Oh no...

　I told my sister Yumina and everyone else about Prince Yamato for now. As expected, I don't have the courage to talk to King Belfast and Queen Euell just yet.
　Yumina turns blue when she hears the story and sits down on the bed in my room.

'There's nothing you can do about it?'
No. There is no way. It's possible that you can remove it if you confirm the nucleus with the 'divine eye' and draw it in with the divinely-enhanced 'apports'. It's possible that it's fused with body tissue, though, so it might be necessary to cast a recovery spell immediately. It's just........

　Everyone's eyes are drawn to me as I stammer. It's just a matter of being cautious and careful.

The moment the nuke is removed from the prince's body, there's a chance that all of the flames will come flooding in at once. This is quite possible. That's why the extraction should be done in a place where the damage won't spread, in the wilderness around Euron.

　The core of the "King" is using Prince Yamato's heartbeat as a cover to hide from the Frays. If you strip it away, all the flames will flock to it. They could forcefully breach the world's wards and even mutant species could appear, drawn by it.

''Why not just destroy the nucleus extracted from the prince at once?
'I wish it were easy to destroy. Besides, destroying it could get us into all sorts of trouble.

　At least Ende will turn against us. I don't think he'll ever forgive us for killing the people we love.
　If I were in Ende's shoes, I might think about killing Yumina and the others one by one and making them feel the same way.
　And that female-type dominant species, or is it Ney or something like that? I believe that she is fascinated with the "king" and will come to take revenge on me. Well, we are the enemy to begin with.

What do you think we're going to do then?　What are you going to do, leave that nuke in the Yamato?
Calm down, Yumina. I have an idea. First, let me show you this magic.

　I held my hand over the large table in the room and activated the unattributed magic that I had discovered in the library of Old Parellius, the Sage of Time in the Ancient Kingdom, which I had found in the library of Old Parellius.

''【Prison】''

　A pale, translucent cube wrapped around the table. Immediately, with a gurgle, it shrank down to a cube about three centimeters on each side.

''Non-attribute magic [Prison]. Seal living and non-living creatures alike into a robust prison. It's like a combination of sealing magic and space-time magic. This prison created by my power cannot be escaped or destroyed without the power of a god, and on the contrary, it completely protects the things inside.

　What's different with [Storage] is that it can confine willing objects, even living things.
　It looks like a miniature table is enclosed inside a small, dice-shaped, translucent box.
　In this way, the size can be set to some degree of flexibility. It can be both a solid prison and a safe shelter.
　You can designate what you want to shut off and what you don't want to shut off, so you can cut off the oxygen and suffocate them, or you can let them live a normal life, depending on your preference. It is also possible to shut down the men and let the women pass through.
　The downside is that the effect diminishes as the range is extended.

Release 《Release》

　At the same time as my voice, the translucent dice shattered and the table appeared in its original size.

''You can specify various ways to unseal it. If we can use this to seal the 'King' core we took out of the prince, I don't think we'll have any problems.

　A relieved atmosphere enveloped everyone. Yumina was also patting her chest.
　It would be possible to extract the nucleus of the "King" from Prince Yamato using this method.
　The question is what to do with the sealed nucleus.
　Since the purpose of the nucleus is the King's core, if we give them the nucleus, they might be pulled out of this world.
　But that's not the case with the mutants. Those guys have already become the apostles of the evil gods. In the worst case scenario, the core of the King that they gave to the Freys is stolen by the evil gods and captured by them. I don't want those guys to become even more powerful.
　So should I give it to Ende?　If Ende travels to another world with it, the Frays will leave. This world will no longer be attacked. The threat of the evil gods would still remain, though.
　But wouldn't that mean that the rest of the world would be in danger?

''Even if it was, this is not the kind of thing that someone trying to manage the world would do...''

　How to deal with the "King's" nucleus can be put off for now, but for now, we have to use this 【Prison】 and extract it from Prince Yamato first.
　But in order to do that, we have to tell the situation to our parents, King Belfast and Queen Euell. We could do this in silence, but that would be disloyal. Thinking about what might happen, I still think I should tell those two people who are my parents.
　Huh..... What should I say........




''What.........
No, they don't have the slightest idea what they want from the prince. But if they find out about this, they will definitely come to kill the prince.

　The nucleus of the "king" originally lurking in another human being was transferred to the prince who was born at the time the host's life span expired. From what Ende said, this seems to be completely random, so it can only be a coincidence that the prince conceived the nucleus.
　With trembling hands, Queen Euell embraced her son. In order not to let anyone hear, just in case, this corner of the Belfast royal family is surrounded by a 【Prison】. There are only five people inside, me, Yumina, His Majesty the King, the Queen and the Prince. If it weren't for an evil god, this [Prison] would not be shattered.

