Chapter 5

CHAPTER 5: TEA PARTY WITH THE QUEEN

After an audience with the King, I was invited to a tea party with the Queen .

I was taken to the room where the Queen is in the inner part of the palace, where the private space of the royal family located .

The Queen and a maid were waiting in a room with a cozy and relaxed atmosphere arranged for the tea party。

「Yumiela-san, thank you for coming .

I was hoping for his Majesty to join us, alas, he was busy with work . 」

The Queen had this youthful and calm air around her .

「My name is Yumiela Dolknes . I feel honored for the invitation . 」

「This is an informal occasion, so you don’t have to be so formal about it . 」

Said the Queen as she smiled softly and wink at the maid . The maid was leaving the room after she finished brewing black tea for me .

「The conversation in this room wouldn’t leave the room . I won’t share it with anyone . 」

What? I can smell the trouble already . Please, I want to go home .

「Fufu, you know you don’t need to worry, right? His Majesty and I, both of us like you?

Your response to the audience was praiseworthy . I was relieved that someone with a good head on your shoulder like you got strong power . 」

「Th-thank you for the compliment? 」

I’m surprised at the unexpected high opinion .

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「Yumiela-san think it’s troublesome to have power, right? And you seem like a sharp young lady .

I’m afraid to imagine that you are an ambitious person with an empty head . 」

「Ano, why her Majesty trust me so much? 」

「There are many nobles who approach the royal family by pretending they have no desire .

You don’t think you’re not involved with the royal family, do you? I’m afraid I can’t trust that kind of person . 」

She was silent . She couldn’t tell her that she doesn’t want to be involved with the royal family in front of her, right? And the Queen continued .

「Let’s get down to business .

This information is only known to the royal family and some of the nobles, but the demon king will come back in 2 years . 」

What the Queen said surprised me .

It’s not about the demon king’s resurrection that surprises me, but how accurate that prediction is .

In the game, when the heroine became a third-year student, the demon king was resurrected without notice .

The royal family may have information about the demon king that wasn’t revealed in the game .

「The demon king…? 」

「Yes, I want your cooperation in defeating the demon king .

When the army in charge of suppressing the demon king’s monster army, we need a small team to defeat the demon king . 」

「I understand . Since the kingdom was in danger, I’ll cooperate . 」

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I replied immediately, also in case of emergency, I was planning to defeat the demon king myself .

「Thank you, Yumiela-san .

I feel bad for asking you to risk your own life like this…

And it’s bad for the kingdom if you are the one who defeats the demon king . 」

It’s bad for the kingdom if I defeat the demon king? I tried to think about what she means by that, and I remember something .

「Is it about the king’s legitimacy? 」

The Kingdom of Balshine, created by the hero and saintess who sealed the demon king, it said that the royal family is their descendants .

That’s the reason why the king ruled this kingdom .

But if someone not related to the royal family defeats the demon king, that theory will fall apart .

「Yumiela-san catch on quickly, it’s like that .

The hero’s descendant is only a formal reason; the king’s cause is important . 」

The Queen says, astonished .

I noticed the prince had been involved in the demon king’s in the game, how sneaky of them .

「Edwin will be on his way to subdue the demon king .

I would be happy if Yumiela-san could join as a saintess……」

But if they announce me as the saintess, that’s mean I will marry Prince Edwin . And I don’t want that to happen because it sucks .

「Alicia, who uses light magic, is more suitable for the saintess position .

And she seemed to get along well with his Highness Edwin at the school . 」

Let’s sacrifice the heroine .

「Are you refusing it? If you didn’t like it, you could frankly say it .

Ah, if you don’t like Edwin, how about marrying Morris? 」

「I’m not trying to be ungrateful, but I will refuse . 」

When the first prince was recommended, I immediately refused . Well, the Queen was the one who said that I must be frank if I don’t like it .

「Fufufu, I won’t force you if you don’t like it . I don’t want you to run away to the rival’s country .

All things considered, I will tell both of my sons . 」

Perhaps because I refused the marriage proposal with the princes so firmly, the Queen burst into laughter .

After her laughter subsides, she changed the subject, and her expression turns serious .

「We will discuss the demon king in detail later .

Right now, the problem is the nobles who want to bring Yumiela-san into their faction .

Since the information about your level has been circulated, tomorrow, they will begin to try to win you over . 」

「It’s not a problem to join the King or the Queen’s faction, isn’t it?」

「My and His Majesty factions are the main, but faction is not monolithic . The struggle for Yumiela-san will start inside the main faction .

While the main faction is moderate, there are a few problems . Yumiela-san seems to be able to get around very well . 」

The Queen continued to lecture me on the noble’s faction .

「You should be careful with the radical faction led by Duke Hillrose .

Stay away from aggressive war proposals against other countries .

And please watch out for contact with intelligence agents from other countries . If they make an attractive proposal, I assure you his Majesty will offer more . 」

After hearing that gracious offer, I realize that I have become a human strategic weapon .

When I realize that I don’t know anything about the House of Dolknes’ faction, I asked her Majesty a question . She took her time to replied .

「House of Dolknes that said pseudo-central nobles are part of the radical faction .

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It was a coincidence since the Duke wanted to make the faction a little bigger, and they wanted to join the central faction . 」

House of Dolknes is part of the radical faction, and my family was probably under the influence of Duke Hillrose .

「What would you do if they said you’re going to be adopted or became someone from Duke Hillrose family’s fiancée? 」

「Sent House of Dolknes a royal order not to transfer Yumiela-san’s register elsewhere .

The other nobles will criticize this, but this gave you enough deadlines until the academy graduation . 」

「That’s enough time, your Majesty . 」

Let’s do something about my relationship with my parents before I graduate .

「Yumiela-san, what do you think of your parents? 」

Just when I’m worried and thinking about my relationship with my parents’, her Majesty asked me about it .

「As far as I remember, I’ve never met them before, so I can’t say anything .

They don’t seem to be good people . If I can cut off our relationship, I will . 」

Ah, no wonder, I didn’t think I’ve ever met my parents . Hearing what I said, the Queen takes a deep breath and looks sad .

「Is that so…… if it’s okay with you, I can adopt…… no, Yumiela-san will refuse, won’t you?

But, you can think of me as a mother . Please come and play whenever you want . 」

Even if you said that I’m the one that feels bothered since my mental age was over 30 .

「Once again, I feel grateful . I appreciate the thought . 」

After that, I talked about my life in Dolknes’ territory .

As my story continues, for some reason, the Queen looks sad, and when it reached the fun part of leveling up (dungeon edition), the tears spill .

「I will send one of his Majesty’s subordinate to the academy . If you have any trouble, please tell him . 」

Somehow I was under the Queen’s protection, and I left the palace with a large amount of sweets .