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

Gradually, the sights of Sheol were clearly visible in the eyes of the Balpas.

The sailors were taken away by the sight of everyone for the first time.

"Wow, the tree. Looks like a mountain...."

"Oh, I've never seen anything like it."

First of all, a giant tree came into my eyes even though I didn't like it.

It was taller and cheaper than any castle in the kingdom.

The next thing you notice is a statue of a bearded man.

The statue hoisted an ax and looked down at the ship with a slightly creepy expression.

"What a place... not just walls and towers, but house-like buildings. Looks like some of us are here."

Balpas looked at Sheol and felt a cold sweat.

The captain's report that sent the heels so far stated that they had indeed been delivered to the rocks. It hasn't been three months since.

Everyone in the royal palace said that if there were people on this island, the captains would have shown heels and made false reports. Of course, until Balpas came here, I thought perhaps so.

However, the scene in front of me is very unexplainable. That giant tree must have grown before the heel came. No, it's been hundreds of years.

But I've never heard such a report ─ ─ How could this happen?

No, I don't have time for that right now. Barpus shook his head.

In reality, such a scene is spreading before our eyes. Instead of thinking about how this happened, it should be a top priority to see what the island looks like now.

But what should I do?

It is difficult to proudly explore secrets with force. This ship is a mess now. I'm not in a very good position to fight.

Nevertheless, it would have been difficult to attack the island, even if the ship had not been damaged.

Baristas and catapults are targeting us from walls and towers. Some of them were armed with bows and crossbows, and their defenses looked strong.

I'm the only one I can count on... that's what Balpas told me.

Then one of the sailors raised his voice.

"Lord Balpas! There's a boat coming our way from land!

"I'm sure you're going to look into me... and make sure you're as injured as possible."

I decided to come to this island by accident.

For tax purposes or for investigation purposes, heels may not be welcome.

But it was then.

All of a sudden, the sailors behind me screamed.

When Balpas looks back, there are those who bleed and fall.

Some of them had their hands and feet cut off.

The sailors fell one after the other.

With every sudden occurrence, Balpas speaks up.

"What!? What's up, you guys!?... no way?

Barpus noticed a burst of wind and looked at a man.

There was Oren pointing his hand at the sailors.

"Oren, stop! Are you crazy!?

"What are you mad at, Balpas? If we don't get this far, the heels won't accept it, will they?

"Where do I really need to hurt you!? Besides, I can't cut off my hands and feet...!?

Barpus immediately tilted his neck to the side.

From that cheek, where the wind hits a little, blood is flowing. If I hadn't avoided it, Balpas would have had two straight heads.

Oren speaks with a cool face.

"The people give their lives for the king. A little sacrifice. How warm is it that nobody bleeds to win a war?

Otherwise, Barpus confronted Oren with his own moves.

But if you fight here and fall, there's nothing left to stop Oren. The sailors were also visible to be abandoned.

The barpus withstood and went to Oren.

"... it's a trick. We're not here for a war."

"You often say that in this state. This ship is over. If we don't take that island, we may not be able to go home anymore. We'll have to fight."

"That's the last resort... Oren, say it again. Follow my lead."

"Yes, yes. Well, let's see how the balpass works first. That's what my father said."

Balpas slapped his tongue and shouted to the sailor.

"... heal the wounded immediately! The boat will pick you up."

The sailors followed their orders with anxiety.

Then Oren looked over the island and smiled slightly.

"Isn't the heel amazing? I can't believe how many of us can make friends like this... How many of them..."

Oren noticed something when she was talking about bumps.

The gaze was directed at the man on the boat approaching the battleship.

Balpas also looks at the man.

"Heels....."

The battleship was too vague. The ship is already sinking and will be completely submerged in the ocean in less than an hour.

"Hmm, heel, what a splendid ship."

The voice of Ariel echoed from next door.

I asked only two of them to accompany me on my way to the battleship.

One is Alice, and now she looks like a human of my age.

I don't want to use it much, but Ariel's poison has the power to obey others. If it were, we would be able to suppress the ship without bleeding.

The other one is Hule. If anything happened to me, I wanted someone close enough to use magic.

Even Riena and Barris were fine, but Hule named them after thinking about their position.

And boat rowers. They gather monsters from the island, including goblins, oaks, and covolts.

To show that monsters live together on this island.

Of course, Sierra is with me.

I decided not to arm myself. It also suppresses magic and makes it difficult to detect. To avoid being suddenly attacked, which seems dangerous.

I answer Ariel.

"It's the largest ship in the kingdom. But it's weird."

"Yes, there are scratches on the hull, but I don't see any stabbed arrows."

"Ah. I wonder if it was magic... yeah?

A boat is approaching from a battleship. White flags and kingdom flags were waved on the boat. I suppose you want to insist that this is not hostile.

I recognized the man who stood at the head of the boat.

"... barpus"

The man was my brother and the eleventh prince of the kingdom of San Fares, Balpas.

He's been making fun of me for a long time, but I've never been violent. Basically, he only thinks about women and alcohol, and he looks forward to making fun of people in court gossip for gold.

After a while, Balpas waved his hands as if he'd noticed me.

The face emphasized surprise and joy.

"Oh, heel! My brother, you're alive!? This is a serious place!

I mean, you thought I was dead. It's possible that you really thought so, but it's normal to think of acting.

As I approached, Balpas finally jumped on my boat and slapped me on the shoulder.

"Oh, I'm surprised. When the pirates attacked me, my ship was shambled, and I tried to reach the nearby Sheol, but I was really surprised that this place... and you were still alive there."