''Father, please calm down. Fuyao-san can remove that nucleus from Yamato. However, I can't do that on my own, so I'd like to ask for your two's permission.
Oh, really?　The Yamato....the Yamato will be saved, right?
'If we leave it as it is, if it's as we talked about, it will be able to grow without any obstacles... but I still think it's better to remove it. However, it's not that there's no chance of that happening. ........What do we do?

　As long as he can't make the decision for himself, I have no choice but to let the two of them, his parents, decide. It's a shameful thing to have to think about just in case, but no matter what happens, I will absolutely protect the prince's life.
　The King of Belfast looks straight at me with eyes that hide his determination and opens his heavy mouth.

''All right. Do it. I leave Yamato to Fuyao-dono.
Okay. Now......

　I deactivate 【Prison】 and use 【Gate】 to transition to the wilds of Euron. It might be an exaggeration, but this is also just in case. If something happens, the damage will be too great in Belfast.
　I deploy 【Prison】 again and wrap it around the five of us. With this, even if we remove the nuke from the prince, Frase and the others won't be able to detect it.

''Then, let's go.''

　His mother held him in her arms and activated 'God's Eye' on the sleeping prince as he slept through the slumber. Hidden behind the heart, a small 'it' could be seen clearly. About the size of a cherry, this shape is an icosahedron.......or is it?
　I've completely grasped the location and the size of it. Okay, here we go!

[APORTS]

　A crystal body the size of a cherry appears in my right hand. I quickly applied a recovery spell to the prince with my left hand and confirmed the location of the nucleus with my "divine eye", but nothing seemed to have changed. I'll also apply 【Recovery】 just in case.
　Seeing the prince yawn a small yawn as if nothing had happened, I patted my chest in relief.

''It's no problem. It was safely removed.''
'Right!　Good for you, Yamato!

　His Majesty the King, who was probably worried after all, moistened his eyes a bit and held his own son's hand. Queen Euell and Yumina were also happy with tears in their eyes.
　It's easier to give birth than to worry. It went surprisingly easy.
　Now, the question is, what is the core of this "king"....

Wha-?

　When I open my right hand, an icosahedron the size of a cherry is deformed with a cracking sound.......no, it's multiplying. Like a frost pillar growing, crystals grew out of the nucleus, and I threw it away as my hand was about to be taken in.

''Fuyao-san, this is........!
"The King is awake!　Anyway, we can't go on like this!

　We can't untie [Prison]. If we do that, the Frays will come flooding in here in droves.
　Reluctantly, I rewrite 【Prison】's settings and take Yumina and the others out and transfer them to the royal room in Belfast. I remained alone and watched the still multiplying 'it' from outside 【Prison】 with tension.
　The mass of crystals in front of me had already grown to the size of a child and was continuing to grow even more. Gradually it became a small change, and soon began to form a fine body.
　A rounded female form. A crystalline body that clung to it like a dress. Her long hair grew out and her figure transformed into that of a girl.
　When most of the changes were over, there was a dominant species in the form of a girl my age. Her body was clad in what looked like a beautiful crystalline dress. A glittering blue-white glow enveloped its body.
　I've seen several dominant species with my own eyes, but I've never seen a dominant species as graceful as this girl. Without a doubt, she was the "King" of Freys.
　Her closed eyes opened. Those eyes were filled with a clear ice blue color.
　I slowly move my head and blink repeatedly while looking around me. Eventually, when he noticed my presence, he quietly opened his mouth.
　However, the mouth only moved with a crunching motion and nothing was heard. I was blocking it off with [Prison].
　The girl from the "King" looks at me who is unresponsive and tilts her head with a troubled look on her face. Apparently there is no hostility at the moment.

From what Ende says, he doesn't seem to be a fan of conflict...

　I boldly stepped into the 【Prison】.
　As I approached, I could somehow feel the tension in the other party as well.

''@#........@$n/*o closing, #h£@j￠ime￡￥m@◇sh⊇i*t≈e closing.''

　What is it?　I can't understand the language...............................is it natural? They were originally from a different world. Well, I remember Ney and Gila speaking the same language.
　I guess you have to touch the other person in order to cast translation magic【Translation】.
　I don't know if there's a culture of handshakes in Fraise, but I try to reach out my hand anyway.
　He seems a little wary, so I smile and tell him that I have no intention of being hostile, though he twitches a bit, but I smile and tell him that I have no intention of being hostile.
　I don't know if that worked, but she gradually took my hand in hers. It was cool and cold, but it was a soft hand.

''[Translations]

　So I quickly activated my translation magic and channeled my magic power to her, and by taking it back in, we connected the path of each other's words.

Can you understand my words?
"!　Yes, sir. I understand.

　With a surprised expression on his face, the 'King' of Frase gave a small nod. Good, so we're connected.

''I am Fuyao Mochizuki. I am the king of a country in this world.''
Well, excuse me. I'm sorry for my apologies, but my name is Mel. I am the King who once ruled the world of the Crystal World, Freesia.

　Mel, the "King" of Freys. The "King" that Flaze and his friends are looking for has now been resurrected before my eyes.