Chapter 47 - Vesteria Kingdom and Elite Guard [10] (1/2)
47. Vesteria Kingdom and Elite Guard [10]
After a spectacular victory over the bet with His Majesty Gris, we returned to Vesteria Castle and had a meeting with His Majesty.
At present, His Majesty Gris sat on the throne with a sad look.
Claude-san, who received medical treatment at the castle infirmary, was dressed in bandages on various parts of her body.
In addition to them, including Ria and I, only the four of us were gathered in the throne room.
Then, Ria, who had been looking at my body anxiously for a while, spoke.
「Nee, Allen. Is your body… actually alright?」
「Aa. I don’t feel any pain anywhere, so it’s probably fine.」
Shortly after arriving at Vesteria Castle, Claude-san and I were taken to the infirmary.
Due to the suicide explosion at the end, she ended up with bruises and lacerations all over her body and was told to rest for a week.
On the other hand, no matter where they looked on my body, they couldn’t find a single scratch and sent me back without any treatment.
(Surely, I thought I had some wounds in the beginning…)
But in reality, there were no scars on my body.
(Uun… How mysterious…)
While I was thinking about that,
「……」
「……」
His Majesty and Claude-san didn’t speak a word.
A heavy air permeated through the silent throne room.
It’s no use being silent for so long, so I decided to bring up the discussion.
「Your Majesty Gris. As I said yesterday, there was a big misunderstanding.」
「-Enough, stop what you’re saying.」
He interrupted me.
He didn’t listen to me at all just as before.
「Hey, Father! Listen to Allen! Or rather, before that, what was that『funny sword』? I’d like you to explain it to me.」
Ria quickly spat out all her accumulated dissatisfaction at once.
「T-That was… Umm…」
「What?」
His Majesty, who received Ria’s sharp, cold gaze,
「…Ahem. By the way, Allen-Rodore.」
He changed the subject to me, as though escaping from Ria’s questioning.
「W-What might it be?」
I cannot ignore His Majesty’s call.
As I returned a reply for the time being,
「Father, so you use Allen only when it’s convenient?」
With a vein popping on her forehead, Ria questioned His Majesty in a blunt tone.
「C-Calm down, Ria. I don’t mind, so please calm down…okay?」
「Well if Allen says that, then I’ll be silent, but… You’re always too kind…」
She calmed down for the time being, albeit complaining.
And then,
「…I’ll acknowledge it.」
His Majesty closed his eyes and murmured quietly.
「You and Ria’s… I’ll acknowledge your love relationship…」
「「……Eh?」」
Me and Ria looked at each other at the same time.
If not mistaken, His Majesty said『love relationship』instead of『master-servant relationship』.
「Guh… How many times will you make me say it! I’m saying I’ll acknowledge your love relationship…!」
He stood up exasperated and glared at me.
「T-Thank you very much…」
「T-Thank you. Father.」
For the time being, we thanked him and looked at Claude-san.
When she noticed my gaze, she averted her eyes.
(Claude-san…)
Apparently, when she first reported to His Majesty, the word『slave』was concealed and conveyed in the form of lover.
(But thinking about it… Was this person so angry just because his daughter had a lover…?)
Isn’t that a little over-protective…?
For a moment, such a thought crossed my mind, but soon it was cut off as a hasty thought.
(I’m still a student, so I can’t understand the feelings of a father who has a daughter…)
It’s too early to call His Majesty『overprotective』.
When I was thinking about that,
「But! I don’t acknowledge everything! I just acknowledged a clean and beautiful dating relationship! By no means… do I acknowledge a physical relationship!」
His majesty said such a ridiculous thing.
「O-Of course!」
「H-Hey, Father! What are you shouting that for!?」
Ria and I exclaimed while our faces turned red.
「…Then, it’s good. But don’t forget this, Allen-Rodore. I did not acknowledge you, nor do I agree with Ria’s decision to have a lover!」
His Majesty continued further.
「Of course, I intend to let you return to Thousand Blade Academy tomorrow! – Claude!」
「Yes! The personal plane is ready for departure at anytime!」
「Umu, well done.」
Satisfied with Claude-san’s reply, His Majesty deeply nodded.
Apparently, we will be sent back to Thousand Blade Academy tomorrow morning.
(…We’re in the middle of summer vacation now, aren’t we?)
I feel like we’ve been flying around the world for the past few days.
(At this point… I can assert this clearly.)
This summer has been much more difficult than attending academy normally.
(Aa… I want summer vacation to end already…)
I left the throne room with Ria, while thinking about my current days which were the exact opposite of the ordinary student life.
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