18. Cheers

"Wees. Good morning."

Somehow, time passed, and before I knew it, it was the day of the ceremony. At the end of the day, I jumped to the royal castle while wondering how many people would gather, and moved to the point where I could see the plaza that I had been told beforehand. There was Celia, who was on standby earlier, and she dashed towards me after greeting me.

"That expression was so serious that I tilted my head."

"Idea-sama, you have arrived!"

"Oh, it's just now... But what's wrong with you, are you in such a hurry? Any trouble?"

"Trouble, you say…because of your late arrival, the progress of the ceremony was in jeopardy."

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It turned out that he had misunderstood the start time of the ceremony for about an hour. We were going to stand by together before it started, but it seemed like we were in the middle of the ceremony right now.

"Mr. Danbas, who is the only one who has been in office since the previous administration, is holding the line from the opening ceremony, but if things go on like this, the public will be forced to hear things that they don't need to talk about."

"That's not good."

This country doesn't have anything as convenient as a radio (I don't know about other countries), so it won't be heard throughout the country, but Celia says that among the people who gathered there are visitors from outside the royal capital. It seems that there are many So anyway, everything that happened at the ceremony would spread in the blink of an eye. Danbas, who has the restriction that he can't talk carelessly because he has decided to blur everything when the former king and I are replaced, is probably facing a considerable uphill battle at present.

"I'm sorry. I was planning to memorize the manuscript and speak in my own way, but it seems that I don't have time for that anymore?"

"Yes.

"Haa, it can't be helped. It's punishment for being late."

"I asked Celia to tell me that Danbas will replace me." She sped off and followed her, oh. It sure sounds like it, doesn't it? The presence of the murmuring crowd, or rather, the densely overlapping sighs reach here from the light beyond the aisle.

"From there, I look down at everyone and talk, but what should I do... the script in my head is completely blank." I was going to write about it.

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"People were surprised to see people." It was because I had never seen such a large number of people packed into the plaza in front of the royal castle. As for the purpose of this place, as the previous king remembered, it was nothing more than an extremely silly place to gather people and tell the queen and princes about their greatness, or to spread it themselves. Of course, there is no reason for the audience to like and listen to such things, and it only creates a completely meaningless time where the citizens living around the royal castle are forcibly gathered in the name of the royal authority and engaged in long talks. Even though it was spacious, it was a place for the king, and it was a space where citizens were usually not allowed to enter, so it was very difficult to say that the area was being used effectively.

"How about that?" The Primordial Witch, who confirmed the size in advance, said, "What a waste. Super wasteful. This plaza, which was cut off as "extreme dead space" and thrown away, is now extremely cramped. The number of audience members who gathered from outside as well as the people of the royal capital visualized the degree of interest in the new king. Such a spectacle would normally be impossible--but if it were to be called impossible, it would be appropriate for none other than the new king.

If the prince inherited the throne according to the right of succession, there was no way the new king's enthronement ceremony would show such excitement. Everything is still an idea. Rumor has it that the famous Primordial Witch will become the first king of the Kingdom of Rilden... no, the New Kingdom of Idea, so the people can't help but arouse their interest.

Of course, there is a lot of confusion and anxiety mixed in there, but joy at the fact that the foolish former king and his relatives have disappeared from the top of the country. And above all, the purge of nobles, the reform of municipal administration, and the reality that things that should not have happened have already happened. These were the irrepressible expectations of the people of the people, especially the people of the royal capital, which was the origin and the center of the change, and were being revealed here and now.

An anecdote has spread that one of the territories was revived on the same day as its inauguration, and since there are witnesses who have confirmed it, it has already become a new page in the legend of the Primordial Witch. there is If such a thing is possible, is it genuine after all? Even if it is a fake, then who is it? I am eagerly awaiting the appearance of the new king, who has become a legend in the public, including the interest in authenticity.

