Chapter 7 King Albert

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ROKU! ROKU

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This voice....

ROKU NO!

This voice...it sounds familiar....

ROKUUUU

Rokuuu hello

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Hey are you awake? Hello

,, Sara? Is that you Sara? ''

Yes, who else could it be?

,, What happened? Why can't I see anything, and who was that voice I just heard? ''

Mhhh? What do you mean there was no other voice said Sara.

,, What? But Ah forget it, say where am I and why am I not seeing anything? ''

You don't see anything because you are unconscious, after your fight against the ogre your energy was at 0 which resulted in you passing out.

,, So I was right that I will get unconscious as soon as my energy is 0. Wait, I am in a bed?

Right now you are in a bed in the castle of King Albert the King of the Elven Kingdom.

Hey is he awake yet?

,, mhhh? ''

While my eyes were still closed I suddenly heard a familiar voice speaking, so I slowly opened my eyes. When I opened my eyes I saw something red, I looked at it for a moment before I turned my head and could see a mirror. I continued to look around the room and saw various furnishings a chair, closet and to my right next to my bed a chest. What I immediately noticed was that the room was generously decorated with gold, even the bed on which I was lying. And as it looked I was really in a bedroom and-

Hey don't press like that!

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Before I could finish my sentence I heard a voice again, this time it was a different one but it also sounded familiar. So after I heard the second voice, I slowly got out of my bed and went to the door.

HEY I TOLD YOU NOT TO PUSH SO-

AHHHH

BUFF

,, I knew those voices sounded familiar, Rifa, Rurir. ''

Hehehe hello Roku we uh just wanted to check on you to see if you woke up or not said Rifa who was lying on the floor with Ruri after I opened the door.

,, sigh thanks for worrying about me, but don't worry it's nothing serious I was just too exhausted and passed out. ''

What a relief we thought it was something serious, we better tell Lady Alifa right away so she will finally calms down, said Rifa.

,,Mhh? Why what is wrong with Alifa? I ask both of them

Shortly after you defeated the ogre and saved us all, we all thought you were dead or seriously injured. When Alifa saw that you were not moving and bleeding, she must have thought you were dead and panicked, said Ruri.

Panicking is a nice way of putting it, she cried continuously and did not leave your side. In all my years as her maid I have never seen her like this, even when you were asleep, she kept trying to sneak into your room. But every time she was caught by Sebas who carried her back hahahaha.

So that's how it is I said with a smile

,, Say, can it be that I am here in a castle? ‘’ I ask the two of them

Yes, that's right but how did you come to that conclusion? Ruri asked me

,, I don't know, maybe it's because almost the whole bedroom is made of gold? '' I said to the two sarcastically

Haha well how should I put it, that's how it is with us, his majesty wanted his guests to be comfortable, so he didn't want to save money in the guest bedroom either, Rifa said laughing.

Ohhh you are finally awake.

,, Who is that? '' I asked when suddenly I heard a male voice and saw a man coming towards me and looking at me.

That's Kin-

Hahaha I think I can introduce myself" said the man before he got down on his knees in front of me.

YOUR MAJESTY shouted Rifa and Ruri

My name is Albert, I am the King of the Elven Kingdom and the father of Alifa. Sir Roku, in the name of the whole kingdom, I would like to thank you for saving Alifa and my people, said the king.

So this is the king of the elves Albert, from the look he looks exactly like I imagined a king. He has a deep voice, a beard, is wide, muscular and tall, a king as he is written in the book. But not only his appearance screamed king but also his Lvl he had, because when I analyzed him I saw.

King Albert

Lvl 500

,, Please raise your head your highness, I simply did what anyone else would have done. '' I said to King Albert

Hahaha he is not only strong and good looking, but he is also polite and humble, Alifa has finally made up her mind" said King Albert laughing and standing up.

But you didn't just do what anyone else would have done, you defeated dozens of bandits practically single-handedly. And you were even able to defeat an ogre, if you hadn't been there Alifa would probably be dead, captured or worse now said King Albert.

