第８４掘：戦争を起こす理由 (Part1)
### Dungeon 84: The Reason for Starting a War
Side: Shera, 7th Princess of Gartz
I am currently feeling profoundly ashamed.
I had tried to claim to be an envoy of Lilishe-sama in that place.
And I had foolishly assumed that I was the only woman capable of supporting my husband, who is an envoy of the gods.
I am merely a concubine; if I had just thought about it for a moment, I would have realized!
Furthermore, I hadn't considered the risk of exposing the fact that my husband is an envoy of the gods.
I had been completely swept up in the excitement of meeting Lilishe-sama.
"…Um, you don't need to bow your head that low, you know?"
I am bowing my head in apology before Seraria-sama.
If I had made one wrong move, it could have led to a great war between the three nations.
"No, I am truly sorry. It wasn't until I heard it from Rurua-sama that I realized the possibility. Even though I have received a divine blessing, I was far too reckless."
"It's fine. I didn't think Lilishe-sama would take such actions, so Shera's reaction was normal. Besides, you wouldn't think that everyone, including me—Yuki's wife and his primary spouse—had received a blessing, would you?"
"No, my husband is the one prophesied to save this continent. I believe that much is only natural."
"……Oh, is that so?"
Ah, but this blunder.
How can I ever get my husband to forgive me?
No matter how I look at it, his behavior during our face-to-face meeting was an act.
He is a very kind person for shielding the ignorance of a child.
But, since he is going to save the continent from here on out, he shouldn't need personnel who will only drag him down.
Even I think that someone like me is unnecessary.
"Ugh, uuu……"
Tears begin to spill from my eyes.
I am filled with regret for having so easily betrayed the mission given to me by Lilishe-sama, and I cannot stop crying.
"Hey, you. One of your wives is crying."
"I know."
I hear the voices of Seraria-sama and my husband.
Ah, surely he is going to tell me that he doesn't need me.
"Shera, it's alright. You are someone I need."
"Eh?"
What does that mean?
I am merely a princess of a single nation.
Moreover, I am a child of no value, someone who wouldn't be missed if I disappeared.
And yet, my husband says he needs me.
"W-why is that? Even though I have caused everyone so much trouble……"
"What would it take for you to be convinced?"
"……Ah."
My husband needs me.
Not because of my title, and not because of my body; that is why he wants me to be convinced.
This person truly needs me.
For some reason, I felt that to be true.
"What's important is to learn properly. Everyone makes mistakes. I believe it is important to reflect properly, think about why you made the mistake, and use that for the next time."
"…Yes, I believe that is correct."
"I think Shera is a fine person who can properly apply this to the future, don't you think?"
"……I am unworthy, but please, I am in your care."
It is just as Lilishe-sama said.
This person will surely save this continent.
He is someone who properly looks at what is important.
He is a wonderful person who does not succumb to greed for power or wealth.
That is why this thought suddenly occurred to me.
"Um, Yuki-sama. I apologize for asking something so sudden, but in what form did you come to be acknowledged by Lilishe-sama?"
"““Ah”””
The wives around us seem to have realized it because I spoke up.
"Come to think of it, didn't you say that you just realized you had become a Dungeon Master?"
"Yes, I heard that from my brother as well. But where?"
Everyone's gaze gathers on Yuki-sama.
"Hmm, ah, that was a lie. So, if I told you 'I was brought here by a god,' would you believe me?"
"““……””"
I believe it, but for some reason, everyone else has a complicated expression on their faces.
What is wrong?
"That we can recognize 'that' as a god is only because it's now."
"……That's true~. If I had met 'that' at the beginning, I might have seen my brother as a crazy person."
Everyone nods in agreement.
Um, everyone, isn't that a bit too disrespectful toward the god?
"However, this explains it. The reason why Yuki has so many techniques and wisdom, yet doesn't just go back to his hometown."
"My brother was told to save this continent, wasn't he~."
"……Ah~, well, I suppose so. When you actually say it out loud, it sounds like the ravings of a madman."
"Oh my, everyone here wouldn't call your words ravings. You've shown us enough results to prove it until now, haven't you?"
Seraria-sama says, gazing at Yuki-sama.
Results until now?
"That's right, brother. You built this dungeon, saved El… Seraria-sama, brought us here to live and treated us well, and now you have many people living in the dungeon and have saved many lives, haven't you?"
"Ratz is right. My husband took me in when I was driven out of Litea and my heart was broken, and he has worked desperately to avoid war. We believe in our husband."
Saying that, everyone nods happily.
"Thanks. Though, when it comes down to it, it's only because you all are here."
Yuki-sama says that, looking somewhat embarrassed.
I don't know the details well, so I don't understand, but I have a vague feeling that the events that have occurred until now were not solved by these wives alone, but that Yuki-sama was involved in everything in some way.
"But you, it seems you've been gathering strength until now, but if you are going to save the continent, do you intend to make a name for yourself? Are you going to take down Roschur or Gartz?"
Seraria-sama speaks of the sacrifices necessary to build a nation, as if it were a matter of course.
Gartz…… is Yuki-sama going to take it down?
Even I understand well that one cannot save the continent by remaining a lord of such a remote region forever.
To save the continent means to unify it.
Unless he accomplishes a great feat that no one has ever achieved before, this continent cannot be saved.
"Eh, I'm not doing something that troublesome."
Yuki-sama says it with the most annoyed expression I've seen yet.
"Um, brother. Then how do you intend to save the continent?"
The person who was called Ratz, the same Rabbit Beastman as me, asks the obvious question.
"You were gathering talent, wasn't that for the sake of building a nation?"
Seraria-sama also tilts her head in wonder.
"Honestly, if I wanted to start a war, I would have done it long ago. But I won't do something so troublesome, or something that would invite resentment. I went out of my way to provide a place where people can live safely, so why would I demand that they throw their lives away?"
"However, Yuki-sama. If that is the case, how do you intend to fulfill your promise to Lilishe-sama?"
When I ask Yuki-sama that, he looks as if he is deep in thought……
"I see~. Shall I explain it from the beginning? You'll understand why I built this dungeon city, too. Alright then, Shera. Do you know why wars happen?"
"The reason why wars happen?"
"Yeah."
I take a breath and answer the reason.