CH 7

Episode 7 – Thor and Sheila

Translator : MeLena

At the end of the battle, the thugs ran away immediately. They seemed to be quite in pain due to their broken bones, but I couldn’t be bothered to help since we’re on opposing sides.

I’m back in the stone monument room. There are many monsters in the meadow, so it will be difficult for the thugs to call their friends and come back.

By the way, the hole leading to the grassland has been made into a staircase by digging the soil. I don’t want to scale the wall every time I go in and out of the meadow.

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Currently, there’s me, Gabriel, Will, and three guests in the room.

I serve them water in wooden cups to entertain my guests.

The cups were in the large bag that was thrown at me at the time of my expulsion. The water was drawn from the river and boiled, so it won’t damage our stomachs.

“Well, please drink.”

There is no table, so the cups are placed directly on the ground. It’s rude, but it can’t be helped.

“Oh, dear Prince Henry. I’m Claude. Call me whatever you want.”

The red-haired hammer user – Claude grins and laughs with water in his mouth.

“I see Claude, yeah. The two elves there –“

“I am Thor.”

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“Well, I’m Sheila.”

It seems that the elven children are called Thor and Sheila. They look similar. In terms of human criterion, they seem to be 14 years old.

“You look alike.”

“Because we are twins.”

Thor stares at us with red eyes. She brushes her blonde hair away, it hangs on her shoulders.

“That… Thank you for your help this time.”

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Sheila bows to Claude and I. Both times her long blonde hair swings. Thor has red eyes, while Sheila has a clear blue color like jewels.

“It doesn’t matter even if it was for something else. Thank you to Claude who helped first.”

Claude shyly scratches his cheek when the two thank him. He certainly doesn’t look accustomed to being thanked.

He claps to change the subject.

“I don’t care about that. What about you elf girls? Are you going home?”

“The village we lived in is no longer there.”

When Thor says that in a lonely manner, Sheila’s face darkens. Sheila talks about her circumstances as she takes over.

“Yes… The mercenaries on the way back from a battlefield seized the village. It’s hard to remember… The mercenaries set fire to the village and left, and so did we. Whether or not the captives were sold by the mercenaries… I don’t know.”

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“Well, that’s a common story. A big mercenary corps has another job on the way home. That’s what a mercenary corps is.”

Claude lies down on the ground and mutters while grinning.

“So what will you do, Prince Henry? Why don’t you help using the power of the royal family?”

“It’s difficult. I have no power now because of complicated circumstances.”

“Hihihi, I know. You’ve been banished from the royal palace. It’s a famous story in the neighbourhood.”

Claude laughs with a nasty face. He seems to have known the situation from the beginning.

“Let me give you a piece of advice for your help. Some have asked to assassinate Prince Henry. The request is to assassinate or confirm the corpse.”

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“What is going on!! Who is the client, the royal family!?”

“I don’t know about that. I don’t know if it’s even the royal family. Many decided to work on it.”

Probably the successors to the throne, my brothers, are making this happen. They won’t be relieved until they find my corpse. If I had been swallowed by a monster, how would they have confirmed it?

“Is that so… Did they think that expulsion wasn’t enough? By the way, did Claude accept the request?”

“I ignored it because it was a hassle. I’m afraid of royalty and aristocratic involvement. Even if I succeed, I could be eliminated to avoid loose ends.”

That’s a relief. Looking back to the previous battle, I don’t know if I can fight Claude and win. Even if my status is going up, I’m still worried because I have little experience in interpersonal combat.

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The royal family will continue to get in my way. The plan to spend the rest of my life hunting monsters in the grassland, which I had drawn up in my brain, collapses.

It is necessary to improve my status in the dungeon and prepare for assassination attempts. First of all, I have to get past the trial of the beginning.

Claude interrupts and talks to me whilst I’m thinking about my future plans and frowning.

“Let’s put off some difficult things. Let’s celebrate our encounter and drink some alcohol!”

Claude takes out a liquor bottle. There’s alcohol inside, and when I unplug it, a rich scent spreads. Perhaps she didn’t like the smell, Gabriel, who’s nearby, snarls.

“Here, here, drink this, I’ll pour it.”

“No… I don’t drink much…”

“Ah, are you afraid of alcohol? You’re still a child.”

“What did you say!”

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After seeing Claude drink up, I drink the alcohol he served me. I feel a burning sensation. But since Claude drank it first, it’s unlikely that it was poisoned.

“Yeah! The future king’s way to drink is different!”

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“I’m the 12th Prince… I don’t have the right to inherit, that’s normal.”

My head is getting dizzy, the alcohol must have taken effect. Is alcohol this strong or am I weak to it? Claude whispers and pours more liquor.

“It’s delicious… it’s delicious … this is…”

Thor and Sheila are worried and call out to me, but it goes in one of my ears and out of the other. Somehow I feel very sleepy. My consciousness drifts away steadily…

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“Shit… Did I fall asleep?”

I don’t remember anything after drinking the second cup. I apparently fell asleep because I was drunk.

Gabriel is next to me. I stroke Gabriel’s head and look around.

“What! Where did Claude go!?”

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There is no Claude. Sheila talks to me as I search while holding my aching head.

“Umm… Mr. Claude asked me to hand this over.”

“Is this a note?”

Claude’s thoughts are spelled out in dirty letters.

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~ To the great Prince Henry ~

It was hard to wake you up, so I decided to go home first, though it’s rude. My next job awaits.

It’s intuitive, but I think we have a connection. We’ll meet again somewhere, but I hope it’s not on the battlefield.

PS

It is important to find out in advance how much you should drink before you lose consciousness. There are many ways to assassinate without using poison.

That being said, ask the two elf girls there to help. I’m a rootless grass so I can’t take care of you very much. I’m really sorry. But we’re accomplices because we helped each other, right? Also, the skull on the wall is of bad taste, so throw it away immediately.

── From Prince Henry’s best friend Claude

“Ahhhhh!! That bastard Claude!! He pushed me away and ran off!!”

I yell emotively. I’ll throw him into the dungeon the next time we meet. I’ll have you die with me.

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Claude withdraws. Thor and Sheila join. Dungeon capture resumes from the next episode.

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Today’s territory

Skull x 1, Wolf x 1, Elf x 2