By the end of the night, it was all over.

　As I watch the sunrise on the deck of the Einhorn, I talk to Finn, who is drinking coffee.

'What's with the coffee?'

It's morning.

We have tea.

I'm a coffee man in the morning.

'Tsk!　Coffee people are the enemy.

You have an attitude!

　How can we be on the deck after staying up all night?

　That's because of the surroundings.

　I've rallied the same group of friends and headed to the Fraser family's territory.

　The reason for this is to prove myself to the people of the Holy Kingdom of Rarshell.

　The Holy Kingdom, you've done a great job, you bastard!　And to say hello.

　The reason why Finn followed me is because of the shards of magical equipment that ran rampant in the royal capital.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to get the same thing to the border, if it's thrown in there as well.

''You could have stayed in King's Landing.

'I could help you clean up afterwards, but I'm worried about you too. More importantly, are you okay on your end?

What--what?

　As he sips his coffee, Finn looks at the sun.

'It's a mental one,'

　I wonder if this guy was aware of that?

It's less of a burden this time. Well, I couldn't save the Luthier guy, but he had it coming, you know.

Even if you think so, the mind is a pain in the ass.

What about you, then?

　Finn may have had a lot on his plate, but he didn't seem to be driven like I was.

'Fortunately, I wasn't in the war. Most of the medals I've gotten are for killing the shards of magic gear that ran rampant. I know the users can't help, you know. I can't even leave them alone, so I've tried to divide them up.

　Once you use it, you can't save yourself.

　A piece of magic armor is a very troublesome substitute.

''It would be easier if I could split it up too.

'I don't know.　If you start splitting up and enjoying yourself in some weird way, you're going to end up as a person.

　You've heard it all before in a previous life.

　It's a story about a battlefield that numbed you out and made you capable of doing cruel things with impunity.

I--I don't like that.

　War can easily drive people crazy.

　I thought so as I watched the sunrise.

◇

　The royal capital.

　In the royal palace, Angier was giving out instructions one by one.

'Creare, where are the spare men?'

"This is it!　--Why don't you turn to the lords for help?

'I can't show weakness. Rion said he'd go it alone. With a little help, some will laugh at Leon.

'I don't want that. I'm tempted to burn all those people who laughed at me, so let's change our priorities.'

　At the end of the night, the masterminds of the coup have all been captured.

　The nobles who had betrayed us were also captured, and the special forces of the Holy Kingdom were also detained.

　In just one night, they had taken care of a major problem.

''Yes, perfect!

　Angel turns a tired face to a delighted Clairele.

'This won't be the end of it,'

'I know, I know. If we take it too far, we'll have to start dealing with a bunch of wary noblemen, right?

Yes.

　I've done so much for him.

　Even if you don't like it, Leon will be warned.

　It is thought that he is still hiding his abilities, and the nobles should also move.

　Libya was unfamiliar with that side of the story, so she asked Angier for a detailed explanation.

''Um, what happens now?''

''In the future, the countries will move to cut down the lord nobles. The current royal family does not have the courage to do anything about it. The only way to consolidate them is to make a show of force--

　Julius, who had been drinking tea, answers beyond that.

''There is no such thing as a demonstration of power over Baltic Falt. In other words, in order for the royal family to show their authority, they need to incorporate Baltophalt. But Baldfalt doesn't like to marry, you know.

　Angier looks a little happy.

''If even Erica-sama can't do it, there's no princess in the kingdom who can prepare for it. You can't force a young child to be Leon's wife either.''

　I want a child by Leon and the royal princess right away.

　That would be the strongest proof of the connection between the two families, more than anything else.

　Perhaps that child could inherit the Lost Item.

　If that happens, the royal family will be able to get Luxion as the 'second royal ship'

　--but that's no good either.

　Rion doesn't approve of it.

''Well, uh - I mean, we don't know yet, right?

　Julius finishes his tea and turns his attention to the map again.

'Seriously, it's going to be easier if Baldfalt has a shot at the throne.

　Hearing that statement, Angier's cheeks tugged at his cheeks.

''Your Highness, are you serious?''

'What?　Sounds like a great idea, doesn't it?

'No, I don't mean that, but as a prince I was wondering what the idea was.

　Julius huffed, "Oh yeah," and Libya was also dumbfounded by the way he just remembered that he was a prince.

