The King of Kajor was completely at a loss for words.
Seventh Lord, what the hell was this person talking about?
'...If we start a war, he will fight alone on the side of Earth Hill?'
It’s a strange declaration.
No, it’s so absurd, like a nonsensical thing that wouldn’t even make anyone laugh.
However, if the person who made that statement was a Lord of Calderic and no one else, it could no longer be nonsense.
He had reigned for a long time as the king of a neutral country sandwiched between two giants, Calderic and Santea. That’s why he knew better than anyone.
How far beyond common sense was the power possessed by a real, transcendent person, not a mediocre strongman.
The Lords of Calderic, the power that each of them possessed alone, could literally overwhelm a nation.
“...”
Longford and Teir looked at him in a half-fazed state at the sudden remark of the Seventh Lord. So did the others.
“Isn’t that strange to say?”
The King of Kajor tried to use sophistry, trying to turn around the situation.
“A Lord is definitely Calderic’s military strength, even if only an individual will take part in the war...”
The Seventh Lord stopped him from speaking.
“Calderic is not a single nation, but a coalition of ten Lords.”
Lords were said to be independent powers who were in partnership, not subordinated and led by the Overlord.
The Overlord also laughed and helped.
“There was room for misunderstanding in my statement that Calderic would not interfere. Just accept that as my will.”
The King of Kajor felt something rising inside him and gritted his teeth tightly.
In terms of the formal system, it was indeed the case. But the words of the Seventh Lord and the Overlord were still sophistry.
But he couldn’t refute them.
In the end, all the contents of this meeting were ultimately made only by the will of both Calderic and Santea.
The neutral countries just asked for their tacit permission to take care of their interests.
If either side stepped forward directly, no matter what the justification or reason, it could not be resisted.
Just as Kajor mentioned the war in Earth Hill, the important thing was not just cause, but power.
How about Santea...
So the King of Kajor looked back at the emperor.
Since Calderic raised itself, only Santea could stop them.
However, the emperor was just looking at the Seventh Lord with a nonchalant expression.
Soon his mouth opened.
“Why do you want to support the Earth Hill Kingdom, Seventh Lord?”
The Seventh Lord answered.
“Is it right to cause warlike chaos by territorial issues at a time like this?”
“...”
“I just want the stability of the continent. And that’s probably the same for the hero. She seems to be still concentrating on her recovery, so I couldn’t help but take care of this problem for her.”
At those words, the corner of the emperor’s eyes twitched slightly.
The Overlord, who laughed at the emperor as if she was having fun, opened her mouth.
“Anyway, it looks like the Seventh Lord is really going to take part. How is it?”
The Emperor, who was silent for a moment, shook his head.
“There is no change in Santea’s will.”
“...”
“It’s not the best for peace on the continent to suppress unresolved conflicts by force. I was trying not to interfere in the dispute between the two countries. However, if it is the will of the Seventh Lord, I will respect that too.”
In the end, even if the Seventh Lord were involved, Santea would not intervene.
The King of Kajor let out a small laugh with a vain face.
The Seventh Lord asked him like that.
“The King of Kajor, do you still have the determination to fight the war against Earth Hill?”
“...”
“If there is no change, you can officially declare war here.”
After saying that, seeing the arrogant appearance of the Seventh Lord, who leaned back on the chair and crossed his arms, the King of Kajor clenched his fists tightly.
It was as if an ogre would suddenly intervene in a war between goblins.
The existence of the kingdom would be in jeopardy, even if that one thing came out.
“...My decision was premature. I will retract all the above statements. Kajor has no intention of going to war with Earth Hill.”
In the end, he had no choice but to raise his hands in surrender.
Other kings also sighed inwardly at the King of Kajor’s swift reversal.
But he had no choice either.
If Santea didn’t step forward, there would be no answer, no matter what.
“Do you think we still need to talk about this issue, or should we move on to the next one?”
Longford gazed at the King of Kajor, who meekly bowed down, then moved his gaze to the Seventh Lord.
With just a few words, he easily made Kajor back down, and he looked calm, as if being a wolf was natural.
He couldn’t help but feel awed by Calderic’s status once again.
But why in the world...
Why did the Seventh Lord help Earth Hill?
He still couldn’t help but feel doubts and anxiety about him, so the relief was short-lived.
While the talks continued like that, Longford couldn’t take his mind off the Seventh Lord.
***
After the long meeting, I sighed inwardly with a tired face when I saw the King and Prince of Kajor as they fled the conference room.
Anyway, I prevented the war with this.
