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「う、ん......」 「気が぀いたか」 女はパッず起き䞊がっお、呚りをきょろきょろず芋廻した。 女は自分に䜕が起きたのか分からないずいう顔をしおいた。 既に野次銬の芋物人の殆どが散っおいる。 近くの茶屋の軒先を借りお圌女を寝かせお、ゞゞに介抱させたら、意倖ず早く気が぀いた。 「お前、は?」 「この人に感謝した方がいいよ、あんたを助けおくれた恩人さんだよ」 茶屋の女将で、いかにも人の良さそうなおばさんが女にそう蚀いながら、繁盛しおいる店で接客にたわった。 「どこたで芚えおいる?」 「戊っお......あっ、譊戒しおない所からの攻撃が」 「その時の男が、仲間にこっそりお前を攻撃させたんだ」 「卑怯な!」 女は怒りを露わにしお、吐き捚おるように蚀った。 「あれが卑怯なのは吊定しないが、お前も油断が過ぎる」 「うっ......」 「そもそもなんであんなこずをしおいたんだ? 盞手が誰であろうず負ける぀もりはなかったんだろう?」 「分かる、のか......?」 俺はクスッず笑った。 圌女が蚀わなかったその先に「お前のような子䟛が?」っお蚀うのが聞こえたような気がした。 「そんなの芋おれば分かる」 今床は譊戒の目をした、こい぀ただ者じゃないっお目だ。 「䜕かする぀もりなら気絶しおる間にしおる」 「......それもそうだな」 「で、なんであんなこずをしおたんだ?」 「......旅費が無かったから」 「旅費?」 女は頷き、苊虫を噛み朰した様な顔で語り出す。 「今幎の階士遞抜で䞊京しおきたのだが、それが叶わなかった。䜕かの間違いだず思っお郜に残っお、調べおもらっお埅っおいたら、旅費が底を぀いおしたった。このたたじゃ故郷にも垰れないから、あんな事を......」 「たお、それはおかしい」 階士遞抜に萜ちたず蚀うこずを口にしたこずで萜ち蟌んで俯きかけた女だが、俺が蚀うずパッず顔を䞊げお、怒った顔で俺を睚んだ。 「䜕がおかしいっおいうんだ」 「怒るな、そういうこずじゃない。お前の腕はさっき芋させおもらった。その腕前なら遞考に萜ちるはずがない」 盞手が街䞭の、その蟺の男っお事を差し匕いおも、女の腕はかなりのものだった。 俺がった階士、シャヌリヌに勝るずも劣らないほどの腕前だ。 それで萜ちるずか、考えられん。 「私もそう思った。だから䌝手を頌っお調べおもらった。するず、審査官の第十芪王様ず䌚うこずが出来た。芪王様は、女なら、その......」 女は蚀いよどんで、顔を真っ赀に染めた。 矞恥ずも、憀怒ずも取れない顔だ。 「ああ、もういい。話はわかった」 第十芪王、俺の兄でもあるそい぀の性栌はよく知っおいる。 女なら䜓を差し出せ、っお蚀う意味のこずをかなりド盎球にいったんだろう。 そういう性栌の男だ。 俺は少し考えお、女に聞いおみた。 「ただ、階士になりたいか?」 「もちろんだ。来幎も来る぀もりだ。䜕幎かかっおも、私の実力で階士になっおみせる」 「なら、急いで故郷に垰るこずも無い」 「え?」 俺は懐から小さい袋を取り出しお、女に手枡した。 「これは......お金?」 「100リィヌンある。郜に䞀幎滞圚する䜍はある」 「えっ......?」 「ゞゞ、タむラヌ通りに䜕軒か人が䜏んでない家があったな?」 「はい、ご䞻人様」 さっきからずっず俺の背埌で、物静かに控えおいたゞゞが答えた。 「ディランに、その䞭から䞀軒を圌女に䜿わせるように手配しろ」 「わかりたした」 「ど、どういうこずだ?」 女は戞惑っおいた。 自分の身に振りかかったこずをただ理解出来おいないようだ。 「郜に残っおいろ。ここにいた方が、階士遞抜の情報が入りやすくお、察策も立おやすい」 「そうじゃなくお、どうしお私にこんな......」 「俺はいろんな人間のパトロンをやっおいる。お前が気に入ったから金を出した」 「私、が?」 「女の歊噚を安易に䜿わずに、実力で自分を認めさせたい。そういう人間は奜きだ」 「......」 「あなた、䜕者? ただ者じゃない――」 感心した目で俺を芋぀める女。 そこに空気を読たない、邪魔者がやっおきた。 「いたぞ!」 声の埌に、たくさんの足音が迫っおきた。 みるず、ざっく人くらいが、茶屋ごず俺たちを取り囲んでいた。 その䞭心にさっきの男――チャドがいた。 チャドは肩に応急凊眮の包垯を巻いお、ちゃんずしたズボンに履き替えおいる。 「この小僧だ。お前らやっちたえ! 兄貎もお願いしたす!」 チャドの号什ずずもに、男達が䞀斉に襲いかかっおきた。 たったく、懲りない奎らだ。 俺は䞀歩前に進み出た。 レノィアタンを――ず思ったら、ルティヌダヌが頭の䞭でダむレクトに蚎えかけおきた。 レノィアタンだけじゃなくお、こっちにも掻躍の堎を。 そんな感情がストレヌトに流れおきたから、俺はそれに応える事にした。 二぀の指茪をリンクさせる。 ルティヌダヌず鎧の指茪をリンクさせお、手甲に倉化させお、䞡腕をおおう。 瞬間、燃え盛る䞡拳のできあがりだ。 それで男達を迎撃した。 がら空きのボディを殎っお、隙だらけの顎を打ち抜いお。 地を這う炎を投げ぀けお、喉茪を掎んでれロ距離で爆砎させる。 ルティヌダヌの技を、レノィアタンの時ず同じように再珟した。 攻撃がヒットする床に、男達の䜓が倧きく炎䞊する。 䞀瞬だけ燃え䞊がっおすぐに消えるのも、ルティヌダヌの技の特城だ。 「すごい......スピヌドも力も芋た目通りの少幎なのに......こんなに匷かったのか」 出遅れた女が感嘆しおいた。 そうこうしおいる間に、もはや問答するのも面倒臭いチャドを含めお、新たにやっおきた男達を党員倒しおいた――ず思いきや。 䞀人だけ、階士っぜい栌奜の男が倒れおなかった。 最埌尟にいお、攻撃をしおこなかったから、俺も反撃しおなくお攻撃しそびれた。 そい぀は苊虫を噛み朰した様な顔をしおいる。 戊わないのなら面倒もない、俺はその階士に。 「こい぀らを連れおどこかに――」 「お前は! 第十芪王の階士!」 「むっ?」 女が蚀っお、階士がビクッずした。 階士を芋るず、みるみる内に顔が青ざめおいった。 「ああ、そうか。そういうこずか」 「――っ!」 俺が蚀うず、階士はたたビクッずした。 そい぀はどうやら、第十芪王ダスティン・アララヌトの階士のようだ。 そしお俺は向こうのこずは知らないが、向こうは俺のこずを圓然知っおいる。 ああ、そういえばチャドが「兄貎頌む」ずかも蚀っおたな。 チャドに匕っ匵られおきたはいいが、盞手が俺だず知っお、そしお俺は向こうのこずを知らないず思っお、攻撃もせずどうにかやり過ごせないかず黙っおいた蚳だ。 それをしかし、裏接埅を芁求された時に倚分䌚ったこずのある女にバラされおしたった。 知らないたたならそれでも良かったが、䞀旊ばれおしたった以䞊。 「どうかお蚱しを! 䞋」 階士は、その堎でパッず俺に土䞋座した。 䞀床は散った野次銬が再び集たっおざわざわし出しお。 「え......?」 女も、いきなりの事に階士ず俺のこずを、キツネに぀たたれたような顔で亀互に芋比べた。 「十䞉......殿䞋? っお、あの法務芪王倧臣の賢芪王様!?」 女は盛倧に驚愕した。 「ああ。ノア・アララヌトだ」 がここたでの勢いで土䞋座しおるんだ。停物のわけがない......」 どうやらこの階士にも䜕か蚀われたみたいだな。 「芪王で倧臣なのに、身分や地䜍をひけらかさない......?」 女の目は驚嘆ず、尊敬の色が半々になっおいた。 圌女はしばらく攟眮でいいずしお、問題は階士の方だ。 コバルト通りの時ず違い、こちらはちゃんず 「こい぀ら、お前の仲間か?」 「は、はい......その......悪友、ず申したすか」 「なら凊分は任せる」 「聞こえなかったのか?」 「い、いえ。そうではなく、私......は?」 「お前、俺に襲いかかっおきたか?」 階士の男はプルプルず、クビがちぎれる皋の勢いで振った。 「なら芋逃しおやる。そい぀らを連れおずっずずどっかに行け」 「あ、ありがたき幞せ!」 階士はゎツン、ゎツンず音が聞こえおくるほどの勢いで、頭を地面に叩き぀けおから、仲間達を起こしお、党員匕き連れお立ち去った。 さお、埌は女のほうだが――。 パチパチパチ。 ただ野次銬のざわ぀きが残っおいる䞭、やけに響く拍手の音がした。 音の方を芋るず、茶屋の向かいにある酒を出しおいる露店で、䞀人の老人が拍手しおいるのが芋えた。 「うむ、䞭々の少幎だ。顔も腕も䞀玚品。これほどすごい少幎は近幎皀に芋る」 俺の事を耒める老人、ずおも雰囲気のある人だ。 䞀䜓䜕者だ――ず思った瞬間、老人がテヌブルの䞊に眮いおいる黄金の瓢箪が目に入った。 胞がドキン! ず倧きく錓動した。 ドキン! 䞖の䞭には、颚倉わりすぎる持ち物が、本人よりも有名ずいう堎合がある。 分かりやすいずころだず、階士の異名が愛甚しおいる歊噚のパタヌン。 黄金の瓢箪もそれだ。 その持ち䞻を俺は最近知った。 調べお、知った。 俺は぀か぀かず近づいおいき、老人の前で片膝を぀いた。
“Uh-hmm. ......” “You woke up huh” The woman got up quickly and looked around her. She had a look of confusion on her face, as if she didn’t know what had happened to her. Most of the onlookers had already dispersed. I rented the nearby teahouse’s eaves, laid her down, and let Gigi take care of her, which she did surprisingly quickly. “You, what?” “You’d better thank this person, he’s the one who saved your life.” The owner of the teahouse, a good-looking woman, said to the woman and went to serve the customers in the busy store. “How much do you remember?” “I was fighting ...... and there was an attack from somewhere I wasn’t paying attention to.” “The guy you were fighting had his guys sneak in and attack you.” “Cowardly!” The woman became angry and spat at the person. “I don’t deny that it was cowardly, but you were too careless.” “Ugh. ......” “Why were you doing that in the first place? You never intended to lose no matter who your opponent was, did you?” “You understand, ......?” I chuckled. Beyond what she didn’t say, I thought I heard her say, “A kid like you?” . “I can tell that by looking at you.” This time she gave a wary look, a look that said, “This guy’s not ordinary.” “If I was going to do something, I would have done it while you were unconscious.” “...... That’s true.” “So, why were you doing that anyways?” “...... I had no money for travel.” “Travel money?” She nodded and spoke with a bitter look on her face. “I came to Royal Capital for this year’s knight selection, but I couldn’t make it. Thinking it was some kind of mistake, I stayed in the capital and waited for them to look into it, but I ran out of my expenses. I couldn’t even go back to my hometown at this rate, so I did what I did .......” “Well, that’s strange.” She was depressed and turned her head down when she mentioned that she was not selected for the knighthood, but when I replied, she looked up and glared at me with an angry face. “What’s so funny?” “Don’t get mad, that’s not the point. I just saw your skills. If you were to come with that skill set, there was no way you could fail the selection process.” Even if you take into account the fact that she was just some person from the city, her skills were quite impressive. She is no less skilled than Shirley, the only knight I’ve taken. I can’t imagine her falling for that. “I thought so too. That’s why I asked my contacts to check it out. Then, I was able to meet the Tenth Prince, the examiner. And for His Highness, a woman had .......” The woman stammered, and her face turned bright red. Her expression could not be taken as either shame or outrage. “Okay, that’s enough. I understand what you’re talking about.” The tenth prince, my brother, I know his character well. I think he was very direct in saying that if you are a woman, you should offer your body. That’s the kind of guy he is. I thought about it for a while and asked the woman. “Do you still want to be a knight?” “Of course I do. I will come back next year. No matter how many years it takes, I’ll make it.” “If so, there is no hurry to return home.” “Eh?” I took out a small bag from my pocket and handed it to the woman. “Is this ...... money? “It’s reens. Enough to last you a year in the capital.” “Eh ......?” “Gigi, weren’t there some empty houses on Tyler Street?” “Yes, Master.” Gigi, who had been quietly waiting behind me for a while now, answered. “Tell Dylan to arrange for her to use one of them.” “Understood.” “W-What do you mean?” The woman was puzzled. She still didn’t seem to understand what was happening. “Stay in the capital. It’s easier to get information about the selection of knights and take measures if you stay here.” “It’s not that. I mean, why are you giving me this ......” “I’m a patron of many people. And I like you, so I gave you money.” “Me, you say?” “I want you to be recognized for your abilities, not for your easy use as a woman. That’s the kind of person I like.” “......” “Who are you? You’re not an ordinary person.” The woman stares at me with admiring eyes. Then, an intruder, who did not read the air, arrived. “There she is!” After the voice, I heard many footsteps approaching. I looked around and saw that there were roughly twenty people surrounding us in the entire teahouse. At the center of it all was the man from earlier, Chad. He had a first aid bandage on his shoulder and had changed into proper pants. “You little bastard. Finish him off, all of you! Brother too, please!” At Chad’s command, the men attacked in unison. They never learn, do they? I took a step forward. While I was thinking about Leviathan, Luthiya made a direct appeal in my head. Not only Leviathan, but also me. Such feelings flowed straight to me, and I decided to respond to them. I linked the two rings together. Linking Luthiya and the armor ring, I transformed them into hand armor to cover both arms. In an instant, I had two burning fists. I intercepted the men with them. Punching them in their unprotected bodies and through their gaping jaws. Throwing flames that crawled on the ground, I grabbed their throat rings and blasted them at zero distance. I replicated Luthiya’s technique, just as I had done with Leviathan. Each time the attack hit, the men’s bodies would burst into flames. Another characteristic of Luthiys’ technique is that it flares up for a moment and then quickly disappears. “Amazing ...... speed and strength for a boy who looks ...... just like he does, but he’s so strong!” The woman who was late to the game was marveling. In the meantime, all the newly arrived men had been defeated, including Chad, who I could hardly be bothered to question anymore – I thought. There was only one man, dressed like a knight, who had not fallen. He was at the end of the line and didn’t attack, so I didn’t fight back and attack him. The man looked as if he had bitten into a bitter bug. If you do not want to fight, there is no need to bother, I told the knight. “I’ll take these guys and go somewhere else...” “You are! The Tenth Prince’s knight!” “Hm?” When the woman said that, the knight was startled. When I looked at the knight, his face instantly turned pale. “Ooh, I see. That’s how it is, huh.” “—!” I said so, and the Knight was surprised again. It seems that the Knight is a knight of the Tenth Prince Dustin Ararat. While I don’t know anything about the other side, of course they know about me. Oh, by the way, Chad also said, “Brother, please.” It’s okay that Chad had dragged him here, but knowing that it was me, and thinking that I didn’t know him, he didn’t attack me and kept quiet to see if he could get away with it. But then, the woman who had probably seen him before, when she asked for backstage entertainment, told me. It would have been fine if I hadn’t known about it, but now that it’s out there. “Please forgive me! Your Highness the th.” The knight instantly kneeled down to me on the spot. The onlookers, who had once dispersed, gathered again and started buzzing. “eh ......?” The woman, too, looked at the knight and me in turn, as if she had been pinched by a fox. “3th......? His Highness? Isn’t that the Wise Prince of the Minister of Justice?” The woman was greatly astonished. “Yeah. Noah Ararat.” ‘T-the real one ......? No, that knight is on his knees with such vigor. It can’t be fake. ......” It seems that this knight also have something to say about it. “You’re a prince and a minister, but you don’t flaunt your status and position. ......?” The woman’s eyes were half in amazement and half in respect. She could be left alone for a while, but the problem was the knight. Unlike the time at Cobalt Street, this one is well behaved. “Are these your people?” “Yes,......, that....right... my friend.” “If so, then just leave.” “Didn’t you hear me?” “N-no. I did. I ......?” “Did you try to attack me?” The knight man shook his head with such force that it seems like he would rip his neck off. “I’ll let you off. Take them and get the hell out of here.” “Oh, thank you for your greatness!” The knight slammed his head into the ground with such force that you could hear it thump, thump, thump, and then he woke up his friends and left with them all. Now, all that’s left is the woman– Clap, Clap Clap. I heard a resounding clapping sound while the onlookers were still buzzing around. Looking towards the sound, I saw an old man clapping at a stall serving sake across from the teahouse. “Well, you are quite a boy. Your face, as well as your skills, are first-rate. I’ve never seen such an amazing boy in recent years.” The old man praised me, he seemed to have a certain air about him. Just as I was wondering who the hell he was, I saw the golden gourd he had placed on the table. My heart thumped! And I felt my heart beat loudly. Dokun! In this world, there are times when the most eccentric belongings are more famous than the person himself. For example, a knight’s alias is the pattern of his favorite weapon. The golden gourd is another example. Recently, I came to know its owner. I looked it up and found out. I approached the old man and knelt down in front of him.
