"Ah...... Also, is there a study hall here? ”

"It's okay here, no one will come here after the basic class. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Thank you."

Nina's clear eyes made Nina look at her in a hurry, and she nodded hurriedly, then turned and left the classroom.

"That guy doesn't look like a bad guy, is it really good?"

Seeing Nina's thoughts, Catherine's voice sounded quietly.

"Whew...... I don't want to get into unnecessary trouble. ”

In that battle a month ago, the human king Moraxon was assassinated, and the identity of the assassin is still unknown......

"That first-grader in front, wait a minute."

"Me...... You...... Head of House Otia? ”

This was the second thing that shocked Nina today, the woman who appeared in front of Nina was Otia, the head of the Mistylian Academy, and a member of the Supreme Council of the Wizards.

"You know me? That's better, follow me. ”

Without any explanation, Odia's simple order was given, and she didn't give Nina a chance to speak, and after the scene in front of her changed in an instant, Nina was already in the golden conference hall of the palace in Onston.

"I ...... Dean ...... Ay? ”

After a brief look at the situation in front of her, Nina immediately realized that this was not the time for her to speak, there were not many people in the golden conference hall at this time, and there were several students like her behind Odia, even with confused expressions.

In the left front of the round table where Othea was sitting, the human prince Gerol was sitting smiling, and behind him, Princess Elaine and the Prime Minister stood on either side.

In the front right, Gabulun, the bishop of the Church of Faith, has a slightly embarrassed expression, and behind him, the Holy Virgin of the Church of Faith is kneeling on the ground with her veil and her back to the crowd, she just prays silently with her eyes closed, as if all this has nothing to do with her.

The leaders of the strongest tripartite forces in the human world have arrived, and some clues can be seen from the expressions of these people.

"Lord Odia...... What do you mean by that? ”

In terms of seniority, there was a gap between Jerrol and the other two, and the question was naturally opened by Gablen, who was sitting on the sidelines.

"You brought an entourage with you, didn't you? I don't want to hide this from my students, and if you really agree to it, then they are also entitled to know about it. ”

Otiea didn't seem to hide her weird temper at all, and replied unceremoniously.

"What Your Excellency Othea said is not wrong, these students are qualified to know all this, so let's get started, welcome to here, you don't need to introduce yourself, first of all, I want to understand, what happened a month ago, you all know it, right?"

Gerol interrupted the argument with a smile, stood up and nodded to the students, then sat back in his seat and asked.

"Hmm...... We know. ”

Although they still didn't know why, the students nodded truthfully.

"That's good, although we don't know if this is a signal of revenge from the demons, but preparing for war is something that our royal family and nobles must do, and I invite you to come today, just for this matter."

Speaking of this, Gerol did not continue, but the prime minister behind him continued to speak: "You magicians should have been clear when they entered Mystilian, because of the agreement between the magicians and the kingdom, in the event of war, you will join the army as the military's reserve magicians, and now the threat of war is approaching, so we hope that you are ready to go to the battlefield at any time to join the war against the demons." ”

"Please wait a minute."

As soon as the Prime Minister's words fell, Otia immediately spoke with considerable disdain.

"What's the matter with you?"

This time it was Gerol who spoke.

"I'm sorry about Morason's assassination, but I still have to ask - whose position is that request?"

"Of course it's mine."

Gerol replied with a smile.

"So do you represent a 'prince' or a 'king' now?"

After a moment of silence, Elaine suddenly took a step forward and said softly but clearly, "I'm sorry that I haven't informed you yet, but my father has agreed to let my brother handle all the affairs of the kingdom, but because of the urgency of the situation, those indifferent ceremonies will be put aside for the time being." ”

The Prime Minister did not speak.

"In that case, you are speaking to me as a king...... All right. ”

Othea nodded thoughtfully, then slowly stood up and saluted Gerol with a peer salute, "See Your Majesty." ”

Gabron also stood up and saluted.

"The two seniors are polite, my father just asked me to deal with state affairs, and after my father's body recovers, the king ......"

"This kind of thing doesn't matter, since it's enough for you to decide the affairs of this country, then the new king, isn't it a little too underestimated to let his subordinates speak for him when facing people of the same rank?"

"Really...... I'm sorry you both. ”

After a moment of serious thought, Gerol stood up and repeated the words himself.

"Very well, this is like what a king should do, so I will express it with the attitude I should have—I refuse."

A crisp and no wiggle answer.

"What's your attitude? My brother wants to discuss with you, that's why he invited you here, and your attitude is ......."

Before Gerol could speak, Elaine, who was standing behind him, couldn't help it at first, but before she could finish speaking, Otea also interrupted her: "Oh? It's the first time I've heard that a country can have a king and a queen? ”

"I ...... I'm not a queen, I'm just ......"

"Since you are not the queen, you are not qualified to talk to me, your father did not pass on the throne to you, after all, you are just a princess who is destined to change her surname and marry, besides you, are there any idle people here?"

"What...... You say I'm an idler, etc., ......"

"Shut up!"

