CH 59

Chapter title: 1,000,876,522,143,972 bir

「That’s why you’re going to be paid that much money.」

While I was talking with Alicia and Serena, Princess Alice came to visit and told me.

「A bounty for defeating the evil god?」

「Yes, they are planning to issue temple cards that can be used in temples all over the world. The cards will be credited with the bounty paid by those who have been tormented by the evil god.」

「How much is that going to be?」

Curious as to how much the bounty for defeating the evil god would be, Serena asked Princess Alice a question.

「Please don’t be surprised.」

Princess Alice prefaced her question.

「1,000,876,522,143,972 bir」

「「Wh?」」

My and Alicia’s voice overlapped.

「1,000,876,522,143,972 bir」

「N, no, I heard you, but…..」

When we didn’t respond, Princess Alice repeated the amount.

「Hey, Elt. I’m not used to human life yet, so maybe I don’t understand it yet. But, from the way Elt reacted, it must be a lot of money, right?」

Serena tilted her head. After I entered the city and while I was working as an adventurer, I was basically in charge of the money. Serena had never shown any particular interest in money.

I quickly did the calculations in my head, but as a commoner, I couldn’t come up with an explanation to tell Serena. It would be such a tremendous amount of money.

「Roughly speaking, it’s enough for every citizen of the Kingdom of Irkutu to live for a few years without being inconvenienced.」

「R, really?」

The Kingdom of Irkutu is a large country compared to the surrounding countries. If the amount of money is enough to support the people of such a country for several years, it is no longer something that an individual can have.

「Then Elt wouldn’t have to work for the rest of his life, right?」

That’s a lot of money. Even if you were to spend it lavishly for the rest of your life, you wouldn’t be able to spend it all. It has been several thousand years since the evil god reigned in this world. The bounty has grown so large that it has been protected so that only those who defeat it can withdraw the money.

「F, for now, let’s think about that later.」

I can’t really feel it until I actually have it in my hands, and more than anything, just thinking about it gives me a headache.

When I try to put off the problem….

「Um, Alice-sama, I understand the bounty, but――」

「Ah, you can drop off the honorifics, if you’d like.」

「No, I can’t call the royalty without honorifics….」

「Well, Elt-kun. You will be given the title of [Saint] by the temple. You are only the second person in history to receive this title. As a hero of the world, your status will be higher than mine. So you’d better get used to it while you still can.」

Before I knew it, things had gotten a lot more dramatic. I opened my eyes wide at the news I hadn’t heard.

「Um, Alice-sama?」

「It’s Alice.」

「…..Alice-san?」

「It’s Alice」

「……Alice」

「What is it, Elt-kun?」

Alice replies with satisfaction. If she doesn’t mind, that’s okay.

「I understand that I’m suddenly going to get a lot of money and be called a saint. So I’d like to hear about how you’re going to treat me in the future.」

I heard that Alice and King Erivan were talking about something. I was curious as to what kind of conclusion they had settled on.

「About that, I think the basic idea is that you should do what you want, Elt.」

「Um, what does that mean, Alice-sama?」

Alicia asked the question with a puzzled look on her well-formed face.

「The temple will give him a reward for defeating the evil god and the title of saint, but the rest of the world has nothing to give you.」

「What does that mean?」

I did not understand the meaning of Alice’s words and asked her back.

「You have defeated the evil god, so to speak. Such a person can’t be put under control of a country, and the people around you won’t accept it. That’s why Erivan Kingdom’s proposal was rejected. Of course, the Kingdom of Irkutu can’t do anything to keep you around.」

「It would upset the balance power in the country.」

「In conclusion, you are promised complete freedom. Neither the kingdom nor the temple has the right to order you around. After all, you are the second saint in history.」

「Hee. Elt has become a great man, hasn’t he?」

Serena is smiling. She seems to have given up thinking about it because the scale of the story is so big.

「I feel like Elt is so far away…….」

Alicia looks lonely. I gently touch her shoulder to reassure her. Then Alicia looks happy and puts her hand on my hand.

「So, yeah. Elt-kun, regarding the future, we will hold a party that will gather representatives from each country, so please join us.」

「Why is that?」

「I know your personality from Alicia, and I’ve talked to you in person. But the representatives of the countries do not know what kind of person you are.」

Alice said that if the rumors continued, they would start to spread on their own.

The only thing they know about me is that I defeated the evil god, and that I might be ambitious.

「Such a person has the power to kill the evil god and the wealth to build a country. The countries need to know who you are, what you are against, and what you care about as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will turn on you and destroy your entire country.」

「I, I won’t do that!」

I denied Alice’s words impatiently.

「That’s what the rest of the world thinks. I personally don’t think Elt-kun would do such a thing. He’s surprisingly…… a gentleman.」

When she said that, she blushed for some reason. She probably remembered the incident at the spring.

「The party is scheduled for a month from now at this castle. Until then, you’re free to do as you please. We don’t have the right to stop you anyway.」

「I see, it’s a month away….」

「What is it, what is it? Elt, what are you thinking about?」

Serena hugged me from behind and made eye contact with me.

「No, if we have that much time on our hands, I thought we should head back to the elf village.」

I told the three of them what I was thinking, since there was also the matter with the Evil God’s castle.