Unwanted in Isekai Chapter 82. Back in the Royal Capital Again 3
Unwanted in Isekai Chapter 84. The Power of Teleportation Goes Further
「 ?! 」
「 Wha? He disappeared! 」
「 Prime Minister?! 」
The reaction of the knights to my sudden disappearance was mixed.
Those who lost sight of me and found me quickly were all wide-eyed and astonished.
I look at the knights and poke the tip of my spear into the back of the prime minister standing in front of me.
At that moment, the knights raised their bloodlust.
「 Oops, that’s scary. I’m sorry to ask sir Knights, but would you mind stepping away? Also, Prime Minister, could you ask them the same thing? 」
「 Did you hear? Step away and wait until my orders Is that good enough? 」
「 Yes, if possible, I’d like the knights to leave the place 」
「 Do as he says 」
The knights hesitated when they hear that, but when the prime minister gave the same order, they left the place without showing their backs, keeping their drawn swords up.
This would take out the fear of being jumped on out of the blue, but I still have to remain vigilant, they might have some projectile weapons.
「 Phew, thank you. That reduces the risk of me getting surprised and making some sudden move, resulting in a stab in the heart. I’m thankful for your cooperation 」
「 Not at all. Still, Kotori-dono, you have a lot of secrets Not only you could take down a knight, but also that move, that should’ve been called divine peed–no, that was teleportation. To think that you have something else apart from that teleportation 」
Even in this situation, the prime minister’s complexion isn’t changing
Rather, his serious face was gone, and he turned with a smile on his face.
「 How it’s done is a secret, but as long as I have this, it’s impossible to keep me in custody 」
「 It seems so It’s too unexpected that you could override a teleportation block 」
He figured out that it was a teleport.
He seems convinced that a normal teleport won’t work.
「 Kotori-dono, does it mean that you can move anywhere, at any time, depending on how you use it? 」
「 I wonder. Maybe going behind you just now was possible 」
Well, the truth is the image of the location during teleportation is quite vague, and although I can recognize the landscape, it doesn’t mean that I can recognize people or anything else.
If I could do that, it would save me the trouble of having to go to back alleys every time.
「 Haaa… This was a miscalculation. I seem to have offended someone I shouldn’t have made enemies of 」
「 No, I’m not angry at all. I’m just overreacting. It’s like a puppy that came back biting because you spooked it 」
「 I don’t think the blade touching my back is something that simple What a fearsome tooth 」
It’s possible that the prime minister may have some high-level combat skills.
Did he gain it through effort?
Or maybe, since he has such high status and considerable wealth, so he could use high-level skill orbs.
However, even if he has it, it’ll only be on level three.
If so, since he’s not wearing any armor, I could kill him in a single thrust.
But, that’s only the last resort.
If it were someone without influence, then it’s a hassle and that would be the only option, but when killing a major power, it’s a different story.
「 Oh, sorry. Now that the knights are away, there’s no need to point this at you 」
I say that then I lowered the tip of my spear to the ground, then the prime minister looked back.
「 Are you sure? If you let down your spear, an arrow can get you from who knows where 」
「 That’s scary, but it’s exhausting for us to remain in that forever. Besides, I prefer having a friendly talk instead. I still want to keep our good relationship 」
I don’t think it’s a good idea to go easy against someone you antagonized
However, there are much more benefits to being friendly with the prime minister.
I don’t care about business at this point, but it would be better to keep our friendship for Mirai, and for Euphy.
If I kill him, I’m sure that there will be some retaliation.
Even if I escape by teleporting, I don’t want the Five Dragon Heads or some other scary guys coming after me.
Besides, my precious Euphy wants to restore the Adicilton house.
If we antagonize them here, they’re likely to clean house.
Nothing good will come to a simple gusher like when I killed Davey.
For now, I made a threat that I can kill him any time, so I just hope that this works.
I waited for his response, and he looked at me with a dumbfounded face.
「 Kotori-dono, are you saying that we put this incident under the rug? 」
「 Let’s just say that it’s a mutual misunderstanding. I hold the Prime Minister’s secret, and you can’t let me off the hook because of your position. Yes, it’s a common misunderstanding. Naturally, there will be no next time 」
「 It seems that I have no say in this. I’ll do as you say for now 」
「 Thank you. I think even hens that lay golden eggs won’t lay good eggs if they’re confined in a small cage 」
「 A chicken that lays golden eggs? That’s an interesting metaphor. Oh, indeed. Kotori-dono’s from another world. I forgot that 」
He seems to agree with me, verbally, at least.
However, after a short discussion, the Prime Minister was alert once again.
What? They seem to still have something planned so let’s bring out our next card.
「 Besides, I’m glad, It’s a pleasure doing business with you again, sir Prime Minister. If we had a fallout here, I wouldn’t have been able to give this to you 」
I chuckled and brought out something from my magic bag
When I showed it to him, his eyes widened and he took a step forward.
「 !? W-What?! What’s that?! 」
「 I’m sorry to keep this from you, but this is actually one wristwatch that I plan to hand to you. I plan to bring it if there was progress on Mirai’s case 」
I took out the expensive watch that the Gang boss prepared for me
His eyes are glued to the watch, which is fully skeletonized and beautifully engraved to reveal the mechanism.
His eyes were bloodshot, and his body is shaking.
「 I’m glad that we’ve resumed our business. If we continued to fight, I would’ve given it to the royalty of some other country 」
「 U-Unthinkable. S-Something this complex, this precise. And this beauty. Is every component a jewel? No, there’s none in this world like it 」
Oh, he’s not listening anymore.
He’s just staring at the watch and mumbles the entire time.
I mean, he almost grabbed the watch from my hand.
I’d rather not do a handshake event with an elderly man.
I was showing him as much as he wanted to stare, then he suddenly burst out laughing.
「 Fu…fufufu… Even though I had my knights ready, you made them retreat and even prepared something like this. Haa…You are a handful. Fufu, I yield. I seem to have no choice but to follow Kotori-dono. It’s been a while since I was this surprised 」
The Prime Minister looked at me laughing, but what the hell?
He’s accepted it, I mean, those eyes are giving quite the attention.
What’s the emotion behind that expression?
「 Prime Minister? 」
「 Yes, Kotori-dono. I’d like you to meet my grandchildren! I have several kids the same age as Mirai, no, I’ll bring all my grandchildren! Yes, that would be great. You can pick whoever you want among my granddaughters. I hope you find someone you like, Kotori-dono 」
What is he talking about all of a sudden?
Don’t try to reel me using another method right after declaring that you lost!
「 U-Uhm, I’m already heading home. Maybe next time 」
「 Eh, is that so? You don’t want my grandchildren? They’re beautiful even from their grandfather’s view 」
「 Let’s talk about that next time. Also, if you could handle Mirai…in exchange for this watch 」
「 You don’t want my granddaughters? Very well. I’ll take care of Mirai. I’ll use all my power to have the King hand her to you 」
「 Y-Yes. Please do 」
「 Expect it 」
After showing the clock, the Prime Minister’s danger changed.
Earlier, he was trying to capture me maliciously, but now it’s an uptake of goodwill.
No, no, either way, he’s still trying to bring me in.
I took my gaze away from the Prime Minister, who was staring at me with a morbid face and teleported away from the scene.