My job is to investigate other worlds!　~ A dull ex-salesman, but easily liked by girls of different

Now, King Paul began to explain the circumstances.

When the current King of Alpes held the coronation ceremony as a replacement, his predecessor, King Bohdan, who died last year, had been invited to the ceremony. It was at this time that Princess Karina, now 16 years old, who would become the future King Paul's entourage, met the former King Bohdan.

Princess Carina was born to the present King Alpes (at that time the Dauphin) and his maidservant from the common people. Upon her accession to the throne at the request of the current King Alpes, she was admitted to the throne, but due to the opposition of the powerful nobles, she was placed in a delicate position as a princess for only one generation.

As a result, although she is a princess, she is often treated like a maidservant.

King Bohdan attended her father's coronation, but he was too old and tired for the long journey, with a heavy diet of royal food and drink. Princess Karina, then 15 years old, who helped him serve the food, noticed his condition and helped him in any way she could.

When Princess Carina noticed King Bohdan's condition, she brought him a bowl of porridge, which was good for the stomach, and recommended it as a specialty of the Alpes and diluted the liquor as much as possible with fruit juice.

The milk porridge would have been frowned upon at court, but to King Bohdan, it was the best he could do.

But King Bohdan was very happy to see them.

Princess Karina continued to take care of him until the coronation was over.

Whenever she became tired of standing, she would immediately notice and invite us to the couch to listen to a story, and if we were offered strong drinks or heavy food, Princess Karina would interrupt us without reading the atmosphere. The king of the neighboring country was swept up in the body of a bastard princess who didn't know any manners.

King Bohdan was extremely grateful for the princess's concern for him, even to the detriment of his own reputation, and he wanted to repay her in any way he could.

'Princess Carina. I'm sure it's not too much to ask," he said, "but you've been frowned upon for taking care of me in spite of your difficult position in the palace... Isn't the way you're treating me now a bit harsh?　I'd like to thank you in any way I can. Whatever you want, just tell me what you want.

'No, I was only doing what I deserved to His Majesty Bohdan, who came to congratulate your father. Besides, my mother is a commoner and your father has made her a princess. So I hope you will think well of your father and the Alpes Guards if you wish to repay me.

He was declined to do so. But King Bohdan couldn't stand the thought of the kind-hearted princess being treated like a handmaid and made fun of.

When it was his turn to congratulate her on her coronation, Bohdan praised Princess Karina's attentions and asked her to change some of the gold and other treasures that had originally been for her as gifts to Princess Karina and to improve her treatment.

But this is when their wishes and the results start to go awry.

In fact, King Alpes was also distressed by the treatment of Princess Carina. He even regrets that he had made a maidservant's son into a princess, and later on, he regretted that he had made Carina unhappy. However, the newly crowned King Alpes had a very weak power base.

The family members of the main and side chambers are powerful nobles who support themselves. At a time when the young King Alpes still needed to take care of them, he owed the nobles a lot of money because he made them recognize his bastard son as a princess. It's impossible to improve their treatment on top of this.

But this time, it was a wish from the king of the Southern Knights Country. King Arp could get a diplomatic favor and start improving the treatment of Princess Karina.

But instead, Princess Karina became jealous and backward, and was subjected to insidious bullying. The young and inexperienced King Alpes was embarrassed by this, and made a quick and thoughtless lie.

Although it was a private conversation, Karina was found by King Bohdan and was promised to be sent out as his concubine. And with it, better treatment, so that any attempt to disgrace Karina is a matter of diplomacy and must be stopped immediately or be punished.

The Alpes Guards are neutral, but there is no such thing as a neutral country that can't be attacked because it is neutral. Besides, they can maintain security and economic cooperation on the roads, and friendly countries are more active in dispatching mercenaries. That's why we can't allow any actions that undermine our friendship in the Alps.

Of course this was new to Princess Carina, but she knew that she was a burden to her father in the royal palace, and she also liked King Bohdan's character. That's why I decided that even if my father had made such a promise, it would be fine, and we'd improvise a conversation.

The fact that Carina was in tune with the story surprised King Alpes this time, but looking at her, he was surprisingly pleased with the way she looked, so he moved quickly. You can't last long with a lie on the spot, but if you make the lie true, there's no problem. The only thing left to do is to take whatever steps you can for Carina as much as possible.

As soon as possible, I'll send a secret letter to King Bohdan, explaining Karina's situation and asking him to receive her as a member of his entourage.

Of course, King Alpes knows that this secret letter is reckless. So the letter promises a partial transfer of private property and diplomatic concessions that can be made by the king personally. And he appealed to King Bohdan's mercy to please protect Carina.

Naturally, King Bohdan was greatly troubled when he received the secret letter.

There was no problem in welcoming Princess Karina. It is said that she herself welcomes the match and wants to help her out of a difficult situation. King Bohdan is ready to protect Karina, even if he makes enemies in neighboring countries and domestic forces. I am confident in his ability to accomplish this.

However, there were too many problems that could not be solved by simply welcoming him into the side room.

If a child is born, it's not the sort of thing that will ravage the country with the succession to the throne.

