My childhood friend the hero was genuinely angry

29 – A crony competition without a hero (4)

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Mr Xerath. The empire will be destroyed in half a year.

The empire that could not withstand the demon lord’s attack, their destruction is a certain future.

But don’t be sad. Even if the empire perishes, the kingdom of Alprada will take its place.

With the kingdom of Alprada at the center, mankind once again prepares to confront the demon king.

That’s why Xerath needs to use his strength.

Please prepare for that.

Please develop the Kingdom of Alprada and make it a base for future warrior parties.

If you are a monk, I think he will know how to improve.

In conclusion, thank you as always. Mr Geras.

I feel apologetic as I can only watch.

If I get a chance someday, I definitely want to meet Xerath in person.

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The full text of the oracle I received from the goddess was as follows.

An oracle made up of contents that you can’t help but be shocked by reading each one.

I was most surprised by the oracle that the empire would perish.

‘Why is the empire perishing?’

It is written that the empire will be destroyed by the demon king, but I couldn’t help but question those words.

Because right now, the empire was not being pushed back against the demon lord’s army, but rather was winning.

The Empire was almost never defeated by the Demon King’s army.

But why did such an empire perish in less than half a year?

The process for the result is not well organized.

‘Why on earth is Chloe here?’

Besides, my childhood friend Chloe is also in the Empire.

Chloe, the hero of the warriors’ party, her power in her empire now cannot be discussed without mentioning her.

The reason I was able to leave the Empire comfortably in the first place was because she was alive and well.

It will never be easy for the demon king’s army to break through Chloe and occupy the empire.

Besides, even if I’m not around Chloe, there will be two more reliable warrior party members left.

It was no exaggeration to say that it was almost impossible for the empire to perish in such a state.

For that reason, I couldn’t help but doubt the oracle itself given by the goddess…

‘Hmm… The goddess doesn’t lie.’

Still, there was no answer other than to believe.

No matter how much I thought about it, there was no reason for the goddess to lie to me.

If the goddess gave her oracle like this and made her prophecy, then this story must be correct.

I don’t know what the reason is, but it seems that the fall of the empire is a fixed fate.

‘Did the warrior party leave the empire for some reason?’

If I had to speculate on the reason, I think it was probably Chloe leaving the empire for some reason.

As long as she exists, her empire will not perish, but without her the situation will change.

I thought that maybe the Empire missed Chloe.

And that’s why we’re going to perish.

‘Is the Kingdom of Alprada replacing the Empire?’

After that, it seems that the role of Alprada Kingdom will become very important.

According to the goddess’ words, the kingdom of Alprada is likely to become an important base after the empire collapses.

I don’t know how the kingdom of Alprada will become the stronghold of mankind, but once you hear the contents of the oracle, the kingdom of Alprada will become a very important country.

‘It’s a way to develop the kingdom…’

So, as the Chancellor of the Kingdom of Alprada, my role can be considered quite important.

Then what the hell is the way to develop Alprada Kingdom? Goddess said I knew…

I still don’t get a sense of what that method is, but anyway, that seems to be the most important assignment given to me right now.

‘There’s not much use behind it…’

It seems that you have roughly reviewed the contents of the oracle given by the goddess.

Speaking of thanking me or coming to see me, these are probably just words.

How can a goddess come to meet me?

After reading through the last part, I showed the contents of this oracle to Lucy and Alkena, who were next to me.

“For the Empire to fall… How could that be… Possible? Our Alprada kingdom will take over that role?”

“Hmm. The reason the Goddess brought me here was this as well.”

After reading the contents of the oracle, the two people showed quite a puzzled expression.

Especially, Lucy looked very embarrassed.

Anyway, it’s definitely not a story that can be understood in an ordinary way.

Compared to Lucy, Alkena’s expression seemed a bit calm, but her expression certainly didn’t look that good either.

Because the story of the empire being destroyed by the demon army was never an easy thing to see.

It was not unreasonable that the two of them were trembling instinctively.

“Anyway… You have to be strong…”

“Maybe I should.”

