Chapter 6

The usurpation of royal power...

Usurpation means to seize, and he said that becoming the leader would be good...

So, is this politically? Surely not as the leader of a rebellion, right?

...Huh? Wait a minute?

"Um, Sir. Royal power?"

When I asked, he deepened his smile.

"Yes, royal power. There is a kingdom next to our empire..."

Wow, what a sinister look... I nodded and sipped my tea.

Ah, this is delicious.

"That country, for some reason, has appointed a completely incompetent person as the crown prince..."

Crown prince... that means they've designated an heir.

Are you planning to meddle in their family dispute?

"That crown prince, you see, holds racial discrimination beliefs..."

...What?

"Supremacy of the human race... that's what it is."

Al-san had a hateful look, and the finger-cutting knight also looked displeased.

Well, in a world where discrimination is prohibited, that's quite... no, extremely problematic as a crown prince.

The old border lord, Laztonia, still had that sinister smile.

"Heheh..."

Ah! Scary!!

"You're sharp! This is a perfect opportunity to infiltrate that noisy neighboring country. It would be good to collapse it from within, and even better to penetrate the core."

"And if we can usurp the royal power, that would be the best. Are you planning to make it a puppet state?"

I managed to squeeze out, sipping the tasteless tea.

"Hehehe, no, this time, you're a quick talker, and I appreciate it. How about it?"

...Being brought to another world as a hero, and the task is to meddle in a family dispute?

Well, I don't have any particular martial arts skills, and my strength is being able to talk business.

Maybe it's better than being asked to fight.

"Yes, I understand, Sir Laztonia."

I bowed respectfully.

Resisting would only lead to death; the only answer is yes.

"Yes, yes. That's good. Other people from other worlds didn't understand at all. They kept talking about human rights and pushing their country's ideology..."

I nodded, sipping the tasteless tea... Ah, it's already gone...

"Hero, I'm sorry, but their numbers have decreased quite a bit... No, don't take it personally."

...?

What did he just say...?

"You will be allowed to meet the surviving people from other worlds eventually, but for now, you'll be busy. Please bear with it and cooperate. I'll ensure you have some freedom and will provide you with magic training. It's not a bad deal, I hope."

Some of the people who came with me have died? That's unreasonable.

But there's nothing I can do about it now.

A powerless but somewhat eloquent person from another world, just trying to stay alive.

"Yes, I'll do my best, Sir Laztonia."

I nodded, and Laztonia raised his right hand.

Then, a wall in the room opened like a door, and a man came out.

He was probably in his twenties, with chestnut hair and eyes, about 180 cm tall, and wearing a blue robe.

Unfortunately, he's handsome... I'm jealous...

"How was it? The hero's magic power?"

The man in the robe, who was handsome, grimaced and bowed.

"Yes, Sir. I cannot answer that."

Laztonia's mouth twitched, but his thin smile remained.

Can't answer? The man in the robe, who is likely a subordinate, said that.

A subordinate can't answer a superior? Is that allowed in this world?

As expected, the two knights had bitter expressions... no, they were suppressing their anger.

That's how they looked.

"Hmm. That's a problem. Ah, Hero, I'll assign you a guide, so please move to another room. We still have much to discuss, but I'm hungry, so let's take a break and have a bath."

He signaled to the finger-cutting knight, who opened the door.

"Yes, Sir. Excuse me."

I obediently followed.

Since I was invited to have a meal and a bath, there's no reason to refuse.

"Um-hmm. See you later."

I bowed to the thin-smiling Laztonia and followed the knight.

The stairs were bright with sunlight, and it seemed we were in a beautiful garden.

I'm hungry... It seems I'll be able to survive for a while...

I followed the knight leisurely, thinking about these things.

Unaware that such a conversation was taking place in the room I had left...

"So, what about the magic power? You can say it now that he's gone, right?"

"Yes, Sir. His magic power is undoubtedly greater than that of our master, the head court mage."

"Ku, ku, ku, unbelievable... He's not stupid, and he has that magic power... It's a waste to have him just as a hero..."

I had never seen Sir Laztonia with such a sinister smile... I thought it was the end of the world.

Al-san, who later told me this, complained that just thinking about it made his tail tremble.

I think I'm going to die.