My Disciples Know That I Am Strong

Episode 10. The princess’s first love (1)

“Wow, is Prause popular?”

Ariel said, pointing at the villagers.

“Noisy, Ariel.”

Suddenly, some villagers came to my house and asked if I was the one who killed the black dragon.

She denied the response from the curious people, and then said that an official notice had been posted on the bulletin board.

And now, Ariel, me, and the warriors had entered Sekul Village to verify the authenticity.

The townsfolk murmur as they move out of the way for us. They seemed to see me as some kind of endangered animal.

“Ah, no way.”

“Right, Prause has some kind of power.”

“But there was a certificate issued directly by the imperial family?”

People’s reaction to the story of the imperial family has changed.

“If you think about it, didn’t you often hear explosions near Prause’s house last year and the year before last?”

“Did you actually hide your power?”

“Did you deliberately build a house on top of a hill to hide your power from us?”

“I think so.”

After hearing the story of the imperial family, public opinion began to accept that my defeat of the dragon was true to some extent. The proof seemed to have given people persuasion.

But to me, the interest of NPCs who weren’t even extras was fine. Excessive attention is only annoying.

We headed straight for our goal, in front of the bulletin board.

“…… It’s real. It has Prause’s name on it.”

Arial said, looking at the parchment attached to the bulletin board.

「The birth of the hero who killed the dragon」

It was a really grandiose title.

Under the title, the contents were written along with my portrait.

The main content was to subdue the black dragon, which could not even be dealt with by S rank.

The content itself wasn’t bad, but I was annoyed to see my name intentionally written in large letters.

It’s the content that matters, isn’t it my name? I’m going to have to grab the kid who wrote this by the collar.

“Ha ha.”

He sighs and looks at the phoenix pattern embedded in the corner of the parchment.

Seeing that it was issued directly by the imperial family, it would be safe to say that they were starting to pay attention.

I don’t know if it will really bother me in the future.

It is true that my position has become very comfortable by proving that I am stronger than the S class, but now it was obvious that the higher ups would try to use me here and there while officially treating me as a ‘hero’.

Of course, I don’t have the slightest intention to listen.

As I was quietly looking at the bulletin board, a man I was fed up with talked to me.

“I was wondering where you were wandering around, but were you holding a dragon?”

“…… Is it Thelma?”

“Well, if you think about what I showed you then, you can catch a dragon.”

Are you referring to the illusion storm?

I didn’t catch it using Illusion Storm, but with that level of skill, it could have done a lot of damage to the black dragon.

“Why did you talk to me?”

“I was passing by and saw him, so I started talking to him. Are you dissatisfied?”

‘I don’t have one, but isn’t it about time I got used to the way I speak?’

“…… There’s nothing cheap.”

Yeah, there’s no way I’ll ever get used to this.

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“What are you talking about, you damn bastard?”

Thelma trembled as she clenched her fists. Then she sighs and sees the warriors next to me.

“By the way, these kids are really well raised. At first, I was worried about what I was going to do to these kids.”

The warriors were much bigger than when I first brought them. As she went through secondary s*x characteristics, she began to become more feminine.

Now that I am 13 years old, I still look young, but seeing how pretty I am already, I look forward to the next few years.

It must be as pretty as the illustration I saw in the game.

“I see. These kids are growing up well. I plan to work hard so that they can grow into good children.”

Because I’m in trouble if the kids have bad feelings.

“I will grow up very well under a guy with a trashy tone.”

“Is that insulting Master?”

Maria takes a step forward. She caught the atmosphere around her once and stood in front of Thelma with a straight face.

“…… Look, look, kids are cocky too.”

He looked at Maria’s eyes and questioned me. I’m not the most complacent.

But I can’t stand that my teaching method is wrong.

“That is your fault. You call me trash.”

“You bastard! Where has your conscience gone?!”

Thelma was in the middle of shouting and pointing at me.

People appeared out of nowhere.

It was a wizard wearing a deep robe and three knights wearing golden armor.

Once he finds me, he slowly approaches me.

“Are you Prause?”

“No.”

The knight takes out a parchment from his bosom. He looked back and forth between my face and the parchment, then frowned.

“Please don’t lie.”

“…… What do you want to see?”

“His Majesty has ordered Prauss to appear at the Imperial Court. We are the knights who came to see Prause.”

It’s an order…….

Do you think that no matter how strong you are, you will have no choice but to obey the emperor’s words?

Well, if you think about it, the one who subdued the black dragon came out of the people of the empire, but there was no reason the emperor couldn’t give an order.

Besides, from my point of view, it was better to obey the emperor’s orders.

Unlike the time of the crown prince, the emperor was now the ultimate commander-in-chief. There was also the possibility that the entire empire could become an enemy.

