NOVEL WEB c100
The royal castle was a little more heavily guarded, perhaps due to the preparations for the party, and the carriages of the noble families were lined up at the gate to enter the royal castle.
"Marquis Dicaman, I presume?
I have orders from His Majesty to give you the top priority, this way, please.”
As the Dickaman family carriage passed beside the line, I sensed that many people were watching me from the outside.
The gazes of the crowd, which were so numerous that it did not make a difference whether they were being watched or not, were the same as the gazes of those who had a sense of presence that put pressure on the other party.
The former is the gaze of the nobles who are small fry without any dignity, and it is depressing to greet such a large number of people at today's party.
On the other hand, the latter, with their presence, the owners of the gazes that have a different presence from the rest of the crowd, I look forward to meeting and talking with them, even if we are adversaries.
"At last, Khalil will have free access to the royal castle."
"...... yes, Prime Minister Miguel.”
Prime minister sitting in front of me before I knew it, and since he had already done the same thing several times, I wasn't particularly surprised.
By the way, the term “ Prime Minister Migueal ” is a stiff way to call him! It was decided after a discussion between the king and the vizier, who both said, “I'm not very formal about it!
I promise to call him by his name and title when we are alone.
It bores me that you don't seem surprised anymore.”
'I guess it's inevitable if you do the same thing to me every single other day. ......"
"'I really miss the first time you came to kill me for real. ......"
At the first, when I was suddenly touched on the shoulder in the carriage, I triggered my jealousy ability by reflex and gave the order to devour the owner of the hand.
Fortunately, the Prime Minister had used a magic that distracted people around me, but I was able to wipe out one arm of the Prime Minister.
"I am truly sorry ...... for that time.”
"No, at that time I had so much fun for the first time in a long time that I wanted to thank you for it.
Well, it wasn't enough that the summoned creatures were immediately eliminated.”
His arms were growing with a very dissatisfied look on his face. ......
“Hey, Khalil, how about a real fight?”
“I don't want to ...... be honest.”
How about we make the win condition until the opponent takes the coins in his pocket?”
I will never fight.
The first reason is that even I, who am called the jealous Count according to the knowledge, am treated as the weakest of the deadly sins of the same generation , and I, who am weaker, can not even be a match for him.
"I think you should experience full strength combat, how about just once?”
'Eh, ......'
Certainly, the Prime Minister is right. The odds of winning an all-out battle against a superior opponent vary greatly depending on whether or not you've had the experience.
In my case, if it's a lower-ranked person, I can win even if it's a physical one with no technology at all.
However, with a superior opponent, the sheer force of the opponent's physical strength will only consume your stamina and magical power, and without experience, it is impossible to formulate a strategy.
In a battle with the Prime Minister, it is impossible to take a bullet to the head, but both sides must be prepared to lose a leg or an arm.
If fighting a superior opponent with all one's strength and it does not involve one's life, there is normally no reason to refuse. However, if fighting with all my might, I cannot agree to it if I am too weak and disappointed.
"Ah, I see!
I understand, if you don't like me, I will ask His Majesty to fight with all his might against Khalil.'
'Please withdraw.”
What the hell is he trying to make me do?
The physique of His Majesty, who is specialized in close combat, and my poor body, which is mainly summoned, will be sunk in three seconds and that's the end of it.
For a moment, I thought about the strategy I would use in fighting His Majesty, but the only way to win would be to wait for the summoned creature to block his full power and weaken him with poison, and during that time, he would have to recover with magic medicine or escape by strengthening his body with magic.
"By the way, I and His Majesty would lose in a ratio of 2-8 for me.
So, let's just go easy on each other, shall we?”
"I'll think about it. ......"
I believe there is a reason why the Prime Minister is asking me to fight these days.
If it's just interest, but if it's out of doubt, this situation where I keep refusing is not good. I should probably be ready by now, but I'm postponing my decision because I'm afraid of disappointment and I'm in a state of uncertainty.
Knock-knock.
“Marquis Dicaman, you have arrived.”
Just as the atmosphere becomes a little uncomfortable, the carriage stops and a voice calls out from outside: “Then I will go ahead and return to the royal castle.
'I'm going back to the royal castle first.
His Majesty is looking forward to seeing you, so could you please come without making a detour?"
"Yes, of course.”
The Prime Minister disappeared like a puff of smoke as soon as he bowed lightly.
No matter how many times I look at it, I still don't know what effect this magic used by the Prime Minister has.
"Is it an illusion that he was talking to me, or ......'
Even though he would surprise me, I was looking forward to thinking about the nature of the magic of the Prime Minister's disappearance.
Even today, while thinking about the identity of the magic, I get off the carriage and ask the maid who is waiting to show me the way.
'......”
As I have passed through the castle many times, the hostility of the servants toward me that I felt on the day of my first chat with the king has disappeared.
Apparently, since I started attending the royal castle, the servants have been thanking me that the king, whom they adore, is in a good mood and his master is enjoying himself.
"His Majesty is waiting for you in this room.
We have received orders to return to business, so we will leave you now.”
"Ah, thank you for showing me the way.”
I waited until I could no longer see the departing servants, and then, after making sure that all signs of life had disappeared, I opened the door.
"Coming in."
"Welcome! It's been a while."
I entered the room without knocking, which was also a promise I made between the two of us.