Well, you're not going to miss it.

Of course we are. I said I was going to destroy the Guild. What reason would I have to overlook this?

　The position changes.

　Louina turns to Jide.

'The guild is supposed to be just an intermediary organization. What are you going to do with all that support?

'Yeah, I guess so. You'd be wise to keep quiet and watch. But the Guild is also the organization that saved me. No wonder you're doing it right.

'Your information has come in. The working conditions of the old Order were so bad that the guild picked you up. But what does it matter?　We take away the talent we can take away. That's all it takes. The Guild didn't save you, either. They just picked you up to use you.

　I'm not saying this because I want to survive.

　That's Luina's true intentions.

　That's why she has been recruiting Jide for some time now.

　Scouting for talented people is the right thing for an organization to do.

'Yeah, I know, I know. That's probably the truth. Even at ......, I'd never felt any kind of indebtedness to anyone before.

...... gratitude?

"There was a time when I was chased to death by demons, nearly broken by the Knights of the Order, ...... and wondered what I was doing with my life. The Guild was the first one to treat me as a person, you know. So even if it's a one-sided thought on my part, I want it back.

　That was also Zied's true intentions.

　As a person, it was the right thing to do, too.

　Ruina smiled at Jade's straightforward words.

''Huh. I really think about it. ...... I wish I had been the first to find you.

　Louina walks up to Jide.

　There is no hostility in her appearance.

　Finally, they got close enough to touch each other, and Ruina peeked out the lower half of Jide's mask.

　Suddenly, Ruina brought her face closer - and their lips met. A kiss.

'!!!!??'

'!!!!!!?????'

　Jide and the people in the area who were watching the scene gasped.

　Everyone was taken aback by Ruina's sudden action.

　The sound of the wind caressing the earth is the only thing that reaches your ears. That much silence enveloped the area.

　It's a time that feels like an eternity for Jade, who is not used to human contact. It was set in motion when Ruina parted her lips.

'- There are a number of seats that have been vacated by this traitor. But even if you could put them all together, it wouldn't be enough for you. So I will prepare you for the seat of the emperor.

...... emperor?

　Zied is still too upset to think straight.

　But for now, he swallows Luina's words and parrots back.

''Ah, the king who rules the empire. Naturally, the neighbourhood is mine, but you can make as many concubines as you wish. Step away from the guild and come to me.

......

　No one can read Zied's expression as he wears his mask.

　Silence occupies the place.

'Huh, I don't want you to decide right away. I'll hear back from you again.''

　Louina says and turns on her heel.

　But Jide is not so stupid as to be so easily distracted.

''Wait. The Guild--

"-- Yeah, I take it back. We're not going to destroy the Guild. So let this place go. Zied wouldn't want to destroy his future wife and country either, would he?

　Louina sneered.

　Jide was troubled by her conniving nature and had trouble reacting to it. Or rather, he still hadn't recovered from the impact of the kiss.

　It was done and done and done back.

　From the Weira Empire's point of view, it was the end of the withdrawal of the Stillbeats battle and no foil for Yui. And more importantly, a declaration to pledge the Emperor of Ruina.

　A virtual defeat.

　Then the battered imperial army began to retreat, although they were wary of the steadfast Jade.




-- On this day, a legend was born.



　The Weiler Empire, one of the most powerful fighting forces of the human race. The story of the monster that single-handedly pushed back that huge army of people is quickly spread throughout the continent.




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Hey, you!　The masked!

　I was stunned on the battlefield when I was approached by a voice.

　I turned around and saw a familiar face.

'...... slippers, huh? It's been a while.

'Why the name of the footwear!　It's beyond the point of not being able to remember!

Are you that kind of a character?

"I pay my respects to my brother Zied's brother. ......!　My tone of voice will once again be respectful!

Right, slippers.

'No, not slippers!　It's Weeg, Weeg. I mean, aren't you Jide's brother, after all!

'No, ...... I'm not Jide,'

　I'm going to give up and half deny it.

　First of all, I'm pretty sure I'll be found out until I'm sure of it.

'Oh, right. You and Yui are in the same party, so you can't make it public.

　Weeg says apologetically.

　That's a lot to take in.

　But I can't admit it, so I don't nod or affirm it.

'But why did you come?　At such an overwhelming disadvantage, ...... No, if Zied's brother had been there, the gap in strength would have changed at once.

....... There's no reason.


　It's really a request to help people, but I don't want to be poked and prodded into a lot of things and get ripped off, so I lash out.

　However, Weeg is actively involved in the process.

''Again. You saved my country, so whatever the reward is!　The national treasury has been emptied out, but ...... I'll pay you for it, I promise!

No, really, I'm fine.

　Apparently, Weeg is under the mistaken impression that I've come to the rescue of the Stillbeats Kingdom by hiding my identity.

　My top priority is to get home quickly. I don't want to stay for too long and have my true identity further discovered.

　No, I guess I've already been guessed by quite a few people. I wonder if I was that bad at acting: .......

'Oh, so it wasn't a thing!　Then what is it?　Is it a land where resources can be found?　is ......!　Or my sister, Isiah ......!　No, no matter how much you say, Jide, you can't!

What the hell kind of mistake you're making, man?

When I was in the castle looking at Jade's overwhelming figure, I was whispering something like a damsel in distress: "That's wonderful. ......" But I'm her brother, so I won't allow it.

No, I'm not. ...... I'm leaving now.

"I mean, if it's not my sister, it's .................. me!　I'm sorry, that's ridiculous!　But that's all I can think of!　Are you suggesting we should get married to a gay man and take the throne and aim for a culturally tolerant and free countryーー!!!!

　I leave the paranoid Weegh behind.

　Transmigration," he uttered, and his vision brightened.