I Was Kicked Out of the Party Even Though the Hero Is My Girlfriend

10 – King’s Proposal

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morning.

Keira was looking out the window.

In the far garden, ordinary adventurer parties were arriving one by one.

Currently, the Duke of Toledo was preparing for an ambitious eastern expedition with the hero Kiera at the fore.

It was a plan to show off the status of the Duke of Toledo widely by recapturing part of the eastern part of the continent occupied by the Demon King’s army.

That’s an incredible amount of investment.

Hiring dozens of general adventurer parties to support Kiera in battle, and hundreds of people are mobilized for their convenience.

At the same time, it goes without saying that a huge amount of various materials will be invested.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that the Duke of Toledo had staked everything on their eastern expedition.

However, Kiera, the hero the duke trusted, was very worried…

Today, she covered her face with her hands and sighed.

It’s black.

I couldn’t see ahead.

A few minutes later, Lucy entered the room and delivered the words of the Duke of Toledo.

It was a proposal to go hunting together in the afternoon.

“Tell me it hurts.”

“Are you going to avoid today? The duke seems to be annoyed by the fact that he keeps not going.”

I don’t know how many times this has been rejected.

next day.

The Duke of Toledo suggested subduing the monster with a party of ordinary people recruited this time in order to develop a sense of cooperation and unity.

But Kiera turned that down too.

Without the strength of the hero, nothing could be done.

She avoided combat and only went out to socialize.

As a result, it gradually began to cause misunderstandings.

Rumors were circulating within the ducal family that Kiera was arrogant.

If you don’t feel like it, you can refuse even the duke’s request and do what you want.

And he said that he liked to play with me at social events every night.

In addition, the Duke of Toledo was also very upset with Kiera’s attitude of continuously rejecting his offer.

But each time, Yosef, the eldest son, persuaded his father, and Kiera’s friendship with him shone through.

Yosef fell in love with me alone and worked hard to support and protect Kiera.

Thanks to this, public sentiment within the duke’s family was able to subside to some extent.

and after a few days.

Chiera finally went on an eastern expedition with the Toledo family.

After the grand ceremony, about 500 people fled the city.

said Yosef, who was riding alongside Kiera at the head of the procession.

“First of all, our first destination is Nofha, the capital of Basilite Kingdom. We plan to continue our journey after stopping there to resupply.”

“okay. All right.”

Kiera pressed down on the hood while answering weakly.

Recently, as my black hair has grown more, I always wear a hood wherever I go.

‘I’m still a warrior. The power of the warrior will definitely return.’

Keira bit her lip nervously.

The horse she was riding, on the other hand, moved forward carefree.

A large crowd followed behind them.

***

Nofha, the capital of Basilite Kingdom.

After passing through the city gate, well-polished roads and an orderly city like a checkerboard unfolded before my eyes.

“Hey, it’s been a while since I’ve had a big city smell~ Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu~”

Maru smiled brightly and looked around.

The first thing that caught my eye was a golden statue of a female warrior.

It was quite large at 5m in height.

Surprisingly, it was all pure gold and was set up in the square in front of the city gate for many to see.

I casually approached him and looked up.

“It’s a statue of a somewhat familiar face.”

“I’m sure you’ve seen it a lot in history books.”

Edward said proudly.

“This is a statue in honor of Lady Alexia, who saved our kingdom from a violent dragon 25 years ago. At that time, our kingdom was in such a mess that there was no place in it, and this person who was 18 years old at the time and his colleagues saved the country from almost ruin. They are true warriors.”

“You said you caught a dragon when you were only 18? I’m not kidding. I’ve never heard of this, but this is the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“Isn’t that great? I want to become strong like Alexia-sama.”

The two chatted in front of the golden statue for a while.

“Now, shall we go to the palace? I want to quickly introduce you to my father and mother.”

“Wait a minute.”

Maru, after arranging himself in front of the golden statue, put his hands together and closed his eyes.

“(Mumble)”

“What did you wish for?”

“Nothing. If you just look at heroes, you have a sickness to pray for.”

“That is a good disease. I want to get caught too!”

The two went straight to the palace.

And I was able to enter the palace and meet the king and queen without difficulty.

“It’s good that there is no money this time. But when I see you, I can’t breathe.”

The king treated the prince coldly even when he saw the prince who had returned from suffering.

“How did you get out? not. A young friend standing next to him. you tell me Did you save the prince?”

Maru became troubled for a moment.

‘Edward seems to be being ignored more severely than I thought.’

I glanced at Edward.

He couldn’t even grasp the atmosphere and was just looking at the king with a proud expression.

There seemed to be no idea.

was just an idiot

‘Oh, what should I do?’

Maru cleared his throat and answered loudly.

“I… I am not good at martial arts. Rather, thanks to the prince, I survived the death penalty.”

The servants around him tilted their heads.

“The prince saved you? Couldn’t that be?”

“If you really subdue the bandits, the sun will rise in the west.”

