episode_0016

After divinity came to the princess, Elizabeth.

While she, who had become a warrior, stood there dumbfounded, the king opened his mouth in a trembling voice.

“Hero, is that true? My daughter, Elizabeth, is a warrior. He also became a shield soldier?”

“… … The Lord gave Elizabeth the title ‘Shield of the Hero Party.’”

“Huh… .”

The king stared at his daughter with an expression that he didn’t want to believe, then sighed heavily and sank into his throne.

Anguish filled her expression.

“I was going to allow him to go on a journey to follow the heroes, but he ended up becoming a hero. How could the only heir to the kingdom… .”

‘… … Iknow, right. How can the tank in the hero’s party be a princess?’

And then a helpless murmur escaped my lips.

In my heart, I enthusiastically approved of the king’s suffering.

Even something like ‘Princess Knight’ doesn’t work, so a tanker? Who will be the only heir to the kingdom?

Does this setting make sense?

-Roaring.

-It is said that shouldering one’s duty as a warrior is a noble thing, but no matter what… .

-If I ever die, Hohenstein’s bloodline… … .

‘… Still, people’s reactions are normal.’

Fortunately, I wasn’t the only one who reacted with astonishment.

Even though the king looks like that, he will soon be 40, and he is currently in wartime.

But what if the princess loses her life at the hero’s party?

Even though I didn’t know much about this world yet, even if I thought about it, it was obvious that it would be a disaster.

‘… Well, I’ll never let you die in the first place.’

However, it is also okay to think about the negative future for a moment.

Soon, I slightly raised the corners of my mouth.

Is it a big deal if I die? Just don’t die.

I was confident that with the ‘over heal’ that came with my cooking skills, I would be able to save her as long as she didn’t die instantly.

Even excluding my cooking skills, Elizabeth was S-rank as a warrior unit.

Even though, unlike me, he doesn’t have any skills… Because his basic abilities are so good.

His strength is ‘6.7’ and his agility is ‘5.5’, which is equivalent to that of a white general even though he is level 0.

At this level, you won’t lose your life in vain in battle without any chance of treatment.

There,

[Additional effect: Jupiter’s Blessing (Myth, Unique) – The blessing of Jupiter, the god of the sky. While the blessing lasts, the absolute value of all abilities increases by 2 without conditions.]

It was possible to optimistically predict that by adding this morale buff, the strength level would be able to reach 10.0 without difficulty.

Even by my standards as a ‘Dungeon Princess’ expert, this is an SSS-level unit that carries the party if one of its main stats is at full level.

I couldn’t help but feel confident.

‘Nodeath play is also possible. hmm.’

-Sigh.

I finished thinking to myself.

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I looked up at Elizabeth with a smile.

It was to reassure her when she was anxious.

… however,

“… … … A warrior, am I like a warrior?”

-Whaaaah.

Elizabeth, who had thought she would suddenly become a warrior and tremble with anxiety, actually looked happy.

… Oh right. Now that I think about it, he’s a brave man and he was originally planning on following me.

“Elizabeth… .”

“Warrior… hmm. A warrior, I too have become a warrior. It is clear that the Lord has given me a destiny to be with you.”

And she held both of my hands tightly and massaged them.

His face was as bright as 0.8 Arthur, as if he was extremely happy.

The king’s expression fell a little when he saw that.

“… … Hero, just a moment.”

“Yes. Elizabeth, just a moment.”

-Sureuk.

Then the king secretly gestured in my direction.

As I slowly shook off Elizabeth’s tightly held hand and approached the throne, she immediately put her mouth to my ear.

-Whispering.

“I trust you, but I still have to ask because my daughter’s life depends on it. If Elizabeth goes on an adventure with you as a hero party… .”

‘… Oh oh. Even if she looks like this, does that mean she is a mother?’

What the king whispered to me in ASMR style was a question about my daughter’s safety.

It warmed my heart to hear a voice dripping with concern for the child.

This is why I like games. Unlike reality.

“I will never die. As you know, I have my own talents.”

“Hoo. I don’t think it’s just words… … okay. Trust me.”

As I confidently promised to clear Nodes as a person, a strange look appeared in the king’s eyes.

After that, she nods her head and says she trusts me without hesitation.

It seemed like he was being followed by capable subjects.

“Please take good care of Elizabeth from now on.”

-Sureuk.

As I was inwardly admiring, the King pushed me toward Elizabeth again, as if the conversation was over.

Instead of the worry of a mother, her face was filled with the charisma of a leader who rules a nation.

and,

“———Be quiet!!!”

-Roaring… … … quiet.

The king shouted like a thunderbolt. A loud enough voice that the banquet hall, which was full of commotion, suddenly became quiet.

All eyes immediately gathered on the throne.

Below that, her eyebrows formed an inverted smile.

“On the auspicious day when a warrior was appointed to protect humanity, instead of applauding, there was such a buzz. What are you doing?”

-Cold.

“Even that hero is my daughter, Elizabeth Gunman. what? Is my daughter that untrustworthy?”

