It could be said that the life of Minshiana Kingdom's Prince Sieg changed drastically on that day.
The Subjugator of a Thousand Ogres. The dragon-riding White Dragon King. The White Sword's Successor.
Praised with various names, the legend of Mishiana's young hero Sieg spread throughout the nation. The mysterious explosion at the royal castle after the Ogre battle was overshadowed by that topic, and Royal Capital Shubain was lively.
However, the focus of that topic, Prince Sieg, was currently lonely.
Queen Yuuko had been in a deep sleep since that Ogre subjugation.
The black lightning curse fired by that boy couldn't be broken by anyone, and her body was weakening little by little, day by day.
The official story was that she was resting to recover from the fatigue of commanding during the Ogre subjugation, and unfortunately, there was as yet no prospect of recovery. Two days after the subjugation, the East Dragon Village's Ao came to enquire, but he didn't have a favorable reply for dispelling the curse.
And General Dios, whom the devil had impersonated, was not dead. Although he was thrown from the Wyvern he was riding and nearly died from the devil's attack, it seemed he fell into a deep river and was somehow able to escape. Although he was injured, he reached the royal capital with his own feet, but he was blamed for the devil being invited in and the one thousand Ogres invading under his nose, so he was secretly imprisoned. Now he was awaiting execution.
Also, it was judged inappropriate for the prince's retainer Sakyure, the criminal's daughter, to stay by the prince's side, and she was removed from her duty. Furthermore, all members of the Royal Knights were dismissed due to being unable to protect the queen, so they were separated from the prince.
For that reason, Sieg was surrounded by a knight order composed of noble sons called the Ayato Knights. They showed respect to Sieg, but they had a conspicuously arrogant attitude towards other people, and their reputation inside the castle was the worst.
And the country was currently being managed by the civil officials, with Cabinet Minister Boltoa at their head. Since the incident this time was the army's mistake, they regained their influence in one go.
After the death of Loren Khan, who was controlling the civil officials, Queen Yuuko deemed them an incompetent group and judged she could control the group instead of killing them, but as might be expected, it was difficult for the army, the central part of the Queen Faction, to resist without their two pillars Queen Yuuko and General Dios.
A little over a week after the queen fell asleep. The convalescence excuse could still be used for now, but the situation wouldn't be considered acceptable before long, and there would probably be movement to make Sieg the king. And Sieg was still young. Based on the current situation, it was easy to imagine that Cabinet Minister Boltoa would become regent and control the government with the change of rulers.
Prince Sieg had grown as a human being and warrior after traveling with Kazane and the others, but he was unfamiliar with politics. He was still in the middle of his education, and it was true that someone who could manage the government would be necessary if he became king. As it was now, there was no good pretext to stop the Civil Official Faction.
However, Prince Sieg was being kept in the dark about such circumstances. Naturally. He currently had his hands full being carried around on a palanquin as a hero, so he didn't know the state of affairs. Information was being blocked so that he couldn't accurately understand. He was certainly suspicious about most of the people around him being changed, but he knew absolutely nothing about the reason behind that.
Furthermore, Prince Sieg was being made to devote himself to his role as a hero, so he didn't have the leeway to feel suspicious. It was unfair to ask more of a boy who was dragging his tired body around to act as a substitute for his mother.
You seem busy. Truly.
That was said by the sole member of the Queen Faction currently beside Prince Sieg, Garua Barua. He was the man who attempted to assassinate Kazane, but now he had completely changed to become a Kazane believer. So he and the prince getting along well was natural. Furthermore, he was in relatively the same position as before; the Magic Accumulator was being researched collaboratively with Tsuvara, so preparing a substitute was difficult at the present time.
Also, as might be expected, the prince would become suspicious if every person around him was removed. Cabinet Minister Boltoa wanted to avoid that, and since he knew Garua's disposition, he decided to make him the prince's attendant for now. Of course, that was limited to when the Ayato Knights were nearby. Something unnecessary being said would be intolerable.
Yeah. But I have to persevere so that my mother won't be disappointed when she wakes up.
Prince Sieg said, but the dark circles under his eyes were being hidden by makeup. It wasn't only the exhausting work after his mother collapsed. He was spending all his spare time beside Queen Yuuko, calling out to her.
Well, please make sure not to persevere so much that you collapse. Her Majesty the Queen wouldn't want that, nor would Kazane-sama.
Sieg smiled after those words. He was probably remembering his time with Kazane and the others.
Yeah. But I also decided to become a man worthy of Kazane. I have to grow up quickly, before Kazane marries someone.
Sieg said with a smile, not knowing and never expecting that Kazane had a child about a month and a half after they parted.
