118 Episode 25 Conclusion of alliance (1/2)

In December, Hercule celebrated his birthday and turned 21, and the New Year began.

One month after the New Year, in February.

Hercule was in the northeastern part of the Haloosa Sea with Todoris and Galfis in tow. ......

They were in the northeastern part of the Haluza Sea.

The Haluza Sea is a salt lake in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Khayastan.

It is a salt lake in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Khayastan, although it is not wrong to call it a sea because of its size.

The Haluza Sea is where caviar is produced.

In addition to the Kingdom of Khayastan, there are two other countries bordering the Khaluza Sea.

One is the Kingdom of Fars, a coastal country on the southern side of the Haloza Sea.

The other is the nomadic nation of Kurotsuki, which is located on the northeast coast of .......

Hercule visited the northeastern part of the Haloosa Sea at ......

Erkül visited the northeastern part of the Haloosa Sea in order to meet with Kagan of Kurotsuki.

The two nations pitched their tents along the coast of the Haloosa Sea.

The flag of the Lemurian Empire fluttered in the west, while the flag of Kurotsuki fluttered in the east.

As far as the eye could see, there were meadows and wilderness.

Hercule, accompanied by Todoris as his interpreter and Galfis as his escort, approaches the eastern tent on horseback.

On the other hand, Kagan the Kuro-Throated, accompanied by an interpreter and an escort, is approaching the west side on horseback.

The two sides met at an equal distance from each other.

Hercule observed Kagan, the first Kuro Thorn he had met.

His ears were still long and he could tell that he was of Elven blood.

His eyes are blue, his skin is yellow, and his ...... hair is black.

His face is neither shallow nor deeply sculpted.

At the very least, the shape of her face is quite different from that of Hercule and Lunalie.

”Welcome, King of Lemuria. I am Ikan Kagan. I am Kagan of the Kuro Tongue.

While still on his horse, he greeted Hercule.

Hercule did the same.

”Thank you for inviting me. I am Icankagan. I am Emperor Hercule of the Lemurian Empire.

Immediately Todoris and ......

The diplomats from the Kuro Thrust side translate.

(The following assumes that both sides are going through an interpreter.

”After all this time, I've heard that you've defeated the Foulds. Congratulations.

”Thank you. But this was only possible because you were threatening the back of the Fals. It gave us a negotiating advantage.

It's a win-win.

The meeting between the two sides began in a friendly mood.

Each side praised the other's military achievements.

It became a common topic of conversation that both countries had the Kingdom of Fars as a hypothetical enemy, and both had defeated the Kingdom of Fars before.

Now, ......

When the conversation was in full swing, Hercule got down to business.

As for the marriage of my sister Linasha, ...... we are willing to consider it for the sake of permanent friendship with your country.

Hercule said. ......

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

Kurotsuki is an elf nation where only the ruling class has become elf brides.

Therefore, they are regularly taking in Elven blood from abroad.

And in order to secure the power of his own family, ...... Ihankagan wants the blood of the House of Julianos, the most prestigious of the Long-Eared Elves.

On the other hand, the Lemurian Empire is looking for a reliable ally to compete with the Kingdom of Phallus. ......

The interests of both parties were aligned.

Therefore, the story of political marriage had been going on since the time of the previous emperor Hadrian.

However, although ...... continued, there was not much progress.

Hadrian did not want his only daughter to be married to a barbarian, and Ihankagan felt that Hadrian was not strong enough to form an alliance.

At the very least, he would have to be a strong monarch who could win a proper war to form an alliance.

That's what Ihsan Kagan thought.

The nomadic world is a meritocracy, and leaders are expected to be capable of war.

Emperor Hadrian, a leader who was not good at war, was looked down upon by Ikhankagan, and Ikhankagan was looked down upon by Hadrian.

Both of them did not share the same temperament.

But after Hercule's accession to the throne and ......

But after Hercule's accession to the throne and his victory over the Kingdom of Phallus, the story began to progress rapidly.

Ihankagan recognized Hercule as a strong monarch.

And Erkur did not look down on him (at least on the surface).

The temperaments of both men were compatible.

In this case, their interests were aligned, and things proceeded quickly.

As a result, the negotiations between the diplomats reached a climax: ......

Finally, the sovereigns met each other.

But ...... there are some conditions.

”Hmm, what is it?

Hercule held up a finger.

One, ...... Linasha is a messianist. While it is important to respect the culture and customs of your country, there are some things that must be observed as a Messianic Christian. I ask you to respect that.

”Of course. Our country is not concerned with religion. There are many people in our country who believe in Messiah.

There is no lie in the words of Ikhankagan.

There are people of various cultures, customs and religions in the tribal federation of Kurotsuki.

Naturally, there are also messianists and torchbearers.

”Two ...... I want to send a clergyman to officially minister to my sister. I want you to accept it.

”Hmm ...... well, that's fine.

Of course, it is not for my sister's sake, but for the purpose of propagating messianism in Kurotsuki.

But the country of Kurotsuki does not care much about religion.

He accepted it easily.

”Three ......, I want you to make my sister happy.

Of course I will!

Ikhankagan smiled.

And so, a political marriage between the Lemurian Empire and Kurotsuki was consummated. ......

Linasha was to be married to Kurotsuki.