ROKU ROKU I suddenly heard a voice shouting

,, Is that- ''

HUG

ROKU YOU'RE ALIVE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD said Alifa while she was crying

,, Well, I don't look dead, do I?'' I said to her with a smile, patting her head.

My, My your hero must still be exhausted from his hard fight, so be a little more gentle said a second voice.

,, Wow ‘’. I said as I could see a woman behind Alifa and was shocked by her beauty

Pleased to meet you I'm Alifa's mother Julia and I'd like to thank you for saving my daughter," Alifa's mother said with a smile.

Hey Roku could you not stare at Queen Julia with such eyes or I will have to tear them out said suddenly a third voice said

"Is that you, Maria? I asked fearfully, before I could see her holding her two daggers behind the queen, looking at me with a death stare.

,, I-I have no idea what you mean. '' I said to Maria and looked away from her.

Hahaha I see you were able to wrap even Maria around your finger Sir Roku said King Albert laughing.

YO-YO-YOUR HIGHNESS PLEASE Maria shouted and started to blush.

,, Oh, I'm sorry, I haven't even thanked you yet, let alone introduced myself properly. I am Roku, thank you for taking care of me while I was unconscious, I said and bowed.

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But when I said that, I heard nothing, so I looked up again and saw the questionable faces of the others.

My, my he is really just as I imagined him, said Queen Julia.

Hahaha I knew my gut feeling was right, you are perfect for the job Sir Roku said King Albert.

,, Right for it? What do you mean by that? I asked him

Sir Roku I would ask you to marry my daughter Alifa said King Albert with a serious voice.

,, Of course WAIT WHAT. ''

WA-WA-WA-WA WHAT DID YOU SAY PAPA said Alifa who was as shocked as I was.

I'm glad you agree, I was already thinking about the best way to convince you.

,, no wait what do you mean marry here?!?! '' I asked the king panically

It is as I said Sir Roku I want you to marry Alifa repeated the king.

,, I understood that, but why marry, you don't know me, what if I have bad intentions? ''

That's right, I hardly know you, but I know a good person when I see one, and you have proven me enough with your deeds," said Albert.

,, But I am a human, why do you want a human like me to marry your daughter? ''

Because you are human, I want you to marry Alifa, and because Alifa clearly likes you haha.

PAPA!!! Alifa shouted, getting more and more red.

But I thought your country was very strict about strangers, and now you want a human to marry your daughter? ''

Sigh again this stupid rule....Listen Sir Roku that our country does not like strangers is only because of the stupid rule. The majority of the elves have long been in favor of abolishing this rule, but unfortunately the elders want to stick to the old traditions as stubborn as they are. But since more and more elves are against this rule, the elders will soon have no choice but to finally bend and abolish this rule. And since I know that this will happen soon, I had an idea how to strengthen our alliance with the humans by having a human like you marry my elf daughter.

,, Ok, but even if this rule is abolished soon, there is still a problem, I'm just an ordinary 17 year old Human, I don't descend from a noble family like you do. Won't there be many against a non-noble like me marrying into your family? ''

Don't worry, Sir Roku, that's the least of your problems, because even though you're not a noble, you're not an ordinary boy. You have defeated dozens of bandits and even an ogre all by yourself. An ogre is the strongest monster out there and there are only a handful of people who would be able to defeat an ogre all by themselves like you. As trust me Absolutely no one would question you said King Albert.

,,Bu... ‘’

But don't worry, I won't force you to do it, of course you can refuse, but I would like to ask you to at least think about it.

And what about you, are you really in favor of your daughter marrying a stranger like me? '' I asked Queen Julia

Of course I would not want my daughter to marry a stranger man, and when my husband came up with this idea I had my doubts at first. But when I heard about the boy who saved my beloved daughter and her people, and now finally see what kind of man you are, I am relieved that you will be the one. You have voluntarily risked your own lives just to save her, you are kind, polite, humble and strong, you carry exactly the qualities a king should have, so I stand behind the opinion of my husband Sir Roku and ask you to think about this proposal, said Queen Julia.

