After several days, I finished copying the wall painting of the underground ruins.
Using a useful non-attribute magic「Drawing」it transferred exactly what I saw to the paper, it was transcribed by magic. It was a copy machine.
I didn’t use a pen and write it, the characters appeared on the surface, exactly as it would if it were a copier. While looking at the smartphone screen, it copied to the paper.
This magic is just good to me as if I’d gotten a printer from the outside. I tested this by printing out several cake recipes, I took them over to Aeru who was more than delighted. It’s just for the materials I had to use “Search” to locate several times. It had calculated the weight using the 100 yen coin in my pocket as the base measurement. Hurry up and notice more quickly, Me.
Well then, should we go deliver it to the Capital? I thought about calling everyone together but the mood usually falls when going to see the Duke, so I decided to go by myself. Its times like these I feel the difference of the nobles. There weren’t any nobles in my former world. No, strictly speaking there might have been some you know.
Gathering the copied documents, a “Gate” was opened.
I went through the door, and ended up in front of the Dukes house.
「Ah, excuse me」
The guard was surprised at my sudden appearance. Actually every time I come they’re surprised to be honest. I wish they would get used to it, from the looks of it it’s still going to be a while.
Huh?
The front gates are opening, a carriage is coming outside? Is the timing bad?
「Touya-dono!? I’m grateful! Please get in!」
「Eh? Wait…Eh!? What’s going on!?」
The carriage door opened and came out, the Duke grabbed my arm and pulled me onto the carriage. What what!?
「Well, I didn’t image that Touya-dono would be here at this moment…! God himself probably sent you. I’m very grateful.」
In his excitement while looking at me, the Duke raised his hands in prayer. I had certainly been sent here by god. But I don’t think he would have sent me here like this. What in the heck happened?
「What exactly happened?」
I asked the Duke, who wiped the sweat of his brow, and opened his mouth in a strained voice.
「My elder brother has been poisoned」
…..What did he just say?
When the Duke says “elder brother” he means the King… right? Regicide as it were?
「Fortunately we were able to deal with it Early on and he is holding out. However…」
Squeezing both hands together, as if looking for an option in those hands, as his voice trembled. They tried to kill his elder brother, that’s obviously something to worry about.
「Do you have any ideas about the criminal?」
「……There is one person that I can think of. However, there isn’t any proof. You remember don’t you, when Suu was attacked? It’s probably the same perpetrator is what I think.」
「But why the King? Do you think some other country tried to assassinate him…?」
「If it were that it would be more comprehensible…」
With a single sigh the Duke lifted his face. An unpleasant expression appeared on his face.
「Our Belfast Kingdom is surrounded by 3 countries. In the west is the Rifurisu Koukoku (meaning Empire), in the east is the Merisha Mountain range which beyond is the Regulus Teikoku (it also means Empire) and to the south is the Great Gau River, which boarders the Misumido Kingdom. We’ve had a long relationship with the Rifurisu Empire for many years and have many friendly connections.」
Fumufumu.
「Since the war with the Teikoku from 20 years ago, there is a tentative non-aggression pact between us, honestly it’s difficult to say that we’re getting along amiably. It wouldn’t be strange even if it invades again. And there’s the Misumido Kingdom to the south, now that is an enigma.」
「Enigma?」
「In the middle of the war against the Teikoku 20 years ago, a newly founded nation arose. We made an alliance with this new country and the empire was restrained and we tried to create new trade with them. However, there are nobles who oppose that.」
「Why is that?」
If it wasn’t known when the Teikoku was going to invade, then wouldn’t it be prudent to simply have more allies?
「Misumido is a country of demi-humans. Many demi-humans live together, demi-humans rule the country. Those are reasons that the old nobles don’t like.」
「…What is that?」
Because you don’t like something, it makes it OK to obstruct the nation’s best interests? Furthermore demi-humans aren’t bad people. Some of them might be unwilling to listen but giving them 100 steps will make it easier to understand. Demi-humans properly understand things, I’ve met Alma who was a very good kid.
「Once the demi-humans were treated lower than animals, they were objects of contempt. They were thought of as a vile barbaric race. However, when our father’s era came, laws regarding recognition were enacted. Those manners gradually went out of use. In fact, there are demi-humans that are walking normally around the castle, upright without any kind of discrimination. But, there are still those backward thinking old nobles that refuse to admit that are still around.」
「Discrimination is it?」
「That’s right. Why should we have to ally with a vile demi-human’s filthy country? Shouldn’t we instead conquer them, and turn them into a vassal state? Elder brother can’t do anything except obstruct them.」