Chapter 465: Secret Talk

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

Only the four who were summoned remained in the room. For the time being, they confirm that no one is hiding inside the room. Then they gather in the center of the room, and begin talking in small voices. However, magic is also developed in the Empire, and there is one lurking in the room with magic that hides the body. Of course the four have not noticed that.

First Zhu Biao says.

"It seems certain that we have been brought to a place different from Ming. Even if suspecting that, it is something that cannot be helped now. In that case, I think it is better to think how we should live in this world from now. Even if continuing to fight for Ming as is, in the near future Ming would have perished, would it not?"

"Zhu Biao-sama!"

"Must not!"

"Why do you say such a thing!"

The three variously admonish Zhu Biao. However Zhu Biao shakes his head,

"Everyone’s feelings are happy, but looking at the state above I thought that country would not be long. Attacked by the Later Jin, being pushed further and further south, yet inside the power struggle does not stop at all. Even Guilin, I was expecting reinforcements would come someday, but in the end until the very end no one sent reinforcements. Even though there is an enemy in front, inside they are repeating arguments and dark struggles. I thought with that it is not unreasonable to perish. I thought dying at Guilin Castle would also be fine."

"Is that so, in fact I also thought Guilin Castle was the place to die."

Saying that Li Jing laughs. Xie Honghua and Xu Meiyi also shed tears.

"However, since called to this country, I think of becoming a reborn feeling, and working for this country."

"Zhu Biao-sama!"

"As your feelings!"

"I will follow!"

Zhu Biao nods,

"If possible, I want to revive Ming in this land. Even a small territory is fine. I am thinking I want to raise a country of the Han people!"

"That is!"

"Oh!"

"As you say!"

To Zhu Biao telling the dream the three vow to dedicate their lives to Zhu Biao in order to fulfill this dream.

However, the ones listening to the conversation of these four in another room were the emperor, the crown prince serving as prime minister, and the emperor’s advisor Seymour, and Hütter, but the three excluding Hütter had erased their smiles. At first they thought it is saying something heartwarming, but by saying they want to raise a country their mood was harmed. The treatment of the heroes was agreed that at most a corner of nobility and not giving territory. Even if making them nobles treat as one-generation limited nobles. Clearly never mix the blood of the different ethnicity heroes into the blood of the imperial family of the Hagen Empire. Therefore even if said they want to raise a country they think it cannot be recognized. Giving the territory ancestors shed blood and acquired to the heroes is not something that can be thought.

"This will not do."

When Seymour says, the emperor and prime minister also nod.

"According to what Hütter says, the hero is something that has superhuman power, is it not? Ones who have such power might plot to become the master of this country. In that case I think it is good to eliminate the heroes before they become strong. How is it?"

When Seymour says the emperor also,

"That is so. When our country’s heroes defeat the Mainz Kingdom’s heroes it would be good to dispose of them. How is it, prime minister?"

"Yes, as you say."

The prime minister lowers his head.

"If there is a time when the Mainz Kingdom summons heroes again, at that time our country should also summon heroes. As long as Lord Hütter is in our country, heroes can be summoned any number of times, that is so, Hütter."

Hütter who had the talk turned from the prime minister,

"That is so. I will have the Hero Summoning done any number of times."

he says and lowers his head. Hütter who knew the interest of the Hero Summoning ceremony thinks that if in the Empire he can do the Hero Summoning ceremony any number of times. In the Mainz Kingdom he thinks the Hero Summoning ceremony can only be done that one time. In that poor-looking country there are no people and no gold. To accumulate mana in the divine stone, it was finally filled by borrowing the power of ones from other countries. However in the Empire they immediately gathered ones with much mana. Without even needing to bring in the divine stone of the Sophia Theocracy, the divine stone was prepared. Preparations were done so that the Hero Summoning ceremony could be started immediately after Hütter arrived, and it was finished. Not only the Hero Summoning ceremony, he was shown the imperial family’s collection, but many interesting books that cannot be seen in the Mainz Kingdom were lined up. It is obvious at a glance that with this his own magic research will advance further. Hütter vowed in his heart that he would never return to the Mainz Kingdom again.

"Lord Hütter, I want you to teach magic to the heroes. However, by no means must you not give power that sticks out from our country’s hands. Understood."

"Your Majesty the Emperor, I understand. Leave it to me. To them I will make it so they cannot repel magic from me, and make it so not to teach such magic. I will hold the power of life and death of those ones. Please be at ease."

Hütter lowers his head to the emperor. With this the fate of the summoned heroes of the Hagen Empire was decided.

For the heroes summoned to the Hagen Empire, education of the Empire began from the day after the summoning. Even saying education, education regarding magic is being done by Hütter, and what the Empire handles is training of martial arts and such. However Zhu Biao and Li Jing have overwhelmingly rich real combat experience more than the Empire’s knights, and are used to killing people. Zhu Biao and the others’ battles in Ming were mostly losing battles, and they were often made to take the rear of retreat battles.