321 # 321 The kidnapper and the second prince.






I'd like you to take a look at this first.

 Saying that, I project a certain image from my phone into the air.

''Oh...!
This is....

 His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Primula, the Elka Engineer, Fenrir, the Chamberlain, the Vizier, the Knight Commander, and the knights in his guard all gasped at the images floating in the dimly lit, curtained room.
 What was unfolding there was a fierce battle between a crystal monster, a golden monster, and a giant armored knight.

The crystal monster is the Freys and the golden monster is its mutant. Currently, our world is being attacked by these guys. However, we have fought them all off so far.

 I speak as I look around at the faces in the room. Believe me or not, I'll just state the facts for now.

And these monsters are beginning to appear in your world. "And these monsters are starting to appear in your world as well, and in time, more than 10,000 of them will appear in our world.
Are you sure about that?
That's for sure. With all due respect, the only thing that can stand against them in this world is the Golem of the Legacy at best.

 I'm sorry to tell His Majesty the King, but it's no use telling lies. If the worlds are connected, it will inevitably happen.

"Assuming that's true, what would you-or rather, His Majesty the King of another world-want from us?
We need your country to help us defeat them. Almost 90 percent of the countries in the other world have formed an alliance and are working together to fight the invaders. In the same way, our countries are joining hands...
'You want us to join forces with the God Empire! To us, the invaders are what they are!

 Boom! And the one who tapped the table was a burly knight commander with a forty-something beard. His flaming red hair was impressive, giving him the impression of being a warrior.

''Well, it might be difficult to tell the enemies to get along with each other right away. I thought it would be good if we could at least get to the point where we could talk.''
The other side won't listen to us, so there's nothing we can do about it. In that case, armed conflict will have to do.

 The ironically skinny prime minister states this. I get the impression that this person is somewhat resigned. Maybe it's inevitable under the circumstances.

''That's true. If you don't have ears to hear, just slap him on the side of his head so he can hear us. It's easy to understand.
'Oh? You're going to destroy this god empire?
'No, no, no. It's not such a big deal. What are you going to do with the country when you've crushed it?

 The doctor, who was smirking next to me, easily dodged the doctor's light-hearted comment. The Prime Minister's expression of consternation appeared on his face at those words, but he immediately laughed with a wry smile.

''You speak as if you could topple a divine empire.
You can take it down, sir. I don't know what you mean by defeating a country, but a country of that magnitude, it's easy to just destroy it. For me, it's much more difficult and troublesome to rule afterwards. I don't know what the fun is in invading another country," he said.

 This is true in many ways. Even little Brunhild is having a hard time, and I can't think of a way to expand that........ We have to be careful not to be made king over here!

So you think His Majesty would be able to save our country from being invaded at the moment?
You can do it. However, Frame Gear........that armored giant, I won't use that one, though, because it's not something that can fight a war against humans.
How then do you propose to stop the invasion of the God's Imperial Army?

 Once again, the Knight Commander shouts out loudly. The Prime Minister and the Knight Commander, from a while ago, their attitude towards the king of a country isn't the same as their attitude towards the king of a country.
 Well, I know it's hard to believe it when someone says "I'm the king of another world". Ah, His Majesty the King warned the Knight Commander.
 See, I was pissed off. You can't do anything as a vassal to bring disgrace to your lord.
 He changed his mind and asked His Majesty the King a question.

''Who is the general of the invading Divine Imperial Army?''
As I recall he was the second prince of the God's Empire. 'Yes, Vizier Velor,'
Ha. I'm Ristine LaTriharan, the Second Prince.

 Yes, the Second Prince. That's good.

"Then we'll go and capture the Second Prince. If we take the prince as a hostage, he will join us at the negotiating table, right?

 At my statement, all of them, except for the doctor, have their mouths half open and raise their eyebrows. What is that "What is this guy talking about? The eyes are like...
 I don't want to be a kidnapper.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out what's going on. It would be a piece of cake for me to ride into the enemy's camp and bring their general home with me.

 The Dr. beside me explains with a sly smile. Well, that's what I mean. It may seem a bit cowardly, but it's the quickest way to do it. It's also not a good idea to annihilate all of their soldiers. It would be a disaster for the prince.

''Yes, if that was possible, then the Divine Imperial Army would certainly draw their troops...''
'But let me tell you something, okay? Assuming that we have captured the Second Prince, the only demand from us is a ceasefire. Please do not try to gain territory or demand a ransom in return for that. And, needless to say, you will keep the Second Prince safe.

