Chapter 58

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Then, Raido energetically took on the activities of an adventurer.

He defeated the sea dragon that appeared in the northern sea.

He conquered the bandits that attacked the eastern villages.

He exterminated the undead horde that nested in the ruined castle to the west.

He gathered rare medicinal herbs to help the sick children in the southern town.

Among the requests that had been shelved at the capital guild, there were some that even Raido alone would have struggled with, but thanks to the assistance of Saria, another holy sword wielder, he completed the requests at an incredible speed.

Originally, Raido's exploits were already known throughout the kingdom through the mouths of the soldiers who had fought in the war against the empire.

People are naturally fond of heroic tales.

The image of the hero chosen by the holy sword saving the poor people all over the kingdom had become a topic of conversation and was now being sung and spread by minstrels.

The hero of the holy sword, Raido Zain.

Perhaps trying to dispel the dark mood caused by the war with the empire, many singers spread his bravery throughout the kingdom.

However, there were, of course, people who could not accept the emergence of this new hero favorably.

One of the most prominent was King Granado Zain of the Zain Kingdom.

"Flattering the people is so despicable! Wasting the power of the holy sword!"

Granado's face contorted with anger as he raged.

His face, stained with hatred, clearly did not rejoice at his brother's success.

He must have hated every move Raido made. His face was as red as a demon's.

"The holy sword Dainsleif is a sword to protect the country. It is the last trump card to protect the Zain Kingdom! To use its power for personal popularity is the height of disrespect! To belittle the power of the holy sword, he was indeed not the one who should have been chosen by Dainsleif!"

"Your Majesty... please calm down. It will be troublesome if others hear."

The one who advised the king in a low voice was the prime minister, Lockwood Marcell.

In the king's office, only Granado and Lockwood were present.

Even the government officials who usually assisted the king had been kept away, and the area around the office had been cleared of people.

"Raido...! He must be trying to gain the support of the people and overthrow me, what a nuisance...!"

Even though Granado lowered his tone a little at the prime minister's advice, he continued to vent his frustration at his real brother.

Although Granado becomes a foolish king when it comes to his holy sword-wielding brother, he has been a wise ruler who has supported the country since the time of the previous king's illness.

He accurately saw through Raido's intentions and gritted his teeth.

Lockwood also agreed with the king's thoughts and let out a heavy sigh.

"Each individual in the populace is as small and weak as a single insect. However, when thousands or tens of thousands of insects flap their wings in one direction, no one can stop them. It seems that His Highness Raido is trying to win the support of the hundreds of thousands of people living in the kingdom."

"Damn... is there no way, any way at all! Lockwood!"

"…It will be difficult."

Lockwood shook his head with a heavy heart.

Raido's heroic tales had already spread throughout the country. Even if they tried to tarnish the king's brother's reputation through information manipulation, it would not be easy to cool the people's enthusiasm for the new hero.

（And yet, it's impossible to suppress it by force. There is no one in this country who can stop His Highness.）

The only possibility would be the royal army led by General Bazel Galst, but the army was stationed at Brain Fortress to guard against the empire and was not in a position to move.

Even if they could move, General Galst had already shown his intention to remain neutral in the conflict between Raido and Granado.

It was unlikely that the straightforward general would change his mind.

"We have been giving His Highness Raido a leave of absence to keep him away from politics, but it seems to have backfired. To use the time given to him in this way..."

"Damn... is there no way to control that foolish brother? If only the curse could be lifted..."

Granado scratched at his left chest over his clothes.

It had been a month since Granado had been cursed by Raido.

Although the court magicians had been working to decipher the curse, they had not yet succeeded in breaking it.

As long as the curse remained, he could not actively exclude Raido, and he had no choice but to leave his actions unchecked.

"…Your Majesty, what about using the curse to your advantage?"

"Hmm... what do you mean?"

Lockwood spoke as if he had just thought of something.

Granado raised an eyebrow and asked the prime minister.

"The one bound by the oath is not just Your Majesty. His Highness Raido has also placed a curse on himself. 'Raido Zain must fight the empire to protect the Zain Kingdom'—His Highness cannot go against this oath either."

"Hmm... so you mean to deliberately send Raido to the battlefield so he can't gain the people's support? However... the peace negotiations with the empire have already begun. We can't just start a conflict..."

"Yes, of course we cannot let him fight the main imperial army. However, there are new enemies that have emerged from the war with the empire."

Lockwood took a breath and said firmly.

"The eastern nobles who betrayed to the empire. Let His Highness purge them."

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