Saikyou Juzoku Tensei ~Cheat Majutsushi no Slow Life~

Chapter 335 - Episode Thirty-Five

At the bottom of the hidden stairs of Lark’s mansion, on the second basement level, there is a small room with only a desk and a chair, and paintings hanging on the walls.

No one has been in the room for ten years, and the floor and desk are covered in dust.

“I’m very sorry, Peter-sama …… I’m afraid the last time I entered this room was when my predecessor was alive, when we were cleaning …… I thought this room would never be used again …… It’s a token rule that no one other than the head of the family is allowed to enter the room, except for guests …… I’ll clean it up right away.”

Lark bowed to Peter.

“I don’t mind. I’m not here for that …… Rather than that, quickly get out, Baron Lark.”

“Ah, Yes, sir ……”

Lark bowed and walked out of the small room.

Lark says that this is a secret meeting room of the Baron Fage family.

It’s the first generation of Baron Fage’s family, and Lark’s grandfather had it built in his later years.

The magic formula engraved on the walls makes it resistant to eavesdropping and interception magic.

It seems that Lark’s grandfather was a shady character, like the art warehouse.

“Lord Peltaire ……, please take your seat.”

I lifted my elbows from the desk and motioned for Peter to take a seat.

“I don’t want you to call me that because it gives me the creeps, but …… what can I say, you like to start with form.”

Peter’s mouth curved in disgust as he peered out of his mask.

“Great! I’m so excited about this place! Mea has read about rooms like this in novels!”

Mea is making a lot of noise beside me.

We both agreed that we could have up to one attendant.

As usual, Myunhi is also standing beside Peter.

To be honest, Myunhi-san is a pretty ordinary person, so I think she might be too much for Peter’s plan to defeat Count Julem.

At the very least, he should have Altamir as his secretary.

Well, I won’t go into that too much.

If I start talking about it, I can’t deny that Peter himself is not strong enough.

“Are you okay? Isn’t that boy talking too much? I’ve been moving around the country a little too much lately, and it seems that the Dinrat royal family doesn’t like me very much. If I do anything too inappropriate, my position will be in jeopardy ……”

I thought I was putting a lot of pressure on the royal family, but I guess they really hated me.

Of course. It seems that Peter also is forcing the current King of Dinrat Kingdom to give permission, and doing something shady at will.

Zolomonia, the former demon of wisdom and destruction who now works as a slave analyzing forbidden grimoires in a warehouse I’ve warded, also told me secretly that “Peter used to let criminals out of their cells without permission and take them under his command, and that he used them to rob this mistress’s wand before selling it illegally.”

Compared to what he’s doing, the fact that I’ve been given a bit of authority to use magic is nothing compared to what he’s doing.

“Mea is much more trustworthy than Peter-san not betraying you.”

“You …… you’re spitting venom quite easily now, aren’t you?”

Peter-san clears his throat to cover it up.

I haven’t forgotten that I was almost killed along with Mea after cooperating with Peter with good intentions for a long time.

If Peter hadn’t said at the end of the day, “I can let Mea go”, I wouldn’t be in the same position as I am now.

“But …… is your position really that in dangerous?”

Peter is my sponsor.

I don’t want him to fall into the city without permission and lose his value.

Because I have the power, I’m willing to go along with the ambitions of this black-hearted, lying, disgusting Queer.

“…… I don’t think they’re saying anything out in the open, but …… I think there’s a movement in the royal family that’s trying to get me kicked out of the monarchy somehow. The first candidate to become the next King of Dinrat, the fourth child, Princess Charlotte, is a difficult enemy of mine because she hasn’t done anything remarkable so far, she’s not that smart, and people around her didn’t expect much from her, so I’ve been neglecting her. She was a real dark horse …… She has a strange sense of justice and seems to think I’m the enemy of the kingdom’s dark side.

Peter said, holding his head.

“Peter-sama, you …… should not show too much weakness to Abel ……!”

Myunhi hurriedly reaches her hand in front of Peter’s mouth.

“So, you see …… the combination of the failure of God Kudor’s rule and the attack on the Count made me feel a bit vulnerable ……”

Peter lets out a deep sigh.

