Chapter 119
Resolve
Translator : PolterGlast
Alicia didn't
understand what was being said at first.
She had taken a
courageous step, prepared to sacrifice herself in a way, and thought she would
just wait for the judgment to be passed.
Yet, "king."
Not "yellow"
or "concave," so she was definitely talking about a king.
Considering the
context, it must be the king of the Grust Kingdom.
"Eh, did you
think I would abandon you like this, Alice? I'm not that heartless. I'm
planning to help you live, even if you have to give up your status as a
princess. Well, I think it would be better if you became king, Alice."
"Even if you say
that suddenly..."
Alicia had never once
entertained the grandiose idea of becoming king.
So even if she was
suddenly told that, it was too unrealistic, and she couldn't quite grasp the
conversation.
While looking at the
bewildered Alicia, Miku continued.
"I think this
country's way of thinking about demons is very bad. Well, to be more precise, I
think the Holy Church itself should disappear. Isn't it just satisfying their
own ego to exclude beastmen, elves, and dwarves?"
The Holy Church is a
religion that is often worshiped only in human single-nation states.
Its doctrines are
diverse, but if you summarize them in one word, it boils down to the point that
humans are superior to other races.
Humans are a weak
race.
They are inferior to
beastmen in physical ability, inferior to elves in lifespan, and inferior to
dwarves in dexterity.
That's why everyone
clings to teachings that sound good.
The result is the
kingdom's current way of thinking, which looks down on everything other than
humans.
"You said before,
Alice, that there are demons who can communicate, right?"
"That's...
yes."
Those words were a
slip of the tongue when she was off guard.
In fact, unlike her
sister and father, Alicia is not a complete demon exclusionist.
The reason for this
was a certain document she read in the library when she was a child.
In fact, there is a
description that humans and demons joined hands to defeat another demon in the
founding period hundreds of years ago.
In other words, demons
are not the cunning monsters that the kingdom says they are, but intelligent
life forms that can communicate properly.
Most humans cannot
read that book, as it is designated as a forbidden text.
Izel II probably knows
of its existence, but Misha, for example, probably hasn't even bothered to pick
it up.
"So I think this
meeting with the demons is a good opportunity. It seems that there are very few
demons who are willing to have a dialogue with humans. If we can do this well,
we think this could be a great opportunity."
"Yes, that's
right... it might be."
The opportunity for
dialogue with the demons, who should have been out of contact until now,
suddenly arose.
Certainly, this was a
once-in-a-millennium chance.
Whether her own
thinking was correct, or whether the demons were really just trying to deceive
them.
When the meeting was
over, the answer would naturally become clear.
However, Alicia didn't
think that her father would just have a discussion with the demons and that
would be the end of it.
Without a doubt,
something would happen.
At that time, where
and what would she, who should have been a member of the Grust royal family, be
doing?
Would she just stay
locked up in her room, reading books quietly, as she had always done?
Without even being
present at the moment when the world might change?
"So, if you'd
like, why don't you join me and Masaru in the VIP seats? I think you can think
about how you want to live your life after that."
What should she do?
What did she want to
do?
She felt that she had
to make a decision so quickly, something she had never thought about before.
But strangely, she had
no hesitation.
She was willing to
give her life to help Miku and the other heroes.
Now that she had made
up her mind, she felt that she could act as she pleased.
Alicia took Miku's
outstretched hand and nodded.
"Miku... please.
If there is a possibility that humans and demons can join hands again... I, as
a member of the royal family, want to see that meeting through to the
end."
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