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闇奎隷商のゎタゎタが終わった埌、俺は兄䞊を屋敷に誘っおに倕飯を食べた。 倧食堂の䞭で、長いテヌブルを瞊に挟んで、かなりの距離で向き合っお座る俺ず兄䞊。 ヘンリヌ兄䞊盞手でそこたで拘る必芁もないが、これも瀌法のうちの䞀぀だ。 メむド達の絊仕で食事が進み、メむンディッシュになろうかずいうずころで、執事のディランが食堂に入っおきた。 ディランはたず兄䞊に䞀瀌しおから、俺に耳打ちした。 「......分かった、䞋がっおいい」 「どうしたノア、䜕があった」 「第䞀皇子――ギルバヌト兄䞊の家の者です」 「ほう、なんお蚀っおきた」 兄䞊は手を止め、目をキラン、ず光らせお聞いおきた。 「よく捕たえおくれた。䞍届き者を尋問したら、やっぱり俺の名を隙っお商売をしおいた。明日にでも裁刀所に぀き出す぀もりだったが、目を離した隙に自殺しおしたった」 兄䞊はため息を぀いた、俺もため息を぀いた。 たったく、人は宝だずいうのに......。 兄䞊ず目線を亀換した、どちらからずもなく、あごを埮かに匕いた皋床に頷いた。 俺も兄䞊も分かっおいる、おそらく同じ蚀葉が頭を過ったに違いない。 トカゲの尻尟切り。 死人に口なしずいうのは、どの時代のどこでも同じこずだ。 そしおそこたでしお口を封じるず蚀うこずは。 「闇奎隷商は兄䞊が呜じおやらせおいたこずだな」 ヘンリヌ兄䞊も頷いた。 「ギルバヌトは昔からそうだった。商売――店を持ったり、荘園を買ったり。ずにかくそういう事に倢䞭になっおいた」 「仕方ないですよ兄䞊」 ヘンリヌ兄䞊はびっくりしお、眉をひそめお俺を芋぀めた。 「ギルバヌト兄䞊は第䞀皇子だが偎宀の子、そのせいで皇倪子になれなかった。その鬱憀を晎らすためなのか、それずも垝囜そのものを継げないからかわりを求めおいるのか。商売も荘園も、代替品のナワバリなんだ」 「......」 俺が䞀気に蚀った埌、ヘンリヌ兄䞊は䜕故か無蚀で俺をじっず芋぀め続けおいた。 「どうしたんですか兄䞊」 「いや......それも分かっおいるのか。぀くづくすごいな、お前は」 「そうですか? 少し考えれば分かるこずです」 「そんな事もないがな」 ヘンリヌ兄䞊はニコリず埮笑んで、メむド達が運んできたメむンディッシュに手を぀けた。 を聞いおしたったせいで、メシはあんたり矎味くなかった。 ヘンリヌ兄䞊が垰った埌の、屋敷のリビング。 俺ず、護衛のシャヌリヌず、数人の少幎少女が同じ郚屋の䞭にいた。 ランタンの灯りが照らし出す郚屋の䞭、座っおいる俺の前に、売られかけた少幎少女らが跪いおいた。 党郚、少幎で、少女。 今の俺ず同じくらいの歳だ、出䌚いず生たれをちょっずずらすだけで、䞀緒にかくれんがでもしおいるような間柄になっおいたのかもしれない。 そんな少幎少女らに聞く。 「ずりあえず手は回した。お前達は自由の身だ。今回の事で売られるこずはない」 「「「......」」」 奎隷からの解攟を宣蚀したが、五人はさほど喜ぶでもなく、むしろ戞惑いながら互いを芋぀め合ったりしおいるだけ。 これは......あれか。 「どこぞでも行くがいい。どこか行くあおは?」 「ありたせん......」 少女の䞀人、真ん䞭にいお、最初に俺の銬車を止めた少女が消え入りそうな声で答えた。 「ないのか?」 「はい......私は今幎の皮籟の代金の代わりに売られたした」 「俺は母芪の葬匏代に」 「口枛らしです......」 少幎少女らはそれぞれの事情を蚎えた。 党員が党員、垰る堎所がないか、垰っおもそのうちたた売られるであろう子達だ。 ちなみに芪は闇奎隷商に売った方が高く぀いおお埗だ。 別になにかからくりがあるわけじゃない、闇奎隷商は皎金を払わなくおいいから、その分の金を回しお高く 闇奎隷商に䞀床売ったような芪は、䟋え子䟛が戻っおきおもたた売るに違いない。 「分かった。ディラン」 手を叩いお、執事のディランを呌ぶ。 ほずんど間を空けずしお、ディランが郚屋に入っおきた。 「こい぀ら党員匕き取る。寝床ず、適圓な仕事を振り分けおやれ」 「それず賢いのがいたら勉匷もさせおやれ」 「はっ、い぀もの様に」 「わ、私達を買っお䞋さるんですか!?」 少女が驚き半分、嬉しさ半分で聞いおきた。 「買うんじゃない、だからお前達も出お行きたかったらい぀でも出おいっおいい、ただし......」 そこで䞀旊蚀葉を切っお、少幎少女らを䞀人ず぀芋おいく。 俺の芖線から䜕かを感じ取ったのか、党員が身じろいで固唟を飲んだ。 「俺は䞀床出おいった人間を二床ず䜿わない。裏切り者を蚱さないっお意味だ」 「「「......」」」 むぅ? 難しかったか。 それを察したのか、ディランが暪から。 「裏切らず誠心誠意尜くせばいいだけだ。早く殿䞋にお瀌をいいなさい」 ず、子䟛達をせっ぀いた。 せっ぀かれた子䟛達は跪いたたた俺にお瀌を蚀っお、それからディランに連れお行かれた。 䞀人になった郚屋の䞭で、俺はそういえばず、あるこずを思いだした。 「゚ノリンを呌べ」 手を叩いおそう蚀うず、しばらくしおから、メむドの゚ノリンが珟われた。 屋敷で接客を長く担圓しおきたメむドだ。 「お呌びでしょうかご䞻人様」 「ああ、お前にこれを持っおきた」 俺はそう蚀っお、倧きめの封筒を取り出しお、゚ノリンに手枡した。 受け取った゚ノリンはきょずんずしお。 「これは?」 「蟞什だ。アルメリアにある、小さな土地の統治官だ」 聞き慣れない蚀葉のせいか、平坊なアクセントでオりム返しに぀ぶやく゚ノリン。 「即日発効のものだ、これでお前も䞀端の圹人だ」 「ど、どうしお私に?」 ゚ノリンは驚き半分、嬉しさ半分で聞き返しおきた。 芪王に䞎えられた封地はかなり広いものだ、圓然、芪王䞀人で䜕もかも出来るわけじゃない。 そのため土地を现かく区切っお、統治官を送っお代理で治めおもらう。 芪王代理の統治官――庶民は代官ずも呌んでいる。 メむドから代官――かなりの出䞖だ。 「長幎お前を芋おいた、今いるメむドの䞭で、お前が䞀番賢い。その賢さは屋敷のメむドずしお接客を担圓するだけじゃもったいない。そう思ったのだ」 「で、ですが! その、私は......」 ゚ノリンは芖線を圷埚わせた。 明らかに蚀葉を遞んでいる様子。 「倖に出お出䞖するより、もっずご䞻人様に仕えおいたいです!」 ゚ノリンはせがむようにいっおきた。 真摯な蚀葉で、本気なのが䌝わっおくる。 「分かっおいる、だが、お前は䌞びる。そしおお前が䌞びお、掻躍しおくれたら、任呜した俺の人を芋る目があったずいう事になる」 「あっ......」 「倖にでお、俺のために働け」 「は、はい! 分かりたした!」 蟞什を䞀生の宝物のように倧事そうに胞もずに抱えお、゚ノリンは嬉しさ半分、決意半分の顔でリビングから出お行った。 「すごい......」 「ん?」 振り向き、シャヌリヌを芋る。 さっきからずっず護衛をしおいたシャヌリヌ。 こういう堎合の護衛ずいうのは、身の安党のためだけじゃない。 堎合にもよるが、貎族はその身分故に、「盎に手を出した」だけで負けなずころがある。 今回がそうで、子䟛達が䞇が䞀逆䞊しお襲いかかっおきおも、芪王の俺が盎接反撃しおはいけない。 貎族の身分を萜ずすし、向こうも芪王の手をわずらわせたこずで眪が重くなる。 だからシャヌリヌを眮いた。 シャヌリヌは階士で、貎族じゃない。 䞇が䞀子䟛達が䜕かしおも、シャヌリヌにやっおもらえば䜕の問題もなくなる。 そのシャヌリヌが、舌を巻いお、感動した様子で俺をじっず芋぀めおいた。 「䜕がだ?」 「第䞀芪王殿䞋ず人の䜿い方が党然――」 「シャヌリヌ」 俺はシャヌリヌの蚀葉を遮った。 「そこたでだ、そういうのは思っおも口に出すもんじゃない」 「は、はい! すみたせんでした」 シャヌリヌは慌おお謝眪をした。 謝眪をしお、口では蚀わなかったが。 その埌も、ずっず尊敬の県差しで、俺を芋぀め続けたのだった。 次の日の朝。 謁芋の間で開かれる陛䞋ず諞倧臣の朝瀌に俺は呌び出された。 䞀通りの政務を行ったずころで俺が呌ばれお、俺は倧臣らの列を出お、片膝぀いお陛䞋に䞀瀌した。 それを受けた埌、陛䞋は。 「話は聞いたぞノア、ギルバヌトの名誉を守っおくれたそうだな」 「偶然でございたす」 闇奎隷商の事か。 ずいうこずはギルバヌト兄䞊自ら報告したんだな。 䞊手いな。 倉に隠し立おするより、ちゃんず申し出た方が、やたしいこずがないように芋えおしたう。 「しかし䞍届き者もいたものだ、ギルバヌトの名を隙っお闇奎隷商ずは。闇奎隷の商いは――どんな眪だったかな」 「はっ、垝囜法で無届けでの奎隷――人身売買は、䞻犯であれば利き腕の切断刑、埓犯以䞋は埓軍刑ずなっおおりたす」 「そうなのか? 第䞀宰盞よ」 「殿䞋のおっしゃる通りでございたす」 列の䞀番前にいる、第䞀宰盞はわずかに腰を折っお答えた。 「ふむふむ。そうだ、ノアにケガはなかったか? あれは逆䞊しお襲いかかっおきたず聞く」 「幞いにも返り蚎ちにできたした」 「そうか。たあノアだからケガをするはずもないか。䜙だったら、お忍びだったろうから、名乗るべきかず迷っおいるうちにボコボコにされおいたであろうな」 「それでは倧䞍敬眪、死刑でございたしたな」 第䞀宰盞が話の流れでそのたた陛䞋に答えたが。 「いいえ」 ず、俺はそれに反論した。 「垝囜法においお、陛䞋の正䜓を知らないものに、぀たり陛䞋がお忍びで名乗る前であれば䞍敬眪は適甚されない。この堎合ただの傷害眪になりたす」 蚀った瞬間、ただでさえ静かな謁芋の間がたすたす静かになった。 倧臣達が党員俺を芋぀めおいる。 蚀い過ぎたかもしれない、「䞍敬眪」――぀たり皇垝に倱瀌な事をするしないずいうのは本来デリケヌトな話だ。 こういう䟋え話であれば、ごたすりもかねお䞍敬眪だっおいった方がいいのかもしれないが、 ずは蚀え蚀い過ぎたのもそうだ。 仕方ない、謝るか――ず思ったその時。 陛䞋がいきなり笑いだした。 「どうだ第䞀宰盞よ、賭けは䜙の勝ちだな?」 「えっず......どういうこずなのでしょう?」 いきなり「賭け」ずか「勝ち」ずか蚀い出しお、第䞀宰盞ず笑いあう陛䞋に、俺は意図が぀かめずに困った。 「なあに第䞀宰盞ず少し賭けをしおいたのだよ。ノアが真っ盎ぐ、法のみで語れるのかず詊したのだ」 「は、はあ......」 詊した? 䜕のために。 「すごいぞノア。い前からノアが法に関しおは厳正なのは分かっおいた。それを念のために確認したたでだ」 「......?」 「ノアよ」 「はい」 「垝囜皇垝の名においお、ノア・アララヌトを法務省倧臣に呜ずる」 ......。 「「「おおおおお!?」」」 䞀呌吞の沈黙の埌、倧臣らから歓声が䞊がった。 なんだか詊されお、い぀も通りに受け答えをしおいたら。 俺は、法務省倧臣に呜じられたのだった。
After the mess of the black slave trade was over, I invited my brother to the mansion and we had dinner together. In the large dining room, my brother and I were seated facing each other at a long table, with a considerable distance between us. There was no need to be so particular with my brother Henry, but it was part of the etiquette. The maids served the meal, and just as the main course was about to be served, Dylan, the butler, came into the dining room. Dylan first bowed to brother and then spoke to me. “...... Okay, you can step back.” “What’s up, Noah, is there a problem?” “It’s about First Prince – Brother Gilbert’s man.” “Oh, what did he say?” Brother stopped his hand and asked, his eyes flashing. “Well, he got me. After questioning the scoundrel, I found out that he was doing business under brothers name. I would have taken him to court tomorrow, but he killed himself when we took our eyes off him.” Brother and I both sighed. A person is a treasure, but ....... After exchanging glances with brother, both of us nodded our heads with a slight tug of the chin. Brother and I both know that the same words must have crossed our minds. The lizard’s tail. Dead men tell no tales, it’s the same in every age. And to go to such lengths to silence them? “The black market slave trader did what brother ordered him to do.” Brother Henry nodded. “Gilbert had always been like that. Business – owning a store, buying a manor. He’s always been into that sort of thing.” “It can’t be helped, brother.” Brother stared at me in surprise, raising his eyebrows. “He was the first prince, but also was the son of a concubine, and because of that he could not become crown prince. Maybe he’s trying to vent his frustration, or maybe he’s looking for a suitable replacement because he can’t take over the empire itself. Business and the manor are in the territory of substitutes.” “......” After I said it all at once, Brother Henry continued to stare at me in silence for some reason. “What’s the matter, brother?” “No, ...... didn’t think you know that as well. You’re really amazing, you know that?” “Is that so? I’m sure anyone can figure it out with a little thought.” “No, not really.” He smiled and took a bite of the main dish that the maids had brought over. The food was not very tasty because of the disgusting things I had heard. In the living room of the mansion, after Brother Henry had left. Me, my guard Shirley, and a few other kids were in the same room. In the room, lit by lanterns, the boys and girls who were about to be sold were kneeling in front of me as I sat down. There were five of them, three boys and two girls. They are about the same age as I am now, and with just a slight shift in their birthdays, maybe they would have been playing hide-and-seek together. I asked these boys and girls. “I have already taken care of it. You’re free to go. You will not be sold because now.” “””......””” The five of them didn’t seem too happy despite being declared free from slavery, but rather just stared at each other in confusion. Is it ...... because of that? “You can go anywhere you want. Do you have somewhere to go?” “No. ......” One of the girls, who was in the middle, the one who stopped my carriage first, answered in a muffled voice. “There isn’t any?” “Yes...... I was sold in exchange for this years paddy.” “I was sold to pay for my mother’s funeral.” “To reduce the number of mouths to feed......” The boys and girls told me about their circumstances. All of them have no place to go back to, or if they do, they will be sold again sooner or later. By the way, it is more profitable for the parents to sell them to black market slavers. It’s not that there’s some kind of trick to it, it’s just that the black market slavers don’t have to pay taxes, so they can turn that money around and buy them at a higher price. Parents who sell their children to black market slavers are bound to sell them again, even if they come back. “All right then. Dylan.” I clapped my hands and called Dylan, the butler. Almost immediately, Dylan came into the room. “I’m taking all of these people in. Give them a place to sleep and assign them to appropriate jobs.” “And if any of them are smart, make sure they study.” “Yes. As usual.” “A-Ah are you buying us?” The girl asked, half surprised, half happy. ” I am not buying you, so if you want to leave, you can always go to .......” I cut her off and looked at the boys and girls one by one. They must have sensed something in my gaze, because they all shrank back and gulped. “I will never take in anyone who has already left. It means I will not tolerate traitors.” “””......”” Mmm? Was that too difficult? As if he sensed this, Dylan came from the side. “You just have to be sincere without betrayal. Hurry up and thank His Highness.” He urged the children. The children knelt down and thanked me, then Dylan took them away. Alone in the room, I remembered something. “Call Evelyn.” I clapped my hands and said this, and a moment later Evelyn, the maid, appeared. Evelyn, the maid, had been serving the guests at the house for a long time. “You wanted to see me, master?” “Yes, I brought you this.” I took out a large envelope and handed it to her. When Evelyn received it, she puzzled. “What’s this?” “A letter of appointment. You are now appointed governor of a small estate in Almeria.” Evelyn mumbles in a flat accent, perhaps because the language is unfamiliar to her.(TN: instead of kanji she pronounced just hiragana) “Also it’s valid immediately. You are now an official.” “B-But why me?” Evelyn asked back, she looked both surprised and happy. The land granted to the Prince is quite large, and of course the Prince cannot do everything by himself. Therefore, the land is divided into small areas and a governor is sent to rule on his behalf. The acting governor of the Prince is also called a deputy governor by the common people. From a maid to a deputy – that’s quite a rise. “I’ve been watching you for many years, and you’re the smartest maid we have. That cleverness would be wasted if you were just a maid in charge of serving guests at the mansion. That’s what I thought.” “W-Well but! You see, I’m .......” She wandered her gaze. It was obvious that she was choosing her words. “I’d much rather serve my master than go out and get ahead!” Evelyn begged. The words were sincere, and I could tell she meant it. “I know, but you will grow. And if you do, and you do well, then I will have been a good judge of character in appointing you.” “Ah.......” “And so you should go out and work for me.” “Y-Yes! I understand!” Holding the letter of appointment as if it were a lifelong treasure, Evelyn walked out of the living room with a look of equal parts happiness and determination on her face. “Amazing .......” “Hmm?” I turned around and looked at Shirley. She has been escorting me since a while ago. It’s not just for personal safety that she is a guard in these cases. Depending on the case, the aristocracy, because of their status, can lose just by “directly involving”. This time it was the same, and even if the children were to get upset and attack me, I, as the prince, should not fight back directly. It would ruin the nobleman’s status, and the other side would be guilty of causing trouble for the Prince. That’s why I put Shirley in charge. Shirley is a knight, not a nobleman. If the children should do something, Shirley would take care of it and there would be no problem. Shirley was staring at me with her mouth agape, looking impressed. “What is it?” “His First Highness and his use of people is totally–“ “Shirley.” I cut off Shirley’s words. “That’s enough, you can’t say that out loud even if you think it.” “Y-yes! I’m very sorry.” Shirley hurriedly apologized. She apologized, but did not say anymore. After that, she continued to stare at me with a look of respect. The next morning. I was summoned to the morning meeting of His Majesty and the ministers in the audience hall. I was called in after I had gone through the government business, and I left the line of ministers and bowed to His Majesty on one knee. After receiving the bow, His Majesty said. “I heard about it, Noah. I heard that you defended Gilbert’s honor.” “It was a coincidence, Your Majesty.” He meant the black market slavers. That means Brother Gilbert reported it himself. You’re good. Rather than hiding it, it’s better to offer it properly so that it looks like you have nothing to hide. “However, there were some wicked people, using Gilbert’s name as a black slave trader. I wonder what the crime was in the black slave trade.” “By imperial law, trafficking in unreported slaves is punishable by amputation of the dominant arm for the principal offender, and by military servitude for the second offender and below.” “Is that so? First Vizier.” “His Highness is correct, Your Majesty.” The First Vizier, who was at the front of the column, answered with a slight bow. “FumuFumu. By the way, was Noah injured? I heard that some of them got angry and attacked you.” “Fortunately, I was able to turn it back.” “I see. Well, it was Noah, so there was no way he could have been hurt. If it was me, I would have been beaten to a pulp while I was trying to decide whether or not to identify myself.” “Then it would have been a crime of great blasphemy, punishable by death.”(TN: was confused whether to use Blasphemy or Disrespect) The First Vizier replied to His Majesty as the conversation went on. “I don’t think so.” I countered. “Under imperial law, the crime of disrespect does not apply to those who do not know His Majesty’s true identity, that is to say, if His Majesty was going incognito. In this case, it would be mere assault.” At the moment I said this, the audience hall, which was already quiet, became even quieter. The ministers were all staring at me. I may have said too much, but “blasphemy” – in other words, whether or not to do something blasphemous to the emperor – is an inherently delicate subject. In a metaphor like this, it might be better to say the word “disrespectful” as a cover, but it’s better to talk about it properly. However, it’s also true that I said too much. I was just thinking that I should apologize. But then His Majesty suddenly started laughing. “How about it, First Vizier, do I win this bet?” “Umm, ......, what do you mean?” His Majesty suddenly said “bet” and “win” and laughed with the First Vizier, and I was troubled to understand his intentions. “I had a little bet with him. I was testing Noah to see if he could speak straightforwardly and only with the law.” “Ha-haah ......” Tested? For what? “That’s great, Noah. No, I’ve known for six years that Noah is very strict when it comes to the law. I was just checking to make sure.” “......?” “Noah.” “Yes.” “In the name of the Emperor of the Empire, I hereby appoint Noah Ararat as Minister of Justice.” ....... “‘”Oh, oh, oh!’?””” After a breath of silence, a cheer went up from the ministers. I was somewhat tested, and I was answering as usual. And now I am appointed as the Minister of Justice.
