Logging (3)
Why did the queen suddenly commit suicide in the first place?
Wasn’t it something that had already been agreed upon through the two-way operation between the humans and the elves?
After calming down the Queen’s messenger, I asked him a few questions and was able to paint a rough picture.
What I overlooked was the Queen’s disposition.
No matter how much he could communicate directly with God, even if he had extreme sincerity, if he concurrently served as the political head of a country, he would naturally think that he was a person who would make political calculations to some extent. .
In the beginning, it was clear that right after the revelation came down, the queen was about to sacrifice her own life, so there was a clear mention that the entire kingdom came forward to stop the queen, but it’s my fault that I overlooked it.
In the first place, the queen had no intention of borrowing power from the human empire, nor did she intend to move the princess to ask me for help.
The revelation was only made to inform the seriousness of the situation and the reason why the queen herself had to be her husband, and all other actions were taken by the surrounding vassals and princesses to save the queen.
Still, after that, expeditions from each country went out, and I thought the queen had folded her will, but the queen was secretly hiding in the expedition?
Even minimized the number of people in the expedition, saying that the future had changed to minimize sacrifices?
Even as the queen hid herself and sneaked into the expedition, the kingdom’s best paladin escorting the queen was not even included in the expedition, as the kingdom’s troops were cut down to preserve the kingdom’s forces as much as possible.
This means that even the moment the expedition departed, the Queen was determined to lay down her own life.
In my opinion, this was fundamentally a problem with Revelation.
If I hadn’t known how much sacrifice I would have to make, I would have put all my efforts into it, but since the queen decided that the situation could be over, isn’t it rather like this?
He had a very great heat death.
According to the messenger, the elven expedition has already made a lot of sacrifices to get here.
Even that, the queen was included, so the damage was barely reduced.
When the Queen’s identity was revealed, it was already too deep, and the composition of the expedition was composed of only those who could follow the Queen’s words in the first place, so the expedition did not even happen.
Only at times like these, don’t use your political competence unnecessarily.
In any case, if the queen had been so noble and, to put it mildly, stupid, that she decided to sacrifice herself, she would have become more and more determined as she went through the events here.
Even knowing that the expedition that included the princess is also heading here, they may have come to the conclusion that the princess’s life is in danger if this situation is not resolved quickly.
For the Elf Expedition, which was feeling impatient, the sudden suspension of the undead activity and the decrease in the concentration of the plague that had occurred a few days ago must have felt like the last chance, and the result of the sudden acceleration was the present.
…To have a headache.
Would the result have been different if we had known that the human expedition had approached this far smoothly?
I didn’t expect long-distance communication to be impossible due to the pollution spreading in the Plaguelands.
I don’t know if the Queen’s judgment has changed, but I think she’s at least suggested that her soldiers join the humans.
I’m sorry to the princess who went crazy on one side, but let’s say it clearly.
This is a nuisance.
If you’re going to do something like this, I’d rather arrange it in such a way that no one knows the truth, and I’ll finish all the cases neatly with my favorite self-sacrifice, and then others will be notified after the fact.
If that doesn’t work, at least do your best according to what you discussed with the people you have a cooperative relationship with.
You said you committed a special attack on suicide at the halfway point without being this or that?
Who the hell is benefiting?
The Empire and Orionism, which reduced the number of troops on the day of loss?
at least not me
Of course, there is an advantage to not having to face the demon worshipers and risk it if you let go of this.
But I wouldn’t have come this far if I hadn’t been willing to take it in the first place.
After coming this far, the end is concluded with the sacrificial actions of the elven queen?
Then the main character of the story becomes the queen.
No matter how much I contributed greatly to resolving the situation, there was a high possibility that the story would focus on the narrative of the hero who gave his life in the end.
In the worst case, there was a possibility that the Orion Church, who did not want to see my reputation grow, would openly praise the Elf Queen.
Of course, since I have consistently made good impressions on the members of the expedition, it will not be completely buried, but it is said that the results are not coming out compared to the effort I put in.
It won’t get recognized if I tell you that I helped out by damaging the demon worshiper in a dream.
Are you saying I was really weakened by attacking you in a dream? Really!
…I don’t believe it even if it’s like me.
If this is not intercepting my ball, what is it? Even the person who intercepted said he would die.
If you’re going to monopolize the ball and die, just give it to me and go!
And that’s not all.
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Looking at it in the long term, I tried to build up the affinity for the elves, but what if one of the top priorities for the elf likability dies?
There was a high possibility that even the effect of the good impressions made so far would be cut in half.
The words that Saint Ronan tried, on the contrary, means that he tried hard but failed to achieve results.
No matter how hard I worked, the meaning of the process was bound to fade if there were no results.
And what if the queen dies and the princess dies?
Freezing the elf affinity gauge.
I can’t even guess where the hell the route is completely blocked because I chose the wrong option.
Is it true that I chose the wrong one in the first place? It was just a manga game, so no matter what I did, it was planned to be like this?
My intention to put an end to the situation, establish friendship with the queen, and in the future, lead the right and left kingdoms to suck honey with the powerful, was in danger of being frustrated before it even started.
