We Live in Dragon's Peak

Choices for the future

I hope you don't want to get involved in this on your own?

Mistral stops the meal and squints at the ethnicity.

But the strangled Esnido said back without changing his expression.

"It looks like you're the only one with a weapon." The other women seem to be a little more skilled. "

The faces of the Imperial Venerable Mansion at the edge of the dining room, including Gina, rested their hands on the weapons on their hips.

"If you're like the Winged, do you still have the courage to stand up against our Divine Clan?" How confident are you that you and Xiaolong alone will be able to protect us all perfectly? "

No. Regardless of how many people are in the Imperial Palace, we will all work together to remove the obstacles. I'll argue with you inwardly, but I won't say anything.

I wanted to avoid the worst that could happen with Ethnic Needle and the Imperial Venerable Mansion.

The power of the Divine General, Ethnide, is still unknown, and it may cause trouble for Nguyen.

Oh, I wonder if it's okay to bother Nguyen?

However, even if I could defeat the Emperor Venerable Mansion here, if I didn't know how many Divine Clans were entering the buffer zone, it would be inconvenient for me in the future.

If the remnants of the Imperial Venerable Mansion keep an eye on us and hide in the buffer zone, it will take a lot of effort to get us out.

Is Mistral thinking the same as me? Ethnicity provoked me and grabbed my mouth.

Ethnid smiled at the deep mouth of the carving, whether he interpreted it as saying that Mistral was hesitant.

"I command you again, that you go to the gates of Hell."

Speaking of which, Ethnid stood up from his seat.

Then, without waiting for our reply, he took the Emperor Venerable Mansion and left the dining room.

In the end, not even Nguyen, not even Ethnid, had any hand in the food and drink served.

From the very beginning, Ethnid came here to unseal the gates of Hell and to involve us in it.

Therefore, when the gods did not eat and drink at the same seats as the wings and the people, they returned early.

Oh, my God. I didn't expect you to involve us with such forceful hands.

Is this the idea of Ethnide? Or is it Nguyen who brings in the cunning?

I think Nguyen is suspicious!

Nguyen wants to make the most of us for his mission. That's why Ethnid promised to involve us when he set out to unseal the Hell Gate for Thrasher.

By the way, what is the Gate of Hell?

I wanted to ask a question, but Thrastal, who was supposed to know the details, was lying at the table with his head in his arms, without seeing off the people of the Divine Clan.

For Thrastal, the gates of Hell seemed to be the most important seal. And not only did Ceol speak lightly unto the house of God, but he commanded that the seal should be lifted.

Thrasher has no right to reject any orders given to the Divine Clan.

Ceol-sama......

Nevertheless, Thrastal looks at Ceol as if he were satisfied with his desire.

"Even now, it's not too late." Could you please persuade the Divine Clans? "

"Thrastal, I know you're worried." But I'm also sad about the future of the Winged. Do you understand me? "

"Why is the future of the Winged connected to this incident...?"

While standing as a neutral, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the Divine Clan. Not only that, but I've even told you a secret that makes Thrasher so sloppy. What kind of ideas do you have there?

We want to know what Ceol thinks, not just Thrastal.

Ceol turns his hand to Thrastal's shoulder as if he had been pushed to the bottom of despair.

Look, Thrastal, the southern kingdom of Kalmar is over.

To the north of the buffer zone where the Winged live, there is a demon country ruled by Kushalila. And to the south was the kingdom of the little man, and the kingdom of Karmar, which was ruled by the king of the gods.

"I heard that Mira Jewel, the undefeated goddess who is the guardian of the kingdom of Karma, has been defeated." That way, no one can stop the Belisarius Empire from attacking. ”

We have not heard of the conquest of the kingdom of Carmel by the Belisarians.

However, as Seor said, the Carmelite kingdom will undoubtedly perish eventually, and the Belisarian Empire will spread its plans to the foot of the Celestial Mountains.

"That empire is terrible." Think about it. What do you think will happen after the conquest of the kingdom of Karmaar? This time, the small country of the human race remaining at the foot of the mountain range will be conquered, and the winged race will finally be targeted next. "

No, no, no, no, no, no, no. "

"This winged country is maintained by the equilibrium between the demons of the north and the gods of the south." That's why, in other words, the demons and gods don't want to fight each other for nothing, right? But I don't know. I don't think that the Belisarius Empire, which conquered the South, will keep its balance with the demons. ”

Indeed. The purpose of the Belisarius Empire is to exterminate the demons with the greatest force after conquering even the cultural spheres of the Western clans, which have crossed the Celestial Mountains, rather than the entire South.

As a representative of the Winged Clan, you've been reading about it so far.

“If the Belisarians conquered the South, there would be only two ways for the Winged to survive. to the demon side, or to the god side."

And Seol chose to follow the Belisarius Empire, not the Divine Clan or the Carmelites.

If you sell your debt to the General here, don't you think you can still guarantee the status of the Winged after the fall of Kalmar?

Maybe it makes sense.

If you're thinking not only about your own safety and the safety of your family, but about the survival of your species, you might think that there is justice in what Seor does.

However, Thrastal was still not convinced.

"I understand what Master Seol thinks." but.... "

Thrastal is still in distress with his head in his arms.

"The gate of hell..." Master Theol, you know what I mean, right? About that demon race a few years ago..... "

A few years ago?

