I Got a Cheat and Moved to Another World, so I Want to Live as I Like Chapter 129

Chapter 129

Translator: “Hakou” Editor: “Weasalopes”

From the plaza in the center of the royal capital. To the north, there is a tip of a structure surrounded by high ramparts.

Inside it stood a huge hall that grew a group of towers.

The royal castle.

It is the heart of the Kingdom, where the king is living his daily lives, a group of great nobles and bureaucrats gather, and knights walk in and out.

Right now, an audience is being held in the castle, the second prince who has returned from the Battle of Landbarn, was reporting his defeat to his father, the king.

「…….」

The king silently listened to the words of the second prince.

He already obtained the details of the battle from the knight commander and the military supervisor.

The only reason as to why the second prince giving his report separately right now was because the king told him to.

「……I understand now」

The king spoke in a serious tone after he finished listening.

Upon hearing it, the second prince made a relieved look.

He put the forr knight commander who was under house arrest on the exclusive Knight he brought out to him and sent him to the battlefield.

And despite taking such aggressive asures, he was defeated in the battle and lost Landbarn.

He still felt quite anxious even though he’s a prince.

(As expected from father, I’m glad he understand)

The evil act of the pri minister faction he called as the reformist.

It was a stupid act of trying to destroy the tradition and damaging the honor of those who have made accomplishnts.

And in order to correct them, I decided to take action. No, I had no choice but to.

He appealed as such so passionately.

(It’s true that I didn’t manage to bring a good result, but I believe I did nothing wrong)

After so ti, a thin breath of relief escaped his mouth.

However, when the king continued his words, he realized that he misunderstood that aning.

「I understand… how naive and foolish you are」

Knight commander, military supervisor, and the second prince. When the words of these three people were lined up, the most conspicuous ones was the bias of the second prince.

To sum up what he was trying to say, it was “I did nothing wrong”.

The second prince, who was loved and had high hopes placed on him.

Depending on what he says in his defense, the king intended to give him a light punishnt and had him learn again from the beginning.

(I can no longer let him do as he pleases)

He would beco a harmful existence since he has the second place to inherit the throne.

The king then decided.

With his hand, he silenced the second prince who tried to defend himself, and told him.

「Drink」

Upon hearing that word, the guards presented a large cup to the second prince.

「What… is this?」

“No way…” with an expression of disbelief, the second prince looked at the face of his father, the king.

The king, however, did not answer and just stared at him with a stern expression.

「I refuse!」

He probably has figured out what the contents were. His face warped in fear as he shouted and tried to stand up.

Two guards imdiately pressed him down the floor.

Receiving a gaze from the king, they put the cup on his lips while pinching his nose.

「No! I don’t want to!」

The contents were poured on his mouth the mont he was out of breath. After that, his chin was firmly held down by the guards.

Not soon after, his throat moved, and after so struggling, his eyes lost its focus.

The king gave the next instruction quietly while looking at the scene emotionlessly.

The guards imdiately moved according to his orders.

(The price that had to be paid for one’s foolishness, is it? The sa could also be said to )

Letting the forr knight commander out from Royal capital, on top of bringing him his exclusive Knight. Those who appear to have cooperated in this sche were already in custody.

Among them were the relatives and close friends of the king.

Their treatnt will depend on the second prince.

And now, the judgnt has been made. They will be sentenced to the sa punishnt as the second prince.

For a mont, the king silently stared at the place where the body of his son had been carried away.

***

The red-light district in the Royal capital.

Tauro was strolling in the rooftop garden of a three-story building.

「I heard the knight order of the Kingdom has been defeated」

I walked through the forest garden along with Dangorou.

So heavy lancers that followed after were definitely aiming for the skin of my polo.

When I arrived at the dicinal tree, I called out to Imosuke who was crawling on one of its branches.

「What? Landbarn has surrendered and fell to the hands of the Empire?」

Today, when I went to the rchant guild to deliver the potions, the guild master inford of such news.

But truth to be told, I could already tell without anyone saying anything.

People that had fled from the west beca a source of information, thus beca a hot topic among the residents of the Royal capital.

There were no announcents yet from the country, but I think it would be made public sooner or later.

「Well… one could probably tell after looking at the appearance of those Knights」

The Knights that returned just a few days ago.

They ford a long line from the western direction, walking in a sorry state.

