"It's finally over———!"

At the end of the day's patrol, Anice Fia returned to the city almost as if she had been amnestied, and she was now completely fascinated by the "mage mansion" in Duanmu Huai, after all, it was so comfortable to live in it, not only to take a bath, but also to soak in the hot springs, enjoy comfortable beds and delicious food.

After all, who doesn't love this!

Even more comfortable than staying in the palace by yourself.

"Let's go, Euphelia, let's go back."

"Yes, Her Highness Aenisfia."

Thinking that she would be able to go back and enjoy herself comfortably, Anicefia also happily quickened her pace, but when she came to Duanmu Huai's tent, she found Tirti standing there with a straight face.

"Tilty, what are you doing here?"

Seeing that Tilti, who usually doesn't leave the door, would take the initiative to go out, Aynisfia also asked curiously, and Tirty glanced at Anicefia. The former looked in the direction of Tilty's eyes, and his face suddenly changed.

"Uh......... Yar........."

I saw that in front of the tent gate, Duanmu Huai and Yargard were standing there, looking at each other, and behind Yargaard, there were several noble heirs. Sensing Anicefia's gaze, Yargard turned his head and glanced at her and Euphelia, and looking at Algard's expressionless face, Aenisfia immediately reacted.

"Ah, this, Yar, it's definitely not what you think........."

However, Yargard did not listen to Anicefia's defense, and just withdrew his gaze and looked at Duanmu Huai.

"Mr. Inquisitor, I want to speak with you alone."

“…………………”

Duanmu Huai turned his head to look at Anice Fia and the others next to him, and then withdrew his gaze.

"Okay, follow me."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai turned around and walked into the tent, and Algard also sighed and turned his head to look at the attendant behind him.

"You're waiting here."

"But Your Highness ............"

"It's an order."

Originally, there were a few nobles who were a little uneasy, but Algard just glared at them, which made these nobles have to keep their mouths shut, and then Algard followed Duanmu Huai into the tent.

The view of the interior of the mage's mansion naturally surprised Algard, but he soon came back to his senses and looked at Duanmu Huai.

"It's surprising, isn't that magic?"

"Almost, it's kind of a magic effect."

"Yes..............."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Yargard just nodded and didn't say anything, and then Duanmu Huai took him to the living room, and then sat on the sofa.

"Just sit down, what's the matter with me?"

Duanmu Huai leaned on the sofa and looked at the prince in front of him, to be honest, Duanmu Huai did not have any special impression of Algard himself, or in Duanmu Huai's opinion, Yargaard was more like an invisible person with no sense of existence. Even if Duanmu Huai was angry at the meeting before, he seemed to just watch quietly from the sidelines and did not react.

"Actually, I've always wanted to talk to you, Mr. Inquisitor."

Prince Yargard took the teacup and stared at the black tea in his hand.

"Luckily, my stupid subordinates gave me that chance."

"Oh? What do you want to talk to me about? ”

"Talk about cooperation."

Algard put down his teacup and looked at Duanmu Huai.

"I hope you will assist me in making me king of the kingdom of Paretia."

“…………… Aren't you already an heir? ”

I have to say, in the face of Algard's statement, Duanmu Huai looked confused, you want to say that there are several princes, so it is reasonable to compete for the throne with each other, but Algard was originally the heir to the throne, and Anice Fia also gave up the right to inherit, according to reason, as long as Algard does not commit crimes, the throne will not be his?

"This puppet-like throne is not what I want, I want more."

With that, Algard clenched his fists.

"I want to take complete control of this country, and for that, I need strength, which is why I came to you."

“…………… Please explain. ”

Duanmu Huai sat up curiously and stared at Algard, who suddenly became a little interested in Algard's words.

"What does Mr. Inquisitor know about the situation in Paretia?"

"A little bit better."

"Well, I suppose you should know about the dispute over magic between the nobles and the commoners, who see themselves as users of elven magic, and who are condescending to disdain for the human magic system used by the commoners."

"I know a little bit about that."

"So what do you mean......... Do you want to change all that? ”

"Yes, that's it."

"It really surprised me."

I have to say that when Algard simply admitted this in front of Duanmu Huai, Duanmu Huai was also quite surprised.

"In that case, then why don't you join forces with Anicefia? Her magic should be a good fit for your ideas........."

"My sister won't agree with me."

Algard shook his head with a self-deprecating smile on his face.

"My sister wants me to be a king who values the connection between people and holds hands with everyone to rule the kingdom peacefully........."

With that, Algard clenched his fists and slammed the table hard.

"The connection between people? Hand in hand? My sister doesn't understand at all! She is not interested in anything else, only indulges in her own preferences! She had no idea what the country had become! But I know what the nobility of this country is like! I know what a deep gulf there is between the nobility and the commoners! Those are all distortions that have been accumulated over the years in the Kingdom of Paretia! The arrogant nobles don't treat commoners as human beings at all, and even if they can use the human magic system, these nobles will only find excuses to belittle them! The aristocracy desires nothing but wealth and power! ”

Saying this, Algard became more and more excited.

"What if I become king like this? This country will not change, it will always exist like this! Thinking about the pedigree! Thinking about authority! Thinking about tradition! Once, my grandfather also wanted to change all this, but what was the result? Those nobles, those courtiers united against him and started a civil war! They've done anything to keep what they have! No king can stop them, not even their father! ”

"So, you're going to change the country?"

