The Incompetent Prince Who Has Been Banished Wants To Hide His Abilities - CH 13

On that day, the seventh prince Noah was absent.

An important meeting was being held among the leaders.

In the meeting room of the lord’s mansion.

“We will begin the meeting. I am the chairperson, Sarah, Noah-sama’s fiancée. The agenda is…Noah-sama.”

Gathered here is Lista, representing the people of the territory.

The Knight Captain Diva, the Chief Mage Liza and Yonah, the assassin.

And…….

“I don’t know if it’s a gathering of leaders or just a bunch of fanatics……”

The demon goddess, Laurie, sits by the window and watches over the meeting.

The leaders’ expressions were stiff while only one of them looked stunned.

Sebastian, incidentally, was not present.

Lista looks over at them and says.

“As you all know, Noah-sama has been holed up in his room since the other day.”

“Oh! It’s been a week…..It’s never been like this before!”

“Yonah is worried about Noah-sama. I wonder if he’s hungry…?”

Noah’s absence.

It cast a shadow of anxiety on the people of his domain.

On the other hand, only Laurie knew the truth.

“No, you know. It’s just that he’s a recluse and a lazy bum.”

[I’m not going to do anything anymore! Anything I do will backfire! Then I’ll stay indoors. I won’t work at all!]

Noah has been withdrawn for the above reasons.

…Only Laurie knew the truth.

The people of the territory and the leaders are not aware of this. They don’t know.

That’s why he’s withdrawn.

They try to think of the reason.

“Kuku….You guys are stupid aren’t you? How could you not know what Noah, my ward is thinking……?”

“What the hell Liza! Do you understand Noah-sama’s thoughts?”

“What!? Of course! I’m a dark wizard. There’s no reason I don’t understand … I’m dark ….”

However, no one knows his true intentions, including Liza. (Excluding Laurie)

As they were pondering, Sarah smiled.

“Oh…it seems that I’m the only one who understands Noah-sama’s intentions…”

“What!? What’s his intention!?”

“Noah-sama….is thinking about the future of this territory.”

Sarah makes a big mistake.

Laurie was dumbfounded. That’s not the case.

But…the faces of the people of the territory are bright.

“Surely!”

“No, he’s seriously not thinking about the territory at all…….”

“But. Sarah, what exactly do you mean by thinking about the future?”

Lista is right.

From their point of view, Noah is the supreme lord.

He’s always thinking and acting in the best interest of the people of his domain… But they are mistaken.

Yes, he usually thinks that way so he wouldn’t bother to retreat indoors

But Sarah misunderstood.

“Maybe Noah-sama….is planning a large-scale operation.”

” What do you mean large-scale operation? “

“…Capture of Abyss Wood. In other words…the subjugation of the Demon King. “

“” “” Subjugation of the Demon King!? “” “”

“No no no no, what the heck is that!?? 』

Sarah nodded and took out her wand.

Applying the magic of light, she pulls out a map of the Abyssal Forest above the conference room.

In the depths of the vast forest, the words [Demon Kingdom Keravnostia] was written.

The Demon Kingdom.

In other words…the country ruled by the Demon King.

“As you all know, this world is divided into the world of humans and the world of monsters across the forest of the abyss.”

“I know! The brave heroes have attacked many times in an attempt to defeat the Demon King, but the monsters of the Abyssal Forest are too strong to attack!”

“That’s right. In other words, the abyssal forest is actually the territory of the Demon King….In this way, Carter territory which is adjacent to the forest is always under the threat of the Demon King.”

“I see…! I understand Noah-sama’s plan!”

The leaders, including the Knight Captain Diva, understood what Sarah was saying.

In other words, as long as there is a Demon King, there will be no peace of mind for the people of Carter territory.

So, Noah-sama will cut off the source of the problem.

She thinks that he can defeat the demon king…….

With a thud, Lista, the representative of the people of Carter, said and collapses on the spot.

“Oh…what…how kind of you…Noah-sama…Noah-samaaaa! Uuuuuuu.”

“Damn…..my dark kinsman….gosh….I didn’t know…..you were thinking about such a thing alone……”

“Noah-sama is amazing. He’s cooler than a snowman.” (Yonah)

“No, no, no, why is that the case? Maybe he doesn’t even know that the Demon King exists!? 』

Laurie’s prodding, however, did not reach the ears of the people gathered there.