It's been 30 minutes since it was announced that it would be soon, but the old court magician is still speaking at the stage of the small tower that is part of the royal castle. However, while many were eager to hear the appearance of the new king, some who were trying to understand it were about to realize that his story was looping with different expressions. . Everyone started to get fed up with the old man's long talk-just before he could stop being numb, he ended his speech and left the stage as if he had predicted it. No, if you want to say that, you should express it like this.

The girl stood on the stage at a time when she could see through the audience's feelings.

"..."

Silence. The figure of the pitch-black girl who slowly looked around the plaza from one end to the other with her mouth closed in a straight line, was conspicuously small even though it was a composition looking up from below. Everyone here confirmed her physique and her childish features, which could easily be seen as a dwarf, but there was not a single person who underestimated her.

"Why?" The reason is simple. Her majestic appearance in front of this many people, her dark gaze! People were taken aback by the girl's demeanor, which suited the word 睥睨 well. Unfazed by the crowd of her gaze, which would have been accompanied by her physical pressure, rather, she had a detached presence on her stage that surpassed it by herself.

The evidence is that the plaza, which had never ceased to be noisy while the old man was talking, was completely silent. An anomaly in which a crowd is pressured by an individual instead of the individual being pressured by the crowd. Despite the cause that caused it, the girl opened her mouth with a flat face as if to say that this was only natural.

"First of all, thank you for coming. Let's formally name ourselves at the ceremony—I'm Idea. The 'Witch of the Primordial' would be better, but it's also a name that can be used as a country name. I want you to remember this one too. I can't help it.So what should I stand here and talk about?But what can I show you?What do you want from me? When I thought about it, the decision came naturally."

"It was a deeply penetrating voice." Contrary to the sharpness of her eyes that seemed to intimidate everyone, her girlish voice was filled with a kindness that seemed to be close to people. The little king raised his arms before the people who listened with awe.

"What you need is not words. What should be done is not to be heard, but to be shown—or rather, charmed."

vibration. Or waves? Everyone received the beat of the invisible power emitted by the girl on the stage. Before people realized what it was all about, her heightened power was released.

"Towards the distant sky."

"It's a place to celebrate. Let's go showy."

A flock of colored butterflies dances. Countless blue and white birds dance as if chasing them. And then a dragon with rainbow-colored scales swirls freely in the sky, its long body undulating. The myriad of brilliantly shining creatures were so beautiful that they bewildered the beholder. The crowd was simply stunned by the spectacle, unable to shut their mouths. The mythical creatures that colored the sky for a while rose to the sky all at once, as if they were satisfied with the reaction of the audience who stared intently at them--they exploded brilliantly. And then it became countless flashes and scattered.

"Let's applaud. Not for my accession to the throne, but for your vast future. Just like the scene I just saw, this country will become beautiful and prosperous from now on. I'll let you do that. "

In a sense, the girl's shy smile at the end had more destructive power than the illusionary fireworks. It goes without saying that the enthronement greeting, which was unprecedented in history and colored with unknown magic, was met with explosive applause.

Thus, Idea was warmly welcomed by the people and became the leader of the new kingdom, both in name and in reality.

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"I came here with no words to say, and I was like a new recruit on the battlefield without a weapon." There is nothing you can do in such a hopeless situation. Surprised by the number of people who were more than I imagined, I finally stopped going there, so I was able to be defiant.

"That's right, magic is better than talking, isn't it?" "Wouldn't it be nice to get excited about it?" "I immediately decided to do it because I had an idea." I modeled the magical powers of the auspicious guys into butterflies, birds, and dragons, drifted them in the sky, and made them explode like fireworks. Then there was an unexpectedly large response. Apparently, he succeeded in grabbing everyone's hearts.

I tried my best to be as dignified as possible, but at the end I was a little embarrassed and ruined it, but no one seemed to care. Rather, I even feel that the heat of the square has increased even more. Well, I think it's just my imagination, but I'm relieved that the unveiling was completed safely.

"Now then, shall we put more effort into becoming a king?" ...Though it is Morrow and Danbas who will work harder than me. Hmm, I want to give you a day off somehow.