Elaine had never been insulted like this, only this time his brother was not on her side, and after glancing at her coldly, Geral nodded slightly in apology, and then asked, "What is the reason?" ”

"Why...... First of all, do you have any plans for this incident? ”

"I've considered two directions," Geral replied very seriously, "First of all, according to the description of the soldiers who participated in the battle that day, the demon nobleman seems to want to take revenge on his father, if it is only a personal action, then it means that this attack is just a personal action, the demon race has not thought about invading, but if this action is a temptation of the demon race, then it is necessary for us to be prepared, so on the whole, no matter which of them is possible, it is better to be prepared than to do nothing." ”

"Very good, at least you are not acting blindly, so the second point, if this is indeed a temptation of demon invasion, what are you going to do?"

"Do we have any other options than to attack?"

Without waiting for Gerol to reply, Gabron replied first.

"It's good, only to attack, that's good."

Although Otiea said this, whether it was her tone or demeanor, there was no hidden mockery at all.

"Lord Otiea, can you explain what this means?"

Gabrien, though displeased, tried to be polite as much as he could.

"I really want to laugh at the word 'facing' coming out of your mouth, and I ask our Bishop Gabron that you of the Church of Truth during that war sixteen years ago...... Wait, did you fight in that war? ”

"What do you mean by that? If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, we at the Church of Truth ......"

"Really? Excuse me, in that war, were there any other battles other than your superior knights? ”

Like a sharp knife piercing the heart, when Othea said this mercilessly, Gabron could not say anything for a moment, not out of anger, but because of ...... She was right.

"That...... Lord Otia? You should also know that the power of faith is not so easy to grasp, and it is not a fault of the Church of Truth, you ......"

"You are not qualified to say this, I admit that our Demon Wizard Union is not capable of teaching students martial arts, but may I ask, how many of your magic swordsmen and dragoons have not studied in Mystilian? Even if they are ordinary soldiers, who provides the weapons in their hands? ”

“…… Indeed it is. ”

Gerol's mouth opened, leaving no room for rebuttal.

"You talk lightly, but who is on the front line on the battlefield? It's my students! Who provides your equipment? Or us! Take a good look at my students, these guys enjoy the world that your predecessors created with their lives, but never say thank you to them, and now they have taken revenge for their stupidity, and all they want is to continue to let you die! I hate to say it, but all of us here are rubbish, and a bunch of trash that will only stand behind us! ”

"Pay attention to your words, Lord Othea! I know the price paid by the Magicians back then, but when the war was waged back then, the Magicians did not object, and now you blame us in turn, this is ......"

"That pig over there...... Are you sure you want to talk to me about this? ”

When the prime minister, who was a little blessed, couldn't help but speak, Odia's eyes that were already shining with tears instantly showed a dangerous light, she slowly stood up, supported her body with one hand and tried not to fall, and whispered with her excitement: "...... Five of the nine seats in the Wizard Council voted yes, but as for why they voted yes, the pig over there...... You should know better than I do, right? “

"This ......"

The Prime Minister, who was taken aback by Odia's momentum, subconsciously took a step back, perhaps really guilty, although he immediately returned to normal, he always replied with a flickering look: "I don't know." ”

"What the hell is going on?"

Jerol also noticed that something seemed to be wrong, and he immediately turned back to the Prime Minister and asked.

"He doesn't know, and he won't know the answer if you ask."

Othea smiled coldly, after all, she was the leader of a faction, and she quickly regained her senses: "First of all, I hereby pay the highest respect to all the soldiers who died in that war, I don't mean to mock them, but ...... It's not worth it for them. ”

"Not worth ......? Lord Otiea, what does this mean? ”

"Huh...... This is the third point I want to make, Lord Gerol, do you really know the cause of that war sixteen years ago? ”

What was the cause of the war sixteen years ago?

Oteay's statement instantly caught Nina's attention, according to what she meant, the war sixteen years ago didn't seem to be so simple, so if so, did there be any other inside story about the occurrence of that war?

The same events as sixteen years ago...... Could it be that what Ortia is talking about is what Leres is talking about......

"...... cause? A demon invaded the village near the portal, and then the conflict intensified and turned into war, isn't that true? ”

"Really...... Your father...... Is that what tells you? ”

After hearing this answer, Odiah nodded thoughtfully, for this answer, she seemed to have expected it, and after nodding expressionlessly, she sat back in her place: "Okay, that's all I want to say, go on." ”

Gerol glanced back at the Prime Minister with some confusion, and after giving Gablen a color, he stood up and whispered, "Since you don't agree...... The meeting is over, Lord Otiea, until you change your mind, we will be responsible for defending against possible demon attacks with the Church of Truth, you ......"

"Wait, I never said that the Wizard Union wouldn't be in charge of defense, did you misunderstand me?"

"Yes...... But you just denied my request......"

"What I refuse is to cooperate with you, but the Wizard Federation will defend in its own way, and here, in my capacity as the Speaker of the Wizard Federation, I officially declare that from today onwards, the Wizard Federation will cease all cooperation with the kingdom, and my students will no longer be bound by any treaty signed with you."

Otea's voice fell, and the entire conference hall immediately fell to a standstill.

"You...... Do you understand what you're talking about...... This is not up to you alone, and according to the treaty, if cooperation is to be abolished, it must be decided by the Wizard Council......"

"The decision of the Wizard United Council...... Is it? ”