Another Life

The next day the rain, which had fallen until the morning, had become sunny, and the King's Cup of Horse Racing was held in Tior, which seemed to be blessed precisely by heaven.

Because it is the vick race that determines the first strongest horse, or because the microphone equipment used in the match in front of you was also installed outside the racetrack, many folks pushed over to Tior and the city of Tior was wrapped in delightful screams.

Its center, the Tior Racecourse, was a course on the lawn around the right, with a straight distance of as much as 530 meters just before the goal, the biggest showcase, and a stable with 200 meters of ramps waiting for it as it passed through the final corner.

Initially, it was a small two-story stand, but unexpectedly popular, and the renovation work was carried out, transforming it into a five-story palace-like appearance, surrounded by a variety of entertainment facilities, like a kind of theme park.

And until the third floor, it is liberated to the public by free seating, the fourth floor by designated seating, and the dress code is also specified. And because the fifth floor was reserved for royalty and nobility, and the dress code was also designated for this party, the left-hand side who came, prepared by Busty, had brought his family to attend in swallow tail clothing, but the depressing Zhengxing was also present in swallow tail clothing.

"Dad! It's a horse, there's a horse running!

As the nobles looked near their left and lowered their heads, Sachi said to Sachi as he saw the tension rising and the horse running across the full glass, his face sticking up, and the near left seemed a little embarrassed, greeting the nobles.

"This is a racetrack, so there will be. Don't touch the glass."

Sakichi, who was told by the left hand, stepped back in dissatisfaction, saw Moya provoking, "Brother, he was angry with you," and the left hand held the champagne that was being distributed, and said to the depressed Zhengxing somewhere.

"Zhengxing, are you still worried about yesterday?

"Yep... Onokeris told me that I would still be depressed if I were to kill my brother-in-law..."

To Zhengxing, who said so, Shemhaza, who refrained behind him, said to Zhengxing, drinking champagne from the left, looking sad.

"Political Hing, remember. Sometimes those who stand above must be taken over by their loved ones in order to protect their ministers and their people.

That's the hard story, but that's the fate of those who stand above people. But if you don't kill when you can, the blade will attack you... or your loved ones, and you will regret it. "

To the left-hand word, Zhengxing understood with his head, but said that his heart was not following him and he remained a melancholy face, and the left-hand man slapped him on the back.

"We don't fight right away, by then, we just need to keep our minds organized. Today, Onokeris is captured by Pandora, and she's not here. Enjoy it with Shemhaza like she used to."

"Yes... right? All right, Shemhaza, I'm gonna increase the military money Busty gave me and buy Onokeris a present."

"Yeah, I won't leave everything to this Shem Haza. Let's start by looking straight at the horse and indulging in what we call a paddock."

... Huh? I didn't get any military money from Busty...

To the unexpected words of Zhengxing, the left proximity, taking Shemhaza and looking at the back of Zhengxing heading to the paddock, Amilia in a dress came to greet the left proximity.

"This, Your Majesty. Thank you for coming to the Tior Racecourse today... Your Majesty?

"Hmm? Oh, sorry, sorry. I was a little saddened by the difference in treatment in the house."

... I heard from Ellis before that the status of His Majesty in the usual Sakura family is less than the dog's mame, but I guess that's it.

To Amilia, who perceived the cause and laughed bitterly, the left and near held her head, but realized something and asked Amilia a question.

"Hey Amelia. What, are the nobles murderous? Instead of having fun, I feel the same air as before the war..."

At the end of the near-left gaze, he said, were the nobles who saw the race with such eyes as to kill, and Amilia replied as she was convinced.

"That's right. The nobles here are all horse owners competing today.

Not everyone in the nobility of the kingdom of Cesar is friendly, and many of them are in conflict with each other in the same faction. But His Majesty will never forgive you for pulling your leg or falling, and if you discover it, you will lose your title.

So it would be refreshing if we could defeat the horses owned by rival aristocrats?

