I've responded to your summons, Your Majesty.

Umu

When I was in the office, I turned my gaze to the man who came through the desk.

I know the face that is opposite the desk.

Fourth Chancellor Don Oates.

Once a subordinate of the First Prince, then a subordinate of mine.

I had a lot of loyalty and ability, so when I took the throne, I raised it to be the Fourth Chancellor.

Evelyn is the most famous in the universe, but this Don is the most famous in the broad sense of "family".

Now you're a man who doesn't mind if I say "heart".

That don came to the office when I called him in.

I kept Don waiting and focused on the paperwork I had on hand.

The documents I sent to the local deputy have nothing to do with the most important matters, but this is an important government, so I focused on it first.

In less than a minute, Don didn't say anything, but he kept his head down on one knee.

I was able to concentrate without being disturbed, so I finished writing a little earlier than expected and put down my pen.

And he raised his face.

"Take it easy."

That's what I said.

Haha

Don stood up accordingly, but it was still in front of the Emperor. Instead of stretching his spine, he faced me with a forward curvature of his feelings.

Ninety percent of the ministers who are in a good position with the emperor, not just Don, are like this when they meet face to face.

The only person who doesn't do that is the Prince Class.

So without doing anything about it, I cut the point directly to Don.

"There's one thing I want you to do."

Huh, what can I do for you?

Cavalier Cadet, can you tell?

"Cadet, I'm sure..."

Don slightly wrinkled between his brows, bent his neck and made a thoughtful face.

After thinking about it for about ten seconds, I raised my face and replied.

Are you referring to those who your Majesty has been assisting since the time of the 13th Prince?

"Yes, it is."

I nodded and stood up.

She touched the desk desk and walked slowly along the edge of the desk.

"It was Cheryl who triggered it. When I met her, I learned that people who had not passed the knight selection but did not have the strength or talent were buried in Ichii.And some of them don't even have the money to travel back to their hometown, not to mention the next year's exams. ”

"Hah..."

"That's a waste. That's why I've gathered these people to take care of the minimum amount of food and clothing."

Hah, I'm always impressed by your majesty's discrepancy.

Don stares straight up at me as he lifts me up.

I understand the story, but I looked at me with a look of...

I smiled back and made a preface, so I got to the point as I wanted.

I want to gather those people and have them hold a kind of martial arts tournament.

Is it a martial arts tournament...?

Don frowned.

I had a feeling on my face about what to do at a time like this.

The martial arts tournament is called "play".

This is an important time for me to keep my parentage, that is, to refrain from enlisting.

I don't think I have time to play in a martial arts tournament, but it's normal.

But, of course, I'm not saying this for data, for drunkenness, or, more to the point, just for entertainment.

She caught Don's gaze and continued to stare back.

“Yes, I would like to open it within three days, if possible, and do it within that day.”

"...... If you could tell me what His Majesty's thoughts are..."

"What, it's just an idea?"

I laughed.

Don's eyebrows twitched again when he heard that it was a thought.

"Cavalier Cadet. Some of them missed the selection once or twice."

Haha

"Cavalier selection has different selection criteria depending on the preference of the selector.I haven't got my mouth shut there.For example, if Shirley, who was the first knight to be selected by Yu, had a selection criterion of "military command ability", she would not have passed. "

"You're right."

"That's why you're not a weakling at all, even if you've fallen once or twice."

"Hah, it's a clear view from all over the place."

Don says that and stares at me.

I went on.

"I want to take it with me."

Are you referring to the troops that collected what they were able to win in the martial arts tournament?

"That's what I'm talking about."

I laughed gently.

If it weren't for this, I would have summoned you to a one-on-one duel in front of me, given the winner the title of a fighter, and organized it.

Well, why don't you keep it a secret?

"Oh, that's why the martial arts tournament. I want you to work behind the scenes, whatever shape you have, and collect at least one winner."

