"Back to the capital. Get ready, Zoe."

"Okay."

Nodding Zoe.

Leave the room with that Zoe.

With this 25 million, we can move what we park.

I have already solved the matter of salt taxes, which is my primary purpose, so I do not need to stay in Dussel any longer.

When I left the building, I saw Zoe pulling the carriage one foot away and coming this way.

Act like you normally do, Zoe, and try to come back to me.

That, straight from the side.

Something suddenly appeared from the shadows and jumped on Zoe.

Blunt light draws an arc.

That's what turned Zoe's throat.

Zoe fell on both knees disappointed.

"Who are you?"

Kick the ground and step in in an instant and stick the loose Leviathan down his throat.

He's a magnificent man with bloody eyes.

The man has a short knife in his hand.

Is that the way it is, the murder weapon that scratched Zoe's throat?

……

The man stares at me with his anger-exposed eyes and doesn't try to answer.

"I've seen him before."

"... Huh?

But when I saw Zoe talking normally - amazingly mixed but normally - the look on the man's face changed to stunning.

"Hey, why..."

"You know this guy, Zoe"

"Yes, I saw your face when I went as a spy"

"I see you're the ones who fooled you, Zoe."

"... cum"

In that reaction, I understood that I was guessing.

If that's the case, I stunned him with Leviathan's threats.

A man who peels off his white eyes and collapses on the spot.

On the other hand, put your hands on your neck muscles, they should have slashed you, but you're not getting blood - I'm surprised at things, Zoe.

"Why, the wound...?

"Look around your chest."

"Chest...? I have something. Is this... a gem?

What Zoe took out in surprise was a crushed red gem, Ruby.

"It's a replacement ruby. I've been letting you hold it for so long."

"Huh?

"Let them spy, there's no reason to send them out without any insurance, is there?

"Your Majesty..."

Zoe moistened her eyes and stared at me with an impressive look.

"I knew Your Majesty was amazing... I can't believe you were thinking that far"

"You're an important maid."

"Your Majesty..."

Zoe looked more and more thrilled.

The day after I returned to the capital, the study at the outhouse.

I summoned Tenth Prince Dustin.

The man, who is also my brother, gave me a one-kneed thank you.

"What is it, Your Majesty? Call me."

Dustin has heard it in a frank tone, unlike the other princes.

"You've already heard the story about Dussel?

"Well, once."

"They say they sent you a woman too, but do they have an opening for it?

"I got it, didn't I? I enjoy wearing them every day because they were pretty good women."

Dustin replied sayingly, "So?" He looked.

"You took a bribe, is that okay?

I stare at Dustin.

"If you take a bribe and try to make it convenient, you can't take refuge with the rest of your brother."

"What? Why would I do such a favor to them?

"Yeah?"

"I'm a prince, aren't I? I just got some women from a bunch of people down there, so why should I work for them?"

"... Hmm"

I just couldn't stop laughing bitterly at what Dustin said.

"They gave me a woman, I got it because it was an upper-ball. That's all."

"I don't know if they were deluding the salt tax."

"What are you talking about, Your Majesty, I'm not an emperor, I'm just a prince without a post. How can you care about that?"

……

"So, Your Majesty, the way you put it, does that mean they can't send any more women? Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

"All right, all right. That's it."

I laughed even harder.

Not at all.

"I see you're not involved. But it doesn't make any difference that you've been bribed as a form. We need to dispose of it lightly."

I'll think about it a little bit, I'll tell you.

"A year's pay, a month of prudence."

"Yes, sir. Oh, you can call in whores and mansions while you're being discreet."

"Whatever you want."

With a bitter laugh, Dustin left the study with a light nori.

"Not at all."

"Your Majesty, may I?

Zoe, who had refrained in the corner of the study, asked.

Sometimes the aftertreatment of this case meant that I was in the study so that I could hear her opinions immediately, knowing the situation well.

She asked me as she glanced at the door where Dustin had left with a rare expression of displeasure.

"What?

"This is His Highness Dustin. Isn't that too disrespectful?

I laughed "hoo."

"That's Dustin's fault."

"Are you sure...?

"It means hiding your talents and your true intentions." All I have to do is hold a woman, and I have no further ambition. "

"... who are you ambitious about?

……

Surprised.

Surprised, I saw Zoe.

I understood the matter in an instant in my current interaction.

That wit is as guilty as it is to keep it in the maid no longer.

"That's a good thing. I have a good grasp."

"Okay."

"More than that, Zoe. There's something I need you to do."

"Yes, please tell me what it is. What should I do?

Zoe stood still and lowered her head gently.

I tell Zoe I'm in the face.

"Come and deputize for a while"

"-!"

Zoe glanced at you when you thought it was an easy grab.

"Wow, I'm the deputy, is that it?

"What are you surprised about? It's happened before."

"Well, that's true. But not me."

"It's best if I go to you."

"............... Dussel, is it?

The surprise still lingered slightly, but Zoe guessed exactly what I meant.

