This is awful. My body is terribly heavy. This is a reaction to using too much magic power. It's a good idea to use level 10 magic for the first time in a row.

　I'm sure the eyelids are heavy and I want to stay awake, but I have to get up here. When I opened my eyes, I found

Hey.

　I saw Kana lying on top of me with a very happy look on her face.......hmm?　How did this happen?　I don't know why, but I can't help it, so I move to wake up Kana, but.......for some reason both arms don't move.

　When I looked to my right side, I saw Alexia lying there, holding my right arm. When I looked at the other side, I saw Krona sleeping there. Why is everyone in my room?

　Anyway, I don't know what time it is, so I look outside and it looks like the sun is just starting to come up.

　However, as I'm awake, this state of affairs is moderately hard for me. Especially Kana, who for some reason is sleeping on top of me.

　Krona, who was sleeping on my left side, probably noticing me flinching, woke up. She's cute in a daze, rubbing her eyes. And when her eyes meet mine, her cat ears bleep and ping!　And stand.

'Le, Master Ray!　You're awake!

"Oh, good morning, Krona.

　When I say hello, Krona happily shakes my hand. I'm sure Krona is used to this, since she also fainted in the last war.

　Perhaps because I moved my body, Kena, who was on top of me, shifted and fell toward Alexia and fell off the bed.

''Humph!''

....

....

.... hmm?　What?　Shut the f*ck up Ray!　You're up!

'Oh, oh, good morning Alexia.

Shit!　You've made me worry every single time!　Ray's idiot!

Ah!　That's not fair, Lady Alexia!　Master Ray!　I was worried about you so much!

　When Krona saw me waking up and being hugged by Alexia, she was worried about me too!　And he hugged my arm. Whoa!　Krona has something soft....like she's developing for an eleven year old....or is this how it's supposed to be?

　And it's painful, Alexia. It's been a long time since I've been pinned to my chest, but what's painful is painful. The shape changes to match the shape of my face, so it fits and is even more so.

'Oitaa~........I was sleeping on top of my cousin, but I fell off.......what are you doing, Alexia-san!　Even Krona!

　Then Kana, who fell out of bed earlier, gets up. And she struggles with the current situation on the bed. Good, just pull Alexia away from me as it is, Kana. I'm glad Alexia is holding me too, but I can't breathe as it is.

'It's not fair!　I'll hug you too!

　....What?　Kana says something I don't understand, and the bed rocks. And then I feel the softness on me again. Krona on my left arm. Alexia on my right arm and face. I can't move from the waist up as Kana hugs me.......I'm about to breathe.......

　◇ ◇ ◇ ◇.

Yes, ahhh, Master Ray!

No, I'll eat my...

Ahhhh!

...ahhh...

　I was going to say no, that it's okay because I can eat it myself, but Krona's supremacy, with or without her, shuts me up.

　It's just me and Krona in the room now. Alexia left the room, saying she was going to tell General Melia and the others what happened to me, and Kona left to go report to Mari.

　Krona prepared a simple meal using the kitchen provided in the room because I would be hungry.

　The food is a porridge and a dessert made of mashed fruit, just to make my stomach feel better after having just woken up. Krona serves it to me with a spoon.

　It's a little embarrassing, but since Krona seems to enjoy it, I'll let her eat it as it is.

　A short time later, Alexia came into the room with General Melia and the others. Elea, Cizuk, and Burdon tell me they were worried, and only Dagris is smirking when he sees me being fed by Krona. You'll hit me later.

　After that, Kana walks in with Mari and Luciana.......I guess Luciana already knows. Her complexion is very pale. She must not be sleeping because she also has dark circles under her eyes.

　Then everyone sits around my bed and starts talking. I've apparently been in bed for a week or so. Well, as usual. I try to ask Alexia about what happened during that time, but she looks so confused, I wonder what happened.

Alexia?

Ray. Don't be in a hurry to listen to me, okay?

　Alexia is going to say something like that. What's really going on here?　At any rate, I nodded silently as I couldn't proceed without asking.

''It's after the day that demon tribe attacked us, but the corpses of His Majesty the Emperor, the First Prince, the Prime Minister, and the other soldiers of the guards were found in the audience room.

What?

　What the hell is going on?　Why are the Czars dead?　The seven demon generals and dragons who came to attack should have been stopped at the city walls and not allowed inside the imperial city. So why then?

And that culprit is supposed to be the now missing Takumi Kaido.

　Alexia's words freaked Luciana out.......more and more strange. Kaido was indeed taken in by the Demon God, but he should have been with the heroic group at the time of the attack. So how could Kaido be the culprit?

''All of the brave men said that too, but Prince Rosbel, the second prince, didn't believe me.

　Mari answered my question.

''Was the Second Prince alive?''

'Yes. It looks like I had an S-ranked adventurer, Gargante, by my side, so I was saved.

He set you up.

　To my mumbling, Alexia replies, "Maybe. It's clearly too forced.

　The imperial city that blames Kaido as the culprit, even though there are eyewitness accounts of the heroic group. And the second prince, the only male royal family member to survive. Gargante, who happened to be on the side. I guess this is the place to suspect, but there's no evidence. I can't say anything.

'What's going on with the Empire now?

The Second Prince succeeds to the throne. With Gargantua Gargante as the Grand General. So we can't tell people if they're suspicious.

'Well well there's nothing we can do about it now. We don't have any proof. More importantly, it's just the beginning...

　I'm going to talk to you guys about the future. The battles from now on will not be fought on an individual basis. We'll have to defend our seals across the continent. And to do that, we'll need to work with the rest of the world.

　I'm sorry. What should we do? How about we just go back to the King's Landing for now? I'm sure everyone is worried about us. And then I think I'll send a letter to each of the other countries with my name and Alexia's name on it. Alexia says that my name is famous, so maybe she'll take a look at it.