◇

　Roland's bedroom.

　Roland, who is absent, has been eating meat all morning.

　The court physician was concerned as he watched him.

'Your Majesty, please don't get up and eat meat.

　Roland is eating his steak, both pale and hearty.

'I'm hungry, you know. But your medicine works well.

　While looking at Roland, who was laughing at him, the court physician shrugged his shoulders.

''It's not funny to make it look like poisoning. Moreover, you even fabricated my hobby.''

'The girl was convinced, wasn't she?　But did he really think he could cage me with a girl of that caliber?　I was even in a hurry to see if you might have found out my intentions along the way.

　Merse was too good for the level of concern for the forest of ladies.

''--If you're going to hand over false information and prevent a rebellion, shouldn't the medicine have been harmless?

　Roland turns serious.

'That won't fool people. We don't even know what that little boy is capable of. So, how did it go?

　Roland asks, and the court physician begins his report in detail.

''It was resolved overnight. We've also taken the Holy Kingdom's special forces into custody.

　When Roland heard how deftly Leon had put down the rebellion, he crossed his arms and pondered.

(I didn't even tell you, but you also used the troops I prepared for you well--more than you can imagine.)

　I never doubted his ability to do it in the first place.

　That's why he used the drug to create a critical condition.

　He knew that if he threw all the trouble to Rion, he would be able to solve the problem.

　However, I was curious to see how much damage he would succeed with.

　The result is more than I expected.

''I guess my instincts were right.

'Don't do anything weird on a hunch!　I couldn't stop sweating cold over here!

'Don't be so angry. But this is where Milene gets tricky.

Is it the queen?　That's right, I'd be furious if I knew the truth.

'No. I'll keep my mouth shut about the poison, so don't worry about it, but the problem is that little boy's ability. I'm sure he's trembling right now about something that was beyond his imagination, right?　He's good, but that's why he's so predictable about his opponent's abilities. It's not a good idea to be able to get a good idea of what to expect when the unexpected happens. Well, that wouldn't be a problem if it was a normal opponent, but--this time it's impossible.

　Roland says he doesn't know how Milene will operate.

　But.

'That boy's going to have a hard time.' --That's a good sign.

　Roland was determined to see what would happen to Milene and Leon on the high ground.

◇

　Milene had her head in her room as she listened to the report.

'I can't believe it only took one night to solve the problem.'

　It's also an almost perfect development.

　The rebellion in King's Landing was resolved in one night, and now they have even sent out reinforcements to the Fraser family.

　The evidence that the Holy Kingdom was working behind the scenes has been secured, and this is an achievement that could not be better.

　Moreover, the damage to the royal capital is much less than expected.

''This is... there's nothing we can do about it.

　In addition to mere brute force, Rion had also shown the ability to weather this troublesome situation perfectly.

　The ability to gather and communicate information - and many other things - was beyond Milene's imagination.

　She crumbled to the spot.

'So what I was trying to protect wasn't worth much to him.

　I have misjudged Leon.

　I don't think he made the mistake of trying to force a marriage and bring him to the side of the royal family.

　But this would have taken over the idea of taking them in.

　Milene felt like she was being played by the palm of Leon's hand.

'She really is a terrible girl, isn't she?'

　Milene laughed as she said that, and tears streamed down her face.

◇

　The border guarded by House Fraser.

　There, the Royal Army and the Holy Kingdom Army face off against each other.

　And in the meantime...

"Don't you ever step forward!　I'm inviting you to the kingdom!

　-- Laughing, he was pushing the enemy's flagship on the battlefield with the allogants to the kingdom side.

　The allogants were forcing the airship to push the airship.

　The enemy ships around me could not fire on the flagship, they could only watch.

　Occasionally, the enemy armor would try to pull me off, but the drones would shoot me down.

'We're being pushed!'
I can't!　I can't resist!'
We are now in range of the Royal Army!

　You can hear the enemy's voice inside the ship.

　As you pull back on the controls, the Allogantz pushes on with more power.

　The enemy's flagship comes to the middle of both forces.

　Our allies are not firing at us either.

'Welcome to the Holy Kingdom, ladies and gentlemen!　I'll serve you a good cup of tea!

　The magic armor that resembled the Luttoart that had appeared on the battlefield had been defeated by Finn.

　When the enemy commander saw the scene, he gave an order to shout at it.

