episode_0095

“Wow…”

I never thought words emphasizing patriotism like this would come out of this person’s mouth.

Princess Josephine was amazed by the unexpected answer, but held her breath when she saw the Guild Master’s expression.

This expression… the princess had seen it before.

It must have been quite a while ago, when she was in her early teens. It must have been a time when the Demons were still rampant and ravaging the continent.

This is the expression on Guildmaster Dolores Rashford’s face when she met her father, Teius di Regnum Alcrea, the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Alcrea.

With a look of sharpness, sinisterness, and more seriousness than ever before, the man proposed the creation of a position called ‘Advanced Adventurer’, an adventurer recognized by both the Adventurer’s Guild and the Crown.

Perhaps it was a proposal that was a mixture of his own ambition and his concerns for the country. After a long discussion, the royal family accepted his opinion, and since then, there are now a total of seven high-level adventurers in existence to this day.

Of course, thanks to the summoning of the hero and the efforts of the hero’s party, the demon king was defeated, so there were almost no cases where high-level adventurers played the main role.

“The Northern Kingdom…has a barren land. Unlike our country, which has a lot of fertile plains, it is not easy to be self-sufficient due to the mountain ranges, volcanic zones, and rocky land. That is why they desperately clung to the development of magic and technology based on the numerous minerals and resources from the barren land. Both of these things that they developed for survival were far superior to our Alcrea Kingdom. At least, that was certainly the case until we created the position of Senior Adventurer and summoned you, warrior. ”

The princess nodded in agreement.

As a royal family member, it may be a statement that hurts your pride, but just as the saying goes, if you know your enemy and yourself, you will not be in danger even in a hundred battles, so he also had the ability to understand and analyze the strengths of the Northern Kingdom. The Northern Kingdom was at a disadvantage compared to the Southern Kingdom not only in terms of land but also in terms of terrain. Where was it at a disadvantage?

“That’s right. The Northern Kingdom was able to block the endless invasions of the Demons with their own magic and science technology. Of course, if it weren’t for our help, the entire country might have been devastated… Anyway, the war machines they developed once I saw them, they really seemed like they came from another world. The same goes for their innovative magic system. ”

“I agree with you. Unlike our country, which has a narrow entrance and is easy to defend, the Northern Kingdom has an open terrain, so it was very easy to invade the country. In that sense, the Northern Kingdom was clearly superior to our country in terms of technology and human strength. However, as Your Highness knows…”

“It was our country that led the war to victory.”

The appearance of the warrior and the group of warriors formed around the saint who joined him. It was their activities that opened the airways of the struggling human kingdoms. It was only a year and a half after their appearance that they slaughtered many of the demons who were threatening the human kingdoms, and they invaded the demon castle and defeated the demon king, so it was natural that they broke the hearts of the demons.

Thanks to this, the Kingdom of Alcrea was praised not only by the humans who were suffering from the demons, but also by many other races, and the one who was recognized as having the greatest merit was the Kingdom of Alcrea.

It touched the nerves of the Northern Kingdom, the Kingdom of Steraria.

“The Kingdom of Steraria must have been furious. They were the ones who suffered and were trampled the longest, while most of the credit was taken by us in the south. When the two kings met at the festival celebrating the victory in the war, unlike our proud Majesty, the monarch of the Kingdom of Steraria looked uncomfortable. I heard from rumors that he was quite angry after returning. However, he suppressed his anger… and plotted a new plot with a rather cool judgment. ”

“If it’s a conspiracy conceived with cool judgment…is it by any chance, Warrior?”

The guildmaster nodded heavily. Suddenly, the shadow of worry grew thicker on his face.

Ah, I can understand a little bit. The warrior, that guy is really…

“If the warrior had had even a little bit of cool judgment…I would never have excluded him from this grand plan. If he had acted without being even a little bit reckless…my faith in him would not have faded. If he had even a little bit…restrained his frivolous actions…I could have treated him with peace of mind.”

Is this anger or lament? The princess was at a loss for words at the sight of the guild master’s expression, which was constantly changing.

“Of course…the warrior was someone who exceeded my expectations in many ways. When he was first summoned, he was not used to it, so he was cooperative and listened to what we said, and he actually defeated the Demon King and brought peace. However, as time went on…he became like an unbridled dragon who was difficult to control unless you were a saint or a few others. ”

Yes. The warrior was… excessively free-spirited. This tour around the continent was also proposed with the purpose of controlling the warrior who was wandering around as he pleased. I hoped that he would only act within the scope expected by the kingdom.

In that sense, the fact that the warrior was stuck in the Northern Kingdom for several months and did not move was a very painful thing for the Southern Kingdom. In fact, it was difficult to blame it all on the warrior. After all, the Northern Kingdom had done everything it could to treat the warrior in order to keep him.

However, it was not a good attitude for a warrior who was clearly traveling around the entire continent and returning to stay there while laughing and saying that he was being treated well. It was clear that he was staying in the Northern Kingdom for a long time because he had only stayed in the Elven Forest for about two weeks.

“Already… This is information that several high-level adventurers and informants who had been infiltrated in advance have relayed… It is said that while staying at Mirvius Academy, which Her Highness knows well, as a seasonal instructor… she enjoyed meeting many noble ladies at night.”

“Bar, a night meeting?”

Even though Princess Josephine had acquired enough knowledge, she blushed involuntarily when she noticed the Guildmaster’s feelings for indirectly expressing obscene things.

