When Veronica met Saclasi
When Veronica met Saclasi
"So it's you. That bastard DonkeyGalller."
The smell of alcohol wafted off the guy whose hair I was grabbing. I have no intention of letting him off with a "I was drunk and made a mistake" excuse.
"W-what are you talking about! You coward! Ambushing me during a sacred duel between nobles!"
Even kings ambush people. But that's not the point.
"Your tone of voice is exactly the same, though? Hand over your phone."
"You little brat! Even if I look like this, I'm over a dozen years older than you! Because you're a lowly Soi tribe—"
Slaaaap!!!
I slapped his cheek before I could hear any more bullshit. His teeth fell onto the floor in a shower.
"Gaaaah."
I snatched the phone from his pocket and found the Gallery App. It wasn't locked, so I could get in right away. I looked for his logged-in comments. Just as I thought. This guy was that bastard.
"It is you, isn't it? From now on, this isn't a duel. It's dog-catching."
"What? You little!"
Zzzzt!
He tried to grab my neck by channeling electricity through his hand, so I grabbed his hand with mine.
"Huh?"
Even though the current was flowing through my body, I didn't react at all. Seeing that things weren't going as he expected, he looked dumbfounded.
"Gaaaaaaah!"
Just by applying a little pressure while holding his hand, I shattered his finger bones.
Soon, he tried to strike my face with the elbow of his other arm, so I dodged it slightly and flicked his elbow with the back of my hand.
"Gaaaaaaaaah!"
His arm bent in a direction it shouldn't have.
"H-High-rank. Was the High-rank for real?"
People who refuse to acknowledge things never do, right to the end.
"It's the Law of Conservation of Trash; how long are bastards like you going to keep showing up?"
I was so angry I was afraid I might kill him outright, so I had to control my strength. I decided to beat him up first and then ask what he was thinking coming here. I didn't even need five fingers. One finger was enough. I raised my middle finger and started mincing him.
First, I hit his collarbone. It snapped instantly with a crack.
"Gaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!"
Then his ribs broke just as easily.
"Gaaaaaaaaah!"
Then I broke both his knees, his remaining elbow, and his remaining ribs one by one.
Finally, I clenched my fist right in front of him. I pretended to throw it at his face, but stopped just before it hit his nose.
Whoosh—
The moment my fist stopped in front of his nose, the wind exploded outward. The aftermath distorted the wrinkles on his face like waves, and when the swirling wind stopped...
Gurgle.
He fainted, foaming at the mouth.
He'd been getting wrecked by just one finger, so seeing my clenched fist, he must have thought his face was about to be smashed. He must have felt the terror of death. He couldn't take it and passed out.
"Sub-manager."
"Yes!!!! Great!! Stan!!! Your!! Excellency!!!!"
"When he wakes up, tell him to wait quietly until I return from the Imperial Palace."
"Yes!!!! Great!!! Stan!!! Your!!! Excellency!!!"
The Sub-manager's malfunction rate seems to be rising again. I'm used to it now, so I didn't care and called Serin.
"Baron Serin, Vice-General Manager?"
"Why are you calling me so weirdly!"
"I thought you cared about titles."
"Then call me noona!"
I said with a mischievous smile.
"That might be difficult. I've become the King Emeritus now."
"What? King Emeritus?"
"Has the article not come out yet? I became the King Emeritus of the Minos Kingdom."
"What? Suddenly?"
Serin hurriedly picked up her phone and went into the gallery. At a glance, I saw it was the <Water Ability Gallery>.
I wonder if Serin has ever commented on my posts.
"It's real!"
I wonder what it says. I'll have to check later.
"Well then, Vice-General Manager Serin~ This body must head to the Imperial Palace, so please continue to work hard and show your loyalty to me as you have until now~"
"I'm a Secret Defender, so I belong to the Imperial family! That's higher! I'm not loyal to you! Hmph!"
Serin stormed off in anger. I'd come to the camp and seen Serin, so now it was time to really head to the Imperial Palace.
Clara is training hard.
Clara usually hated training, but because her remaining vacation had been confiscated due to the desertion incident, she was doing this to earn special leave.
"I'll train hard and get my vacation! I'll go out fair and square!"
Clara was devoting herself to training in order to go see Saklasi.
<Water Ability Gallery>
Title: Gallery Owner ascends to King Emeritus, ta-da
Title: Upvote if the Gallery Owner's daily news is super fun
Title: What's next? I'm not even surprised anymore
Title: You'll keep being surprised by the Gallery Owner's news, right? Hehe
Title: Our Gallery Owner is the best!
The <Water Ability Gallery> already knew all my news.
Title: Is there a river flowing near the Imperial Palace?
Author: Ruler of Water
Content: I became the King Emeritus! Thank you for the congratulations.
WaterGalleryUser1: Welcome, our Gallery Owner is so amazing!
WaterGalleryUser2: Congratulations, Gallery Owner! Hehe
WaterGalleryUser3: Upvote if you look forward to the Gallery Owner's daily news
WaterGalleryUser4: The Gallery Owner is here!
