120-Chapter 7-8 Guardian

I was surprised to hear her admit it so matter-of-factly. And Isabella-sama, who was listening to the conversation beside Maria, also opened her mouth in surprise, as if she had never heard of it before.

''Mostly, I'd say half of it,''

What's the half?

There seemed to be more to Maria-sama's answer, so I pulled myself together and decided to listen to what she had to say.

'First of all, you can't marry someone unless I've given my permission to do so, that's mainly a countermeasure against nobility. And I don't think it's limited to Temma, but it's also to make sure you don't get stuck with a woman who can really only be harmful. If she only wanted to use Tenma, she wouldn't try to rub it in my.......or rather, she wouldn't try to rub it in until she got the attention of the royal family. If there was, it would only be a pretty big guy or a real idiot. So, if it's the kind of woman Temma really wants to be with, I'm not going to complain (...).

When you say you're going to keep it in mind, you'd better expect them to basically put their foot in their mouth. I don't know how far that goes, but I can only assume it's better if you don't feel like pushing them.

'So, about Shelia's letter........here. Read it.

Maria rifled through her bag and presented me with a letter in an envelope. The envelope was much faded, but she seemed to take great care of it, and it wasn't stained or torn.

'I'll take a look.'

I took the letter out of the envelope, being careful not to tear it, and began to unfold it and read it.

And when I saw the letters on the letter, I felt very nostalgic. I also used the 'appraisal' to be sure, but it seemed to be my mother's letter.

The letter started with a greeting, followed by some trivial talk, my daily life, and the fact that I hadn't been feeling well lately. I think it was half a joke, but I think they were worried about educating me with only my male parents. I somehow felt such a nuance from the written text.

'It's like my mom ... or rather, my dad and grandpa don't seem to trust me very much.

'Well, those two are top-notch adventurers, but when it comes to educators... right? I think that's why Shelia wrote to me, who can look at things objectively, asking me to be her guardian. To keep Temma away from unwanted bugs. Well, as expected of Shelia, I'm sure she didn't expect Tenma to grow up to the point where she could fight the country.

I was tempted to argue with Maria-sama's last words, but after thinking it over, I realized that we possessed forces that weren't necessarily wrong (me + Slarin-Shiroumaru Solomon + Namitaro + Nami Taro + many golems, and in some cases, even my grandfather), so I decided to shut up. If Maria and the others hadn't been my moms' best friends, I might have been in a pretty bad position.

We talked about a lot of things after that, but the situation I'm in right now is, ''The royal family was the first one to set their eyes on me. Moreover, the queen has become my guardian (provisional) at the request of my parents,'' he said. If she ignores this and tries to get me to join her, it's the same as putting up a fight with the royal family, and it's going to be a very bad situation for her. I guess the reason he asked Maria to be his guardian was because he thought he was using the biggest connection my mom had to insure me.

'So don't worry too much about what Aina said. If it still bothers you, think of it as a contract. We take Temma into the royalist camp under the guise of guardianship, and Temma uses the power of royalty with our backing to do as he pleases. Use and be used, isn't that enough? Forget about that, if you ever decide to get married, you can introduce me to a partner. If you want, I can go find you a partner. In the meantime, Luna that's a lot of things to be ashamed of. How about the Primera in the Sangha's room? That girl could get engaged in a heartbeat.

I don't know if you trust me that much, but you're saying some pretty risqué things. I have no intention of betraying the trust of Maria-sama and the others, but I would like you to think about how you say it a little more. It's a statement that might cause both parties to lose their reputations if someone else heard it.

Moreover, Maria-sama, who has turned into a meddling aunt who seems to be in the neighborhood by treating an important conversation like that, is somewhat happily giggling, but I'm having trouble rejecting her outright. I glanced at Isabella-sama to ask for her help, but she too looked interested and was happily watching the proceedings. Apparently, Isabella-sama was the enemy.

There was no one to help us, and we were wondering how we were going to get through this on our own, when there was a loud vibration with a loud thud from one floor below, and the royal castle became noisy. The knights and servants began to wonder if it was an accident or an attack of some kind.

However, the three of us quickly realized who the source of this commotion was, and at the same time, held our heads in our hands. However, about half of my mind was occupied with the joy of getting through this situation, but....

You ready to go, Temma? I'm sorry, but you're going to have to be my bodyguard. I'm sure it won't do you any harm, but I need a formal escort to get to the site.

I'll take care of you, Temma.

I understand. It looks like I have a little...well, a little bit of responsibility...well, at least a little bit of responsibility, so I'll gladly accept that responsibility...

