“Oh, are you awake?”
When I opened my eyes, what I saw was Baek Yang, buttoning up his shirt with a somewhat flushed expression.
“What… … .”
Memories don’t last
I remember what I did last and how it turned out, but the process leading to this painting does not continue.
“Have you ever done anything to me?”
“What?”
“yes?”
So, why is Lucia, confined to a corner, closing her eyes tightly with her face dyed red?
Why is Marie squatting in the corner and covering her eyes with both hands?
“Did you really do nothing?”
“I’m sorry. No one believes in me like this.”
I believe in white sheep
I believe this guy couldn’t have done anything.
“Then why are you riding on top of me?”
“Is that even a problem?”
“… … Rather, I wonder why you think it’s not a problem.”
“Oz-sama was suffering from a high fever, so I only helped a little.”
“… … .”
It won’t be a lie.
In fact, my whole body was hot like a ball of fire recently because I was maintaining my magic.
When he was awake, he cooled the heat with magic, but he couldn’t do that while he was asleep.
“Are you really just cooling off?”
“I also think that it is better after mutual love is confirmed.”
Baekyang’s gaze, which had been looking at me with a rather pouty expression, subtly turned down.
“… … Well, it’s okay if you ask me to cool off the heat too. Do you have any thoughts?”
And soon, he started laughing. Uh huh, that’s not what you’re looking at.
“… … no.”
“The fact that there is a gap in the answer means that you hesitated? Well, should we be satisfied with that much for now?”
What the hell are you satisfied with?
I feel like I want to die so much, but Baek Yang looks at me with a smirk.
This kid is doing this on purpose.
It is clear that he is delighted in putting people in trouble because he is afraid that he is not a goblin.
“That, Baekyang? Can you please come down from me for now?”
“Then what are you going to do? By the way, I didn’t really do anything other than cool off the heat.”
“No, he said he was satisfied earlier.”
“Mental satisfaction and material satisfaction are two different things.”
Although it has come now, this guy is also honest about his desires.
However, if there is a difference, if Eleanor’s desire is relatively pure, this guy’s desire itself is far from pure.
“Let’s go on a date later.”
“That situation… … .”
“So later. Later, while strolling through the peaceful streets.”
“… … To do that, we must first make a peaceful street.”
“It would be a natural prerequisite.”
Baekyang said and laughed. A prerequisite for dating is peace in the future.
Aren’t the conditions too great?
“under… … . Yes, the king must be able to grant that request.”
“Don’t be in too much of a hurry lest you fall.”
“I’ll keep that in mind,”
Advice not to rush.
It has a special weight because it was the words of a woman who had to lose a friend in the past due to her impatient mind.
“Then, um… … . The two of you should talk soon.”
When Baekyang snapped her fingers, the ice that was restraining Lucia fell to the floor.
“… … .”
After getting off the ice, Lucia wanted to touch her wrists and ankles for a moment, then started staring at her.
“Hmm, hmm… … . I’m alone.”
Baekyang’s face blushed at that mischievous gaze and left as if running away from the room.
There was no characteristic relaxed atmosphere.
Did this kid really do nothing to me?
“Well, he must have become ashamed of his actions now. don’t mind. King of Oz. Baekyang is always like that.”
“You don’t remember that Baekyang had such a cute side?”
“I can’t explain what happened while you were sleeping! Get it like that!”
“… … ?”
why are you angry
Did something like that happen?
Increasingly, Baek-yang’s words that nothing happened are suspicious.
Also what happened? No, but when I sleep… … .
No, it’s not that I’m particularly sad.
I just thought that the fact that I had touched the king’s jade body was a serious crime. yeah, that’s why
“How long has it been since I fell asleep?”
“About a day or so.”
“Looks like you’ve been sleeping longer than I thought.”
“Not for long… … ? How many hours have you and Baekyang been together? … ! No, that’s okay. Let’s stop talking about this.”
Why does this goddamn cat guy keep talking while making people pay attention?
How did you get into this habit?