In other words, horse racing in Tior is a proxy war for nobles. "

With that said, I've heard that there are aspects to the World Cup of football that I said that too... well, even if you just don't pat it up, do you want it to be good?

"But a horse owner can't be a table, can he?

"Initially it was in the form of a sponsor, but since Iris came out, I've become Ariel free. I couldn't punish the queen for the boulder, and I compromised by treating her equally."

... caused by our daughter-in-law, really smeared with all sorts of things.

Left proximity asks questions in his heart, apologizing to Amelia many times.

"Having said that, there was no obstruction of the nobles or squids due to pressure?

"Yeah, there was. But direct obstruction has shot and killed the killer on the spot, and security and takeover have been outsourced to the Hanza Chamber of Commerce, so thanks to Lieutenant Colonel Vishuk, we are easily getting to the person who did it, taking a fine, and permanently deporting him.

Some noblemen owe money to a Hansa Chamber of Commerce bank because they can't pay the fine... well, they're forced to borrow it, because this one comes in 30% of the fine, so there's no problem, and we exchange contracts with the parties involved beforehand, so it's all legal "

... Completely, for a fine, I investigate with my blood eyes, my mom's appearance comes to my attention. With that said, these two are somewhere alike, so if they get cocky, they'll be a good combination.

Well, trying to squid, a debt-ridden nobleman can only be said to deserve it, and I have no sympathy for it, but if this looks like it, it seems okay to cower at Iris.

When Near left thought so, the crane in the dress that came came came to greet him, already drunk, blushing.

"This, Your Majesty. Is Your Majesty also supporting your own horse?

"Ooh, a crane. No, the star shadow is Iris' horse, and I have nothing to do with it.

With that said, will there be crane horses too? You're drunk, aren't you?

"Of course it is, because the Demonship, competing in the King's Cup of the Eleven Races, is the horse of my island family.

And I'm not drunk yet. "

Hey, I don't know, just the name sounds strong. Plus, I'm so drunk!

"Oh well. Is Harukishin in the Navy today?

"No, I'm joining you as a rider. If I lose, I say I'm estranged, and I've come so far to win because I'm dying, so now I'm a fine wanker."

... Sorry, Harumi. We're buddies. Whatever I say, I didn't know the crane was a queen character.

Besides, calling me a dick... it's kind of like me, and you can be intimate.

I think so. Behind the left-hand side, hearing Amiria whispering instructions to bring water, the left-hand side said to the crane drinking champagne.

"Well, I know how strong the crane liquor is, so I don't have a problem with it, but when we meet, shall we talk a little bit about work?"

Near left, he was told that he was talking about work, and the crane received water from a servant who had brought a glass of water, and when he drank it all at once, he answered with a serious face.

"Let's hear it."

"Yesterday's story tells us that the Kingdom of Emburg and the Principality of Antonum and, perhaps, former Seventh Confederation merchants joined hands to form the Southern Alliance. Besides, we also know about the sub-union, and it seems like they're going to take all the places where the sub-union is attacking the Eastern union and crushing each other.

And according to those who confirmed this information, there was an angel on the spot and an elder of the denomination, who, in addition to the two angels already, used the elder's body to descend the other angel. Unlike those before, these angels seem pretty smart. "

"I thought that was exactly what the Southern Alliance was going to attack, so even on this side, we have to modify the plan. May I, however, see that the Order has fallen into the hands of an angel?

"I guess you should think so. Rather, the aim of the angel was also likely to be to obtain a denomination.

More time to prepare, but you'd better think your enemies have become more powerful than you expected "

"Got it. My Lord Marshal Sanoko is also a horseman, so I will tell you from my side that you will be able to come later."

"Oh, please."

Near the left, Crane bowed his head and left the room temporarily, having already become the face of workplace mode.

You're acting fast. I guess I'll go to the Intelligence Agency once.

I think so. Near left, Amiria said with a serious face.

"But in that case, you only thought about invading from the south, so you're going to need to be vigilant on the west side,"

I can also understand Amiria's concerns. Initially, I was assuming a route for the Southern Alliance to attack from the south, intercepted with this tior, and intended to fight back at once, except for the story that it would be a coalition of subnationals attacking from the west.