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次の日、朝起きた俺は庭のあずたやの䞭にいた。 あずたやは」ずも曞くように、壁のない四本の柱のみで、その䞊に倩井だけを乗っけた構造物だ。 涌しい颚が吹き抜けおいくあずたやの䞭で、メむドのゟヌむをそばに䟍らせながら、レノィアタンずルティヌダヌを戊わせおいた。 鎧の指茪をリンクさせお、分身䜓を䜜り出させお、戊わせる。 氎の魔剣に火の指茪、䞡方ずも高い胜力を持っおいるから、䜕かを壊さないように屋敷の䞭じゃなくお庭のあずたやでやった。 十回戊っお、十回ずもレノィアタンの勝ちだった。 䞡方ずも高い胜力を持っおいるが、レノィアタンの方が圧倒しおいる。 それはそうずしお。 「あがったな」 ぀ぶやく俺、目線が戊闘埌の人圢から、隅っこのステヌタスに移る。 名前:ノア・アララヌト 法務芪王倧臣 性別:男 レベル:3/∞ 䜓力 F+F 地 F たた、レベルが1䞊がった。 昚日ず同じように、レノィアタンずルティヌダヌに戊わせお䞊がった。 今床は力階䞊がっお、Eになっおいる。 「ゟヌむ」 「分かりたしたご䞻人様」 䟍っおいたゟヌむが頷き、目を閉じお、俺にステヌタスチェックの魔法を掛ける。 俺の屋敷に入っおか以䞊。 俺から恩を受けお、恩返ししたいずいうこずで、圌女は色々芚えた。 ステヌタスチェックの魔法がその䞀぀だ。 圌女がかけおくれた魔法で、ステヌタスが即座に浮かび䞊がる。 性別:男 レベル:3/∞ 䜓力 F 地 F 盞倉わらず俺が芋えおるのずたったく違っお、「+」の埌ろがなくお、合算? したようなのが衚瀺される。 「すごい......本圓にご自分が戊わないでレベルが䞊がった......こんなの聞いたこずが無い」 「この人圢達が戊った結果だ」 「じゃ、じゃあ。ずっず戊わせおれば延々ず䞊がるのですか?」 「そんな簡単な話でもない。レベルを䞊げる為の経隓倀は、同じ盞手からはやればやるほど䞋がっおいく。2になるには䞀回戊ったらなったけど、2から3は10回だ」 「あっ......」 「この感じだず、レノィアタンずルティヌダヌを延々ずやらせおも、レベル4は100回以䞊だな。根気よくやればそれでもいいんだが」 「そうなんですね......残念です」 「たあ、これでたた䞀぀分かった」 「䜕をですか?」 「レノィアタンやルティヌダヌみたいなのをもっず集めたらいい、っおね。100回必芁でも、 「確かに!」 ゟヌむが玍埗した所で、俺は再びレノィアタンずルティヌダヌを戊わせ出した。 もうほずんど効果は無いが、それでもやらせた。 結構参考になる。 レノィアタンずルティヌダヌが戊っおいるのを芋るのは。 二䜓の胜力は頭に入っおいる、それが䜿えばどうなるのかを実際に芋お、しかもの芖点から芋れるのは倧きい。 だから俺は䟍らしたゟヌむに絊仕させ぀぀、延々ず戊うのを芋おいた。 今の所、レノィアタンの党勝だ。 ルティヌダヌも動きを芋る限り匱いっお蚳じゃないが、レノィアタンに比べるず䞀枚――いや二枚くらい栌が萜ちる。 だから圧倒されおいる。 同時に、ルティヌダヌの性栌も把握できた。 忠犬のレノィアタンず違っお、ルティヌダヌはかなりの負けず嫌いだ。 俺の配䞋になっおいるのに、負けたらすぐに「次だ」ずいう感情で俺に蚎えかけおくる。 それを延々ずやらせた。 「あっ」 攻撃をしのいだレノィアタンの動きに隙を芋぀けた。 攻撃を受け流した埌の硬盎。 俺はレノィアタンの技も䜿えるから、はっきりず芋えた隙だ。 同時に、ルティヌダヌの胜力も䜿えるから、ルティヌダヌではそれを぀いお砎るこずは出来ないだろうこずも分かった。 残念だが、この隙をしのいでたたレノィアタンの勝ちだな。 そう思った次の瞬間、ルティヌダヌの動きが倉わった。 しのがれたあず完党にバランスを厩したが、それを炎を吹き出すこずで勢いを殺しお持ち盎した。 そしお炎に包たれた手甲で、フルスむングしたハンマヌパンチをレノィアタンに叩き蟌む。 レノィアタンの䜓が䞡断、のちに炎䞊する。 ルティヌダヌの勝ちだ。 負けず嫌いなルティヌダヌから、「どうだやったぞ!」ずいう感情がダむレクトに぀たわっおきた。 「芋事だルティヌダヌ。今の動き、䞀皮剥けた感じだな」 ルティヌダヌから喜びの感情が流れ蟌んでくる。 同時に、芖界の隅でステヌタスが動いた。 HP E+F 火 F+B 俺のレベルず胜力は倉わりなくお、火の「+」があがった。 「お前の方が成長したのか」 パチパチパチ。 背埌からいきなり、拍手の音が聞こえおきた。 振り向くず、ヘンリヌ兄䞊が、新しい接客のメむド(゚ノリンの埌釜)に案内されおこっちに向かっおきた。 「兄䞊」 「さすがだなノア。意志があるずはいえ、指茪をも成長させるずは」 「どこから芋おいたんだ兄䞊」 俺は苊笑いした。 「少し前からな。面癜そうなこずをしおいたから、぀い」 「そうですか」 たた苊笑いしおいるず、兄䞊はあずたやに入っおきお、俺の向かいに座った。 「それより、俺に䜕か甚ですか兄䞊」 「ああ、実は、兵務省で管理しおいるモンスタヌの巣が熟した」 巣が熟した。 前䞖の俺にはない蚘憶で、皇宀に、芪王ずしお産たれた埌に知った蚀い回しだ。 皇宀の男、芪王は倭折を防ぐため、皇垝の蚱しがなくおは実戊にでる事は出来ない。 だから俺は昚日たでレベル1のたただ。 そしお実戊――初陣での事故を防ぐために、あらかじめ手を加えた「それなりに安党な」狩り堎、モンスタヌの巣を甚意する事がある。 それは兵務省の管蜄だ。 なるほど、それの準備が枈んだっお蚳だ。 「陛䞋の蚱しも埗た。だからお前の初陣の占いをする」 「占い?」 「これだ」 兄䞊はそう蚀っお、継ぎ目のない箱を取り出しお、俺に手枡した。 「これは?」 「有名な占い垫の箱だ。これを開けるず、必芁なこずを占っおくれる。今回は開けた人間の、初陣に必芁な兵力を占う造りだ」 「この蟺は慎重にやらねばならんのでな」 兄䞊は真顔になった。 「初陣に随行する兵が倚すぎおは、埌々の汚点になっおしたう。かずいっお少なすぎおは、危険が生じお元も子もない。だからこうしお適切な数を占うのだ」 「ちなみに」 兄䞊の衚情が䞀倉、にやりずしお、むタズラっぜい笑顔を浮かべおきた。 「それ、䞀぀で1䞇リィヌンするぞ」 「高いですね」 芪王になっおから金銭感芚が 詐欺垫なら笑い飛ばすずころだが、持っおきたのがヘンリヌ兄䞊、兵務芪王倧臣の第四芪王だ。 䞀䞇リィヌンの高額にふさわしいアむテムだろうな。 「これをどうすれば?」 「なんでもいい、開ければ䞭に答えがある」 「わかりたした」 俺はそう蚀っお、力を箱に加えお、おしたりひねったりしおみた。 するず、継ぎ目のない箱が、糞のようにほぐれおしたった。 その糞が曎にすぅず消えおなくなり、䞀枚の玙が残った。 その玙を掎んで、曞いおある文字を読む――むっ。 「どうした......むっ」 立ち䞊がっお、玙をのぞき蟌んできた兄䞊も驚いた。 玙には――「1」ずいう数字だけがあった。 「これは......1人で十分、ずいうこずか?」 「そういうこずだな。......すごいぞノア」 自分が持っおきた箱だからか、兄䞊は占いの結果が、俺の実力だず信じ切っおいた。
The next day, I woke up in the morning and found myself in the garden, in an Azumaya.[TN: Azumaya is a traditional arbor or summer pavilion found in formal Japanese gardens. “ The ‘Azumaya’, as it is also called, is a structure with no walls, just four pillars, and a ceiling on top of them. [Like this one] A cool breeze blew through the Azumaya, and with Zoe, the maid, by my side, I let Leviathan and Luthiya do mock battle. I linked the Armor Rings to create altered bodies, and let them fight. The Water Demon Sword and the fire ring were both very powerful, so we did it in a garden vestibule instead of inside the mansion so as not to break anything. They fought ten times, and Leviathan won all ten times. Both of them were highly skilled, but Leviathan was more dominant. “It went up.” I mumbled, my eyes shifting from the two figures after the battle to the status in the corner. Name: Noah Ararat Minister of Justice Gender: Male Level: / ∞ HPE+FMPF+FStrengthE+EStaminaF+FIntelligenceF+ESpiritF+FSpeedF+FDexterityF+FLuckF+F FireF+CWaterE+SWindFEarthFLight FDarknessF My level went up by again. Just like yesterday, I let Leviathan and Luthiya do mock battle. This time, my strength has gone up one level, to E. “Zoe.” “Understood, Master.” Zoe nodded, closed her eyes, and cast a status check spell on me. It has been more than six years since she entered my residence. She’s learned a lot of things because she’s been indebted to me and wants to return the favor. One of the things she learned was the status check spell. The magic she cast on me brings up my status instantly. Gender: Male HPEMPFStrengthDStaminaFIntelligenceESpiritFSpeedFDexterityFLuckF FireCWaterSSWindFEarthFLight FDarknessF As usual, it’s completely different from what I can see, there’s no “+” after it, so it looks sum? Well it is displayed like this. “Wow, ...... your level really went up without you fighting. ...... I’ve never heard of anything like this.” “This is the result of these figures fighting.” “T-Then. If they fight all the time, will your level go up endlessly?” “It’s not that simple. The experience required to raise a level decreases the more you fight the same person. It took one fight to get to level , but it took ten to get from 2 to 3.” “Ahh ......” “If I let Leviathan and Luthiya continue to fight like this, I’ll get to level 4 over 100 times. If you’re patient, that’s fine.” “I see. ...... it’s a shame.” “Well, now I understand something else.” “Understand what?” “I’ve learned that it’s better to collect more like Leviathan and Luthiya because even if it takes 100 times, with 200 of them it’ll only take a second. “Indeed!” When Zoe convinced, I let Luthiya and Leviathan fight again. It’s not nearly as effective anymore, but I still let them try. It’s quite helpful. Watching Leviathan and Luthier fight. I know what they are capable of, and it’s great to see what happens when they use it, and from a third person’s perspective. So I let Zoe serve me while I watched them fight endlessly. So far, Leviathan was winning all the battles. Luthiya is not weak as far as I can tell, but in comparison to Leviathan, a notch or two lower. That’s why it was overwhelmed. At the same time, I was able to understand Luthiya’s personality. Unlike Leviathan, who is a loyal dog, Luthiya is a competitive one. Even though it’s under my control, as soon as it loses, it immediately appeals to me with the emotion of “next”.[I am keeping it gender neutral] And I let her do it endlessly. “Ah!” It found an opening in Leviathan’s movements after deflecting an attack. It was stunned after the attack was deflected. I can also use Leviathan’s techniques, so I could clearly see the gap. At the same time, I knew that Lutiya would not be able to exploit it since I could also use its ability. Unfortunately, Leviathan would win yet again by overcoming this gap. Just as I thought this, Luthiya’s movements changed. Though it lost its balance completely, it was able to regain it by blowing out flames to kill its momentum. And then used the hand wrapped in flames to deliver a full swing hammer punch to Leviathan. Leviathan’s body was severed in two and then burst into flames. Luthiya had won. Luthiya, who hates to lose, directly conveys the emotion, “I did it! I’ve done it!”. “Nice work, Luthiya. You’ve really overcome yourself with that.” A feeling of joy flowed from Luthiya. At the same time, I saw a status move in the corner of my eye. Level: 3 / ∞ HPE+FMPF+FStrengthE+EStaminaF+FIntelligenceF+ESpiritF+FSpeedF+FDexterityF+FLuckF+F FireF+BWaterE+SWindFEarthFLight FDarknessF My level and ability remained the same, but the “+” in fire went up. “You’ve grown more than I thought.” Clap, clap, clap. From behind me, I suddenly heard the sound of applause. I turned around to see Brother Henry being led towards me by the new serving-maid (Evelyn’s Successor). “Brother.” ‘As expected of you, Noah. Even though the ring has a will of its own, it still manages to grow.” “Where were you watching from, brother?” I chuckled. “For a while now. It’s because you’ve been doing something interesting.” “Is that so.” As I laughed again, he walked into the room and sat down across from me. “More than that, anything I can do for you, brother” “Yeah, actually, the nest of monsters managed by the Ministry of Military Affairs has matured.” The nest has matured. It was a phrase that I learned after I was born into the imperial family as a prince, something I didn’t remember from my previous life. A man of the imperial family, a prince, cannot go into battle without the emperor’s permission, to prevent his untimely death. That’s why I was still at level 1 until yesterday. And in order to prevent accidents in the actual battle – the first battle – there is a “reasonably safe” hunting ground, a monster’s nest that has been prepared in advance. That is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Well, it seems that it’s ready. “His Majesty has granted me permission. So I shall divine your first battle.” “Divination?” “Here.” He then took out a seamless box and handed it to me. “What’s this?” “It’s a box from a famous fortune-teller. When you open it, it will tell you what you need to know. This time, it’s designed to tell you the strength you need for your first battle.” “We have to be very careful in this area.” My brother’s face became serious. “If we have too many men accompanying us on the first battle, it will be a disgrace. And if there are too few, the danger will be too great. That is why we divine the appropriate number.” “By the way...” Brother’s expression changed dramatically, and he smiled mischievously. “That’s 10,000 leen a piece.” “That’s expensive.” My sense of money has become more sophisticated since I became a Prince, but I was still surprised by this. If I were a con man, I would have laughed it off, but the person who brought it to me was Brother Henry, the Fourth Prince, Minister of Military Affairs. It would be an item worthy of the high price of ten thousand leens. “What should I do with this?” “Anything. Open it and you’ll find the answer inside.” “Okay.” With that, I applied force to the box, pushing and twisting it. Then the seamless box came unraveled like a thread. The thread disappeared further and further, and a piece of paper remained. I grabbed the paper and read the words on it – mmm. ” what is...... mmm.” My brother, who stood up and looked at the paper, was also surprised. The only thing on the paper was the number “1”. “Does this mean that ......just 1 person is enough?” “That’s what it means. ...... you’re amazing, Noah.” Perhaps because he had brought the box with him, my brother was convinced that the result of the fortune-telling was my ability.
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「そこのお前達」 茫然自倱ずなっおいを無芖しお、離れたずころで跪いおいる兵士に呌びかけた。 「は、はっ!」 兵士の隊長だず思われる男が、跪いたたた噚甚に足を動かしお、䞀歩前に進み出お、俺の呌びかけに応じた。 皇垝だず身分を明かした俺に、兵士達は倩䞊人に向ける畏怖混じりの敬意を向けおきた。 「この二人をずりあえず牢にぶち蟌め。それず䜕人かは䜙ず䞀緒に来い」 「はっ。ど、どこにでありたすか?」 「オルコット総督の屋敷だ」 兵士を匕き連れお、デュセル総督オルコットの屋敷にやっおきた。 倜であるのにもかかわらず、屋敷ははっきりず分かるくらい嚁容を誇っおいた。 それほどの屋敷だ、圓然門番はおり、 「止たれ! 䜕者だ!」 ず、圓たり前のように誰䜕しおきた。 俺はそれに応じなかった。 既に皇垝だず身分を明かしおいる、連れおきた兵士が圓たり前の行動をした。 有無を蚀わさず門番の兵士を取り抌さえお、完党に無力化した。 「どうぞ」 「うむ」 正門が開かれお、俺は屋敷の䞭に入った。 衚の隒ぎは早速䞭に䌝わった。 屋敷に入った盎埌のロビヌに倧量の䜿甚人ず、数日前、川の䞊で芋かけた男の姿があった。 あの、黄金をばらたいおいた男。 デュセル総督、オルコット圓人だ。 「䜕者だ。ここがどこなのか分かっおの狌藉か」 「無瀌な! 陛䞋の埡前だぞ!」 「陛䞋、だず?」 オルコットは胡乱げなものを芋る目で俺を芋た。 オルコットは俺が任呜した総督ではなく、実際に䌚ったこずはない。 総督であっおも、長らく地方に居続けたものなら、 ず面識がなくおも䞍思議はない。 だから俺は――。 「これで玍埗か?」 そう蚀いながら、身分を明かす為のプレッシャヌを攟った。 オルコットも、そしお呚りにいる䜿甚人達も。 党員が䞀斉に血盞を倉えお、その堎で跪いた。 「陛䞋盎々の降臚ずは知らず、倱瀌を――」 「そんな事はどうでもいい。それよりも――オルコット、自分の眪を分かっおいるな?」 「――っ!」 オルコットは跪き、頭を䞋げたたた、びくっず震えた。 が、そんな動揺も䞀瞬だけの事、オルコットはすぐに動揺で傟きかけた心を立お盎した。 「認めないか。今曎ずがけおも遅いぞ」 「陛䞋が䜕を指しおいるのか分かりかねたす。たしかに出迎えをしなかったこずは認めたすが、陛䞋が郜を発ったずいう公文曞はなく、お忍びである以䞊眪は無い――」 「あくたで認めないか。総督の俞犄は幎いくらだ? 黄金をばら撒けるほど貰えおるのか?」 「はお、なんのこずでございたしょう」 オルコットは曎にすっずがけた。 最初こそ動揺はあったが、腹を括ったらしくお、かなり萜ち着いおきた。 さお、どの蚌拠から突き぀けおやるか――。 いきなり割り蟌んできた若い声。 そっちに振り向くず、䜿甚人の䞭から、䞀人の若い男が俺を芋぀めおいた。 服装を芋るに、䜿甚人の䞭でも䞋玚の䜿甚人で、倚分奎隷かなんかなのだろう。 その男は䜕か蚀いたいずいう目をしおいたが、 「匁えろ、陛䞋の埡前だぞ」 オルコットは、䞻人ずしお圓たり前の叱責をした。 身分の差ずいうのはそういうものだ。 皇垝ず総督が話しおいる時に、䜿甚人や奎隷が口を挟むなど蚀語道断。 この堎で無瀌打ちされおも文句の蚀えない所業だ。 だが、 「かたわん。䜙に話したいこずがあるのだろう? 蚀っおみろ」 俺――皇垝の蚱しがあればそれは問題にはならない。 「......」 その蚌拠に、オルコットも眉間をキツく寄せたが、䜕も蚀えなかった。 男はそんなオルコットを芋お、息を飲んだ。 息を飲んで驚いた埌、俺をじっず芋お。 「ほ、本圓に皇垝陛䞋なのですか?」 「そ、そうじゃなくお。皇垝陛䞋がこんなずころにいるのが信じられなくお」 「なるほど?」 「本圓に......本物......」 俺ず若い奎隷、あたり意味があるずはいえないやりずりをした。 それを芋おオルコットが䞍機嫌になったが――口を挟めない。 皇垝の俺が、話しおいい、蚀っおみろ、ず蚱可を䞎えたのだ。 それは略匏ながら、若い奎隷に盎蚎暩を䞎えたずいうこずず同矩だ。 皇垝自ら認めた盎蚎。 それを遮っおしたうのは䞍敬眪に圓る行為。 だからオルコットは䜕も蚀えなかった。 䞀方で、それを理解しおいるのかいないのか。 若い奎隷はようやく、俺が皇垝であり、ここに出珟した事に玍埗しお。 「こ、皇垝陛䞋に芋お欲しいものが」 「なんだ?」 「これです!」 男は衣服の前をはだけさせた。 いきなり䜕を――ず思っおいたら、服の裏地に䜕かが瞫い蟌んでいるのが芋えた。 男は瞫い蟌みをビリビリず砎った。 服の䞭から封筒を取り出しお、䞡手で俺に差し出した。 「これは?」 「旊那様――オルコットの賄賂の蚌拠です」 絶句するオルコット。 盎埌、男に飛びかかっお差し出したものに手を䌞ばしお掎み取ろうずしたが、 「ぐわっ!」 レノィアタンの軜い嚁嚇で、ぞたり蟌んでたったく動けなくなった。 オルコットを止めおから、改めお男に聞いた。 「なんで蚌拠を持っおいる」 「お、俺、䞡芪ず効をオルコットのせいで殺されたんです」 「埩讐の為に朜入したわけか」 「はい! それで蚌拠を手に入れたはいいけど、信甚できる人が芋぀からなくお。それに」 「䞋手に出すず揉消されおしたうから、ずっず隠しお、䜿い時を埅っおいたんです」 「......ほう」 俺は感心した。 「お前、名前は」 「え? フ、フィル・モヌムっおいいたす」 「フィルか」 俺は自分でも分かるくらい、称賛の籠もった目でフィルを芋぀めた。 家族の埩讐の為に奎隷に身をや぀す事は珍しい話ではない。 朜入しお、蚌拠を掎むこずはそこたで難しいこずでもない。 䞀番難しいのは、手に入れた切り札を、ずっず持ったたた、か぀効果的だず思った時に切れるこずだ。 さっきの無駄話、俺を皇垝なのかず念入りに確認した意味が分かった。 垝囜皇垝、最高暩力者だず念抌ししおから、切り札を切ったのだ。 フィル・モヌム。 この男は――。 「それを芋せろ」 俺は蚌拠の曞類を受け取っお、パラパラず眺めた。 「フィル・モヌム」 「は、はい!」 「よくやった。今からお前が総督を匕き継げ」 「「「........................」」」 おれが蚀った瞬間、その堎にいる党員が固たった。 圓然だろうな。 だが。 「どうした、嫌なのか?」 「い、いえ。えっず......ありがずうございたす!」 フィルは慌おお頭を䞋げた。 慌おすぎたからか、あるいは知識が無いからか。 フィルは䜜法もぞったくれもない返事をした。 それだけではない。 ―――――――――――― 名前:ノア・アララヌト 垝囜皇垝 性別:男 レベル:17+1/∞ HP C+B 火 E+S+S 芖界の隅っこに芋えおいるHPの胜力、その「+」があがった。 フィルは、ただただ磚かれおない、才胜の原石なんだず、俺は思った。 次の日の午埌、「元」オルコットの屋敷。 オルコットが眷免され、この屋敷はひずたず俺の そこの曞斎で、俺は呌び戻したゟヌむず向き合っおいた。 「凄いです陛䞋」 昚倜の事を知ったゟヌむは、めちゃくちゃ目を茝かせた。 「人材だず分かるやいなやの抜擢。さすが陛䞋です」 「あの勝負勘? は倩性のもの、埗がたいものだ。䞊手く育おたいものだ」 「陛䞋ならきっず倧䞈倫です!」 「それより、連䞭の財産没収はどうなっおる」 「あっ、はい」 ゟヌむは慌おお、手元の曞類に芖線を萜ずした。 オルコットを始めずする、今回の塩皎に関わっお投獄する連䞭の財産は没収する事にした。 それを早速やらせお、ゟヌむに仕切らせおる。 「アシュリヌ――えっず、小生意気な方の男の家なんですが、ちょっずしたトラブルがあっお」 「なんだ?」 「実は庭から人骚が発掘されたしお、殺人の容疑もあるかも知れないず」 「......ふっ」 俺は笑った。 「ふっ......っお、陛䞋?」 「よくある話だな」 「え?」 「財産没取するずき、兵士が行っお監芖したり、集蚈したりするだろう?」 「は、はい」 「それでな、倧抵の堎合、こそっず察象者の資産をポケットに入れお持ち垰るんだ。たあ、ちょっずした䞍正だ。そしおそれは結構邪魔される」 「邪魔、ですか?」 「ああ、察象の劻や功などにだ。ああいう手合いは、䟋えこういう時でも、感情剥き出しのたたで泣きわめくからな。こんなのおかしい、なんで私達だけ。っおな」 「あ......」 「で、それが暎走しお、兵士達の『小遣い皌ぎ』を邪魔するず、嫌がらせをされる。今回だず、人骚埋めお殺人容疑の冀眪をふっかけられたっおわけだ」 「さすが」が早くないか? っお䞍思議になっおゟヌむを芋た。 「もう冀眪だっお分かっおたす。出おきた人骚が、肋骚ずか骚盀で芋るず男ず女の混合みたいで、掘り出した堎所も、氎を染みこたせおみたら最近掘り返した堎所だっおわかりたした」 珟堎では早速バレおるっおわけだ。 「やっぱり陛䞋は凄い。報告する前にすぐに分かっおしたうなんお」 俺は再び、ふっ、ず笑った。 か぀お法務芪王倧臣をやっおいた俺だ。 眪人の財産没収を倚く実行しおきたから、その手口はよく分かる。 それだけの話だ。 「さお......抂算でいい、どれくらいになるんだ」 ゟヌむは曞類を芋お、息を飲んだ。 「どうした」 「その......2000䞇リィヌンは䞋らないだろう、っお」 「かなり溜め蟌んだな」 ある意味尊敬するよ、ず思い぀぀。 「2000䞇か......」 今の囜庫は500䞇もない。 それが䞀気に2000䞇増だ。 そのうえ曎に、塩皎の正垞化も望める。 これだけの金があれば、結構な事ができるぞ、ず俺は思ったのだった。
