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After the welcoming banquet ended, Gawain not immediately and Victoria or Veronica begin the follow-up contact, but to these guests in „autumn palace” rest, or the reception personnel who follow him to arrange visits some places, the reason that he gives is to hope the guests can understand as far as possible this lands, and rested in these days well, to alleviate so made a long and wearisome journey accumulate exhaustedly- with this warrant, he dried in the sun three days the guests.
Victoria has not wasted these three days of time, in these three days, she understood Cecil all with utmost effort, from people's daily life style to the sporadic information of Cecil army, from market commodity to peripheral product- the channel that although can contact is limited, she has not let off any helps her understand this lands the opportunity.
Until fourth day, she waited till the Gawain's news finally.
In feudal lord mansion study room, Victoria? Wilde sits on specially the single sofa for guests, she sizes up in this ordinary day curiously the place of Gawain work, the line of sight has been sweeping these full bookshelves and armor for decorative purpose, finally falls on a giant map: That map is hanging on one side wall, between two bookshelves, its above is describing Ainz throughout, even drew up part of Gondor Wasteland and Typhon, Sacred Dragon Duchy and Augari Tribe Kingdom land, it is Victoria has seen since birth finest and most careful map, on that not only labelled all mountains rivers accurate, even is also labelling digit that is used in describing the distance massively......
The feudal lords are hanging the map is not unusual in the study room, but is hanging the so accurate map is not easy, the line of sight of Duchess falls near the center of map, and stopped at some point of Holy Spirit Plain eastern area.
She sees nearby the giant tree road junction to label a striking red fork, by the red fork has one line of postils: Ainz 736, Month of Harvest on the 43 rd.
That is before the beginning of winter , the date of Eastern Region rebel army and Wang Guojun last large-scale battle, the time and place are exactly right.
„As if interested in my map very much? girl of Wilde?”
The Gawain's sound conveys from side suddenly, awakens from the short thinking Victoria, she noticed that Founding Grand Duke enters the room, and sits by her on another sofa.
„Betty, prepares the snack, delivers to the study room, after” takes a seat, Gawain to standing small maid near gate beckons, later shifts to Victoria, „hopes that I have not delayed too for a long time- newborn duchy always lot of work.”
„Naturally, I can imagine that you every day busy,” Victoria raises slightly to salute to Gawain slightly, although with protect Duke, but the vast gap in rank lets her, even if in such informal situation must always the attention etiquette, then she raised the head again, looks to that giant map, „...... you have very outstanding cartographer, moreover do you as if also watch the situation outside Southern Region very much?”
„The Cecil person wants to have the peaceful life, but outside world such as we will not hope like that peaceful- has wanted the steadfastness, must watch the exterior situation much,” Gawain smiles, „, moreover don't you very care about here situation?”
The members of diplomatic envoy take a walk in the city, such public matter naturally cannot conceal the truth, Victoria has not planned to cover up from the start, her slightly nodded of: „This lands are very to us mystical, since the autumn, entire Southern Region was equivalent to King's city hidden in the dense fog, this was certainly curious.”
Small maid Betty carried the snack, and started to fill the tea for the guests, but while this opportunity, Victoria shifted to the direction that the topic oneself paid attention to straightforwardly: „Duke Cecil, how do you see to Ainz this civil war?”
Gawain is maintaining the smile, looks that Victoria said at a moderate pace: „I noticed very much regrettably past the later generation of good friend will make until now this aspect unexpectedly, but if you want to ask that whom I support in this civil war- I can only say, I no one supports.”
This was it can be said that expected that reply, the Victoria expression is invariable, but continues: „War is not we shoulders, in Silver Castle no one wants Ainz to split, rebels since Eastern Region suddenly, we have been very passive.”
„, ‚Is hand that he first moves’- listened to Hetty saying that also Rebecca after the person fought often complained in childhood,” Gawain raised the hand, „you know, before the beginning of winter, Rebecca also because frequently caused trouble by me is taught, therefore you really should rejoice, rejoiced Charlie, Snow, Anthony also has Evans they not to come back with me together, otherwise you must worry not only this civil war girl , can you when the time comes with Snow? Wilde said that is Anthony? Loren and Charlie? Hand that the child of Moren first moves?”
Victoria prepares the good all explanations and negotiations scripts in advance becomes completely useless.
She has about 20 years not to exchange with sufficiently the person who takes own elder, in this regard, her experience even compared with every month by Rebecca that twice hits.
But luckily, her head is more intelligent than Rebecca, organized the language after short stunned: „...... I understand, you and kingdom the founders in build this state to not to let us kill one another, this civil war will certainly make you hate bitterly, however the aspect has developed this, the war does not want to stop can stop- we cannot submissively the country give Prince that murders the father to usurp the throne and abandon the pledge kingdom Grand Duke, Eastern Region will not compromise easily. Therefore the civil war will also continue, but the Ainz strength even more will be feeble in the war process, simultaneously all of us Know Typhon is waiting in side, is waiting for the Ainz stream of people clean last drop of blood.”
