Chapter 331 – The Guard and the Warrior (3)
“Captain Suma! Hunters are fighting in Area C! “The guard who went to arrest him was injured!”
“Captain Suma! It is said that signs of a runaway storm have appeared in the lower-level dungeons!”
“Haha. Duke Sma. Of course, there are wizards left in our magic tower, but they are friends who make and sell artifacts, so if you give us a little financial help…”
“Duke. There was a problem on the way to Elvenheim… The loss of supplies due to a monster attack…”
“Duke. I know the midwifery skills of the priests of Dite, but our god can also give blessings. Duchess Iruna said she was okay with our help, but…”
“Master. The descendant of an extinct ninja family has come again. As we have done so far, we will send men to the guard training center and train women to be maids.”
Outside, I handle the work of the guard captain, the work of the dukedom that was originally in charge of Iruna, the work of the upper management that was originally in charge of Gray Star, and only after sunset did I have time to visit her wives…
“Master. Another guest has arrived.”
“Who is it?”
“This is a message from the Crown Prince.”
“That person is in the palace. “You said you were busy. What did you come to do?”
Meeting an uninvited guest and discussing the future of the kingdom. The priests stopped the crown prince from leading her to the maternity room, saying he wanted to see his younger sister.
“Lady Jasmine has just fallen asleep. “If you wake up, it is not good for the mother and the child.”
“I still want to see her brother. “I will go just to see her sleeping face.”
“There is another wife with us, so men other than the husband are not allowed in.”
“Prince. See her sister next time. “Today is not just the day.”
“Tsk. I understand.”
After sending the Crown Prince back, Prince Rominas 2 came to visit. Why doesn’t this damn brother come together and come separately and make me tired? Does this mean he wants to make a life-or-death decision?
Still, Rominas could not be treated as an uninvited guest. Isn’t he the benefactor who recognized my value early on and helped me, and who also helped me marry Jasmine?
I feel more comfortable with Rominas, whom I saw a lot in private and worked with, rather than the Crown Prince, whom I only saw a few times in public.
When we returned to the drawing room, Rominas, who had been reading the kingdom’s newspaper, suddenly stood up.
“Brother-in-law.”
“Prince Rominas.”
“Why are things so stiff between us? Please call me comfortably as usual.”
“I was a little upset because I was busy. Brother-in-law. What’s going on?”
Rominas shook his head as if he knew everything.
“The kingdom placed too heavy a burden on my brother-in-law.”
Would a person who knows that not come with the crown prince and come visit him separately? Rominas noticed the lumpy appearance and smiled awkwardly.
“The only person we can trust to take care of the security is my brother-in-law. As you know, the other Sword Masters are working hard to protect His Majesty and prevent any possible invasion of monsters, and the Sword Masters on the guard are all injured.”
“That’s why I quietly took on the task. If not, I went to see my father-in-law.”
“Ha… Haha…”
Rominas turned to her horse in a cold sweat.
“Really. The mint chocolate pineapple tea from my brother-in-law’s mansion is still great. “There was a problem with the kingdom that exported this tea, and commercial traffic was cut off, so I couldn’t taste it for a while, so it’s nice to drink it here.”
“We don’t have much stock, so we can only provide you with drinks.”
There wasn’t much room to grow edible crops due to the need to send potion ingredients to the alchemist. Ornamental trees originally planted in the garden and fruit trees that did not go into potions were also moved to the warehouse. At the very least, mint chocolate pineapple vinegar is grown because it is a medicinal herb that is so effective that it can be used as a treatment for thrush.
I’m glad Celica is happy to see the garden transformed into her own. Although it was her favorite garden, she felt happy because she was able to help those in need.
Instead, she hated Cathy. She said she enjoyed climbing up the structure she called a villa and admired her garden, and she vowed that if she caught the demon lord, she would help Celica restore her to her original state.
You don’t know how helpful a cat’s hand can be. It’s fortunate that she doesn’t get scolded by Celica and get kicked out.
Cathy is hopelessly inexperienced with her hands. If a cat has dexterity, it’s amazing.
“Haha. I don’t want it to go that far either. Medicine should go to the sick people.”
“Okay.”
Even though the conversation ended, Rominas did not bring up the next topic. From what I could tell, she didn’t come forward for some trivial reason like the crown prince. What is she trying to say?
“If you have something to say, don’t just criticize it, say it out loud.”
“As expected, I can’t ignore my brother-in-law. To put it bluntly, the situation in the kingdom is not good.”
Rominas must be serious enough to say something like this.
