Chapter 4

After a black hole appeared above the campus, the next day, I come to the Royal Castle to have an audience with His Majesty the King .

Many people seemed to witness the black sphere that floated yesterday, even though it vanished immediately, it causes an uproar in the royal capital .

A knight dispatched to investigate at the academy, and I was questioned . Of course, I emphasize that Prince Edwin is the one who was responsible .

Not only the prince and the principal, but the teacher and the students who see that also get questioned .

Wearing school uniforms seems an acceptable dress code for an audience . It appears to get the same treatment as formal wear like a military uniform .

When the heavy door of the audience chamber opened, the guide knight was urging me to enter .

In the back of the chamber, paved with red carpet and decorated with luxurious furniture, sat a good-looking middle-aged man . The Queen sat next to the King, and around them were the leaders of the country .

I know information about major noble, but I don’t know who they are because I can’t match the name with their face .

I went inside the audience chamber and gave a courtesy; His Majesty calls out .

「Yumiela Dolknes, raise your head . 」

When I raised my head, his Majesty continued to speak .

「I know what happened at the academy . It seems that my foolish son and the academy teachers have behaved impolitely . Please forgive me, Lady Yumiela . 」

His Majesty apologizes with a slight bow that caused the audience chamber in an uproar . I never thought I would receive an apology from his Majesty .

「N-no . His Majesty shouldn’t apologize。

I did something outlandish and caused trouble for those around me . I’m sincerely sorry . 」

When I apologized in a hurry, his Majesty said in a gentle voice .

「Please raise your head, Lady Yumiela . At the entrance ceremony, there were many ways to check your level, whether using physical strength or magic .

I think it’s unfair to denounce it with a one-sided decision . 」

「But, it’s hard to believe that such a delicate young lady is level 99 . Some of my men are suspicious .

Therefore, I’m going to let Adolf make the judgment . Everyone will have to accept his words . 」

Declared his Majesty, a big man as old as his Majesty step forward .

He is Adolf, the Commander of the Knights, praised as the strongest in the kingdom . If I’m not mistaken, he’s level 60 . Considering the suitable level to fight Demon King in the game is 60-70, he is strong .

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He pulls his sword in silence as he stands in front of me, and swing the sword sideways aiming at my neck . Eh, suddenly?

Is it okay to fight back? I feel bad using magic in front of the king without permission . His Majesty never told me to fight back or defend against the attack .

I should’ve moved out of the way, but I must not jump backward . And I should avoid running out of the allowed movement range at the audience chamber .

At that moment, I thought quickly and bowed deeply to evade Commander Adolf’s attack . The sword sweeps over above my head .

「No one in the Knights can deal with the blow . Moreover, you can maintain your composure to think quickly and evade it . I have no doubt her level is real . 」

Said Commander Adolf, he didn’t notice the loud surrounding when he swings the sword .

「Please forgive me, Lady Yumiela . It’s shameful to launch a surprise attack as a knight, but I can’t go against his Majesty’s order . 」

I can only hear Commander Adolf apologized .

It seemed like he acts on his Majesty order .

His Majesty was scheming to lull me in a sense of security, and his men will do the dirty work . He’s using the apology at the start to make me more receptive to the conversation .

「Forgive me for the unexpected, Lady Yumiela . I’m glad you didn’t get injured .

Then, can you show me your magic? I don’t mind if you use these small things . 」

After Commander Adolf returning to his Majesty’s side, he asked her to demonstrate her dark magic .

「Hai, excuse me . 」

Contemplating what kind of magic that didn’t affect the surrounding area, I cast Shadow Lance .

When several shadow lances jumped out of my shadow, the surroundings began kicking up a fuss .

「Woah, it’s the rare dark magic . Is the dark attribute dangerous? 」

An older man in a robe answered his Majesty’s question .

「Dark attribute is an attribute similar to the other four basic attributes or light attributes .

It is unusually strong . It’s weak against the light attribute, but it’s formidable against the basic four attributes .

It’s all depending on how you used it . 」

「Dark magic also used by high ranking monsters . Isn’t that bad? 」

「There are monsters who able to manipulate the four basic attributes, even light attributes mentioned in the existing literature . But I’m not sure about the authenticity .

It seems like many people have lousy prejudice against dark attribute users because they’re rare . 」

「Well, people are afraid of unusual and unknown things . Maybe it’s the same reason why they seemed to despise black hair . 」

We could hear His Majesty and the Grand Wizard talking to each other . I wonder if they are having this conversation for my sake .

