The reservation for a kiss and the truth
The reservation for a kiss and the truth
"Ah! I forgot to mention this. There is a clear characteristic to identify fanatics who trade with demons. A protrusion the size of a fingernail grows on their head, shoulder blades, or tailbone. That is also the reason why those bastards are so fanatical."
This was what Pitfiend had confessed in agony. If one truly prays for the advent of the Evil God and performs purification by bathing in blood, a part of the demon's body they wish to be reincarnated as sprouts.
In fact, once protrusions grew on their horns, tails, or shoulder blades, it was possible to brainwash them with the deception that even if they were eaten by a demon, they could be reincarnated as a real demon.
I held the Elixir and shook it lightly in front of the camera, continuing my speech.
"And I guarantee it. If there are any pieces of trash who are blinded by this and frame innocent people as fanatics, I will make them pay the price."
I clasped my hands together, rested my chin on them, stared straight into the camera, and finished my words.
"So that you do not create regrets that cannot be undone."
"It was dignified and very good. Saklasi-ssi."
After finishing the studio broadcast within the Imperial Palace and returning to the audience chamber, Nina was the first to approach, saying this with a gentle smile.
To be honest, I had been whining until just before the broadcast.
'I'm so nervous thinking about appearing on a live broadcast that everyone in this world is watching.'
But even with my weak appearance like this,
'It's okay! Be dignified no matter what! And don't use honorifics!' Nina's support,
'It would be good to add Drebin when revealing your name.' Katerina's advice.
And Kalina's absolute support, saying, 'Whatever you do is fine.'
Thanks to that, I was able to gain confidence and stand proudly in front of the camera.
But the more this happened, the more I thought of Tia.
'This overwhelming power, the name of an imperial family member, the infinite affection pouring out from the side...'
'These are things that Tia should have received originally...'
I promised myself not to let my mood become my attitude, but it was hard to forcibly erase the guilt I felt for Tia right away.
Given my personality, I had no choice but to carry this heavy and bitter emotion to the end.
I tried not to show it, but it seems these thoughts showed on my face.
Sseuk.
A soft touch reached the top of my head. It was Katerina. She carefully stroked my hair and said.
"Good boy~ Good boy~"
'Still, being treated like a child at twenty is embarrassing.'
But what I saw in front of me was Katerina, who always had an expressionless face.
Perhaps she was clumsy at smiling, as her expression was somewhat awkward. But that awkwardness came across as sincerity, as if she was trying hard for me, and it became a comfort to me.
But, maybe her face is just the justification. Isn't anything that such an immense beauty does good?
"Your pitiful expression makes me want to give you a kiss."
Sonya said, staring straight at me. It seemed like she said it because I was still wearing a bitter smile despite Katerina's comfort.
Sonya is saying such cringey things, yet her expression is cold as ice. But what is that faint smile hanging on the corner of her lips?
"Sonya! There is an old saying that even cold water has an order! If so, it should be me, the first, Gelya, who goes first!"
'Like Katerina comforted me, are Gelya and Sonya also... trying to comfort me? Why don't their gazes look like they're joking, but rather sincere?'
"That's an old-fashioned thing to say, Gelya eonni. In that case, I wonder if you know the old saying that the front wave cannot overcome the back wave."
"My seventeenth, Sonya, I agree with the words of the first, Gelya."
Suddenly, Kalina joined the conversation, and Sonya immediately agreed.
"If it is Mother's word, then that must be the right thing."
"Then wouldn't I be the first?"
Huh?
""Mother?""
Sonya and Gelya were flustered.
"Ki, kissing! If such a sensitive area touches Saklasi's che, cheek like that! In the end, Sa, Saklasi won't be able to hold it in, won't be able to.. hold.. this shameless person!"
Veronica, who has been consistent from the beginning until now.
At the sight of the princesses making a ruckus filling the audience chamber, I eventually burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
I'm happy. That these amazing people are caring for me, thinking of me.
"Thank you for caring for me and even playing such mischievous pranks for my sake, as I was hurt. Your Majesty, Princesses. Please don't overdo it. I am really okay now."
At my words, Milena, who had been watching with her arms crossed, slowly uncrossed them as if she had lost her strength.
But her expression is strangely disappointed?
"A prank? We are going to be married, so shouldn't you try kissing all of us before Saklasi makes the final choice?"
Ah? Marriage? Right! That was a thing! But with everyone? Even with Princess Victoria, who is looking elsewhere without a single change in her complexion and hasn't said a word until now?
That... there must be people who would hate it!
"Hm? My sixth, Victoria, Saklasi is looking at you. Could it mean he wants to kiss you first?"
"......."
Victoria still gave no answer and didn't even look in my direction.
"N, no! That is absolutely not why I was looking at you! There must be people who would hate it, so I was just wondering if it was a bit too sudden to go in the direction of... kissing everyone...!"
I couldn't tell if Sonya, who brought it up, was being serious or joking,
And Victoria was always quiet, but seeing as she wouldn't even look this way, it was certain she hated it.
Nina is looking at me with a gentle smile, but couldn't that be her way of expressing refusal?