The southern route is unlikely to be attacked from the sea, as the right to control the sea lies with the Eastern Union. Besides, there's a sea of luche trees, so the offensive route is limited, and if you're going to attack Eastern Union, you're definitely going to hit this tior.

But coming from the west, the Union of Subpeoples, even though marching along the Inland Sea, may attack the Principality of Nabrich when it goes north, or march west as it is, and attack the headquarters of the Knights of the Holy Leadership, or it may become Tior. And it's hard to think about, but it's possible to enter the Serenity Empire with a little bit of the Principality of Nabrich.

Anyway, the continent is huge, unlike the marching routes to the south, and the borders are long, so the marching routes are unspeakable at this stage.

"Well, besides here, there's also an option to say we attack from different directions. Well, now let's stop thinking about which route it's going to be and say we'll have fun"

"Right. Yes, we're having an event at the playground where we can ride ponies exclusively for kids. If you don't mind, may I show you around?

A pony is that little horse. Well, for kids, maybe just fine, but with the general public lined up, there's a break in there.

With that in mind, Amiria suggested remembering something, knowing what the near left feeling was worrying about what to do.

"Then would you like to go on a tour to the stables at the racetrack? Because when His Majesty shows up at the paddock, he panics."

"I see, then the people won't be bothered. Cecily, I'm gonna go to the stables for a little while, so I'm gonna need some help with the little ones."

"It's good. It's not for Iris."

To Cecily, who said so, he smiled and waved to the left, guided by Amiria, to the stables before the race.

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Guided by Amiria, he came to the stables where horses who refrained from racing came into the stables, using passageways reserved for employees and travelling out of sight.

Therefore it was a normal stables, but the eyes and ears near the left were concentrated on the horses that were in it.

[Whoa, here comes some great guy]

[He's definitely the king of this country!

[What, instead of the king, don't look dumb]

[Gahaha! Really, it's the dumbest side of humans!

... Let's make him a horse prick for real. I'm so glad our Aoba is such a good girl... if this were the case, I'd be killing him with a bee.

So he said with a smile, near the left, walking.

"Does the horse also know that His Majesty is here? I've never had this much fun."

"Oh well..."

Sure, I'm just buzzing with my bad words... I, I don't need this skill.

So proximate to the left, Amiria stopped in front of one and bowed her head to introduce her.

"This will be the stables of horses competing in the King's Cup today."

Amiria's introduction showed in an instant that near the left entering, she was different from the horses in the other stables. The other stables thrive mainly on ill speech to the left and near, but the horses in this stables waited quietly until their turn.

It was, by analogy, similar to the strange tension before the assault of the war, even felt murderous.

Well, the horses that have beaten the boulders so far are different.

With that in mind, the left-hand side looking at the horses noticed a different figure from the other horses.

What a sharp, tight body they have. You feel like you're here for this day.

Exactly, it feels like a sharp razor... so it feels like a blunt instrument.

I think so. In front of the near-left eye, Hiltria, Miriam's horse, looked at the near-left with her scratchy giant.

"... Historia? The battle in the Enburg Kingdom in the meantime was brilliant."

[... naturally. Only Sister Aoyagi can run ahead of me]

He's a good guy. With that said, I've been connected to Aoyagi for a long time.

With that in mind, he looked back and said to Amilia.

"Hey, Amelia. Today's winning horse will leave many outstanding horses as breeders."

At that moment, many of the horse's ears did not miss the piqued motion near left.

Ha-ha-ha, did you still eat it? I guess these guys just wanted to see the star shadow ass and were running behind them.

So I saw that the stars were just desperately running away from the stallion. If you compare yourself to a human, a star shadow of a young, pretty girl would run away, looking at her own ass, if a dozen muddy, bitter men came after her.

But if we talk about this kind of horse here, if they tell us to choose between just running around looking at our asses or living in Harlem where we can fuck all kinds of girls every day, everyone chooses the latter. Even I, if they tell me this, I run like I'm dying and I don't even have eyes on my ass.

