Chapter 66


    <strong>CHAPTER 66 – THE MASTERMIND WOMAN</strong>


    Comotoria Kingdom capital, Krades .


    With the two of us, Melissa and I came to the pce .


    I’m in my usual appearance, with the two Demon Swords Eleanor and Hikari in my waist, and Melissa was in her Solon Church formal dress, she is wearing the saint’s vestment .


    Guided by ady of the court, we went to the audience hall .


    「It somehow feels gloomy」


    I silently said .


    The structure itself is as expected as the pce of a kingdom, it was quite splendid . The way its built and its wideness, the decorations are also of a high quality, they all seem to be expensive .


    But, gloominess that overwhelms that were floating around .


    「It’s very different from thest time I came here」


    Melissa was also confused .


    「Also, it’s not only the structure, the people too」


    I said, and Melissa nodded .


    Even thedy of the court that is guiding us, also the guards that were standing here and there .


    For some reason, they all seem gloomy .


    「Let’s be careful」


    「Yes」


    We said with a soft voice, and nodded at each other .


    Guided by thedy of the court, we arrived at the audience hall .


    We waited there for a while, and from the side of the throne, one old man appeared .


    Wearing the king’s clothes and a crown, it was a wrinkly old man .


    『Looks as if a zombie』


    『It’s scary……』


    The mother and daughter Demon Swords’ voice could be heard in my head . Eleanor had a heavy tone, and Hikari, just like she said, feels frightened .


    The old man that appeared was the person who had the most gloomiest face in the pce in the ones we met .


    He’s not only gloomy, but life couldn’t be felt from him at all . As if a dead person, he had paper-likeplexion .


    「Forgiven by the heavens, we are very extremely delighted」


    「Ohh, ohh . It has been a while, Melissa-sama」


    「It is an honor, Your Majesty the King」


    The king and Melissa, the two talked with formal greetings .


    Melissa’s usual rough way of speaking, with her saint-mode, she looks extremely holy .


    On the other hand, the king was speaking with a highly tone, he seems to be dying anytime .


    「Well, well, who is it there」


    「I am Yuuki Kakeru」


    「Yuuki Kakeru……well, what an unusual name」


    「He is the one introduced by Althea-sama」


    There was a woman’s voice, and she appeared from the side .


    A morous bewitching woman . The woman had the face with the most life within the people we met in the pce .


    But, her eyes were cold . When our eyes met, her eyes was so cold that I almost trembled .


    「Uu」


    Melissa moaned a little on the side .


    「Ohh, Aerine」


    「Your Majesty」


    The woman called Aerine stood at the king’s side, and held his hand .


    An old man who was already over 70, and a beauty on herte twenties .


    The two looked like they had “that” kind of rtionship .


    「And so, Aerine . The Sage-sama you say?」


    「Oh what is it, Your Majesty . Did not Althea-sama’s lettere from a while ago . Saying, he wanted one man to have a baron’s title」


    「Ohh, that is right, that letter came . I left it to you」


    「Yes」


    「That means」


    The old man looked at me .


    「You are Baron Yuuki」


    「……yes」


    I nodded . I got confused with the king that was as if he just heard about it right now .


    「If Sage-sama says so, it should be one who is qualified . Continue to word hard for our kingdom」


    「……yes」


    「Your Majesty . ording to rumors, Baron Yuuki is a matchless warrior」


    「Ohh, is that so」


    「On the other hand, there are ones who say that they are only rumors」


    「Oh . Which one is the truth?」


    「Since he hade here, for once, what about we test him . Rather than rumors, it would be better to test him」


    「How will we test him」


    「Is there anyone . Bring Grodo here」


    Aerine called guards, and ordered them .


    After a while, one man was taken here .


    「What……is that」


    Melissa held her breath . She couldn’t be med .


    The man that was obviously not human .


    Having height of more than two meters, he was wearing restraint clothes .


    He was letting out ominous breath from his mouthーーmost of all, he didn’t have eyes .


    Rather than a human, he is a monster without doubt . It was a man like that .


    「That is?」


    「A death prisoner . He is an evil prisoner who had killed more than a hundred with his bare hands . It is true that he is evil, but his strength is also true, most of all, a man that does not have problem to die . He is best for testing the Baron’s strength」


    「Ohh, I see」


    The king getting convinced .


    No, wait a minute, don’t get convinced with that, are your eyes full of holes .


    「Baron Yuuki, you agree with that right」


    Aerine looked at me .


    I understood .


    This woman is using this, to try and kill me .


    At the same time, I was sure .


    That eyeball has something to do with Aerine .


    「……yeah, there’s no problem」


    A fight cannot be avoided .


    「Kakeru, is it really okay?」


    Melissa was worried about me .


    I smiled at her .


    「Alright . Anyone, give a weapon to Grodo」


    When Aerine ordered that, this time, a weapon was brought in .


    It was a nata-like weapon, its length was long .


    It was a huge and heavy nata that five guards could barely carry .


    That was put in front of Grodo, and one of them removed the restraints .


    「Boy, pick up that weapon」


    Aerine ordered……where did the death prisoner thing go .


    Grodo picked up that nata, he easily brought it up with one hand .


    「Ohh, how strong」


    「Kakeru……!」


    The king getting impressed, and Melissa getting worried .


    Towards Aerine, I asked .


    「That thing, he’s a murderer and a death prisoner right」


    「Yes, that is right」


    「I see」


    Then, there’s no problem .


    I drew the Demon Sword, and looked towards Grodo .


    The man who only look like a monster however I looked at it, it was sending hostility out .


    I don’t hate that .


    Inside the pce that is gloomy including the king, this thing that releases “heat”, I don’t hate it that much .


    I don’t, but .


    「If you’re hold a grudge, hold it to your master」


    I drew the two Demon Swords, and made a stance .


    「Guoooooooo」


    Nata that is swung from above .


    I stopped it with Hikari, and broke it with Eleanor .


    With the two Demon Swords, Grodo was cut in a cross .


    「Ohh」


    「Kakeru!」


    The king that was simply impressed, and Melissa who got relieved .


    「……」


    And, gritting her teeth, Aerine who had the face frustrated to death .


    The mastermind, it looks like it was this woman after all .


    So, I need to remove this woman then .


    <hr>