Gawain looks at the eye of Victoria: „Very good, you at least can also realize that nearby has Typhon, that to quickly end this war-, and to conform to the way that you expected to end the war, what solution did you try to find?”
The Victoria hesitation moment, said the Gawain expected words later: „The King position cannot continue the vacancy to get down.”
Gawain adjusted a sitting posture, backward by sofa seat back cushion: „Wales? Moren?”
„...... Francis your majesty once assigned Edmund for the successor, and set up the oath before the ancestor, but this pledge has to abandon now obviously. Ainz needs King, needs to become a whole, Your Highness Wales is the only candidate at present,” Victoria, she looks Gawain's each expression changes , to continue slowly, „we do want to support Wales? Moren is the new king, this is Northern Region and Western Region protects the Duke common wish.”
She pays attention to the Gawain's expression to change, however the Gawain's expression is unrelieved, this Founding Duke is maintaining that light smile, is listening like the outsider, until she said that for a long time has not expressed the opinion very much.
Gawain made the atmosphere solidify like this entire two minutes, later broke suddenly silent: „Victoria, is that mithril pledge in Coldwinter Castle good?”
The heart of Duchess stopped one tune instantaneously, although on the face was still maintaining the usual expression, but the anxiety of her eyeground has not escaped the Gawain's eye.
In the Gawain heart does not have the fluctuation: Such as he then expected long before, oneself as Founding Hero that is covering the halo, the Ainz aristocrats did not mind that hangs him on the wall, writes in the book, carves in the stone, even for in shrine, but they will mind absolutely this Founding Hero sits to the throne in-
Because their wall submits a written statement to the heroes on stone to be false, in throne that actually real.
But he hopeless that 700 years ago urgent agreement could have any use from the start, he raised, later then continues downward: „You think that Wales can be qualified King?”
„His meeting,” in the Victoria heart was still circling the content in that mithril pledge, she replied very discretely, „Your Highness Wales, although did that not make a great show of one's talents like Edmund, but he inherited the steadiness and honesty of his father, only then King can after the civil war ended smoothed the Ainz scar, made this country recover as soon as possible-, moreover after experiencing war wound, people will also want to welcome temperate King, they will support Your Highness Wales.”
„But this being insufficient makes you change among situation with Eastern Region- I know that your ideas, support King, obtains legitimate, wins over the support of more aristocrat, making the people have the courage, the idea is good, moreover really has a little effect probably, but don't forget, Eastern Region also had Crown Prince that had the qualifications, moreover that in the past about 20 years, that Crown Prince struck root in the hearts of the people, even if you made Wales coronate ahead of time, Eastern Region can also set up a new Monarch immediately, pulled back the situation before the condition.”
„But if you can also support Your Highness Wales, then the legitimacy of new king will considerably strengthen, sides with the royal family aristocrats and people will be more,” Victoria cannot bear say, „your attitude important......”
„Makes me openly support Charlie? Does a Moren certain heir kill another heir?” Gawain knocked among small tables two sofas, „you should understand, in this civil war I am easily take a stand very much difficultly.”
Victoria knows, Gawain is not cannot take a stand, he does not want.
This Founding Duke is the cautious and radical coexistent person, his present discretion , because he does not trust Wang Guojun-, but he as if not trust the Eastern Region rebel army.
Best aspect that this had estimated initially.
„Then you mean......” Duchess looks at the Gawain's eye, is probing asking.
„I do not oppose Wales to coronate,” Gawain said unhurriedly, „, but to make me acknowledge that he is King, he at least needs to put out as the King merit comes.”
At this point, his slightly stop.
„But as for that mithril Contract Wilde in Coldwinter Castle girl, you can receive safely it, I do not plan to use it.”
Until these words come out, Victoria? Wilde relaxes truly.
Gawain? Cecil has not supported royal family or Eastern Region either one explicitly, but at least, he does not have the plan, when King.
As the matter stands, at least Ainz does not need to face another civil war.
After determining the Gawain's attitude, the heart of this Duchess also stabilizes, but before embarking plan that then completes, she starts to win over a bigger support from Gawain here: „Thanked your understanding very much-, but if you can give Wang Guojun a bigger support, then this civil war ended could early. Such as you said that a moment ago, makes Your Highness Wales coronate merely cannot change the Ainz current situation fundamentally, Wang Guojun and Eastern Region bloody balance...... must be broken is good.”
„I had said a moment ago, I am did not oppose merely ‚Wales coronated’,” Gawain interrupted the Victoria words, „I will not openly support either one of the civil war, moreover to be honest, Southern Region also just went through a war, my army needs to rest, my people also need to recuperate, we could not withstand the consumption.”
This is the reason of being well-founded, Victoria cannot think place that can refute.
But in silent a moment later, Gawain opened the mouth suddenly: „However as the Charlie good friend, I cannot look on that his kingdom disintegrates like this.”
The eye of Victoria publicized slightly: „Your meaning is......”
„I am willing to provide the help of other domains, besides the army,” Gawain said at a moderate pace, „for example weapon and armor......”
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