Chapter 361 – That’s How You Get Broke (8)
When A.A said that she was going to take a shower, I said that I would take a short walk around the palace. She nodded her head at my answer, as if she wanted to quickly wash away the stinky ashes. Immediately after returning from the ruins, we unpacked at the inn inside the palace. After confirming that Ai entered her bathroom, I opened the door and headed for the audience room.
I was glad that it didn’t take longer than I thought. At the same time, I started to wonder what could be the cause of A.A secretly calling me. First of all, it was because there was no way to call her secretly if it was related to Evangeline. Considering her righteous character of her, I think it’s probably a bad thing, but what the hell is a big-scale and bad-looking job that requires the use of talented people like me?
“Peta Lucius of the Peta Territory is entering.”
An attendant saw me enter and said in a low voice, The king was still sitting on the throne today. He was a king who only showed himself sitting on the throne, both in the game and now. Could it be that the king is one set with that throne? He was leaning over and staring at me with his chin resting on his chin. His face his was full of fatigue even today.
“Have you been well, Your Majesty?”
The king, who accepted my greeting, raised me from the floor. And he said, revealing the tiredness on his face.
“Okay. Thank you for coming out like this to an unreasonable call request.”
“I think being loyal to the country is the duty of a servant.”
I said something out of my mind. To tell you my true heart, I had a wish that you would not bother me except for Evangeline. The king narrowed his eyes as if moved by my lie and nodded his head with a satisfied face.
“It’s really commendable, and when I’m done with this job, I’ll make sure to pay tribute to Peta’s estate.”
“Thank you. So, what do you want me to do for you to secretly call me?”
It was enough to listen to the king’s trivial rhetoric. The king cleared his throat once when I asked for the main topic, and then he pointed his finger toward the shade. The man who was standing in the shade appeared in front of me with a thud and a rough step.
“Long time no see. Priest Peta Lucius. No, Lord Peta.”
“Nice to meet you. Commander of the Knights of Albus. How long has this been?”
He was the commander of the Knights of Albus. The knight commander, who should have been on guard from the outside, was alone with the king in the audience room. He greeted me with a more emaciated and paler complexion than when I had met him before.
“This is the first time since the Sarang Cult subjugation operation.”
When I showed a happy face, he also asked me to shake hands as if he was happy. In front of the king, we shook hands warmly and asked about the current situation. I thought I had heard rumors that James was getting married, but nothing had been said since.
“Is your son well? I think I heard the news that I was getting married, but I was very sad that the wedding invitation didn’t come.”
“The wedding has been postponed due to circumstances.”
Knight Commander Albus’ face darkened again. That alone was the main cause of Lionel Albus’ depth of field. I could barely understand what was going on. So I decided to answer simply.
“Okay.”
“Yes, so thank you for coming here. Thank you again.”
“So what? It doesn’t seem like such a small thing, seeing as the knight commander was also summoned.”
The king looked around us. And looking straight into my face, he said.
“Peta Lucius. You are free to accept this proposal. However, if you help me with this issue, I will give you a reasonable reward, and I promise that I will not bother you with this matter in the future. Also, once you hear this story, you must never disclose it to the outside world. Do you understand?”
“All right.”
When I heard the king’s words, I was chilled inside. I thought he did n’t show it in his own way, but it seemed that his face showed signs of being annoying. The king bowed his head again and said. It was as if he was sleeping and talking in his sleep.
“While you are training, we are the new king of the Dwarven Kingdom. It succeeded in shaking the support base of Evory. We are in the process of destroying the basis for importing iron ore with the cooperation of the Grand Duke of the North, and in the Dwarf Kingdom, we are in the process of convincing our supporters of humans and friendly Dwarves to form an opinion on the restoration of the old dynasty. Sooner or later, Evory’s base of support will crumble.”
Listening to it, a complicated problem popped up right from the start. While A.A and I were training, it seemed that our proud country had made a plan to grind the dwarven kingdom to a great extent. I nodded. The king took my gesture positively and continued with a slightly lively face.
“After the support base has collapsed, Evory will ask us to negotiate. We plan to use this negotiation as an opportunity to reinstate the old dynasty.”
The king beckoned. Someone toddled out from behind the throne. For a moment, I thought it was a king’s son or a clown, but it wasn’t. He was a dwarf A mean-looking dwarf with a beard like a mouse walked out in front of us, rubbing his paws like a fly. I looked at the dwarf with frowning eyes.
Said the king.
“This person is the treasurer of the previous dynasty. He escaped the purge of Evori and went into exile in the human kingdom. During the next negotiations, the Minister of Finance plans to assemble friendly groups within the Dwarven Kingdom to save the son of the former king and make him king.”
“Okay.”