With that in mind, near left, Amiria answered with a smile.

"Of course. If you are the winning horse of the King's Cup, everyone will want a child.

The horse owners' nobles can also make money from the seeding fee… I'm worried about the horse's hips. "

[Ooh! I'll do it!

[You idiot, I'm going to Harlem!

[Who will let you go? I'm the one going to Harlem!

... That's virgin power. If I think calmly, if I win the virginity, if I say I'll take you to Harlem, I'll show more power than I normally do... apart from the star shadows.

With that in mind, he looked anxious somewhere when he looked at the star shadow with chillari, and near left, he was convinced that this had reduced Iris' chances of winning, but when he turned to Historia, he seemed too uninterested.

... Well, Historia doesn't even show up on your face, and I'm not sure.

With that in mind, the left-hand side barked at the horse and went back to the observation seat again.

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And after noon, the 11th race of the King's Cup was finally about to begin. Many gathered at the paddock, checked the horse's condition, and eventually, in the lead of the white horse, went through the underground passage, to enter the course, while travelling, riding Historia, slowly going down the rear, Miriam whispered to Historia.

"Hey, Historia. Put yourself on this big stage and I really appreciate it.

You really are the best buddy I've had since I was a mercenary. When this is over, I'm going to retire and ask you to be admitted to the royal ranch. "

To the exact words of Miriam, Historia stopped her legs and said what she was talking about, but when she looked at Miriam, Miriam looked down at her trembling hand and said:

"I've been scared lately because I'm old enough to think when I might die. It's time for me to retire... sorry, I've made up my mind."

Historia, whose face seemed uncomfortable with Miriam's words, walked slowly and entered the course.

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"Oh! That's my mother! Come on!"

Ahead of Sakichi's cheer was the appearance of Iris entering the course and walking in front of the audience through the entrance opposite the runaway gate.

The left-hand proximity looked down satisfactorily at the horse who had entered, rushing through in great cheer, and next to it, the Duke of the Kingdom of Ceasel, besides Christina, was assembling.

But I didn't know the whole Duke family was horse owners...... boulders. Christina hasn't come because of Amiria, but this is seriously a surrogate war.

I think so. Near the left, I see the still lost look of politics and Xing.

"What, are you still lost? If we don't make up our minds soon, we're gonna have a deadline."

"No, but... I lost too much, I don't know what's good..."

So Shemhaza called out to Zhengxing, who was still troubled.

"Young, everything is told by the muscles. I think this Historia is good."

"Yeah!? Isn't Historia the oldest horse and the sixteenth most popular... are you sure you're okay?"

That is how Qingxin spoke to Zhengxing, who worried.

"Prince, I was wondering if St. River would be a good place to be proud of our Sanho family. I apologize to His Majesty, but the first winner will be the Trinity House."

"Hahaha, Your Eminence St. River is the third most popular, isn't it?

Prince, if it's a demonship of our family of islands, it's all won so far, and it's the second most popular. We will definitely win, so you will be able to increase your funding "

"No, no, prince. The trust of my Matsunaga family..."

"Prince, of my Rock family..."

It was Cecily who questioned the Dukes, who said so and pushed him, that Zhengxing was pulling as far as he could.

"So, what did you buy?"

"Well, that would be up to Iris' star shadow"

... I can't tell you. I can't believe I bought a horse at Crane's place after seeing the odds to make sure I guess.

What's roughly a thousand times! It's four or two times more popular with crane horses. Betting on a star shadow won't increase your allowance! Then we'll have to make it the next crane horse that's going to hit us, but there won't be a way.

In his heart, thinking so but smiling, Lana said with a smile, holding him to his left proximal arm, looking at him close to his face and jiggling his eyes, did the silent pressure of telling him not to say it left proximate go through.

"Well, let's just say that. How did Shemhaza know Miriam's horse was good?... without muscles."

It was Shemhaza who was suddenly questioned, but Shemhaza saw the course and answered.

