episode_0154

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“It’s amazing to ride a carriage like that!”

“I want to ride the golden carriage!”

“Mercenary King! Mercenary King!”

Plaza.

The golden chariot ridden by the mercenary king Schrader was passing by along with the carriages following him.

While everyone’s eyes were focused on that direction, one man was the only one looking at the bulletin board and muttered.

“Am I in first place this week too?”

Adventurers that Queen Isabella keeps an eye on.

1st place Bartal

2nd place Teresa

3rd place Müller

#4 Valentia

#5 Aquinas

“The hard work was worth it.”

Barthal grinned.

Bartal.

He was a new adventurer who had recently risen rapidly in the kingdom.

When he first appeared, hunting down the powerful dark shaman Lich King was a hot topic.

‘however.’

Barthal smoothed his chin.

“I can’t see Kang Na-ru these days. Why doesn’t the queen mention Kannaru in her mouth?”

Naru Kang.

Currently recognized by others as the best hero in the kingdom.

A person who once dominated the rankings of queen mentions for several weeks in a row.

At that time, I was so frustrated that I would never be able to surpass him.

But these days…

‘We used to do a ceremony together, but since his head got bigger, I guess I got rejected because I didn’t notice him… ?’

That might be possible.

I don’t know the circumstances, but anyway, it’s good if he can’t be seen.

Because you can easily take first place.

While the warrior Kang Na-ru is away, we must continue robbing empty houses.

When the first place position is vacant, we must strongly impress on the queen and the people the strength and abilities of me, Bartal.

We need to solidify his position quickly so that he can no longer surpass first place even if he returns later.

If the era of Kang Na-ru is to end like this and the era of the emerging powerhouse Bartal will arrive.

“… It seems like Aquinas is past his prime. I guess my physical ability peaks and then declines as I get older.”

Barthal chuckled.

Naru Kang was cold because of her competitive spirit, while Aquinas was a bit sad about her decline in ranking, perhaps because she was a woman.

“She seems like a pretty girl, but if her skills decline, the only thing left to do is get married.”

After both men and women reach their prime, they settle down in one place and start a family with the wealth they have accumulated.

And by the time you get married and have a child, your skills decline drastically.

I also get belly fat.

At that point, the typical life of adventurers is to give up adventure completely and spend their later years visiting famous places here and there.

But Naru Kang…

Even though he was married and divorced, his physical abilities did not decline at all, so he was a complete crazy person.

The peak lifespan of adventurers ranges from 16 to 25 years old.

How on earth did that guy who didn’t even have belly fat manage his body so well until recently?

When you got married, didn’t your wife even cook you a meal?

Either way, a few hours later.

Queen Isabella’s coronation ceremony was held in a grand manner at the royal palace.

Afterwards, to congratulate the queen who became queen, various adventurers from each profession gathered in one room and waited.

‘Haam, I’m yawning. boring.’

Bartal stretched and looked toward the door.

As I was waiting in the waiting room for the queen’s call, the door suddenly opened and Kang Na-ru came in.

Barthal’s eyes widened.

‘Is he also having an audience with the queen like us?’

Naru Kang only briefly greeted the people he made eye contact with and went to sit in an empty seat.

“… … ”

Barthal glanced at him.

For some reason, I felt nervous because I was in the same place as a big person.

However, she is an emerging powerhouse who ranked first in the list of queen mentions.

I told myself that there was absolutely nothing to lose.

Crash.

The door opened again, and this time Aquinas came in.

Unlike Kang Na-ru, when a woman came in, all the male adventurers’ eyes were focused on her.

Jump and jump.

She walked into the center with her skirt flowing, and the seats next to Bartal and Kang Na-ru were empty.

‘Come towards me!’

Although Barthal begged earnestly, Aquinas went straight to sit next to Naru Kang without hesitation.

‘Tsk.’

Barthal frowned.

‘I guess they don’t know who is doing better.’

What is good about the setting sun?

Although I was disappointed in Aquinas, my eyes kept falling on her.

Since she’s a girl I’ve been somewhat interested in for a long time, I keep seeing her face.

‘pretty.’

Aquinas was having a comfortable conversation with Naru Kang.

‘Were those two close? no way. I guess we’ve become friends now, right?’

When she held out her hand, Naru Kang even touched her hand without hesitation.

‘Fuck.’

What are they doing?

I feel sick to my stomach for no reason.

If you sat next to me, you would have done that to me too.

‘Hey Aquinas. ‘The main character here is me.’

It was he, the most mentioned this week, who spoke on behalf of the adventurers when attending the queen’s audience.

Kang Na-ru is just an extra watching quietly from behind, so why is she acting like that?

Come and talk to me.

no.

Barthal shook his head.

A smile soon appeared on his lips.

‘I won’t wait, I should just talk first.’

Let’s teach reality to that man who can’t even be mentioned as a queen, and that woman who can’t even tell who to hang out with.

I will show you who is the best in this.

I will engrave in my heart how great a person I am to Aquinas.

“Now everyone.”

Barthal stood up and presented an opinion to everyone.

