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 “It’s finally over——!”

After a day of patrolling, Agnesphia returned to the city almost as if she had received an amnesty. She was now completely obsessed with Duanmuhuai's "Mage Mansion". After all, it was so comfortable to live in it. You can take a bath, soak in hot springs, enjoy comfortable beds and delicious food.

 After all, who doesn’t like this thing?

 Even more comfortable than staying in the palace.

 “Come on, Euphilia, let’s go back.”

 “Okay, Your Highness Anisphia.”

Thinking that she could go back and enjoy herself right away, Anisphia happily quickened her steps. However, when she came to Duanmuhuai's tent, she found Tierdi standing there with an unswerving expression on her face.

 “Tilti, what are you doing here?”

Seeing that Tierti, who usually never leaves the house, actually took the initiative to go out, Anisfia also asked curiously, and Tierti winked at Anisfia. The former looked in the direction of Tierti's wink, and his expression suddenly changed.

 “Uh…yar…”

In front of the tent door, Duanmuhuai and Algard were standing there, looking at each other. Behind Algard, there were several noble heirs standing. Sensing Anisfia's gaze, Algard turned his head and glanced at her and Euphilia. Looking at Algard's expressionless face, Anisfia immediately reacted. .

“Ah, well, Ya’er, actually things are definitely not what you think…”

However, Algard did not listen to Anisphia's excuse, but only withdrew his gaze and looked at Duanmuhuai.

 “Mr. Inquisitor, I would like to speak with you alone.”

　　　…………”

Duanmuhuai turned his head and glanced at Anisphia and the others next to him, and then looked back.

 “Okay, follow me.”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai turned around and walked into the tent, while Algard also took a breath and turned to look at the follower behind him.

 “You wait here.”

 “But Your Highness...”

"This is an order."

Originally, there were a few nobles who were a little uneasy, but Algard just glared at them, forcing these nobles to shut up, and then Algard followed Duanmu Huai into the tent.

The scenery inside the mage's mansion naturally surprised Algard, but he soon came back to his senses and looked at Duanmuhuai.

 “What a surprise, is this magic too?”

 “Absolutely, it’s a magical effect.”

"Really………"

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Algard just nodded without saying anything more. Then Duanmuhuai took him to the living room and sat on the sofa.

 “Sit down wherever you want, what do you want from me?”

Duanmuhuai leaned on the sofa and looked at the prince in front of him. To be honest, Duanmuhuai had no special impression of Algard himself. In other words, in Duanmuhuai's view, Algard was more like a nobody. Like an invisible person with a sense of presence. Even when Duanmu Huai got angry at the meeting before, he seemed to just watch quietly from the side without any reaction.

“Actually, I have always wanted to have a good talk with you, Mr. Inquisitor.”

 Prince Algard took the tea cup and stared at the black tea in his hand.

 “Fortunately, my stupid subordinates gave me such a chance.”

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

 “Talk about cooperation.”

 Algard put down the teacup and looked at Duanmuhuai.

 “I hope you can assist me and make me the king of the Kingdom of Paretia.”

　　……Aren’t you already the heir?”

It has to be said that Duanmuhuai looked confused when faced with Algard's statement. If you want to say that there are several princes, it makes sense to compete with each other for the throne. However, Algard is the heir to the throne, and Agnisfe Ya also gave up his right to inherit. Logically speaking, as long as Algard does not commit any crimes, the throne will be his sooner or later?

“This kind of puppet-like throne is not what I want. I want more.”

 Speaking of this, Algard clenched his fists.

"I want to take complete control of this country. To do this, I need power, so I came to you."

　　…"Please explain."

Duanmuhuai sat up curiously and stared at Algard. He suddenly became slightly interested in Algard's words.

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

 “Know a little bit about something.”

“Then, I think you should know about the disputes over magic between the nobles and the common people. The nobles regard themselves as users of elven magic, and they are superior and disdainful of the human magic system used by the common people.”

 “I know a little bit about this.”

 “So what you’re saying is… you want to change this?”

 “That’s right, that’s it.”

 “It really surprised me.”

I have to say that Duanmuhuai was also quite surprised when Algard admitted this point in front of Duanmuhuai straightforwardly.

“In that case, why don’t you join forces with Agnesphia? Her magic should be very suitable for your ideas...”

 “Sister will not agree with my idea.”

Yargard had a self-deprecating smile on his face and shook his head.

“My sister hopes that I will become a king who values ​​the connection between people and holds hands with everyone to govern the kingdom peacefully...”

Speaking of this, Algard clenched his fist and slammed the table hard.

"The connection between people? Holding hands? My sister doesn't understand at all! She is not interested in anything else and is only addicted to her own hobbies! She has no idea what this country has become! But I I know what the nobles of this country are like! I know how deep the gap is between the nobles and the common people! Those are all the distortions accumulated by the Kingdom of Paretia over the years! The extremely arrogant nobles do not regard the common people as human beings at all, Even if they can use the human magic system, these nobles will still find excuses to belittle them! All the nobles desire is wealth and power!"

Speaking of this, Algard became more and more excited.

"What if I become the king like this? This country will not change and will always exist in such an ugly way! Thinking about blood! Thinking about authority! Thinking about tradition! Once, my grandfather also thought about changing this Everything, but what was the result? Those nobles and ministers united to resist him and launched a civil war! In order to preserve everything they owned, they did everything they could! No king can stop them, not even my father!" "So, you're going to change this country?"

