“Is this…a theft of the Royal Family’s heirloom?”
“No, but…it’s not an exaggeration to say that the sword dropped in the Dungeon.”
“But the Royal Family considers this room to be a secret warehouse.”
Kagami’s forehead began to drip with sweat, as a retort rose up in his thoughts. “Who cares you damn idiot! It wasn’t made inside the Dungeon!”
It was an outrageous crime to steal things from the Royal Family. The Royal Family’s Princess being right in front of him made Kagami feel anxious.
As expected, with a member of the Royal Family in front of him, he couldn’t say, “Don’t put your possessions in a Dungeon like this, where anyone can accidentally enter and take it! It would be safer in the castle!”
“Well…it’s fine if it gets replaced, right?”
“That sword is priceless.”
Shut up! Although I had a merchant appraise it to confirm the price of the item, I idiotically sold that sword for just 300 gold. I feel like crying…
However, Kagami couldn’t protest because he couldn’t afford being labeled as a criminal.
Among the people who served as the Imperial City’s Magicians, there were some who could use magic to brand criminals.
Normally if you killed people or committed other crimes, you would be branded as a criminal and your Status Window would automatically be dyed red. However, people from the Imperial City could testify on your behalf.
On the other hand, if the Imperial Magicians marked the Status Window with a skull and crossbone, you would be denied access to all facilities in the country, be ruined, and chased out of the Imperial City.
People with faded crossbone marks could return to the Imperial City and show that they had atoned, getting a remission displayed on their Status Window. However, this would also cripple that person for life.
For Kagami, whose only goal was to enjoy his life, this was fatal.
“Well…what can I do to have this overlooked?”
Kagami, who was the quickest to respond, looked at Krul and asked her.
“From the beginning, that Holy Sword is the sword that was made to defeat the Demon King.”
“Meaning?”
“Would you like to join our party and defeat the Demon King together?”
The Demon girl twitched and frowned upon hearing Krul’s words. She scowled at Krul before staring at Kagami with an agitated expression.
Kagami faced her and opened his mouth widely, showing off a wry smile as if it were a genuine one.
“No, thank you.”
Kagami replied clearly, and the Demon girl looked relieved.
“Why!? If you have that much power, I’m sure you can defeat the Demon King! You don’t seem to be aware of the fact that nobody has ever accomplished this!”
“I don’t know.”
When Krul persistently tried to tempt him to join them, Kagami glared back and replied in a serious tone, as if to intimidate her.
Krul’s body instantly trembled and she was at a loss for words from the aura that did not seem to be from a Villager.
Understanding that it was useless to talk any more, Kagami began to move again.
“Don’t you agree that it will be fine if the Legendary Holy Sword is brought back? Since I’ll go find it again and return it somehow, please forgive me on this matter. I also have some responsibility for being negligent.”
Kagami said this firmly. If you thought about it, since he hadn’t named himself yet, he had no fear of being branded as a criminal. He perceived that he would be able to manage somehow if he got away from this place.
“Why…is that? Do you not want wealth or fame? Do you not want to save people that are suffering?”
“Hmm? I do want wealth, but I don’t really need fame. If there are people suffering…well, I’d save them.”
“T-then, at least you have a reason to fight! If you still say that’s not enough…when the Demon King is defeated, I’ll become your Queen!”
Everyone there let out a surprised “Hah!?” in response to Princess Krul’s unexpected offer.
“W-wait! Princess…are you saying that you will pledge yourself to a Villager!?”
Rex Chickyboy got impatient and lost his temper. Part of his plan had been to finally defeat the Demon King and, after becoming rich and famous, be pledged to the Princess and rule the country.
“Even so, I am still willing to do it. I’ve decided that this Villager is worthy of that much, since his power is so rare.”
Krul spoke normally, since she had come to the decision with her calm judgement. This was the strength of her desire to defeat the Demon King.
Kagami felt her implacable desperation behind her stern, serious expression and was impressed that she thought about others and not herself despite her young age.
“However, I refuse.”
Still, he refused the offer. He had only been impressed.
Although it was not a bad offer for Kagami, whose goal was to gather gold, he had a policy of never replying “Yes” to such requests.
He wasn’t worried about somebody defeating the Demon King, since he expected the Demon King to be defeated eventually. However, agreeing to defeat the Demon King himself was a different matter.
“Please…tell us the reason.”
“Fi