Chapter 178 Guilty, But...
When Mother (Privia) is hit by splashback, the blood remains on objects without rewinding back as long as there is some distance between them. That's why I think the pure white combat dress is completely dyed red. Well, it's already strange enough that nearby objects return to their original state.
"Ginedetta-oneesan. No, Ginedetta Wareels."
"..."
"Can you hear me? You two will no longer rule this country."
"...What do you say?"
Mother make a gentle voice. Even the opponent's queen sounds calm.
"We investigated as well. You and your mate are not qualified."
"Why?"
"For imposing heavy taxes on the people suffering from Oso (Dreadful element) poison."
"..."
"For violating our agreement with your country and boldly smuggling Great Trout during the ban on fishing."
"Just for a fish?"
"For forcibly monopolizing even drinking water to squeeze out more money from the people."
"I would never do that."
"And above all,"
Mother, after removing the queen's long gloves, holds her fingertips in front of her.
"It's not just about the disrespect towards the people, but the fact that the royal family themselves fled from Oso poison. What are these white fingertips? Where is the Oso poison seeping in?"
Even the king seems to have noticed, hiding his own fingers behind his back. Oh, did he notice? He took off his clothes and wrapped them around his waist. And then he's hiding his fingers again.
'It's all right now?'
'Yeah. You can look now.'
'Puha. It's been a while since I've enjoyed my big brother's company.'
'What are you doing?'
Even in this situation, the siblings seem relaxed.
"T-This is... yes. If we take our time and gradually treat it every day at the shrine――"
* * *
Last night, I was consulted by Mother. It's a really troublesome matter. It's about the magic that's almost like the forbidden spells I reported earlier.
"Tatsuma-kun"
"What is it?"
"Tomorrow, we're planning to put an end to that royal family of that country."
"Yes."
"At that moment, you see, these beautiful fingertips of mine won't have any persuasiveness."
"Huh?"
"Do you think it's possible? The reverse of healing?"
"...Oh, you interpreted it that way? It's possible. I've only tried it on bugs, though."
"Do you think you could do it?"
"I think the pain would be intense."
"It's okay. How many years do you think I've endured? You'll heal me afterward, right?"
"Of course."
"Then I want you to do it."
"Got it. It's going to hurt, okay? Probably."
"Ah."
"'Rev Detoxify.'"
I applied the detoxification magic using the Reversal Technique. Mother's fingers quickly started turning black.
"Stop, stop... it finally stopped."
It stopped around halfway past the second joint.
"――Well, if it's just for a day, I shouldn't worry about it. Besides, years of resentment are about to be cleared."
Saying that, Mother showed her exposed fangs and smiled, looking very beautiful.
* * *
"Please look at this."
She removed the blood-soaked glove that looked almost like armor, with only the fingers sticking out. Underneath, I saw Mother's fingers. They were a painful sight, blackened from the second knuckle to halfway down the base of her fingers.
"Even at my age, the effects are this severe. My father, mother, grandfather, and grandmother all passed away when the blackness reached halfway up their palms. How many years have you spent treating Oso poison every day?"
"It's, it's..."
I'm not sure where he jumped from, but Berberiguru-san came down beside Mother and whispered something in her ear. It must have worked.
'Tatsuma-sama.'
'I-I was surprised. I didn't see you move at all.'
Berberi-san was behind me when I noticed.
'And then?'
'Yes. As I told Your Excellency, everyone who remains in this country does not have blackening on their fingertips.'
'Oh, guilty as charged. Thank you, Berberi-san.'
'Whoa, that's a big draw. You must be tired, Ber-san.'
'Thank you for your kind words. Well then, I'll take my leave.'
A man, dressed in extravagant clothes, is rolling around like a pig nearby. Is he perhaps a watered-down Count? Or maybe something higher, like a Marquis? Anyway, the man is dragged by a rope and thrown in front of the queen. Surprisingly, his fingers are also perfectly white.
"It's not just you. Isn't it true that all of your entourage remaining in this country have beautiful fingertips? How did you manage to treat the influential Oso poison? Do you have shrine priests or shrine maidens with exceptional healing attributes?"
"It's, it's..."
"You not only ignored the people who supported you but also gave titles to lower-ranking nobles just in name, pushing them into hard labor."
"Well, you see, Privia..."
Reaching out towards Mother, the queen tried to offer excuses, but Mother lightly flicked away her arm. As her forearm fell to the ground, Mother glared at the queen, covered in spattered blood.
"Moreover, do you think I would forgive those who insulted and divided the country by sacrificing themselves for the people, regardless of their race, including my grandparents and parents?"
With these words at this moment, the current regime of the Wareels Kingdom came to an end.
No matter how much I can heal, they really did as they pleased. Oh, Mother...
Immediately after that, I cast the 'Regenerate' spell, and the fallen queen's arm was restored. It was quite a kind massacre, wasn't it? Everyone survived only losing a bit of splattered blood and were all captured.
About a hundred Wolf-Human tribe members were tied together with a long rope, being dragged by horses along the road. Leading them were the former king and queen, all of them barefoot. The former king's crotch was dangerously exposed.
When I asked Mother, I found out that their future plans involve being temporarily imprisoned. Depending on the crime, they might even have to do forced labor. Of course, they were explained in detail this time that as long as I'm around, dying is pointless.
"I just hope that next year, the Great Trout will have a bountiful harvest."
Alesion and Centrena came to pick us up, and we looked down on the parade from above.
* * *
The next morning in the head manager's room, it was me and Maya-chan, Mother and Kumeiriana-san. Jam-san was still shrinking his large body as usual. Maybe because he didn't expect something like this to happen in a place like this.
Well, I knew because I was the one planning the surprise. I just called them over here to provide the punchline. The decision was ultimately made by Mother.
"Head manager, could you repeat that for me?"
"So, Kumeiriana-kun, I wanted to tell you again. You were dismissed from the Adventurer's Guild as of yesterday."
"What? Did I do something wrong?"
"No, not at all. It's just that you are the new queen starting today, so I'm counting on you, Wareels!"
"Yesss?"
It was a quiet and simple enthronement ceremony for the new queen of the Wareels Kingdom early in the morning.
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