Since I had clarified that I would support Earth Hill, Kajor would not attack Earth Hill in the future.
Although I had already stopped it, but even in the possibility that the King of Kajor really went crazy and invaded Earth Hill, there wouldn’t be a problem.
All I had to do was really join the war and help Earth Hill.
There was no ability specialized in genocide in war as much as mine.
Of course, I didn’t want to do anything like that, so it was a very good thing to stop the war with just a few words.
And the emperor is really that kind of character...
As shown in the game, he was a very snarky person.
In fact, there was another reason Kajor could declare war openly on Earth Hill this time.
The absence of the hero.
I could make sure of it after mentioning her to the emperor once.
Kajor trying to go to war, the king must have known that the hero wouldn’t be here to stop the situation.
Did Kajor know about it because Santea leaked this information, or did he try to decide based on the reaction at the meeting?
I didn’t know, but that didn’t matter, anyway.
The war with the demons was a long time ago, but the aftermath suffered by the hero in the battle with the demon king continued to affect her.
Therefore, sometimes she had to focus on recovery irregularly to slow it down, and during that period, she couldn’t afford to intervene with worldly affairs.
If the hero was here right now, there’s no way the emperor would have been able to ignore the war issue at today’s meeting.
It would have been nice to have met the hero at this meeting.
I haven’t found the successor yet. But even if it’s out of order, it would probably have been fine to meet and talk to the hero first.
I got up from my seat feeling a little sad.
The King of Earth Hill and Teir, who were still there, slowly approached us.
He looked at me and the Overlord once and bowed respectfully.
“Thank you for helping Earth Hill, Seventh Lord.”
Was it to say thank you?
I had nothing to say, so I just nodded.
Teir, who was standing next to him, asked me.
“...Seventh Lord, can I ask you one thing?”
“Ask.”
“No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why the Seventh Lord is helping Earth Hill this much.”
The King of Earth Hill looked back at Teir in surprise as if he hadn’t expected to ask openly.
Looking at Teir waiting for an answer with a nervous expression, I pondered what to say.
If one thought about it, this situation was something that could be completely incomprehensible to them.
Why did a Lord block Kajor’s declaration of war even by directly stepping forward, even if it wouldn’t benefit Calderic at all?
In fact, even if I hadn’t met Teir in the Fifth Lord’s Territory, I would have helped Earth Hill.
The biggest reason I helped them was because of the main story of the game, not my debt to Teir.
It’s just that I unintentionally came into contact with Teir, and the reason to help became clearer.
I was going to say thank you for the map at this point, but decided to just stop.
Because the Overlord was listening, I was reluctant to bring up this or that.
“ In the name of my honor as a Lord of Calderic, I don’t have any ulterior motives. So, you can rest assured about that.”
I said to the King of Earth Hill.
It was because after the agenda regarding Kajor was over, he kept looking at me and showing a distraught expression.
He seemed to be misunderstanding that I might have some hidden plan, so I should give him some reassurance.
He shook his head with a puzzled expression as if my words hit the mark.
“I didn’t think of that.”
I moved my gaze to Teir and said.
“The reason I helped Earth Hill is as I said earlier. I don’t want unnecessary confusion on the continent. That’s all.”
Especially since the time was right.
Few people were aware of the shadows that were quietly covering the continent, but I knew very well.
The main story. The full-fledged movement of the demons would take place in a few years, but even now, dangerous movements were taking place all over the continent.
Because of my position, there were often big incidents that came to my ears on its own even if I didn’t look into it.
There were traces of a demon, presumed to be one of the ‘primordial demons’, in the village that was recently slain on the side of Santea.
Even if there was still time left, there was no time to relax.
It was because I didn’t know how my presence might affect the flow of the main story.
That’s why I had to control the variables I could control as much as possible, and keep moving toward my goal without rest.
“I see.”
Teir or the King of Earth Hill didn’t seem to fully believe my words, but it was okay.
A Lord of Calderic wanted peace on the continent.
If the dead Tyrant or the Black Sea Empress had said such a thing, I would have laughed out of embarrassment.
I made eye contact with Teir for a moment, then said.
“It’s good that you returned to your kingdom.”
“...”
“There is nothing that can be done even if you continue to avoid things. Don’t forget what I said then, and do your best where you need to be.”
Teir nodded, bewildered.
The Overlord, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, looked at me with an interesting gaze, but ignored it lightly.
I bowed to the King of Earth Hill and went out of the meeting room with the Overlord.
For a long time until the distance increased, I could feel Teir’s gaze looking at me from behind.
