Chapter 22 – Let’s Curry Favor of the Royalty!

「---finally, I have my own castle….!」

Three days after I came up with the “Let’s throw a party strategy”. A huge castle had been built in the center of the city, built by the hands of excellent residents.

Now, the nobles won’t be able to look down on us!....after all, I asked the castle designer something.

---I asked the castle designer to design my castle after this country’s royal castle!

Rize, you are a true genius! If it looks the same as the symbol of this country, the royal castle, it will never be mocked!

Plus, I didn’t have to think too hard to come up with a new look so it’s all good!

By the way, the royal castle is white, which is the color that symbolizes Sophia Religion. On the other hand, my castle is the exact opposite, black!

Again, the genius tactician Rize shines there.

By copying the design of the royal castle and painting it up with the lowest color black, I am basically telling the royal family, “I respect you so much! I’ll do whatever you say!”. This is indirectly expressing them my loyalty and humbleness!

Yeah, I can also feel the spirit of the artisan that made this! The royal family will surely love it!

---and there’s more benefit…….!

「Rize-samaaaaaaaaaa! The color black is the symbol of the “Demiurge Religion”, to paint your own castle with black! This Alicia and all other believers will follow you for the rest of our lives!!!」

「「「Uoooooohhhhh! Long live Rize-samaaaaaaa!!!」」」

「Fuh, don’t mind it.」

Yeah---black is the symbolic color of Demiurge Religion! Thanks to that, the people are overjoyed!

It is truly killing two birds with one stone. By copying the royal castle and painting it black, the royal family would say, “Ah, Rize really loves us, doesn’t he? What’s more, you painted your own residence with the lowest color, you are very humble!”. I’m already looking forward to being called by the king and praised as the number one patriot!

「---okay, folks! Today is the day the castle was completed! Drink until you dropppppp!!! 」

「「「Let’s celebrateeeeeeee!!!」」」

I’m happy with how the castle turned out and now it’s time to go out and have a good time with the people!

I mass-produced the finest livestock in the best possible condition and everyone ate deliciously!

And I showed one more trick. I added a drop of alcohol to the fountain and let it “multiply” , turning all the water into alcohol, making everyone wild! Fufufufu, I’ve practiced so much to surprise them and it was worth it!

「I-it’s a miracleeee!! The water turned into alcoholllllllll!!?」

「Last time, Rize-sama made a sea of trees. Perhaps he can create heaven and earth too!」

「Aaaaahhhhhh!!! My lord, I will follow you for the rest of my life!!!」

Ha.ha.ha.ha! I’ve given them all the alcohol they can drink and they got even more excited!

I’m glad to see your (slightly demented)smiles too!

「My people, ask anything you like! I’ll give you everything! I’ve prepared enough meat, alcohol, and bread to drown you! Hone your skills and continue to devote yourselves to Beibalon! Oooohhhh!!!」

「「「Yeeeaaaahhhhhhh!!!」」」

“I’ll do what I can to prepare everything so everyone can work a lot!” After saying that as a closing, the party continues!

Fufufufu! This will bring the people of Beibalon closer together bringing peace at the expense of fun and drinks!

---POV Change---

---The moment the people of Beibalon saw the completed “Castle of the Black King”, they thought.

“At last, Rize-sama has decided to publicize the rebellion against the royal family!”

The people can’t help but shudder at this too bold of a way to pick a fight.

What more could be provocative than to build a perfect copy of the royal castle and then paint it with the exact opposite color?

Moreover, black is the symbolic color of Demiurge Religion which calls for the “slaughter of all selfish nobles”. It’s no wonder that the demiurgeons are so excited.

「Hehehe…..they’ll surely hate how Rize-sama does things….!」

「He dares boost our moral while insulting the enemies to the fullest….!」

「He always shows us with his actions and not words! “My heart and the heart of the people are one! Together, we will open the curtain of a turbulent era!” I could already see him saying that!」

Looking up at the jet-black royal castle, the heart of Beibalon’s citizens were burning.

After building a castle like that, there was no way the country would leave this place unattended.

Eventually, words would spread throughout the continent and all the nobles would target them.

However---they had no intention of losing!

「Everyone, let’s continue honing our fighting skills! With Rize-sama’s magic, our body of steel, and above all, the power of “bomb”! Let’s take over this country!!!」

「Yeah! Come to think of it, it seems that the dwarves who came last time started making weapons using explosives so I’m looking forward to it!」

The citizens of Beibalon laugh cheerfully while dreaming of the moment when this country burns red.

---that way, by Rize’s idiotic behavior, not realizing what he was thinking and what his people were thinking were different, the curtain of the “Turbulent World” was quietly rising…!