CH 119

「This is the end of the report. White Dwarf Administrative Intellect Valak 773 has determined that this matter is of the highest priority. We request an immediate response from the motherland.」

Regarding the White Dwarf Administrative Intellect, Valak 773, a group of spirits from the Milky Way engaged and defeated Blaze Dahlia, a Count of Gremory, and captured a warship with a magic element engine.

On top of that, the urgent communication that they were seeking negotiations on the matter took Uvall, one of the five Goetia tribes, completely by surprise.

But at the same time, Uvall concurred.

Without such circumstances, Ashen Adreana, the Duke of Gremory, would not have abandoned the conquest of the Orias system, where victory was already assured, and retreated.

And Marquis Almaros would not arbitrarily bypass his motherland and send an urgent communication to the Tri-Clan Confederation.

The progress from engagement to defeat was also sent, and there is no doubt about the presence against the Daemons and the capture of Gremory’s warship.

The Monarchy of Diete proclaimed itself to be a group that ruled over an area of ​​1,500 light years.

In this regard, the difference is not considered significant, as thousands of ships were sacrificed to defeat one Gremory ship.

On the other hand, they captured a warship with Daemons without allowing it to self-destruct.

Uvall, who was unable to do so, judged that the spirits, which could overcome the overwhelming technological gap of a far backward civilization, could be a decisive blow to overturn the current situation brought about by Gremory.

“In the name of Emperor Uvall, tell them that we are open to all possible negotiations. The meeting will take place on Crocell in the Orias Star System. Administrative Intellect Valak 773 will go along as a guide to present a good impression of Uvall. Destroy White Dwarf 773 upon departure.”

「Order received. Administrative Intellect Valak 773 will destroy White Dwarf Star 773 and accompany the delegation.」

The response came almost immediately after the Emperor received the report.

If the question was whether or not to negotiate the acquisition of technology to compete with Gremory, then there is no alternative. If there was no agreement on the content of the negotiations, they would simply negotiate the terms.

The reason why the location was not within Uvall’s territory, but in Crocell’s Orias Star System, was to make Crocell bear the brunt of the battle against Gremory.

Uvall, which is only 10% of the entire Goetia, would not be able to withstand the concentrated Gremory offensive.

By placing Crocell, who can withstand it to some degree, at the head of the arrow, with Uvall’s full support and Leraje’s involvement, the situation can finally be controlled.

Emperor Uvall, having set his policy, then considered the personnel for the delegation.

However, the selection process was extremely difficult.

There is no Uvall who would not underestimate the level of development compared to the civilization of the Ancients, whose civilization spans no more than 1500 light years and whose individual forms are all flesh and blood.

Uvall established an interstellar civilization 134,000 years ago.

Looking at it from the perspective of humanity about 130,000 years ago, the other party is equivalent to primitive man chasing animals in the Middle Paleolithic.

If a modern person saw a primitive man running toward a wild animal with a club in his hand, would he consider him an equal?

In this case, it is clearly wrong to think of them as equals.

It’s easy to order them to suppress their emotions and do their job, but the other party, who has Spirits on par with Daemons, is not a primitive man in his ability to perceive.

What would happen if they perceived contempt, were offended, and the negotiations broke down?

The other party is an unknown group from another galaxy, so Goetia’s sense of values is completely inapplicable. It is not certain that a single mistake will not cause them to break off negotiations regardless of mutual gain or loss. If that happens, there is no way to recover.

The Emperor had even entertained the idea of personally attending the negotiations, but since there was a possibility that this was Gremory’s trap and the kings of the three tribes would be rounded up, they had no choice but to abandon the direct negotiations.

“The leader of the delegation should be Hymn Pamela. It should be in accordance with her wishes.”

Hymn Pamela, whom the Emperor placed his trust in, is a saint in Uvall.

At the end of the era when the Goetia had bodies, she was a jellyfish with the ability to repair living organisms, and was deemed the Saint of Uvall for her healing abilities, although this does not make sense nowadays.