Hearing Algard's roar, Duanmuhuai understood his thoughts.

 “That’s right.”

Algard sat down on the sofa again, stared at Duanmuhuai and nodded.

"My sister will not agree with my idea, and neither will my father. I need help, but before that, I have no help. So, I have to push forward the plan on my own - to be honest, thanks to you, my plan Only then can we move forward.”

 “Thanks to me?”

"Yes, you can fly and have the power to destroy demons. For the Kingdom of Paretia, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so I tried my best to convince my father to start this expedition to the North... "

As he spoke, Algard sneered.

“By the way, Mr. Inquisitor, do you know the current composition of the coalition forces?”

 “I haven’t cared about this.”

"Except for the third legion directly under the kingdom and the alliance army composed of adventurers, the other soldiers are private soldiers from noble fiefdoms - I am not afraid to tell you directly, I will find a way to make these troops and those annoying nobles Together, they were completely buried in the cold wind of the north."

 “Oh? Interesting.”

Hearing this, Duanmuhuai also narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Algard with interest.

 “Are you sure this will work?”

"Of course, the nobles are stupid and arrogant. In order to win military glory, they don't care about the life and death of their men. In this expedition, almost all the nobles sent out their private soldiers. If these private soldiers can be completely eliminated, then they will They will no longer be able to wreak civil war to bring trouble to the country like their ancestors did.”

Yargard raised his head and stared at Duanmuhuai with a pair of eyes.

"So, I need your help. Mr. Judge, fortunately, those nobles gave me an excuse, a good reason, so I was able to come here to talk to you alone, and hope to get your help. If this continues, the Kingdom of Paretia will only perish. I want to change everything..."

“Must we completely eliminate the nobility and their bloodline?”

"Yes, the existence of elf magic may have been necessary in the ancestral period, but now that the human magic system was born, elf magic has become an obstacle to the progress of the Kingdom of Paretia, so... we must find a way to completely eliminate this obstacle , otherwise, if this continues, the situation will be absolutely unfavorable to us. There will only be more and more users of human magic, but those nobles are still just indulging in their past faith and glory in elven magic..."

 “In other words...wait, what about Euphilia?”

Duanmuhuai knew why they came, but judging from Prince Algard's appearance, he didn't seem to care about Euphilia?

"snort."

Facing Duanmuhuai’s question, Algard snorted coldly.

"This country is sick, like a slowly decaying tree. Someone must change everything. But no one cares at all. Even she, who is hailed as a genius by everyone, firmly believes that maintaining the status quo is the best way! And others People will only follow those with dazzling talents! They simply don’t understand the true meaning of this!”

 Speaking of this, Algard clenched his fists.

"In this case, I can only change everything on my own. No matter how unorthodox the methods are, I can't just be a king for decoration! If it is only used to maintain this ever-corrupting country, that kind of king can only It’s just a wooden stake!”

I see.

 Hearing this, Duanmuhuai finally understood what Prince Algard was thinking.

 He wants to change the decadent system of the Kingdom of Paretia and completely reform everything.

 However, reform will be bloody.

Just like Prince Algard said, in order to avoid the situation like his ancestors where nobles entangled their private soldiers in fighting civil war, he designed this plan to trap the private soldiers of those nobles and their children to death together. Northland. As long as there are no heirs or private soldiers, the nobles are like toothless tigers and can be manipulated by Algard.

For Algard, this is obviously a very difficult thing. Obviously, listening to what he said, whether it is Agnesfia as her sister or Euphilia as her fiancée, it seems that None of them approve of his approach... He really has long hair but short knowledge. There is no revolution without bloodshed and sacrifice.

 “So, what are you going to do?”

"I believe that the North Fortress must be guarded by demons, so I will find a way to incite the nobles and their private troops to go to the North Fortress first, and at the same time figure out the strength of those demons - so I hope you will not take action too quickly. "

So, if you look at it this way, you do occupy a very important position in the opponent's plan. If you hadn't listened to what Prince Algard said, Duanmu Huai would have definitely stepped forward and smashed those demons to death with a hammer, and then turned around. Just pat your **** and go home. In that case, Prince Algard's plan will be finished.

"I see……"

 After listening to what Prince Algard said, Duanmuhuai thought for a moment and looked at him again.

"I just want to ask you one question. Does your plan have anything to do with the demons?"

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

"Really………"

Duanmuhuai nodded.

"In principle, the Tribunal does not intervene in political disputes, but I am quite interested in your approach...Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"As I said, I hope you won't take action immediately, and... I hope you can help me stop Sister Wang and Euphilia."

Speaking of this, Prince Algard showed a mocking smile.

“After all, compared to them, I am just an ordinary person, and I don’t have the power to fight against them.”

 “Okay, I’ll consider it at my discretion, but I have a request.”

"any request?"

  “No matter what the circumstances, you must never join forces with the demons.”

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

"Once I find out that you are colluding with the demons, I will smash your head in without saying anything... Do you understand what I mean?"

"certainly."

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

“I just want to change this country, not destroy my country.”

"very good."

Hearing Algard's answer, Duanmuhuai looked back.

 “Then I’ll wait and see.”