A Chronicle of Life in a Different World

Episode 511: The Ambush Temple Part 2

While being guided by the old butler, Reus walked inside the royal castle, and while looking sideways at the disappearance of the nobles he had seen here, he leaked a voice of doubt in his heart.

Are you sure it's just me? My boss said there are some knights to be knights....)

The old butler said Reurus was the only one who had plans for the Syrah, even though he might have been in the middle of it earlier. The schedule may have changed, but if so, I think it would be better for me at a later date, Reus.

"Here we are."

"... thank you."

Reurus looks at the door as he confesses to the old butler who guides him.

I heard that the recital would take place during the viewing, but when I walked in front of the door, I thought it was a real revus. Confirm your clothes and correct your collar before you breathe.

The old butler slowly opens the door when he sees that the revus is ready. So far, the old butler didn't step in while he was watching, and Reurus started walking without a choice.

(Well, it's not like they're taking it and eating it... no, is it physically possible that it could be "food” anyway?)

With that in mind, he stepped in between his eyes - the air changed.

There were dozens of people lined up in front of him, all watching the revus.

…………

Reurus stretched his chest and walked through the gaze with a grand step. If you look scared here, you can paint Natalia's face with mud.

During the gaze, a red carpet was laid straight from the door, and Natalia and the others lined up to the left and right of the carpet. After walking on the carpet, there was a staircase, and a luxurious chair with no one sitting on it.

Probably the throne, Reurus clatters. On the left and right of the throne are two men dressed in luxurious clothes, staring at Reurus as he walks.

Reurus tries to run his gaze around at the same time as thinking, but his gaze is as focused as ever and he doesn't get restless.

(Does it mean you're at the far end of the line... more than the baron?

Reurus, who checked the aligned faces, wondered.

There is a throne in the upper seat, and Natalia is lined up in the lower seat, and perhaps there are only those who have more status than the baron. Count Louis is closer to the throne than the center, and Marquis Sardari and Marquis Grimer stand close to the throne.

Natalian lords and nobles were lined up on the right side from Reus, and the nobles with different "fur" as seen earlier were lined up on the other side of the carpet.

(Are the lords and nobles lined up separately... are there only more nobles in the court than the baron?

With that in mind, Reurus walks at a pace that is not too fast or too slow. It's not that I can afford it, but I try to follow the “luxury of the ceremony.”

(But... anyway, the eyes of the court nobles are strange.)

The lords and nobles of Natalia will know what sort of feat Reurus was recommended to the Baron. You can hear some impressive murmurs, and some speak with a loud voice that doesn't sound like Reurus.

As a lord, if you hear that you have taken down the huge slime that has appeared in the territory, you have no choice but to make a proper assessment. There is a danger that the territory would have been swallowed up if it had not succeeded, because if its achievements were not recognized, it would be involved in selling tickets as a ruler.

But the court nobles who don't have territory have a different idea. The colour of the line of sight directed at the Reurus differs from that of the lord's nobles, and he flies his gaze with an illegible look at what he is thinking.

(... ah, is Sophia there too? You're a court nobleman.)

Reurus frowned small when he saw a face in a row of court nobles. Sophia stands second from the throne, either because she is in the position of Marquis or because she runs the cathedral.

(Mr. Sophia is behind you, and if you have any trouble... no, don't.)

I don't think it's a revulsion, but it hurts if Natalia can't even get an eye contact when she talks to me. If you look back and look at Natalia, you will be noticed immediately.

I may be able to talk if I connect to the "Call of Thought", but the royal castle - I don't know what kind of reaction it will have if I start using magic in front of the king.

(... it's a match. Well, as usual)

With that in mind, Reus declared that the King would come in, and Reus lowered his head on the spot with his right knee. At the same time, the surrounding aristocracy pierced their knees and waited for the king to come in.

There was little footsteps because the carpet was laid, but Reurus felt one sign and approaching the throne. Then someone sat on the throne with the sound of clothes rubbing, and the voice echoed.

Everyone's here.

(... that?

Judging by the height of his voice, he's not young, but he's not old. The "direction in which the voice flew” came from the front of the Reurus - that is, the throne.

The Reurus who made that decision is confused with his head down. Natalia had explained that the gathering had to do with the narrative of Reurus, followed by the award of the title of Baron Quasi by the King, which should have ended in a courtesy.

That being the case, the man - perhaps the king - spoke first.

There are signs of a slight disturbance from the lord's nobles, so I'm sure it's an unexpected situation.

"Everybody, face up."