To show them that I'm guarding them well for once, I got Slarin and Shiroumaru out and had them go around behind Maria and the others. Solomon is waiting in his bag, as the corridor is a little too narrow for him to fly over.

As it was, me, Maria-sama, Slarin, Isabella-sama, and Shiroumaru came to the audience room, the source of the sound and vibration, but the knights were frozen in front of the door. Apparently, the door would not open.

It took several knights to push it, but the door did not seem to open at all, and the buzz around it gradually grew louder and louder.

''All of you, stand back!''

At Maria's words, the knights at the door jumped back in unison and saluted.

'What was that sound!'

We were followed by the king and the others, and there was a bit of confusion at the door.

The king looked around and spotted me, checked to see who wasn't here and sighed as he realized the cause of this time.

'The knights and servants, with the exception of the Konoe and Temma, can return to their posts. Perhaps the Warlord has done some kind of experiment. I'm sorry for the disturbance.

As the king apologized, the knights and servants bowed their heads in a panic and moved away from the door area.

It is a good idea to have a good time with them, but it is also a good idea to have a good time with them.

'Since Temma is with Maria, did Lyle use the golem inside?

The king seemed to know what I was here for and asked me to make sure.

I nodded and told him what had happened. It's possible that Caesar and the others may not know about the guardianship, just as Isabella didn't know what Maria told them, so I'll just blurt out the details.

It's a good idea. You are the best card in the game, and you've been trying to make yourself look good... my son and grandson, who do you think you are?

The king was lamenting about the two of them, but the hearts of the people around him, other than himself, would certainly be united. ''It's you........''

'Your Majesty says those two are like me and I'm sorry about that.

As everyone resisted the urge to shove it out of their mouths, Maria apologized in a cold tone and bowed her head.

The king noticed the gaffe there and was about to say something with a pale face, but Maria-sama ignored it and turned to me.

'Temma, I'm having a hard time with two people who look like me (...) doing something stupid, can't you do something about it?'

At the same time Maria asked me if there was any way to solve the problem, sarcastically shooting the king in the mouth.

The door is still closed tightly, and Jean and the others are working hard to push it shut, but it seems that a golem is holding it from the inside, and it's just as still as before. Moreover, there was no way to break down the door of the audience room for nothing, and Jean and the others didn't seem to have anything else to do.

''Perhaps we can do it. However, will you give me permission to restrain Lyle-sama and Luna? Of course we won't do anything to hurt you.

My words were answered by Lady Maria faster than the king could open his mouth.

'I don't mind. As long as you don't cause serious injury, I'll turn a blind eye to some injuries. I'll take all the blame, the main cause of the injury.

Maria is sarcastic to the king every single time she speaks to him. It seems that those words really pissed her off. It's true that if the character of those two people are not like the king, then they are more like Maria than any other person in the room. If the king doesn't apologize properly at some point, it will be a problem for him later on.　

Well, now that you've given me permission Slarin, please. Help us catch those two.

I called Slarin over and gave him a brief explanation and then waited with him at the door.

'Slarin, it's only a moment, so don't miss your timing it's a golem! Open the door!

When I shouted out a command to the golem through the door, the force that was holding the door in place for a moment became slightly weaker, and when I pushed the door to meet it, a small gap was created. However, the gap also closes up as the golem immediately carries out the orders that Lyle-sama seems to have given. However, that momentary gap seemed to be enough for Slarin, and he had succeeded in smoothly breaking into the audience room.

Probably this gap was created because I was unsure which order to prioritize, my order, which was provisionally registered but registered first, or Lyle-sama's order, which was the main registration but registered second. And the golem finally gave priority to Lyle-sama's order, which was registered as the main registration. If this hadn't gone through, they would have asked Slarin to take a little detour.

In the meantime, those golems have the ability to learn easily, so they won't be able to use this method next time, but I want this kind of thing to happen only once, and I plan to make it work this one time, so there's no problem.　

I waited in front of the door for a little while and the noise inside became noisy and then quickly quieted down.

So I ordered the golem to open the door again, and the door, which had been tightly closed up until then, slowly opened.

''It's open. Come in.''

The door was opened completely and then shifted aside, and Mary was the first to enter the audience room at a quick pace.

'Lyle! Luna! ...... Not here.....

Maria was stunned as she shouted as she entered, and was stunned as she shrugged her shoulders as she couldn't see the former evildoers anywhere in the audience room.