Having heard this far, it seemed that I had a rough idea of the plan. He meant that since he didn’t like what Evory was doing, he would create a puppet that obeyed us and run the dwarven kingdom. Just by looking at the face of the person who was now the Minister of Finance, the future of the kingdom was clearly visible. The king asked.
“What are you going to do? The mission of you and Commander of the Knights Albus is to help the Minister of Finance with his plan his and put an end to King Abori.”
I started weighing the scales in my head. If I followed the story and killed Evory, I would have to postpone my meeting with Artie. Because I don’t know what will happen when I fight Deorgon. If you don’t have luck, you may not be able to participate in the plan because you are in the hospital room in a state of recuperation for several months.
In addition, since I did not participate this time, if the assassination of Evory failed due to a variable, then there was only war. Each and every citizen of the Dwarf Kingdom was a valuable labor force. If the ending was the same anyway, it was only right to save at least one more dwarf and make him work as a faithful worker in the human kingdom.
There was also the advantage that if I finished this job as quickly as possible, there would be no conflict in the Dwarven Kingdom, so I could meet Deorgon safely. I asked the king
“Your majesty. May I ask you one thing?”
“Speak.”
“I would like to know what plans are being prepared in detail.”
“I cannot tell you at this stage. However, I just want you to know that I need your strength to defeat Evori, a warrior who boasts great dragon power.”
“I am honored that you rate me so highly.”
The pay didn’t matter anyway. There was a lot of money in the territory, and as long as the Dwarf kingdom was kept quiet, no one would come in. I decided to accept this job.
“Then, what are you going to do? Will you accept it?”
“Yes. I will know and accept it with honor.”
The reason I didn’t kill Evory at that time was because if I killed Evory while public opinion in the Dwarven Kingdom was overheated, a real war would break out. If there was a follow-up plan like now, there was no reason not to kill a dwarf.
Lionel Albus told me.
“Thank you. Priest… No, lord.”
“It is an honor to be able to fight with the Knight Commander again.”
We said goodbye amicably and parted. On my way back to my room, I looked up at the sky and saw that the sun had set and night had come. Moonlight streamed in through the large windows and colored the walls in blue. I hummed and quietly entered the room.
“Hmm~ Hmmmm~.”
In case Ai was asleep, she cautiously opened the door, and she opened the window, looking out at her. The moon was especially beautiful today. The sound of her hum filled the room. She had always felt that she loved to sing. I quietly closed the door, sat on the sofa and listened to her song her.
She in her nightgown swayed lightly around her waist and tapped her foot on the wall to match her beat her. I closed my eyes and listened to her song her for a while. Stopping her song, she muttered to herself as she closed the window again.
“You’re late for a walk…”
Then I went to bed, flattened the pillow, and looked back in the direction of the sofa where I was. When our eyes met, I drew a V and smiled.
“Did you wait?”
“Quaaaaagh!”
A-A jumped up on the bed screaming as if she had seen a ghost. Nearby guards shouted an emergency and ran down the hallway. A.A sat down on her floor and clutched at her chest as she spoke to me.
“Uh, since when have you been here?”
“Hmm~ Hmmmm~ From there.”
A.A buried her face in her pillow and bowed her head. I said to comfort her.
“What’s wrong? You hum her well.”
“I mean, show off your spirit. You were surprised.”
The moment I reached out to comfort her, the door to her door her swung open. The knight said in a loud voice.
“What are you doing!”
I shook my head. Seeing A.A, who was blushing while hugging a pillow with me on the bed, the knight cleared his throat and turned his head. And he said with a temper to the guards for no reason.
“Sir, excuse me. Guys! Get back soon! Go back! Hurry up!”
It was a series of comedies. I sat down next to her and said.
“I also wanted to be a singer when I was young. It seems that the hero also dreamed of becoming a singer.”
“… Please listen to the priest’s song as well.”
“Yes?”
“I want you to hear the priest’s song too. I don’t think it’s fair that I’m the only one singing every day.”
“I’m tone deaf.”
The biggest reason I gave up my dream of becoming a singer was because I couldn’t sing. I couldn’t even call it a little vague. A terrible tone deafness that even provokes laughter at a drinking party? My songs had a knock for bringing peace to a drinking party.
“It’s okay. Just call me.”
But what song is there in this world? I never thought of singing a song, so I didn’t know anything about this worldview song. There was no such thing as a music streaming site in this world, so you had to call a bard to listen to a song.
“This beautiful river and mountain…”
“Pooh!”
“… No, did you laugh from the start?”
“Oh no, sorry. I won’t laugh Please call more.”
“That’s Okay. I’m not calling you.”
“Call me. Yeah? I really won’t laugh.”
“That’s Okay.”
My heart ached.