That's how Reus watched the surroundings, and raised his face after the man who raised his face began to come out. Then a man sitting on the throne had his gaze hit him.

My age will be when I was in my mid-thirties. Blue eyes on a blonde hair that is beautifully cared for, and majesty was felt from its face, but is it because it is ready or because it is in the position of a king?

The clothes wrapped in black and red are the basic colors, but they are not too flashy and they are not too plain. Still, even if I looked at it from a distance, I could see the good quality of the fabric and the good tailoring, and even if I looked at it from an amateur's perspective, I felt that it was in great harmony.

Sitting on the throne, I can't read the exact height, but it seems to be over 170 centimeters lower than Reurus. Still, it didn't look fat, but rather firmly trained and tightened.

"Today, I will change my schedule and perform the ritual of narrator in a different way than usual."

(... rescheduling)

When Natalia realized that the procedure she had been asking would not work, Reurus wanted to lower the face he raised once. Rather, it is enough to retreat as it is and escape from the midst of sight.

"I wonder... hey"

Ha.

When the king looks at the man standing beside him, the man steps forward.

"Reurus, Baron of Amendura"

"... yes"

I will reply because I was called by my name, but I don't feel like I will say anything as a realuse.

"Today I was going to pay tribute to your accomplishments and tell the Baron... but His Majesty said it wasn't enough."

(... why?

Even if the knight's plan was to become a quasi-bar, is there anything else? A man standing beside the King takes a piece of paper out of his pocket with Reus in mind.

"The Crusade of the 'Castle Collapse' in County Verg and the Crusade of the giant slime in the Marquis of Sardari, Lake Mersena. Reconnaissance to neighboring La Paris with Baron Roveley. Moreover, the recent crusade against the bloodsucking species in Baron Barberie's territory… In view of its achievements, His Majesty has found it inappropriate to hold joint recitals with others."

(Baron Roveley… Mr. Collard. I mean, there's more merit, or they know... what do you mean?

As for the slime that fought on Lake Mersena, it is naturally known because it became the cathedral. Regarding Slaus, the bloodsucking species that fought in the town of Lemona, a report from Baron Barberie must have arrived in King's Landing.

However, only a limited number of people know that they have defeated Collard in the case of the "Castle Collapse".

(... who is it? Where'd you get the information?

As for Reurus, there is nothing unknown but Slause and Eliza's blood ties. But I wonder where that information comes from.

"Reurus, is it true what the minister says?

(Mr. Tsubasa, it's completely different from the advance information... but I called my name and talked to you normally...)

And the King called out to sharpen Reurus' thoughts. I wonder if it is okay to answer honestly, even though Reurus is confused inside.

(Wouldn't it be rude if I didn't answer the King's question? The moment you answer, disrespectful! You didn't say anything, did you?

I can deny any inconsistencies in the information I have been told, but I cannot deny it if everything is correct.

"... hah, it's true."

Answering a few words, Reurus thanked him for hiding his expression. Then you can hear impressive voices such as "ho" and "fum" from the nobles of the lord.

"Well... then it would have been more appropriate to call him a baroness than a knight. It seems to be called" monster eater "in the alley, but with its youth, it seems to be very skilled."

"... I'm sorry."

"Listen, you fought Bernard and pulled it off before. I heard about it later, but I wanted to see more."

"... if only Bernard had done his best."

As expected, if you are nervous or afraid that the King is your opponent - Reurus, who pretends to be "like that” and answers with few words.

"Kuku... that's tough. But the rest - this Leonardo Ebraine-Mataroy-Savalti - will admit it. You are going to be a baroness, and this decision will not make anyone complain."

(It sounds like nobody... forbids me from feeling dissatisfied, is that because of you?

Though I thought it was too much to wear, Reurus lowered his head.

"Thank you."

"Hmm... but I've heard rumors that he's a more generous man. I can't believe you were being polite...."

When the king put his elbow on his elbow, he turned to observe Reurus. Reurus feels it again lowers his head and makes his expression invisible.

One of the aristocrats in the vest shouted out in surprise how he felt about the interaction between Reurus and the King.

"Your Majesty, Reus“ The Baron ”seems to be standing up with courtesy. Why don't we just leave a few cases to ourselves?

"Hmm... to the Baron Quasi?"

The King thought he had stared at Reurus, and slightly lifted the edge of his mouth.

"It's Reurus."

Ha.

"Would you like to serve me as a guard? You're welcome if you have the arm to defeat several advanced monsters, right?

Are you serious or not? That's what the King said to start “soliciting” Reurus.