''Don't let them take away your magic armor!
I can't!　'Royal Army, they're advancing this way!'
Bastards!

　Rahshel Holy Kingdom.

　The trump card seems to be a magic armor that was used to make it run out of control with drugs.

　Like the old black knight, he couldn't keep his armoured form and put it into the battlefield as a lump of meat.

''So Milene's family has a hard time, too.

　Luxion states his prediction.

'If you put it in, it will probably be able to cause a lot of damage to the enemy temporarily, but the problem is the operating time. It will soon become unusable, and on top of that, it will be very difficult to find a pilot.

　Is it loyalty or some kind of brainwashing?

　The pilots try to attack the Royal Army.

"-- disgusting. I'm gonna have Finn take it all back.

I think he's going to.

　When I turned my gaze to Finn, he was spinning around with Kurosuke, defeating the runaway magic armor.

'This is the third one!

　Finn is calling out to the excited Kurosuke.

'Kurosuke. It's over. Let's step back.''

Hey!

　Then the knights of the Holy Kingdom attacked Finn.

'Get the outlaw knights!'

　He was suddenly called an out-of-the-way knight, and Finn was confused.

''Hey, wait a minute!　What's an outlaw knight?''

　I say to a flustered Finn.

'Oh, that's my second name,'

What a horrible name.

　With all of their magical armor destroyed and their flagship stolen, the Holy Kingdom Army begins to retreat.

　However, the Royal Army is not going to let this happen.

''Redgrave family's flagship, we're moving forward.

　Luxion said, so I looked over there and saw that the nobles had started a chase battle.

　As I looked away from them, the Fraser family's airship gathered at the Holy Kingdom Army's flagship.

''-- What about the enemy?''

''From what we've seen so far, the chase battle will be fierce. The kingdom can now keep its troublesome enemies quiet for a while.''

　My allies' armor has gathered around me.

　In the midst of it all, I cover my face with my hands.

'I see. --I'm going back.

It's a wise decision.

Anyway, give me the pills. I need to get some sleep.

...to administer.

　From the backpack on the back of the pilot's suit, a needle is inserted and the drug is administered.

　Luxion, who was May telling me not to use it too much, used it without saying a word.

　Do I look more marginal to those around me than I think I am?

You take care of the rest.

"Good night, Master.

◇

　It was only three days later that reports of battle victories arrived in the royal palace from all over.

　The enemy seemed to be confused, as if they hadn't imagined it, against the kingdom's army, which had quickly and massively thrown its forces into action.

　After hearing the report, Angier came to summarize it in a document and report it to Milene.

　Milene, reading the report in her office, did not have a stinging atmosphere.

　But from Angier's point of view, Milene was scared now.

''That's a wonderful victory. Now my parents' house will be safe. 'Thank you, Angelica.'

No, it's all Leon's fault.

That's really great. More than I expected. Do you think they'll send us to the executioner's block now?

　Angier shook his head.

'Lady Milene, Rion would not want that to happen.

　Milene's expression didn't change.

　She laughed and taught Angier a lesson.

'That's sweet. Even if you don't want it, people want a stronger king. From now on, you will try to win Duke Baldfalt over to your side at all costs. The Redgraves have a good eye for detail, don't they? I really envy you.

Lady Mirraine!

Angelica, you must prepare yourselves. That's the path you've wanted to take.

I won't let Leon do that!

"Don't do it, someone else will do it for you. And - that's the right thing to do. We need a new royal family in this country.

　'If you don't want to become a warring nation of warriors,' says Milene, 'kill yourselves and take the throne.

That is the path that will save the people from dying the most.

　Milene looked like she had given up on a lot of things.

'-- Just please help me with Erica if you're allowed to. I know Julius won't, but she's going to marry into the Fraser family, so I expect warmth from you.

You should have consulted me sooner!

'I can't help you by asking for advice. It's almost as if we've known this was going to happen since after the Principality War.

　After all, if Leon declares that he will stand by the royal family, the people around him will think there is room to take advantage.

　Vince is also his daughter-in-law, so he will try to convince them.

　He tried to get Erica to marry him because he wanted a solid connection.

　--the best way to officially take the Lost Items from Leon is to have them transferred to his children and grandchildren.

'There's nothing to talk about. You should leave the room now.

　Angel goes outside.

　Then, it was Clarice who was waiting for him.