Royal Mob Takes It All - Chapter 46

Ark was incapacitated and tied to one of the objects that had been erected in the courtyard. ..His appearance is no longer that of a hero. If anything, he looks like a bank robber caught red-handed.

“Hey, you people, who do you think I am? What kind of country treats a hero like this? Somebody untie me! Agranis! Where is Agranis? Come and rescue me!

No one responds to Ark, who continues to clamor. At any rate, the few guards on guard only look at him in dismay, trying to prevent him from escaping.

But I was surprised about Agranis. At any rate, I’ll have to make time after this to report to the king, I suppose.

“Huh.. he has caused a lot more trouble than I expected.”

“Hmm? Ah, you mean Ark. Certainly it was more than his usual little tantrum”

“What’s wrong, Gustav? Did you have something on your mind?”

I wondered whether I should tell Nina, who tilted her head, about Agranis, but.. no, not now. Maybe there are still people in the same position as Agranis in the kingdom. The less people who know, the better. It’s possible that information could be spilled out, unintentionally, in a slip of the tongue.

“It’s nothing. For now, let’s just rejoice in our victory.”

“Well, it’s the SS, of which I am the second in command. Victory was promised, though!”

“Haha well, you did your best, Nina.”

“Ah..!”

Like that, I pat the head of Niña, who is proudly puffing out her chest. Apparently, she doesn’t seem to dislike being patted as ever, so she presents her head to me with her head squeezed back. Hmmm, she’s adorable. In this way, it feels as if we are brother and sister.

While I’m doing this, Spera also comes over to my side.

“That’s not fair, Gustav. I did my best, too, and I want to be patted.”

“It looks like you enjoyed the duel immensely, doesn’t it?”

“That’s that, this is this.”

“Alright, alright, Okay, Come. Give me your head.”

“Yes, thank you very much.”

“Why did you lift your tits?”

“..? Please take care of them too.”

“You’re giving me a strange look!”

And as I move around, wasting my high status to avoid the forced handover of breasts from Spela, the guards around me say, “As expected of the SS, who are all the most powerful men in the royal castle!” “What a spirit to look up to, training when even a duel with the heroes is not enough!” Such voices began to gather.

It’s not like we’re training for battle, though!

“Hey there, Gustav. Congratulations, you’ve had a great fight.”

Just as we SS are chattering away like this, Morgan-san and Princess Leia come over to us.

“….But a hero taking hostages.. a terrible situation has arisen, Gustav-kun.”

“Oh, yes, indeed.”

I reply as I clamp Spela’s arm joints behind her back.” I ignore the lascivious Spera, who says, “Oh, I can’t move.. but this.. This is quite a nice thing..

“Will the hero arc really work for you? I can only see a future where he will turn against you.”

“Odd coincidence, me too. I’ll have to think a bit about how to handle him.”

Gustav-san laughed bitterly, as if troubled.

“Anyway, from now on, Gustav, you will be entrusted with the task of defeating the Demon King. The future of the kingdom is entrusted to you, yes?”

“Yes. Leave that to me. I will definitely defeat the Demon King.”

And after that, I’m sure I’ll get my title. I’ll make sure I become a suitable partner for Princess Leia.

I leave Spera in Nina’s care and step in front of the princess.

“Princess.”

“Ha, yes, what is it?”

“Winning this duel is just the first step. No, I may have only just made it to the start line. Even so, I will definitely come for you.. can you wait until then?”

“Fufufu, of course! Master Gustav, I will wait for you until that day!”

“Thank you, Princess.”

“What’s that? What’s with this atmosphere?”

Looking alternately at me and Princess Leia, who are staring at each other, Nina interrupts.

“Hey, hey, what do you mean?”

“Nina, perhaps this is.. [a royal love romance].”

Spera answered with a serious expression on her face, while Nina was still glued to her joints.

“La, love romance?”

“Yes. The other day, I was browsing through a bookstore and came across a book that said that a prince and a commoner’s daughter, or a princess and her knight in love due to their different statuses, are the most ironclad of ironclad couplings.”

“Hmm? Gustav and Leia, when did that happen?

“Well, I thought it would happen sooner or later. Was it such a surprise?

“Of course! You don’t think so?”

“Well, I think I’d like to be a one-night stand for Gustav when he feels unsatisfied with his relationship with His Highness, so..”

“.. it was a mistake to ask you, pervert.”

Nina says this with a sigh, then snaps and gives me and the princess a sharp look.

“I’m telling you, I won’t forgive you so easily! Hey, Leia! Come here! I need to talk to you!”

“No, no. I’m in the middle of a good moment.”

“Kiiii! Then I’ll go break in too!”

Nina throws Spela out of the way, and with her natural agility, she jumps at us, and Princess Leia, perhaps in response, has a weird stance to counterattack her.

A tumultuous turn of events? Or is this a Shuraba? Well, whatever it is, it’s not a problem. It’s not like the two of us are on bad terms.

The good vibe between me and the princess has disappeared, but, well, I like the atmosphere of cats playing with each other like this. The expression on the Princess’ face, as she and Niña argue vociferously, seems somehow more lively.

I wish these peaceful scenes of everyday life could continue on forever.

But such hopes will continue to be suppressed as long as there are those who plan to dominate this world.

“Kakaka, what an interesting human story. Tell me more about it.”

Suddenly, such words fall from the sky and I look up with a start.

“Wha..?” I gasp.

Ahead of my gaze, floating above the royal castle, the man’s appearance is familiar. He has dragon wings on his back and the face of a tiger – he is the last of the Three Heavenly Demons.

“My name is [Gadumagan]. I’m the demon king’s right-hand man and one of the three Heavenly Demons of the demon king’s army. By the way..”

Gadumagan’s line of sight is fixed on me.

“That’s you, isn’t it? The one who slaughtered the other two of the three Heavenly Demons beings. I can smell a special danger from you.”

“..What if I’m? You wanna kill me here?”

“..No.”

Gadumagan put his hand to his chin.

“Well, that would be impossible.. Seeing you in person like this, I realise that even I probably can’t beat you. What is that superior atmosphere you’re giving off? My wild intuition tells me that you know how to beat me..”

I replied, as if I was trying to spit out something bitter.

“Then why did you barge into the royal castle alone? Looking to commit suicide?”

“Kakka kakka! How is that possible?”

At my words, Gadumagan opened his big mouth wide open to his cheeks and laughed.

“We, the demon army, have moved to the final stage of our plan. But.. we still couldn’t kidnap Princess Leia, we failed to replenish our forces, and when two of Major power the Three Heavenly Demons were destroyed.. we decided to go full throttle.”

Gadumagan shouted from the sky. It echoed so loudly that it threatened to break the windows of the royal castle. And as soon as it ended, thick black clouds began to cover the sky.

“It would be foolish to let you reduce our strength any further! If that’s the case, then by all means, we must start a full-scale war with a surprise attack from our side!”

Immediately afterwards, countless gargoyles burst out of the thick clouds and approached the ground.