Well then, I have to meet mother again today and ask her when she'll get up.
Hahaha, that's good. Should I ask once as well?
The two were laughing together as they arrived at the queens bedroom. The bodyguards belonging to the Ayato Knights saluted and opened the door. When they did so, Queen Yuuko was waiting there with a smile.
Mo, mother?
The son had a surprised expression as he saw Queen Yuuko smiling at him, and all the Ayato Knights bodyguards outside the room also had surprised expressions. And that also seemed to be due to the unknown person next to the queen. Although he was only unknown to the Ayato Knights, since Prince Sieg knew that person. That person was the dragon Ao, the assistant to the head of West Dragon Village Laguna.
Who is that guy!?
The Ayato Knights entered the room and pointed their spears at Ao. Queen Yuuko saidIt's fineand had them lower their spears. A young knight saidHowever,but Queen Yuukos gaze didn't allow that.
Well, being vigilant against me can't be helped, since I entered from outside.
The veranda window ahead of Aos line of sight was open. The Ayato Knights were startled by that. The door leading to the veranda was a normal door at first glance, but strong defensive magic was supposed to be applied to it. Naturally, it was supposed to sound a warning to the nearby soldiers if it was broken through, but it would also do so if it was even touched from the outside. Entering like it was nothing should be impossible... they thought, but that was the reality.
More importantly, Queen Yuuko.
Following Ao's gaze, Queen Yuuko observed the appearance of her teary-eyed son and nodded.
Then Prince Sieg jumped into his mother's chest while crying, and Garua felt the corners of his eyes grow hot. Queen Yuuko gently caressed Sieg's head and saidIt seems I've caused you trouble as wellto Garua.
Garua repliedCongratulations on waking upwith a smiling face.
And as soon as Queen Yuuko woke up, everything started turning in a good direction.
General Dios was released from imprisonment, the army was praised for their achievement in the Ogre subjugation, and he came back to his original position. Sakyure returned as the prince's attendant, and the Royal Knights returned to their original duties.
Conversely, the Ayato Knights were discharged from their duties and promptly disbanded. From the start, they were a knight order formed with the sponsorship of the civil officials. They weren't given duties by Queen Yuuko, so keeping them on the payroll was a waste. The moment they got carried away with their duty of being attached to the prince, all their misdeeds were brought to light, and they were splendidly smashed.
Ao departed immediately afterward to restore the East Dragon Village, and the country returned to the usual Minshiana Kingdom governed by Queen Yuuko.
In addition, Cabinet Minister Boltoa simply vanished after Queen Yuuko woke up.
Name: Yuihama Kazane
Occupation: Magic Swordswoman
Title: Ogre Killer, Dragon Slayer, High Beast Summoner, Rea King
Equipment: Staff White Blaze, Two Handed SwordBlack Fang, Adhesion SwordGum, Spell Dagger Feather x2, Dragonscale Breastplate, Drake Gauntlets, Silver Sheep Clothes, Sylphyn Skirt, Plasma Pants, Dragon Eating Ogre King's Greaves, Indestructible Cloak, Mysterious Pouch, Crimson Saint Coffin, Heroic Spirit Summoning Ring, Circlet of Wisdom, Aim Bracelet, Magic Accumulator, White Magic Accumulator, Rainbow Necklace, Rainbow Dragon Ringn/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Level : 32
Health: 124
Magic Power: 235+420
Strength: 55+20
Agility: 50+14
Endurance: 32
Wisdom : 62
Dexterity : 39
Spell : FlyTorchFireHealFirestormHealer RayHigh HealGolden DuskDragon ExclusiveMirror Shield
Skill : Kick DevilWarrior's MemoryNight VisionCrushing BlowDog's Sense of Smell: Lv2Golem Maker: Lv3RushFire Principle: Third ChapterHealing Principle: Fourth ChapterAir Jump: Lv2Killing Leg: Lv3Fear VoiceInvisibleTiger EyeWall WalkingIntuitionCheat DeathNimbleChargeMaterial Shield: Lv2Information LinkOptical CamouflageDashBloodsucking BladeDragonization: Lv2DragonRegenerateSoul Breaking BladeStealthy PlacementThunder Chariot: Lv2Sturdier Teeth: Lv2DragonCrystallization: Lv2DragonFabricated CoercionStone MinotaurMega Beam: Lv2Space ExpansionPseudo-silver CreationPoison ClawFireballDragonCuticleDragon
Yumika: Eh, even without a climax it feels like everything finished normally.
Kazane: Quite readily. In the next episode, we'll rewind a little bit and see what happened.