow.

''Oh, you have come well, Lord Winter Night.''

　Emperor Triharan rises from his chair and shakes your hand.

'It's good to see you looking well,'
You've made my life a lot easier. You've made me feel young again.

　I can't help but chuckle a bit at the emperor's words. He was only an emperor in name, and until now he had been repressed by the vermin of the Senate. I don't blame him for playing it up a bit.
　It's the same with the Crown Prince, no more gloom and gloom when he was forced to marry the Senate President's daughter as his fiancée.
　From what I've heard, if a parent is a parent, then so is his daughter, and it seems that the daughter of the Senate President used her position as the daughter of the Senate President to run afoul of the law, and her fiancé was arrested after the Senate was dissolved.
　It seems that her fiancé was arrested after the dissolution of the Senate. I don't know if he was a man or a woman, and I don't know if he was a man or a woman, but his fiancé is almost 40 years old and has a twisted personality.
　As we have talked on the phone before, I mentioned the Two World Congress to His Majesty the Emperor and the Crown Prince and asked if there were any other countries to which I could invite them.

I'm sorry, but our diplomatic relations have been controlled by the Senate. There is no such thing as a friendly country. We have a non-aggression treaty with the Raze-wu Kingdom in the south, but we don't have any more relations with them, and the Gem Kingdom in the east threatens to make us a vassal state. It's a very good idea to have a good relationship with the Primula Kingdom, which Fuyu-dono has brought together, and it's the only one that might be on friendly terms with us at the moment.

　Hmm, Primula was almost invaded, too. Even if the Senate says that it was the Senate's own doing, it doesn't mean that we should get along with each other so easily.

That's why we have to show them the new Toriharan at this conference. Well, apart from that, I have a favor to ask of Fuyu-dono this time, but...
'Well, Princess Ristis said something like that too... what is it?　I'll help you if I can.

　His Majesty glanced at the crown prince with glasses standing beside him and coughed one cough. For some reason, the crown prince also looked uncomfortable. ''What?

''Ah........Did Lord Fuyu recently meet with Queen Margalita of the Strain Kingdom?''
'Yes. Her Majesty the Queen will also attend the Two World Congress. She's also going to call on the neighboring Raze Armed Kingdom and the Holy Kingdom of Arendt. ................So?
Queen Margherita has a princess and a prince. Queen Margherita has both a princess and a prince, and the first princess, Princess Berrietta, who is twenty years old this year, is a beautiful and intelligent princess. And..... Well...

　As I was giving a quizzical glance to His Majesty the Emperor who was stagnating, Linse, who was next to me, opened her mouth.



　With my intentions, His Majesty the Emperor struck his knees and pointed at Linse.

''Yes!　Exactly!　I don't think that's a bad thing for a new friendly relationship between Triharan and Strain!　So I was wondering if I could somehow get this story over there to Fuyu-dono...
Why don't you call her directly? Do you want me to give you Her Majesty's number?
No, our country was at the mercy of the Senate just recently. To be honest, I'm afraid that the Emperor would refuse to give his daughter to such a miserable ruler.

　Well, that might be the case, I guess........ I can't say it when I see His Majesty the Emperor slumping his shoulders in front of me and pissing away.

''What does the Crown Prince think about this?
Basically, I agree with your father's idea. However, I am somewhat uncomfortable with the idea of marrying someone without knowing what kind of person he or she is.... I'm afraid that it would be a problem for him/her too. Forcing a man to marry someone he dislikes will only make him unhappy...

　His Royal Highness the Crown Prince replies with another crisp reply while fixing his glasses. Isn't it too negative to say that he doesn't like me when I haven't even met him yet?

'Your brother thinks too badly of things. Maybe if you get married, you'll be able to get along with each other better.

　The crown prince's highness makes a bitter expression at his sister's manly words. Well, he lived his life as a man until just a few days ago, and I guess it's not surprising that Princess Ristis, who was acting with the army and other things rather than her brother, is more brave.
　The form of the marriage can be called a political marriage, but I feel that it doesn't matter much if you like each other. It's the same in my case.

You can't get a fiancée from the other side?

　I am flabbergasted by Hilda's words directed at the Emperor. Well, if you had a fiancé on the other side, I don't think you should interrupt that.
　I remember that Hilda was also shocked to find out that I had a fiancée.

'That's what I'm talking about. I've checked up on her and found that Princess Berlietta doesn't have a fiancée, nor does she have a candidate. I don't know if she's in love with anyone or not.

　You're not there. Then ... wait?
　It's a bit tricky for a twenty-year-old princess of one country not to have a single potential fiancée. Well, it could be that the princess herself is just poking around.

At any rate, we'll have to wait and see what Queen Margarita of the Strain Kingdom has to say first.
This may be a problem, but I hope it's a good one. The future of our country is at stake.

　As I look at His Majesty the Emperor, who has bowed his head to me, I think to myself, "This isn't a gala, though.
　But in the sense that it's not a bad way for countries to get along with each other, I guess. However, it would be good if it worked, but it would be awkward if it failed.
　Why don't we hold a blind date party for all the eligible men and women of royalty and nobility at the same time during the upcoming Two World Congress?
　It doesn't have to be a blind date, but it could be a party where you get to know each other a bit.
　It's just a normal way to provide a place for people to meet, and then they'll do the rest on their own. Yeah, I'll think about it. Fortunately, we have a dating pro who is very good at that kind of thing. I mean, he's a god!
　For now, I took out my phone from my pocket to make an appointment with Her Majesty the Queen of the Strain Kingdom.