,, I cannot promise that I will say yes, but I will think about it. ''

That's enough for me, thank you Sir Roku, and now I should go, I would like you to visit me later in the throne room. You are of course free to move around the castle and the entire elven kingdom, and look around a bit. See you later Sir Roku said King Albert and left together with Queen Julia.

Wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa-wa when I heard that I looked at Alifa who was obviously overwhelmed with the whole situation.

Hahaha first you save the princess and now you get to marry her, of course I'm behind you both Rifa said with a grin

Congratulations Roku said Ruri

Sign we better go too if you have any questions feel free to ask us said Maria who was also surprised by the whole situation

,, ah could you tell me where the bathroom is? I can't remember the last time I took a shower. ‘’ I ask Maria

Don't worry about it, I and the others have already washed you and given you fresh clothes, your old clothes are in the chest next to your bed said Maria.

,I understand, WA... ‘’

You are really lucky to marry someone like Roku Lady Alifa said Rifa suddenly with a dirty grin

Mhh what do you mean by that Rifa asked Alifa as innocent as she is

,, DON'T YOU DARE. ''

Pspspspspspsp pspspspsp pspspspsps.

WA- after Rifa whispered something in her ear, Alifa's whole head glowed red before she passed out.

HAHAHAHA She always wants us all to treat her like an adult but is still a child at heart HAHA-.

PUNCH

If you don't have any other questions we would like to excuse ourselves now Maria said while carrying Rifa and Alifa who were both unconscious on her shoulders.

Until then Roku said Ruri with a smile and left together with Maria.

,, Where did I end up here.... ''

You are in the elf kingdom

,, SHUT UP get married? Are they kidding me?!?!?!?!?! ''

'', I just wanted to be an adventurer, do quests and have my fun and now I'm supposed to get married? ''

Stop whining you're annoying Sara said annoyed

SIGH

uhhh even if I hate you at the moment sara crying here really doesn't do anything''

After I said that I sighed again loudly before I went to explore the castle a bit more. But first I went back to my room to get my old things out of the chest. I opened the chest and saw my clothes laid and freshly washed, I took them out of the chest and put them on. While I was changing, I also knew that I should rather buy new clothes, because when I looked at myself in the mirror, only a sign was missing what said look at me I'm funny. But I knew that I needed money to buy clothes.

,, Hey Sara is the gold I have with me enough to buy new clothes? ''

...In your world they would say you are Broke

Well, then my next quest is to go to the king and hope that he will give me money as a reward. ''

So I closed the chest again and went to explore the castle more closely. Immediately after I left the room and closed the door behind me, I saw a staircase leading down to the right and a long corridor right in front of me. I decided to explore the long corridor first, but right after I stood in the corridor, I saw a staircase to my right that led up. And while I was still deciding whether to explore the corridor first or go up the stairs, I was already climbing the stairs. At the top, to my surprise, I was of course in the next corridor and while I decided to go to the left first, I suddenly heard a voice calling after me.

HEY you what are you doing up here? ''

I turned around and saw an old man coming towards me.

,, Oh, I'm sorry if I was too curious, I'm Roku, nice to meet you. ''

Mhh Roku? Could it be...are you the boy everyone is talking about? The one who saved Princess Alifa and defeated an ogre all by himself? The old man asked me.

,, Yes I am,'' I said to him.

Mhhhh tell me what kind of magic did you use to defeat the ogre?

,, Oh, I don't have any magic, I can't use magic. '' I said to the man

WHAT BUT-BUT THAT IS NOT POSSIBLE YOU- huh? While the old man was still yelling at me, he suddenly stopped and came closer to me with his face.

Can I help you with anything? ''

Mhhh would you please follow me for a moment said the old man

,,Sure. ‘’I said and followed him for a few minutes before we stood in front of a door.

