Tuesday, June 3, 2025

[WN] Shut-In : Chapter 85


Chapter 85

Extra: The King's Ambition


Translator : PolterGlast


Side Izel II

 

"And so, it seems the saint, Miku, has been disposed of."

 

I, Izel II, the king of the Grust Kingdom, sat on my throne and listened to the report from [Root].

 

[Root] is the name of the intelligence unit that our kingdom secretly maintains.

 

More or less, every country has an intelligence organization, but I am confident that our [Root] excels all others when it comes to carrying out dirty work that can never be made public.

 

Gathering evidence of noble corruption or fabricating false evidence is child's play. The most elite unit of [Root] can easily carry out assassinations without leaving a trace.

 

The man kneeling and reporting is the leader of [Root].

 

I don't know his name because he discarded it when he joined [Root], but he is often called by his code name, [Owl].

 

"Hmm, I see... did you confirm the body?"

 

"No, but we used the transfer trap leading to the tenth floor to send her away. There is no possibility of her surviving."

 

The tenth floor, huh... I hear it's a floor infested with monsters that my father sent an elite knight order to, and they were literally annihilated.

 

Indeed, if she was sent there, even that saint would be no match for them.

 

Her skill with light magic may be considerable, but I hear she doesn't have much combat ability herself. As Owl says, there's no way she could have survived.

 

"However, those fools in the Holy Church are idiots. To kill a high-level light magic user for the sake of factional strife..."

 

To make matters worse, they requested that I move Root for that purpose. We are now accomplices.

 

...Well, I've always had ties with the Holy Church. I thought a sacrifice was necessary to keep the heroes in line, and they were a convenient tool.

 

"How about Akira?"

 

"That seems to have failed. We sent quite a few skilled people, but..."

 

"Tch, it doesn't always go so smoothly... those heroes are truly troublesome."

 

This time, the Holy Church and I joined forces to kill the heroes.

 

They wanted to get rid of Miku, who was a [Saint] and had created a large faction within the Holy Church, and I wanted to get rid of Akira, the [Overlord] who was trying to replace me.

 

Well, Miku was also a nuisance to me. Like Akira, she often took a rebellious attitude towards the kingdom. It would be nice if the heroes became more obedient with Miku's death...

 

Now that I think about it, my rebellious second daughter, Alicia, was close to Miku. I hope she'll repent soon.

 

To talk such nonsense as reconciliation with the demon race... the very thought is abhorrent!

 

"But the Holy Church should have also sent out their prized assassin group, the Black Codex... even so, they still couldn't kill Akira?"

 

"Among the heroes, Akira, who has been on the battlefield, is in a class of his own. It would be too much for anyone but me."

 

Those heroes who grow so quickly are a real pain. If we raise them too much, they'll become uncontrollable if they rebel.

 

That's why we can't send them to the front lines against the demon race. We can't create another rebellious hero like Akira.

 

"Owl, can you kill Akira?"

 

"If you don't mind for us to die together, I can."

 

"...No, that's fine. He's not worth that much."

 

Fortunately, the war with the demon race is intensifying day by day. If we make him fight the powerful demons that appear occasionally, even a hero won't survive.

 

...The demon race is another headache. I want to annihilate them as soon as possible and create a paradise for humans only.

 

"You may leave."

 

"Yes, sir."

 

Owl's figure warped and disappeared in an instant. I've heard it's his gift, but I can't get used to it no matter how many times I see it.

 

"We couldn't kill Akira... but we were able to curry favor with the Holy Church. Besides... I don't have time to deal with him right now."

 

Because I have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The best chance to wipe out the demon race in one fell swoop.

 

I took a letter from the pocket of my cloak. Reading the words written there made me burst out laughing.

 

"Pfft! Fools, I've heard the demon race is full of fools, but this one is exceptional! To think... the leader himself would try to come to this castle!"

 

My heart leaped at the sight of the words written about a ceasefire agreement between the two countries and the reconciliation of the two races.

 

Unbelievably, their leader intends to come alone for negotiations. I can't let this chance slip away!

 

I'll kill the demon leader, annihilate the leaderless demons, and then our kingdom will conquer the demon territory. If that happens... the kingdom will become the largest it has ever been since its founding, and my achievements will be told for all eternity!

 

"Hehehe... Gah hah... GAR HA HA HA!!"

 

I couldn't stop laughing. My path to supremacy, Izel II, begins here!

 

At that time, I had no doubts about the bright future that awaited me. I never imagined that I would fall so low... at that time...

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