Meeting With The King
I returned first and went to Noa’s mansion to fetch Fina.
The capital was still noisy.
Well, a fast messenger would come tomorrow and it would settle down.
When I arrived at the residence, Suriri-san, who I made the flower bed with, took me to the living room.
After she told me to wait a little, I heard running, and the door burst open.
「Big Sis Yuna!」
「Yuna-san!」
Both Fina and Noa entered the room.
「You two, were you alright?」
「More importantly, are you okay, Big Sis Yuna?」
「Yuna-san, how is Father doing?」
「It’s fine! The monsters have been exterminated, and I made sure Cliff was okay. He will probably arrive within a few days, I think.」
「Really?」
The smiling Noa was back.
「Noa, thank you for looking after Fina.」
「Not at all, she is my friend, so it’s natural.」
「Noa-sama…」
Fina seemed happy.
The day after I got back to the capital, the messenger arrived. After that, the soldiers and adventurers gradually came back and talked about the mysterious party of adventurers.
In the middle of this, Cliff also arrived.
The guild master Sanya-san returned the day after that, and I was ordered to report to the guild.
「Welcome, Yuna-chan.」
「So, did you need something?」
「Yes, there is a little problem, you see.」
She continued talking while avoiding eye contact.
「The king, you see, wants to meet with Yuna-chan, or more specifically, the imaginary A-rank adventurer.」
「The king wants…I can refuse, right?」
「That’s…He said that he wanted it at all costs, you see. He keeps asking for your name. Of course, I didn’t talk about you, Yuna-chan.」
The king = BIG TROUBLES.
The formula appeared in my head.
「Sanya-san, thank you for taking care of me. I will go on a journey, so please don’t search for me.」
I recited a phrase that often came out in templates.
「Wait a minute! If you run, there will be a wanted poster! If you run, I will tell him your name!」
「Is that a threat?」
「I am talking about finding a compromise. You don’t want anyone to know about what you did, right?」
「Yes.」
「Then, what about just talking about it with the king? I will ask his Highness to not tell anyone else!」
「You can do something like that?」
He was the king of a country.
Didn’t she understand that?
Not to mention, an unknown adventurer wouldn’t be able to see the king without guards in the room.
「He’s a man of his word, so if we can make him swear, it will be possible.」
「And if he doesn’t?」
「At the worst, you will become a hero or receive a medal. Ah, you may have to do a handshake with the king during the birthday event.」
「Hmm, how far do I have to walk to go to another country? If possible, a country far enough away that this country won’t have any influence there.」
「That’s why, Yuna-chan, won’t you give me one day? If his Highness swears, won’t you meet him? It won’t be too late to run after that, right?」
She was right. I just had to run if he was about to make me a hero.
I unwillingly accepted Sanya-san’s proposal and left the guild.
Afterwards, I returned and leisurely passed time in the Bear House. Sanya-san came in the evening.
「Sorry for coming at this late hour.」
「No problem. So, did you finish talking to the king?」
「Yes, his Highness will see you alone.」
「Will it really be just the king? He’s the king, you know. What would happen if I was an assassin?」
「I will be present as well, just in case. His Highness also absolutely wants to meet and thank the one who killed the monsters, it seems. That’s why he accepted all of my requests.」
If he went to that extent, I couldn’t refuse.
「Then, when do I have to go see him?」
「Tomorrow morning, I will come and get you.」
Then, I’ll ask the most important question.
「Is it okay to go with this kind of clothing? Though, if it’s impossible, I will leave the capital today.」
If I didn’t have the Bear Suit, I wouldn’t be able to escape.
「It’s okay. I asked his Highness if he wanted to see you even if you wore strange clothes, and he responded that it was no problem, after all.」
Even though my mood was still heavy, the next day came.
I was praying that Sanya-san wouldn’t come, but my prayer apparently didn’t reach the heavens, because she came to pick me up.
I asked Fina to take care of the house and went to the castle with Sanya-san.
When we entered the castle, someone I didn’t want to see was standing there.
「Ara? Yuna-chan. What are you doing here with the guild master?」
We met Eleanora-san, who was walking around in the castle.
There was a high chance that I would see Eleanora-san, since she worked at the castle.
However, meeting her even though the castle was so vast, what was with this bad timing?
「Eleanora-sama, good morning. Yuna-chan and I had a little business in the castle.」
「Ara, is that so? Where are you going? I will come as well.」
「No, that’s…」