“therefore? What are you thinking now? Maybe the monster did a special attack while you and I wasted so much time. Shall we spread some rumors?”
“Even if it is, it will only be a mud fight. As long as the opponent’s goal is confusion and alienation, the goal must be achieved no matter what.”
“Well, yes.”
This plan was too advantageous for the other side in the first place. If you want to stir up alienation, you can spread rumors about anything.
Yes, there were too many means.
The reason why he didn’t explain the current situation to Tia is because the fact that she’s stepping out alone can create an element of speculation.
In order to avoid that, I, who is not too biased towards either the Empire or ＜Skientia＞, stepped forward.
My affiliation is clear. Isn’t it none other than the king of ＜Spellage＞?
With that kind of background, it would be unreasonable to use me to separate the Empire from ＜Skientia＞.
Unless you’re an idiot, you should know that the arrow will go toward ＜Spellage＞.
There is no point in spreading rumors about discord in relations with other countries in the current ＜Spelling＞.
＜Spellage＞ is already confusing to the extent that such rumors are meaningless.
I knew that, but thinking about it makes me sad… … .
“I’ve been avoiding it until now… … .”
The situation was already in progress when I was about to spread.
There’s no way he missed this timing, so the seeds of confusion outside must have started sprouting by now.
plan to the next level.
If so, take the countermeasure to the next level.
“I should meet Princess Stasia soon.”
It is now the realm of coping rather than prevention.
The time has come for the Empire, which had been neglecting the problem until now, to move slowly.
“I know that you and Discre have been implicitly preventing me from meeting Princess Stasia.”
“… … I thought I acted in a way that wasn’t awkward. Since when did you notice?”
“From the beginning. There was no sense of incongruity with you guys, but since it was so blatant, could it be any different?”
If the other person was a princess, even small things would become rumors.
But after returning to ＜Skientia＞. I’ve never heard a single rumor about Stasia.
yes, that’s one The traces of her had been erased.
Moreover, no one has seen her and no one has spoken to her.
Lucia even smooths the flow of conversation.
And above all.
Unless she lost the bet with me, there is no reason why we can’t meet like this.
It was not a matter of information control, but a problem that could not be hidden in the first place.
“Princess Stasia lost the bet with me. Can I understand that?”
“… … Yes, that’s right.”
I never imagined that the princess would lose a bet like this.
Aren’t you the kind of person who would fall down with a smile just by drinking a drop of my blood?
“Even if I had drank my blood every day, it would have been within the period.”
“Your Highness has grown up too. You’re saying you’re not the Highness when you collapsed at the drop of your blood.”
“Is that growth? Shouldn’t it be called degeneration instead?”
“Well, he actually got stronger, so growth must be right.”
Stasia went beyond her limits to lose a battle she couldn’t lose.
I don’t know how the heck it went that way.
“ha… … . Really… … .”
“Well, don’t sigh like that. Like I said before, I don’t mean to ask for anything unreasonable.”
“No, King Oz. It’s not like that. I don’t even care about requests.”
“yes?”
Lucia tousled her hair as if she was fed up with it, then let out a deep sigh and said,
“I can’t speak. This situation has come to pass, but as long as such an order has been issued, I will not say anything.”
“Looks like something happened.”
“You can guess. And if you guessed that and still intend to meet Her Highness… … .”
Lucia shrugged.
“You can do whatever you want. Because I warned you. don’t forget that.”
“You act like aristocrats who try to avoid responsibility in a situation that only happens once in a while.”
“I am a noble.”
“… … It did.”
Then I saw it.
This guy is one of the nobility of the empire. In the empire, being a noble was only a name, so I forgot.
In the first place, the nobility of the empire had no title.
It is a form of all power concentrated in the emperor. It’s no different from an honorary position with a lot of money.
“Anyway, make your own decision, right? I’m glad I don’t have any plans to stop it.”
“Will you stop if I block you?”
“I’m glad I didn’t beat you.”
“Look.”
That’s why this guy is good.
Maybe it’s because I know who I am, so I’m quick-witted.
