Chapter 18 (2/2)

「P-please don’t spread it around. Roland, His majesty. I was a child back then. I’m different now」

Adelle’s face became red as his majesty retold the story of when she was a child.

I asked the Earl.

(Is Adelle his Majesty’s niece?)

(I didn’t know… Adelle didn’t tell me anything)

(Perhaps she didn’t want to show off her lineage and wanted to be recognized for her own effort)

It makes you wonder that if your parents were royalty of another country and watching your every moves with a biased viewpoint.

I don’t want to treat the current Adelle as a princess.

「And that embrace just before… The way you embraced Masaki was good enough to be put into a drama」

「His Highness Roland… Prince Leon… uuu………」

So his name is Leon.

I beg of you, please stop the drama!

I couldn’t see her face but Adelle’s face is surely bright red.

***

「Very well, I have 3 people to reward. First, Earl Allan who rushed to our aid when the Kingdom was in peril, The Kingdom presents you the Andorra territory」

「Thank you very much your Majesty!」

Earl Allan seemed to have just increased his territory.

If you get the territory, you can apply taxes to various businesses, but that’s not related to me right now.

「Next the Hero of the Blue Sea. Masaki Toudou, you will be given a medal from Saint Drag and a Baronet n.o.ble rank. Furthermore, you will be given 1 million francs for crippling the Empire’s naval fleet」

So they officially recognize me as the Hero of the Blue Sea.

However, what about the confirmation about the destruction of Empire’s fleet?

「I’m sorry, your majesty. The report about the destruction of Empire’s fleet is based on Masaki-dono’s testimony alone. We need more confirmaー」

「E? I… am not…? M-me?」

「Correct. Please come in」

As his majesty spoke, a man wearing knight armor came in.

Is it someone I know?

I stared at his face but I couldn’t remember anything…

I have a rather good memory but I couldn’t remember.

I don’t recognize his height and style either. His muscle build is common as well. He has a normal height too. He is probably 50 years old. But where have I seen him before.

Looking at me who tilted my head, his Majesty seemed to enjoy my confusion.

「Hahahaha. You do not seem to recognize him」

(TL: Masaki gave him the advice to jog 30 minutes every morning in ch2)

「Oh… you’re that guy!」

I remembered. He was the soldier I talked briefly.

It was a short chat, but it preserved my mental health.

「Let me re-introduce myself. I am a Saint Drag spy. I work directly under his Majesty’s order. and… I’m an otherworlder like you A 『s.h.i.+n.o.bi Chief』from the MMO 『Sengoku Samurai Senki』. My name is Jirou Tanaka」

「Another person from my world!」

I met a person from the same world for the first time. But he came from a different MMO.

That meant it’s not an MMO I played before.

I couldn’t imagine how many kinds of people came to this world…

「Jirou, I’m sure you have many things to talk about, but we still have rewards to give. The medal please」

「Yes!」

Jirou disappeared and reappeared immediately with a small box in his hands.

Adelle gave me advice as she knew I was kneeling without knowing how to receive the medal.

《Stand up, it’s easier for his Majesty to attach the medal to your left chest》

I just let him attach the medal to my Azure Dragon Cloak.

He attached it to me accordingly without any incident or special ceremony.

「Originally, I’d like to have rewarded you with territory but…」

「Dear father, I think that’s moving too fast for Baronet Masaki. Why not give him a house to live instead? There is a mansion suitable for Baronet Masaki」

Yes. I’m grateful for a house. Even if I have 100 million yen of j.a.panese money, it will disappear quickly depending on the housing market.

「That mansion… that’s right… together with Adelhide. Very well. Let’s give him some territory after he has done more work」

「Furthermore, you wouldn’t need to hire any soldiers yet」

So I’ll be given a territory if I do more work? I don’t want to sound like a certain Sea G.o.d, but I’m don’t want to work.

「Finally, Adelhide Bernstein. For defeating the sea serpents and protecting our soldiers, I will reward you the t.i.tle of a knight. I’d like you to serve royal palace if possible, but you seemed to have found someone to serve already」

「Dear father, other n.o.bles may try to get their hands on Adelle. I also think it’s good to put her under Masaki-dono」

「Certainly, that is another good point. Work hard」

Even though she didn’t get to work in the palace, she was accepted as a n.o.ble of Saint Drag Kingdom.

Then it would certainly be safer to put her under my wing.

The kingdom then acknowledged my pirate group as my own private soldiers.

The prince also told me that they wanted a person capable of moving quickly to deal with occasional fights.

He struck me as a kind and a quite friendly prince.

A likable fellow.

And this is how I got a lot of money, a mansion, and became a n.o.ble of this country.

I’m tired of thinking about the n.o.bility’s political war but this is necessary to defeat the Empire.

I’ll endure it.

Oh, I need to have a talk with Jirou. I’d like to ask him for any information he has about this world.

Maybe they can be a reliable companion, and on the other hand, they could strike us as a formidable enemy.

As I carved the Leviathan’s threat in my heart, I left the audience chamber.

ED: Well that’s another chapter hope you enjoyed see you in the next one!

TL: I’m planning to post the survey results so everyone can see. Thanks for submitting them.

Let’s play the usual game!

Go find 5!

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