Episode 46: The Commander's Son Enters Halftime

"Arth! Why did you say such a dangerous thing!"

As soon as I arrived at the room given to me after the audience, the prince became noisy. I answered while thinking that it was troublesome to the prince who was noisy until now as if it was a lie.

"I was just telling the truth. Even so, it was surprisingly normal when I thought about what kind of wickedness a man who took the throne by assassination was."

"Listen to what people have to say... Huh? Did you assassinate and seize the throne?"

"Yes, that's right."

After drinking the brewed tea, I answered normally.

"I was convinced just now. Well, no matter what your intentions are, it doesn't seem to be a big problem if you leave it alone."

"Wait, wait! Are you saying that the former king was killed by that person!?"

"You said that from a while ago, didn't you?"

"That's stupid..."

"Well, it's a matter of course for the royal family. The issue of succession to the throne. That's good, Master Mace. At least you don't have to worry about being targeted now."

As I drank the tea while saying that, Rinse, who had been silent until then, asked with a wry smile.

"Then, am I being targeted?"

"I don't know. At least in the current Laundry Kingdom, there aren't many people who take risks to carry Mace-sama."

"Well, that's why, Nii-san. I don't think you need to worry about it too much. Besides, Arth always does dangerous things."

"Rinse, how can you be so calm?"

"Is it familiar? The rest is trust."

"trust?"

"Until now, I've left things up to Arth, and it's never gone bad.

I said after nodding to my best friend who was laughing a lot.

"Yeah, I won't forgive anyone if they harm Alice, but if you don't do anything that would tear the relationship between me and Alice, let's be friendly if you let me live peacefully."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, well, in the question and answer earlier, this country would have disappeared if they had even a piece of wickedness towards Alice."

What that king showed was his interest in me. I barely thought about Alice, so it barely passed.

"I mean, can you say that easily? I know Arth is strong, but there's not much that a single person can do, right?"

"That's sweet, brother. By the way, the strength of Arth that you and I know is probably loose. If he go all out, he might really destroy the country by himself, you know?"

"That's stupid..."

"Actually, you can kill everyone in this castle with your bare hands. Right Arth?"

After saying that naturally, Rinse enjoys the tea. I said while admiring Rinse's good guess.

"Well, I don't intend to be overconfident, but even so, objectively speaking, I'm a monster that's like a weapon in a sense."

"A monster huh... I see, it might be perfect."

"Is that so? Arth is surprisingly rational, and just being a monster isn't enough. I see... the word "weapon" is similar to what I said earlier."

"Weapons?"

"Yes, tools are meant to be used for a specific purpose. You could say that Arth has the power to serve the purpose of being Miss Misty."

I admire the clever analogy, but I truly believe that Alice is the only one who cares about me. If Alice wasn't there, I would have been treated as a mere weapon, or would have been persecuted as a monster. When you think about it, Alice is amazing.

"But is Alice that attractive?"

Before the words are finished, the prince's words become smaller. It's probably because he felt the bloodlust from me who put pressure on him with a smile. I said to the frightened prince with a smile.

"Miss Mace, you can't call my fiancée by name, okay?Miss Misty・・・・right? "

"S-I'm sorry. Um, I don't know what's wrong with Miss Misty..."

"Yes, that's right. Mace-sama doesn't have to understand Alice's charms. If you find out about it, you will disappear from this world. Is that okay?"

"Oh, oh. I'm sorry."

"Fine if you understand"

This guy isn't worth the slack yet. The only people I care about Alice are those who I think are worth it. He doesn't care who he is. Not everyone needs to know Alice's charms. What I need is something that only I know. And I think it's okay to tell people who understand Alice to some extent. Well, I'm still jealous, but I have to endure it. I'm a patient man. I know that I express my affection more heavily than others, but I can't help it now, so I won't change that.

Besides, Alice thinks I'm good. In that case, I think I'll be an obedient self with a desire for monopoly. Only in front of Alice, of course. Follow the directions for use and handle appropriately. Ah, even so, I think I'm going to have withdrawal symptoms that I want to see Alice soon. I want to meet Alice...