Chapter 135

–Aegir POV–

「So is what the storytellers said really true!? That only a single person stood in front of the castle gates and cut down a thousand enemies!」

I have been granted an audience with Her Majesty, Celestina, the Queen of the Malt Kingdom……or it should have been an audience .

「How about the giant spider which crawled out from the depths of the earth!? How big was it!? The spider I saw last night in the bathroom was this big . 」

The girl seated on the throne could not even reach the floor with her legs, but she kicks them back and forth while talking excitedly . All I could see is a child who’s talking about made-up stories she heard from somewhere .

「Your Majesty, don’t tell me you are going to invite those vulgar people like the storytellers to the royal palace? That won’t do . If you want, grandpa1 can tell you, so……」

「No! The stories told by grandpa are dull and boring . I’ll turn into an old woman just from listening to them . 」

「How harsh……」

If this was a scene in a room of a common residential house, it would be a pleasant chat between a young girl and her grandfather, but unfortunately, this is the royal palace . Since we got interrupted, I’ll only say what is necessary .

「By the way, Your Majesty, I heard from the messenger that I was invited this time to discuss topics of peace and trade . 」

I give the man called ‘grandpa’ a glance while speaking to the young girl . It is clear to me this girl has no experience, so the actual person closest to being the King and the influential person is this elderly man .

「Mu, talk to grandpa about those difficult subjects . 」

「I will handle it in place of Her Majesty . 」

The man called ‘grandpa’ is the Lord Regent2 named Marquess Lavoy . And sure enough, someone was appointed to her as the Regent as I expected .

「Our country has agreed upon a mutual non-aggression pact with Treia Kingdom . We have continued to uphold that pact for close to 50 years . 」

「Treia has disappeared . 」

「Disappeared? Where did it go?」

「Your Majesty, here are your sweets . 」

「Ooh, I love sugary confections!」

Perhaps feeling bored from the conversation between myself and the Lord Regent, Celestina interrupted and was given some confections by the maid at her side .

「Indeed, the Kingdom of Treia has disappeared, and your nation has become the new neighboring nation . Although our neighbours may have changed, our desire for peace has not, however we have attempted to bind a non-aggression pact many times and have not been able to get a favorable reply . 」

Of course nobody would accept . In the first place, a mutual non-aggression treaty is signed only when both parties view each other as a threat . There’s no meaning to signing an agreement of equal terms with an opponent who you can easily crush, and our King is not that naïve to do so .

「So sweeeeeet! I want more . 」

「Your Majesty, if you eat more, your teeth will be eaten by bugs . 」

「During that time, because you have also mobilized your army, we don’t feel at ease either . 」

I have certainly moved soldiers for the patrol . But only 2000 of them, which