Chapter 518: The Unexplored Kingdom 5
Night.
“Alright”
Tetes completely seals the room with an audio barrier. The application of illusion magic makes sound completely inaccessible to the outside world. We didn’t have much to hide, but it’s still no fun to be overheard by a dragon’s hearing, so we got permission from high priest Duke to seal off our bedroom. Well, it doesn’t last that many days……or rather, it seems to be something that can be lifted in the morning.
“Well, then, it’s time for a secret meeting”
“I, I don’t have enough information for a secret talk. At best, everyone seems to be smelly”
“First of all, Neia-san. Please tell me the composition of the 『Heroes』 here. I’m sure you can figure it out pretty well just from the information you have now”
Tetes ignores my bluster and points water at Neia.
“If there were candidates and so on, you can probably guess, can’t you?”
“……Uncertain, if that’s alright”
Neia coughed coherently. Maia, Apple, Tetes and me. We sit and wait for Neia’s words.
“First of all……the First Knight, the Flame Knight Kid. The first was the legendary Knight Kid Mix, who specialised in flaming magic swords. It is said that for a hundred years after the founding, the legendary magic sword was also passed down as a treasured item, but there are no such lore items today. As for this, when I was here, it was supposedly held by a young man named Michael, but according to High Priest Duke, he seems to have passed away”
“So……it’s a complete unknown”
“Thats true. Originally, the seat of the flame knight was often elected from a common training centre”
The first knight is completely unknown at the moment.
“Then the second knight. Flash Knight Grans. In other words, my seat of valour. I inherited the flash sword from the first flash knight Grans Leyland. ……As for my successor, I wasn’t involved in the selection process, so I don’t know who this is either”
“It’s inconvenient to suddenly say 『I don’t know』 twice in a row, isn’t it?”
“I’m sorry……”
However, complaining about a lack of information is almost like an accusation, isn’t it? It’s better than having old information to begin with.
“Next is the third knight, Thunderbolt Knight Exeliza. Needless to say, it’s Rainer. From amongst the candidates, Rainer was looked up to by the previous Thunderbolt Knight Kenneth Exeliza and brought up as his successor. He is in a similar position to me”
“Is that the case with Neia?”
“Yes”
……Well, this is the first time Tetes has heard of it. As for Faria……it’s an old wound for Neia.
“Do they have any weapons or special moves? Just for reference”
“I don’t know……if I had to guess, but I know he was good at sonic shooting”
“Sonic……blast attack?”
“Ah, thats right. Thats it. I’ve never heard of any special treasures”
I see. I guess Rainer is a Trot orthodox style swordsman, similar to Anzeros.
“The rest are Sea King Knight Trezia and Wolf Fang Knight Luo, which can be explained if these two have not been replaced. Evender Tresia is a rigid warrior with an ancient bracelet as a treasured weapon that increases arm strength and wields a huge glaive like a shortsword. Brian Luo is proficient with a chain whip as well as a sword, making him an anomalous fighter”
“……I thought heroes were more sword-focused”
“As for Evender, I can only say it’s because of his treasure trove. They say it makes him so strong that he doesn’t feel like he’s holding a normal sword. Brian said he had it custom-made as a weapon to compensate for the fact that he couldn’t fire his sonic shot consistently”
“Is that even possible……?”
“We have our own village of craftsmen. But since there was no written instruction on how to make a chain whip, they had to search through the old treasures in the royal palace and make it by hand”
“The writing was not handed down in the artisan village either?”
“Yes. I don’t think most of them can read”
Education is certainly necessary. I hope Rainer is really willing to do it.
“Is that the original full strength of this country……? In your estimation, Neia, how good are the other heroes?”
” think they’re strong too. Just…….”
Neia hesitated a little.
“……As far as ability goes, they are not as substandard as the Gold Arms. If we were to face Lord Buster one-on-one, I think we would all be at a disadvantage”
“I knew it”
“What makes you think that, Tetes?”
“Hey, no matter how busy you are fighting monsters, the limit of monsters’ fighting power is not that high. Honestly, everyone in Gold Arms, including Marquis Buster, is too strong for monsters”
“Yes, that’s right. Therefore, without dragons, I don’t think we have the strength to take on a battle against a foreign country……”
“If there are 10 or so dragons……it’s impossible”
Now, wondering what to do, Tetes jumps onto the bed while folding her arms.
“There’s nothing we can do about it. We have no choice but to cut into it as diplomacy”
“I don’t want to get into trouble. Speaking of our original obligation, we are simply requesting that we be allowed to use it as a staging area for cultivating the demon territory. Of course, if they refuse, that’s the end of the story. Neia-san will be taken and even if we can do nothing about the plight of this valley, we will be in the position of having to let it slide because it’s another country’s matter. Master wants to save Neia’s homeland in a snap, everyone is happy and then Andy gets Neia, too”
“It can’t be that easy, can it?”
“But if you leave it as it is, no one will be happy, right? Is that something Master can tolerate? Now that you have established yourself in the elf territory, can you be satisfied with that?”
“…………”
Tetes says it like it’s nothing, but she’s also quickly revealing the essence of my future actions.
“I think it’s important to keep things on a long-term basis, or to keep things civil because it’s between countries, but I don’t think it’s right for Master to be so reserved and just let things be done quietly and go home”
“Tetes-san, you shouldn’t stir things up too much”
“Neia-san, please shut up. ……Master is a dragon rider, you know? You don’t get two lifetimes, do you?”
Tetes accurately and poignantly strikes the stakes of my escape. ……Ah. She, I think, is still smart.
Who I am, what I’m capable of and how I’m going to regret it. I’m so unaware that sometimes I almost forget. Tetes is quick to cross out the path I’m on the verge of sluggishly progressing because I’m mediocre and weak.
“Master has to be greedy. I’m sure no one would benefit from you coming this far and behaving so deviously”
“Tetes-san, I don’t think it’s a good idea to encourage recklessness”
Neia’s voice hardens. The way Tetes agitates certainly sounds irresponsible. It’s like she’s trying to accelerate my growing mind toward destruction. But.
“N, No. Neia. Thats not true”
“Smithson-sa . Don’t get carried away. Even Rainer and His Majesty are difficult opponents”
“Don’t make the mistake of thinking that, Neia”
I took Neia’s hat from her.
“Ah……give it back”
“Tetes isn’t trying to make me look good. Just the opposite”
Rather, she’s trying to teach me that it’s more floating to imitate Dianne and Irina and mutter petty things about 「Diplomacy」……..
“Yes. ……I’m fine with being an idiot. I don’t know what I’m going to find out if I keep thinking about unnecessary things and looking at what’s going on”
I put her hat back on, looked up at the ceiling and took a breath.
“Alright. Then let’s have sex anyway, Apple, Maia”
“Eh? ……n, now?”
“Are we going to do it?”
“Ou. Tetes, strip Neia”
“Yes♪”
“Eh, wait, why are we even talking about this……there’s even high priest Duke here!”
Tetes suddenly pulls down her pants from behind and Neia protests as she grabs them.
But I don’t care.
“You put up a barrier just now. He won’t be able to hear what we’re doing until morning anyway. You can make as many naughty voices as you want”
“No, that’s why, I’m……!”
Neia resisted, but in the end, after I kissed her forcefully, she gave up and went along with me in the orgy for a while.
……Now. From the next move, I won’t pretend to be a big shot to protect myself. It’s my style.