I sit on my nice bed, put my hand on my chin, and turn my thoughts.

　This situation is not good. Very bad. My chest was squeezed so tightly that the clothes around my shoulders felt like a burden.

　I've been planting seeds to my advantage, drawing on the wisdom of my past travels, my past history. The Caria, the Fialat, the Gospel Wars, yes.

　But what about now? Honestly, here in the Hanging Gardens of Gazalia, there are only so many places where my wisdom can be applied. It seems that some parts are quite different from what I had assumed. I can't even grasp the intentions of Erdis, the Elven princess.

　In spite of this, I let out the words as my emotions swirled in my chest. I held back my bangs.

It's too late for regrets now. If you don't want to get involved, I'll get involved, even if I have to hold you back. No, if you're not giving up, then that's what you have to do.

　I really did a stupid thing. It's so easy for people to break their own decisions.

　Elddis's words rang strangely in my ears. I let out a squeak, spitting down my throat.

　Come to think of it, it's been a long time since I've been alone with someone. There have been so many people around me lately. But this is more suitable for me.

I'm not sure if I should call you princess or Elddis. Let me ask you something. I want to know what you're up to and what's going on here.

　The female elf, who called herself Valianne, had long since disappeared from the room with her footsteps. The woman who called herself Valianne had finally disappeared from the room with her footsteps, presumably to fulfill the words of her master, Erdis.

　She crossed her legs and looked for the chewing tobacco on her chest. But then he remembered that it had been confiscated.

I'm not sure where I'm going with this. It's a common story. I'm not sure where I got it from, but I've heard it's common.

　Well, that had to be it. It's a common story.

　There was a great king of the elves. A king of good government, compassion, and great virtue. A human king could do no better. Wonderful. I'm sure his reign will be celebrated in the ages to come. Even the vicious will live out their days in obscurity.

　The problem is that elves have a lifespan that we humans can't even begin to fathom.

　The reign of his king lasted hundreds of years. When that happens, we all grow tired of the times. We start to feel dissatisfied with things we would not normally feel dissatisfied with. A small rupture becomes a big rupture.

　Perhaps it's a matter of being good at what you do. I don't know how the throne of the elves will be exchanged, but I wish I had abdicated earlier.

　Even those who tame their vices with their breasts cannot wait for hundreds of years. So they bring in someone else who is more convenient.

　In this case, the king's brother. That would be Elddis's uncle.

　That's Finn Largius. The king who ruled the land of the elves in ages past. Well, that hasn't changed a bit. So we're on the same page.

　Interesting story. Humans, elves, everyone is tormented by their emotions, but they still make choices. And in that process, history was woven.

　And so, this time, without any problems, the previous king, who was considered a vicious king, was overthrown and a new era of reign began. Normally, this would have been the beginning of a new reign without a hitch. For better or for worse.

　However, there was one problem that arose afterwards.

　A remnant of the previous king. Erdis, the Elven princess.

　She was the very darling of the spirits.

　Just like the one who appeared before our eyes while still in the tower. It was clearly different from the other elves.

　And perhaps this is a value peculiar to elves. It is forbidden to kill a favored one of the spirits. Even if it's the daughter of a vicious king.

　That's why she was imprisoned in the tower. There she would remain until she became mentally or physically incapacitated. Until such time as we have reason to take her life.

　I think. The reason Erdis was allowed to accompany us on our previous journey. Perhaps because she was no longer in her right mind.

　At least in the past, Elddis has never been able to have a real conversation like she does now. We could communicate, but it was as if we did not understand each other. That was the impression I got.

　Well, what happened? It's a bit silly to say. It's not something I should know, and now I have no way to know. It's all about the history of the past.



So you're saying that the case is something that will reverse this moldy bread situation?

　The current situation is not good at all. The elf princess is certain to be locked up in a tower until she goes crazy, and as for me, it will all be over when the Garleist soldiers arrive. As for Caria and the others, we don't even know where they are. Every minute, the hourglass of life is dropping sand.

　Then we'll have to turn it upside down at some point. Oh, you're good at that. He who has no talent or power in his hands must keep on struggling and find a way to turn the board upside down.

"There are a few people here in Gazalia who are willing to help me. Some of them, like Valianne, follow me out of loyalty, while others, of course, do it for their own interests.

　In that area, they are no different from humans. Profit and loss, loyalty and immorality. The world is made up of a chaotic mixture of them. It's the same in the Elven palace.

The point is, we're going to overwrite the Hanging Gardens with them, end to end. Just as your uncle Largius, who is now Finn, once did.

　Erdis's words were shaken by a handful of emotions.

　The blue eyes, which until now had been somewhat aloof and elusive like the wind, gleamed. It was as if he was regaining control of something he had thrown away.

"I'll let you have a hand in turning it over, Rougis. All right, cellmate. You're now my accomplice. If you haven't given up yet, you'll take my hand, won't you?

　I slowly listened to what the voice said. Most of it is smooth and unclogged. Perhaps Erdis had been refusing this plan, but somewhere, deep down, he had been holding on to it forever.

　And so, before going to bed at night, right after waking up, at a moment's notice. I hugged her over and over again.

　I dreamed of the moment when I would set the palace ablaze and cut off the heads of those who had killed my father.

　How to maneuver the troops, which route to take to the palace after the prison escape. Which elves would be his allies?

　Without hesitation, Erdis finished his speech. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and her sculpted face showed signs of elation. Her face was flushed slightly, and her sculpted features showed signs of elation, even childlike.

What do you think? It's not bad, I think. I believe this is the path to everyone's happiness. You'll be on it, Lugis.

　That wasn't a question. It was a request for agreement, "Of course you will.

　No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. She clicks her heels, strokes her chin slightly, and opens her mouth.

I'm sorry, but no. I'm not willing to trust my life to the comfortable fantasies of a hothouse princess like you. I told you, I have no intention of dying, not even for a second.