To be surprised at this island is to insist that I don't care or know anything about my declaration of establishment.

However, this is also likely to be an act.

I ask Balpas with a reassuring expression, and I ask him with a serious face.

"So your brother didn't plan to come to this island?

"Of course. Without something, I can't come to the ocean, can I? As a matter of fact, I have a secret life from that father....."

"Well, what is secret life?

"Heel, I know you're worried, but fate is secret. You can't tell me what happened to that father. But it's about the money. I got plenty of money in here too!... well, with this, it's hard to get to the destination anymore."

Sighing, Balpas grabbed my hand.

"Heel, I'm sorry, but could you land us on the island? As a matter of fact, I have quite a few wounded, and I want to treat them. The ship needs urgent repairs, so I need you to fix it. Of course I'll give you the money."

I went to such a barpus.

"Can I look inside the ship?

"Oh, of course! We don't have much time, let's go!

The Balpas took us to the battleship with pleasure.

On the way up to deck, there were indeed a large number of injured. Some of them lost limbs, and the deck left a vivid bloodstain.

Ariel asks Barpus.

"I see. It seemed like a fierce battle, but what the hell was it?

"Well, you. This is how many battleships we've got. That famous Kamu-led, Colbus convoy. Oh, my God. Nearly a hundred ships are coming after us."

"I see...."

Camus' convoy has been wiped out. And now we're headed for the western continental city of Amoris.

I can't be near this coast and I can't commit piracy.

In other words, Balpas is lying to us.

I don't mind telling you that... no, there's already an orc there. Let me put it this way.

"Brother. Please don't lie to me."

"What, what? I can't lie....."

"I was on the boat earlier, but our island is inhabited by the Kolbas. They're not pirates anymore."

"Hmm, you're the one who's lying, right? Well, I was wondering if there were monsters. I mean, maybe you're supporting pirates...."

You want to call it treason against the kingdom. But Balpas went that far and suddenly lowered his head.

"Oh, no, I lied... I'm not fighting the Corvus. As a matter of fact, I was chasing someone."

He looked like he couldn't help it and continued.

"Do you know your ex-fiancé, Lady Barleon Leila?

"Yes, of course."

"The Lady Leila escaped from the Principality when she arrested Lord Barleon. We tracked them down... I'm glad we caught up, but hey, we've got more power than we expected, and this is it."

It's a balpass that scratches his head in a gloomy and shy manner, but he notices my face.

"... you're not responding very well, are you?

"Leila came to this island a long time ago. And now I'm sending my boat somewhere else."

"Ugh, you're kidding.

"No... it's true."

And he said, "Really?" Again, I nodded silently.

"Well, if you think about it carefully, she's your ex-fiancé. Well then, I'll tie you up."

You can swim your eyes without saying that you've done the barpus.

But he immediately lowered his head to me deeply.

"Sorry, that was a lie!! Um, well, this is...."

You must be desperately thinking of something to lie about.

However, there are a lot of strange things about this ship.

As Ariel pointed out earlier, the battle was too refreshing.

No arrows or anything, and it doesn't look like the sailors were armed.

It's not like they got on board, it's likely that they were attacked suddenly by magic or something.

But why don't you be honest with me? I know you want to hide why you came to this island, but I wonder if you need to deceive the people you fought against.

No, it doesn't matter now.

"Niisama, before you do that... can you please ask Hule?

I cast healing magic on the crew's wounded, instead of Balpas.

His right arm was cut off from his shoulder and his face was already pale. I wanted to treat it immediately.

Foulet seems to have started treating everyone.

The healed sailor holds my hand with one hand.

"Ah, thank you... Your Highness"

"For now, I suppressed the pain and bleeding. This cloth may make the wound worse, so let's rewind the bandage on the island."

"Thank you very much. I still have a little kid... how can I thank you?"

The healed sailor shed tears and lowered his head to me.

It seems that there are still others who need treatment.

When he stood up with that in mind, a laugh echoed from behind.

I felt terrified by that innocent high voice.

Because it used to be the voice of a man who stole everything from me.

Looking back, there was a blonde beauty there.

"Oren...."

"Hello, heel. After a while, you were able to use healing magic."

Oren looked at me with a smile.

I hate this guy... no, I hate him. It's horrible.

But more than that, I'm angry now.

"... you can use healing magic, right? Why didn't you do anything? They're all scarred."

"Yeah? Because it's not my job. I'm just a Balpas escort. [M] Why do I have to sweat for a people that grows out of dirt, even if I leave it alone?

Oren's crest is [Sage]. I used to say that I was the chosen one. Anyone who does not have a good crest will have a substitute.

I wanted to punch him in the face right away.

But not now.

"Alice! Request a boat from the island! Get the wounded to the designated location!

Ha!

When Ariel answered me, she waved the flag toward Sheol.

Then Oren murmured.

"At best, hurry up. If you don't hurry, you'll die."

"Oren, help me. Heal them all."

"Huh? Are you giving me orders?... hah!?

I stopped suppressing my magic and looked at Oren.

"Hurry up. You're royalty, aren't you?

"You... are you really heels? Well then, that magic... no, it's impossible!

Oren suddenly sweats like a waterfall from her forehead. You must have noticed the amount of my magic.

Barpus immediately grabbed Oren's arm and shouted.

"Oren, do as I say! The other healthy ones, when the boat arrives, help the wounded disembark! That's good!"

Pulled by Balpas, Oren is forced to sit in front of the wounded.

The eyes looked at me all the time and said something bumpy.