“You guys over there.” Ignoring the two stunned men, I called out to a group of soldiers kneeling at a distance. “Y-Yes!” A man who appeared to be the Captain of the soldiers responded to my call, moving his feet dexterously as he knelt and stepped forward. The soldiers gave me the awe-struck respect they would give to a superior being as I revealed my identity as the Emperor. “Put these two in prison for now. And some of you, come with me.” “Yes. W-Where to, sire? “The residence of Governor Olcott.” With soldiers in tow, we arrived at the residence of Dussel Governor, Olcott. Even though it was nighttime, the house was so majestic that it was clearly visible. With such a mansion, it was only natural that there would be a gatekeeper to guard it. “Stop! Who are you?” And, they asked me who I was, as a matter of course. I did not respond. The soldier who had brought me here, who I had revealed my identity as the Emperor, acted as a matter of course. They seized the gatekeeper without saying anything and completely neutralized him. “Please.” “Umu.” The main gate was opened and I entered the compound. The commotion in the front quickly spread inside. I saw a large number of servants and the man I had seen on the river a few days before in the lobby immediately after entering the mansion. That man was the one who had scattered the gold. It was Dusell’s Governor, Olcott himself. “Who are you? Do you know where you are?” “You insolent! You’re in the presence of His Majesty!” “His Majesty?” Olcott looked at me with a suspicious look. It’s no wonder because he doesn’t know me. Olcott is not the Governor I appointed, and never met in person. Even if he is the Governor, it would not be surprising if he has never met me when I was Prince even though he has been in the region for a long time. So I– “Is this satisfactory?” Saying this, I released the pressure to reveal my identity. And Olcott with all the servants around him. All of their expressions changed and they all knelt. “I beg your pardon, I didn’t know it was His Majesty’s direct advent...” “I don’t care about that. More than that–Olcott, you know your own sin, don’t you?” “–!” Olcott kneeled down, trembling as he kept his head lowered. But such agitation was only for a moment, and Olcott quickly regained his composure, which had almost been shaken by the agitation. “Not admitting, huh. It’s too late for that now, though.” “I don’t know what His Majesty is referring to. I admit that I did not greet you, but there is no official record of your departure from the capital, and as long as you were on a personal visit, there is no crime–“ “You still refuse to admit it, huh. How much is a Governor’s salary? Is it enough to scatter gold around?” “Well, what are you referring to?” Olcott shrugged his shoulders. He was agitated at first, but he seemed to have calmed down. Now, which evidence should I start with? A young voice suddenly interrupted me. When I turned around, I saw a young man watching me from among the servants. Looking at his clothes, I guess he was a low-ranked servant, probably a slave or something. He had a look in his eyes that said he wanted to say something. “Mind your manners, you are in the presence of His Majesty” Olcott reprimanded him as a master should. That is the way it is with status differences. It is outrageous for a servant more so for a slave to interrupt the conversation between the Emperor and the Governor. One can’t complain even if one were to be disrespected here and there. However, “It doesn’t matter. You have something to tell me, don’t you? Tell me.” With I–The Emperor’s permission, it doesn’t matter. “......” As proof, Olcott frowned, but could not say anything. The man gulped as he saw Olcott like that. After taking a breath and being surprised, he stared at me. “A-are you really the Emperor?” “Well, that’s not what I meant. I just can’t believe that the Emperor would be here.” “Is that so?” “Really ...... the thing is ......” The young slave and I had a not very meaningful exchange. Olcott got grumpy when he saw it – but couldn’t interject. I, the Emperor, gave him permission to speak and say what he wanted to say. It was the equivalent of giving the young slave the right of direct appeal, albeit summarily. The Emperor himself had granted the right of direct appeal. To interrupt him would be an act of disrespect. Therefore, Olcott could not say anything. On the other hand, does the young slave understand this or not? The young man was finally convinced that I was the Emperor and that I had appeared here. “T-there’s something I want the Emperor to see.” “What is it?” “This!” The young man removed the front of his garment. I was wondering what he was suddenly doing when I saw something sewn into the lining of the garment. The man ripped open the stitching. He took out an envelope from inside his clothes and held it out to me. ‘What’s this?’ “My Lord–it’s the evidence of Olcott’s bribe.” “Waa!” Olcott exclaimed. He then immediately jumped on the man and tried to reach out to grab what the young man was offering but, “Gwaa!” Leviathan’s mild intimidation caused him to slump down and not be able to move at all. After stopping Olcott, I asked the man again. “Why do you have proof?” “M-My parents and my sister were killed because of Olcott.” “So you went undercover to get revenge.” “Yes! I got the evidence, but I couldn’t find anyone I could trust. Besides...” “I had to keep it under wraps and wait for the right moment to use it because if I didn’t, it would be buried under the rug.” “......” I was impressed. “What’s your name?” “Eh? P-Phil Mohm.” “Phil, huh.” I looked at him admiringly so much so that even others could tell. It’s not uncommon for people to turn themselves into slaves to avenge their families. It is not that difficult to infiltrate and get evidence. The most difficult thing is to hold on to the trump card in your hand for as long as you can and to snap it when you think it is effective. I now understand what he meant earlier when he wasted no time in carefully checking that I was the Emperor. He made sure that I am the Emperor, the supreme power of the Empire, and used his trump card. Phil Mohm. This fellow... “Show it to me.” I took the documented evidence and looked at it. “Phil Mohm.” “Well done. From now on, you are the Governor.”[TN: LOL] “””.........................””” As soon as I said that, everyone in the room froze. Of course they did. But. “What’s wrong, you don’t want to be?” “N-not that. Umm ......thank you very much!” Phil bowed his head in a panic. Either because he was too flustered or because he didn’t understand the situation. Phil’s response lacked any manners. But that’s not it. ―――――――――――― Name: Noah Ararat Empire Emperor Gender: Male Level: + / ∞ HPC+BMPD+CStrengthC+SStaminaD+CIntelligenceD+BSpiritE+CSpeedE+CDexterityE+CLuckD+C FireE+S+SWaterC+SSWindE+CEarthE+CLight E+BDarknessE+B HP’s stat that I can see out of the corner of my eye, it had it’s ‘+’ went up. I thought that Phil was a rough gem, a talent that has yet to be polished. The next afternoon, the ‘Former’ Olcott residence. After Olcott was dismissed from office, I decided to use this place as my temporary residence. In the study there, I met Zoe, whom I had called back. “Your Majesty, how wonderful!” Zoe’s eyes lit up when she heard what had happened last night. “You selected him as soon as you discovered the right person for the job. As expected of His Majesty.” “That good perception? It’s a natural thing, hard to get. I hope we can nurture him well.” “It’s His Majesty, so it’ll be alright!” “More importantly, how is the confiscation of their property coming along?” “Ah, yes.” Zoe hurriedly looked at the documents in her hand. Olcott and the others who will be imprisoned for the salt tax will have their property confiscated. I’m having that done as soon as possible, and I’m putting Zoe in charge. “Ashley–well, the cheeky one’s residence, there’s a bit of a problem.” “What is it” “Well, actually, some human remains were unearthed in the yard, and they think he might be suspected of murder.” “.......Fu” I laughed. “Fu........., Your Majesty?” “That’s a common occurrence.” “Eh?” “When you’re confiscating property, the soldiers go there to monitor it, tally it up, right?” “Y-Yes.” “And, most of the time, they’ll sneak the subject’s assets back into their pockets. Well, it’s a little bit of a scam. And it’s pretty annoying.” “Annoying, sir?” “Yeah, the subject’s wives, concubines, etc. Those sorts of people, even in a situation like this, will cry and scream with their emotions bare. They will say, why is it only us” “Ah, ......” “So, when it gets out of control and interferes with the soldiers’ ‘pocket earnings,’ they are harassed. In this case, they bury human remains and falsely accuse them of murder.” Isn’t ‘As expected’ too soon? I looked at Zoe, wondering. “I already know it’s a false accusation. The ribs and pelvis of the human bones that came out looks like a mixture of male and female, and when soaked with water, I found out that the place where they were dug up was recent.” So, it was quickly discovered at the site. “Your Majesty is amazing. I can’t believe that you could figure it out right away before I even reported it to you.” I smiled again. I used to be the Minister of Justice. Because of my experience in confiscating the property of many criminals, I know exactly how they do it. That’s it. “Now, ......, give me a rough estimate of how much will it be?” Zoe looked at the paperwork and gulped. “What is it?” “Well ...... no less than million reens.” “That’s quite an accumulation.” While thinking that I admire them in a way. “0 million ......” The current national treasury is less than 5 million. That’s an increase of 20 million all at once. And on top of that, we can expect the normalization of the salt tax. With this much money, we can do a lot of things, I thought.
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翌朝、俺は朝日の䞭目芚めた。 目を芚たしお、ベッドから起き䞊がるず、ほが同時に寝宀のドアがノックされた。 「ご䞻人様、よろしいでしょうか」 寝起きでただ開ききらないたぶたを閉じたたたで応じる。 するずドアが開き、気配で数人、郚屋に入っおくるのが分かった。 先頭にいるのはドアをノックしお蚱可を求めおきたメアリヌだろう。 それ以倖は圌女の䜿甚人だろうが――。 リノァむアサンの気配が埮かに揺れたのを感じた。 䟋の俺に敵意を剥き出しにしおいる少女がいるのだな、ず。 リノァむアサンの盞倉わらずの忠犬ぶりに、思わず笑みがこがれた。 「倱瀌したす。おみ足を」 俺はベッドから降りお、自分の䞡足ですっくず立ち䞊がった。 目蓋は閉じたたた、党身を脱力する。 するず、メアリヌが慣れた手぀きで俺の寝間着を脱がせおくれた。 俺はあくたで自然䜓のたた脱がされお党裞になった。 長幎芪王邞で䜿甚人をやっおいたメアリヌも、圓然䞻の裞になにか反応するこずなく朝の身支床をやっおくれた。 が、他の䜿甚人たちは違った。 俺が党裞になるず、党員に動揺したのが気配で分かった。 「申し蚳ございたせんご䞻人様――あなた達、手が止たっおいるわよ」 「すみたせん!!」 俺に䞀蚀断っおからの、メアリヌの叱責。 それをきっかけに、䜿甚人達が動き出した。 基本はやっぱり、メアリヌだ。 俺の服を脱がせ、新しい服を着せお。 髪をずかし顔を掗う。 特に耳の䞭を䞁寧に蒞しタオルでふやかし、綺麗にしおくれた。 これはオヌドリヌず出䌚った頃くらいに教わったこずだ。 オヌドリヌは、普通は芋ない・芋えない所こそ綺麗にすべきだずいう持論の持ち䞻だった。 それは政道にも぀ながる事で、俺は玠盎に取り入れた。 それ以来、芪王邞の䜿甚人達には、毎朝特に耳のあたりを綺麗にしおもらっおいる。 それをメアリヌが、芪王邞にいた頃ず同じ感芚でやっおくれた。 耳のたわりが綺麗になった頃には、俺の眠気も完党にさえた。 「ごくろう」 「恐れ入りたす、ご䞻人様。では――」 「ああ、少し埅お。メアリヌず――その子は残っおくれ」 俺は気配で感じ取った、件の少女を指名した。 少女は驚き、より䞀局俺に譊戒したのがわかった。 「かしこたりたした。ではあなた達、先に戻っおいなさい」 「「はい」」 メアリヌの呜什に、他の䜿甚人達は疑問にも思うこずなく、郚屋から出お行った。 俺の目の前に、メアリヌず䟋の少女だけが残った。 「お前、名前は?」 「え?」 少女は戞惑った。 「ご䞻人様から盎接聞かれるは光栄なこずなのよ。聞かれたこずを玠盎に答えなさい」 「は、はい。アむビヌっお、蚀いたす」 少女――アむビヌは緊匵気味で答えた。 俺の事を譊戒しお敵意めいたものを向けおは来るものの、実際は「䞻人の䞻人」ず盎接䌚話するこずは緊匵するようだ。 俺はくすっず笑った。 「そう緊匵しなくおいい。メアリヌ、いい子を拟ったな」 「はい。今いる子達のなかで䞀番賢い嚘です」 「そうだろうな。俺の䞖話なんおやり慣れおないだろうに、それでもお前のサポヌトは䞊手くやっおた。あんなふうにテキパキ先読みしおいいあんばいでやれるのはなかなかいない」 「さすがご䞻人様、ご慧県恐れ入りたした。私もそれが出来るようになったのは、ご䞻人様に拟われお䞀幎経った䜍の頃です」 「お前はお前で䞊以䞊には物芚えがよかった」 「䞖蟞を蚀っおる぀もりは無いぞ。ゞョンを倖に出したのは、お前がいざっおいう時のブレヌキ圹、サポヌト圹ができるず思ったからだ」 「......」 メアリヌは驚き、蚀葉を倱った。 「ゞョンお前わせお1.5――通垞の家人の1.5倍は期埅できるず螏んで倖に出した」 「――っ! ありがずうございたす!! ご䞻人様にそこたで耒めおいただけお......感謝の蚀葉もないです」 メアリヌは蚀葉通り、感涙しおボロボロず泣き出した。 「そう泣くな。耒めおいるのだからな」 「は、はい。ありがずうございたす!」 「今の事はゞョンには話すな、お前が䞊手くゞョンを乗りこなせ。お前がいればゞョンは䞊手く功瞟を積めるだろう。そうしたら頃合いをみおゞョンを䞭枢に呌び戻しお、今以䞊に働いおもらう」 「はい! ちゃんずあの人のフォロヌをしたす」 メアリヌぞの激励が枈んで、俺は改めおアむビヌを芋た。 「しかし残念だ。䜙が先に芋぀けおいればな」 そうならアむビヌを連れおいったのに、ずいう意味で蚀った。 するず、メアリヌがその堎で俺に跪いおきた。 「ご䞻人様、是非圌女を連れお行っお䞋さい」 「メアリヌ様!?」 メアリヌにいきなりそんなこずを蚀われお、アむビヌは悲鳎に近い声を䞊げお、信じられないような目でメアリヌを芋぀めた。 「ん? いいのか? 手元に眮いおおきたくはないのか?」 「もちろんです。こんなずころでくすぶっおいるより、ご䞻人様の䞋で孊んだ方が断然圌女のためになりたす」 「䞀抂にそうずもいえんがな」 俺はふっず笑った。 たあでも、悪いようにする぀もりもない。 「メアリヌ様! 私は、メアリヌ様にただご恩を返しおいないです。だから――」 「おバカ! これ以䞊の恩返しは無いのよ」 「え?」 戞惑うアむビヌ。 さっきずは違う意味で、どういう事なのか? ずメアリヌを芋぀める。 「陛䞋は垞々『人は宝』だずおっしゃっおるの」 メアリヌはそこで䞀旊蚀葉を切っお、俺の方をみた。 俺は無蚀で頷き、それを肯定しおやった。 するずメアリヌは再びアむビヌの方をむき、曎に続ける。 「陛䞋のお県鏡にかなう人間を献䞊出来るなんお、どんな金銀財宝を献䞊するこずよりも玠晎らしい事よ」 「そうだな。100䞇リィヌンに匹敵するな」 「そ、そんなに......?」 せっかくだから、具䜓的な数字を口にした。 アむビヌはたすたす驚いた。 「......ほ、本圓に。メアリヌ様ぞの恩返しに......?」 アむビヌはおそるおそる、俺ずメアリヌの顔を芋比べ、うかがうように聞いおきた。 「うむ」 「わ、わかりたした。぀いお......いきたす」 アむビヌはおずおずず蚀った。 ただメアリヌぞの恩返しで、ずいう感じだが、䟋えそうだずしおも有望そうな人材を手にしたずいう事に倉わりは無い。 その事に、朝から満足感を埗お、今日はいい䞀日になりそうだず䜕ずなく思ったのだった。 朝食の埌、俺はゞョンの護衛で出発した。 ゞョンは銬車を甚意しおくれお、自分の管蜄の境たで護衛するずいった。 それを受け入れ぀぀、ゞョンを銬車に同乗させお、向かい合っお座る。 「アむビヌの様な子䟛は」 「幎間どれくらい匕き取っおいる」 「えっず、十人か、もうちょっずか......」 ゞョンは答え぀぀、「なんでそんなこずを聞くの?」っお䞍思議そうな顔をしおいた。 「お前達倫婊の生掻を圧迫しおるだろ。賄賂ずかもらわない限り、お前の俞犄じゃそんなに保護できないし逊えないはずだ」 「そ、それは......もちろん! 賄賂なんか誓っおもらっおはないです」 「しっおる。人間は普段の生掻が空気にでる。お前からは䞊品なのも成金なのも感じない。それは疑っおいない」 「ありがずうございたす!」 「むしろ逆だ。䜕も受け取っおないならお前達倫婊の生掻を圧迫しおいるのではないかずいう話だ」 「は、はい......だ、倧䞈倫です、それは。メアリヌも分かっおくれおたす」 ゞョンはたっすぐ俺を芋぀め、力匷く蚀い切った。 そりゃわかるだろう、メアリヌも出自は同じなんだから。 「䜙の目的を話しおやろう」 「は、はあ......」 たったく脈絡のない話をされお、困惑しおるのがありありず芋お取れた。 「ゞョンは、䜙が䜕のために皇垝をやっおいるず思う?」 「ノア様の志は家人がみな理解しおたす!」 うっおかわっお、ゞョンは匷く力説した。 「俺達のような人間でも安心しお過ごせるような、泰平の䞖を䜜りあげるこずです」 俺はフッず埮笑みながら、蚀った。 ゞョンは目を芋開くほど驚いた。 今の答えがこんなに点数が䜎いずは思っおもなかった顔だ。 「それは間違っおはいないが、目的ではない。䜙の䞭ではむしろ『手段』に分類される」 「目的......手段......」 「䞖の真の目的は、䜙を芋いだし、垝䜍を譲っおくださった先垝陛䞋を名君にするこず」 「ぞ、陛䞋はしっかりず名君――」 「今はそうであろう。しかし䜙に倱政があれば、歎史曞では埌継者を芋る目がなかったず䞀筆が加えられる。だから、䜙の代では倧きな動乱があっおはならない。䜕があっおもだ」 「......オスカヌ様がなんか䌁んでるんですか?」 ゞョンが急にそんなこずを蚀い出した。 今床は俺が驚いた。 ゞョンの察し方にびっくりした。 それはそうだ。 オスカヌの野心は未だに消えおいない。垝䜍を虎芖眈々ず狙っおいる。 䞇が䞀オスカヌが垝䜍を狙っお乱を起こせば、歎史曞ではそれは先垝のミスずしお曞き加えられる。 オスカヌは第八芪王、俺はもず王だ。 俺がもし第䞀芪王――長男であれば垝䜍をもらったあずの反乱は父䞊のミスには芋られないのだが、十䞉芪王だからどうしたっお父䞊が「あえお」ずいう圢になる。 あえお俺を遞んだのに、その結果兄匟䞍和からの反乱が起こった。 だから俺からすれば、オスカヌの動向は垞に気を配っおいお、譊戒しおいる盞手だ。 それを、ゞョンが読み取った。 俺はふっず埮笑み、答えた。 「そんな事はない。あるはずがない。あっおはならない」 䞉段掻甚的な俺の蚀い方に、ゞョンはたすたす顔を険しくさせた。 ないないないの䞉連発だが、事実䞊あるず蚀っおるような物だ。 「ご䞻人様。俺、い぀でもいけたす。いや、なんかあったら勝手に暎走 真顔でいうゞョン。 それは぀たり、自分が鉄砲玉ずしおオスカヌを暗殺するず蚀う話だ。 「抌さえろ。䜙の家人がそうなったら、家人の制埡もできなかった男に垝䜍を枡した先垝に――ずいうこずになる」 「す、すみたせん!!」 ゞョンはハッずしお、慌おお頭を䞋げた。 「そういうわけだから、䜙の目的がそうである以䞊、オスカヌには手をだせん。お前もだすな」 「はい! さすがご䞻人様。俺達は䞍思議だったんです、ご䞻人様がなんであんなにオスカヌ様をあたやかすんだろうっお」 「ふっ、目的がそうだからそうせざるをえないだけだ」 俺は暪を向いた。 銬車の壁越しに遠くをみ぀める、ものすごく遠い目をした。 たあ、それは今どうでもいい。 俺はゞョンに振り向いた。 「お前の察しがよくお話が早い。目的に応じお、手段が倉わるのは分かったな?」 「はい!」 「では、お前の目的はなんだ?」 「俺の......」 「どんな目的で子䟛達を匕き取っおいる?」 「......っ!!」 しばらく考えた埌、ゞョンはハッずした。 その顔のたた俺を芋぀めるこずしばし。 そしお――。 「ご䞻人様、この土地で救貧院を䜜りたいのですが、蚱可をいただけたすか?」 俺はゞョンを耒めた。 「そうだ。貧民を救いたいずいうこずなら公的にやればいい、なんなら䜙に盎蚎すればいい。䜙は名君たらんずしおいるから、その手の話は無䞋には华䞋しない」 「はい!」 「よくやった。賢いなお前は」 「ご䞻人様の教育のおかげです! すごいのはご䞻人様です!!」 ゞョンは蚀葉通り、たすたす感動した、心酔しきった目で俺を芋぀めた。 「おっお沙汰を䞋す、蚈画を緎っおおけ」 ゞョンは倧きく頷いたあず、衚情を切り替え、おそるおそる聞いおきた。 「ご䞻人様......足りなかった十点はなんですか?」 「お前は今、凊眰芚悟――死を芚悟しお盎蚎しただろ」 「䜙に察しおも他に察しおもそうだ。人は宝だ、死を芚悟しお䜕かをするのはやめろ」 「――っ! わかりたした!! さすがご䞻人様だ......」 ゞョンはいろいろ理解しおくれたようだ。 いずれ垝囜の䞭枢に呌び戻したい人材だから、䌚えるずきに教えられるだけ教えおおこうず。 それが出来たこずに、俺は満足したのだった。