However, the fear between the two did not last long.

Because they were women who had a lot to lose to be scared and trembling.

They calmed down while thinking about the responsibility they had shouldered.

“Hmm… That’s it. I don’t know for sure, but it means that the kingdom needs to be developed…”

And it was the same for me.

I also had things to protect, and there was a sense of responsibility.

I thought that the hero and the empire would take care of it, but since it is known that this is not the case, it seems that we can’t just leave our hands alone.

“So Xerath, do you have any thoughts on how to improve?”

“Yes. Xerath. It says you have a method…?”

The two looked at me and asked.

As much as the goddess pointed to me as the key to breaking this situation, it seemed that she was expecting me.

The way to develop the kingdom, apparently, was curious about that method.

“Hmm… The way to develop the kingdom, the way I know…”

I started to think of a way according to the expectations of those two people, and there was one way that passed by briefly.

No, rather than a passing thought, when I said it was a way to develop the kingdom in the first place, I might have been thinking about one thing from the start.

“Is it the industrial revolution…?”

That method was the Industrial Revolution.

It may sound a bit out of the blue, but this is the only thing that really came to my mind.

Because I was a reincarnated person, I can’t help but think that a society that is more developed than the current agricultural society is an industrial-oriented society, and the way to become such an industrial-oriented society was through the Industrial Revolution.

‘Right…?’

I don’t know if what I’m thinking is correct, but maybe the goddess wants to develop the kingdom in this way? I thought I would like to.

Honestly, I couldn’t think of any other way, and somehow I felt like what I was thinking was right.

‘Does that require meeting Latika?’

And there was one crucial reason that strengthened my speculation, and that was my motivation from the Magic Academy in the past.

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When I was enrolled in the magic academy, I noticed an oddball.

At her magic academy, Hara didn’t study magic, she was researching something called a steam engine. I remember her because I had a deep impression on her.

I shouted that this was more important than magic in the future.

Of course, she was ignored by those around her for doing strange things, and because of her lack of magical talent, she was always in last place, so she ended up dropping out of the academy.

I knew what she said was true because I had some memories of her previous life.

Perhaps she has developed it by now?

I am very excited.

‘The direction seems to have been set.’

Anyway, I started to set a direction for what I had to do in the future.

To develop the kingdom, you must find Latika. And what she did with her was her industrial revolution.

And defeating the Demon King on behalf of the empire that perished with the warrior party, I think this should be my goal.

‘I have to start preparing right now.’

Now that the goal has been set, it would be better to act as soon as possible.

I immediately packed up and prepared to go to the magic academy.

I’m sure you can find out a lot of information about Latika there.

‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen Master.’

In the process, I think I’ll probably be able to meet Master as well.

For some reason, it feels like meeting old people again.

I thought I’d never meet my teacher, but now I’m meeting my classmates at the academy, and I feel like I’ll be meeting my childhood friend Chloe sooner or later.

I’m sure you’ll be glad to see the people you haven’t seen in a while.

‘I’ll meet Chloe later.’

Perhaps in Chloe’s case, it was clear that she would congratulate me while seeing me living as the kingdom’s prime minister.

Besides, Lucy and Alkena are by my side, who are more affectionate than anyone else, and I’m sure Lucy will look at me without worry.

Perhaps it was clear.

“Guys. I think I need to stop by the Magic Tower for a while. I need to recruit a talented person. Can I trust the kingdom?”

I said while looking at Lucy and Alkena.

Once you want to prepare according to the goddess’s oracle, you will have to wander around for a while.

You can’t take two people with you in the process.

Because Lucy and Alkena have work to do in the kingdom.

“Industrial Revolution…? I don’t know what it is, but give me strength. As a faithful follower of the Goddess, I will believe in Xerath.”

“Zerath. I don’t know what it is either, but anyway…! Let’s work hard together.”

Lucy and Alkena nodded in agreement.

You can trust and entrust the kingdom to these two.

‘Okay… Let’s go see Master first.’

Anyway, I’m going to go straight to the Magic Tower.