episode_0134

“Oh my.”

I used Sirocco’s power to prevent an accident where a person was crushed to death by a secondary collapse. Aside from not blaming Arjen, I didn’t want to see people die for no reason right in front of my eyes.

I felt like my self-objectification was a bit late, but I didn’t really think about fixing it now. It’s not that I feel disillusionment or hatred toward all humans, and I still have feelings of pity and sorrow.

“Run away quickly.”

I don’t think there’s anything to say about destroying the building, but the king was the only one who had business anyway. As I took the stance of directly preventing the collapse of the building and rescuing unrelated people, Arjen also looked for the king without bothering to touch the royal castle.

I was surprised and proud that Arjen, who could have been a bit more aggressive, seemed to go along with my wishes when I said, ‘No matter what you do, I will never hate you.’

‘is not it? ‘Is it a given consideration?’

Looking at this thing, it looks like the bean pod was really put on properly.

“I guess I’ll have to go inside myself.”

Unlike a typical house, the royal palace was not so simple that you could inspect the entire interior just by opening the roof, so even if it was half destroyed, it was difficult to find the people inside from the outside. Of course, there was also a way to completely destroy it and then slowly search for it, but that would have resulted in the king dying.

‘No, maybe he was already dead in the first attack….’

Of course, that possibility would be quite low. Since they had attracted a lot of aggro since crossing the border, didn’t they even make a beacon fire bloom? The report on the threat would have been delivered faster than Arjen got here.

Arjen even flew towards the castle with fierce hostility in a straight line, so if the report on Arjen had been detailed, the king might have already fled out of the castle.

No matter how stupid the opponent is, he will be aware of the fact that he has greatly offended the dragon.

“……Uh.”

While I was thinking about that, I saw a group of people running hastily down the hallway. In the section of the hallway where Arjen could clearly see the ceiling because he had blown it out, a middle-aged man wearing flashy clothing was avoiding the place, escorted by two guards.

Without looking further, I could tell at once that he was the king, because on top of his head was a crown as ornate as his clothes. It was almost comical to see him expressing with his whole body that ‘I am the king’.

“Let’s go.”

Arjen spoke to me and instantly transformed into human form. There was no way Arjen could not have discovered what I had discovered. Suddenly, the place to step disappeared, but Arjen’s magic was activated quickly, and she and I were able to land safely, blocking their path.

“Hello. Where are you going in such a hurry?”

There is no particular reason for speaking informally. Since the other person is the king of a country, he must have a certain sense of authority, and if I treat him with respect, he may extend that authority to me. To add an additional reason, it was also my intention to keep alive the concept of a god from another world.

“Hi!”

We hadn’t even said we were going to kill them yet, but the two guards were already looking at us with thoughtful faces. However, it was ironic that King Quichera, who had the highest chance of dying, was making a dull expression in the middle.

“Who are you!”

I thought I could roughly guess its identity just by looking at it coming down from above, but it seemed like it was quite anxious to run away. I answered with a slightly sad expression on purpose.

“It’s sad when you pretend not to know like that. Although it is a letter and delegation, we have already exchanged opinions twice.”

When I told him this, King Kichera’s expression crumpled slightly, as if his hard head seemed to be rolling a little. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t know why that person’s expression wrinkled when he saw me. I thought it was me who should be angry.

“Eh, what is that? It seems like we have a special relationship, so I’m a little jealous.”

Arjen suddenly joined the conversation and pouted his lips. No, where did I say I had a chance to be jealous? Arjen must have noticed that I was looking at him with a puzzled expression, so he made an excuse that wasn’t an excuse.

“No, but… doesn’t it seem a bit special to have a means of communication other than words?”

Is that something a guy who talks to his body every day without getting tired of it would say?

While Arjen and I were talking about something strange, I was worried that the king and the guards might be doing something suspicious, so I glanced around and saw that they were frozen in place.

“Why are those people so frozen?”

“Ah, I’m talking about a mixture of peer magic. You probably don’t even hear what I’m saying?”

“Really? Arjen even has a pretty voice, so I don’t think I’ll ever be unable to understand anything.”

“Hehe… I feel embarrassed hearing things like that in front of others.”

“Huh? Are you saying you can’t hear me?”

