Three people stood in a luxurious room with tense expressions.
Standing upright, they were waiting for the master of the room.
The master of the room was named Kagurazaka Yuuki.
The man who recently came to the Empire, who had, with surprising swiftness, reached the position of Corps Commander.
But to them, they thought it was natural.
After all, Yuuki was...
「Yo, I’ve kept you guys waiting! Though it was okay for you guys to take a seat while waiting for me...」
Yuuki entered the room while saying that.
Following behind him was Kagali, who was like his secretary.
「No, no, Yuuki-sama. We are your servants. There is no need for you to worry about us.」
One man answered as the representative.
The man’s name was Damrada.
One of the Bosses[1] of Cerberus[2], a secret society.
The three people here were the bosses of Cerberus.
「Hahaha, Damrada is stiff as usual.」
Yuuki urged these three people to sit down while warding off laughter.
When they sat down in their seats as urged, Yuuki cut to the chase.
「So, Damrada. What is the situation in the Monster’s Country Tempest?
How is the transition of the forces and the progress of technological development going?」
「Ha! Their forces are increasing day by day.
That country is already capable of supporting 200.000 people, it’s likely that their internal development is complete.
The formation on each corps is also progressing, and there is a relationship with the committee, which is the council, and the new organization.
It could be said that the foundation of the Monster’s Country Tempest has been stretched to include the other side of the Jura Great Forest.
The current number of organized forces is not below 50.000.
Their number is not a threat to the Empire, but their individual force is high, and their cooperation is good as well. It’s not possible to make light of it.
In addition, the still increasing number of mercenaries and other forces should be factored in.
Their total number seems to reach 120.000~150.000.
Regarding their technological development, that is――
Currently, it seems it’s not developed inside Tempest.
As for the barrier that protects the city, its purpose is to protect the citizens, and not to prevent a technology leakage.
But, the thing called “Magic Train[3]” that began operating so suddenly has broken the common sense of transportation capacity.
It is most likely that its development might have been continued somewhere else.
Unfortunately, even me,as a merchant was unable to gather information about further technological development.」
「I see, even you as merchant.Were you able to determine the structure of their forces?」
「Yes. It seems they don’t intend to conceal their forces.
