Chapter 61 (1/2)

CHAPTER 61 – DEEP SEA MINER LUCIO

「Bubu〜, that doesn’t matter bu. I also said this before, I’m busy so do what you want to do bu」

In the audience hall, I came to meet the pigーーI mean King Guernica.

My objective coming to this kingdom, I finally found what I need to do, so I came to get permission for that.

By the way, Veronica’s beside me, but she’s not noticed at all.

「Is it really okay?」

I emphasized asking.

King Guernica is eating sugar using his hand as usual, and around his mouth was sticky and those were sticking.

「You’re too insistent bu! Do what you want bu」

He said that, and left the audience hall.

How can I say this, full of freedom, I guess.

Veronica who’s beside me let out a sigh.

「He’s as usual huh」

「Was he like that ever since?」

「Yes, since he was a child. That hobby is quite famous, and the head of the state frequently talk about it」

「I see」

That’s why he was made to a king?

However I look at it, Veronica’s more suitable for a king.

In fact, I don’t know what she did when she was a queen, but it’s impossible to be lower than that.

Her actual abilityーーI’m thinking that it’s high.

She saw through Isaac’s uselessness in their first meeting.

Since the thing I came to do is finished, Veronica and I left the audience hall.

We walked through the corridor, soldiers and court of the ladies pa.s.s by from time to time, and every time, I got a little nervous.

「What happened?」

「Nah, I just thought that Veronica’s ident.i.ty would get exposed」

「There’s no way」

Smiling pleasantly, Veronica a.s.serted.

「If they found out, the commotion would not be this little」

「Is that so?」

「Yes, after all, I」

She grinned.

「If I enter the palace, I’ll get executed」

「Ehhhhhhh」

I got surprised, and couldn’t help but stop my feet.

「Why?」

「It became like that with the conditions when I was abdicated」

「You were given that kind of condition huh. Then, isn’t it bad? Being here」

I looked around, I suddenly got nervous.

Veronica was too normal, so I couldn’t expect that something like that happened.

「Ara, what is it?」

「No, becauseーー」

「Even though my husband is this reliable?」

She told me with a smile.

That’s unfair, the way she said that is unfair.

If she says something like thatーーI’d get really happy.

「Is it bad?」

「……not at all」

I shook my head.

I’m being trusted, so I need to answer her.

「Whatever happens, I will not let you have a single scratch. No matter what happens」

「……」

Veronica looked down shyly.

「That’s unfair」

「Eh?」

「That……to think that you’d reply with words that are more than I expected」

「More than expected?」

「I just expected『I’ll protect you no matter what』……」

「Even if you’re being protected, I’ll get troubled if you’d get wounded after all. I will not let you have a single scratch, no matter what happens」

I said once again as if to declare.

「……」

V

eronica got more and shyer.

But, her face looks very happy.

Suddenly, my eyes met with a soldier that is very near.

He had bloodshot eyes, and an expression that might cry blood anytime.

Explode you riaju, burn right away.

It was as if I could hear those words of blessings.

「N-Ne〜, Lucio」

「What」

「Hands……can we hold each other’s. Right, just like when we do when it’s the two of us」

Holding hands to hands, like that huh.

I didn’t say anything, and held her hand.

And with that, Veronica got more and more happier.

I held my hands with her, and went outside like that.

I came to the sea with Veronica.

The same place when we came before, and I casted the same magic.

「『Adaptation』. Come now, let’s go」

「Un」

And, our hands held each other’s, and entered the sea with an air of going for a walk.

「Does it really exists in here」

「There is. I mean, I saw it」

「Did you not see it wrongly. After all, you know……」