Chapter 463: The Empire’s Hero Summoning Ceremony

[A/N: We are just a few more golden tickets away from reaching another milestone!!]

The magical beasts Lily says are wyverns? Or griffons or something? If that griffon is trained no one can match. In this world would it not become invincible? Can the heroes on this side oppose? Well, I do not think that will become so. About mabsaurus I think it can somehow be managed. In that case, even without fighting themselves, if making the magical beasts fight it is fine, so no matter how kind-hearted the persons themselves are, it becomes unrelated, does it not? This is bad, right?

"I cannot believe it. That such a thing can be done. It exceeds the range of imagination."

Lily and Rudolf talk and Anouk is also nodding. For me I think it will become so. However, perhaps the definition of Tamer differs by world. I wish for that!

"Then, where they came from is also announced. The Hero said Daimei Country, it seems."

At Anouk’s words I am surprised and end up repeating.

"Daimei Country!?"

Daimei Country is the Ming, right? That country that produced the Yongle Emperor or Hongwu Emperor? Surely, the country that drove the Yuan from the Chinese mainland?

"Is it true!?"

I end up asking back unintentionally.

"It is true. Because it is the Empire’s announcement there is no mistake. Does Lord Robbie have any idea about the name of the country Daimei?"

Aaa, if it was a more unknown country it would have been good, of all things a Chinese dynasty! While thinking,

"When in the Marie Kingdom I read in the collection. Near the country of origin of the hero-samas summoned by the Mainz Kingdom, surely poor farmers opposed oppression and raised a rebellion, and finally overthrew the dynasty and became the emperor of a country of tens of millions or something?"

"Haa——"

The three are impressed.

"Farmers becoming emperor... I cannot believe it."

Anouk mutters, but I also think so. Chinese dynasties have many of that, but in Japan it cannot be thought, right. Even Toyotomi Hideyoshi became taiko because he was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, right? Expanding power from the boss of a peasant uprising and climbing to the top of the country cannot be thought, right.

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A large magic circle is drawn in the emperor’s chamber of the Empire. On the front raised seat the emperor is seated, and on both sides ministers are standing. On the opposite side Hütter who came from the Mainz Kingdom is standing, and beside him the high priest Andropov of the Sophia Theocracy is standing. From now the Hero Summoning ceremony led by Hütter is about to be carried out.

Hütter places a hand on the large purple divine stone placed beside, and begins chanting the summoning spell, and the color of the large divine stone changes from purple to blue, to green. Corresponding to that light is born in the middle of the magic circle, and gradually becomes larger.

It becomes light enough to dazzle the eyes of everyone present, and in an instant the light inside the room is lost, and it became pitch black.

When the eyes of those who attended the summoning ceremony got used to the original brightness, four men and women were standing in the center of the magic circle. Two men and two women. All four are wearing clothing of a style different from the Empire’s things, and the women are also wearing things like trousers. The two men are both tall with sturdy builds and are wearing metal breastplates and helms, but it can be seen that blood is attached. The two men are holding swords, and blood is dripping from the sword tips. Both faces seem not yet reaching 30, but even placed in this situation, they are looking around without flinching. They already look as though equipped with dignity. The two women are also holding short swords but are not wearing armor or helms. One is short in height, smaller than a man’s shoulder, but the other has height exceeding a man’s back to about the ear level. All four have black eyes and black hair. Looking at these four, Hütter was convinced that the summoning ceremony succeeded.

The four probably did not understand that they were summoned, and are looking around. One man uttered a voice.

"Where is this?"

He probably did not ask those around, but asked in a low well-carrying voice containing dignity. It was heard by everyone who attended the summoning ceremony. Those who attended the ceremony are relieved that the words uttered by the summoned could be understood.

Among those who attended the ceremony, the emperor’s advisor who should be called an elder steps one step forward,

"This is a country called the Hagen Empire. From the looks you seem to have been summoned in the middle of battle. It is very rude, but may I ask your names? We do not intend to harm you. Rather we are ones who think of treating you as guests, borrowing your rare power, fighting the enemy together with you, and overcoming the national crisis."

he comes out deferentially and asks the names.

