Teihen Ryoushu

Chapter 28.1 – Let’s Kill Rize-kun!

In the carriage on the night road, Hohenheim looks up at the moon and thinks.

---As expected, Rize Beibalon is the “hero” that I have been looking for.

A being who does his best for the people, laughs with them, and can even slay a dragon in order to protect them---what would you call him if not a hero?

I was surprised when I received the reports that the evil lord Snail had captured the dragon’s power and destroyed his domain.

Hohenheim was even more surprised when he learned the end result, that Rize had led them to victory.

As an ally, Hohenheim had heard about Rize’s ability in healing magic but he had not expected him to be so skilled that he was able to slay a hundred-meter class super dragon almost single-handedly.

What’s more, he had saved tens of thousands of people who had been turned into monsters by Snail. That is totally unexpected.

「Good grief….I’m being too proud of my ally but I have the job of reporting it to the king.」

He grimaces and whines in the carriage.

Until now, Hohenheim had continued to manipulate information about Beibalon so that it would not flow to the capital.

He is the one who has been desperately concealing the increasing number of dragons and the rapid expansion of “Demiurge Religion” from the public.

This time, Snail had transformed into a super-sized dragon and had been defeated at the cost of many soldiers and the giant tree that Rize had created from Snail who had gone haywire. It was only a matter of time before investigators from the royal capital were sent to investigate.

Hohenheim guessed that Rize had probably guessed this and finally decided to bring the king into the castle, which was overflowing with rebellious spirit.

「Fuhh…..it’s finally going to start. The great war of this generation….」

With hot blood boiling in his veins, Hohenheim clenches his big palms tightly.

If he were to be shown a castle completely copied from the royal castle and painted with the exact opposite color, the king would surely be outraged.

No, before that, he was bound to be furious as the lowest baron summoning the king to his domain.

Only a “rebel” who is ready to fight the country or an infant who has no idea what he is doing would be capable of such an insane act. Hohenheim is convinced that it was definitely the former.

「My wonderful ally, I will surely deliver your message to the king! Ah, I can’t want to see the look on that old bastard’s face!」

---And so, Duke Hohenheim left Beibalon in full smile.

…he did not realize until the very end that his ally, who he thought was a natural genius, is someone who had a brain capacity of a slug….!

---Scene Change---

「---Your majesty! Rize Beibalon should be executed!」

「How impertinent is he to ask his majesty to “come and see the territory!”? For the sake of the kingdom, he must be executed!」

「He was born in Beibalon after all. He’s either an idiot, a devil, or a dangerous person!」

This is it….exactly as Hohenheim guessed. The meeting room at the royal castle was in shambles.

The heavyweights, who heard the message from Rize, all howled at once, “We should execute this bottom lord.”.

---However, a mild voice from an old man interrupted them.

「Everyone, calm down. Hohenheim said that Rize is a hero who slew a dragon although it is also true that his message lacks common sense.」

『---!?』

The old man’s words silence the heavyweights.

Yes---there’s no way they could argue with him.

The one who silenced the heavyweights from his seat at the round table was the absolute ruler of the “Gnossia Kingdom '', Yaldabaoth Gnossia.

The king continues to speak solemnly while the crown on his head is shining.

「I heard that the man named Rize said, “Please see my territory with your own eyes”. Right….Beibalon is famous for its desolation. I think he’s asking for support in a roundabout way.」

「E-even so, that’s an outrageous way to appeal to his majesty!」

「Hou….isn’t it more outrageous to interrupt me when I’m expressing my opinion?」

「!? O-o-o-o-o-o-of course!? Ano, ano!?」

One of the heavyweights hurriedly apologizes as he was stared at by the old man’s eyes.

However, it’s too late to say anything now. Two soldiers waiting by the wall silently grabbed the man by the arm and forcibly dragged him outside.

Anyone who displeased the king, even a baby, will be immediately executed. That is the first article of the law of the Gnossia Kingdom.

『S-stoppppp----- gyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!?』

---a scream echoed outside the door. In front of the heavyweights, who all break out in a cold sweat, King Yaldabaoth continues.