Among them, a story had already come out that Noah is the supreme lord who is fighting a lone battle in order to defeat the Demon King.

In the midst of all the grand misunderstandings, only Laurie was calm.

“First of all, if he really wanted to defeat the demon King, wouldn’t he do it right away? That person is uselessly strong after all? 』

“Yes, that’s right. Noah-sama has all the power in the world….but he doesn’t want to attack.”

“I see! You’ve got some deep thoughts there!”

“No, I think he’s just avoiding trouble……”

The people pondered.

If Noah is thinking of a plan to defeat the Demon King, what is his reason for hiding in his room without carrying it out?

Only Laurie understood that what he was desperately thinking about was incredibly futile.

“Oh! I…I understand!”

“Is that true, miss Lista”

“Yes! Noah-sama is thinking of the people of the land. In other words, when he attacks the demon kingdom alone, his territory becomes defenseless in the meantime!”

“” That’s it! “”

In other words, what if he leaves the territory defenseless while he’s away and monsters and such attack it during that time……

In order to save his people, he must leave them behind and go into enemy territory.

It’s because of this anguish and conflict….that he cannot attack.

“Damn it! I regret it….! We are…a burden to Noah-sama! 」

“Hmm…Noah. You think we’re baggage…You’ve got some guts…”

“Wow, these two fools, the swordsman idiot and the magic idiot are getting motivated… 』

The flames of motivation dwell in the eyes of Diva and Liza.

They are determined.

“While Noah-sama is away in the Demon Kingdom, I, Diva, and the Knights will protect the people with the will to die!”

“Huh…please don’t be silly you fool. It’s up to this Liza and the Mage Corps to protect Noah-sama’s precious people…?”

“What! It’s swords and shields that protect the people, hence the knights! It is we who are of service to Lord Noah!”

“Any physical attack is meaningless in front of magic. A mage is what Noah-sama seeks.”

Bumble-bumble……! And sparks fly between the knight Diva and the mage Liza.

But in the end, they’re just competing to see who can be more useful to Noah.

It was such a stupid reason.

And the fact that Noah didn’t expect them to do that, not even for a millimeter, made it too sad.

Well, Lista who was watching such a drama…

“Wait a minute, you two. Do you really believe…..Noah-sama would think that?”

“Oh, oh! Could it be that Lista the fanatic cooled down and realized Noah-sama isn’t actually thinking about anything…?』

“Isn’t Noah-sama encouraging the leaders as well as the people to defend the territory themselves?”

“I take back what I said before, she didn’t notice one bit!”

Lista is saying.

It isn’t good for the people of the territory to just be protected by knights and mages.

They themselves had to become stronger.

“If the people don’t get stronger, Noah-sama won’t be able to go to the Demon Kingdom without worry!”

“No, he doesn’t want to go to the Demon Kingdom in the first place…… 』

“” I see! “”

“Is this territory full of idiots!? 』”

Sarah nodded deeply.

The other leaders and Lista, the representative of the people of the territory…

They understood (misunderstood) Noah’s thoughts 100%.

“In conclusion, Noah-sama has dared to stay indoors. He is preparing to invade the Demon Kingdom, while at the same time encouraging his people and subordinates to be independent and grow.”

“What deep thoughts he has! As expected of Noah-sama!”

“Kuku…we must live up to the expectations of Noah-sama, my kinsman, Diva.”

“Oh! Knight and Mage, we’ll join forces and train the people of this territory! For the sake of Noah-sama and this land!”

With a crunch, Diva and Liza clasp their hands stiffly.

Sarah looks around at everyone.

Her eyes sparkle. It was out of respect for Noah.

On the other hand, her eyes are burning. To live up to Noah’s expectations.

“Let’s do our best, everyone. For the sake of our beloved Noah-sama!”

“”For Noah-sama! “”

“Wow…this is going to be outrageous…I have to let Noah-sama know…! 』

Laurie ran out of the conference room alone and went straight to Noah’s room.

Knock knock.

“Noah-sama! This is terrible! Your people are getting out of control! If we don’t do something soon, it’ll be too late! 』

“Shut up! I’m a recluse! Don’t talk to me!”

“Good grief! You don’t know anything at allll! 』

TN: He’s probably cursed at this point.