Hearing Algard's roar, Duanmu Huai understood his thoughts.

"That's right."

Algard sat back on the couch, stared at Duanmu Huai and nodded.

"My sister won't agree with me, neither will my father, I need help, but before that, I don't have a helper. So, I had to push the plan forward on my own——— to be honest, thanks to you, my plan was able to move forward. ”

"Thanks to me?"

"That's right, you can fly, and you have the power to destroy the demons, for the Kingdom of Paretya, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I desperately persuaded my father to start this expedition to the Northlands........."

As he spoke, Algard sneered.

"By the way, Mr. Inquisitor, do you know the current composition of the Combine Army?"

"I didn't care about that."

"Except for the Third Legion directly under the kingdom, and the allied army composed of adventurers, the other soldiers are all private soldiers from the noble fiefdoms——— I am not afraid to tell you directly, I will find a way to let these troops and those annoying nobles completely die in the cold wind of the Northland."

"Oh? Interesting. ”

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai also narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Yargard with interest.

"Are you sure this helps?"

"Of course, the aristocracy is stupid and arrogant, and they don't care about the lives of their men in order to win military merit. On this expedition, almost all the nobles sent their private soldiers to the bottom of the box, and if these private soldiers could be completely wiped out, then they would no longer be able to start a civil war to wreak havoc on the country like their ancestors. ”

Algard raised his head, his eyes staring at Duanmu Huai unwaveringly.

"So, I need your help. Fortunately, Mr. Inquisitor, those nobles have given me an excuse, a good reason, so that I can come here to speak with you alone, and hope for your help. If this continues, the Kingdom of Paretia will only perish, and it will want to change all this..............."

"The nobility and their bloodlines must be completely eradicated?"

"Yes, the existence of elven magic may have been necessary in the ancestral period, but now that the human magic system was born, elven magic has become an obstacle to the progress of the Paretya Kingdom, so ......... We must find a way to completely eliminate this obstacle, otherwise it will be absolutely unfavorable for us if we continue like this. The number of users of human magic will only increase, and the nobles will still only indulge in the faith and glory of elven magic in the past........."

That is to say......... Wait, what about Euphelia? ”

Duanmu Huai knew why they came, but looking at Prince Algard's appearance, he didn't seem to care about Euphelia?

"Hmph."

Facing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, Yargaard snorted coldly.

"The country is already sick, like a slowly decaying tree, and someone has to change all that. But no one cared at all, even if she was hailed as a genius, she was convinced that maintaining the status quo was the best thing to do! And others will only follow those who have dazzling talents! They don't understand the real meaning of this! ”

At this, Algard clenched his fists.

"In that case, then I can only change all this on my own, and no matter how deviant the means, I cannot be just a king of ornaments! If it were only used to sustain a corrupt nation, that kind of king would be nothing more than a stake! ”

I see.

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai finally understood what Prince Yargard was thinking.

He wanted to change the rotten system of the Parretian kingdom, and he wanted to reform it all over.

However, reforms will be bloody.

As Prince Algard said, in order to avoid a situation like the one in which the nobles fought a civil war with their own soldiers, he devised this plan, wanting to trap the nobles' private soldiers and their children to death in the Northland. As long as there are no heirs and no private soldiers, then the nobles are equivalent to toothless tigers, and they can be kneaded by Algard.

And for Algard, this is obviously a very difficult thing to do, and it is clear that listening to him, neither Anice Fia, who is his sister, nor Euphelia, who is his fiancée, do not seem to approve of his approach......... It's really long hair and short knowledge, how can there be a revolution without bloodshed and sacrifice.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I think that the Northland Fortress must be guarded by demons, so I will find a way to incite the nobles and their private army to go to the Northland Fortress first, and at the same time find out the strength of those demons——— so I hope you don't act too quickly."

I see, if you look at it this way, you do occupy a very important position in the other party's plan, if you don't listen to Prince Algard say this, Duanmu Huai must have stepped forward and directly smashed those demons to death with a hammer, and then turned his head and patted his ass home, in that case, Prince Algard's plan would be over.

"I see........."

After listening to Prince Yargard's words, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment and looked at him again.

"I'll just ask you one question, is your plan related to the demons?"

"It's a pity that I don't have the means to contact the demons."

"Yes..............."

Duanmu Huai nodded.

"In principle, the Inquisition Court does not intervene in political disputes, but I am quite interested in your approach......... Say, what are you going me to do? ”

"As I said, I hope you don't make a move right away, and ......... I hope you can help me stop Sister Wang and Euphelia. ”

At this, Prince Yargard smiled mockingly.

"After all, I'm just an ordinary person compared to them, and I don't have the strength to fight them."

"Well, I'll consider it at my discretion, but I have one request."

"What requirements?"

"No matter what the circumstances, you must not join forces with the demons."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai stared at Algard with a serious expression.

"Once I find out that you are colluding with the demons, then I will directly smash your dog's head without saying a word......... See what I mean? ”

"Of course."

Facing Duanmu Huai's eyes full of fear and coercion, Prince Yargaard gritted his teeth, stared at him, and nodded vigorously.

"I just want to change the country, not destroy mine."

"Good."

Hearing Algard's answer, Duanmu Huai withdrew his gaze.

"Then I'll see."