195 Im listening. (1/2)

Messengers of the Empire. Thank you for coming.

The fat man slumped back in his chair looking down at us.

The symbol of a foolish king.

We're having an audience with the king.

I don't really want to bow to him for plotting Sherry's kidnapping, but I had to.

No. Congratulations on the wedding of His Highness Elemenane. This is a gift from the Empire.

On behalf of the royal family, Shelly presented a certain magic implement to the king.

”Hmm?　What's this?

It's called a camera, a magical tool that instantly captures a lifelike picture.

Yeah. I picked out a camera as a gift.

I couldn't give you anything of value for materials or money, and it's not something that would be useful for the war.

I also chose a camera because it's something the fool would use for his own greed.

Oh. You're right. I see. I've got a funny idea.

When he took a picture, the foolish king let out a sickening laugh.

As expected .

''And you guys said you came to our country with your dragons. ...... What do you mean by that?

Hmm?

What do you mean, sir?

'How dare you bring a dragon into our country, I ask you!

You were laughing at me all day, and now you're angry and I don't know what to do.

I really don't know what you think you're doing.

Transportation. It's a day's ride to King's Landing, which takes a few weeks by carriage.

I answered for Shelley in this case.

'That's not what I'm talking about!　This is an act of aggression by dragons!　Therefore, hand the dragon over to us as punishment.

Huh?

What part of this was an act of aggression?

Indeed, if you ask me, I didn't go through the gauntlet, so it hurts that I can't argue with you.

Bringing in a dangerous dragon is an act of aggression. Therefore, hand them over to us as soon as possible.

Hey! He doesn't know about the barrier.

This guy's got to be strong.

No, sir.

What?

”And I don't think the kingdom can handle a dragon. Is there anyone in the kingdom who can slay a dragon?　If you're not there, I don't think you should leave a dragon in the country. If you're not, it will destroy the country.

What?　Then we have a Yuusha in our country.

”Your Grace. Not bad. You don't get to see any dragons in your kingdom?　The imperial emissary must have brought the dragons as a spectacle. Besides, I don't think it's a good idea to get your hands dirty just before the big day.

I was going to let him actually fight when he said he could beat the brave man, but the Prime Minister stopped him.

Well, that's true. Well then, let's let him off the hook this time.

Thank you.

Really, why do I have to bow to this guy .

When I came back into the room after the audience was over, Sherry and Lina sat down on the sofa as if they were falling down .

''I didn't know what was going to happen at one point,''

Okay. Maybe you wouldn't even be at the wedding.

The Prime Minister saved you, didn't he?

No, I think he was afraid of the dragons destroying the country.

I think the king thought a brave man could defeat it, but I think the Prime Minister knew that was impossible .

Barus said that even if he got the skill, it was still only a stun.

An ordinary dragon might be able to take him down, but he'd be no match for the Dragon King.

If the Prime Minister hadn't stopped him, I would have him demonstrate it and change the discussion from whether we committed an act of aggression to whether brave men are stronger than dragons.

I wanted to see the skills of a brave man.

Shall we take a peek at things over there, anyway?

I have a general idea of what they're thinking, but I don't want to miscalculate, and it's good to know.

I pulled up the monitor and started checking to see if any information was being sent from the rat I had set up.

SIDE: Lambros.

'Totally ....... Normally they're easy to handle, but I don't want them to be stupid kings at times like this.

It's only a matter of time before you figure it out.　What about the dragons?　You can imagine what it would be like to have something like that fought in King's Landing .

''Besides, Leonce Muldeen: ....... Was the rumor that he could defeat a dragon true: ....... d*mn . When will the former heroes get in our way?

The grandson of the hero who killed the demon king. so it wouldn't surprise me if he's got some of his powers.

I really hate him. so why did the old man let the brave man go?

I thought it would be a good idea to go toe-to-toe with a brave man, but they won't even let me do that, because there's probably a difference in their abilities. If that's the case, then it's ...... assassination and hostages . The best outcome would be to take the princess and the saint as hostages and kill Leons, but the remaining dragons would be a hassle .......

Leons has a history.