Chapter 252 (1/2)
Death Mage 252 – The Deer's den
The discussion regarding iration with the Dark Elf visitors, which took place in a less room in the imperial castle, proceeded sreement
“To us, huid and have many rules, but it seear “Talosheim… no, it is the Demon Empire of Vidal now, isn't it?”
The western region of the Bahn Gaia continent was ruled by the Aion was coion of Alda, the God of Law and Fate However, during the region's long history, there had also been times when nations friendly towards Vida's races had e with the Dark Elves, backing theoods and soldiers
Dangar had read the records of negotiations with such nations before he becae that he came to his conclusion
“Is it because this nation is still new?” Dangar wondered aloud
“It is true that there are few restrictions because our nation is neever, Dangar-dono, our nation does still have laws and various rules,” said Chezare Legston
“Is that so?” said Dangar, looking surprised
“Yes To give a recent exaained several new clauses not long ago”
“Labor standards? Is that perhaps a law that dictates standards on labor? Perhaps stating that labor that does not accoress shall not be considered as labor, so wages are not required to be paid for it?”
“No, it is a law that stipulates working standards for laborers, such as how many consecutive hours they are allowed to work, how many days off they are required to take, and the minimu people, Undead and monsters, so it is quite complicated Of course, almost all of our nation's industries are public works, so it is us who must abide by the laws that we ourselves created”
“I see… This is based on a law of another world,” said Dangar, realizing that the concept of labor standards was one that had not originated in this world
“That is what I have been told,” said Chezare with a nod “That is e hope that all of your Dark Elf people will take up various jobs in the e times of war, the Labor Standards Act does not always apply to our military personnel, civil officials, His Majesty the Emperor or our explorers… the equivalent of adventurers in human societies”
“Wait I arandson,” said Dangar
“Well, regarding thatthe serious expression and speaking in the serious tone that he reserved for work as he brushed that matter aside “In my opinion as a huress of your iration”
Unlike his older brother Chezare, Kurt was alive
“There are no political opponents in our nation holding us back, nor are there people trying to protect their vested interests fro to use this as an opportunity and interfere with the iration in order to make a profit,” Kurt continued “And I believe that His Majesty the E that you desire”
In huration included political struggles occurring in the nation, those who opposed irants because it would cause them losses, and interference from those who prioritized their own profits
The other problerants could meet their needs
“There are no such people in our nationThere are those who oppose His Majesty the Emperor and voice opinions contrary to his But there isn't a single person ould try to interfere in pursuit of their own profit,” said Kurt
Indeed, Vandalieu was the center of the Deuidance, and they wouldn't even think of a rebellion
Undead like Chezare, some monsters and some of Vida's races were loyal to Vandalieu to the point of fanaticisration policy as fuel for a political conflict, and if the policy caused losses for them, they would consider theiven to the their own profits, they wouldn't even hesitate to offer their profits to him
Of course, they didn't all listen to everything Vandalieu said
“Dalton has spoken of this to me before, but… now that I have set foot in the nationtowards one corner of theroom
There was nothing there other than a wall, but… on the other side of the as the enor steadily
The construction was being carried out against Vandalieu's will
And the reason the discussion was being held here rather than a chaher floor s froar fros' roofs
Dangar was a me the ies would cause him any problems, but… it would be troublesoes affected hie way
“And Chezare-dono, I a that was s Dalton and the others told us was the existence of beings like you – Undead who are no different froar continued
Vida's faction was tolerant of Undead, but this was not an acceptance of them as people
Her religion taught that the lingering wishes of Undead should be granted if possible, and then they should be returned to the cycle of reincarnation However, the thing Vida's believers had in common with Alda's believers on this matter was that in the end, they believed that Undead needed to be defeated
The reason for that was because they were dangerous Zo and tried to devour their flesh, and Skeletons that did not stop killing even after they were reduced to nothing but bones It was impossible to converse with or tame such Undead
There were some Undead that could be conversed with, such as Liches, but arbled words
There was a very small number of Undead that retained their sanity, but that sanity was unstable and could be lost for reasons that were impossible to predict, and even if they were sane, there was no guarantee that they were friendly towards the living In fact, more often than not, the opposite was true
Even if that wasn't the case, Undead could beco, so it was only natural for people to be wary of them
Even for Dark Elves orshi+pped Vida like Dangar, this was their perception of Undead
“I ahts' Order,” said Chezare
The Storm of Tyranny's Schneider had made a request to be able to show rational Undead in order to help persuade the Dark Elves to iarn had teleported the Undead knights of a knights' order to them
