Reincarnated into a Game As the Hero’s Friend

“Well, did you not realize that we will also be receiving some advantages because of this situation?”

“What, did I miss something?”

“Simply put, because of this situation, we were able to set a trap to capture the exiled nobles of the Triot who wanted to try regaining their positions using Delitzdam.”

I was not sure what was going on, so I asked him. He told me that the exiled nobles of the ruined Triot were not only in the Bain Kingdom, but also in Delitzdam. Was that so? The Bain Kingdom and Triot were fraternal countries, but that was no reason to flee only to the Bain Kingdom.

If I were to categorize the factions of Triot nobles, I would say that there were two factions: one that sought the cooperation of the Bain Kingdom to regain territory, and the other that sought to recover lost ground with the help of Delitzdam’s armed forces.

And as a result of deliberately spreading rumors among the exiled nobles in our country that the Delitzdam side was going to send out troops first, it seemed that there were a number of Triot nobles who left our country and moved to Delitzdam.

“I understand that they want to get their territories back, but it doesn’t help if they themselves tried to take back their territory forcefully and ended up earning the ire of those who helped them. So I had them leave before things went worse for both sides.”

“That is to be expected.”

Some of these people, once word of this duel trial got out, would apparently want to return to the Bain Kingdom, but of course, our country refused.

At some point, Triot would be restored, so there was no need to rush and cooperate with an untrustworthy party thinking that it would quicken the restoration.

Though, I could understand that they might have been thinking that it would be faster to have Delitzdam be the one in charge of the recovery and development and they might also be thinking that it would give them better positions after the restoration.

“I heard that some of them asked to meet with the heroes in Delitzdam and the second princess, Laura, but even the heroes themselves refused to meet with them.”

“Ah…”

If Mazell had simply been asked to cooperate in restoring the territory stolen by the Demon Lord, he might have cooperated. Even if the government had told him that he did not have to deal with such people, he would have at least listened to what they had to say.

It was quite possible that Mazell would have been inclined to cooperate with them after hearing what they had to say, but after hearing about this duel trial, Mazell most likely did not feel inclined to cooperate with them anymore.

In fact, he would probably leave the Delitzdam as soon as he had finished what he had to do there, rather than be repeatedly asked to meet with such people.

If that were the case, Mazell’s quest to defeat the Demon Lord would not have to stop halfway, but would instead continue onward. So they were guiding Mazell’s actions away from their country.

Incidentally, the country to the west and also bordering Triot was Salznach, but Sbrulitz, the closest town to Triot’s border with Salznach, was destroyed by the Demon Army first, so it was not the best place for people from Triot to go to.

“Leave diplomacy to His Majesty and those in foreign affairs. Or are you interested in that as well?”

“I wouldn’t say I’m not interested, but I don’t want to be actively involved. If I had to say, I’m not suited for it.”

“I see.”

He nodded. To be honest, I was relieved. I was not suited for that, of course, but more than anything else, I just didn’t want to get involved in that area. And since it was a good opportunity, I decided to consult with the Grand Duke about a hypothesis that had been bothering me for a long time.

“By the way, let me change the subject. Actually, there is something that has been bothering me for a while now.”

“Hmm, what is it?”

“It’s how flying monsters fight. There are monsters that are intelligent, can use magic, and can fly, but they don’t unilaterally launch their magic at you from high places.”

This was something I wondered about when I caught Raphedo before. In the game, for some reason, close combat weapons such as swords and spears could reach flying monsters.

If a monster could only fly and it was wise enough to be able to use offensive magic, shouldn’t it keep casting magic from where weapons could not reach? My hypothesis was to answer this question.

“Earlier, I hypothesized that the magic contained in the human body is different from the magic that floats around the world.”

“Certainly, during experiments against ranged magic. I have read that report.”

“I thought that the same thing could be true for monsters, and I also thought that they might be using magic to fly as their wings are too small to carry them naturally.”

In other words, monsters consumed magic stored in their body to make themselves fly.

Therefore, if a monster wanted to use attack magic during its flight, it had to either lower its altitude to reduce its magic consumption or make do with less power attack because of high magic consumption.

As a result, when they planned to use any really powerful attack, they were forced to stay at an altitude where close combat weapons could reach them.

“However, it’s just a hypothesis at the moment.”

I couldn’t use magic to begin with. I should be able to use it if I study and train, but I honestly felt like it was too late for that. That’s why it was impossible for me to personally do a reproduction experiment, and I wanted the Grand Duke’s subordinates, the knights, or the magician corps to do the research under his direction.

“…There’s certainly no easy way to find out.”

“However, if this hypothesis is correct, we should be able to divide the monsters into three groups: Demons that go over the walls, Demons that attack with magic, and Demons that try to break through the walls from the ground with physical power.”

“That way, we can deal with each of them differently.”

If a flying monster was descending, it meant it planned to use some power attack. On the other hand, if it was flying high, then it was still preparing for the attack. This would allow soldiers to better understand monsters’ attack patterns and counter them.

I still did not know how the Demon Army broke through the Royal Capital’s barrier, but it would change the way we prepare ourselves.

When I explained my plan for the Royal Capital defense, assuming my hypothesis was correct, the Grand Duke raised one eyebrow. He pondered for a while, but eventually nodded.

“I see, I understand. I’ll have them look into it.”

“Thank you.”

If the hypothesis was wrong, then it’s also fine as we could work on another plan, but if it was right, it would give us a great advantage.

At that time, I heard that the paperwork was finally finished. I stood up from my seat after saying farewell to the Grand Duke, read the documents, checked them, and signed on behalf of the client. Huh, it had been a long day.

By the time it was all over, it had been half a day since the duel, so of course my mother had heard everything I said and did at the match. As a result, when I came home, she lectured me tremendously that I had too many problems as the son of a minister of ceremonies.

I had no choice but to accept her argument when she said, “It is not only the Zeavert family that will be affected. We are also a representative of Administration Nobility, so you need to at least show some dignity.”

Even though I wanted to forget it, only at times like this that I could not change the fact that my family was a member of that faction.

The tea Lily made for me after the long sermon was delicious, thank you very much.

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