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.
　But I don't think he can successfully assassinate a dragon by any stretch of the imagination.
　Can we add a powerful poison to it: ......?
　No, I'm afraid of what will happen if you fail. It would be better not to buy the dragon's wrath if possible .

But if we don't do something about the ...... dragons, we have no choice. In this case, we'll just have to play our trump card.
　With that skill that the former hero used when he defeated the Demon King, he should be able to handle about two dragons .
　I'd save it for the war, but if we can get a hostage and kill Leons, it's not a bad idea to use it here: ...... or...

One way or the other. I was going to ask the brave men and Elemenane to leave when I was done with them. Better than having to struggle then.
　Elemenane......I would have let you live if you'd stayed a jewel princess.
　So it's the brave man's fault too? Yeah, he's really annoying.

Huh. ......
　Sighing, I chirped and rang the bell .
　Soon a butler came into the room.

"You wanted to see me, sir?

Tell the shadows to move. Tell them to do whatever it takes to pull off the plan. And.
　I don't care how many lives are lost at this point.
　Worst-case scenario, a nobleman from your faction dies. We'll have more than enough to cover our losses.

Yes, sir.

The rest of the time, just make sure you get it into their ears that Elemenane is trying to kill Leons.
　That way, if it fails, we can say it was Elemenane's plan.

Yes, sir.

Requirements are over. You can go now.

Fancy. Now all you have to do is pray for success.


　SIDE: Leons.

Go ahead and pray. Well, I don't think the god of this world is such a convenient guy.

So you're going to use your heroic correction here.
　Isn't it not a bad move for the kingdom to take?
　Surely with the ability to beat the Witch King you'll be able to beat a dragon.
　without me, you won't have to use your warrior's compensation.

　But I wonder what they plan to do about the premise of my assassination.
　I'm pretty sure I'm more trouble than dragons.

'Also, I knew the kingdom was going to kill the brave men and the princess when they weren't needed anymore.
　I didn't think that the people who controlled that idiot king to feel good about themselves would make Elemenane, who didn't seem to get his way, king .

''If Elemenane becomes king, we're going to be a somewhat better country.

'Oh, you're peeping at me again?　Whose bath scene is this?
　I was mumbling to myself on the monitor when Leena hugged me from behind.
　That's unusual. It's Leena. I looked at Sherry to see if she was tired or dozing on the couch.

'No, no. I'm just a bald guy talking to myself.
　People call me a peeping tom, so I don't bypass the rat monitor.

'Oh, your husband has such a hobby.

It's not true. It's a legitimate spy operation.
　You know, it's kinda gross watching that old man talk to himself.

Hmm. I know, I know. Good evening. Did you find anything new?

No, not really. If I had to guess, I'd say they're planning an assassination attempt.
　I won't mention the heroic correction. I don't want to make you any more nervous than you have to be.

Oh, I'm scared. Maybe they're still coming at us through the wall.

'Maybe. ....... Ah.
　I casually looked through the wall and found a cannon pointed at us.
　You'd go that far: .......

'Huh?　What's going on?



No, it's nothing.
　I have a feeling that if I tell you what's on the other side of the wall, you're going to freak out and I'll have to cover it up.
　I don't think they're going to shoot me now, so I'll sneak in and destroy it later.

'No, that can't be it. What's going on over there?

No. . uh, .......
　I hesitated for a second, then put my mouth close to Leena's ear.

　And then I said the most meaty thing I ever heard.
"I saw people naked when I did that clairvoyant thing.

Ugh. ...... pervert.
　He blushed and slapped me lightly on the cheek.
　Well, you could've fooled me now.