Will

Don understands the story and responds with his head drooping.

I walked straight to the window and looked out the window with my hands behind my back.

I'm afraid so, Your Majesty.

Hmm?

Isn't it okay to recall the Imperial Guard without doing something like this?

"No, I can't recall that."

Huh?

I made myself clear.

Don was surprised by the silence.

That must be kept separate from me.

"Haa..."

Don doesn't seem to understand every one of them right now.

There was only one reason I sent the Imperial Guard to Jessica.

Outside the Imperial City, Jessica has the power to recruit and is trustworthy.

Even if something goes wrong in the Imperial City, Jessica can use the soldiers she has for me without being moved.

I glanced at the status in the corner of my sight.

――――――――――――

Name: Noah Ararat

Empire Emperor

Gender: Male

Level: 17 +1/≈

HPC + BFire E + S + S

MP D + C Water C + SSS

Force C + S wind E + C

Health D + C Earth E + C

Intelligence D + A Light E + B

Mental E + B Dark E + B

Speed E + B

Dexterous E + C

Luck D + C

―――――――――――

I've checked the status, and I've gone through Audrey's interview.

Jessica is a woman who's intoxicated with me.

There are not many subordinates who can tell me, "I will never betray you."

At this moment, there is no treachery, and I know it, but I don't know when or where humans will change their minds.

But there are a lot of people out there who are absolutely fine.

Jessica was a woman who seemed to think so.

That's why I sent the Emperor's Guard of the Tiger Son to Jessica.

I separated myself from the Imperial City, which served as the temple of the Fushimi, and made it a trump card for when I had to.

Don doesn't quite understand that.

He's a man with a heart and a head for internal affairs, but he's not that talented in military affairs.

I don't understand military arrangements like this.

Well, that can't be helped.

Anyway, it's going to be a surprise, but I want to secretly create troops and take them with me in that way.

I understand very well.

Don nodded and agreed.

"If that's the case, it's definitely the best way to think about it. Amazing, Your Majesty."

I laughed.

"If you're a knight, you're a soldier. Anyone can think of anything."

Yes, but it's only because His Majesty has cultivated talent every day that we can put it into action immediately.

Yeah.

I nodded tinyly.

I've been saying that people are treasures, and I've been rewarded a little.

“That's what we talked about. Anyway, I entrusted the holding of the martial arts tournament.It doesn't have to be a martial arts tournament, so I'll leave the format to you. "

Haha

Until we gather them and let them fight, we'll gather them and make them our last troops, but you'll have to do it in secret.

Is it a secret?

"Yes, it is."

I nodded tinyly.

That's the best part.

You don't have to do this if it's just a parental expedition.

This is also part of the Oscar strategy.

That's why I want to hide it from Oscar's ears as much as possible.

"... I understand. I will contact the prince with my personal belongings."

"Do it."

I turned around and looked at Don with admiration.

I don't know about the military, but I know about politics.

Secretly - I mean, I said "something I wanted to hide," so I think I remembered.

When I say "what I want to hide" nowadays, I understand that most of it is Oscar's fault.

So I'll hide it from Oscar, but if I hide it from one to ten, I'll be suspicious.

To a certain extent, I took the good practice of saying that it was better to open it from here.

"I'll leave it all to you."

I thought I could leave that to Don.



At night, I was watching the night sky by myself.

I kept the others away and watched the sky in the garden by myself.

On the night of the new moon, the stars were as beautiful as a hundred flowers.

Put your hands behind your back and look at it.

Lord... do you mind?

"What's the matter, Leviathan? It's unusual for you to talk to me."

I heard it back as I made a smile in the corner of my mouth.

Leviathan, who is loyal to me, rarely speaks to me because of his loyalty.

Leviathan was the one who responded immediately to my calls, but didn't say anything to me.

Why is the Lord doing such a sinister thing?

It's going around, isn't it?

