Chapter 118: Second Book Epilogue

As I said, it was a misunderstanding, father-in-law.

Prince Mars appealed to me frantically.

His clothes were full of blood.

.Of course, it was his blood.

Misunderstanding or not, you did try to seduce Bea. It cant be helped now, can it?

I grinned at him and readied my long sword.

The edge of my sword was rather chipped but I still went on with it.

I can still cut one or two of his limbs with it if I use my strengthening magic.

Thats it! That is what you misunderstood!

He shook his head, half crying.

What now

I did not make advances at her. That was the elves style of greeting.

Ooooh, greetings, you say?

I threw away my long sword and stared at the prince.

With an expression of relief, he then continued.

This is a natural greeting among elves, father-in-lawAs I thought, you wont deny it, would you?

The stupid prince had a smug face now.

It seems that he still doesnt understand it.

Im not well-known when it comes to elven customs. And even if what youre saying is true, I dont really care. But, if by any chance, you lied to me, youll need to be punished. In short, no matter how I look at it, you still need training.

I held out my right hand and Bea gave me her favorite weapon, the bardiche.

The princes smug face froze in an instant.

Come now, lets train you good. From now on, well go with a real-life combat style, okay?

His excellency is going to fight for good?..The black knights unit, go protect the madam!

Zest-sama, with that weapon you can go all out and it wont break.

(Waaa, I can clearly see his magical power. Dad is amazing as usual!)

Listening to Albert, Bea and the others voices, I reopened the princes training.

You did great, master.

I finished with the training and returned to my room where Suu welcomed me.

She was wearing the trousers suit I prepared for her yesterday.

As one would expect, a steward wearing maid clothes might be just too troublesome.

I changed my clothes which were sullied by blood, and I was enjoying now my tea time.

Suu, is it normal for elves to sweat talk women as a form of greeting?

What? Is that true?

She looked at me blackly as she prepared the tea.

Thats right, is it not? Its the first time you heard something like this too.

However, she kind of looks now like a beautiful woman disguising herself as a manThis is rather good.

Just in case, look into it a little.

As you wish. If he tries to seduce madam when master is away, itll be too troublesome, right?

Dont say that.

At this point you must skillfully deceive me.

Bea and Toto were enjoying their bath together.

I wonder if Albert will soon come back with the prince on his shoulders?

I drank some tea as I thought about that.

Which reminds me, this kind of tastes

different..Even though its nothing but normal tea.

I drained my cup of tea and ate some backed sweets when they arrived.

Your excellency, I brought him back.

Good work. Albert, care to join me once in a while?

Right. Then, I will have a cup as well.

WaterPlease, water..

The prince looked like he was shipwrecked in the desert or something, as Albert carried him on his shoulder.

Albert sat on the sofa and drank the tea that his sister prepared.

Oi, Albert, dont blush.

Why do feel so nervous, shes your sister?

This is delicious. Its the first time Im drinking such a delicious tea, young lady.

Oniisama, did you hit your head or something? What are you thinking,making advances at your own sister?

She flew into a rage and Albert froze in place.

Even youWhat the heck are you doing?

I bet he only wanted to compliment you, Suu, since you changed beyond recognition. Right, Albert?

Yes! That is precisely so!

I honestly dont want to start another round of training right now.

I will pretend this never happened.

I successfully deceived them by force, so I could now talk about the main topic.

So, how is son-in-law-donostrue strength?

Yes. Honestly, its below the maids unit. Maybe, against the former adventurers scouting unit, he could barely win in a fight.

The prince hanged his head in shame.

Or maybe, he was just to tired that he couldnt move anymore.

In this case, Albert, youll train son-in-law-dono, so that he can fight at a certain degree. If hes assassinated at this point, itll be all over. Hes just too weak.

So-sorry, father-in-law. Im more skilled in using my head.

Yeah, he does have a talent for scheming.

But thats only for the standards of an isolated country like the elves.

Then, prove me your intellect and devise a plan right now. How do you secure your safety?

Yes! With father-in-law and your familys power

Rejected. Do you want me to take along my family and all my followers and march into the elves country?

The prince fell silent.

Besides, since Im the hero who achievedspiritification, I might be safe. But, you wont, you know? If youre assassinated, everything will be over. We wont be able to help you then.

Then, what about asking the demons for help?

That is also no good. They have no reason to help you. Moreover, if the family who committed a mistake like this is still a royal family, they have instead a good reason not to help you.

But, that was my mother..the queen is responsible for.

Well, I do understand his feelings.

As royalty, for you to take back your country..you need the demons to acknowledge you. What they really want is stability. Do you think that theyll support someone like who, who might get assassinated at any moment?

ThatsIts exactly like you said.

The prince bit his lip in frustration.

Did he finally understand what a dangerous situation he was in?

You must at least become a king who can protect his own body. In times of peace, theres no problem with being weak, but this is an abnormal situation. If youre not a strong king, you wont be able to bring order in your country. Tsubaki is able to protect her own body, and she can also fight. All thats left now is you.

Yes. But, can I even do it?

Its not about being able to or not. You have to do it. You want to marry the woman you love and take back your country, dont you? Find your resolve already!

Understood, father-in-law. Ill be counting on you!

He said and bowed. The princes eyes now looked somewhat different than before.

I will survive this..His eyes showed suchdetermination.

Fufu, did I also have these eyes when master trained me?

Im getting nostalgic

You can feel relieved. I will definitely make you a good enough fighter. Thats because I dont want my daughter to become a widow too soon.First

When I was about to continue, the door opened violently without any knock.

Its an emergency! A swarm of dragons is approaching the imperial capital! Per imperial command, his excellency, duke Zest is to be summoned at once!

Out of breath, a soldier plunged into the room.

His face looked grim.

In fairy-tales, the dragon is an animal who could destroy an entire country all by itself.

A swarm of such dragons, which only appear in fairy-tales, was heading towards the capital.

Thats how theMessengers of Judgementwhich remained in the history books of the empire since unknown times, came to us.