31 Lesson 31: Whos the King for (Middle Edition) (2/2)

”... I've been saying lately that I have no choice. You must be dissatisfied. But that man will still be king. Let your heart freeze, for example. I can do it if I need it... No, I can do it”

”…… yes”

Long, heavy. The queen's exhaled breath falls uninterrupted.

”... I can't help but feel the pain that I failed to raise my child.”

”My queen...”

”Algard became depressed and dangerous. Anisphere has acquired the brilliance to kill her heart.... No, Anisphere's. That's not wrong as royalty. But I guess that destroys what you've been cultivating as a child.”

As long as he is king, no individual emotions are required. What the king demands is fairness. There are kings to guide the people. I know, but I also agree that that fact weighs too heavily on Master Anis.

”... now I wonder what to say to that girl. I could only deal with her as a queen. Laugh.”

”No, laughing, etc. And that is the Queen's assumption. Lady Anise doesn't think so.”

”Sorry.... looks like I'm having a boulder too”

Weakened, he said. I shut my mouth to the queen smiling so tired.

I said I couldn't do anything to this one either. That's what I thought, and I saw Raini sitting next to me taking a seat.

”Raini?”

”My queen, with all due respect, what are your plans for this aftermath?

Yeah, I'm going back to the executive branch.

”Then just take a little rest during this tea party time. Let's see what I can do.”

”Yours?

”Look into my eyes. We're still in the middle of a trial and error, but the effect is anise-sama's inkling.”

Raini walks to the side of the queen and gives in to align her gaze with the queen.

Its eyes are red indicating that it is a vampire. I also found some suspicious light in the back of those eyes. The magic flow also strokes your skin to let you know some signs.

”... look me in the eye and rest my heart. It's kind of like a hint, but it'll make you feel better. Don't worry, it won't stay.”

”... that being said”

”Master Anis is also getting a heartbeat. It's like dreaming of a little peace of mind.”

”... would be good. We need to be sure of your strength.”

Have you made up your mind, the queen stares straight into Raini's eyes. Raini made her face stretch like she was nervous for only a moment if she could turn her gaze from the queen, but she immediately smiled and turned her gaze back to the queen.

”Queen, is it Anis who makes your heart sick?

”Right. I'm worried about her.”

”Is that because that one doesn't show any sincerity”

”... right. I'm afraid I can't guess what she's thinking or what she's thinking.”

”Yes, then look me in the eye… it is the Queen's concern. That one loves the queen. You have to do it as a royal, the heart of it is certainly inherited by the queen. However, I do want to tighten my mind even more because it is different from before...”

”... is that right?”

The queen's eyes are slowly lowering and becoming dull. Raini stops me so that I can put my index finger on my mouth where I float to see if this is okay.

”When the situation settles, I'm sure you'll think about proposing a policy that encourages magic. That way again, it's the usual Anisphere. If you close your eyes, you can imagine.”

”... yeah, right. That girl would say.”

”How far can I go, Anisphere, who will consult with you? It's a full smile that tells me there's no clapping.”

”Hehe... it really seems to come to my attention...”

”Yes, then, I think it's blurry, but don't question there...... pull yourself out of it. How does the Queen answer to Lady Anis?

”Well... first of all... listen to me... give me... what are you thinking, Anis... you... I can't reach you...”

Tsk. A drop of tears spilled out of the queen's closed eyes. I kept myself in the chair, and, uh-oh, I put myself to sleep.

Raini, who has seen it through, is exhaling heavily on her shoulders and weakened. I inadvertently ask Raini.

”Raini, what did you do?

”... I just blunted my heartache. I just encouraged them to dream because blunting them too hard would go too far into the implication. Later, if I wake up with dreams, I'll wake up with allusions, but I thought I'd give you a little happy dream and rest your mind and body. It's tattooed with Anis and Ilaria.”

Mental interference, a characteristic of being a vampire. He said he used it to relieve heartache. And I kept dreaming, he said. Was this the effective use of Raini's power that Master Anis was saying?

And with the ink of Ennis and Ilia....... hmm? I guess that means I tried it on both of us.