Bone Man or Borkus would have been sufficient, but… such high-Rank Undead hts had been chosen instead
The Dark Elves had then gathered around the knights in a clearing soe, where they perfor people using some illusions to appear as Undead, then conversed with them
After that, they had welcomed the Undead warmly and offered alcohol, but… this was likely also partly to test the sanity of the Undead
“Please convey hts for our rude behavior It see as that boy rear
He and the other Dark Elf chiefs had experienced first-hand that none other than Vandalieu could stand in the center of the Demon Empire of Vidal
If anyone were to replace Vandalieu, noof one of the nations in the Boundary Mountain Range, or a Pure-breed Vampire, or Chezare as the second-in-coovernment – the Demon Empire of Vidal would likely split apart
One could perhaps say that this was the nation's weakness
But even so, this weakness was not even worth taking into account in co the forces of Vida's faction to fight against Alda's forces
“I will take this ration plan I hope we can ell together,” Dangar said
Any nation would go through chaos if the people ruling it were to suddenly change, even though the extent of the chaos would vary between nation to nation Such an event could even cause a civil war and a division of the nation
Even if that wasn't the case, in this era where Alda's forces werebold moves, the Dark Elves would not survive if they did not take action due to a fear of change
Realizing this and ar held out his hand, and the cold hand of Chezare shook it firmly
“Of course, Dangar-dono Let us support His Majesty the Eether For all eternity!” Chezare said enthusiastically
Dangar's hand was gripped so hard that he took a step backwards “… Y-yes After our iration, I would be honored if I could come not as a representative of my people, but as a civil official, to take part in the nation's politics”
Kurt, as standing behind Chezare, shted to ith someone that had a lot in common with himself
“That is good! I aether!” said Chezare
Indeed, Chezare was counting on joining forces with Dangar and the others – particularly as civil officials
With the signing of the Labor Standards Act and several non-Undead civil officials beingfamilies, it had become difficult to ask Kurt and the other officials to work absurd hours Thus, Chezare had wanted more civil officials to fill in for them
However, even though there wereof the crianization in the city of Morksi and other crianizations related to it, the nu laborers had not increased rants
“however, I aer than a huh to say 'for all eternity' –” Dangar began, trying to get away froe as a reason
“If you become a Chaos Elf, your lifespan apparently becomes unlimited Well, the same is apparently also true for Dark Hu in to prevent that escape
“… Shall we schedule the Chaos Elf transfor it today, but I would like to see the results and decide on another day,” said Dangar, getting the feeling that he was defeated
In a suburb of Talosheim, the capital of the Demon E roo held with the other visiting Dark Elves to deepen relations between them and the empire
But in one corner, there was a dangerous at deepened
The cause of the conflict was the surviving Thunder Dragons of thein Fitun's 'Labyrinth of Trials'… the Dungeon that was non as 'Garess's Ancient Battleground'
They were the ones who had sensed that Vandalieu was the 'Dragon E,' awakened from the monster-inherent instinct that told them to seek out battle, and fled in obedience to the survival instinct ringing alarm bells in their minds
Thus, they had been taon Zombies, then teleported here from the city of Morksi
And the one picking a fight with them was Luvesfol
“How dare you look at me with those eyes?!”
The Thunder Dragons gave confused growls
Thunder Dragons were indeed Dragons… which were considered to be the inferior offspring of Elder Dragons that had degraded to becoons were deons and Elder Dragons were of one race was equivalent to saying that mice and humans were the same because both were mammals
Luvesfol was one of the Elder Dragons who had becoons' ancestors, and a fearso would not only intion, but cause it to trelare
“I am not some superior race of Wyvern! I aon God!” Luvesfol shouted at the Thunder Dragons
But due to a special seal, he had transformed into a creature that was essentially a superior race of Wyvern No matter how much he insisted otherwise, that was all he appeared to be in the eyes of the Thunder Dragons
Still, the Thunder Dragons let out noises of wonder and confusion at this Wyvern, which had the intelligence to speak that no Wyvern noron
'There's so weird about this one,' they told each other
This only enraged Luvesfol further, but he did not lose control of himself and attack them
He let out a frustrated noise “Curses! Even after my Rank increased, I am a Great Evil Wyvern… Why aon, I would still have sonity!”
He had becoons were also Rank 8 If he were to take thee of numbers
“Luves, bad boy! You have to get along with your friends! H Luvesfol's belly with the back of her fist
The force of her strike knocked the wind froh and collapse onto the ground with a loud noise
“Th-those things are notup
“Don't say that Won't you accept our new companions?” said Vandalieu's voice
He was supposed to have been talking to the Dark Elf visitors, but he had couh it was siht with them)
Luvesfol turned around in shock
“But if it's really impossible… I suppose it can't be helped,” said Vandalieu
“No! That is not the case! I was being iladly welcome my new brothers and sisters!” Luvesfol said hysterically, desperately backtracking