WaterGalleryUser5: Gallery Owner, you must not leave for Minos
ㄴWaterGalleryUser2: That won't happen, right? Hehe
Ruler of Water: Does anyone know what rivers are near the Imperial Palace?
ㄴWaterGalleryUser1 - If it's near the Imperial Palace, it's the 「Drevo」 River! Are you going to go sightseeing at the river?
ㄴWaterGalleryUser2 - Hehe
ㄴWaterGalleryUser1 - Is it a location photo again? I just sent it!
ㄴWaterGalleryUser2 - Ah!
Ding.
I swallowed and checked the message.
(Photo of the location where the Drevo River flows)
Why do I feel a little disappointed? This time, I got exactly what I wanted!
WaterGalleryUser6 - I know why the Gallery Owner is going to the Imperial Palace
ㄴWaterGalleryUser1 - Why?
ㄴWaterGalleryUser6 - Isn't a Baron title insufficient for a Holy Water Ability User?
ㄴWaterGalleryUser1 - Wow! That's right! Is it really because of that, Gallery Owner?
WaterGalleryUser5 - Congratulations in advance, Gallery Owner
WaterGalleryUser1 - As expected of our Gallery Owner!
WaterGalleryUser3 - What will he get? If High-rank is Count, maybe Holy-rank is Marquis?
WaterGalleryUser2 - Hehe
Ruler of Water - Thank you, I'll go and receive the title! See you later!
ㄴWaterGalleryUser1 - Go and come back!
ㄴWaterGalleryUser2 - Let me know if you can't find the Imperial Palace well, hehe
WaterGalleryUser3 - Upvote if you like the Gallery Owner because he's kind even though he's going to be a high-ranking noble!
ㄴWaterGalleryUser5 - Upvoted
I can feel the location of the 「Drevo」 River, which is connected to the sea. I can teleport anywhere there is water. However,
"I think I'm fucked."
I felt as bewildered as when I first dropped into this world.
I am certain I came to the 「Drevo」 River. Because this is something that cannot fail.
Why did I forget what I already learned while visiting Manosan? Fortunately, there were old clothes washed up on the beach at Manosan. But now, I couldn't see anything around the river.
I have to blame my own head.
Yes, I was naked.
For now, I covered myself to some extent with 'Mist Transformation'. I tried to make clothes with Mist Transformation, but that didn't work well. Because you don't call the fibers that make clothes 'clothing-water'.
"There's no way. I'll have to go to the 「Busanosk」 coast first."
As soon as I arrived at the 「Busanosk」 coast,
"Shameless!"
Someone shouted loudly at me.
That person was another red-haired elf. The attention of the people around there also started to focus on me.
Why do I see rare elves so often!
"I didn't mean to do this, I have some circumstances."
"Circumstances?! You perverted bastard!"
Why are there so many weird people in this world?
She drew her sword and rushed at me, but then looked at my face with puzzlement and stopped.
"Black-haired Soi tribe?"
This repertoire is getting boring. Yes, that's right. That Soi tribe member has appeared on the beach naked. I am a very hot Soi tribe member!
"Saklasi Stan?"
"Yes?"
Are you perhaps a user of the <Water Ability Gallery>? How do you know?
"Ahem, I am Veronica."
"Ah, yes. Nice to meet you. I am Saklasi Stan."
Suddenly we were introducing ourselves.
"You don't seem to know. I am the Captain of the Imperial Southern Defender."
Yes, you seem like a very high-ranking person.
"Ah, yes. I am Baron Saklasi Stan."
"Hmm? You really don't know? Can you not see my red hair?"
"U-um, how should I explain this."
I couldn't say, 'I transmigrated into a novel I haven't read. I only know a little bit of the settings. I haven't heard anything about red-haired elves.'
"I see. I understand. I will try to focus on the education of Soi tribe orphans. All red-haired elves have the name Drebovna Drevana."
"I see...."
Yes, I don't know. Ah, have I heard that somewhere?
"This is serious. My mother must have worked hard for the welfare of the Soi tribe, yet it's like this! It's obvious without even hearing it. You've had a hard time with the treatment the Soi tribe receives, haven't you?"
Yes, there were times at first when I wanted to die.
"That won't happen in the future. For your information, I am the sixteenth Princess Veronica. Even though 「Busanosk」 is in the southern part of the Empire, I was busy with business, so I was just on my way to see you."
Are all red-haired elves princesses? Then was the person I saw at Manosan also a princess? That person was also a red-haired elf, right? Is there a setting like 'High Elves have many weird people'? My friend. Why are you all a bit peculiar?
"Ahem, I can't criticize someone else's hobby, but still, exhibitionism doesn't seem right."
"Ah, to explain this simply and easily, I went to the 「Drevo」 River using 'Mist Transformation', but it turns out long-distance teleportation 'Mist Transformation' can only move my body. That's why I was naked."
"I don't understand what you're saying at all. Saklasi."
"Ah, that is~"