The throne room became even quieter due to the cold, angry words being muttered.

Just as I was about to cower a bit in fear, Elizabeth subtly held my hand again.

-Whisper.

“A warrior. By the way, what did you talk about earlier? I didn’t mean to you and did that, right?”

‘You clueless strawberry glutinous rice cake, do you think now is the time to ask that?’

… Earlier, when we were chatting in secret, my gaze strangely stung, but I guess I was paying attention to this.

But there was no time to leisurely explain.

Because the king’s voice was directed to this direction this time.

“Elizabeth.”

“Yes. Oh my.”

The King was embarrassed at first, but calmly pointed in this direction as if he had never been like that before.

Elizabeth, who had been spouting off nonsense, answered calmly as if she had never done that before.

They were a mother and daughter who looked exactly alike.

“Don’t ask. Are you not confident?”

“No.”

“Are you scared? Do you want to run away?”

“It can’t be like that.”

A conversation that moves quickly back and forth between the two mother and daughter.

Elizabeth, who had been hesitant until a few days ago, answered all the questions immediately.

“Will you fulfill your noble mission as my daughter, princess and warrior?”

“Willingly.”

“Okay. I believe.”

In response to that bold answer, the King smiled with infinite trust in his daughter.

Total trust that may be a bit of a burden.

But Elizabeth’s face never faded.

– Sogeun.

“… For the sake of the hero, I can do anything.”

-Help.

Rather, she held my hand with a determined expression.

… It’s amazing that just a week ago I was so depressed and lethargic that I couldn’t even eat.

I clasped his hand and smiled brightly.

“After all, I only have Elizabeth. Please take care of me in the future.”

‘I’m still a little dizzy that the only heir to the kingdom is a tanker, but… Now that I think about it, a princess is at SSS level. ‘I hope you will listen to me carefully.’

“Warrior… … ♡”

Although I was a little dizzy, my smile brightened by about 20% at the thought that I had finally won the jackpot at the Hero Gacha.

A rather touching atmosphere surrounded us.

———However, that touching atmosphere did not last long.

“… Huh. your majesty. May I speak?”

“Marquis of Charlottenburg. Let’s do it.”

A woman with purple hair walked out through the crowd of people staring blankly at us.

The woman called the Marquis cleared her throat a few times and cautiously opened her mouth.

“I’m not saying this because I’m an aristocrat, but… Anyway, isn’t Her Highness the heir to this kingdom? I think it is dangerous to have someone like that as a hero, especially as a shield soldier with the highest mortality rate.”

‘Hey, a statement of conviction. ‘That’s a loyalist.’

What the Marquis pointed out was that Elizabeth might have a status issue before she had the ability to be a princess.

Well, I don’t care because I have the mindset to save everyone. If you don’t know the circumstances, that would be a normal statement.

The King also nodded as if he understood.

“That’s a reasonable opinion.”

“Yes. So at least… .”

“———But that’s Elizabeth. No, all that needs to be done is to provide full support at the kingdom level so that the hero party never dies.”

“… … Yes?”

But soon the king said something meaningful.

… Full support. It was a choice of words that only made me feel uneasy.

“Oh, of course, my daughter is not doing this because she is a warrior. From the beginning, after the annihilation of the second hero party, we decided to invest all of Hohenstein in the next hero party.”

“What is that… .”

“A warrior. Elizabeth. Come here.”

“… … ?”

Under the anxiety that the JRPG full of romantic adventure that I thought was getting further and further away.

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When she headed to the throne at the king’s call, she took something out of her pocket and handed it to Elizabeth.

-Poof.

“First of all, it is the key to the royal treasury. As it is, it can only be opened with the consent of all the elders… I grant permission in the name of the 11th King, Artemisia von Hohenstein. If you need anything, take everything.”

“Thank you, mama.”

“… … !!!!?”

The princess accepted the key with a calm expression.

But on the other hand, I raised my eyes in astonishment.

‘If it’s a royal treasury, it must have been opened when the Four Heavenly Kings were defeated or as an event… !?’

Because, as a game enthusiast, I knew for sure how much great stuff was lying dormant there.

In the game, you can receive an item from the treasure chest every time you defeat the Four Heavenly Kings without taking any damage, and most of them are OP-level items that are very useful until the late game.

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However, isn’t that a plan to distribute such compensation without limit from the beginning?

I looked around to see if the things in the treasure chest were a bit flimsy, unlike in the game…

“Even the treasure trove, which is the authority of the royal family… … ?”

Judging by the fact that even the purple-haired marquis was shocked, it seemed that the status of the treasure house was not much different here.

“Okay. Originally, due to the authority of the royal family, it could not be paid even to the warrior party without justification… If this hero party fails anyway, the kingdom will fall.”

“Lung, ha… .”

I was speechless due to the unprecedented donation and looked up at the king in confusion.

… … Why is it so different from the game? Why are you treating me so ‘oppa’?

But the king just smiled at me, who was embarrassed.

“There’s a lot more prepared than that, so look forward to it.”

‘… … … ‘More here!!?’