This is what you would call a dignified voice.

　The style of a king that reminds me of orthodoxy.

　That's how I felt when I saw him at the Holy War Festival.

　The powerful wrinkles on his face, which could be a symbol of rigor.
　There is no impression of a bent waist.
　The cane is not a support for the legs and feet, but a king's tin cane, I guess.
　At first glance, the eyes are calm.
　However, you can feel the depth behind the eyes as if they were those of a wise man.

I'm Sagara Kurohiko, a candidate for the Holy Juggernaut of St. Renowthred School. It is an honor to meet you.

　I greeted him nervously.
　Currier-san followed suit.
　The Holy King stands up.
　I could tell by the signs.

''Forbidden Spell Maker-dono, War Maiden-dono you are well received. Now, can you raise your hand?''

　We look up.
　According to Makina-san, this kind of exchange is a kind of ritualistic thing.

''..........''

　Um.
　Is this silence just a pause?
　Am I going to be able to just keep my mouth shut?
　Everyone has no idea how to talk about it.

　Makina-san has told me that I can basically just answer the questions and if it comes down to it, I'll give her a helping hand.

　The Holy King smiles.

''You can call yourselves heroes of the kingdom. You can call yourselves heroes of the nation. It may be a bit formal and stuffy, but I hope you will bear with me for a while.

　It was somewhat like he was caring for me in his own way, the Holy King-sama.
　I have the impression that the Holy King has both strength and gentleness about him.

First of all, I would like to apologize for not being able to provide much assistance to you as the king when the Four Deadly Plagues struck," he said. I heard that the old raccoon's court wizard master had slipped out a while ago.

　At Wang's words, Wagnus only gave a joking, cunning smile.
　With the feeling of the current exchange, I could guess how close the two of them usually were.

　Or rather.........
　That was probably another attempt to lighten the air to relieve my tension.

　I thought I could understand why the Holy King-sama was adored.

''The...''

　When I opened my mouth, I could see that I had attracted a lot of attention.

''Well, it's just my personal impression, but I believe that in the recent attack of the Four Deadly Disasters, we all made the best possible choices that each of us could have made.
"Hmm.
I think we did the best we could and as a result, the human casualties were kept from spreading and the threat of the Four Deadly Sins was defeated.

　..........
　In short, for me, I'm trying to say that Holy King-sama's action of saying he was going to stay in the castle until the end and Wagnus-san's action of trying to get him to escape on the contrary must not have been wrong.

　The Holy King looked at me with mild eyes.

''You are humble, Lord Kurohiko.

　There's a certain amount of shame in being called by the king as "lord"....
　After that, the air seems to have eased considerably and I received various words of encouragement.

I'm thinking of having you get some kind of reward later on............................do you have anything you want?　If there is, I'll ask you what you want here.

　The Holy King started talking about a reward.
　...a reward.

How about Lord Currier?

　After kneeling and hanging his head, there was a brief moment of silence, and then Currier-san issued an apology.

''I'm sorry.......I don't think I'll be able to come up with anything right away. The thing is........as for me, it's like a reward to be able to live a normal life in this royal capital, and....
I understand you are from the Sixth Temple in Latter-day Saints.
Yes, sir.

　The air in the room was somewhat tense.
　The topic of the Sixth Hospital had been avoided in the past.
　I'm used to hearing about it.
　But for the majority of people, the infamous Sixth Estate relationship could be considered an abomination.
　Mr. Currier is not a man who does evil.
　But it is also true that there was a time when he had a bad reputation if you look at him as a native of the Sixth House.
　A tense air flows through the king's room, which has lost its serenity.

"Lord Currier.
Ha!
Would you say you're happier here in King's Landing now than you were in the Sixth House?
What--?

　Currier-san pouted with a face that unintentionally showed her true colors.
　It was probably an unexpected question.
　Maybe he thought it was a more bleak question.
　In fact, I thought so too.

''Yes, yes.''

　With a look of annoyance, Currier-san regained herself and said a word of affirmation.
　The Holy King's expression faintly faltered.

''In that case, I'm delighted. It is my humble wish that you will continue to lead a happier life as a holy warrior candidate and as a human being living in this royal capital.
Oh, that's very kind of you...

　Currier-san bows his head reverently, still dragging his confusion.
　Umm, is this the Holy King Rodeoot Renousled?
　Is it a saint or a persona.....

''Well--do you have any desired rewards, Kurohiko-dono?

　I'm here.
　My turn.
　I swallow my spit and cut him off.

'If I'm allowed to, I'd like to ask one thing of the Holy King.
Oh, yeah?　Let me tell you.

　I firmly looked up at the Holy King and said my wish.

''Could you give me permission to attack the Special Class Saint Ruins?''

　For a moment, there was a murmur.
　Compared to the rewards that most of the people here had imagined, it was probably a wish in the direction of the day after tomorrow.

''Huh, with the Special Grade Holy Ruins?''
''Of course, I will get the appropriate official approval from the Holy Tree Order, which is currently in charge of the attack, later on. However, I have heard that you need the Holy King's approval first to capture the Special Class Holy Ruins.

　A holy warrior, the guardian of the holy tree, is almost equal to a knight who has been ordained by the king.
　And the holy warrior of the Order is allowed to conquer the special class holy ruins.

　In short, as soon as the candidate becomes a holy warrior and joins the order, the king will automatically give him permission to capture the ruins.

　However, Sagara Kurohiko is still in the position of a candidate.
　Since she is not a member of the Holy Tree Order, she doesn't have permission to attack.
　That's why Diares-san said it would be better to have the king's approval, that's why it was such a circumstance.

''You want to challenge the Special Class Holy Ruins as a candidate?

　The Holy King looks at me with eyes that assess what's going on.

''You have special circumstances, don't you?''
It's too late to wait for graduation, there are personal circumstances.
"Hmm.

　The Holy King-sama keeps his gaze down and often thinks about it.
　I don't know how unreasonable my wish is right now.
　I don't even know if it's a good thing to grant a special exception.
　But I couldn't not say it.
　I would do what I could, right or wrong.

'Very well.'

　Huh?

'Allowing Sagara Krohiko to capture the Special Class Holy Ruins.
"Oh--

　I bowed my head deeply.

'Thank you very much.'
Hmm.

　The Holy King's gaze was sent to Diares-san, who was waiting at the side.

''Dearest.''
Yes, sir.
"I can't claim to have any knowledge of the holy relics of the Special Class. As the king, I've given my permission, but from now on, I'll leave the matter of capturing the Sacred Ruins of Sagara Kurohiko to the Order.
I'm sorry, sir.

　Mr. Dearest sent me eye contact.
　It was a look like, "You did it, didn't you?


　　　　　******


　When the audience was over, the Holy King gave a light greeting on his exit.

　He then walked away with Mr. Wagnus, Mr. Gaiden, and some of the other vassals to the back of the door at the side of the throne.
　As the Holy King disappeared, one of the vassals stood by the side of the throne and said the words to end the audience.

　Makina stood up with a beautiful motion.
　Her mannerisms during the audience were very aristocratic.
　I thought we were getting that much deeper in our relationship, but I realize that there's a lot of things I don't know about her.

''Thank you both for your hard work. Now, we'll leave too--
Wait.

　A man spoke from the side of the throne.

　Prince Yggd.

　He did not leave with the Holy King.
　For a moment, the remaining vassals here buzzed quietly as Prince Hugud spoke.

''To leave like this--doesn't it make you laugh, forbidding curse user?

　The Prince walks over to us.

I don't suppose you have any more greetings for me?