Aobara-hime no Yarinaoshi Kakumeiki

The wooden door closes as it sounds less painful. From that gap, I saw Fritz, who erased all of his emotions, and - behind him - Clovis, who refrained. Clovis nodded small as he looked at each other. And when Alicia tried to respond, the door shut completely.

"I don't have to worry about my voice leaking outside for what I normally talk about. Naturally, he also tells us that he will not be allowed to touch the door from the outside until the door is opened from the inside."

Just as Alicia looked back, the empress, with her hands on the back of a chair placed at the center of the room, leaned her neck softly.

"You once said something similar.... right. Was that when he competed with Yugdrasil for the throne?"

"I asked Master Beatrice. For a few days, you two had a discussion in a closed room, and as a result, Elizabeth became king."

"It's a familiar thing. Come on, you should hang it there. It'll be hard to stay standing."

"Thank you"

Gently bowing her head, Alicia then sat down in the chair across from the Empress. If you give me your face again, the empress dressed in a deep red dress looks at Alicia funny as it leads to her elbow. A beautiful but ruthless empress with a luscious grin shriveled her opponent just to be there.

Elizabeth, the absolute ruler who leads the Aardhar Empire. Whether in her previous life or a raw re-do, she casts shadows in color as a big gear that turns times. Being alone in the same room with Emperor Elizabeth like that made me feel strange.

"The two of us, we liked the toys. Aren't you afraid of the rest?"

"To be honest, I feel horrible"

"You said you wanted the truth. What else do you want to hear?"

"It's a matter of one man who lost his life in our country a few years ago."

With a gentle grin, the empress narrows her eyes. From that reaction, we learn that the Empress has taken a negotiating seat after having made an examination of what Alicia is about to say. Alicia took a small, deep breath before opening her mouth thoughtfully to the Empress urging her to go ahead by keeping silence.

"Lloyd Sutherland, Duke of Shefford. Six years ago, after confessing a sin, he unfortunately lost his life. The sin is that he had a bond with someone in neighboring El Dar."

"What's the content of the covenant?

"Instead of promising the survival of the Privy Council, it means holding back the engagement of His Highness Fritz and me and preparing the throne of Heilland for His Highness. But the reality goes beyond that, and Lloyd, having circulated the secrets of the kingdom, has been instructed to move to the detriment of our country - working to obstruct the establishment of the Merricius Chamber of Commerce."

"Big deal. Who is it?" Who is it? "

"I don't know. But there is evidence that the person belongs to the Senate of Aardhar, a high ranking human being. The evidence is kept strictly in our country and cannot be shown, but the engraving of the black horse of Julius the Conqueror is clearly pressed."

"... ho"

When I heard about the black horse, for the first time, the back of the Empress's eyes glowed demonically.

"The only thing that allows us to use the Black Horse engraving is the one that puts our books in the Senate. I mean, if you believe what I said, I hear you were in close proximity to Lloyd Sutherland. - Or have you approached Sutherland with the rest of your life?"

"Your Majesty may have nothing to do with the Lloyd Sutherland affair. Originally, that's what I thought. And seeing Your Majesty in this country, I'm sure I wasn't wrong."

"Why, believe in the rest"

"I was the first to admit to doing business with the Merriculius Chamber of Commerce because it was Aaldar. I thought it restrained insiders lurking in the country from moving any poorer."

"Is that all?

"Other times, I met with Dudley Hopkins of the Ist Chamber of Commerce to learn that His Majesty had a deep interest in the Merriculius Chamber of Commerce. It is unnatural for His Majesty to instruct the Chamber of Commerce, which was so interested, to crush it before it was established. … but the biggest one was the survey"

"Survey?"

"Let Lloyd bring someone closer to making my engagement with His Highness a sure one. I know it's one hand, but it's a roundabout way. The engagement was pre-built and really had a different purpose...... even so, it's still hard to get around. It's not like your majesty."

"I see. Certainly, not the other way"

I shudder my shoulders small, and the empress leaks a sneer and a laugh. Confronting it, Alicia saw the Empress with certainty.

"The matter of Lloyd has nothing to do with His Majesty. Right."