Slarin, who had entered earlier, approached in front of Maria-sama, who was looking around, and spread his body as if he were opening his mouth, spitting out the two ex-agents.

'Ade.'

Hell, yeah.

'Yikes! Hey Slarin, you scared the hell out of me!

They were both spat out and rolled at Maria-sama's feet, each hitting her ass and face, looking pathetic. Then Maria-sama was surprised to see them suddenly appear, making a cute little noise and blaming Slarin, as if to cover it up. Slarin bounced his body once, as if to apologize, and then came back to me.

It's a good job Slarin. I'm sure you'll find that the orders are reset when the contractor is separated from the golem.

What I asked Slarin to do was to capture Lyle-sama and Luna in the space inside Slarin's body. That's why, with Lyle-sama separated from the range of the golem's sensing range, the golem moved up my orders to the first. If this was 'hold the door all the way down', there is a possibility that they wouldn't have listened to my order, but Lyle-sama would have simply ordered them to 'hold the door' or something like that.

While I was thinking about such things, Lyle-sama and Luna were surrounded by all of the royalty. The sermon will probably start as it is.

''Maria-sama, it seems that we're not in a position to set up the golems today, so we'll leave it at that point. And those golems, I'll bring them back once to make sure there are no broken parts before I bring them back again.

Since the sermon was going to be long, I decided to leave for now. I don't think I'll be able to calmly explain the golem to her, and if I waited until the sermon was over, it would be late at night before I could leave.

As if she understood my thoughts, Maria-sama had an apologetic look on her face.

'I'm sorry Temma. These idiots made me do a double-take. 'Tida, go and see Tenma off. After that you're free to go as long as your work is done. And Isabella, take Luna to my room. I'll leave Luna in your care.

'Yes, mother-in-law. Luna, let's go.

Yes.....

Lady Isabella walked out of the room with Luna's hand in tow. Luna was laying face down the whole time and Tida and I just watched her get donned off in silence.

'Temma-san, let's go too,'

'Yes. Now, gentlemen, if you'll excuse me.

When I greeted the kings surrounding Lyle-sama, they all looked at me for a moment and raised their hands in greeting, then quickly turned to Lyle-sama.

I couldn't see them because of the kings' hiding, but I guess the current situation is like a bad boy being scolded by adults. The people who are scolding them are the top-ranked people in this country, and the ones being scolded are similarly powerful, but... well, in the case of Lyle-sama, he is so powerful that there are few people in this country who can go against him, so I can say that the quality of this case is even worse. And it's an added bonus that it's the result of playing with something that's so close to being classified.

''In the future, Tida will have to scold Luna like that too... and since she has no other siblings or cousins, it will be hard for her to do it alone.

''Hahahaha...........................Don't tell me. Just thinking about it now makes my head hurt......................Should I call you Temma-san too when I actually scold you?

No, thanks.

I'm already talking about Luna deciding to get something done, but when I think back to my usual behavior and see someone who looks even more like Luna getting pissed off, I can't help but assume it. But I don't know what Tida is thinking to get me into this. It's a good thing that you're not an ordinary commoner when you're dealing with the future king (as well as the current and next king) in such a carefree manner, but I don't want you to get involved in something so troublesome.

When I left the royal castle while talking about such things, there was a carriage prepared for me. It seems that they want you to ride home in it. When I checked with Tida, she said that Maria-sama had arranged it.

Well, even if it's obvious that she's going to take me home, I'm wondering when Maria-sama arranged it. Since she was working with me most of the time in the castle, she may have been preparing for it from the beginning.

I asked Tida to tell her that I was thanking Maria-sama, and I remembered that I had just gotten into the carriage.

'Ah! I forgot, but I'm going to be leaving King's Landing in a little while, so tell the kings that. See you later!

As I told the carriage as it began to move forward, Tida didn't seem to understand what I said at first. But when I called out my name, the speed of the carriage had begun to increase, so I didn't do anything to stop it, I just stood there in a daze. If this were Luna or Lyle-sama, they would have stopped the carriage while shouting loudly and come running.　Well, they would be called to the king's castle tomorrow, or they would charge into the house, so it would be fine to talk about the details then.

The king and the others may be fine with that, but the problem is with Grandpa. It's not that I'm not interested in this, but I'm almost certain that he'll follow me...I've never had an adventure with my grandfather, so it sounds fun, but it feels like an adventure with a guardian, so I'm not sure if it's a good idea to be honest.

At any rate, we'll probably have to talk late tonight.　

As I was rocking the carriage, I was trying to come up with some plans for how the conversation would turn out.