Chapter 100: What Does Rudeus Intend to Do (Patreon)

Right now, all they wanted…

was to keep their heads down and wait for the West Port administrator to send this plague god on his way.

Terrifying!!!

What on earth just happened???

What did that Evil King Rudeus actually do??

Is he declaring war on the Millis Holy Kingdom??

They stared into the distance, at the black hole torn in the sky.

Those who didn't live here had already decided to pull out ahead of the rest. And those who did live here, still watching and waiting, were starting to have second thoughts too. If things looked bad, they'd slip away.

People who made their living at the port were mostly quick-witted. They lived chasing profit, unlike the people inland…

Once you've grown used to a comfortable life, you can't bear to leave your hometown.

And more importantly…

the port folk simply didn't have many social connections. The people inland held far more of them, and that left them bound hand and foot by tangled interests, unable to move!!!

But no matter what they did…

Rudeus had already gotten what he needed!!

And that was terror!!!!

Facing his arrival, he needed them to be thoroughly, enormously terrified!!!

Before this, he had only talked big, never actually unleashing a great spell in front of anyone.

But now!!!!

To confirm his own standing, to cow the petty schemers, and above all to test the new functions of his Nuclear Sprite!!!

he had put on a beautiful fireworks show in the capital of the Millis Holy Kingdom.

The power was perhaps a little on the high side.

But surely everyone had been very satisfied.

And so…

Led the whole way by the West Port administrator, Rudeus and his party arrived at the administrator's own residence.

It had to be said: he was the West Port administrator, after all.

Look at this magnificent estate, at the grand decorations, at the elegant patterns that were refined without losing their air of nobility. And look at these attendants, trained to such a graceful, aristocratic bearing.

Oh, wait…

they didn't seem to be attendants.

Rudeus turned, curious, to the administrator walking half a step behind him.

"These are…" he asked.

After a deeply respectful bow, the administrator answered earnestly, "They're the wives who look after me day to day."

Rudeus nodded and smiled. "I'm embarrassed to impose."

"Oh no, no, no…"

"It's only proper, only proper!!" the administrator said in a fluster.

Rudeus nodded and smiled. "Then we won't hold back."

"Only proper, only proper."

The administrator hurried to bow again.

Rudeus clapped him on the shoulder with a smile…

then lifted his foot and strode into the inner courtyard.

The wives stood in two rows, every one of them wearing a smile of trembling dread. They bowed with the utmost respect and waited quietly for Rudeus and the others to pass.

Step by step, they walked through.

At last, everyone sat down in the vast reception hall.

The administrator's wives politely served tea and waited on them.

And Rudeus…

sat in the seat of honor, looking down at everyone seated below him.

"So, how did everyone find the fireworks show just now?" he asked with a smile.

"I was fairly satisfied with it myself, and I held back the power, too.

"If I actually went all out, my upper limit…

would be a nuclear fusion bomb ten times the size of the one just now."

Hearing this…

Dragon God Orsted praised him. "Now…

"you've shown your strength to the world in full. I believe many people's behavior will surely be restrained from here on."

Nanahoshi Shizuka smiled. "In this world, might has always made right.

"Only when you truly show your fist do people respect you.

"And after the fireworks incident just now…

"the Millis Holy Kingdom may be absolutely furious!!!

"But no matter how furious they are, they'll have to swallow it.

"They can't even imagine it…

"that mere aftershock was already this powerful!!!

"If the real thing landed on them…

"the outcome would be unthinkable!!!"

"Rudeus, you're really amazing, hahaha!!!" Eris said, full of praise.

Ghislaine offered much the same compliments as Eris.

Seeing this,

Rudeus smiled. "That's right!!

"Honestly, our intentions are very kind.

"Otherwise…

"we wouldn't have named our group the Alliance of the Righteous from the start!!

"By avoiding loss of life as much as we can,

"we show our strength, and our longing for peace!!

"But…

"if the wicked insist on disregarding our hopes,

"then we won't choose to hold back either…"

[Author's Note: …Flowers, please…]

"To avoid fighting that would cost even more lives,

"what we need to do is wipe out the ringleaders in advance!!

"That is the guiding principle of our Alliance of the Righteous!!!"

As Rudeus spoke…

everyone nodded in agreement, naturally without the slightest objection.

The wives listening to all this, remembering what the administrator had told them, were frightened half out of their wits. Their bodies began to tremble faintly.

But to avoid stirring up any displeasure in Rudeus and the others, they…

could only force themselves, with every effort!!

to keep their fear under control. They must not slip up!!!

Rudeus glanced at the wives.

"Next, we wait for the Millis Holy Kingdom's reply," he went on with a smile.

"We'll rest here for one night…

"and then set out for the capital of the Millis Holy Kingdom!!!

"Once I find my father, Paul, I'll go look for my mother."

Since Rudeus had already mentioned the direction of travel earlier…

everyone, when he confirmed it once more, naturally had no objections and nodded their agreement.

And the wives around them…

especially on hearing that Rudeus and the others would only be here for one night,

felt the hearts they'd kept clenched ease quite a bit.

They truly hoped tomorrow would hurry up and come, so these people could be sent away.

Otherwise…

they'd have to keep living in fear here, afraid that one wrong move would get them blasted into nothing.

And Rudeus, seeing everyone agree,

raised his hand. "As they say, all work and no play… We've worked hard the whole way here, so let's relax properly today.

"Orsted, do as you please today.

"As for Shizuka, Eris, Ghislaine…

"it's been a long time since I improved your physiques.

"So now that we finally have some free time,

"I'll boost your bodies for you!!"

Hearing this, Dragon God Orsted nodded.

He turned and strode out of the room.

That left Eris and Nanahoshi Shizuka staring at each other in dismay, while the bold Ghislaine stepped right up and grabbed Rudeus's hand.

"Well then, come on! Let's see just how big my capacity really is this time!!!" she said with a hearty laugh.

Eris, with a shocked face: "Huh!??"

Nanahoshi Shizuka, with a shocked face: "Huh!?"