episode_0131

“Raoul Bergé.”

Camilla whispered my name as we squeezed into the narrow single bed.

Now, she was only covering herself with a blanket, so the sight was quite strange.

“Why don’t you put on some clothes first? If Kyle comes in now, I might kill him.”

“What a waste… No, I guess I should wear it because it’s a waste to just kill one person.”

Then Camilla started to get dressed, one by one. Instead of the dress that was too cumbersome to put on, she wore a shirt and pants, but they were beautiful in their own right.

It still feels like a dream that I slept with that beautiful woman.

“… Beast. My back still hurts.”

“If you think my waist is fine, that would be selfish of you too, Camilla.”

“Oh really? Should we have a proper hearing about what happened all night?”

“Camilla You’ve never won over me with words.”

“Well, that’s because we were feeling frustrated and beating our chests.”

I couldn’t understand.

I may be a little bit self-centered when I speak, but it’s not to the point where it’s frustrating.

As proof, Leila and Kyle understood and followed everything I said 100%.

“Yesterday, you buried your face in my chest…”

“You were the one who bit my neck.”

“That’s just biting. You’re the one who makes people do such embarrassing poses and stares at them…!”

“If I were to list the unsanitary acts you committed yesterday through your tongue…”

“It’s really focused! The crows were croaking all night so I couldn’t even taste it properly…!”

“Listen to me you fucking bastards!!!”

While he was arguing with Camilla, Her Highness the Empress, with a red face, barged in and drank.

It seems that I also raised my voice without realizing it, and Camilla was a woman with a thunderous voice from the beginning.

We had such a heated argument… I’m sure Her Majesty the Empress and even the squirrels napping outside the village heard it.

“… Penelope is tough to deal with.”

“Even so, Her Highness the Empress is not confident in squirrel hunting.”

“Why is there a squirrel here!”

“… Squirrels are surprisingly sensitive animals.”

“…… Okay.”

The Empress Dowager, who came to see us like that, coughed in vain and said that while it was good to show affection, we should have some self-awareness.

To be honest, I didn’t think I had anything to say about His Majesty, who was growing thinner by the day, but I decided to keep my mouth shut because I thought I would be attacked by swords if I said anything.

“…… How strong is the Demon King right now, Raoul?”

“Even if the Master is fine and the four of us attack together… I think the odds of winning are very slim. Even considering secondary factors like not having anyone to protect you. That’s because he’s a true and sincere monster.”

“……. Camilla. How much has the Demon King recovered?”

“At least he looked more energetic than when he was fighting us. Just by looking at the way he was swinging his sword, he didn’t look like a sick person.”

“……… Oh really.”

Her Highness the Empress began to think about the plan while biting her fingernails.

From personal experience, if you mess with Her Highness the Empress in this state, you will end up with a broken bone.

There was a time when His Majesty approached Her Highness the Empress in this state and played a prank on her, and her upper and lower bodies almost got separated.

“Sigh, my head is spinning… I need to get some sweat on my face for the first time in a while. I’ll contact His Majesty.”

“You’re going to squeeze His Majesty again…”

“Raul, if you don’t want to die, shut up.”

“What is everyone thinking?”

“Isn’t this creating the future of the empire?”

“Knock on an already occupied room?”

“These motherfuckers are for real!!!”

My office was completely destroyed by the sword wielded by Her Highness the Empress.

Afterwards, His Majesty, having received a call from the Empress, came to the training grounds of the Adventurer’s Guild with a dissatisfied expression on his face.

“You asked Jim to spar with two injured people and a pregnant woman. There has to be a limit to how bad it is to leave a bad taste in your mouth.”

“Don’t worry.”

As a loyal subject, I needed to ease Your Majesty’s worries.

“Even though I’m injured, I’m confident in my ability to control my strength. I’ll think about the honor of the royal family, so don’t worry.”

First of all, since this was a duel and not a fight to kill, it was necessary to restrain one’s strength.

So, there will be no chance of carelessly using all your power to destroy the surroundings and tarnish the honor of the royal family.

It was not a remark specifically intended to disrespect His Majesty, but judging by the bloodshot eyes on His Majesty’s forehead, it seemed as though he had misunderstood.

◦ ◦ Raul will catch my weapon!

“Even if I’m injured… can you do it?”