It's a different matter because Carina's bloodline doesn't allow her to inherit the throne.

He's already an old man and the princess is a young girl, no wonder she's his grandson, and it's hard to see how she would be happy to be on his side of the family.

There's another problem, he's too old and no longer capable of bearing children. So after losing her heir to illness, she secretly considered her nephew, Paul, as her successor.

Then it would seem that he should make it a formality and a side room, but the culture and customs of the aristocratic royal family of Ares are an obstacle to this. The gods of Ares allow polygamy, but since marriage is linked to politics and diplomacy, the number of concubines is limited to two or three.

If a woman cannot bear children for a long time due to this restriction, she is often divorced from her husband.

But if a child is born, King Bohdan can divide his private fiefdom, not the king's fiefdom, but Bohdan's personal fiefdom, to the child and have him ordained with an appropriate title. Karina would also become a noble mother and could live in the country forever.

This means that after her death, Karina will not be returned to the Alpes and can live peacefully in the rich estate.

But if she cannot have children, she will definitely be returned to the Alpes. Even if it is bereavement, the consequences of not being able to bear a child will follow. If she is suspected of being incapable of producing a child, it will be difficult for her to remarry.

But that doesn't mean she can't refuse the marriage proposal from King Alpes, because of the contents of the secret letter. The cause of his envy is a generous treatment that is not commensurate with his bloodline. If I, the cause of that hospitality, refused, Karina would be considered to have lost her backing, and it's obvious that her bullying would be worse than before.

That's why King Bohdan in his later years seems to have been worrying at all times about doing something about it.

I understand my uncle's feelings, but he would say stupid things like, "I know how he felt, but he asked me to plant a child secretly and he gave me a lot of trouble too. She died before the matchmaking process, and I put her in my side room, but she still prays for my uncle's happiness. I don't feel like touching her...

What is the purpose of a royal family?　I'm too crippled to be happy as a human being and even if I were King Pawl, I can't think of a solution. To help?　Even though you know how your uncle and princess feel?　That's impossible for anyone to...

But if I can't have a child, I'll go back to the Alps.

I can imagine the agony of being bald in the face of other people.

Well, as it stands, it doesn't seem to be related to the monster, though?

''It's a tricky situation but I'm only an exterminator. I can only exterminate demons, and if it's a matter of the royal family, I'm completely out of control?

I'd love to help if I could, but this isn't something that others can easily intervene in. And I don't want to be asked to do anything without a solution. That's why I quickly dismissed it and switched to business-like.

''As a matter of fact, a great nobleman's daughter, one of my side members, and four of his cronies became victims of a monster. They disliked Carina for a long time, and some even saw her on the day of the incident, which may lead to rumors that she is possessed by the former king. It's very unpleasant for a royal family.

[Hate] is an understatement, but it's actually bullying. It was known in the royal court, and even as a hoax, it has given credence to the rumor that [the previous king was angry and haunted out].

At present, the rumors are being suppressed by his entourage and those who are of royal blood. Just the rumor that the first king turned into a monster would hurt the royal family. Therefore, I hope that you will investigate whether the culprit or a demon is living in the castle and successfully (...) resolve it.

"If the monster is the first king, I want to support him, but if word gets out, it will not be good for Carina-sama's position...............................I understand, I will do what I can. Also, may I tell my friends about this?

If this continues, Karina's position will only get worse. In the worst case scenario, she will be sent back to her home country as a recipe for disaster. This time it could be a nasty job, but I decided to work it out (...) somehow.

In fact, as I listened to the story, I put my trust in the princess and the first king.

I can't say no to them anyway, so I'll make it go away as well as possible.

I'm probably being set up by King Paul for this....

'I trusted Ryota, as long as he keeps his mouth shut, I'm fine. I'm glad you care about my uncle and Carina but if it really is my uncle, don't hesitate to exterminate him. I'm glad I was able to ask Ryota to help me. Please take care of him.

Due to the miasma, this world is actually haunted.

So it's possible it's the First King....

I quickly explained the request to my friends and told them that I decided to take it. It's a selfish decision with no consultation, but everyone forgives me, saying that I can't say no to the leader of the group, it can't be helped.

Also, I heard that King Paul is generous and paid in full in advance and even has a special reward depending on the results. In addition, I also got hero information the next morning.

The hero who married into the royal family was Saratina. She is a specialist in all aspects of magic, specializing in the healing arts, and she also showed me her heritage. When the gods chose her, she was invited to the heavenly realm, and the goddess Freya gave her a robe of wings that allowed her to fly like a hawk, according to the record.

There is no doubt that this was a divine tool. It is almost certain that it was a divine tool, and since he was invited to the heavenly realm as well, it is almost certain that he met the gods directly.

The memoirs were very blurred in their descriptions of the end of the war on bugs. After the victory over the bugs, was he not invited to celebrate the victory?　The Heavenly Gate is now closed tightly and even has a miasma reaction. If I had been invited, it would have been a clue as to the timing of the shutdown.

At any rate, I only scanned the memoirs.

That's Goddess work.

Let's just try to pay it forward first.