No matter how much I thought about it, from my point of view, the Queen’s actions were nothing more than grand trolls.
“Saint Ronan. Are you calm?”
“I’ve calmed down and thought about it.”
As expected, I can only come to the conclusion that I must grab the queen by the collar and bring her back.
As if understanding the meaning in my eyes, the princess pressed her temples with her hands as if she had a headache.
“On a common-sense level, it is the right decision to attack with the elves. But to risk the sacrifice of one’s allies in order to keep the elves in harmony is a total turn of events.”
It’s a very obvious thing to say… but how can I not do that part.
I nodded in agreement with that and said.
“Shouldn’t it be done so that allies do not suffer?”
“If there is such a way, why are we doing this?”
“There is a way.”
“…Let’s listen first.”
“We selected only a small number of people who could break through the forest without taking damage…”
“I will dismiss it.”
Aren’t you too ruthless? Please listen to me until the very end.
“Does that minority include Ronan Saint?”
“It’s meaningless if I don’t go.”
I’m just saying I’m going to kill the devil worshiper.
“Why on earth do you think such nonsense would be possible? How is it different from the decision the Elf Queen made?”
Since this is a larger army than I initially imagined, the Master is stronger than I thought, and the devil worshipers seem to have suffered some damage, so I thought it was worth it, and seeing that the trees are still intact, I don’t think the queen could have made friends with the devil worshipers. I think we can work together if we do well…
Besides that, there were many reasons.
Even so, I am a person who does not bet on odds that seem unlikely.
The moment I was about to open my mouth, the princess cut it off.
“No matter what the reason, this part is not worth discussing. It may be possible to reduce the number of allies sacrificed by breaking through the forest with a small number of elites, but in the end, the danger of those in the minority increases by that much. Even if that is the only way left, it is even more unacceptable in a situation where the straight method is working steadily.”
“But then it will almost certainly be late.”
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“This is not a fight with a time limit. The Elven Queen’s decision is admirable, but we cannot be swept away by it.”
I had nothing to say.
Normally, I push my opinion with an argument that is close to the right theory to the point of being boring, and the princess reluctantly agrees.
In fact, emotionally, I sympathized with the princess’ words a hundred times, so I couldn’t come up with a plausible reason to seduce people.
But I can’t go alone and I have to go somehow, so I need to find someone to go with me…
“Princess Iris. Now that the situation has come to this, we will respect the wishes of the elves no matter what decision you make. However, we will continue to attack the forest as it is, so if you want to go into the forest alone, we can’t help you. I ask for your understanding.”
While I was thinking about it, the princess declared that to the princess, and the princess, who had been staring blankly this way as if she had gone crazy, finally looked at the princess with a fluttering movement.
“Yes? Ah…Yes…I understand…Thank you for your consideration…”
The princess was talking nonsense as if it was a fact that was difficult to accept.
“Princess. For now, please go away.”
“Thank you for the consideration of the Empire. We will inform you after making a decision as soon as possible.”
In the end, the elves next to her supported the princess and left with the messenger, probably deciding that it was difficult to talk anymore.
After all the elves disappeared from this spot, the only thing left was an awkward silence.
“If you want to resent me, do it. But Saint Ronan, the saint is doing his duty enough just because the saint is here. I will never do anything to put the saint in danger any more.”
I don’t know how to react when I say it with such a solemn resolution.
I, of course, know that the princess is working hard for me both physically and mentally.
There was no point in hating the princess over something like this.
“That’s not going to happen. You said it because you thought of me. I’m sorry for being forced.”
I handed him an apology with an awkward smile.
“…Thank you for your understanding.”
After receiving my apology, the princess replied with a tired face.
The meeting ended in such a relaxed atmosphere.
…
and that evening.
I was walking between the barracks as a righteous thief for the first time in a long time.
The apology I gave earlier was not an apology that I apologized for forcing myself earlier, but an apology in advance for what I will be forced to do in the future.
If my partner went around like this on a fictitious day, I seriously thought about losing my hand. I always feel sorry for the princess.
The point is that in the end you have to run into the woods with me and save people who are willing to die in my place.
To be honest, it is unlikely that there will be any casualties if the number of people including the knights and masters is gathered, but the princess must have felt that even the slightest possibility was unacceptable.
And if you can’t mobilize human soldiers, isn’t there a very good substitute that makes you want to run into the forest more than anyone else?
“I have to go rescue the queen right now!”
“Remember what the queen said. It’s not wrong. If we lose the princess here, our kingdom itself could really be shaken.”
“So you’re saying we’re giving up on Her Majesty now!”
“So you’re trying to put Her Highness in danger now!”
I quietly entered the elves’ barracks where the heated debate was still taking place.
The two groups of elves, who were divided into one that they had to go back and one that they had to go to the forest, were sharply confronting each other, and the princess sitting in the middle was more alert than she had seen during the day, but she looked very tired.
I stood at the entrance of the barracks, put up a curtain to prevent sound from leaking out, and at the same time released my concealment and appeared.
“Who are you!”
“Wait, saint?”
“Aren’t you a human saint?”