"Right, it's been raining since last night, and the course is in the worst shape. Especially on the inside, we've been trying to get a little inside and shorten the distance in previous races, so the lawn is peeling off and it's a bad way to go.

This race will try to avoid where you said so, but that horse has fought on the battlefield is muscular enough to tell at a glance. On the battlefield, it wouldn't matter because it's an evil road or anything... in which, if you hear you've always been ahead of the line, you'll get your own answer. "

Lana asked Zhengxing with a smile when she was convinced by the words of Shemhaza, even close to her left.

"So, what do you think of Zhengxing?

"Sure, the Shemhaza word is the best...... ok, let's buy this place exactly what Shemhaza says. And it's another father's word, believe me, it's not an island man."

"If..."

So he took Shemhaza, who moistened his eyes with tears, and when Zhengxing went to buy tickets, Lana laughed a little bitterly and said to the left.

"Mr. Shemhaza... in that physique, the tears are still unfamiliar wow"

"Sure. But it's Shemhaza, which is why Zhengxing grew up to be a really great man... now I think I'll make him Sakichi's keeper"

"Hey, that would be too late"

"That's right."

Saying so, Near Left and Lana were watching Sakichi, who was telling him not to touch the glass but to stick around again and beat a horse other than Iris.

After a while, when the bell sounds that rewards the deadline, the Royal Conservatory folks play the fanfare in a place reserved near the entrance aisle, the audience thrives, and the left proximity in front of the goal, prepared near the final corner, focuses on the runway gate. And when the fanfare was over, it went into the gate in turn, and it was when the last crane horse came in, with the sound of iron that said Cashan, the gate opened simultaneously, and each horse popped out, but only Historia, rose up at the gate, and the hasty Miriam managed to contain it, and ran out.

"Doka, you're late!

Next to the unintentionally screamed left proximity, the politician Xing holds his head by saying "it would be a lie".

Unlike the greatly separated Miriam, Iris, who set the start beautifully, was, as usual, in the lead, controlling the pace and walking in front of the audience, in great cheer.

Did you know that Iris would stand at the beginning, and the cranes' horses were marking Iris perfectly, aiming at the tiger's vision of when to set him up?

For this reason, the group was in a dumpling state, ahead of Iris, and when the corner was bent to the front, Miriam was chasing behind the group.

"Ooh!"

The audience and the nobles were also surprised that Miriam, who seemed overwhelmingly late, had chased the group, but the left-hand side understood the cause.

"Because His Majesty knows why?

To Kiyoshin, who said so, Left and Near replies with a grin.

"Oh, it's easy for Miriam to chase you. Everyone knows Iris will be in the lead, so he's giving way to the lead, being vigilant, aiming for where to set it up, so the whole thing slows down.

In addition to that, as Shemhaza said, the inner stable is rough and runs around outside, as no one avoids.

But Miriam ran a little faster than usual through the rough interior, so she chased him easily. Precisely because you've always been a Historian on the battlefield. "

And he said unto the explanation of the left and the near left, saying, Everyone shall be, and the near left shall look toward the front.

"Surely, at a slow pace, the tactics of escape would be advantageous. But in a dumpling state so packed with distance, a tactic of warfare that explodes in the last straight line is advantageous, say a mishap or a chase... now it is possible that Iris will not escape"

"I mean, you don't know which way to fall?

"Oh, right. That rush...... Looking forward to seeing which one moves first"

The left-hand side, who replied to Kiyoshin, looked at the course with pleasure at whether he wanted to get out there, and the star shadow of Iris stepped up the gear one step, and the group clearly appeared to be able to cope with its movements and those who had not, and the group became long and thin.

You were completely alarmed. You Iris, you were after this moment... hmm?

It was near left that I admired Iris' movement, but I discovered Miriam running as much in it.

Oh! Have you gotten that far already? But with this, you won't have the last strength left.

With that in mind, when the left-hand side looked at it, at the middle of the corner, Miriam went through the inside of a rough stable and sparred, not unlike a bulging group outside.

