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In Plum's eyes, Haruya's actions were incredibly reckless. Just after awakening the Queen, he was already declaring war on another race, and even wagering the Race Piece. It all seemed far too hasty.
Everything needed a process. Acting too rashly could turn initiative into passivity, putting them at a disadvantage.
Since war was forbidden in Disboard, the outcome of games became critically important…
"I don't know what you're thinking, Haru-kun, but the Werebeasts have a lot of resources. They've gained vast territories from Immanity, and the Eastern Federation is also a juicy piece of land…"
Plum stared at the chessboard in front of her. Haruya's queen and knight had firmly surrounded her king.
From the start, Haruya knew he wouldn't lose. After all, to Plum, he was someone with prophetic abilities…
Shifting her gaze from the board, Plum was more interested in understanding Haruya's thoughts than the outcome of the game.
Plum continued, "The Elves (Elven Gard) have challenged the Eastern Federation multiple times, only to fail each time. And now, the new king(s) of Immanity has challenged the Werebeasts, but the match was abruptly halted, leaving things in a stalemate. Don't tell me, Haru-kun… you participated in that battle too?"
"To be honest, you're right. Ah, Mihama-chan, don't just take that out! Figurines are expensive, you know!" Haruya had brought his figurines and game consoles with him.
Hearing Haruya's words, Mihama nodded and swam to the head of the bed, holding the figurine.
Returning to the topic, Haruya didn't plan to hide anything further.
"I spent some time in the Immanity capital, Elkia City. Because the game was interrupted and bound by the Covenants, I couldn't find out what the Werebeasts' game was about." While trying to protect her king, Plum continued, "Haru-kun, if you participated in that game, you should've been bound by the Covenants and temporarily lost your memory of it. So how can you say you know the contents of the game?"
"I did lose my memory of the game's contents, but what does that have to do with what I understand and remember? Don't you get it, Plum?"
"That's… Could it be…" Plum gave up on the chess match. Her king was surrounded, and the only move left was castling.
But castling would only buy her a little time. Plum didn't want to waste any more effort, as Haruya's victory was inevitable.
Setting the pieces aside, Plum voiced her speculation, no, upon seeing Haruya's expression, it became a confirmation... "Haru-kun, you knew about the Werebeasts' game content long ago?"
"Precisely. About the Werebeasts' game, I understood it before my memory was erased, way before I even participated in the game."
"Understood! Papa, understood!" Mihama picked up a pillow and placed it in Haruya's lap, then comfortably lay down on it, smiling innocently.
'Ahhh, she's just too adorable.'
Haruya coughed to calm himself, then heard Plum's puzzled voice, "That doesn't make sense. While it's possible that the current king of Immanity is a spy from another race trying to establish a puppet regime, there's no way for you to know that. The Elves might cooperate with other races, but they advocate for a 'slave system' when it comes to lower races like Immanity. As for other races like the Flügel or the Ex-Machina, they wouldn't casually involve themselves in games."
For example, Jibril, the ultimate Flügel, had lost a game to Hatsuse Izuna before.
That's why Plum believed Haruya had no way of knowing the Werebeasts' game content... unless…
Plum thought of a serious possibility. If it were true, both the Dhampir and Sirens would be doomed.
Haruya didn't pay much attention to Plum's deep thinking. Instead, he played with Mihama, who was sitting on the pillow in his lap.
The little mermaid swam over Haruya's head at times and gently tapped his back with her tail at others.
"That can't be…" Plum quietly dismissed her own speculation that Haruya was a spy for the Werebeasts.
According to Plum's investigation, Haruya had interacted with the Werebeasts for a period of time. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been staying in the guest room of the Werebeasts' Embassy in Elkia.
As Plum pondered, a knock came at the door. It was Amira and…
*Woosh*
"Ohhhh! My dear husband, I'm back!"
"Whoa! Don't just pounce on me, Laila!"
"Nuzzle, nuzzle~ Your skin is so nice."
"Stop piling on me! And you too, Mihama-chan!"
"Mihama?" Laila's gaze fell on the little mermaid sitting on Haruya's head. She clapped her hands and picked up Mihama.
"So your name's Mihama, huh? Good, that means my dear has accepted our child. Mihama, this is Daddy."
"I know, Papa."
"Seems like my choice was correct! SO GOOD!!!!"
Being harassed by both the big mermaid and the little mermaid, Haruya grabbed Mihama's clothes and pinched Laila's cheek, "Both of you, quiet down."
"That's right~" Amira also approached the group, "We really should quiet down. About the topic you two were discussing earlier, please explain it in detail to me and Her Majesty…"
'They must have overheard the conversation when they came in.'
Haruya nodded helplessly. At this point, telling them was the only option.
So, Haruya picked up Mihama and began, "First of all–"
"Don't just hold Mihama! Hold me too!" The jealous degenerate Queen interrupted.
"Shut up. Stop being so noisy like a dumb monkey." Haruya rebuked in annoyance.
"Hahaha~ Darling, scold me more!!!!"
Everyone else could only sigh in exasperation…
"Actually…" Haruya explained everything he had told Plum to Amira and Laila.
Amira had the strongest reaction, "This is! This is too reckless, Your Majesty! That's the Race Piece we're talking about! If we lose, we'll become slaves to the Werebeasts! Even though they don't like water..."
Plum wore a look that said, 'See? No one would easily agree to this.'
Just as Haruya was about to say more, Laila hugged him, "It's fine~ I'll leave everything to my dear Haruya. I have no objections. Besides, are you two idiots?" Laila laughed, pointing at the two who were opposed, "If Haruya didn't have a chance of winning, he wouldn't be so foolish, right? So, let's just go for it! Face those Beasts head-on!"
"Uh, Laila, your wording is a bit extreme."
'Not Beasts, but beast-eared girls and boys.'
But that wasn't the point. The point was that they had the Siren Queen's approval.
With both monarchs agreeing to the decision, the others had no room to object.
Yes, the first step after obtaining the Sirens' Race Piece was to return and conquer the land of Kemonomimi!!!
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{T/N: I explained the meaning of Kemonomimi in one of the previous chapters... That, along with other Japanese terminology that I frequently use in this TRANSLATION... I hope y'all do read these little notes of mine...}