His Majesty was a strong man. He could easily defeat someone like me who was injured.

But if it expanded to just me, Camilla, and Her Highness the Empress, it would certainly be a different story.

I just said it in that sense, but Peha’s face started to turn red and blue.

“Raoul… Grab your staff right now…. Today, it’s a battle to see which is stronger, your vibration or my flame…”

“I guess I’ll lose one more power to fight the Demon King.”

If you face His Majesty’s flames in your current state, you will definitely suffer from burns.

“Grab the cane right now you son of a bitch!!!”

That way we could go back to the old days after a long time.

I felt a little bit of nostalgia and joy in the training where we deflected each other’s weapons, punched each other in the gaps, grabbed each other by the collar and headbutted each other in the face.

“Hahaha… Jim’s nose is bleeding…”

“I got a burn on my wrist too.”

“Is this all Raoul who attempted to assassinate the emperor? Normally he would be sentenced to death?”

“Killing tyrants who abuse their subjects is my specialty, Your Majesty.”

“Hey you cheeky little shit!”

The moment we were about to swing our fists, a wooden sword and its scabbard flew in from somewhere and struck our jaws squarely.

I almost lost consciousness for a moment because of the attack that came in right at my square, outside my range of consciousness.

“I’m the one who requested the duel today, but wouldn’t you be jealous if you two got heated first?”

Her Highness the Empress’s battles were always like this.

If His Majesty’s style was to boldly storm the battlefield with flames, Her Highness the Empress would aim for one enemy at a time, striking from a blind angle and striking at their vital points.

If His Majesty was a chariot sweeping the battlefield, His Highness the Empress was more like an assassin who took the enemy’s heads and tails with elegant sword dances. Of course, she also knew how to use all kinds of magic, so she was close to being omnipotent.

“Your Highness the Empress…”

I looked straight at Her Highness the Empress and said.

“I think it might be impossible.”

I just came out to do rehabilitation training. It was already difficult to withstand the fierce and violent attacks of the Feha, and now I have to withstand the attacks of Her Highness the Empress who stabs me in the square.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was impossible.

“Raoul, fix your cane right now.”

“It looks like it’s going to hurt badly.”

I thought I was going to get seriously hurt.

“Hey you little shit, I’m gonna feed this bone to a dog…!!!”

Her Highness the Empress swung her sword and hurled unspeakable curses, and I had to fend off their attacks with a look of embarrassment on my face.

“Isn’t it really uncool when two people bully one person?”

And the last person to show up at the training ground was Camilla.

“… Camilla. What is that look? ”

A plain shirt and black leather pants. She looked no different than her usual self, but today there was something very different.

“What’s wrong with holding another window?”

“Why two spears…”

“We have to use it. Whether it’s drugs, body modification, or a cowardly scheme. Wasn’t it our creed to use anything to win?”

“Is that okay? That window…”

“That’s the spear my father used. What does that matter? What matters is that this spear is incredibly strong.”

Camilla was holding two spears.

One of them was a spear that she usually wielded, spitting out lightning. In terms of firepower, it was comparable to His Majesty’s greatsword.

And the other was the Master’s spear that could envelop the storm. Likewise, there was no disagreement about its performance… but whether she could handle it well was a separate issue.

“If I practice hard from now on, won’t it work out somehow?”

“How strange. As far as I know, our weapons are weapons with a weak sense of self. Who would have thought that Master would acknowledge you even though he hasn’t passed away yet?”

“Ah… As soon as I caught it, it started to run wild, but after I stomped on it and beat it, it became more docile.”

“…….”

“…….”

“……..”

Camilla suddenly started swinging her weapon, perhaps finding it difficult to bear the awkward silence.

“So, do you have any complaints about my methods?!”

“I have no complaints. I’m just surprised by the simple ignorance.”

“That’s it, Raoul, you annoying bastard!”

“I agree with Raul on this one.”

“Me too.”

It was fun.

This is the time when I can run and play with my friends like I used to.

I was so happy I couldn’t stand it.

It was so much fun that I was afraid of dying.

And then at that moment, an unexpected guest arrived.

“Raul… That guest has come to visit…”

“Guests… Most people will be in this town.”

“That’s it…”

Kyle scratched his head as if in trouble and called out an unexpected name.

“My ex-fiancé, Rosie Nevermore, that dog… no, the Marquis…”