At best, Katerina might do it, thinking of it as the act of feeding me food, but...
'Kissing? I'm fine with even a kiss. Hehe.'
Suddenly, a random voice rang in my head.
Am I crazy? Why am I hearing the voice of Yelena, whom I've never actually seen, here!
"Hm? Does Saklasi dislike it too?"
As I couldn't pull myself together and shook my head violently, it must have looked like an expression of dislike.
"N, no! It is the greatest honor of my life. Haha!"
A baptism of kisses from amazing beauties, I feel like I'm going to lose my mind! I don't even know what I'm saying!
"Then, let's check if there is anyone who dislikes it. Instead of forcing it on Saklasi, would those who sincerely want to kiss him please raise their hands?"
Seuk.
"I don't say empty words."
Sonya must have been serious.
But,
Huh?
Seeing Sonya raise her hand, Gelya, Katerina, and Nina followed suit and raised their hands,
And Veronica, whose face turned bright red while muttering "Sha..shameless...", also slowly raised her hand.
Even Milena, who was about to cross her arms again, cleared her throat and slowly raised her hand.
And even Victoria, who was still silent and not looking this way.
And Kalina, who cupped her hands around her mouth like a trumpet and shouted with her characteristic refreshing voice that matched her appearance.
"Me too~! I raised both hands, so do I have to do it twice? Saklasi?"
Uwaaaa! I liked harem novels so much, but now that I've become the protagonist, I can't keep my head straight!
<The King's Ears are Donkey Ears Gallery>
Title: Isn't it wrong to sprinkle 100 billion worth of Elixir?
Author: DonkeyGalller
Content: If you sprinkle it like that, won't the world economy go to shit? I don't know what the Grand Duke is thinking;;; Seems like he has zero economic sense.
DonkeyGalller1 - Can we write sniper posts like this about the Grand Duke?
ㄴDonkeyGalller - Isn't he imperial family now? This is <Imdang Gallery>.
DonkeyGalller2 - Do you believe in that religion by any chance? Fanatic apprehended lol
ㄴDonkeyGalller - Bullshit no. Don't stir up trouble on a post written out of economic concern.
DonkeyGalller3 - Why would it ruin the economy?
ㄴDonkeyGalller - If you catch just 10 people, that's 1 trillion, 100 people is 10 trillion, but what if it's 100,000 people? Are you a moron who can't even guess what happens if that much money is suddenly released into the world?
ㄴDonkeyGalller3 - You seem like the moron? Does the Empire print money? Is Elixir cash?
ㄴDonkeyGalller3 - The Grand Duke is giving the items, right? If commoners receive them and sell them to the rich, that money is released into the market, so why would the economy be ruined? lol
ㄴDonkeyGalller4 - Right, the Imperial Palace must already have trucks full of 100 billion Elixirs, right? If they wanted to, they would have ruined the world economy long ago, you idiot lol. Failed attempt at stirring the pot!
DonkeyGalller2 - Suspiciously accurate at grasping the number of fanatics, damn...
DonkeyGalller3 - Seriously, that's super weird. Isn't he a real fanatic bastard?
Bang bang bang!
"Damn it!"
A dark, single-room basement.
One fanatic slammed his keyboard onto the desk like a madman.
"This shit, what the hell am I supposed to do. What is that crazy bastard thinking, releasing 100 billion. Every guy in the world is going to have eyes on fire looking for us!"
His hands were trembling. While drenched in fear, he groped his shoulder blades. A hard protrusion was felt.
As a monkey beastkin, he thought he was still being persecuted for things that happened before he was even born.
"Damn it! The world is fucked up, that's why I ended up like this!!"
The [Monkey] Kingdom, which was once the world's 2nd strongest power.
"It's because Kalina killed our Transcendent that we ended up like this!"
He hated the world. He was also an ability user who manifested his ability at twenty.
At the time, he went to the academy as a position ability user with hope,
'Monkey, do you also want to fight the Emperor and kidnap the princess?'
This was the mockery he received. Also, a word used to call monkey beastkin as a term of mockery instead of their names.
'Monkey.'
It was true that he was a monkey beastkin, but this title, which was called with a strange sarcasm, bothered him every time.
In the end, he couldn't adapt to the academy. Without even becoming a rank ability user, which is said to rise in rank in 5 years even without talent, he was expelled after several leaves of absence.
The fanatics who approached him as he wandered at the end of anger and despair.
"Let's purify the world together. Then the great Monkey King will be reincarnated again."
He believed those sweet whispers. It didn't matter if it was true or not. Because his mental state was pushed to the edge of a cliff to the point where he would blindly believe only what he wanted to believe.
The Monkey King, who awakened the Monkey King myth, the only one among the monkey beastkin. If he returns, the Monkey Kingdom, which is treated as the weakest nation now, will be able to rise again.
If only that happens, he wants to believe that he, a monkey beastkin, will also be able to become a being that the world looks up to.
But there was a truth that no one in the world knew, including this monkey beastkin who became a fanatic.
The fact that the Monkey King was actually a demon who had become a doppelganger.