There was no worse situation than that.

Anyway, I can’t have the Empire as my enemy.

So I was thinking of putting Princess Seri on the throne as soon as possible, but the timing wasn’t right yet.

‘Why did you call me?’

“Order? Is the emperor stronger than me?”

It’s out! Arbitrarily filtered!

“Yes?”

The knight makes a bewildered noise. It’s the look in your eyes asking you to tell me that you said something wrong.

‘I’m nervous because I don’t know why they called me.’

“I do not listen to orders from those weaker than me.”

Ah, Shibal.

“Yes?!”

The knights look at me as if they are absurd. They looked at each other for a while before opening their mouths cautiously.

“Does that mean you will reject His Majesty’s orders?”

“…… It means that you can’t go without knowing anything.”

“Mmm. That…… Perhaps he wants to congratulate you for dealing with the black dragon. Right now, starting with His Majesty the Emperor, everyone in high places is buzzing about Prause-nim.”

That must have been because he thought that I might be a variable in the succession war.

Because, like it or not, the strong are the best in war.

Even if you don’t want to be vigilant, you will have no choice but to be vigilant.

“That sounds unpleasant. Just to the point of killing the black dragon.”

“Only…… ! They said that to subdue the black dragon, seven S-class adventurers and the guild leader must gather.”

Isn’t that wrong?

Still, if the best talents of the empire gathered and waged a subjugation war, it would have been difficult, but it could have been dealt with.

Of course, there must have been a victim in the process.

“As expected, the hero is different… ….”

“I am not a warrior. Don’t call me a warrior.”

The real warriors were these guys standing next to me.

Originally, I think it’s natural for these children to have such misunderstandings because I’m doing what these kids should do, but I wasn’t the main character in this world.

“Okay. First of all, since His Majesty is waiting for you, why don’t you go?”

“I have no intention of going alone. Let’s go with these guys.”

“Ummm… …. All right. Let’s go together. However, only Prime Minister Prause is the one who has an audience with His Majesty the Emperor.”

“Yes.”

Only after hearing my answer, the article is relieved.

“Let’s go right now.”

* * *

“…… You can go in here.”

The emperor’s throne room.

A huge and ornately decorated door. And in front of the door, two knights who looked quite strong were acting as gatekeepers.

The gaze toward me is very sharp. I couldn’t get rid of the feeling of trying to figure out if I was an impure molecule.

“Others, please follow me.”

Even at the knight’s words, my party stayed still as if they had glued their feet.

“Go and see.”

“Master, are you all right?”

“…… Who are you asking Don’t run amok, stay calm.”

I waved at them appropriately and then turned around. I gently touched the sword hanging from my waist.

She had switched weapons with Tina beforehand. Phasma was next to me now.

[It’s been a while since I’ve been here.]

“If you have to…… Know?”

[Don’t worry. Your body has gotten used to it now. It doesn’t matter if you are possessed in any situation at any time.]

“It is basically forbidden to carry weapons while attending an audience with His Majesty. Leave the weapons to us—”

“Then I will not meet you.”

As I cut off my words, the gatekeepers frowned.

It wasn’t just about coming.

This was a implied act of defending my rights to the emperor. I obediently let you know I have no intention of bowing my head.

“We still don’t know what kind of person Prause is. Will you be a great man who will exalt the empire, or will you be an assassin trying to kill the Emperor.”

“If you don’t believe me, don’t let me meet you. Isn’t that a simple story? It’s not me who regrets it.”

“What are you talking about…… ! Are you saying you’re refusing His Majesty’s orders right now?!”

“What if?”

“I will enforce it!”

Sureung!

Two knights draw their swords.

As the gatekeepers guarding the entrance to the emperor’s throne room, they must be quite strong knights.

But not as good as the Sword Master.

I was about to recite the vengeful skill while putting my hand on the sword.

“Stop!”

The door to the audience room, which had been firmly closed, opened.

A woman, her golden hair flying, walked leisurely through the crack in the open door.

It was Princess Se-ri.

It looked much more haggard than the one I saw a few days ago, but there was a strange hope in the eyes looking at me.

“Stop it and come in. Prause.”

“…… Princess tax collector.”

“I waited. You.”

“I see.”

I took her hand off her sword and walked over to her. The gatekeepers take their stand. I didn’t care and continued walking.

She stands in front of her and stops her feet.

Apart from her small size, her shrunken body and her depressed expression made me feel that she was a timid person.

As always, this woman.

Still, her eyes looked much better than when they were talking in her room.

It seemed like he had made up his mind in the meantime. I must ask before going.

“Let’s go in.”

“Yes.”