50 Episode 18 Fatal Failure (1/2)

”And that scum is definitely thinking.

......Hey, really?　I think you're overthinking this, Lunarie .......　He seems like a very nice young man. ......

The king of Hayastan, King Frates III, admonished Lunalie.

I'd like to tell you not to put a damper on an alliance that has just been formed.

”No, that man will betray us.

”How can you be so sure?

Because I would do the same thing.

The Kingdom of Khayastan is a small country.

Promises between small countries and big countries are rarely kept properly.

Secret pacts and agreements between major powers take precedence over any oath or treaty.

That's what diplomacy is all about.

But I won't let that happen. I can't let you divide the Kingdom of Khayastan.

Lunalie loves the Kingdom of Khayastan.

And the people of Khayastan love Lunalie, the king, and their country.

The people of the great kingdoms of Fars and Lemuria would never understand.

The feelings of a small country where royalty, nobility, and commoners have to work together to maintain.

Originally, the area currently ruled by the Achaemenid Kingdom of Phars was under the rule of the Alshakid Kingdom of Phars in ancient times, and was ruled by the Alshakids.

In its heyday, the Alshakid Kingdom of Fars was a great power that clashed with the Lemurian Empire before the East-West split many times.

Hayastan was the site of a dispute between the Arshilean Phars Kingdom and the Lemurian Empire.

The two countries had a fierce conflict over the land of Hayastan.

But in the end, a peace was made.

That is

”The King of Hayastan shall be selected by King Fars from the Alshak family (Alshak dynasty), appointed as King by the Emperor of Lemuria, and crowned by the Emperor of Lemuria or his deputy.

This was the treaty.

Thus was established the Kingdom of Khayastan of the Arshak dynasty.

At some point, however, the Arshaq Kingdom of Fars declined.

In such a situation, the Achaimenes, a powerful family among the nobles of the Arshak Kingdom, rose to power and overthrew the Arshak Kingdom, establishing the current Achaimenes Kingdom of Phars.

The Lemurian Empire, which had been the mainstay of the Achaemenid Empire, was in turmoil and weakened by the civil war.

In such a situation, the Arshak family stayed close to the Khayastans in order to maintain the country while somehow surviving as a vassal state of the Achaemenid Kingdom of Phars.

While the elves of the Lemurian Empire and the Kingdom of Phars were trying to maintain their pure blood, the Arsharks tried to assimilate by mixing human blood with their own.

The people of Hayastan also supported the Alshak family in order to protect their country.

That is the Kingdom of Hayastan of the Al-Shaq dynasty.

Incidentally, the Kingdom of Khayastan was the first country in the world to make Messianism the state religion, and both Lunalie and King Frates III were Messianists.

”But, Lunalee. What are you going to do?　...... We don't have the power to defy the decisions of Lemuria or Phallus, do we?

”Easy. All we need is a stronger connection between Lemuria and Khayastan.

What exactly?

Then Lunalie puffed out her chest.

”I'll seduce her. And marry him. The Emperor of Lemuria can't betray us if we're related. Selling out his wife's country of origin would be an ugly business.

What the hell is he talking about?

King Frates III couldn't believe his ears.

”Vahan, what did you tell him?

”Your Majesty, I would never suggest to your Highness that she should be seduced.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one who's had it.

”I have tits. They're bigger than Carolina, the Lemurian Emperor's fiancée. She wins.

Lunalie said and stuck her chest out.

Frates III and Vahan looked at Lunalie's breasts and smiled.

She does have big tits.

Elves like tits. So, no problem with the body.

And ......

Even if you take into account the fact that she is a foolish parent and a foolish grandfather, Lunalie is still very beautiful in the eyes of both of them.

But ......

”The talk is ......

Her face needs a little more expression ......

”Her gestures need to be prettier.

”I can't even compose a poem. ......

Lunarie was fatally deficient in ”charm”.

In addition, she can't write poetry properly, which is an essential skill for noblemen in this world.

And she doesn't talk much.

On the other hand, if you ask me if I can talk about anything that would please men, ......

”You can't talk about anything but academics.

And then there's politics and military ...... hmmm ......

I see, some people might be interested in it.

But can this content lead to romance?

If so, they would make a very good couple.

To begin with, ......

Unfortunately, women who are too clever are not popular.

There are many times when they are considered to be too clever.

Of course, there are men who prefer educated women, so it's hard to say for sure.

Just watch ...... and you'll see. I'll make you fall with my s*x appeal.

The night after the Lemurian army entered Erstadt.

In the palace of the Kingdom of Hayastan, a banquet was being held to welcome Erkur and his generals.

Because of the suddenness of the event, the food laid out was not as lavish, nor did it taste as good as the court food of the Lemurian Empire. ......

Even so, Hercule felt that the Kingdom of Hayastan's intention was not to welcome him ...... but rather to somehow put him in a good mood, and he accepted it gratefully.

Unlike the Lemurian Empire, in the Kingdom of Hayastan, meals were laid out on a carpet on the floor.

There are about four dishes of side dishes per person.

And the main dish is served on a platter, one per three to four people.

The side dishes are eaten from the plate assigned to you, and the main dishes are eaten by transferring them from the platter to a small plate.

This is the style.

By the way, ......

There are no eating utensils in the kingdom of Hayastan.

Basically, people eat with their hands.

It may seem barbaric to Japanese people, but ...... 40% of the world's population eats with their hands, so it is nothing unusual.

The Lemurian Empire, where forks and knives exist, is rather more perverse and barbaric because the number of cultures in this world that eat with their hands is overwhelmingly large.

However, knives and forks exist for serving food from a platter.

Erkül is a man who follows his hometown, so he has no intention of following the style of the Lemurian Empire even after coming to Hayastan, and moreover, he has no intention of using chopsticks.

Without any particular concern, I grabbed the main dish, ”meat stuffed with herbs,” that the servant had cut up for me, and bit into it with my hands.

The juices of the meat and the good smell of the herbs overflowed from inside.

This meat is delicious. ...... Is it a bird?　King Khayastan.

Yes, it's a specialty of our country. It's the meat of the Khayastan pigeon, a bird that lives in the eastern part of our country.

(Wow, ...... just happens to be the area I'm thinking of ceding to the Kingdom of Fars!

Hercule thought it was a coincidence and drank the wine after a few words.

It's not the right time of year, but ...... eggs are also excellent. The next time you visit our country, please do so in peacetime, not wartime. Next time, please visit our country in peace time, not in war time.

...... I'm looking forward to it.

Strangely, this guy emphasizes the east.

Hercule, feeling uncomfortable, tries to sip the wine and realizes that it is ...... empty.

Then ......