Chapter 172: Ix's Treatment and Princess Knight

Chapter 172: Ix's Treatment and Princess Knight

The next day, after school, I logged into the game. When I went downstairs, I found Caim-san in cat form.

"Ohu...don't keep petting me like that...ha!?"

"Ah, Takuto!"

"I was playing with a cat"

Hohou. You were playing with a cat?

"Emm, where's Aura-san's contact information"

"Wa, Wait! If you do that, Freetia will be destroyed!"

Aura-san, just how much.

"Ah~. Cough, the king wants to talk to you about Ex Machina. Do you have a minute?"

"No problem"

It was my first time entering the royal castle. I'm being watched by a lot of knights. That's right, of course. I'm standing around so much.

"This is the audience room with the king. Be polite as I taught you earlier, okay?"

"No problem"

"That's a good answer"

The door opened and we entered to find a row of knights and a throne at the top of a long staircase. It's a typical king's audience room.

I walked in with Caim and greeted as he had taught me. The name of the king of Freetia is King Gran Freetia. He seems to be quite old, but he has a calm atmosphere.

"Is it true that you have made a contract with Ex Machina?"

"Yes. I made a contract"

"Umm. Can you summon it to this place? I can't believe it until I see it"

"All right. Come on, Ix!"

"You wanted to see me? Master"

When I summoned Ix, there was an uproar.

"Can't it be quiet? I can't believe the day will come when I really see Ex Machina"

"I feel the same way myself. My king. But now that we have seen it, we have no choice but to believe"

The king nodded his head.

"That's right. Ix and the others, I desire friendship with any subrace. Let's hear your answer"

"I will always live with my Master. Everything will be as he wishes"

Ix's trust was heavy.

"Then, Takuto. Let us hear your answer"

"I would like to continue my adventures in a country that does not discriminate against summoned beasts"

"Umm. Your answer is certainly received. Then I accept Ex Machina as a member of my nation"

"I thank you"

"You may step back"

"Yes. Excuse me"

I walked out of the audience hall and let out my breath. Oh no, I was super nervous. I thought I'd be fine for a part-time job interview, but I wasn't at all.

"I'm sure I'd be a worthy opponent"

The two knights are eager. But the princess seems different.

"I also want to fight dragonewt..."

""No, you can't!""

The princess is sullen. She seems to genuinely like to fight.

"How many of your subspecies are there?"

"There are currently six, but only four of them can fight with swords"

"So it's five against five! That's good. I'm on fire!"

"But, Princess, if we have fun alone, the other knight captains won't like it, will they?"

It's certain that the opponent is a knight captain class.

"...That's right. Then, let's change the day. Is there a day that is convenient for you, Takuto-sama?"

If you hadn't suggested it first, I would have done it. Lily and Ion can't fight right now.

"It helps. In fact, my dragonewts are currently unable to fight due to the cost of dragonification"

"They can turn into a dragon? It was bad...if the rules hadn't banned it, we would have lost"

It's not like they're as strong as Lily and Ion in their dragon state. No, is carelessness a great enemy?

"You have to decide the rules well. It seems that the price of dragonewt's dragonification will be cured in four days"

Four days means it will be fixed tomorrow? But there's also the matter of King Kong's fort. Okay, I've decided.

"How about two days from now at this time?"

"No problem. I'm looking forward to the duel in two days"

That's where the info comes in.

Request Quest Freetia's Knights Training Match Difficulty B

Reward: Varies depending on victory or defeat.

A training match against the captains of the Knights of Freetia.

It's a five-on-five match.

The difficulty level is the same as the cooking battle...was that quest the same difficulty level as fighting the captains of the Knights?

"That chubby cat over there, show him the way"

"Ii!? I, I can't! I have a meeting tomorrow and I'm leaving now!?"

Oh...does that mean that Aura-san and others will disappear? Well, should I ask another staff member and contact me if there is anything?

"You're a useless chubby cat"

"Te, Terrible...there aren't many people who work as hard as I do for Freetia, you know?"

"You think that'll make your sins go away?"

"Ugh..."

What did he do? This person. On the way back, when I asked about the situation, it seems that Princess Sarah, who discovered him when he was sleeping in his chubby cat form in the garden of the castle three years ago, stroked him. However, according to Caim-san, she touched his delicate zone and his transformation magic was broken.

As a result, he ended up sticking his face inside the skirt of the squatting Princess Sarah. Well, that's out.

Normally, he would have been sentenced to death, but since he was already one of the most skilled people in the world as Grandmaster of the Beastmasters Guild, he was spared, but his relationship with Princess Sarah is said to be at its worst. I guess he got what he deserved.