'All that the Lord has done is meaningless.Even if you don't create such troops, the Lord will shake you. "

Of course, no matter how many things you've collected to become a knight, you won't be able to do it.

I giggled.

Even with Leviathan's former demon sword, he was now awakened from Leviathan and became a Leviathan.

Power has increased more than before.

If I wield Leviathan, I can match at least 100 soldiers.

If so--

Leviathan, are you hungry?

I don't have such biological problems.

In response to my question, Leviathan answered my question faithfully, even though he was dissatisfied with his tone.

The reaction was a little strange.

While saying that I don't have biological concerns, I still expose my emotions.

I thought that emotion was biological, but I didn't dare point it out.

Instead, I explained the sincerity of the question.

"It's a feeling most people have, but the first bite after getting hungry is the best."

……

"In the same way, after being underestimated, I could wave my swords most effectively."Surely, if I shake you, I could take out 100 - no, 1,000 soldiers on my own.But that's not the end of the war. "

If a thousand isn't enough, we'll slaughter ten thousand.

"It's a metaphor for what it belongs to."

I laughed.

From Leviathan's tone of voice, it escalated to "ten thousand, no, one hundred thousand, no, one million-" and I felt that the story was about to derail from the main body, so I went ahead and stopped it.

"For example, during the former Almería rebellion, you used your power to snipe the mastermind."It was effective and I was able to put an end to the rebellion in an instant.And the surroundings were shocked.By now, it's comparable to killing 10,000 people. "

……

However, as a result of the shock around us, we were able to take countermeasures against the ultra long range sniping.

……

If you hadn't done it then, your sniper would have killed me this time.

Leviathan was completely silent.

I was shocked when I was six.

It was Leviathan before Leviathan woke up.

One day, a revolt broke out on my land, Almería.

The mastermind of the rebellion sent me an assassin.

The assassin was given a very sophisticated magic weapon.

That's what I meant.

However, Leviathan only read "malice against me" from the spell and sniped the mastermind of the rebellion.

Hundreds of kilometers away, I magically shot the opponent with a pinpoint to quell the rebellion.

It was amazing, it was amazing like never before.

It was too shocking, so I took measures to deal with it.

Of course I did.

If you feel like it, you can snipe from anywhere.

Everyone is afraid and tries to take action.

It was a kind of way out, and if we found a way out, it would be blocked.

"The rebels won't be able to shoot anymore. This time, they'll go straight out."Same as that. You'll be surprised the first time you cut 100 people on the battlefield, but you won't be surprised the second time you slash 10,000 more.I want to use the first surprise where it is most effective.In order for that to happen, I want to consolidate my surroundings with strong soldiers. "

”Hah, Lord, I was deeply ashamed of myself.”

"Don't worry about it."

I walked a little with my hands behind my back.

The starry sky was out of sight, and I was only looking at the front.

I looked at it before, but I didn't actually see anything.

"And Oscar can't help himself now."

I know, I'm doing it now, and it hurts the Lord's reputation.

Technically, it was my father's fame, but I didn't have to cut it off so strictly, so I made it through.

"And unless Oscar submits to me, there will be many trials ahead of me."

Take a deep breath and continue further.

"You're the trump card, at least not on the battlefield."That's why I want to keep the first shot to the point where the biggest battle results can be seen - are you convinced by this? "

Ask Leviathan.

Leviathan fell silent for a moment.

As expected of the Lord, I was deeply impressed by the profound contempt and disdain I had in my hands

Leviathan uttered a convincing word.

It's hard to tell what's really going on, but I thought it was a much more intelligent Leviathan than I imagined.

I take a piece of paper out of my pocket, making a smile in the corner of my mouth.

It was a tip from an intermediary who managed to sneak into Oscar's mansion.

I'm building an information network by following my father and letting him hide from me.

One of those reports.

It was written that Oscar's family visited Oscar secretly.

It was just a visit.

incompetent

Leviathan spoke again.