New Reincarnated Hero chapter is out! (6/10 chapters)

 

 

They Are My Guests

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“What is the meaning of this? Bringing filthy beast children into the holy royal palace.” (??)

The man who appeared looked to be around 40 years old. He was stout and well-fed, and one could not say he was good-looking even as a compliment. Still, he wore garments as splendid as those of the crown prince. The twins growled like beasts with a “Uu” sound, directly receiving his contemptuous words and gaze. However, they did not stop eating, so Leon worried that their greed had gotten a bit too strong lately.

“Chancellor Bazoro, they are my guests.” (Sirius)

Sirius said unpleasantly.

“Oh, well, well, Your Highness.” (Bazoro)

The man called Bazoro responded with an exaggeratedly polite manner, as if he had only just noticed. Of course, he must have known Sirius was here the moment he entered the room, or even before that. From that attitude, it was clear he showed surface respect to Crown Prince Sirius but was by no means actually submissive.

(Chancellor? That means he is the number two in this country.) (Leon)

The chancellor was the highest-ranking official who assists the king. Leon did not know this, but the current chancellor was managing political affairs in place of the sick king and was practically the highest authority.

“However, inviting such riffraff into the royal palace is somewhat careless, is it not?” (Bazoro)

“He is the savior of my life. It is only natural to treat him well.” (Sirius)

“Oh, so this child is the one?” (Bazoro)

Bazoro looked Leon over with assessing eyes.

“Hmph, he looks like nothing more than a child to me.” (Bazoro)

Bazoro snorted disdainfully, and Sirius asked reproachfully,

“What exactly is your business? You can see we are in the middle of a meal with guests, can you not?” (Sirius)

“Pardon me. Since this is not urgent, I shall return later.” (Bazoro)

As Bazoro left, Sirius apologized to Leon.

“I’m sorry. I caused you discomfort.” (Sirius)

Well, Leon did not care because nobles were generally like that. The twins still looked dissatisfied, so Leon patted their heads to soothe them.

“Still, you really are dependable. Your strength too, what exactly are you?” (Sirius)

“I’m just an adventurer, you know?” (Leon)

“Where are you from?” (Sirius)

“Well, further east than Badacca…” (Leon)

It was more troublesome to be questioned so much. Even if asked about the secret to his strength, naturally, he could not say anything. Leon gave vague answers to Sirius’s probing questions. The one who helped him out was Princess Celia.

“Onii-sama, it’s a special meal gathering, so you cannot enjoy it if you ask so many questions.” (Celia)

“Hmm, that’s true.” (Sirius)

“Leon-sama, there is also delicious dessert. Please have some if you like.” (Celia)

 

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(Haa, I’m tired…) (Leon)

After the meal ended, Leon took a breath. Unfortunately, he hardly remembered the taste.

“We’re full!” (Arc/Iris)

On the other hand, the twins looked satisfied, having eaten a lot of the delicious royal cuisine. He would have been happy if he could leave now, but Sirius guided them to another room. Since Princess Celia interrupted earlier, Leon braced himself for another round of questions.

Sirius spoke solemnly.

“Actually, there is something I need to talk to you about.” (Sirius)

“Hm?” (Leon)

“The sniper you caught the other day. We had him locked up and watched closely, but… someone killed him.” (Sirius)

Sirius explained his guess.

“It was definitely an insider. They must have killed him to prevent him from confessing under torture.” (Sirius)

From his tone, it seemed he already had a suspicion about the mastermind.

(But don’t say it. I don’t want to know.) (Leon)

Leon hoped silently, but Sirius spoke the name.

“Chancellor Bazoro.” (Sirius)

(That’s why I said don’t say it…) (Leon)

The current king, father of Sirius and Celia, was sick and near death. Chancellor Bazoro was related to the royal family and had a claim to the throne. Therefore, if Crown Prince Sirius died, Bazoro might take the throne.

“That is why they disguised it as the work of bandits and tried to kill me.” (Sirius)

However, capturing the chancellor now seemed difficult. Without clear evidence, a civil war might break out between the crown prince’s faction and the chancellor’s faction, turning into a muddy internal conflict.

“Being the crown prince must be tough.” (Leon)

Leon, pretending to be a child who knew nothing, responded with a nod.

“…” (Sirius)

Perhaps because of that, Sirius stopped talking while looking thoughtful.

(Please don’t drag children into political struggles.) (Leon)

Probably, he wanted to see if Leon could be used after judging his abilities. Such things were not uncommon when Leon was a hero in his previous life. Powerful people tried to win him over.

“Hahaha, it seems I talked about a difficult topic. Forget what I said just now. Of course, don’t tell anyone.” (Sirius)

Even if Leon was strong, Sirius reconsidered recruiting a child and laughed to end the conversation.

After seeing Leon leave, Crown Prince Sirius muttered quietly.

“Is he really just a child…? No, I should take more time to judge.” (Sirius)

 

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