The man opened the door and in the room I could see several test tubes and liquids, if I had to guess I would say the room belongs to an alchemist.

So would you please put your hand on this," said the man, pointing to a green ball he had placed on the table in front of him.

,, What kind of ball is this? ''

.... But the man did not answer my question and just looked at me.

So I did what he said and put my hand on the ball.

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And nothing happened

Mhhh that is strange really strange said the old man then

,, What is strange can you please tell me what this is? ''

This is a magic ball that we used to find out if a person has magic in his body or not. But over time we have discovered that every creature has magic in it, normally the ball should glow green. But with you nothing happened that should be impossible, when I looked at you more closely I thought something was wrong with you but I wanted to be sure. Who the hell are you boy asked me the man

I'm just a normal human boy who unfortunately can't use magic and has no magic in him, nothing more. I said to him and hoped that he would believe me.

I know that is a lie.

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If you don't want to tell me, that's fine with me, now if you'll excuse me, I'm busy," said the man, pointing to the door.

After he said that I turned around before I heard the man say something again.

And thank you for saving the princess, boy said the man

,, No problem. ‘’ I said and left the room.

When I left the room, the next thing I wanted to do was to delay the exploration and go to the king in the throne room instead. So I set off.

A few minutes later

,, .... ha we got lost. ''

What do we mean, YOU got lost

After I left the room and went on my way I quickly realized that I was lost. I looked around and luckily saw Rifa, so I went to her and explained the situation.

Haha don't worry Roku the castle is very big so it's normal to get lost here, even I still get lost here from time to time, come follow me said Ruri.

A few minutes later....

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,, You got lost too, right Ruri? '' I asked Ruri

... yes said Ruri who was obviously embarrassed and turned red before we saw Lisa.

When I saw Lisa I went to her and explained the situation.

... I'm not surprised that you got lost following Ruri, she's been working here for years now and always manages to get lost every day.

Li-LISA not....

MHHHH said Lisa

Every....

MHHHH? Said Lisa

And Ruri started to cry

Sign come follow me I'll pick up this little pile of misery later said Lisa before I followed her and then finally after a few minutes stood in front of the door to the throne room. After Lisa left I opened the door and saw Alber, Julia, Alifa, Maria and a man talking to King Albert.

Finally, you are here Otto this is Roku the boy I told you about and Sir Roku this is Otto the commander of the Royal Guard said the king

So this is Otto, after the king introduced us, I analyzed Otto and saw

Royla Guard Commander

Lvl 250

Ohhhh so this is the boy who saved Princess Alifa and had defeated the OGRE

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CLASH

OTTO screamed Alifa when she saw him jumping on me with his sword drawn.

,, What is the meaning of this, your majesty? '' I asked the king with a serious look.

Not bad, there are not many who could have seen this attack, especially not blocking, then the story is true, so you really defeated an ogre all by yourself. But that alone is not enough to be permitted to marry the princess.

,, .... Eh? ''

O-OTTO! Shout Alifa

Your Majesty, with your permission I would like to test this boy personally, because without knowing for myself how strong he is, I simply cannot approve your idea.

Haha, you have my permission, but I will not force Sir Roku to accept your challenge," said King Albert, whereupon Otto put away his sword.

,, A test? ''

Exactly a test to see if you are worthy to marry Princess Alifa or not, if you accept this challenge and lose you will leave the kingdom and won't marry Princess Alifa said Otto.

WHA- YOU CAN'T JUST DO THIS OVER MY HEAD I-

,,Ha, I accept ‘’. I said with a grin

ROKU NO OTTO IS.

Hahaha you have courage Boy I must say that, you know, in the whole elf kingdom I am the best swordsman, and worldwide there are only a handful of people who could defeat me and-.

Dark Aura...

Wha- what is that, it feels so cold and evil said Queen Julia after I used my skill Dark Aura.

Ha, HAHAHA it's been a long time since I had this feeling said Otto with shaky hands.

,, Well then, let's go Otto. '' I said to him with a grin......