"So, two princes were born to King Agartha. Congratulations! Send a messenger at once to congratulate them on the birth of their son.
It was Ville, king of the Kingdom of Thana, who gave such an order. He was in the middle of his office in his room in the castle that towers over the capital.
Since the war, the Kingdom of Tana had moved its capital to Hycel. This city used to be the capital of Sulphate, and until it was annexed by Tana, it boasted a beautiful scenery with its silver castle standing tall on the shore of the lake.
However, when Tana invaded the city, it was thoroughly burned to the ground, and today it is a shadow of its former self. However, the city was strategically well defended, and Ville, who saw the value of water transportation using the lake and the rivers flowing from it, started to build the city as soon as it was occupied.
During the reign of Queen Sulphate, Hycel did not focus much on the defense of the castle and the city, since the queen had a good command of magic. The city had been defeated by Ville's blitzkrieg attacks, but Ville took advantage of his geographical location to rebuild the city into an iron-clad defensive position. He moved the capital to this city at the end of the last war.
Although small in scale and not as beautiful as before, the new castle was designed with emphasis on defense and functionality, and as if a new person had been born, Ville began to make peace with neighboring countries one after another. First of all, he abolished the border posts between Sandanj and Hladime, allowing the people of both countries to come and go freely. Naturally, they concluded a treaty of friendship with both countries, promising not to invade each other. Furthermore, the other neighboring country, Miedai, which is surrounded by mountains, had a tunnel opened between the two countries through the arrangement of Linos, King of Agartha, so that the two countries could trade with each other.
Tunnels were also dug through Midaï to Sandanj and Hladime, so that the people of Midaï could travel freely to and from these countries. Until now, the Mideast had almost completely cut off relations with other countries, but through the emperor's wise decision, the Mideast was about to actively engage in trade with neighboring countries.
Although there was some unrest within the Kingdom of Thana due to these policies that were issued one after another, most of them were implemented without any problems. Especially, they were widely accepted by the people, and the king was gaining support from all over the country, saying that he had changed a lot since the Great War.
"......"
After finishing his political duties, Ville enters his room alone, repeatedly breathing in and out in large gulps.
"Kill...... kill...... the king of Agartha...... kill...... kill...... the king of Agartha......."
Suddenly those words escape from Ville's mouth. His face is distorted and his brow is furrowed with deep wrinkles.
"Whoever ...... you are, kill ....... Kill him ......, kill him, kill him ......."
Ville shakes his head and mutters in a small voice to no one in particular. He is a changed man, a leopard, a man you cannot imagine from the man he was during the day.
"Korose! Kill him!
"What's wrong, Your Majesty!"
Ville shouted loudly as if he were exploding with emotion. One of the soldiers, startled by his voice, rushes into his room.
"Co...... oh, how are Vieille and the others doing?"
Suddenly, Ville's expression changes to the calm one he normally shows. The soldier calmly replies to him.
"Ha, so far there seems to be no movement.
"I see. Well... be on your guard against them. Let me know as soon as you make a move. Keep in close contact with the exchange students we're sending to Aphrodite. Well, I don't think she's going to be very forthcoming with them.
He grins as he says this. The soldier bowed reverently and left the room.
"What ...... are you ...... talking about? Attack Agartha! Gather the men! Go ...... to Agartha, go ...... to Agartha, d*mn it, d*mn it!"
Tears welled up in Ville's eyes. Covering his eyes with his hands, he began to cry aloud.
Since the war, his spirit has been taken over by someone else. He is able to lead his daily life without any problems, and on the surface, he looks the same as before. He could eat and drink, and he could hold his chambermaids at will. However, at the most critical moments, his consciousness was hijacked. Suddenly, words stop coming out of his mouth, and then words that he had never thought of come out. Moreover, they speak things that they did not intend at all, but rather the opposite of their own thoughts.
At such times, he is deprived of even his physical freedom. He is unable to move his limbs or even change his facial expression. After several months of living like this, his mental state was reaching its limit.
"I am not even allowed to use my body freely. ....... He is not even allowed to take his own life: ....... Must I, must I continue to live as a mere puppet ....... Somebody kill me. Kill me. Someone ...... someone ......"
He cries and mutters in a low voice, without saying a word to anyone. If he cries out loud, his mind is taken over at that moment. This time in his empty room is one of the few times he is allowed to express himself. There is no one in this country who knows about his situation, and he is forced to fight a lonely battle on the edge of a mental breakdown.
The man is on the verge of a mental breakdown and is forced to fight a lonely battle.
Meanwhile, in a student dormitory of Agartha University, a young man was lying on his desk with his head in his hands.
"......What should I do? ......What should I do?"
The one muttering to himself in the room was Shin, the crown prince of the Sandanji Kingdom. He had been brought to Agartha suddenly and almost forcibly by his father and placed in this dormitory.
Now his mind was full of thoughts of Vieille from sleep to sleep. That beautiful face, that glamorous body, that sweet voice ....... Just remembering her every move makes my heart yearn for her. I want to meet her as soon as possible. I want to talk to her. ....... I want to hold her body....... His heart was filled with such thoughts.
Naturally, he couldn't get through his university studies. The president of the university, Meirias, had made it very clear that he would not graduate unless he passed the final exam, but to be honest, he had no time for his studies at the moment.
......conconcon.
Suddenly, there is a knock at his room. Shin stares at the door in surprise. He clicked his tongue and went to the door.
"Good evening."
"Oh."
Three students, Janice, Henri, and Johnny, appeared in front of the room. Janice is a Canis-Bauerschwein woman with a charming smile. Henri, on the other hand, is a human female with a cool expression on her face. And Johnny, a Posehay, is a young man who always has a friendly smile on his face. These three and Shin are buddies.
This system was conceived by the Meis, who believed that it was better to learn through discussions with various people than to study alone, and all students in this dormitory, as well as all students at Agartha College, were assigned to this role. Naturally, the university staff decided on the combination of students based on their aptitudes, and this was done with great attention to detail.
Especially with regard to Singh, the most caring people in the dormitory were selected and were always under his constant care. They were a little surprised at Shin's lack of social common sense, but they taught him social common sense one after another and tried to make him independent. Needless to say, the intentions of Agartha King Linos and his wife Meilias were behind this. They wanted to keep Shin as much as possible alone and in constant contact with others so that he would spend less time thinking about Vieille.
"Hey, Shin. Have you done tomorrow's assignment yet?"
"Oh ...... no ......"
"If you haven't done it, I thought I'd help you. Let's do it together."
I'm ......."
"Do exactly what you're given. Isn't that what a gentleman does?"
"...... okay."
Reluctantly, he leaves his room and goes to the study room in the dormitory. These efforts paid off, and later Vieille would encounter a situation that would leave him stunned. ....... He had no way of knowing that such a future awaited him now.