This, warrior, this horny bastard… after staying for over two months… no way…

The guild master nodded, noticing that Princess Josefina’s face was changing from moment to moment.

“Yes…you spent the night with all sorts of noble ladies. Marquises, counts, viscounts, you name it…even the famous Marquis Braithwaite and Duke of Hydeleyde sent their children to be with the warrior.”

Wow…you’re a perfect match.

The Northern Kingdom, too, seemed to have a long-standing legend of this continent well-disseminated. It was a record of how, long ago, the first warrior and saintess appeared and saved the continent from crisis, and their descendants led the humans for generations and enjoyed their heyday.

In fact, it is said that one person who is said to have inherited the bloodline of a warrior built a kingdom that united the continent and almost unified the continent. Of course, it is a story that has little meaning now that the two kingdoms have split and the bloodline has faded… but as it happens, a man who can prove that legend has appeared on the continent.

“What about the warrior… he must have been very interested in beauties. He was already interested in beauties… As a noble daughter, he would have chosen only the most beautiful daughters to be well-managed and, above all, to win the favor of the nobles. Excluding the daughters who had already been engaged, he would have ordered almost all of them to attract the warrior’s attention… he would have been a pain in the ass. In the future, he will definitely be.”

“Oh my god…Why is the Kingdom of Steraria suddenly…”

“I heard… that something similar happened when the warrior visited the Northern Kingdom in the past. It’s just that information was lacking at the time, so it wasn’t well known in our country.”

“Ha…”

This is so dirty. It makes me want to wash my ears out.

Of course, there were similar incidents in the Southern Kingdom. However, there was someone in the Southern Kingdom who indirectly blocked the approach of such noble ladies. There was a woman who boasted of great looks and fame, and who defeated the Demon King together with the warrior.

“But in the Northern Kingdom…there is no saintess. From what I heard, the warrior staying in the Northern Kingdom this time…is accompanied by a girl from the Water Tribe I have never seen before. Some sources say she is a princess from the Water Tribe, but…I think it is more reasonable to say that she was just an ordinary, good-looking Water Tribe slave.”

“Ugh…”

At those words, Princess Josefina groaned and covered her face with her hands. Embarrassment. Embarrassment at the frivolity of a warrior’s manners that did not exist.

In the Northern Kingdom, where slavery, and especially slavery of different races, was highly developed, it would not have been difficult to obtain a female slave to satisfy one’s sexual curiosity. However, if a man who had the great privilege of meeting noble ladies every night had obtained such a slave…

“The saint must be really tired from taking care of the warrior. I will express my deep gratitude when you return.”

‘And Luna… I wonder how you’ll react when you hear this news.’

Princess Josefina couldn’t help but smile bitterly as she thought of her own younger sister who was obviously infatuated with the warrior.

“Um…yes. Me too. And…”

Although sympathizing with Princess Josefina’s sympathy, Guildmaster Rashford trailed off again.

“Guild Master?”

“Um…Your Highness. I…think something similar could happen to you, the Saintess. According to the rumors I’ve been hearing lately.”

“Yes? Are you saying that the Northern Kingdom will also extend its hand of temptation to the Saintess? But…”

To ‘that’ saintess? To ‘that’ Milicia Airgrants?

She was chosen by the church as a commoner, and then showed up in a situation that no one expected, and performed great feats with the warrior? She was a saint who was more upright and selfless than anyone else, and she wanted to win the favor?

“You think it’s unlikely.”

“Of course! It’s not like the saint has visited the Northern Kingdom once or twice…I’ve heard rumors that the nobles of the Northern Kingdom, and even the royal family, have been keeping an eye on the saint…but I’ve never seen anyone succeed or win her favor! How could they possibly win her favor in the first place? Those people! There are more than a few nobles in our kingdom who are disappointed because they couldn’t win her favor…and, as you know, the saint…isn’t that right?”

Although he had intentionally omitted the subject, Princess Josefina looked at the guild master with her eyes twitching as if asking for his understanding.

Ah, after a long time, a faint smile appeared on the guild master’s lips. It seemed that he too had figured out Princess Josefina’s hidden intentions.

“Of course…as the princess expected, the saintess’ heart was taken by someone else. The Northern Kingdom cannot even imagine, from their perspective, it is so shabby…the person who is like a treasure to the Adventurer’s Guild, they cannot even think of it.

Yes. He was the one responsible for the recent incident that shocked Princess Josephine. He had dressed up and appeared for the inauguration ceremony, but his shabby nature was quickly revealed. This was especially true for someone like Princess Josephine, who had beautiful eyes.

That guy, that unattractive brat who, as everyone said, seemed to be in no better place than the battlefield… would have stole the heart of the most beautiful and holy woman in this country, Milicia Airgrants. Even if this rumor had spread throughout the Northern Kingdom, it was certain that few would have believed it. The holy woman’s iron wall was strong enough to be recognized even in the Northern Kingdom.

“But…because they don’t know at all…I can’t let go of my anxiety.”

“That anxiety…Can you express it here?”

For a moment, the guild master’s smile seemed to deepen.

He opened his mouth carefully.

“Your Highness Princess Josefina, we may have been…making a big mistake.”

“Uh…yes?”

The information that emerged afterwards contained only shocking words that made Princess Josefina question whether this conversation was real.

“We may have been under the illusion that only our Alcrea Kingdom…can summon and possess warriors. According to secret reports…after contacting and analyzing our Kingdom’s warriors…the Northern Kingdom has also completed preparations to possess its own warriors.”

“Surprisingly, that warrior…maybe…”