"That's right. Gabel's governor made it a Fillmom, but such a big promotion, a young man without enough experience, should carry a heavy load. I want you to go to Dussel and keep an eye on him nearby, and I want you to report back to me as soon as something happens."

"Okay. If that's the case, I'll take care of it."

Unlike earlier, determined Zoe.

I made a box of fluff on the spot and gave it to him along with the book.

Zoe, who received it, left the room with an intentional face.

After a while, my maid Jiji jumped in.

"Your husband - not your majesty. Oh, my God."

"What's up, calm down. Report slowly and accurately."

While gently reprimanding Jiji for "not yet" as opposed to Zoe, I urge him to report it.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here."

"What!?

I was just surprised by this, too.

"Let me through immediately..."

"Ha ha, I'm here already"

Even a broad laugh, Your Majesty - Father came into the study.

His father appeared in a light attire about the landlord of the area, totally invisible to the emperor.

I felt so comfortable when I came in, I felt like I had called you for dinner.

Nevertheless, father and emperor.

I stood up and panicked and bowed my head.

"What's the matter, Father, if there's anything I can do for you?"

"Good, I just came to see you because I was free. Nevertheless."

Father laughed with a pleasant face.

"That's great, Noah"

Said.

"What will it be?"

That's what I replied to, but I figured it was probably a salt tax thing - though.

"It's that girl. It's just a farmer's daughter who taught her so wisely."

"... it's the same hellish ear, Father"

I laughed unexpectedly.

I've just made up my mind about Zoe, but Father already knows that.

I've known for a long time that my father's ears and eyes were amazing, but I was reminded that recognition was still sweet.

"Because people are treasures."

"Right."

"More than that, what did your father do?

"Oh, I did. One thing about Gabel State, well done."

"Thank you"

I know and deserve this one, so I wasn't surprised.

"Let me know how it goes, now that it's Noah, I think it's okay to give it to you."

"What?

Leviathan's seal.

"... oh, still"

"You were aware"

I nodded deeply.

"I thought there was something. I stayed in so much tension with Bahamut that the seal seemed to unwrap and couldn't. There were several occasions when I could wake up from the feeling I actually had, but I didn't. It's natural to think there's something there."

"That's great."

Father laughed joyfully and put his hands together.

Then the door of the study opened and Father's belly, Cruise the Imperial Officer, came in with an elongated box with both hands.

Come in front of me with that in your arms and open the box.

"This... eh"

Surprised by what's in the box, I stare at my father.

It was Leviathan there.

Serve the Leviathan stored inside the bracelet.

My Leviathan is here, which means another wave of Leviathan.

"You know that the Devil's Sword of Water Leviathan has a soul."

"Yes."

"It's not complete. Once, when I sealed Leviathan, I broke my soul in two and sealed it."

"... I see, if your soul isn't enough in the first place, there's nothing to solve,"

"That's what I'm talking about"

My father turned to the truth.

"The legend is that the true seal of Leviathan must not be unsealed... Noah would be fine."

"... thank you"

"Just"

Father returns from a true face to a smile that looks fun again.

"I still don't know how to unseal it. It wasn't left in the first place."

"I can't make an antidote. Poisoning sucks."

"Ha, right"

Father looked up to heaven and laughed greatly.

I took another wave of Leviathan from the box that Cruise had.

Compare the two swings of Leviathan.

I thought about it.

Both contain the soul of Leviathan.

Originally one, it's a broken soul in two.

How do I get that back into one...?

I thought, I kept thinking.

After one thought, I slapped the two waves of Leviathan against each other.

Pachine!

I heard a beautiful noise, both shattered and scattered.

"Do what"

This is it.

I took out Ruby.

In Dussel, a replacement Ruby, who saved Zoe's life when she was about to be assassinated.

"This guy has a soul, too, and every time he smashes and scatters, he depends on me to make him pay. You do the same thing."

"Ho."

"Fuwa."

I summoned Fuwa, and with that help.

Fluffy good at creating things, forming shapes.

With that power, we put together the fragments that were scattered in the air, in the form of a wave of sword.

And give me your soul.

Push the souls of the two Leviathans into it.

Push in with that image so that the two souls merge into one.

Eventually the sword returns to its original form.

"A few, a long time."

The only emotion I've ever had is a clear voice that resonates in my brain.

Leviathan - Toto.

Leviathan's voice echoes behind his brain.

――――――――――――

Name: Noah Alert

Empire Emperor

Gender: Male

Level: 17 +1/∞

HP C + B fire E + S + S

MPD + C water C + SSS

Force C + S wind E + C

Health D + C ground E + C

Intelligence D + B Light E + B

Spiritual E + C Dark E + B

Speed E + C

Dexterity E + C

Luck D + C

―――――――――――

And with a status that was always visible in the corner of my vision, the "+" of the water went up even further.

I saw it, and Father felt what I saw with his gaze.

"Um, that's just great, Noah"

and went with a proud smile.

Demon Sword, Leviathan.

It was an awakening moment.