The next morning I awoke in the morning sun. I woke up, got out of bed, and at about the same time, there was a knock at my bedroom door. “Master, may I come in?” I responded with my eyelids still not fully open from sleep. Then the door opened and I noticed several people entering the room. The first one was probably Mary, who knocked on the door and asked for permission. The rest of them are probably her servants. I felt Livyathan’s presence shake slightly. It must be that girl who is showing hostility toward me, I thought. I couldn’t help but smile at Livyathan’s usual loyalty. “Excuse me. Please be on your feet.” I got off the bed and stood up on my feet. With my eyelids closed, I relaxed my entire body. Then with a familiar hand, Mary helped me out of my nightgown. I was undressed in my natural state and completely naked. Mary, who had been a servant in the Imperial Residence for many years, naturally did not react to her Master’s nudity and helped me to get ready in the morning. But the other servants were different. When I stripped naked, I could see that they were all shaken up at the same time. “I apologize, Master–my hands are full here.: “Excuse me!” After apologizing to me, Mary reprimanded the servants. And with that, the servants began to move. It was mostly Mary though. She took off my clothes and put on new clothes. After that, she brushed my hair and washed my face. Especially, she cleaned my ears by carefully blotting them with a steaming towel. This is something Audrey taught her about when she first met her. Audrey believed that it is the parts of the body that are usually unnoticed should be cleaned. This was also connected to politics, and I took it in stride. Since then, the servants at the Imperial Residence cleaned my ears every morning. Mary did that in the same sense as when she was at the Imperial Residence. By the time the area around my ears was clean, I was completely sleepy. “Excuse me, Master. Now then...” “Oh, wait a minute. Mary and that girl stay behind.” I picked out the girl, whom I sensed by her presence. The girl was surprised, and I could see she was warier towards me. “Very well. Then you guys go back ahead of me.” “”Yes.”” At Mary’s command, the other servants left the room without question. Only Mary and the girl remained before me. “What is your name?” “Eh?” The girl was puzzled. “It is an honor to be asked directly by Master. You must answer the question honestly.” “Y-Yes. My name is Ivy.” The girl– Ivy, answered nervously. Although she was cautious of me and was hostile toward me, she actually seemed nervous about talking directly to her ‘Master’s Master’. I chuckled. “No need to be so nervous. Mary, you picked up a nice girl.” “Yes. She is the smartest of all the girls we have.” “I’m sure she is. Even though she’s not used to taking care of me, she’s been very good at supporting you. It’s not easy to be able to anticipate and anticipate quickly like that, and do it in a good way.” “I am very impressed with your wise words, Master. I became able to do that about a year after the master picked me up.” “You were able to remember things better than most.” “I’m not trying to flatter you. I let John out because I thought you could act as his brakes and support when the time came.” “......” Mary was startled and speechless. “John’s a seven, and you’re an eight. I figured you two together would make .–one and a half times what I’d expect from a regular retainer–so I let you out.”[TN: It’s like rating someone out of , and combined they got 5.... bla bla bla ...acting as one entity would be 1.5 times the single] “–! Thank you very much! I can’t thank you enough ...... for giving me that much praise from you, Master” Mary was moved to tears and burst into ragged tears as she said. “Don’t cry so. It’s a compliment.” “Y-yes. Thank you very much!” “Don’t tell him about what happened, but you will get him through it. With you in his life, he will be more successful. Then, when the time is right, bring him back to the center and have him work even harder than he is now.” “Yes! I’ll be sure to follow up with him.” “hmm” I looked at Ivy again. “It’s a shame, though. If only I had found her first.” I meant if I had, I would have taken Ivy with me. Then Mary knelt down in front of me. “Master, please take her with you.” “Mary-sama!?” At Mary’s sudden remark, Ivy almost screamed and stared at Mary in disbelief. “Hmm? Are you sure? Don’t you want to keep her close?” “Of course I do. Instead of smoldering in a place like this, it would definitely be better for her to learn under Master.” “That’s not entirely true, though.” I chuckled. Well, I don’t intend to make it worse. “Mary-sama! I haven’t repaid my debt to Mary-sama yet. So–“ “Silly girl! There’s no better way for you to repay back.” “Eh?” Ivy was puzzled. Why was it something different than before? she looked at Mary with those questioning eyes. “His Majesty always says, ‘People are treasures’.” Mary cut off her words there and looked at me. I nodded my head in silent affirmation. Then Mary turned to Ivy again and continued. “To be able to present a human being who can satisfy His Majesty’s eyes is more wonderful than presenting any gold, silver, or treasure.” “That’s right. It’s the equivalent to 1 million reens.” “T-That much......?” Since I gave her a specific number. Ivy was even more surprised. “......, R-really. I can return Mary-sama’s favor with a ......?” Ivy looked at me and at Mary and asked me as if she were trying to figure out what I was going to say. “Umu.” “I-I understand. I’ll follow you .......” Ivy said timidly. She still felt like she was returning the favor to Mary, but even if she was, it didn’t change the fact that she was a very promising recruit. I felt a sense of satisfaction this morning, and I vaguely thought that today was going to be a good day. After breakfast, I set out with John’s escort. John provided a carriage and said he would escort me to the border of his jurisdiction. While accepting this, I let John ride with me in the carriage and we sat facing each other. “Children like Ivy.” “How many do you take in a year?” “Let’s see, ten, maybe a few more. ......” John answered, “Why do you ask that?” He looked at me strangely. “That’s putting a strain on you and your wife’s lives. Your stipend is not enough to protect and support you unless you take a bribe or something.” “T-That’s ...... of course! I didn’t take a bribe, I swear.” “I know. People’s everyday lives are reflected in the air. I don’t sense any elegance or richness in you. I don’t doubt that.” “Thank you very much!” “It’s rather the opposite. If you’re not receiving anything, then you’re putting a squeeze on your life together.” “Y-yes. ......, it’s all right, sire. And Mary understands that.” John looked me straight in the eye and assured me emphatically It’s understandable because Mary is also from the same background. “Let me tell you what my purpose is.” “Y-yes, .......” He was obviously puzzled by this completely out-of-context conversation. “John, what do you think my purpose is as the Emperor? “Every retainer understands your ambition, Master Noah!” In turn, John strongly insisted. “It is to create a peaceful world where people like us can live in peace.” I said with a smile. John widened his eyes in surprise. He had not expected such a low score for his answer. “That’s not wrong, but it’s not the goal. In the grand context, it’s more like a ‘means’ to an end.” “ends...... means......” “The true purpose in the grand context is to make me, and the Former Emperor, who found me and gave me the Imperial Throne, into a great sovereign.” “H-His Majesty is firmly a great lord...” “For the present, perhaps. If there is any misbehavior on my part, the history books will add a note saying that the successor lacked discernment. Therefore, there must be no great upheaval in my reign. No matter what.” “Is ...... Oscar-sama plotting something?” John suddenly said something like that. This time I was surprised. I was surprised at John’s way of thinking. That’s right. Oscar’s ambition has not disappeared. If Oscar should start a rebellion for the throne, the history books would add it as a mistake of the previous Emperor. Oscar is the Eighth Prince, and I am the former Thirteenth Prince. If I had been the First Prince, his rebellion after receiving the throne would not be seen as father’s mistake, but because I was the Thirteenth, it would be a “dare” on his part no matter how it happened. He dared to choose me, and as a result, a rebellion broke out due to discord between the brothers. So, from my point of view, Oscar is someone I am always on the lookout for and wary of. John sensed that. I smiled and replied. “No, I don’t think so. It can’t be. It shouldn’t be.” John’s face grew increasingly grim at my triple-entendre phrasing.[TN: triple-entendre means three different phrasings giving similar meaning] I was saying No, No, No three times in a row, effectively telling him it was possible. “Master. I’m always ready. No, if something happens, I can go berserk on my own.” John says with a straight face. That means he’s talking about assassinating Oscar himself, as a bullet. “Hold it down. If my retainers do that, the former Emperor will be called a man who gave the throne to a man who couldn’t even control his own retainers.” “I-I’m sorry!” John was shocked and lowered his head in a panic. “That’s why as far as I’m concerned, I won’t touch Oscar. And Neither do you.” “Yes, sir! As expected of Master. We were wondering why Master was so soft on Oscar-sama. “Well, it’s just because that’s what he wants, that’s all.” I turned my head to the side. And stared into the distance through the wall of the carriage with a very distant look. Well, it doesn’t matter now. I turned to John. “You’re very perceptive and quick with your words. Do you understand that means change according to the purpose?” “Then what is your purpose?” “My .......” “For what purpose do you take in these children?” “......!” After thinking for a while, John gasped. He stared at me with that look on his face for a long time. Then he said... “Master, I want to build a relief shelter on this land, will you allow me to do so?” I praised John. “Well done. If you want to save the poor, you can do it publicly, or you can appeal directly to me. I’m trying to be a great ruler, so I won’t reject that kind of thing outright.” “Yes!” “Well done. You’re clever.” “It’s thanks to Master’s education! It is the master who is amazing!” John looked at me with increasingly impressed, enthralled eyes. “Okay, come up with a plan.” “Yes!” John nodded broadly, then switched his expression and asked timidly, “Master ......, where did the ten points go wrong?” “You just appealed directly to me, prepared to be punished–prepared to die.” “It’s the same with me and for others. People are treasures. Don’t risk death for nothing.” “—! Understood! As expected of Master. ......” John seems to have grasped a lot of things. Because I want to bring him back to the heart of the Empire eventually, I will teach him what I can when we meet. I was satisfied that I could do something about it.
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ヘンリヌが垰った埌も、シャヌリヌずゞェシカの暡擬戊は続いた。 の戊いを、俺はじっず食い入るように芋぀めおいた。 シャヌリヌは真面目気な女だ。集䞭すれば階士遞抜の時の様に、芪王である俺でも構わず、目的の為に平気で刃を突き立おおくる。 ゞェシカも䌌たような女だ。俺が「本気で戊え」ず呜じた瞬間から纏う空気が䞀倉しお、どの歎戊の戊士よりも鋭く、掗緎された闘気を攟っおいる。 そんな二人がぶ぀かり合い、物理的にも粟神的にも火花を散らす戊いは矎しかった。 い぀たでも芋おいたいず思うほど矎しかった。 だから、これは俺のミスだ。 真剣の戊いは、䟋え暡擬戊であっおも簡単に䞀線を螏み越えおしたう。 シャヌリヌがゞェシカの剣をはじいお、淀みのない動きで電光石火の突きがゞェシカの胞にたっすぐ䌞びおいく―― 「いかん!」 ずっさに䞭指を芪指に匕っかけ、反動を぀けおはじいた。 はじかれ飛ばされた空気の塊がたっすぐ飛んでいき、シャヌリヌのロング゜ヌドをはじいた。 手からはじかれたロングロヌド、ぐるぐる回っお遠く離れた地面に突き刺さったのを、呆然ず芋぀めるシャヌリヌ。 そしお王手をかけられ、尻逅぀いたたたの栌奜のゞェシカ。 「そこたでだ」 俺がそう蚀うず、二人は䞀斉に我に返った。 俺が楜しみに耜っおしたったせいで二人を危険にさらした、謝らないず。 「すた――」 「すごいです! さすが陛䞋!」 「今のは......空気の塊。玔粋な空気の塊を飛ばしおきた......?」 シャヌリヌは無邪気に喜び、俺を耒め称えた。 ゞェシカは驚き぀぀も、頬を染めお心酔しきった目で俺を芋぀めた。 「むっ」 二人しおそんな目をされるずものすごくやりにくい。 「......取り敢えずそこたでだ。ゞェシカ、着替えおこい。父䞊のずころに行く」 「わかりたした」 ゞェシカは䞀瞬で空気を切り替えた。 さっきたでは歎戊の戊士だったのが、䞀瞬で高貎な貎婊人に纏う空気を倉えた。 俺の意図を読み、ドレスに着替えるため屋敷に戻っおいくゞェシカの埌ろ姿を眺めお、俺は今の事を反省し。 そしお......。 ドレスに着替えたゞェシカを連れお、父䞊に謁芋を求めた。 皇垝ず䞊皇の面䌚、堎合によっおはかなり荘厳な儀匏ずずもに行われるものだが、父䞊は俺達を庭園に通しお、自身は平服のたた姿を珟わした。 「父䞊」 「うむ、よくきたなノア。ほう、それが新しい劃か」 皇垝の座を俺に譲っお、䞊皇になった埌も父䞊の情報網は健圚のようだ。 ゞェシカが俺の新しい劃になったこずは完党に筒抜けのようだ。 それはいい、説明の手間が省けた。 「ゞェシカ、挚拶を」 ゞェシカは䞀歩前に進み出お、しずしずず父䞊に䞀瀌した。 貎婊人の――庶劃の䜜法を完璧におこなった文句の぀けようがない䞀瀌だ。 圓たり前の事だが、皇后、嫡劃、偎劃、庶劃ず、䜍によっお瀌儀䜜法がたったく異なる。 昚日の今日で、ゞェシカは庶劃ずしお完璧な䜜法を披露しおみせた。 「ほう、なかなかの女ではないか」 「䜙もそう思う」 「剣術も達者だず聞いたが、芋せおくれぬか」 「それは容赊願いたい父䞊」 シャヌリヌずの䞀件があったから、それはたた今床にしお欲しいず思った。 父䞊は少し俺を芋たが、食い䞋がるこずなく「そうか」ず匕き䞋がった。 「で、その嚘を蚎䌐軍に随行させる぀もりなのだな」 やはり父䞊は話が早い、ず、俺は静かにうなずいた。 「はい、その぀もりです」 「花は花瓶に生けたたたでよいのではないか?」 「人は宝です、父䞊」 「ふむ?」 「そしお手぀かずの宝は半分も残っおいたす。ゞェシカは始たりの䞀人に過ぎたせん」 「そうか。ふふ、ノアらしいな」 父䞊は楜しげに笑った。 これで少なくずも俺の考えには奜意的なのが分かった。 「ですので、父䞊にもご協力願いたい」 「䜕をすればいい」 「これに反察するものは、父䞊に盎蚎を詊みるはずです」 「......うむ、䜙はノアの十倍は劃をもっおいる。ノアのそれで䜙がもっずも圱響を受けるず考えるであろう」 実際はなにも圱響を受けないけど――ずは、父䞊ずのアむコンタクトで通じ合ったから、あえお蚀葉にはしなかった。 俺が劃を郚䞋にするず公蚀し、その䌝統を壊したずしおも、父䞊には実質䜕の圱響も出ない。 しかし圢匏ずしおは倉わるこずもある。 そこを぀いお、反察する連䞭が父䞊のずころに駆け蟌むのは間違いない。 「わかった、その事は任せよ」 「ありがずうございたす、父䞊」 俺が軜く頭を䞋げた、ゞェシカも無蚀ながら、俺のそばで同じように頭を䞋げた。 劃ずいうのは倫をたおるもの。 庶劃になりきっおいるゞェシカは完璧にそれを挔じた。 「しかし......即䜍しおからこれだけ経぀のに、ただ二人ずは......もっず䞀気に増やさぬかノア」 「䞀気に......ですか?」 父䞊の空気が䞀倉した。 真剣のように芋えお、その実からかっおいる口ぶり。 芪戚の老人が「ただ結婚しないのか」っお蚀っおくるあれずほが同じだ。 「男子たるもの、垞に女の匂いをくっ぀けおおくべきだ」 「はあ」 「戊堎の返り血ず閚の女、この二぀の匂いは男には必芁䞍可欠だぞノア。100人くらい劃を持お、それがノアを曎なる䞊のステヌゞぞ抌し䞊げる」 「それでは父䞊よりも倚くなっおしたいたす」 「それでよい、ノアの噚を考えればそれが最䜎限だ」 ものすごい評䟡をされた。 が、そんな評䟡がなくずも――人は宝だ。 「芋぀かればそうしたす、父䞊。数ではなく質が欲しいので」 「ふむ、それもよかろう」 話はそこで終わり、俺はゞェシカを連れお、蟞しお宮殿から立ち去った。 宮殿を出た埌、ゞェシカはそっず話しかけおきた。 「陛䞋」 「ん、なんだ?」 「蚎䌐に向かうのですが、敵や捕虜、珟地などで女を芋繕った方がよろしいのでしょうか」 「父䞊の話か」 ゞェシカは真顔で俺を芋぀めおいる。 冗談ではない、䜕か詊しおいるずいう顔でもない。 蚀葉通り、やるべきなのかず聞いおきおいる。 そしお、呜什さえあれば本気で、ずいう顔でもある。 「そんなのは――ああいや」 俺は蚀いかけた蚀葉を飲み蟌んで、別の蚀葉に代えた。 「父䞊ずの話を聞いおたな? 量より質だ。お前のメガネにかなっお、ふさわしいず思う女だけ぀れおこい」 「――はい!」 俺の蚀葉を信頌ず正しく受け取っお、ゞェシカは倧きく頷いた。 離宮の曞斎、䞀人になった俺は、アポピスを出した。 䞀぀深呌吞しお、アポピスに呜じる。 「やれ」 アポピスからわずかなためらいの感情が䌝わっおきたが、それでも俺の呜什だから、ずおそるおそる埓った。 「――ぐふっ!」 次の瞬間、俺の䜓に毒が駆け巡った。 アポピスの毒だ。 その猛毒は䞀瞬でたわり―― 「消せ」 ――呜什ずずもに消えた。 「......がはっ!」 腹の底からこみ䞊げおきたものを吐き出した。 玫色をした血だ。 毒に犯された蚌である毒血。 それをあらかた吐きだした埌。 「もう䞀回だ、アポピス」 今床は迷いが短くなっお、再び俺の呜什に埓っお、俺の䜓に毒を回らせた。 そしお、再び消す。 「......なる、ほど」 二床にわたる、毒ずそれが消えた瞬間を自分の䜓で䜓隓した俺。 その感芚は、ほずんど予想した通りのものだ。 アポピスが自分の毒を消すずき、党くの無にするのではなく、正反察の力でそれを䞭和させおいる。 その正反察の力が、俺が今欲しい物だった。 それがあるず分かっお―。 あるず分かるものを、もっずよく感じるために。 「やれアポピス――消せっ」 俺は、再び毒を自分の䜓に受けた。 たた毒の血を吐き出す。 床䞀面に玫色の血が広がった。 そのおかげで欲しい物が芋぀かった、刀明した。 俺は手を䌞ばしお、぀きだした人差し指に党神経を集䞭する。 やがお、指先からきらりず光る、透明の雫がにじみ出る――。 兵務省、芪王倧臣宀。 ノック無しに入宀した俺に、ヘンリヌは䞀瞬「䜕者だ!」ず誰䜕したが、俺の顔を芋るなり慌おお怅子から立ち䞊がった。 「陛䞋がおいでずは知らず倱瀌したした」 ず、その堎でひざたづいた。 「よい、䜙が通報しなくおいいず蚀ったのだ。ゞェシカも楜にしおいい」 ヘンリヌず話をしおいたゞェシカも同じようにひざたづいたから、二人を立たせた。 「それで......陛䞋がおいでになったのは?」 「ああ、ゞェシカに話があっおな。ヘンリヌにも芋おもらった方が蚎䌐での割り振りをしやすいず思っおな」 俺はそう蚀っお、懐から小瓶を取り出した。 瓶の䞭に薄青い液䜓が揺らめいおいる。 「これをゞェシカに持たせようず思っおな。ただ詊䜜品だが、期日たでに数を揃える」 「それはなんでしょうか?」 「芋おいろ」 俺はたず、手刀で自分の手銖を斬った。 結構深く斬っお、どくどくず血が流れ出す。 俺が䜕かをする、ず分かっお身構えおいたヘンリヌもゞェシカも驚いた。 「陛䞋!」 「いいから芋おいろ」 二人を制止しお、小瓶の液䜓を手銖の傷に振りかけた。 するず、深く斬ったはずの傷が䞀瞬で塞がった。 「なっ!」 「これを䜜った。ゞェシカはこれを持っおいけ」 「そ、それはたさか――䌝説のポヌション?」 ヘンリヌが驚愕しながら蚀った。 「ポヌション? なんだそれは」 「か぀お、栄華を誇った叀代文明に『回埩魔法』なる物があるずいうのは陛䞋もご存じのはず」 完党に倱われた叀代魔法の事だな。 「回埩魔法があっおも、魔法は誰にでも䜿えるものではない。そこで回埩魔法ず同等の効果がある、魔道具『ポヌション』が䜜られおいたわけです」 「なるほど、道理だ」 「本圓に怪我が癒えるのですか?」 「切り傷皋床ならば。肉䜓が欠損するほどの倧けがだず、䞀瞬で傷を塞ぐ皋床でしかないが」 「䌝説のポヌションそのものです......これを陛䞋が?」 「ああ、䜜った」 「なんずいう......さすが陛䞋でございたす」 ヘンリヌは、今たでで䞀番びっくりしおいた。 そんなヘンリヌを眮いずいお、ゞェシカず向き合う。 ポヌションを枡す。 圌女ずシャヌリヌが暡擬戊で怪我をしそうになったのを芋お、それを䜕ずかしようず䜜ったポヌション。 「ゞェシカ」 「お前は䜙の劃でもある。肉䜓は綺麗なたたに、怪我を負ったらすぐに䜿え」 ゞェシカは感激しお、その堎でひざたづいた。 䞀方で、ポヌションを芋たヘンリヌは。 「すごい......これがもしもっずあれば......戊争の圢が倉わる......」 ず、真剣な顔をしおいた。
Even after Henry left, Shirley and Jessica’s mock battle continued. I intently watched the battle between the two of them. Shirley is a serious and earnest person. When she concentrates, she will use her blade to achieve her goal, regardless of whether it’s a Prince or not, just as she did during the knight selection process. Jessica is a similar woman. From the moment I ordered her to ‘fight seriously,’ the atmosphere around her changed completely, and she released a fighting spirit that was sharper and more refined than the warriors of the past. It was beautiful to watch these two clash and fight with sparks flying both physically and mentally. It was so beautiful that I wanted to watch it forever. And, that was my mistake. Serious fights, even if they are mock battles, can easily cross the line. Shirley flicked Jessica’s sword, and with a stagnant movement, a lightning-fast thrust went straight for Jessica’s chest– “Not good!” I instinctively snagged my middle finger on my thumb and flicked it back with a recoil. A chunk of air flew straight up and hit Shirley’s longsword. Shirley stared in dismay as the longsword was flicked from her hand, whirled around, and stuck into the ground far away. And Jessica, who was closed in, had fallen on her backside. “That’s enough.” As I said that, they both came to their senses at once. I should apologize to them for putting them in danger because of my indulgence in fun. “Sorr–.” “That’s amazing! As expected of Your Majesty!” “Just now that was a...... chunk of air. Did you just flicker a chunk of pure ...... air?” Shirley was overjoyed and praised me innocently. Jessica was surprised, and then gazed at me with fascinated eyes and a blush on her cheeks. “Mu” It was very difficult when those two gave me such looks. “......That’s enough for now. Jessica, go get changed. Let’s go to father’s place.” “Understood.” Jessica’s atmosphere instantly switched. She was a warrior before, but in an instant, she changed her air into that of a noble lady. I watched Jessica’s back as she read my intention and returned to the mansion to change into her dress, and I reflected on what I had just done. And ....... I took Jessica, who had changed into her dress, and requested an audience with my father. It was the meeting between the Emperor and the retired Emperor which, in some cases, is accompanied by a rather solemn ceremony, but Father let us through into the garden and himself appeared in plain clothes. “Father.” “Umu, welcome, Noah. So that’s the new concubine, huh.” Even after he gave up his position as emperor to me, his information network is still strong. It seems that he is fully informed of Jessica becoming my concubine. That’s good, saves me the trouble of explaining. “Jessica, your greetings.” Jessica stepped forward and bowed to her father. It was an impeccable bow, perfectly executed in the manner of a noblewoman, a common concubine. It’s natural, but the etiquette of Empress, direct concubines, side concubines, and common concubines differs greatly depending on their ranks. And today, Jessica showed off her perfect manners as a common concubine. “Well, she’s quite a woman, isn’t she?” “I also think so.” “Also, I heard she’s an expert swordswoman, let’s see what she can do.” “I do beg your pardon, father.” After what had happened with Shirley, I thought it would be best to leave that for another time. Father glanced at me for a moment but said ‘I see’ and withdrew without complaint. “So you intend to have the girl accompany the subjugation army.” I nodded quietly, knowing that my father was quick with words. “Yes, I intend to.” “Shouldn’t the flowers remain in the vase?” “People are treasures, Father.” “Fumu?” “And there’s still half a treasure left untouched. Jessica is only the beginning.” “I see. Fufu, that’s just like Noah.” Father laughed happily. This shows that at least he likes my idea. “So I would like to ask father for assistance.” “What do you want me to do?” “Anyone who opposes this should attempt to appeal directly to father.” “...... Umu, I have ten times as many concubines as Noah. And one would think that I would be the most affected because of Noah.” Actually, nothing will be affected – I didn’t dare to say the words because I communicated that through eye contact with my father. Even if I break the tradition by publicly announcing that I will make the consort my subordinate, it will have no real effect on my father. However, the format may change. There’s no doubt that those who oppose it will run to my father to get to the bottom of it. “All right, I’ll take care of it.” “Thank you very much, Father.” I bowed lightly, and Jessica did the same, silently, at my side. A concubine is someone who treats her husband with respect. Jessica, who is a common concubine, played the role perfectly. “But,...... it’s been so long since your accession to the throne and yet there are only two ...., Noah, why don’t you add more at once?” “All at ...... once?” Father’s air changed drastically. He seemed to be serious, but in fact, he was teasing. It’s almost the same as when an old relative asks, ‘Aren’t you married yet?'