I Quit Saving the Academy Heroes

Requirements

With that single word, the secret meeting between the two dukes ended as it was.

It’s a nuisance to Duke Ryurike, but what can I do?

The situation is so serious right now.

Duke Epsilt returned to his office and quickly checked the situation.

Of course, from that ridiculous report I just heard.

“Declaring war, what kind of bullsh*t is that?”

Duke Epsylt said as if he was dumbfounded.

“It is literally, Your Highness the Duke.”

“In the first place, how did the Mage Tower lord declare war… ah.”

The duke lets out a bewildered noise.

Under Imperial Law, each Mage Tower and its attached territories are treated as independent territories.

… Even so, wasn’t that just a formal sentence?

In fact, I had never heard of a story that the Master of the Magic Tower declared the Battle of the Territory.

“Well, the Magic Tower Master must have wanted to overpower the negotiations.”

What his son had done had already been reported to the Duke.

But Epsilt keeps his mouth shut.

Because of the security of the academy, even the details could not be extracted, so I didn’t think it was as serious as this.

Anyway, I was thinking that a protest or something would come from the Red Horse Tower sooner or later.

I didn’t know it would be a declaration of war.

“Here is the proclamation from the tower.”

The duke accepts the document.

It was written in detail about what Leo Epsilt had done, which the Duke was trying to find out.

“haha… ”

Duke Epsilt burst out laughing.

If this is true, then Leo Epsylt really wanted to kill the successor of the Mage Master.

And, annoyingly, I had a hunch that everything written here must be true.

Leo Epsilt.

The guy did something outrageous.

That’s because, just a while ago, I warned her to quietly graduate.

I haven’t even recovered my family sword yet.

Now it’s really a bastard and nabal, wouldn’t it be a little more comfortable if you blow your neck.

It was the Duke of Epsylt who even had such a temptation.

Even so, he is still his own child.

At the same time, a warrior candidate with outstanding talent.

It would have been nice if my brain had followed even half of that talent.

Anyway, originally I was slowly contemplating how to handle this.

I knew enough that I wasn’t in a situation where I could be so relaxed.

First, identify other threats.

Others he became the target of Leo Epsilt.

In other words, it reminded me of Veronica Eltwin’s party members who had previously received a report.

There was one commoner, it doesn’t matter.

He wasn’t the son of a merchant or commoner, he was a human being who was literally nothing.

I said there was also one beast, but that’s fine.

If you came to the academy as an international student, you would be a child of a decent family in your own country.

In the first place, there was almost no interaction between the Kingdom of Gileon and the Empire, and it was difficult to do anything physically in the Kingdom of Gileon because of the distance.

Unless it was to the extent of deciding to go to war with the Empire.

I can’t remember the name of the prisoner cadet I heard at the time, but I wonder if it’s royalty.

At most, he must be a noble of some repute in his country.

So she passes too.

Although the other two were nobles.

Wallenstein, Ansberg.

Both are ruined families.

Practically no threat.

Therefore, it is said that the only person he cares about is the Magic Tower right now.

Should we consider ourselves fortunate out of unhappiness?

“Yes, no one knows that the Mage Tower has declared war yet, right?”

The Duke asks his subordinate.

Probably.

In the first place, the red mage tower master probably didn’t really talk about war.

If you think of common sense, this is of course an advantage in negotiations…

“The imperial family has been notified of the start of the Territory War.”

“What?”

Duke Epsylt lost face and opened his mouth wide.

Does that make sense?

After all, wizards are not normal.

Thinking so, Duke Epsilt began to roll his head.

‘I really hope there is a war… No, no.’

This is it.

The intention is to somehow make the work bigger and prevent it from falling over.

I know that the Duke Epsilt is trying to quietly deal with it, so I guess it’s just to devour it as much as possible.

The duke scans the declaration of war again.

I’m glad I kept the format anyway.

The content was rude and offensive to anyone who saw it.

It didn’t make sense to declare war without any ultimatum in the first place, but it didn’t make sense.

Duke Epsilt hopefully.

Still, he believed that the man who claimed to be the owner of a mage tower would not be a man who lacked common sense.

ask your subordinates

“Yes, the requirements of the Mage Tower were also delivered separately, right?”

“Yes that’s right.”

