Chapter 128: Collapse
"Um, what was the monster that appeared in this region?"
"That's… I found some information on it. It was a greyhound."
“I got a call from Yukikaze-san. Spare parts for the locomotive have been completed.”
"Go get it right away. Also, add magic stones."
Capital of the Kingdom of Berdreich
The royal castle was in chaos
A great deal of documents was scattered about.
A lot of people come and go
So much so that I didn't even know that it was an audience room.
"Quies! You're breathing!"
The door of the audience room is opened vigorously
“King Gadoga! Don't do that, the documents will scatter. I've got the documents!"
"Ah! Sorry, sorry."
The visitor was Gadoga, king of the wolf people
"Hey there, can you get us a cup of tea? Leave the pot on."
"Understood!"
I asked the attendant for a drink
"Ah, I'm sorry. This country's tea is delicious, so I am looking forward to it."
"What's the matter all of a sudden?"
"Umu. It's an emergency that's not urgent."
"What is that?"
King Gadoga says something I don't understand.
No, he seems to be in trouble himself.
“There were a lot of mad soldiers a while ago.”
"How many?"
"Forty thousand."
"Huh!? Isn't that a large army! We need to send reinforcements immediately!"
"No, it's no longer necessary."
"What do you mean?"
“At first, I tried to ask for reinforcements. But the mad soldiers suddenly started coughing up blood."
“…Did they eat something strange?”
“I wonder? Anyway, the amount of vomit was abnormal. They were vomiting so much blood it looked like they had lost all their blood."
"And the mad soldiers?"
"They all died on the spot."
"Those 40,000?"
"Yes, and when they died, they turned into sand. Eerily black sand."
What happened?
No, he did something.
"I think Shiro did something. What do you think?"
"That's very likely."
At any rate, if something unusual happens, it's sensei's doing.
If we keep thinking that way, things will usually go well.
The two of us were convinced and relieved. I'll take it as a given.
Tea has just arrived, so let's take a break.
"Can I have a drink too?"
"I don't mind."
Let's all tidy up the audience room and enjoy our tea time.
"Umu, the slight sweetness helps with the fatigue."
"I can't imagine King Gadoga being tired."
"What are you saying, I'm still alive. Moving makes me tired."
"What so?"
"The secret to a good night's sleep is to be pampered by Kaa-chan, and I will be fine the next day. The lady over there is your wife, isn't she? When you get tired, you should let her pamper you."
"Even if I don't tell her, I'm being pampered every night!"
"Idiot! What are you talking about!"
Sylvie slapped me.
Well, it's only natural that she would slap me, but I can't lie
Because it's Sylvie who pampers me every night
Sylvie, who wants to be embraced every night as if she had returned to being a cute little girl, is truly a wonderful bride.
"Quies? Are you thinking of something bad?"
"Nothing, I'm not thinking of anything, though. Nothing."
It seemed I showed it on my face. Dangerous, dangerous
"But what's going on in the center?"
"If we knew that, we wouldn't have any trouble...!"
Sudden vibration transmitted from the floor
"Not good! It's big!"
Everything around us rattles.
"Everyone! Protect your head!"
"Quies, it's not just big!"
"I know, Sylvie, go back to the room at once!"
"Yeah, I'll be right back!"
"You guys guard Sylvie!"
"""Ha!"""
I hope my son is not hurt
"The shaking hasn't stopped, what is this? It's not normal!"
"I know! Someone! Contact the surroundings!"
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A few hours have passed since then.
The shaking still hadn't stopped.
There was panic in the city
"Is this also Shiro's work?"
"I'd like to think that's not the case."
Here finally the person in charge of the heliograph came back
"We've got a response from the surroundings!"
"All right, read it out!"
"Ha! This is a response from Frontier Count Sermus."
The contents were astonishing.
-Shake, Dragon Mountain, Collapse. Desert, Water, Spewing- It said.
"What is that..."
"Quies, we don't have time to be surprised there, you know?"
King Gadoga's words brought me back.
"Yes, that's right. What's the next report?"
It was a report from the south wall
-From the Wall, South, Hill, Sink, Valley, Emerging-
"Valley?"
"E-Excuse me! A message from Kusuof has arrived!"
"Read it out!"
"Ha! The ground that connects Kusuof and the center is gone."
"Gone! Not like it sank or something?"
"I'm sorry! That's all I was told..."
What's going on?
"This is like..."
"Wait Quies"
King Gadoga stops me from speaking further
"You, the king, must not say anything beyond that. If you do, everyone will despair, for what lies ahead is a frenzy of indiscriminate looting and assault."
“…Sorry, thank you.”
I almost said it.
The end of the world
"Good. Look ahead, stand tall, keep giving people hope, never give up. And..."
"Trust sensei?"
"You know what I'm talking about!"
Slap*, slap*. He slaps me on the back.
It hurts so please take it easy
But that boldness is very dependable.
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