"... yes"

The empress nodded after unwrapping her elbow, which had also been tucked in the chair, and righting herself.

"Besides, there's no way to prove it. Believe it or not, it depends. But the rest of them don't know" insiders, "and I don't remember giving instructions. - So,"

Separate words, the empress takes herself forward. Because the sun tilted, or the light of the sun plunged in through a thin window fitted with a lattice, and rejected it and cast a dark shadow on half her face.

"It's time to get tired of waiting. You didn't bother digging back on the old case because you wanted to make sure nothing was left of it, did you?

"Which His Majesty is, that was also important...... All I want is the identification of the senior official who was through with Lloyd. and his deportation from the Senate."

The shadows of two people stretching out onto the floor get thinner and longer. As the twitching of the trees and the chirping of the birds drift away, I remember the illusion as if only this room had been left behind from all over the world. Alicia finally mouthed her core to avoid being crushed by a full shadow.

"Lloyd Sutherland's case and this noise. … Your Majesty. It could be the same person behind the two incidents"

"Two cases may be connected?"

It was the night the Unitarians made a scene in front of Foreign Minister Crown's residence that Alicia leaned her neck and parroted back unexpectedly to Clovis's words. In response to surprise Alicia, Clovis saw Robert refrain from approaching the door. Clovis opened his mouth again after making sure a silver-haired knight nodded his ears clear outside.

"Don't you think it's strange? This noise happened in front of Alicia as if she had been aiming too hard. The timing is too good for us to stay in Sampston for a few days.

"That's not because I saw the royal carriage enter town or inspect everywhere and found out I was staying in Sampston..."

"That is the story of an outbreak of unity rallies. But this time, we're giving instructions to hire people and make noise. If it's just a plan to hit the road today yesterday, a mastermind aristocrat will be caught in a few days. Otherwise, a close plan would have been worked out - that is, someone who has known Alicia's schedule of stay for a long time will be behind it.

"I see. However, the itinerary during the inspection was arranged just before, and there are limits to leaking information. It is then possible to know in advance the dates of the stay only about the scheduled Prime Minister, the Crown Foreign Minister and his wife, the knights who will hit the escort, and then the Senate………

After saying it herself, Alicia raised her voice, "Ah." Clovis nodded quietly at his husband like that.

"Yeah, that's right. And Lloyd was connected to a senior official who belonged to the Senate in Aaldar.

"Even in past cases, there have been puzzling points. While the opponent arranges for His Royal Highness Fritz to fit smoothly into the Heilland throne, he has stuck his demands on Lloyd to stir up distrust. Now I think there was something unnatural about trying to deepen the conflict between the Privy Council and Aardhar."

"And this noise?"

Succeeding, the Empress shines her dark green eyes.

"I will show the unity rally in front of you and plant my distrust of our country. Plus, if you don't mind, you'll notice. The Unitarian behind this must be lost in the heart of Aaldar."

"Yes," Alicia looked to the Empress.

"If the mastermind of the two cases is the same, the aim is to create a deep gulf in relations between the two countries. - Those who seek to confront the two countries and lead them to war should be at His Majesty's side."

The Empress remained silent for a while, but when she stood up to the fence, she showed Alicia her back and stood by the window. Watching behind it, Alicia remembered her conversation with Clovis.

It was Alicia who uncovered the possibility that the two cases were connected and made a suggestion to bring Emperor Elizabeth on her side.

Clovis, who heard that, objected at the beginning. The Senate is the Chancellor Yugdrasil, where dignitaries such as Foreign Minister Crown are registered. If that's all the enemies are diving into the depths, then maybe Emperor Elizabeth has found out and dared to miss it.

But even with Clovis's opposition, Alicia insisted. As long as the Senate is suspicious, we cannot trust Aardhar as one, including the Chancellor, the Foreign Minister and even the Beatrice, who I do not want to think much about. This distrust will sooner or later be the result of deepening the gulf between the two countries, as the mastermind contemplates.

On the other hand, as I told him in person, Alicia thought that Emperor Elizabeth would have nothing to do with the mastermind. That's why we decided that the Empress and Alicia should be connected in a way that pokes at the behind the scenes.