Speaking of which, Tris-kun told me that several years ago, a large army of demons crossed the Heavenly Mountains and entered the center of the human religion, the Temple City.

Is that what Thrastal is talking about?

"At that time... the wise general and the famous demon general Zelios knew how to find the existence of the gate of Hell." And before we could fight, the Demon King sent a great army into the land. "

"I can still vividly remember what happened back then. But if I hadn't swallowed the Demon King's request, the Winged would have perished. I think I did something bad to her parents, but there was nothing I could do about it."

"Yes, that's why I've given up saying that I had no choice." But this time.... "

At that time, the Demon King sent a large army into the buffer zone with the aim of destroying the Winged Clan. So, Thrastal's parents had no choice but to unseal the Hell Gate?

"Master Theol, do you understand?" At that time, a large army of tens of thousands of demons dived through the gates of Hades, but when they went across the mountain range, they were said to have reduced their numbers to less than half. And the rest of the demon army that crossed the gate of Hell did not come back from the gate alone after all. "

Don't, don't!!

Ten thousand units of demonic armies have been wiped out just by going back and forth through the gates of Hell!?

Tris told me that Demon King Uberiola and General Zelios were defeated in the Temple City. "Even so, the place where the remaining demons, more than 10,000 people, couldn't return...!"

"Oh, are the gods about to enter such a place!?"

Finally, I'm cutting into the story.

"Lady Ethnide was also troubled by the monsters in the Heavenly Mountains or by diving through the gates of Hell." But that's not good enough to deal with a monster from the Heavenly Mountains. If you've crossed the Heavenly Mountains, you've seen the horror of those creatures, haven't you? He burns every pile of prey he aims at without even showing his face. Sometimes the earth beneath your feet disappears and creates terrible turbulence in the sky. If you can still see him, you can fight back, but he lurks somewhere in the Heavenly Mountains and can't even grasp his existence. "

Momo-chan's remote magic.

Certainly, if you don't have a figure and the magic is released, the only one who receives it is the one who is afraid.

In addition to that, it seems that Ethnid, who heard rumors of the tragic defeat of the demon army led by Kusharira as Thrastal said, chose the gate of hell where there is a proven track record of those who have broken through even though it is difficult.

Whether you want to cross the Heavenly Mountains, where unknown creatures are lurking, or use the gates of Hell, which has a proven track record of being difficult to break. "If you choose between the two, you may indeed choose the latter..."

But this is where the demon army went and lost more than half, and no one came back alone after all!?

Anything is too reckless.

If I were you, I would add a third option: "give up" instead of the first choice!

But what if we just give up here?

Even if the Emperor Venerable Mansion dives through the gates of Hell and wipes it out, it won't hurt us. In other words, it's rather a pleasure.

It would be careless to rejoice in the misfortune of others, but if you can still achieve the goal of "removing the Divine Clan and Emperor Venerable Mansion from the buffer zone" and free Louilala and Tris, you may be able to accept the result.

but.....

What if Ethnide and the Imperial Venerable Mansion passed through the gates of Hell and went west of the Heavenly Mountains?

Suppose they find a way to conquer the gates of Hell.

As Theol said, the hands of the Belisarius Empire will eventually extend to this land. At that time, when the Gods and Heavenly Armies of the Belisarius Empire pass through the gates of Hell and fall into the cultural sphere of the human race, the human race will be instantly ravaged!

Do we have to stay out of sight?

See if the Ethnids can break through the gates of Hell. And if we do, we should stop them from bringing the guidance back to the Belisarians!?

Then all you have to do is wait for the Ethnids to dive through the gates of hell and come back?

No, no, that's a sweet idea.

If you can go out west of the Tenkami Mountains, you can use the winged or human race to cross the Tenkami Mountains and send only a message back to your country.

"Given that, we still need to accompany you...?"

You're in trouble, aren't you?

Everyone stopped eating and got lost in all sorts of thoughts.

Your family's safety is paramount. Should we bear the fate of many people in the future?

If it's a spoiled idea, then family comes first. But will we have a long life ahead of us, turning a blind eye to the future, which afflicts thousands and tens of thousands of people, just because we think about our families?

No, that's wrong!

Farna-sama, Micheila-sama, and Ryujin-sama gave us special lives because they've worked with many people in the world in mind.

Well, I suppose we have a choice to make now?

"Everyone, listen up."

I speak to the whole family. [M]

"I think that everyone is more important than anything." However, if I pull back here, I have a feeling it could be a serious matter. "

From the perspective of the winged Thrashers, who don't know us well, I might have interpreted my words as saying, "My family is in serious danger." But they're right to know what I mean.

“It could put everyone at risk. But is it okay if we're the only ones happy?"

I missed the slaves in the village on the edge.

Originally, we decided not to interfere in the politics of the country and the culture of the race. We can't afford to blame ourselves for this.

Still, I saw people suffering in front of me, and I had the opportunity to help them, so I helped them.

And I think it's the same thing.

Going forward, it is clear that if the Belisarians invade the Empire, the future of not only the winged but also the human race will be tragic.

Is it okay for us to pretend not to see it because we are protecting our families?

No, it's definitely not good!

If only we had a choice in front of us that could stop the Divine's ambitions.

I think we have to take action for the world!

"Not because the gods threatened me." It seems that we have to take action because of our beliefs. ”

Everyone nodded deeply.