”... maybe even hint at Master Anis?

”Yep. That guy said that because the dragon engraving works on its own, it would take me to follow the implication, too. Successfully implied.”

……

”Oh, don't worry. Dear Anis, no matter how much he is aware of it along the lines of implication, he breaks it quickly, so it won't leave any impact. The effect has been felt. The actual experiment was done by Ilya.”

”But you did it to Master Anis at first, didn't you?

”... well, that's right”

”What implication?

That's how I get caught up in it. I keep asking Raini questions. Raini gives you a troubled look somewhere, and then you keep it to yourself like you're in trouble, right? And he prefaced and told me.

”I don't know if I can reduce my interest in magic.”

…………

”No, but I couldn't. And then I tried the royal consciousness and the allusions that encouraged it, but it all seemed to resist, and Anis had his head about how stubborn he was.”

”... yes. So you're still doing that now, Anis, of your own free will.”

”... there are occasional days when you ask me to make an allusion, even just in my dreams. If you say yes, I think you do.”

That helped me train myself to use my powers to make dreams come true, but Raini laughs like she's in trouble.

Isn't that, conversely, like saying you can't do it without relying on implication? Nature and my hands were stretched if I thought so.

”... what am I doing when even Raini says I can help Master Anis”

”Yep...? Hmmm... Sure is a bit overprotective for Master Anis and Master Uphilia”

”... might Raini think so too?

”Because that's true for me too. Otherwise, you can resist my mental interference, so let me use my powers to manipulate my mind? Dear Ennis, it's sweet in you.”

”That's... right”

I know that Master Anis is sweet in you. That guy seldom puts people in his own pocket. Maybe that's why......

”We're especially avoiding Master Uphilia about political relations. I don't have the knowledge to just go into the subject, and I have a lot to remember as a samurai...”

”... can you say that to me?

”'Cause I think I can stop Master Anis. About Master Uphilia, right?

”Me?

”Perhaps Master Anis is the one who forgives his heart the most. There is a verse in His Majesty and Queen that draws a line, even with affection...”

”But it's Ilia who's been dating a long time, isn't it?

”Sometimes Ilaria says she can't stop you because she's been dating too long.”

”... so why me?

”Mm-hmm, subjective, but I think it's because it's reciprocal, right?

”Equal?”

Me and Lady Anise?

”I am out of the question in my position, and there is a place where Ilia is wrapped up in a subordinate relationship because of her long service, and I draw a line about whether it is because her Majesty and the Queen are family. Dear Anis, there aren't many people watching each other equally. I think the closest is Master Uphilia.”

”... I have just been helped by Lady Anis. I can't believe we're even.”

”I think that's probably because Master Uphilia has been helping Master Anis all along, right?

”... it's only recently that I started dealing with Master Anis, isn't it?

”Er, whatever the reality, I think it's because of Uphilia that Ennis was able to do whatever he wanted without worrying about the royalty. Master Uphilia said she was not worried about anything because she thought she could support Master Algardo. So I'm sure he feels that he wants to make it easier because he made me struggle because of him.”

”It's... but I am”

”Don't tell me what happened to the results. It hurts me so much. Lady Anis tells me there was nothing I could do about that. And no matter what happens to the results, what you try so hard to do doesn't disappear. I think that's why we have Anis now because Master Uphilia was a solid candidate for the next queen. You think it's your turn now, don't you?

Because I've always done what I wanted. Because I suffered because of that?

Because you admit what I've been doing, and now you're trying to fulfill it?

So should I be free this time? But I don't know freedom.

I don't know what to do. Dear Anis, I... can't be like you.

Now, on what grounds can I say that I am equal to you? What should I tell you when I have just been sheltered by you?... to me, it remains unclear.

As it were, the tea party was held because the queen took her time off.

I woke up the queen at the end of time and asked Raini if she could ask me again when she broke up, and I was impressed that Raini was wolfing.

I guess I have to look for it. What should I do now? Tell that guy he's equal, and there's just something I can convince him of.

Just magical talent is not enough. Knowledge through education that we have developed is still not enough. Something tells me I'm the reason.