Our first stop is the Kingdom of Harzion.


    About three days before I left for my spy mission, Yele-san told me.


    ''The Kingdom of Harzion, is it...''


    I remember what the old man told me before.


    The old man questioned Elena sickeningly and finally asked her where she was from.


    A country or city with the initials ''Ha''.


    In other words, it includes the Kingdom of Harzion.


    Maybe Elena-san is in the Kingdom of Harzion.


    That''s why I''ve always wanted to go to the Harzion Kingdom.


    .........and also because there''s someone else I personally want to meet.


    But what is the reason for heading to the Kingdom of Harzion in the first place?


    It can''t be because you were thinking about me and Elena-san.


    Why did you come to the Kingdom of Harzion?


    "A week after you leave on your spy mission. His Majesty Leo and Prince Christopher will depart for the Kingdom of Harzion.


    ...What?


    His Majesty Leo and Christo going to the Kingdom of Harzion?


    Why on earth would you want to go through all this trouble?


    ''The prince told me that you and Mr. Eric and Miss Viviana were able to return thanks to Princess Irene of the Kingdom of Harzion?


    ''　Yes, sir.


    Yes, we were about to leave the village where Nina, Felix''s sister, was, when Irene arrived.


    I was on the verge of tears when I saw her for the first time in this world, but the words that were released from her mouth made me retract my tears.


    When Irene told me that the Kingdom of Begonia was being raided there, I realized the unusual situation.


    ''''I contacted her with my magic tools when the raid came, but I couldn''t get through, so I wondered why she realized what was going on and came back, but when I heard that, it made sense.


    Mr. Liberto was also trying to contact me with his magic tool when he heard Irene''s words, but something was interfering with him and he couldn''t get through.


    If Irene hadn''t come, me and Viviana-san wouldn''t have been able to return.


    If it had been like that, the Begonia Kingdom would have been destroyed, just like in the previous life.


    The Lindow Empire wasn''t that strong, but the three explosions that Elena-san had caused had put the Begonia Kingdom in a pretty dangerous situation.


    If Viviana-san hadn''t been there, maybe it would have ended.


    I........Elena-san got me, so it''s no exaggeration to say that there was no point in returning.


    I was somewhat active in the battle of the back gate, but after that, I was soon out of the line of fire.


    ''''Eric-kun, are you alright?''''


    Yes, I''m sorry.


    Oh no, I was stunned to remember that moment.


    I have to pull myself together.


    ''''........Don''t drag your past mistakes too much. Use your failures as a springboard for your next success.


    ''　Yes, I understand. Thank you.


    I think they know what I was thinking.


    I have to listen carefully to Yele-san''s words and change my mind.


    ''''It''s not an exaggeration to say that the Kingdom of Harzion has helped me, so His Majesty Leo has said that he will visit you in person to thank you.


    Are you going in person?


    Yes ... during this difficult time.


    Yele almost sighed, but he stopped just in time.


    ''''As expected, I told him to stop this time, but he said, ''If Yele is here, this country will be fine...''...


    Good luck with that.


    He remembered when he was told, and this time he sighed.


    ''''As an escort, there are about fifty soldiers, and the commander of the Anne Commander is to lead them.


    Is that a lot?


    ''It is infinitesimally small. Your Majesty, and if the prince is there as well, you''ll need more than twice as many soldiers.


    That''s right.


    Even if it''s a friendly country, there aren''t that many guards for His Majesty and the Prince to go to another country.


    --Huh!　No....!


    Decoy, sir?


    Thank you for being so perceptive.


    Yele-san affirmed the question.


    ''It has not yet been announced that His Majesty and the Prince will be visiting the Kingdom of Harzion. But I intend to do so on the day you and the others depart for your mission. And then you will find out how the Lindow Empire and the rest of the nations will operate.


    I knew it was so.


    If His Majesty Leo announced that he was going to the Harzion Kingdom with his guards in short supply, the Lindow Empire and other countries that wanted to kill His Majesty might come to the Harzion Kingdom to assassinate him.


    That person said that his real job was as an assassin.


    The reason why neither Liberto-san nor Viviana-san would take them as guards is to make it easier for His Majesty to target them as bait, and the other reason is so that he can deal with them if the Begonia Kingdom is attacked again.


    With those two, there will be few battles that can''t be won.


    ''''By the time His Majesty arrives, please gather information such as whether or not the Lynda Empire will move, and if there are people targeting His Majesty... take care of them.


    I understand.


    If there''s someone like that, we''d better take care of it before His Majesty arrives.


    But if Elena-san came there........


    We might fight her, but the three of us could capture her without killing her.


    Maybe we can talk to her there.


    I don''t know if I want Elena to come or not.


    I can''t say either way.


    Because if she comes, it means that she''s working as an assassin.


    And after all, for me personally - if I''m going to the Harzion Kingdom, I want to see Irene.


    It would be impossible for me to actively go to see her, but if I could, I would.......


    I couldn''t help but think that.