Zhuge Lieutenant of the Gale Kingdom [Gale Kingdom Map]

The next morning, Ariel and I went down to the first floor of the hotel.

All the Sahagins on the first floor of the hotel felt the tremendous presence of darkness emanating from Ariel’s belly.

A female Sahagin employee looked at Ariel in awe.

“I can feel an enormous presence from Queen Ariel-nim’s belly!”

The hotel manager approached Ariel and asked politely.

“Could it be that you are carrying the child of the great God-isiyeo?”

Ariel proudly puffed out her shoulders and chest and replied.

“Yes! The child of Kyle is inside my belly.”

All the Sahagins raised their arms like monkeys, shaking their bodies and cheering with joy.

“The child of the great God is born!!”

“Queen Ariel-nim has conceived the child of the great God!!”

I returned to the palace with Ariel.

The Sahagins felt the presence and dignity of darkness emanating from Ariel’s belly, rejoicing that the child inheriting the blood of God would lead the Sahagin kingdom to prosperity in the future.

The news that Ariel was carrying my child spread quickly throughout the Sahagin kingdom.

Gifts for the unborn child sent by each tribal chief piled up in Ariel’s room.

I was currently lying in bed with Ariel in her room.

Next to the bed was the Trident of Original Sin leaning against the wall, and in one corner of the room were gifts that had not yet been opened.

Ariel looked so happy.

“Kyle. I’m so happy~”

“I’m happy too~ But when do mermaids give birth?”

“About 10 months later.”

“Same as humans?”

“I guess so. By the way, what should we name our child?”

“If it’s a boy, ‘Meredith,’ meaning guardian of the sea. If it’s a girl, ‘Ingrid,’ meaning beautiful goddess. What do you think?”

“I love it so much! Our child will be happy to receive such a good name too!”

We whispered sweet nothings like that.

—

Today, after a long time, I, Lucy Nuna, Melissa, Winston, Lime Sensei, Ariel, and Ctilla in her girl form were all gathered in the palace dining room for dinner.

Lucy Nuna and Melissa were disappointed in me, saying that they were the only ones who hadn’t had a child yet.

“Kyle. Why don’t you get only Nuna pregnant?”

“Oppa! Are you being biased? Really?”

Ariel and Ctilla quietly watched, gauging the situation.

I quickly apologized and made excuses.

“I’m really sorry! I want to get you guys pregnant too, but the situation on land isn’t very good right now. The Mermaid Sea is now completely my territory, so I made an heir quickly. I’ll get you guys pregnant later.”

Lucy Nuna glared and asked.

“When is that?”

I swallowed hard and replied.

“Lucy Nuna and Melissa’s children will become the rulers of the land in the future. Once we devour the Gale Kingdom and the Demon Lord Army and become equal to the Hamel Empire, I’ll definitely get you pregnant. It’s definitely not bias or anything.”

Lucy Nuna’s face softened.

“Hmm hmm. I see. You and my child will become the emperor of the land in the future, right?”

“Yeah.”

Melissa also asked.

“Oppa? What about Oppa and my child?”

“Melissa’s child is the same. Let’s think about how to divide the land when the time comes.”

At that moment, Lucy Nuna and Melissa’s eyes met, and sparks flew.

I hurriedly stopped the two of them.

“Please don’t fight! I don’t want to see my beloved women fighting. Let’s make sure our children love each other and get along. Let’s put our heads together and think about what to do. I’ll accept everyone’s opinions.”

When I spoke, Lucy Nuna and Melissa regretted their actions and apologized.

“Kyle is right. I’m sorry, Melissa.”

“No. Unni. I’m sorry. We’re family, right?”

“Of course. Our little sister.”

I watched that scene and sighed in relief, thinking it was fortunate.

Ariel and Ctilla also started eating comfortably.

If I increase the number of women, the number of children between them and me will also increase, and the power struggle may become severe due to the limited land.

I should refrain from increasing the number of women as much as possible now.

We finished eating and talked happily.

Suddenly, a serious incident occurred.

A large number of neural parasitic tentacles in the Gale Kingdom’s harbor had their tentacle mental network connections severed all at once.

Even from a long distance, I could feel a large number of connections being cut off.

I jumped up.

“Damn it!”

Everyone except Lime Sensei was feeling it too.

Winston said with a serious face.

“It seems like something has happened to our subordinates in the Gale Kingdom. It seems like the Gale Kingdom has figured out our identities. We need to go back quickly.”

I agreed.

“I think you’re right. The reason so many were cut off is that the humans must have started hunting tentacles. Jegal, the supposedly brilliant military advisor of the Gale Kingdom, must know about this too.”

Winston asked.

“Then, which place should we go to: Bradon Village, the northern part of the Gale Kingdom where the tentacles died, or the southern part of the Gale Kingdom where Edgar is creating a religion?”

“What do you think?”

