The agent who wasn't wearing any inhibitory protection 《Talisman》 or any other type of protection at all easily fell into 【Hypnosis】's magic.
　When you think about it, if you think about it, if he was wearing such things, he would even play his own transformation magic. I guess magic has its own advantages and disadvantages too.
　To summarize what I got out of the hypnotic agent, it was roughly like this.



　It seems that Lord Minamisen-dono was put to sleep before the meeting started and shoved into a closet in that room.
　In other words, from the first time we met, Lord Minamiizumi was a fake.
　When the meeting came to a break, he personally asked the Prime Minister to exchange rooms with him. He wanted us to believe that he was targeting the Prime Minister.
　He entered the room and dragged Lord Nanquan sleeping in the closet and poisoned him.
　He escaped through the window and ascended to the roof with a rope with a clawed claw. The piece of wood that fell under the window was the one that fell at this time.
　I went into the room of Toukai-sou's room and strangled him with the scarf which I stole while disguising myself as Toukai-sou.
　By the way, the magic that the agent was using is non-attribute magic 【Mimicry】. Simply put, it's a mimicry magic.
　The great thing about this magic is that it can also change the body. Since it doesn't show an illusion like me, it won't be noticed even if it's touched. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.
　Well, this magic also has a weakness, and of course it cannot become smaller than its own volume. In other words, it cannot mimic children.
　Moreover, to mimic, you have to touch the opponent. The opponent must not be dead.
　He cannot transform for a long time, six hours at the most. There were many restrictions: once you unlocked the transformation, you had to touch it again in order to transform into the same person.
　Still, it's a fearsome magic, perfect for infiltration missions and the like.
　Using this magic, the agent turned into the Duke of the East Sea and deliberately encouraged the Prime Minister's side and the King's brother's side to fight each other. After shutting himself up in the room, he left the dead body of Duke of the East Sea that he strangled earlier and escaped through the window.
　And I seized him when he was standing there as a soldier of the guard with a bare face. The soldier who became the origin of this mimicry was found from the closet in the royal palace in a fainting state.
　What's more surprising is that this guy has a storage card.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on. You can't stop the time of the things you've stored, but it's mainly used to carry around golems and the like.
　This guy used it to carry the body of a strangled East Coast Duke. As for why this guy had an underworld card, apparently there was a drifter from the underworld in Euron as well. That drifter was captured and killed by 'Claw' and all the magic tools he had were taken away. So one of them was this card.
　I'm sure the killer of the two murders was this agent. The case was solved and the happy ending was not.

''That agent has been infiltrating the Horn Kingdom for more than a year and has been throwing the country into chaos. The conflict between the two of you was also a setup.
Oh my...!
Nonsense...!

　Both Prime Minister Schwein and his brother Ganossa were in a state of despair. It's not just because of the exhaustion of the exhaustion, but also because of the fact that they stayed up all night.
　You can find a number of different types of products in the marketplace.
　If he kills the king on that basis, the dispute between the first prince and his brother would start and civil war would break out.
　However, the first prince dies in an accident. The agents did not expect this to happen. The plan was to rethink the plan, but Schwein, the vizier, wanted to put his grandson on the throne and the king was assassinated.
　The first prince faction vs. the royal brother faction just switched to the royal grandson faction vs. the royal brother faction.

''So, do you mean to say that I was all caught up in the enemy's trickery...''

　His wide-open eyes drop to his feet in his chair, and his royal brother Ganossa trembles a little. The vizier Schwein, looking at it with a sidelong glance, opens his mouth.

''What the hell is their purpose........''
'If, hypothetically, that is. If we were in a civil war, wouldn't we have something we were both thinking of using?
"!

　The two of them stared at me in surprise again and stared at me, then ran their gazes at each other.

''Tekkihei [Tekkihei].''

　A gibberish reaction escapes them both.
　Iron Machine Soldier. It was a pseudo-frame gear developed by Dr. Borman of Rhodomea, using the Frame Gear parts as a reference.......or rather, it was a pseudo-frame gear developed using the financial resources of the "Golden Society 《Golden Society》".
　Unlike the 'Dverg' developed by the dwarves for civil engineering work, the Iron Armor was a completely combat weapon.

''They're being sold, aren't they?　Ironmasters. To wipe out all opposition to each other, from a dark merchant of who knows where. We may not have purchased it yet.
"...........