"Stupid or he is! We won't even have a goal from there!

I think so, near left, but when Miriam sparred through the corner and almost chased Iris, who noticed Miriam's presence, sparred from there.

"Iris, it's too soon! Miriam caught you!

The thing about my ticket had disappeared completely from my head, and when I screamed unexpectedly, the other dukes laughed that I had won, but that prediction would be overturned.

Iris, who exploded even faster through the corner, ran up a hill with a high and low difference of two meters, trying to shake Miriam off, but managed to eat Miriam and not leave.

And when I climbed up, it was still too early to spar, or it was visibly slowed down and Miriam caught me out.

Iris' face, which was a lie, could also be seen from the audience, and vanished into a group of horses spared from the rear.

But Miriam's riding Historia, without losing its speed, did not shrink in distance from those who sparred from the rear, but showed overwhelming strength and scored a goal.

To his king-like strength, winning and losing had nothing to do with it, and when everyone was cheering for that victory, Zhengxing clenched his fist and shouted.

"All right! I got it! It's 161x!

... Huh?

"Hey, Political Hing. How much did you bet?

"That's what Busty was getting less money for, and only 500 shillings, I was betting. So it's 85,000 shillings."

85,000 shillings... 85,000 yen. Why is there only a single win, but it's 10,000 tickets! My allowance...

Sakichi said with a showy face, near the left, which accidentally dropped his shoulder.

"Mom, you lost..."

"Right. Well, this is the world of battle."

The truth is, you can't tell me that I was betting on a crane horse even if my mouth was torn.

I think so. Near the left, Amiria came to talk.

"Your Majesty, it's time for the ceremony..."

"Oh, okay"

If I stayed here too long, I thought I'd find out that I wasn't betting on Iris, and I was heading to Winners Circle with Amiria's guide so that the left-hand side could escape.

The first King's Cup held on this day was won by Historia, ridden by Miriam, which nobody expected, and closed with a great wave of turmoil.

Called the winning ray, the ornament placed on the horse's neck was colored like the flag of the kingdom of Ceasel, and on Miriam's chest, which seemed to be quite shy, the Golden Star, a testament to the victory of the King's Cup, was mounted by the hand near left, with an applause that just broke, and was also praised by the audience.

With that applause, Miriam's eyes were tears, and Miriam, waving to respond to the audience, whispered to the left.

"Your Majesty… I was about to have Historia discharged from service within the immediate future and placed on a royal ranch"

To Miriam's words, when the left proximity looked at Chirali and Historia, he had some sad eyes, and the left proximity looked at the audience with a smile and asked the question.

"How about now?

"I don't know... I feel like I was told in this race not to say anything stupid to Historia..."

I see. Was this the cause of Historia's sad eyes?

"I didn't feel it, I guess I did. Historia hasn't broken loose on the battlefield yet."

"... but I got scared of the battlefield. As a soldier, it's over."

And he said unto Miriam, who said so with a serious face, and said unto Miriam that the left hand side was not wise.

"You know, it's natural to be afraid of war. I'm not asking for someone who's not scared... because I'm not saying he's alive.

What I want is someone who is dull in fear or more courageous than that. I think Miriam has it. "

"Because His Majesty is afraid of battle, too?

"Naturally. I can't wait to think about the operation, but I'm always anxious to see if I've left anything behind or if I missed anything, and I'm afraid to fight ahead.

But you know, I have more to protect than that, and I know the taste of winning wine... people are better able to fight and have courage for some reason. "

"No, no, no, no, no, no. Your Majesty's scared, he said it's an absolute lie. I just think you're having fun."

"Miriam, you're gonna think of me as a psychopath or something. The real me is delicate and scratchy."

"That's really impossible... but something to protect... well, I'll think about it a little bit"

I felt that Miriam would not quit, and Miriam would never be discharged.

On this day, Iris, who was destined, had fallen to seven and scored a goal, and from this day on the horse race in the kingdom of Ceasel came to have the aspect of what he called the surrogate war of nobility, to show exuberance.