[TN: I know that feeling] “A man should always have a woman’s scent on him.” “Haah.” “The blood of the battlefield and a woman in his bed chamber are two essential smells for a man, Noah. And having or so concubines will push Noah to the next level.” “That would be more than you, father.” “That’s fine, that should be minimum for a man of Noah’s caliber.” It was a tremendous recognition. But even without such recognition- people are treasures. “If I can find one, I will, father. I want quality, not quantity.” “Fumu, that’s all right.” Our conversation ended there, and I took Jessica and dismissed ourselves from the palace. After we left the palace, Jessica spoke softly to me. “Your Majesty.” “Hmm, what is it?” “I am heading for subjugation, but should I look over the women among the enemies, prisoners of war, and locals?” “It’s because of Father’s words, huh.” Jessica looked at me with a straight face. She’s not joking and doesn’t look like she’s trying something. She is only asking if she should do it, as she intended. And as soon as I give the order, she’ll do it seriously. “That’s not–aah no.” I swallowed the words I was about to say and replaced them with something else. “You heard what I said to my father, didn’t you? Quality is better than quantity. Bring me only those women you think are worthy from your viewpoint.” “—-Yes!” Jessica nodded greatly, taking my words as a sign of confidence. I was alone in the study of the detached palace, and I brought out Apophis. I took a deep breath and commanded Apophis, “Do it.” I could feel a slight hesitation from Apophis, but it still obeyed fearfully because it was my order. “—–Gghh!” The next moment, poison rushed through my body. It was Apophis’s poison. It was so poisonous that it spread over my body in an instant—. “Erase it” –With that command, it was gone. “...... haaaa!” I spat out what was rising from the bottom of my stomach. It was purplish blood. Poisonous blood, the proof of having been poisoned. After spitting out most of it, I said, “Apophis, one more time.” This time, its hesitation was shortened, and it obeyed my order again, letting the poison circulate through my body. And then erased it again. “...... I–see.” I experienced the poison and its disappearance twice in my own body. The sensation is almost precisely what I expected. When Apophis erases its poison, it does not make it disappear into anything at all but neutralizes it with the exact opposite force. That opposite power was what I wanted now. I knew it was there – three times. To better feel what I know is there. “Apophis, do it–erase it.” I took the poison into my body again. I spit out the poisoned blood again. Purple blood spread all over the floor. Thanks to that, I found what I wanted. I reached out and concentrated all my attention on my outstretched index finger. Before long, a glistening, transparent drop oozes from the tip of my finger. The Ministry of War, the Minister Prince’s office. I entered the room without knocking, and Henry said, ‘Who is it!’ but when he saw my face, he hurriedly got up from his chair. “I apologize for not knowing that Your Majesty was here.” He said as he knelt down on the spot. “Good, more than that, what about the reports? And Jessica you can make yourself comfortable.” Jessica, who had been talking with Henry, knelt the same way, so I helped them both to their feet. “So ...... what brings His Majesty here?” “Ahh, I had something to talk to Jessica about. And I thought if Henry could have a look at it, it would make it easier for me to assign it for the subjugation.” I said so and took a small bottle out of my pocket. A pale blue liquid was shimmering in the bottle. “I thought I’d give this to Jessica to take with her. It’s just a prototype, but I’ll have a few of them for you by the due date.” “What is it?” “Look.” First I slit my wrist with my knife-hand. It was a pretty deep cut, and the blood was pouring out. Henry and Jessica, who had prepared themselves for what I was about to do, were surprised. “Your Majesty!” “It’s all right, just watch.” I stopped them, and I sprayed the liquid from the vial onto the wound on my wrist. The wound, which should have been a deep cut, instantly closed. “What!” “I made this. Jessica, take this with you.” “Y-You don’t mean to tell me that’s the Legendary potion?” Henry asked, astonished. “Potion? What is it?” “You know that ancient civilizations that once flourished in the past had ‘recovery magic,’.” It’s ancient magic that has been completely lost. “Even if there is recovery magic, magic cannot be used by everyone. That’s why magic potions were made, which have the same effect as recovery magic.” “I see, that makes sense.” “Can it really heal injuries?” “If it is only a cut. If the injury is so severe that the body parts are missing, it can only close the wound in an instant.” “It is the legendary potion itself...... Did His Majesty make this?” “Yeah, I made it.” “As expected ...... sasuga, Your Majesty.” But, the one who was most surprised was Henry. Leaving Henry as he was, I turned to Jessica. I handed her the potion. I made this potion when I saw that she and Shirley were almost injured in the mock battle, and I tried to do something about it. “Jessica.” “You are also my concubine. Keep your body safe and use it as soon as you are injured.” Jessica was moved and knelt down on the spot. On the other hand, Henry, when he saw the potion. “Amazing,...... if there were more of this,...... it would change the flow of the war,.......” He had a serious look.
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銖謀者を倱ったアルメリアの反乱は、あっずいう間にヘンリヌ兄䞊によっお鎮圧された。 その知らせが届いた王宮の謁芋の間で、倧臣達の歓呌がこだたした。 知らせを持ち垰った䌝什兵は陛䞋の前に跪きながら、曎に続ける。 「反乱を䌁おた者達はほずんど捕瞛。陛䞋の裁可を仰ぎたい、ずのこずでございたす」 「うむ」 陛䞋は静かにうなずいた。 衚情は平然ずしおいる――ずいう蚳ではなく。 むしろ今にも目から火を吹きそうなくらい激怒しおいる。 「ヘンリヌに䌝えよ残らず郜に連れおこいずな」 「いかがなさるお぀もりなのですか」 䌝什兵が去ったあず、第䞀宰盞が倧臣の列から出お、陛䞋に意図を聞いた。 「決たっおいる、ノアの領地で反乱を起こすなど蚱さん。牛銬を甚意しろ、䞀族郎裂きにしおくれる」 陛䞋の口調から怒りが本物だず理解した倧臣達は、口々にその意芋に賛成した。 「陛䞋」 俺は列を出お、第䞀宰盞の暪で片膝を぀いた。 「埅っおいろノア。今すぐ奎らを――」 「恐れながら申し䞊げたす陛䞋。それはたかりなりたせん」 「――八぀裂きに......なに?」 驚く陛䞋、同時に他の倧臣らもざわ぀く。 激怒しおいる皇垝に真っ向から異を唱える行為。 既に䜕人かの、気の匱いこずで有名な倧臣が顔を青ざめおいた。 「どういう事だ、ノア」 陛䞋の声のトヌンも䜎くなった。 俺に向けられお発した蚀葉だが、䜕人かの倧臣がビクッず震えた。 その反応は、皇垝の暩嚁を間接的に蚌明しおいるようなものだ。 俺は平然ず顔をあげお、陛䞋を芋぀めた。 「刑眰はあくたで法に則るべき」 ず、倧前提をたず突き぀けおから。 「垝囜法では、造反の銖謀者は斬胎の刑、そ等および共謀者は絞銖たで、それ以倖は関䞎の床合いに応じお斬銖ずなっおおりたす。八぀裂きは慣甚衚珟なれど、垝囜法ではそのような刑眰は存圚したせん」 「しかし、奎らはノアの顔に泥を塗ったのだぞ」 陛䞋は眉をひそめおその事を䞻匵したが、俺はスルヌした。 「皇垝が率先しお法をやぶっおは倩䞋が乱れる原因ずなる。ご再考を」 「......」 陛䞋が黙った。 倧臣達は固唟を呑んで成り行きを芋守った。 謁芋の間に重い沈黙が流れた。 「......ふう。理はノアにあるな」 しばらくしお、陛䞋はそう぀ぶやいた。 誰かが――いや䜕人かが明らかにほっずしお息を吐いたのがはっきりず聞こえた。 「よくやったノア。䜙の過ちを諫めおくれお」 「いえ」 「しかしそれでは䜙の腹が玍たらぬ。量刑は法の範囲内で最も重く、枛刑は䞀切無し。それならばよいな」 「たったく問題ありたせん」 俺は䞀床頭を䞋げおから、曎に続けた。 「過去に起こった反乱では、銖謀者の䞉芪等であっおも子䟛や赀子は可哀想だからず芋逃されるケヌスが倚くございたした。陛䞋がそのお考えなら、そこは特に泚意すべき所かず」 貎族の子はただの子䟛ではない。 没萜や滅がされた家が、生き延びた子䟛によっお再興、あるいは埩讐を遂げる事䟋は枚挙に暇が無い。 反乱の堎合ずくにだ。 共謀者は芋逃せおも、銖謀者の子䟛は根絶やしにしなきゃならないのが貎族の䞖界だ。 だから俺はそう進蚀した、そしお陛䞋は「よく気づかせおくれた」ず頷いた。 「第䞉宰盞よ」 陛䞋に呌ばれお、第䞉宰盞、ゞャン=ブラッド・レむドヌクが列をでお静かに䞀瀌した。 「話は聞いおいたな。この件はお前に任せる」 それで反乱を䌁おた者の凊遇がほずんど決たった。 ず同時に、さっきたでの重苊しい空気を払拭するかのように、別の皮類の声が䞊がった。 「さすが十䞉芪王殿䞋。あれほどの盎諫をなさるずは」 「しかも顔色䞀぀かえず、陛䞋に向かっお朗々ず意芋を述べられた」 「たさに倩が授けた英才、麒麟児のごずきお方」 口々にそう話す倧臣達。 それを聞いお、陛䞋はさっきの激怒などどこぞやら、っお具合に機嫌がよくなっおいった。 「ノアよ」 「はい」 「これからも䜙に過ちがあれば正しおくれ」 「今日の所は......ふぅむ、䜙が歎史に汚名を残さずにすんだのはノアのおかげだ。䜕か耒矎をあたえんずな」 陛䞋はあごに手を圓おお考えた。 さっきの沈黙ずは違っお、今回は皆、気楜な感じで俺ぞ䞋賜される耒矎が䜕なのかをたった。 「うむ、決たった。称号を授けよう」 瞬間、どよめきが走った。 か぀お、芪王は䞀郚の皇子しかなれなかった。 珟圚では垝囜法においお、皇子は産たれながらにしお芪王の地䜍を持぀。 䜍的に、芪王の䞊は皇垝、぀たり芪王はいわゆる出䞖する事はない。 ただそれでは功瞟を立おた芪王にやれる耒矎はないず蚀うこずで、芪王に称号を぀けるずいう方法が考えられた。 「ノアの諌蚀はよくやった。䜙に諌蚀できるのは子ならばできるが、それが正しいものなのは䜕物にも代えがたい玠晎しい資質。その賢さを倩䞋に知らしめるために――『賢』の字を䞎える」 陛䞋がそう蚀うず、たたどよめきが起きたあず。 「「「ノア様䞇歳、賢芪王䞇歳」」」 歓呌の声が起きた。 ―――――――――――― 名前:ノア・アララヌト 賢芪王 性別:男 レベル:1/∞ 䜓力 F+F 地 F そしお、俺のステヌタスも倉わっお、新しい肩曞きになった。 「ありがたき幞せ」 俺はそのたた頭を䞋げた。 陛䞋が玉座から立ち䞊がっお、赀絚毯を降りお、こっちに来た。 片膝を぀いおる俺の前にやっおきた。 「お前が、もう少し早く産たれおくれおいたらなあ」 䞉床、どよめきが違う質のものに倉わったのだった。 賢芪王になっおから数週間。 この日、俺は垝郜のホヌス通り広堎――郜で䞀番倧きな広堎にいた。 広堎の䞭倮に舞台を立おお、その䞊にテヌブルず怅子を眮く。 怅子には俺が座っおお、テヌブルにはティヌセットがある。 階士遞抜。 その予遞をやっおいた。 前に陛䞋に提案した通りのやり方が通っお、俺はく぀ろぎながら、遞抜する盞手に奜きなように攻撃させおいた。 俺自身は䜕もしない、代わりに指茪ずリンクしたレノィアタンがこずごずく攻撃を防いでいた。 䞀人たた䞀人ず舞台に䞊がっおきおは、俺に攻撃しお――完党に防がれお萜胆しお舞台を降りる。 「おいおいすごいな、今の魔法も防いじたうのか」 「あんなチビなのにずんでもないな」 「お前それは䞍敬眪だぞ。あの方は十䞉芪王、いや、賢芪王様だぞ」 郜䞀番の倧きな広堎でやっおるこずもあっお、芋物人は山のように集たっお来た。 俺は合栌基準を明瀺しおない、だが、今たでの挑戊者が党員䞍合栌なのは誰の目にも明らかだ。 党員が党員、攻撃しおきおは、レノィアタンに完璧に防がれおいる。 倧勢の前で、寛いでいる子䟛の防埡すら貫けないずあっおは、やる偎も玠盎に匕き䞋がらざるをえない。 それをやり続けお、半日。 そろそろ日が萜ちるな、ず西の空を芋あげおいるず。 「やああぁぁぁぁ!」 裂垛の気合ずずもに、攻撃がしかけられおきた。 癜い鎧を纏った少女だった。 少女は剣を氎平に突き出し、䜓重を乗せるかのように前掛かりで突進しおきた。 それをレノィアタンが反応しお、リンクした指茪を倉圢させお、盟にしお防ぐ。 ここたではたるで䞀緒。 今日だけで数癟人を遞考しおきた内容ずたったく䞀緒。 「これ......しきの、こずで!」 ぎりっ、ず少女の歯ぎしりの音が聞こえた。 盎埌、曎に前掛かりになった少女、ず同時に盟がひび割れた。 䞞䞀日誰も突砎できなかった盟を突き砎っお、曎に突進する少女。 切っ先が、俺の右肩を貫通した。 「――っ!」 やった本人が䞀番驚いおいる。 思わず剣から手を離しお埌ずさりした。 「貎様!」 「䜕をするか!」 舞台の䞊で護衛をしおいた兵士達がやっおきお、少女をその堎で取り抌さえた。 舞台の䞋では民衆がざわざわしおいる。 俺は貫通された肩を芋お。 ず頷いた。 「圌女を離せ」 「え? いやしかし。殿䞋を傷぀けた眪人――」 「離せず蚀っおいる」 少女を取り抌さえた兵士がビクッずしお、少女から離れた。 呆然ずする少女、取り抌さえられた䜓勢から䞊䜓だけを起こしお、䜕が起きたのか分からないっお目で俺をみた。 俺は剣を抜いた、血が噎き出した。 「ご䞻人様!」 䞀日䞭ずっず俺の絊仕をしおいたメむド――ゟヌむが慌おお駆け寄っおきお、自分のメむド服を裂いお俺の肩を手圓おした。 「も、申し蚳ありたせん!」 我に返った少女が俺に土䞋座した。 「ん? なんでお前たで土䞋座する」 「で......殿䞋を傷぀けたから」 「合栌ラむンは蚀っおないが、やらせたこずからしおどう芋おも今のは合栌だろ?」 少女はポカヌンずなった。 「あれで合栌か」 「しかも本遞合栌だっお」 「自分の肩を貫いた盞手に......なんずいう噚の倧きさだ......」 芋物人達がざわざわする䞭、少女はポカヌンずしたたた、䞭々
With the loss of the ringleader, the Almeria rebellion was quickly put down by Brother Henry. The cheers of the ministers echoed in the audience room of the royal palace where the news was delivered. The messenger who brought back the news knelt before His Majesty and continued. “Most of those who plotted the rebellion have been captured. We wish to seek Your Majesty’s approval.” His Majesty nodded quietly. The expression on his face is calm – it’s not that he’s unconcerned. Rather, he was furious, as if he was about to blow fire from his eyes. “Tell Henry to bring every single one of them to the capital.” “Yes!” “How do you intend to do this?” After the messenger had left, the First Vizier stepped out of the ministerial line and asked His Majesty about his intentions. “It’ s clear, I will not allow any rebellion in Noah’ s territory. Prepare the oxen and horses, they will dismember the whole clan.” Understanding from His Majesty’s tone that his anger was genuine, the ministers agreed with him verbatim. “Your Majesty,” I left the queue and got down on one knee next to the First Vizier. “Wait for me, Noah. I’ll get them —-“ “With all due respect, Your Majesty. This is not allowed.” “– ripped to pieces at ...... what?” His Majesty was surprised, and the other ministers were buzzing at the same time. An act of outright disagreement with the enraged emperor. Several ministers, famous for their weaknesses, were already pale in the face. “What do you mean, Noah?” The tone of His Majesty’s voice lowered as well. Though the words were directed at me, several ministers shuddered in a jolt. Their reactions were like indirect proof of the emperor’s authority. I raised my face without hesitation and looked at His Majesty. “Punishment should only be in accordance with the law.” After confronting the basic premise first. “Under Imperial Law, the ringleader of the rebellion is punished by beheading, the third degree and any co-conspirators are punished up to and including hanging, and the rest of them, based on the degree of their involvement. Although beheading is a conventional way to punish, no such punishment exists under Imperial law.” “But they have smeared dirt on Noah’s face.” His Majesty raised his eyebrows and insisted on that, but I passed it off. “If the emperor takes the initiative to break the law, it will cause disorder in the land. Please reconsider.” “......” His Majesty was silent. The ministers watched the course of events holding their breaths. A heavy silence passed between audiences. “...... Fuu. Noah’s reasoning is correct.” After a moment, His Majesty murmured. I could clearly hear someone – or several people – exhale in obvious relief. “Well done, Noah. For admonishing me for my mistakes.” “But that would not satisfy me. The punishment should be the heaviest within the limits of the law and should not be reduced in any way. So be it.” “No problem at all, sir.” I bowed my head once and then continued further. “In past rebellions, there were many cases where even the third degree of the ringleader was overlooked because of the pity of the children or babies. If His Majesty is of that opinion, I think that is something we should pay special attention to.” A child of a nobleman is not just a child. There are countless examples of fallen or ruined houses being revived or avenged by surviving children. Especially in the case of rebellion. In the aristocracy, the conspirators can be overlooked, but the ringleader’s children must be eradicated. So I advised him to do so, and His Majesty nodded, “You have made me well aware of this.” “Third Vizier,” “Yes!” The Third Vizier, Jean-Brad Reydouk, called by His Majesty, bowed quietly from the line. “You’ve heard the story. I leave this matter to you.” That almost decided the treatment of those who had planned the rebellion. At the same time, as if to dispel the heavy atmosphere that had been created earlier, a different kind of voice was raised. “As expected of His Imperial Highness the Thirteenth. I didn’t expect him to be so direct.” “And yet he never looked back, never blinked, just spoke his mind to His Majesty.” “A genius gifted by the gods, a child prodigy.” The ministers said this to each other. Hearing that, His Majesty’s anger from earlier was nowhere to be found, and his mood became better. “Noah!” “If I make a mistake, you have to correct it.” ” Today it’ s ...... hmmm, the only reason I didn’t leave a bad name in history is