“The northern part of the Gale Kingdom is completely enemy territory. Going in without knowing much about the Gale Kingdom is suicide.”

“Hmm… Bradon Village is guarded by Jekson and the Giant Ents. The Giant Ent General Muhuja was also said to be an excellent strategist, so I’ll trust and leave Bradon Village to my subordinates. We’ll go to the religious group in the southern part of the Gale Kingdom, where the military force is weak.”

“I understand. We’ll have to start from the west of the Mermaid Sea, enter the forest, and then go south.”

“That’s right. If we cross the northern region of the Gale Kingdom as it is, we’ll be caught and killed.”

—

A few days later, I, Lucy Nuna, Melissa, Winston, Lime Sensei, Ctilla, Ariel, the Sahagin tribal chiefs, and executives gathered next to the palace.

Next to the palace, Sahagin and mermaid slaves dug a huge pit and placed my and Ctilla’s eggs.

This pit was also where Ctilla lived in her Kraken body.

Ctilla was currently in the pit, wrapping the white, giant gelatin containing the eggs with her Kraken body.

I ordered loudly so that those gathered could hear.

“Today, I am returning to the land for the war with the human country in the south! I entrust the operation of the country to First Queen Ariel, and Second Queen Ctilla will assist Ariel! General Kalkaria, along with the other tribal chiefs, sink the human ships passing over the sea and kill the humans! Especially, all the ships coming from the south must be killed at the risk of your lives!”

General Kalkaria and the tribal chiefs of the Sahagin nation chanted in unison.

“We obey the command of the great being of darkness!!!”

I said.

“I will now go to the land.”

I swam with Lucy Nuna, Melissa, Winston, and Lime Sensei to the exit from the Sahagin kingdom.

Ctilla waved one of her huge legs and saw us off in a girl’s voice.

“Honey! Come back safe and sound! So our children can see their dad’s face!”

Ariel held the Trident of Original Sin in both hands and saw me off while crying.

“You have to come when our baby is born! You know that, right?”

“I know.”

The Sahagins also saw us off, telling us to be sure to accomplish what God wanted to do.

We headed west of the Mermaid Sea.

It was to cross the Bohark Forest and go to the religious group that Edgar was creating in the southern part of the Gale Kingdom.

Edgar’s religious group is located in the Minji Barony.

When we entered the Bohark Forest, I asked Lime Sensei.

“Lime Sensei. Can you go to the Slime Kingdom now, lead reinforcements, and come to the Minji Barony? You can come by going straight east from the Slime Kingdom.”

Baron Minji was the chairman of the Minji brand company who became Kyle’s pet dog.

Lime Sensei replied.

“Okay~ Slimes don’t abandon their friends. I’ll go and come back~~”

“Even if you meet the kingdoms of other races in the middle, please don’t fight and resolve it through dialogue.”

“Okay~”

Lime Sensei headed to the Slime Kingdom in the southwest, and I, Lucy Nuna, Melissa, and Winston headed south.

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The Gale Kingdom is a country located in the southwest of the continent and was supported by the Hamel Empire to check the Demon Lord Army.

One of the reasons why the Hamel Empire left it was that it was too far from the Hamel Empire’s capital due to the Mermaid Sea, making it difficult to manage.

However, since the Demon Lord Army turned the border area into a large jungle 500 years ago, cutting off the land route, the Gale Kingdom no longer had a reason to care about the Demon Lord Army.

The Gale Kingdom is divided into North Gale and South Gale based on the Loire River.

Most of the Gale Kingdom’s population lives in North Gale, where industry and commerce are thriving, and there are huge cities.

North Gale prospered through maritime trade with the Hamel Empire through the Mermaid Sea.

South Gale is where agriculture, livestock farming, and mining are carried out, and it is responsible for supplying food and raw materials to the population of North Gale, and it uses many Demon slaves.

The King of the Gale Kingdom is ‘Bashir,’ who is 50 years old.

King Bashir had one Queen, two daughters, and a son.

The first Princess Louisa is 30 years old, the second Prince Khanpasha is 26 years old, and the youngest Princess Nerubika is 20 years old.

Prince Khanpasha is the heir to the Gale Kingdom.

Princess Louisa is the wife of Jegal, the kingdom’s genius military advisor and Spirit user.

Jegal is the King’s son-in-law, a state minister, and the best power figure in the Gale Kingdom, taking on the role of military advisor in wars.

Jegal holds the title of Marquis.

Jegal was recognized by the King at the age of 29 for his outstanding intelligence and ability as a Spirit user who handles the four great Spirit Kings, and he rose to that position.

Jegal has black hair, sharp eyes, wears glasses, and has a lean body with moderate muscles at a height of 177cm.

There are four knight orders directly under the King in the kingdom.

The knight orders of the Elia continent do not only use swords like in medieval Europe.

This is because there are various forms of powerful beings on the Elia continent.