「And the prince who participated in the battle, died from an injury」

According to the guild master, the second prince who was a pilot of an A-class Knight, was able to return to the Royal capital despite sustaining so injuries

However, the prognosis of his injury was unsatisfactory, and it seems that he lost his life the other day.

「I wonder if even royalty unable to prepare high-level healing magic and potions」

He was a royalty and a pilot, one that has enough ability to ride an A-class Knight at that.

It may have royal corrections, but it is definitely a valuable person.

I activated my potion-making magic, making a dark red potion to appear in front of . It was a D-rank cure injury potion.

「As I thought this magic that was lent to is amazing huh?」

I was once again reminded as I caught the floating potion.

A-rank… no, even the B-ranked ones, was enough to heal almost any injury.

But I have the power to create an S-rank potion I don’t even know what to use it for.

「This is probably what you would call a cheat」

As I recalled the figure of the stone statue after a long ti, I poured the potion on the polo sapling, the fruit of my spirit beast’s hard work.

「Should I make so kind of small shrine in the forest garden, I wonder」

The appearance of a person’s face in a thick dictionary. Make a statue of it and give the crops from the forest garden as an offering.

「I’m not sure the person itself wants it though」

If I’m going to make it, it would only be for my self-satisfaction.

I thanked the stone statue in my heart for the ti being. Then, I threw another topic at Imosuke who listened silently.

「Even the guild master doesn’t know if the Empire will stop at Landburn or launch another attack」

I stroked Imosuke’s head using my finger.

「This is troubling…」

Releasing a big sigh, I looked around the forest garden.

This place is a safe haven for those who have fled the spirit forest.

Imosuke, Dangorou, and heavy lancers. I can’t just abandon it just because the Empire has co to invade.

「What should we do….?」

I folded my hands in front of my chest and tilted my neck. Imosuke who was on the branch took the sa pose in front of .

I was thinking of what the right now can do.

「….Sniping, I guess」

I tried pondering it a little more but… I couldn’t find anything else I can do in this situation.

「Then, I should do what I can do」

I nodded.

Stopping the Empire’s invasion with my sniping skill.

If I can shoot down the A-class Knights that was the main power of their force, it shouldn’t be impossible even for the Old lady.

「But it won’t be anyti soon」

I have to first asure my ability and do so preparations.

The mature viscountess I fought in northern countries. I’m afraid that if a monster like her were to ride an A-class Knight, they might be able to get close and kill .

No danger of being counterattacked by the surrounding enemy after taking a shot. Or to escape before they have the chance to counterattack. These conditions are absolutely necessary.

「To make that happen, just sniping won’t be enough」

I will need the ability to aim and shoot enemies from very long distances.

With my objective decided, I threw another topic.

「I wonder if everyone in Landbarn is safe」

It was the first settlent I entered after being transferred to this world.

For , my first impression of this world was Landbarn itself.

The uncle of an inn who was knowledgeable about brothels, and the first woman in this world who accompanied . All of them live in Landbarn.

「Oh right, I also worried about the post town between Land barn and Awoke」

A widow in a mourning dress that gently taught about won.

Without her, the right now wouldn’t exist.

「Hm? It’s alright. I won’t be away for a long ti like last ti」

Imosuke and Dangorou showed a worried expression at my serious atmosphere.

「Here, it’s a promise」

I put my little finger on Imosuke’s wart foot and moved it as if making a pinky promise.

He probably didn’t understand the aning of the act, but at least my feelings should have been transmitted.

Relieved waves ca from my spirit beasts.

「Let’s have so snack, shall we」

Speaking with a smile, I extended my hand to the Polo, which beca a little tree.

***

The headquarters of the knight order is located north of the royal castle.

The building made of light honey-colored stone leaves a profound and rustic impression.

The surface of the stone material and the details are rough, and so people may have felt the roughness.

This is because the knight order’s headquarters was built as a fort when the Royal capital could not yet be called a capital city.

Although so extensions and additions have been made many tis, the front part facing the street remains the sa as before. And this antiquity was also the form of pride of the knight order.

「Congratulations!」

Several pilots surrounded Corneal who just got out of the knight commander’s office and congratulated him.

The atmosphere in the knight order was dark after their defeat in the battle of Land barn, following their defeat against heavy lancers.

But at this mont, only this place was bright and cheerful.