Even if the Empress is swimming the mastermind, she cannot refuse if she can hang on to cooperation from the Alician side more than she wants good relations between the two countries. Assuming you refuse, it means the Empress forsakes her ties to Heilland. Never a preferred situation, but then let's consolidate our readiness for the upcoming war.

Now, will this bet be auspicious or vicious?

In solitude, Alicia awaits judgment. The light inserted through the window becomes a reflection, and the empress's slender length itself assimilates with the shadows. Silence similar to breathlessness persists. In time, the Empress looked back. Its side rose firmly in the light of day and was spectacularly beautiful.

"Fine," the empress laughed.

"You have to buy a sold fight. Let's hold hands for the rest."

"Thank you," Alicia stood up.

"His Majesty was sure that you would answer that way"

"So, how do we fight? I don't think it's easy to get your tail out."

"Let's use two humans. One is an earlier man and the other is Lloyd Sutherland's son, Liddy Sutherland. Forgive me for sending him to Aardhar as my special ambassador."

When Alicia answered without precipitation, the empress raised her eyebrows.

"Is that Liddy Sutherland? Surely if he is, he may be able to find clues about the mastermind. Assuming you can't guess, if you can smell the dark curtain like that, you'll also somehow wear it out... But the man you caught isn't worth it. He knows very well that he doesn't know anything. It's not for you."

"In his case, it can be used to appeal to His Majesty and I for joining hands. We will gather the people in a large square and set him free as His Majesty and I watch side by side."

That's all, and soon the empress seems to have made a point.

Liberating in front of the people has two meanings. One is the appeal both internally and externally that unity cannot break the firm bonds between the two countries, whether they cause noise or not. And the other is a message indicating that Alicia and Emperor Elizabeth have joined hands, directed at the mastermind that would be lurking nearby.

Usually, the Empress and Alicia agree to liberate the natural place to hit her in the neck. The opponent always perceives that there has been some kind of deal behind it. In the meantime, if they were to be stationed in Aaldar as far as Liddy, the opponent would panic considerably.

"If this is the restraint and you won't move again, that's fine. But when it comes to touring the next ploy, I don't condone it. I will surely grasp its clever tail and expose it under daylight."

The bottom of this belly watching is cold, with a soothing grin, the empress says something less peaceful. People who don't want to turn to their enemies by mistake, but no one is more comfortable with them if they're on their side.

With her breasts down like that, the Empress turned off her grin and looked at Alicia.

"By the way, Alicia. Is there only one thing left that you decided was trustworthy in this matter?

Not knowing what the "yes" question meant, Alicia tilted her neck and answered.

"You can't put it in anyone's ear but Your Majesty's, given that the Senate is involved. That's what I thought, and I asked you to talk to me alone."

"Right."

Answered briefly, the Empress looked at the heavy wooden door.

The colour, neither lonely nor distressing, was floating on its side.

"It's a shame."

Thus, the meeting between the two of them ended, and the door was opened.

The Empress gave immediate instructions to the knights who were waiting, and the man was released first thing the next morning. Regardless, Alicia was also present there. In front of a large crowd gathered, the man's guilt was uncovered and then declared free of him. The empress herself stood over the head of the deliberate crowd and told her aloud.

"Unionist, listen! Shame on the innocent people that they have made them bear their sins! The rest will not forgive those who harm the rest of the people. All the rest and Princess Alicia wants is the neck of the true culprit!

"Uh, Sire Elizabeth, long live!

"Long live Her Royal Highness Princess Alicia!

After a beat, the hall filled with drinks. "Hail!" "Hail, Your Majesty!" With the great chorus overlapping, Alicia gazed at the people around the Empress, not the folks. But neither the gentle grinning Chancellor, nor the somewhat unintelligible, leaning down his neck, look like a noticeably unusual breeze.

Conversely, some were still observing about Alicia. It is the First Prince of Aardhar, Fritz. He looked at the Empress's back, speaking to the masses, and then turned his untouched eyes on Alicia as the vitreous. In the end, he disappeared quickly so that the ice melted when it was all over, without uttering a word.

Anyway, the race was thrown, six years ago - or long before that, the door was opened for an end to the battle of causes that lasted from the previous life.