Chapter 55 - Talks? (1/2)

Chapter 55 – Talks?

Mumu! This is also delicious! Very delicious!”

Maybe because he was on the verge of starvation, Ditzen is eating greedily while raising a delighted voice alone.

As I look at him while being amazed at his state, I moved my eyes to Aifa and Violette.

I thought that they would surely be drawn by Ditzen’s high tension, but they continued to eat their food silently. They were facing down, but they noticed my eyes and raised their face.

“…… It is delicious food”

“…… Hmm, not bad.”

I smile wryly at the two who express their impression with a composed look and I nod.

“I am glad that it suited your taste…… Well then, shall we talk in detail?”

When I said that and corrected my posture, Violette narrowed her eyes.

“… It is about the Empire’s intention and war, right?”

I showed a forced smile while appearing to be under pressure by Violette who said that while glaring at me.

“That right…… If it is okay, I would like to hear your opinion about war avoidance so that everyone can have happiness….”

When I answer while laughing vaguely, Aifa opened his mouth.

“It’s impossible.”

He flatly cut off and discarded my opinion, and Violette also agrees.

“His Majesty doesn’t have a single piece of interest in something boring such as peace. It’s probably because you are in the sky that you can make such a cowardly proposal, but…… now at this moment, I hope that you won’t forget that the Empire’s General is before your eyes.”

After muttering that, Violette showed a faint smile.

It’s probably a feint. I knew it, but I feel the pressure that the surrounding air has become heavy as one would expect from an active military personnel.

“Ah, hahaha…… no, this is troubling. I don’t like fighting too much, so how about…… for example, if the two of you talk to the Emperor directly, perhaps……”

“Ara? I am not saying that I am against the war, but…… can you threaten the General of the Empire with this number of golems?”

And, Violette’s hair began to wave unnaturally. Although I’m not like Yuri, I was able to sense that the magic power had overflowed around Violette.

The moment when I felt dangerous, the surroundings suddenly became dark.

Before I could blink, the robots seems to be making a wall with their hands in front of me. I become relieved at the four large hands that appeared before my eyes and put my weight on the backrest.

“Wha”

“Hiieh!”

Hearing the gasped of Violette and the shriek of Ditzen, and I spoke to the robots.

“It’s alright now”

When I said that, the robots split to the left and right, and return to their fixed positions.

In the opened view, Aifa and Violette was standing up from their seats, and looking at me. By the way, Ditzen is on the floor for some reason.

“Well, I’m sorry. Because of what happened, everyone became anxious……”

I reflexively made such an excuse, but Aifa showed a different response.

“…… I see. I now know that you are not the only magician.”

“Yes?”

While I become puzzled to his words that I don’t understand the meaning, Aifa move his eyes to check the surroundings.

“…… They are probably hiding in this hall? They are around 10 people judging from the number of these golems. They are someone that can hide well without us being aware of their presence.”

“Ah, no, there is no one else……”

I realized that Aifa is making a misunderstanding, so I tried to deny it, but Violette raised her hand and snorted, interrupting my speech.

“I get it. There is only one person who can’t hide their presence well…… There, they are hiding there.”

Saying that, Violette points at one pillar. It is the place where Ayla is hiding. Although Ayla is not a magician which they should watch out for, they will not be convinced if I leave it as it is.