As the oldest Uvall of the era, when they reshaped their bodies from a semi-permanent jellyfish, to the oldest quantum thought vessel, Pamela is an ageless Saint.

The Emperor is also the oldest quantum thinker, and was healed by the power of the Saint.

To Uvall, Saint Pamela is the equivalent of the supreme jewel, but she also has her problems.

The Emperor personally contacted Pamela, informed her of the situation, and ordered her to lead the negotiating team.

“They are heroes from another galaxy with special powers to contain an evil threat. And they will help Uvall. Therefore, Hymn Pamela, serve the heroes, and protect the nation and its people. If you stand by the hero, the people will not underestimate the hero.”

Pamela’s problem is that she is a maiden who has been much too “sullied” by her dreams.

Ever since she had a physical body, Pamela was dubbed the “Saint of Healing” and was constantly revered by the people, so her name eventually echoed in other countries, and Pamela firmly established herself as a saint of healing.

Pamela became self-aware, acted as a saint, and before she knew it, more than 130,000 years had passed.

Meanwhile, her contemporaries, bored with eternity, left one by one.

Eventually, newer generations came along, and they too got bored and left, and the generations that followed repeated the rise and fall of the previous generation.

Both the Emperor and the Saint maintain their existence through sheer willpower.

However, is it possible to remain unchanged for 500,000 years or 1 million years?

Beyond that, 10 million years, 100 million years await.

And even further beyond that………….

Somewhere along the way, Pamela began to long for the “next level” as a Saint.

It was a dream of a time when her body and gender existed, when a Saint served the Hero and eventually became his wife. Pamela began to dream of fairy tales at all hours of the day.

If the Emperor had been a male, there would have been the possibility of marrying Pamela and producing offspring. This might have alleviated Pamela’s boredom.

However, the Emperor is a female and has numerous offspring.

And besides the Emperor, there was no one who could be a match for Pamela, the Saint and the oldest Duke-level thinker.

For the past tens of thousands of years, Pamela has maintained the consciousness of being a Saint and has pursued her dreams. This is where the situation comes in.

The Emperor showed Pamela the appearance of the black jellyfish that had sent a communication to Uvall and the clear message.

“This is Hart Amakawa, the chief military officer in the Diete Monarchy of the Milky Way Galaxy, which rules a region 1500 light-years across. His betrothed is the current Queen. He is also the custodian of the Spirits that counter the Daemons. And he has captured the warship of Countess Dahlia of Gremory. We would like to negotiate with them. We fight against Daemons. Negotiations will be mutually beneficial.”

It was a communication with Hart’s virtual body that Lulu, the spirit superior to Goetia, had converted to be transmitted to Goetia.

Not only was there no error in the translation, but as a result of the ideal image of the virtual body being transmitted, Pamela was shown a very interesting image of Hart and a clear and powerful communication of will, and she became convinced that the time of her destiny had finally come.

“………… O Brave Hero.”

“They appear to have physical bodies, but since they can communicate perfectly like this, and can also become quantum thinkers, there should be no problem. We can present each other’s ideal form, then we only need to do that.”

Pamela, with the eyes of a maiden in love, had already stopped listening to the Emperor’s words.

If expressed in terms of a human body, she would be staring at the black jellyfish with moist eyes, letting out a small sigh of delight, and waiting for her back to be pushed with nervousness while her heart quickened with anticipation.

Seeing no problem, the Emperor gave the Saint a mission.

“It seems that the Hero has other servants, but the Hero who accomplishes the great deed of saving his country has many companions. You will serve as the Saint of Uvall, and guide the Hero who does not know how to use his power. And if there is anyone among them who looks down on the people, bear the burden and support the Hero.”

“Of course, I will serve the Hero in mind, body, and soul. I shall leave at once.’

As the representative of Uvall, she is supposed to connect the Hero to the advanced civilization of Uvall and guide them.

By imposing such a sense of mission on Pamela, the Emperor tried to turn the situation in the desired direction.

Convinced that Pamela would benefit Uvall, the Emperor felt a satisfaction that would be equivalent to a broad smile on his face if he were human.

