The Cave King will live a Paradise Life -Becoming the strongest with the mining skill?-

Since my father left, I've been talking to Balpas across the desk in the corner of the warehouse.

Of course, there was a fear that my father was still up to something, so I let Barris keep an eye on him.

However, according to Siel, who conveys the report from them in body movements, there seems to be no suspicious movement on his part.

Looks like he's following my father's magic, but he's circling the ship. I wonder if he's waving his arm himself with a hammer...

"So, in the meantime, is it okay to conclude a war agreement and a trade agreement?... okay?

Eh? Ah, yes.

I nod to the voice of Balpas.

I was distracted by my father's trends, and I was distracted by the Balpas.

Balpas stopped writing the pact and looked anxious.

"... dissatisfied with the agreement? If there's a condition, I'll ask. As much as possible."

"No, brother. On the terms I just mentioned, there's nothing wrong with this."

The war agreement was to be concluded unconditionally with each other.

However, trade agreements took some time to rub together.

Because in the kingdom, monsters are forbidden to walk in the city.

It seems that there is a secret trade with monsters in the region, but Balpas said that public permission is likely to be strongly opposed by both the people and the nobles.

Even with me, it is unacceptable that the people I sent to the kingdom should feel disgusted.

So for the first time, we decided that even if Sheol's ship came to the Kingdom, only humans would be allowed to land. Well, Sheol's people can be humans in Ryukyu, so virtually anyone can land.

Also, when the Royal Ship came to us, we made sure that only some districts were allowed in, as we had originally thought. Because I have a lot of trouble getting into the cave.

We also confirmed that visitors would comply with our laws during their stay.

If we interact in this way, one day the ban on landing monsters in the kingdom may be lifted. Let's hope so.

Barpus exhaled.

"Really... I'm relieved."

"I'm glad we're at peace."

"Except for Oren, of course, it was quite calm. By the way, under the terms of our arrangement, the man who committed the murder on this island will be tried by you, but what do we do?

"Now Oren is taking care of Elt. As for me, as I said earlier, I want Oren to confess his sins in the Kingdom...."

As far as I could see, he shouted "Don't look at me" in the corner of the warehouse. I'm trying to commit suicide, so I'm still keeping an eye on Elt to make sure he doesn't.

Now Oren's body has become a monster, losing both hands and one foot. You must be desperate for your unusual appearance.

Balpas answers.

"... then, I'll keep him for now. I'll have the merchant send you a report on the progress of the investigation. Well, it'll be over in two months."

"... thank you."

"What is it? You don't have a face, do you?

"That's... my brother, anyway."

"Oh, did you think he was your brother... well, it's impossible to change his feelings. Then we won't be able to walk the court or the city again."

As I mentioned earlier, monsters are not allowed to walk under the laws of the Kingdom. I can only see monsters in that look. Even if my father allowed me to go out, I wouldn't be able to stand the sight of my surroundings because of Oren's character.

"Whatever you do, even if your mouth is ripped off with Oren, you can't do it to the public. You can say that the monster who killed Oren is a substitute for a public trial... but my father won't forgive anything that would be a criticism of the royal family."

As Balpas said, Oren is a prince.

Communicating the truth to the people will reveal the sins of the members of the royal family.

Father will not allow such a royal discredit.

However, Oren was branded as useless.

There are many excuses to say that Oren didn't belong to the royal family because she looked like that. It is also possible that my father will bring Oren to public trial.

Oren used to show off Lopez at the royal palace and bully him.

Now it's possible that I'll be a spectator.....

I don't want that much. But that's all I can say because I'm not the victim.

"So I guess I need to talk to you again about punishment. Well, don't worry. In any case, the victims and their survivors will be adequately compensated. Nothing can replace life... yeah, did you say something weird?

Balpas looked me in the face and said so.

I may have been a little surprised about the Balpas, but it appeared on my face.

"No, I just haven't spoken to my older brother that much."

"You realize you're a decent guy, right? I just love alcohol and women. I'm not a prodigal prince."

"I don't know, but I was really surprised about the crest."

"That's my line... but I wonder why my father did this."

Balpas murmured with a strange face.

I certainly can't grasp my father's true intentions.

If you wanted to find out about Sheol yourself, you'd have had a better chance.

I was absolutely wrong to send Oren.

Then to attack Sheol... No, he would have laid a warship on the coast. Besides, it's hard to think of a sudden attack on this country without an investigation.

Then there was another purpose, right?

All I can tell from my conversation is that my father has been searching for his inheritance.

My father hasn't made a single cut about his successor.

And what bothers me is that you sent me to this island to raise me.

If he truly said this word, his father knew that [Cave King] was the emblem of his power in the cave.

In that case, I wish I'd gone to the cave sooner....

Or did you want to see what I look like when I was a kid?

Oren is the opposite of me. I grew up with overwhelming power, spoiled, and unscrupulous people who didn't know how to hurt people.

But sometimes kings are asked for mercilessness. Maybe he wanted to grow Oren into a ruthless and arrogant character.

And I'll make you fight me in the opposite pole.....

Barpus murmurs like this, thinking the same thing as me.

"I wonder if Oren or you... might have tried to find a way to succeed the kingdom."

My father chose me as a result.

I'm not happy... I don't think Oren had a better way of educating me. Of course, it will be impossible for a king of a nation to raise my child with him. And there are more than a dozen of them.

"Well, if that's the case, you turned me down and Oren turned out like that... I guess training for a successor has been a huge failure. The rest of my brothers have either a magical crest inferior to mine or a combat crest. Honestly, nobody can beat you or the old Oren."

Balpas smiled bitterly on his face.

But perhaps my father thought of Balpas as his successor.

Balpas was always trying to avoid a frontal collision with me. Sometimes he tried to arbitrate between Oren and me. In a sense, it seems like a balanced human being.

The crest is also the only one of the brothers named [Night of the Night] that specializes in secrecy. My father sees enough qualities as a king.

Either way, I need to ask my father again about his sincerity and how much he knew about my emblem...

With that in mind, I continued to draw up a pact with Balpas.