After Leowald ended his story, no one gave a word, and silence dominated the room. They seem to be wondering on how they would react to the past that they couldn’t have imagined happening.
However, Mimir resolved herself and opened her mouth.
“Bu-but then, mother, if I’m not mistaken, I heard that mother’s father had died of sickness”
Not only Mimir, this was also told to all the people who didn’t know Kokurou.
“It is so. As a result of this, I have lied to all of you. The people who knew that scandal, most of them have already been killed by Kokurou. After that, the Konigh name was treated as misfortune, so I was married to this man immediately, casting away that name”
“S-so that’s why…… But why didn’t mother and father tell the truth?”
To everyone who was seeking for the answer, they faced the two.
“……That’s because we don’t want to convey that we [Gabranth] had a traitor appeared in history. Fortunately, Kokurou is judged to have died, and we thought that the truth would continue to be hidden in the darkness”
However, Kokurou didn’t die but have only lied low so far.
The bond of the beastmen is believed to be so strong that it’s incomparable to the [Humas] and [Evila]. Even if you read the history, there is only the fact that Kokurou was the only person who have caused a revolt. Therefore, thoughtlessly informing them will only cause those bonds to be filled with insecurity……… apparently, I was wrong”
Leowald lifted his face with eyes looking at someplace distant.
“No matter how long you hide it, truth will be revealed sooner or later. There isn’t a beastman shaken by such thing. Certainly, it was a disgusting past, and now it caused a disaster in this country. For that very reason, I cannot let that tragedy break the power of our bonds”
He looked at everybody with eyes filled with reassurance. In answer to that, they gave a small nod.
“The opponent is not only Kokurou. Accompanied by that fellow…… is the Former Demon King Avoros”
The sound of catching one’s breath was heard over that name.
“Either way, what we have got in the last duel was huge. The power of the former demon king is on another level. Also, all of those guys who are under him possess an aura that is way far from normal either. However, this time, we [Gabranth] and the [Evila] will fight along together”
“Ah……Hiiro-sama”
Leowald’s cheeks turned with a faint smile at the name Mimir muttered.
“Ah, if we assume that Hiiro whom knocked me down will also give a hand, there will be no other thing as reassuring as this”
“But father! Kokurou is a beastman, isn’t he?”
As if he doesn’t like the idea of relying on an unrelated person, Lenion says in a bad mood.
“I know. Kokurou is a [Gabranth] and must be dealt by us”
“Father…… so you do get it”
“Of course. The matters of the [Gabranth] must be settled by the [Gabranth]. However, the enemy is not only Kokurou. Perhaps, if this becomes a war, the former demon king will spend some war potential, too. the possibility of us hitting a rough spot is high. To that degree …………is Avoros’ strength”
Everyone swallowed their saliva at the fact that Leowald admitted.
“That’s why. It is necessary to contact the [Evila], and quickly expand our war potential from now on”
No one said anything to the legitimacy of that proposal. But being worried about something, Lenion opened his mouth.
“……say, perhaps, are they by any chance cooperating with the [Humas]?
“………”
Ever since, The [Evila] had deep connections with the [Humas]. They are only seized and treated as livestock by them. The majority of the [Gabranth] have similar thoughts, too.
“N-no way, Hiiro-sama is a human too!”
Lenion clicks his tongue on the scream of Mimir.
“I know that already! But I heard that that fellow was summoned from another world, right? In other words, he’s not probably totally with the [Humas]!”
“th-that’s……”
Surely, Hiiro was certainly classified as one of the [Humas], but as Lenion said, there are no basis to decide if he really was with them.
Though Mimir trusts Hiiro completely, he came from [Humas] where they have no relations. Even if he’s a human, that doesn’t mean that you can rely on all the other humans.
She has also heard the story that he is a human being. Therefore she understood the reason for Lenion’s uneasy feelings.
“Well, what do you think, father?”
He pressed Leowald for an answer. Then, he quivered his lips gently.
“There isn’t any country in which the reigning king had a complete grasp of their arms at all”
“I thought so too”
Lenion gave a light smile.
“However”
“Huh?”
“If the country changes, it may be possible to negotiate”
“Haa!? What are you saying, father!”
Lenion who was completely relieved earlier, yelled reflexively at that remark.