Reincarnation Monarch

"Oh, if it was Hotel Lead, it would be right down this road. It's a light green building, so I think you'll find out soon enough."

The young man kindly taught me as he pointed his finger at the end of the road.

Azio bowed politely and rushed over to the Shesters.

"They say it's a thin green building just down this road."

"All right, let's get on with it."

With Shester at the head, the line dived the gates of the town of Tulka.

"Hmm. I thought it was the countryside. That's a lot of work."

"Right. Well, it's still in the Imperial Zone."

"What is within the metropolitan area?

"Yeah, it's not technically the city of Odine, but the surrounding area attached to Odine is said to be within the metropolitan area. In fact, logistics runs smoothly, too. I don't feel rural."

"Indeed. There are a number of shops, and there seems to be a large number of visitors there. So this is part of the bottom line of a big country."

"Well yeah. Even if the central government had begun to rot, would it still be economically relevant?"

"So you're trying to say...

"Naturally. Politics and economics are closely intertwined. If politics starts to corrupt, the economy will gradually lag behind... like Dallas..."

The end of Azio's words was a very small whine.

But Shester didn't miss it.

"Have you ever been to Dallas?

"... oh, did you hear that?

"Barely."

"Really... No, actually, I used to work for Dallas."

"When it comes to assignment, do you work at the embassy?

"Yes, about two years to Alexandra, the king's capital"

"... well. Really... So you've seen Dallas' melancholy up close?

"I saw it. Hold on tight with these eyes. It's terrible."

"How bad was that?

"... you have trouble being asked how... Because it's everything. Everywhere in the country, everywhere, everyone is corrupt, corrupt, disillusioned."

Shester listened to what Azio had to say and thought with his arms together as he walked.

And he asked Asio with an imaginative look on his face.

"Do you think Lowenglin will eventually do the same?

Asked Shester, Azio instantly shook his head hard and sideways.

"Exactly. You won't have that. Certainly corruption will continue to spread in the future, and I think that will spill over into the economy, but I think some sort of measure will be taken someplace sooner or later, right? Anyway, Lowenglin is a big country. There will surely be forces to fight that kind of corruption. That's what I think. And... this is just a casual feeling on my part... that Dallas' depression feels a little special. It's like something special is covering that country... I don't feel that way..."

When Asio said so, he shrugged his shoulders like a dove and smiled slightly.