Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
In the end, it was decided to assemble Claire and Serena’s direct subordinates for the fighters.
The four of us were to go ahead of Lionel to negotiate.
Fortunately, Lionel was not far from the hideout, so we could make it before the war started.
“Iris, how far is it to Lionel?”
“With our legs, we should reach Lionel’s capital, Carvel, in another day. The army that will follow us will be about four days later.”
I see. That means we’ll be running for another day.
This body has tremendous physical strength and does not get tired after a day of running, but it naturally lowers my mood when I think that I would have been able to go somewhere to play or relax at my hideout by now.
Especially since the destination was war.
“Rex sana! I made tea! Please!”
“Oh, um, …… I also baked some tea cakes, if you don’t mind if I make them myself.”
The two who accompanied us bring us tea and sweets.
The two sisters are always in stark contrast, but they seem to get along very well with each other.
“Can I have some?”
“Of course you can! I put it in there for Rex-sama!”
“I-I also ……umm, I did my best to make it ……!”
“I see. Then I will be grateful for it.”
After receiving tea and sweets from Claire and Serena, I sipped the tea first.
The tea has a nice smell that I have never smelled in my previous life, along with a slight bitterness and astringency that passes through my nose.
The tea is extremely tasty and also makes my body feel warm and refreshed, and I feel as if my strength is coming from the bottom of my body.
“It’s delicious. It tastes good, smells good, and somehow it seems to bring up my strength.”
“Hehe, actually, I use a fantastic tea leaf that can only be harvested once every 50 years! After maturing it with magic power, I also added the blessing of the fairy tribe!”
Isn’t that a bit much for a mere tea?
The fairy blessing is a very strong and rare blessing that can protect the recipient and draw power from them.
Even though magic tools with the blessings of the fairies are traded for ridiculous amounts of money, isn’t there a limit to how much they can be used to add something to the tea you drink during a break?
“I mean, was it okay to use tea leaves that are only harvested once every 50 years?”
“It’s fine! The fairy tribe is long-lived and there are still plenty of opportunities to drink it. So I really wanted Rex-sama to drink it!”
“I-I see. …… Thank you.”
What an incredible amount of heat it was.
But it was true that I was grateful, and when I thanked her, Claire’s eyes narrowed happily.
I couldn’t help but pat her on the head because she looked like a little sister to me.
I thought she might get angry if I treated her like a child since I’m younger than her, but Claire’s eyes widened in surprise for a moment and she just leaned back happily.
I was relieved that I wasn’t scolded, and next I put the sweets Serena had made for me into my mouth.
“Hou …….”
It looks like a very simple sweetness, but it also has a complexity that sets it apart from the sweetness sold everywhere.
And above all, the fluffy dough and sweetness go very well with Claire’s tea.
Both of them prepared different things, but they helped each other to bring out the best in this tea and pastry, just like Claire and Serena, who have completely different personalities.
“It’s delicious. This goes well with Claire’s tea.”
“Yes,…… my sister adjusted the flavor of the tea to match my sweets,…… my sweets take a long time to make, so she made them in advance. ……”
“I see.”
“Y-yes. The sweets are made from wheat harvested in the village of the fairy tribe and the legendary sugarcane that pastry makers search for with their eyes. ……If it suits your palate, Rex-sama, I will be very happy……”
Isn’t there too much emphasis on these sister legends, illusions, and just short breaks?
But it’s true that it’s delicious, so I pat Serena’s head as well, and she squints her eyes happily just like Claire.
I thought that the two of them are sisters after all, as they share the same thought process and reactions.
And above all, my biggest wish was that the two of them, who seemed to have a disposition to overdo even the short break, would not overdo something during the actual performance.
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“It’s huge ……….”
A day after that brief respite called a tea party, we had arrived in Lionel’s capital, Carvel.
And looking up, there is the royal castle of Carvel.
If I had to sum up my impression in one word, it would be “invulnerable.”
The high walls gave a glimpse of defensive weapons, and the intricate town was made to be easily defended by the overwhelmingly geographical beastmen.
This castle is not going to be easy to take down. It will take a lot of time and manpower. It’s a marvelous thing, isn’t it?
Iris, who now knows more about battles than I ever did, looked at the Carvel castle and let out an exclamation of admiration.
Well, originally I was an adventurer and I was the one who was forced to take command, and actively participating in wars was the job of mercenaries, not adventurers, so I didn’t need that kind of knowledge
“So, Iris, what are you going to do now?”
We came all the way here to see Lionel King Grave, but we didn’t have an appointment with him.
I asked Iris if it was possible to have an audience with the king without an appointment, but she said that she would definitely meet with him and that if we decided not to meet with him, it would not be worth it.
If we can’t meet, we won’t have to participate in the war, so I have no complaints about it.
“So, let’s get going. Let’s go see King Grave-Lionel.”
“Ou!”
“O-ou ……!”
Iris’s words were followed by the fairy sisters.
I sneak behind them so no one can see me, and I slump my shoulders.
Huh,…… I hope nothing happens when I have an audience with King Grave,……
“Mm? Who are you? Stop!”
We get as close to the castle as we can and of course the guards stop us.
They seem to be in a temper now that the war is near, and their language is a little rough.
“We are like this. We would like you to contact King Grave as soon as possible.”
“His Majesty is busy right now! Why don’t you go home? Hmm… ……? No, this emblem is ……! Wait here for a moment.”
The guard’s complexion changed a little as Iris handed him something.
Then he left us in the hands of another guard and disappeared.
“What did you give him?”
“Just a handkerchief. It’s a special handkerchief with our emblem on it.”
Our emblem, the black and white intertwined dragons engraved on the military uniform I first presented to Iris.
It was also used when Iris declared war on her own, so it officially became the crest of the Black and White Dragon Clan.
I give uniforms to those who have become the Mitsurugi, and every uniform has this emblem engraved on it.
While I was talking about this, the guard from earlier came back.
“I-I beg your pardon. His Majesty has granted you an audience, so I will now escort you to the audience chamber.”
“Well, they didn’t refuse, did they?”
The result was, as Iris had predicted, a successful audience without an appointment.
How does this girl know so many things like she can read the future?
At this rate, I’m starting to fear that she might end up making Lionel a vassal, which she said the other day.
Let’s see, ……,as expected, it’s impossible right?
I heard rumors that the other king hates humans, so of course it’s impossible!
I told myself.
-Maiban