The man who said where is this,

"My name is Zhu Biao. The eighth prince of the Yongli Emperor of the Daimei Country and was entrusted with the guardianship of Guilin. However because of the army of the Later Jin..."

his words are cut off midway. The advisor receives those words,

"You were the prince of the Emperor of the Ming Country. The other ones, what do you say?"

when asking, the other man,

"Before asking a person their name, revealing one’s own name is etiquette, is it not?"

he says. The advisor says, Hoh!?, and slightly surprised looks around,

"As you say. This was rude. I am called Loft Seymour, and serve as the advisor of His Majesty the Emperor of the Hagen Empire who is here. First let me introduce this side. First, the one seated in that seat is His Majesty Yuri II, the Emperor of the Hagen Empire."

Ahead of Seymour’s gaze there is a gorgeous seat in a raised place, and there a middle-aged man with blonde hair blue eyes and a dignified physique was seated. The summoned four bow to the emperor of one country.

"Next this person is His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor, His Excellency Mikhail Hagen who serves as the prime minister of this country."

At Seymour’s introduction Mikhail does not lower his head, and the four also do not bow. The atmosphere of the place hardens at once. There are many who think "Rude!" toward the four, but because the emperor, the prime minister, and Seymour say nothing they are enduring. Then one round of introductions ends,

"Then, may I ask your name?"

Seymour turns the water.

The man who earlier named himself Zhu Biao does not open his mouth, and the man standing beside,

"My name is Li Jing. A close aide of Zhu Biao-sama, and was serving as the deputy guardian of Guilin. The one standing beside Zhu Biao-sama is Zhu Biao-sama’s beloved concubine Xie Honghua-sama, and the woman beside me is my wife Xu Meiyi. As Zhu Biao-sama said, we should have been fighting the army of the Later Jin, but why are we here? Moreover you all do not look like Han people, what people are you. That there are ones with gold or silver hair color means southern barbarians? Or the people of the western Rong? Why are we here? Surrounding us, why are you gathering here?"

he asked.

In response Seymour,

"Against the national crisis we are currently facing, we thought of calling the heroes from another world and having them fight together, and performed the Hero Summoning ceremony. Thereby you all came here. As I have said many times, we hold no ill will toward you, so please be at ease."

he says, but the four’s vigilance does not loosen.

"Another world? What is another world? What are you saying?"

Li Jing asks. The four, not understanding what is being said, are bewildered. In response Seymour answers.

"In this Hagen Empire, there is a secret method of calling heroes from another world at the time of national crisis. Using that we called you all."

he says quite simply.

"Zhu Biao-sama, do you understand?"

Li Jing who is bewildered unable to understand what is being said asks Zhu Biao, but there is no way Zhu Biao understands and he shakes his head,

"Li Jing, this is probably the magic of southern barbarians. Have we not been forcibly drawn to some country of the southern barbarians? Otherwise, coming to this place in an instant from the battlefield we were in until just now cannot be understood. Here the bustle of battle is not heard, and the voices of soldiers or anything is not heard. I think it is better to think that way."

"Is that so, understood."

Seeing Li Jing follow Zhu Biao’s words, the two women also nod. Seymour was relieved that the four seemed to have reconciled with this situation in their own hearts.

Hütter while thinking why is the bad understanding of these ones, when at the time of the Mainz Kingdom’s Hero Summoning ceremony they understood the situation as soon as called,

"Zhu Biao-sama, Li Jing-sama, could you not chant status? If so, will something like a board not float nearby?"

when calling to the heroes, the heroes while surprised at the sudden call, chant status one after another, and are uniformly surprised.

"What is this!?"

"What is it?"

"Such an unknown thing!?"

"Again, a spirit? Southern barbarian magic?"

Because the heroes are surprised again Hütter is dumbfounded. Why do they know nothing.