In this world, dark magic and black hair are having the worst image . So, I feel grateful .

「Lady Yumiela has reached the world’s remarkable height . How splendid .

I want to ask about the process that brought you to this achievement . 」

His Majesty seemed interested in the method that I use for leveling up . Maybe it might affect national power . I don’t think it’s a useful reference because I did nothing special?

「I’m not doing anything special . I just keep defeating the monsters .

I had been fortunate enough to deal with magic since level 1 . 」

「Was there a teacher?」

「No, I taught myself . At first, I went to the forest in our territory to defeat monsters . When I’ve grown accustomed to the forest, I continued to dive into the dungeon . 」

「Dungeon? Was there a dungeon in the Dolknes territory? 」

「There is a dungeon where many dark attribute monsters appear . It’s not popular because it puts the four basic attributes at a disadvantage . 」

I’ve never seen someone inside the dungeon .

It was a bonus stage for the heroine in the game .

「There is no teacher? Don’t you have combat training? 」

「Yes . I thought that raising my level and defeating monsters would be better than doing combat training . 」

「A-ah, really?」

For some reason, the mood plummet . There’s a theory in this country if you train enough, you will be able to fight monsters .

「Did no one ever stops you because it’s dangerous?」

「Ah, I’m afraid I was sneaking out of the residence without permission…

They didn’t realize it because I’m always home when my private tutor came . 」

「Your parents… ah, forgive me . 」

He remembered my parents never leave the capital, and I can see his pitiful gaze . But it was enjoyable and fun .

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「There’s something particular that I did… oh, I wear growth charm . 」

Charms are equipment that can have various effects . Growth charm has the effect of doubling experience .

You can buy this item after you defeated the demon king in the game but was sold generally in stores .

「You didn’t bring protection charm?!」

Charms can affect each other, and sometimes it won’t work if you have more than two .

A protection charm has the effect of preventing a single, fatal attack . It’s useful but rarely used in the game .

It was the most expensive thing in the store .

「O-oh, and I also used a monster summoning flute . 」

Monster summoning flute is an item that forces the monster to encounter .

It was different from the game because the monster didn’t always appear when you walked around, it’s handy .

「Adolf, can you follow that method?」

「I’m not willing to part with my protection charm when I’m alone blowing the monster summoning flute, it’s terrifying . 」

His Majesty and Commander Adolf are looking at my way .

That’s regrettable that you can only level up with average efficiency . I rarely brush with death .

Clearing his throat in a stuffy atmosphere, his Majesty opened his mouth .

「Yumiela Dolknes . I want you to wield your strength as this kingdom’s sword . 」

「Yes, your Majesty . As one of your Majesty’s faithful subjects, I will serve as this kingdom’s shield . 」

I nodded my head in acceptance of his Majesty’s order, but I slightly changed my words .

It’s my declaration of intent that I won’t be a human weapon that will invade the foreign kingdom .

「Let’s working together exerting our power in case of national danger . 」

I had the peace of mind that his Majesty acknowledged and accepted my intention .

「I would like to reward you for your unprecedented achievement . You may freely speak if you wish .

I will prepare the peerage, territory, and national grade treasure . And a proof the royal family welcoming you . 」

The audience chamber descent into chaos over his Majesty generosity .

I’m probably being tested . Is the thing I want money, prestige, or marriage to the prince?

「I’m grateful for the unexpected rewards .

I wish for a peaceful life . If the kingdom and the people around me are living in peace and had enough food, clothing and shelter… there’s nothing I wished more than that . 」

「I’ll do my best in my endeavor for your peace .

But you have no desire . You can say if you have something else you want, I’ll make the arrangements . 」

His Majesty seemed happy with my answer and oozed this small bitter atmosphere .

He probably worried that no chain ties me to the kingdom .

That’s right if there’s something unpleasant happened I’m planning to run out of the kingdom .

I left the audience chamber when my audience with the King finished .

The tension is no joke . But I was relieved that I was able to speak to your Majesty .

I had the assumption that his Majesty would one-sidedly decide whether I join the war or not . If that happens, I will run away with all my might .

The knight still guides me on my way back, but it seemed we took a different path from where I came .

I asked the knight who was going farther and farther into the palace .

「Ano, it looks like we’re going in a different direction from the exit…」

「Yes, Her Majesty invited Lady Yumiela to the royal tea ceremony . 」

It seems that I cant get back from the palace yet .