 I want to stop the war, not destroy the God Empire. I won't let them do whatever they want anyway.

''But won't the God Empire army invade again after we return the Second Prince?
Of course I'll make sure to nail the Second Prince back to you when I return him. I'll take the emperor next time.

 You may think you're a rogue, but there's nothing you can do about it now, no matter what you do to keep up appearances.

...His Majesty seems to have a lot of nerve.
Better than dead people, right? In our world, we don't live in a situation where countries are fighting over each other anymore. I'm sorry, but that's what will happen to our world soon. Those countries that can't cooperate with other countries are just dying.

 He replied to Vizier Belore's words with a bit of a thorn in his side. I'm not going to let any country be destroyed so easily, though. As long as it's not a very inconsiderate country.

''So what does His Majesty the King want us to do?
When things settle down, I'd like to see you form an alliance with my country. We don't have a lot of connections in our world. A country from another world may seem like a bogus idea.
'No, I trust you on that point. Our royal family itself is a gentile to begin with. I don't doubt that they exist. And I have the approval of the Elka engineers.

 Hmm. You've come to "that point. I guess I didn't fully believe it, but that's okay now. I believed the "otherworldly" part, but I guess I'm still a little skeptical to the point of "king of another world".

'Map view. Primula Kingdom and Triharan Divine Empire Battle Area.
Copy that.

 At the same time as the voice from the phone, an entire map of the area around the country was projected in the air and gradually narrowed down.
 Leven, huh? The one currently under attack is Leven Citadel. The Divine Imperial Army is approaching on three sides, surrounding it on three sides.
 Since it's a fortress, they won't fall into it so easily, but with military golems like the Soldat in addition to the ancient aircraft, it's hard to tell.

''Search. The Second Prince of the Triharan God Empire.
Searching for ... 23 items.
That's a lot.

 I frown at the reply that came back. This means that there are that many people who will judge me as 'maybe the second prince' based on my appearance. It's still a search magic that lacks precision.

''Do you know what the Second Prince's appearance is like? It would be great to have some pictures or something.
'I don't have a picture of him but I hear he's nineteen years old, blond and has a pretty neat face. The other is that he is sickly. He must be wearing some kind of imperial emblem.

 A handsome blonde guy, huh? I'm jealous that you're a born-again prince....... With a bit of a whimsical feeling, I ask him to show me the imperial coat of arms of the Triharan divine Empire.
 Two double swords crossed by a two-headed lion? With that in mind, I searched for it and narrowed it down to one.
 Perhaps this is definitely the Second Prince of Triharan.

''Then let's go for a moment.''
Can I come along for the ride?

 The doctor next to me suddenly said something like that.

'What? ...well, okay.

 For a moment, I thought it would be troublesome, but I'm certainly not comfortable leaving the doctor alone here. In more ways than one. Let's get him out of here.
 The distance and..........direction are as follows.

"[Teleportation]

 The Doctor and I transitioned through space at once. In an instant, we arrive at the Tabernacle of the Triharan Divine Empire.
 Thanks to being able to use the same type of [Different Space Transfer], we're able to perfectly transfer [Teleportation] at a certain distance as well.
 In front of us, there was a young man who suddenly appeared in front of us, and his eyes widened. Judging from what I can tell, this person is the Second Prince Listin or something like that. He has blond hair. He's a slender prince who looks like something out of a girl's manga.
 There are two other women inside the tent who look like maids.

Who are you?
Do you think it's going to be an errand boy for the Primula Kingdom? Is that you in Prince Listin?

 Reacting immediately to my reply, the prince draws his sword from his waist and holds it up.

''Intruder! Meet me!
"Oops. [Prison]

 We didn't want to get in trouble, so we put up a defensive wall around the three of us.
 Soldiers are coming into the tent and slashing at us, but they are all blocked by the invisible wall and can't come to us.

''Hey!''

 The second prince pulls out a sword and points it at us. I lightly ducked it, grabbed his arm and activated 【Paralyze】. It seems that your sword skills are not that good. Immediately, the crumpled prince crumbled to the ground.
 Seeing this, the old knight shouted at us.

''You! What are you going to do to Prince Listin!

 Oh, I'm sure it's the prince. We'd be in big trouble if we kidnapped the wrong person.

"Please call off your invasion of the Kingdom of Primula. Until then, we will take custody of the prince. I promise you that once Triharan's troops have retreated to your country, the prince will be returned to you in one piece and safe and sound.

