Volume 1 Chapter 2-2 [Kingdom SIDE] Reward for Defeating the Demon Lord. The Kings' Response to That Demand…
But for Zayte, it was a bolt from the blue.
That was the short explanation from Rangella.
He's from a common background, working in the castle.
Yes... just now, he 'fired all the staff working in the castle who were commoners'.
If someone's face isn't pale after that, they must have a heart of stone.
Zayte, with a normal heart, is now as pale as a ghost.
And... Rangella, a hero with overwhelming vision and intuition, would not miss such a change in complexion.
"That look on your face. You fired him. Our master."
"!"
Thinking that keeping silent would keep it secret is just naive.
Rangella, who usually has a poker face, is now giving Zayte a freezing glare.
"Y-You, Zayte. You fired the hero's master!?"
"I, I didn't know! If I had known──"
"The master has always been secretive. I too, only learned about working in the Diamante Kingdom's court from that letter."
And then, she continues.
"Due to the Demon Lord's influence, the world meeting issued a special order: 'Hire commoners for important positions.' Many countries adopted the value that 'having commoners would give us the national power to resist the Demon Lord's invasion.' But in the Diamante Kingdom, that wasn't the case. They were all fired just because they were commoners."
In a sense, Rangella hit the nail on the head.
"Because of the Demon Lord's invasion, many people were forced to move, to evacuate. As a result, a large number of people have gathered in the Diamante Kingdom. This is what earned you the title of 'the largest nation.' The reason you could accommodate them is that the master, with his golem mastery, was creating 'staff'."
"What..."
"Our Master can make 'golems that look like humans' work ten times more than a human. He can control more than 5 hundred at once. That's how powerful he is."
Rangella sighs.
"I've seen the whole picture now. I don't need the privilege of polygamy anymore... but sure, I'll need citizenship to use that place."
Rangella turned her gaze from the 7 chairs arranged in an arc... yes, not even a place for the permanent council members.
Seated there was a 14-year-old blonde-haired, blue-eyed beauty.
"Surely Your Majesty is ill and resting, right? You must be here as the full proxy in their place. Your Highness Princess Lucia."
"Eh, ah, um..."
"We would like to request citizenship from you for 'Chaos Stone Dragonstone Kingdom' and access to the 'Rarestone Market' where precious minerals gather, as well as citizenship of the 'Jewel City Lapis' for Master Horace and all the Laster Report members."
Rangella shifted her gaze from Lucia to the kings of the 7 permanent council members.
"Now, to conclude, since Chaos Stone Dragonstone Kingdom has few men and recognizes polygamy in proportion to income, let's withdraw the earlier 'privilege of multinational polygamy'. For Master and us, the citizenship of Chaos Stone Dragonstone Kingdom and the citizenship of Jewel City Lapis. We desire these as rewards for defeating the Demon Lord."
Rangella's demands, spoken without hesitation.
If this is not accepted, it will be seen as trivializing the defeat of the Demon Lord.
But if it is accepted, there will be various attempts to 'wish for the hero to become a citizen of a small nation'.
And the hero herself cannot be blamed.
The target of their gaze should not be the hero, but that princess... but it will not be fulfilled.
'Don't get carried away.'
A single word.
That one word from Rangella shattered the king's arrogance.
Those who had been glaring at Lucia were instantly overwhelmed.
"H-Hero Rangella. What exactly..."
Valzeil also turned pale and shot a terrified look at Rangella.
"I merely stopped you from doing something outrageous. You still didn't understand what 'I desire' means, and it's just quicker to make you feel it."
In front of the world conference, a stance that doesn't back down a single step.
Well, that's only natural.
Everyone is from a common background, with not enough people to even be called an army, trying to defeat a Demon Lord who brings despair to the world.
Such a being would not be afraid.
Before power, they would not kneel in their hearts.
"You can't understand why I stay in a small country? Yes, you can't understand. But, I talked about my secretive master to make you 'understand.' You can understand, but you can't accept it. If you want to take me for that reason, then you must surpass us first."
When Rangella wished for a 'multinational polygamy,' everyone knew that at least Rangella herself wanted to marry Horace and be together.
That Horace is a Golem Master, and this type of person seeks 'rare ores,' so it makes sense that he wants to go to the Chaos Stone Dragonstone Kingdom.
Yes.
At this point, everyone understands Rangella's 'logic.'
But still, he is the hero who saved the world.
The kings are dreaming of taking that power and ruling the world.
That is why they cannot accept being in a small country.
"W-wait! In short, you want to get rare ores. That's what you want. Our Diamante Kingdom is the largest nation. By using our distribution network, we can get rare ores not just from the Chaos Stone Dragonstone Kingdom, but from many countries. I will give that man Horace the privilege to use the ores we obtain first. Think again!"
Valzeil roars.
...Seeing that he ended with an 'order,' it seems his arrogance is not crushed yet.
That is something to praise.
But no matter how much you play with a bad hand, it is still a bad hand.
After all, it is not equal.
"The castle staff has all disappeared... why should we stay in the Diamante Kingdom, which will face financial difficulties?"
"W-what, f-financial difficulties?"
Valzeil could not understand Rangella's words.
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