Western Kingdoms Saga

**Western Kingdoms Saga**, or known as the Forth Saga, is an forth saga of the series. It set some months after the Palatium Conference where Hiroto's duty becomes ever heavier than usual: Not only he is involved in a bitter rivalry between Agnica and Gassel, the two Western Kingdoms that are feuding with each other and happened to allies to to both Hybride and Phyllis respectively, he also becomes a cornerstone to Hybride's politics by becoming a newest member of the Privy Council through King Moldius's decree before his death due to his illness, then becomes one of Leonidas's most trusted vassal in dealing diplomacy in order to ensure Hybride's prosperity and security. Unfortunately for Hiroto, his new position also garners a lot of enemies along the way, from Hydran the Duke and other great nobles for their disdain against him to many .

Several months have passed since the Palatium Summit, Agnica and Gassel are feuding over a burning fort incident that forced both Hiroto and his allies to go there in order to prevent their feud from spreading to Salabria. Meanwhile, Leonidas returns to Hybride out of boredom only to shunned by even his own people due to his notoriety as a womanizer. Nevertheless, Hiroto manages to stop the feud between two kingdoms with a treaty but Hybride. Just as the feud bewteen then enters it's turbulent times when Moldias passes away due to his deteriorating health. of which leaving the throne vacant and causing succession dispute between Leonidas and Hydran-the Duke who happens to be a relative to both Moldias and Leonidas-for the crown. With Hiroto's help, however, Leonidas becomes the new king of Hybride but not everyone are willing to reconize his reign as nobles like Belphegor is conspiring with Hydran in their schemes to remove Hiroto and his allies from power by any means necessary; coincidentally, envoys from five other kingdom will visit Hybride in order to congratulate Leonidas's ascension as the new king, with Lisvaon of Magia and Ordicus of Regulus going there to solve a compensation issue regarding the murder of Limbeld's grandfather 50 years ago. Fortunately, not even the nobles' best schemes can best Hiroto as Hydran is demoted to Marquis whereas Belphegor is later executed for his schemes to overthrow Leonidas. Later, a flood is destroying

This overall saga is split into three main arcs in this saga:

Port Toluca Arc focuses on the bitter feud between Agnica and Gasel that gotten Hiroto' attention as he is going there to defuse the hostility between both kingdoms. The stories of Succession Dispute Arc and New King Arc, on the other hand, chronicling Hybride's drastic change under Moldias' passing and Leonidas is crowned as the new king courtesy to the aid of both Hiroto and his ally. The stories of both Countess and Queen Arc and Golgint Arc witness the intense conflict between Hybride and Agnica over the aluminite mines as well as Gassel and Phyllis's involvement in said conflict
## Story Arcs

* Port Toluca Arc
* Succession Dispute Arc
* New King Arc
* Countess and Queen Arc
* Golgint Arc

## Trivia

* Both Port Toluca Arc and Succession Dispute Arc are the only two arcs in this saga that is covered by a single light novel.
* With the addition of Agnica and Gassel, along with an unknown westmost kingdom, there are total of six kingdoms in the continent that shares Terminus River as their boarder.