I Was Reincarnated as an Incompetent Villain Prince, and When I Was in the Dark for an Oshi, the Hero Seems to Have Lost His Temper. Apparently, the Hero Is Also a Reincarnated Person~
“Hnn….”
I slowly open my eyes and look around.
It seems that I am in a carriage.
Ria and Kureha are sleeping beside me.
“Did I wake you?”
Celes, who was sitting next to me, notices that I’ve woken up and says so.
“No, I just woke up from too much sleep, that’s all.”
I sit up and stretch lightly.
Maybe it’s because I slept for a long time, but I feel quite refreshed.
I feel like I’m in good shape, perhaps because I was able to recover my magical power.
However, I was more concerned about something than that, so I decided to ask Celes about it.
“What happened to the Demon King’s army after that?”
I’m wondering what happened after the battle with the Demon King.
“Ah, after Roland defeated the Demon King, the Right Army and the Central Army were inspired by the news of the Demon King’s defeat, and somehow managed to cut the Demon King’s momentum, forcing them to retreat.”
“I see, that’s good.”
“Yes, but there was also a Demon King’s army that went as far as King’s Town. It was a close call.”
“Oh, even the royal capital!? Is King’s Town safe?”
“Roland, calm down. King’s Town is safe. It seems that the royal city had prepared a hidden gem in case something happened, and was able to make the Demon King’s army retreat.”
“A hidden gem?”
I tilted my head.
“The name of the person is “Water Sage” Ramel. She uses water magic and seems to be quite capable. It seems that the Demon King’s army lost its momentum the moment Ramel arrived.”
Oh …… come to think of it, the Demon King invaded the Albaran Kingdom in search of the “Water Book” that Ramel had, right?
I nodded in agreement, and suddenly the carriage door opened vigorously.
“You’re awake, Kamen-dono!”
The one who entered the carriage was Kishi-san, who protected Kayo together with me.
“Kishi-san! You’re safe!”
“Yes, I am! Ah, umm…… Kamen-dono is the prince of the Kingdom of Harkim right……”
Kishi-san said apologetically.
“No, don’t worry about it. It’s my fault for lying about my identity.”
“N-no! That’s not true!
If it weren’t for Roland-san, we would have been killed by the Demon King’s army by now!”
“No, you did a great job, Kishi-san. I’m not sure how I would have been able to lead the army this far without you.”
I bowed my head.
Kishi-san saw this and bowed his head in embarrassment.
“Speaking of which, where is Etra?”
“Etra-dono is resting in another carriage. We are on our way to the capital now, so I think we can meet up with her there.”
“I see.”
Etra has used up a lot of energy in the battle with the Demon King, so she will be able to rest once we reach the capital.
“Roland, we should be arriving at King’s Town soon.”
“Oh, really?”
I was thinking about Etra when Celes told me that.
If so, it’s time to get up and get ready.
I’m sure I’ll be invited to the royal castle when I get to King’s Town.
With that in mind, I began preparing to leave immediately.
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“So this is the castle of Albaran.”
“It’s as magnificent as Harkim’s.”
Ria and I couldn’t help but mutter to ourselves as we saw the royal castle of Albaran.
Albaran’s royal castle is a beautiful white castle that looks like something out of a fairy tale.
“Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty is waiting for you. I will show you inside the castle, so please follow me.”
“I understand.”
Albarran’s soldiers take us inside the castle.
I was looking at the scene of the royal city when we arrived at the castle, and I saw that all the people were living with smiles on their faces, and the number of poor people was quite small.
I was impressed by the king’s achievement.
After walking for a while, we arrived at the audience hall of the castle.
“From here, a few representatives will enter the King’s room.”
“All right, then, it will be me, Alice, and Kishi-san. Etra is resting in the King’s Chamber, so the three of us will go.”
Everyone nodded at my suggestion.
When I opened the door, the king was sitting on his throne, and standing beside him were the commander-in-chief, Ramel the Water Sage, and Lukis.
There was a red carpet in front of us, extending all the way to the throne on which the king was sitting.
We walked on the carpet and stopped in front of the king.
The king stood up, looked straight at me, and spoke.
“Welcome, heroes who saved our country. I am Gudra Rudo Albaran, King of the Kingdom of Albaran.”
The king bows his head to me.
We bowed and introduced ourselves.
“King Gudra. I am Roland Red Harkim, first prince of the Kingdom of Harkim.”
I said in a reverent tone and bowed my head.
Alice and the others also introduced themselves lightly.
After greeting each other, we returned to our original positions and faced each other again.
“If it weren’t for you, our country, the Kingdom of Albarran, would have been destroyed. I am truly grateful.”
The king bowed to us again.
“No, no, it is an exaggeration to call me a hero.”
“No, it is not an exaggeration. It is thanks to your defeat of the Demon King’s army that our country was saved, and it is thanks to you that we are here today.”
“Thank you for your words of praise. However, our power alone could not defeat the Demon King’s army, even if we could get rid of it. If it weren’t for Princess Lukis beside King Gudra.”
“I-is that so?”
When I said that, Lukis looked embarrassed.
I knew Lukis is cute.
While I’m thinking about this, Alice opens her mouth.
“May I ask you a few questions about the future?”
When Alice said so, King Gudra nodded his head.
And then we proceeded to talk about the future.
Since there is a possibility that the Demon King’s Army will march back to Albaran Kingdom, it was decided that Harkim’s Army will stay for a while to help with the reconstruction and to investigate whether any remnants of the Demon King’s Army still remain in Albaran Kingdom.
“I am truly sorry …… and will do my best to help if there is anything my country can do.”
“The Kingdom of Albarran has been a great help to us for a long time. I hope we can have a mutually supportive relationship in the future.”
I smiled and King Gudra bowed deeply.
The discussion was over, and we were about to leave the king’s room.
Then, Ramel, who had just been standing beside me, came up to me.
“Roland kun, I was wondering if you could give me the magic book that …… the demon king had?”
Ramel asked with a blush on her cheeks.
Ramel, who is said to be the “Water Sage” after all, seems to be a fan of magic.
As I looked troubled, King Gudra opened his mouth.
“Ramel! What are you saying to Prince Roland?!”
“I-I’m sorry.”
King Gudra gives her a sharp look and says so, and Ramel turns her head apologetically.
The King is also scary when he is angry.
Well, I’m going to give that rare magic book to old man Ton in the Kingdom of Harkim, so I can’t give it to Ramel.
And after we left the king’s room, Ramel was lectured by King Gudra.
-Maiban