Just Desserts
"Sorry, I'm late."
It's a lie
It's true that I am late, but there's not the slightest indication that I'm sorry.
"No matter."
His Highness the Prince also smiled and forgave me.
His Highness's retainers and supporters appear to be a little nervous, but they are calm.
"Well…"
"Your Highness?"
"No, no, you look different from last month, Baron Fossle."
"I-Is that so?"
Could it be just my imagination?
Even though I haven't really accomplished anything
"It would be a shame to end it as a baron… Yes, you look like a man who has fought many battles."
Why does the king praise me so highly?
"I'm just guessing, but you've seen a lot of hell, haven't you?"
I've definitely seen hell
A monster that flew through the sky and annihilated the invaders in one breath...
A monster that can defeat such a monster...
And that the monster that defeated the monster was indistinguishable from a human being.
"Have you received any word from the Empire?"
"H-ha! I've received a letter from Shiro Edgeworth-dono, the Knight Commander of the Imperial Knights!"
Hearing this, a civil official comes to receive the letter.
There's a lot of dust but they don't care
The civil official and the king both know what to expect.
"Is this letter from Commander Shiro?"
"Ha! It was written right in front of me."
"I see"
The king reads the letter
I don't even know what it's about
Shiro-dono didn't tell me.
"...Umu, I understand."
After reading the letter, the King is satisfied.
"Everyone has been through a lot of trouble. This matter has all been resolved."
The civil and military officials
The nobles are relieved.
No
A few look down in silence
The more words the king speaks
The better the king's mood, the more sweat drips from their foreheads.
"Oya? I said it was resolved, but are you worried about something, Marquis Murazuga?"
Marquis Murazuga and his entourage say nothing.
Meanwhile, happily
The other nobles raise their voices with disgusted expressions.
"Marquis, why don’t you say something?"
"I…"
After a while, the Marquis finally speaks out.
"I... I didn't know anything!"
That's a lame excuse
"Hoh, so you didn’t know anything?"
"My King! I think it is necessary to overthrow the empire for the sake of the country!"
"Overthrow the Empire?"
"That's right! The Empire is overflowing with ambition! If we don't defeat them now, this continent will be theirs!"
"What you said is different from last month, Marquis."
"W-what are you talking about!"
"Didn't you say that the Knight Commander led the Isalka people into a civil war?"
"O-on what basis! When did I say something like that!"
The king is not in a bad mood at all.
He's actually in a good mood
The king took out a small box.
A small silver box, flat on top and bottom.
The king presses the red pattern on it.
-Even though his values are different from ours, he is a knight after all. He is not a noble-
-So what?-
A voice echoes from the box
-The Knight Commander led the Isalka people to plot a civil war. On his own initiative-
"Interesting, isn't it, Marquis? Among the items we received from the Empire, there were things like this."
"W-wha…"
-Nonsense. How could the Empire believe such nonsense?-
-No, they will believe it. We just have to make them understand that it is in the Empire's best interest to believe it.-
A box that confines the voice and sound that is uttered.
You would never dream that such a thing existed.
But in reality, it exists right in front of my eyes.
It accurately pronounced the words of the Marquis
-Even though it is a foreign country, our words are the words of the nobles. Even if it's his own country, he's still a knight after all, so if they have to choose which one to take, it's only natural that they'll take the more powerful one-
"Look, Marquis, don’t you think you're right?"
"W-what do you mean?!"
"You said in the past that it's natural to bring in the one with more power."
"T-that's..."
-It is only natural that the noble's blood should take precedence-
"Which blood is more precious, the noble's or the Emperor's, Marquis?"
The king shows the letter to everyone.
There was a sentence written in large letters at the bottom.
-His Majesty the Emperor has said that he would like to establish friendly relations with the Principality.-
That's what it says.
"Now then, you're going to be busy from now on, aren't you, Baron Fossle?"
"H-ha!"
"Everyone in the Principality will really be busy. I can’t help but envy the Marquis!"
Marquis Murazuga doesn't seem to understand what he's saying.
"Seize him."
The guards went to seize Marquis Murazuga, no.
They seized Murazuga
They grab him by the head and shoulders and pin him to the floor.
The same was true for his entourage.
"You're going to have some free time now, aren't you, Murazuga? Good for you..."
He was in a good mood.
However, the king returns to his room as if he has lost interest in Murazuga.
"H-have mercy! I-it's a misunderstanding! I! I, for the principality!"
When the king returns to his room, he fiddles with the box that traps voices.
His expression was ecstatic
"It's amazing, the Empire is full of things like this. Baron!"
"Ha!"
"Did you get on the airship?"
"N-no. I didn't ride one."
"I see! Then you'll ride with me when I talk to the Emperor!"
"M-me!?"
"Yes, you are not the only one. I'm sure there are many people who would like to ride it!"
"K-king is one of them?"
"Of course! High in the sky like a bird! Fast like the wind! Everyone looks up at the sky and admires it at least once, right?"
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