“Then why did you worry about it?”
“… … I wasn’t particularly worried.”
“You’ll be fine.”
Whatever it is, it’s clear that Stasia is in a dangerous state right now, seeing as Lucia says this.
Then what should I do?
How to raise her, who may have lost her reason, as a place of conversation?
Well, there is no need to worry in the first place. Aren’t you right here?
The true form of death that the princess feared in name and reality.
“number of animals.”
The figure of death was squatting timidly in a corner.
“Can I open my eyes now?”
“I don’t know what I heard, but can I leave? And I want you to help me.”
Marie lowered her hand and blinked her eyes for a moment before speaking with an expressionless face as always.
“Oz, you’re awake. Baekyang was right. Did I save a friend this time too? It builds self-esteem.”
“uh… … . That, right.”
I couldn’t bear to say otherwise in front of Marie who smiled innocently.
* * *
The incident eventually happened.
So I have to do what I can.
The first objective is to have a conversation with the Emperor. to build a stepping stone for it.
In other words, I will meet the royal family, ‘Stasia Van Helios’ first.
Nothing to worry about. This side also carried a secret weapon called Marie.
By any chance, even if Stasia were to attack me, she would quickly come to her senses if she had Mari, who could be said to be in charge of her.
no problem.
Yeah, it shouldn’t have been a problem… … .
“I don’t know why I have to be surrounded by the leaders.”
Right after leaving the dormitory.
I ran into the leaders who were besieging this side with their buildings intact. I wish it was a coincidence, but it can’t be.
What coincidence would exactly siege this building?
“Do you have anything to say to me?”
“Nice to meet you. Your Highness Oz. I’m glad you look okay.”
“All right?”
A little different from what I expected.
This is not a criminal treatment, but a victim treatment.
“Yes, because there have been multiple reports of two women knocking you out and then dragging you away.”
“Since when did you guys treat me so hospitably… … .”
“It just didn’t have a chance.”
Well, if you think about it, I was the one who caused trouble, not the one who got caught up in it. It sounds like rubbish when you say it like this… … . No, is it trash?
Anyway, to be treated like this, I feel like I’m a great person.
“Moreover, you are no longer a ‘successor’, but a ‘king’. An unprecedented special class. Such a response is rather natural.”
“That too. Then I would like you to show me a little more courtesy.”
You guys must have even locked me up a while ago.
“It’s a different situation when you’re a perpetrator and when you’re a victim.”
“You guys also buy whatever you feel comfortable with.”
“Because the Holy See is extraterritorial.”
It seems that words can be attached anywhere.
It’s good if you don’t intend to attack me though. How good is it that there is no time to waste?
“Once we have secured one culprit… … .”
“yes?”
At the location pointed by the stern-looking woman, there was a familiar girl with blue-silver hair, Eleanor.
“… … Master, since I want to die right now, can you stop looking at me?”
“… … .”
That makes me want to die
Isn’t it said that he knocked me down with such a loud cry and left the dormitory with a heroic figure?
Even if it were me, I wouldn’t have wanted to reunite like this.
You’d better avert your gaze for her sake here.
“I understand that the other one is still in the dormitory… … . May I judge that there is no need to waste any more time than this?”
“yes. And let him go if possible.”
“Ms. Eleanor has been preemptive between investigations, so we cannot release her right away.”
“… … What is he really doing?”
Why did you strike first?
If you don’t have anything to say, wouldn’t it be okay to be honest?
The formula that the leader is the enemy may have already been firmly established in Eleanor.
“Then it won’t be a problem once I pass, right? I have an urgent matter.”
“Oh, please wait a moment.”
“Is there still something left for me to investigate? I should have just said I had an urgent business. Is it important enough to take up my time?”
If so, it will teach you how dirty the weight of the title of ‘King’ they worry about can be.
Under my silent pressure, Olivia Blue pulled out a crystal ball for communication.
“… … The saintess said she has something to say.”
“Then there is nothing you can do.”
Something important was right.