Chapter 10…
Greed Arc
The King’s Replacement!
The female hero fainted and collapsed to the ground.
“Now is the time…”
The princess raised one hand.
“Kiel!”
With her voice, a thunderous roar shook the room, as if lightning had struck through the ceiling. Appearing in that instant was Kiel, the representative knight of Greed.
“W-what!?”
The king was astonished and sprang up from his throne!
“Your Majesty,”
Kiel leveled his blazing red-hot sword at the king.
“You… do you understand what it means to point your blade at me!?”
Kiel gave no answer. His sword did not waver.
“Well then, all the players are here… shall we continue our conversation, Father?”
Kiel with his sword aimed at the king.
Princess Sakura glaring at the king.
And beneath them, a blonde beauty lay unconscious, miraculously covered in just the right places despite being completely naked.
“Grrr…”
Neither the king nor the knights moved. They dared not provoke Kiel.
Because they knew him well, they understood—his actions now were proof of a true, unshakable resolve.
“I’ll ask you, Father. Regarding this summoning—did you truly obtain the consent of the other nations?”
“Yes.”
“I see. And was this decided at the Kingdom Conference?”
“Yes.”
“The Kingdom Conference is convenient, isn’t it? Everything inside is classified, known only to those who attended.”
“What are you getting at?”
“Don’t underestimate me. If only the attendees know, then we simply have to ask them!”
“Impossible! If you do such a thing—!”
“From my perspective, Father, what you’ve done is far worse than leaking the conference’s secrets.”
“Those are lies!”
“Then surely you don’t mind if I tell the kings of the other two nations, do you?”
“Guh… if you do that, the Kingdom of Greed will be destroyed!”
“No, it won’t! I’ve already taken measures to prevent that.”
“What!?”
For her to say it so clearly—things were already at a point of no return.
“K-Kiel…”
The king’s last hope. He looked at Kiel, the man who had stood by his side for years.
“Your Majesty… why did you use my wife as a sacrifice?”
“!?”
“Why!? I have supported you all this time… and yet why!?”
“Ah… guh…”
The king’s only answer to Kiel was silence. As if someone unseen had orchestrated events so that no reply could be given.
“You won’t answer me…?”
『Kiel, take me to Father.』
At her command, Kiel carried the princess to where King Kabalt stood.
In the meantime, no one approached the unconscious Aoi. The surrounding knights seemed to know well enough what was about to happen.
“Your Majesty…”
“Ugh… grr… ahh…”
The king struggled desperately to speak, but Kiel paid him no heed.
—Because the truth was, both of them were already under someone else’s control.
『Father.』
The princess drew the short sword from Kiel’s waist, pressed its tip against her own father’s chest—
“Ah… uh… ah…”
“Goodbye.”
With those parting words, she put her entire weight behind the thrust.
『Keep your mouth shut about unnecessary things… little boy ♪』
