58 58 "The Four Heavenly Kings of Jubilee" (1/2)

Anyway, we have five players in place, and tomorrow is the day of the showdown.

It's been a month since Phytis and Kasarina's game, and finally tomorrow, five players, including me, have gathered here in a corner of the Valkyria Kingdom's royal court to take on the cooking battle at the Demon King's Castle.

The members are of course me, Himuro-Kyouji. Fitis, the gourmet hero. Mina, the proprietor and signboard girl of Mina's restaurant. The empress of the Valkyria Kingdom and war hero Amanes. And my father, Himuro-Keiji.

Lily, Jack, and Dora-chan are also here.

Over the past month, the participants in the culinary battle, including me, have been working to hone their cooking skills, procuring ingredients, or cultivating and improving new monsters.

Of course, Phytis and Kasarina have been guiding Amanes, the empress of this country, through the cooking process with Phytis and Kasarina, and it seems that she has grown into a fully developed skill that can be counted as a fighting force.

I can't wait for tomorrow's game. My crystal knives are always roaring.

Amanes buzzing the knife in his hand as if it were a knife. Please don't do that, it's dangerous.

”Well, there's no hurry, an invitation from them to visit the castle will be arriving soon. But there's something we should do first.

”Should I do that?

I question my father's words while going through the dangerous knife work of Amarnes .

It's a combination. If it's a five against five battle, who will be the spearhead and who will be the general? This combination could make a big difference in the outcome of the battle. It's best to decide this now.

Certainly. I nodded at my father's words.

I mean, why is my dad usually in charge?　Well, okay.

So. About that combination, I'll make that decision on my own.

But I take it back!　Why not?

”Calm down, Kyoji. I'm the most objective judge of your strength in this group. And that's your mother.　Then I, as her husband, will know their game better than anyone else.

Mmm, I see.

”Your opponent will probably come up with some strange combinations for our lineup. Then we should read that and decide on the combination. Fortunately, I have heard some information about the Four Heavenly Kings from your war heroes.

Yeah, I've met them a few times on the battlefield, but I can still tell you about each of the Four Heavenly Kings' races and simple abilities.

How long have you been acquiring such information, you're not just talking about it.

There's just one problem, though.

And that's where Amanes gets unusually serious.

. is that we have no information about the last of the Four Heavenly Kings.

I see. I nodded quietly at her words.

There is no information about the last of the Four Heavenly Kings over there.

It's said that she's currently absent, but who originally filled the seat. And who will take his place. None of that is known.

Nevertheless, there was something about my mother at that time that filled me with confidence.