I’ve heard interesting things about Princess Charlotte ……

I don’t know anything about petty politics, and I don’t think I’ll ever get involved with royalty, but it might be worth keeping in mind …… Huh, I think I’ve heard that somewhere before.

“Abel ……, isn’t Princess Charlotte the one with Gaston?”

Mea whispered to me.

“Ahhhh.”

The fourth child, Princess Charlotte …… is the idiot princess who heard only rumors about Gaston and immediately promoted him to a knight in her entourage, then used her own power to push him to become a legendary adventurer, and then embarrassed herself by showing him off at a tournament in the capital.

Oh, she’s still in the first place after all that?

Oh, is it me? was happy to hear that my defeating Brian, another prince’s confidant knight, and forcing him to retire, turned out to be a follow-up to Gaston, but don’t tell me that she’s still pushing that knight’s buttons?.

D-Don’t tell me this is my fault?

Peter tilted his head when he saw my face.

“What’s wrong, Abel?”

“No, no! It’s nothing! Nothing! I didn’t do anything!”

“R-Really, that’s all right, then …… Now that we’ve got the small talk out of the way, can we get down to business, Abel-chan?”

Peter took his seat. Myunhi thanked Peter and me, then took his seat.

I straightened my posture and crossed my arms.

“Peter-san …… you will keep your word this time, won’t you? I also want to get along with you, Peter-san, okay?”

“Yes …… I know. I’m afraid of what will happen if I lie to you. I’m going to make it clear to you right here and now. If you can defeat Levi and Count Julem …… I will do whatever it takes to free Penrath Bonge …… the important criminal imprisoned in the Great Prison of Orknoa. He’s currently in protective custody. “

Peter said bitterly, but powerfully.

“That’s what I wanted to hear.”

I gave a small nod.

“Abel!?” “Peter-sama!?”

Mea, sitting beside me, and Myunhi, sitting beside Peter, stood up with shocked expressions.

“Please, please come to your senses, Abel! Why, why is it! I wasn’t listening! I said that it’s fine as long as Mea is here! Why does it matter now! He’s such a little old man!”

Mea grabs me by the shoulders and shakes me in my chair.

“Be-, because! Zolomonia said that Peter was recruiting criminals from the prison to be his men, so I thought I could go there, and when I tried to push, it was so easy… ah! Stop! If you do anything more, it’ll dislocate yourself!”

Mea shakes my shoulder in unison.

The chair is shaking and banging and it’s scary.

If it falls over, I might hit my head.

This is a stone floor, so it’s not fancy.

“Peter-sama! Are you out of your mind! You’ve been saying that you’ve got the hang of this and that you’re going to get the better of Abel! You’re making so many concessions! Penrath is an extremely dangerous person with the worst ideology and magic, even worse than Pope Sateria!? Didn’t you say so yourself!? Now that you’ve miraculously succeeded in capturing him, why would you do something as outrageous as drowning the entire gold mine you’ve accidentally found in the ocean!? Why didn’t you consult with me before you declared to that lunatic!?”

“I don’t have a choice! If I had told you, you would have definitely stopped me! Just like now!　Myunhi! I don’t like children who don’t listen! Don’t interfere with my decisions! In any case, I’ve already said it! I can’t take it back! He’ll never listen to me! That’s what he is! Ultimately, as long as Levi and Count Julem are taken care of, everything else is trivial! I have no choice but to do this! I’ve been working so hard for the world, but God Kudor has turned his back on me, the heads of all the countries won’t listen to me, and it looks like they’ve started preparing for a war against the Dinrat Kingdom at the Count’s behest, and to top it off, even the stupid princess is trying to ostracize me. And Abel don’t seem to care! Then Myunhi, you defeat him! I want you to kill Count Julem! Okay, and I’ll take it back right now! Come on, hurry! Hurry it up!”

“Don’t be a child! Are you going to be responsible for what Penrath will do to the world after his release!?”

“It doesn’t matter since I’m the one who caught him! In the first place, since Abel-chan is on the loose, it’s like a margin of error! Who cares that 100 million has become 110 million? H-Hey, get your hands off me! Let go!”

If you look to the side, you will see that Peter is also being strangled by Myunhi.

— And so, a secret meeting between me, a sorcerer, and the former Pope, Lord Peltaire, took place in the second basement of Baron Fage’s house, and a backroom deal was made.

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