The kingdom’s ‘Vanguard Knights’ are organized mainly with close combat warriors and are in charge of commanding or leading the vanguard in wars.

The ‘Dungeon Knights’ are a mix of close combat, ranged, thieves, magicians, and priests, and are in charge of handling large monsters or exploring dungeons.

The ‘Research Knights’ are researchers composed of magicians, engineers, etc., and research the kingdom’s major magic technologies.

The ‘Information Knights’ are composed mainly of thieves and assassins and handle the kingdom’s dark tasks such as assassinating key figures, searching, and stealing technology.

It was when Kyle was busy working in the Sahagin kingdom.

Today, Jegal received a strange report.

The incident occurred in the city of Tuwood in western North Gale.

An ordinary man was walking when he was hit in the back of the head by a thug, who killed him on the spot.

The thug was later caught by the city guards and executed, but what was strange was the dead man’s corpse.

An autopsy was performed to confirm the cause of death of the dead man, and tentacles were found in his brain when his head was opened.

The man’s cause of death was definitely a hit in the back of the head, but the fact that tentacles came out of a human brain was a very serious matter.

The autopsy doctor informed the guard captain of this, and the guard captain informed the mayor of Tuwood City.

The mayor of Tuwood City recognized the danger of the fact that tentacles were found in a human brain.

The mayor of Tuwood City ordered the guard captain to keep it a secret and then sent the autopsy doctor and the corpse to Jegal in Argila, the capital.

The mayor of Tuwood City was a Marquis, so he had the power to contact Jegal directly.

Jegal went to meet the autopsy doctor right away.

Jegal listened to the autopsy doctor’s explanation and looked at the corpse, asking.

“So, this small tentacle was in the brain?”

The autopsy doctor replied.

“Yes. Bundles of tentacles from the main body were fused with the brain. They were already dead when I found them.”

“Who knows about this fact?”

“The mayor of Tuwood City, the guard captain, and I are the only three who know.”

“Keep it a secret until I order you to. Or I’ll kill you.”

“I’ll keep it a secret!”

“I’ll take the tentacles.”

“I understand.”

If the news about tentacles parasitizing human brains spread throughout the royal palace, the economy would be paralyzed, and riots would occur, so it had to be kept secret for now.

Jegal immediately gathered only important figures and held a meeting.

Jegal, King Bashir, Prince Khanpasha, and the knight order leaders were the participants in the meeting.

Jegal showed the tentacles and explained the danger.

“We have never heard of tentacles parasitizing human brains before. We do not know what effect these tentacles have on humans, whether they can be controlled, and how much they have been infected. If these tentacles are more contagious than we think and control humans, this kingdom may collapse from within.”

People nodded and agreed with Jegal.

King Bashir opened his mouth with a dark face.

“Then, there may be someone among us who is infected with tentacles.”

The atmosphere of the meeting froze.

If there was someone among them, it meant that most of the kingdom was already infected with tentacles.

Jegal quickly suggested an alternative.

“How about calling a priest right now and using the Scan Body magic?”

The King agreed.

“That’s a good idea. Hey! Call the royal palace priest!”

Fortunately, there were no tentacle infections among them.

King Bashir called Jegal with a determined expression.

“Jegal.”

“Yes. Your Majesty.”

“Can you handle this?”

“Leave it to me.”

The King looked at the knight order leaders and gave an order.

“From now on, I entrust Jegal with the task of solving the tentacles parasitizing human brains. Jegal has the same status as the King in solving this matter. The Research Knights and the Government Knights will be under Jegal’s command to solve this matter.”

Research Knight Order Leader Piergas and Information Knight Order Leader Giliosa replied.

“We will obey!”

Jegal opened his mouth again.

“In order to find the tentacles, we need to look inside the human head without opening it directly. Priests who can use Scan Body are in an important situation. First, we will use the court priests to check everyone in the royal palace, starting with the royal family, for infection. Also, all the royal family, including my wife, must be called to the royal palace.”

The King agreed.

“That’s a good idea. Then, how about asking the church for help?”

“If the church knows, the Holy Kingdom will know. The Holy Kingdom will try to extend its influence to our kingdom with this opportunity.”

“That’s not very good.”

“That’s right.”

Not all priests belong to the Holy Kingdom.

The royal palace priests use divine magic, but they are loyal to the royal palace, so there was no problem.

Jegal said.

“Also, we must inform only the mayors of each city of this fact and have them secretly clean up the surroundings.”

The King said.

“I’ll do that.”

Jegal instructed Piergas.

“The Research Knights should go to the royal palace library right now and find out about brain parasitic tentacles.”

“I understand.”

Jegal then said to Giliosa.

“The Information Knights will be deployed to track the past movements of those infected once they are identified.”

“I understand.”

The meeting ended like that.

Jegal vowed to solve this danger for the sake of his beloved kingdom and wife.

[Map of the Gale Kingdom]