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Never touch Eldmia Egga - Episode 95

"Didn’t it end quite neatly?."

Esmuët said as she greeted us who had completed the schedule with endless praise, words of envy or admiration for the hero, and glances as the finale..

"It was ridiculously easy."

"To be honest, I was worried that it would be too easy to finish by combining magic and spirit magic. It was a really good decision to defeat the envoys with just a sword.."

At Esmuët's answer, Zeke snorted and approached the women, including Esselua, but I had a hard time ignoring her answer..

Even though there are two more days left, isn't it more beneficial to clearly show results? It was no longer easy to understand what the subtle aspects that were consistently shown, starting with the lax training of warriors, meant..

At first, I thought it was just to put a leash on the hero and use him, but as time goes by, it seems like it's not a problem that will end so simply..

"You look unconvinced.."

Although I didn't hide my expression at all, Esmuet, who read my doubts, smiled and said,.

"I can guess why, but that's not what I'm going to talk about here. Let me move my seat."

I looked at Ragnis to see if something had been exchanged while we were in the dungeon, but she seemed to have heard nothing clearly and shook her head after understanding my gaze..

"You worked hard for the empire, so shouldn't we at least have a meal together?."

Esmueh naturally extended her hand to escort me and hinted at Zeke who was about to leave as if it were natural, but Zeke waved his hand without even looking back..

"I'm done. Esselua, why are you following me to such an uncomfortable position?."

"I have never made Yeo's younger brother uncomfortable.?"

"Then let’s say I’m uncomfortable.."

Even though she had recommended it, Esmuye did not invite Zeke any further, as if she had expected him to refuse, and in the end, only the three of us, including Ragnis, followed her into the carriage and left the academy to have a meal..

As soon as the carriage moved and left the main gate of the Academy, Esmuye opened her mouth..

"Don’t you feel strange about the empire’s attitude toward its warriors??"

It was a question that seemed to penetrate my intention at once. If it had been any other time, I would have thought about the answer, but since the person I was dealing with was Esmue, I felt like such worries were pointless, so I decided to just be honest..

"When I ask a question knowingly, can I assume that it means I am trying to tell you??"

"Isn’t this a place where we are alone? It's okay to speak comfortably.."

"Then without hesitation."

I didn't know what kind of impact it would have on this thin ice-like human relationship if I insisted on using the honorific title for no reason, so I decided to just accept it. Seeing Ragnis not showing much of a reaction and Esmuët clearly liking him, fortunately I think I made a good choice..

"Of course, I brought this up for explanation purposes. In fact, this was the fundamental reason why Margrave Levien was invited directly, rather than to the Kingdom of Itisel, in the name of the Empire. It's true that things didn't go as planned in many ways because you were the variable, but it's safe to say that the results were even better. Since you won't be participating in the training from tomorrow anyway, I thought it wouldn't be a problem to tell you now, so I brought it up.."

"...It will also explain why my participation in the practice is important.?"

"Hehehe. It would be nice if it would come naturally to you, but even if it doesn't, I'll be happy to explain it to you.."

Then, where should I start talking? Esmué looked out the window with a brief thought, and continued speaking while touching her lower lip..

"To sum it up, the empire's goal is to force all kingdoms to act voluntarily in response to the threat of demons. In order to do so, he deliberately delayed the hero's achievements and neglected his weaknesses.."

"...I really don't understand the connection between goals and actions at all.?"

"First of all, Eldmia. All of the hero's achievements were not built up immediately after receiving the oracle from the Imperial Spiritual Assembly and finding the hero.."

Esmuët seemed to be slightly worried about what to say, but after saying the whole thing, she looked at me as if asking me if I understood what she was saying. And in the silence she held out, I could sense that the story she was telling was anything but common..

The first thing that comes to mind is Zeke’s hatred of dependence on heroes..

He is only now establishing relationships with Esselua and other women... but did he act like that from the beginning? Did they treat him friendly from the beginning??

Of course not. I don't know anything else, but he wasn't happy about being reincarnated in another world..

So then, how long has Zeke maintained an uncooperative attitude towards the Empire's education??

"half a year."

Did my expression change so easily that it was recognizable from moment to moment? The answer to my question came out of Esmuët's mouth..

"The warrior Siegfried learned what he has achieved in a short period of half a year.."

Esmuye declared with a tone and expression that did not contain any jokes, but both I and Ragnis could not help but believe our ears..

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"It's natural, but I was embarrassed at first. It was clearly a hero who was found according to an oracle, but no one would have thought that the hero himself would be so uncooperative. Even now, I don't know why he was so uncooperative.."

After arriving at the restaurant, Esmueh's story continued while eating exquisite food..

As a reincarnated person like myself, I interpret Zeke's words in my own way, so I understand what the dissatisfaction is, but in fact, from the empire's perspective, it would have been seen as incomprehensible behavior and dissatisfaction..

