Chapter 120
Timing
Translator : PolterGlast
I left Empress Emilia,
who had fallen into a deep sleep, in the care of her butler, Torakura, and
returned to the kingdom alone.
I used the time-space
magic [Perception] to grasp the surrounding terrain, wondering if I could do a little
better, and then used [Jaunt], which saved me a considerable amount of MP
compared to the outward journey.
By repeatedly taking
the high ground, flying to the edge of the low ground where I could see, and
then moving and transferring again, I could cover the distance from the empire
to the kingdom without using much stamina.
Considering that
traveling takes some time, I felt like I could move almost without rest.
If I went around the
area a few more times to get a feel for the terrain, I could probably take
everyone without any problems.
When I entered the
palace, feeling satisfied with myself, Princess Alicia's expression had changed
slightly.
She looked determined,
or something... I felt like she had a bit of the same dignity as Empress
Emilia.
"Alicia, I'll see
you later."
"Yeah, see you
later."
"We'll have a
detailed meeting next time."
Huh, you haven't
talked about the details yet? I thought that since you got permission, we'd be
talking about transporting our classmates next.
When I asked Miku, who
seemed to be getting along better with Princess Alicia, I was quite surprised.
I never expected
Princess Alicia to join us in secretly watching the meeting we were planning!
She apparently
intended to observe her father and the others on the spot.
She was even prepared
to usurp the throne herself if necessary.
Miku, what on earth
did you tell her?
She's like a
completely different person.
"But Masaru,
don't you think it's not good for the kingdom to keep excluding demons and
demi-humans like this? If Alicia becomes queen, I think she will be able to
completely revamp the Holy Church, which induces such a mindset."
"Hmm, that's
true."
The kingdom's way of
thinking is a bit radical, and from the perspective of the empire, where
various races live together in harmony despite their conflicts, there are many
points of contention in everything from national policy to other things.
I want to avoid a
situation where humans fight each other after defeating the Demon King and
everything is over.
Considering that,
replacing the king might be a rather useful measure.
Princess Alicia has
never been expected to inherit the throne, so she has no backing or ties.
If she becomes queen
and unites the kingdom, she might be able to eliminate the harmful influences
that have been plaguing the kingdom for a long time.
"Besides, if
Princess Alicia inherits the throne as is, we won't need to move the heroes,
right?"
"Ah, but we
decided that it would be better to take them to the empire for now. It seems
that the demons aren't coming right away, so we should move them before Izel II
and the others come up with anything strange."
"He's a sad man
who isn't trusted even by his own daughter."
I'm talking on the
premise that Princess Alicia will inherit the throne, but Miku shows no sign of
correcting me.
In other words, it's
our common understanding that something will happen at the meeting and Princess
Alicia will lose her temper.
I don't know if it
will be assassination or poisoning, but he will definitely do something.
Izel II's reputation
for negative actions knows no bounds.
"In that case,
let's move on to the transfer as soon as we confirm the intentions of our
classmates. Oh, by the way, Mitsukawa-kun wants to go to the empire."
"You went there
right away? The next problem is how to ask everyone for their consent..."
"It's not
realistic to ask everyone beforehand, is it?"
"Yeah, Alice can
talk to them directly, but only a few people at most."
According to Miku,
some people have already fallen for the other world's honey trap and are dating
knights and maids in the kingdom.
If we ask them what
they want to do, they might report us, and then the security would become
stricter, which would be a hassle.
"So, we have no
choice but to go according to the original plan."
The original plan was
to gather everyone in one place and then ask them for their consent in a few
seconds, separating those who wanted to leave from those who wanted to stay.
After all, this method
seems to be the least troublesome.
If those who stay
change their minds, I can personally take them to the empire.
My Dark Magic has
reached level 10, so sneaking missions are a breeze.
So, we asked Princess
Alicia to give us the schedule for Class 1-A.
The demons are coming
in about half a month, so hopefully, we'll have a chance to gather everyone by
then... while thinking about this, I prepared for their reception with Empress
Emilia, and the time came quickly.
To celebrate the
achievement of conquering the dungeon [Knight's Holy Remains], a meeting was
arranged for Kazuma's harem and King Izel II, and the other classmates were
invited to participate as heroes from another world.
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