The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? (Hachinan tte, Sore wa Nai Desho!) 23 (MF Books) [Light Novel]

[Machine Translation] In light of the relationship with the demon tribe, the kingdom established a new friendship delegation to make the goodwill visit to the empire, which takes place once every five years, more meaningful in a shorter span of time. The delegation was headed by the Crown Prince Vard, and Vel was chosen as the young nobleman to accompany the delegation to the empire. However, contrary to their good intentions, Vel is given a leave of absence to join the friendship delegation, and Vardo, who wants to be close to Vel, and Peter, who is busy collecting insects with Vel, are found there. Meanwhile, Otto and his friends, who have set off to create a new land of the demon tribe, have arrived in the far north of the empire in search of the legacy of an ancient magical civilization. They believe that in this untouched land, where neither humans nor demons can live, lies the legacy that will rule the world.... After completing the goodwill friendship delegation's schedule, Vel and the others also headed for the land of the far north. Both the kingdom and the empire are said to be investigating this land and obtaining magical tools that lie under the ice, but.... A new story begins in this very cold land, where many famous and talented people have gathered by coincidence!

王国は魔族との関係性を踏まえ、五年に一度行われる帝国への親善訪問をより短いスパンで、より有意義なものとすべく、新たに親善友好団を創設した。団長にはヴァルド王太子が就き、付き添いの若き大貴族としてヴェルが選ばれ、一行は帝国へ赴く。だが蓋をあけてみれば、そんな大義名分とは裏腹に、ヴェルへ親善友好団参加という休暇を与え、親密になりたいヴァルドと、ヴェルと昆虫採集に勤しむペーターの姿がそこにあった。一方、新しい魔族の国を作るべく旅立ったオットーたちは、古代魔法文明の遺産を求め帝国の北、極北の大地へとたどり着いていた。人も魔族も住めないこの手つかずの大地に、世界を統べるための遺産が眠っていると信じて...。そして親善友好団の日程を終えたヴェルたちもまた、極北の大地へ向かった。王国、帝国、ともにこの地の調査と、氷の下に眠る魔道具の入手が目的だというが、はたして...。偶然にも名だたる曲者たちが集ってしまったこの極寒の地より、新たな物語が動き出す!