In the midst of the buzz, Edward poked at the side of the floor and winked.

“Is this the beginning of the operation, where I eat the ball and you eat the treasure? Thank you very much.”

Looking at that innocent face, Maru had a sudden regret, but he decided to push on as long as he had already spit it out.

“Prince Edward’s performance was truly amazing. He even defeated ten bandits by himself.”

“Is it real?”

In disbelief, he made a puzzled expression around him.

The king looked at the reaction of his servants and then straightened his posture.

Even though I was cold at first, I think I am happy to hear that my son has been active.

the king beckoned.

“Tell me in detail about the prince’s performance in defeating the bandits.”

Maru became a clown in front of many people.

He moved his hands and feet vigorously and exaggerated the performance of Edward, who was not there, making people exclaim.

“Did the prince really do that?”

Everyone was confused, but since there were witnesses, they had no choice but to believe it.

“After defeating the leader of the bandits, the prince told me this! ‘you! We have a bright future ahead! Now that I’ve wiped out all the thieves, let’s get up again and walk forward!’ I say.”

“Oh oh!”

He received applause from his servants.

When the story was finished, the faces of the king and queen overflowed with satisfaction.

Even though Edward knew that it was so shameless, he smiled casually and raised his hand in response to the enthusiastic response of the people.

“Ha ha ha, I am the kind of person I am!”

In any case, the meeting with the king ended happily in that way.

Afterwards, Maru was assigned a nice room and took a break.

“ah… What am I doing?”

I lay down on the bed and rolled around for a while.

Then I jumped up, poured water into an empty cup, and prayed to God.

“God, can you hear my voice? Oh God. Oh God?”

It is unanswered.

“You’re ignoring me again.”

I’m sorry, but shall we postpone it to a later date?

I had something to ask.

Why did my heart hurt when I almost dealt with the thieves?

I was hitting the bruise thinking about that time when I suddenly heard a knock.

It was an old chamberlain.

“Your Highness is looking for it.”

suddenly?

“I’ll leave immediately.”

I don’t know why, but the king is calling, so I have no choice but to meet him.

I got dressed and went out.

The king was waiting in the small reception room located in a secluded place, not the reception room.

“I called because I wanted to say thank you.”

The king hugged Maru’s right hand with his wrinkled hands.

“Thank you for making my poor son proud.”

Maru was embarrassed and opened his eyes wide.

“… Did you know everything?”

“Everyone knows. I was the one who raised him, so maybe he didn’t know that. That kid wipes out bandits? It will make the cow laugh.”

“Please forgive me for telling lies to Your Highness as high as the sky.”

“The thieves are wiped out, the prince is praised by the people, and everything is good, so how can I punish you?”

The king laughed heartily.

“I just want to ask you one thing. Did Edward ask for it? I really want to hear the truth about this.”

Maru responded immediately.

“It is a decision made by me alone. I swear it wasn’t what the prince asked for. I did it because I heard rumors about the prince before I came here and felt sorry for him.”

“Good. I’m relieved. If it had been Edward’s coercion, I would have scolded him. But I’m glad it wasn’t.”

When I heard from Edward, I thought he was strict and scary, but it turned out that he was a father who loved his son more than anyone else.

The king let go of the hand he had been holding until then and picked up the scroll that was on the table.

“Would you like to make a deal with Jim? I think you will perform well.”

He held out the scroll to Maru.

When I received it and opened it, it was an appointment letter.

‘Royal Officer Appointment Letter’

Maru looked at the king.

The king was drinking a drink containing apples, honey and vinegar.

“I think you gave me the wrong documents.”

“As of today, I have succeeded. congratulation.”

“Are you sure you want to appoint me as secretary? Wait. What are you looking at?”

“Acting skills.”

“I must leave.”

“I won’t hold on for long. With your help, I hope that the prince’s authority will be restored and he will be respected. If you do your duty well, I will give you land under my jurisdiction so that you can settle here.”

“It’s land, it’s good. But I am not attached to the ground.”

“Then what more do you want? Tell me what you want.”

“The land.”

“Didn’t you just say you weren’t obsessed with it?”

“Thinking about it again, I think multiplayer is good. It will be an achievement to be proud of.”

“Do you have parents? A commoner would be happy if he owned the land. What does multi mean?”

“It makes no sense. one month. I will stay with you for just one month.”

“half a year.”

“Two months.”

“Five months.”

Words like this came and went, and the king asked, ‘Just do as you have shown me’.

In other words, Maru pretended to be an officer who had no talent in martial arts, and asked only to act as if the prince had swept away monsters or thieves.

“I’ll let only three of you know about this, Jim, you, and Edward. The less people know the secret, the better. You have to keep quiet about the queen and princess.”

“I don’t trust people these days. I want you to write a memorandum clearly.”

“You make a bold proposal to Jim.”

“I grew up in a place like that.”

So from the next day, Maru took Edward and started robbing the thieves’ base near the royal capital.