After that, Louise and Red Ponytail's lives temporarily returned to peace. The royal family did not come looking for them again, and Tabitha disappeared somewhere afterward. For a time, everyone was calm once more.
Fang Zheng himself was quite relaxed. He multitasked, giving Felt and Emilia ideological and political lessons while simultaneously controlling Red Ponytail to guide Louise in practicing Psionic power. Life was going fairly well.
By comparison, Lina Inverse was still happily and carefree adventuring, completely ignoring Fang Zheng's anxious state of mind.
But elsewhere, in Louise's world, things were far from harmonious.
"Everyone seems rather tense lately."
"Because of that rebellion or whatever, I guess."
Although the festival was approaching, the atmosphere on the streets seemed quite tense. Red Ponytail knew a little about it. This world was not peaceful. Although Emilia and the others' world also faced threats from Demon Kings like the Underworld King, there were no other major problems. But this world was different. In fact, Red Ponytail had already investigated the situation here and had some understanding of what was happening in this country.
At present, the continent was engulfed in war.
The neighboring country of Albion was suffering a noble rebellion. The royal family had been overthrown, and it was said that they intended to restore their ancestors' glory by uniting the once-fractured Holy Land once more. These people were known as the Restoration Alliance. Albion was currently under attack from the Restoration Alliance, and once Albion fell, Tristain would be next.
Because of the threat of war, even with the birthday festival approaching, there was little sense of celebration. Even the flower petals drifting onto the streets seemed listless.
"I never thought something like this would happen in Albion. It's simply hard to understand."
"I think it's pretty easy to understand.