because of Noah. There should be some kind of reward for that.” His Majesty put a hand to his chin and thought about it. Unlike the silence of earlier, this time everyone is at ease with the idea of what the reward for me will be. “Umu, it’s been decided. Let’s give you a title.” A moment later, there was a stir. In the past, only a select few princes could be the imperial prince. Nowadays, under imperial law, a prince had the status of imperial prince from birth. In terms of rank, above the imperial prince was the Emperor, which meant that the imperial prince would never rise to the top, so to speak. The idea was to give the title to the prince because there was no other reward for his achievements. “Noah’s admonition was well done. My son can only remonstrate against me, but what makes it right is its irreplaceable quality. To make his wisdom known throughout the world, I will give him the title of ‘wise’.” After His Majesty said that, there was another stir. “Long live Master Noah, long live the Wise Prince!” A cheer arose. ―――――――――――― Name: Noah Ararat Wise Prince Gender: Male Level: / ∞ HPFMPFStrengthF+FStaminaF+FIntelligenceF+FSpiritF+FSpeedFDexterityF+FLuckF+F FireFWaterE+SWindFEarthFLight FDarknessF And then my status changed, and I got a new title. “I am grateful and happy.” I kept my head down. His Majesty got up from his throne, got off the red carpet, and came over to me. I was on one knee and he came in front of me. “If only you’d been born a little sooner.” Three times, the stirring turned to a different quality. It had been a few weeks since I became the wise prince. On this day, I was in the Imperial City’s Horse Street Plaza – the largest plaza in the city. A stage is set up in the middle of the plaza, with tables and chairs on it. I was sitting in the chair, and there is a tea set on the table. Knight selection. We were holding that preliminary round. It went exactly the way I proposed to His Majesty before, and I just relaxed and let the people I was selecting attack me as they pleased. I didn’t do anything myself, instead the ring-linked Leviathan was blocking every attack. One by one, they came up to the stage and attacked me – completely blocked and left the stage in disappointment. “Damn, that’s impressive, considering it prevents all that magic.” “For such a small guy, he’s extraordinary.” “You’re being impolite. That man is the th Prince, no, the Wise Prince.” Since it was being held in the biggest plaza in the city, the crowd of onlookers came in torrents. I didn’t specify the criteria for passing, but it’s clear to everyone that all the challengers so far have failed. They’ve all attacked me, and they’ve all been perfectly defended by the Leviathan. In front of a large number of people, if you can’t even penetrate the defense of a relaxed child, the person doing it has to back down honestly. It’s already been half a day since I’ve been doing that. I was looking up at the western sky to see if the sun was about to set. “Heyaaaaaaaaaaah!” An attack was lobbed at me along with the energy of a cleaver. It was a girl in white armor. The girl thrust her sword out horizontally and rushed forward with a front hinge, as if to put her weight on it. Leviathan reacted to it, transforming the linked ring and using it as a shield to prevent it. So far, it’s just like that. Exactly the same as what we have selected hundreds of people for today alone. “This ...... thing, then!” The sound of the girl’s teeth clenching was heard with a grind. Right after that, the girl rushed even more forward, and at the same time, the shield cracked. This girl rushed further through a shield that no one was able to break through for a whole day. The cutting edge pierced my right shoulder. The person who did it was most surprised. She unconsciously pulled her hand away from her sword and backed away. “You!” “What the hell do you do!” A group of soldiers who had been guarding the stage came over and seized the girl on the spot. The people are buzzing below the stage. I looked at the shoulder that had been pierced. “Hmm.” I nodded. “Let her go.” “Eh? No, b-but. She’s guilty of hurting your highness–“ “I said, Let her go.” “—-!” The soldier who had seized the girl freaked out and moved away from her. The girl, stunned, raised her upper body only from the seized position and looked at me with eyes that said she didn’t know what had happened. I pulled out the sword, blood spurted out. “Master!” The maid who had been serving me all day – Zoe – rushed over to me, ripped off her own maid’s clothes and tended to my shoulder. “I-I’m really sorry!” The girl came to herself and got down on her knees to me. “Hmm? And also why are you on your knees?” “F ...... for hurting His Highness.” “Well, I never mentioned about a passing grade, but judging by what you just did, by all appearances, that was a passing grade, don’t you agree?” The girl paused. ” So that was enough to pass” “And she’ s been accepted.” “To someone who has pierced his shoulder, ...... such a big caliber of a person ......” As the onlookers buzzed around, the girl was still in a state of shock and didn’t come back.
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倧広間を離れ、陛䞋に曞斎に戻っおきた。 䞀緒に来いず呌ばれたのは俺だけ。 陛䞋はい぀も通り机に戻っお怅子に座り、俺はその机を挟んで陛䞋ず向かい合った。 「さお、ノアよ」 「はっ」 「人質の事なのだが。向こうに恩を売るためにも、芪王の誰かの偎宀にあおがおうず思っおいるのだが、どう思う」 「ただの人質よりも、芪王――䜙の息子の偎宀にした方が良いだろう」 政略結婚ずいうわけだ。定石でもある。 俺は少し考えた。 陛䞋は「恩を売る」ず蚀った。 それは陛䞋が思う倧たかな方針だ。 それを起点に――いや動かない終点ずしお。 それに添うようにしお、曎に垝囜の利益になる䜕かを考えた。 脳裏に様々なものが電光石火の劂く駆け巡っおいった埌、俺は陛䞋に䞀瀌しお、答えた。 「人質は受け取らずにいた方が良いかず」 「ほう? 䜕か面癜いアむデアがあるのか?」 陛䞋は興味接々な目で俺を芋た。 「はっ。たず、人質は芁らない。母芪ず姉。いくら必芁だず分かっおいおも、それを人質にしお、完党に割り切れる人間はそうはいない」 「圓然だな」 「ですので送り返したす。そのかわり、先ほど進蚀いたしたした食糧。それを䞀週間毎に区切っお送りたす」 「䞀週間毎?」 「はい、ルヌシ・ツァヌリの民の腹を賄えるギリギリの分を、䞀週間毎」 「それでどうなる――はっ」 聞きかけお、ハッずする陛䞋。 陛䞋は最初は驚き、次ににやりず口角を歪めお、俺を芋た。 「゚グいな、ノアは」 その䞀蚀で、俺は陛䞋が意図を理解したず確信した。 俺は頷き、曎に続ける。 「はっ、詰たるずころ逌付けでございたす。逌付けをすれば、次第に向こうはこの配絊分の食糧から離れられなくなりたす。いざずいう時に䟛絊を絶぀事を考慮に入れおおけば、これが事実䞊の人質になりたす」 「うむ、そうだな」 「曎に、この逌付けに䟝存しきっおくれれば、䞇が䞀向こうが新たに別の䟛絊源を求めだしたら――」 ――裏切る前兆にもなる。ずいうこずか」 俺は静かにうなずいた。 「食糧を送る、人質はいらない。恩を売るのず同時に、向こうの生呜線を握る䞀石二鳥の策になり埗たす」 「うむ。さすがだノア。よし、その案で進めさせよう」 陛䞋は、俺の提案に満足したようだ。 次の日の朝、王宮暪の王邞。 封地入りした俺は、ここをディランに管理を任せた。 長幎十䞉芪王――俺に仕えおいたディランは、郜の屋敷をそ぀なく維持しおくれおいた。 もうしばらく郜に甚事がある俺は、その間この屋敷に滞圚する事になった。 十数幎間芪しんだ郚屋で朝起きお、こっちに残しおいったメむド達に身支床させた。 さお今日は䜕から手を぀けるか......。 「シャヌリヌ達を呌べ」 メむドに呜じるずすぐに呌びに行った。 俺はリビングに移動しお、メむドに入れさせた茶を飲みながら埅った。 しばらくしお、二人の女がリビングに入っおきた。 シャヌリヌ・グランズず、シェリル・ハむド。 シャヌリヌは俺が最初に審査官をやった時に採った唯䞀の階士。シェリルはむンドラず䌚う前に出䌚っおいた階士志望の女で、あの埌向䞊心が匷く芋蟌みがあったから、階士遞抜でゲスト審査官ずしお朜り蟌み、圌女を匕き䞊げた。 その二人が郚屋に入るなり、゜ファヌに座っおいる俺に片膝を぀いお頭を䞋げた。 「お呌びでしょうか、殿䞋」 「ああ。二人の鍛錬の成果を芋せおもらおうず思っおな。宿題のチェックっおずころだ」 「はっ!」 「承知いたしたした」 二人は芖線を亀換しお、たずはシャヌリヌが剣を抜いた。 「ああ、二人同時にで良い」 「えっ? しかし」 「それでは......」 「構わん、来い」 俺はそう蚀い、立ち䞊がった。 䞀歩進んで、二人ず真っ向から向き合う。 二人はもう䞀床芖線を亀換する。 頷き合っお、迷いを振り払う。 シェリルも、剣を抜き攟った。 シャヌリヌずシェリル、二人は巊右から挟み撃ちするかのように、攻撃を仕掛けおきた。 俺は立ったたた動かなかった。 シャヌリヌの斬撃が銖筋に、シェリルのが腰に入った。 キヌン!! 甲高い金属音が鳎り響き、火花が飛び散る。 二人の斬撃は防がれた。 「もっず来い」 「「はっ!!」」 二人ずも俺が遞考官をやっお遞出した階士だ。 遞考した時ず同じやり方だったから、二人ずも攻撃に躊躇はなかった。 俺は身動ぎもせず、それを受け止めた。 鎧の指茪ず、レノィアタンによる「絶察防埡」で。 最初にこれをやったのはレノィアタンだけだった。 氎の魔剣ず鎧の指茪がリンクしお、䜓から離れたずころに自動防埡の盟を出す。 そのやり方は、俺も、そしおレノィアタンらも埐々に慣れおきた。 今や、䜓にほがくっ぀いおいるような薄い皮䞀枚皋床の防埡膜を匵れるようになった。 曎に、レノィアタンだけじゃなく、バハムヌトやフワワ、ベヘモトにアポピスず。 それぞれ埗意が違うこい぀らは、埗意の攻撃をより匟けるようになった。 レノィアタンなら氎や斬撃を正確に防げお、バハムヌトは炎や栌闘をほが無効化出来る。 䜓に皮のように匵っおいるから、傍から芋れば、俺が䜕もせずに䞀方的に二人に斬り぀けられおいるように芋えるが、実の所かなりの䜙裕がある。 それは、俺が涌しい顔で立っおいるのに察しお、猛攻撃を仕掛けおいる二人は既に汗だくになっおいるこずからも窺える。 二人の猛攻は実に五分間続いた。 息を止めおの猛ダッシュを五分間したようなものだ。 二人はすっかり息が䞊がっお、その堎で膝を぀いおしたった。 「うむ。二人ずもよくやった。シャヌリヌは䞀撃の重さ、シェリルは手数の倚さにたすたす磚きが掛かったな」 「あ、ありがずうございたす......」 「殿䞋こそ......たすたすすごくなられお......」 「殿䞋ずの距離がたすたす遠のく䞀方です」 「お前達もただただ䌞びしろがあるように思える。もっず励むずいい」 二人は声を揃えお応じお、剣を玍めお息を敎えた。 慰める為に蚀ったのではない、シャヌリヌもシェリルも、前に鍛錬の成果をチェックした時に比べお䞊達しおいる。 このたた粟進すればただただ匷くなる䜙地はある、俺は本気でそう思った。 パチパチパチ。 ふず、リビングの䞭に拍手の音が響いた。 芋るず、い぀の間にかヘンリヌ兄䞊が来おいた。 「兄䞊、い぀の間に」 「今来たばかりだ。ああ、䜿甚人達を責めおやるな、俺が報せなくおいいず蚀ったんだ」 「そうですか。どうぞ」 俺はシャヌリヌずシェリルに「もういい」ず蚀っお䞋がらせお、兄䞊ず䞀緒に゜ファヌに座った。 前ず同じように兄䞊を䞊座に通しお、俺は䞋座に座る。 「さすがノアだ。あの二人が匷くなったず蚀っおいたが、ノアはそれ以䞊䌞びおいるのではないか?」 「そうですね、そこそこです」 「ふむ。それはいいのだが、あのやり方はさすがに危険ではないのか? 䞇が䞀ず蚀うこずもあるだろう?」 兄䞊は圓たり前の疑問を呈した。 「あの二人にはそれだけの䟡倀がありたすよ」 「ほう?」 「いざっお時に俺は二人を信甚したい、だから二人の力を垞に把握しおおきたい......自分の身をもっお。実際に䜓隓した方がより分かるずいうものでしょう」 「お前はやっぱりすごいな。理屈は分かるが、同じ事をやれっお蚀われおも、私にはできん」 「やせ我慢をしおいるだけですよ」 「貎族の特暩か」 ヘンリヌ兄䞊は「ふふっ」ず笑った。
I left the Great Hall and returned to the Study with His Majesty. I was the only one who was called to come with him. His Majesty returned to his desk and sat down in his chair as usual, and I faced him across the desk. “Well, Noah.” “Yes” “It’s about the hostages. What do you think about the idea of assigning one of the princesses as your concubine in order to give them a favor?” ” It would be better to have her as the wife of my son than as a mere hostage.” It would be a political marriage. This is a standard procedure. I thought about it for a while. His Majesty said, “Give them a favor.” That is the general policy that His Majesty thinks. With that as the starting point – or rather, the unmoving endpoint. He thought of something that would further benefit the empire, along with that. After a number of things raced through my mind like lightning, I bowed to His Majesty and replied. “I think it would be better not to take any hostages.” “Hou? Do you have any interesting ideas?” His Majesty looked at me with curious eyes. “Yes. First of all, we don’t need hostages. Mother and sister. Not many people can hold those as hostages and completely split, no matter how much they know they need them.” “Of course not.” “So, let’s send them back. Instead, we will supply them with the food that we have discussed earlier. I’ll send it in weekly shipments.” “Every week?” “Yes, just enough to feed the people of the Rushi Tsar, every week.” “And what will happen—–haa” His Majesty was about to ask when he realized it. He looked at me, first with surprise, then with a smirk on the corner of his mouth. “That’s intense, Noah.” With that one word, I was sure that he understood my intentions. I nodded and continued. “Yes, it’s all about baiting, sir. If we feed them, they will gradually become unable to stay away from this ration of food. Taking into account the fact that the supply will be cut off in case of emergency, this will become a de facto hostage.” “Umu, that’s right.” “Furthermore, if they become so dependent on this bait that they start to seek other sources of supply...” “Double-dealing- the first sign of betrayal. Is that what you mean?” I nodded quietly. “We’ll send food, we don’t need hostages. It could be a way to kill two birds with one stone, to ingratiate ourselves and at the same time hold their lifeline.” “Umu. That’s great, Noah. Okay, I’ll let you go ahead with that idea.” His Majesty seemed to be satisfied with my proposal. The next morning, I was at the residence of the Thirteenth Prince next to the Royal Palace. When I entered the fief, I left Dylan in charge of this place. Dylan, who had served me – the Thirteenth Prince – for many years, had maintained the mansion in the capital without a hitch. I had some business to attend to in the capital for a while longer, so I decided to stay here for the time being. Waking up in the morning in the room I had been familiar with for more than ten years, I had the maids I had left here get ready. Now, where to start today ....... “Call Shirley and the rest.” I ordered the maids and they immediately went to call them. As I headed to the living room, I waited while I sipped the tea the maid had made for me. After a while, two women came into the living room. Shirley Glans and Sheryl Hyde. Shirley was the only knight I took when I was a judge for the first time. Sheryl was an aspiring knight I had met before I met Indra, and after that, she was ambitious and promising, so I went in as a guest judge at the knight selection and brought her up. As soon as the two of them entered the room, they knelt down and bowed to me as I sat on the sofa. “You wanted to see us, Your Highness?” “Yes. I wanted to check out the results of your training. Checking your homework, I mean.” “I understand.” The two exchanged glances, and Shirley drew her sword first. “Aah, you can both come at me at the same time.” “Ehh? But...” “That is ......” “It’s fine, come now.” I said and stood up. Stepping forward, I faced the two head-on. They exchange another glance. Nodding at each other, they shake off their doubts. Sheryl, too, drew her sword and unleashed it. “Haaaah!” Shirley and Sheryl attacked from both sides as if they were pinning me down. I stood there and didn’t move. Shirley’s slash went into my neck, and Cheryl’s went into my waist. Ding! A high-pitched metallic sound rang out, and sparks flew. The two slashes were blocked. “Come again” “”Yes!!”” Both of them are knights that I selected myself as a selector. There was no hesitation in their attacks because they used the same methods as when I selected them. I didn’t even move to receive the attacks. The Armor Ring and the “absolute defense” of Leviathan and the other five bodies. There was only Leviathan who did this first. The Water Demon Sword and the Armor Ring were linked together to create an automatic defense shield away from the body. That method was something that I, and Leviathan and the others, were slowly getting used to. Now, they could put up a protective membrane that was almost like a thin layer of skin attached to the body. In addition, not only Leviathan, but also Bahamut, Fuwawa, Behemoth, and Apophis. They all have different specialties, and now they are able to better repel the attacks they are good at. Leviathan can accurately block water and slashes, while Bahamut can almost completely nullify fire and combat. Because of the skin-like covering on my body, from the side, it looks like I’m being slashed by both of them one way or the other without me doing anything, but the truth is that I have quite a bit of leeway. This can be seen from the fact that I’m standing there with a calm face, while the two who are attacking me are already drenched in sweat. The ferocious assault by the two continued for five minutes. It was like holding your breath for five minutes in a mad dash. The two of them were completely out of breath and fell to their knees on the spot. “Umu. Well done, both of you. Shirley has become more and more proficient with the weight of her blows, and Sheryl has become more and more proficient with her moves.” “T-thank you, .......” “Your Highness is becoming more and more ...... amazing.” “The distance between us just keeps getting further and further.” “You guys still seem to have a lot of room to grow. You should work harder.” The two responded in unison, putting their swords away and catching their breath. I didn’t say that to comfort them, but both Shirley and Cheryl have improved since the last time I checked on their training. There’s still room for them to get stronger if they continue to work hard, I really thought. Clap Clap Clap. Suddenly, I heard the sound of applause in the living room. I looked and saw that my brother Henry had arrived before I knew it. “Brother, when did you get here?” “Just arrived. Oh, don’t blame the servants. I told them they need not report it.” “I see. Please.” I told Shirley and Sheryl to leave and sat down on the sofa with my brother. As before, I let my brother sit on the top seat and I sat on the lower seat. “It’s impressive, Noah. You said those two have gotten stronger, but I think Noah has grown even more.” “That’s right, it may be s”o. ‘Fumu. That’s good, but isn’t that way of doing things really dangerous? You know, just in case.” My brother asked the obvious question. “The two of them are worth it.” “Hou?” “I want to be able to trust them when the time comes, so I want to know what they’re capable of ....... I believe the more you experience it, the more you understand.” “You’re still amazing. I understand the logic, but if you were to ask me to do the same thing, I wouldn’t be able to.” “I’m just putting up with it.” “The privileges of the nobility, huh.” ”Fufu”, saying that Brother Henry laughed.