“Well, we just finished the war. The kingdom’s officials also worked overtime every day to deal with the weather and problems caused by the Demon King’s resurrection.”
“How did your brother-in-law know that?”
“Iruna told me.”
My Suma family is a new noble family. He had a lot of new beginnings, and he also had many rights and benefits provided by the royal family, so Iruna worked hard to coordinate them.
I also had a lot of contact with the warrior party.
“Ah. I also heard the story. There are quite a few people who are amazed by Iruna’s abilities.”
“Did you?”
It’s always nice to hear your wife’s praise. In the past, she would have been angry, saying, ‘How dare a man with a dark inside…’, But now that she had let everyone know that she had put her stamp on Iruna, she no longer had any worries.
Because she is my wife, who holds my child.
“Anyway, the situation is not good. It would have been okay if the problem had only occurred in our kingdom, but the problem is that the situation in neighboring countries has also worsened.”
“What if it’s a neighboring country?”
The surrounding countries are the Elven Kingdom of Elvenheim and the Dwarven Kingdom. Other countries were not memorable because they were countries of ordinary people.
“We reported that the Demon King had been resurrected, but there were some countries that did not believe it. It seems they believed the rumor that we were conquering the empire and targeting their territory.”
“Are there only idiots in that country?”
“That’s what I’m saying. In particular, the problem at Atelier, which was the largest exporter of medicinal herbs, is so serious that the ingredients to make potions are not coming in properly.”
“I heard about that.”
Even in the capital, where the most supplies in the kingdom come and go, they must have been whining about not having enough supplies.
“The Dwarf Kingdom reduced the export of weapons, saying there were signs that Orc heroes would ascend to the throne.”
“Already?”
The exact time in the game where Lena appeared was not mentioned. Was it around this time?
Perhaps the Orc army may invade the Dwarf Kingdom shortly after capturing the Demon King.
“Do you know?”
“I heard this because I was shooting all over the place. Among the hunters being checked, there was even a person from the Dwarf Kingdom.”
“Ah. Well, I guess so.”
Rominas also talked about other big and small problems.
In summary, the scale of production has decreased due to the lack of smooth export and import, and the stupid neighboring countries have failed to resolve the dungeon overrun, so an army of monsters is roaming the border.
“I need to catch the devil before the problem gets bigger.”
“Yes. So… Brother-in-law, when do you think the Demon Lord will be defeated?”
“Hmm…”
It was a difficult question. If it were a game, it would be simple, but in reality, you never know what variables may arise.
Still, I made a rough guess.
“It should be at least half a year.”
The average period between Scarlett’s party entering and exiting the dungeon is one week. This means targeting one floor per week.
As you go up to the upper floor, the dungeon gets wider, so the speed of your attack will decrease. Since you can’t level up by catching monsters like in a game, it will take more to level up enough to catch the Demon Lord.
“Is that so…”
Rominas’ expression got worse. He sighed proudly.
“If the war and the Demon King’s resurrection hadn’t happened in succession, I would have had more time. The Emperor of the Empire is dead, but I feel like resurrecting him and killing him again.”
“Me too.”
The guy who started a war on his own ended up scattering shit. Of course, it created an opportunity to criticize the ninja sisters named Akisa Akiko, but trolling is trolling.
“I hope we can somehow catch the demon lord quickly.”
“Ah. About that. Is it okay for me to go in with the warrior party?”
Even though it was only today, I felt overwhelmed with work. This is not something people should do. It was much better to kill demons and monsters in the dungeon.
“Hoo…”
Rominas stroked his chin and his eyes lit up. It seems to be freezing.
“I will suggest this to your Majesty. It may be impossible right now as the other guard captain is receiving treatment, but it may be worth a try once he is fully healed. But is it okay if my brother-in-law joins me? If I steal experience points, won’t the growth of the warrior party slow down?”
“Who says that?”
“My brother-in-law used to be like that.”
“Ah…”
Now that I think about it, it seems like that. I was busy having sex with her wives, so I made up an excuse to put her in the dungeon.
The problem was the stupid suma of the past. Because of that guy, I suffered damage to who I am now.
“It was okay the last time we went in together. My level was low, so they didn’t take away a lot of experience points.”
“Thank goodness! Then I will tell your Majesty!”
“Okay. Go quickly.”
She sent Rominas away and saw her familiar carriage coming to her mansion. I looked at him because I thought he was an uninvited guest, but it was my family’s carriage.
Were there any people who went out and returned? Her wives are all banned from going out, so they can’t go out…
“Duke! The warrior party is back!”
“What? Already?”
You left the dungeon in one day? Could there be a problem?
