Chapter 118
Choices
Translator : PolterGlast
"Hello, Alice.
It's been a while... well maybe not that long."
"Yes, Miku, you
seem to be doing well."
While Masaru was
having a tea party (or rather, a drinking party to entertain Her Majesty
Emilia), Miku had come alone to the royal castle in the capital of the Grust
Kingdom, Grisnia Castle.
Miku and Alicia were
actually quite close, which was unusual for a summoned hero and the royal
family who summoned them.
Perhaps it was because
their circumstances were similar: Miku, who was swayed by the convenience of
the Holy Church, and Alicia, who was swayed by her royal blood.
In the half-year or so
before joining Masaru, Miku and Alicia had become friends who met and talked
regularly once or twice a week.
"It went well for
now... I'm glad it worked out."
"Oh, that's
good."
Alicia was now used to
talking with Miku, whom Masaru had brought, and they talked while positioning
Miku where she was out of sight from the door, in case someone came at an
inopportune time.
If someone did come
in, Miku was supposed to hide under the bed.
This had never
happened before, for the sad reason that people rarely came to Alicia's room.
"I pushed myself
quite a bit this time... I get a little depressed when I think about what will
happen if I'm found out."
"Don't worry,
Masaru will take care of it. If anything, thanks to Alice, we were able to get
support from the Empire."
"Hmm... even if
that happens, all the credit will be taken, and I'll just get blamed for
sending an envoy on my own initiative."
"As expected,
those two are unmatched when it comes to those underhanded tactics."
Miku, who was
(supposedly) an official envoy from the kingdom, and Alicia now had regular
meetings to coordinate their stories.
Thanks to Masaru's
[Home] gift, which made travel easy, they met more frequently than when Miku
was still treated as a Saintess.
Moreover, Miku, who
used to have people from the Holy Church around her all the time, couldn't say
anything carelessly, but now that she had given up her position as a Saintess,
she could say whatever she wanted without worrying about anyone.
Alicia often broke out
in a cold sweat because of Miku's blunt remarks, but that was a secret between
them.
Incidentally, Alicia
didn't particularly care that her father and sister were being criticized.
Rather, she had a lot
to say about them herself, so she felt like Miku was saying what she wanted to
say.
"I've been asking
you a lot of things, Alice. I'm sorry."
"No, if you trace
it back to the source, it's my father's and his people's fault... I hope this
is at least some compensation for Miku almost being killed."
"I've told you
many times, it's not Alice's fault, it's that damn king's."
This time, Alicia gave
Miku and the others permission to act as envoys without getting anyone's
permission.
Although the right to
send diplomatic envoys was supposed to be one of the rights of the royal
family, Izel II and Misha, who had not been asked for prior approval, would
undoubtedly be furious if they found out.
Alicia had not been
actively involved in politics on a regular basis.
She was smart enough
to understand her position as her sister's spare and as a tool for a political
marriage, who was expected to marry into another country without saying a word.
Alicia understood very
well.
If she had been as
active as Misha, Misha, who would have felt her position threatened, would have
likely made sure she didn't see the next morning.
Therefore, she had
rarely taken any action on her own.
But this time, Alicia,
unusually for someone who never tried to get involved in politics, gave Miku
permission to use her name to meet with the emperor of the Holy Elmore Empire.
If they went without
any status, they would not be allowed to meet with the emperor, and if they
tried to force their way in, they would be executed without question.
There was, of course,
a reason why she had finally taken action.
The summoning of
heroes from another world, which had been carried out arbitrarily without
regard for the circumstances on the other side.
And the assassination
attempt at the [Knight's Holy Remains], which she had heard directly from Miku.
This country is
corrupt.
She had thought she
knew it all along, but she felt like she had been made to understand it again.
Keeping the heroes,
who would be a valuable asset in the future, in this kingdom would not benefit
most people, except for her father and sister.
Therefore, sending the
heroes to the empire, where they could be used effectively for the benefit of
mankind, was the least she could do.
This was a move she
had chosen with her own hands, not as a member of the royal family.
"In any case...
I'm glad for you, Miku."
Of course, she
understood that she wouldn't get away with this.
The time limit left for
her was probably until the news from the empire reached the kingdom.
Having understood
this, she was enjoying her conversation with Miku to enjoy her remaining time
to live.
"Yeah, anyway,
I'm glad the emperor of the empire was more reasonable than I expected. Oh, and
about what we're going to do from now on..."
"What we're going
to do from now on...?"
But Alicia didn't
really understand.
Who the person she was
helping was.
And who was standing
next to her.
"I think a lot of
things will happen at the meeting with the demons that's supposed to happen
soon, right? I think there are two options for me."
"Are you talking
about whether or not to take the demons' side?"
"No, I'm not
talking about the country, I'm talking about Alice. --Whether or not Alice will
become king."
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