Volume 1 Chapter 28 The King Loses One Alliance With the Allies
Meanwhile, Zeke is working for the beastman country.
The king was wrapped in a blanket in his private room, enduring the cold.
"Damn it! Those useless court mages! When will this castle return to normal!"
Because of Cino's ice magic, the castle is frozen.
The mages are trying their best to melt it, but it still seems far from returning to normal.
The king has been making the mages work day and night.
They are already screaming, but he ignored their cries even after hearing them through the prime minister.
"They want to take a break in a situation like this? What lazy people...!"
And then, at that moment.
Knock, knock, the door to the room was knocked on.
"Who is it? I'm busy right now. Come back later."
'Good day, Your Majesty. It is Lighter.'
Dash...!
The king quickly threw off the blanket and rushed to the door.
When he pulled the doorknob, he found Lighter, the king of the neighboring country, standing there.
"Th-this is Lord Lighter! Thank you for coming all the way from Fothiatúya!"
Lighter is one of the allies that has joined hands with this country.
He usually has a gentle smile, but... for some reason, he has a serious expression now.
"So, what brings you here?"
"..................sigh"
Lighter sighed in disappointment.
"Your Majesty, you missed the meeting the other day, didn't you?"
"Huh...?"
"I sent you a notice 6 months ago, right?"
"Oh!"
The king completely forgot about the important meeting.
"I-I apologize! It was 6 months ago, after all!"
"I should have sent a reminder notice last week by owl, right?"
Each country has owls to carry mail.
Lighter and the others properly had the kingdom's postal owl carry the notice of the meeting.
...However, that owl did not listen, and the reminder notice did not reach the king.
It's because the beast veterinarian, Zeke, wasn't here.
"I-I'm sorry... There was some mistake."
"...On the day of the meeting, I waited for hours. During that time, I couldn't get any communication, and no one contacted me. What does this mean?"
"W-well... right now... um..."
The magic communication system is managed by the court mages... that's what the king believes.
But in reality, that's not true.
Zeke regularly adjusted the system.
The court mages can't handle such advanced magic like the communication system.
They were just using what Zeke created and adjusted.
...In short, when Zeke left the court, communication with other countries stopped.
"You skipped the meeting. There was no contact. And no apology for being late. As an ally, what do you think of that?"
"W-well... yes! Right now, the castle is in a terrible situation! We were attacked by an evil mage, and that's why this happened!"
Then Lighter frowned even more.
"Is the evil mage Cino?"
"Eh...?"
"She is my beloved apprentice. You didn't know...?"
"What!?"
Lighter was also a magic researcher.
As people who also aspire to be magicians, Cino and Lighter had a relationship.
...Of course, they are still friends today.
"You seem to have treated her brother pretty badly. And you made my beloved student out to be a villain..."
"Well... well... this is... well..."
Phew... Lighter sighs deeply.
"...Time to move on"
Lighter said a few words and turned around without a word of greeting.
The king grabs his arm.
"W-Wait, Lord Lighter! When is the right time to do this?!"
"Let's dissolve the alliance this generation."
"What!?"
"I've heard bad rumors about you for a long time. But you're an ally that has existed since my predecessor. We've continued to have exchanges, but... it's no longer possible."
He swiftly brushed his arm aside.
"The state of the city, the chaos in the royal capital. And your foolishness. This country is a sinking ship. If we join hands, we will drown too."
"W-wait! If you end this relationship in my time, it will be a shame for generations!"
But Lighter snorted as if mocking.
"...You only think about yourself. Cino's judgment was right. There is no need to waste talent on someone like you."
After saying that, Lighter walked away.
"Damn...! Ughhh!"
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