　They go completely silent.
　The 'storage card' as an example. The castaway from the underworld who had it was killed, but various things stored in it fell into the hands of the assassination organization "Claw".
　From the testimony that the agent had in his memory, the drifter was probably an executive of the Factory. The "storage card" contained 3,000 "Soldierat" military golems used by the magical nation of Isengard and others.
　The fact that one man possessed such a large number of golems was unthinkable. This is because there is no way that one man can handle all the golems, even the "Soldat". My guess is that he became a dimensional drifter on the way to deliver it.
　And to make matters worse, the newly formed assassination organization 'Claw' also had the remnants of the 'Golden Society 《Goldias》'.
　The technology of the Golems and their iron machine soldiers. Naturally, the Klau adopted them. And he sold the new iron machine sold in secret to both the Royal Sun Faction and the Royal Brother Faction. It was the deciding factor in settling the civil war.
　Of course, they weren't interested in the money they could get from it.
　It was to exhaust the Kingdom of Horne itself in the civil war and reduce the country's military strength. By having them send in the Iron Machine Guards, they would cause even more damage. The battlefield will be on the outskirts of the royal capital. Naturally, if the warfare goes on for a long time, the country's forces will head in that direction and the borders will become less and less defended. Especially the northern part of the country ruled by the Duke of North Mountain and his royal brother Ganossa the Euron border.
　The new type of Iron Machine Soldiers are Iron Machine Soldiers, not Iron Machine Soldiers. They are ironmongers who have become Golems.
　In the midst of the fires of civil war, an army of iron machine soldiers attacked from Euron.
　At the same time, all of the Hornese ironclad soldiers on the outskirts of the king's capital become unable to control their machines, and they begin their invasion from within, and the Horn Kingdom, almost unable to resist, is on the verge of collapse due to the organization known as 'Claw'....

That's the general scenario, I guess. Well, I have a lot of predictions, but I don't think they're that far off.

　It's rude to say this, but the awareness of magic and science in the Horn Kingdom is developing... or rather, stagnating. They only use the magic and magical tools and techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation and know nothing else. That's where the "Claw" has taken advantage of me.
　Maybe. In the beginning, they may have gone ahead with this plan without any golem technology. They cut down the horns from the inside and placed them under the control of "Clough" little by little. In this way, every ten years, they will send members of the "Claw" into the heart of the Horn and turn it into a land that is effectively controlled by the people of the former Euron.
　I wonder. I wonder if it's something like "erosion". The people of the Horns are being unknowingly replaced by the people of Euron.... This is what my imagination conjured up.

"His Majesty the King........is it certain that your brother was assassinated by them........ ...?

　Ganossa asks me a question, as if to squeeze it out. I could see his fists trembling with anger on his knees.
　King Felsen and Pope Ramish, who were sitting on the sofa in the corner of the room, turn their gazes towards me. I guess it would be better to say it clearly, this is........

''.........He was definitely killed.

　An image flows in front of the royal brother Ganossa and the vizier Schwein.
　The memories that were forcibly taken from that agent with [Hyupnosis] + [Recall] are being recreated with [Mirage].
　In front of the two of them, the image of a servant mixing a small amount of poison into the leaves of the king's tea that he drank every day is floating in front of them. And the figure of an agent mimicking the servant.
　It was another servant who was brewing and carrying the tea, and that person was White. Seeing an opening in the servant managing the tea, he had impersonated himself and laced it with poison.
　There would no longer be any of those leaves left, and there was no conclusive proof.

''We have no choice but to make you believe in this memory. If you think I'm showing you a deception, then that's it, but...''

　Because [Recall] itself isn't a widely known magic, and it could be said that I'm simply showing you an illusion. This in itself is not proof of anything.
　Suddenly, Ganossa stood up with a clatter, and with flames of anger in both eyes, she headed to the room of the agent who was being held captive in the next room. Wait, this isn't good!
　In the next room where I jumped in after Ganossa, an agent who had been paralyzed by [Paralyze] as well as having his hands and feet bound because he could bite off his tongue and die, was being rolled on the carpet.
　A few horn soldiers on guard, and Yae and Sakura were also waiting there.
　The horn soldiers who were watching the operatives were surprised when Ganossa suddenly entered the room, but Ganossa's drawn sword was swung down at the operatives, ignoring them.

''Mmm...!

　The sword is flicked off by the [Prison] ward that I had applied.

''Why do you stop me!''
'Oh, no, I'm not trying to stop you. I just wondered if it would be okay if you executed that guy on your own.

　Ganossa is the king's brother, but he is not the king of this country.
　I just wondered if it was okay to punish the great sinner who assassinated the king on his own as it is. At the very least, he'd need Prime Minister Schwein's approval as well. There's also the crime of killing Lord Nanquan and Lord Tokai. Well, since it's a matter for that country, I'll release [Prison] for now.


Shh....