He didn’t show it, but he was a duke who thought it was fortunate.

Things weren’t looking good right now.

In terms of strength, of course, the Duke of Epsylt has the upper hand.

Not only was he being pushed out of the cause, but hadn’t Leo Epsylt already had an accident some time ago?

In addition, if the power of the duke’s family weakens even slightly while fighting the mage tower, there is a risk that others will aim for the duke’s share while the competition for the throne is in full swing.

Either way, it’s best to quietly let this happen.

“Yeah, what’s the requirement?”

The duke asks

His subordinate didn’t answer properly this time.

No, it would be more accurate to say that he was hesitant to answer.

“What. Come on tell me.”

Now, after children and subordinates, are they ignoring their words?

With that in mind, the subordinate closes his eyes tightly at the duke working hard.

“that… We are demanding the head of Confucius Leo.”

“Crazy things… ”

—

“Yes, Cardinal.”

The old man receiving the report is Cardinal Constanzio Sabella of the Order.

It is the cardinal who is in charge of Esther Kalt.

“They charged the candidate for a murder attempt… ”

The cardinal laughs haphazardly.

“That too in the tower. Not long ago, one of the towers that committed the sin of heresy was not hit with the mace of the gods.”

To be precise, it was the mace of the Imperial soldiers, not the Inquisitors.

“That’s right. It was a black magic tower that studied magic.”

“It’s not a study, it’s a sin.”

“Oh, sorry.”

After bowing his head to apologize, the priest continues.

“With His Highness Patriarch Shupelz at the head, His Excellency Bishops across the Empire would like to express their support for the Leo Epsylt Champion candidate. It is a message that I hope that His Highness the Cardinal will also join in this.”

“Hmm… That’s not difficult. Of course you have to do it.”

The old man smiles and nods his head.

“Because warriors are good.”

A cardinal who says so.

It wasn’t the tone of persuading the priest in front, it was the tone of simply telling the obvious.

The fact that the hero is good is a fact that cannot be disputed.

So, he asks

“Which one do you think it would be?”

“I’m sorry, I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Is the allegation against the hero candidate false? Or was it because they deserved to die, so I was asking you what you think.”

“ah… ”

The priest ponders for a moment.

But the old man waved his hand as if he had not asked seriously.

“Well, I guess we’ll find out later. First of all, isn’t it important to lead the hero into the arms of the goddess? For Goddess, and for the hero himself.”

Well.

To be precise, it’s for your benefit, Cardinal, not the goddess.

He was a priest who thought so.

Of course, that wasn’t a complaint.

Rather, it was because of that that he was following the cardinal in front of him.

In the first place, how many more faithful people are in the church today?

For a greater benefit in the future, the hero must be subsumed.

—

“uh… ”

I opened my mouth.

In front of my eyes, Veronica is smiling.

“How are you, Louie?”

I barely opened my mouth.

“Wait a little longer, that’s what you said then?”

“yes.”

The Red Mage Tower declared war on the Duke of Epsylt.

That’s what I just heard from Veronica.

Of course, besides me, other party members are also opening their mouths.

“Wow… ”

Did you feel that the scale of the declaration of war was too large?

A bewildered sound came out of Aine’s wide-open mouth.

“This is amazing.”

Master is also genuinely admiring.

“that… Sorry for not being of any help. Our family… ”

Felice blushes and speaks as if embarrassed.

Well, Count Ansberg is now at war and Nabal, and survival is important.

In this situation, the Duke of Epsilt, the same prince faction, takes the side of Matop instead?

Perhaps that day will not be the day when the count of Ansberg is surely destroyed.

For a moment, I thought about Louis Wallenstein’s father, Count Franz Wallenstein.

“Uh… ”

You can’t expect family love from that person.

As a human who is indifferent to his original children, he should be thankful that he sees them as tools to reveal the family’s innocence.

Even if someone tried to kill me, I was basically a human being who wouldn’t care.

However, what if that someone is from the Epsylt family?

This is different.

He would run wild like he said he took the chance.

“Perhaps I can help.”

I say, but Veronica shakes her head.

“For now, it’s okay. Because the imperial family immediately intervened, let alone a battle, it hasn’t moved yet.”

I asked Veronica seriously.

“Veronica, do you really want to go to war?”