“Suddenly, what the hell is this…”
Amid the elves who reflexively took a guarded posture and then checked my appearance and wandered around, the figure of the princess, who was looking this way, wondering why I was here, stood out.
“Shall we talk constructively? I think we can still save the elven queen.”
Voila, I hope so.
“What is that…”
“It’s not too late. If we break through the forest with all our might, we might be able to save the queen.”
A commotion spread among the elves.
In particular, there was serious agitation among the elves who insisted on returning to the kingdom as it is.
They should know that saving the queen is the best thing.
It’s just that they are reluctant to put the princess on one side of the scale to weigh the situation, just as the princess was reluctant to put me on the scale when judging the situation.
“Is there any reason why you are so sure?”
“I hope…a revelation…”
“There is no way you can receive a revelation in this cursed land without any preparation.”
What is that story? It’s so interesting. Please tell me later.
“It’s not like a revelation. But Ariel said that the queen’s life was needed to prevent this from happening. In other words, if the situation isn’t over, it means that the queen is still alive.”
The eyes of the elves, who were looking forward to it, contained feelings close to disappointment.
“That’s too optimistic. Even if that were the case, how would we know if we’d be hurt while breaking through the forest?”
You keep cowardly trying to compete with facts.
“Is that why you want to give up the queen who is still alive?”
When I said that, the elf, apparently overcome with emotion, shouted.
“Then what should I do! Not obeying the words left by the queen is a great sin in itself. If you disobey those words and endanger the princess, how can you handle that sin!”
“But don’t you think that obeying the Queen’s words is entirely the right decision?”
The elf who made noise at my words stiffened.
In fact, none of the elves here would think that their judgment was entirely correct.
In the first place, both choices are a matter of choice where there is no right decision.
It only stimulated the feelings of guilt and loyalty to the queen that would remain in my heart even though I had to say I was going back.
“Because in your heart you already know what the right judgment is.”
In fact, if my position were the opposite, it was a pointless story that could be applied as it is to those who insisted on going to the forest.
The point is that when faced with a problem where there is no right answer in which decisions are divided according to choices, when an authority in the field steps forward and supports one side’s decision, people are easily influenced by it.
Prior to that, the argument that the queen was the authority, so we had to go back according to the queen’s words, was a bit dominant.
But now that I’ve insisted that I go rescue the queen now…
“Yes, have you forgotten the day you swore to sacrifice your life for the Queen the moment you grabbed your sword instead of the Bible?”
“If Her Majesty’s death is certain, your will may be right. But Her Majesty may still be alive, so isn’t it our duty to do our best until the end?”
That claim gains strength.
And such a debate is like a river, in which a newly strengthened argument tends to crowd out the old one.
In an instant, most of the elves in the hall started arguing that they should go rescue the queen.
I was nodding my head in satisfaction at the reversed atmosphere, but the princess, who had been silently looking at me until then, finally opened her mouth.
“Saint Ronan…why do you want to help us so much?”
Why? I’ve already thought of a bunch during the day about what I’ll lose because of the queen’s trolling, but listing them here will only break the mood.
In fact, I don’t think it would matter if I said anything that seemed plausible here.
I tilted my head for a while looking for plausible words, and finally found one that would be appropriately likable.
“Because Iris-sama was sad.”
“…yes?”
“Because Lord Parisma and everyone here are grieving. We can still prevent the grief of losing a mother, someone we admire. Do we need more than that?”
Having said that, I added a word of my selfishness.
“Besides, he’s also my senior. If he can help me this time, wouldn’t he give me some good advice?”
If anything, I wouldn’t have a wish if I could have a conversation with God through that revelation.
The princess must have been very impressed by my answer, and she kept her head down and suppressed her overflowing emotions.
“I won’t forget…”
The princess muttered that in a trembling voice thanks to her uncontrollable emotions, then stood up and knelt down in front of me.
Even so, isn’t it kind of kneeling in front of the elves?
Embarrassed, I tried to stand the princess up, but she grabbed my right hand and put her forehead on the back of her hand.
While she was confused as to what kind of etiquette this was, the princess opened her mouth.
“No matter how many years pass, no matter where you are, no matter what you look like, I will live with the grace you gave me in my heart. In front of you, I am not a princess of a country or a saint prepared, but just an elf, so this oath will last forever. no see.”
Isn’t this a bit too much of a performance?
Just listening to it made me feel like I was getting goosebumps.
Well, as you weigh your mother’s life and the kingdom, you might get emotional if someone offers to help you in the moment of your heart’s weakness.
After I had finished talking, I eagerly lifted the princess up and looked around with an awkward face.
“If it’s decided, it’s better to do it as soon as possible, right? Why don’t you prepare and set off right now?”
“I’ll do as I please.”
I looked at the princess for a moment at the princess’s answer, which seemed to have a strangely changed tone, then turned my head again.
“And do you have anything left over in the clergy outfit? I have to hide my identity…”
Even the princess, who had just spoken to me in a polite tone, seemed to be puzzled.
No, you saw what happened during the day. If you get caught, it could be a real mess.
I thought while accepting the clothes the elf gave me.
To be honest, it seems a little off.
