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~
A month after the war ended, we stayed behind in Lionel to help with postwar processing.
Most of the work was to magically repair parts of the city that had been damaged by the stampede, but it was nice to see people’s happy faces instead of staring at paperwork, and we did some shopping in town for our first vacation in a long time.
In the end, life was not so bad.
“Ah! Rex sama! I just learned from a resident that the sandwich shop over there is excellent! Would you like to go with us?”
“Well, ……, if it’s not too much trouble, we’d like you to come. ……”
“Claire and Serena? Great, I’m just hungry, let’s go.”
Claire and Serena, who were also out of town on vacation, bumped into me and asked me to have dinner with them.
I was just a little hungry at that time of the day, so we decided to go out to eat.
“I mean, you two were going around together, right? I don’t mean to be rude, but after accepting your invitation, wouldn’t you be disturbed if I were there?”
“No! It’s not often that I get a chance to dine with Rex-sama!
right! Serena?”
“Yes. I always have dinner with my sister. ……”
It seems that my presence is not a hindrance.
If that is the case, I decided to join in without hesitation.
Claire led the way to the sandwich shop she mentioned.
“Let’s just get one of the best sandwiches in town.”
“I’ll have the ham and cheese.”
“I-I’ll have the egg, please. ……”
We each order and receive our sandwiches, and then move to a nearby bench.
As they began to eat, their faces lit up.
They seemed to like it very much and munched on it with shining eyes.
By the way, I had the fried horse mackerel with tartar dressing.
I can see why they are famous.
“Rex sama. Excuse me for interrupting the pleasant conversation. I have a message from Iris-sama asking you to come to the royal castle.”
“Iris?”
“Yes. It’s not urgent, but she asked you to come as soon as possible.”
“All right. I’ll be there as soon as I can.”
I ate the rest of my sandwich and got up.
I wondered if this was how office workers felt when they were ordered to work on their days off, even though they had just enjoyed their day off.
I’ve never been an office worker, so I don’t know.
Well, I don’t have a good feeling about being called by Iris, even though it’s not urgent, and that’s what’s weighing on my mind the most.
“Well, I’m going to go now. Claire and Serena, I want you two to enjoy this holiday to the fullest. After all, you are the war heroes of the Valko battle.”
“I understand. Rex sama.”
“Y-Yes. ……”
“Thank you for taking me out to dinner. It was very good.”
With that, I walked towards the castle of Carvel.
There is no need to be in a hurry if it’s not urgent.
I was taking a leisurely walk after dinner when I arrived at the Castle of Carvel.
I walked through the castle, which I had already gotten used to in the past month, and headed for the second office, where Iris was expected to be.
I knocked and heard Iris’s reply, so I opened the door and went inside.
“Rex sama, I am sorry to have summoned you here while you are on vacation. Besides, I should have gone to you myself. ……”
“No, don’t worry about that. Iris is also working very hard and I’m not going to complain about being called away. I mean, take your vacation time, okay?”
I’m not really complaining, not really, but I can’t say it.
After the battle at Valko Plain, Iris took Grave and Lionel’s army to Sisheva.
She did not take command of Lionel’s and Sisheva’s armies, but continued to give them advice in the form of a military strategist, and easily defeated the imperial army.
She said that she had gained a great deal from seeing the Empire’s secret weapons firsthand.
In short, Iris worked harder than I did, and I can’t complain.
“Yes. I’m thinking of taking some time off once the Lionel project is over.”
“Yeah, that’s fine. If Iris goes down, it will be a big problem for the operation of the organization.”
“It is true that we have all the personnel we need for combat, but I can’t deny that we are a little short on staff when it comes to management.”
Because Iris is giving all the orders for the military and administration.
Sometimes I think she’s even more important than I am.
Because even without me, the organization can run as long as Iris is around.
“So what’s going on today?”
“Grave dono told me he had something important to discuss with you. I have work tomorrow, too, so today was the only time I could spare.”
“I see. And where is Grave dono?”