“That’s right, because Eugene’s voice doesn’t have peer. It sounds normal.”

What the hell. I couldn’t stand it any longer and ended up acting like a manipulator. Fortunately, Arjen’s fear seemed to have worked better than expected, and they seemed to have no time to listen to my words either.

“Keuhum! If you leave him too scared, he won’t be able to talk, so let’s release him. I think I’ll feel better if I hear what he’s thinking from his own mouth.”

“Yes. I understand.”

It took five minutes for them to calm down. It’s a shame that it took 5 minutes for him to come back to his senses, and that so much time has passed since the palace collapsed and there is no solution from the outside.

‘Well, it’s none of my business because it’s not my country.’

The king and his guards seemed to have learned fear well and became more obedient than expected.

“Do you have the presence of mind to answer the question now?”

“Woman… Brutal… I am the king of the Kichera Kingdom…! Be polite in your speech…!”

It seemed that he was not a king for nothing as he said everything he had to say while shaking his legs like that. One thing that is questionable is that if I had learned monarchology, I would not have gotten to this point in the first place.

“Use human standards when you are alone. Do you plan to impose the title of king on everyone from ants on the roadside to ogres in the forest?”

There was something about the fact that I spoke in a tone that clearly did not consider myself a human being that I felt like I had some resistance. I graduated from this at the age of fifteen.

“K…Keuugh….”

In fact, I only heard from Stella and Prinia that they would soon become similar to them, but if you peel back the shell, you are still human. However, there was no particular reason to be polite to the king in front of him.

Because I have lived in a society where the people elect national leaders. What use is the title of king of another world when you live in a place where you can even insult the head of the country you live in?

Still, I used honorifics in the letter because I thought he was older than me, so further courtesy was unnecessary.

“What on earth made you suggest that to me? Did you know what my wishes were and tried to offer me a deal while ignoring my advice?”

“Well, that’s…”

“That’s it. No need to answer. Because we can somehow guess that far. I guess it’s because they think I’m a person they can communicate with anyway. At least it will make more sense than a dragon that destroys everything around it regardless… No?”

King Kichera’s expression seemed to have hit the nail on the head, like a poorly made dumpling. I wouldn’t have cared if he had stopped there.

“The real problem is why we dispatched personnel to the green land again this time. What is the basis for making such a judgment when not a single envoy sent came back alive?”

The fact that the envoy sent to communicate was cut off meant that the other party was still unable to communicate. In other words, I could not think of any suitable reason for dispatching a third troop other than obvious aggression.

“Jim… Jim must get that land back! Kichera is a successor country that continues the tradition of Verfia, and its land belongs to the Eletrov Territory, the core production area of Verfia! With that kind of land, I made a concession and offered a deal, even paying the price! I can’t be happy, but what kind of misdeeds is this!”

This guy, when he was shaking with fear just a moment ago, suddenly started speaking fluently. Of course, that wasn’t the right thing to say at all. I glanced in Arjen’s direction to see if anything, and sure enough, she seemed to have lost interest in the situation and was looking away from afar. Occasionally, I would hear myself muttering to myself about the position I wanted to go back to rare.

Anyway, this is what I found out. As expected, King Kichera did not invade Arjen’s land because he had some other, more profound intention. From start to finish, he did it based on his own greed.

Of course, I expected it. Because people act emotionally as much as they act rationally. The only thing I didn’t keep in mind was that I didn’t know that a man as high as the king of a country would be so emotional about something that put other people’s lives at stake.

“…If you were truly the legitimate successor to Verfia or in a position to claim ownership of Eletrobe, I would have taken the initiative to return the land without you being so stubborn.”

“Does that mean I’m not like that!”

“This is the meaning of Stella, the god of humans. It is obvious that foolish and greedy humans will start a conflict over the green land, so I will entrust my rights and responsibilities. The Vatican has already received an oracle and is disseminating its contents.”

“Ma, that’s ridiculous…! This evil enemy is truly committing blasphemy!”

“There was an oath between Stella and I that all crops grown in the green land would be used for the prosperity of mankind. You made a mistake by killing your greed for a moment and just waiting.”

First of all, I told him the truth, but naturally he didn’t want to believe it. Whatever it was, now that the possible questions had been resolved, it was time to decide what to do.