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"Thank you for your approval, so let's move on to the topic. Of course, the topic is 'who can become the king'... The problem lies in the method of selecting the king. Although there is a record on the Dragon Calendar Stone to gather candidates, it does not specify the selection method. In order to decide Regarding this aspect, let’s first ask each candidate about their awareness.”

Mycrotov's words were approved by other members of the Sage Society. After confirming that he had no objection, he winked at Marcus who was waiting in the corner, and the knight who received the message moved forward again.

"Boldly presumptuous again, I will conduct this discussion. All candidates have their own opinions and positions. Please let everyone in the hall understand first."

After everyone in the hall expressed their feelings, Marcus bowed deeply.

"Then, first, Lord Crusch, the knight is Felix Argyll!"

"Ah."

"OK--"

Crusch nodded leisurely at Marcus' request, while Phyllis waved her hand lightly.

The goal was to be next to Cursius, who was walking forward, and Phyllis, who was jogging, looked up at Marcus in the middle.

"Captain, I told you to call me Phyllis, not Felix——Felix is ​​injured~"

"I won't favor any of my subordinates, including you, of course, go ahead."

Phyllis, who was pretending to be cute with a finger on her cheek, was ruthlessly rejected, and Marcus raised his chin to urge him to hurry up.

Phyllis stuck out her tongue in dissatisfaction, and happily ran to the owner Cuelsius and stood side by side.

"The candidate for the throne, the head of Duke Karsten's family, Crusch Karsten."

"I am Lord Crusch's knight, Phyllis of the Argyll family—"

"Men of the Sages, this is the knight Felix Argyll."

Crusch, who was fearless and majestic, announced his name, and Phyllis, who was always flirtatious.As soon as Marcus corrected her name, Phyllis's face fell down.

"The girl's real name is Felix. The name is quite handsome, but it's a bit like a boy." Subaru Natsuki, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally couldn't bear his talkative nature, and muttered in a low voice.

No one answered, and when the atmosphere continued to be awkward, Reinhardt, who was still a kind swordsman, said slightly: "It's not a name that sounds like a boy, Phyllis is originally a male."

"..." Natsuki Subaru petrified.

No matter how Nayue Subaru is,

Small noises spread in the hall, and the surrounding participants reconfirmed Crusch's superiority to each other.The seed player selected by the king, this cognition seems to be regarded as a well-known fact.

After all, the Karsten family, headed by Crusch, is a duke's family that has supported the history of the Lugnica Kingdom for a long time. Not only does it have loyalty to the country and a reliable family background, but it also manages the duke's family as the head of the family at a young age. Crusch's own talent was unparalleled, and he was the perfect choice for the king.

——This is the general perception of the public.

However, Crusch, who was talking about the protagonist, restored the silence in the hall with a majestic voice: "Most of you present have misunderstood."

She glanced at everyone, and then said: "I know what you expect from me who has the opportunity to assume the throne. The Karsten family is a courtier with a deep relationship with the royal family. They have always had influence on state affairs. If If I succeed to the throne as king, the government and destiny of the country will continue in a peaceful manner——isn’t that right?”

After Crusius finished speaking fluently, several people in the hall who were listening intently nodded in agreement.

"Although I'm sorry to everyone who has expectations for me, I want to tell everyone that I can't do it."

Crusch's speech silenced the throne hall for an instant——after a few seconds, the atmosphere shook violently.

"what?"

"what happened?"

"What do you mean?"

The participants spoke out one after another, and Kurshu looked up at the stage without changing his expression.His dark green hair shook, and his awe-inspiring eyes pierced the dragon figure painted on the wall of the throne room.

"Lugnica, the kingdom of dragons - protected by the covenant made with dragons in the past, a prosperous country has been built. Whether it is war, plague or even famine, all crises can be avoided under the protection of dragons. In the long kingdom In history, the word [dragon] has never disappeared.”

A covenant with dragons - that's what Marcus said at the beginning of the meeting.

This is the outline of the history of the protected Kingdom of Lugnica, which continued to prosper due to the covenant with the dragon.Looking around at the crowd who were clinging to this meaning, Crusch crossed his arms.

"The prosperity established by the Dragon Covenant is extremely beautiful. In the midst of war, the enemy's country will be burned with just breath. If there is a plague, the magic power will be activated to heal people. If there is a famine, the land soaked with dragon blood will be blessed with a good harvest. All sufferings can be rescued by the noble dragon god, and the kingdom will definitely be rich and powerful—"

Although the content of the narration was brilliant, Crusch who spoke was unhappy.She closed her eyes in front of the silent crowd and whispered:

"Let me ask—don't you feel ashamed?"

The hall as still as still water is full of unprecedented tension.

However, in the hall where all kinds of passions began to accumulate, the one who felt the most anger was not anyone else, but the one who was standing in front of the throne.

"No matter how hard it is, as long as you have a covenant, you can be saved. Take advantage of this and let yourself be depraved. If you encounter danger that endangers your existence, please ask the dragon for advice. I am trying to do something about it."

"—You've said too much, Mr. Crusch!"

Crusch's violent words made one of the members of the Sages stand up and express their anger.

"Don't underestimate the covenant! It is because of the covenant with the dragon that the kingdom can survive the danger without excessive sacrifice... The accumulation of history will not allow you to overthrow!"

"As for the prosperity of the past, my impressions just now are extremely good. I have never received such a favor, so I can't say such words even if I tear my mouth. The Karsten family is a family that was born with the kingdom. If the kingdom is on the verge of crisis It's like the Karsten family is in crisis. Since the country was saved by the dragon, so is the Karsten family."

However, she continued with a sigh.

"The future is different. How can you all not think about the ugly state of me now? Does over-reliance on the covenant with the dragon cause the thinking to stop? When war, plague, and famine strike the kingdom again, besides flattering and flattering the dragon, I will be able to doing what?"

"Excessive reliance on the covenant and the emphasis on the records of the dragon calendar stone make this country too fragile to survive independently. Once faced with a situation that shakes the country, it will do nothing but ask the dragon or the prophecy board to lend its strength, but in the face of the dragon and the prophecy board Things that have not been dealt with, dare I say that I can compete with it?"

Bathed in astonishment and anger, Crusius raised his fist and informed in a dignified voice.

"If it would be destroyed without the protection of the dragon, then this kind of kingdom would be as good as destroyed. Excessive favor will lead to stagnation, stagnation will lead to corruption, and corruption will sound the death knell, I think so."

"You... you mean to destroy the country!"

"No. If there is no dragon, we will perish, then we will become dragons. Everything that the kingdom has relied on dragons so far should be borne by the king and his subjects."

So—Cursch paused for a moment.

"When I become the king, I will ask the dragon to forget the covenant that has continued to this day. If I cut off the relationship because of this, I can't do anything, because Lugnica, the pro-dragon kingdom, is not the dragon's, but me."

"Suffering is waiting ahead, maybe the disasters that can be overcome by borrowing the power of the dragon in the past, or even accidents that surpass them are waiting for us, but I want to live without humiliating my soul."

Lowering his voice, Crusch shook his head while looking down.

"I have had doubts about the state of the kingdom for a long time. I think this election is an opportunity for correction given by God."

Considering the loyalty to the previous king, it is not surprising that these words were regarded as disrespectful.

Lin Shu, whose consciousness was already a little fuzzy, was distracted by these words and couldn't force himself to recover.