　Ganossa bites her lip at the vizier's murmur.
　Let me put it this way, but I think the people and lords of Horne are distrustful of the nation over the rumors of this civil war.
　That it was due to a conspiracy by others... well, I guess that's a good reason to change the direction of their anger. No, that's a fact of life, so it's not surprising... hmm?
　Despite the fact that the [Paralyze] was on, the agent was glaring at me again. I could still see the color of anger and hatred in his eyes, but his mouth seemed to be smiling.

''[Recovery]

　I'm going to un-paralyze you. If you bite your tongue and almost die, you'll be fine, because I'll recover.

Do you have something to say to me?
'Kukkuk.... The horn is over. As long as there has been no on-time communication from me, the 'Claw' has already begun to move. By now, as many as 3,000 ironclad soldiers and an equal number of armed wood golems will be invading from the north of the Horn. This country will be the dominion of our newborn Euron.
That's ridiculous!
What the hell?

　Ganossa and Schwein shout at the same time. That's quite a lot........ So the armed golems don't need any riders in the first place?
　 Actually, it's only a tenth.
　But an armed golem........ Was it built based on the information that went into the Goldieuse Society? In order to build that thing, you'll need the Enslavement Necklace, but there are plenty of Euronians left in the world.

''We can't do this!　We must immediately return to the north and fortify our defenses...!

　The royal brother Ganossa, who had a territory in the north of Horne, was about to leave the room when he almost collided with a Horne soldier who had just rushed in.

''Rude!　You name...!
"It's urgent that we take care of this!　A number of giant iron knights are rampaging in King's Landing, and vandalism is taking place all over the place!　We need to take action as soon as possible!
What the f*ck?

　The soldier who bowed his head as if he was on his knees, this time the vizier Schwein shouted in surprise.

''Kukkuk........Hahahaha!　You're too late. Shouldn't you have run away earlier?　If we don't do something about it, His Majesty's grandson in the palace will die too, right?
You..........!

　Ganossa grabbed the operative by the chest and got him up. The operative man didn't stop sneering when Ganossa stared at him.

'Originally, if it wasn't for Felsen's spear, the Horns would have been annexed by Euron. A nation of fools who do not understand the grateful idea of His Majesty the Emperor to lead the lowly Horns to destruction. How can you people live in peace while we are left in exile?
What, you're just jealous of the Horned Kingdom after all?

　I muttered, and the man turned his indignant face towards me.

'You don't say that!　You are the one who destroyed our country!　How the glorious people of Euron feel...!
So it was Frazeez who destroyed your country, not me. Don't get me wrong there.
Shut up!　If only you had simply presented the Titan Army to His Majesty, Euron would not have perished!　Your arrogance alone has driven many Euronians into the abyss!　You demon!

　This is f*cked up. What is he talking about? This is why I don't like idiots and drunks. They just don't get what I'm talking about. Maybe not all Euronians are like this, but there are too many of them.

'Don't just play it to yourself. Glorious Euron?　Ha, I'm appalled to hear that. What would the Euronians, who are seriously trying to rebuild their country, think when they hear that?　What you guys are doing is no different than bandits who take things from people. What glory is there in being a bandit?
You....!
'I don't know if it's 'claw' or what, but it's a bandit gang after all. Big deal. I'm not the one who's undermining the Euronians. It's you, fellow Euronians.

　In fact, the reason why the land of Euron still exists is because other countries don't want to get involved in Euron right now, and there are people who want to revive it in a crooked way.
　If they don't really want to revive it, then they will divide and rule the land called Euron by the Kingdom of Hannock, the Demon Kingdom Xenoas, the Lordmare Federation, the Felsen Magic Kingdom and others.

You're not going to have to worry about your pride as a thief. It's already decided to destroy this 'claw'. It's not that I've forgotten that you guys tried to kill me and the people closest to me. Search... How many Ironmasters are in King Horn City?

　The map screen spread out in front of me and several pins dropped.

'End of search. Thirty-one planes in all.'
That's about it. Yae, can you do that for me?
That's okay.

　I turned back to Yae, who was behind me, and she smiled and nodded at me. My Regingrave might cause a bit of damage to the royal capital.
　Opening the window of the room, Yae softly leapt out into the courtyard where the morning mist was smoking.
　She raised her left hand high in the air as the morning sun was rising in the sky.

''It's coming, that it is!　Schwertrite!

　From the storage space of the engagement ring 《Engagement Ring》 on the ring finger of my left hand, a huge wisteria-colored armored warrior appears with a dazzling light. With a loud earth-shaking sound, the eight-fold flame gear, Schwertrite, landed on the land of the Horns.