ASAHI NO NISHISEI - Rising Sun Goes West (2)

Magical Researcher's Ability

June 18, Morning

Basement of Tomofumi Family Residence

It is the second morning since arriving in Cusdate City. Jindo woke up with his head jolting, having managed to get a decent night's sleep for the first time in 36 hours. He was still tied to a chair, so he could not lie down, and his body ached all over.

"...You're awake."

"!"

He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman standing by the wall. She was dressed in the same black clothes as the men of the Uraban clan, the assassination group of the Tomofumi family. Her name is Sefir Kanezato, the only female of the Uraban, and also served as the head of the group.

"...Hey, what does your master intend to do with the 'mighty power' (probably the flying battleship mentioned in the diary) bequeathed to her by the founder?" Jindo asked her, who was probably watching him, about Betirna's plan.

After a pause, she spoke up.

"...It's obvious, to defy the imperial capital. To defy those who have forgotten to be grateful and erased the great deeds of the ancestor from history," Sefir replied indifferently.

Sure enough, it seemed they intend to oppose the Imperial Domain government led by Jettis IV. Since Doonrich Taro Tomofumi, the head of the region and Betirna's father, is currently away in Cusdate City on a tour of the territory, he didn't know if this is the consensus of the Margraviate of Cusdate's government, but if he continues to decipher the diary as they demanded, this country, which is friendly to Japan, could be in trouble. Just as Jindo was breaking out in a cold sweat, he heard the door to the room open. Betirna, accompanied by a group of Uraban men, entered the basement.

"It looks like you're awake... let's continue where we left off yesterday," she said with a wry smile. In her right hand, she was holding the founder's diary. Today, too, the reading session in hell begins.

Dressed in a simple but graceful all-in-one style dress, Betirna sat on a chair prepared by a man under her command and gazed into Jindo's face. Jindo began to read the pages of the diary held out in front of him.

"December 9, 16th Year of Genpō. The fate of the Crossnell Kingdom was at last at hand. The men of the Gil Village, who had become soldiers of the Crossnellian army according to the conscription order issued by the Royal Government, would have already joined the army.

I was entrusted by Licht Girumbal, the son of the village chief, to take care of everyone in the village. The people of this village welcomed us, visitors from another world who had lost the place to which we should return. We wondered whether we, as the third party in this conflict, should be on one side or the other, but we would protect this village no matter what."

The memories spun in the diary plunge into the Battle of Gift, the greatest climax in the history of the founding of the Crossnellyard Empire. According to history, the army of the Crossnell Kingdom, which had been defeated in battle after battle by the power of the Sword of Tyrfing, won a great victory by a Miracle of God. At last, a scene that brought them closer to the truth of the battle appears, and Betirna and her men felt their hearts beating faster. The diary turned to the next page.

"December 11. The battle had finally begun, and it was as if a cry could be heard from the battlefield, which was supposed to be just over the horizon. We were observing the war situation on board the ship via an unmanned scouting boat to ascertain the fate of the country. Some of the villagers, including the village chief, were also present.

What we saw there were the soldiers of the Crossnellian army had become crazy and were being helplessly overrun. We had heard rumors of the power of the Sword of Tyrfing, but had only half believed in it. We had seen the men of the village among them, and there was no way we could continue to stand by and watch.