Chapter 177.2
Sir Welner, how much do you know about the founding of this country, including the matter of the ancient kingdom?
It is to the extent that the ancient kingdom was destroyed by the Demon King, that a hero appeared and killed the Demon King afterward, and that our country became the largest nation among the several countries that survived and emerged during the period of confusion that followed.
It was said that the Bain Kingdom came from a noble house of an ancient kingdom. Whether this was true or not, I was not sure. After all, it was common for people to claim to be from a prestigious family to exert their power and legitimacy.
During the turbulent period, I believe there were about 14 countries on the continent at most. There were probably some weak duchies and estates that named themselves cities or countries. However, there were not that many records that could be found of that period.
Thats almost like something you would find in a school textbook.
That was true. I didnt really have any other historical documents to refer to. While I was thinking that, a new bombshell jumped into my ears.
The name of the hero who killed the Demon King is Yorg Reisegang, and the name of the woman who became his wife is Juliane Lutricia Weinziar. She is the sister of His Majesty the First King.
Eh.
And we have already lost track of where the tomb of the hero Reisegang is located. There is no record of it at all in our country.
Then the grave site of Juliane-sama (formal heros wife)
Yup, it is also similarly unknown.
Suspicious. At the same time, it smelled fishy. No, if we thought about it, the story about how exactly the hero defeated the Demon King was very vague. Moreover, information about the progress of history and what happened to the hero afterward seemed to be missing from the stories passed down to the public and from what was taught at the academy itself.
It was strange that none of the students felt any sense of unease regarding this topic. But above all, if royalty in our country was really descendants of the former hero, they would have shown off their bloodline with more power. This would have been the case even if they were not direct descendants of a hero Wait, speaking of descendants of heroes
Are there any descendants of the previous generation of heroes?
No, it was never mentioned.
Again, it was phrased subtly. They even knew about the wife of the former hero, so how could they not know about his descendants. Then, why blur this part when everything had already been told to this extent?
Is it not conveyed to you?
It would be more accurate to say that it has been erased. I have also done some research after the Demon Kings resurrection, but there are strangely few references to the period before and after the formal Demon Kings death, at least in our country.
I was also wondering why information on skywalks is missing. Does it mean that the ancient kingdom related records themselves have been tampered with in some way?
It would be logical to assume so.
That meant that the higher ups were still trying to figure out the truth. In case they discovered something off, it might end up with a cover-up, and at worst, destruction of evidence.
This may be one of the reasons why investigation of the discovered hidden rooms was put on hold, not to mention the collapse. Those rooms might have books that contained the truth about that era, even if they were only spared by accident. And the reason for hiding those documents there would itself scream that something suspicious happened during that time.
It was possible that Reisegang, the previous hero who defeated the Demon King, was eliminated because he was considered dangerous. At the same time, there was also the possibility that the reason this topic was hidden so well was because of the possibility of the involvement of the former heros wife in his death.
If, hypothetically speaking, someone from the Bain Kingdoms royal family was involved in the murder of the former hero, it would be a terrible problem in terms of governance and diplomacy. At that time, there may have been a reason to fear the hero, but in this day and age, a hero was a symbol who saved mankind.
Come to think of it, in video games, the so-called strongest equipment, the sword, armor, and shield of the hero, were usually placed in different dungeons. It may seem strange when you think about it, but was it the result of the heroes going missing on a journey or something, and having their equipment hidden away separately?
If so, I wondered why those pieces of equipment were not cursed.
Assuming that my guess was true, did other countries also know about this secret? Even if it was known, I doubt they would be showing it around lightly, after all, it could be a trump card. Or was the former hero disposed of with the consent of all the powers concerned? And was the information erased by everyone at once at that time?
I mean, I didnt want to be told about such ultra top-secret information.
Let me take one big deep breath and repeat the question.
Your Highness, do you think that the cemetery at the end of the passage is Juliane-samas grave site?
Since there is no evidence to conclude that it is, I would say that it is simply a close candidate.
I suppose so. But if that were the case, it was inevitable that they would be more and more hesitant to investigate. If, in fact, the former hero was buried there and evidence of his assassination was found, it would be necessary for everyone who knew about it to be silenced.
At the very least, I would likely have to stay out of this. If I only knew the name of the wife of the former hero, I could still manage to cover it up, but if I went beyond that, it would be very bad. This was certainly not something I could talk about lightly.
I guess he wanted me to inform him in case I found any related records in the course of my investigation.
Everything aside, what was the reason for trying to erase even the records of the ancient kingdom period? The king at that time may have made the decision for some important reason, but at least some information, such as the site of the formal heros grave, should have been passed down to the next generation. Well, there was no point in thinking about it, so I would leave it at that for the time being.
There were too many questions and decisions to be made.
I think the royal family was also worried about Mazell finding this out and how he would react to it. However, if things went south, I might also not be able to stay silent.
Thank you very much for telling me.
Please report back to me when you figure something out.
Yes.
I wondered what he was expecting me to do. No, on the contrary, I wondered what kind of information I would end up finding out. My stomach started to hurt thinking about it.
Right, I have one more favor to ask. Eikstedt, whom you brought from Anheim, could you leave him with me?
Yes, of course.
It was an unexpected request, but well, he was not my direct subordinate. It would be good if he worked for our country. After all, he could be considered an excellent individual. To be honest, I also didnt have any particular reason to refuse.
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