Chapter 244 (1/2)

Around the time Hiiro finished the dinner party, a little after that, oneposture at the terrace of 【Victorias】 Royal castle

And thatof 【Victorias】

He gathered trustworthy people a the citizens and settled the people confused by the ru around

Back then the country was in full chaos, even the aristocrats and soldiers were in an outrage and the country was almost at the brink of its collapse, but steadily, the current situation is being mended little by little

These were the result of Judom and his trusted followers deeds However, he couldn’t remove all the anxieties of the people

Bad things overlapped with one another, such as their trusted King going mad, the disappearance of the summoned heroes, their proclaimed saviors The anxiety piled up and remained upon the shadow of the people’s mind

Whether another race would attack the rumour that the 『Gabranth』 and 『Evila』 had united as allies

Some of the royalties under Judom believed that such rumour was definitely true But it is because of this rumour that further stirred up the anxiety of the people

Judom did not believe that Eveae And as for the Beast King, he is basically a hts fair and square, so he won’t necessarily make a move unless you first hit him

Of course, he couldn’t let his guard down He couldn’t sincerely call this a safe haven yet But just for a little while, his intuition was telling hi while

But in terives birth to unnecessary revolt for the aristocrats So them while they had the chance

Attack before they were attacked This principle was no different froone mad What they should do noas strike the turmoil of this country, and establish a country that would not shake from such anxieties

When he said this to the nobles, only a feere convinced Well, they ht be actually scared Scared for the fact, that the 『Gabranth』 and 『Evila』 would fight back for the inhus they had done to their kind

That’s why they are afraid of retaliation That’s why they suggested to kill theet killed

(What a ht really…)

Judom closed his eyes, ashamed that he himself did not kno rotten this country was And to think he was following orders frohtened by the stupidity of his close friend King Rudolph

In the past, he was a gentle boy who couldn’t even kill an insect And he didn’t change at all once he beca, that’s why the people believed and supported hi

Then when did the change occur?

Judom drew up Rudolph’s past in his head like a …… it was the ti in a war

He could still re with an appearance bathed in fresh blood His expression that time were of despair and frustration A first for Judom to witness

(As I thought, he’s probably still thinking about you…)

Judom and Rudolph had another best friend That friend was the wisest ae She was a very stubborn woman

Her naetic and sociable wo sense of justice, and a srew up, she joined the army due to her profound sense of justice

When Rudolph beca, she climbed up to the top of the army ranks as one of first female commander in history And it wasn’t due to her connection that she was granted such responsibility, it was purely due to her ability alone

She who had enough power to bloay an average adventurer with a single blow passionately protected the country, Rudolph and the citizens

However, Alice never came back after Rudolph returned with a blood-stained appearance She had died fro kept as a hostage by the enee, she was held captive by the enemy, and at that time, Rudolph witnessed it…… An appearance impossible to be defined by mere words

(If I based it from that time… he started to develop a fierce hatred towards the enemy)

Judoe back then Because Rudolph loved Alice Although their social standpoints ay different, Rudolph thought of her from the bottom of his heart

Even though his fiance was already prearranged, he would ut happily with her life

However, Rudolph changed after he witnessed Alice being deprived of her life…no, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that his mind broke from that experience

Although it wasn’t visible on the surface, but Judom was sure that his heart had remained frozen since that time Even if was married to a beautiful wife, had kids, and his country prospered, Rudolph ht have never felt true happiness

(But still, Rudolph, you are the king of this country)

It was obvious that Alice was the cause of Rudolph’s change Makes Judom want to scold and beat the crap out of that foolish man

It was also the same back then when Rudolph irl Alice would always scold hientle sether!’

However, that woman was not present anymore in this world Then, ould take that role? The ansas obvious

(I will beat the sense out of that guy and drag along with ht as his best friend!)

He was sure Alice would say the sa to Rudolph

While Judoht sky, his instincts triggered as if an electricity ran through his back

His eyes sharpened, and only ht sky

“……who are you?”

Silence had enveloped the place It was , and yet, he could feel some presence behind him

Soon after, laughter echoed, the voice was shaky as that of a child Judom quietly stood up and turned around

Judouest was revealed Why is there a child at this tiht?

While Judom was in doubt, the boy who had a beautiful blond hair calh him