***

Time really flies.

It was already the queen’s coronation day.

I woke up early in the morning and dressed up as much as I could with the help of Sofia and my two daughters.

They were excellent at decorating men.

Sophia fixed her hairstyle,

Selma chose my clothes and shoes to wear today,

Susan trimmed the fine hairs on my face, such as eyebrows, nose hair, and ear hair.

“It’s cool.”

After some time, I looked in the mirror and saw a handsome man standing there.

It was great even to me.

I expressed my gratitude to the three mothers and daughters and climbed to Sesia.

That way, they headed to the royal palace, and soon the coronation and consecration ceremonies were held in a spacious hall.

“You must defend justice and push out inequality… ”

Queen Isabella was baptized by the highest ranking clergy from the temple and handed a royal scepter by a representative of the National Assembly.

A crown on his head and a scepter in his right hand.

A gorgeous royal palace adorned with various jewels.

A golden orb held in the left hand.

The royal seal and treasured sword were placed in front of her.

Queen Isabella, who had acquired all the symbols of royal power, was very solemn and beautiful.

ruler of this country.

From today she was queen.

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After the coronation ceremony, it was time to offer gifts to celebrate the queen’s accession to the throne.

The tedious wait began with an audience with envoys dispatched by neighboring kingdoms.

I belonged to the adventurer group, so I had to wait for my turn.

“If you are Lord Naru, you can meet him before others. Would it be okay if I had an audience with the adventurers?”

It was a question from Chief Maid Marie.

She tried to get me to meet Queen Isabella early.

But I shook my head.

“It’s okay. I think it would be better to bury the painting rather than stand out alone.”

“Still, you have the status of Lord Naru, so it’s a bit awkward to see him mixed with other adventurers.”

“For the time being, on the surface, I would like to appear as if I have no relationship with the Queen other than when discussing important matters of the kingdom. It hasn’t been long since Her Majesty passed away, but if I’m often seen having a private conversation with the Queen, I could easily get into trouble.”

“Hmm… I understand.”

She bowed lightly and left.

I wanted to run right away and meet Queen Isabella, but I had to look like a warrior who only thought about the kingdom.

He may be treated alone frequently in the future, but he should not be seen as having a fling with a queen who just happened to be a widow.

If it was possible to dilute frequent meetings by using other people as much as possible, it should be actively used.

For now.

For that reason, I recently requested that she be removed from the list of mentions by the Queen.

The Queen says my name more than 1,000 times every week, so how could she reveal it to the world?

For the sake of fair rankings, I voluntarily left out.

I even got her pregnant, so of course I’m definitely first.

Even if I play and eat for the rest of my life without going on any adventures, I’ll still be number 1 on the list of mentions until I die, right?

Even when I get ripped off, my name will be called.

Crash.

I entered the waiting room where the adventurers were waiting for an audience.

At the door, I looked around the room.

The adventurers who were considered the most powerful in the kingdom were sitting there.

That number is twenty.

The center was empty and people were sitting on chairs half on the left and right, without a table.

Each person is free in their sitting form.

Everyone was looking at me who had just come in.

“The warrior came too?”

“You weren’t even mentioned by the queen, so do you deserve to be here?”

“Aren’t you angry?”

Some adventurers chuckle.

Except for them, the rest are wary of me.

“… … ”

Their eyes were all breathtakingly hot, but this competitive spirit and passion are the driving force of the adventure.

not bad.

I shrugged and went to an empty seat and sat down.

The kingdom’s top adventurers.

If I didn’t have the title of warrior, I would have been called a top adventurer like them.

In other words, they and I have almost the same social status.

There is no such thing as people working in the same industry giving preferential treatment to each other as warriors.

Everyone is just trying to save face and engage in a tacit battle of wits over who is better.

During the Marquis of Wishtent’s rebellion, they also fought hard in their respective positions, and during the attack by the Saint Maiden, they also worked hard in their respective positions to suppress the rebellion, just like me.

I only dealt with the final boss.

“Hey.”

As I sat quietly waiting, someone called me.

When I looked up, it was Aquinas.

“Why didn’t you ask me to come with you?”

She casually sits next to me, wearing a pretty dress.

It smelled good, as if I had even sprayed it with perfume.

He frowned and grunted, but I smiled happily.

“I thought you were attending with your colleagues.”

“If you had asked me to go with you, I would have come with you. Fool, fool.”

hmm?

The gaze of the adventurer sitting over there is hot.

Are you seeing us?

An expression that does not please something.

His name is… Was it Bartal?

I’ve seen it once before.

“Touch my hand.”

“Hand?”

Aquinas suddenly reached out his hand and I touched her hand without thinking.

She is crying.

“You swelled up a lot, right? I slept without lotion last night. I forgot.”

“Ig, put it on and sleep.”

“It’s because of you.”

“Why is this because of me?”

It seems that the other adventurers were very uncomfortable with me messing around with Aquinas.

Everyone narrowed their eyes as if they would bite at even the slightest blemish.

This atmosphere is somehow unusual.