Having chosen the best solution for the dispatchers, the Emperor also contacted Crocell and Leraje, who were to be the next to face the arrow.

Emperor Uvall’s plan was relayed to Leraje, who was also contacted.

The three tribes opposing Gremory are Uvall with 10% power in Goetia in the center, and Crocell and Leraje with 20% on either side of it.

Leraje had no immediate effect on the battle in Crocell and Uvall territory.

The reverse invasion, carried out in response to the urgent communication from Marquis Almaros, met with little response from the Gremory side.

Nevertheless, Melissa, the Princess of Leraje, decided that abandoning the countermeasures was not an option. As a delegation, she decided to send Ornias, a trusted and capable Marquis-level thinker.

Furthermore, since Hart was a male, the thought vessel to send out was deliberately chosen as a female.

“When negotiating, remember that the other party is a backward civilization. You may appear primitive, but that is normal because the other party is a primitive life form. Don’t worry about it, act with the highest imperative of obtaining a stable supply of Spirits to counter Gremory.”

“Of course not, but aren’t you going, Princess?”

“I can’t rule out the possibility that Gremory is setting a trap for us. It would be a problem if I were caught.”

In the past, Leraje had a King, but during a visit to the planet Sloane, Princess Imamia of Gremory rose in revolt and he was captured by the Daemon King in a targeted attack.

At that time, Leraje’s information and authorizations were extracted, the gates were sealed during the planetary invasion, and control of their Legions was seized and thoroughly crushed.

A duplicate of the King is preserved in the motherland, but the real one has been captured and can no longer be revived.

The Tri-Clan Confederation, including Leraje, who had a painful experience, did not send out Royal-level and Duke-level Thought Vessels, who had strong authority over the nation, to the front line, and began to intercept Thought Vessels below Marquis-level as Viceroys.

Because of this, Melissa, a Royal-level Thinker, cannot be sent to the front.

“I really don’t want to get captured by Gremory. If that’s the case, I’d rather be captured by primitive life forms, entangled by their tentacles, used as a nursery, and forced to give birth to many offspring. By the way, to describe the scene in detail…”

“Silence, foolish creature. Get entangled in your own time. Only send the spirits to me.”

Cutting through the aide’s nonsense, Melissa announced the desired outcome.

The goal of the delegation was to obtain a stable supply of Spirits that could oppose Gremory. For that, they were willing to pay the appropriate price.

As for the perception of the other party, they shared that they were an equal group, able to compete with Gremory’s Daemon Crystal in terms of resources, and that they had the technology to be reckoned with, capable of capturing a Count-level Thought Vessel.

She forbade intimidation from above and sternly warned that she was prepared to offer her body to the other party if they made a fatal mistake.

“It might not be possible for a female Marquis-level Thought Vessel other than me. The level of their civilization is too low.”

“I don’t want this to fail, so please do something about it. I will try to reward you as much as possible for your success.”

“Then, if you can push Gremory back with this, I’ll ask for a promotion to Duke-level Thinker?”

It is not uncommon for Goetia, who are all immortal, to raise their levels and change the pecking order. Still, Melissa replied immediately.

“Okay. That’s fine.”

“Oh my goodness. Since I have no other choice, I’ll do my best to negotiate with the primitive life forms.”

“I’m relying on you. If it fails due to your negligence, depending on what you say, I really will serve you up to the primitive life forms.”

“Even so, is it possible that they will do something very naughty to me?”

“Understand this. If you fail, you will be sold for real.”

With that, Uvall and Leraje sent a delegation to meet with Hart and the others in the Orias Star System, which is within Crocell’s territory.

In addition, while Uvall sent the Duke-level thinker, Saint Pamela, and Leraje sent the Marquis-level thinker Ornias, the Princess’ aide, Crocell was to be handled by the Marquis of Almaros, the Viceroy of the Orias Star System.

The decision was made in recognition of Almaros’ ability to carry out his duties as well as his responsiveness and motivation demonstrated in this case.