Chapter 35 : The Reason the King came by

Chapter 35 : The Reason the King came by

The Next Day

Morning

My study

I feel a hell of a lot better today. 

I encrypted the room again. This time it's me, the king, Roka and Felmina. 

The king starts us off.

"We're going to war."

Roka slams the table. 

"Why aren't you asking us?"

Felmina stands up

"Yes how long are you gonna torture us for?"

"Calm down you two, what are you talking about, I'm here to talk about war."

"Screw your war!"

Roka looks seriously pissed. I want to see where this is going. Felmina chimes in:

"Why haven't you asked us why we don't have any kids yet?"

"Sit down you two!"

The king startles them then they turn to look at me. I nod. They sit down. The king clears his throat.

"Because I know the reason."

He holds up his hand silencing them.

"Management informed me that your chef has been sneaking contraceptives into your food."

We are stunned silent. He continues:

"He is married to the young maid who almost lost her job you see--"

I lift my hand stopping him like he stopped them.

"Say no more, we got it"

"Great, now let's talk about war."

"War with who?"

I ask. We all look to the king for answers.

"In 1 year and 3 months we may be going to war with the East Empire. Management told me who to bring along on this trip to fill the roles of you 3 whilst you are gone. You will show them the ropes and then depart with me, Loyd and Shanon. We are going back to the capital where Shanon will start training you 3. Once the soldiers see your strength Ryu-san you will be taking over as the general of my entire army. They will train under you. Management does not guarantee us victory this time. According to them either side may win. Management will reach their objectives either way. But the warning specified you specifically if we are to stand any chance at all, also not to begin before the specified date or defeat will be ensured."

"Wait wait wait, I get that we really don't have a choice here."

"Oh, but you do have a choice, you always have a choice."

"What will you do if we say no?"

"Management gave me another option in that case."

The king looks serious.

"Look Lord Kaijuu, You don't owe me or my kingdom anything, In fact I feel like we still owe you for what you did for us, even if management had a hand in it. I can however tell you what will happen if you don't."

The king leans forward.

"I will make arrangements to abdicate my throne to the Emperor of the East Empire, we outlawed slavery in the Shadowfall kingdom you see, It will return. My citizens will suffer for a time, but at least they will live. My soldiers on the other hand won't be so lucky. So in the end people will die no matter what you choose. I'll do my best to have you keep your position here. But I can't promise anything. All I can do is ask. Won't you please try and save our way of life?"

The king bows his head to me.

"This is a big decision king Raymond. I'll need to at least discuss this with these two, and sleep on it. Let's end this here for today. By the way who is that woman in the green dress you came with?"

"That is my court appointed magician Rebecca Silversnake. I'll formally introduce you tomorrow pending your decision. A word if warning though. Before I went to the Shadow Forest, Management made me send her away for the duration of your stay in the palace in the capital. To put it simply, she's a homewrecker. You'll soon see why. Please prepare yourself accordingly. Never meet her without at least one of these two present, and please wear this for your own protection."

He takes out a necklace. It's a gold coin, about 15 millimeters in diameter with a black S and a pink round stone imbedded in it's center. 

He hands it to me. He then reveals his own. They look exactly alike.

"Well then, please excuse me for today."

The king gets up and leaves.

I put on the necklace, so I don't forget to do so later.