Chapter 137

「Depends on what it is . 」

「You bastard! That’s impolite!!」

I don’t know which part of my reply he was displeased with, but when Victor flared up all of a sudden, I unconsciously sighed .

Even though I had intentionally stifled it just now, it was meaningless .

「There’s no way I would say, ‘Yes, I understand,’ without even listening to the details . That would be after he tells me the details of the request and its remuneration . 」

When I said this, King Igsma gave a slight smile .

「It seems that the hero-sama from another world is much smarter than expected . Very well . …this time, I would like to request of Oda-dono the assassination of a certain person . As for the remuneration, what about your guaranteed safety within this country?」

I finally realized it, when I saw King Igsam smiling meaningfully .

This person was the type that I disliked .

「I refuse . 」

「Whaa!?」

When I declared this without hesitation, Victor’s eyes widened .

I didn’t know what kind of standing the king had for the beastmen, but wasn’t he too surprised?

「Why? I heard that ever since you people came here, you’ve been attacked by many monsters and people . The elven territory, beastmen territory’s Ul, and Mari . I thought that you people who came from a different world where there are no conflicts would greatly wish for security though . 」

How did this person know that . Let’s put that aside for now, there’s a huge misunderstanding .

「Sorry, but I can at least protect myself . There’s no need for your help . 」

How was he determining my level .

As far as the status was concerned, there was no one in this room that was stronger than me .

Maa, only Amelia and I could see statuses, so it was something that couldn’t be helped .

Even so, if he knew in which places we had been attacked, then he should also know about the monster annihilation that I had carried out in Ul .

「You bastard, it couldn’t be that you spread a false rumor that you had exterminated a large amount of monsters by yourself!?」

I was able to understand the gist of things from the words of Victor who lost his temper .

It seems that they thought that the story about me using『Shadow Magic』to annihilate the monsters was not true .

Next to me, Amelia frowned .

「I was just wondering what you were talking about all of a sudden, but a false rumor? On what basis are you saying such a thing?」

「Well then, it had been reported that Princess Amelia was not there, but you believe that person’s lies, on what basis? To begin with, it’s impossible for a man like this to be able to eradicate the monsters that numbered over a hundred!」

For some reason, this had been declared just based on my outward appearance .

What’s with this guy .

King Igsam too, he was just smiling and not not stopping him . Rather, I sensed that he was observing me as well .

Giving her a sidelong glance, I saw that Amelia’s smile had become deeper .

This, I have never seen her this angry before .

「For it to be reported as such, meant that that person was there . You do not believe in the words of your associate? Besides, I’m more familiar with Akira than I am with you I’ve met for the first time . Don’t open that mouth of yours anymore . It’s unpleasant . 」

Alright, she won that argument .

Such wonderful skills that her words flowed like water .

As one would expect, she’s lived much longer than I had .

Victor bit his lips and said no more .

「I wasn’t there, so I can not prove what Akira had done at that place . However, that does that mean that Akira lied . In other words, this conversation is unnecessary . …let’s go back to what we were talking about before . Who is the person you want Akira to assassinate?」

Aah, come to think of it, he did say something like that .

After that, he had said something like guaranteeing my safety or another, so I had completely forgotten .

「If you guys are adventurers, the . I think that you would’ve at least heard the name before, but I want you to assassinate Uruk’s guildmaster, Gram . 」

The person he named was indeed Gram’s, and Ria, who seemed to not have known that, gasped in surprise .

On the other hand, Amelia and I had our own differing reactions .

「You want to kill your own nephew?」

Another bothersome request .

The person who requested it was the king, and the target was, more or less, royalty, though he had been expelled, and had a certain status .

I was not a citizen of this kingdom, so it’s not an obligation, but even so, the king’s words carried a sense of compulsion .

What should I do .

「Do you know about Gram . Then we can cut to the chase . I will guarantee your safety and in return, kill that guy . 」

「I said it, didn’t I . I’m not so weak that I can’t protect myself, and I had refused your assassination request as well . 」

How persistent .

When I got a bit irritated, Amelia took hold of my hand .

「Then, it should be fine to let the strongest person in this castle fight with Akira . If by any chance Akira loses, then we will accept your request . If Akira wins, we will do as we like . Akira, is that ok with you?」

I nodded at Amelia and looked up at the throne .

「…Amelia-dono, is that really alright? Even though he is a summoned hero, it is impossible for a human to win against a beastman . 」

The words of King Igsam who had his elbows propped on the throne, finally corresponded with his behavior up until now .

In this world, the demons were the strongest, and followed by the elves and beastmen with the humans being the weakest was a matter of course . It was common knowledge that couldn’t be overturned .

The fact that Victor would rather doubt me than believe in his colleague’s words, and King Igsam would repeatedly negotiate with our safety rather than with money, were all because I was human .

「No, that’s not true . Besides, to be told that it was a fake rumor and that it was a lie in front of my woman, I can not let this go either . 」

「…then even if you’re humiliated in front of Princess Amelia, you won’t regret it . 」