“He said he would be ready if I called on him. He has prepared a guest room for the meeting.”
“Okay, I’ll be there as soon as I can. Call Grave dono for me.”
“Yes”
Iris calls her men and asks them to take a message to Grave.
And then we started walking together, with her following a little diagonally behind me.
It had been a long time since I had walked alone with Iris, since we had been so busy.
“Iris, by the way. Did you figure out what the pills were?”
“I’m sorry, but it seems to have been made with unique ingredients and methods, not the existing ones on the market, and the …… analysis team is currently extracting the ingredients from the syringes left behind and examining them.”
“I see. ……”
That drug is too dangerous.
It is not good that the administration of that drug can turn any human being into a monster like that.
We had to find out where it was coming from and destroy it.
“Well, that’s all right. Gerard won’t make a move anytime soon. Let’s focus on this for now.”
“Yes”
When we arrived at the drawing room and opened the door, Grave was already waiting for us.
I thought we came here directly, too, but you’re very early.
In addition to Grave, there was a young lion and a slightly older fishman.
“Rex sama. Thank you for taking the time for us.”
“No, that’s all right. What’s more, what can I do for you? We’re not here to make small talk.”
“Actually, I’d like to talk to you about Lionel and the Kingdom of Sisheva. ……”
“Oh. What’s up?”
When I asked that, the three people in front of me suddenly lowered their heads.
A question mark appears in my head at that scene.
Eh? Why are you lowering your head all of a sudden?
“We Lionel, not as a pre-war agreement, but of our own volition, pledge our absolute loyalty to Rex-sama and will do our utmost for the Black and White dragon. And as our first contribution, we have convinced the Kingdom of Sisheva to join us.”
“Ha ………?”
“Greetings, Rex sama. My name is Linus Sisheva. I am the king of the Kingdom of Sisheva, and we have come to ask you to allow us to become a part of the Black and White dragon Clan.”
No, no, no, no, no!!
I don’t get it!
The reason Iris went to Sisheva’s aid was to protect Lionel from the imperial army as she promised, not to bring Sisheva into the fold.
Iris also reported to me that she is not recruiting this time. ……
“I ask you, why do you want to be a part?”
“You can call me Linus if you like.”
“Oh, that’s right. You can call me Grave, too.”
These guys don’t listen to anyone at all!
I haven’t agreed to take them under wing yet, so don’t proceed with the conversation with that intention in mind!
“To answer your question, we were also invited by Grave dono and heard about this war. And we thought about it when we were rescued by Iris dono. If we Shisheva are going to go with you, we would like nothing more than to go with you, Rex sama.”
There is no one else!?
The world is a big place, and there are plenty of people who are more capable than I am!
Why would a head of state go out of his way to pledge allegiance to an organization like ours?
“…… iris.”
“I don’t see any reason to refuse. We would be delighted to have you join our organization.”
“……..”
I thought Iris would give me a demerit to get out of this situation, but no.
If Iris couldn’t find a reason to refuse, there was no way I could.
I was disappointed and dropped my shoulders.
“And Rex sama. We have one more favor to ask you.”
“If only to ask.”
“I’d be happy to do just that. Actually, this is my son, Arthur. Could you please add him to the Black and White Dragon clan?”
Why would you want to leave your prince in my care? ……
I just feel like it’s going to be a pain in the ass and I definitely want to decline.
I call Iris, who is standing behind me, to come over and listen.
“What do you think their intentions are?”
“Most likely they want to get in on our business. It’s highly unlikely that he’s a spy.”
“How can I refuse?”
“Prince Arthur is very popular with Lionel. There’s no harm in letting him join us, so I don’t think there’s any need to refuse him.”
My path was cut off.
I could only shake my head when she said that.
Thus, the Black and White dragon Clan took possession of two countries at the same time.
This meant that the Black and White dragon could no longer be dismissed as just one organization, but joined the ranks of the powers that be.
This made the World Alliance more tense, and the fame of the clan made more and more people support it.
How this would affect the rest of the world was still unknown.
-Maiban