Chapter 707: Neia’s Role
Beatrice is just a warrior in terms of ability, so there is not that big a role for her if we force her to participate in the Kalwin´s rebuilding project in the future. It was like, I’d rather have her in the new political arena as a banner using her title of 「Former Hero」. It’s not so hard to make up for that with my voice and the dragons of the Crystal Palace card. But Neia was different. I can’t let Kalwin completely back out of this, whether it’s because of her knowledge or her track record of working with the most powerful people in the world.
“Frankly, I’ve sensed that Neia is getting along well with you, and I’m not greatly surprised about that”
Acting King Duke held his forehead and sighed.
“A female slave or……”
“……Something like that, I’m sorry”
“Foreign cultures are difficult to understand……no, I understand that it’s a dream for a man. The Celesta bureaucrats have told me to have a woman by my side as my wife, and I still have desires. It’s not that I don’t understand the desire to make that happen”
“……I’m sorry about that”
“But……that Beatrice is your female slave……umm”
“……I’m really sorry”
I can only apologize to him. I really can’t make excuses for dying Beatrice out of a light-hearted prank until it was too late. But to throw it away after dyeing her and say 「I didn’t mean it that way」 would be too cruel for me who dyed her. I just can’t let it go that way. I don’t want to see Beatrice get attached to another man now.
“……I know I shouldn’t say this, but I think there are plenty of other good women out there besides Beatrice. That silver dragon girl you have with you, she’s probably a dozen times more beautiful than Beatrice”
“Yes, well……I wouldn’t compare her to the dragon, but Beatrice is pretty, too”
“……I don’t think she’s a good match”
“She can shine with more polish. Besides, I’m the type of person who doesn’t want to give up the girls I’ve got my hands on”
“…………”
The acting king, Duke, folded his arms, then looked with a troubled look at the space next to the throne, Brian’s usual place. Brian is not there. The confusion may have been too much, his complexion turned a strange color and he began to sweat badly, so Dianne brought him in to rest.
“Don’t you feel sorry for Brian?”
“……Well, it’s his own wish……I can’t just turn a blind eye to it”
“……Hmmm. ……You’re a dragon user. I suppose I have no choice but to accept it……depending on how you look at it, it might be good news for Beatrice, who has lived in a closed culture. But we can’t just dismiss Neia”
“Yes, I understand”
Neia steps forward.
“In place of 100-man commander Dianne, I should do my duty here……”
“That’s not true”
Acting King Duke restrained her with a hand.
“We’re not talking about being short-staffed when it comes to paperwork. As for rebuilding the nation, we are not counted in the war effort……but rather, I would say that we are just being taught by the bureaucrats of the various countries what kind of work the king will need to do. For them, it’s a remote, thin land far, far away from home, and they don’t want to stay there for long. Eventually, they want us to be able to run it on our own”
“Yes”
“You will be in charge of coordinating and overseeing the new home of the people of Kalwin……that Trot has proposed to you”
The Acting King rested his elbows on the armrests and laced his fingers together.
“The mayor there will be Stana”
“Princess Stana? ……What is she doing now?”
“She’s also being retrained by the guys sent over from the other side. I don’t think that an arrogant incompetent can pretend to be a politician just because of her beauty……they’re being particularly strict. The princess of a small country of only 30,000 is a small thing compared to Renfangas, which is not even a big country. It seems that being laughed at every day as if she’s a small rich country is much more tolerable than being treated like a criminal”
“Even so, the lineage of the chief is important to the people”
“Yes. But I still don’t trust her. We absolutely need someone to keep an eye on her. ……If Herman had a little more vision, he could handle it, but right now, you’re the best person for the job”
“Where’s Richard?”
“He’s missing. He seems to have disappeared quickly after being taken out like Herman”
“……Haa”
Neia sighs and Beatrice makes a 「What do you mean?」 face. Richard the Flash Rider. The brave young man who is Neia’s successor. However, although he looked fresh on the outside, his bad behavior and the rumors of his arrogance in the craftman village did not give a very good impression. When he was let out of the house and quickly disappeared……hmmm. Well, I guess you could say that he was, at best, opportunistic. With no telling how many decades it will take to rebuild Kalwin, it is understandable that he would not want to devote his life to such a modest task. The Kalwin language is understood in the Valerian-speaking world to the extent that there is a slight accent, and as a former hero, he could live off his swordsmanship. I guess it’s no wonder he’s jumped out of the plane and sought a new place to live.
“I guess I’m the only one who can do it”
“Yeah. Above all, you were a key figure in the recent battle. You are well remembered by many countries. If push comes to shove, even without pulling out a sword, you will be able to exert a much greater power than I can. You are the right person to watch over Stana”
“……I understand. I accept”
You will need to return to Kalwin periodically to contact the Acting King Duke and the next king, Brian, but that can be done with my three dragons and the silver dragon. Is the mobility that comes with it another reason for Neia’s suitability? Well, it is an afterthought.
Dianne had finished her preparations for taking over the job much earlier and was just waiting for us to leave.
“Is there anywhere else to stop?”
“I’m going to go talk to the Crystal Palace, and then……”
Oh, I remember Leyla and her sister Corti. It’s been a month since then, so it’s about time.
“I’ve been trying to convince Rainer´s dragons……”
“I think it’s futile”
Dianne shakes her head and gets into the carriage.
“Laila was dry, but do you think so too, Dianne?”
“It’s not dry. It’s an incredibly wet story. ……If you were killed by someone, would Laila or I be able to turn to another man……?”
“………….”
That being said, it’s certainly……my desire, but after all, Dianne and the others would never forgive the other guy, and they would never surrender. But Rainer is such a guy, and Leyla, for example, ended up following him most of the time without understanding him……umm. But the dragon’s values don’t seem to make such a short amount of time a problem…….
“……I’ve been told many times by silver dragons that……we have to let them die. But I wonder if there isn’t something we can do about it……”
“It will be difficult if we take their feelings into consideration. The guys at Crystal Palace will never be convinced”
“…………”
“We killed Rainer. If we had been able to rehabilitate him alive, it might have been a different story. But that’s out of the question. ……There will be no way to get him back”
“I don’t know if that’s so……”
“Let him die how he wants to. That’s the way of man. Don’t you think it’s the worst kind of taste to make someone who wants to sacrifice themselves beautifully choose to continue living in ugly ways?”
“……Even if it is so”
I grit my teeth.
“Even if they say I’m a dragon rider of such arrogant bad taste……I can’t just shut up and let it go”
“……I see”
I thought Dianne would make a disgusted face when she heard that, but however, she smiled a small smile.
“……You were that kind of man, weren’t you?”
“…………”
“It’s not whether it makes sense or not. You do it because you want to. ……That’s how you kept stepping over the rules to help someone else”
Dianne looked me in the eyes. It was a cool gaze, filled with the desire to start something new.
“I understood. I won’t say anything more. ……If you believe you can do it, I’ll help you with it”
“I’m sorry…….”
“What do you have to apologize for?”
……Well. Even though Dianne has always believed in me so much.
“……There’s actually something I’ve been keeping quiet about”
“?”
…………This and that, and so on.
“I’ve finally brought Mira and two other sisters, Nord-neesama, and even Cosmos-san into Polka……”
Dianne held her forehead as expected.
“Cosmos-san was unexpected”
“I was also surprised……or rather, the other four”
“Nord-neesama was also a bit unexpected. I thought she was someone who traveled at her own pace
“……Mira and the others?”
“That makes sense. They’d be weak if they found out about dicks”
I’m not sure if that’s the way you want to treat those three sisters.