「Thanks…」

Corneal laughed shyly.

There are no signs of injury or sequelae in him.

He was stepped on by the exclusive Knight of the forr commander. However, the B-class Knight’s rib cage protected the pilot even though it beca distorted in the end.

And he recovered from a coma due to magic power exhaustion after two nights. This was more or less the sa for the other pilots.

「Well… how should I put it… I was surprised myself」

Surrounding Corneal who was scratching his head was the fellows he tead up with during the drug investigations.

They got along pretty well, and even after the team was disbanded, they kept seeing each other like this sotis.

「But still, it’s hard to believe that soone from a lower class pilot like us will get an A-class Knight」

That was why Corneal was called to the knight commander’s office.

Several people, including Corneal, will be getting new A-class Knights.

「It’s only natural for soone like Corneal senpai」

The pilot that could be said as a young boy who raised his face to look up at him, declared.

He’s a new mber of the knight order that recently joined this group of people centered around Corneal.

He’s soone Tauro called “Noble kid”.

「Well… It was probably because the number of pilots has decreased significantly. And there haven’t been any outstanding ones among the new recruits」

Corneal folded his arms and bent his mouth.

Seeing that, the noble kid suggested.

「If so, then there’s soone I want to recomnd」

Having his interest piqued, Corneal decided to listen. Turns out, it was about Tauro.

(Now that he ntioned it, Tauro-san also went to the sa school with this guy isn’t he?)

Corneal rembered.

At the practical exam, the noble kid won first place while Tauro in third place.

The noble kid was imdiately recruited as a middle-class pilot while, but Tauro wasn’t given the chance because of the knight order’s vision at that ti.

「His way of fighting is certainly different from others. Because of that, he has never been recognized. However, if you can properly devise the role, he will definitely beco the strength of the knight order」

He raised his voice to emphasize his opinion.

(Co to think of it, Tauro-san also praised this guy a lot didn’t he?)

Corneal thought about the noble kid’s strength.

(He’s not bad. However, it’s not to the extent of『Unreachable』as Tauro-san claid to be)

If it was close-quarter combat and with certain conditions, then the noble kid is definitely stronger.

But Tauro has a powerful weapon that nullifies all of that. A sniper with a long-range magic attack.

The power that is said to have been shown in the defensive battles in the northern countries.

A letter of appreciation from the King of Black Locust country has provided the details.

However, the knight order and the higher-ups of the Kingdom, neither of them received it at face value. They only see it as an overly exaggerated complint to show diplomatic courtesy.

(But it wasn’t like that. What the Black locust king said was undoubtedly the truth)

Corneal, who had previously been to the northern countries as a reinforcent, knows the personality of the Black locust’s king and minister.

No matter how grateful he is, he is not soone who would say sothing exaggerated.

(I beco stronger by training with Tauro-san in brothels and managed to earn the seat of A-class Knight)

He nodded.

(But I’m still nothing compared to Tauro-san)

There, Corneal deduces his thoughts.

(If that’s the case, then Tauro-san must have the ability that far surpasses an A-class Knight pilot)

A person who’s better at long-ranged magic attacks than an A-class Knight pilot.

As his friend, Corneal has been hanging out with him casually, but looking at his specs again, he’s soone with a terrifying ability that would make you feel chills.

If so, then his feat in the northern countries can’t be anything but real.

Corneal nodded, looking convinced.

(But I think that person doesn’t evaluate himself correctly)

Tauro’s defeat as the third place in the match before god.

Corneal still couldn’t wrap his head around it.

If it’s that person, he must have thought of sothing else other than winning or losing and defeated because of it.

「You’re talking about that Tauro-san, the pilot from rchant guild, right?」

He silenced the noble kid who kept talking by ntioning his na.

The noble kid was surprised at Corneal’s words. He probably never thought that Corneal knows about Tauro.

「Certainly, Tauro-san is strong, far stronger than , in fact. But I feel like that person is more suitable over there」

Tauro talks happily about his work at the rchant guild.

Corneal rembered that appearance.

At that ti, he felt really envious of him.

「That’s why, until Tauro-san says he wants to join us himself, I won’t pester him about it」

The noble kid was surprised and impressed when he knew that the person he highly evaluated is also the best friend of the senior he respects.

However, he was completely unconvinced that Tauro was stronger than Corneal.