31 Chapter 6 10 : Audience, part 1 (1/2)

Chapter 6 (10): Audience, part 1

We did more to get his story to fit with ours, then had the headmistress set up the audience. Surprisingly, it was made to be the next morning, so we didn't have a lot of time to prepare for it, not that we needed to do so much. When the headmistress, my roommates, and I got there, we were greeted by the sight of a long hall lined with guards and mages, and at the other end, a man sitting on a throne with three others flanking him. One was Mae's father, the second was a priest, the third I recognized from... somewhere... Ah, he was the royal court magician who fainted when he learned of my having every element, that guy. Right.

”Greetings. I am the king, known as Jonathan the third. I heard little about who wanted to meet me or why they did, so I would like to skip the formalities to learn about that as the first thing” (King)

”Very well. To start, this is Mae Austine, daughter of the captain of the royal guard who is standing next to you. After that, we have Charlotte von Ascham, third daughter of Duke Ascham, and Elise, a high elf from the demon lands. All three of them, as well as the fourth, are students in my school, as well as roommates and *ahem* lovers, sadly. The reason for coming has to do with said fourth student” (HM)

”I shall return your greetings as I introduce myself. My name is Miryuu Maou, daughter of the late Diablo Maou, and thus the current Demon Lord” (Ryuu)

As I spoke, the guards drew their swords halfway, and the mages readied their magic, as the king looked shocked.

”For what reason would the Demon Lord come to my castle of her own volition? I should think you should be hiding yourself while preparing to invade my lands, not coming to warn me of your existence yourself” (King)

”Because I have no plans to invade this country. I don't seek revenge for what happened, but change. To that end, I snuck over the border so I could learn about the thinking of the people here, as well as have some fun as an adventurer” (Ryuu)

”I see. So, basically, this visit is to apologize for having a foreign leader move about my lands without my knowledge? That's fine, I guess. However, this was more than you needed to do, I think” (King)

”There was another reason for this visit, that reason being to introduce you to someone as important as myself, so far as most of the world is concerned” (Ryuu)

”Your husband or something?” (King)

”No, Miss Greywood already mentioned that my roommates were my lovers, and ones I plan to marry at that. No, I'm referring to someone who you'll see... about now” (Ryuu)

With that, Ver materialized behind me, then shifted to her human form (with armor) as she stepped next to me. A mage panicked and released his spell, a large fireball aimed at me, but I blocked it with a barrier as if it was nothing.

”Greetings, human king. I am Verene, the eleventh divine beast and, technically, Ryuu's summoned beast, if you must know. I was hatched a greater wyvern, but changed into a divine beast as Ryuu raised me-” (Ver)

”Ryuu, I request that you hand this being over to the mage's guild for data collectio-” (Mage)

”Verene is her own person. She is not some artifact magical tool to be traded or sold. If she wants to go somewhere, I can't stop her, and I won't make her go where she doesn't” (Ryuu)

”Tamed beasts aren't people, they are just property. And as such, their owners are required to hand over the interesting and rare finds to the king by law. Therefore, han-” (Mage)