The warrior's abilities are sufficient, training is provided free of charge, and glory and rewards are promised. Even if no warriors step forward, it is obvious that all of humanity will not be able to avoid war, so there is no option to not prepare for war from the beginning..

If you can sympathize with a boy who understands the entire situation but doesn't even lift a finger with the mindset of thinking that he will die, then it is clear that he is a person whose mental state should be questioned..

"In the end, something changed and I followed the education, but it only took 3 years to get there. Of course we couldn't just trust and wait for the hero.."

Meetings were held every day to train the military more thoroughly, reorganize the academy's curriculum to focus on war and actual combat, and make even disobedient warriors as useful as possible. Fortunately, unlike his uncooperative attitude, he clearly had animosity towards monsters and thieves who harmed the people, so he was able to receive help from the hero in that direction, and in the process, his relationships with other women, including Esselua, also improved..

After that, the empire noticed that the surrounding kingdoms were acting strangely without any time to be satisfied with Zeke, who began to show sincerity in his education for six months..

"I think it is actually absurd to say that peace has lasted too long. Isn’t it natural that the longer the peace, the better? It's just because they were selfish and thought it wasn't their crisis.."

The empire is greedy. Why is it that only the Imperial Spiritual Assembly singles out the warriors? Why don't the other gods say anything? In fact, trusts do not exist, etc..

At first glance, they may be valid, but when you look deeper, they are rumors born out of extreme distrust and arrogance. In fact, even though they had heard through intelligence that Ethisel was desperately maintaining the front line, they were the ones who came to the absurd conclusion that it was no big deal seeing that it was maintaining the line..

Without even thinking about how many people would die over the years to maintain that front line and how many people would live in the war without being able to return home..

So Esmué thought the other way around. If they think so, let's pretend like it is.

Itisel and the Empire are joining hands to use the demons as an excuse to suppress neighboring countries. She decided to amplify her suspicions and delayed Zeke's education..

And on this occasion, the unfinished image of the hero is revealed to the world. A warrior who does not yet have the strength that comes from mythology naturally remains a relatively easy being in the eyes of the kingdoms..

And based on the information accumulated so far, the kingdoms come to a conclusion..

When it comes to dealing with demons who can withstand Itisel alone, if the empire puts forward a warrior who is strong in his own way but is ultimately within the category of humans,.

Wouldn't it be possible for them to mobilize their army and recruit the kingdom's best warriors to participate in Itisel's war and take away the profits they are trying to monopolize? The conclusion that.

"They thought that if it was something they could never reach, they would give up. Even if it really brought great benefits to the empire, how could they dare if the warrior could really split mountains and split the sea? So, believing in the growth shown by the hero over the past six months...he took a gamble of sorts.."

And then, unexpectedly, I appeared, defeated the warrior, and cut down Rudra's young lion to death..

"Of course, when I first received the report, I thought all plans had gone wrong. This part wasn't Yeo's plan, it was purely left to chance, so I couldn't have predicted it. But...I realized within half a day of meeting you that it was actually a great success.."

Because I came not from within the empire but from EthisL, a synergy effect was suddenly created..

Regardless of whether the hero is strong or not, in the end, even humans who have not received an oracle can defeat the hero. The opinion began to emerge that.

There is still a prevailing opinion that the Empire is just spreading rumors, but Esmuye said that will change starting from today..

"If the empire was trying to take advantage of them, why would they show weakness instead of threatening them under the pretext of a powerful hero?."

By making them believe they have captured their weakness, they actually make them move..

Once you participate in a war, you can never leave. As an excuse to participate in the war, they will come with all their might, claiming that it is a threat to humanity and that it is natural for the entire kingdom to step forward..

I might regret it later on on the battlefield, but that doesn't matter..

The oracle was given, and the empire and imperial family had confirmed the current situation as a threat to humanity..

The only goal is to survive by mobilizing as much support and troops as possible..

"If all countries had provided stable support to ETISEL from the beginning, there would have been no reason to take such a complicated and risky gamble. But...don't you know better about him?."

Just lip service. Or support that is only monetary. The support was absurdly insufficient to face a situation that was called a threat to humanity..

Even within Itisel, the king faction and the noble faction were divided and engaged in a political fight over that issue, and Ragnis was even caught in the middle of it..

"So he was Margrave Levien. The result was that I looked for someone who would share this fact and sincerely do their best for a better future. I believe that the royal family of Itisel also has the right perspective on this issue, but in the end, there is a possibility that they will change their minds depending on the need. But haven't you had the experience of never being able to turn your eyes away from demons?."

Ragnis, who had been listening to the story with his mouth shut, just remained silent..

Unlike me, she didn't know much about Zeke, so I had no idea what she was feeling, so I had no choice but to remain quiet..