Far away, I was watching a bat flying to the moon, using a telescope. A oni girl who is watching the same thing as myself with the naked eye sight, not with a telescope, she talks to me uneasy.
âAkisame-sama, are you think it okay about that Vampire Princess?â (Habotan) (meaning: Argeâs group already defeat that moving disaster for you) âWell, well, why not?â  (Akisame) â⌠arenât you take it lightly?â  (Habotan) âWell, it will be a confusing story if we go out âŚâ (Akisame)
Kingdomâs knight, travelers, and peddler. In other words four outsiders saved the land of the republic. It would be better to leave it alone than go out now and to say something.
⌠Especially for the peddler, it will be troubled because thing can be pushed back to me.
As I saw it, he used merchant magic. That probably scattered enough coins to buy a small house. Commercial guild peddlers who must make a pledge not to belong to any country, and they prioritize the profit. Because they are completely neutral, they are allowed to come and go to any country. They are forbidden to invole in country affair (like spy and destruction activities to other countries) and they are also important existences and subtle existences that difficult for any country to opposite. They make goods and money circulation, even the nation would hesitate to cause trouble for them. Regardless of the reason, heâs using the magic to help our country just now, talking to him right now mean a lot of trouble and work.
I was just looking at the situation, I thought it would be okay to let people clean up without putting out my hands. There shouldnât be problem with that. However, it seems my excellent Oni wa banshu is somewhat frustrated.
âIf you ask, in the name of Oni wa banshu, we will gladly fight for your sake even to deathâ âWell, I want to keep our strength.â âOur strength ⌠what do you need it for?â âNothing at the moment ⌠just precaution ⌠ I worry about the movement of the empire.â âThe empire ⌠certainly, their recent movements are strangeâ âYeah, the empire doesnât have any move yet. They donât attack the kingdom, but they keep the state of war ⌠I think that there is something happen in there.â â⌠No matter how much military power of the empire is, I think that they never win a war against the Republic and the Kingdomâ âI donât think so, if the empire is only as we knowâŚâ
Yes. If it is the empire that I know, I donât see the situation to that extent. I donât think they can have a chance to win against two major powers. But the empire that I knew in the past isnât supposed to have a tedious war like the information we gathered recently.
Several years ago, we had gathered the info of the kingdom and the empireâs war with the Oni wa Banshuâs network. Obviously, the empire is behaved strange in recent years. It looks like theyâre waiting an opportunity make an eerie move. Even if they donât start war with us yet, but when the kingdom is destroyed, it is no wonder that the empire will aim at the Republic next.
âŚI also consider to lend a hand to the kingdom.
But it depends on what three leader other than me in Yotsuba council. We still consider what side to take. There is royalty over there but that is not absolute reign. And It seems that the lord of each place is quite favor to ally with the Kingdom.
âWell, thereâs no harm in prepare, Habotan. Whatever may happen âŚwe will protect our country and its citizenâ âYes, all member of Oni wa Banshu will obey you. Our life is your.â âWell, it really helps. Please continue collecting information.â âUnderstoodâ
After showing her intention of submission, Habotan disappear in the darkness. As usual, it is an amazing concealment ability that doesnât suit her size.
âWell, I guess I should go back ⌠Really, thisâs a troublesome worldâ
Although this is a role that has been handed down from generation to generation, maintaining the country is quite difficult. I only hope to spend my days in peace, but it doesnât work. The world is always moving, and we must move along with it.Â
I donât think myself as a wise man, but I will do what I can do. Because I have patriotism and something I want to protect. I determined the future policy within myself, and I left this place.\n<figure class="wp-caption alignnone" data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_19350" style="width: 750px"><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"> [Next]</figcaption></figure>