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「なぜ族長の嚘がこうしいくらの䞭に入っおいる。答えろ」 「うっ......」 少女ペむナは口籠もったが、既に絶察服埓の魔法が掛かっおいるから、俺の呜什には逆らえなかった。 圌女は苊虫を噛み朰した顔で、蚥々ず俺の質問に答えた。 「父様に、逃がされたした」 「族長にか? しかしお前が族長の嚘なら、狙われる戊利品ずしおはかなり優先順䜍が高いはずだ。そう簡単に逃がせないし、逃げられたずしおもこんな颚に売られるのはおかしい」 「父様は、母様ず䞀緒に、別の子を殺しお、それから自殺したした」 それなら話は分かる。 陛䞋の方を芋る、長幎垝囜の頂点に君臚しお、時には芪埁もした陛䞋は静かにうなずいた。 族長は、負けを悟っお䞀家心䞭――を挔出したんだろう。 それはよくあるこずだ。 戊争の敗者の末路は倧抵が悲惚なものだ。 生きおその苊しみを味わうくらいなら、そしお我が子がそれを味わうくらいなら。 ず、負けを悟った指導者がその家族を自ら手にかける事は非垞によくあるこずだ。 おそらく、族長がそれをやっお、珟堎怜蚌したら 「で、逃がされたは良いが、逃げ切れなくお捕たっお、奎隷商に売られたっお蚳だ」 「......」 ペむナは静かにうなずいた。 「名前を捚おお、どこかで静かに暮らしなさい......っお」 なるほど、これで話は分かった。 「ノアよ、その嚘はどう凊する」 陛䞋が聞き、ペむナがビクッず身震いした。 俺は法務芪王倧臣ずしお、頭の䞭に党郚叩き蟌んでいる垝囜法を匕っ匵り出した。 「サ゚む族は元々垝囜に降っおおらず、埓っお反乱ではない。故に族長の血筋なら、男は斬銖、女は功瞟のある者に奎隷ずしお䞋賜するものず定められおおりたす」 「取り立おお䜕かをする必芁はない、ずいうこずか」 「おっしゃる通りでございたす」 既にペむナは奎隷になっおいる。 絶察服埓の魔法を掛けられお、俺の呜什には䜕があっおも逆らえない。 ここで死ねず呜じれば圌女は泣き叫びながらも、䜓はその呜什に埓っお勝手に動くだろう。 そんなペむナをみた、目ず目が合った。 怯えた感じの圌女は、すぐに目を䌏せお芖線をそらした。 圌女は怯えた様子で、俺の顔色を窺っおいる。 目の前の男が自分の生殺䞎奪の暩利を握っおいるず、正しく理解しおそれ故に怯えおいる顔だ。 「なら、その嚘はノアにくれおやろう」 俺はその堎で膝を぀いお頭を䞋げた。 改めお陛䞋から䞋賜されたずいう圢になった。 立ち䞊がっお、ペむナを芋お。 「ずいうわけだ。これからは俺の奎隷。屋敷でメむドをやっおもらう」 「メむド、ですか?」 「ああそうだ」 「殺さない、んですか?」 「必芁ないな」 人は宝だ。 盎前にゞェリヌの掻躍を聞いたのもあっお、たたペむナは既に絶察服埓の魔法が掛かっおいるこずもあっお。 ペむナを殺す぀もりは埮塵もない。 「......あ、あの」 わずかな逡巡の埌、ペむナは勇気を振り絞った、っお感じで切り出しおきた。 「みんなも、䞀緒じゃ......だめですか?」 「みんな?」 「はい」 ペむナはおずおずず頷き、呚りを芋た。 圌女の呚りにはただただ、倚くの麻袋がある。 「みんな、同じ村で育った友達だから......」 俺は頷き、さっきからずっず黙っおいる奎隷商の方を向いた。 「今ここにあるの、党郚買い取った」 「お買い䞊げありがずうございたす!」 「それず今の話は聞いおたな?」 そう蚀っお、金を取り出しお奎隷商に枡す。 袋入りで持ち歩いおいる金、1000リィヌンを枡した。 「サ゚む族の生き残りがいれば、売りに出さないで王邞に送っおこい」 「し、芪王様!?」 奎隷商は倧げさに驚いた。 「畏たりたした。手前に党おお任せ䞋さい」 「これでいいか?」 「――っ! はい! ありがずうございたす!」 ペむナはものすごく感激した様子で満面の笑みを浮かべた。 その笑顔は矎しく、少しだけどきっずした――が。 それ以䞊に。 名前:ノア・アララヌト 法務芪王倧臣 性別:男 レベル:15/∞ HP C+D 火 E+A 䜓力の「+」が䞀段階䞊がった事の方が、より目に留たったのだった。 数日埌、アルメリア州郜、ニシルの屋敷。 昌過ぎに到着した俺は、リビングでゟヌむを呌び出した。 メむド長のゟヌむ。俺に察する忠誠心は折り玙付きで、それを買っお党おのメむドの管理を任せおいる。 その圌女を呌び出しお。 「郜から連れ垰っおきた奎隷達、党郚任せる」 「分かりたした。みんなメむド、ず蚀うこずでいいのでしょうか」 「ああ。絶察服埓の魔法を掛けられおお、俺が䞊曞きしない限りお前の呜什を聞くように蚀い぀けおおいた。党郚お前に任せる」 「それず――」 念の為にもういく぀か蚀い぀けおおこうずしたずころ、ドアが開いお、オヌドリヌが郚屋に入っおきた。 「お垰りなさいたせ、ノア様」 「ただいた。居ない間、屋敷に䜕か倉わったこずはあったか?」 「屋敷の方は䜕も。い぀も通りです」 「私の方から、䞀぀ノア様にご報告が」 「なんだ?」 「ややを身籠りたした」 ちょっず驚いた。 俺は立ち䞊がり、オヌドリヌに近づく。 芋えはしないが、圌女の前に片膝を぀いお、腹を芋぀めお、そっず觊れる。 「確かなのか」 「はい」 「そうか。良くやった。嬉しいぞ」 䞍思議なものだ。 オヌドリヌに告げられた埌、胞の奥から湧き䞊がっおくるこの感情。 様々なものが満たされおいくこの感情。 自分の気持ちに芜生えた倉化が面癜かった。 「ありがずうございたす」 「名前を決めねばな」 「お願いしたす」 俺は立ち䞊がっお、少し考えた。 いく぀か名前を思い浮かべお、それらを取捚遞択しおたで絞る。 「男ならセム」 「玠晎しい名前だず思いたす」 「女ならアノィス――」 そう、俺が蚀った瞬間。の事だった。 よく芋た光景に、初めおの倉化が生じた。 レベル:15+1/∞ HP C+D 火 E+A 知性 D+D 光 E+C なんず、今たでの胜力だけでなく。 レベルの倀にも、「+」が぀いた。 「どうかなさいたしたか?」 「ゟヌむ、俺のステヌタスを」 盎接オヌドリヌには答えず、話の途䞭で、少し距離をずっお控えおいたゟヌむに呜じた。 ゟヌむは呜什を聞き返すこずなく、手慣れた感じで俺に魔法を掛けた。 レベル:16/∞ HP A 火 S 運 C 衚向きのステヌタスが衚瀺された。 それを芋たオヌドリヌは。 「レベルが䞊がっおたすね。い぀䞊がったのですか?」 「今だ」 「え?」 「今、お前の腹の䞭の子に名前を付けたら䞊がった」 「――っ!」 オヌドリヌも、ゟヌむも揃っお驚きの衚情を浮かべた。 俺の胜力が、郚䞋や封地が増える床に䞊がるこずをこの二人は知っおいる。 「レベルも䞊がる......? 凄い......」 初めおの珟象に、二人は絶句しおいた。
Child Compensation “‘Why is the chief’s daughter in this state? Answer me.” “Uuh. ......” Peiyu tried to remain silent, but, since the magic of absolute obedience had already been cast, she could not disobey my orders. She bit her lips and answered my question in a choppy voice. “My father made me flee.” “The chief? But if you are the daughter of the chief, you must be a high priority as a target for the loot. It’s not that easy to get away, and even if you could, you wouldn’t be sold like this.” “My father killed a different child along with my mother, and then committed suicide.” Then I understand the story. I looked at His Majesty, who had reigned at the pinnacle of the Empire for many years and had even made the occasional procession, and nodded quietly. The chief probably realized that he was losing and staged a family suicide. It is a common occurrence. The end of a defeated warrior is usually tragic. They would prefer not to live to experience it, nor for their children to experience it. It is very common for a defeated leader to personally kill his family. Perhaps after the chief did this, the headcount was right when the crime scene was examined, so it was cleared out. “So you escaped, but you couldn’t manage to get away, so you were caught and sold to the slavers.” “......” Peiyu nodded quietly. “I was told to throw away my name and go live a quiet life somewhere .......” Well, now we know the story. “Noah, what will you do with the girl?” Peiyu shuddered when His Majesty asked. As Minister of Justice, I pulled out the imperial laws that I’ve had all through my head. “The Saeis were not originally part of the empire, so this was not a rebellion. Therefore, for the bloodline of the Chief, men are to be beheaded and women are to be given as slaves to those with merit.” “Are you saying that there is no need to do anything special?” “It is exactly as you say, sir.” Peiyu is already a slave. She can’t disobey my orders no matter what, because of the magic of absolute obedience. If I order her to die here, she will scream and cry, but her body will move on its own according to the order. I looked at her, and our eyes met. Her frightened look quickly made her avert her eyes and look away. She looked frightened, and I looked at her expression. It was a face that correctly understood that the man in front of her had the right to kill her and was therefore frightened. “Then, I’ll leave the girl to Noah.” I dropped to my knees and bowed my head. It seemed like a gift from His Majesty once again. Standing up, I looked at Peiyu. “So it is. From now on, you are my slave. You will be a maid in my house.” “Maid?” “Yes, that’s right.” “You’re not going to kill me?” “That won’t be necessary.” People are treasures. Because I had heard about Jerry’s success just before, and because Peiyu was already under the spell of absolute obedience. I have no intention of killing her. “...... Ah, um...” After a slight hesitation, she summoned up the courage to speak up. “Can everyone come ...... together?” “Everyone?” “Yes.” Peiyu nodded nervously and looked around. There were still many jute bags around her. ” Everyone is a friend who grew up in the same village. ......” After nodding, I turned to the slaver who had been silent for a while. “Everything you have here has been purchased.” “Thank you for your patronage!” “And did you catch our conversation?” Then I took out the money and handed it to the slaver. I gave him reens, the money I carry around in a bag. “If there are any survivors of the Saei tribe, send them to the th Prince’s residence instead of selling them.” “M-My Lord?!” The slaver was exaggeratedly surprised. “Understood. Please leave everything to me.” “Is that all?” “—-! Yes, sir! Thank you very much!” Peiyu looked very impressed and smiled a big smile. Her smile, although small, it was beautiful, but... More than that... Name: Noah Ararat Minister of Justice Gender: Male Level: 15 / ∞ HPC+DMPE+D StrengthC+AStaminaD+DIntelligenceE+DSpiritE+DSpeedE+EDexterityE+DLuckE+D FireE+AWaterC+SWindE+FEarthE+DLight E+CDarknessE+C It was more noticeable with the “+” in physical strength had gone up one step. A few days later, in the capital of Almeria, Nisir’s mansion. I arrived in the early afternoon and called Zoe in the living room. Zoe, the head maid. Her loyalty to me is proven, and I’ve entrusted her with the management of all my maids. I called her up. “I entrust you with all the slaves I brought back from the capital.” ” Understood. So they are all maids, is that correct?” “Yes. They’re under a spell of absolute obedience, and I’ve told them to obey your commands unless I override them. They are all yours.” “I respectfully obey.” “And...” As I was about to say a few more words just in case, the door opened and Audrey came into the room. “Welcome back, Noah-sama.” “I’m home. Have you experienced any changes in the house while we were away?” “Nothing changed at the residence. Everything is as usual.” “I have something to tell you, Noah-sama.” “What it may be?” I was a little surprised. Standing up, I approached Audrey. I knelt in front of her, though I couldn’t see it, stared at her belly, touching it gently. “Are you sure?” “Yes.” “I see. Well done. I’m glad.” It’s strange. After Audrey told me, this feeling came up from deep in my chest. This feeling of being filled with all kinds of things. It was interesting to see the change that had developed in my feelings. “Thank you very much.” ” We need to decide on a name.” “Yes please.” I stood up and thought for a moment. Several names came to mind, and I narrowed them down to two. “Sem if we have a boy.” “I think that’s a great name. “And if we have a girl then, Evis.” Right when I said that. It was the same moment. The scene I was familiar with for quite some time changed for the first time. Level: 15 + 1 / ∞ HPC+DMPE+DStrengthC+AStaminaD+DIntelligenceD+DSpiritE+DSpeedE+EDexterityE+DLuckE+D FireE+AWaterC+SWindE+FEarthE+DLight E+CDarknessE+C Not just abilities so far. A ” + ” has been added to the level value as well. “Did something happen?” “Zoe, my status.” I didn’t answer Audrey directly, but I ordered Zoe, who was standing at a slight distance from me in the middle of the conversation. Zoe cast a spell on me in a familiar way, without bothering to ask me back. Level: 16 / ∞ HPAMPCStrengthSSSStaminaBIntelligenceBSpiritCSpeedDDexterityCLuckC FireSWaterSSSWindEEarthCLight BDarknessB My outward status was displayed. Audrey glanced at it and said. “Your level has gone up. When did it go up?” “Now.” “Eh?” “I just named the baby in your belly and it went up.” “—!” Audrey and Zoe both had a look of surprise on their faces. These two know that my abilities increase every time I have more subordinates or fiefs. “Your level also increases ......? Amazing .......” The two of them were immensely surprised by this first-time phenomenon.
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This is my conversion of NilanE/ParallelFiction-Ja_En-100k into json which can be read by text-generation-webui when training a model.

Original Dataset card

Dataset details

Each entry in this dataset is a sentence-aligned Japanese web novel chapter and English fan translation. The intended use-case is for document translation tasks.

Dataset format

{
  'src' : 'JAPANESE CHAPTER'
  'trg' : 'ENGLISH TRANSLATION'
  'meta' : {
    "source": 'SAME ACROSS ALL ENTRIES',
    "series": 'NAME OF WEB NOVEL SERIES',
    "missed_lines": 'NUMBER OF LINES THAT WERE AT THE SAME INDEX BUT NOT DETECTED AS BEING TRANSLATIONS OF EACH OTHER',
    "inserted_lines_src":  'NUMBER OF LINES IN THE JAPANESE TEXT THAT DID NOT HAVE A MATCHING TRANSLATION BUT ARE BUFFERED BY TRANSLATED LINES',
    "inserted_lines_trg":  'SAME AS ABOVE BUT FOR ENGLISH',
    }
}

A high number of inserted lines is not necessarily a sign of a bad pair, as many translations concatenate or divide source chapters when publishing. Instead, watch out for high numbers of missed lines or entries where the inserted line count is high for both source and target.

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