Chapter 90 (1/2)

The international sue countries, conducted through the 'clairvoyanton for days

The destruction of the Saplings that were the cornerstones of huun with the Dark Lady Whitehare It had subsequently given rise to an insurrection of dee in the name of their so-called 'resistance'

And then, in a treasonous act to e had summoned an Evil God: the Unseelie Lord Its manifestation had set off a battle of supremacy between itself and the Dark Lady to deterates had been opened, the Dark General ons had joined the de human cities Of the ninety-nine human countries, nearly half had already fallen

While the flames of war had still not yet spread to the Central Continent, the Southern Continent and the Western Continent — where the Unseelie Lord had been su rise to a vast aees and casualties

The hued in so the populace, but there had been a particular rumor that was suspected to have been disseminated by the demihuman resistance

The Dark Lady and the Evil God are ais

The ru thick, protective walls, such as s food fro Several cities within the Central Continent were already beginning to be paralyzed

And finally, the biggest proble A certain piece of information formerly dismissed by leaders ide had now beco fro the world to ruin Thus, the Dark Lady's objective hadn't been the exterinally believed, but to build a new World Tree systes

If this was true, then the Evil of the world wouldn't be the Dark Lady but instead mankind To humans, those who had prospered due to theirthey could accept

But there were dissenting voices, still

There was infor destroyed In which case, this was si in her desire for power, and once she had it all, all of humanity would be trampled under her feet So to preserve the peace of the world, the Dark Lady ain any more power

This was the belief advocated by those who believed in the God of the Te with the Holy City Ayune

nobody knohich was the truth Perhaps both ht The only one who could knoas the Dark Lady herself

As war neared their own countries, the heads of state continued their fruitless arguments And then the alliance of the Acadeteun poured oil into the fire with a new proposal

”We, the Acades to reets of the Dark Lady and the Unseelie Lord”

”We, the Marine City of Vingteun, support the proposal together with our neighbors, the countries of Handt and Ouze”

Of course, the idea was immediately decried by many other countries

”Are you insane?! You would abandon the very cradle of hu's otten the pride ofto explain to our people that they're going to have to live like aniain after all this time?!”

”Who would take responsibility if

”What, are you actually thinking you'll get off lighter if the Dark Lady or the dragons attacked you instead? Dream on”

”Demihumans aside, we can't afford to let our countries be involved with the Dark Lady's fight with the Unseelie Lord It'll be the end for us”

”There have been reports that the Dark Lady does, in fact, possess soth by destroying Saplings, then why don't we let her kill the Unseelie Lord for us?”

The pointless argument soon devolved into insults, and the host of the summit, the Pope of the Holy City Ayune, was forced to announce a vote Only three large countries voted for: the Acadeteun, and the Free City of Seis Two countries abstained, while everyone else voted against The s failed

Afterward, the do battleshi+ps, and the es and sound on the clairvoyant mirror cut off Within a less room, Tischlar, the emperor of Touze, leaned deeply back on his chair He called for the only other occupant in the roo master”

”That first vote… you knoho the other abstainee is, right?”

”I believe it is likely to be the City of Medicine, Lantoure At thecountries had already fallen They don't have the resources to support their neighbors and take in the refugees”

”Yeah, of course And Lantoure's governor fears the loss of their knowledge ic… Old teun, Seis, and Lantoure? Make sure nobody knows you're doing it Oh, and call the ambassadors from Qatore and Quaronze to meet me”

”…understood”

”I leave it to you”

The old butler quietly bowed and left the rooer on Tiz's rasped the scabbard of the ether with s of two sing Fiorfata's attacks and keeping it on our tails We were now crossing the ocean to head to the next continent

The ice dragon flying at our rear had stayed back to delay the De explosion behind h!”

It had been several hours now There wasn't a second when I didn't see Fiorfata behind us

It was, in a way, not very surprising when I think about it Enoric when they flew, and they were also physical life-forons began to flag, they could no longer keep Fiorfata at range One after another, they stayed back to delay the Demon Lord, and one after another, they fell to the ocean, unable to dodge its attacks

”It's going to catch up with us at this rate… Everyone, get away I've recovered quite a bit already”