 I confront the knights who have entered the tent with my request. The eyes of the knights biting their teeth and staring at me are painful, but I wish they would give me a break. It's impossible.

"You sound like a villain.
It's disgusting.

 With a chuckle, the doctor looks into the fallen prince's face. 【Paralize】 takes away the freedom of the body but the consciousness remains clear, so he can hear our words and the doctor should be able to see them too.

''........Oh? 

 The doctor muttered to himself as he flattened the fallen prince. Since it looks like he's going to do something akin to reverse s*xual harassment, I pulled away as expected. I don't want you to cause problems with something else.

''Fuyao-kun. In the meantime, you should take the maids over there with you to take care of the prince. We can't leave everything to the Primula side, can we?

 Mmm. So that's it.

''Could you two gentlemen come over here? I would like to ask you to take care of the prince.

 In response to my request, the two maids come over here. I changed the setting to allow them to enter 【Prison】, and when I allowed them to enter, the two maids suddenly attacked me with daggers in their hands before I knew it.
 But that was to be expected. I don't panic and deal with them and have them get stuck with [Paralyze] just like the prince. I know you're not a proper maid when you're in the camp like this.

''Then I will take custody of the prince. If the army pulls back, we will definitely return you safely to them.
Is it true...?
Definitely. I won't let anyone in the Kingdom of Primula lay a finger on you.

 I answer that to an old knight who glares at me in particular, even among the knights who surround us. Are you the prince's educator?
 I've done my business for now.
 I used 【Teleport】 again and transferred the 【Prison】 to the Primula Kingdom's conference room we were in earlier.
 The people of Primula are buzzing at our sudden appearance. The reason for this is not me, but the three people lying around who were transferred together.

''This, Your Majesty, Your Majesty your people........''
'Yes. I am the second prince of the Triharan divine empire.

 While explaining to King Primula, he removes the sword from the prince's waist. I have to take away the weapons, just in case.
 The hilt of the sword had the imperial coat of arms engraved on it, so I give it to King Primula. Now you know it's not a fake.
 As for the maid, I'll ask the doctor to take care of her. Despite the fact that I nailed him not to s*xually harass her, he started rubbing her breasts, so I dropped my knuckles on him.

'Do you hear me? This is the royal castle of the Kingdom of Primula. I'm going to set you free now, but please don't get out of control, okay? And I won't let you mess with the kingdom of Primula, either.

 As he spoke to the second prince, he moved his head slightly. Apparently, he understood. I put [Recovery] on the prince and release the paralyzed state.
 Realizing that his body is now free, the prince stands up. It was only then that he realized that he was surprisingly short in stature.

''........Aren't you from the Primula Kingdom?''

 He still stares at me with a swallowing look in his eyes. It's understandable. You are a kidnapper, right?

I'm not from the Kingdom of Primula. I just wanted to stop this war. Therefore, I will not allow Primula to harm the Prince.
"I wanted to stop the war as much as you did. I would gladly suffer the shame of being a prisoner of war if it would stop the war.

 Oh, wow. You're surprisingly perceptive, aren't you? I was a bit surprised when the doctor pulled on the hem of my coat. What's that?
 In a whisper, the doctor tells me something. What? What's that?
 I stare at the prince in front of me. No, when you put it that way, it sure seems that way. But, what do you mean?

Hey, Your Majesty. Anyway, I was wondering if you could get the room for the prince. I'll explain the situation to him.
Mmm, yeah, yeah.

 King Primula, who was looking at the prince's sword that was handed to him, ordered the knights under his command to guide him.
 No one can touch the prince and the maid since the [Prison] is still on the prince and the maid, so no one can touch them. Perhaps because they understood that, all three of them followed the guiding knight obediently.
 Following that, me and the doctor also leave the room. From here, it's better to have a meeting with the people of this country. ........or something like that, but I was pondering what to do from now on.
 Entering the room that was assigned to the prince, I spread 【Prison】 over the entire room and shut off the audio. It might not be good if they hear me.

''Again, let me introduce myself. Fuyao Mochizuki. Well, you can think of me as a wizard. And this is Dr. Babylon.
The wizard. Okay, so that's the strange phenomenon from earlier. I'm convinced.
'Yes. Well, that power won't allow anyone to get into this room, and the story won't leak out. So I'm going to ask you. Are you by any chance not a prince, but........an imperial princess?

 The breathtaking face that spread out in front of me said it all. The doctor was right......... Wow, seriously.....